MY SUN DAY NEWS
Barbenheimer is finally here! The cinematic phenomenon that has taken over social media left a crater in the box office; no other movie will top them. What does this mean for the future of movie-going? Let’s get into it.
Pictured are the 70s-and-older Del Webb Huntley Senior Olympic Softball team Clark’s Crusaders who won the silver medal over the Del Webb Clippers.
Did you know 1 in 78 women are at risk for ovarian cancer, and that ovarian cancer is the deadliest of all gynecologic cancers? Illinois ranks #5 in the nation for the most ovarian cancer deaths. Spreading awareness about symptoms and educating women will make a difference.
Joyce Zito, a Sun City resident, is trying to spread the word about ovarian cancer and is asking for help. According to information from the American Cancer Society, ovarian cancer mainly develops in older women. About half of the women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer are 63 years or older.
Bob Taylor, a Sun City resident, has been doing vocal performances for over 25 years and has an impressive repertoire that spans music from to 30s to the 80s. His love of music began in his childhood. Taylor said, “I was born into music. My father had a record collection. My mother played the organ. As a toddler, I would watch her work her magic playing the keyboard and pedals. And my grandfather had a huge stereo system and I would sit on his lap and listen to his favorites like Perry Como.”
Bob Taylor, a Sun City resident, has been doing vocal performances for over 25 years and has an impressive repertoire that spans music from to 30s to the 80s.
His love of music began in his childhood.
Taylor said, “I was born into music. My father had a record collection. My mother played the organ. As a toddler, I would watch her work her magic playing the keyboard and pedals. And my grandfather had a huge stereo system and I would sit on his lap and listen to his favorites like Perry Como.”
I’ve only known my new neighbor Gary for a little while, but he brings a smile to my face each time I see him, because he reminds me of my childhood. Well, I guess you might say that Gary is not my neighbor, but my tenant, because Gary is a garter snake living in my garden. I call him Gary because… well, he looks like a Gary to me.
I’ve only known my new neighbor Gary for a little while, but he brings a smile to my face each time I see him, because he reminds me of my childhood.
Well, I guess you might say that Gary is not my neighbor, but my tenant, because Gary is a garter snake living in my garden. I call him Gary because… well, he looks like a Gary to me.
“If people like watching Wimbledon they will enjoy this even more. Watching real pros in action,” Parsla Gagainis, Tall Oaks Tennis Club president said. Talk Oaks Tennis Club introduced the Pro-Am last year to give any Sun City resident an opportunity to challenge one of the Tennis Pros. The event is scheduled this year on August 27 from 1-4 p.m. on the Stadium Court. Any resident will have a chance to play against a pro, but with a decided handicap such as playing with a wooden tennis racket, or different lines.
“If people like watching Wimbledon they will enjoy this even more. Watching real pros in action,” Parsla Gagainis, Tall Oaks Tennis Club president said.
Talk Oaks Tennis Club introduced the Pro-Am last year to give any Sun City resident an opportunity to challenge one of the Tennis Pros. The event is scheduled this year on August 27 from 1-4 p.m. on the Stadium Court. Any resident will have a chance to play against a pro, but with a decided handicap such as playing with a wooden tennis racket, or different lines.
It’s T-minus five days until vacation, and my legs and arms are restlessly pulsing along to the tune of the cicadas. It’s all I can think about. My highly scheduled existence consists of work schedules, school schedules, and deadlines. My grocery lists are categorized into four columns where I systematically tick off each item as it lands in my cart. I write menu plans, fill out calendars, and make to-do lists: Lists of things I want to do. Lists of things I have to do. Lists of things I want other people to do.
It’s T-minus five days until vacation, and my legs and arms are restlessly pulsing along to the tune of the cicadas. It’s all I can think about.
My highly scheduled existence consists of work schedules, school schedules, and deadlines. My grocery lists are categorized into four columns where I systematically tick off each item as it lands in my cart. I write menu plans, fill out calendars, and make to-do lists: Lists of things I want to do. Lists of things I have to do. Lists of things I want other people to do.
The season of summer brings many things: ample sunlight, conversations outdoors with neighbors, quiet time spent reading outside and recreational activities with family. For many of us, one special highlight of summer is eating farm-fresh fruits and vegetables. Farmer’s markets offer a very special experience of bringing people together in a fun, friendly environment. Thankfully, our area has a wide variety of different options when it comes to Farmer’s Markets. Each market has its own personality. The markets vary based on their type, the array of offerings, number of vendors, location and hours. While not a comprehensive list, here are a few area farmer’s markets that you may want to check out.
The season of summer brings many things: ample sunlight, conversations outdoors with neighbors, quiet time spent reading outside and recreational activities with family. For many of us, one special highlight of summer is eating farm-fresh fruits and vegetables. Farmer’s markets offer a very special experience of bringing people together in a fun, friendly environment.
Thankfully, our area has a wide variety of different options when it comes to Farmer’s Markets. Each market has its own personality. The markets vary based on their type, the array of offerings, number of vendors, location and hours. While not a comprehensive list, here are a few area farmer’s markets that you may want to check out.
I am a 72-year-old woman who is becoming increasingly concerned about my memory. I have a family history of dementia and I can’t help but worry about some of the changes I’ve been experiencing lately.
Every once in a while, the food gods smile down on the Dining Duo. Such was the case at our last neighborhood Christmas party where we won a $65 gift card to a local restaurant. We checked the menu prices online, and after seven short months, we finally saved up enough additional money to use our gift card. We put on our Sunday best, and headed off to Montarra Grill in Algonquin.
Two months down for the summer and we are finally getting some real blockbusters. As I write this, the actors guild SAG-AFTRA is on strike. Halting any future film plans, next year may not fare better than this one. A lot of crashing and burning has been going on. Low returns and attendance have CEOs scrambling. A warning was already on its way before the pandemic that a sea change was coming. Streaming can host more content than multiplexes can ever match. If the theatrical experience has any hope of thriving, it needs to bend to the will of the public and make some drastic changes. Let’s look at two such examples recently.
Russ Becker has been featured for his iconic reconstruction of buildings made with pennies. The responses he received from the articles have encouraged him to keep on building.
A few notes. Janie and I grew up on the same street and graduated in the same high school class so you could say we’ve been lifelong friends. She had fallen on ice recently and I mentioned that I had purchased a product, YakTrax, for my wife who had also fallen. They are elastic adaptations for your shoes that have tiny spikes to keep you from slipping. When it’s icy, she won’t leave without them. And, yes, they are available via Amazon. This is her travel story.
ASAP Garage Door Repair sponsored a 60 years old softball team called the OLD DAYZ to play in the Six County Senior Softball Tournament in Elk Grove Village on July 19.
Raul Zuniga turned 102 On June 15 this year. One of Zuniga’s celebrations happened at Culvers in Huntley. Richard Meyers, a manager at Culvers said, “It was a magical moment in time.”
Raul Zuniga turned 102 On June 15 this year. One of Zuniga’s celebrations happened at Culvers in Huntley.
Richard Meyers, a manager at Culvers said, “It was a magical moment in time.”
On June 19, family and friends gathered at Shepherd of the Prairie Church in Huntley to honor the veterans who served our country by presenting them with a custom quilt. Each stitch on the quilts is a labor of love completed by the women in The Quilts of Valor to show appreciation and gratitude to veterans serving the United States of America.
On June 19, family and friends gathered at Shepherd of the Prairie Church in Huntley to honor the veterans who served our country by presenting them with a custom quilt.
Each stitch on the quilts is a labor of love completed by the women in The Quilts of Valor to show appreciation and gratitude to veterans serving the United States of America.
Sun City Resident Debby Smith volunteers at Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions. Young at Heart is a rescue and safe haven for senior dogs and cats in Woodstock, Illinois. “I’ve been there 8 months,” Smith said. “I’ve worked at animal shelters since I was 20.” According to Smith, volunteering is a true passion.
Sun City Resident Debby Smith volunteers at Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions. Young at Heart is a rescue and safe haven for senior dogs and cats in Woodstock, Illinois.
“I’ve been there 8 months,” Smith said. “I’ve worked at animal shelters since I was 20.”
According to Smith, volunteering is a true passion.
Most self-help books help foster growth in all aspects of life. But these may not hold your attention like a favorite fictional story. Merida Johns, Ph. D., has found a way to incorporate self-help into the entertainment of fictional characters. Johns, a Sun City resident, is the founder and director of The Monarch Center for Women’s Leadership Development. She is a retired university professor and has authored textbooks in health care and leadership. What gave her the idea to start writing fiction?
Most self-help books help foster growth in all aspects of life. But these may not hold your attention like a favorite fictional story. Merida Johns, Ph. D., has found a way to incorporate self-help into the entertainment of fictional characters.
Johns, a Sun City resident, is the founder and director of The Monarch Center for Women’s Leadership Development. She is a retired university professor and has authored textbooks in health care and leadership.
What gave her the idea to start writing fiction?
Every day until the end of her life, my wife flew a flag from our front porch, and she changed it often. She was an avid gardener, so most of her flags were inspired by the season. Goldfinches and lilacs in April and May. Red cardinals and orange leaves in October. Turkeys and pumpkins in November.
Every day until the end of her life, my wife flew a flag from our front porch, and she changed it often.
She was an avid gardener, so most of her flags were inspired by the season. Goldfinches and lilacs in April and May. Red cardinals and orange leaves in October. Turkeys and pumpkins in November.
For close to a quarter-century, the McHenry County Antique Farm Equipment Association of Illinois (MCAFQI)has been a gathering place for all who cherish generations-old tractors. Some of the tractors were on display at a recent Huntley Farmers Market. Membership chairman Jim Jones of Union described the purpose of the 100-member club. “We go to area fairs, as we were just at Harvard Milk Days, have tractor treks to places like Lake Geneva, Wis. and work with FFA Alumni and McHenry County Farm Bureau.”
For close to a quarter-century, the McHenry County Antique Farm Equipment Association of Illinois (MCAFQI)has been a gathering place for all who cherish generations-old tractors. Some of the tractors were on display at a recent Huntley Farmers Market.
Membership chairman Jim Jones of Union described the purpose of the 100-member club.
“We go to area fairs, as we were just at Harvard Milk Days, have tractor treks to places like Lake Geneva, Wis. and work with FFA Alumni and McHenry County Farm Bureau.”
Twenty years ago, a Sun City resident was attending a class at Harper College. She noticed a very talented artist sculpting in the class. She tapped him on the shoulder and asked him “Would you ever consider teaching a sculpting class In Huntley Sun City?” Richard Christie said, “We had just closed on a home in Sun City and here she was asking me to teach classes in our new community.”
Twenty years ago, a Sun City resident was attending a class at Harper College. She noticed a very talented artist sculpting in the class. She tapped him on the shoulder and asked him “Would you ever consider teaching a sculpting class In Huntley Sun City?”
Richard Christie said, “We had just closed on a home in Sun City and here she was asking me to teach classes in our new community.”
After raising four children, I have certain mental snapshots I keep close to my heart. There was the day when my 5-year-old held my hand to cross the street. He paused to look up at me and said, “Momma, I love you so hard.” There are those first few seconds when, after glancing over their shoulder, the realization sets in: Dad has let go of the back of the seat and they are, in fact, riding a two-wheeled bike.
After raising four children, I have certain mental snapshots I keep close to my heart. There was the day when my 5-year-old held my hand to cross the street. He paused to look up at me and said, “Momma, I love you so hard.”
There are those first few seconds when, after glancing over their shoulder, the realization sets in: Dad has let go of the back of the seat and they are, in fact, riding a two-wheeled bike.
Plant breeders often spend their entire lives dedicated to the development of a better version of a plant. They work diligently at developing plants that have characteristics that make them superior to other similar plants. These characteristics may include compact form, disease resistance, fragrant flower, colorful foliage, and drought tolerant. Today’s column focuses on 20 new plants that, thanks to plant breeders, have many of those characteristics.
Hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July. Now that the summer is in full swing, the multiplex has been finding it hard keeping interest up. Recent blockbusters have gone bust from the Fast franchise to Marvel. Studios seem hellbent on hurtling down this well-worn road, with little heed to what audiences are saying with their dollars. But can theaters continue on this trajectory as well? Hopefully managers will see that counter-programing might be the only thing keeping them afloat. Here are some recent examples that might hold your attention on those silver screens.
Our kids have grown up and moved on, our house is too small to have them return, therefore, it’s just the two of us. Because of this, where is the logical place for us to go grocery shopping? Sam’s Club, of course. We can stock up on such necessities as the five-gallon jug of mayonnaise, the giant drum of nacho cheese sauce (both of which turn blue and fuzzy before you can use them up), and the giant log of processed American cheese which has a shelf life of…forever. After loading up the mini-mobile with our treasures, we headed home with the hatch back dragging on the road behind us.
My parents retired a year ago and have recently decided to downsize from our family home to a condominium. I agree with their decision to find a smaller home that requires little maintenance, especially since they no longer have the energy to pour into a large home. However, I’m most concerned about the emotional impact this move might have on my parents. Both my parents were extremely involved in their neighborhood and were accustomed to neighbors dropping by to shoot the breeze. I worry that they might feel a sense of loss as they leave behind familiar surroundings and friends.
Homes may become vacant for a variety of reasons, some of which are relatively benign. A property that is for rent or sale can be vacant for a short time. If these properties are well maintained by responsible owners, they will not depress neighboring property values. In general, a vacant property becomes a problem when the property owner abandons the basic responsibilities of ownership. Sun City residents Debbie and Don Smith have been living next to a house that has been vacant for five years.
Homes may become vacant for a variety of reasons, some of which are relatively benign. A property that is for rent or sale can be vacant for a short time. If these properties are well maintained by responsible owners, they will not depress neighboring property values. In general, a vacant property becomes a problem when the property owner abandons the basic responsibilities of ownership.
Sun City residents Debbie and Don Smith have been living next to a house that has been vacant for five years.
Rich and Kathy Allen, Sun City residents and scientists, are retired health physicists. Health physics is the science of radiation protection. Rich and Kathy devoted their career to protecting people and their environment from potential radiation hazards. Rich said, “We both started working at Medi+Physics. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agents. The company produced isotopes. One of the uses for isotopes is for imaging. Some have a short shelf life and have to be used the next business day.”
Rich and Kathy Allen, Sun City residents and scientists, are retired health physicists. Health physics is the science of radiation protection. Rich and Kathy devoted their career to protecting people and their environment from potential radiation hazards.
Rich said, “We both started working at Medi+Physics. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agents. The company produced isotopes. One of the uses for isotopes is for imaging. Some have a short shelf life and have to be used the next business day.”
Martin Loughlin was watering his tree on June 3 in the middle of the afternoon. He had staked the deep root watering system on his tree. Then everything changed.
Martin Loughlin was watering his tree on June 3 in the middle of the afternoon. He had staked the deep root watering system on his tree.
Then everything changed.
The Sun City Sunflower Garden Club awarded two $1000 scholarships to Huntley High School Students at their monthly club meeting on June 15. Sue Coltman, president of the club, said, “The proceeds from our annual hanging basket sales gave us the funds to award two individuals $1000 scholarships.”
The Sun City Sunflower Garden Club awarded two $1000 scholarships to Huntley High School Students at their monthly club meeting on June 15.
Sue Coltman, president of the club, said, “The proceeds from our annual hanging basket sales gave us the funds to award two individuals $1000 scholarships.”
