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What usually can take decades of vaccine research work has been completed in months through President Trump’s “Warp Speed Initiative Program.â Both U.S. drug companies, Pfizer (with its German BioNTech partner) and Moderna, are now gaining government authorization allowing the release of their two vaccines to the public.
Well we find ourselves at the end of another year. One that has been rather eventful if not in the best of ways. With nowhere to go, we make the most of it with little distractions.
I am at a loss for what to get my grandmother this year for the holidays. I typically give her something for her home, such as tea towels or candles. However, she moved to an assisted living community last January and no longer can use my go-to gifts. Iâm not fortunate to live nearby.
Is there anyone out there who will be sorry to see the year 2020 come to an end? We don’t think so!!! Let us recap some of the Dining Duo’s highlights from the past year.
Sue Coltmanâs garage was looking a little like Santaâs Workshop. Coltman is the President of the Sunflower club who coordinated the effort to make sure that every child under 18 serviced by the Graton Food Pantry would receive a Christmas Stocking this year.
For some, holiday traditions might start by finally turning on the Christmas music, putting up the tree, or caving to a Starbucks peppermint mocha. But my tradition begins by spending three dollars at Trader Joeâs.
For some, holiday traditions might start by finally turning on the Christmas music, putting up the tree, or caving to a Starbucks peppermint mocha.
But my tradition begins by spending three dollars at Trader Joeâs.
The holidays may be tough for most this year, but Sun City resident knows that some groups need extra cheer this year. Naples is asking for help to brighten up the holiday for veterans.
The holidays may be tough for most this year, but Sun City resident knows that some groups need extra cheer this year.
Naples is asking for help to brighten up the holiday for veterans.
Residents of Sun City may remember how during last yearâs holiday season, the Woodchucksâ charitable efforts led to the charter club being featured on local news station, WGN9. However, their annual wooden toy making drive is not exclusive to just one year alone, as according to fellow Woodchuck and event organizer, Al La Pelusa.
2020 has been a tough year. But Sun City has some relief thanks to David Mathis. Mathis has an enormous lights and music display in his yard and 11861 Sedgewick Drive. The lights are on from 4:30 to 10 p.m.
2020 has been a tough year. But Sun City has some relief thanks to David Mathis.
Mathis has an enormous lights and music display in his yard and 11861 Sedgewick Drive. The lights are on from 4:30 to 10 p.m.
Decades ago, when my son Dave was only about five years old, he sat in the back seat of the car, staring at the full moon as I drove through the night. He was quiet, lost in thought.
Yesterday, I cried for the us that is no more, for the couple, the twosome who moved through life together â sharing love, joy, faith, struggles, worries, accomplishments and successes, illnesses and loss, adversity and failures.
There are several holiday foods that people either love or hate. The first one that comes to mind is eggnog. This is a slightly slimy mixture of raw eggs and milk laced with enough bourbon to kill the salmonella in the raw eggs.
December is here; a chill in the air. And that means only one thing: the holidays are here. But between the hanging of ornaments and bustle of gift shopping (completely altered this year), our media also needs to reflect this change in season.
With both of our country’s Pfizer and Moderna Research Labs communicating strong showings in their final phases of vaccine development, there appears to be two strong rays of light at the end of the world’s long quarantined tunnel.
Some years ago, my eight-year-old son asked me, âWhere did I come from?â For those of us 55 and better, we may still recall this question our children asked us. Based on the way my son ate his meals back then, I was tempted to tell him that he came from cave dwellers.
Letters for the week of December 10.
I am the primary caregiver to my aging parents, and to be frank, I am exhausted.
If you like to win prizes, play Bingo, shop at local stores, and order from nearby restaurants, Huntley has the perfect game for you. Bingo.
If you like to win prizes, play Bingo, shop at local stores, and order from nearby restaurants, Huntley has the perfect game for you.
Bingo.
When I was a kid, Thanksgiving was my third favorite holiday after Christmas and Easter (#1 and #2 respectively). It would have probably been my fourth favorite were my birthday to be considered a holiday, but since my name has never popped up on a calendar,
On November 9, American biotech and pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, and its German biotech partner, BioNTech, announced their researched coronavirus vaccine has proven to be more than 90% effective in preventing the virus among those without evidence of prior infection. Indeed, Dr. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, hailed the recent trial results as “a great day for science and humanity.”
On November 9, American biotech and pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, and its German biotech partner, BioNTech, announced their researched coronavirus vaccine has proven to be more than 90% effective in preventing the virus among those without evidence of prior infection.
Indeed, Dr. Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, hailed the recent trial results as “a great day for science and humanity.”
It might not be obvious what old-fashioned letter writing has to do with careers in the cutting-edge medical field, but Huntley High School Medical Academy teacher Renae St. Clair says the relevance is crucial.
You get a call from someone claiming to be from any government agency, such as the police, FBI, or IRS, asking for your social security or money. Is it real?
You get a call from someone claiming to be from any government agency, such as the police, FBI, or IRS, asking for your social security or money.
Is it real?
First, an admission: I have no idea what Iâm talking about. Oh, plenty of readers will say, âSo what else is new?â But this time itâs different, because as I write this, it is 8 a.m. on November 3, Election Day in America, and although you know what happened next, right now I donât.
First, an admission: I have no idea what Iâm talking about.
Oh, plenty of readers will say, âSo what else is new?â But this time itâs different, because as I write this, it is 8 a.m. on November 3, Election Day in America, and although you know what happened next, right now I donât.
This community, like places all over the country, paused on Veterans Day to honor those who served. Veterans Day is always on November 11, the anniversary of the armistice ending World War I in 1918. But unlike past remembrances in the 102-year history of the holiday, no one is inviting crowds, hosting parades, but instead preferring to offer virtual ceremonies, or hosting in person events requiring masks and observing social distancing in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Being a restaurant critic has not been easy lately. We plan on going to review a restaurant, and when we get there, the entire county is closed for inside dining. We then drive to another county just as it is being shut down. We are stuck scratching our heads and jokingly we said, “We should go to the outback in Australia, the restaurants there are probably open.”
Well that was a grueling couple weeks, wasnât it? With that 2020 has given us, the escape button has never been more important. Netflix and other streaming services have been that relief in the form of original content for everyone. But what of that other new service from the most American entertainment company in the business: Disney?
I have a routine doctor appointment scheduled for this month and am considering canceling the appointment. Iâm an 84-year-old male and have diabetes. I typically see my doctor every four months, but my last appointment was pushed back due to COVID. I know Iâm due for blood work but am worried about being exposed to COVID while in the doctorâs office. Do you have any advice?
Avid readers of the Sun Day may very well be aware of former Sun City resident, Paul Souchek, whose colorful life has filled the Sun Dayâs pages with tales of his time in 36th Infantry Division of the Army during WWII to his active involvement in various Sun City organizations such as the Scandinavian Club and other activities alongside his wife, Joan. Although today Souchek spends his days entertaining nurses and other staff with his humorous stories at the Alden of Huntley Senior Living facility, Souchekâs daughter, Linda Cook, explains that despite battling some medical setbacks, â[it] doesnât slow him down.â Sadly, Souchekâs wife passed away August 21 of this year after 73 years of marriage, but as Souchek recounts, was able to have one last touching moment with his beloved partner.
Avid readers of the Sun Day may very well be aware of former Sun City resident, Paul Souchek, whose colorful life has filled the Sun Dayâs pages with tales of his time in 36th Infantry Division of the Army during WWII to his active involvement in various Sun City organizations such as the Scandinavian Club and other activities alongside his wife, Joan. Although today Souchek spends his days entertaining nurses and other staff with his humorous stories at the Alden of Huntley Senior Living facility, Souchekâs daughter, Linda Cook, explains that despite battling some medical setbacks, â[it] doesnât slow him down.â
Sadly, Souchekâs wife passed away August 21 of this year after 73 years of marriage, but as Souchek recounts, was able to have one last touching moment with his beloved partner.
A few weeks ago, I reached out to an old friend over text. I asked her how she was and told her to update me on her life. The pandemic has made it both easier to reach out (weâre lonely, we want connection) and harder (weâre stuck in our little COVID routines and small circles of people). Yet, even after a while, she still hadnât replied.
A few weeks ago, I reached out to an old friend over text. I asked her how she was and told her to update me on her life. The pandemic has made it both easier to reach out (weâre lonely, we want connection) and harder (weâre stuck in our little COVID routines and small circles of people).
Yet, even after a while, she still hadnât replied.
Dogtoberfest is the ultimate fall festival, uniting pets, Halloween, Oktoberfest, and the community with a dog costume contest. Residents brought out their pets to strut their stuff in costume on October 20.
Dogtoberfest is the ultimate fall festival, uniting pets, Halloween, Oktoberfest, and the community with a dog costume contest.
Residents brought out their pets to strut their stuff in costume on October 20.
