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Mum’s the word

September 22 marks the first day of fall, making it the prime season for one of autumn’s quintessential flowers, mums. Under normal circumstances, Sun City’s Sunflower Garden Club would have hosted their annual mum flower sale this month, demonstrating the beauty and vibrancy that mums can offer residents.

Whether they prefer them outside in a garden or keep them as a nice indoor plant, the possibilities are endless.

Syrup-y Sweet!

Nancy and I have become desperate for entertainment during this Covid-19 crisis. Nancy is convinced she is qualified to be a doctor after watching “Untold Stories of the ER” on TV, and she actually is becoming good at diagnosing the cases. Our Saturday night entertainment is now the Three Stooges followed by Svengoolie. We have also learned from the grandchildren the importance of checking FaceBook constantly. This turned out to be true when we read in the Wildflower Lake neighbors group about a new restaurant called Syrup in Algonquin.

Brown grass?

My daughter, Mary, came over on Sunday. Due to social distancing we were hosting her and her boyfriend, Stephen, on our deck. As she was sitting down, she looked into our backyard and asked “What happened to the lawn?” It looked like we had purposefully tried to create ugly brown stripes and circles in our lawn by spraying herbicide.

It wasn’t us, but a climatological condition that is causing the lawn to go dormant. The lack of rain had resulted in dry brown grass in stripes over our septic lines and a big brown circle over our septic tank.

Autumn leaves and television screens

As the summer is coming to a close, a new crop of fresh films is out there for your perusal. But with the world as it is, the multiplex may seem like a wary place to enter still. So now as “Tenet” and “Death On The Nile” make their way onto the silver screen, maybe you still want to stay home. But don’t worry, the home theater has you covered.

Hang Your Hat: September 10, 2020

Letters for the week of September 10.

Ask an Angel: September 10, 2020

Within the last few years, I’ve noticed that my fingers aren’t working as they used to. I’m in my 80s and have always enjoyed crafting. Since I can remember, I’ve held knitting needles in my hands, creating scarves, blankets, sweaters, and more, for friends and family. I’ve since put my knitting aside, however, I recently learned that I’ll have a great-grandchild early next year.

The hat says it all!

This month, Sun City resident John Kligis, a WWII Veteran with the Navy and Coast Guard, celebrated his 100th birthday. In order to commemorate the special day, neighbor Jan Pozdol organized the neighborhood event, a drive-By tribute.

Pozdol asked friends and neighbors, “Decorate your car if possible, make a sign, wave a flag, and make some noise.”

A trip down memory lane, see if you can guess where

One of my favorite things to do with my son is drive through a rural area at late evening during summer when crop fields are bursting and not yet harvested and the sky in the west is orange-going-red and it smells like late summer.

I’ve always been partial to rural areas, but my love of farm country developed when I was a reporter/photographer for Shaw Suburban Media and covered DeKalb County, most of which, as many of you (or all of you) know is farmland.

‘Dill’ with it

You might have noticed the announcements by Sun City announcing the Perk-N-Pickle at Pavilion Circle Drive every Friday or seen the Food Truck parked there.

Justin and Alicia, the owners, keep busy. They have been serving up food at a constant rate from 11 to 7 p.m.

The international race for a successful vaccine, part 2: A clinical trial physician and his viewpoint on today’s vaccine/drug development

Dr. Michael Bukhalo, a Rolling Meadows dermatologist and primary investigator for clinical trials, would like to give us his viewpoint on the current international search for a successful corona virus vaccine and drugs.

Labor Day weekend provides economic checkpoint

With the emergence of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Labor Day observance may be subdued nationwide, but creativity, adaptability, and resilience in places such as the Village of Huntley will keep the focus on honoring worker contributions. Yet, continued reports of positive cases of COVID-19 in Illinois have given us so many reasons for pessimism for an economic recovery and job picture. That’s why any victories with the economy give us a ray of optimism for a rebounding job market.

The funny bones

Indeed, like most traits, our sense of humor is influenced not only by genetics but also by environmental factors like upbringing, culture, and social circle.

Sun City resident Jacque Stashwick is a woman who loves to get a laugh, loves to tell a story, and loves to have fun talking to you.

Going green can be oh so colorful

Colors often evoke emotion. I always smile when I see a yellow flower. They remind me of the big yellow happy faces that were seemed so prevalent during my childhood in the 70s. Flowers also have the ability to evoke a variety of emotions. One look at a Queen Anne’s lace flower immediately brings me back to my grandmother’s farm in Union. It was a very peaceful place. Colorful flowers can be a powerful combination.

Ask an Angel: August 27, 2020

My elderly mother has had a recent fall. She fell in the middle of the night, trying to find her way to the bathroom. While she’s doing fine now, it’s evident that we need to make some changes to her bathroom to prevent future falls.

After ten years, it’s time for a little deserved R&R

Last month I completed 10 years of answering reader questions and writing the Ask the Woodchucks articles for the Sun Day. That amounts to 238 articles.

Birthday Twinsies!

(Above) Virginia Nowak birthday surprise on her lawn on August 17, 2020. (Below) Russ DiPrizio finds his lawn announcing his 80th birthday also on August 17.

Hang Your Hat: August 27, 2020

Letters for the week of August 27.

Meet the governing board candidates as they prepare for upcoming elections

Tuesday, August 4 provided the opportunity for all six candidates competing for the five open seats on the Sun City Community Association of Huntley (SCCAH) board of directors, to mingle amongst each other as they prepare their campaigns for the upcoming elections.

With the October 14 deadline for residents to cast their votes quickly approaching, this election poses some unique obstacles for the candidates having to navigate around the restrictions placed upon them by the current pandemic.

That sound is so 2019

I have always loved the radio.

When I was little, news radio was always playing in the background. Almost always AM, rarely FM. The crackly, grainy sound of AM waves might seem abrasive to new listeners, but to me, it’s nostalgic. It’s comforting. It means you’re listening to something important.

Introducing My Huntley News

I’d like to introduce you to our new endeavor My Huntley News (or myhuntleynews.com), a fully digital news publication dedicated to covering the Village of Huntley on a hyper-local level.

The Independence Day speech we never heard

On Independence Day this year, this is the speech I wish we had heard.

Amidst pandemic, local farms open with bumper crop of precautions

Indulging in freshly picked produce from the farm stand is a summer rite of passage. But as with many seasonal traditions during the pandemic, new rules have taken root to keep this summer ritual safe.

‘Nun’ too predictable

You might not know her name, but if you have attended any concerts in Sun City, outdoor or indoor, you might have seen Juliana Krupka encourage residents to get up and dance to the music.

“We have music in our hearts,” Krupka said.

Huntley Walmart to host drive-in movies

The Huntley board of trustees unanimously approved a motion for the Walmart supercenter off State Route 47 to host a series of drive-in movies on Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22.

The international race for a successful vaccine, part 1

The world is still living with the extreme health threat from what is now known officially as the Sars-CoV-2 virus. Because the corona virus germ spreads easily, a vast number of the earth’s populous of 7.8 billion people (United Nations elaborated by the Worldometer/August, 2020) is still susceptible to it. As a result of this humongous threat, large numbers of international countries are joining the race to develop a vaccine that could be used to curb the virus’ spread.

The flu waits in the wings

You may grow weary of wearing a mask, staying at least six feet apart socially, washing your hands often, and using disinfectant on surfaces to minimize the chances of coming in contact with COVID-19. While health departments and Governor J.B. Pritzker ask for vigilance in your efforts to reduce the spread of coronavirus, another virus is only a few months away from entering the picture.

COVID-free…at last

After more than two months of fighting the COVID-19 virus, an Elgin family of four is thankful to be reunited after three of them contracted COVID-19.

Olivia Morales, 22, looks back on March 2020 with bemusement. “When everything was in lockdown and none of us were sick, we thought we were bored,” she said. “But that was nothing compared to this. We would rather be bored than have anyone experience anything like this.”

The return of e-learning

Every residence where a student lives in Huntley Community School District 158 will become a center of learning “temporarily” replacing the traditional classrooms in the 2020-2021 school year.

On the first day of student remote attendance set for Friday, August 21, all students in District 158 will report from their own residences. This is what’s called a modified remote learning model for this fall.