MY SUN DAY NEWS
Public health officials in Lake and McHenry Counties are urging the public to take action to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of August 3, the testing positivity rate in the North Suburban Region was 4.9 percent, with daily increases reported in 4 of the past 10 days.
You may know Janet Graf from her stunning performances in the Sun City’s theatre productions. Outside of the theatre, Graf raises Monarchs. This year she has released around 95 butterflies.
“I find the eggs on a milkweed leaf, I break the leaf off and I put them in a glass container on my counter,” Graf said.
There is an apology on order, dear readers. Much of my current columns have been dedicated to heavier topics. But with what we have been going through, we are in need of an escape. And the best way for this is in comedies. Luckily there are a number of great recent choices to bring on the yucks and guffaws.
Imagine if you will, a world where any dealings with strangers is done through a sheet of plexiglass; where toilet paper can mysteriously disappear from all store shelves overnight; and where wearing a mask going into a bank will not get you arrested. Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to enter the “Covid Zone.”
Letters for the week of August 13.
Creating a whole new way of operating a school and educating students in the world of COVID-19 has had hundreds of Huntley School District 158 staff members working tirelessly against the calendar as the start of a new academic year draws near. Dan Armstrong, director of Communications and Public Engagement, knows that some people may not understand the complexity of a school district.
Creating a whole new way of operating a school and educating students in the world of COVID-19 has had hundreds of Huntley School District 158 staff members working tirelessly against the calendar as the start of a new academic year draws near.
Dan Armstrong, director of Communications and Public Engagement, knows that some people may not understand the complexity of a school district.
One of my most popular Happy Trails to date was when a I published a two-part series of quotes by my wife when she was pregnant with our son. They were little blurbs of funny things she said about her pregnancy or upcoming parenthood. It went over famously with readers but not so much with my wife when she found out.
In Del Webb near pool. Thought to have been left when person was picked up during rain on Sunday. Parkinson’s resident was returned to DeerPath with only back rest of seat. The base has two batteries and looks like a black scooter. Reward offered. If found, please call 847-209-9978.
In Del Webb near pool. Thought to have been left when person was picked up during rain on Sunday. Parkinson’s resident was returned to DeerPath with only back rest of seat. The base has two batteries and looks like a black scooter.
Reward offered. If found, please call 847-209-9978.
The ongoing discussion on whether to approve of Woodstock Hotel, Inc.’s petition to construct a four-story, 100 room Hampton Inn Hotel appears to be getting some traction within the confines of Huntley’s body of government. As of July 13, the Huntley Plan Commission recommended the approval of the hotel project by a vote of four to one. The 63,208 square foot hotel is slated to occupy 3.7 acres of the 11.3-acre Lot 2 of the Huntley Crossings Final Plat of Subdivision, with the main entrance to face towards Route 47.
The ongoing discussion on whether to approve of Woodstock Hotel, Inc.’s petition to construct a four-story, 100 room Hampton Inn Hotel appears to be getting some traction within the confines of Huntley’s body of government. As of July 13, the Huntley Plan Commission recommended the approval of the hotel project by a vote of four to one.
The 63,208 square foot hotel is slated to occupy 3.7 acres of the 11.3-acre Lot 2 of the Huntley Crossings Final Plat of Subdivision, with the main entrance to face towards Route 47.
I measure my level of domesticity by the very high bar set by my grandmother. As I head off to bed with two sinks full of dirty dishes, I silently say ‘Grandma would have never done this.’ When I hire someone to wash our windows, and I don’t take the time to wash every set of curtains while he is washing the windows, I feel like I am missing the mark.
Throughout the end of this past March, confusing statements on whether or not to wear face masks could be heard emitting from various U.S. communication media. But with all of us still in the coronavirus battle and with cases mounting daily, Americans unanimously (including the White House) seem to be in agreement. Our First Lady, Melania Trump, comments “Even in the summer months, please remember to wear face coverings and practice social distancing.” She continues, “The more precautions we take now can mean a healthier and safer country in the fall.”
Darlene Rutledge, a Sun City Resident, has worked at the same job for 47 years and continues to work at that job. “I joined as a Mary Kay Consultant in Springfield area on April 1, 1973, to get out of the house a couple of times a week as a break from my 1 & 4-year-old with a big goal of making $30 profit a week, and I expected to quit. I was the first consultant and director in my hometown of Springfield, Illinois,” Rutledge said.
Darlene Rutledge, a Sun City Resident, has worked at the same job for 47 years and continues to work at that job.
“I joined as a Mary Kay Consultant in Springfield area on April 1, 1973, to get out of the house a couple of times a week as a break from my 1 & 4-year-old with a big goal of making $30 profit a week, and I expected to quit. I was the first consultant and director in my hometown of Springfield, Illinois,” Rutledge said.
The Village of Huntley investigating a report of a ruse burglary occurring on July 15 at approximately 7 pm in the 11300 block of Dean Street.
The Sun City Softball players have been waiting to hear those magical words this summer: “Play ball.” The field is open, but on June 24, the Sun City Board decided that all club activities were canceled.
The Sun City Softball players have been waiting to hear those magical words this summer: “Play ball.”
The field is open, but on June 24, the Sun City Board decided that all club activities were canceled.
The caulking around our shower has black mold that we can no longer remove. What can we do to eliminate this mold?
As we continue to watch southern states see a rise in COVID cases, I’m concerned about what our area will look like this fall.
Letters for the week of July 30.
Sun City Huntley has Heart sponsored a Go Fund Me campaign for Grafton Food Pantry.
As many residents eagerly assimilate into the new normal for Sun City brought on by the “Phase 4” guidelines of the Restore Illinois plan, there remains questions as to whether the Sun City Community Association Board of Directors have made the right decisions on choosing to open some amenities while maintaining others closed.
A few Mondays ago, I was walking on the Prairie Path (a nature trail that runs across Illinois), and I was trying to social distance. Bikes raced past me. Clusters of Nike-clad joggers forced me to the outskirts of the trail. I had enough.
Moving into Phase 4 for the State of Illinois is a type of “thank you” from the governor’s office that comes with relief and the hope of normalcy. In the governor’s message on Illinois moving into Phase 4, JB. Pritzker said he looked at the data provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Fifty years ago, when I was a graduate student at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina, I lived in a cheap row-house apartment built during the Depression. My next-door neighbor was Mike Coe, a young, self-proclaimed redneck.
The reports came in from all over the country. A CBS affiliate in the Denver area reported a substantial increase in firework reports over the Fourth of July, as did local papers in Dayton, Ohio and Lincoln, Nebraska. But in Huntley, and much of the surrounding area, people are saying that the last few weeks have been comparatively firework-free.
Due to the Coronavirus concerns, the Sunflower Garden Club has canceled the annual Resident Garden Walk this year. The club is doing its part in social distancing and following the Board’s mandates. But nine Sun City residents have opened up their beautiful gardens for the Community.
In spite of its huge negative hold on the world, the Coronavirus pandemic, with its international governments’ enforced quarantine policies, is contributing to incredible new advancements in the field of virtual medicine.
Covid-19 did not stop neighbors, friends, and family from celebrating Barb and Pat Freeman’s 65th Wedding Anniversary on June 18.
The Dining Duo is overjoyed now that the restaurants have opened up. There are several reasons for this celebration. First, we get to dine out once again. Second, we don’t have to wrack our brains and to come up with some stupid subject for our column. Last, but not least, when we stay at home, we usually dream up some crazy plan and Nancy winds up in a cast or some sort of body brace.
Letters for the week of July 16.
Truth being stranger than fiction: that is a widely-known axiom. No author could certainly scribe a novel as weird and wild as the times we are in now. This is why we enjoy historical films and documentaries as part of our cultural diet. Features such as “Dunkirk” and “Titanic” enthrall us even if you know the outcomes.
Joan and Larry Davis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with nearly 50 friends and relatives, in a special hybrid version of an anniversary party, suitable for this most unusual year.
