Dairy production to make a comeback in Huntley

Huntley village officials are celebrating an old saying in life – what a difference a year makes.

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Strolling home after someone else’s sacrifice fly ball

Maybe it’s because baseball’s spring training is here once again, and maybe it’s because baseball is America’s sport, and maybe it’s because America’s sport keeps spawning all those great metaphors to describe life in America.

In any case, one of my favorite baseball metaphors keeps coming to mind these days: “Just because you were born on third base, it doesn’t mean you hit a triple.”

Dealing with chronic pain, part 1: Some scary statistics

Federal Data issued in the Health-Care Section of February 7 The Wall Street Journal Newspaper informs us that, “More than 50 million adults in the U.S. are living with chronic pain at an estimated annual cost of $560 billion in medical care, lost productivity and disability programs.”

This number is estimated, however, to be much higher according to Mayo Clinic.

“I think about it every day. Everyone reflects on their war experience. No one forgets the details. I was in the army for only 17 months, but I think about it every day. For 11 months, I felt threatened every day,” he said.

Ode to Mary Oliver

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

So asked Mary Oliver, one of the greatest and most prolific modern poets of the twenty-first century.

No more fighting like cats and dogs about it — proof is in

Despite all the topics that divide us into warring tribes — border walls, Russian hijinks, gun control — it’s nice to know that two recent studies have settled one long-standing argument once and for all:

Dogs are better than cats.

Huntley Library maps out plans for expansion

After months of planning and community and board meetings at the Huntley Area Public Library District, it is now official – the Library District is going out to the voters this spring to fund an expansion project.

D158 Battle of the Books seeking volunteers

Calling all Del Webb residents with a passion for reading and children! Several of the District 158 Schools will be hosting Battle of the Books during March, April, and May, and many community volunteers are needed.

‘Write’ here to help

In Mary Ann Weissmann’s opinion, many people want to write a story of some kind, but they’re afraid to start, or they aren’t sure where to begin.

It’s the exact reason why the writer’s group, Write On, was founded in Sun City back in 2003.

Is aspirin good for you?

Did you know that some 40% of American citizens over the age of 50 still use aspirins for their primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease? These older seniors began this aspirin regimen in the 1980s with the strong emergence, at that time, of potential heart benefits for the medicine’s use.

Stan & Ollie – a remarkable film

If you live within a two to three mile radius of my house, there is a 99.9% chance you know Laurel and Hardy. Outside our borders the percentage drops precipitously. Case in point, the young lady at the refreshment stand asked me what movie I was going to see, I replied Stan and Ollie. She got a slightly glassy look in her eyes and asked “what’s that”?

Planting those projects in advance

The path that my son Christopher is traversing while determining which college to attend has been long and arduous. What started as fun Saturday afternoon strolls around picturesque campuses quickly became spending hours sitting in front of a computer writing essays, ordering test scores, and hitting the submit button while silently praying that he had done enough to receive the prized ‘You’ve been accepted’ email.

First quarterly board meeting discusses anniversary plans, tree health

At the January 23 meeting of Sun City members and the first 2019 quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, a major harvest of information took place.

BACOWKA-BUNGA!!!

We are working 24/7, day and night, through rain, sleet, snow, and arthritis, to find new restaurants for our loyal readers. There is no rest for restaurant critics!

Ask an Angel: February 7, 2019

My father’s dementia is progressing, and he has gone from being a mild and loving man to one that is mean and obstinate. I don’t know how to deal with his outbursts. I’ve spoken to his doctor, but I didn’t get much help from him. How do I deal with him lovingly, rather than play into his mean spirit?

Ask the Woodchucks: February 7, 2019

I remember reading in your column about replacing the switch that controls the front porch and garage lights that includes the flashing in case of emergency. Can you tell me what to get for a replacement for this switch?

Palm trees to pine trees

In 2014, when the Sun Day published its initial history of Sun City, an important part of the story was inadvertently left out. This is an unusual Chapter two, going backwards a long time before Del Webb came to Illinois. It’s about the beginning of Del Webb’s first active adult community outside of the Sun Belt. And it’s about a determined, persistent woman from Schaumburg who played a special role in it.

Drop and give me five hundred

For anyone who’s read my columns since the paper’s inception, you’ll know that I’m not partial to New Year’s resolutions, and I don’t subscribe to them. Resolutions, yes. Just not at the turn of the year, because I think that “fresh start” mentality is shaky ground to build your motivation on. However, that does not mean that folly doesn’t occur any time someone decides to make a change.

The haunting — this time it’s personal

My ceiling fan is haunted.

I know, you might not believe in ghosts. I didn’t either, until an old Buick I once owned decided to lock and unlock its doors every now and then throughout the night. The garage was right beneath my bedroom, so I could hear it every time it happened.

CAM members’ roles continue to shift

Dennis O’Leary has served Sun City in so many ways for the last decade, he can’t exactly remember all the details.

After he was re-elected President of the Sun City Community Board of Directors for the fourth consecutive year on January 9, he was asked if he is the longest-serving Board president ever. He had to stop and think about it.

The short answer is yes, he is.

MCRide Announces 2019 Service Expansion

MCRide, the county’s dial-a-ride service, will ring in the new year with the addition of Sunday rides and an increased service area. Starting January 1, riders will be able to use MCRide from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The service area also will expand to include Fox River Grove, as well as three new destinations.

‘Businesses’ as usual in Huntley

New businesses are coming into Huntley constantly, and the last few months were no exception.

Major news coming out of the village’s economic development department last week revealed that the former Chevrolet auto dealership on south Route 47 next to General RV is being replaced. Coming soon is the More Brewing Company, with a restaurant, brewery, and taproom.

A numbers game

If you have never played bingo here in Sun City, then you will have to wait in line.

Linda Bahwell, who works at the registration desk, catches all of the action.

“It’s a lot of fun. These ladies get here before we do! Our community donates some great prizes and it’s a great social occasion,” she said.

Dreaming of the Caribbean

The holidays are over, and we’re still trying to pay our bills and make amends to all the relatives we offended. It’s freezing cold outside, and there’s not much to do but hunker down and wait for the inevitable spring thaw. Imagine how excited I was when Jim said he wanted to go to Antigua!

Spreading Love in 2019, part 2

Are you searching for several ways to make the world a happier place to live in, not just on the calendar day of April 30th: “Pay It Forward Day”?

You’ve come to the right place for info.

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