The North Shore Weekend East, Issue 300

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SATURDAY JUNE 30 | SUNDAY JULY 1 2018

SUNDAY BREAKFAST

First-time novelist Rochelle Distelheim thrilled about her life’s new chapter. P30

SPORTS

A court ace and a bassbaritone: Multitalented James Snyder lifted New Trier’s volleyball team. P24

SOCIAL SCENE

Supporters gathered for the JWS Fund and Advocate Lutheran General. P18 FOLLOW US:

NO. 300 | A JWC MEDIA PUBLICATION

NEWS

Your Guide To 4th of July on the North Shore BY KARINA KAVANAGH DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM

The North Shore always celebrates in style, and the Fourth of July is no exception. Events aren’t exclusive to parades and fireworks, with full schedules of activities before and after the traditional festivities. Here’s a roundup of local parades, fireworks shows, outdoor concerts and more. GLENCOE: 4th of July events begin at the train station with the Glencoe Rotary Club FunRun, followed by pre-school games and Glencoe’s Got Talent at Kalk Park and the parade in Downtown Glencoe. The day rounds out with food vendors, live music and fireworks at Lakefront Park. • 8 a.m. Rotary Fun Run at Glencoe Train Station • 10 a.m. Preschool Games at Kalk Park • Noon Glencoe’s Got Talent at Kalk Park • 2 p.m. Glencoe Parade; meet at Central School • 6-9 p.m. Food Truck Fest at Lakefront Park • 6 p.m. Park-N-Ride Trolley Shuttle to Lakefront Park from Metra Station and Village Parking Lot • 6:30-9:30 p.m. Live Music by Spoken Four at Lakefront Park • 9 p.m. Fireworks at Lakefront Park DEERFIELD: Deerfield Family Days will take place July 3-4. Continued on PG 12

Driven Senior Golfers Set to Entertain at Exmoor BY BILL MCLEAN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM

In late May former PGA Tour professional Fred Funk got his first eyeful of Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park. The view accelerated his heartbeat. The 61-year-old’s adrenaline flow practically matched a whitewater-rapids rate. “I got amped up the minute the car I was in entered the grounds,” Funk told a throng of journalists May 30 at the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship Media Day, held at a golf club built in 1896 — the third oldest golf club in Illinois. “Right away you notice and appreciate the history of an old venue like this one, along with the sights, the feel of it. “I love courses like this one, courses that were built and designed before the existence of bulldozers.” Funk and 77 other PGA TOUR Champions competitors might very well move the earth at Exmoor from July 12-15 with the shots generated by the blades of their clubs. Great shots plus thunderous applause from a multitude of spectators, after all, sometimes equals a shifting terra firma. The Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship is one of five PGA TOUR Champions major tournaments each year, and it will be the first professional event hosted by Exmoor and the first major senior championship in the greater Chicago area since 1997. Exmoor’s par-72 tournament track covers 7,149 yards. PGA TOUR Champions members are 50 and older. “People who come out to watch us are shocked at our high level of play,” said Funk, who has won nine PGA TOUR Champions events, including three majors (the 2008 and 2010 JELD-WEN Tradition Continued on PG 10

Bernhard Langer. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF EXMOOR COUNTRY CLUB

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