First Golf Glow tourney tees off in Gurnee

Updated: June 7, 2012 9:18PM

Tiger Woods wannabes, ages 3 through adults, are invited to compete in Rink Side’s first Mini Masters Glow Golf Tournament from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Gurnee Mills Mall, 6170 Grand Ave., Gurnee.

“You don’t have to preregister,” said Rich Kuzmeski, sales manager. “We’re just charging $5 per person. If you wear a Chicago Wolves, Chicago Blackhawks or a Maulers shirt, admission’s only $4.” (The Maulers is Rink Side’s youth hockey league.)

An official will keep track of each mini golfer’s score.

“Everybody gets a prize just for participating, and there’s cool prizes for each age group,” Kuzmeski said. The awards will be given at 4 p.m.

The event celebrates the overhauling of the ice rink, which is scheduled to be finished by June 9. If it is completed, visitors can skate; if not, they can watch as lines and logos are painted on the new ice.

For details, call (847) 856-1064 or visit rinksidesports.com.

One with nature

Enjoy the beauty of Greenbelt Forest Preserve while your kids, ages 4 to 12, learn about the natural world during the Kids’ Nature Fun Fest from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at 1215 Green Bay Road, North Chicago. There will be active games for prizes, face painting and more at this free drop-in event.

For details, call (847) 367-6640 or visit lcfpd.org.

Tasty morsels

Well, maybe not for humans. Your family will learn about the strange favorite foods of creatures such as snakes, spiders and turtles during Delicious Wild Food Delicacies. The presentation by Jim Walser of Chicago Region Interpreters will run from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at the Lake Forest Children’s Library, 360 E. Deerpath. Pick up free tickets starting at 1 p.m.

For details, call (847) 234-0648 or visit lakeforestlibrary.org.

People snack

You and your children can enjoy a free ice cream sundae from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Everyone is invited to the ice cream social that launches the Summer Reading Club. There will be activities and a barbershop quartet.

For details, call (847) 634-3650 or visit vapld.info.

The trains! The trains!

Watch trains run on a North Central O Gaugers grand layout from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein. While you’re at the library, the kids can build a track for a Thomas the Tank Engine set in the youth services program room from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

For details, call (847) 566-8702 or visit fremontlibrary.org.

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