SW Lake, IL June 2019

JUNE 2019

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Guys Issue DADS & GRADS GIFT GUIDE

GOLF GETAWAYS

TOM OAR, MOUNTAIN MAN

SW Lake Realty Report Neighborhood

Sold Price

List Price

%Sold/List

Days on Market

Beds

Baths

Woodleaf

$1,037,000

$999,900

104%

1

5

4.1

Brookside Ridge East

$780,000

$799,900

98%

27

4+1 bsmt

3.2

Wedgewood Trail

$600,000

$615,000

98%

23

4

3.2

Beacon Hill

$595,000

$599,900

99%

14

5

4.1

Oakwood Beach

$574,900

$574,900

100%

20

5

3

Hawthorn Grove

$560,000

$549,000

102%

4

4+1 bsmt

3

Hawthorn Hills

$556,433

$490,990

113%

49

4

2.1

Hawthorn Grove

$555,000

$559,000

99%

36

4

3.1

Chestnut Corners

$551,170

$550,000

100%

3

4+1 bsmt

3.1

MLS statistics from 4/1/19 to 4/30/19. All information herein has not been verified and is not guaranteed.

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LIFESTYLE LETTER

JUNE 2019 PUBLISHER

Michael Beightol | michael.beightol@lifestylepubs.com MANAGING EDITOR

Stephen Neilson | stephen.neilson@lifestylepubs.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

It’s Raining Men’s Stuff

Michael Beightol, Stephanie Hower, Stephen Neilson, Sue Shimkus CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

John Bach, Michael Beightol, Stephen Neilson, Nathan Satran

WELCOME TO OUR ONE-AND-ONLY ANNUAL ISSUE DEDICATED TO THE GUYS. This is a veritable Bro Fest (or what passes for one these days in our neck of the woods).

In these pages we share stories and photos that we hope EVERYBODY finds appealing because we have such a plethora of local talent in our midst. In the lead story featuring the impeccable photographic talents of our editor, Stephen Neilson, we examine a group of guys from Lake Barrington, Lake Zurich and North Barrington who make stuff. It’s all pretty cool since it includes pinball machines, up-cycled baseball gloves and a clever measuring device for anybody’s tool kit.

Also featured this month is an interview with Tom Oar, widely known for his long stint on the History Channel show, "Mountain Men".

Also here is a story about a collection of to-die-for golf destinations that covers a worldwide gamut of experiences (some that you know and others that are totally drool-worthy).

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt

Finally, for the Dads, Grandpas, Sons, Brothers, Uncles and men of any stripe,

CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry

there’s our first-ever “Dads & Grads Gift Guide.” For all the guys graduating, not

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore

to mention Father’s Day (June 16, hint-hint) a few premier local businesses share

ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor

some choice items for gift giving this month. I dare say that any guy lucky enough

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

to receive all of these gifts is going to look terrific, smell great, watch an envy-worthy TV, display his coolest collectibles in style and keep impeccable time.

See You Around Town!

EDITORIAL MANAGER Nicolette Martin AD MANAGER Chad Jensen REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams WEB APPLICATIONS Michael O’Connell

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ON THE COVER Old baseball gloves are repurposed into high-end leather goods from the workbench of Lake Barrington’s Russ Reindeau.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JUNE 2019

FEATURES 14 Dads & Grads Will Love This Gifts of distinction.

18 Guys Who Make Stuff SW Lake Co. features many creative men, many of whom make really interesting stuff.

24 Tom Oar: Mountain Man “He is free who lives as he chooses.”

28 A Perfect Father's Day Gift: A Golf Getaway Great choices, from just an hour's

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drive away to major-destination trips, all focused on golf.

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DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Local’s Choice

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24 Water & Woods 28 Travel Destination 32 Lifestyle Calendar

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GOOD TIMES 1.

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Student Scholars Win College Awards in SWL-Sponsored Annual Program For the third consecutive year SW Lake Lifestyle was lead sponsor of the Barrington Chamber's annual scholarship program. Awards were made at Biltmore Country Club to Miah Cramer (St. Louis University), Campbell Henry (Indiana University), Kristina Lymperis (undecided), Patrick Mantatsky (University of Illinois), Alejandro Reyther (Michigan State), Ashley Rocco (Southern Methodist University), Jeffrey Rosauer (Loyola), and Zachary Rowley (undecided).

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1. Amber Wirkus, Suzanne Luby & Melissa Khamkhounnavong. | 2. Brian Harris, Barrington Schools superintendent. | 3. Ellaine Sambo-Reyther, Suzanne Corr, Suzanne Luby, Ilona House, Ellen Corey & Char Neault. | 4. Barrington Chamber Chair Dennis Kelly. | 5. Parents Tom & Cindy Cramer with daughter, Miah, a scholarship winner planning to attend St. Louis University. | 6. Scholarship winner Alejandro Reyther celebrates with parents and grandparents.

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Good Times in the Northerly side of SW Lake Co. SW Lake Co. is always chock-full of good times, whether it's great music, celebrating public servants who stepped up to make a difference, honoring personal milestones of those who changed many lives during their teaching years, savoring a sip of world-class wine poured by the winemaker, or getting together at the lake for a family photo shoot and fun.

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1. Beamish, bringing the tunes with passion and flair to fans at Middletons Irish Pub. | 2. International-chart-topping acoustic artists Patchouli/Tierra Guitarra's nuevo-flamenco brilliance, live at the Wauconda Area Library. | 3. Retiring Trustee Linda Starkey (Center, with husband Glenn, at right) is recognized by the Wauconda Village Board by Mayor Lincoln Knight (at left) . | 4. Main Street Outfitter owners Paul and Tammy Wheatland (3rd and 4th from left), at scenic Bangs lake for a family photo shoot with Stephen Neilson Media. | 5. Tim Bell, Winemaker at the celebrated Dry Creek Vineyard, pours a coveted taste of The Mariner with Wanda Speer at Bliss Wine. | 6. A beloved Wauconda schoolteacher for 41 years, Annie Peterson recently celebrated her 90th birthday with a host of friends and family, including John Cargill (at left).

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beginning June 11. For details including clinic

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indoor and outdoor units connected by copper tubing and wiring. Having a system in good operating order is vital to comfort, efficiency and keeping utility bills in check, Martin says.

Outdoors there’s a condenser coil, compressor, fan, motor and electronics. For indoors—either a furnace or a fan coil—there’s typically an evaporator coil, blower fan and motor, and air filter.

With help from the outdoor compressor a chemical refrigerant circulates between the indoor and outdoor units in copper tubing. Heat is pulled from indoor air though the evaporator coil and exits the system through the outdoor condensing coil. Cooler air is blown into the home through ductwork.

Regular AC maintenance minimizes many issues caused by dirt and debris. An HVAC technician will check for longer-term issues, and if need be, take steps to prevent premature failure or breakdowns during the cooling

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CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AWARDED BACF GRANT FOR WATER PROTECTION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Three Barrington area conservation organizations will collaborate to help Barrington-area

JUNIOR GOLF SCHOOL IN HAWTHORN WOODS Young golfers will realize their potential in

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residents protect local water sources, thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Barrington Area Community Foundation.

Flint

Creek/Spring

Creek

Watersheds

this progressive skill development school work-

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ing on a Hat System encouraging young golfers

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will develop the schematic planting design,

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STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH OPIOIDS IN THE WORKPLACE Learn the challenges and identifiers of drug misuse (whether prescribed or not); HR preparedness; & prevention and treatment initiatives to keep employees and their families healthy and safe at this presentation sponsored by Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital and the Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce (LZACC) at this June 12 Lunch-and-Learn event.

Speakers include Michael G. Nerheim (State's Attorney), Howard Cooper (Lake County Coroner) and Dr. John Prunskis (Advisor on the Pain Task Force for the U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services in D.C. and CEO of the Illinois Pain determine best native plants and create home-

Institute). Meet at the District 95 Administration

owner design. The collaboration will provide

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restoration demonstration areas, educational

Lake Zurich. Lunch is included, served at 11:45am,

activities, native planting instructions, sample

with the program beginning at noon (ending by

planting designs, online resources, and how-to

1:30pm). Email cslattery@lzacc.com for details

libraries aiding local residents.

and registration information; $20.00 LZACC members, $35.00 non-members.

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DADS & GRADS WILL LOVE THIS GIFT IDEAS OF DISTINCTION ARTICLE MICHAEL BEIGHTOL

1 . We a r i t L i k e J F K #1

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LOCALLY OWNED

SW LAKE CO. FEATURES MANY CREATIVE MEN, MANY OF WHOM MAKE REALLY INTERESTING STUFF. MEET FIVE OF OUR FAVORITES HERE.

Guys Who Make Stuff ARTICLE MICHAEL BEIGHTOL | PHOTOGRAPHY STEPHEN NEILSON

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R u s s R i e n d e a u O w n er & Cr a f t s m a n Luck y S ava ge L e at h er Good s , L a k e B a r r in g t o n 8 47. 3 6 3 . 9 7 89 ; Luck y S ava geL e at h er . c o m

SWL: HOW DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS?

SWL: WHAT HAS THE RECEPTION BEEN LIKE?

RUSS: I started Lucky Savage Leather Goods

RUSS: Today’s young people enjoy buying

in 2016 after the Cubs won the World Series.

repurposed/recycled products to save the environ-

I wrote a book titled: The Big Swing: What the

ment and to save money too. Customers love the

Chicago Cubs are teaching business lead-

uniqueness of each item. I created an informative

ers about capitalism, commitment & culture

video explaining how I create them, and show

(Eyecatcher Press, 2016 Amazon Kindle). I would

the nostalgic connection that is so important. As

send/give away copies of the book and use

of last year, the pieces are now being sold at the

the leather pieces I create as a great conversation

National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

starter and fun way to send and protect a thumb drive file of the eBook. Most of my day is run-

SWL: WHO SHOULD USE YOUR PRODUCT?

ning my executive search practice, New Frontier

RUSS: Lucky Savage Leather Goods like to be

Search Company; Lucky Savage is a fun hobby

seen. They are fun pieces as gifts for graduates of

that allows me to work with my hands and make

any age, grandparents, as a holder for gift cards,

things that people can relate to.

business cards, wallets—anybody that likes handmade leather items will start some great

SWL: WHERE DO YOU FIND THE OLD

conversations with these pieces.

BASEBALL GLOVES THAT YOU REPURPOSE INTO WALLETS, CARD HOLDERS, CELL PHONE CASES, AND MORE?

SWL: WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE? RUSS: I’m looking to connect with more online

RUSS: Goodwill, flea markets, and garage

retailers that may have a need for these as a

sales mostly; now some people send me their

companion piece for other products. We are also

old gloves to make into a special present

looking to expand into more specialty retailers

or keepsake.

and gift shops online.

CONTINUED >

“Lucky Savage Leather Goods like to be seen... they show a nostalgic connection that's so important. They're now being sold at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.”

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Gary Stern Foun d er & Pa r t n er

Dave Peterson Pa r t n er

S t er n Pin b a l l , In c . , El k Gr o v e V il l a g e 7 08 . 3 4 5 .7 7 00 ; S t er n Pin b a l l . c o m

SWL: WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU WORKED

consumer market includes collectors, enthusiasts

THROUGH AT STERN PINBALL?

and for-the-rec-room buyers. The corporate mar-

DAVE: When first introduced to Stern Pinball

ket includes companies such as Supreme, Ford,

in 2010, it was working hard to recover from the

Harley Davidson and Pabst Blue Ribbon that are

Great Recession, and we joined as investors. Stern

interested in linking their brands to pinball.

has over 100 suppliers and over 100 distribution partners around the globe. In 2012, we worked

SWL: WHAT HAS THE MARKETPLACE

with founder Gary Stern to craft a new strategy to

RECEPTION BEEN LIKE?

evolve the company into a global lifestyle brand. We

DAVE: Stern Pinball has been growing rapidly for

helped recruit talent, update game technology, and

several years, with positive reception across demo-

create new game models that better fit our diverse

graphics and around the globe. Pinball is FUN! The

customer base. We introduced complementary

growth of competitive pinball as an eSport is one

business lines such as accessories, merchandise

example: there are now almost 70,000 registered

and apparel, and began offering digital versions

competitive players around the globe. Last March,

of the games through partnerships with FarSight

eBay sponsored the first Stern Pro Circuit World

Studios and Oculus (Facebook). Today Stern is

Championship in Chicago. More than 18,000 peo-

leading a global resurgence in pinball, a game that

ple viewed that inaugural event on-line.

has been around in various forms for more than 350 years… since the reign of Louis XIV in France.

SWL: WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE? DAVE: We’re very excited about the future;

SWL: WHO ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS?

we’re expanding in North America and interna-

DAVE: Today Stern serves three markets:

tionally, with roughly 40% of volume going off-

commercial, consumer and corporate. The com-

shore. We’re developing new markets in China,

mercial market includes beercades, local bars

Japan, South America and the Middle East.

and cafes, and family entertainment centers. The

Pinball is global.

CONTINUED >

“Today Stern is leading a global resurgence in pinball, a game that has been around in various forms for more than 350 years… since the reign of Louis XIV in France.”

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Brian Blasey & Chuck Miller O w n er s , C & B Pr od uc t s (m a k er s o f N e v er M e a s u r e) 8 66 .460 . 2 3 1 6 ; N e v er M e a s ur e . c o m

SWL: WHO NEEDS YOUR PRODUCT?

but also cost efficient. The next was to design

BRIAN: NeverMeasure is a new, incredibly easy

a product that had a variety of uses instead

way to perfectly mount anything on your wall,

of just focusing on one use case. Last was

straight and true the first time. If you have trouble

financing. Developing a new product is not

deciphering the tiny marks on tape measures or try-

cheap. Not including the costs to bring it to

ing to divide 29 5/8 in half to get a center point, then

market and develop inventory, there were

this is the product for you! It’s useful to all do-it-your-

significant expenses in tooling for both

selfers as a valuable addition to your tool box.

the product and its packaging. Without outside

investment,

you

have

to

really

SWL: HOW DID YOU GET INTO

believe in your product to risk your savings

THIS BUSINESS?

and retirement.

BRIAN: NeverMeasure was originally inspired out of frustration. Chuck tried hanging a ceramic

SWL: HOW HAS MARKETPLACE

elephant head with blind key hold fasteners on his

RECEPTION BEEN?

office wall, with a catastrophic result. After staring at

BRIAN: The reception has been fantastic.

the mangled wall, he began searching for an easier

Once customers understand the ease of use

way, approached me with the challenge to develop a

and versatility, they often buy additional units

product to make it happen, and our adventure began.

as gifts for friends and family. Typically the only suggestion we get is that they would like either

SWL: WHAT DID YOU DO PRIOR

a smaller and/or a larger version.

TO NEVERMEASURE? BRIAN: We initially met at Motorola. Over the past few years, I’ve owned a couple of businesses and Chuck has been working in sales.

SWL: WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE? BRIAN: We are currently available online at NeverMeasure.com, at Berland’s House of Tools and select Ace Hardware stores. We

SWL: WHAT SORT OF CHALLENGES DID

continue to work to expand our availability

YOU OVERCOME TO BRING NEVERMEASURE

with Ace nationally and are in discussions

TO MARKET?

with other major retailers. We also plan

BRIAN: The first challenge was to come up with a design that not only was effective

to build the “NeverMeasure” brand with additional products.

“Developing a new product is not cheap... without outside investment, you have to really believe in your product to risk your savings and retirement.”

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Tom Oar: Mountain Man

ARTICLE STEPHANIE HOWER PHOTOGRAPHY NATHAN SATRAN

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“HE IS FREE WHO LIVES AS HE CHOOSES.” So reads

I turned 7 years old, my father taught us how to trick ride,

the sign standing sentinel over Tom Oar’s house. Tom

which is doing tricks on the back of a running horse.”

Oar is free.

Despite the dangerous nature of such a hobby, Tom

On an isolated stretch of the Yaak River Valley in

survived and quickly developed a taste for living on the

Northwestern Montana, Tom and Nancy Oar have made

edge. By age 15, the young daredevil discovered a new

their home from the simplest of means and the sparsest of

outlet to sate his adrenaline fix: rodeo.

luxuries. They subsist on the land, gleaning a living through

“My mother drove me to the edge of town, dropped me

Tom’s knowledge of an all but forgotten craft: brain tanning.

off with my bull rope and my rigging bag, and I hitchhiked

He is a master trapper and tanner, pitted against the harsh

to Ohio, and I hired on to ride bulls and bucking horses.”

realities of the seasons and the forests, who has honed his

His mother’s confidence carried Tom toward the

art to a level achieved by few before him. To watch him

warm glow of adventure on the horizon, which he

work is to glimpse a remnant of the past.

chased with characteristic poise and determination.

“I was born a hundred years too late,” he chuckles. “Or maybe 200 years too late.”

By the early 1960s, Tom had climbed the ranks of the International Rodeo Association and established

Raised in the country outside Rockford, Illinois,

himself as a champion rider. He thrived on the excite-

Tom believes he was conditioned for a rugged life-

ment of the sport and consistently made it to the

style. He and his older brother exuded an innate

finals, ranking in the top 10 time and again. Fortune

passion for the outdoors. They spent their childhood

turned on Tom on Valentine’s Day 1970. At the age

roaming free as often as possible, and trick-riding.

of 35, he found himself in the chute perched upon a

“My dad was a real horseman, and he passed that on to my brother and me,” he recalls. “When my brother and

massive bull called Woolly Bugger.

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“I usually dropped a finger in my bull rope, which meant that your hand was locked into the rope,” Tom explains. “The moment the chute opened, there was some big eruption.”

Skulls of man and beast collided, knocking Tom into unconsciousness. Bound tightly by the rope across the middle of the bull’s back, Tom’s hand pinned him to the thrashing animal.

“So now my legs and stuff are underneath his hind legs … he’s bucking and stepping on me quite hard.”

He admits it is the closest he ever came to death inside a rodeo arena. Nancy watched from the stands as he was tossed violently for

They were confronted by second thoughts about their move.

two agonizing minutes until they were finally able to sever the ropes

Although Tom had experience as a trapper before leaving Illinois,

that bound him. Tom left the arena on a stretcher and didn’t gain

in the ‘80s he knew little about earning a living from the trade.

consciousness for three hours, suffering a severe concussion and

Converting furs to profits proved to be a more challenging endeavor—

bruising over most of his body. Fate had something bleaker in store

until destiny intervened at an Indian Store in Billings.

for the bull.

“We just stopped and went in,” Tom says, “and there it was in black

“They told me that old Woolly Bugger, he died two weeks later,” attests Tom, the twinkle of a cowboy in his eye. “I think I gave him a concussion, too.”

and white; told you how the Indians brain-tanned.”

It was his first encounter with the ancient method, the method which would chart a new and unexpected trajectory for his life. The

While he returned to the chutes just a month after this brush with death, he never regained his former success.

“It was time for me to quit, you know, so I did.”

In 1981, he retired from rodeo.

Just as the pitch and yaw of a bronc feeds the spirit of a young man yearning for

book cost him $3, consisted of

“WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WE WERE GETTING INTO OR HOW I WAS GONNA MAKE A LIVING OUT HERE. BUT I JUST HAD A FEELING THAT, BY GOD, I CAN DO IT. I CAN GET IT DONE.”

thrills, the rise and a fall of a mountain feeds the soul of a man yearning for peace.

“Nancy and I would come up to Montana in the summertime and go rodeoing out here,” he says.

The appeal of the Wild West beckoned, and they loaded all of their possessions into an old pickup truck. Interestingly, the truck they used to begin their life in Montana was bought with money earned from muskrat pelts, a small hint at the future that lay in store for the Oars.

“We had no idea what we were getting into or how I was gonna make a living out here. But I just had a feeling that, by God, I can do it. I can get it done.”

16 pages and instantly elevated his craft. It would just take a little bit more luck to turn his tanning into a lucrative business.

“Black Powder Rendezvous, they called them,” Tom says.

“They were recreations of the old fur-trade days in the Rocky Mountains when all the trappers would meet in one spot.”

Feeling well at home amongst this like-minded crowd of mountain men, he finally discovered a niche for his handmade wares. And when Tom does something, he is certain to do it well.

“The most prestigious clothing that you could wear at one of these rendezvous is brain-tanned buckskin clothing,” he says.

Patrons immediately sensed the incomparable quality of the brain-tanned hides Tom provided, and the hides began to sell at a remarkable rate. Tom found his peace.

Together, Tom and Nancy defied the odds. Danger lurked, isolation taunted, and the bitter chill of Montana winter bore down upon them;

And they did. Through old-fashioned hard work, Tom and Nancy

yet, they endured and prospered. Those who meet Tom, admirers and

trapped, hunted and tanned, living off the land in every sense of the

fellow trappers and so forth, will be greeted by a man who is both

phrase. Yet, the early years were fraught with challenges.

humble and kind. A man who is always willing to share his story and

“The first winter that we spent here was really, really cold,” Tom says.

his trade and his grin. He and Nancy’s contact with the outside world is minimized by a lack of internet or cell phone reception, but his story has spread nonetheless. When asked how he copes with the steady current of visitors making the trek to his property each summer, he just shrugs and confesses he would rather people like him than hate him.

At the age of 76, he continues to toil endlessly on his craft and their survival in the mountains.

“Amazing life,” he surmises. “I’ve enjoyed every bit of it. And as long as I can still do it, hell, I’m gonna do it.”

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Ireland and Scotland top the golf travel list, for good reason. The Emerald Isle offers an unfor-

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gettable getaway with superior seaside courses

home with a weekend at one of the great golf

and welcoming pubs. A string of links courses

resorts within driving distance, such as Whistling

along the Atlantic includes Ballybunion, Doonbeg,

Straits in Kohler, WI, a dramatic, rugged, bun-

Lahinch, Dooks and the idyllic Waterville. Above

ker-lined course along Lake Michigan, host site

300-foot cliffs is the striking Old Head Golf Club.

for the 2020 Ryder Cup.

Between rounds of golf, visit castles, go fishing

Longer domestic trek choices include Bandon Dunes (Oregon); nine courses in North Carolina’s

or cruising on the lakes and meet friendly folks in colorful and vibrant towns.

Pinehurst for purists; the Robert Trent Jones

Visit famous St. Andrew’s Old Course, the

Golf Trail in Alabama for best value and more-

“birthplace of golf” where it’s been played for 600

holes-per-day; and great courses in Florida,

years. Obtaining tee-times either through appli-

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There are plenty of restaurants and pubs in St.

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cial-occasion choice).

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Hawaii offers beautiful vistas, flowering hibis-

Look to Italy for a combination of golf-and-

cus, gentle ocean breezes and delightfully dis-

wine-tasting in the Tuscan hills, among the history

tracting scenery. Experience several islands and

and ruins in Sicily, or on courses with mountain

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ILLINOIS STORM CHASERS

FRIDAYS, JUN 7 - AUG 23

Barrington Area Library, 505 N. NW Hwy

The Illinois Storm Chasers share close calls and epic stories at this 7pm event. They’ll also discuss the

HAWTHORN WOODS CONCERTS IN THE PARK Hawthorn Woods Community Park

featuring a performance by Second Time Around from 6-8 pm. Food vendors are on-site for every concert.

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“why” behind storms and some

Enjoy sweet summer nights with

of the basics of forecasting, and

good

discuss how to prepare for severe

Summer concerts are free to every-

145 West Main Street

weather before the next big storm

one

evening from

Barbara Benson brings the past to life

rolls in. Register at BALibrary.org.

6:30pm–8:00pm

FRIDAYS, JUN 7 - AUG 9 FARMERS MARKET AT PAULUS PARK

friends each

and

Friday

great

music.

Barrington's White House,

Community

with engaging stories of Barrington's

Park. Food vendors on-site for every

notable and interesting people in

concert. June schedule: 6/7, Latest

the middle decades of the Twentieth

Rumor (Blues, Rock & Americana);

Century, a program drawn from

6/14, Second Time Around (Classic

Barbara’s research about the historical

Rock); 6/21, Save the Clocktower

equine threads bringing the Barrington

(Alternative Pop/Electropop); 6/28,

area from its small-market-town ori-

Face N Time (Variety).

gins to its present-day reputation as

at

a premier destination for equestrian

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activities. $20 admission, 3pm-4:30pm,

CAR SHOW CRUISE NIGHT AT HAWTHORN WOODS COMMUNITY PARK

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eat from one of our concession

Cruise on over to Hawthorn Woods

Heritage Oaks Park

vendors. Also featured: a sharp-

Community Park at 5pm. and enjoy a

Campers explore and discover with

ening service. Convenient parking.

free night of cool cars and family fun,

friends through various crafts, activ-

Open Fridays, 3-7pm.

and the competition for "best car".

ities and games. Each week a theme

After, enjoy our Concert in the Park

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LIFESTYLE CALENDAR will guide campers on adventures of music, art, sports and more! The schedule includes weekly guests and trips to the Hawthorn Woods Aquatic Center for some fun in the sun. First session begins on June 10. Visit vhw.org/Woodchucks for more information.

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finest performers, as well as other

SAVE THE CLOCKTOWER, FOLLOWED BY MOVIE IN THE PARK

additional details.

weekly special events. From 4-7pm; visit WaucondaAreaChamber.org for

Hawthorn Woods Community Park

Enjoy a sweet summer night with good friends and great music. The

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Village of Hawthorn Woods hosts

STRAWBERRY FEST

August 23. At 6:30pm: performance

Taste of the Towns features a variety

this FREE concert series through

200 S Old Rand Rd, Lake Zurich

by Save the Clocktower, featuring

of local food and beverage vendors

Long Grove Historic Downtown (Robert

original alternative pop/electropop

who will be serving delicious sam-

Parker Coffin @ Old McHenry Rd)

music. Food vendors are on-site.

ples from their menus. Attendees can

Historic Downtown Long Grove’s

Stay after for a Movie in the Park! Our

enjoy their samples at the pavilion

three-day annual homage to straw-

feature presentation, Ralph Breaks

or lawn picnic area, while enjoying

berry season is a Chicagoland

the Internet, will begin at dusk.

entertainment and kid's activities

summer highlight for all ages, featuring cooks doling out strawberry BBQ, strawberry pie-eating contests, a classic carnival, three stages of live music, and the legendary Kid Zone with games & fun for all. Friday: 11am–11 pm; Saturday:

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Paulus Park.

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