Briefs: Station to be dedicated

The Lake Villa Fire Protection District will dedicate its new fire department from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The department, which will serve Lindenhurst residents, is located at 1911 Grass Lake Road.

Spots open for golf outing

Lambs Farm's 24th annual Golf Day will be July 15 at ThunderHawk Golf Club in Beach Park. The day includes lunch, reception, contests, premium golfer gifts and more. Golfing spots at $400 per person or $1,600 per foursome are still available as are sponsorship opportunities. Call Barbara Schwarz at (847) 990-3733. This year's event will be in memory of Jack Stein, father to a longtime Lambs Farm participant and former member of the Lambs Farm board of directors for 25 years.

Rainbows holds golf meet

The Rainbows 20th annual Golf Classic sponsored by the Bank of America will be held Monday at Twin Orchards Country Club in Long Grove featuring golf, celebrity guests, auctions and a raffle. Rainbows is a charity that provides grief support to kids and teens struggling with death, divorce and other life-altering crises. For more information, contact Kathy Lurz, Rainbows director of events, at (847) 952-1770, ext. 29, or visit rainbows.org.

McHenry touts tourism

The McHenry County Convention and Visitors Bureau will join the big leagues July 1 when it formally becomes Illinois' 41st certified convention and visitors bureau. The certification, announced recently by the Illinois Council of Convention and Visitors Bureaus, has been among the agency's goals since it formed in August 2005 with a goal of attracting more tourists and tourist dollars to the county. With the certification, the bureau becomes eligible for additional grant funding from the state's Local Tourism Convention Bureau program. Already the agency is expecting about $135,000 from the program once Illinois legislators pass the state budget.