Lake County briefs

Heath care talk setIrene Miller, executive director of the Lake County Health Department, will talk to a county board committee Tuesday about the recently adopted health care reform legislation. The board's health and community services committee will hear the presentation at 1 p.m. at the county government center, 18 N. County St., Waukegan. The session will be open to the public.Greenbelt groundbreakingLake County Forest Preserve District officials will gather Wednesday, July 14, for a groundbreaking ceremony at the Greenbelt Cultural Center near North Chicago. The 10-year-old center is set to undergo a $5.6 million expansion. Classrooms, a multipurpose program room, two community galleries and an outdoor amphitheater are among the planned amenities. The ceremony is set for 9 a.m. at the center, 1215 Green Bay Road.Check before swimmingHitting the beach? Check the Lake County Health Department's website for information on water quality. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, the Lakes Management Unit samples Lake Michigan beaches and tests water for E. coli bacteria. If water samples come back high for E. coli, the management body for the bathing beach is notified and a sign is posted indicating the beach is closed. Beach advisory information is updated on the health department website daily by 10 a.m. Since rain tends to lead to elevated bacteria levels in the water column, beachgoers are advised to avoid swimming for 48 hours after a large storm. http://www.lakecountyil.gov/Health/want/BeachAdvisory.htm.Renowned pianist in GurneeInternationally renowned pianist Mark Damisch will give a benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity Lake County at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Gurnee. Damisch will offer musical selections he'll be playing for his "Concert for Peace" tour in Europe this month. Freewill offerings will be accepted at the Gurnee concert for Habitat's 2010-11 Building on Faith House. St. Paul the Apostle is at Hunt Club and Gages Lake roads. Damisch has been performing in the United States, Europe and the Middle East for more than 10 years.