Sunday Mixed Doubles Golf Results for April 2025

by CHUCK & DENISE UITTO We played on two Sundays in April at both the Monticello and Tara Golf Courses. The weather was wonderful as the wintry season rain and cold weather was gone. We welcomed 25 new doubles partners this season! We come to enjoy the fun and meet new players. After golf, the beverages are great and the meals at both Club Houses were delicious!  Some players practice on the range before they head out to the course. Some practice their chipping and putting! It&rsquo...

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SLV Rod & Gun Club March Madness

by Janet Blouin Shamrock Shoot On Monday, March 17, the SLV Rod & Gun Club held the second annual Shamrock Shoot.  This year was just a little more challenging than last year since there was a slight breeze.  Since the targets were balloons hanging from strings, the breeze made the targets move—adding another level of difficulty.  Finally, after shooting the four balloons, each shooter tried to shoot a 2” diameter green plastic shamrock coin—adding one...

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MSG9 2025 Green Jacket Tournament

by LARRY D. INGRAM MEN'S SOCIAL GOLF Nine Hole League (MSG9) will be kicking off their signature event this month, the annual Green Jacket Tournament and Awards Banquet. On Friday, April 18th, round one of the Green Jacket Tournament begins at Tara Club. The field then moves to Monticello on Wednesday, the 23rd for round two. Rounds three and four will be played at Tara and then Monticello again on the 25th and 30th of April; four (4) consecutive nine (9) hole rounds. The best eighteen...

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McCormick County Historical Commission Completes Roof Replacement On Grist Mill

by JAMES BRADY IN AUGUST THE McCormick County Historical Commission, which owns and manages the Dorn Mill Complex was under contract with Midwest Maintenance Inc from Augusta, GA to replace the roofing system on our 1898 Grist Mill. Replacing the roofing system was made possible through a grant from the State of South Carolina. The grant funds are being managed by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. All properties listed on the National Register of Historical Places must...

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Strawberry Moon Rises Over Smooth Waters at OAC Kayak Gathering

BY ROSE TRACY  One the evening of June 21, twenty five members of the OAC gathered for a sunset/moonrise kayak event.  The weather was perfect - mid 80s and zero chance of rain - and the water was smooth as glass.  We launched from the boat ramp at Hickory Knob State Park and paddled out to the end of the point for a good view of the setting sun and the rising of the Strawberry Moon.  The June full moon is named after the wild strawberries that ripen during that month and...

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