Spring has Sprung at SLV

by Joe Locke Founder and President, SLV Blazing Paddles Pickleball Club February was another fun and exciting month for the Blazing Paddles Pickleball Club and the SLV Pickleball community. From the Mixed Doubles Winter League to our popular Jumpstart Class, there was something for everyone. And, we are just getting started, as 2026 will be packed with lots of fun, social, and competitive events. Pickleball Jumpstart Class 2026-1 was a Big Hit (and a few misses…) On...

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Green Curtains Breathes New Life Into Classic Comedy with "Arsenic and Old Lace – A Live Radio Play”

Green Curtains Breathes New Life Into Classic Comedy with "Arsenic and Old Lace – A Live Radio Play” by KAYT MYERS  The Green Curtains theater group closed their spring production of Arsenic and Old Lace – A Radio Play to resounding applause and heartfelt community appreciation, proving that the golden age of radio still has the power to entertain and surprise. Director Laura Savinetti-Moberly, who led the creative vision for this unique adaptation, shared: &...

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America’s Boating Club Hosts Poker Run, Beach Bash, 2 ABC Classes, and Monthly Meeting

AMERICA’S BOATING CLUB – Thurmond Lake hosted several events during August and the first weekend of September.  A Poker Run was held on Saturday, September 6 that allowed members to participate by boat or car.  Each participant collected one envelope from 5 stops so that each person had 5 envelopes marked 1,2,3,4,5 with a card in each for a poker hand.  The envelopes were opened at the Plum Branch Lakeside Grille where the winners were announced and participants...

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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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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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