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WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Checking out the Open Championship in England
BY LORAN SMITH
SOUTHPORT, England -
The Open Championship is
for enjoying major competi
tion in a setting where the his
tory overpowers you, never
redundant, even if you have
spent years coming across
the Atlantic to observe golf
ers playing a different game
from what you are familiar
with on the PGA tour.
The setting, the landscape
and the atmosphere are visu
ally sensitive and alluring and
make one appreciate the tra
ditions and mores that took
root before the beginning of
the American Civil War. The
bump and run style of play in
itself makes the golfing expe
rience unique, but becoming
immersed in the British cul
ture, even for a few days, is
as emotionally fulfilling as an
expertly executed shot from
a pot bunker.
The Open Championship
is played at nine venues:
five in Scotland and four in
England although Turnber-
ry, a storied venue, will not
remain in the rotation with
Donald Trump’s ownership
of the course and his caustic
political remarks turning the
wrong heads.
The Scottish cours
es going forward are St.
Andrews, Muirfield, Troon
and Carnoustie, which will
host the 147th championship
next summer. The English
venues, in addition to Birk-
dale: Lytham and St. Anne’s,
Hoylake (Royal Liverpool)
and Sandwich (Royal St.
Georges).
In 2019, the tournament
moves to Ireland for the sec
ond time with Portrush again
hosting the championship.
In 1951, six years following
the end of World War II, the
Open was moved out of the
United Kingdom for the first
time. Only 98 contestants
were in the field at Portrush
with Max Faulkner winning
with a 285 total and pick
ing up first prize money of
300 pounds which prob
ably would not be enough
to cover the cost of coffee
breaks for the week for
today’s champion. Only one
American competed in ’41—
Frank Stranahan, who won
the silver medal as Amateur.
With the Open being
played near small towns
and villages, the rates always
escalate during the week of
the championship. With the
able assist of a friend, Mari
anne Stackhouse of Century
Travel, Atlanta, a lovely spot
in the country at the edge of
a town called Wigan, I can
enjoy a cooked breakfast in
the morning in the Conser
vatory, watch the sunset over
grain fields in the evening
and eavesdrop on the con
versations of travelers who
take a liking to Kilhey Court
which was built in 1884 by a
brewer, as a wedding present
to his wife. In 1984, it was
opened as a hotel.
When you are not occu
pied at the media center
at Birkdale, a very nice
and pleasant respite in the
summer, you can gain an
exposure to another way of
life: In addition to birdies
and bogeys on a golf course
which the players give high
marks, you enjoy the expo
sure of scenes that reflect
how the British go about
their daily lives.
Riding the train to Birk
dale each day is a highlight.
You stop at places named
Appley Bridge, Parbold, Bur-
scough Bridge, Meols Cop,
Hoscal and Gathurst. There
is something about the every
day travel in the UK that is
a reminder that one thing
America needs is compatibil
ity with rail.
You see kids, even mid
dle aged folk, rolling their
bicycles aboard the train to
their destination. Off again
and then pedal away. A mid
dle aged man got on at one
stop with a fly rod. When
he disembarked I, almost fol
lowed him, imagining that
he would soon be casting
into a romantic stream just a
few paces away from a grain
field, which is host to hun
gry seagulls, cranes, pigeons
and dove.
At the golf course, there
are players with whom you
are vaguely familiar, if at all.
Shiv Kapur, Fabrizio Zanot-
ti, Alexander Livey, Conner
Syme and Luca Cianchetti
among others.
Likely, you have never
heard of them, but don’t be
surprised if they wind up
reaching for a green jacket
or the claret jug someday.
Golf has never been more
international with more kids
across the globe taking up
the game.
Credit Billy Payne and the
Augusta National Golf Club
for helping bring this about.
There are young kids around
the world who aspire to be
an international champion.
It is the kind of activity that
would make Bobby Jones
proud.
Meanwhile at Birkdale, the
golf course bent but didn’t
buckle—allowing birdies
in spurts but neutralized by
enough bogies and pars to
set up an interesting score-
board for the final round.
God Save the Queen.
Lor an Smith is a columnist
for The Banks County News.
Happy ^o-u'cen
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Public meetings you can attend in Banks County
The following local gov
ernment agencies hold regu
lar meetings which are open
to the public:
• Homer Downtown
Development Authority
meets on the third Tuesday
of the month at 7 p.m. at
city hall.
• Maysville City Council, 7
p.m., first Monday of each
month upstairs at city hall.
•Maysville Zoning Com
mittee meets the fourth Mon
day night of the month at 7
p.m. at the Maysville Public
Library if there are agenda
items. If there are no agen
da items, the meeting is not
held.
•Banks County Planning
Commission, 7 p.m., first
Tuesday of each month at
the Banks County Court
house Annex, Hudson
Ridge, Homer.
•Gillsville City Council, 7
p.m., first Tuesday of each
month at the city park build
ing.
•Banks County Board of
Education, 7 p.m., third Mon
day of each month at the
BOE office. The work ses
sion is held on the Thursday
prior to the regular meeting.
• Baldwin City Council,
6:30 p.m., second and fourth
Monday of each month in
the courtroom at the Baldwin
Police Department. A work
session is held at 6:30 p.m.
on the Thursday preceding
the first monthly council
meeting.
• Homer City Council,
6 p.m., second Tuesday of
each month at city hall.
•Banks County Board of
Commissioners 6:30 p.m.
second Tuesday of each
month at the county annex.
A work session is held at 6:30
p.m. on the fourth Tuesday
of the month at the county
annex.
•Alto City Council, 7 p.m.,
second Tuesday of each
month at city hall.
• Lula City Council, 7 p.m.,
third Monday of each month
at city hall. A work session is
held at 6:30 p.m. on the sec
ond Monday of the month.
• Banks County Middle
School Booster Club, 6:30
p.m., third Monday of each
month at the Banks County
Middle School lunchroom.
•The Banks County High
School All Sports Booster
Club meets monthly on the
first Monday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. in the media
center at the high school.
• The Banks County
Chamber of Commerce CVB
holds a breakfast meeting
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at 7:30 a.m. on the second
Thursday of each month at
Homer City Hall. There is a
guest speaker each month.
CASSIDAY LEAVING LIBRARY
Banks County Public Library leaders have
announced that Janet Cassiday, who started the
Little Tykes program over 20 years ago, is leaving
the library. Leaders state: “She has had loads of
fun with many little ones in the county.”
Head Start taking applications
Banks County Head Start/Pre-K program is continuing to
accept applications for the 2017-2018 school year.
“This program provides children with a learning environ
ment and varied experiences which will help them develop
socially, physically, intellectually and emotionally in a manner
which is appropriate for their age and stage of development,”
leaders state. The educational program includes experiences
designed to meet the individual differences and needs of par
ticipating children. A nutritious breakfast and lunch are served.
The center does not provide transportation.
Head Start enrollment status is based on income eligibility.
Children must turn three or four years of age on or before
September 1, 2017.
Requirements include: birth certificate, proof of household
income for past 12 months (W-2 and current check stub, etc.),
immunizations on form 3231, social security card (if available),
and child’s insurance card (if available).
Georgia Pre-K enrollment status is on a first-come, first-
served basis.
Children must turn four years of age on or before September
1, 2017.
Requirements include: birth certificate, proof of residency
(utility bill, etc.), immunizations on form 3231, social security
card (if available), and child’s insurance card (if available).
For more information, contact Jan Bertrang (center direc
tor) or Shelia Mullins (family partner) at (706) 677-2963.
In Loving Memory of
Priscilla Baker Whitlock
October 1,1979 - July 31, 2012
Five years ago our lives changed for
ever. Our family lost the most beauti
ful, kindest, and one of the most lov
ing souls God put in this world. These
past five years have taught our family
so much since Priscilla has passed. It's
taught us how to be more united as
family, how to be more thankful for
the days we're given, and most of all,
how to be happy with our lives without her being here with us.
If you knew Priscilla personally, you know that she wore her
smile as big as her heels, and she'd want all her loved ones to
be happy; because that's all she knows now. Thank you to ev
eryone who has prayed for our family You've made our lives a
little bit stronger and easier everyday
Thessalonians 4:13 ~ We grieve with hope.
Love,
Your Family
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