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Kentucky Derby 2024 winner Mystik Dan was trained at Marion County center
The winner of the 2024 Kentucky Derby has a Marion County connection, according to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association. Mystik Dan, which won by a nose, was "trained by conditioner Ken McPeek at his Silverleaf Hills Training Center in Summerfield," according to the FTBOA. The horse went off at 18-1 odds.
Villager gets two holes-in-one during golf game
A Villager accomplished an incredible feat when she got two holes-in-one during a game of golf. Sharon Testerman of the Village of Lynnhaven scored the pair of lucky aces on April 3 while golfing at the El Diablo Executive Golf Course. She was playing with a Wednesday group of ladies...
‘Cow pasture’ quality sod slapped down on eve of golf course reopening
Villagers living near Hole #4 of the Heron Executive Golf Course watched with disappointment Thursday as a contractor forklifted in “cow pasture” quality sod on the eve of the course’s reopening. Two years ago, residents of the Village of Sunset Pointe neighborhood were promised an “expedited” remedy...
Local Dragon Boat Club Wins Chance To Compete In 2024 World Championships
The Lake County Dragon Boat Club (aka Wun Fun Cru) has put Florida dragon boat racing on the map: it recently won the chance to compete in the International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew World Championship in Italy in September 2024. Not only will Wun Fun Cru have the honor...
AAC golf maintenance budget to soar by 40 percent next year
The Amenity Authority Committee’s golf maintenance budget is expected to soar by 40 percent in the next fiscal year. The golf maintenance budget for the AAC, which oversees amenities north of County Road 466, is expected to climb by $3.353 million in the next fiscal year. The budget would increase from $8.2 million this year to $11.578 million in the next fiscal year.
Vietnam Duffers member thrilled to get hole-in-one
After living in The Villagers for eight years, David Kraemer, of the Village of Osceola Hills, made his first hole-in-one. He scored the lucky ace on Thursday, May 2 on the first hole at the Tarpon Boil Executive Golf Course. “As you can see, he was very happy and proud...
Lake Minneola football hire could not come to contract terms
Brett Bennett was convinced that Lake Minneola was the right place to land his first football head coaching job after meeting with parents and players Thursday night. But everything changed after he received a Lake County contract the next day. “I realized I was going to take a 20% pay decrease from where I’m at right now as an assistant in Escambia County,” Bennett told the Orlando Sentinel ...
Two F-rated golf courses to reopen after rest and rehabilitation
Two F-rated executive golf courses in The Villages are slated to reopen after rest and rehabilitation. Redfish Run Executive Golf Course will reopen Wednesday, May 15. Bonita Pass Executive Course will reopen Wednesday, May 29. Both courses earned F ratings in a recent report card assessing the status of the...
Hibiscus Recreation Center bocce courts will be closed this month
The Hibiscus Recreation Center bocce courts will be closed for maintenance Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 17. This schedule may be adjusted due to unforeseen circumstances, including weather. If you have any questions or need additional information, contact Hibiscus Recreation Center at (352) 751-6761.
They are ruining the reasons people have chosen The Villages
The biggest problem is we add residents and not enough golf courses. We moved here 10 years ago. When the snowbirds were here the population was 50,000 to 60,000, with all the golf courses on the north side of State Road 44. Now that The Villages has added 100,000 more in population, but not enough golf courses, it is ruining the reasons people have chosen The Villages. The solution to the golf course problem is stop building more homes and build more golf courses.
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