Sunday, September 28

CT Street Fair

Sales are final, and many of the 2008 Street Fair vendors made more money than ever before. 2008 CT Street Fair was held in the parking lot of the Club with 30 booths and 6 boot sale vendors. Street Fair is an annual event open to all Trace residents to enjoy a fall festival with unique items on display for purchase. Perfect Carolina weather contributed to the large crowds and CTCC's outdoor grill cooked-up Trace hamburgers and hot dogs too. The CT volunteer fire department was on-site providing residents with educational material. 103.1 FM radio station provided easy listening music all day long adding to the carnival atmosphere. The most popular booths were the women's 9-hole book sale and "Just a Growin' Produce" with their tasty strawberry cider. Also, local artists had several pieces available to purchase, as well as, Longaberger, Mary Kay, Sterling Silver, hand made bird houses, hand crafted wooden items and floral arrangements, the WGA sold lost and found items from the Pro Shop, Shoppes of Steel Street and Sanford Antique Mall were some of the highlighted vendors. Another community-focused festival for all Trace residents sponsored by the CT Country Club added to the treasured sense of community.Special thanks John and Susan Thorn for organizing the Street Fair this year.

Monday, September 15

1st Annual Lake Fest

2008 Lake Fest was a fun and festive event for all Carolina Trace residents. Carolina Trace Country Club and the CTA-CTCC Joint-Lake Committee (JLC) sponsored the event. Tracers could enjoy pontoon rides, kayak rides, a performance by the Temple Teens from Temple Theatre, face painting, water balloon contests, take your best shot to hit the pirate ship, watch a remote control boat reach 60 miles per hour, fishing contests, darts, Trace Jeopardy, Head Pro Trick Shot demonstrations, putting contests, hit balls at the driving range, swim in the Club pool, purchase CT cookbooks, commemorative tile, CT history, aquatic plants for Lake Trace, a 50/50 drawing and many prizes were given away every 30 minutes. There were also information tables throughout the venue where residents could learn about the exciting projects of T.U.F.F. and the JLC, wellness efforts, meet the on-site brokers and landscaping team at Carolina Trace Gated Properties, receive a special membership offer from the Club, and enjoy a cook out on the Country Club outdoor grill--to name a few activities.
Special thanks goes to Lee and Max Mortensen Amcher, Libby Bibb, Tim Hart, local corporate sponsors, and more than 200 volunteers to make this event possible.

Monday, September 1

Club Champions

(Pictured from left to right: Keith Reeves, Diane Conti, and Head Pro Mike Krick)
Men’s Club Championship: The men played Match Play over the past month with the Semi- finals and Final being played on August 29th and 30th. A Semi-finals match was between Ron Heppell and Keith Reeves. The other Semi-finals match was between Fred Berman and Jim Morris. The match between Heppell and Reeves went all the way to the 20th hole, and Reeves won. Berman finished his match against Morris on the 18th hole. The Finals were set: Reeves vs. Berman. The match went back and forth, Berman in the lead, Reeves in the lead... and after twelve holes Berman was one-up. Then, Reeves came storming on to win the next four holes and win the match 3 & 2. Heppell won the consolation match.
Ladies Club Championship: Solid play year-after-year wins championships and that is exactly how "Consistent Conti" plays. Diane Conti has now won her 12th Ladies Club Championship at CTCC. Of the twelve times Conti has played in the CTCC Ladies Club Championship, she has won all of them (12/12). The ladies played three rounds of stroke play to decide their championship on August 28th, 29th and 30th. Conti was challenged early by Tina Drew and Marie Inzerillo. In the end, Conti stayed strong and won the three day event by 17 shots. Tina Drew was runner-up with a three day total of 265 and Marie Inzerillo finished third with a three day total of 270.
Competitive golf on two world-class championship courses designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. is one of the many features that sets CTCC apart from many other communities.
(Keith Reeves and Fred Berman)
(Ron Heppell and Jim Morris)
(Tina Drew, Diane Conti, Marie Inzerillo)