HOA Annual Meeting, January 25

The Annual Meeting of the Mount Vintage Plantation Homeowners'
Association will be held on Monday, January 25, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. at
the Mount Vintage Plantation Athletic Club and Town Center. All
Property Owners are urged to attend.

Carolinas-Georgia Junior Championship

The field is set for the 2nd annual Carolinas-Georgia Junior Championship
to be held January 17 – 18, 2010, at Mount Vintage Plantation:

http://carolinasgajunior.com/Home.php

SRS offering tours in 2010

The Savannah River Site is accepting reservations for free tours.  You must register soon as the available spots fill up quickly. See the story in the Aiken Standard:

http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0105SRSTours

For reservations, visit:

http://www5.hanford.gov/SRSTours/

Book Club Christmas Tea pictures

You can see the pictures on the MountVintage.org web site.

Palmetto Parkway will open to traffic Thursday

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/12/16/met_559733.shtml

The parkway will open up traffic beginning at U.S. Highway 1, tying into Interstate 20 and extending to the Edgefield and North Augusta exit on I-20, Mr. Ipock said.

Highway 25 crosses I-20 at Exit 5. The new Exit 6 goes to the Palmetto Parkway (I-520), which will continue south to the Georgia border where it becomes the Bobby Jones Expressway (I-520). For more information see http://www.palmettoparkway.org/maps.shtml.

[Corrected: I-20 Exit 6 is the Palmetto Parkway.]

AT&T offers DSL in Mount Vintage

I'm not sure if it applies to all of Mount Vintage, but AT&T offered me DSL at my house in the "new nine" section. Previously, they told me that they did not have DSL service in the area. They're having a promotion if you order online. (You can find a link from att.com.)

I got an introductory deal from Comcast for internet service so I'm staying with them for now, but I like the idea that there's some competition. It might keep prices down in the future.

83 Beaver Pond Court

Beaver Pond Court is a street in the new section of Mount Vintage. It doesn't appear on the online map services yet. I've made a custom map at Google to help people find us. Starting from the main entrance to Mount Vintage, follow Mount Vintage Plantation Drive to the first roundabout (near the Town Center) and make a logical left onto Revolutionary Way. That will take you down the hill, past "The Village" to the new roundabout. Make another logical left onto Captain Johnson's Drive, then a quick left onto Militia Loop and finally one more left onto Beaver Pond Court.


View 83 Beaver Pond Court, North Augusta, SC in a larger map

Best spots for spectators at the Masters

http://www.augusta.com/masters/masters/dos_donts.shtml

Best Spots 

Hole 4: Spectators can view action on two holes while behind the No. 4 tee. There are views of the approach to the No. 3 green and the tee shot on the par-3 No. 4.

Hole 7: Behind the green, spectators can see down the No. 2 and No. 3 fairways, the No. 7 green, the No. 8 tee and the No. 17 fairway. Hole 12: In the heart of Amen Corner, spectators behind the tee can see the approach shots to No. 11, the entire 12th hole, and tee shots and second shots on the par-5 No. 13.

Hole 16: A new viewing area (above) was created here thanks to a storm in July 2006 that took down several trees. The natural seating area allows patrons to see the green at Nos. 6, 15 and 16 and the tee shot at No. 17.

Hole 18: If you get a spot early behind the No. 18 green, you can see approach shots to the final green and have a view of several other holes.

Putting green: You can watch as golfers prepare for their round.

Practice tee: Seating is available in the bleachers behind the tee. It is standing room only to the right of the tee. A chipping area, on the other side of Magnolia Lane, is also open to spectators.

Masters new traffic route

The Chronicle covers the new traffic route for the 2009 Masters. The links at the bottom of the article will give you a couple of useful maps (PDF):

• A detailed PDF describing the changes and the new routes to Augusta National.



• A larger PDF map showing the locations of specific lots and handicapped parking at Augusta National.

The official Masters.org web site also has lots of useful information.

Reservations Down for Masters Week

The Aiken Standard reports on the business outlook for Masters week:

And according to a knowledgeable source in the hospitality industry, scalpers who last year got $3,000 to $4,000 for a four-day ticket are getting $1,500 this year. ...

At Mount Vintage Plantation, reservations are down about 20 percent, and that represents the drop in corporate business, said Ryan Mulvey, an assistant professional and a PGA member.

Mount Vintage Golf Club contact info

Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club
375 Mount Vintage Plantation Dr.

North Augusta, SC 29860

803-279-5422      

golfclub@mountvintage.com

Chronicle: It's the economy

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/12/14/gol_503940.shtml

At the private Mount Vintage Plantation in Edgefield County, director of golf and club manager Jay Rusch said he's had members "show concern" about staying on, but none left.

"We've heard talk about it and we know it's out there but we haven't seen it," Rusch said. "It hasn't hurt us like I've heard it has at other facilities in the area."

Mount Vintage is a real estate development as well as a golf course.

"We're seeing less new members because they're not purchasing property, and we're not seeing existing members able to move to Mount Vintage," Rusch said. "Other than that, the members are very supportive of the golf club."

North Augusta Post Office

803 279 0744 North Augusta Post Office

Edgefield County Phone Nos.

800 972 6502 Edgefield County Office
803 637 4106 Edgefield County E911
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Website

ad: Mount Vintage Golf Community

This is one of the nicer advertisements for the community:

http://www.golfcoursehome.net/doc/communities/Community-Mountvintage.htm

Live on a world-class golf course just minutes
 away from the site of The Masters tournament.

Description: Mount Vintage features 5,000 acres of stunning natural beauty and the finest amenities. This premier luxury community is located just minutes from Augusta, GA, and Aiken, SC.

Mount Vintage new nine coverage in The Augusta Chronicle

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/031908/gol_191499.shtml

The new nine has five sets of tees and plays to a par of 36. It measures 2,634 yards from the senior tees to 3,614 from the back tees. For women, the course plays 2,335 yards.

The Independent nine features the same kind of stonework on bridges and around water that is found on the original 18.

Jackson said the project cost a little more than $4 million. But he said it was well worth it.

"I think it's going to be the most beautiful nine we have," he said. "The owners were very gracious and didn't keep us from spending the money we needed to make it right."

April Ladies Lunch Bunch

April 16th at the Stonecrest Steakhouse, 601 N Belair Rd., Evans, GA (706-651-0123).
Map

Some local shopping options include:
On Fury's Ferry Rd.
Earth Fare
Pedibles (pet bakery)
Toast (wine and beverages)
Abbi's Coffee

On Evans to Locks Rd.
The Vineyard (fine wines)
Liza Clays (gifts and crafts)

Ya Ya Beads (crafts) on Shartom Dr. off Washington Rd.

Mainstream Boutique (clothing) on Washington Rd. across from Wal-Mart

The Daily Grind (coffee shop) in Liberty Square on Washington Rd.

Happy New Year

Everyone here at MountVintage.org would like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year!

Mount Vintage Address

Just in case you need the Mount Vintage real estate contact info:

Mount Vintage Properties
215 Mount Vintage Plantation Drive
North Augusta, SC 29860
888-271-3330

Locator Map

Here's a locator map from the developer's web site.