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🌱 How Travelers Rest High is gearing up to host a 4A golf showdown

What's up Travelers Rest! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Travelers Rest High is gearing up to host a 4A golf showdown
  • Where can you take visiting grandparents around Travelers Rest this spring?
  • How Travelers Rest teens helped bring a Revolutionary War heroine to music

Also on today's calendar: Greenville Woodworkers Guild Tool Sale and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Breezy, temps: high: 90, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Cooler; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Class 4A Boys Upper Golf Championship (schsl.org) — Travelers Rest High School is hosting the Class 4A Boys Upper Golf Championship on May 12, 2026, with play at Saluda Valley Country Club in Williamston. Local families and fans should note the 10 a.m. shotgun start, $220 team and $50 individual entry fees, and that payments go directly to Travelers Rest High at its North Main Street address.
   

• 35+ Things to Do with Grandparents in the Upstate (kiddingaroundgreenville.com) — Families in Travelers Rest will find this guide packed with low- to high-activity outings grandparents can enjoy with grandkids, including a creative art spot and the Spring Park Golf Range right in town. It also highlights dozens of easy day trips across the Upstate, from museums and farms to waterfalls, playgrounds, and festivals, with notes on walking difficulty and costs to help you plan together.
   

• Meet the Southern Revolutionary War Heroine Inspiring a Symphony (gardenandgun.com) — Travelers Rest students helped shape a new Greenville Symphony piece honoring Revolutionary War heroine Dicey Langston, who once lived near the town and is widely celebrated there. The work premieres April 25–26 at Greenville’s Peace Center, and a long-planned Dicey statue will be unveiled in Travelers Rest this June, further cementing her local legacy.
   

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Other local events
    Saturday April 18
  • Safety Foundation Spring Ride 2026
    Chico Bolin Athletic Complex , Greenville County Rec , Travelers Rest
    9:00 am
  • Safety Foundation Spring Ride
    Trailblazer Park , 235 Trailblazer Dr , Travelers Rest
    9:00 am
    • Monday April 20
  • Miss Smith's Book Publishing Party Library
    Gateway Elementary Travelers Rest, SC 29690
    8:30 am
    • Wednesday April 22
  • SC Ready Science 4th Gr
    Heritage Elementary Travelers Rest, SC 29690
    8:00 am
    • Thursday April 23
  • Meet the Makers
    Restaurant 17 , 10 Rd of Vines , Travelers Rest
    6:30 pm
    • Friday April 24
  • Blue Ridge JV Softball @ Travelers Rest
    Travelers Rest High School , 301 N Main St , Travelers Rest
    5:30 pm
    • Tuesday April 28
  • Fishing Banquet
    Clearview Baptist Church , 5611 State Park Rd , Travelers Rest
    6:30 pm
    • Saturday May 2
  • Mommy and Me Paint Event
    TR Makers Co. , 3 S Main St , Travelers Rest
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Getting old is a terrible thing.
    Last night I was in bed 20 minutes when I heard the pizza guy cough. Then I remembered I had gone into the bedroom to get my purse. (Nextdoor Northwest Travelers Rest)
  • I have a question that I honestly don’t know the answer to.
    Why do they leave manhole covers above the pavement about 3-4 inches or more BEFORE they pave and then once paved they are a couple of inches BELOW… (Nextdoor Northwest Travelers Rest)
  • Saint-Gobain posted a job opening for Production Supervisor in Travelers Rest. Apply here.
  • The Spinx Company, LLC posted a job opening for Core Customer Service Rep (178) in Travelers Rest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Travelers Rest here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate hosts 6th Annual Feast for Kids' Sake (greenvillejournal.com)
  • 2026 NFL Draft Guides: Needs, Fits and Each Team's Path to Success (wspa.com)
  • The John C Calhoun home with Calhoun and Clemson families history (greenvilleonline.com)

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Ok Travelers Rest! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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