Sunshine, golf is medicine
Local golf courses ease the stress for many
By Logan J Davis
With the weather providing the perfect environment recently for golfing, many local golfers were out enjoying the game and taking full advantage of the sunshine and warm conditions. Spirits were high for everyone who hit the links and fairways at both the Doc Blatherwick Municipal Golf Course in Parshall and Edgewater Country Club in New Town.
For those who have been confined inside their homes for long periods of time because of the COVID-19 epidemic, the newly opened golf courses are a welcome reprieve from lack of fresh air and physical activity. Long-term stress can lead to depression and anxiety but now that the Parshall Golf Course and Edgewater provides a great outlet for that stress, there were smiles on everyone’s face.
Last week, Bandy and Nicole Poitra were very happy to be able to golf and have some fun while breathing in the
