Swinging Into Spring | Jay Benson chips onto the green on the White River Golf Club's opening day this past Friday. Club owner Pete McGowan noted that this year's course is finally fully recovered from the ravages of Tropical Storm Irene, followed by a very dry summer, the combination of which made business very difficult. "Now we're open and ready for a good season," he said, adding, "I wasn't even going to open until tomorrow (Saturday), but people kept calling, so I said come on down." (Herald / Ben DeFlorio)