Matthew Rempe plays seven full rounds of golf on summer solistice

MONROE — Temperatures in Monroe never quite reached 100 degrees Thursday, but Mathew Rempe was well over the century mark. The Monroe man picked one of the hottest days of the year to attempt a golf marathon. Rempe played 126 holes — seven complete 18-hole rounds — at Monroe Golf & Country Club to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. “It was quite a journey,” Rempe said. Rempe began at 7 a.m. and completed his seventh round about 8:40 p.m. He modeled his adventure after events...