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==Culture== ===Sports=== [[USA Stadium]] was the home for USA Baseball from 1986 to 1996. Since then it has hosted numerous other events at the stadium, including 171 International Games, 18 Service Academy Spring Classics, eight Gulf South Conference Baseball Championships, 17 USA Classic National High School Tournaments, 16 NJCAA Division I World Series, 11 USA Teams, four TSSAA High School State Championships, and 18 foreign countries:<ref name="USAStadium">{{cite web|url=http://www.usabaseballstadium.org/usa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021115195707/http://www.usabaseballstadium.org/usa/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2002|title=USA Stadium}}</ref> Argentina, Aruba, Canada, China, Cuba, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, USSR (Russia), and Venezuela. ===Recreation=== [[Image:Millington Family YMCA.jpg|thumb|left|Millington Family YMCA]] The Millington Family YMCA<ref name="Millington Family YMCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ymcamemphis.org/millington-family-ymca/ |title=Millington Family YMCA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106232801/http://www.ymcamemphis.org/millington-family-ymca/ |archive-date=January 6, 2013 }}</ref> is notable for its 25-yard, eight-lane indoor pool and outdoor water park. [[Image:BakerCommunityCenter.jpg|thumb|Baker Community Center]] The Baker Community Center<ref name="Baker Community Center">{{Cite web|url=http://www.millingtontn.gov/millrec.html/|title=Baker Community Center|access-date=September 16, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121213120733/http://www.millingtontn.gov/millrec.html/|archive-date=December 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> is located at 7942 Church Street. It was built in 1960, and contains a curtained stage, large auditorium, five meeting rooms, and a fully equipped kitchen. Millington golf courses include Glen Eagle Golf Course,<ref name="Millington Golf Courses">{{Cite web|url=http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/city.aspx?dest=Millington+TN++/|title=Find Golf Courses Near Me}}</ref> Edmund Orgill Park Golf Course, and the Mirimichi Golf Course, the last of which was owned by [[Justin Timberlake]]. Oak Park, Miles Park, Lions Park, and Aycock Park are all parks found in Millington. Oak Park is located at 7930 Church Street and sits on {{convert|.32|mi|km|abbr=on}}. Miles Park is located at 4724 Biloxi Street and sits on {{convert|.45|mi|km|abbr=on}}. Lions Park is located at Hickory Meadow Road and sits on {{convert|.86|mi|km}}. Aycock Park is located at 7330 Renda Street and sits on {{convert|22|acre|m2}}. ===Local festivals=== '''Goat Days'''<ref name="International Goat Days website">{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalgoatdays.com/ |title=International Goat Days |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422032855/http://www.internationalgoatdays.com/ |archive-date=April 22, 2009 }}</ref> is an annual Millington event. This September event takes place at the USA Stadium grounds. It includes many local home town events such as [[Tractor Pulling|tractor pulls]], an ice cream making, and a [[goat]] chariot race. Goat Days does not have a specific date of origin recorded, but the event was founded by William S. "Babe" Howard, the first president of the Millington Chamber of Commerce. The event is community supported and is administered by many volunteers. ===Media=== The ''Millington Star'' is the local community newspaper. Founded in 1951, it is published once a week, and currently has a circulation of about 20,000. The paper's office is located on Easley Street. It is owned by West 10 Media, LLC.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dye|first1=Robert W.|title=Shelby County|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|location=Charleston, South Carolina|isbn=978-0-7385-4192-1|page=72}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://millington-news.com/about-us/|title=About Us - Millington Star|website=millington-news.com}}</ref>
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