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COUPLE MOVES TO GATED COMMUNITY TO RETIRE, RELAX AND ENJOY THE LAKE LIFE Story by CHARIS PATIRES | Photography by MEL WOODS/BLUE BOAT ART
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hen Ron and Stacey Chovanec started thinking about their quality of life several years ago, they began to search for a home for their last years working and ultimately a place to retire. Living in Mooresville, N.C., they had a house on Lake Norman and loved the lake life but were thinking about relocating. When COVID hit, it wasn’t as important for the couple to live near a hub airport so they began looking at moving to other lakes across the United States. After looking at homes on Lake Lanier near Atlanta, Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia, Table Rock Lake and other locations, the couple settled on Lake of the Ozarks due to 30 lakenewsonline.com
the amount of lake activity, the large number of waterfront restaurants, bars and entertainment, and abundance of outdoor recreation and activities. Their realtor in North Carolina recommended Stacey Maples with Keller Williams Lake of the Ozarks and the search for a house to fit their list of specifications began. The tree-lined street of Cedar Crest, an exclusive gated community of about 20 homes on Horseshoe Bend caught their eye. They were looking for a home with plenty of space since Stacey’s parents are moving in with them. In the spring of 2022, they found the perfect home and traveled halfway across the country to start a new chapter in Lake Ozark.
