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CONTENTS September/October 2016
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Love the Lake
LAKE AND GARDEN Nicknamed the Emerald on the Corner, Carol Brewer’s garden wins the 2016 Lovely Laker Landscape Contest.
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LAKE HOMES Tom and Linda Strup will open their coastal casual Park Place home for the SML Charity Home Tour in October.
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FIT AND HEALTHY After a lifetime of competing in equestrian shows and events, Kathryn Polk is sharing that passion with her sons.
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LAKE HOMES Before lighting up the first fire of the season, one local chimney sweep says homeowners should schedule a cleaning.
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ON THE WATER On a small island near Smith Mountain Dam, a turf war has erupted in the trees.
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DOCK TALE HOUR Our humor columnist explores the annual ritual of attending fall festivals.
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SAVOR When it comes to bringing out the best flavors in food, Bruno and Tiffany Silva of The Landing Restaurant say there are no shortcuts.
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Charity Home Tour
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MAP Check out the two-page map that details where all eight homes can be found.
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TOUR GUIDE Directions by land and by water as well as individual descriptions and photos of each home are presented.
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SEASONAL GUIDE It’s one of the busiest times of the year at Smith Mountain Lake. There are a variety of events that are happening for those who like to celebrate the upcoming fall season.
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OUT AND ABOUT Many lakers were photographed at area events, including Pirate Days, Wake the World and the Cardboard Boat Regatta.
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With the changing of the weather — the crispness in the air, the sharpness of the light at sunset and the coolness that each morning brings — fall can put a lift in anyone’s step.
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Around here it seems that fall and festivals go hand-in-hand. This year, we welcome the Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival back to the lake’s shore. The two-day event, now in its 28th year, will be held at the former Crazy Horse Campground near Crazy Horse Marina in Scruggs after having been held at land-locked LakeWatch Plantation since 2008.
Karen Dillon karen.dillon@smithmountainlaker.com CREATIVE AND PUBLICATION DESIGNER
Janette Saviano janette.saviano@smithmountainlaker.com SALES MANAGER
Alicia Lovern alicia.lovern@roanoke.com
It wouldn’t feel like fall at the lake without the Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour. Now in its 26th year, this three-day event has raised more than $3 million for area charities since its inception. This is a great opportunity to not only see eight exquisitely decorated waterfront homes, but also a chance to get out on the lake and take in the sights.
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Be sure to check out Catriona Tudor Erler’s profile of our Lovely Laker Landscape Contest winner who has a garden and a story that will delight and amaze.
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With winter on the way, Ryan Tipps shares how to prep your wood-burning fireplace for those cold winter nights, and your taste buds will be tempted with culinary delights that Bruno Silva is creating at The Landing Restaurant in Scruggs.
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Whether you live here or are just visiting, there’s no better time to kick back, relax and enjoy a slower pace of life at the lake.
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Karen Dillon, Editor
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The Strup home in Park Place is one of eight that will be featured on this year’s Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour. The home tour is one of several fall events planned in the coming months. Photography by Don Petersen
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TOP RIGHT. Carol Brewer is this year’s Lovely Laker Landscape winner. MIDDLE RIGHT. Bells on this sunburst wind chime tinkle when there is a breeze. BOTTOM RIGHT. Hens and chicks (Sempervivum) are a mounting picture of pattern and texture in this container. LEFT. Upright arborvitae trees screen Carol’s garden from the field behind. She personally carted the loads of stone to build the edging, which helps retain the soil in the raised bed and channels excess water that flows downhill away from the garden.
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SHORELINES | LAKE & GARDEN BELOW. Golden Ruby barberry is a showy dwarf shrub that packs a lot of color into a small space. The burgundy-red foliage is edged with bright gold, making a dazzling impression. BOTTOM. The arching bridge spanning the border has special meaning to Carol, who first used it or the Vacation Bible School class she taught this summer.
perennials and small shrubs with occasional annuals for their continuous bloom. To give the garden definition and to hold the raised beds designed to absorb and stop the excess water, Carol has built a two-course concrete red brick wall, which edges all the beds. To say Carol built the wall is not a euphemism for hiring someone to build it for her. She did all the work herself, carrying six bricks at a time in her wagon. She also toted stones she found nearby to edge the outside border of the garden behind the arborvitaes and channel the water. It took 50 trips with her wagon to collect all the stones, Carol said. Each round trip is nearly two-tenths of a mile, meaning Carol logged around 10 miles lugging stones. She’s had three hernias to prove it, she said. “I shouldn’t have lifted it all,” Carol said. “But I did! I’m self-reliant and independent. I know what I want done, and I don’t want to wait for help or don’t want to ask for help. I even wash my own windows.”
When Carol moved into her house in the Runk and Pratt Retirement Community on Westlake Road in Hardy, the landscape consisted of a few foundation shrubs. Not beautiful, but not a problem. The problem arose whenever it rained.
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Surrounded by shrubbery and perennial flowers, this bench set in the mixed border is a lovely spot to experience the garden.
In addition to building walls and creating stone edging, Carol has done all the planting herself and keeps up with the weeding, fertilizing, deadheading, spreading milky spoor to control larvae in her lawn, spreading pre-emergent weed control (“I do it by hand because the machines got it into my flower beds,” she said), controlling the Japanese beetles (she knocks them off the plants into a bowl of soapy water) and pruning. “I have my own hedger, blower, shears and loppers, and I know how to use them,” she said proudly. One might think that the garden would consume all of Carol’s energy, but that’s just one of the 79-year-old’s many activities. Twenty years ago, she started the women’s singing group, “Notables,” that performs at nursing homes. She is still a member of that choir as well as a longtime member of the Lakeside Singers (she has sung 27 concerts with them). She also sings in the choir at Trinity
Ecumenical Parish in Moneta. Carol plays in seven different bridge groups, two mahjong and one bunko group. She’s also an active member of the Artsy Garden Club; she makes her own jewelry and does cross-stitching to relax. Her garden attracts hummingbirds (last year she counted 25), so now Carol is studying them so she can give a hummingbird program. She has been doing the children’s moment at Trinity for 25 years and also teaches vacation Bible school. The arched bridge that spans the edging wall from the garden to the lawn has special significance for Carol. One of the men at church built it for her vacation Bible school class. “I wanted the children to walk from the hallway over the bridge into my classroom so they’d have the experience of traveling from the mundane to something special,” she said. Now it’s in her garden, a lovely reminder of that class. In between all those activities, Carol dog sits. “I
To say Carol built the wall is not a euphemism for hiring someone to build it for her. She did all the work herself, carrying six bricks at a time in her wagon.
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he Strups are longtime lake lovers — Linda Strup first came to Smith Mountain Lake in the early 1970s with her parents to camp at Pelican Point on the Blackwater River arm of the lake. She and Tom got married in 1978 and continued to come to SML, eventually buying a lake house in 1989. They spent their summers here, which turned out to be a great place for their two boys, who always brought along friends. “The great thing about the lake is that you can have fun here whether you’re camping or living in a house,” Linda said. “We love to fish, ski, kayak, paddleboard, and sometimes just float in the cove.” When the boys got married (soon there were grandchildren; now there are four), Tom and Linda 30 September/October 2016 | SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKER
decided they needed more room to accommodate their growing family. John Brock, president of Brockworks Inc., built their home in 2012, taking about a year from start to finish. The Strup home is definitely eye-catching when viewed from either land or by water. It is on a point lot in Park Place with 800 feet of waterfront and overlooks two small islands. There are wide water views of the county park, the state park and the gap of Smith Mountain. Much about this house is superlative, and you can visit this beauty as part of the SML Charity Home Tour on Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 7, 8 and 9. There are panoramic lake views from every room. “It’s all about the views,” Linda said. With five bedrooms — each with a bed facing
SML Charity hoMe tour Visit eight lovely lake homes by car or by boat with proceeds benefiting eight local charities. Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 7, 8 and 9 See photos of the homes, learn about the charities, buy tickets and get more information at www.smlcharityhometour.com. TickeT prices: Through Sept 23: online, $22; at outlets, $27 Sept. 24 - Oct. 9: online, $27; at outlets, $32 Oct. 7- 9: At tour homes, $32
the lake — and four full- and two half-baths, there is plenty of room for guests who visit most every summer weekend. An octagonal screened porch with fireplace is spectacular, and there’s even a second-level octagonal sitting room. (Known as “The Belvedere,” this architectural feature was designed and situated to look out on a pleasing scene — in this case Smith Mountain Lake.) Beautiful detailing abounds throughout the home. Both the kitchen and the great room have striking coffered ceilings, and the dining area, conveniently situated between them, has a stacked stone fireplace that ascends two stories to a vaulted, barrel ceiling. Yet this house is casual and low-key — the owners describe the style as “coastal casual.” The interior
walls are painted calming colors found in nature: yellow, light blue, beige and gray. The coffered ceilings are painted white, giving the home an unexpected brightness. Adding to the airy look is the painted furniture. “I got into chalk painting,” Linda said. “I transformed furniture that was dark into lighter colors, and sometimes added a distressed look.” The home’s main gathering place is the dining room. “We play a lot of games here,” Linda explained. “We wanted a house that is really useable, not something fussy.” The dining space flows into the great room on one side and into the kitchen on the other. From the main floor, it’s just a short stroll down a rather flat lot to SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM
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RIGHT. From the dining room, visitors can admire the stone stacked fireplace that ascends to a vaulted, barrel ceiling. BELOW. A spiral staircase leads to The Belvedere, an octagonal sitting room that features sweeping lake views.
access the long natural beach and extensive dock. Unlike many lake houses, this one has no lower level. Guest suites are upstairs with easy access to the “Belvedere” octagonal relaxing salon. The Strup home boasts a number of creative treasures. A hand-painted watercolor map of the lake with the family’s favorite places identified adorns the great room. “Our house, our favorite ski cove (actually Becky’s Creek), our former house, and so on,” Linda said pointing to each. The master suite has a patio with a panoramic view. In the powder room, there is a sink atop a wine barrel as its cabinet; a wine room is hidden behind the fireplace, but ingeniously given away by a unique wine glass chandelier. “Wine is definitely the theme here, influenced by my cousin, who owns a vineyard in Sonoma County,” 32 September/October 2016 | SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKER
Tom said. The Strup kitchen is any cook’s dream with an island big enough to let several cooks work in harmony. “I love to cook,” Linda said. There are two sinks, two dishwashers and a lakefacing breakfast bar made of reclaimed stagecoach flooring from Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke. Tom, who retired two years ago after working 41 years at Ferguson Enterprises, mentioned his company’s items in the home. “All the lighting, cabinets, appliances and plumbing.” Linda, who calls herself a “professional volunteer,” has worked in marketing, event planning, grant writing and grant funding for nonprofits. “I know how hard it is for nonprofits to raise money,” Linda said. “We have enjoyed going on the Charity Home Tour for over 20 years, and now that our house is part of it — it’s our turn to give back.”
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Contentment Island home was featured on the tour in 2012. When the charities are selected, Peggy pairs them with the selected homes. The number of volunteers that are needed is determined by a home’s layout. For example, a home with an open floor plan might not need as many volunteers as one that has separate rooms, Peggy said.
Taking care of the volunteers is paramount to the tour’s success, George added. “If you don’t make it a positive experience, they’re probably not going to be receptive to coming back.”
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Two times a year — once in the spring and again about a month just before the tour — hostess and traffic team members visit the homes, Peggy said. They not only have to figure out the traffic flow for visitors and where to station volunteers, but also must identify a space for volunteers to take breaks. Taking care of the volunteers is paramount to the tour’s success, George added. “If you don’t make it a positive experience, they’re probably not going to be receptive to coming back.” Logistics, including vehicle and boat parking, are worked out during that initial visit, too. Boat traffic, George said, accounts for 10-20 percent of the total traffic on the home tour. “There are three people at least for every dock volunteering,” he added. Other considerations that must be taken into account are adequate parking for volunteers, handicap parking for visitors and the topography
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of the land around the home to ensure the safety of those visiting. “There are a lot of things they’ll look at from a safety perspective,” George said of the homes’ assigned traffic captains. During a second walk-through of the homes, final tweaks are made. “You have to be prepared for anything and everything,” Peggy said. There are five shifts for each home during the tour — two each on Friday and Saturday and one on Sunday. Each charity is responsible for soliciting volunteers to work in the homes during the tour as well as help raise funds, Tuttle said. “They are volunteers as well,” Tuttle said of the charities. “They are supremely dedicated.” To track the 1,400 volunteer shifts that are needed,
an online volunteer management system is used, according to John Layton, who serves as the home tour’s web administrator. Layton became involved with the tour when his home was featured in 2013. “Each home has its own requirements and staffing needs,” Layton said. This year, the home tour implemented a new web-based system called iVolunteer, Layton said. It allows for representatives of the charities to see which volunteer spots are filled and the ones that are still available. “This one is much easier,” he added. “As you make an assignment and put somebody in a slot, it gives their names and a link to their home address and phone number.” The system can also generate email reminders to
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And while Peggy Morrison admitted that it is an enormous amount of work, the fulfillment is seeing the charities reap the rewards of a successful tour during a check presentation event held in November. “Again, you go, ‘this is why you do it,’ ” she said.
send to volunteers to confirm their shifts, Layton added. Tuttle pointed out that the board continually looks for ways to operate more efficiently, whether it’s using technology to manage volunteer shifts or selling online tickets in an effort to reduce the number of printed paper tickets. “We’re a pretty smart, pretty savvy group of folks,” she added. “I’m just as pleased and proud of them as I can be.” And while Peggy Morrison admitted that it is an enormous amount of work, the fulfillment is seeing the charities reap the rewards of a successful tour during a check presentation event held in November. “Again, you go, ‘this is why you do it,’ ” she said. Tuttle applauded the homeowners for their support, too. “We are well aware that we don’t have a tour without our homeowners. Our homeowners are No. 1.”
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Want to help? The Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour is looking for new volunteers to fill various seats on the executive board. Available positions include: • Executive chair • Charity administrator • Fundraising chair • Public relations/marketing chair • Supply chair • Ticket chair “We hope the community will respond and volunteer to work on the SML Charity Home Tour Board,” said Denise Tuttle, who serves as the current executive chair. “We need to make sure that the home tour continues!” The Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour, Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 7-9, will feature eight lakefront homes to benefit eight area charities.
top RIGht. During the home tour, homeowners are invited to talk with visitors about the elements that make their home special. aBoVe. Volunteers take a break in a private area of one of the homes on tour. More than 1,200 volunteers sign up to help during the three-day tour.
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This includes using only fresh ingredients. Produce is grown locally. Seafood is flown in twice a week. Chickens are sourced from a nearby organic farm. “We try to get the best pork that we can get,” Bruno said. “We try to get the best beef that we can get.” He gets whole cuts of meat then grinds them for burgers and meatballs. “Does it take more time? Is it a pain in the butt?” Tiffany asked. Maybe. “But it tastes better.” Every part of the meat is used, including bits and pieces to make stock. Bruno points out that many restaurants do not make their own stock these days. “Why buy the base?” he asked. “To me, that is not what cooking is. If I did that, I would not be able to sleep.” Tiffany added, “There are no shortcuts.” Take, for example, the restaurant’s new pickled French fries, which take five days to make. The potatoes are fermented, double fried and served with a Russian sauce. “They taste just like a Reuben sandwich,” Bruno said, clearly happy with the result. Bruno makes several different types of pasta, including one of organic quinoa dough, in-house each week. He said he is constantly asking himself, “How can we do things a little better?”
Bruno Silva (left, center) came to professional cooking in his late 20s, but food was always a big part of his family growing up in Peru. Dishes from Silva’s kitchen use local ingredients, including produce and meat grown locally. During the summer months, The Landing Restaurant features daily dinner specials.
‘No shortcuts’. This includes using only fresh ingredients. Produce is grown locally. Seafood is flown in twice a week. Chickens are sourced from a nearby organic farm. 44 September/October 2016 | SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKER
FAMILY TIES
Bruno came to professional cooking a bit later in life, attending culinary school in his late 20s. “I always wanted to be a cook, and maybe because of my family,” he said. “I remember going into the kitchen and helping out.” He grew up in Peru, and was one of 10 children in his family. As a nod to Bruno’s homeland, The Landing’s menu includes house-made Peruvian sausage and roasted chicken that is “Peruvian brined and roasted with anticucho, apple Israeli couscous and crispy Brussels sprouts.” Bruno’s love of mixing flavors can be found in most of his dishes such as “The San Francisco” appetizer, made of crab salad with Meyer lemon
Many of the dishes served at The Landing Restaurant have a Peruvian twist.
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CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT. Three years ago, Tiffany and Bruno Silva bought a food truck. Called “Man’s Best Friend on Wheels,” the Gastrotruck can be found at area festivals and local craft breweries. The roasted chicken is cooked in a brine with Peruvian spices and served with Israeli couscous and Brussels spouts. Chef Bruno Silva says he learns something new every day. House-made Peruvian sausage is another dish that can be found on the menu at The Landing.
confit, avocado, smoked egg yolk and Fresno chilies with grilled sourdough. His take on carbonara includes house-made bucatini pasta, bacon, braised pork belly, cracked pepper, Pecorino Romano cheese and a poached egg that diners crack themselves and mix into the dish. During the summer season, the restaurant features a nightly special — Monday is tacos; Tuesday, burgers; Wednesday, steak; and Thursday is fried oysters.
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That The Landing has been around for a dozen years is not by chance. Bruno works six days a week in the summer, 80 to 90 hours each week. Yet, he remains excited about new opportunities. “I get bored,” he said. “Every year there has to be something new.” A few years ago, the couple opened the Gastropub at the restaurant. “We were the first on the lake to do the craft beers,” Bruno said. Three years ago the Silvas bought a food truck, which is used mostly during the off-season and can often be found parked at festivals or local craft breweries. “She (Tiffany) called it my midlife crisis when I got the food truck,” Bruno said. “Most men get a Porsche, I get a food truck.” About a year and a half ago, the Silvas added BTZ Catering, to their list of offerings. The “B” is for Bruno, “T” for Tiffany and “Z” for Zoe, the couple’s 10-year-old daughter. Earlier this year, the catering company provided lunch and dinner for 1,200 VIPs and performers at FloydFest, an annual, five-day
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music and arts festival in Floyd. In addition to all that, Tiffany manages and Bruno supplies food for weddings at Bernard’s Landing. “We will do 26 weddings this year through the end of October,” Bruno added. “We are already halfbooked for 2017, and will be fully booked soon.” The restaurant also offers wine dinners twice a year, in the fall and in the spring, which helps boost business in the off-season. And they offer cooking classes in the winter as well. “Some people like to cook and get involved and some people like to drink wine and watch,” Tiffany said. “It’s almost become a dinner club,” Bruno added. The class schedule will be posted soon on the restaurant’s website, www.thelandingsml.com. The couple is constantly looking at ways to improve and change their restaurant and offerings. They said they are kicking around the idea of hosting family dinners where guests can share food and conversation. “Food brings people together,” Tiffany said. And Bruno said he has a new plan for the GastroTruck. “My goal for the future: to go on tour with a band that I like. Eventually, that will happen.” Despite the long hours, Bruno knows that being a chef is the job he was meant to have. “For me, I love working because I still learn something new every day,” he said. “I am not a chef who sits in the office. That would never make me happy. I am always going to be a cook. I love what I do because I think about food all the time. I don’t think I could do anything else.”
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orting through photographs on her phone, Kathryn Polk’s finger moved at lightning speed until she found the one she wanted. It was a grainy picture of her mother, June Ledingham, holding her as a baby atop a
horse. Well before she could walk, Polk was riding. Before she could write her own name, she was competing in equestrian events. Sitting in the dining room of the brick ranch home near Glade Hill that she shares with her husband, Ricky, a contractor, and their two sons, Andrew, 6, and JohnThomas, 3, Polk recounted those early familial memories. At age 8, Polk’s mother took her on her first hunter pace, a competitive event that is meant to simulate a foxhunt. As her mother passed a group of riders, Polk said she tried to follow, but the riders wouldn’t let her pass.
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“I said, ‘Excuse me, may I please pass?’” Polk recalled. Ahead of her, Polk remembered her mother calling out, “‘If you can’t keep up, then you shouldn’t be riding with me.’” But Polk was not discouraged. Instead, she rose to the challenge and eventually made her way around the riders to catch up to her mother. June Ledingham was born and reared in Ireland and moved to the U.S. when she was 21, Polk said. She still runs the Greenwich, Connecticut farm where Polk grew up.
TOP. The Polk family takes an early morning ride at their farm in Glade Hill. RIGHT. Ricky, Andrew, 6, JohnThomas, 3, and Kathryn Polk with one of the family’s four horses. Kathryn Polk has a lifetime of experience in riding and showing horses.
All of the Ledingham children, more than a dozen of them, were avid riders. “My grandmother … she used to fox hunt; the whole family did,” Polk said. “They all grew up riding. It was such a wonderful experience.” Polk’s uncle, Commandant John Ledingham, rode for 25 years in the Irish Army Equitation School and competed as an Irish team rider in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. He’s also won three world championships, three European championships and 63 Nations Cups for Ireland. Since retiring from competition, he is now an international coach. It’s that family connection to equestrianism that kept Polk showing and competing for many years. “I knew horses would always be a big part of my life,” she recalled. Photographs, articles and ribbons cover a tack SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM
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BELOW LEFT. The family’s property, Field View Farm, is located near Glade Hill and features sweeping views of the Peaks of Otter and the gap of Smith Mountain. Kathryn Polk still gives a few private lessons at the farm. BELOW. Kathryn Polk keeps her ribbons, trophies, photographs and articles in the tack room of their barn.
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room in Polk’s barn with memories of her equestrian days. Pausing before a series of photos, Polk told the story of the day she was riding her horse, The Joker, in a cross-country competition. They came out of the woods to a water complex, and Joker got spooked. “They said Joker flipped over on me. I remember my breath being pushed out of me with such force, and when I opened my eyes I saw his four legs in the air as he was on top of me,” Polk recalled. Neither was seriously injured. Another picture showed an 18-year-old Polk consoling her horse after the spill. “I wasn’t worried about me,” she said. “All I cared about was him being OK as he just laid there.” The two competed for many years, including in four U.S. Pony Club national championships (in 1988 the duo won the preliminary division). They also qualified for the North American Young Riders Championship, which is the only FEI championship held annual in the U.S., Polk said. According to its website, FEI is the “sole controlling authority for all international events in dressage and paraequestrian dressage, jumping, eventing, driving and para-equestrian driving, endurance, vaulting and reining.”
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LEFT. In addition to his construction business, Ricky Polk works on the family farm.The Polks grow their own vegetables as well as raise cattle, hogs, chickens, milking goats and honey bees. RIGHT. Kathryn Polk preps her youngest son, JohnThomas, 3, for a riding lesson.
Of her horse, Polk said, “Professionals told me he could never compete at the levels we did, [but] we proved them all wrong. We had such a close bond; he put his whole heart and soul into every competition we competed at, and never let me down.” After she retired The Joker from competition, Polk switched from eventing to show jumping with Ronan, an Irish sport horse. “We traveled everywhere; we did very, very well,” she said. The stories that Polk tells and the pictures that she shows are as numerous and colorful as the ribbons on the walls in her barn, but what resonated through each of them was Polk’s desire and motivation to show and compete. “I started babysitting when I was 12 so I could save up money for the shows,” she recalled. “I loved it. It was a huge part of my life.”
Family has always been an important component, too. Polk talked fondly of her relationships, including the bond she had with her father, John Maiko, who lived next door to Polk until he passed away earlier this year. “He was one of my biggest fans,” she said. “He traveled everywhere with me to all my events and shows, and was my biggest supporter. My mom came to as many as she could but with the farm in Connecticut, there were times she couldn’t make all of them.” While Polk, now 36, is retired from competing — she is an AVP/retail relationship manager for American National Bank — she still rides and gives a few private lessons, counting her sons among her students. Like Polk, her oldest son, Andrew, began showing when he was just 2 years old.
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SHORELINES | FIT & HEALTHY Kathryn Polk and her son, Andrew, 6, ride around the family farm. Now 36 and retired from competing, Polk still gives private lessons and counts her sons among her students. Like his mother, Andrew has been showing horses since he was 2.
Although Ricky used to ride as well, Polk said her husband stays busy with his construction business and working the family’s farm. “He does everything but ride,” she said. “His dream was always to have a country life and the farm.” The family grows their own vegetables and raises cattle, hogs, chickens, milking goats and honey bees. “It’s like Old MacDonald’s farm,” Polk said, with a laugh. “We really do try to live off the land as much as possible.” As the family horses, Little Dutch Boy, Munsey and Lulu, quietly grazed in a pasture next to their home and adjacent riding ring, Polk pointed out the sweeping vistas, including Peaks of Otter and Smith Mountain gap that can be seen from the family’s front yard. The view, she said, reminds her of Ireland, where she often traveled each summer to visit with family. Now, living in Franklin County with her own family, Polk said she wouldn’t have it any other way. “The Lord has greatly blessed us, and we are truly thankful.”
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Soft woods such as pine need even longer, as much as a year and a half, to get them seasoned appropriately thanks to the sap they have inside. A target moisture level is about 20 percent, Shelburne said. A good seasoned piece of wood burns hot, constant and steady in a fireplace. “If you cut your wood, split your wood, stack your wood and cover your wood for anywhere between eight and 12 months, there wouldn’t be these buildups of creosote,” he said. Shelburne also said it’s important to let a fire burn out on its own — doing something such as pouring a glass of water on a blaze can cool it down too quickly and send heat shooting through the flue, potentially damaging the terracotta tile inside. Exhaust can then find its way into any cracks in the tile and fail to vent properly. “The job of that flue tile is to exhaust whatever vapors are burning — be it wood, be it oil, be it gas — safely out of the house,” Shelburne said. “And if
the tiles are cracked, they can’t do that effectively.” A standard annual cleaning typically runs $180 to $200, and should be carried out by someone affiliated with the National Fire Protection Association, which certifies chimney sweeps. Any home with a chimney, even ones that don’t burn wood, should be inspected annually. Shelburne said that a few times a year he encounters a home with a gas or oil furnace or a gas water heater that has a dead animal or other blockage in the exhaust, causing carbon monoxide to become trapped in the house. “This is why you’re feeling bad, this is the headaches, the stomach aches, the body aches,” he said of those cases. Shelburne admits that his craft, despite dating back centuries, is one that few people take part in anymore. But he sees immense value to what he brings to the livelihoods of those who use chimneys. He said: “A couple of hundred dollars today can save you a couple of thousand dollars tomorrow.” SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM
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here’s an intense power struggle going on at the lake with the two parties jockeying for position and territory. The turf in question is across from Smith Mountain Dam on Rock Island. The ospreys came first, arriving about eight or nine years ago to build their stick nest at the apex of a tall pine tree. Several years later, the great blue herons came and established their rookery. When the herons aren’t fishing, caring for their young in nests at the opposite end of the small island or stretching their wings to glide over the lake, they devote their time to harassing the ospreys. This epic struggle is the source of endless fascination for Tim and Judy Stauffer, who have the perfect view of the island from their Mountain View Shores home in Huddleston. Equipped with a telescope and binoculars, the couple gets an intimate view of the island’s goings-on. “When the herons first came to the island about three years ago, there was one nest, and we thought, ‘How nice,’” Judy said. “The next year there were three or four nests. This year we counted 10. The herons hover near the osprey nest, daring them to do something about this invasion.” In the spring, double-crested cormorants also populate the island. For them, it’s a rest stop along their migration route from their winter coastal abodes in the Gulf states to their northern summer homes. They stop to fish for a few weeks, Judy said, take their rest high in the trees and then move on. By mid-summer, there is no evidence the cormorants were ever there. Judy pointed out that the double crests they are named for are only apparent when the birds are breeding from March to May. Tim grew up surrounded by family members who were passionate about birds. His father and brother were instrumental in the founding the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in eastern Pennsylvania, the world’s oldest wildlife sanctuary exclusively committed to the protection and observation of birds of prey. SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM
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a shoal marker at the entrance to Craddock Creek. Tim and Judy said they were the only nesting osprey couple on the lake. Shearer Rumsey, who was an interpreter at Smith Mountain Lake State Park from 1999 to 2005, remembers that the nest would be torn down every year until enough people protested, and it was decided to leave the nest undisturbed. By 2001, the naturalists at the state park wanted to attract more ospreys to the lake. Rumsey enlisted Judy’s help to chair the project, a logical choice because Judy was an active member of Friends of the SML State Park and a knowledgeable bird enthusiast. Judy and the Friends of SML State Park studied the state’s rules and regulations regarding establishing
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osprey arrival and departure According to Judy Stauffer, ospreys first arrived on Rock Island in 2007 or 2008. Since 2011, she has kept notes on her observations of the birds’ comings and goings. These dates are a helpful guide to check out bird activity next year, and perhaps see the remarkable sky-diving behavior as well as their nestbuilding and/or repairing and other activities.
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an osprey platform (once a nest is built, it cannot be removed without special permission from the Department of Inland Game and Fisheries), and worked with Appalachian Power and Virginia Society of Ornithology to raise funds. The nesting platform was erected over the water at the end of the park’s Discovery Center point in 2003. It is equipped with a live camera that is streamed onto a screen in the Discovery and Visitor centers. Rumsey said that there is a new osprey nest at Hales Ford Bridge in Bedford County that was built on a power line pole. The osprey population at the lake is growing. Ospreys will return to the nests they used the previous year, and it is believed, mate for life, according to the National Park Service website. Newly mature birds often build their nests near to where they were fledged, leading to osprey colonies. Nests are a bulky mass of sticks lined with bark, sod, grasses twine, netting, paper cups and other items. The male forages for building material, sometimes breaking off dead twigs as he flies past, and presents it to the female for placement, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website. Each year ospreys add to the structure, and after generations of adding on, the website said osprey nests can grow to be as large as 10 to 13 feet deep and 3 to 6 feet wide. Ospreys begin arriving at the lake in early to midMarch, Judy said. Typically the males arrive first
ABOVE. The heron population on Rock Island is growing exponentially. OPPOSITE PAGE TOP. Great blue herons have several nests on Rock Island. OPPOSITE PAGE LEFT. With camera in hand, Ashton Erler explores the perimeter of Rock Island. OPPOSITE PAGE RIGHT. Tim and Judy Stauffer of Mountain View Shores have been keeping track of the ospreys. The Stauffers use a telescope and binoculars to watch Rock Island.
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Ospreys will be migrating south this month and won’t return until next March. The Stauffers said they saw ospreys in Florida one winter and wondered if they might be the Smith Mountain Lake birds. They learned that Floridian ospreys that stay year-round are extremely territorial and won’t allow any northern migrating osprey to stop in “their” tropical state, Judy said. Consequently, birds with summer residences in the northern states must fly all the way to South America. Young ospreys typically separate from their parents permanently, leaving for the journey south after the adults leave. Judy said they end their migration in South America, where they will remain for a year and half to mature (they still don’t have their full plumage). The birds hatched this year won’t come back to the lake until March 2018. As the Rock Island turf war is likely to continue, Shearer Rumsey said it’s important to follow the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s recommendation to stay at least 200 meters away from the birds’ nesting sites. “Rock Island is a special site that deserves to be protected from intrusion by campers as well as boaters and kayakers who land on the island to explore,” Rumsey said.
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and engage in what is called sky-dancing. In an aerial display, the bird flies up sharply with rapidly beating wings, carrying a fish or nesting material, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website said. At the apex of his flight about 600 feet above the nest site, he hovers with his tail fanned and his talons hanging down. He then plunges down, swoops up and ascends again, repeating the ascent and dive several times. Once the female arrives, the male’s dance performance abates. Scientists believe the ritual is carried out to establish territory and advertise for a mate. After a period of courtship, female ospreys begin to lay their brownish-mottled colored eggs in late April. (Noted ornithologist Arthur Cleveland Bent called osprey eggs “the handsomest of all the hawks’ eggs” due to their color variations.) Incubation lasts around five or six weeks, the average being 37 days, the website said. By the time the babies are seven or eight weeks old, they will take their first flight. Two weeks after that, the young will start to follow the male on hunting trips, and by the time they’ve been flying for a month or two, Judy said they will begin to fish on their own.
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HOME TOUR
SPOTS The Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour is one of southwest Virginia’s most anticipated events, which gives visitors a glimpse inside eight distinctive homes while enjoying the lake’s beautiful surroundings.
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2016 HOMES 1 JARAMILLO 214 Park Shore Circle, Moneta
2 BOYER 1114 Shady Point Road, Huddleston
3 STRUP 145 Atlantic Avenue, Moneta
4 COCRANE 951 Parkway Avenue, Moneta
5 WISNIESKI 101 Spinnaker Sail Court, Moneta
6 THOMAS 629 Island Pointe Drive, Moneta
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about new home products and services. From the water, the homes are easily identifiable by orange dock flags, and there is plenty of free parking available for motorists. Orange and black marker signs mark each turn along the roads, but it’s also helpful to use a lake map and have a GPS device handy. When heading out by water, boaters should make proper preparations, including ensuring there’s enough fuel for the trip, carrying a charged cellphone and providing everyone on board with a properly fitting life jacket that should be worn or on deck, readily accessible. It’s also important that boaters keep an eye on the weather. The tour is held over three days, rain or shine. Tickets are good for one visit per home.
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DIRECTIONS - BY LAND Tour directions begin at Bridgewater Plaza located on Virginia 122 (Booker T. Washington Highway) just south of Hales Ford Bridge, but other starting points may be used, and the homes can be visited in any order. Traffic directors will be at each home to help; notify them if any passengers need assistance (homes are not wheelchair accessible). Orange and black marker signs will be placed at all turns, but signs sometimes disappear and these directions take precedence. A lake map and GPS can be helpful.
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Boyer Home
214 Park Shore Circle, Moneta
Drive northeast (toward Hales Ford Bridge) on Virginia 122 (Moneta Road) 2.5 miles and turn right onto Hendricks Store Road. Drive 3.9 miles to Virginia 608 (White House Road) and turn right. Drive 2.3 miles to Airport Road and turn right. Drive 2.1 miles and turn left onto Park Shore Circle into the Park Shores neighborhood. Drive 0.2 mile to the home on the left.
1114 Shady Point Road, Huddleston
Continue west on Park Shore Circle 0.1 mile. Turn right onto Airport Road. Drive 2.3 miles to White House Road and turn right. Drive 0.2 mile and turn right onto SML Parkway. Drive 0.1 mile and turn left onto Tolers Ferry Road. Drive 2.6 miles and turn right onto Patmos Church Road. Drive 1.3 miles and turn right onto Shady Point Road. The home is 0.1 mile on the left and has a long driveway.
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Thomas Home
101 Spinnaker Sail Court, Moneta
Drive west on Parkway Avenue 0.9 mile. Turn right onto Winding Waters Drive. Drive 0.4 mile and turn left onto Saunders Farm Road. Drive 0.3 mile and turn left onto Bluewater Drive. Follow Bluewater Drive 1.1 miles and turn left onto Scruggs Road. Follow Scruggs Road 1.9 miles and turn right onto Island Pointe Lane (Waverly entrance). Drive 0.2 mile and turn left on Waverly Lane. Drive 0.4 mile to Spinnaker Sail Court on left. Drive 0.1 mile to the home on the left.
629 Island Pointe Lane, Moneta
Leaving Spinnaker Sail Court, turn right onto Waverly Lane. Drive 0.6 mile and turn left onto Island Pointe Lane. Drive 0.4 mile to the home on the left.
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Return to Patmos Church Road. Drive 1.3 miles and turn left onto Tolers Ferry Road. Drive 2.6 miles and turn right onto SML Parkway. Drive 0.2 mile and turn left onto White House Road. Drive 5.8 miles and turn left onto Virginia 122 (Moneta Road) Drive 5.8 miles and turn left onto Scruggs Road. Drive 4.7 miles and turn left onto Bluewater Drive. Drive 1.1 miles and turn right onto Saunders Farm Road. Drive 0.3 mile and turn right onto Winding Waters Drive. Drive 0.4 mile to Parkway Avenue and turn left. Drive 0.4 mile and turn right onto Vermont Avenue. Drive 0.2 mile to Atlantic Avenue and turn right. The home is 0.1 mile in the cul-de-sac.
Return to Atlantic Avenue. Drive 0.1 mile to Vermont Avenue and turn left. Drive 0.2 mile and turn right onto Parkway Avenue. The home is 0.4 mile on left.
145 Atlantic Avenue, Moneta
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Drive north on Island Pointe Lane 0.6 mile. Turn right onto Scruggs Road. Drive 0.8 mile and turn left onto Compass Cove Drive. Proceed 0.1 mile and turn left onto Compass Cove Circle. Drive 0.4 mile and turn right onto Navigation Point. The home is in the cul-de-sac.
Return to Compass Cove Circle and turn left. Drive 0.4 mile to Compass Cove Drive and turn right. Drive 0.1 mile to Scruggs Road and turn right. Follow Scruggs Road 4.4 miles and turn left onto Lovely Valley Road. Follow Lovely Valley Road 2.4 miles to the four-way intersection with Burnt Chimney Road. Cross Burnt Chimney Road and continue on Lovely Valley Road an additional 0.7 mile to Crafts Ford Road. Turn right onto Crafts Ford Road. Drive 0.5 mile and turn left onto Three Quarter Point Road. Drive 0.9 mile to the home in the cul-de-sac.
19 Navigation Point, Moneta
990 Three Quarter Point Road, Wirtz
To return to starting point: Return via Three Quarter Point Road, driving 0.9 mile to Crafts Ford Road. Turn right. Proceed 0.5 mile to Lovely Valley Road and turn left. Follow 0.7 mile to Burnt Chimney Road and turn left. Drive 2.8 miles to Brooks Mill Road (four-way intersection) and turn right. Drive 2.8 miles to Scruggs Road and turn left. Drive 0.7 mile to Virginia 122 (Booker T. Washington Highway) and turn right. Drive 6.7 miles to Bridgewater Plaza on right. 74 September • October 2016 | SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKER
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DIRECTIONS - BY WATER The Smith Mountain Lake Water Safety Council recommends that everyone aboard your vessel wear life jackets. At the very least, a properly sized life jacket for each occupant should be on deck (rather than stowed away in a compartment) for easy access. Dock only at docks marked with a tall orange banner and attended by Home Tour volunteers. Homes are listed in a logical by-water sequence, but retain their by-land numbers from the official guide. GPS readings are approximate. Time estimates for each segment reflect smooth water and minimal traffic. Allow extra time to wait for docking space, especially on Saturday. Beginning at Hales Ford Bridge near the entrance to Bridgewater Marina:
4 Cocrane Home
951 Parkway Avenue, Moneta
Travel downstream (toward Smith Mountain Dam). House will be on your right just beyond channel marker R-21A. Time depends on where you start, but allow 15-20 minutes from Hales Ford Bridge. (GPS 37:05’28.16N; 79:37.25.90W)
1 Jaramillo Home
214 Park Shore Circle, Moneta
Head northeast across the Roanoke River channel toward Virginia Dare Marina (and a blue dock house). Watch for channel traffic. Pass channel marker WC-1 on the left, then the marina’s no-wake buoys. The Jaramillo home — tan with large windows overlooking the water — is the fourth dock on the left after the marina and just before a blue house. (5-7 minutes, GPS 37:06’81.62N; 79:36’27.21W)
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Wisnieski Home
1114 Shady Point Road, Huddleston
Exit Compass Cove and angle right, heading downstream and leaving Rabbit Island/R-11 on the right. Steer toward Vista Pointe, then angle left toward the “V” of Smith Mountain. Pass Parkway Marina on left and continue toward the “V.” When the lake is near full pond, you can safely pass through a pair of shoal markers between Beach and Middle islands as you steer toward the cell tower on left side of the “V.” When the lake is lower, it’s safer to continue around Middle Island. Head toward a striped lighthouse in Craddock Creek, passing C-2A, and continue toward Mariner’s Landing condos. Pass channel markers H-1 (Hatcher Creek) and C-4 on right and continue to a white fence. (15-20 minutes, GPS 37:04’41.65N; 79:33’50.21W)
101 Spinnaker Sail Court, Moneta
Backtrack out of Craddock Creek and cross the large bay on a western heading toward Vista Pointe. Pass B-1 into the Blackwater River and angle across the channel to round channel markers B-2, 4, 6 and 8 as you head upstream. You’ll pass the house featured in the movie “What About Bob?” and a small island. Angle into the cove beyond the island, just before channel marker B-10. The dock is seventh on the left. (25-35 minutes, GPS 37:03.18.89N; 79:37’58.04W)
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Schoenberg Home
Head southwest toward the Park Place water tower, entering the “S-curve” below R-21. Exit “S-curve” at R-17 and continue straight toward two islands off to the right. Stay outside those islands, rounding marker R-15 into the cove beyond. The house will be ahead — gray with lighthouse-style turret. (10-12 minutes, GPS 37:04.51.75N; 79:37’36.24W)
Continue down right side of the Roanoke River channel, past The Boardwalk, Windmere and an undeveloped point. Round channel marker R-11A and turn right into Compass Cove. Enter the nowake area and look for a beige home on the right with a flagpole. (5-7 minutes, GPS 37:03.43.55N; 79:36’50.60W)
145 Atlantic Avenue, Moneta
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Thomas Home
Dewar Home
Exit the cove by rounding B-10 on your right and continue past the cathedral home and around the large Cape Cod home on the next Waverly point. The Thomas home is the sixth dock on the far shore of that cove — the address is posted on dock house. (5 minutes, GPS 37:02.674N; 79:38.924W)
Return to the Blackwater River channel and continue upstream, passing the entrance to Gills Creek on the right at B-12 and through the Blackwater River’s mini-S-curve at channel markers B-19 through B-22. Pass B-28A and the adjacent Three Quarter Point cove. The dock is just beyond facing the Blackwater channel. (15-18 minutes, GPS 37:02’24.68N; 79:41’38.56W)
629 Island Pointe Lane, Moneta
990 Three Quarter Point Road, Wirtz
Return to your starting point as appropriate, keeping to the right of the channels as practical. A direct run back to Hales Ford Bridge will take about 55-60 minutes.
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1. Jaramillo Home 214 Park Shore CirCle, Moneta Located in Park Shores, the Jaramillo home is a recently-built contemporary with floor-to-ceiling windows that frame beautiful mountain and lake views. Interesting artwork abounds here, including an entryway piece of wood and metal made by a family relative. Elsewhere, the home is decorated with unique art from the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Colombia. The main floor features open concept living, dining and kitchen areas, and the master suite is also located on this level. The living room has remote-controlled disappearing blinds. The lake level has a family room and two guest bedrooms each with a bath, one of which opens to the outside. SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM
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2. Boyer Home 1114 Shady Point Road, huddleSton The 9,200-square-foot home features large windows with a wide water view over the 350 feet of Craddock Creek shoreline. Located on five acres, this traditional home with four fireplaces has 10-foot to 14-foot ceilings, a great room that soars to 30 feet and oak woodwork throughout. The kitchen has two islands, leather-textured granite counter tops, floor-to-ceiling cabinets and a double-sided fireplace. The “man nest” over the garage has beautiful lake views and a full bath. The home has an elevator and a circular staircase. There are unique bronze dog statues and huge Remington bronze sculptures. The lot is fairly flat, but there is a lot of lawn between house and dock.
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3. Strup Home 145 AtlAntic Avenue, MonetA The Strup home in Park Place overlooks two small islands and 800 feet of shoreline to park and mountain views. The living room, with coffered ceiling, opens to a high, barrel-vaulted dining area that flows into the spacious kitchen. Nearby is an octagonal screened porch with a stone fireplace. The coastal casual style features light wall colors and a breezy ambiance. In the home’s five bedrooms, all beds face the lake. There is even an octagonal upper room with sofas, TV and panoramic views. Look for painted furniture, an SML watercolor map with special places denoted and wine-themed decor.
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4. Cocrane Home 951 Parkway avenue, Moneta Located in Park Place just above the “S-curve,” the Cocrane home looks out on the Roanoke River’s main channel. The design and layout culminate 15 years of the couple’s favorite Charity Home Tour features. This two-plus level home affords one-floor living, a big water view, loft and a bonus room over the garage. The home is decorated with family heirlooms and furniture collected from Navy assignments in Europe and Asia. The lower level features a kitchen, guest suite, exercise room and Rick Cocrane’s office with Norwegian trolls. Don’t miss their granddaughter’s hidden playroom! The dock house has a unique window pulley system.
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5. Wisnieski Home 101 Spinnaker Sail Court, Moneta Although Jeff Tester built this Waverly home, it was finished almost entirely by the homeowners. They did the stone work on the two fireplaces, installed all the wood flooring, the tile work in the bathrooms and kitchen, made built-ins, and after watching the kitchen installers, created the lower level bar with cabinetry. The man cave here is a huge workshop — don’t miss it. It’s downstairs near the equally enviable feminine craft room. A funky office room near the entry features a collection of matchbooks on the wall. Outside a large patio and fire pit were built by the homeowners.
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6. Thomas Home 629 Island PoInte drIve, Moneta In Waverly, the Thomas home shows what creativity and vision can achieve with an outdated home. The couple transformed it to ultra-modern with sleek lines in kitchen cabinets from Spain, new stylish ash flooring and opened spaces that were created by removing walls in the redesign process. The sunken living room with fireplace now has taller doors to a covered porch with vaulted ceilings. Sunrise and sunset views were the selling point three years ago when they bought the house. Master bedroom and bath were completely reconfigured with a walk-in shower and custom cabinetry throughout. There’s also a must-see antique clock collection on the lake level.
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7. Schoenberg Home 19 NavigatioN PoiNt, MoNeta Situated in Compass Cove, the Schoenberg home is just two years old and has lovely, wide water views toward the mountain. The home has 10-foot ceilings, and beautiful crown moldings add architectural interest. The living room is open to the dining room and adjacent porch. Master bedroom and two guest rooms are on the main level for easy, one-floor living. The lake level has two guest bedrooms and a family room with game table and an antique family heirloom shuffleboard game. A winding stone walkway leads to the dock on this fairly flat lot.
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8. Dewar Home 990 Three QuarTer PoinT road, WirTz The Dewar home home is quite unique! Its earthy mauve and green exterior blends into the environment, making it look as if it had been sitting on Three Quarter Point for 40 years, instead of 15. The living room has a wooden barrel ceiling and a stacked stone fireplace that rises up two levels. The Dewars purchased the home two years ago, but it comes with a pedigree. It was designed by former lake artist Barbara Burlingame, with husband Steve serving as the general contractor. There’s a covered screened porch with a fireplace off the kitchen. A lower level bedroom has a Nancy Drew collection. There are five swings placed around the property. It’s an easy walk from the dock to the house.
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Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival After eight years of being held in a land-locked location, the SML Wine Festival is returning to the waterfront. This year’s festival will be held at the former Crazy Horse Campground at Crazy Horse Marina in Scruggs. Now in its 28th year, the event will feature 29 Virginia wineries, 85 artisan, craft and food vendors, as well as live music by Dragonfly and Fuzzy Logic on Saturday and The Embers with Craig Woolard on Sunday. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket (umbrellas are also welcome) and to carpool. To rent a chalet to host a private party or corporate gathering, contact the SML Regional Chamber of Commerce, the festival’s organizer. Go to visitsmithmountainlake.com to buy advance tickets or to find a list of ticket outlets around the region.
When: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 24; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 25 Location: Crazy Horse Campground on Smith Mountain Lake, Scruggs Road (Virginia 616) Cost: $15 to $25 for advance tickets; $25 to $35 at the gate; $125 for VIP tickets LAUrA gArCIA
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SML Antique & Classic Boat Show and Festival When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 10 Location: Mariners Landing Resort, 1217 Graves Harbor Trail, Huddleston Cost: Free More information: www.woodenboats. net; 488-2536
In case you missed its visit to the lake in 2011, Miss America IX will be making an appearance at this year’s Smith Mountain Lake Antique and Classic Boat Show. This historic vessel, owned by Charles and Diane Mistele of Bluffton, South Carolina since 1970, has quite the pedigree. In 1930, renowned speedboat racer Gar Wood claimed the Harmsworth Trophy, the sport’s top prize, with Miss America IX. The following year — once again with Wood driving — Miss America IX made history as the first boat to reach 100 mph, topping out at 102.256 mph. When Mistele first spotted it in 1968, the 30-foot vessel was in disrepair. “It was not in good shape,” Mistele said in an interview with Smith Mountain Laker magazine in 2011. “It had not been in the water since 1932. There were no engines. It was basically a bare boat with no utility value, just historic value.” Mistele gave his card to the owner with a note to contact him if he ever planned to sell the boat. Two years later, he got the call. After a “spirited discussion” with Diane, Mistele bought the boat. While he got the boat back in the water, it wasn’t
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until about 10 years ago that Bill Morgan, Mistele’s friend and owner of Hacker Boat Company, one of the oldest builders of wooden motorboats, took on Miss America IX as a preservation project. “There’s a difference in preserved and restored,” Mistele said. “If a boat has 60 percent of its original wood, it’s preserved. All the mahogany that you see on it is original with exceptions.” Since that time, the Misteles committed to traveling with Miss America IX to shows. In 2014, Mistele was inducted into the Hagerty Marine Hall of Fame for his contributions to the antique and classic boat movement. “From the moment that Mistele purchased Miss America IX, he knew the boat belonged in the water, not a museum,” according to his biography on the Hagerty Marine Hall of Fame website. “In fact, of the five Harmsworth Trophy boats that still exist, only Miss America IX still gets wet, often in the name of educating young people.” Now in its 26th year, the Smith Mountain Lake Antique and Classic Boat Show is free and open to the public. In addition to the display of antique and classic boats, there will be boat rides, craft and food vendors and activities for children.
Bedford County Fair The annual fair, which returned in 2015 after a nearly 45-year hiatus, highlights the area’s agriculture, industry and community. Scheduled events will include equine demonstrations,
a youth livestock show, antique car show and unique animal display. There also will be a series of educational demonstrations, live music and midway rides. ryAN TIppS
When: Sept. 1 to 4 Location: Glenwood Center, 2074 Smith Mountain Lake Parkway, Huddleston Cost: Free (fee for rides) More information: bedfordcofair.com
Harvest Time Experience what life was like on a mid-19th century tobacco plantation during Booker T. Washington’s early years as a slave. Demonstrations will focus on the 1850s and 1860s and include blacksmithing, butter churning, tobacco twisting, wood working, knitting and spinning. There will also be children’s activities, wagon rides and costumed interpreters. The event offers an opportunity for Booker T. Washington National Monument to expand its daily educational programming and general tours.
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 Location: Booker T. Washington National Monument, 12130 Booker T. Washington Highway, Hardy
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Oktoberfest and 5K Trail Race/Walk This event includes a 5K run/walk that starts at Westlake Towne Center, winds through trails at Booker T. Washington National Monument and finishes at Sunken City Brewery for an afternoon Oktoberfest. Live music will be provided by The Mountain Top Polka Band, which performs authentic German-style
music. The event also will feature a children’s play area, food and drink vendors, as well as Sunken City beer, including a special Oktoberfest brew. Festivalgoers are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs. All event proceeds benefit the Smith Mountain Lake YMCA.
When: 10:30 a.m. (race begins), noon to 5 p.m. (festival) Oct. 1 Location: Westlake Towne Center, 84 Westlake Road, Hardy Cost: $5; kids 13 and younger admitted free (race: $25 and $15) More information: For festival, 721-5288; for race, 721-9622; www.smloktoberfest.com ANDIE GIBSON
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Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour Eight waterfront homes will be open for tours to the general public, with each location accessible by water and by road. The tour is celebrating its 26th year and has raised nearly $4 million for local charities in that span. More than 1,000 volunteers assist with the planning, administration and hosting of the Charity Home Tour each year. For additional coverage, turn to page 70 or pick up a copy of the Sept. 21 issue of Laker Weekly, which will include the official SML Charity Home Tour Guide.
When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7 and 8; 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 9 Location: Various around the lake
Cost: $22 online through Sept. 23, $27 online afterward; $27 at outlets through Sept. 23, $32 at those outlets afterward More information: www. smlcharityhometour.com
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SML Fall Chili and Craft Festival Sponsored by the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, this festival at Bridgewater Plaza features a competitive chili cook-off with awards presented in the categories of best chili, people’s
choice and showmanship. The family-friendly event, now in its 14th year, includes chili tasting, craft vendors, live music and other Bridgewater Plaza attractions.
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 5 Location: Bridgewater Plaza, lower level, 16430 Booker T. Washington Highway, Moneta Cost: $5; kids younger than 6 admitted free ANDIE GIBOSN
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THE LIST GOES ON! LABOR DAY FUN FEST An evening for all ages featuring music by The Worx, games, vendors and more, sponsored by Moneta Fire Department. When: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 3
BRIDGEWATER PLAZA FALL FESTIVAL Hundreds of people are expected to attend this festival, which features retail sales, craft vendors and activities for kids.
Location: Downtown Moneta, Virginia 122 and 608
When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 15
Cost: $10 admission (ages 10 and younger admitted free)
Location: 16430 Booker T. Washington Highway, Moneta
More information: www.facebook.com/monetafire
More information: 721-1596, www.bridgewaterplaza.com
FRANKLIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR Midway rides, a livestock show, student agricultural exhibits, live entertainment and food are all part of the festivities.
SML ROTARY CLUB’S A NIGHT AT THE RACES Come for an evening of video horse racing, dinner, refreshments, 50/50 raffle, door prizes, race card winner prizes and a ladies’ hat parade and contest.
When: 5 to 10 p.m. Sept. 14 and 15; 4 to 11 p.m. Sept. 16; and noon to 11 p.m. Sept. 17
When: 5:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 15
Location: Franklin County Recreation Park, 2150 Sontag Road, Rocky Mount
Location: W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center, 775 Hermitage Road, Wirtz
Cost: Adults and kids 12 and older are $5; kids 5 to 11 are $2; ages 4 and younger are admitted free. Ride wristbands are $10
Cost: $35, tickets at SML Regional Chamber of Commerce, Phil Hager Insurance, Hot Shots and Southern Roots
More information: http://fcagfair.com; 483-3030 HOMESTEAD CREAMERY’S FARM DAY The event features a trackless train ride, T-shirt painting, horse and buggy rides, hay rides and more.
More information: 721-7838 DOWNTOWN MONETA TRICK-OR-TREAT FESTIVAL This annual event will have face painting, pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating and more. When: Oct. 31
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1
Location: Downtown Moneta, Virginia 122 and 608
Location: Golden View Dairy, 529 Redwood Road, Glade Hill
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Cost: Free admission (small fee for T-shirt painting)
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Timing is everything. Making award-winning wine takes time. Roger Furrow, owner of Hickory Hill Vineyards in Moneta, is grateful for the gift of time. Five years ago, Roger went into cardiac arrest after a routine stress test at Centra Medical Group Stroobants Cardiovascular Center in Moneta. Chad Hoyt, MD, and Laura Bollard, RN, sprang into action, performing CPR to save his life. Within minutes, Centra ONE landed and they were flown to Centra Lynchburg General Hospital where cardiologists discovered three blockages and Roger underwent a triple bypass heart surgery. The winemaker treasures every day on the family vineyard. Each grape harvested builds upon a craft requiring patience and time. Roger credits his cardiologist, surgeon and nurses for Roger Furrow Owner, Hickory Hill Vineyards
giving him more of the latter.
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2 FUZZY LOGIC | live music at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30 p.m.
3 LABOR DAY FUN FEST | Music by The Worx, vendors, food, games. downtown Moneta. 5:30 p.m. www.facebook.com/ monetafire COUNTRY FAIR & GATHERING | at Sedalia Center, Big Island. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 434-299-5080, sedaliacenter.org SUNSET SATURDAY | live music and wine by the glass or bottle at Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery, Moneta. 7-10 p.m. $10 per person, children and designated drivers are free. 540-2961393, smlwine.com LEGACY MOTOWN REVIEW | live music at Harvester Performance Center 7 p.m. $22 harvester-music.com FUZZY LOGIC | live music at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30 p.m.
BRANDON LOVING | live music at Wallers. 2-6 p.m.
4 SHAME FOR SYDNEY | live music at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30 p.m. CASEY WOOD | live music at Wallers. 2-6 p.m.
5 STEVE & ROBIN | live music at Wallers. 2-6 p.m.
10 40TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY CENTRA VILLAGE FAMILY PRACTICE | Free food, prizes and fun. 2-4 p.m. Centra Village Family Practice, Moneta 26TH ANNUAL SML ANTIQUE & CLASSIC BOAT FESTIVAL AND SHOW | In and out of water antique and classic boats, antique car display, craft vendors. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mariners landing resort Community and Conference Center, Huddleston. woodenboats.net THE HONEYCUTTERS | live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $27. harvester-music.com UPTOWN | live music at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30 p.m. COMEDIAN PHIL HOGAN | Heath’s Waterfront Grill. 7:30 p.m. $10. 540-540632-0163
11 SEAN BERA | live music at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30 p.m.
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13 WINE DINNER | Five-course dinner accompanied by complimentary wines at the Blackwater Cafe, Moneta. Reservations required. 540-721-4333, blackwatercafe.com
14 FRANKLIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR | Through Sept. 17 | Midway rides, livestock show, student agricultural exhibits, live entertainment, food. Franklin County Recreation Park, Rocky Mount. $5 for 12 and older, $2 kids 5-11, 4 and younger admitted free. 540-483-3030, www.fcagfair.com
16 COSMIC CHARLIE – HIGH ENERGY GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $19. harvester-music. com
17 ART SHOW | Through Oct. 16 | Artists Ion and Julia Carchelon at The Little Gallery at Bridgewater Plaza, 540-7211596, thelittlegallerysml.com JIM CAMERON MEMORIAL WALK | Annual walk to support Lake Christian Ministries. Smith Mountain Lake State Park, Huddleston. Check-in at 9:15 a.m. Walk begins at 10 a.m. lakechristianministries.org PADDLE SPORTS POKER RUN | Hosted by Soul Surfer School and Crazy Horse. 9 a.m. crazyhorse-marina. com
HARVEST FESTIVAL | Living history farm demonstrations, food, music, children’s activities, farm animals and wagon rides at Booker T. Washington National Monument. 10 a.m. 540-7212094, nps.gov.bowa POW/MIA AWARENESS CEREMONY | Pay tribute to veterans and military personnel who are prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action (MIA) at the National D-Day Memorial, Bedford. 11 a.m. 540-587-3619, dday.org DARRELL SCOTT W/DENNY ROBEY OPENING | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $32, $44.50, $52, $64.50. harvester-music. com THE DIAMONDBACK BAND | Live music at Mango’s Bar & Grill. 7:30 p.m.
18 AIR FORCE’S BIRTHDAY | All active duty or veteran Air Force members receive free admission. National D-Day Memorial, Bedford. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 540587-3619, dday.org
21 WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY | Enjoy a cruise and lunch aboard the Virginia Dare while a ranger from SML State Park discusses wildlife at the lake. Noon-2 p.m. 540-297-7100, vadarecruises.com
22 AN EVENING WITH BUDDY GUY | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $101.50, $124.50. harvester-music.com
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PAINT NIGHT | With Jane Stogner at The Little Gallery at Bridgewater Plaza, 6-9 p.m. 540-721-1596, thelittlegallerysml.com
23 CHARLIE DANIELS BAND | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $89.50, $112.50. harvester-music. com
24 SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE WINE FESTIVAL | Sept. 24-25 | Crazy Horse Campground. Twenty-nine Virginia wineries, 85 juried craft and food vendors, live music. Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $25 for taster ticket, $20 for non-taster purchased in advance, $30 and $25 at the gate. 540721-1203, visitsmithmountainlake.com LONESOME RIVER BAND | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $22, $42. harvester-music.com PAINTING DEMO | With Robert Shepperd at The Little Gallery at Bridgewater Plaza, 1-3 p.m. 540-7211596, thelittlegallerysml.com THE BEST OF SML IDOL | Former winners perform. Heath’s Waterfront Grill, Huddleston. 7:30 p.m. $10. 540632-0163
25 GOLD STAR MOTHERS APPRECIATION DAY | Wreath-laying at the Gold Star Veterans garden in remembrance of those mothers who have lost a son or daughter in service to their country. National D-Day Memorial, Bedford. 10 a.m. 540-5873619, dday.org
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26 NATIONAL ALPACA FARM DAYS OPEN HOUSE | Sept. 26-27 | Hands-on, interactive tours at Smith Mountain Lake Farm Alpacas, Hardy. $5 per person, children under 3 admitted free. Reserved and open house tours noon-5 p.m. 540719-0281, smithmountainlakefarm.com
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2 AN EVENING WITH GOV’T MULE | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $77, $92. harvester-music.com
7 SML CHARITY HOME TOUR | Oct. 7-9 | Visitors can tour eight lakeside residences by land or boat. Proceeds benefit eight selected charities. smlcharityhometour.com
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CENTERFEST | Oct. 7-8 | Family festival in downtown Bedford. More than 100 vendors spanning four blocks. centertownbedford.com THE BLACK LILLIES W/SCOTT MILLER | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $24.50, $44.50. harvestermusic.com
8 SAMMY KERSHAW (ACOUSTIC SHOW) | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $37, $52, $57, $72. harvester-music.com
11 WINE DINNER | Five-course dinner accompanied by complimentary wines at the Blackwater Cafe, Moneta. Reservations required. 540-721-4333, blackwatercafe.com
DELBERT MCCLINTON W/HOPPIE VAUGHAN & THE MINISTERS OF SOUL | Live music at Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $44.50, $64.50. harvestermusic.com FALL FESTIVAL | At Bridgewater Plaza, Moneta. Shopping and dining, 50 local craft vendors. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. visitsmithmountainlake.com
16 TIM REYNOLDS & TR3 (LEAD GUITARIST FOR DAVE MATTHEWS BAND) | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $27. harvester-music.com
18 BRETT DENNEN BAND | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $30. harvester-music.com
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WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY | Enjoy a cruise and lunch aboard the Virginia Dare while a ranger from SML State Park discusses wildlife at the lake. Noon-2 p.m. 540-2977100, vadarecruises.com
15 A NIGHT AT THE RACES | The Rotary Club of Smith Mountain Lake’s Fall Fundraiser. Horse racing, dinner, door prizes, 50/50 raffle, women’s hat parade and contest. W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center. 5:30-10 p.m., $35 per person. 540-721-1405 or 540-721-7838, smlrotary.com
20 PAINT NIGHT | With Patricia Benosky at The Little Gallery at Bridgewater Plaza, 6-9 p.m. 540-721-1596, thelittlegallerysml.com
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BENEFIT WALK | Peaks of Otter Winery. 9 a.m.-noon. 540-586-3707, peaksofotterwinery.com
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27TH ANNUAL SMAC ANNUAL ART SHOW | Oct. 21–23 | Nonjuried exhibition of original artwork. Resurrection Catholic Church, Moneta. smithmountainartscouncil.com
KEN KNOX & COMPANY (FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD) | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 7 p.m. $20. harvester-music.com
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At Westlake Towne Center. Race begins at 10:30 a.m. $25 for adults, $15 for children under 13. Proceeds benefit the Smith Mountain Lake YMCA. Oktoberfest Festival is noon-5 p.m. Authentic German music by Mountain Top Polka Band dressed in traditional Bavarian-style clothing. Children’s play area, German food, special Oktoberfest beer brewed by Sunken City Brewing. $5 for adults, free admission for ages 13 and younger. smloktoberfest.com
SEDALIA CENTER CHILI COOK-OFF | At the Sedalia Center, Big Island. Noon-5 p.m. sedaliacenter.org
23 RECKLESS KELLY W/MICKY & THE MOTORCARS | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 7:30 p.m. $27, $47. harvester-music.com
28 BIG SOMETHING (STANDING SHOW) | Live music at Harvester Performance Center 8 p.m. $19. harvester-music.com
31 YARN W/ERIN & THE WILDFIRE | Live music at Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $20, $40. harvester-music.com DOWNTOWN MONETA TRICK-ORTREAT FESTIVAL | Downtown Moneta. Free. 540-871-0321, www.facebook. com/downtownmoneta
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WAKE THE WORLD Now in its third year, underprivileged kids were treated to a day of fun on the water by boat owners who donated their time, equipment and boats. Ken Hayes of Smith Mountain Wake Company and Chris Bechtler of Crazy Horse Marina organized the event with support and donations from area residents and businesses, including Hot Shots, Sea Tow and Waller's. Photography by Jason Dunovant 1. Bo King of Moneta 2. Tammy Hazlett (left) of Union Hall and Dorothy Holmes of Huddleston
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Established in 1992 in Roanoke, Virginia, Sound Decision avails its services across Southwest Virginia, including Smith Mountain Lake, Lynchburg, the New River Valley and beyond. With wide-ranging expertise and unwavering attention to detail, Sound Decision has grown to become the leader in its field. We choose to offer the finest available in electronic components, television monitors, speakers, touch-screen controls and accessories.
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Vermont Ave. MLS 829038 Lovely country style home to be built in a prestigious subdivision on Smith Mountain Lake. Convenient to Westlake and 45 minutes to Roanoke. Gorgeous water views! New construction gives you the ability to pick your own colors and appointments to make it your dream home!
Vermont Ave. MLS 829044 Beautiful country style proposed home in the upscale subdivision of Park Place. Convenient to Westlake and 45 minutes to Roanoke. New construction allows the ability to choose your colors and appointments to make this your dream home.
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Some 1,257 people registered to help break the Guinness World Record for the most people in a floating line. The attempt was held Aug. 6 along the beachfront at Bernard's Landing in Scruggs. It will take two months before it is known if the attempt is an official record. Photography by Karen Dillon 1. Brenda Sullivan (from left) of Smith Mountain Lake and Roanoke, Carolyn Holskey of Smith Mountain Lake and Susan Arceneaux of Lake Anna 2. The McKown family of Smith Mountain Lake and New Jersey 3. Cathy and Gary Wetmiller of Union Hall 4. Phyllis Johnson (from left), Nicholas Cumby, Beth Charlton and Charlene Jones of Smith Mountain Lake
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Dillon Docks
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November/December 2016 Don’t miss the next issue of Laker Magazine, which will include Fit & Healthy, our annual guide to wellness at SML, as well as the Laker Holiday Gift Guide.
REAL ESTATE
Johnson, Phyllis and Basham, Tim RE/MAX Lakefront Realty, Inc.
*The map ID corresponds to the map on the following pages, as well as the larger, more detailed Laker Map produced each year by Laker Media. Laker Map is available in racks around the region, including the offices of Laker Media, 272 Westlake Rd., Hardy (behind Kroger) and online at lakermap.com.
PLUS: Lake Homes Lake & Garden Laker Profile | Restaurants Fit & Healthy | Entertaining
Calendar of events submissions: Sept. 14 Email complete details to calendar@smithmountainlaker.com.
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t happens each September. As the community pools close out the summer and the mornings become just a wee bit cooler and the hours in the day grow fewer, a slight buzzing begins in my brain. Something is in there, peaking around the corner and beckoning me to come hither. There it is … Fall! Why do I love fall? It’s not the wearing of a trusty ‘ol worn but still comfy sweater. Nor is it the spectacular show we are privy to each year here in Virginia as the leaves turn their brilliant shades of orange, red and yellow. No, for me the thrill of the fall season is punctuated by the emergence of the annual ritual known as the fall festival. I’m a true believer in all things that materialize as the fall festival season begins. I’ve dragged the Hubs through acres of pumpkin patches on the hunt for the ugliest of gourds. Why the most unsightly? Because I want to bring home the one little gem that no one else wants. Give me your dimpled, your lopsided, and your misshapen, yearning to be jack-olanterns. You’ll find me most fall weekends scouring the Virginia countryside in search of festivals that yield glorious pots of colorful mums, jars of pickled okra, bags of addictively sweet kettle corn and tubs of rich apple butter. I also usually go for the bushels of pre-picked apples. There was a time when I would trek through apple orchards and pick the fruit myself. But, I’m getting old, or maybe it’s laziness. I can now grab a bag of Granny Smiths at the festival for
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the makings of a couple of pies and no one is the wiser. However, in the interest of full disclosure, there is one element of the fall festival experience to which I am not enamored. It is the sole festival feature that should be avoided whenever possible. Unfortunately, there will come a time in the lives of all festival revelers when you will be forced to stare into the belly of the beast. I am, of course, referring to the dreaded port-a-potty. These dark green plastic closets of despair are a staple of fall festivals and should be used only as your last resort. Nonetheless, even when you take all precautions before leaving home and limit your intake of freshly pressed apple cider, sometimes ya just gotta go. Here are a few port-a-potty survival tips: Be prepared. Do not leave home without a travel packet of baby wipes and a small bottle of hand sanitizer. Trust me, most port-a-potties run out of toilet paper early in the day. Practice your squatting technique. You’ll want to limit the touching of any surface within the port-apotty. If you’ve ever wondered if the squats at the gym are worth it, here’s your answer. Do not look down. Whatever you do, never, ever, look down into the dark blue liquid. The contents are the stuff of nightmares. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Wishing you all a joyous fall festival season. If you find an ugly pumpkin, please consider giving it a good home. Kimberly Dalferes is the author of “I Was In Love With a Short Man Once” and “Magic Fishing Panties.” Her humor blog, “The Middle-Aged Cheap Seats,” is online at kimdalferes.com.
SML Oktoberfest & 5K Trail Race/Walk Sat., Oct. 1, 2016 Race/Walk begins at 10:30 Festival begins at Noon
• Live Entertainment • Food & Craft Beer • Kid’s Area
Mountain Top Polka Band
with Special Guests The SML Saengebund
Westlake Towne Center www.SMLOktoberfest.com See page 91 for more information.
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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY AT THE WATER’S EDGE
Located within a 712-acre development with 13.5 miles of beautiful Smith Mountain Lake shoreline. Includes 12,000 sq. ft. gated English inspired Willard estate, The Water’s Edge 18-hole PGA Championship course and private 36,000 sq. ft. country club. Private tour available by appointment. Proof of ability to purchase and non-disclosure agreement required. MLS 818033. $25,000,000.
BRIDGEWATER GRANDE
6,100’ of water frontage on 30 +/- acres. The project is approved for 192 condos, 12 town homes, and restaurant site on the water, single family lots and commercial development. MLS 806037. $9,995,000.
BRIDGEWATER POINTE
RT. 122 - BEDFORD COUNTY
Existing concrete condo pad on 1.495 acres. The property is approved for a 6 story, 48 unit condo project adjoining an existing condominium tower. Day docks available and covered slips for lease at nearby Marinas. Water and sewer available. Potential for private country club affiliation. MLS 806035. $3,250,000.
9.3 acres, zoned PCD, shoreline classification high density commercial, 770 +/- waterfrontage at 795’. Water and sewer available. Prime development property. MLS 816880. $2,995,000.
HAMMOCK POINTE AT THE FARM
WATER ACCESS ESTATE LOTS THE BOARDWALK
NEW CONSTRUCTION
GRANDE VILLAS
4,500+/- square feet of luxurious living. EarthCraft and Energy Star certified homes. Maintenance-Free living in a gated community. Initiation Fee to The Water’s Edge Country Club paid by seller. Starting at $1,149,500.
WATER ACCESS LOTS - THE WATER’S EDGE
Several water access lots available in a community unparalleled. View of mountains, lake, and leisure abound as The Water’s Edge welcomes you home. Membership opportunity with initiation fee paid by seller. We invite you to experience life in harmony. Starting at $52,500
WATERFRONT ACREAGE AT THE WATERFRONT
Rare opportunity for waterfront acreage in The Waterfront community. Pre-approved for house and guest cottage. Initiation fee paid for by seller. MLS 726135. $599,500.
WATER ACCESS LOTS - THE WATERFRONT
Experience a place of exceptional beauty and leisure tucked along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Several wooded water access developer owned building lots available in The Waterfront Country Club. Championship golf, tennis, dining and more. Initiation fee paid by seller. Starting at $69,500
New waterfront cottages constructed in accordance to the innovative EarthCraft™ green building program. Three architectural plans to choose from. Initiation Fee to The Waterfront Country Club paid by seller. Starting at $584,000.
SOUTH HARBOUR
Spectacular, competitively priced waterfront and water access lots. Walking paths, lush landscaping, streetlights, and some of the lake’s most stunning views. Initiation Fee to The Waterfront Country Club paid by seller. Water Access lots Starting at $49,500. Waterfront lots Starting at $224,500
(540) 721-8659 SmithMtnLake.com
Four water access Estate Lots at The Boardwalk offer the privacy of acreage plus the amenities of one of the premier lake communities including pool, tennis, recreation pavilion, lakeside boardwalk, boat ramp & walking paths. Initiation fee to The Waterfront Country Club is paid by the seller. Starting at $89,500.
THE RESERVE AT WESTLAKE
Several golf course building lots available and only minutes from the Westlake Towne Center business area with restaurants, grocery, movie theater and retail. Priced to sell and a great opportunity to be on the golf course in a new home. Starting at $29,500.
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