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Hometown girl MacKenzie Cain Calame’s dream Smith Mountain Lake wedding

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Since its beginning in 1977, Webster Marine has been a family owned and operated, full-service marine center on beautiful Smith Mountain Lake, VA. Boasting the largest inventory of deck boats, pontoons, and Sea-Doos in Southwest Virginia, Webster Marine offers new and pre-owned boat and Sea-Doo sales, as well as service, parts, accessories and slip rentals. Conveniently located next to Halesford Bridge, stop by and visit us today.

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It’s like owning your own island retreat. Enjoy breathtaking 360-degree views of the lake, mountains and the Island Green. This landmark house features an outdoor kitchen, wine cellar, exercise room, and a double slip dock. More than 80% new in 2010. ML#770444 $3,900,000

This home was designed and built by the current owners. Truly has a loved feeling and tons of character. Long, wide views of the lake and plenty of privacy. Huge windows with wrap around decks. Fully furnished and ready for fun. Be prepared to move in. ML#796619 $459,000

What more can you ask for? Carefree townhome living, outstanding long water views and full access to a resort quality clubhouse. Clubhouse amenities include: pool, elevator, security, and storage in garage. Private access to building. Day dock available and covered slips for lease at nearby Marinas. ML#794935 $464,000

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Enjoy waterfront townhome living located in the prestigious Waterfront Country Club community. Beautifully designed and updated kitchen & baths plus a spacious main level master bedroom that overlooks the lake. Deeded boat slip and active club membership. ML#783998 $529,000

This beautiful custom-built contemporary lakefront home is situated on a flat lot with wide channel views. Tall ceilings, custom cabinets with granite counters, lower level guest kitchen, lawn irrigation, and many upgrades throughout. Active club membership into The Water’s Edge Country Club. ML#795230 $1,199,000

Perfect for family, friends or just plain fun, this beautiful waterfront contemporary open floor plan has it all. Spacious master suite overlooks the pool & lake. Enjoy year-round lake living from your double slip dock with party deck and personal watercraft lifts. ML#791007 $849,000

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Incomparable Lake Cottage with a million dollar view! You’ll never want to leave the porch. Just steps away from the lake, getting to the water is as easy as it is relaxing. It’s hard to find a spot that doesn’t make you want to sit and stay awhile. ML#796619 $459,000

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Contents January/February 2014

Shorelines 20 Lake & Garden • New book explores the union of botany and booze 30 Profile • Lake resident Don Bull is crazy about his collection of corkscrews 41 Fit & Healthy • Area physician uses new test to predict risk of heart attack and stroke

Special Sections 48 Best of SML Awards • The results are in! Check out the winners for 2014 60 Wedding Guide • A lake native returns home for her dream SML wedding, plus our annual vendor services directory TH

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74 Lodging Guide • A new B&B takes flight at SML while two other lakeside locations get major makeovers

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Savor 84 Restaurants • A visit to O’Kelly’s Deli

Social Seen 90 Calendar • Best bets for lake-area events going on in January and February 92 Out & About • At Oktoberfest, Chili Festival and the area’s biggest holiday events 98

Now Read This • Laker book page

101 Just For Fun • Crossword puzzle 103 Advertiser Index 104 SML Map

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Living, Buying & Selling on the Lake TWO REALTORS FIND SUCCESS ON SML Two local realtors are raising the standards for buying and selling homes in Smith Mountain Lake. Utilizing the latest technologies, smart market research, and innovative business strategies, they aren’t just meeting their clients’ needs—they’re blowing their expectations out of the water. VICKI MILLEHAN: TURNING A LOVE OF THE LAKE INTO A THRIVING BUSINESS

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raining, education, and research aside, Vicki Millehan has the best possible foundation for a successful real estate career: 23 years of personal experience selling luxury properties in Smith Mountain Lake communities. And she’s also experienced the area firsthand, as an active resident who has taken advantage of everything SML has to offer. Her track record speaks for itself: Vicki sells, on average, an impressive 35 to 40 homes per year. In spite of a tough economy, she consistently ranks as one of the most successful real estate agents in the State of Virginia. That success stems from her genuine passion and enthusiasm for real estate. “I truly love my job,” she says. “Nothing brings me more satisfaction than helping a client find the home they’ve been dreaming of—the home that meets all of their needs, and then some.” Vicki has a high volume of clients, yet she manages to give each one her full and undivided attention through every detail, from the initial contact to closing, and beyond. Not only has Vicki marketed some of the most sought-after communities at Smith Mountain Lake, she has also called them home. Vicki currently lives at The Water’s Edge, an exclusive country club community with more than 13.5 miles of shoreline comprised of 712 acres. In her free time, Vicki enjoys spending time with her family and friends at The Water’s Edge or enjoying the lake from a different perspective.

As a professional realtor, Debbie is committed to providing her clients with the highest quality of expertise, service, and communication. While she has an in-depth knowledge of the Smith Mountain Lake real estate market, it is her standard of service that sets her apart from other local agents. Above all, Debbie strives to help her clients achieve their dreams of home ownership and a higher quality of life. “Once I’ve educated a buyer on the area, they generally fall in love with it,” Debbie says. “From there, it’s just a matter of matching them with the right property that meets their preferences and lifestyle.” The education part is easy for Debbie, as her knowledge of the Lake communities and real estate market are second-tonone. After 25 years of living in the area, she has a firsthand knowledge of the culture, landscapes, economy, and recreation. From comparable sales to neighborhood demographics, Debbie has access to all the information her clients need to make informed and prudent real estate decisions. And with a belief that the successful real estate agent never stops learning, she participates in ongoing training and education. As a small business owner, Debbie takes a personalized approach to each client interaction. “Every seller, buyer, and home are truly unique,” she points out. “That’s the key—to embrace the fact that no two transactions will ever be alike… and that they shouldn’t be handled the same.”

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“We want to thank Debbie for helping us through the selling process and for the creative thinking.” — CLIFF & BEV

“Debbie certainly made an otherwise stressful situation a lot easier.” — BILL & ELAINE

Realizing that the buying and selling process can be complicated and time-consuming, Debbie works to make real estate transactions as quick and smooth as possible. She does her best to minimize surprises, prepare clients for what’s coming, and stay connected after closing in case any additional services are needed. By attending to every last detail herself, Debbie helps to eliminate the stress of what is often the most important financial decision in her clients’ lives.

TWICE THE KNOWLEDGE, DOUBLE THE ATTENTION Vicki and Debbie aren’t the only successful realtors on Smith Mountain Lake, but they’re setting themselves apart with a focus on personalized service, in-depth knowledge, and an exceptional attention to detail. They also believe in the power of pooled resources—rather than competing for clients, they are working together to promote the beauty, vibrancy, and vitality of the place they are proud to call home.

“Working with Vicki was a fantastic experience! She took time to understand our needs and expectations, and then worked tirelessly to exceed them. Her personal touch and attention made us feel special. Even after we’d settled into the house, Vicki remains a good friend and neighbor, welcoming us to Smith Mountain Lake.“ — MARGY & GERRY

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editor’s note

January/February 2014

In September, we asked readers to weigh in on their Smith Mountain Lake favorites — everything from best marina to best burger to best place to take a visitor. And while this is the 13th time Laker Media has compiled the information, we took things to a whole new level this year, utilizing mobile- and tablet-friendly software to accommodate daily voting. We added 23 new categories, ramped up promotion and extended the voting period to a full two months.

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The result was astounding. Compared to the previous year, nearly triple the number of voters participated, casting more than 37,000 total votes in 64 categories. Some winners are perennial favorites while others are new, proving that Lakers pay attention to top-notch customer service, superior products and natural talent. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote. You’ll find all the winners, as well as the names of six lucky voters who won $100 gift certificates to local stores and restaurants, listed in our Best of SML package beginning on Page 48. Also, be sure to pick up copies of our sister publication, Laker Weekly, on Jan. 24, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 for additional coverage.

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Other stories in this issue you don’t want to miss include a feature on cultivating plants that make tasty cocktails (Page 20), a profile on world-renowned corkscrew expert Don Bull (Page 30), an inside look at the lake’s newest eatery, O’Kelly’s (Page 84), as well as our annual guides to SML weddings (Page 60) and accommodations (Page 74).

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P.S. If you’re a Facebook user, I encourage you to “like” our page for lakerelated information, photos, contests, events and more. The address is facebook.com/lakermagazine.

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Bride and Smith Mountain Lake native MacKenzie Cain Calame before her wedding reception at Bernard’s Landing Resort. Story on Page 60. Photo by Crystal George Studios.

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SML COVESIDE COTTAGES CASHFLOW INVESTMENT OR FAMILY COMPOUND 3 Cozy Waterfront Cottages with Woodburning Fireplaces and 3 Docks. Established Rentals of $65-70K per season with Returning Guests. Convenient Moneta Location. MLS 790890 $639,000, Possible Owner Financing - Contact agent for details

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Janis and Lars Hagen of Moneta celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary by cruising to the Mediterranean in October. The couple enjoyed port calls in Italy, France and Spain. Instead of the Laker, the Hagens posed in front of the Colosseum in Rome with a copy of the Smith Mountain Lake Newcomer and Visitor Guide, published annually by Laker Media in partnership with the SML Regional Chamber of Commerce.

In September, Moneta’s Don Fink took the Laker to Green Bay to watch the Packers beat the Redskins 38-20 at historic Lambeau Field. Fink said nine members of his family – all Packer fans – traveled from across the country to cheer on the home team.

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Greg and Kimba Dalferes traveled from SML to Sitka, Alaska, last summer to meet family members for an annual fishing trip. The couple brought home 250 pounds of salmon and halibut. Before departing, Kimba took this photo of husband Greg at the Sitka airport. “Gratefully, this is the closest we’ve ever come to an actual Alaskan grizzly,” she said.

Gabby Pecoraro (back row on left) took the Laker to La Herradura, Spain, last summer where she participated in a studyabroad program. A student at Cosby High School in Midlothian who spends summers in Huddleston, Gabby sent this photo of her Fourth of July celebration with her housemates and members of her host family.

John and Nancy Horton rode the Glacier and Bernina Express railroads through Switzerland in June, where they visited Zurich, Gstadd, Zermatt, St. Moritz and Lucerne. The couple posed for this photo at nearby Lake Como, Italy. “We looked for George Clooney at Lake Como, but he was nowhere to be found,” Nancy said. “Sigh...”

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LEFT The berries of the common juniper, Juniperus communis, are a key ingredient in gin. BELOW RIGHT Beer often is bottled in dark glass to reduce its exposure to light, which can give it a “skunky” taste.

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The book also details the story of how vineyard owners and wine makers in California avoided financial ruin during Prohibition by legal, but devious means.

Amaretto lovers may be surprised to learn that the flavor of Amaretto di Saronno, the world’s most popular almond-flavored liqueur, comes not from a nut, but from apricot pits. Closely related to almonds, an apricot’s pit may be sweet or bitter, depending on the variety. In America, most apricots are grown for their fruit and have bitter pits, but in the Mediterranean you’ll find the sweet-pit or sweet kernel apricot varieties. One of the oldest sweet kernel hybrids is ‘Moor Park,’ which dates to at least 1760 in England. If you open up the sweet pit of one of these varieties, you’ll find inside a seed that looks and tastes much like an almond. 22 January • February 2014 | SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKER

Traditionally, beer is bottled in dark glass because exposure to light gives the beer a “skunky” taste. This fact has been known for centuries, but it wasn’t until 2001 that scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill determined the chemical process that creates that unpleasant taste. They learned that isohumulone compounds in hops break down into free radicals when exposed to light. These free radicals are chemically similar to skunk secretions, ergo the taste. This unfortunate transformation can happen quickly; some beer drinkers will notice a skunky flavor at the bottom of a pint glass left sitting in the sun while they drank it.

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Knowing this fact, why is beer ever sold in clear bottles? Clear bottles are cheaper. To ameliorate potential breakdown problems, some massproduced beers are made with a chemically altered hop compound that doesn’t turn skunky, and some brewers will sell clear-bottled beers in a closed box to avoid light. And that wedge of lime often served with beer? Its acidic taste disguises any skunky flavor. Until 2006, the bright red color of Campari came from carmine dye, sourced from cochineal, the white fuzzy scale pest found on prickly pear cactus. Company officials say it was removed due to supply problems. A section of “The Drunken Botanist” is dedicated to strange brews. In the Andes, monkey puzzle tree seeds are brewed into a mildly alcoholic ceremonial drink called mudai. To speed fermentation, sometimes the Indians chew the boiled seeds and spit them back into the fermenting mixture. Saliva enzymes help break down the starches. With an ancestry that goes back at least 180 million years, monkey puzzle trees are special, motivating the Chilean government to declare them a national monument. Hence, mudai is quite possibly the world’s only alcoholic beverage derived from a national monument.

Among the fascinating stories and details about pomologists (apple experts), vintners, distillers and monks – and the ingredients that inspire them – are recipes for cocktails, ranging from standards such as the classic Margarita to exotics such as Sazerac, a New Orleans classic that’s the perfect gateway drink for anyone unaccustomed to licorice-flavored cocktails. “The Drunken Boatanist” is a book you’ll want to drink up, making a point to remember the information tidbits you want to pull out to amaze and amuse your friends at the next wedding or cocktail party. Cheers! Salud! Skol! Prost! To your health!

ABOVE The valuable cochineal dye once used to color Campari comes from the fuzzy white scale pest that sucks the nutrients and moisture from prickly pear cacti.

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Corkscrew Connoisseur Author and lake resident Don Bull is passionate about his world-class collection of corkscrews, which totals more than 10,000.

ABOVE Don Bull, pictured with wife Bonnie, is a member of the International Correspondence of Corkscrew Addicts, an exclusive group of collectors and experts who gather annually to indulge their passion. LEFT Clockwise from top, the lower level of the Bullsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home in Moneta houses their vast collection of corkscrews; transparent cylinders hold various pieces in an upright position; Don Bull reveals a hidden corkscrew inside one item from his collection. SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

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f all the things a Laker could do to occupy the available time that comes with retirement, few may be more “screwy” than Don Bull’s hobby. The lower level of Bull’s home in Moneta is a veritable museum to the common corkscrew — except that when you have one of the largest and most notable collections in the world, the majority of them are anything but the common kitchen-drawer implements. And so it is with Bull’s collection, numbering some 10,000 corkscrews and spanning the myriad corkscrew designs known to man. Most are designed to be hand-held, but there are table and even floormounted models as well. As the author or co-author of more than 30 collector’s books, Bull is regarded as one of the world’s foremost corkscrew experts. The recognition has earned him membership in the ICCA — International Correspondence of Corkscrew Addicts. It’s an exclusive society, limited for practicality to 50 of the world’s most distinguished

collectors and experts. Members convene annually to discuss their passion and lay the groundwork for one-to-one buying, selling, trading and ogling sessions. “There are doctors, lawyers, business executives, curators and dignitaries – fascinating, enjoyable people who have cultivated extensive contacts in the subculture of corkscrew collecting,” Bull said. “I’m intrigued by the corkscrews themselves, of course, but it is the people who are ultimately the most appealing aspect. They become like family.” Sites for ICCA gatherings typically alternate between the United States and Europe, with the most recent occurring in Belgium. Bull and his wife of 45 years, Bonnie, followed that session with a visit to Russia where they dined with a major wine importer who owned a “modest” corkscrew collection, which Bull defined as “a few hundred pieces.” “One never knows where a new friendship like that will lead,” Bull said. “But he has the interest and resources to become a major player. We will definitely stay connected.”

ABOVE A grouping of corkscrews are disguised as colorful characters. LEFT Hand-held implements designed to open beer and wine are laid out as part of Bull’s collection, which he started more than 35 years ago.. OPPOSITE PAGE Wooden corkscrews carved with a variety of designs sit on a shelf at the Bulls’ home.

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“There are doctors, lawyers, business executives, curators and dignitaries – fascinating, enjoyable people who have cultivated extensive contacts in the subculture of corkscrew collecting.” Don Bull, ColleCtor

The Bulls hosted the ICCA gathering in 2003, guiding attendees to Roanoke Valley attractions that included VMI, Natural Bridge and a lunch cruise on the Virginia Dare. Of course, members also spent time in the Bulls’ lake-level collection room and adjoining office, family room and guest areas, all of which have extensive displays of corkscrews and other wine-related objects d’art.

BEER BEGINNINGS

Bull’s collecting passion began with beer openers, devices used in bars and homes until 1910 when newly invented closures replaced the traditional corks. “I was drawn to the advertising slogans that those openers carried back then,” he said. “My collection grew to where I had 4,000 beer openers that were intended to double as wine corkscrews. I ended up selling off the single-purpose beer openers to buy more wine screws.” He acquired corkscrews for about 20 years before retiring from a management role at a Connecticut manufacturing firm in 1997. Then, collecting became “a full-time obsession.”

Bull said about 70 percent of his collection “has found me,” referring corkscrews he’s obtained from those who come to him with items they wish to sell or trade. As a result, the display drawers and backlit shelves in his Moneta home are packed with wine opening devices of every description. “It’s amazing how much room you can create just by moving what you already have a bit closer together,” he said with a grin. But despite the collection’s size and range, Bull knows where every item is displayed or stored. That’s how he finds just the right ones to illustrate his books.

PASSIONATE ABOUT PUBLISHING, TOO

Writing limited-market books is not really a profitable undertaking, Bull noted. “If you factor in all the time it takes, you’re looking at making maybe two cents an hour,” he said. “No, you have to really enjoy it, or it makes no sense.” Bull handles most of his own photography, clustering related examples into detailed still-life close-ups that make for organized presentation on a book’s pages. He captures the images with a hand-held digital Nikon, with subjects arrayed on SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

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FAR RIGHT A collection of corkscrews built into the handles of walking canes. BELOW Books written by Don Bull on corkscrews and related topics are stacked on a side table at his home.

a portable light table that he can also pack up for excursions to Europe, Australia and elsewhere. His most recent “Wine Antiques and Collectibles,” to which some 70 international collectors contributed photographs and information, was published in July 2013. It’s a 336-page, nearly 6-pound sequel to his 1999 volume, “The Ultimate Corkscrew Book.” “‘Ultimate’ was indeed the ultimate back then, but the collection has grown,” Bull said, noting that he’s working now with a Canadian co-author on a volume called “World Class Corkscrews.” “That will be the ‘ultimate-ultimate,’ the very last,” he deadpanned. “But then, I’ve said that before.” Bull’s hefty, hardcover, coffee-table volumes, priced from $59.95 to $89.95, appeal to a relatively small group of experts, so only abut 5,000 copies are printed. The smaller and less expensive “Just for Openers” has sold nearly its entire run of 15,000 copies since 1999. Bull has completed an expanded sequel, “Just for Openers II,” that is double in size and will go on sale later this year.

The Final Phase

With that, Bull noted that he’s passed the “acquisition phase” of his hobby and is content to enjoy owning his current collection. While he often receives boxes of wine paraphernalia on consignment

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to sell for others — corkscrews plus cooper’s tools, cradles, tasting cups, strainers and the like — he rarely sees something he just has to have for himself. “My collection doesn’t have many holes,” he said. He classifies his collection’s status as “available to the right buyer,” and has had a few inquiries, mostly from current or wannabe museum curators. If a buyer were willing to take the collection in its entirety, Bull said he’d be willing to close this chapter of his life. “The last thing you want to do is let someone cherry pick what you have,” he noted.

Hardly a Wine Fanatic

Asked about his enjoyment of the liquids his corkscrews are designed to access, Bull professed nonchalance. “My cellar is huge – it’s called Kroger, and there’s an entire aisle of the stuff,” he joked. “I buy what we enjoy and have no intention of leaving a bunch of exquisite vintages to my kids like so many wine fanatics end up doing.” So, which is Bull’s everyday wine opener? “It’s a German-made plastic job that sells for $6.99. Hardly an exotic corkscrew, but it gets the job done,” he said. For more information and photos, visit Bull’s website, corkscrewmuseum.com.

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“I always stress the importance of a healthy diet and regular exercise. Unfortunately, by the time someone sees me they’ve usually tried this and it either did not help or they can’t stay motivated. Most people I see end up needing medication such as statins,” he said. Smith Mountain Lake resident Michael Adler, 76, said he is grateful to have a primary care physician who also happens to specialize in this type of disease prevention. “My need for cholesterol treatment [became evident] as a result of a routine blood test that Dr. Chaconas conducted,” said Adler. “He then used sonograms to look at the state of my arteries, which helped him determine what medications would help.”

LEFT Dr. George Chaconas uses an ultrasound device to perform Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT), a test that measures the thickness of the carotid artery wall in the neck. The thicker the wall, the more the patient is at risk for a heart attack or stroke, Chaconas said.

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Dr. George Chaconas (left) explains results to patient Michael Adler following a test to determine the thickness of Adler’s arteries.

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Adler said the preventative treatment Chaconas provides gives him peace of mind. “By knowing the condition of my arteries, I feel I am decreasing the odds of having a heart attack,” said Adler. “For those like me who are fond of living, having a lipid specialist nearby is a tremendous complement to the superior healthcare already available [at Smith Mountain Lake].” Chaconas sees patients referred to him with complicated lipid abnormalities at the Burnt Chimney clinic as well as one day a week at the Center for Advanced Lipid Management (CALM), a Roanoke facility he opened in 2011. Between both practices, Chaconas has a full professional schedule. But when he isn’t treating patients,

boating on Smith Mountain Lake is his favorite way to spend time with his wife, their friends and his four children. “As a child, I always wanted to live by a lake. So having a home at Smith Mountain Lake is a dream come true,” said Chaconas, who earned an undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. “I did my residency at Roanoke Memorial Hospital and after a couple of years in Annapolis, Md., the expenses, crowds and traffic of the city encouraged me to return to a much more peaceful place, which I found at this lake community. “I can’t imagine a more laid-back place to work and live.”

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Pine Ridge Rd. Awesome Builders Log Home Many special features and cabinets galore.Must See. Decorated at 5 BR and 3 1/2 BA and Covered Dock 4,200 sq ft 1.6 acres $1,299,999

hales PoinT

decorated as 5 bedroom and 4 full baths 2,500 sq ft - Dock $387,000

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Redwood TeRRace 3Bd /2Ba Quiet & peaceful. A true lake home with lots of decks. $447,000

coves end Rd. 3,000 sq ft 3 Bd 3 Ba Office $397,000 - $439,000

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8Th FaiRway home

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30+ acres with Gardens & Ponds $399,000

BRidle lane

PaRkhall Rd.

57 BRooke dR

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Gorgeous one level living WF townhome.Decorated as a 4 BR/4BA w/ wide water views,dock, storage, & PWC port. $639,000

1124 JoFFRey dR.

Must See.. 3 BD-3BA $499,950

Move In Ready Decorated as a 4BD-3BA $299,000

134 PoinTe o woods 2677 whiTehouse Rd.

Gorgeous home on the 15th Green at Mariners Landing $329,000

HO WN

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In Mariners Landing 1,463 sq ft, 2 Br, 2 Ba $189,900

Move in Ready 3Bd/2Ba One Level living with attached garage. $158,999

201 sPyglass lane

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A N N UA L H T

2014 AW

ARDS •

Business New BusiNess

Sunken City Brewing Company

All Fired Up JollyJen Photography

We’re excited to share results of

Gold

the 2014 Best of SML Awards –

Silver

Bronze

Honorable mention: O’Kelly’s Deli & Pastries, Oar Knot, EyeTrope

the most successful in our 13-year history. In addition to extending the voting period and utilizing new, user-friendly software that allowed for daily voting, we teamed up with Laker Weekly to add 23 new categories and increase overall promotion for the awards. Readers, businesses and civic organizations also helped get the word out via newsletters, emails, Facebook posts, tweets and more. Congratulations to the champions and thank you to everyone who voted!

* New category

Customer serviCe

Capps Home Building Center

The Blackwater Café

Mango’s Bar & Grill

Honorable mention: CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop, LogHomesByJack.com, SML Massage & Spa

Auto serviCe

Westlake Automotive Service

Absolute Collision of SML

TNT Auto Body Repair & Service Center

Honorable mention: Team Coach Works, Tucks Tire & Auto Center, Pagans Garage

mAriNA

Bridgewater Marina & Boat Rentals

Bayside Marinia & Yacht Club

Crystal Shores Marina

Honorable mention: Webster Marine Center, Mitchell’s Point Marina, Gills Creek Lodge & Marina

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AwArd winners PhotograPhy

MULTIPLE WINNER

huong Fralin

Best new Business: sunken City PLACe TO BuY A BOAT Or PWC*

LANdSCAPINg & LAWN CAre

Webster Marine Center

Top Notch Lawncare

Conrad Brothers

Southern Landscape Group Inc

Hughes Marine Service

Seven Oaks Landscape & Hardscape

Honorable mention: Bayside Marinia & Yacht Club, Smith Mountain Yacht Club, Virgil Naff Lynchburg Kawasaki Yamaha and Sea-Doo, Crystal Shores Marina

HOMe BuILder*

M.H. Eades Inc.

Floyd Enterprises Inc.

Johnson Homes Inc.

Honorable mention: Brockworks Inc., Plyler Homes & Docks, Cliff Mascitelli General Contractor

dOCk BuILder

Dock Solutions

Plyler Homes & Docks

Turner’s Building Inc.

Honorable mention: Michael Dillon Custom Docks, W.E. Shoreline Construction, Peter Beckman

Honorable mention: D&P Landscaping, Lakescapes Nursery, Crockett’s Lawn Maintainance

PLuMBer / eLeCTrICIAN / HOMe rePAIr ServICe*

Southern State Electric & Plumbing

Billy Dudley Plumbing

Wisler Plumbing & Heating

Honorable mention: Cliff Mascitelli General Contractor, Archie’s Plumbing, Mike Blair

Since opening last spring at Westlake Towne Center, Sunken City Brewing Company has become a popular hangout for lovers of beer with an SML twist. The microbrewery owned

Jerome

Parnell

(below) also has more than doubled its production, hosted a successful fundraiser for the SML YMCA (Oktoberfest) and launched a home brew club. “It’s been very surreal,” said Parnell, whose business also won bronze for Best Place to Meet New People.

INTerIOr deSIgNer

Kris Willard, Interiors by Kris

Miranda Shotwell, Designer Solutions

Janice Thurman, Envisions Distinctive Interiors

Honorable mention: Pat Cundiff, PAC Interiors; Interiors by Taylor; Carrie Oesmann, Bailiwick Design

SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

Business

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Place to Buy Home Décor / FurnisHings

* New category

Place to Buy JeWelry

Haywood’s Jewelers, Westlake

The Cottage Gate

Interiors By Kris

Carter’s Fine Jewelry & Gifts

Grand Home Furnishings

Honorable mention: Capps Home Building Center, The Discovery Shop, Lake Wicker and Patio

Honorable mention: The Little Gallery, Gifts Ahoy, Oar Knot, The General Store

Place to Buy a giFt Place to Buy clotHing & accessories

The Cottage Gate

Goodwill

Bridgewater Sportswear

Honorable mention: Smith Mountain Wake Company (formerly WakeZone Watersports), Kara’s Closet, Oar Knot

New Category

Best dentist: dr. Bryan sicher

The Cottage Gate

The General Store

Gifts Ahoy

Honorable mention: Mountain Treasures, Alpaca by Jaca, All Fired Up

Place to Buy an sml souvenir

Gifts Ahoy

Oar Knot

The General Store

Honorable mention: Bridgewater Marina & Boat Rentals, The Cottage Gate, Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery, Bridgewater Sportswear

Place to Buy art readers sicher

smiled (right)

upon and

his

Dr.

Bryan

staff

Westlake Dental office in this new category. the Pennsylvania native and u.s. navy veteran has been

The Little Gallery

Artfully Framed at the Lake

SML Gallery

Honorable mention: The General Store, Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery, ArtVisions Gallery

treating patients at smith mountain lake since 1989, offering general dentistry and restorative care from his Westlake facility. sicher said his staff’s commitment to continuing education and training, as well as state-of-the-art technology, help his practice thrive.

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Hair salon/stylist

Eric & Company Premiere Salon

Westlake Salon & Spa

Emma Williams Hair Salon (formerly BBC Hair Studio of Westlake)

Honorable mention: Salon One, Eddie Blankenship (Salon One), Salon at Westlake

New Category

Nail SaloN

deNtiSt*

Modern Nails

Dr. Bryan Sicher

Mimi Nails

Dr. William Morris

Westlake Salon & Spa

Dr. Shelia Hardee

Honorable mention: Salon One, Eric & Company Premiere Salon, Spa La La Blue

Honorable mention: Dr. Millard Radford, Dr. Vishal Shah

Pet GroomiNG/SittiNG/ BoardiNG Service

attorNey/laW Firm*

Gilbert & Bird

Westlake Veterinary Medical

Stanley, Houchens & Griffith

Smith Mountain Lake Animal Hospital

Vogel & Cromwell

Bark Avenue Grooming

Honorable mention: Lake Country Grooming & Kennel, All American Kennels, Pawsitively Purrfect

SkiN care or day SPa

Spa La La Blue

Westlake Massage & Spa

SML Massage & Spa

BaNk/mortaGe comPaNy*

Franklin Community Bank

BB&T

First National Bank (Anita Jones)

Honorable mention: Hometown Bank, Member One Federal Credit Union, Bank of Botetourt

Honorable mention: Merle Norman Westlake, Massage Works, Eric & Company Premiere Salon, Westlake Salon and Spa

iNSuraNce aGeNt/aGeNcy*

Place to Work out

Honorable mention: Debbie Robbins (State Farm Insurance), Simmons Insurance Agency, Holley Insurance, Stuart Thomas (Allstate)

Jazzercise

Underground Fitness

YMCA - Smith Mountain Lake

Honorable mention: Curves, YMCA - Moneta Area Family, Smith Mountain Lake Wellness and Fitness

PhySiciaN*

Dr. George Chaconas

Dr. Leonard Cohen

Dr. Steven Lewis

Honorable mention: Dr. Eric Bourhill, Dr. William Ball, Dr. Todd Dehli

BEST placE To Bank: Franklin communiTy Bank

Phil Hager Insurance Agency

Holdren, Eubank & Stanley

Virgina Farm Bureau

PhotoGraPher*

Franklin took

top

community

Bank

honors

Best

Place to Bank, one of 23 new categories added for this year’s awards. in additon to offices at Westlake and Southlake, Franklin

community

offers

extensive banking, mortgage and

investment

from

its

services

headquarters

rocky mount. the company’s mission

statement

commitment

includes

Nicole Colwell Photography

“active

JollyJen Photography

participation the communities

Christi Austin Photography

that we serve,” evidenced by

Honorable mention: Charlie Akins, Heather Turner Photography, Mae Photography

employee participation in a variety of charity events and activities.

Place to Stay overNiGht

Bernard’s Landing Resort and Conference Center

Mariners Landing Resort Community and Conference Center

Halesford Harbour Inn

Honorable mention: Lake Inn, Gills Creek Lodge & Marina, Westlake Waterfront Inn SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

Food & Drink Gold Silver Bronze

Chef

* New category

Cara McClaine, The Blackwater Café

Bruno Silva, The Landing Restaurant

Jason Hardy, Kroger

Honorable mention: Julio Oriz, Lago Pizza; Adam Morse, The Landing Restaurant; Jonathan Willard, Jonathan’s Restaurant

multiple winner

ResTAuRAnT seRViCe

Best CheF: Cara McCLaine, the BLaCkwater CaFé Last year’s runner-up, Cara McClaine (below) moved into the top spot

The Blackwater Café

The Landing Restaurant

Old Oak Café

Honorable mention: Mango’s Bar & Grill, Jake’s Place, Chopsticks

for Best Chef, one of the most popular and hotly contested categories.

BReAkfAsT

A graduate of Virginia Western’s culinary arts program, McClaine has

Old Oak Café

worked at The Blackwater Cafe for more than five years, utilizing

CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop

locally grown ingredients to create meals for lake tourists, as well as

Hot Shots

for a large following of loyal locals. The Blackwater Cafe racked up six

Honorable mention: Jonathan’s Restaurant, Joe’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant, Carl’s Place

other awards and three honorable mentions.

LunCh

Moosie’s Restaurant

Jake’s Place

CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop

Honorable mention: Old Oak Café, Hot Shots, Jonathan’s Restaurant

BuffeT

Jonathan’s Restaurant

Joe’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant

Chopsticks

sAndWiCh

Moosie’s Restaurant

Oar Knot

CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop

Honorable mention: No Bologna, Hot Shots, Hawk’s Country Store & Deli

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multiple winner

Salad*

The Blackwater Café

CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop

The Landing Restaurant

Honorable mention: Jonathan’s Restaurant, Old Oak Café, Mexico Viejo

Burger

Mango’s Bar & Grill

The Landing Restaurant

Jonathan’s Restaurant

Honorable mention: Jake’s Place, The Blackwater Café, Ole School Sports Pub & Grill

Pizza

Tuscan Tavern

Jake’s Place

Joe’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant

Honorable mention: Lago Pizza, New York Pizza, Downtown Pizzeria

Steak

The Landing Restaurant

The Blackwater Café

Casa D’Amici

Honorable mention: Jake’s Place, Mango’s Bar & Grill, Jonathan’s Restaurant

Seafood

Best seafood (Bronze): Jonathan’s restaurant

The Blackwater Café

readers showed their appreciation for the fare at Jonathan’s with

The Landing Restaurant Jonathan’s Restaurant

five awards and seven honorable mentions, the most of any business

in this year’s voting. open since 2009, this lakeWatch Plantation

Honorable mention: Casa D’Amici, Waller’s, Mango’s Bar & Grill, Edo Grill and Sushi

restaurant features a cosmopolitan atmosphere, spacious outdoor

aSian fare*

readers voted their favorite at Smith Mountain lake.

Chopsticks

Jonathan’s Restaurant

Edo Grill and Sushi

deck with sunset view and an eclectic menu of american and asian cuisine. in addition, Jonathan’s serves an extensive buffet that

Honorable mention: Min’s China City, Peking Chinese Restaurant SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

Food & Drink

Gold

Silver

Bronze

* New category

ItalIan Fare*

New Category

Tuscan Tavern

Joe’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant

Lago Pizza

Honorable mention: Casa D’Amici, The Blackwater Café

BEST BakEry / DEli / TrEaTS: HomESTEaD CrEamEry Ice cream cones, milkshakes, sundaes, sandwiches, salads, soups. When it comes to tasty treats and deli items, homestead creamery has patrons covered. located in Burnt chimney, the eatery/gift shop relies on the fresh milk produced by grass-fed, hormone-free and antibioticfree cows on the family owned farms nearby. “It’s rewarding to us that

MexIcan Fare*

Cancun Mexican Restaurant & Grill

Mexico Viejo

El Toreno

Honorable mention: Los Machados

Short-order GrIll*

CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop

we’re able to produce local food that people really enjoy,” said donnie

Hot Shots

Montgomery, company president.

The Westlake Golf & Country Club

Honorable mention: Moosie’s Restaurant

Bakery / delI / treatS*

Homestead Creamery

Sweet Frog Premium Frozen Yogurt

Dairy Queen

Honorable mention: CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop, O’Kelly’s Deli & Pastries, Ice Cream Cottage, Kroger

coFFee

CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop

Oar Knot

Hot Shots

Honorable mention: Bojangles, Old Oak Café, Jake’s Place

outdoor dInInG

Jake’s Place

Mango’s Bar & Grill

The Landing Restaurant

Honorable mention: Portside Grill & Bar, Mexico Viejo, Waller’s 54 January • February 2014 | SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKER

New Category

Place to come by boat

Jake’s Place

Bridgewater Plaza

The Landing Restaurant

Honorable mention: Mexico Viejo, Portside Grill & Bar, Waller’s

bar atmosPhere

Mango’s Bar & Grill

Jake’s Place

Bruno’s GastroPub

Honorable mention: Ole School Sports Pub & Grill, Waller’s, Hot Shots

cocktail

Jake’s Place

Bruno’s GastroPub

Jonathan’s Restaurant

Honorable mention: The Blackwater Café, Waller’s, Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery

Wine selection

Kroger

The Blackwater Café

The Landing Restaurant

best Winery: Hickory Hill Vineyards and Winery

Honorable mention: Oar Knot, Diamond Hill General Store & Garden Center, Jonathan’s Restaurant

over the past 21 years, roger Furrow (above) has made growing

Winery*

scott and son-in-law Donald Furrow-scott operate the moneta winery,

grapes and producing award-winning wines a family affair at hickory hill Vineyards and Winery. Furrow, wife Judy, daughter Wendy Furrow-

Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery

a thriving member of the sml business community. hickory hill

Brooks Mill Winery

produces 11 varieties, which are sold through local outlets and at the

Chateau Morrisette

winery’s tasting room and gift shop, a restored circa-1923 farmhouse.

Honorable mention: Peaks of Otter Winery, Ramulose Ridge Winery, Valhalla Vineyards

hickory hill also hosts weddings, stargazing events, vertical tastings and a popular music series on saturdays throughout the summer.

SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

Lifestyle & Activities

Gold

Silver

Bronze

* New category

New Category Club or CiviC organization*

Friends of SML State Park

best ChArity event or serviCe ProjeCt: sML ChArity hoMe tour

SML Regional Chamber of Commerce

over the past 23 years, the Smith mountain lake Charity home tour

SML Model Railroad Group

has become one of the lake’s most anticipated annual events – and one

Honorable mention: Rotary Club of Smith Mountain Lake, Smith Mountain Lake Association, Lake Christian Ministries

of the most critical for area charities. year-round planning and hundreds of volunteers are needed for the tour, which features eight distinctive waterfront homes, accessible by car or boat, open to the public over Columbus Day weekend. Proceeds benefit eight charities each year. Since 1991, the organization has distributed more than $3.7 million.

Charity EvEnt or SErviCE ProjECt*

SML Charity Home Tour

SML Model Railroad Group’s Charity Chug

Take Pride in Smith Mountain Lake

Honorable mention: SML Good Neighbors Day Camp, SML Wine Festival, SML Dragon Boat Race

annual Community EvEnt*

SML Wine Festival

SML Charity Home Tour

SML Chili Festival

Honorable mention: SML Dragon Boat Race, Fourth of July Fireworks, Take Pride in Smith Mountain Lake

PlaCE to WatCh a SunSEt*

On the water

Bernard’s Landing Resort and Conference Center

Jake’s Place

Honorable mention: Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Near Smith Mountain Dam

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best Place to Play Golf: the Water’s edGe country club A perennial winner, The Water’s Edge in Penhook

COUrTESy Of THE WILLArd COMpANIES

is one of three area golf courses owned and

PLACE To MEET NEW PEoPLE*

operated by The Willard Companies. The private course features views of the lake from nearly every hole, including the picturesque island green on hole seven (left). The course, originally designed by R.F. Loving Jr. and opened in 1981, underwent a $5.2 million renovation in 2007, headed up by noted golf course architect Richard Mandell of Pinehurst, N.C.

PLACE To HEAR LiVE MusiC

Mango’s Bar & Grill

CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop

Jake’s Place

Sunken City Brewing Company

The Landing Restaurant

Honorable mention: Bridgewater Plaza, Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery, Newcomer’s Club, Jazzercise

Honorable mention: Ole School Sports Pub & Grill, Waller’s, Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery

PLACE To TAkE A VisiToR

PLACE To PLAy goLF

On the water

The Water’s Edge Country Club

Bridgewater Plaza

Peaks of Otter

Mariner’s Landing Golf & Country Club

The Westlake Golf & Country Club

Honorable mention: All Fired Up, Booker T. Washington National Monument, Westlake Cinema

kid / FAMiLy ouTiNg

Bridgewater Plaza

Smith Mountain Lake State Park

Smith Mountain Lake Community Park

Honorable mention: Westlake Cinema, Hot Shots, Mayberry Drive-In & Diner

LoCAL BANd

Barefoot West

The Worx

Dragonfly

Honorable mention: Friday Night Band, Fuzzy Logic, The Barflys

Honorable mention: The Waterfront Country Club, Ballyhack Golf Club, Willow Creek Country Club

HiddEN JEWEL AT sML THAT MoRE PEoPLE sHouLd kNoW ABouT *

Spa La La Blue

CJ’S Coffee and Sandwich Shop

Alpaca by Jaca

Honorable mention: Camp Karma Campground, SML Massage & Spa, Peaks of Otter

CONGRATULATIONS

$100

GIFT CERTIFICATE

WINNERS! A Shade Brighter: Pat G., Martinsville The Little Gallery: Holly W., Roanoke Capps Home Building Center: Diane P., Moneta The Landing Restaurant: Jennifer L., Roanoke Haywood’s Jewelers, Westlake: Regina Y., Boones Mill Jake’s Place/The Blackwater Cafe: Jerry W., Lynchburg Names were chosen at random

THiNg NoT oN THis LisT *

Virginia Dance Academy

SML Cycles

Westlake Cinema

from all eligible entries.

Honorable mention: LogHomesByJack. com, SML Massage & Spa, Ferrum Folklife Festival SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

2014 SML Wedding Guide

luck love A little

and a lot of

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Smith Mountain Lake native MacKenzie Cain returned home for her romantic wedding to sweetheart Rich Calame Story

LindSey Wagnon

PhotograPhy

CryStaL george StudioS SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

2014 SML Wedding Guide

rowing up at Smith Mountain Lake, MacKenzie Cain always considered herself fortunate. But luck, she said, was truly on her side when, during a night out with friends in 2009 in Dewey Beach, Del., she crossed paths with Rich Calame. “I spotted him across the bar, walked up to him and started talking,” she said. “We parted from each other without exchanging numbers, and I was pretty bummed about it. But then I got a phone call from him two days later.” Rich serendipitously came across one of MacKenzie’s friends the next day and asked for a phone number. He called, and the brief encounter at the bar bloomed into something much more. “MacKenzie has a smile that will make anyone’s bad day better, and her laugh is infectious,” he said. When it came time to propose, Rich knew what would make his request irresistible. “If there is one thing MacKenzie loves most in life, it is a donut with her morning coffee,” he said. “Early 62 January • February 2014 | SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKER

one morning, I had a fresh box of donuts waiting on the counter. When MacKenzie peeked into the box to find a donut that had, ‘Will you marry me?’ written on it with a ring in the center, she jumped back three feet and screamed, ‘Oh, my God!’ Then she turned and saw me on bended knee asking for her hand in marriage. Of course, she said yes.” When planning their September 2012 wedding, MacKenzie, a 2004 graduate of Franklin County High School, didn’t think twice about the venue. “I always knew I wanted to get married in my hometown, and I was fortunate enough to grow up at Smith Mountain Lake,” she said. “I was pretty set on getting married in a Catholic church, so our ceremony was at Resurrection Catholic Church in Moneta. As for the reception, Bernard’s Landing Resort and Conference Center was the first and only choice. Our guests would be able to stay there, and after celebrating, simply walk back to their rooms.” The bride, who has an affinity for decorating, chose a classic design theme with nautical touches. The

COUrTESy Of MACKENzIE CALAME

OPPOSITE PAGE MacKenzie Calame and her bridesmaids pose for photos while groom Rich Calame and his attendants look on.

bridesmaids wore navy gowns and the groomsmen simple tuxedos. Abundant candles and nautical rope accents adorned the reception venue. Mild weather allowed for an outdoor setup, and MacKenzie said the lake views complemented the scene perfectly. “My mom and I took the whole thing head-on, and I think we did a pretty good job. We would stuff invitations, prepare party favors or pack welcome bags with a glass of wine in hand,” said MacKenzie, the daughter of lake residents Jim and Nancy Cain. Rich was not to be left out of the preparations, however. His requests included a buffet catered by The Landing, a Frank Sinatra song for the first dance and milk and cookies for dessert. He also masterminded a personalized garter toss. “MacKenzie is a San Diego Chargers fan and I am a New York Giants fan,” he said. “On the wedding day, MacKenzie wore two garters, one for the Chargers and one for the Giants. We told the crowd that whichever garter I selected would determine which team we would raise our children to be fans of.

LEFT From left, centerpieces at the Calame’s reception set a romantic tone with white candles and hydrangea; MacKenzie’s engagement ring sits inside her favorite morning treat, which Rich used to help stage his proposal. BELOW From left, the bride and groom; mother of the bride, Nancy Cain, leans in to give her daughter a pre-wedding kiss.

“I always knew I wanted to get married in my hometown, and I was fortunate enough to grow up at Smith Mountain Lake.” MacKenzie cain calaMe, bride

To my chagrin, the Chargers were selected and not a football game goes by that she doesn’t remind me.” Most of the couple’s 135 guests came from out of the area, and MacKenzie said she was eager to show off the Smith Mountain Lake region. The bride placed area guides and information in welcome bags, encouraging everyone to make the most of the lake. “From what Rich and I heard, our guests were all over the [lake area] during our wedding weekend. Several rented boats, some went horseback riding, SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

2014 SML Wedding Guide

Clockwise from left, well-wishers wave sparklers as MacKenzie and Rich Calame exit their wedding reception at Bernard’s Landing Resort; tables decorated in blue and gold complemented the reception’s nautical theme; flowers sit atop the couple’s classic wedding cake.

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others played golf and most relaxed by the water,” said MacKenzie. “They said it was absolutely gorgeous or that it was a hidden gem. Most couldn’t believe this is where I grew up. Several of our friends want to return for a longer stay.” Rich said bringing so many loved ones together was a highlight of their special weekend. “I still can’t get over the fact that everyone who means so much to me and everyone who means so much to MacKenzie were all in the same room. It still amazes me when I think about it,” he said. Thanks to an idyllic location and excellent local vendors, MacKenzie said the couple’s big day was perfect. “I would tell other couples planning their wedding at SML that everything can get overwhelming at times, but just remember where you are getting married. Not many people get the views Smith Mountain Lake provides,” she said. “Take it all in and enjoy every minute of it.” The Calames reside in Arlington, where Rich is a mechanical engineer and MacKenzie a resources manager for an IT contracting company. They visit her parents at the lake whenever possible. “It is nice to head down to the lake because it is both a vacation and a family home all in one,” said Rich.

Wedding Guide 2014

The vendor guide on the following pages offers local resources to help brides and grooms plan the SML wedding of their dreams – from popping the question to a fabulous honeymoon (and everything in between). To find guest accommodations, turn to our SML Lodging Guide, which starts on Page 79.

Business

Address

Phone • Website

Services and Specialties

At t e n d A n t / PA r e n t G i f t s Affordable Home Outlet / A Shade Brighter Bridgewater Sportswear Brooks Mill Winery Carter’s Fine Jewelers and Gifts Diamond Hill General Store Emerson Creek Pottery Gifts Ahoy Haywood’s Jewelers - Westlake

540.297.6440 downtownmoneta.com 16430 B.T. Washington Hwy., 540.721.1040 #9, Moneta bridgewaterplaza.com 540.721.5215 6221 Brooks Mill Road, Wirtz brooksmillwinery.com 400 Old Franklin Tnpk., #117, 540.483.0779 • facebook.com/ Rocky Mount cartersfinejewelersandgifts 540.297.9309 1017 Diamond Hill Road, Moneta diamondhillgeneralstore.net 540.297.7884 1068 Pottery Lane, Bedford emersoncreekpottery.com 16430 B.T. Washington Hwy., 540.721.5303 #15, Moneta bridgewaterplaza.com

1123 Celebration Ave., Moneta

84 Westlake Road, #103, Hardy

540.721.2210 haywoodsjewelers.com

Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery 1722 Hickory Cove Lane, Moneta 540.296.1393 • smlwine.com 7254 B.T. Washington Hwy., Homestead Creamery 540.721.2045 Wirtz Kara’s Closet 16545 Moneta Road, Moneta 540.296.1110 540.521.1378 Paparazzi by Rhonda 1811 Isle of Pines Dr., Moneta paparazziaccessories.com 13366 B.T. Washington Hwy., SML Gallery 540.537.0517 • smlgallery.com Moneta 16440 B.T. Washington Hwy., 540.719.4438 • Smith Mountain Lake Gifts #202, Moneta smith-mountain-lake-gifts.com 540.721.5622 • The Cottage Gate 84 Westlake Road, #13, Hardy thecottagegateonline.com The General Store and Quilt 540.721.3009 • generalstoresml. 213 Scruggs Road, Moneta Shack com 16430 B.T. Washington Hwy., 540.721.1596 • thelittlegallerysml. The Little Gallery #6, Moneta com 12787 B.T. Washington Hwy., VitaZen 540.721.9365 • vitazen.net #103, Hardy 16483 Moneta Rd., Suite J, 540.297.3278 White Advertising, LLC Moneta asap.espwebsite.com

Jewelry, home accessories, SML-related gifts SML items, clothing, gift items Wine, wine-related gifts, SML souvenir T-shirts Bridal registry, gifts for all, Merle Norman Gold Medallion Studio Wine shop, gift shop, garden center Handcrafted ceramic pottery for kitchen, bath and more Vera Bradley items, candles, cards, SML-related items, jewelry Fine jewelry, bridal sets, giftware, watches, clocks and other gifts; Pandora and other select designers Wine and wine-related gifts Local gift items, ice cream cakes Women’s apparel, shoes, accessories Low-cost jewelry and accessories Photo studio; sales of fine art; custom framing Outlet store offering a wide variety of gift items Metal alloy serving pieces, home furnishings, personalized gifts Laser engravings, local food items, local artists, quilting items Handmade wedding jewelry, literary calligraphy, blessing bowls Soy candles, Himalayan salt crystal lamps, essential oils, bath and body items Screen printing, vinyl banners, promotional products, embroidery

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Address

Phone • Website

Services and Specialties

CAkeS Anne Humphreys & Associates

2953 Stonebridge Circle, Vinton

Brenda Maus Signature Cakes Diane’s Cake Creations KupKakery Ruthie’s Kitchen

500 Pell Ave., Rocky Mount 416 Avenel Ave., Bedford Rocky Mount 2603 Scruggs Road, Moneta 623 Woodman Road, Rocky Mount

Special Occasion Cakes

540.314.0741 • creativecakesandspecialdates.com 540.483.8655 540.586.5978 540.352.8085 • kupkakery.com 540.721.2413 540.483.2732 • 540.493.6812

Wedding and special-event cakes Custom wedding cakes, groom’s cakes Custom cakes Custom gourmet cakes and cupakes Custom cakes, homemade buttermints, catering Wedding cakes, groom’s cakes, cupcakes

C At e r i n G Barnyard Catering / Smokehouse Restaurant Center Stage Catering

1123 Celebration Ave., Moneta

315 Franklin St., Rocky Mount 1281 Lone Oak Crossing, GruvenCat Bakery Huddleston Mariners Landing Resort 1217 Graves Harbor Trail, Community & Conference Center Huddleston

540.297.4646 Hand-smoked meats, all food homemade barnyardcatering.com 540.489.7827 • centerstagefood.com Full-service catering 540.297.4995 • gruvencat.com

Full-service catering

540.297.1748 marinerslanding.com

Full-service catering

The Landing Restaurant

773 Ashmeade Road, Moneta

540.721.3028 • thelandingsml.com

Custom gourmet menus; full-service catering on or off site

The Westlake Golf & Country Club

360 Chestnut Creek Drive, Hardy

540.721.3845 golfthewestlake.com

Full-service catering

Aztec Rental

14070 B.T. Washington Hwy., Moneta

Grand Rental Station

1000 Vineyard Road, Vinton

C e r e M o n y / r e C e p t i o n r e n tA L S 540.721.4070 • aztecrental.com 540.343.1000 • grandrentalvinton.com

Full-service event rentals Full-service event rentals

CereMony/reCeption VenueS Bernard’s Landing Resort & 540.721.8870 775 Ashmeade Road, Moneta Conference Center bernardslanding.com Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery 1722 Hickory Cove Lane, Moneta 540.296.1393 • smlwine.com

Indoor/outdoor event location; Utilize the catering company of your choice Outdoor setting overlooking the vineyard Casual lakeside restaurant with indoor and Jake’s Place 1041 Harbour Inn Lane, Moneta 540.297.4732 • jakesplacesml.com outdoor seating; docking facilities Packages available for 2-200 and every budget; LoveStone Inn 100 Summer Ln., Huddleston 540.296.0510 • lovestoneinn.com Full-service wedding planning included in site fee Mariners Landing Resort 1217 Graves Harbor Trail, 540.297.1748 Lakeside ceremony services, indoor and outdoor Community & Conference Center Huddleston marinerslanding.com reception facilities, catering 3705 Chestnut Fork Road, 540.537.2886 Outdoor wedding venue on scenic former dairy Old Mill Farm Venue Bedford facebook.com/theoldmillfarm farm; pond, covered chapel, gardens, restrooms 16918 Smith Mountain Lake 5-acre point surrounded by water Parkway Marina 540.297.4412 • parkwaymarina.com Parkway, Huddleston with pavilion and docking 540.586.1407 Circa 1848 restored home can accommodate The Bedford Columns 812 East Main St., Bedford thebedfordcolumns.com 200 guests; expansive patio with mountain views 540.721.4333 Customizable gourmet menus, indoor and outdoor The Blackwater Cafe 4730 Scruggs Road, Moneta theblackwatercafe.com options, can accommodate groups up to 110 Custom gourmet menus, lakeside setting, The Landing Restaurant 773 Ashmeade Road, Moneta 540.721.3028 • thelandingsml.com wedding coordination 540.721.2653 Full-service event site including upscale The Waterfront Country Club 275 Anchor Drive, Moneta thewaterfrontcc.com clubhouse; variety of packages available Full-service event site including upscale 540.576.1556 The Water’s Edge Country Club 1825 Waters Edge Drive Penhook clubhouse, charming chapel or waterfront thewatersedgecc.com locations; variety of packages available The Westlake Golf & Country 540.721.384 Full-service ceremony, reception 360 Chestnut Creek Drive, Hardy Club golfthewestlake.com and rehearsal dinner venue Customizable services aboard a 19th century Virginia Dare Cruises 3619 Airport Road, Moneta 540.297.7100 • vadarecruises.com replica side wheeler W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational 540.721.2759, ext. 0 Full service ceremony, reception and rehearsal 755 Hermitage Road, Wirtz Conference Center skelton4hcenter.org dinner venue; indoor and lakeside options 540.890.3359 Indoor and outdoor space to accommodate 100White Rock Vineyards & Winery 2117 Bruno Dr., Goodview whiterockwines.com 200; pergola overlooks vineyard and pond

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Phone • Website

Services and Specialties

F L o W e r S / D e c o r At i n G McMillan & Wife Photography & Flowers Mountain Treasures Florist & Gifts

340 Windridge Parkway, Hardy

540.427.5129 • mcmillanandwifephotography.com

Day-of-wedding directing, flowers and decorating services

13699 B.T. Washington Hwy., Ste. 200, Hardy

540.721.0092

Full-service floral shop with delivery

540.297.6524 • smithmountainflowers.net 400 Scruggs Road, Moneta 540.814.0604 540.721.5622 • 84 Westlake Road, Ste. 13, Hardy thecottagegateonline.com

Smith Mountain Flowers

14477 Moneta Road, Moneta

Southern Roots The Cottage Gate

Floral arrangements, delivery Silk flower arrangements, decorative accessories Flower arrangements, decorating to fit any style

G o W n S / A Lt e r At i o n S AmRhein’s

2740 Ogden Road, Roanoke 1123 Celebration Ave., #103, Moneta

Antique Mall at Mayberry Bessolo’s Wedding Attire

513 Jefferson St., Roanoke

Celebration Bridal and Formal David’s Bridal Proms, Pageants and Pretty Things at the Bride’s House

920 Main St., Lynchburg 4873 Valley View Blvd., Roanoke 5325 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke

540.989.7100 • amrheins.com 540.871.0321 • facebook.com/ antiquemallatmayberry 540.798.6288 bessolosdesigns.com 434.237.5557 • celebrationbridal.com 540.563.5800 • davidsbridal.com 540.366.8360 • promspageantsandprettythings.com

Full-service bridal shop 400 gowns starting at $120 (while supplies last); formals and flower girl dresses Custom-made clothing for all occasions Full-service bridal shop Full-service bridal shop Full-service bridal shop; gown alterations and preservations

HoneyMoon PLAnninG Cruise One

Moneta

Cruise Planners Time Travel Biz

1950 Buccaneer Road, Moneta 144 Shad Run Drive, Moneta 111 Saunders Point Road, Huddleston

Touch of Paradise Travel

540.525.2004 mkauffman.cruiseone.com 540.296.0550 • pcmcruises.com 540.493.1220 • timetravelbiz.com 540.293.1124 804.928.9283

Vacation planning and consulting Vacation planning and consulting Vacation planning and consulting Vacation planning and consulting

i n v i tAt i o n S / P r o G r A M S / A n n o u n c e M e n t S Print-N-Paper Carter’s Fine Jewelers and Gifts

70 Scruggs Road, Ste. 104, 540.719.7277 • printnpaper.com Moneta 400 Old Franklin Tpke., Ste. 117, 540.483.0779 • facebook/ Rocky Mount cartersfinejewelersandgifts

Wide variety of invitations, programs Invitations

JeWeLry/WeDDinG rinGS AmRhein’s

2740 Ogden Road, Roanoke 1123 Celebration Ave., #103, Moneta

540.989.7100 • amrheins.com 540.871.0321 downtownmoneta.com

Arthur’s Jewelry, Inc.

111 North Bridge St., Bedford

540.586.8034 • arthursjewelry.com

Carter’s Fine Jewelers and Gifts

400 Market Place, Ste. 117, Rocky Mount

Haywood’s Jewelers - Westlake

84 Westlake Road, #103, Hardy

540.483.0779 • facebook/ cartersfinejewelersandgifts 540.721.2210 haywoodsjewelers.com

Lyon’s Jewelers

11828 East Lynchburg-Salem Tpke., Bedford

Antique Mall at Mayberry

540.586.5966 • lyonsjewelers.com

Fine jewelry, engagement rings, wedding bands Jewelry, bridal gifts Fine jewelry, diamonds, Bedford Time Company watches, direct diamond importer, custom design Bridal registry, wide array of gift items Fine jewelry, bridal sets, giftware, watches, clocks and other gifts Custom-designed jewelry

LiMouSineS Executive Town Car & Limousine Service, Inc.

616 Salem Ave. SW, Roanoke

Premier Limousine Service

3727 Old Forest Road, Lynchburg

Prestige Limousine & Shuttlebus

701 Irvine St., Roanoke

540.366.4644 • etclimo.com 434.385.8400 premierlimousineservice.net 540.342.8049 prestigelimoinc.com

Limousine transportation services Limousine transportation services Limousine and shuttlebus transportation services

MuSic Announcer Bob

112 Autumn Ave., Huddleston

540.297.4605

Special events emcee, DJ

Beggars’ Circus Kevin Jones Performing Arts Studio Master Taylor Entertainment/ Mark Taylor

Roanoke

540.961.3107 • cdbaby.com

Celtic music, solo bagpipes

Roanoke

540.774.8388 • kjpas.com

Pianist and singer

Music, Music & More Music

1146 Deer Creek Drive, Bedford

540.314.6942 • mastertaylorentertainment.com 540.580.5633 • musicmusicandmusic.com

Full-service event entertainment and services, DJ/emcee, directing and event planning DJ Wendell Witt will customize all types of music for receptions

Obligato, Music for Elegant Events

Roanoke

540.772.0416

Customized classical ensembles

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Jewelers

Phone: 540.483.5191 346 Franklin St. Rocky Mt., VA 24151

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Address

Phone • Website

Services and Specialties

PA M P e r i n G / H A i r / M A k e u P Anita’s Finishing Touch Salon

Hair Designs by Whitney & Brandy

1134 Skippy Drive, Moneta 400 Old Franklin Tpke., Ste.117, Rocky Mount 13699 B.T. Washington Hwy., #206, Moneta 13351 B.T. Washington Hwy., Hardy 1123 Celebration Ave., 104B, Moneta

Mary Kay, Amy Ahrens

55 Parkway Ave., Moneta

Carter’s Merle Norman Emma Williams Hair Studio Eric & Co. Premiere Salon

Mary Kay, Tiffani Matherly Mary Kay, Evelena Mullens Massage Works Merle Norman Westlake Modern Nails Spa Rock Star LLC Salon at Westlake

516 Graves Bridge Road, Sandy Level 175 Panford Lane, Moneta 13455 B.T. Washington Hwy., Suite 107, Moneta 84 Westlake Road, Suite 105, Hardy 400 Scruggs Road, #1300, Moneta 85 Westlake Road, Suite 112, Hardy 13105 B.T. Washintgon Hwy., Hardy

Salon One

400 Scruggs Road, Moneta

Spa La La Blue

12925 B.T. Washington Hwy., Suite 200, Hardy

SML Massage and Spa

400 Scruggs Road, Moneta (inside Salon One)

Tantastic

1123 Celebration Ave., Moneta

Westlake Massage & Spa Westlake Salon & Spa

540.297.1357

Specializing in color and updos

540.483.0779 • merlenorman.com

Bride and bridal party makeovers

540.719.2217

Full-service hair care

540.721.7336

Full-service salon

540.297.2762

Formal hair styling and updos

540.588.6795 marykay.com/aahrens 540.238.1743 marykay.com/tmatherly 540.719.3237 • marykay.com/emullens

Special-occasion makeup and skin care products and services Special-occasion makeup and skin care products and services Skin care advice, free makeovers

540.721.5528

Full-service massage services

540.7190.1700 • merlenormanstudio. Bridal makeup from a licensed master com/va/hardy/mn-9275 esthetician Manicures, pedicures, waxing, nail art, 540.719.1100 foot spa, gift certificates Professional airbrush tanning company offering 540.204-3986 in-salon services and mobile parties Full-service haircare services 540.721.3141 for brides and bridal parties 540.719.0025 Massage therapy, facials, manicures, salononesml.com pedicures, waxing Bride and groom packages include hair, makeup, 540.632.1SPA facials, nails, massage and lunch; packages for spalalablue.com bridal showers and couples massages 540.300.0398 smlmassageandspa.com

540.297.8267 downtownmoneta.com 70 Scruggs Road, #106, Moneta 540.525.9106 • westlakemassage.com 85 Westlake Road, Suite 112, 540.719.4247 Hardy, Westlake Towne Center westlakesalonandspa.com

Holistic, full-service day spa offering massage, spa services, hair services, facials, manicures, pedicures and body wraps Tanning services, massage therapy by appointment Massage and pampering spa Full-service salon and spa

PHotoGrAPHerS/VideoGrAPHerS Adam Barnes Fine Art Photography

724 Commerce St., Lynchburg

434.665.4018 adambarnesphoto.com

Blue Hill Photography

P.O. Box 739, Moneta

866.819.5841

Christi Austin Photography Lesley Wray Photography/ Forgetmenot Photography & Keepsakes McMillan & Wife Photography & Flowers

Smith Mountain Lake

540.493.1300 • christiaustin.com

Fine art imaging for weddings and other special events Engagement sessions, bridal portraits, wedding day services Weddings, portraits, boudoir

580 Pell Ave., Rocky Mount

540.420.5151 lesleywrayphotography.com

Engagement sessions, bridal portraits, wedding day and other photography

540.427.5129 mcmillanandwifephotography.com 540.521.1378 jollyjenphotography.com 540.420.6515 rachelmarie-photoimagery.com

Two-camera coverage, photojournalism style, printing and framing Engagement photos, bridal portraits,families, special events Modern lifestyle photography and imaging for weddings and other occasions Bridal portraits, destination weddings, digital photography Engagement and bridal portraits, wedding/event photography, families Wedding and events photography; HD videography, custom paper products Studio and location engagement sessions, bridal portraits, wedding day photography collections

340 Windridge Pkwy., Hardy

Jolly Jen Photography

6675 B.T. Washington Hwy., Wirtz

Rachel Marie Photo Imagery

Smith Mountain Lake

RayZor’s Edge Photography

Smith Mountain Lake

Still Essence Photography

375 Franklin St., Rocky Mount

Stone Blue Productions Photo and Video

Bedford Hills, Lynchburg

Studio Belle Visage

3528 Hatchett Rd., Penhook

Taylor-Made Photography

Smith Mountain Lake

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276.340.2000 • vapics.com 540.765.9663 stillessence.com/wedding 434.420.2583 stoneblueproductions.com 540.489.7722 studiobellevisage.com 540.493.7267 mytaylormadephotography.com

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Address

Phone • Website

Services and Specialties

ReheARSAL DinneR VenueS Bernard’s Landing Resort & Conference Center Chopsticks Chinese & Sushi Edo Grill and Sushi El Toreno Mexican Grill

775 Ashmeade Road, Moneta 16440 B.T. Washington Hwy., Ste. 203, Moneta 1035 Mercantile St., Suite 104, Moneta 50 FirstWatch Drive, Ste. 105, Moneta and 1035 Mercantile St., Downtown Moneta

540.721.8870 • bernardslanding. com 540.721.8839 • bridgewaterplaza. com 540.297.6888 540.721.3821 • 540.296.0800

Jake’s Place

1041 Harbour Inn Lane, Moneta

Joe’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant

130 Scruggs Road, Moneta 50 FirstWatch Drive, Ste. 101, Moneta

540.297.4732 jakesplacesml.com 540.721.2422 • joespizzasml.com 540.719.1212 jonathansatsml.com

Mariners Landing Resort Community and Conference Center

1217 Graves Harbor Trail, Huddleston

540.297.1748 marinerslanding.com

Mango’s Bar & Grill

16430 B.T. Washington Hwy., Moneta

The Bedford Columns

812 East Main St., Bedford

The Blackwater Cafe

4730 Scruggs Road, Moneta

The Landing Restaurant

773 Ashmeade Road, Moneta

The Waterfront Country Club

275 Anchor Drive, Moneta

540.721.1632 mangosbarandgrill.com 540.586.1407 thebedfordcolumns.com 540.721.4333 theblackwatercafe.com 540.721.3028 thelandingsml.com 540.721.2653 thewaterfrontcc.com

The Water’s Edge Country Club

1825 Waters Edge Drive, Penhook

540.576.1556 thewatersedgecc.com

The Westlake Golf & Country Club

360 Chestnut Creek Drive, Hardy

540.721.3845 golfthewestlake.com

Tuscan Tavern

16483 Moneta Road, Moneta

540.297.8900

Virginia Dare Cruises

3619 Airport Road, Moneta

W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center

755 Hermitage Road, Wirtz

White Rock Vineyards & Winery

2117 Bruno Dr., Goodview

AmRhein’s Celebration Bridal and Formal David’s Bridal

2740 Ogden Road, Roanoke 920 Main St., Lynchburg 4873 Valley View Blvd., Roanoke 4235 Electric Road,Ste., 103, Roanoke 4757 Valley View Blvd. NW and 4802 Valley View Blvd. NW, Roanoke 5325 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke

Jonathan’s Restaurant

540.297.7100 vadarecruises.com 540.721.2759, ext. 0 skelton4hcenter.org 540.890.3359 whiterockwines.com

Indoor/outdoor event location; utilize the catering company of your choice Accommodates groups up to 50 for Asian cuisine Seats up to 80 for Asian cuisine, including fresh sushi Accommodates large groups; flat-screen TVs, full bar Casual lakeside restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating; docking facilities Italian-oriented rehearsal dinner venue Full bar, custom food, accommodates groups up to 50 Indoor and outdoor event locations; upscale atomosphere; lake and mountain views; versatile menu; off-site catering available Casual indoor/outdoor dining with full bar and stage for live entertainment Circa 1848 restored home can accommodate 200 guests; expansive patio with mountain views Customizable gourmet menus, indoor and outdoor options, can accommodate groups up to 110 Custom gourmet menus, lakeside setting, luxury events, wedding coordination Full-service event site including sophisticated clubhouse; variety of packages available Full-service event site including sophisticated clubhouse, intimate chapel or waterfront location; variety of packages available Full-service ceremony, reception and rehearsal dinner venue Full bar, Italian-style dinner venue; call for availability Bridal showers, formal dinners, customizable range of services Full service-ceremony, reception and rehearsal dinner venue; Indoor and lakeside options Indoor and outdoor space to accommodate 100200; pergola overlooks vineyard and pond

TuxeDoS

Davidsons Men’s Warehouse Mr. Tuxedo

540.989.7100 • amrheins.com 434.237.5557 • celebrationbridal.com 540.563.5800 • davidsbridal.com 540.774.1644 fineclothiers.com

Tuxedo sales and rentals Full-service bridal shop Full-service bridal shop

540.563.9860 • 540.366.1889 tmw.com

Full-service men’s formal attire, children’s formal rentals

540.366.8360 • promspageantsandprettythings.com

Full-service bridal, preservations and alterations performed on site; tuxedo and suit rentals and sales

Tuxedo sales and rentals

WeDDinG PLAnneRS Anne Humphreys & Associates

2953 Stonebridge Circle, Vinton

Everlasting Memories Event Planning

3038 Sedgefield Road, Roanoke

540.314.0741 • creativecakesandspecialdates.com 540.314.6228 • everlastingmemoriesep.com

Wedding planning and coordinating Full-service event planning

Information for the 2014 SML Wedding Guide was compiled from business submissions, telephone interviews and SML Regional Chamber of Commerce records. Businesses outside of the immediate area have been included in categories where service is limited or not available at Smith Mountain Lake. Laker Media deems it to be accurate but makes no guarantees. To be added to the list for next year or to correct any information for your business, please email editor@smithmountainlaker.com.

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New improved Smith Mountain Lake’s guest lodging landscape has taken a turn toward the diverse over the past year with the addition of three quaint new options — two located on the water and one sure to appeal to aviation enthusiasts.

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Bedford Landings

The lake area’s newest lodging option, which opened in December, is Bedford Landings, a bed and breakfast located beside the runway at Smith Mountain Lake Airport. Guests can arrive by car, boat or airplane which, according to owner and innkeeper Karen Phillips, should make it particularly attractive to pilots seeking destinations that satisfy their urge to take flight. Phillips and husband Jack bought the property several years ago with intent to sell a 12-acre horse farm near Raleigh, N.C., and move to SML permanently when Karen retired as a professor from N.C. State University and Jack from designing medical devices. A hangar for their two experimental aircraft was completed in 2006, but selling the farmstead — and arranging financing for the B&B’s construction — took longer than expected. However, a chance meeting in 2013 with Bart Wilner, a member of Hometown Bank’s board of directors, proved fortuitous. The three met while the Phillips were serving as extras on the set of “Wish You Well,” a film produced by Laker Sara Elizabeth Timmons. Wilner, one of the film’s financial backers, helped the couple acquire the mortgage needed to complete construction.

ABOVE The main living area at Bedford Landings features soaring windows, exposed timbers and a stone fireplace. ABOVE RIGHT The made-from-scratch biscuits are a house specialty at the new B&B.

“Jack can do just about anything. He reads a book, studies the [building] code, watches a YouTube video, and then just does it. ” Innkeeper karen phIllIps on her husband’s constructIon skIlls

The couple served as general contractors, construction workers, craftsmen and painters for the 5,700-square-foot timber-frame structure that houses a master suite for the innkeepers and four distinct guest rooms, each COUrTESy Of BEdfOrd LANdINgS decorated with a different theme. Guests will find themselves immersed in fishing, forest or flight décor or in a “fourth room” that Karen modifies by season or occasion (think honeymoon). All rooms (three queen, one king) have private bathrooms, and two feature gas fireplaces. Guests have access to a second-floor lounge area and stargazing porch, a breakfast room just off the oversized kitchen, a theater room downstairs and guest patio with hot tub. Exposed timbers with mortise-andtenon joints give the interior a vaulted, spacious, modern-rustic appeal. “Jack can do just about anything,” Karen Phillips said of her husband’s construction prowess. “He reads a book, studies the [building] code, watches a YouTube video, and then just does it. He built a model of what we were planning — and the house looks just like he said it would.” Karen, a Blacksburg native who taught family and child development at Virginia Tech, N.C. State and Ole Miss, has traded her construction apron for the kitchen variety, becoming the inn’s breakfast chef. “I am really a stickler for how breakfast is prepared and presented,” she said, noting Jack, who recently underwent special training, is “the biscuit guy.” Rates at Bedford Landings run $125-$180 per night in season (Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day) and $100-$150 in off-season months. Visit bedfordlandings.com for more information.

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Gills Creek Marina and lodGe

Gills Creek Marina, located at 790 Fox Chase Road off Scruggs Road (channel marker G2), now offers four lodge rooms in a completely renovated building just up the hill from the marina. Each room features two queen-size beds, sofa, cable TV, microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker and covered deck overlooking the marina and Gills Creek beyond. “Our facility is perfect for family reunions and overflow visitors,” said Jane Boney, who manages the property. “We offer the guest rooms you don’t have to clean.” The renovation helped the lodge nearly triple its occupancy rate from 2012 to 2013, said Boney. “We’re getting lots of repeat visitors and referrals — especially for getaways from Roanoke and Salem … and lodging for lake events like fishing tournaments and the chili festival,” she said, adding that fishermen particularly like the convenience of free in-water docking at the marina’s transient slips. “Some bring grills and fry their catch in the parking area outside,” Boney said. In-season rates are $120 per night; fall is $90 and winter $80. For more information, visit gillscreekmarina.com.

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Halesford Harbour Inn

Another on-water lodging option recently opened at Halesford Harbour, off Virginia 122 (R28), just north of Hales Ford Bridge. Twenty three newly-renovated double-queen rooms, one king-bed room and a family suite with two queen bedrooms, two baths and bright lounge with windows overlooking the lake are available. “With its comfortable gathering area and kitchenette, the suite is especially popular for wedding parties and family reunions,” said inn manager Jim Shauberger. General manager Tom Buck said occupancy rates for the inn are running about twice what he had expected. He and assistant general manager Melissa Heft noted the appeal of the resort-style amenities Halesford Harbour maintains for its RV tenants, all of which are available to inn guests as well. Included are boat slips, use of the launching ramp, two beaches, children’s play area, wi-fi, flat screen TVs, availability of rental boats, golf carts, kayaks and canoes, and the popular Jake’s Place waterfront restaurant. New is a patio with gas fire pit and grill outside the inn, which overlooks the cove and boat slips. “Guests love to gather here, especially on nights when Jake’s has an island band playing on its patio deck,” said Heft.

Rates at Halesford Harbour Inn vary by season, day of the week and holidays. Weekly rates also are offered. Visit halesfordharbour.com for details.

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B e d & B r e a k fa s t I n n s Bedford Landings

1995 Buccaneer Road, Moneta

919-819-5438, 919-427-4400 bedfordlandings.com

Cedar Pointe

216 Mountwood Drive, Huddleston

540-520-5868 cedarpointebandb.com

E12

2 BR suite

Yes

$150-$175/night Closed through 3/15/14 for renovations

Sans Souci at Smith Mountain Lake

2379 Capewood Drive, Huddleston

540-297-8617 homeaway.com/p335285

F12

1 BR suite

Yes

$180-$220/night $1,190-$1,470/week

Arrowhead Campground, LLC

5625 Smith Mountain Road, Penhook

540-420-7625 540-420-8462

G11

140

Yes

$20-$40/night $1,600-$2,600/year

Blue Ridge Campground & Marina

8131 Burnt Chimney Road, Wirtz

540-721-3866 blueridgecampground.com

104

Yes

$35/night $2,500/year

Camp Karma, LLC

2056 Stone Mountain Road, Bedford

540-297-5762, 540-297-5067 campkarmavirginia.com

Yes

$25/night

Eagle’s Roost Campground

15335 Smith Mountain Lake Parkway, Huddleston

540-297-7381 smleaglesroost.com

R11

F11

125+

Yes

Call for rates

Halesford Harbour RV Park

1336 Campers Paradise Trail, Moneta

540-297-9000 halesfordharbour.com

R28

Yes

$60-$100/night

Mitchell’s Point Campground

3553 Trading Post Road, Huddleston

540-484-3980 mitchellspoint.com

F12

Yes

Annual lease

Smith Mountain Lake State Park

1235 State Park Road, Huddleston

540-297-6066 dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/smi.shtml

R19

E10

Yes

Varies

$20-$25/night

Sweetwater RV Park

4474 White House Road, Moneta

540-296-0522 sweetwaterrvpark.com

B10

Yes

$25-$45/night

R20

D10

4 BR

Yes

$100-$180/night

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Comfort Inn

1730 North Main St., Rocky Mount

540-489-4000 choicehotels.com/hotel/va120

Yes

$60-$90/night

Days Inn

921 Blue Ridge Ave., Bedford

540-586-8286 daysinn.com/hotel/13119

Yes

$55-$85/night

Gills Creek Marina and Lodge

790 Fox Chase Road, Wirtz

540-721-2451 gillscreekmarina.com

Yes

$80-$130/night

Halesford Harbour Inn

1336 Campers Paradise Trail, Moneta

540-297-9000 halesfordharbour.com

R28

Yes

$60-$160/night

Holiday Inn Express Rooms & Suites

395 Old Franklin Tpke, Rocky Mount

540-489-5001 hiexpress.com

Yes

$90-$165/night

Lake Inn Motel

45 Enterprise Lane, Hardy

540-721-3383 lakeinnmotel.com

Yes

$58-$86/night

Westlake Waterfront Inn

2050 Morewood Road, Hardy

540-721-3307 westlake-waterfront-inn.com

R37

Yes

$90-$150/night

Adventures on Houseboats

8360 Hardy Road, Hardy

888-818-5294 adventuresonhouseboats.com

R87

Yes

$1,005-$2,370/week

Parrot Cove Boat Rentals & Sales

16441 B.T. Washington Hwy., Moneta

540-721-5363 parrotcove.com

R28

Yes

$765-$3,100/week

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ResoRts and ConfeRenCe CenteRs Bernardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing Resort and Conference Center

775 Ashmeade Road, Moneta

800-572-2048 bernardslanding.com

R11

F10

Yes

1-3 BR condos: $100-$300/night Homes/townhomes: $174-$345/night

Hampton Inn SML / Gretna

200 McBride Lane, Gretna

434-656-9000 hamptoninn.hilton.com

Yes

$109-$139/night

Mariners Landing Resort Community and Conference Center

1217 Graves Harbor Trail, Huddleston

540-297-4900 marinerslanding.com

E11

100

Yes

$99-$325/night

W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center

775 Hermitage Road, Wirtz

540-721-2759 skelton4hcenter.org

B40

Yes

$50-$100/night

By the Lake Vacation Rentals

16503B Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta

540-425-0555 bythelakevacationrentals.com

R28

Varies

Yes

Varies

$80-$375/night $800-$2,700/week

CB Rentals & Sales

1027 Waterwheel Drive, Moneta

540-297-9500 cbrentals.com

R28

Varies

Yes

Varies

$900-$4,800/week

Lake & Land Property Rentals

16430 B.T. Washington Hwy., Moneta

866-751-6005 rentalsatthelake.com

R28

Varies

$175-$200/night $1,200-$1,400/week

Lake Retreat Properties, Inc.

6760 White House Road, Huddleston

540-297-6002 lakeretreat.com

C11

Varies

Yes

Varies

$700-$7,000/week

Lakeshore Rentals & Sales

16483 Moneta Road #M, Moneta

540-297-5610; 800-572-6098 lakeshorerentals.com

Varies

Yes

Varies

$100-$500/night $500-$2,500/week

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Maintenance free brick & hardiboard home located at the prestigious Water’s Edge, great lot w/ water views, lg. screened porch, main level living w/ lower level finished for guest. Buyer may choose: 5 yrs seller paid boatslip lease or $10,000 paid by seller toward club initiation fee. $479,900 MLS #793717

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MEDITERRANEAN STYLE HOME 2 master suites, 2 kitchens, workshop, triple slip boat dock w/ level lot. $999,999 MLS 753101

1 level living, upstairs for guest. Level lot, dbl. sided fireplace in fam rm & breakfast area, large great room w/ cathedral ceiling, master ste and laundry main level, sitting area/office upstairs w/ 2 add’l bedrooms, convenient to SML, Roanoke & Bedford, AEP electric $229,950 MLS #796545

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Great location. Home overlooks hole #5 of The Westlake Golf Course. Four bedrooms, large patio and deck. Beautiful views of the mountains and golf course. $279,900 MLS #790555

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Completely renovated home w/ guest cottage. Views of Cahas Mtns and located in rural historic district. 1 mile to Rke/Franklin Co. line, 15 min to downtown Rke, perfect location w/ superior setting & ultimate privacy. Lots of outdoor living and entertainment patio. Fenced in backyard w/ gazebo. Guest cottage (in-law ste) w/ full bath. add’l acreage avail. MLS #797346 $350,000

Bring you clothes and toothbrush! Move in ready with all furnishings. Very well maintained two bedroom condo wth fantastic views of Smith Mountain and lake. Many amenities. $274,900 MLS #790603

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Fantastic dock with bar, party deck, 28 ft. slip & 20 ft. of deep water. One owner, very well maintained and many improvements: new roof, skylights, heat pump, and more. Exterior painted in 2012. Beautiful landscaping, large deck & patio extends across back of home. $649,950 MLS#795684

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Featured home in 2012 Charity Home Tour! Many upgrades including two 1,500 sq. ft. each boat docks with 3 covered slips, and large covered lounge area. Two kitchens, 2 laundry rooms, new exterior/ interior paint and more. $1,149,000 MLS #789802

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This home offers the best of everything! Wide water & mtn views w/out the main channel traffic, privacy, 2.58 acre level lot, 318 ft of shoreline. Super central location by land & water! Quality custom construction thru-out, gourmet kitchen, formal dining, large pantry, office, game room, lots of outdoor entertainment space. $1,695,000 MLS #797873

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Long & Foster Vacation Rentals

14807 Moneta Rd., Suite K Moneta

866-395-2038 sml-vacations.com

Varies

Yes

Varies

$500-$3,500/week

Premier Vacation Rentals at SML

P.O. Box 50, Huddleston

540-797-0460 smithmountainlakeproperties.org

Yes

Varies

$70-$600/night $850-$4,500/week

RSI Rentals, Inc.

16525 B.T. Washington Hwy, Moneta

540-721-9797 rsirentals.com

Varies Varies

Varies

$575-$4,500/week

Smith Mountain Lake Vacation Rentals, Inc.

16451 B.T. Washington Hwy., Moneta

877-773-2452 smithmountainlakerentals.com

R29

Varies

Yes

Varies

$895-$2,195/week

Captain Bert’s Waterfront Lodging

208 Stripers Landing, Moneta

540-721-5788 captainbert.com

G10

1 BR condo

Yes

$325-$500/week

CedarKeyCabins.com

1000 Cedar Key Lane, Huddleston

336-454-3042 cedarkeycabins.com

E12

2 singlefamily cabins

Yes

$175/night $800-$1,200/week

Contentment Point

4331 Hales Ford Road, Moneta

800-548-8539 homeaway.com/218083

R28

4 BR home

Yes

$165-$205/night $1,120-$1,400/week

Coveside Cottages

1036 Coveside Circle, Moneta

540-297-3221 2020tech.com/cottages/

R28

Yes

$95-205/night $609-$830/week

Dream Come True

1141 Diane Drive, Moneta

336-337-0815

R20

D10

4 BR home with loft

Yes

$375-$450/night $2,700-$3,200/week

Enchanting Lakefront Cabin

1023 Cedar Key Lane, Huddleston

703-623-0463 smithmtnlakerentals.com

E12

2 BR cabin

Yes

$200-$250/night $1,000-$1,400/week

Enchanting Lodge

1012 Cedar Key Lane, Huddleston

703-623-0463 smithmtnlakerentals.com

E12

3 BR lodge

Yes

$325-$400/night $1,800-$2,500/week

LoveStone Vacation VIlla

100 Summer Lane, Huddleston

540-296-0510 vrbo.com/407871

E11

5 BR house

Yes

$3,430/week

Parkway Marina

16918 Smith Mountain Lake Parkway, Huddleston

540-297-4412 parkwaymarina.com

G11

Yes

$129-$179/night $799-$979/week

Silver Bay View Cottages

111 Bay Terrace, Huddleston

434-953-6747 silverbayview.com

E12

Yes

$780-$3,150/week

Smith Mountain Dock & Lodge

300 Locust Lane, Penhook

540-565-0222 petcarp.com

G11

Yes

$89-$150/night

Spike’s Prime Time Fishin’

4067 Hales Ford Road, Moneta

540-297-5611 spikesprimetimefishin.com

R30

Yes

$178-$338/night $800-$1,950/week

Spring Valley Cabins

1190 Horseshoe Bend Road, Moneta

540-297-0950 spgvalleyfarm.com

5 cabins

Yes

$65-$75/night

The Dome Home

214 Mountwood Drive, Huddleston

540-797-4686 homeaway.com/vacation-rental/ p208665

R19

E12

3 BR home

Yes

$160-$214/night $975-$1,500/week

The Fox Home

110 Water’s Edge Lane, Moneta

540-297-3477

R27

Varies

Yes

$1,350-$1,895/week

Vista Pointe

6605 Smith Mountain Road, Penhook

G11

3 BR condo

Yes

$200/night

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family-owned deli and bakery with friendly service, reasonable prices and hearty portions can make for the perfect recipe for a successful Smith Mountain Lake eatery. Toss in made-from-scratch cinnamon rolls and you’ve got a true winner. Last fall, Danville-based O’Kelly’s Deli & Pastries opened at Westlake Towne Center and quickly has become a popular spot where residents and visitors can enjoy a salad, sandwich, Danish, slice of cheesecake or bag lunch for grab-and-go convenience. Owner Gerald Kelly said he’s had his sights set on the lake region as a spot to open his fifth deli for some time. “We’ve always liked Smith Mountain Lake because of the beauty of the area,” said Kelly. “We felt like we could put a shop there and it would be something different for the community.” Kelly said, in addition to items prepared on site daily, the deli sells treats made at the company’s 7,000 square-foot distribution center in Danville. “Our cooks cook at night and we have trucks that deliver the freshly made items to all our stores [the following day],” he said. “We operate 24 hours a day, six days a week at our distribution center.” Since opening at Westlake, Kelly has added two additional locations and now operates in Danville, Lynchburg, Blairs and Chatham, as well as Roxboro, N.C.

LEFT Clockwise from top, a customer places his order inside O’Kelly’s Deli & Pastries; friends enjoy lunch together on a recent afternoon; an exterior sign welcomes patrons to the restaurant at Westlake Towne Center. SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

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Clockwise from top, an oversized chalkboard at O’Kelly’s details the deli’s various offerings; Danishes made fresh daily are among the sweet treat specialties; owner Gerald Kelly

“In 1982, my father, Robert Kelly, began to make and sell cinnamon rolls and other family recipes out of his home,” Kelly said. “About five years ago, I finished up my MBA and wanted to open a business. We started selling those family [specialties] out of an 800-squarefoot space in Danville, and it just exploded.” The Kellys hired family members and other employees to help keep up with demand before tackling expansion. “The Smith Mountain Lake community loves the shop, and we’re very happy with it. We’re told it’s feast or famine in this area depending on the season, but we’ve been somewhat busier than we would be during the winter,” said Kelly. 86 January • February 2014 | SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKER

All O’Kelly’s locations take interior decorating inspiration from the deli’s Irish name and feature bold green walls and pub-inspired accents. However, Kelly said the SML location includes touches that make it distinct. “We felt like we needed to go with a slightly different design inside the building to make it a little more elegant,” he said. “We put an awning over the register and we have local artwork on display from a nearby art gallery.” Store manager Tim Robinson is one of nine employees at the Westlake location. He said O’Kelly’s has attracted quite a few regular customers and is especially popular with those who work in and around the shopping center. “A tremendous number of Westlake Kroger folks are our regular guests; even the chefs come over,” said Robinson. “There are many others who come in at least once every day or every other day.” Tanner Walker, a cashier at the Westlake Kroger, frequents the deli for lunch.

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Experience something fresh at SML. Jonathan’s menu includes a combination of unique American and Asian inspired dishes including Steaks, Shrimp and Grits, S.M.L Macaroni and Cheese, Pasta, Seafood, plus the freshest collection of Chinese favorites you can find. Also... Jonathan’s Restaurant offers the best buffet in town starting with Lunch Buffet (Mon-Fri) 11:30-2:30; Dinner Buffet (Fri & Sat) 5-9; and Sunday Brunch 11-3. Check out our weekly specials like our Half Price Burger Special every Tuesday night from 4-9.

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“The Smith Mountain Lake community loves the shop, and we’re very happy with it. ” – Gerald Kelly, O’Kelly’s Owner

“I like the quiet atmosphere, and everyone who works there is very friendly. The prices are reasonable, too,” said Walker. “My favorite lunch item is the No. 2 baked chicken meal. It is so good.” Kelly said his personal favorite also is the baked chicken, but the real mainstay of the company is the chicken salad, which makes up 75 percent of sales. Sandwiches such as ham, turkey and pork barbecue cost less than $4. Premium salads and sandwiches, including the O’Flanagan Roast Beef, are priced between $4 and $6. O’Kelly’s also offers catering services and sells specialty breads, homemade items such as chicken salad and barbecue (by the pound) and cinnamon rolls – or cinnamon Danishes, as Kelly refers to them – by the platter full. “We are so thankful for the community support and credit the Lord for our business,” said Kelly. “Our principle from day one has been that our success is from being blessed.”

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FAR LEFT The finishing touches are put on a to-go salad at O’Kelly’s. LEFT Employee Alice Perdue displays seasonal treats available at the restaurant.

WAnT To Go? O’Kelly’s Deli & Pastries Address 84 Westlake Rd., Suite 101, Moneta (Westlake Towne Center, adjacent to Kroger) Phone 540.728.1555 Website okellys.com Hours Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Try This Owner Gerald Kelly’s favorite is the Baked Chicken Sandwich, a ranch-seasoned chicken breast served on cheese bread for $3.99.

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CALENDAR

1 FIRST-DAY HIKE | Smith Mountain Lake State Park will kick off the new year with a ranger-led hike along the Turtle Island and Chestnut Ridge Loop trails. Bring your hiking staff and binoculars to help spot birds and other wildlife. Meet at the Visitor Center. Free but regular parking fees apply. 11 a.m. 540.297.6066, dcr.virginia.gov

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BEER DINNER | Enjoy a five-course dinner while a distributor or brewery representative discusses various beers paired with each course. Jake’s Place, Moneta. Reservations required. 540.297.4732, jakesplacesml.com

11 WINERY OPEN HOUSE | Jan. 11, 18, 25 and Feb. 1, 8, 22 | Hickory Hill Vineyards and Winery in Moneta will host vertical cabernet sauvignon tastings (six vintages) at the top of each hour from noon to 5 p.m. Learn how history, weather, winemaking techniques and aging sculpt the wine into its final form. $15 per person includes souvenir wine glass; two for $25. 540.296.1393, smlwine.com WINERY OPEN HOUSE | Jan. 11, 18, 25 | Fireside Open House at Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery in Moneta. Complimentary wine tastings, browse gift shop. 12-5 p.m. Free. 540.296.1393, smlwine.com

COOKING CLASSES | Jan. 12, 26 | Presented by Bruno Silva, owner and executive chef at The Landing Restaurant, Moneta. Topics and menus vary. $75 per person includes instruction, dinner and wine for one class. Pre-registration required. 540.721.3028, thelandingsml.com

14 WINE DINNER | Themed wine dinner with a five-course menu to complement and accompany the selected wines. Blackwater Café, Moneta. Reservations required. 6:30 p.m. 540.721.4333. theblackwatercafe.com

16 LIVE JAZZ | At The Blackwater Cafe, Moneta. 6-9 p.m. 540.721.4333, theblackwatercafe.com SML REGIONAL CHAMBER AWARDS DINNER | A gala event featuring dinner, entertainment and awards presentation to Chamber businesses selected by fellow members. 6 p.m. at The Waterfront Country Club, Moneta. Tickets are $35 in advance and available to Chamber members by e-mailing lauren@visitsmithmountainlake. com. Limited space. 540.721.1203, visitsmithmountainlake.com

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1 BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Feb. 1-28 | Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy will host special programs throughout the month. Call or check the park website for details. 540.721.2094, nps.gov/bowa

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BEER-TASTING DINNER | Enjoy a five-course dinner while a distributor or brewery representative discusses various beers paired with each course. Reservations required. 540.297.4732, jakesplacesml.com

8 GRAND WINTER GALA | Dinner, casino games, live music and silent auction. 6 p.m. at Roanoke Country Club. $65 for per person, $125 per couple. Benefits Agape Center, SML Christian Academy, Helping Hands of Franklin County and United Way of Franklin County. grandwintergala.com

COOKING CLASSES | Feb. 9, 23 | Presented by Bruno Silva, owner and executive chef at The Landing Restaurant, Moneta. Topics and menus vary. $75 per person includes instruction, dinner and wine for one class. Pre-registration required. 540.721.3028, thelandingsml.com

11 WINE DINNER | Themed wine dinner with a five-course menu

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BOAT SHOW FEB 21-23 | Area dealers will display the newest models of boats and personal watercraft at the Roanoke Civic Center Complex. A variety of other recreation and homemaintenance equipment and services providers will also display their wares. Sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Boat Dealers Association. Friday 1-7 p.m., Free. Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $7.50 for adults, free for children 12 and under with an adult. roanokeboatshow.com

to complement and accompany the selected wines. Blackwater Café, Moneta. Reservations required. 6:30 p.m. 540.721.4333. theblackwatercafe.com

14 WINE & CHOCOLATE CLASS | Stacy’s Sweet Spot and Hickory Hill Vineyards and Winery will present a pairing event featuring a variety of chocolates and wine, 4-10 p.m. at Hickory Hill, Moneta. $15 per person, $25 per couple. No reservations required. 540.296.1393, smlwine.com

15 VALENTINE’S DINNER & DANCE | Vocalists Philip and Tara Bouknight will perform at Share Your Love,

a fundraiser for Lake Christian Minisitries, at 6:30 p.m. at The Waterfront Country Club, Moneta. $100 per person. 540.556.9016

20 LIVE JAZZ | At The Blackwater Cafe, Moneta. 6-9 p.m. 540.721.4333, theblackwatercafe.com

28 CELTIC CONCERT | Al Petteway and Amy White will perform original, traditional and contemporary Celtic and Appalachian-influenced music. 7 p.m. at Trinity Ecumenical Parish, Moneta. $17 for Smith Mountain Arts Council members, $20 non-members. 540.719.0686, 540.204.6876 or linda@worman.us

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The inaugural SML Oktoberfest took place Oct.19 at Westlake Towne Center. The event, a fundraiser for the Smith Mountain Lake YMCA, included a 5K run/walk throught Booker T. Washington National Monument, followed by a German-themed festival with food, beer, wine and live music by The Sauerkraut Band and Barefoot West. Photography by Andie Gibson. 1. John Carlin, Karen McNew, Andrea Fansler 2. Callie, Dana and Tony Montgomery 3. Megan and Lee Willard (dressed as Mario from Super Mario Brothers) 4. Tom and Josh Harkema 5. George Cooper, Will Davis, Caroline Cooper Davis and Isabelle Davis

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CHILI and Craft fEStIVaL Approximately 3,000 attended the 11th Annual SML Fall Chili and Craft Festival on Nov. 2 at Bridgewater Plaza. Photography by Laura Garcia. 1. Sharleen Schmidt and Lauri Dove 2. Kellie Groh and Tim Reith 3. Bruce and Martha Coonradt 4. Haylee Hunt 5. Paul Yengst III, Larry Henshaw Jr. and Matt Partsch SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

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nEW cRUSTY mInSTRELS cOncERT The New Crusty Minstrels, a group of lake-area amateur musicians, performed "Where Were You, 1952-'62?" on Oct. 2526 to benefit charities supported by the SML Charity Home Tour. The group and many of those in attendance dressed to match theme of the concert, which featured singalongs and dancing. Including a $10,000 matching donation for SML Good Neighbors contributions by author and part-time lake resident David Baldacci's Wish You Well Foundation, the benefit raised approximately $35,000 for the charities. Clockwise from left: Robert Mawyer, Nancy King, Bob Armstrong, Marion Wetcher, Debi Sterling, Linda Leap, Walt Dunbar, Chris Collins, Clif Collins, Elda Nichols, Ferne Hale, Jerry Hale and Kevin Leap. Photo by Peter Coriasco.

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Bridgewater Marina hosted its annual holiday kickoff event on Nov. 30. Families and friends enjoyed seeing Santa and Rudolph arrive by boat, as well as refreshments and photo opportunities. Photography by Jim Shauberger. 1. Santa Claus greets families 2. The Morgante family 3. Joanie, Ellse and Shelly McCullers

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FLOTILLA FOR TOYS

Lakers gathered on Nov. 30 for the 16th Virginia Dare Flotilla for Toys, a lighted boat parade that helps facilitate the collection of holiday toys for children in Bedford and Franklin counties. Photography by Jim Shauberger. 1. Carolyn Quinn, Katie Quinn, Cord Wooddeel, Laura Whitehead, John Lonchar 2. Bob Atlanasio, Sarah Coley, Chris Moore 3. Nancy and Rick Ellett (SeaTow)

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WESTLAKE TREE LIGHTING AND HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Westlake Towne Center held its annual holiday event on Dec. 5 with live music, refreshments, photo opportunities with Santa, carriage rides, store specials and a holiday movie showing at Westlake Cinema. Leo Robinson of Moneta was the winner of a $1,000 shopping spree giveaway. The event, which also included lighting of the development's 26-foot Christmas tree, was sponsored by The Willard Companies. Photography by Andie Gibson and courtesy of Christopher Finley.

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DOWNTOWN MONETA CHRISTMAS PARADE

Moneta Volunteer Fire Department and Moneta Square Association hosted a parade and tree lighting on Dec. 6 at Downtown Moneta. Attendees enjoyed live music, food, vendors, a visit from Santa and lighting of the community Christmas tree. Photography by Jim Shauberger. 1. Matthew Brosinski, Lauren Parcetich, Tim Gardner and Craig Brosinski 2. Shannon Overstreet, Abby Dollman, Jessica Martin 3. Barbara Sacra, Phyllis Green 4. Deborah Menzies, Madison Bramlett, Johnny Martin SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE.COM

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on Fink mulled the idea of writing a novel for more than two decades. When the storyline started to occupy his thoughts so much that he began dreaming about sections of the book at night, the Smith Mountain Lake resident and retired editor of Aviation Week magazine decided it was time to put fingers to keyboard. Fink said he joined the Smith Mountain Lake Writer’s Group and read several books and guides to writing novels before tackling his first book, “Escape to the Sky,” published in 2012. “I was amazed to note how easy it became to write [the characters’] dialogue sections, how at times I felt I was a witness to their interactions, and writing down what I heard them saying to each other,” Fink said. Set in the 1930s, “Escape to the Sky” is a semiautobiographical tale of Ben Findlay, a Michigan farm boy who cultivates an interest in aviation as

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The Rosie Project By Graeme Simsion “The Rosie Project” is light, engaging and, at moments, laugh-out-loud funny. Don is a socially challenged character who decides it’s time to find a wife. He designs a “wife project” with a 16-page questionnaire and sets out to find his perfect partner. Along the way, Don meets Rosie, who does not meet his criteria, but together they develop a quirky, charming, unconventional relationship. This book is funny and touching, and I found it hard to put down. — Frances Pratt, Moneta

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Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives Edited by Sarah Weinman This collection of 14 stories with roots in crime noir of the 1940s and ‘50s alternatively frightens and delights with unexpected plot twists. Some characters are so despicable that the reader wants them to go away. Others play vigilante to dispatch evil. All are written in the grand language of the mid-20th century, with crisp sentences, unexpected description and taut dialogue. Well worth reading with the lights on, especially “The Stranger in the Car” and “Mortmain.” — Betsy Ashton, Moneta

What’s the best book you’ve read recently? A classic? Bestseller? Suspense? Biography? Non-fiction? Email the title, author, a brief synopsis and reason you would recommend it to other Lakers to editor@smithmountainlaker.com.

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Pickup & Removal LeafLeaf Pickup & Removal a way to escape a less-than-perfect home life. Just before his 18th birthday, Ben leaves home to begin a series of adventures flying combat missions in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. “So, the novel is a character-development story with emphasis on flying and aerial combat experience. But, one does not have to be a pilot or aviation enthusiast to enjoy the book,” said Fink, who’s working on a follow-up. “I still dream sections of the sequel I’m currently writing and have to get to the computer quickly to write it down before I forget it.” Published by Xlibris, “Escape to the Sky” is available through the public library systems in Bedford and Franklin counties. It also may be purchased online through amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com or xlibris.com in hardcover, paperback and e-book forms. — Andie Gibson, Editor

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To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee I remember reading and enjoying this book back in high school. So, last fall, when my son’s 8th-grade English teacher assigned “TKAM,” I decided to read the novel again to see if I liked it more as an adult (but primarily so I could keep tabs on my son’s homework). The book is a coming-of-age story narrated by Scout Finch, a young girl living in a small Alabama town in the 1930s. The themes of racisim, social inequality and justice are explored as Tom Robinson, a man wrongly accused of rape and defended by Scout’s attorney father, Atticus, stands trial. English teachers continue to assign this book for a reason — it’s a classic that deserves to be read, no matter what your age. — Andie Gibson, Editor

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Southern Landscape Group

Spa La La Blue

Sunken City Brewing Company

The Little Gallery

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The Water’s Edge & Country Club

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The Westlake Golf & Country Club

Capps Home Building Center

TopNotch Lawncare

Angler’s Choice Marina

Arrington Construction

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Bayside Marina & Yacht Club

Bedford Columns

Bedford Memorial Hospital Blinds and Beyond

Carilion Clinic

Turner's Building, Inc.

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Corridor Mortgage

Webster Marine Center

Emerson Creek Pottery

Westlake Dental Office

Faber CPA

Westlake Salon & Spa

Franklin Community Bank

Westlake Towne Center

Grand Home Furnishings Outlet

Westlake Wash

Haywood's Jewelers, Westlake

Homestead Creamery

Hughes Marine

Interiors by Kris

Joe’s Pizza

Jonathan's Restaurant

KEBO Construction

King's Grant

Kitchens at the Lake

Kroger

Lake Inn

Lakescapes Nursery

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Jordan, Cameron & Angie SML Sales, Inc.

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Lynchburg Roofing

M.H. Eades, Inc.

Martinsville DuPont Credit Union

Michael Dillon Custom Docks

Moneta Dentistry

Montgomery, Dana Prudential Waterfront Properties

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Nationwide Insurance

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Old Mill Farm Venue

Shelton, Debbie Prudential Waterfront Properties

Plyler Homes & Docks

Watermark Realty

Rock Star Tanning

RSI Rentals

Runk & Pratt - SML Retirement Village

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