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10 fully appreciate and thank you for the promotion of the Virginia Dare Flotilla for Toys this year. Alice and Lynn Swain Virginia Dare Cruises & Marina Huddleston, VA
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were excellent. Since those articles were published, my Bamboo Fly Rod business has opened up a web site that provides more information about my rod-making business. Anyone interested in finding out more about it, or interested in purchasing a custom-made fly rod, can visit www.johnsrods.com. Thank you again for the articles.
joined this campaign to do something special for your neighbors and yourself, let us hear from you soon. The more we have, the more we can do for everyone, regardless of age, ability, background or even ability to pay. Dave and Cindy Cappellari Co-chairs SML YMCA Capital Campaign
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Flotilla For Toys
We at the Virginia Dare Cruises & Marina would like to sincerely thank you for your wonderful coverage of the Virginia Dare Flotilla for Toys this year (November/ December 2006). As you know, many children of need will benefit from this event. It was a heartfelt surprise to see the current cover of the Laker magazine. Your cover picture of the Virginia Dare decked out in Christmas lights and the Flotilla for Toys title was beautifully done. As much can be said for the Flotilla for Toys cultural event writup and associated pictures of last year’s event. Smith Mountain Laker. com magazine has, since its inception, been the premier magazine at the Lake and we value our association with you. Once again, we
I just spent two hours scanning and reading the November/December issue. Congratulations! This has to be the BEST issue ever. Great stories, graphics and a host of new writers. It just knocked me out. It appears all is well at Smith Mountain Lake and the Laker. Fred Tscheulin Georgetown, TX
Editor’s note: Fred Tscheulin is a former SML resident and freelance writer for the Laker who recently moved to the Lonestar State.
Fishing for Compliments
I want to thank Laker.com magazine for the wonderful articles you published in your September/October 2006 edition on my fly fishing here in the SML area and my Split Bamboo fly Rod making business. I thought they were very well done and the photos
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BarbaraReynolds ReynoldsofofMoneta Moneta Barbara took tookLaker the Laker withtoher to Russia the with her Russia last in 2005. This photo photo was wastaken takenby by summer. her her husband husband,Tom Tom,ininfront frontofofthe the 15th 15th Century CenturyWall Wallof ofthe theKremlin Kremlin in in Moscow. Moscow. Tom Tom reports reportsthat thatthe the magazine “bighit” hit”with with magazine was was aa “big their their traveling travelingpartners. partners.
John Parrish John’s Rods Moneta, VA
Chamber Appreciation
The Smith Mountain Laker. com magazine has been a consistent and generous On behalf of the Smith resource to the SML Mountain Lake YMCA Chamber of Commerce in family, we would like to communicating business thank the Laker magazine and event information for your support of the to the community. Your YMCA’s “Turning Dreams coverage of chamber events … Into Reality!” Capital such as the SML Business Campaign. Your coverage in Expo, Corporate Cup, SML the July/August 2006 issue Wine Festival and Fall Chili was a great help in getting Festival each year has been the word out to the Smith beneficial to the success of Mountain Lake community. each endeavor. The SML The outpouring of Chamber can always count generosity throughout on the Laker to provide visual the Lake area has been and detailed information on overwhelming and we are our businesses and events proud to announce that through its articles, photos our SMLY Campaign has and calendar. Speaking for exceeded $1,000,000 in the Smith Mountain Lake pledges and gifts! Based on Chamber of Commerce, I that explosion of support, would like to express our the Y’s Board of Directors is appreciation to the publisher, ince Magazine’s now looking at Laker expanding editor andinception staff at thenearly Laker 10 years ago, I’ve edited the initial hundreds building plans for your help, of stories onlongstanding Smith Mountain Lake – its fascinating to include a gymnasium, cooperation and excellent abundant recreational opportunities. But, whichpeople, would lively have events, an coverage. Thank you. indoor, floor-level walking the feature I’ve received the most feedback on from track.undoubtedly, The new facility Vicki Gardner already includes fitness Director readers is aTake the Executive Laker with You. center, indoor and outdoor Smith Mountain Lake tennis, Chamber of Commerce racquetball, Barbaraaerobics Reynolds of Moneta sent in the first submission in late space, an outdoor ball field, 2006 and it ran in the January/February 2007 issue. In the photo, a playground, outdoor WRITE TO US! walking track, and so much We want to know what you snapped by her husband, Tom, Reynolds holds an issue of the more. The new SMLY will think. Send e-mails to letters@ smithmountainlaker.com or mail And while entries didn’t be a Laker great addition the the in frontto of Kremlin in Moscow. entire Lake community, and to 95 Westlake Road Suite 203, VA 24101. Include youra steady stream of Lakers start pouring in rightHardy, away, we soon had we look forward to opening name, address and telephone the doors in 2007. number. Letters may be edited submitting enough photos to fill a half page. If you haven’t yet for clarity or length.
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The feature continued to grow in popularity and, at the end of 2008, we expanded it to a full page. Thailand, Belize, Italy, South Africa, Serbia, Greece, Fiji and China are just a handful of the J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 7 1 locations to which readers have taken the Laker over the years. We’ve featured four local soldiers serving in Iraq and one in Kuwait. And three readers have coaxed participation from semi-famous people – country singer Darryl Worley, IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher and Keith Colburn, captain of the “Wizard,” one of the boats featured on the Discovery Channel series “The Deadliest Catch.” CONTINUED NEXT PAGE
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