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Shorelines 17 Return to Their Roots How hydroponics produces plants without the soil. By Tim Durham

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22 Bass Notes Our debut fishing column takes us through the history of the striper.

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24 Strong “Friends’ Friends of SML State Park still going strong after 25 years. By Amy Dye

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30 New Car Fever An essay about the value of ‘shock therapy’ at the dealership.

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Features 68 Open for Business Despite the pandemic, several new businesses have arrived, and thrived, at the Lake.

By Jerry Hale

FARMHOUSE GOES GLAM 38 See how Lisa and Stan Settle mix traditional elements with sophisticated details. By Ferne Hale INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS 49 Designers give us the inside scoop on what hot looks to look for this year. By Ferne Hale H+G RESOURCE GUIDE 56 Find a local contractor to help you refresh or renovate your home.

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While it seems like we have been living with COVID-19 for a lifetime, the virus has only been with us for two years. Most of us in Virginia didn’t start to feel the impacts of it until March of 2020. When it arrived here, it largely put a stop to our normal routines.

Aside from the health ramifications of the virus, it also greatly impacted businesses. The lockdowns caused many businesses to temporarily close or scale back their operations. Unfortunately, some businesses were not resilient enough to survive.

Out of the darkness of the pandemic, rays of hope have emerged. Against the odds, new businesses have sprung up.

Quite a few new businesses are right here at the lake. This issue will celebrate the brave entrepreneurs who decided to open up shop despite the fact that the future is uncertain.

As with most of our March/April issues, this one is also a celebration of the home. Even two years into COVID-19, many of us are still spending more time in our homes than we ever did before. I for one spend the vast majority of my time at home. I now spend more time on Zoom

calls than I do in the office. The increased amount of time we spend at home only highlights just how important our homes truly are. In addition to a home feature, we have insights into some of the hottest interior decorating and design trends around the lake.

As you may recall, we started a new arts and literary section last issue in partnership with the Smith Mountain Arts Council. Mountain Muse can also be found in this issue.

We have visual art from two local artists that is sure to draw you in.

We also have several poems that will capture your imagination.

They certainly did mine. I feel lucky that these talented artists and writers shared their gifts with us.

This issue also marks the return of our gardening column. As you may have noticed, it was missing from the January/ February issue. The very knowledgeable Tim Durham has written up a nice column that will tell you everything you need to know about hydroponics. An article dated June 11, 2021 from the Virginia Cooperative Extension noted that there has been an uptick in interest in hydroponics since the start of the pandemic. According to the article: “the latest interest in hydroponics, particularly

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among hobbyists, is partly fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and people wanting to start home gardens.” If you’re interested in joining the growing number of people who are taking up hydroponics, this column will help you get started.

Lastly, I want to introduce you to our new fishing column: “Reel Adventures.”

The column is devoted to all things fishing. Topics will range from in-depth explorations about the history of different fish that can be found in Smith Mountain Lake to tips and tricks that you can use while out on the water. It will regularly appear in the magazine. A group of knowledgeable fishermen have agreed to author the column. Many of the bylines you will see attached to the column in the coming issues are members of the Smith Mountain Lake Striper Club.

As someone who grew up with a large pond in my backyard, fishing has been a large part of my life since an early age.

Despite enjoying fishing, I’m only a novice. I don’t posses a strong understanding of the different types of fish and how best to catch them. This first column certainly provided me with a better appreciation for the creatures that call the lake home.

I hope you will find this first column as enlightening as I did.

Aside from all of the exciting content I’ve already mentioned, we have several engaging features for you to enjoy.

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SNOWY WEEKEND AT SML Snow covered the walkway and docks behind Bridgewater Pointe Condominiums early on Sunday. The first substantial snow of the year hit Smith Mountain Lake over the weekend, dropping more than 5 inches of snow in some areas. Snowfall started late Saturday evening and continued into Sunday before mixing into sleet and freezing rain in some areas. The weekend storm caused slick conditions on several of the area roads which led to multiple cancellations on Monday including both Franklin and Bedford county schools. The Virginia Department of Transportation crews spent most of Friday pretreating roads in preparation for the snow storm. Most primary and secondary roads were cleared by VDOT by Monday.

eatery called Chubby’s. The Silvas’ plans also include opening a wine shop and gourmet market called Bottles & Bites.

“The wine shop will be open to the public and will feature wine and craft beer, a gourmet market with grab-and-go food items, and gifts,” said Tiffany T. Silva Silva, noting that she’s also working to organize a weekly farmer’s market starting in the spring.

“Bruno and I have cherished our time as part of the Bernard’s Landing community, but are excited about expanding our brand and our business offerings significantly by moving to Mariners Landing,” she said. “We are thrilled with the new direction the resort is heading, and this is an exciting opportunity for us, our family and our staff.”

Perrow said discussions began earlier this year to move The Landing to Mariners Landing. He said he keeps in touch with the Silvas and what started as casual conversations became a reality very quickly.

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The Landing Restaurant will be moving to the ground level of Building 1 at Mariners Landing overlooking The Pointe. The Landing Love Project will occupy the catering and event kitchen in the ground level of Building 3. current and future food and beverage offerings at Mariners Landing,” Perrow said. “They are experienced, professional, and have a comprehensive knowledge of the Smith Mountain Lake market in terms of dining, catering and overall coordination of special events such as weddings and conferences. We couldn’t be more excited about the partnership.”

Initially, while Virginia’s COVID-19 restrictions remain in place, Silva said service will be limited to takeout and dockside delivery.

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A bill to regulate wakesurfing at Smith Mountain Lake wiped out in the House of Delegates last week.

Del. Kathy Byron, R-Bedford, sponsored a bill in response to numerous homeowners surrounding Smith Mountain Lake agitated with wakesurfing boats — which create waves big enough for people to surf without the need of a tow rope — zooming around in the coves. The bill prompted passion-

ate feedback from wakesurfers and homeowners, who are divided on the issue.

Wakesurfing has been an increasingly popular water sport at the lake. Homeowners said the wakesurfers are sending large waves crashing into the shorelines, preventing them from enjoying the water and damaging their docks. Wakesurfers said they’ve been largely courteous and aren’t responsible for dock damage.

“This is creating big problems, and as you might imagine, a lot of division,” Byron said.

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“At the new location, customers can expect the same level of service and dining experience they’re accustomed to,” Silva said. “We look forward to seeing many familiar faces, and we’re also excited about getting to know the Mariners Landing community, and sharing our unique culinary experiences with them. Providing dining and retail options to the more than 500,000 people who visit the nearby Smith Mountain Lake State Park each year is something

executive board has appointed a search committee led by Chairman Zach Wimmer to conduct a search for the organization’s next executive director. The board of directors has appointed Cheryl Ward to serve as interim executive director during the transition period. Finley will also continue to support the organization as needed to ensure a seamless transition.

“On behalf of the board, and the community, while we’re disappointed to see Chris step down, we wish him continued success,” Wimmer said. “Chris assumed his role at a time of transition and has done a great job leading our organization during a difficult year.”

Despite the challenges of 2020, Finley helped start the SML Leadership Academy with 14 participants in its inaugural class and secured $30,000 in grant marketing funds from Virginia Tourism Corporation. With that funding, the chamber launched tourism initiatives, including a monthly consumer e-newsletter, a destination travel blog, a new brochure and a commercial to market Smith Mountain Lake.

Additionally, Finley achieved enrolled the most-ever participants in the 2021 Chamber Champions program. He also developed the framework for two new tourism initiatives to launch this spring, including SML Restaurant Week and a SML Getaway Sweepstakes campaign.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to have served as executive director and I’m proud of the accomplishments and new initiatives we’ve executed during my tenure,” Finley said. “Backed by a

Landing Restaurant to move to Huddleston The Landing Restaurant, a longtime fine-dining establishment at Bernard’s Landing, will relocate to Mariners Landing in Huddleston later this year following an announcement last week.

Lake residents Bruno and Tiffany Silva, owners of The Landing Restaurant, will move to a waterfront location at The Pointe at Mariners Landing.

The restaurant will be open to the public and accessible by boat or car. An opening date has not been set, but Tiffany Silva said they hope to be operational by May 1.

This will be the most recent change at Mariners Landing following its purchase last year by real estate developer Waller Perrow and business partner Tom Branch. The two have spent the past few months reshaping the golf and lake community with several improvements and additions.

In addition to relocating The Landing, Perrow said the Silvas will oversee all catering and special events at the resort, will establish a private restaurant at the golf clubhouse called Bruno’s and operate a seasonal poolside

Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Christopher Finley announced his resignation effective Feb. 26 after having served in the role since late 2019.

Finley will leave the chamber’s top job to take a position as director of marketing and public relations at LewisGale Regional Health System, a part of HCA H e a l t h c a r e ’s Capital Division, based in Salem.

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While mostly homeowners supportive of regulations spoke during committee meetings, most of the more than 60 submitted written comments came from people opposed to the proposal.

“This bill is an overreaction to a few boaters who would best be handled individually through local enforcement for unsafe boating,” wrote one lake homeowner. “Denying recreation for 99% of the boaters because of the misdeeds of 1% of inconsiderate jerks is overkill and taking away people’s rights of lake enjoyment. This is LAKER WEEKLY FILE classic use of a canon to do what The bill introduced by Del. Kathy Byron last month would require a rifle shot could do.” wakesurfers to be at least 150 feet from docks. The bill failed in the House Please see WAKESURFING, Page R2 of Delegates last week.

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Perfectly spaced in nutrient film “channels,” these developing romaine heads are about 3 weeks from maturity. Once harvested, new seedlings will be transplanted in their place to ensure a steady stream of wholesome product.

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n grade school, we’re taught about the essentials for plant growth: water, nutrients, light and soil. Stubbornly drummed into our impressionable minds, this tetrad sustains our existence.

Or do they? Recent developments question that doctrine. Turns out, one is expendable. As the “ecstatic skin of the earth,” soil must have missed the demotion memo. The indignity of being benched! Indeed, the three agricultural “F’s” (food, fiber and fuel) don’t necessarily require it.

Enter hydroponics and its many iterations — a newfangled take on classic cultivation. What better way to indulge a green thumb, while reaping some degree of autonomy with healthful produce that aligns with your philosophy?

To be fair, old school, soil-based production is far from passé. (The ability to chemically attract and retain nutrients technically makes soil, well, soil.) But hydroponics leverages specialized equipment and practices to remove that earthy middleman. And you, as the grower, call all of the proverbial shots. That has profound appeal.

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Hydroponic aficionados scoff at the soil requirement. All a plant needs is some way to keep itself anchored and upright; nutrition can be delivered through a liquid fertilizer diet.

System-wise, think of hydroponics as Club Med for plants — catering to their every whim.

The image of Egyptian royalty being fanned with palm leaves and fed a steady diet of grapes by a doting handler comes to mind.

Coddled in this controlled environment (greenhouse managed temperature and light), plants are also finessed with a precise nutrient ration to optimize growth and development. Hydroponic or traditional dirt farming, plants are none the wiser.

The roots wander where they need to get their “recommended daily allowance” of nutrients. In soil, nutrients are dissolved in miniscule pockets (pores) of water anyway, so why not eliminate the middleman? It’s just a mark-up of effort.

As a growing practice, hydroponics extols many virtues. It allows the green-thumbed novice (or grizzled vet) to get in at the ground level. It also avoids most of the drudgery of in-field labor. It’s improvisational, allowing the grower to hone his/ 18

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her engineering chops. A fan of homebrew setups?

Hydroponics is your outlet. It’s eco-friendly — a closed system, with no discharges of nutrients to the environment at-large. Any unused nutrients are simply recycled. And for the chemical-averse, greenhouse systems are more conducive to the use of predatory and parasitic beneficials to manage pests. Eminently scalable, it takes otherwise unused land and makes it a productive, verdant green — year-round. It’s also a cathartic and zenlike experience for practitioners –— and homegrown food security for the most ardent introvert (or otherwise)!

From the casual homeowner interested in a hobbyist outlet, to the profit-driven entrepreneur, hydroponics is the proverbial up-and-comer. If you’ve ever been to Disney’s Epcot, specifically the Living With the Land pavilion, you’ve already seen the many flavors of hydroponics in action.

(If possible, consider the VIP pass to get a behind the scenes look.)

Sounds simple and romantic? This isn’t autopilot either. It’s less forgiving than “roughing it” with soil, with potentially sharp fluctuations in pH and

Left: Spaghetti tubes deliver a circulating solution of essential nutrients, while ambient and supplemental light supply the rest of the plant’s vitals.

Above from top: Looseleaf lettuce known as “New Red Fire;” “Magenta” French Iceberg, also called Batavian type lettuce; another type of Batavian lettuce known as “Cherokee.”

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fertility. All these values have to be carefully and regularly monitored.

Fortunately, hydroponic setups expertly straddle soilless simplicity and sophistication. Of the many available options, I’m partial to nutrient film technique (NFT) benches for specialty lettuce. This includes bibb, cos, looseleaf, oakleaf and Batavian types. Field varieties translate surprisingly well to an indoor setting. It’s always enjoyable to demo different varieties and see which work best.

Now to particulars. Seeds are started in a makeshift rockwool nursery. Rockwool is literally melted rock, blown into fibers and fashioned into cubes. As a growing substrate, it has a consistency very similar to fiberglass insulation. It’s a porous material that readily absorbs water, sold as trays that fit typical greenhouse flats. Each cube receives one seed, gets a topwatering to saturation and is placed in a flooded flat.

“Think of hydroponics as Club Med for plants — catering to their every whim. The image of Egyptian royalty being fanned with palm leaves comes to mind.”

After three weeks, the seedlings are suitably sized to transplant. Pre-scored individual cubes are torn from the trays and placed in what resemble shallow gutters (officially called channels). Lids on the tops have small spaces to seat plants. The roots (embedded in the rockwool) dangle down, where they wick up their liquid feed, similar to an IV for plants. Planting is on a staggered, weekly basis.

A custom fertilizer recipe is mixed in water, pumped from a reservoir and trickled into these channels, which are pitched slightly downward. Whatever nutrient solution isn’t picked up by the rockwool is funneled into a large pipe, which recirculates the solution for another round.

Then customization mode begins. Fertilizer and lighting can be tweaked to optimize production.

Fast forward five weeks or so, and the finished product is ready for consumption — hopefully free of any number of pest and disease ailments that can creep up.

In lettuce production, public enemy number one is a physiological condition called tipburn. Basically, a calcium deficiency. Structurally, calcium is the major building block of the middle lamella. This is like the mortar that holds adjoining plant cells together. Without it, the structural integrity disintegrates like a controlled demolition – cells in the heart blacken. Besides being unsightly, it also harbors molds and other diseases.

So what’s the solution to this perennial problem?

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The “tailpipe” of the nutrient film technique (NFT) setup. Whatever nutrients aren’t snatched up by individual plants are gravity fed to a return pipe, emptied into a reservoir and recirculated.

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it needs to be. In this case, transpiration needs a boost. Think of transpiration as the movement of water from the soil, to root, to circulatory system (xylem) and out through portholes (stomata) in the leaf. Like a long uninterrupted straw, essentially finishing with evaporation off the leaf surface. Along the way, nutrients are siphoned off the main thruway and directed as needed. When one molecule of water is lost to the air, the one immediately below is bumped up in the pecking order.

This makes for a constant upward pump action.

One way to boost transpiration is to place a fan above the plants and move air like a vortex.

Tomatoes have a disorder similar to tipburn called blossom end rot — a familiar problem in most backyard gardens. Speaking of tomatoes, they’re also fair game in a hydroponic setting. Bato buckets can be used to grow tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. These are filled with a porous, volcanic material like perlite (not technically soil — no nutrient retention capability), with emitters that dribble solution into each bucket. Vines are trained upward, just like a typical field system.

The only potential caveat is pollination – it must be performed by hand, or taken care of by pollinators – unless you happen to have a parthenocarpic variety, and only then in cucumbers. Basically a variety that practices “virgin birth” — no pollination necessary!

Plenty of other innovative hydroponic “mods” exist. Aeroponics involves spraying the roots with a fine mist at regular intervals in a high humidity environment. Basically, enclose the roots in a glori-

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fied water vapor box. The foliage, situated up top, works on photosynthesis to sustain operations.

Great for root crops like potatoes, who says that constant liquid bathing is essential?

Aquaponics bridges plant and fish production to reap the best of both worlds. Nutrient laden water from fish tanks is shunted to sustain crops.

The crop scrubs the nutrients, with the water recirculated back to the fish tank for another round. Net result: a wellspring of produce and protein.

Some of the most ingenious applications of hydroponics are in the developing world. Here, “appropriate technology” prevails. It’s incumbent on the end user to innovative and leverage whatever they can to tackle food security. In environments where land is either very marginal or scarce, this is a godsend. Decidedly non-high tech, kiddie pools are filled with pine cones or aluminum cans wrapped in old socks. These act as a makeshift growing medium to anchor plants. The bottom of the pools are lined with old carpet. The carpet (and roots) wick up nutrient solution slow trickled from an upside down, five gallon barrel with a hole poked in the top. Soilless and hydroponic!

In a short two decades, hydroponics has been elevated from a curiosity to established niche enterprise. Visionaries like Thomas Jefferson – himself no agricultural slouch – would no doubt be in awe of this 21st century reimagining of his Agrarian Ideal.

Food in general evokes visceral questions about self-reliance, belief systems, identity and health. A mere 1.5% of individuals in the U.S. are involved in production agriculture. Historically, there’s a sacred compact between producer and consumer — and these relationships can often be strained in a global economy. An erosion of trust in the market.

So is traditional “dirt farming” a goner? Hardly.

But war weary farmers might welcome an infusion of predictability as well as an alternative revenue stream to diversify and manage risk. Consider abandoned or otherwise unsightly urban lots repurposed as hydroponic operations, powered by a sustainable green energy portfolio of solar panels and wind turbines. Those with an eye on food miles might welcome homegrown food security.

The novice may be wholly uninterested in profit, but in search of a satisfying hobby peppered with some survivalist leanings.

Whatever your motivations — patriotic, selfsufficient Victory Gardens, or pushback against “corporate” food — hydroponics and all its iterations are an enjoyable and principled return to our self-starter roots, especially in the midst of the (sub)urban jungle. Regreen those thumbs!

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 Perspectives on fishing Smith Mountain Lake from members of the the Smith Mountain Lake Striper Club

Bass Notes

For the debut of Laker’s new fishing column, we take a look at the long history of perhaps Smith Mountain Lake’s most famous resident, the striped bass.

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mith Mountain Lake is home to a most distinguished resident that is acknowledged in journals as far back as 500 years ago as explorers reached the shores of the northeast coast. This renowned anadromous fish (fish that migrate from sea to freshwater to spawn) known as the striped bass (striper, rockfish, linesider) was an integral part in helping build our great nation. Journal entries dating back to 1614 talk about the abundance of striped bass off the Northeast Coast. Captain John Smith also noted “a most sweet and wholesome fish as ever I did eat….altogether as good as our fresh Salmon. Our Fishers take many hundreds together…yea, their nets ordinarily take more fish than they are able to hall to Land.”

Found in The New England Prospect in 1634, William Wood wrote “one of the best fishes in the Country, a delicate, fine, fat, tasting fish. The English at the top of an high water do crosse the creek with long seanes…and the water ebbing from them, they

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are left on the dry grounds, sometimes two or three thousand at a set, which are salted up against winter to eat or use them for their grounds.”

Several years later in 1639, overfishing had become an issue and Massachusetts ruled that striped bass could no longer be used as fertilizer.

The settlers realized the importance of the striped bass as a food source and worked to ensure that the fish would continue to feed them in the future. The passage of this legislation is believed to be our first conservation and fishery management laws.

As the country grew west, the striped bass went along for the ride as well. In 1879 and again in 1881 the United States Fish Commission (the group that preceded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife) started transporting striped bass from New Jersey to the San Francisco Bay. The fish were gathered in the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers near Red Bank, New Jersey, loaded into barrels on trains, kept alive by manual aeration and stocked into the San Fran-

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cisco Bay. Dr. Livingston Stone of the U.S. Fish Commission is credited with successfully stocking the striped bass using this program.

The story of the striped bass took an interesting turn in 1941. Known only as a fish that would spawn in fresh water and return to the sea, the striped bass showed their adaptability much to the surprise of biologists. The Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project was underway in 1941 and during an eight-week period when the lakes were impounded, striped bass making their springtime spawning run were trapped behind the dams. Biologists were aware of striped bass on their spawning run and assumed they would die in the newly formed lakes.

The striped bass that had become permanent residents of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie did not die, instead they survived and thrived! The biologists were shocked that the fish were able to adapt and upon further research found that the striped bass were reproducing in the two Santee Cooper lakes. In the 1950s, several states began raising striped bass in hatcheries and stocking them in lakes and reservoirs. Today, 36 states and five countries have landlocked striped bass due to the confluence of nature and science.

The Striped Bass story at Smith Mountain Lake began when the lake was impounded in 1963. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (now Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources) started stocking the lake with fingerling size (approximately 1.5-inch long) fish as the lake continued on its journey to reach full pond.

Smith Mountain Lake does not have suitable spawning habitat, landlocked striped bass can only reproduce in rivers that maintain enough flow to keep the eggs suspended in current for 48-72 hours. To maintain this world class fishery at Smith Mountain Lake, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources stocks on average 350,000 fingerlings a year.

Dan Wilson, a Department of Wildlife Resources biologist, is the key figure that determines the actual yearly stocking rate. He compiles data from

gill netting surveys, angler journals and the collection of fish heads. The gill netting surveys show how well the stocking (recruitment) is progressing and how well the fish are growing in their first three years in the lake. This data gives the department an idea of what fish will be entering the system as catchable fish. The angler journals give a complete picture of the entire population of striped bass in the lake. It is a snapshot of what size and how many fish anglers are catching. The fish head collection is the most interesting part of his study. There is a small bone in the striped bass inner ear called the otolith.

The department extracts this bone and can determine the age of the striped bass by counting the calcified rings (much like trees).

The age determination is critical in identifying the overall health of the striped bass fishery. For example, a 6-year-old striped bass should measure 26-28 inches in length. If the depart-

ment, through the fish head collection data, notices 6-year-old fish that are only 22 inches long they will start to investigate why the fish aren’t tracking along the published growth rate chart.

In that case the forage base may not be adequate to support the fish population and the likely recommendation is that stocking would be reduced until growth rates show improvement.

The striped bass that roam the waters of Smith Mountain Lake provide entertainment and a food source for residents and visitors alike. Many businesses, hotels and restaurants see increased revenue from visitors that trek to the lake to fish for these elusive giants. None of this could be possible without a delicate, coordinated effort from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and the members of the Smith Mountain Striper Club who provide valuable data and feedback to ensure the future of the striped bass fishery at Smith Mountain Lake.

Welcome to Reel Adventures  Starting with this issue, Laker Magazine will feature a fishing column we’re calling “Reel Adventures.”

Pieces will focus on fishing at Smith Mountain Lake and will be written by members of the Smith Mountain Lake Stripers Club on a rotating basis.

The club is local non-profit that strives to educate, promote and protect the striped bass. Find more information at smithmountain striperclub.com.

Capt. John Smith praised stripers as “a most sweet and wholesome fish.”

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‘Friends’ Still Strong After 25 Years Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park help promote and preserve the park for future generations.

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n March of last year, around 60 members of the Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park gathered near the park’s Discovery Center in an outdoor celebration of the group’s 25th anniversary. They dined on a potluck meal, viewed a presentation created by founding member Jim Gerhart that chronicled the Friends’ accomplishments throughout their 25-year history, and listened as the park manager, who has been with them since the beginning, shared some of his experiences.

It was a different setting than that of their first gathering when eleven people met at a local restaurant to discuss forming a volunteer group that

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would assist the park in its mission.

“There’s a camaraderie that develops when there are common interests and goals,” said Gerhart. He added that most of the members are outdoor enthusiasts with a love for preserving the park for future generations.

Founded in March of 1996, the Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park was formed with the purpose of incorporating and attaining non-profit status. By July of that year, the group had become a 501(c)(3), which would allow them to obtain tax deductible donations. It was the first volunteer group of its kind in the state of Virginia. That first year there were 80 members.

With the approval of the Smith Mountain Lake State Park, the Friends would use their funds to enhance programming, promote conservation and stewardship, generate support for park projects that would benefit the community, serve as a conduit of communication between the community and park staff, and attract more visitors to their beloved park.

In the first few years, the Friends would focus their attention on bringing more people into the park. They started with the Spring Fling, an event that

featured craft vendors and live bands, as well as historical interpreters and demonstrations such as blacksmithing and wood carving. With 2,100 people attending that first year, and over 5,000 the next, the Friends had succeeded in their goal of attracting more visitors.

During those first few years the Friends also refurbished the amphitheater and dedicated a new fishing pier. They hosted guided nature walks, staffed the visitor’s center from April through October, and made plans for inheriting a hay wagon from another park which would be refurbished and used to provide wagon rides for visitors.

Friends of Smith Mountain Lake was one of the first volunteer groups of its kind in the state.

In its early years, the group refurbished the park’s amphitheater (top left) and dedicated a new fishing pier.

The Tobacco Run Trail, along with a new observation deck (below) was completeted in 1997.

Opposite page: Dick Hendrix demonstrates the proper technique for checking a bluebird box in 2015.

Above: In 2020 the group participated in the Adopt-AHighway litter clean up.

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The Tobacco Run Trail was also completed along with a new observation deck.

By the early 2000s, with the help of the Friends, the park’s programming had really kicked into high gear. The Friends were regularly hosting a youth fishing tournament, junior naturalist and little naturalist programs, a lecture series, and Music in the Park. In addition, the Friends were actively participating in maintenance programs for the park such as trail and shoreline cleanups, as well as cultivating a butterfly garden and native plants such as tobacco.

The group hosted a dedication of the visitor’s center expansion which included a meeting room, a covered pavilion, and a ten-slip boat dock. In 2003, the Friends logged over 4,700 hours of volunteer service.

The park’s Osprey program began in 2004 when the group encouraged the park to erect a platform with a video camera 30 feet in the air. A nesting pair took up residence within the month and three osprey eggs were sighted that year. In 2010, a live feed of the osprey nest went online.

In 2014, the Friends purchased a pontoon boat which they gifted to Smith Mountain Lake State Park. Twice a week during the park’s busy season, which lasts into September, the pontoon takes off with 22 riders for an hour and a half interpretive tour. The boat tours are free and have become so popular that registration is full within just hours of it going live.

During the off season, the boat is used as an educational tool for schools who bring students to study the lake’s water quality with a park interpreter. The students take samples of the water and analyze their findings.

Many of the park’s programs sponsored by the Friends continue to be successful. The Junior

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Ranger program consistently attracts not only the children camping at the park, but locals as well.

Friends’ volunteers assist Jeanette Lawler, the park interpreter, as she runs five to six activity stations that focus on the history of Virginia’s state parks, nature, conservation, and stewardship. Family activities such as wagon rides, Easter egg hunts, annual Halloween party, Osprey hike, and other interpretive programs which include events such as Creek Scene Investigators, Amazing Monarchs, and Mystical Owls remain popular.

The Aspiring Anglers Youth Fishing Tournament continues to draw a crowd while at the same time promoting environmental education, conservation, and stewardship, a key component of the mission of the Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park. This catch-and-release event, held in September, is open to youth up to and including age fourteen.

The Osprey 10K/5K Run/Walk, which began in 2016, endures and typically attracts over 100 participants. Proceeds support the park’s programming.

Top: The Osprey 10K/5K Run/ Walk, which began in 2016, typically attracts over 100 participants.

Proceeds support the park’s programming.

Above: The group dedicated the Visitor Center expansion in 2001.

Left: In 2014, the group purchased a pontoon boat which was gifted to the park and is used for popular interpretive tours.

Add in with all those events: Music in the Park hosted by the Friends at the beach pavilion every fourth Saturday from May to August, a bluebird nest monitoring program in which 15 bluebird boxes are inventoried once a week by 20 to 25 volunteers, planning and presenting a winter lecture series, and an Adopt-A-Highway program that includes a two mile stretch of road near the park that is regularly cleaned of litter and debris by Friends’ volunteers. “We stay very busy,” said Gerhart, “that’s probably why we are so successful.”

And the Friends have no plans of slowing down.

In the future, they would like to partner with Franklin County Parks and Recreation to attract more visitors from the Franklin County side of the lake. They’ve discussed providing boat tours from the Smith Mountain Lake Community Park over to the state park so that beach goers could hike trails or enjoy some of the other amenities that the state park provides.

The Friends have plans to restore a 1930s tobacco barn located near the Discovery Center.

The barn would be an integral part of an interpretive program focusing on the local economics of

the 1930s. The program would examine the purpose of the tobacco barn, what types of tobacco were harvested, how they were harvested, and how tobacco impacted the local economics during that time. A small crop of tobacco cultivated nearby would add to the interpretive experience.

The group anticipates programs such as this one fetching even more school field trips into the park.

The Friends hope to attract more volunteers who will be the future of the group and continue to work with the community to enhance the park and preserve it for generations to come. “There are so many things that you can volunteer for,” said Gerhart. “Grill food at Music in the Park, drive a tractor for the hay wagon, captain a boat, spend time with children in the children’s programming, gardening.”

Gerhart says of his group of Friends, “We enjoy each other’s company.”

Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park  For information on joining The Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park, contact Nancy Galvan at 304-671-6058 or visit smlspfriends.com.

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CATS founder Cathie Cummins and regional operations manager John Naples work on a motorized wheelchair. CATS helps people aged 0 to 18, like Elizabeth, below.

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Chair Woman Since 2014, Cathie Cummins’ nonprofit CATS has helped kids who need assistive technology not only to survive, but to thrive.

ounded by Cathie Cummins in 2014, Children’s Assistive Technology Service is usually referred by its acronym CATS. For Cummins, a retired physical therapist and an assisted technology specialist, CATS has been a mission of passion. The nonprofit refurbishes and re-uses pediatric rehabilitation equipment and assistive technology devices to provide to children across Virginia.

What once began in the garage of Cummins’ home in Union Hall, CATS now operates out of an office in Moneta. After stepping down as executive director last year, Cummins still contributes

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time as a volunteer, logging about 100 hours a month.

During Cummins’ career, she witnessed a need for children, who had neuromuscular, physiological and developmental challenges, to have age- appropriate equipment to assist them during critical phases of their lives. Adaptive equipment can include walking devices, wheelchairs and strollers and communication devices, among others.

Because of Medicaid and private insurers’ reluctance to approve funding for proper equipment according to a child’s stage and life, parents are sometimes faced with the predicament of having to purchase the equipment out of pocket or go without.

Advanced adaptive equipment can cost thousands of dollars.

Having incorrect or ill-fitting equipment can hinder a child’s ability to develop, learn and interact with their peers, Cummins said.

“They provide only the adaptive equipment that the child needs to survive, not to thrive,” she added.

Insurance has limits and will only authorize according to predetermined time increments. If a child goes through a growth spurt, a once-usable adaptive piece of equipment can become obsolete within a year for a child, Cummins said.

“We need to give children with disabilities the tools they need when they need them in order to keep up with their peers socially, cognitively and developmentally,” she said.

“If you introduce them to the right equipment early enough they can do amazing things, much like their peers.”

CATS’ equipment is exchanged when a piece of equipment reaches its limit of use or when a new piece of equipment is acquired through insurance. Their large inventory is all give away, with a cash donation requested.

Acquired pieces of equipment are thoroughly disinfected and UV cleaned by a machine called the

HubScrub (generously donated to the organization by the Smith Mountain Lake Civitan Club), fabric is laundered and any necessary repairs are made before it’s ready to use by another child.

In recent years, CATS has expanded it’s services in other regions of the state. It now has offices in Norfolk (opening in 2016), Richmond (in 2019) and Marion (in 2021).

Last year, CATS provided 1,083 individuals, ranging in age from 0 to 18, with a variety of adaptive equipment, which brings the total to more than 5,000 children served since its inception.

O n e o f C AT S ’ favorite events is Hallowheels, an annual wheelchair costume competition and fundraiser. Using their wheelchairs, the costume competition in the past has included rocket ships, ice cream trucks and race cars.

While CATS does receive some state funding, the organization relies mostly on grants and donations by individuals and corporate partnerships. Volunteers help clean, repair and transport equipment.

CATS has an active board of directors, comprised of medical and industry professionals, and employs two full-time and three part-time staff members.

Morten Hecht is the CEO and executive director and is located in Norfolk, program managers and an operations manager make up the paid staff at CATS. John Naples is CATS’ regional operations manager.

Naples has been with CATS for four years after learning about the program through his involvement with the SML Civitans “I saw the need and Cathie’s passion,” Naples said of CATS and Cummins. “I knew then that CATS was something that I wanted to be a part of.”

Just recently, CATS was the recipient of the Smith Mountain Lake Chapter’s 100 Women Who Care Winter IMPACT Award.

CATS has helped more than 5,000 children.

Jennifer Bruington as prom queen at Franklin County High School.

Growing up with CATS jennifer bruington CATS has been providing children with the adaptive equipment they need since 2014, which is about the same time that local resident Jennifer Bruington began her relationship with CATS. Bruington, who has cerebral palsy, is a 2019 graduate of Franklin County High School and is now a 20-year-old college student taking online classes through Virginia Western Community College. She requires a power wheelchair, a handicap-accessible van and other special equipment to help her live her life independently. The adaptive equipment supplied by CATS, she said, has enhanced her life by helping her do everyday tasks like taking a a shower without pain or discomfort. It is important for everyone to know what CATS does because sometimes this special equipment isn't covered by insurance, she said. “One thing I'd like people to know about CATS is that they have not only helped me but my friends as well,” she said. “It is essential for people to receive the correct adaptive equipment needed at the right time in their life because, if they get the correct equipment at the right time, their quality of life will improve.” When she’s not doing schoolwork, Bruington enjoys hanging out with her little brother, watching YouTube and spending time with her boyfriend, Jake. Bruington’s future goals include having a family of her own and a nice paying job. — Reed Dillon

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New W Car Fever

hat is it about this time of year?

The past few months have been a bummer. I have been sick with a fever that, thankfully, has nothing to do with COVID19. Our society has been bombarded with a frenzy of print, television and social media ads with the power to turn us into consumer zombies. Car dealership ads top the list when it comes to buying bait. These ads feature adventure, fun, happy families, and movie stars. That’s what I’m all about!

Once again, the influencing ad onslaught has rendered me unable, NO, unwilling to drive my sad, old, car cluttered with useless crap.

The malady is not contagious, but you will certainly know when it hits. It is called ‘New Car Fever.’ My husband, who goes by the name The Captain, says, “It can be fatal.”

Actually, he said, “Get the idea out of your system if you want to live.” This is not The Captain’s first rodeo. He has had to deal with this condition every three to five years during our decades together. There have been times when I circumvented his opinion and surprised him, only to be reminded that marriage is a team sport. There are challenges and compromises. For the best outcome, I find it best to enhance my feverish misery with drama. The Captain does not take well to $50,000 surprises.

When the fever overwhelmed my logic, The Captain

“For the best outcome, I find it best to enhance my feverish misery with drama. The Captain does not take well to $50,000 surprises.”

suggested “shock therapy.” On our way to a shock therapy dealership, The Captain asked me to read, aloud, the auto interest rates. As a logical back-up to the conversation, he brought along insurance quotes and sticker prices on new cars. Nothing was left to chance.

In anticipation of my growing “fever frenzy,” The Captain had made a series of visual cards splotched with motor oil.

When we drove into the entrance of the auto treatment center he stopped the car. Then, he went through the series of therapy cards, asking me to describe, “What do you see here?” Prodding my answer he continued, “A romantic weekend at a resort, or a $500 car payment?” He followed with, “A Caribbean cruise or a $500 car payment.” This strategy rolled through furniture, camera, even comparing an elegant restaurant experience to McDonalds. It activated common sense, but this sickness does not yield to reason. As he continued, I began to see other things on the cards beginning with, hmmm … that oil has not been changed in a year.

It looks like a serious oil leak indicating an engine malfunction. Thank goodness we are at a car dealership. This must be divine intervention! Angels began singing in the background of my mind.

As The Captain tried desperately to make me understand the economics of our lives, my eyes were transfixed on the new auto inventory surrounding us. I need to test drive a

new car NOW. Put away those greasy cards and find me a salesperson with the words ‘super negotiator’ tattooed across their forehead. It was then that I saw a checkered suit and wingtips quickly walking toward us. I cried out, “Hello, hello, hello, please, I need a ‘fix’ to release me from the tormenting fever I’ve been suffering through.” Sporting a Cheshire Cat grin, the salesperson spoke soft and quick, “Yes my pretty, it’s also the end of the month and I need a sale.”

Oh, how I wish this quest were simple. It is not now and never will be. After an entire weekend of price comparisons, negotiations, test drives, an irritable husband and highpressure sales, the fever broke. Five-years of high monthly payments, insurance and all the extra fees transformed the “deal” into a cure for my relentless fever.

An afternoon of cleaning and polishing our debt free “bucket of bolts” was refreshing and temporarily satisfied my need for new. My “new car fever” was cast into remission.

No one can project how long it will be before the condition flairs up again or if the shock treatment will continue to be effective. My mind is swimming with joy in anticipation of the fabulous adventures The Captain promised in exchange for my change of mind. Bless his heart. One would think that after all these years, he would figure this ruse out.

Between you and I, mum is the word!

Vicki Gardner

has served as COO of Inspecx Inspection Services since 2019. Previously she was executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce from 2002 to 2019 and has held several other leadership positions in the region. Vicki and her husband, Tim, have been Smith Mountain Lake residents since 1986. She has two daughters and six grandchildren. In her personal time, Vicki enjoys boating, all water activities, writing and painting.

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Hand Ballet

Heritage

by Ann Childress

by HANNAH DUNAGAN • Oil on canvas • 48” x 60”

It’s night and shadows loom large

 Behind the painting: “I am a fine arts art-

As I sit by your bed watching how you sleep.

ist based in Lynchburg. I started this painting of a close family relative back in July of 2020 and used acrylics when I began. When returning to college that fall, however, I left it unfinished. This past summer I decided to finish the painting while also trying my hand at something new. This new element that I incorporated was oil paints. After deciding to use a different painting medium, instead of acrylics, I had to restart the portrait by covering all the old work I had previously done. Using oil paints for the first time brought some learning curves that I had to get acquainted with very quickly. One of the biggest difficulties with using oil paints is the drying time; when compared to fast drying acrylics, oil paints take much longer to dry. In the end, because of this, I thoroughly enjoyed the process and came up with a lot of techniques that helped me finish the painting with the level of execution and expertise that I desired. These various techniques included blocking out colors and then going back and blending the paint after it has started to dry.

This led to having smooth blends without muddying the colors. Another technique I used throughout this art piece was painting thin translucent layers. This helped add depth to the skin as well as make it feel all the more realistic.”

I used to recognize you, but no more.

I’m once again getting to know the new you.

You’re peaceful now unlike hours ago When the dragons wouldn’t be slayed And no amount of monster spray would send them away.

As you go deeper into sleep the most beautiful ballet begins.

Your frail, bruised hands that made a house a home Are performing an intricate dance in the air.

I watch, entranced by the exquisiteness of the choreography.

I look at your face to be sure that you’re not spoofing me.

What I see is beauty in your brokenness.

Innocence of a child.

Such peacefulness that I wish you’d never awaken.

For the dragons and monsters aren’t only under your bed, They rarely leave your fading days.

Yet, here in the dark, while you sleep, Where the shadows loom large, There’s such beauty watching the most intricate hand ballet.

More splendid than that of principal dancers Engaged in a pas de deux.

Hands that move together then separate.

Hands that circle the air with the effortlessness dance Of a man and woman in love, Or the love of a mother for her child.

Here in the dark there’s beauty beyond compare.

 Additional work by Hannah Dunagan can be found at hgcarlyn5.wixsite.com/my-site

Ann Childress

grew up in Northbrook, Illinois, and Roanoke. After graduating from college, she married a U.S. Marine, and they had a son. After her husband retired from the Marine Corps, they settled in Northern Virginia. Her parents then moved there to be near family as they aged. This was a blessing when her mom was diagnosed with dementia. Through her book, “Watching Her Go,” Childress reveals the heart and soul of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Bible & Pedestal at Old City Cemetery

by rebecca raybon

 Behind the photos: “My interest in photography started at a young age. I started out with your typical instamatic type point and

shoots, then on to a Yashica SLR. I was hooked. I started seeing different shades in all the colors, shadows and reflections popped up to be seen. I grew up in northeast Texas then moved over into northwest Louisiana. But when I moved to Virginia in 1999 and the digital age came about, I was fully involved. There was nothing better than that instant gratification of seeing your image, to know if you actually captured what you had just witnessed. I started with a 2 mp Nikon Coolpix and changed about every year until I now use a full frame Canon 6D. I love shooting landscapes, wildlife, water, nature of any kind, still lifes, love doing spooky, creepy things and occasionally do a wedding or maternity shoot, usually for friends. I love applying different filters to photos to achieve different moods. I think photos should invoke some type of emotion to be good. I joined the SML camera club several years ago and have so enjoyed learning from other talented photographers in the group. John O’Connell and Tom Cerul has always made sure we had topics and speakers of interest and usually include setting up stations to apply what we learn in a practical setting. I won my first award in the SML John Faber show in 2009. I was so honored to be awarded Best in Show. Since then I have also won several smaller awards in various shows. Photography is not just an art, it is also an outlet, an insight to so many things that you might not otherwise see. It will make you look at the whole world in a different light.”

Left: A Bible lit by an antique oil lamp sits open in front of a pewter mug. Right: A pedestal surrounded by fallen rose petals stands outside the paupers’ graves at Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg. Raybon uses different filters to achieve painting-like effects on her photos.

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Wild Rides On Heller’s High Water

by Joesephine Clarke

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n 2012 Peter Heller’s debut novel “The Dog Stars” attracted considerable attention. Heller was a relatively unknown writer, and the book became a New York Times Bestseller, the Atlantic Monthly Best Book of the Year, an Oprah Book Club pick, an NPR First Read, and it won a barrage of other accolades. “The Dog Stars” is the story of a survivor of a flu-like pandemic (remember when this sort of theme was a fictional novelty?) and chronicles how he adapts to a changed world to find meaning and connection. It’s a fantastic read that flew under the radar of many readers. If you missed it and want to escape to a postapocalyptic story of survival and hope, check it out.

After “The Dog Stars,” Heller wrote two other novels, “The Painter” and “Celine,” and then in 2019 produced The River a power punch of a novel, “The River.” Peter Heller “The River” is the rare novel that both Knopf, 272 pp. my husband and I loved. It’s an action- Paperback: $16.20 packed wilderness survival story fraught with adventure, nuance, friendship, and violence. Two college students embark on a canoe trip, and the story takes as many twists and turns as the whitewater passages they encounter.

To call it a page-turner underestimates its impact; Heller’s writing illuminates the fearsome beauty of nature while capitalizing on human morality.

Back in 2019 I didn’t want “The River” to end. But late last year Heller brought back main character Jack in his 2021 The Guide sequel, “The Guide.” Jack is hired by an Peter Heller elite fishing lodge in Colorado where he Knopf, 272 pp. discovers a menacing operation. Dark Paperback: $16.20 doings by international one percenters are in juxtaposition with a beautiful natural setting to create climbing suspense. Heller writes with the concise style of a journalist and his spare elegant paragraphs draw the reader in as Jack’s growing suspicions are validated. There’s also a healthy dose of fly fishing. If you love (and fear) the wilderness and all it contains, “The River” and “The Guide” are a well-matched pair that capture the power and poetry of the outdoors.  Joesephine Clarke is the branch librarian at the Westlake branch of the Franklin County Public Library.

PAINTING

PAINTING

Vibrance

by JANE SCHAFER •

ACRYLIC ON PAPER • 14” x 18”

 Behind the painting: “After retiring from work almost

10 years ago, I decided that I wanted to pursue my interest in art. I had a lot to learn so I eagerly enrolled in classes locally, attended workshops, read books and watched YouTube( too much I must say). I also found a group of girls (now good friends) who had my same interest. What started out as a pastime has now turned into a passion. I try to paint every day and continue to learn and grow as an artist. I started painting in watercolor. I didn’t know how difficult this medium would be but it was the easiest to set up and use. I moved into mixed media, collage and acrylics. Now I paint in both watercolor and acrylics and am enjoying this journey. I paint what inspires me, from animals to landscapes. My style, though continually evolving, would best be described as representational and impressionistic. It is hard to explain the joy I feel when I take paint and all its colors and values and transform it into an image that conveys a feeling that I have about the subject.”

 Additional work by Jane Schafer work can be found at janeschafer.com and at Art Visions Gallery and Studio.

SHOW US YOU R MOU N TA I N M USE! We want to hear from you! To let us know what you think of the pieces in this month’s Mountain Muse and to suggest writers and artists we should feature in future issues, please email aila.boyd@roanoke.com. We’d love to showcase local sculptures, woodworking, painting, essays, poems and more. Mountain Muse is produced in partnership with the Smith Mountain Arts Council.

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Deep contrasts, sophisticated furnishings and chic lighting give Lisa and Stan Settle’s ‘modern farmhouse’ a smart city look along the shore.

farm house MEETS glam

by Ferne Hale photographs by

HEATHER TURNER

An informal dining space offers a lovely view of the lake. The accent wall, painted in a color called “iron ore” provides a dramatic backdrop for the space.

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Lisa and Stan Settle describe the lake home they built in 2021 as “Modern farmhouse meets glam.”

Although it features a preponderance of black, white and gray, it is by no means bland or boring. It’s full of bling.

The gray, and in some instances black, walls provide a perfect backdrop for unique pieces of furniture and stunning light fixtures. This 4,000 square foot home is all one level. In addition to kitchen, living and dining areas, there are three bedrooms — each with an adjoining bathroom — plus a half-bath powder room for non-overnight guests — all accessible with no stairs.

Located on the 2.5 acre property, but separate from the main house, is a 3,000 square foot coach house which includes an RV garage, the ultimate “Man Cave” and office space for Settleland & Realty, the Settle’s Real Estate company.

The home was designed with the help of architect Eric Buck.

Construction, which lasted 15 months, was overseen by Lisa, as general contractor, along with Stan. The couple have built two other homes together and have been in The exterior of the new construction and real estate the Settle’s home business for almost 20 years. “The features white builder, Brendan Roy of Bedford’s BP board-and-batten Roy Construction, was a tremendous vertical wood siding trimmed in resource, along with many other wonblack. The family derful contractors who helped get the room opposite the job done,” Lisa said. kitchen features The exterior shows its Modern a stacked stone fireplace and views Farmhouse style with white boardof the lake. and-batten vertical wood siding trimmed in black.

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Ten-foot ceilings give the feeling of ample space in the single-floor home.

In the formal dining room (above), twin chandeliers illuminate a dining table that seats 10.

In the Settle’s home office, a live-edge table, crafted by Local Woods of Berryville, Va., provides a long work space under a chandelier from Luna Bella in Miami.

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Inside, those colors are echoed in windows, outlined in black, with large white moldings. The floors are white oak stained to a very dark blackish color that sharply contrasts with the home’s white woodwork.

Guests enter the Settle home through a foyer that provides the first glimpse of the impressive 10 foot ceilings used throughout the home. This area also provides a through-the-house view of the lake out back. To the right is the home office where a long live-edge table, crafted by Local Woods of Berryville, Va., serves as the couples’ shared home office desk. A sparkly chandelier from Luna Bella in Miami hangs overhead, and the floor boasts a cowhide rug from La De Da boutique in Roanoke.

On the opposite side of the entry foyer lies the formal dining room, where two large chandeliers illuminate a dining table that seats 10 and a handy buffet, all from Arhaus. The view from this room is of trees and the long grassy area that separates the home from Tranquility Road in the distance.

The casual dining area, where the homeowners spend much of their family time, offers a lovely view of the lake.

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The spacious kitchen highlights the home’s contrasting theme, with a quartz island and oyster white cabinets surrounding a charcoal-colored island. A bar-height table (opposite page) seats four atop fauxfur stools. A bathroom continues the highcontrast color scheme.

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One accent wall here is painted a color called iron ore—essentially a black that sets off the round antiquelooking dining table and a glitzy chandelier overhead.

Between the formal and casual dining areas is a spacious kitchen with a huge quartz island atop charcoalcolored cabinets. The wall cabinetry is oyster white and contrasts with a back splash of multi-shaded grey brick.

Among the chef-delighting features here are a walk-in pantry, a butler pantry/beverage center, a great view of the lake and an openness to the living room.

The living room’s large seating area looks toward the stacked stone fireplace, the TV and the lake. In a clever bit of multi-purposing, an interior wall hosts a Luna Bella bar-height table with stools topped with white faux fur. “This is where friends and family plop down to relax with a beverage or to check email without missing out on whatever may be going on.

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The living room/kitchen/casual dining area opens to a patio with an outdoor fireplace—a perfect place for summer grilling and relaxing in the crisp evenings of the shoulder seasons.

At one end of the home is the master suite with stylish overhead beams and an adjoining bath with a door-less shower.

The walk-in closet is large, well-organized and features a handy center island. At the opposite end of the house — past the kitchen, living room and dining areas — are two guest suites, each with its own bathroom and walk-in closet.

Lisa points out the laundry room that links the kitchen area to the attached garage. This room features a clever Dutch door which at times keeps the family’s two poodles confined to the back yard/garage area without shutting off the opening topto-bottom.

On the lake side of the house, the Settles are fortunate to have a nearly flat walk to the water and a natural beach.

A nearly flat walkway leads from the back of the house to the family’s dock.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF BENJAMIN MOORE

by Ferne Hale

Interior designers around Smith Mountain Lake gave us the scoop on what looks to look out for this year.

Muted colors with warm undertones are on trend, such as the green seen here: Benjamin Moore’s 2022 Color of the Year, October Mist.

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A record number of newcomers have recently arrived at Smith Mountain Lake. Some are building new homes, and many are new occupants for established lakefront properties who love their new home but wish to make changes to make it truly “theirs.” Both situations create substantial need for skilled, visionary interior designers to help with ideas for layout and decorating.

Fortunately, there are several Interior Design firms at SML and more in nearby Roanoke, Lynchburg and North Carolina. Homeowners can peruse their websites to learn about their qualifications, see examples of their work and read reviews. Asking former clients about their experience with a designer is also a good idea.

According to Jessica Byrd of By Design Interiors, these are some currently predominant trends in interior design: • Modern Farmhouse style and mixing vintage with new furniture • “Greige” (gray/beige) neutral colors as opposed to all gray; shades of warmer whites and muted, neutral greens. (“October Mist,” for example, is Benjamin Moore’s 2022 color of the year)

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• Light colored flooring to keep things looking light and airy • Kitchen cabinets of two different colors — often lighter around the perimeter with a darker island • Matte black on hardware, plumbing and light fixtures • Soft, curved lines on table edges, sofas, chairs • Multi-purpose spaces for eating, working at home, studying • Living spaces like bars, kitchens and firepits created outdoors • Wallpaper in new places (backs of bookshelves, accent walls) • Home automation and technology — “smart” everything Envisions KITCHEN - BEFORE

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Mishelle Brosinski at Envisions

helped the Booker family with planning and remodeling of all three levels of their Water’s Edge home while they were still living in northern Virginia.

“Mishelle was really good at narrowing down the options, and she helped with selections,” Joanie Booker. said “In the kitchen, for example, I knew I wanted quartz counter tops. I had quartzite in our northern Virginia house, and I thought it scratched a lot. I also wanted a big island with no seam on the surface. Although we kept the refrigerator and the dishwasher, we got new cabinets, a new microwave, oven, range and hood. We made the doorway to the kitchen much larger, and rearranging things and adding the big island really opened up the space. “Mishelle was fantastic to work with,” said Booker.

Josie Long of MJL Design at Westlake

Commons (former location of Interiors by Kris) helped the Anderson family remodel several rooms, including the master bath pictured on page 58. It's a unique concept: a bath tub and a shower in the same enclosure.

“Josie is fabulous to work with ... her knowledge of the industry, her professional finesse, and especially her decorating skills make her an invaluable partner in any home renovation project. We are so pleased with the final outcome of Josie’s work thus far and look forward to her continued guidance as we tackle other improvements,” J. Anderson said.

Mishelle Brosinski at Envisions helped Mel and Jonie Booker redesign elements of their home, including the kitchen seen here.

Miranda Dudley of Designer Solutions helped the Millar family of Moneta

make their kitchen more functional and up-to-date (page 58). “The former layout had a peninsula that cut the kitchen off from the the flow of the rest of the house,”

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Vickie Millar explained. “That’s been removed, and now we have one area that is kitchen, dining room and living room combined.” The Millars kept the refrigerator and dishwasher, replaced the stove, microwave, and lighting fixtures. Quartz counter tops, a quartz farm sink, new faucets, and a new island completed the new design.

“We really enjoyed working with Designer Solutions,” Vickie said. “They gave us lots of recommendations and choices. The re-designed kitchen has significantly improved our everyday life.”

John and Theresa Dorlini of CIRCLE Design Group in Roanoke helped a Laker with a total ren-

ovation of an outdated home on the Blackwater.

This interesting project blended Spanish mission with modern style. The living room, shown here, was transformed with new floor-to-ceiling windows; wood flooring replaced carpet; a new arched fireplace was built in a new location; ceiling beams were added and new lighting to highlight works of art was installed.

Said the homeowner: “I’m very happy with how the project turned out. John and Theresa acted as designer, architect and general contractor, which allowed me to do this project while overseas.”

Do-It-Yourself Quick Fixes Peel and stick wallpaper: Yes, it is a bit like the old "contact paper" in that it can be temporary and will not destroy the surface on which it is placed.

Looking online will reveal many companies making paste-free wallpaper in more styles and patterns than you can imagine. Instant shiplap, a rocky wall, a grass cloth look — the selections are endless. Shown here is a fireplace, formerly faced in four-inch square white tiles. A layer of Masonite (to smooth over the tile grout grooves) made it look like bricks with peel and stick wall paper on it.

Josie Long of MJL Design helped the Anderson family with a unique design: A tub and walk-in shower combo.

Miranda Dudley of Designer Solutions helped the Millar family lighten and modernize their kitchen.

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John and Theresa Dorlini of CIRCLE Design Group helped a Lake homeowner blend clean, modern design with the Spanish mission style.

Opposite page: Peel and stick murals are an easy way to enliven any space.

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Peel and stick murals: Akin to peel and stick wallpaper but much more expensive, these murals run the range of every possible theme: Venetian canal, secluded beach, French cafe, serene forest and on and on. To avoid a crease, bubble or other faux pas that would ruin an expensive mural, it’s wise to get installation help from pros. SML Sign shop in Westlake helped face the two closet doors shown here.

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Shower curtains: Today’s shower curtains are art — not at all like the drab, droopy things hanging around a tub. They are very similar to the Peel and stick murals but infinitely cheaper. Like the murals, many themes are represented: Moroccan, beachy, European scenes; the sky’s the limit.

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Architects at Work Inc. 286 Brooks Point Lane, Union Hall, architectsatwork.net

540-576-1110 1982

Architectural consultation and design for clients considering changing their home or building new.

CIRCLE Design Studio Roanoke: 2840 Electric Road SW, Suite 100 Richmond: PO Box 9032 circledesignstudio.com

540-245-0269 (Roanoke) 804-255-9355 (Richmond) 2005

Licensed architect, certified interior designers, class A contractor, remodels, renovations, new construction, specializing in modern design

Conway Design 607 Camellia Place, Moneta conwaydesignsml.com

540-420-0494 1986

Registered architect, new homes, alterations, additions, light commercial, consultations

CS Custom Structures Inc. 1934 Graves Mill Road, Lynchburg, customstructuresinc.com

434-832-0040 2003

Architecture, construction, design and build, general contractors

Design & Drafting Solutions 575 Smith Paradise Lane, Union Hall, On Facebook

540-420-4108 2006

Architectural designer of homes, additions, remodeling, renovations and garages; consulting and project management

Erler Design 109 Bay Terrace, Huddleston erlerdesign.com

434-953-6747 2007

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540-721-3311 1872

Mortgage loans, business loans, home equity loans, construction loans, purchases, refinances

Carter Bank & Trust 135 Scruggs Road, Moneta carterbankandtrust.com

540-721-5200

Mortgage loans, full banking services, free checking, savings accounts

Embrace Home Loans 95 Westlake Road, Suite 107, Hardy embracehomeloans.com

540-375-3190

Mortgage services, lending

Farm Credit of the Virginias 670 Old Franklin Tpke., Rocky Mount farmcreditofvirginias.com

540-483-4572 1916

Mortgage services, lending

First Bank & Trust Company 740 Old Franklin Tpke., #4, Rocky Mount firstbank.com

540-744-0269 1980

Mortgage services, lending

Member One Federal Credit Union 12975 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Hardy memberonefcu.com

800-666-8811

Mortgage, home equity; refinancing, auto loan, credit card, checking

Movement Mortgage 16440 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta, movement.com

540-400-2800

Mortgage services

SWBC Mortgage 3825 Electric Road, Suite B, Roanoke swbcmortgage.com

540-562-8100

Full-service mortgage banking firm

Union Bank & Trust 14739 Moneta Road, Moneta bankatunion.com

540-297-1233 1905

Lots/consumer lending, in-house mortgages, secondary mortgages

ValleyStar Credit Union 1080 Old Franklin Tpke., Rocky Mount valleystar.org

800-475-6328 1953

Residential mortgage lending

Virginia Mountain Mortage (A division of Bank of Botetourt) 51 FirstWatch Drive, Moneta bankofbotetourt.com

540-591-5087 1899

Mortgage loans, construction loans, financial services

Acquisition Title & Settlement Agency 12925 Booker T. Washington Hwy., #103, Hardy, acquisitiontitle.net

540-721-8600 1993

Real estate closings, new construction loan closings, coordinate 1031 tax deferred exchange, title insurance, witness closings

Anchor Title SML LLC 130 Scruggs Road, Suite 202, Moneta, anchortitlesml.com

540-597-7998

Real estate settlements on both residential and commercial purchases, refinances, 1031 exchanges and more

Gentry Locke 10 Franklin Road SE, Suite 900, Roanoke, gentrylocke.com

866-983-0866 1924

Representing buyers, sellers, developers, investors, landlords and tenants

Gilbert, Bird, Sharpes & Robinson 13595 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta, gilbertbird.com

540-721-5110 1997

Real estate, family law, estate planning, personal injury; offices in Roanoke and Lynchburg

A Level Above Construction 890 Long Island Drive, Moneta alevelaboveconstruction.com

540-816-0338

Kitchens, bathrooms, remodeling, renovations, decks and docks

Lindsey A. Coley, Attorney at Law, PLLC 16440 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Suite 304B, Bridgewater Plaza, Moneta, coleylaw.legal

540-407-9858 2007

A small law firm with a passion for people, specializing in estate planning, probate, guardianship, conservatorships, employment law, business law and longterm care planning.

Arant Enterprises 631 Greenhouse Road, Glade Hill arantenterprises.com

540-483-9130

Custom homes, remodels, additions, decks/docks; licensed and insured

813-613-1547

Custom homes, remodeling, custom docks, commercial projects

Rhodes, Ferguson & Stone, Attorneys 305 S. Main St., Rocky Mount rfsattys.com

540-352-4824

BDC P.O. Box 478, Moneta bdcsite.info bdctommy@gmail.com

540-721-4346 1994

The Stanley Law Group 13508 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta, vastanleylawgroup.com

540-721-6028

Brockworks Inc. P.O. Box 873, Hardy brockworksinc.com

Custom-built homes with unique features, 3-D design services, custom home design, remodeling

Consolidated Construction Services 103 8th St., SE, Roanoke ccsroa.com

540-725-3900 1999

Providing restoration services, including fire, water, storm and wind damage, mold remediation and remodeling

Virginia Title Center 270 S. Main St., Suite 201, Rocky Mount, virginiatitlecenter.com

540-772-0585 1989

Full-service title and settlement agency

Cooper Contractors Inc. 260 Four Branch Drive, Hardy coopercontractorsinc.com

540-721-4600 1991

Custom homes, docks, renovations and additions

Vogel & Cromwell LLC 13245 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Hardy vogelandcromwell.com

540-721-3988 1922

Residential and commercial real estate, estate planning, contract law, commercial litigation, mechanics lean disputes

Craftsman Custom Home Builders 66 Builders Pride Drive, Hardy craftsmanhomebuilders.com

540-912-0112

Stick-built custom homes from the low 200s; build from your plans or ours; complete showroom for interior and exterior selections

CS Custom Structures Inc. 1934 Graves Mill Road, Lynchburg customstructuresinc.com

434-832-0040 2003

Architecture, construction, design and build, general contractors

Dale E. Angle Custom Builder 1116 Iron Ridge Road, Rocky Mount

540-483-2585 1972

Custom building, additions and renovations, repairs

F&S Building Innovations Inc. 2944 Orange Ave. NE, Roanoke fsfourseasons.com

540-985-9160 1987

Residential construction, decks, sunrooms; renovations; commercial new construction and renovations

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Design of craftsman-style homes, plans, services, full design of new homes, renovations

BB&T Westlake 37 Village Springs Drive, Hardy bbt.com

Areas of practice include real property law, business law, estate planning, administration and probate Representing commercial developers, financial institutions, property owners, buyers, sellers, investors, landlords and tenants in all aspects of real estate transactions

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Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group 12925 Booker T. Washington Hwy. #101, Hardy, atlanticbay.com/tomlusk

540-721-0126 1997

Complete home mortgage needs, construction loans, refinancing

American National Bank 12930 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Hardy 400 Old Franklin Tpke., Rocky Mount amnb.com

540-721-1600: Hardy 540-489-3400: Rocky Mount 1909

Small business, construction, conforming mortgages

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BUSINESS LISTINGS

 Information for the 2022 SML Home & Garden Guide was compiled from business submissions, telephone interviews and SML Regional Chamber of Commerce records. Laker Media deems this guide to be accurate but makes no guarantees and does not endorse these businesses. To be added to the list for next year or to correct any information for your business, email aila.boyd@roanoke.com.

Log Homes of the Blue Ridge 1631 Headens Bridge Road, Bedford lhbr.biz, loghomesofthebr@aol.com

540-297-8991 1994

Local, independent representative for Appalachian Log Structures Inc. Borate pressure-treated and warranted log homes, cabins, additions, garages. Full log or log siding available; design, sales, construction

M.H. Eades Inc. 14114 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta, mheades.com

540-719-4306 2001

New construction, remodeling, additions, docks, log and timber frame homes

Milstead Construction LLC 3 Marvin Gardens Drive, Moneta milsteadconstructionhomes.com

540-879-2673 1987

Custom home builder, class A contractor, licensed and insured, 30-plus years experience, A+ BBB rating

Noonkester Construction Inc. 105 Lemon Lane, Hardy noonkesterconstruction@gmail.com

540-353-4009 540-890-5212 1998

New homes, additions, renovations, commercial, remodels, historic renovation

Right Angle Carpentry LLC Roanoke, SML, Lynchburg, Forest rightangleva.com

540-352-4302 434-238-5408

Residential and commercial construction and remodeling; class A contractor

Roanoke River Valley Log Homes LLC 350 Egret Drive, Union Hall ilovelogs.com

540-420-0338 540-420-8326 2005

Custom floor plans include blueprints, changes at no additional charge, choice of four log profiles

Robert R. Bauer Building Contractors Inc. 3335 White House Road, Moneta rrbbuilders.com

540-296-2242 1982

Custom home building, remodeling and renovation, light construction

Southern Heritage Homes Inc. 275 Corporate Drive, Rocky Mount southernheritagehomes.com

540-489-7700 1995

Modular housing, building contractor, general contractor, personalized home packages

TBS Construction LLC 4752 Scruggs Road, Moneta tbsbuilds.com

540-484-4752 2003

Builders/contractors, dock and deck contractors, remodeling

Tectonics II Ltd. tectonics2.com On Facebook and Houzz

434-361-2525 1981

Design-build, custom homes, NAHB Certified Green Professional Dealers, Lindal Green Coast to Coast

Timber Ridge Craftsmen Inc. 1403 Hales Ford Road, Moneta timberridgecraftsmen.com

540-797-3059 2006

Custom design builds

Timothy P. Arner & Sons Inc. 2837 McDaniel Road, Bedford tim@arnerandsons.com

540-493-2510 540-493-2511 1996

Custom homes, renovations, additions, Bobcat work

Ferguson Construction & Supply Inc. 1530 Bethesda Drive, Huddleston

540-297-1653 1985

Post frame buildings and supplies. Post, lumber, metal roofing, siding, windows and doors.

Floyd Enterprises 11616 Smith Mountain Lake Pkwy., Suite C, Huddleston floydenterprisesinc.com

540-297-7900 1979

Builders/contractors, architectural design services, remodeling

Homestead Custom Builders Inc. 410 Saddlewood Drive, Wirtz On Facebook

540-537-6125 2002

Class A contractor, new construction, remodel, large or small jobs; decks, kitchens, baths

James Corvin Inc. 65 Harbor Landing Drive, Moneta On Facebook

540-871-0681 1987

Framing, decks, sunrooms, siding, interior trim, exterior buildings

JTC Inc. 2065 Meadors Spur Road, Moneta jtcsmlhomes.com

540-537-3679 1990

Custom home building

Capps Home Building Center 13700 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta shopcapps.com

540-721-2276 1978

Composite decking, windows and doors, custom cabinets, dock supplies, lumber, paint, hardware, tools, lawn and garden, patio furniture, plumbing and electric

KEBO Construction 250 Energy Blvd., Rocky Mount keboconstruction.com

540-238-2114 1999

Custom home building and design with attention to detail; additions and remodels

Chandler Concrete Company 14418 Moneta Road, Moneta chandlerconcrete.com

540-297-4369 1973

Ready-mixed concrete, landscaping block, architectural blocks

Keith Caron Construction Co. LLC keithcaronconstruction.com

540-871-0935 2002

Custom residential, small business, remodeling

City Electric Supply 70 First Watch Drive, Moneta cityelectricsupply.com

540-719-2155 2008

Electrical equipment supplier, commercial and residential

Ken Brodin Builder Inc. 2159 Isle of Pines Drive, Moneta kenbrodinbuilder.com

540-297-7189 1987

Custom homes, renovations

Designer Solutions 13699 Booker T. Washinton Hwy., #200, Moneta, designersolutions.com

540-719-1266 2003

Plumbing and electrical fixtures, parts and supplies

LakeCare Construction P.O. Box 959, Hardy lakecare.net

540-420-4115 1985

Innovative remodeling, elegant new homes, decks and Underdeck Drainage Systems

Ideal Building Supply 1195 North Main St., Rocky Mount idealbuildingsupply.com

540-483-5511 1949

Full-service lumber yard supplying materials for residential and commercial construction projects

Larry Chattin & Sons Inc. P.O. Box 424, Goodview On Facebook

540-890-2305

Family owned. Builder of farm and agricultural buildings and all types of farm fencing

540-427-3223 1972

LogHomesByJack.com 18013 Forest Road, Suite E06, Forest loghomesbyjack.com

800-767-4916 2001

Material packages for log homes, timber frame homes, hybrid homes, recreational cabins; repairs, additions, garages

Kent’s Insulating 5454 Aerospace Road, Roanoke truteam.com/division/kents-insulatingroanoke

Bathroom hardware, insulation, gutters, mirrors, shower enclosures, fireplaces, garage doors, shelving and storage systems

Marshall Stone Inc. 19730 Virgil H. Goode Hwy., Rocky Mount marshallstone.com

540-483-2737 2006

Natural stone, concrete hardscapes, aggregates and landscape supplies

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540-297-5558 1973

Hardware, home lawn and garden, farm, ranch and power equipment

Smith Mountain Building Supply 13080 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Hardy smithmountainbuilding.com

540-721-3453 1986

Complete supplier of home building materials, contractor and retail; cabinets and windows

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 Enirtep Inc. 1027 Waterwheel Drive, Suite 200, Moneta jpenirtepinc@aol.com smllakelots.com

540-297-4055 1982

Bel Lago, Windward at Point Chelis, Belden Woods

Floyd Enterprises Inc. 11616 Smith Mountain Lake Pkwy., Suite C, Huddleston floydenterprisesinc.com

540-297-7900 1979

Custom home building, remodeling

NBI Development P.O. Box 88, Moneta downtownmoneta.com

540-297-7777 1999

Residential and commercial development Downtown Moneta, Mayberry Hills

PFJ Construction 400 Scruggs Road #100, Moneta

540-721-7969 1983

Custom residential, real estate development, commercial and residential

The Plyler Group 13697 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Suite 105 A, Moneta plylerhomesanddocks.com

540-721-8362 1974

Residential and commercial development, including The Forum, Sanctuary Bay and The Retreat; boat dock construction; home construction

The Willard Companies Inc. 75 Builders Pride Drive, #200, Hardy thewillardcompanies.com

540-721-5288 1973

Westlake Towne Center, Westlake Professional Park, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Smith Mountain Lake

Smith Mountain Lake Land, Greg Venning Developers smithmountainlakeland.com

540-420-5573 1988

Licensed class A contracting business offering development planning and construction

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Acorn Renovations & Docks, Inc. 190 Lakewood Forest Road, Wirtz

540-537-5596

Contractors, building

The Dock and Deck Doc Smith Mountain Lake Tom Arsenault stjohntom@yahoo.com

540-420-4155

Repairs, cleaning and staining

Dock Solutions Inc. 6553 Scruggs Road, Moneta docksolutions.com

540-721-5501 1999

Custom docks, boat and personal watercraft, lifts, ladders, maintenance

Inland Shores Dock Construction 45 Lookout Point Drive, Moneta

540-580-4822 1987

Pile driving, rip rap, custom docks, shoreline stabilization

James Corvin Inc. 65 Harbor Landing Drive, Moneta On Facebook

540-871-0681 1987

Framing, decks, sunrooms, siding, interior trim, exterior buildings

Lakeside Marina and Construction 629 Lakeside Road, Penhook On Facebook

434-927-5380 540-871-5040 1969

Rip rap, dredging, boathouse and dock piling

Dillon Docks Inc. 6051 Burnt Chimney Road, Wirtz dillondockssml.com

540-721-1699 1992

New docks, dock design, remodeling, pile driving, class A contractor

M.H. Eades Inc. 14114 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta, mheades.com

540-719-4306 2001

Docks, new construction, remodeling, additions, log and timber frame homes, class A contractor

Plyler Homes & Docks 13697 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Suite 109A, Moneta plylerhomesanddocks.com

540-721-8362 1974

Dock construction, personal watercraft and boat lifts; licensed and insured; deck and home construction

Smith Construction Co. 165 Smithview Drive, Glade Hill

540-483-7408 1986

Boathouse and floating dock construction and installation: rip rap, lake debris cleanup

TBS Construction 4752 Scruggs Road, Moneta tbsbuilds.com

540-484-4752 2003

Builders/contractors, dock and deck contractors, remodeling

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Turner’s Building Inc. 12125 Old Franklin Tpke., Union Hall turnersbuilding.com

540-576-2678 1976

New boathouses, dock and deck modifications, boat and PWC lifts; lift modifications, lift remote controls; dock repairs

W.E. Shoreline Construction, LLC P.O. Box 133, Moneta weshorelineconstruction.com

540-493-9283 2001

Dock building, pile driving and boathouses, repair contractor

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AA&W Plumbing and Electric 4170 Edwardsville Road, Hardy

540-493-2389 1978

Home wiring, docks, underground wiring, pump back, general plumbing services

J.M. Blair Company Inc. P.O. Box 257, Huddleston jmblairco.com

540-537-5172 2005

New home wiring, remodel and upgrades, dock wiring

Lietz Electrical LLC Moneta lietzelectric.com

540-719-0097

Home and business wiring, electrical repairs and maintenance, landscape lighting, pole lights and other miscellaneous electrical needs

Moser Electric LLC 310 Oakbark Drive, Moneta moser-electric.com

540-814-0152 2013

Commercial, residential, industrial and marine electrical services; engineering services; class A electrical contractor

Naz Electric 10 Softwind Drive, Moneta On Facebook

540-719-1922

New construction, renovations, docks, service upgrades, class A contractor, licensed and fully insured, more than 20 years in the trade

Ronald Young Electric Glade Hill

540-483-1405

Family-owned and operated, serving Franklin County and surrounding areas for more than 40 years

Southern Trust Home Services 5205 Starkey Road, Unit B, Roanoke southerntrusthomeservices.com

540-721-4348 1995

Electrical, plumbing; water heater repairs/replacements, water treatment systems, whole house generators, heating and air systems serviced/ installed

Wooldridge Heating, Air & Electrical 14179 Wards Road, Lynchburg wooldridgeheatingandair.com

434-239-0371 1975

Heating, air and electrical installation and service, generators

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A.C. Shoreline Services 1249 Difficult Creek Road, Bedford On Facebook

540-947-5611 540-875-9991

Complete shoreline management; rip rap, dredging, excavation, beach sand, tree removal; AEP permitting

Clifton Byrd & Sons Inc. P.O. Box 1038, Moneta rodsandreins@verizon.net

540-537-6209 1981

Excavating, shoreline stabilization, specializing in rip rap by water

Crawford Excavating Inc. 185 Parford Lane, Moneta crawfordwaterhauling.com

540-721-2153 1970

Excavating, septic installation, roads and driveways, site grading, water hauling

Mayhew’s Farm and Landscaping 1371 Dozer Lane, Bedford On Facebook

540-537-2584 1985

Excavating and landscaping, nursery, plants, lawn maintenance

Randy Hodges Excavating Inc. P.O. Box 967, Wirtz randyhodgesexcavating.com

540-580-5116 1987

Residential/commercial, site work, septic systems; hauling, demolition; class A licensed, insured, RLD, DEQ erosion certified

Rodney Cundiff & Sons Bulldozing 2465 Jacks Mountain Road, Glade Hill

540-576-2702 1973

Clearing and grading, driveways, rip rap, excavating, pond construction

Simmons Excavating Inc. 9276 Brooks Mill Road, Wirtz simmonsexcavatinginc.com

540-721-3674 1983

Excavating, grading, rip rap, foundations, hauling and septic, road building, hydroseeding; class A licensed, insured

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Bug Man Exterminating Inc. Roanoke and surrounding areas bugmanext.com

540-252-0126 1994

Green pre-treatments, termite control, pest control, mosquito reduction

Dodson Pest Control 3714 Campbell Ave., Lynchburg dobsonbros.com

540-586-8709 1944

Pest, termite, bed bug, bird and moisture control, exclusion and fumigations, insulation

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Smith Flooring Co. 1867 Tolers Ferry Road, Huddleston smlflooring.com

540-537-3508 1996

Installing all hardwood floors, finishing all hardwood floors. Certified craftsmen

The Carpet Cleaning Crew Moneta carpetcleaningcrew.com

434-489-1122

Residential and commercial carpet and tile cleaning using a unique green process that begins wet and finishes dry

The Floor Source 13352 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Suite A2, Moneta On Facebook

540-855-7604

Full-service flooring company that services Smith Mountain Lake and surrounding area with hardwood flooring, carpet, tile and LVP

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540-676-1368 2013

Minor home repairs; caretaker for owners living away from their property

UpKeep P.O. Box 817, Hardy teamupkeep1.com

540-524-2180

Painting, handyman services, maintenance contracts, light remodeling, cleaning, rental turnover

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M & L Pest Control 730 Farm View Road, Glade Hill On Facebook

540-493-7182 2014

Pest control: termites, roaches, ants, spiders, stink bugs, bats and rodents

Smith Mountain Pest Solutions 665 Black Rock Road, Rocky Mount On Facebook

540-493-8605 2013

Termite and pest control; residential and commercial; real estate inspections

Star City Pest Control & Wildlife 1921 Power St. SE, Roanoke starcitypestcontrol.com

540-339-7888

Pest control, termite control and prevention, wildlife management services

fencing / WElding Funk’s LLC SML, Bedford and surrounding area funkswelding.com

540-309-9110 2012

Design build gates, fences, railings and more; spray-on protective coatings and mobile welding

Larry Chattin & Sons Inc. 1241 Goodview Town Road, Goodview On Facebook

540-890-2305 1953

Family owned. Builder of farm and agricultural buildings and all types of farm fencing

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B&B Flooring 441 Lakewood Forest Drive, Moneta On Facebook

540-719-0260

Contractors, carpets, hardwood, laminate and vinyl

By Design Interiors 12925 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Suite 102, Hardy bydesigninteriorsofva.com

540-719-1431

Residential and commercial interior design firm offering flooring, cabinetry, countertops, lighting, furniture, window treatments, design consultations, builder rebate programs

Designer Solutions Inc. 13699 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Suite 200, Moneta designersolutions.com

540-719-1266

Flooring, cabinetry, countertops, lighting, sinks, paint color selection, furniture, window treatments, rugs and accessories

Envisions Flooring & Interiors 7195 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Wirtz On Facebook

540-719-1500 2005

Flooring and tile, specialty shower tile and kitchen backsplash design, custom window treatments and blinds, upholstery, custom area rug sizing, lighting, furniture

Floors by Dennis P.O. Box 214, Sterling On Facebook

703-434-1280

Dustless floor finishing, installation, deep wood floor cleaning, custom borders and inlays

MJL Design 13161 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Hardy mjldsgn.com

540-721-8354

Offering a wide variety of custom floor treatments for homes and businesses; professional installation

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SML Caretaker LLC 1268 Rosewood Lane, Huddleston smlcaretaker.com

H e a ting & Ai r C on d itioning

Affordable Heating & Air Conditioning LLC 1238 Cochese Drive, Moneta affordhvac@gmail.com

540-297-2765 2009

Installation, repair and maintenance of heat pumps, A/C, heating, refrigeration, ventilation, hot water heaters, and backyard wood-fired boilers

Air-Pro Heating and Air 5595 Pleasant Hill Road, Rocky Mount airproheatingandairinc.com

540-483-8958

Repairs, installation and maintenance air conditioning; furnace repair, replacement, preventive maintenance; new water heaters installed; digital thermostats, indoor air quality solutions, energy saving tips

Ashman-Gordon Heating, Air and Electrical 804 E. Main St., Bedford On Facebook

540-297-4945 2007

Service all brands and types of oil and gas furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, air conditioners, electric heat and air purification systems

Bower Heating and Air Conditioning 13455 Booker T. Washington Hwy. #101, Moneta On Facebook

540-719-7600

Full-service residential and light commercial heating and A/C; installation and service on furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, boilers

Carter’s Heating and Cooling Inc. 14662 Moneta Road, Suite C, Moneta On Facebook

540-297-3576 1998

Installation, sales and service on all heating and cooling systems and outdoor wood burners geo-thermal heating systems, generators

Cundiff Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. 11795 Old Franklin Tpke., Union Hall cundiffheating.com

540-576-1200 1978

Installation of heat pumps, gas furnaces, A/C and Daikin and Carrier mini-split products, duct cleaning, duct sealing

Davis Heating & Air 2081 South Main St., Rocky Mount davisheat.com

540-4835605, 540297-5605 1947

Heating and A/C service, installation, geo-thermal installation, solar energy, standby generators, indoor air quality, attic insulation, duct cleaning

HTF Mechanical Services Inc. 1026 White House Road, Moneta htfmechanical.com

540-297-9818 1990

Commercial HVAC, crane service

Johnston Cooling & Heating 902 Westchester St., Bedford johnstoncoolingandheating.com

540-728-1518 2010

Service, repair and install all makes and models of residential and commercial heating and cooling, refrigeration equipment, duct cleaning

McDaniel Service, Inc. Senior Technician John Smith: john@mcdanielservice.com

540-890COOL

Heating and air conditioning; annual maintenance and inspection agreements available

Moneta Heating & Air P.O. Box 678, Vinton monetahvac.com

540-890-4337

Specializing in sales and installation, repair of all brands, makes and models; HVAC; Heil dealer

Outside Heating Inc. 19870 Virgil H. Goode Hwy, Rocky Mount outsideheating.com

540-483-1505 2008

Sales and service of outside wood furnaces

Tilley’s Heating/Cooling 352 Hillendale Drive, Troutville tilleysheatingandcooling.com

540-312-2282

Specializing in cooling/heating systems installation and service, commercial refrigeration, ductless systems

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540-721-9117 2004

Installation, service, maintenance agreements

McCall Insurance Agency Inc. 835 Tanyard Road, Rocky Mount mccallinsurance.net

540-483-9525

Full-service, general insurance agency providing home, auto, business, recreational and watercraft insurance

Wooldridge Heating, Air & Electrical 14179 Wards Road, Lynchburg wooldridgeheatingandair.com

434-239-0371 1975

Heating, air and electrical installation and service, generators

Phil Hager Insurance Agency 13840 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta insuresml.com

540-721-8822 1984

Home, life, health, auto, business and boat insurance

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Inspecx LLC, Home Inspection Services P.O. Box 395, Moneta inspecx.com

540-798-1388 1993

Thermographic, pre-listing and construction phase inspections, radon and mold testing, energy audits

Ryan Harris Insurance & Financial Services 40 Claiborne Ave., Rocky Mount nationwide.com

540-483-5648 1999

Personal, business, life, auto insurance

National Property Inspections 149 Longview Lane, Boones Mill npiweb.com/bwood

540-334-2700 2004

Virginia and NRSB-certified, residential and commercial purchase pre-listing inspections; radon testing and water testing

Simmons Insurance Agency Inc. – Rockingham Group Debbie Simmons, Agent 1170 Celebration Ave., Moneta simmonsinsurance.biz

540-297-2886 Moneta office 2012 540-343-1796 Vinton office

Home, farm, auto, mobile home, renters, rental property, small business, life

Pillar to Post Home Inspectors 3840 Green Level Road, Rocky Mount troydolney.pillartopost.com

540-493-0007

Professional home inspection services for Roanoke, Franklin, Bedford, Botetourt and Craig counties

540-586-0811

Auto, home, property insurance

Smith Home Inspections LLC 101 Pointe O Woods Drive, Huddleston smithinspectsit.com

540-525-5165

Pre-listing home inspections, prepurchase home inspections and multiunit inspections; serving Roanoke, SML, Bedford, Lynchburg, Blacksburg and surrounding areas

State Farm Insurance - Jeff Persinger P.O. Box 687, Bedford jeffpersinger.com State Farm Insurance, Debbie Robbins, Agent 740 Old Franklin Tpke., #1 Rocky Mount; debbierobbins.biz

540-4839267, 866483-1440 1994

Homeowners, business, banking, homes under construction, auto, life, commercial and boat insurance

Trained Home Inspections Keith M. Mitchell trainedhomeinspections.com

540-529-1575

AHIT certified and Virginia licensed, serving home buyers, sellers, realtors or anyone who needs assistance with home inspections

The Conner Group 131 E. Lee Ave., Vinton theconnergroup.net

540-767-6669

Life, long-term care, retirement, investments, individual and group health insurance

Westlake Home Inspections Inc. 150 Woodland Cove Drive, Moneta gngenter61@gmail.com

540-493-5690 2011

Specializing in home inspections, radon testing

The Thomas Agency, Allstate 12925 Booker T. Washington Hwy. #100, Hardy agents.allstate.com/stuart-thomashardy-va.html

540-719-3000 1984

Auto, home, life, business, boat, specialty line, renters and landlord policies, umbrella

Tripp Godsey Agency/Farmers Insurance 13105 Booker T. Washington Hwy. #B2, Hardy agents.farmers.com/va/roanoke/ tripp-godsey

540-719-5433 2004

Auto, home, life, commercial, business, boat, farm, renters, restaurants; financial services

Wheelers Advisory Services 13840 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta advisoryservicessml.com

540-230-9708

Specializing in Medicare and senior insurance products

Willard Insurance Agency Inc. 544 Pell Ave., Rocky Mount erieinsurance.com/agencies/dd2364

540-483-2715

Auto, home, business, life

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Allstate Gillespie Agency 160 Franklin St., Suite A, Rocky Mount agents.allstate.com/william-gillespierocky-mount-va.html

540-352-4901

Auto, home, renters, business, life and boat insurance

Burton & Co. 300 Pell Ave., Rocky Mount burtonandcompany.com

540-483-5934

Since 1891, helping secure affordable insurance for individuals, families and businesses

Dominion Risk Advisors 28A Kirk Ave., Roanoke domrisk.com

540-366-7475

Don Evans, State Farm 13699 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Suite 209B, Hardy insuringsml.com

540-719-0885

Eades & Lower Insurance 1234 Maple Ave., Roanoke eadesandlowerinsurance.com

540-981-1124

Independent insurance agency providing home, auto, business, life and health insurance and financial planning

Exposure Consultants 93 Peninsula Point Drive #B5, Moneta exposureconsultants.com

540-352-4032

Full-service agency assisting with personal and commercial insurance needs

Fieldale Insurance Agency 16 Starling Ave., Martinsville fieldaleinsurance.com

276-632-3451 1928

Personal and business insurance, life and health insurance

Hogue Insurance 13605 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta hogueinsurance.net

540-483-5121 1974

Auto, home, business, life

Holley Insurance Serving SML, Boones Mill, Roanoke holleyinsurance.com

540-3344225, 888899-1229 2000

Lockman and Associates Inc. 133 East Market St., Martinsville lockmanandassociates.com

276-6327569, 866-2299894

Homeowners insurance, personal auto insurance, personal umbrella, excess liability, personal articles, antique autos and classic vehicles, watercraft Auto, home, life and business insurance, wealth and retirement planning

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A Shade Brighter and Affordable Home Outlet 1123 Celebration Ave. #105, Moneta On Facebook

540-297-6440 2006

Lamps, tables, art, dishes, vanities, rugs, home accessories and gifts

Antique Mall at Mayberry 1170 Celebration Ave., Moneta On Facebook

540-297-7770 2010

Antiques, collectibles, architectural salvage, primitives, vintage, outdoor furniture; shipping available

Artfully Framed at the Lake The Forum at Westlake 13699 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Suite 202, Moneta

540-721-1218 2004

Custom picture framing (shadow boxes, needlework, original art), gallery featuring local artists

Blinds & Beyond Inc. 13860 Booker T. Washington Hwy. #102, Moneta, smlblinds.com

540-721-1880

Window treatments; blinds, shades, shutters, solar panels, solar film and fabric creations

Auto, boat, home, business, life and renters

Budget Blinds of Roanoke 542 Pell Ave., Rocky Mount 3blindguys@budgetblinds.com

540-489-4897 2002

Blinds, shutters, shades, drapes, window coverings, solar film and more

540-719-1431

Auto, home, life and business insurance

By Design Interiors 12925 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Suite 102, Hardy bydesigninteriorsofva.com

Residential and commercial interior design firm offering flooring, cabinetry, countertops, lighting, furniture, window treatments, design consultations, builder rebate programs

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Reclaimed 14176 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta On Facebook

540-719-1670 2016

Specializing in new, vintage and repurposed decor, furniture and gifts; consigned items

SleepSafe Beds LLC 3629 Reed Creek Drive, Bassett safetybeds.com

866-852-2337 2000

Provides safe and functional beds for special needs, custom adjustable beds

The Cottage Gate 84 Westlake Road, Hardy On Facebook

540-721-5622 2004

Home decor and furniture, seasonal and holiday items, specialty foods, boutique and baby areas, children’s area

The Woodshop/J.Clark Bestwick Construction 8243 Smith Mountain Lake Pkwy., Huddleston

540-296-0517 1989

Furniture restoration, cabinetry, craftsman and shaker-style custom woodworking

Wood Grains American Furniture & Gifts 455 Franklin St., Rocky Mount woodgrainsusa.com

540-483-0627

All-American hardwood furniture, home decor, art and gifts

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A Level Above Construction 890 Long Island Drive, Moneta alevelaboveconstruction.com

540-816-0338

Kitchens, bathrooms, remodeling, renovations, decks and docks

Appliance Studio 1948 Franklin Road, Roanoke appliancestudio.net

540-719-1131 2008

Installation, repair and maintenance of all major kitchen, dock and laundry appliances, parts and supplies

Bath Fitter 1358 Roanoke Blvd., Salem bathfitter.com

540-387-3060

Customized bathroom renovation products and services

Better Bathrooms & Kitchens Inc. 30 W. Main St., Salem betterbathroomsandkitchens.com

540-387-2223 1995

Remodel baths and kitchens, flooring, sinks, lighting; licensed and insured.

Class A contractor; BBB member

Blue Ridge Mountain Cabinets 1101 Franklin St., Rocky Mount blueridgemountaincabinets.com

540-489-1000 1989

Cabinets, woodworking, home improvements, manufacturing facility

CIRCLE Design Studio 2840 Electric Road SW, Suite 100A, Roanoke circledesignstudio.com

540-245-0269 2005

Full-service interior design firm offering custom solutions for commercial and residential interiors

Designer Solutions Inc. 13699 Booker T. Washington Hwy., #200, Moneta designersolutionsinc.com

540-719-1266 2003

Furniture, window treatments, cabinets, area rugs, tile, carpet, hardwood, vinyl, sinks, lighting, countertops, commercial and residential

Emerson Creek Pottery 1068 Pottery Lane, Bedford emersoncreekpottery.com

540-297-7884 1977

Factory outlet offering handmade, handpainted ceramic pottery made in the USA; personalization available

Capps Home Building Center 13700 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta shopcapps.com

540-721-2276 1978

Custom cabinets for kitchen, bath, office; granite and solid surface countertops

Envisions Flooring & Interiors 7195 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Wirtz On Facebook

540-719-1500 2005

Flooring and tile, specialty shower tile and kitchen backsplash design, custom window treatments and blinds, upholstery, custom area rug sizing, lighting, furniture

DeNeal’s Cabinets 400 Scruggs Road, #600, Moneta denealscabinets.com

540-721-1752 1984

Custom cabinets, kitchens, granite, refacing, countertops, residential and commercial

Fabulous Finds 361 Scruggs Road, Moneta On Facebook

540-719-0670

Vintage, antique and eclectic items

Doors and More 1326 Peters Pike Road, Wirtz, doorsandmoreusa.com

540-721-1066 1985

Custom cabinet doors, hardwood moldings, hardwood lumber, dovetail drawer boxes

Gifts Ahoy Bridgewater Plaza 16430 Booker T. Washington Hwy, Moneta giftsahoyfudge.com

540-721-5303 1998

Pillows, decorative accessories, lamps, candles, outdoor mats, lake-themed decor and fudge

Elegant Woodworks Inc. 4131 Franklin St., Rocky Mount elegantwoodworksinc.com

540-483-5800 1999

Residential and commercial cabinetry, class A contractor

540-524-0320 2015

MJL Design 13161 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Hardy mjldsgn.com

540-721-8354

Complete interior design services, including floor coverings and window treatments; high-end furniture lines and accessories, outdoor furniture

Glenn’s Appliance Repair 1326 Longwood Ave., Bedford On Facebook

Installation and repair of major appliances, including refrigerator, freezer, stove, microwave, water heater and more

Kemmerer Cabinet Company LLC 729 Boxwood Green Drive, Wirtz russ.kemmerer@gmail.com

540-676-7356 1949

Mattress by Appointment 6732 White House Road, Huddleston business.facebook.com/ mattressbyappointmentsml

540-583-6339 2017

King mattress sets, queen mattress sets, full mattress sets, twin mattress sets

Design, custom fabricate and install handcrafted cabinetry and built-ins, in all wood species and finishes. Granite, quartz, solid surface, cultured marble or laminate tops are installed along with cabinetry for efficient installation

434-250-0053

Organize to Realize Smith Mountain Lake smlspachick@gmail.com

434-338-9647 2008

Feng Shui organizing, creating space, clearing spaces — garages, attics, closets, docks, etc.

Lakeys Custom Woodwork 1785 Silas Dodd Lane, Dry Fork

Internal and external carpentry, handmade furniture, kitchens, custom closets, custom carpentry

540-556-0458

P.A.C. Interiors & Floor Fashions Inc. 56 FirstWatch Drive, Moneta pacinteriors.com

540-719-0001 1998

Flooring, upholstery/fabric, furniture granite, lighting gallery, stonework; fullservice interior design

Newbilt Construction 105 Darlington Drive, Rocky Mount On Facebook

Specializing in remodeling of kitchens, bathrooms and basements

Queen Bee Consignments 12126 Old Franklin Tpke., Union Hall On Facebook

540-576-1568

A 9,000-square-foot home decor store offering upscale resale furniture and accessories. “it doesn’t have to bee new to bee awesome!”

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AAA Tree-Works 5689 Bethany Road, Boones Mill aaatree-works.com

540-529-2714 1989

Consultation to conserve trees, aesthetic view-shed pruning, nutritional care for trees and shrubs, comprehensive arborist services

Augusta Co-Op – Bedford 1078 Custer Lane, Bedford augustacoop.com

540-297-4988

Farm, fertilizer and home supplies

Bailey’s Pro Landscaping Serving Smith Mountain Lake baileysprolandscaping.com

540-492-2706

Specializing in the design, installation and removal of landscaping, hardscaping, water features and more

Bartlett Tree Experts 2810 Roanoke Ave., Roanoke bartlett.com

540-343-9376 1907

Scientifically based tree and shrub care from certified arborists

Blackwater Nursery & Landscaping 21367 Virgil H. Goode Hwy., Rocky Mount blackwaternurseryandlandscaping.com

540-334-3415 540-814-1457 1978

Nursery and garden center, hardscape and landscape services, water gardens, patio pavers, rock boulders and more

Brown’s Landscaping & Tree Service Smith Mountain Lake On Facebook

540-420-5847

Mulching, seeding, bush hogging, mowing, aerating, leaf and snow removal, pavers, stump grinding, lawn maintenance, tree work, retaining walls, pressure washing and more

Marshall Stone Inc./SiteOne Landscape Supply LLC 19730 Virgil H. Goode Hwy., Rocky Mount marshallstone.com

540-483-2737 2006

Natural stone, concrete hardscapes, aggregates and landscape supplies

Mayhew’s Farm & Landscaping 1371 Dozer Lane, Bedford On Facebook

540-537-2584 2008

Excavating and landscaping, nursery, plants, lawn maintenance, mulch supplier

McKinney Landscaping 1811 Red Valley Road, Boones Mill mckinneylandscaping.net

540-420-4969 1994

Professional landscaping and lawn services, including lawn care, maintenance, landscaping, lighting, irrigation and hardscaping; fully licensed and insured

Mulch-n-More 4927 Starkey Road, Roanoke mulchnmore.org

540-776-8718

Mulch, sands, wood carpet, hardwood, top soil, pea gravel, castle sand, brick nugget, cedar, driveway stone, gray sand

Parkway Nursery and Landscapes 2952 Dundee Road, Huddleston parkwaynurseryandlandscapes.com pkwynl@gmail.com

540-765-8733 1986

Deer resistant landscapes, terracing/ retaining walls, paver or flagstone patios/ walks; tree removal; water features

R.G. Lucas Hauling & Lawn Care 9550 Goodview Road, Goodview

540-314-8121 2000

Hauling, seeding, grading, rip rap, landscaping

Creative Curbs Inc. 765 Webster Road, Glade Hill creativecurbsinc.com

540-529-2872 2001

Custom concrete and curb landscape design, stamped concrete specialist

Ronnie Mitchell & Son 223 Miracle Road, Rocky Mount ronniemitchellandson.com

540-397-3775 1991

Landscapes, hardscape, seeding and sod, firepits

Dominion Tree Care Specialists 1833 Joco Lane, Moneta dominiontreecarespecialists.com

540-328-9953

Fully equipped, trained and certified tree service technicians

Ruggieri Lawns LLC P.O. Box 759, Moneta lawnsatthelake.com

540-721-0098 1978

Lawn maintenance, home putting greens, landscaping

D&P Landscaping Inc. 8437 Grassland Drive, Sandy Level dplandscaping.com

540-484-2706 540-420-3728 2006

Landscaping, full-service lawn care and maintenance, landscape design, hardscapes, full-service landscaping and maintenance, snow removal

Seven Oaks Landscape/ Hardscape Inc. 529 Redwood Road, Glade Hill sales@7oakslandscape.com

540-489-3715 1991

Landscape and hardscape design and installation, landscape maintenance

Diamond Hill Garden Center 1017 Diamond Hill Road Moneta diamondhillgeneralstore.net

540-297-7009 1999

AEP-approved trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials; hardscape supplies, decorative stone, mulch; fountains

Southern Landscape Group Inc. PO Box 397, Evington soscapes.com

434-821-6004 1998

Outdoor living design/build; AEP shoreline management; landscape care and maintenance

Gonzalez Landscaping 4984 Burnt Chimney Road, Wirtz On Facebook

540-352-4141 2010

Design and install hardscape driveways, walkways, retaining walls, fireplaces, firepits, outdoor kitchens; lawn care; tree trimming and removal

Specialized Mowing 1081 Circle Road, Bedford specializedmowing.com

540-875-6559 2018

Veteran owned and family operated, offering safe, cost-effective vegetation management

Hardbower Tree Service LLC Boones Mill hardbowertreeservice.com

540-520-8087

Certified aborists; specializing in spikeless tree pruning, stump removal, tree cabling and bracing, light land clearing and firewood services

The Growing Place, Rachel Bayer 8747 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Wirtz rsb2031@grwnplc@gmail.com

540-721-2117 1982

Open March through early November: Over 60 varieties of perennial flowers; also annuals, herbs, vegetable plants and hanging baskets

Hoppe’s Tree Service Inc. 14572 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta www.gottrust.org/hoppestreeservice

540-488-8733

Arborist and tree services, stump grinding, tree assessment

Top Notch Lawn Care LLC Smith Mountain Lake topnotchlawncare.com

540-580-0830 2001

Grounds maintenance, turf management, mulching

L & L Lawncare LLC 170 Cambridge Court, Hardy

540-797-7272

Lawn care, landscaping, mulching, trimming, basic lawn work

Trez R Us Smith Mountain Lake trezrus.com

540-493-1444 2001

Specialize in keeping trees healthy; properly prune trees, remove dead or dying trees from residential or commercial properties; emergency removal

Lakescapes Nursery Ltd. 11509 Old Franklin Tpke., Union Hall

540-576-2781 2003

Design/build outdoor environments hardscape and landscape, property management, best pottery source in the area, unique and inspiring retail garden center

UpKeep P.O. Box 817, Hardy teamupkeep1.com

540-524-2180

Lawn care, mulch, painting, pressure washing, dock maintenance, handyman services, maintenance contracts

Landscape Solutions Va. 122 and 40 Enterprise Lane, Hardy landscapesolutionssml.com

Mulch blowing/application, complete lawn care service, erosion control/topsoil application

Varsity Landscaping and Grounds 5125 Starkey Lane, Roanoke varsitylandscaping.com

540-774-8289

540-5265296, 540397-7645 1999

Full-service landscaping company specializing in landscape design, outdoor lighting, outdoor living spaces and other services

LawnWorx Outdoor Solutions 251 Rakes Road, Rocky Mount lawn-worx.com

540-493-7286

Land management, forestry mulching, general land clean-up, ATV and horse riding trails, lawn mowing, core aeration and overseeding, landscape design, new yard installation

Water Garden Designs by Tharpe Landscaping 6707-B Wards Road, Rustburg watergardendesigns.net

434-821-8619 1924

Design, installation and maintenance of water gardens as well as outdoor living areas, stone walls, waterfalls, kitchens, fire pits and more

WDR Land Designs 921 Three Oaks Road, Wirtz wdrlanddesigns.com

540-814-2766

Specializing in all landscaping and hardscaping needs, including design, installation, retaining walls, patios, driveways, lawn seeding and more

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Aztec Rental Services 14070 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Moneta aztecrental.com

540-721-4070 1964

Equipment rentals, party/wedding rentals

Bays Trash Removal/Portable Restrooms 2432 Headens Bridge Road, Bedford baystrash.com

540-297-6397 1965

Waste and trash removal and portable toilets

Blossman Gas & Appliances 1088 Moneta Road, Bedford blossmangas.com

540-728-0887

Propane-powered generators, tankless water heaters, fire logs/direct vent fireplaces

Enagic Lynchburg mrichardson1.yourbodyiswater.org

434-660-2848 1974

Interior design, health and wellness, kitchen and bath, miscellaneous

Foster Fuels P.O. Box 190, Brookneal fosterfuels.com

800-344-6457 1921

Heating oil, propane, kerosene, hearth and home store

Hodges Appraisal Services Moneta

540-420-1415

Residential real estate appraiser

Pump stations, irrigation, sod, seeding, outdoor lighting

JES Basement Systems 456 Old Courthouse Road, Appomattox jeswork.com

855-773-7404 1986

Basement waterproofing, crawl space repair, mold problems

Monica’s House Keepn & Cleaning Services 1322 Three Oaks Road, Wirtz cleaningIdo2006@gmail.com On Facebook

540-397-9574 2005

Cleaning services for residential, commercial and new construction

Morton Buildings 7432 McConnell Road, Roanoke mortonbuildings.com

540-366-3705

Offering buildings for residential, farm and agriculture, equestrian, commercial and community purposes

Premier Appraisals 3810 Bluewater Drive, Moneta smlpremierappraisals.com

540-312-9958 2001

Full-service real estate appraisal company

Pro-Line Trailers 74 Taylors Road, Boones Mill prolinetrailersales.com

540-334-4182

A full line of enclosed trailers, cargo trailers, motorcycle trailers, race car trailers, custom and open trailers

ServPro of Lynchburg, Bedford & Campbell Counties 2664 E. Lynchburg Tpke., Bedford servprolynchburg bedfordcampbellcounties.com

540-586-1579 2000

Fire and water clean up and restoration – 24 hours/7 days a week. Fire, smoke smoot, water removal, dehumidification, mold mitigation and restoration, biohazard, crime scene, vandalism and deodorization

Smith Mountain Lake Appraisals LLC 6728 Whitehouse Road, Huddleston smithmoutainlakeappraisals.com

540-297-1824 1986

Residential and commercial appraising

The Trailer Connection LLC 9150 Virgil H. Goode Hwy. trailerconnectionllc.com

540-483-9170 1993

Landscape/utility, gooseneck, hydraulic dump, equipment and enclosed trailers; trailer parts, accessories, towing

We Got You Covered & Maid for You Smith Mountain Lake wegotyoucovered-sml.com

540-875-7618

Delivery and set-up of bed linens and towels, residential cleaning, light commercial cleaning

Westlake Turf, Irrigation and Outdoor Lighting 186 Lakewood Forest Road, Moneta westlakeirrigation.com

540-721-1833 1972

Willow Tree Nursery Inc. 300 Old Mountain Road, Penhook willowtreesml.com

540-576-3031 1988

Specializing in annual, perennials, herbs, landscape shrubs and unusual accent plants

Woody’s Tree Service 6500 Virgil H. Goode Hwy., Rocky Mount woodytreeservice.com

540-488-9663 2007

Tree removal, land management, landscaping

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Outdoor Lighting Expressions 130 Scruggs Road, Suite 212, Moneta outdoorlightingexpressions.com

540-761-9985 2002

Westlake Turf, Irrigation and Outdoor Lighting 186 Lakewood Forest Road, Moneta westlakeirrigation.com

540-721-1833 1972

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Architectural accent lighting, landscape lighting sales, installation and maintenance; commercial lighting and lighting automation controls Pump stations, irrigation, sod, seeding, outdoor lighting

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Kraven Solutions Inc. 7007 Booker T. Washington Hwy., Wirtz kravensolutions.com

540-483-5364 2003

Security systems and cameras, networking and Wifi, audio/video systems

Mid-Atlantic Data & Communications LLC 80 Sontag Road, Rocky Mount midatlantic-data.com

540-483-7770 2005

Networking, consulting, PC repair and data backup and recovery

Securitas 2840 Electric Road, Suite 203, Roanoke securitas.com

540-562-2910

Offering security solutions, including on-site guarding, electronic security, fire and safety services, corporate risk management

SSI Security Services Inc. 7490 Old Franklin Tpke., Glade Hill ssisecurityva.com

540-576-1382 1965

Security and fire systems, whole-house music and surround sound, structured wiring, home theaters

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All-Size Storage LLC 13000 Moneta Road, Moneta On Facebook

540-296-0500 1998

Regular and climate-controlled storage, 24-hour access, packing and moving supplies, UPS shipping, oversized storage for boats and RVs

2Js LLC Moneta On Facebook

540-875-6347 2010

Offering services such as grocery shopping and delivery, running errands, organizing, appointment setting, seasonal arrival preparation, house checks and more

Crowning Touch Senior Moving Services 6704 Williamson Road NW, Roanoke crowningtouchusa.com

540-982-5800

Full-service moving company, consignment shop, auction house and real estate division

Automatic Boat Covers of VA & NC LLC 535 Cedar Ridge Road, Union Hall touchlesscover.com

540-488-8030 2004

Touchless Boat Covers, minor dock and boat lift modifications, marine equipment

Lakewood Mini-Storage 325 Lakewood Forest Road, Moneta lakewoodstoragesmlva.com

540-719-3200

Self-storage; climate-controlled; 24-hour video surveillance

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540-719-1516 540-912-4003

First-floor drive-up storage; roll-up door; U-Haul dealer

SML Mini Warehouses 340 Scruggs Road, Moneta

540-721-7060

Mini storage warehouses

Virginia’s All American Movers 1123 Florida St., Salem virginiasmovers.com

540-521-8091

Local and long distance moves, residential and commercial moves, packages customized for individual relocation needs, on-site personalized consultation, boxes, moving supplies and packing services available, locally owned and operated

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Joey Hodges Painting & Pressure Washing 333 Doe Run Road, Rocky Mount On Facebook

540-493-9433 2000

Decks, docks, pressure washing, painting

JM East Painting Inc. 1169 Friendly Drive, Penhook On Facebook

434-927-4161 2003

Interior and exterior painting, staining, power washing, deck repair, log homes, docks

JM Painting Doe Run Road, Rocky Mount On Facebook

540-420-4601

Interior and exterior painting services, pressure washing

The HouseBath 12801 Moneta Road, Suite A, Moneta On Facebook

540-293-3699 2003

Pressure cleaning, window cleaning; wood staining, painting

Premier Painting 1811 Isle of Pines Drive, Moneta premierpainters.biz

540-537-5168 2005

Interior/exterior painting, power washing/staining

SML Pressure Cleaning 1788 Rakes Road, Rocky Mount

540-537-1258 1997

Pressure washing of wood, vinyl, concrete, fully insured

Smith Mountain Wash Pros 1113 Gander Lane, Bedford smlwashpros.com

540-312-2041

Pressure washing, soft washing, window cleaning, fleet washing and most other exterior cleaning services

Softwash Systems Safe & Professional Roof & Exterior Cleaning 330 Lakewood Forest Road, Moneta riddickhomeservices.com

540-721-1329 2013

Roof, decks and exterior cleaning

Westlake Wash LLC 631 Greenhouse Road, Glade Hill westlakewash.com

540-797-9117 2001

Staining, painting, refinishing — decks/ docks/homes, vinyl, concrete and more.

Licensed and insured

 Gus Wells Paving 2583 Stone Mountain Road, Bedford guswellspaving.com

540-296-0966 540-699-0167

Residential and commercial asphalt, seal coating, tar and gravel and excavating

Patterson Brothers Paving Inc. 1011 Monroe St., Bedford On Facebook

540-586-1497 1981

Paving of driveways, private roads, parking lots, tennis courts and more

434-846-2737

Interior waste and vent piping, interior water piping, domestic water piping insulation, LP and natural gas piping, commercial water heaters, commercial water circulating pumps

Johnny on the Spot Plumbing Bedford johnnyonthespotplumbing.com

540-871-0058 2014

Well and pump service, new installations, repair of existing plumbing, plumbing fixtures, leaks, water lines and sewage lines, water quality tests, appliance connections and water heaters

Layman’s Contracting Inc. 947 Bonbrook Road, Wirtz lciva.com

540-334-5395

Full-service plumbing, new and remodel construction, water heaters and pumps, water treatment, 24-hour service and welding

L.D. Ellis Plumbing and Septic Tank Cleaning 55 Becky’s Mill Road, Moneta

540-483-9837 540-493-2019 1969

Water treatment, custom design bathrooms, plumbing; septic tank cleaning, pumping, inspection, installation and repair

Moser Electric LLC Moneta moser-electric.com

540-814-0152 2013

Class A plumbing contractor specializing in residential and commercial projects

Southern Trust Home Services 5205 Starkey Road, Unit B, Roanoke southerntrusthomeservices.com

540-685-0106 1995

Electrical, plumbing, water treatment systems, whole house generators

Smith Mountain Lake Plumbing 450 Holyfield Lane, Moneta

540-721-2300

General plumbing services

Tuck’s Plumbing and Heating Inc. 5580 Tolers Ferry Road, Huddleston tucksplumbinginc@gmail.com

540-537-3667

Full residential and commercial plumbing service, remodeling and new construction, licensed pipe fitter; installation of gas lines

Wisler Plumbing 405 Industry Blvd., Rocky Mount wislerplumbing.com

540-483-9382 1986

Professional plumbing services, bathroom remodeling, water treatment

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Archie’s Plumbing LLC 326 Fair Oaks Lane, Glade Hill On Facebook

540-355-1023

Offering full residential and commercial plumbing service, remodeling and new construction; licensed and insured

CMC Supply Inc. 1120 Moneta Road, Bedford 1796 W. Franklin St., Rocky Mount cmcsupply.com

540-5861520, Bedford 540-4835208, Rocky Mount

Full-service plumbing and electrical supplier, wholesale and retail

Down Home Plumbing and Repair LLC 1776 Lonely Hollow Road, Huddleston downhomemaintenance.com

540-875-7645

Plumbing, sewer lines, bathroom remodeling and bathroom waterproofing

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Pools & S p a s

AquaPros Pools and Spas Inc. 839 Ole Turnpike Drive, Bedford aquapros.com

540-586-8364 1984

In-ground and above-ground swimming pools; spas, saunas; wood, gas and pellet stoves, gas fireplaces/logs and more

Crawford Water Hauling Inc. 185 Parford Lane, Moneta crawfordwaterhauling.com

540-721-2153 1998

Potable water for pools and water systems, excavating

National Pools 3112 Melrose Ave., Roanoke nationalpools.com

540-345-7665

Design, build, maintain pools and spas.

Supplies, seating groups, dining sets, barstools, fire pits, umbrellas, chaise lounges and more

Perry Pools & Spas 6000 Fort Ave., Lynchburg perrypools.com

434-239-9650 1972

In-ground, on-ground and above-ground pools; spas, billiards, outdoor furniture

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Falwell Corporation 3900 Campbell Ave., Lynchburg falwellcorp.com

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A Level Above Construction 890 Long Island Drive, Moneta alevelaboveconstruction.com

540-816-0338

Kitchens, bathrooms, remodeling, renovations, decks and docks

Bath Fitter 1358 Roanoke Blvd., Salem bathfitter.com

800-892-2847

Bathroom and bathtub remodeling

Lakeys Custom Woodwork 1785 Silas Dodd Lane, Dry Fork lakeyscustomwoodwork.com

434-250-0053

Kitchen and bathroom remodeling, commercial projects, handmade furniture

Newbilt Construction 105 Darlington Drive, Rocky Mount On Facebook

540-556-0458

Specializing in remodeling of kitchens, bathrooms and basements

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Southern VA Construction 7350 Old Franklin Tpke., Unit A, Glade Hill southernvaconstruct.com

540-576-3846 2007

Residential and commercial; home and office improvements, BBB member, member of Roanoke Regional Homebuilders Association

TBS Construction LLC 4752 Scruggs Road, Moneta tbsbuilds.com

540-484-4752 2003

Residential construction and remodeling

The Grout Doctor Roanoke, SML, Bedford, Lynchburg groutdoctor.com

540-283-0031 2016

Regrouting, recaulking, recoloring, tile and grout repair, natural stone cleaning and sealing, commercial floor sealing

Walker Construction Inc. 95 Luck Lane, Moneta rdwalker1979@yahoo.com

540-721-1979 2001

Repairs, remodel, replace doors, windows, siding

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Cook Siding and Window Co. Inc. 301 Kessler Mill Road, Salem cooksiding.com

540-389-6104

Roofing, windows, siding, leaf slugger gutters, sunrooms, doors, awnings, vinyl fencing and railing and more

Dillon Roofing 380 Tall Tree Road, Wirtz

540-721-4446 1994

Roofing and remodeling

Moyer’s Guttering Inc. 631 Greenhouse Road, Glade Hill moyersgutters.com

540-483-9130 1984

Roofing, siding, windows, guttering.

Licensed and insured

Perimeter Roofing 4847 Fort Ave., Lynchburg perimeterroofingva.com

434-515-2868

Residential and commercial roofing; gutters, windows, siding

Reliant Roofing & Restoration 1156 Waterwheel Drive, Moneta reliant-roofs.com

540-529-2453 2013

Residential and commercial roofing; siding and gutters; and restoration

Riddick Home Services Inc. 330 Lakewood Forest Road, Moneta riddickhomeservices.com

540-721-1329 1974

All types of residential roofing and repairs; new construction and replacement roofs; roof, decks and exterior cleaning and remodeling

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U.S. Stone Corporation 27 Brookledge Lane, Rocky Mount rock-your-wall.com

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Sell and install real rock, manmade rock, flagstone and slate; licensed and insured

W a te r T r e a tment / W ell D r illing

Bedford Well Drilling Inc. 701 Industrial Ave., Bedford bedfordwelldrilling.com

540-586-1449 1983

Water well drilling and pump service; environmental services

Catron’s Pump Sales & Service Inc. 11209 Stewartsville Road, Vinton catronspumpsales.com

540-890-3848 1972

Well drilling and service

Falwell Corporation 3900 Campbell Ave., Lynchburg falwellcorp.com

434-846-2737 1937

Well drilling, water and sewage systems

Quality Water Systems / Kinetico 1171 Cheatham Park Drive, Bedford kineticoswva.com

540-721-6025 2003

Water treatment and analysis

Phil’s Home Improvements

540-493-7941 2004

Tile and hardwood flooring, general home improvements

Shells Pump Sales & Service Inc. 147 Shell Drive, Hardy shellswaterpumpservice.com

540-890-4446

Well services and water filtration

R&K Home Builder & Remodeler Franklin County On Facebook

540-352-2936

Class A contractor offering experience in siding, roofing, framing, tile, decks, finish carpentry, hardwood floors and more

Simmons Well Drilling Company 60 Drill Rig Drive, Buchanan simmonsdrilling.com

540-254-2289 1969

Providing drilling services for geothermal, environmental, irrigation, water well, quarry, mining and construction projects

Riddick Home Services Inc. 330-C Lakewood Forest Road, Moneta riddickhomeservices.com

540-721-1329 1974

Decking, siding, small renovations

Southern Trust Home Services 5205 Starkey Road, Unit B, Roanoke southerntrusthomeservices.com

540-721-4348 1995

Water treatment systems

Southern Well Drilling 836 Greenway Road, Glade Hill On Facebook

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“I had never owned a business before,” she said, “but have been a knitter and crocheter since childhood.” She teaches spinning and weaving as well.

The store sells yarn and related notions and supplies and is a dealer for New Zealand’s Ashford spinning wheels and looms. “It’s amazing, but we’re getting our orders from New Zealand in just over a week,” Pierce said.

Classes are available and are being conducted one-on-one during the pandemic. “And with the wonderful coop- Pierce is a dealer for spinning eration of the 4H Cen- wheels and looms ter, I’ve been able to from New Zealand. continue hosting two Below: Her store, instructional retreats Yarn Seasons. a year,” Pierce said.

Held the last full weekend in March and August, the masked and sociallydistanced gatherings attract about 50 attendees from the lake area, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, NOVA, North Carolina and Tennessee. “It’s a great weekend for both beginners and experienced devotees,” she said.

“I’m very thankful for the people whose unwavering support has helped Yarn Seasons survive,” Pierce added.

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122 Chiropractic located in the former No Baloney sub shop building behind Phil Hager Insurance, this chiropractic practice opened in January of last year. Dr. Jordan had previously practiced in Florida while her fiancé completed his studies at at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Port Orange.

But as a native of Franklin County, Dr. Gump’s heart was set on moving to the lake area after graduation. He initially took an associate position at Tuck Chiropractic in Bedford while Samantha got the lake practice up and running, and they have recently joined forces here.

Dr. Jordan began crafting her business plan before COVID became a factor and had to make some adjustments to her goals.

“Starting a new practice is a lot different than working in an established multi-doctor practice,” she said. “And of course there was the pandemic.

We’ve taken care to make everyone fully

Dr. Samantha Jordan & Dr. Robert Gump 122 Chiropractic WHERE: Westlake Corner when opened: January 2021 what’s inside: Treatment for a varienty of pain and sports injuries, in addition to perinatal and pediatric care WEBSITE: 122chiropractic.com quote: “We’ve taken care to make everyone fully comfortable in our reception and treatment rooms,” Dr. Jordan said, “and the practice has grown.”

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for general well-being as well as perinatal and pediatric care.” Additionally, she’s licensed to administer acupuncture, and those treatments currently account for 35-40% of the growing practice. Most medical insurers, she said, cover both acupuncture and chiropractic services.

BETH & JOHN WILLIAMS Blackwater Resurfacing, LLC services: Refreshes and protects decks, docks and other outdoor living spaces WEBSITE: blackwater resurfacing.com quote: “We did close to a hundred installations last year,” Beth said, “including the shoreline walkway at The Boardwalk, which is an easily-accessed place for people to see our results first-hand.”

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opened in january of last year, Blackwater Resurfacing provides an alternative to frequent re-staining of docks and decks and, in some cases, to the expensive and, these days, difficult-to-schedule installation of new decking.

Owners Beth and John Williams came to the lake from Charleston, South Carolina, several years ago, where John gained experience in resurfacing docks and decks along the coast using ACRYFIN–a Florida-manufactured industrial strength acrylic polymer coating. SML, they reasoned — home to so many lovely docks and outdoor living spaces — would be another place Blackwater where the ACRYFIN sysResurfacing can tem would meet a need. get your deck The process, which or dock looking like new again. can forestall the need for costly decking replacement, begins with a thorough cleaning— usually pressure washing—followed by application of a primer. Once that is dry, they apply two coats of the proprietary ACRYFINpolymer mixed with a customer-chosen solid color plus an aggregate for added protection. Finally a UV-resiscomfortable in our reception and treat- tant clear topcoat is applied.

ACRYFIN carries a 10-year manufacment rooms, and the practice has grown.”

She is appreciative of the support she’s turer warranty against product defects. had from other area practitioners: “We All materials used are water-based, nonwork very cooperatively,” she explained. toxic and environmentally friendly.

“We did close to a hundred instal“There are more people who need our help than there are chiropractors to treat lations last year,” Beth said, “including them. The area is growing, and many of the shoreline walkway at The Boardour patients are new to the lake. We’re walk, which is an easily-accessed place making every effort to ensure the practice for people to see our results first-hand. is well equipped to serve the current and Our schedule is weather-dependent, but work is normally done within two future needs of the local community.”

Dr. Jordan explained that chiroprac- months of booking.” Call 540-352-7466 tors commonly treat specific areas of for more info or to arrange for an estipain—including back pain, neck pain, mate from this veteran-owned and opersciatica, plantar fasciitis, and common ated business. sports injuries. “But we also provide care Continued on Page 74

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Making Westlake a Little Rosier Lake newcomer Antonina Cretu has more than 20 years of experience designing floral arrangements.

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new florist has opened inWestlake.

Antonina’s Floral Design is owned by new Smith Mountain Lake residents Antonina and Cornel Cretu. Antonina, the floral designer, spent more than 20 years employed by a shop in central New Jersey. Since 2015, she has also provided floral services for weddings and other events on her own.

“God’s directions” helped the couple discover the lake, Antonina said. As nature lovers, they were looking for a new home in the country and decided on the Blue Ridge Mountains. Cornel is a boater, fisherman and hunter, and the ample opportunities for those activities guided the Cretus to Smith Mountain Lake.

“The outdoors is very close to my heart. God’s creation is much more beautiful than man’s creation,” said Cornel, who spent a lot of time in the Carpathian Mountains growing up in Romania.

In July, the couple left New Jersey, purchased a home in Hardy and began renovations on it. They also began scoping out the general area for the best space to open Antonina’s Floral Design. As they weighed options at a busy shopping plaza in Vinton against the “peaceful” and neighborly atmosphere of Westlake Towne Center, the scales tipped easily in favor of Westlake. Their shop is located at 75 Westlake Road, Unit 109, beside Verizon Wireless.

“We want to be a part of our community,” Cornel said. “We were able to design this flower shop the way we wanted it to look, and make it part of our town. We wanted to be in our hometown, and the Lord directed us here. We’re excited to meet our neighbors and be a part of the local economy.”

Procrastinating lovebirds were relieved to find that Antonina’s was stocked for Valentine’s Day with flowers, teddy bears and chocolates.

The same policy applies throughout the year.

Customers can place orders in person, by phone

or online, and the flowers can be picked up in the store by the customer or delivered to a home, business or event location for a fee.

Antonina said she enjoys talking with people to customize flower arrangements so her designs can match specific occasions and the personal style of each individual. For those in a hurry, loose cut flowers and pre-arranged bundles await in large coolers. For those who would like longer-term greenery, potted arrangements soak up the sun along the storefront’s large windows.

For large events such as weddings, Antonina sets a personal appointment with the bride or couple to begin the design process. They discuss the wedding’s theme, intended ambience and color scheme in order to make the floral decisions. “And, of course, I need to find out what kind of flower she likes!”

Antonina’s Floral Design is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shop is closed on Sundays. To place orders or learn more, call 540-5650255, email orders@antoninasfloraldesign.com, or visit antoninasfloraldesign.com.

Antonina & Cornel Cretu Antonina’s Floral Design WHERE: Westlake

Towne Center when Summer 2021 what’s inside: Custom floral arrangements for any occasion plus ready-to-go flowers WEBSITE: antoninas floraldesign.com quote: “We want to be a part of our community,” Cornel said. “We’re excited to meet our neighbors and be a part of the local economy.” opened:

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Roosters Rise-N-Shine Distillery located at 96 builder’s pride drive, Hardy, Roosters is owned and operated by Laura Turner, with help from her husband Alex. The moonshine tasting room opened in April 2021, serving flights of half-ounce shots ($3 each or four for $10) and moonshine cocktails with names like “Huckleberry Hooch,” “Sex on the Beach,” “Blackberry Margarita” and “Apple-Cherry Bomb” at $6 each. “Straight” shine is available in 90, 100 and 110-proof strengths as well as in flavors that include peach, maple, blackberry and Franklin County staple Apple Pie. Selected bottled spirits are also sold.

“COVID was rampant, so it wasn’t the best time to open a gathering spot,” said Turner, who is also a pharmacy technician at Food Lion in Moneta. “But this was my dream, and I decided it was time to sink or swim. So far we’re swimming.”

“I sell drugs Monday and Tuesday and moonshine in communion cups Thursday through Sunday,” Turner quipped.

She professes to no relevant experience other than 45 years as a Franklin County native. “I have a friend who has great family recipes — some over 100 years old. Our moonshine is distilled at

Davis Valley Distillery in Rural Retreat and shipped here in 30-gallon barrels.”

The Turners bottle and label at the store, in accordance with Virginia ABC regulations, which also allow serving three ounces of “shine” per customer per day.

The pleasant and quaintly-decorated tasting room also offers bourbon, rye and vodka.

“Our off-season customers are mostly full-time lake residents and locals from Roanoke, Franklin County and surround-

ing areas,” Turner said. “In season, we get lots of curious visitors and moonshine fans who stock their vacation homes.”

Roosters’ serving hours are noon to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Sunday 1-6 p.m. Live bluegrass music and other special events are announced at facebookcom/roostersrisenshinedistillery and on instagram.com/roostersdistillery/. A selection of snacks is available and food trucks sometimes make the scene.

SNAPSHOT

Jess Chattin started SML Virtual Assistant Services, LLC last year. The business provides various services to entrepreneurs and businesses from a remote location. Her company specializes in supplying administrative, marketing, operations and sales support services. website: smlvirtualassistant.com

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laura & alex turner Roosters Rise-N-Shine Distillery April 2021 Moonshine in a variety of flavors, including “Huckleberry Hooch” and “Apple-Cherry Bomb” WEBSITE: roosters-rise-n-shine-distillery.business. site and on Facebook and Instagram quote: “In season, we get lots of curious visitors and moonshine fans who stock their vacation homes.”

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Little Ponderosa Pet Resort and Spa “our bedford address is rather a fluke,” said owner Annette Giles. “We’re actually just a couple minutes north of Moneta Farm Supply/Ace Hardware, and a large percentage of our customers are from the surrounding lake area.”

Annette and Jeff Giles bought the pet boarding, grooming and training business—which originated in 1983 as Windy Ridge Kennel — in April 2021. Restoration began immediately, and they hosted their first guests in June. “The facility had great bones; it just needed to be brought into the 21st century,” Giles said.

Encouraged by her husband/business partner, whose day job is as an engineer for Verizon, Giles walked away from a 34-year career in dentistry, most recently traveling the country lecturing on dental practice administration topics. “Almost everyone I know told me I was crazy to open a pet boarding business during a pandemic, when everyone was staying home with their pets.

But business has been steady—we’re doing great,” she said.

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Little Ponderosa is a five-star resort & spa for dogs and cats, offering boarding, doggie daycare, training, and spa services that include baths, nail, paw and sanitary trims, teeth brushing as well as resort amenities, nature walks, organic snacks, bully sticks, kongs and more.

Turns out its not just vacation travel that causes people to board their dogs and cats. “Hospital stays, long work shifts, recovery from surgeries or illness, a trip to pick up a new car in Northern Virginia...there are circumstances besides vacation trips that create the need for out-of-home pet care,” Giles explained. “Those needs have helped us through the pandemic as we provide the community with the comfort in knowing their pet is staying at a loving, caring and fun place.”

Giles said, “I enjoyed and am grateful for my career in dentistry. But the heart happiness I feel in the everyday relationships I experience with each of our pawed guests and their families leads to yet another level of happiness.”

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annette & jeff giles Little Ponderosa Pet Resort and Spa WHERE: Moneta when opened: April 2021 services: Pet boarding, grooming and training WEBSITE: lppetresort.com quote: “I enjoyed and am grateful for my career in dentistry,” Annette said, “But the heart happiness I feel in the everyday relationships I experience with each of our pawed guests and their families leads to yet another level of happiness.”

pet’s visit at lppetresort.com. Tours are offered Monday and Tuesday between 11 a.m.-2 p.m., no appointment necessary. To speak with a team member, call 540-297-7200.

Little Ponderosa’s tag line says, “Come Stay and Play with Us.” It’s clear your dog or cat is in for a five-star resort experience.

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Find ‘Inner Peace, Outer Beauty’ Body4U goes beyond chiropractic care with traditional spa treatments and high-tech anti-aging therapies.

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ake residents now have a new place to go to for chiropractic care.

Laurie Gibbons recently opened Body4U in Moneta after relocating to Smith Mountain Lake from Georgia. She previously owned practices in Rock Hill, South Carolina and Kennesaw, Georgia.

Gibbons first found out about the lake six years ago when she happened upon it on her way to New York City for a vacation. It was around that time that her husband, Leon, started considering retirement. The idea of moving to the lake piqued their interest, so they started researching the area. They liked what they found out, which prompted them to reach out to a Berkshire Hathaway realtor to show them around.

Sometime later, they put their house on the market in the north metro region of Atlanta. They moved into their new house at the lake in early October of 2021.

Within 20 days, Gibbons had her 58 First Watch Drive location up and running.

It should be noted that Gibbons provides much more than just chiropractic care. She offers softwave therapy and spa and salon services. Her offerings include detox body wraps, hot stone therapy, cupping, reflexology, facials, microdermabrasion, anti-aging treatments with commercial grade collagen and infrared therapy and ultrasound therapy.

Her goal is to “create a transformation to inner peace and outer beauty for every guest by providing outstanding service.” She said she firmly believes that when people feel healthy and look great, they have more confidence.

Gibbons followed in her father’s footsteps when she enrolled in the College of Chiropractic at Life University in Marietta, Georgia. She has been practicing since 1993. “I do different types of tech-

niques. I do whatever the body needs because everybody’s body is unique,” she said. When she was an undergraduate student, she also went to a cosmetology school to learn about hair and skin care. In the 1980s, she worked as a platform artist. Cosmetology, she said, appeals to her creative side.

It was after receiving softwave treatment for a severe elbow injury in 2018 and being satisfied with the results that she decided to offer the treatment to her patients. Only a few hundred providers in North America offer the treatment, she said.

According to Gibbons, softwave therapy can help patients avoid surgery, reduce pain and inflammation and increase bone and soft tissue healing. “It’s a tissue regeneration therapy.

It’s totally amazing,” she said. “It breaks down arthritic properties. It breaks down inflammation and adhesions in the muscle tissue and ligaments and repairs it.”

The number four in the name of the business is representative of the four types of services she offers: chiropractic, softwave, spa and hair.

Since arriving at the lake, Gibbons has made a conscious effort to be visible in the community.

“The energy here is amazing. People are so kind and helpful,” she observed.

Body4U is open Tuesday through Friday by appointment. On average, she is seeing 10 patients a week.

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Chiropractic care plus spa, salon and anti-aging therapies WEBSITE: body-4u. com quote: “I do different types of techniques. I do whatever the body needs because everybody’s body is unique.”

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How’s Business Doing at SML? Andy Bruns, executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, says the Lake has fared relatively well amid the pandemic.

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hat’s a great question, and here at the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, we get that question all the time. Obviously, the answer depends on the business.

Here at “The Lake” the COVID pandemic hit certain businesses hard, others didn’t have too much impact either way, and others had tremendous increases in their business. Overall, I can tell you that compared to most regions, we fared pretty well here at Smith Mountain Lake. Unfortunately, businesses at the lake were not spared the two common denominators that impacted all businesses recently … staffing shortages and the recent disruption to our supply chain.

Like everywhere that depends on tourism, the beginning of the pandemic was tough. It seemed everyone in the first weeks of April 2020 cancelled their travel plans as the uncertainty of COVID-19 gripped the world. But it didn’t take long before folks realized that if they did want to travel, a vacation to Smith Mountain Lake was one of their safest options. Compared to crowded cities, beaches, or theme parks, renting a vacation home or condo and riding with your group in a boat on our beautiful blue waters was a much better way to go.

Both 2020 and 2021 were extremely solid tourism years for us once the initial panic subsided. Although there have been impacts here and there (like when Delta and Omicron variants peaked), overall

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visitation to the lake has been steadily increasing. When you couple that with folks moving into former rental properties full time, others that were now able to work from home for the first time and chose to buy a home and live here, with that increase in tourism, housing demand has become an issue. Like any other issue, it can be looked at as a problem or an opportunity.

With new folks buying homes, the remodeling industry has thrived lately. From general contractors, architects, designers, plumbers, electricians, suppliers, to dock builders, everyone has been swamped with new jobs. Apparently, a lot of those folks that bought homes did not have a boat or PWC yet, and they quickly bought up nearly all the inventory available. So, our area watercraft dealers have been quickly trying to source product to sell and keep up with all the repair work, all during a supply chain crisis on both inventory and parts.

There is no question that those visitors and

new residents were hungry, and many of our area restaurants have had a couple of solid years.

This particular industry had its own set of challenges in addition to staffing and the supply chain…mandates. Early on, the number of folks you could have in your establishment was often a moving target week to week, if not day to day.

Folks worked hard and got creative in order to survive, many did really well, unfortunately and understandably others did not.

So, all in all, business has been pretty good at the lake since COVID. The folks in our region are a creative and resourceful bunch that handle whatever “curveballs” get thrown their way. But I would be remiss if I simply called this a “curveball” and didn’t mention the nearly one million Americans that have lost their lives so far during this horrible pandemic. Some were our friends and neighbors, and I know we would trade a couple of good years business-wise at the lake to have any one of them back.

andy bruns “Both 2020 and 2021 were extremely solid tourism years for us once the initial panic subsided.”

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Plenty to do  Find more events in Laker Weekly and online at smithmountainlake.com

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Disclaimer: The events listed here were scheduled when this issue went to press. However, it is best to confirm the date and time of these events with the specific venues before venturing out.

Wondering About Your Future Care Options: Learn all you need to know bout home health/hospice/ long-term care/skilled living. 1:30 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount. Free

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SML Gives: One-day online giving event to support Smith Mountain Lake area nonprofits. smlgives.org

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Shine Runners Pub Run: A 3-mile

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 Saturday, April 30: The event includes a 750-meter swim, a 20K bike ride and a 5K run. 9 a.m. commonwealthgames.org

by a birthday treat for seniors born in that month. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount.

Free

Jimmy Fortune: Live music at run/walk on trails. Bring a flashlight.

Free. 6 p.m. Brooks Mill Winery.

Shine Runners on Facebook

Lunchbox Lecture: Facebook Live and YouTube lectures by the National D-Day Memorial. Noon to 1 p.m. On Facebook

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Birthday Bonanza: Adults 50 and

older can bring a dish and enjoy a variety of birthday activities followed

Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $37-$248. harvester-music.com

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Christian Q: Live music at Beacon Pub at Virginia Dare Marina. 6 p.m.

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Langhorn Slim with Riddy Arman: Live music at Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $35-$292. harvestermusic.com

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Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon

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Paint & Sip: At Fables and Feathers Winery in Goodview. Includes supplies to create an 8-inch by 10inch canvas and a glass of wine or beer. Limited to 20 people. $30. On Facebook Harwell Grice Band: Live music at

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Folk Art Painting: This fourweek creative experience includes demonstration, individual assistance and discussion. Other dates are: April 11, 18, 25. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount. $55 per person. Registration deadline is one week before class in person or playfranklincounty.com

Hammer & Forge Brewing. 7 p.m.

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Eli Young Band: Live music at

Brown Bag Bingo: Adults 50 and older can bring a bagged lunch and drink and enjoy a fun-filled game of bingo. Prizes awarded for each game.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount. Free. Register in person or call 483-9238

Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $37-$57 (standing show only). harvester-music.com

Watercolor Expressions: Includes

Celtic Festival and Highland Games: Sedalia Center in Big Island.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. sedaliacenter.org

demonstration, individual assistance

and discussion. Designed for all levels of experience. Brushes, palettes and water jars are available.

Other dates are: April 12, 19 and 26. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount. $55 per person. Registration deadline is one week before class in person or playfranklincounty.com

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Summit View Walking Club: Each Wednesday, you can work toward sustaining an increased heart rate at your own pace at Summit View’s half-mile cinder track. 10 to 11 a.m.

Other dates are: April 13, 20 and 27. $20. Registration deadline: April 4

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Blood Pressure Screenings: 10 to 11:30 a.m., Essig Recreation Center.

Free

JP & Co.: Live music at Beacon Pub at Virginia Dare Marina. 6 p.m.

BIG ISLAND

Forry & Arnett: Live music at Los Amigos Bar & Grill at Crazy Horse Marina. 6 p.m.

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Celtic Festival & Highland Games  Saturday, March 26: Featuring Celtic music, arts and crafts, food vendors, games and more. At the Sedalia Center in Big Island. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. sedaliacenter.org

Tumbler-Style Compost Workshop: Construct your own tumbler-style composter and learn how to develop compost. Bring a drill and drill bits. Ages 18 and older. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount. $100. Registration deadline is one week before the workshop

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Friday

Family Bingo Night: Take your chances at winning prizes by playing 12 games of bingo. $2 per sheet.

Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount

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Saturday

Matt Powell: Live music at Beacon Pub at Virginia Dare Marina. 6 p.m.

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Drake White and the Big Fire:

older can bring a dish and enjoy a variety of birthday activities followed by a birthday treat for seniors born in that month. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount.

Free

Live music at Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $27-$42 (standing show only). harvester-music.com

Lunchbox Lecture: Facebook Live and YouTube lectures by the National D-Day Memorial. Noon to 1 p.m. On Facebook

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Health, Wellness and Safety Fair: Featuring health-related businesses and nonprofits. Bedford Area Family YMCA. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free

Rain Barrel Workshop: Harvest rainwater by making your own rain barrel. Ages 18 and older. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount. $60. Registration deadline is one week before class Shine Runners Pub Run: A 3- or 5 mile run/walk on roads. Bring a flashlight. Free. 6 p.m. Chaos Mountain Brewing. Shine Runners on Facebook

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Blossom to Bottle 5K, 3K and Chili Cook Off: This 11th annual event will be at Peaks of Otter Winery. 5:30 to 8 p.m. peaksofotterwinery.com

Dan Tyminksi: Live music at Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $27-$220. harvester-music.com

Homegrown Music Series: Cohosted by the Town of Rocky Mount and Twin Creeks Distillery, this event will be held at the Train Depot. 5:30 to 9 p.m. Free

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The Milk Carton Kids: Live music at Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $37-$230. harvester-music.com

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AARP Chapter Meeting: Includes informational speakers and activities for adults 50 and older. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount. Free. Register in person or at 483-9238

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First Annual BBQ Competition  Saturday, April 23: Local chefs will compete for the title of Smoke Master. Enjoy live music and a tasting from each entry. Starting at 1 p.m. at the Early Inn, 50 Floyd Ave., Rocky Mount. Tickets and information on Facebook

James McMurtry with Bonnie Whitmore: Live music at Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $27$158. harvester-music.com

Naturalization Ceremony: Poplar Forest and the Blue Ridge Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will welcome 30 new American citizens in honor of Thomas Jefferson’s 279th birthday.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. poplarforest.org

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Bunnies on the Move: Have the Easter bunny visit you. The bunny will come and hide eggs in your yard and your family may take photos. Book

by April 1 at 483-9238

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Spring Social: Enjoy conversation, food and changes to win at 12 games of bingo. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount.

Free. Register in person or call 4839238

Shine Runners Pub Run: A 3-mile run/walk on trails. Bring a flashlight.

Free. 6 p.m. Hammer & Forge Brewing. Shine Runners on Facebook

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Birthday Bonanza: Adults 50 and older can bring a dish and enjoy a variety of birthday activities followed by a birthday treat for seniors born in that month. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount.

Free

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Karlee Ray: Live music at Los Amigos Bar & Grill at Crazy Horse Marina. 6 p.m.

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Youth Spring Break Art Classes: Kids ages 5-12 can explore the world of art. 9 a.m. to noon. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount. $60. Registration deadline: April 11

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Shine Runners Pub Run: A 3-mile run/walk on trails. Bring a flashlight.

Free. 6 p.m. Brooks Mill Winery.

Shine Runners on Facebook Lunchbox Lecture: Facebook Live and YouTube lectures by the National D-Day Memorial. Noon to 1 p.m. On Facebook

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Golf Tournament: The Rotary Club of Smith Mountain Lake is sponsoring this tournament at Copper Cove Golf Club. Noon to 4 p.m. Event information is available by contacting Carolyn Gordon at 797-8375 or winupcg@gmail.com

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Saturday

Kids Fishin’ Day at Woody Lake: For kids 15 and younger — pack a lunch, grab your tackle box and fishing rod and compete for a trophy for the largest or smallest fish of the day. 10 a.m. to noon. playfranklincounty.com

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Sunday

Oliver Wood: Live music at Harvester Performance Center. 8 p.m. $32-$260. harvester-music.com

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Gamefest: The 22nd annual event will start at 10 a.m. at Trinity Ecumenical Parish. Game players of all kinds are invited to this fundraising event featuring bridge (duplicate and party), dominos, pinochle, mahjongg, marbles and more, and be eligible for a chance to win door prizes.

Lunch included. Craft items, books and puzzles will be for sale. $25 per person. Tickets at the door. 540-589-0093 for information

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Tumbler Style Compost Workshop: Construct your own tumbler-style composter and learn how to develop compost. Bring a drill and drill bits. Ages 18 and older. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Essig Recreation Center, Rocky Mount. $100.

Registration deadline is one week before the workshop

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Quilt Show: The Lake Quilters Guild will hold its semiannual quilt show at Bethlehem United Methodist Church.

The theme of the show is “Every Story has a Quilt …

Every Quilt has a Story,” featuring 200 handmade quilts, wearables, bee displays and stories about quilts and their quilt makers. Admission is $10 per person. lakequilters.org

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SML Triathlon: Smith Mountain Lake State Park in Huddleston. The event includes a 750-meter swim, a 20K bike ride and a 5K run. 9 a.m. commonwealthgames.org

Chug for the Jug 5K: A run/walk through the streets of downtown Rocky Mount. The event starts and ends in the parking lot behind Franklin County High School.

All proceeds will benefit the track and field programs at Franklin County High and Benjamin Franklin Middle schools. Information: Chug for the Jug Facebook page or runroanoke.com

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h, March. The most unpredictable period, weather-wise, of all the months.

Today it’s sunny and the daffodils are popping open, tomorrow it’s back to bitter cold and those long-stemmed yellow beauties are rustling in the blustery wind. This weather whiplash can be downright exhausting. What I find kind of funny is when folks blame the weatherman for our March malaise.

Really? Because, you know, it’s the weather.

We humans have been trying to predict the weather ever since we first noticed storm clouds forming on the horizon. Cute little ditties such as Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning offer imaginative alerts of what’s to come.

Did you know that The Old Farmer’s Almanac (TOFA) was first published in 1792 for the purposes of tracking such phenomenon as sun rise and set, tides, and numerous predictions related to weather? This of course was important intel for farmers in need of guidance for sowing crops and even the selection of crop types. Robert B. Thomas was the first editor of TOFA, and his commitment to aggregating all manner of information to enlighten his climate prognostications set in motion a publication that exists to this day. TOFA continues to be one of our most beloved periodicals.

Considering all of today’s highfalutin technologies —we now even have American vs European computer weather modeling — God help the meteorologist who incorrectly forecasts the exact number of inches of snow that will blanket a region. Especially in March, when our weather can be downright schizophrenic, these poor souls try their best, but even with all their savvy machinery they don’t always hit the weather forecast right on the bullseye. So be it, because, it’s the weather! Mother Nature doesn’t like to behave as expected; she’ll throw you a curveball when she darn well pleases.

I’d also like us to collectively work at NOT complaining about the weather.

Grumbling about it being too cold is about as useful as whining about

Seasonal Guessing Game Predicting March weather, like life, can be a fool’s errand.

by KIMBERLY DALFERES

death and taxes. Except, as Benjamin Franklin noted: Nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes. The only thing certain about the weather is how uncertain it can be.

This all got me to thinking: what else in life is difficult to predict? Try as we might, what else like the weather will always trip us up as soon as we think we have it all figured out?

Well, for starters, falling in love. Boy oh boy, when Cupid hits you between the eyes with that arrow it’s like nothing you could have ever predicted.

Also, your kids! You will love your kids in a million different ways, and they

rarely, if ever, behave 100% as expected.

Growing up with your kids is truly one of life’s joys and it will take many unexpected twists and turns. There’s also the unpredictability of a ripe cantaloupe, never quite sure if it will be a good one until you cut it open. Granted, cantaloupes don’t exactly rise to the same level of importance as love and family, but who doesn’t appreciate a tasty melon?

Kimberly Dalferes is the author of I Was In Love With a Short Man Once and Magic Fishing Panties. Her humor blog, “The Middle-Aged Cheap Seats,” is online at kimdalferes.com.

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