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Since Laker Magazine’s inception nearly 10 years ago, I’ve edited hundreds of stories on Smith Mountain Lake – its fascinating

people, lively events, abundant recreational opportunities. But, undoubtedly, the feature I’ve received the most feedback on from readers is Take the Laker with You. Barbara Reynolds of Moneta sent in the first submission in late 2006 and it ran in the January/February 2007 issue. In the photo, snapped by her husband, Tom, Reynolds holds an issue of the Laker in front of the Kremlin in Moscow. And while entries didn’t start pouring in right away, we soon had a steady stream of Lakers submitting enough photos to fill a half page. The feature continued to grow in popularity and, at the end of 2008, we expanded it to a full page. Thailand, Belize, Italy, South Africa, Serbia, Greece, Fiji and China are just a handful of the locations to which readers have taken the Laker over the years. We’ve featured four local soldiers serving in Iraq and one in Kuwait. And three readers have coaxed participation from semi-famous people – country singer Darryl Worley, IndyCar driver Sarah Fisher and Keith Colburn, captain of the “Wizard,” one of the boats featured on the Discovery Channel series “The Deadliest Catch.”

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Flotilla For Toys We at the Virginia Dare Cruises & Marina would like to sincerely thank you for your wonderful coverage of the Virginia Dare Flotilla for Toys this year (November/December 2006). As you know, many children of need will benefit from this event. It was a heartfelt surprise to see the current cover of the Laker magazine. Your cover picture of the Virginia Dare decked out in Christmas lights and the Flotilla for Toys title was beautifully done. As much can be said for the Flotilla for Toys cultural event writup and associated pictures of last year’s event. Smith Mountain Laker.com magazine has, since its inception, been the premier magazine at the Lake and we value our association with you. Once again, we

fully appreciate and thank you for the promotion of the Virginia Dare Flotilla for Toys this year.

Alice and Lynn SwainVirginia Dare Cruises & MarinaHuddleston, VA

Shout OutFrom TexasI just spent two hours scanning and reading the November/December issue. Congratulations! This has to be the BEST issue ever. Great stories, graphics and a host of new writers. It just knocked me out. It appears all is well at Smith Mountain Lake and the Laker. Fred TscheulinGeorgetown, TX

Editor’s note: Fred Tscheulin is a former SML resident and freelance writer for the Laker who recently moved to the Lonestar State.

Fishing forComplimentsI want to thank Laker.com magazine for the wonderful articles you published in your September/October 2006 edition on my fly fishing here in the SML area and my Split Bamboo fly Rod making business. I thought they were very well done and the photos

were excellent. Since those articles were published, my Bamboo Fly Rod business has opened up a web site that provides more information about my rod-making business. Anyone interested in finding out more about it, or interested in purchasing a custom-made fly rod, can visit www.johnsrods.com. Thank you again for the articles. John ParrishJohn’s RodsMoneta, VA

YMCA a Dream Coming TrueOn behalf of the Smith Mountain Lake YMCA family, we would like to thank the Laker magazine for your support of the YMCA’s “Turning Dreams … Into Reality!” Capital Campaign. Your coverage in the July/August 2006 issue was a great help in getting the word out to the Smith Mountain Lake community. The outpouring of generosity throughout the Lake area has been overwhelming and we are proud to announce that our SMLY Campaign has exceeded $1,000,000 in pledges and gifts! Based on that explosion of support, the Y’s Board of Directors is now looking at expanding the initial building plans to include a gymnasium, which would have an indoor, floor-level walking track. The new facility already includes a fitness center, indoor and outdoor tennis, racquetball, aerobics space, an outdoor ball field, a playground, outdoor walking track, and so much more. The new SMLY will be a great addition to the entire Lake community, and we look forward to opening the doors in 2007. If you haven’t yet

joined this campaign to do something special for your neighbors and yourself, let us hear from you soon. The more we have, the more we can do for everyone, regardless of age, ability, background or even ability to pay.

Dave and Cindy CappellariCo-chairs SML YMCA Capital Campaign

Chamber AppreciationThe Smith Mountain Laker.com magazine has been a consistent and generous resource to the SML Chamber of Commerce in communicating business and event information to the community. Your coverage of chamber events such as the SML Business Expo, Corporate Cup, SML Wine Festival and Fall Chili Festival each year has been beneficial to the success of each endeavor. The SML Chamber can always count on the Laker to provide visual and detailed information on our businesses and events through its articles, photos and calendar. Speaking for the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, I would like to express our appreciation to the publisher, editor and staff at the Laker for your longstanding help, cooperation and excellent coverage. Thank you. Vicki GardnerExecutive DirectorSmith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce

WRITE TO US!We want to know what you think. Send e-mails to [email protected] or mail to 95 Westlake Road Suite 203, Hardy, VA 24101. Include your name, address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for clarity or length.

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Barbara Reynolds of Moneta took the Laker with her to Russia last summer. This photo was taken by her husband Tom in front of the 15th Century Wall of the Kremlin in Moscow. Tom reports that the magazine was a “big hit” with their traveling partners.

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Barbara Reynolds of Moneta took the Laker with her to Russia in 2005. This photo was taken by her husband, Tom, in front of the 15th Century Wall of the Kremlin in Moscow. Tom reports that the magazine was a “big hit” with their traveling partners.

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MOUNT EvEREST March/April 2009

Mary and Bernie Smith of Moneta took the Laker to new heights while on a 16-day trip through Tibet with National Geographic Expeditions in September 2008. Pictured with the couple at the base camp of Mount Everest (16,404 feet) is guide Peter Hillary (middle), son of Sir Edmund Hillary, who, in 1953, became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The Smiths said a highlight of their trip was seeing the sunrise reflecting on the summit from the Pang La Pass (17,000 feet).

AGRA, INDIA March/April 2010

Mary and Steve Campbell of Moneta traveled to India in September 2009, making stops in Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur and Jaipur. The couple is pictured here at the Taj Mahal in Agra, built in 1631 by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his beloved Queen Momtaj Mahal. The Campbells described their travels as an enjoyable, educational and enlightening experience.

Thanks to Take the Laker, I know where Eva Peron is buried, that Oregon’s Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States (and seventh deepest in the world), where Tanzania is located and countless other interesting facts. My co-workers will tell you I get excited (probably too excited) when photos come in featuring Lakers in countries we’ve never included before. Through the years, several submissions have been so interesting we thought they merited stories in our sister publication, Laker Weekly. One recent feature detailed the hectic life of lake resident Josh “J-MO” Miller, guitar technician for pop sensation Justin Bieber. Another chronicled a sweet story about Rod Pitta, a part-time Laker who took out an ad in a Key West, Fla., newspaper while he and wife Bev were there celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. In it, he asked those who saw the couple around the resort city to offer their condolences to Bev for “putting up with me for all these years.” In honor of the magazine’s 10th anniversary, we’ve compiled all of the Take the Laker submissions and pinpointed them on a map, which follows on pages 24-25. More than 100 have run in the magazine and dozens more are posted on our website, smithmountainlake.com (unfortunately, we can’t publish them all). In addition, we’ve chosen 10 of our all-time favorite submissions – ones where readers have gone the extra mile to include famous landmarks, unusual attractions or stunning scenery – and are re-running here. Thank you to everyone who has gone to the effort of staging a shot, snapping a photo and sending it in for Take the Laker. We hope you’ll keep them coming for many more years!

— Andie Gibson, Editor

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Take the Laker with you on your next adventure and e-mail us your photo with a famous landmark, unusual attraction or stunning scenery in the background. And if you run into someone famous, be sure to include them in the fun. Submit to [email protected].

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GIzA, EGYPT November/December 2009

Nick Karavatakis of Union Hall took this photo of daughter Olivia and wife Phyllis at the Great Pyramid of Giza while on vacation in June. The family traveled to Egypt, Cyprus, Greece and Germany to celebrate Olivia’s graduation from East Tennessee State University, where she earned a degree in engineering. “We took the Laker with us on the whole trip to show friends and relatives where we lived,” Nick said.

ThE GREAT WALL OF ChINA January/February 2008

Jack and Mary Kuhn of Moneta took the Laker with them on a two-week tour of China in September 2007. In addition to the Great Wall, the couple (parents of Laker Editor Andie Gibson) visited numerous cities and cruised for four days down the Yangtze River. Mary said another highlight of the trip was visiting the Terracotta Army, a collection of 8,099 larger-than-life figures of warriors and horses that date back to 210 B.C.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA September/October 2008

From left, lake residents Ann and Peter Coriasco, Judy and Russell Johnson, Carol and Ernie McConnell and Jeannie and Don Printz took not only the May/June Laker but also our sister publication, Laker Weekly, on a two-week cruise in June 2008. The couples sailed out of England and visited several cities in Scandanavia, Estonia, Lithuania and Russia. This photo was taken in front of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.

MONETA, WYOMING January/February 2009

Loretta McLaughlin took this photo of her husband, Don, in front of a sign along U.S. 20/26 welcoming visitors to Moneta, Wyo. (population 5). “We

never saw anything except a crossroad, not even a house,” Don said. “We did

see the sign and had to back up for the picture.” The couple, from Union

Hall, traveled 8,500 miles on a 30-day trip in the summer of 2008. Don said

highlights included the Pacific Coast of Oregon, Yellowstone National Park and

Galcier National Park.

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SAN FRANCISCO May/June 2008

Brad Vogel and his dad, Bob Vogel of Moneta, picked an idyllic spot in California to pose with the Laker – in front of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. Brad, a 2007 graduate of Virginia Tech, is a senior software engineer with HP-Palm in the Silicon Valley. Mom Janet Vogel, who took the photo, said, “This is our second-favorite scene in the United States, second only to the panoramic mountain/lake view coming down the entrance hill to Bernard’s Landing.”

MITChELL, SOUTh DAKOTA May/June 2008

Greg Coombs of Moneta took the Laker with him to the Corn Palace in Mitchell, S.D., established in 1892. Every spring, the multi-use center is completely covered with thousands of bushels of corn, grain and grasses arranged into large murals designed by local artists. The facility hosts concerts, sporting events and stage shows.

zERMATT, SWITzERLAND November/December 2008

Lorraine and Doug Conary of Hardy pose with the Laker in front of the Matterhorn. Located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, the mountain peaks at 3,376 feet and is part of the Pennine Alps range. The Matterhorn has four sides that face the four compass points and derives its name from the German words matte, meaning meadow, and horn, which means peak.

ThAILAND & AUSTRALIA July/August 2007

Moneta globetrotter – and noted Thai chef and cooking instructor – Mantana Heim took the Laker with her on two trips in 2007. Mantana is pictured holding the January/Februay issue of the magazine at the famed Sydney Harbor in Australia and at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Lakers Photo location

1 Mary and Steve Campbell Agra, India

2 Mary and Bernie Smith Mount Everest North Base Camp, Tibet

3 Greg Coombs Mitchell, S.D.

4 Nick, Olivia and Phyllis Karavatakis

Giza, Egypt

5 Jack and Mary Kuhn Beijing, China

6 Brad and Bob Vogel San Francisco

7 Ann and Peter Coriasco, Judy and Russ Johnson, Carol and Ernie McConnell, Jeannie and Don Printz

St. Petersburg, Russia

8 Don McLaughlin Moneta, Wyo.

9 Lorraine and Doug Conary Zermatt, Switzerland

10 Mantana Heim Sydney, Australia

11 Barbara Reynolds Moscow, Russia

12 Renae and Rex Angel Bahamas

13 Gerald Bowles Dominican Republic

14 Bob and Vivian Tucker Las Vegas

15 Ashley Johoske Bahamas

16 Mantana Heim Bangkok, Thailand

17 Darryl Worley Cadott, Wisc.

18 Cherie Fletcher Toledo, Spain

19 Joanna Woodford and Tiffani Childress

Blacksburg

20 Sam Stia New York City

21 Danielle McCroskey Keystone, S.D.

22 Dale Quinn Belize

23 Christopher Whittle Baghdad, Iraq

24 Kelly Roark Mahmudiyah, Iraq

25 Sam Phillips Baghdad, Iraq

26 Don and Christine Hall Puglia, Italy

27 Phyllis Johnson, Kathy Bryant, Vicky Johosky

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

28 George and Jennifer Chaconas Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

29 Donna Meyerhoeffer Fisher Island, Fla.

30 Jennifer Church Kauai, Hawaii

31 Jim Bennett Port Elizabeth, South Africa

32 Wayne and Jo-Ann VanVechten Moab, Utah

33 Lisa, Wesley and Hannah Oliver London

34 Dave and Sharon Moran, Phil and Sandi Rife, John and Sylvia Magri

Seattle, Wash.

35 Matt and Andi Pollard Coast of Italy

36 Austin Grieg Northwestern Iraq

37 Steve and Mary Campbell Belgrade, Serbia

38 Charlie and Lib Walker, Dottie and Dave Wilson

Normandy, France

39 Christine and Don Hall Cashel Bay, Ireland

40 Coy, Russell, Trey and Kalee Seneff

Kona, Hawaii

41 Ray and Sue Wilson San Diego, Calif.

42 Brian Alcorn and Elaine Pelletier Quebec City, Canada

43 Bianca and Monica Genrty Chicago

44 Bill and Karen McCarty Panama Canal

45 Liz Walker and Barbara Quinn Las Vegas, Nev.

46 Al and Sue Busch Katakolon, Greece

47 Phil Maro and Cruise Planners group

Eastern Caribbean

48 Matt and Aija Pagans Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

49 Dwayne, Jodie, Johnathan and Nicholas Robinson

Grand Canyon, Uninc, Ariz.

50 Carol and Gil Miekina Cappadocia, Turkey

51 Ellen Jarvis Estes Park, Colo.

52 SML Sun Seekers group Aruba

53 Chris and Clif Collins San Diego, Calif.

54 Dave and Libby Pearsall Windward Islands

55 Eric Fansler and Bruce Shelton Augusta, Ga.

56 John and Charlene Maresca Pompeii, Italy

57 Brinckerhoff family Milford Sound, New Zealand

58 Vern and Petra Combs Lake Constance (Austria, Germany, Switzerland)

59 Mitch Eanes Vatican City

60 Terry Jones, Bob Flynn, Patsy Smart

Por-au-Prince, Haiti

61 Walker Maxey Orlando, Fla.

62 Steve and Cheryl Wilhide Kyoto, Japan

63 Barry and Linda Bosinger Venice, Italy

64 Tara and Steve Declue Alcatraz Island, Calif.

65 Steve Guill and Kelly Camden St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

66 Pidge Morgan Karatu, Tanzania

67 Jim and Gail Ulp Heart Island, N.Y.

68 Vicky Johoske Malolo, Fiji

69 Suzanne and John Beels Denai, Alaska

70 Don and Caolyn Fink Geiranger Fjord, Lom, Norway

71 Gary and Carol Doninger St. Petersburg, Russia

72 Natalia Andronic, Alexandru Lasco, Margareta Pavlov

Chisnau, Moldova

73 Philip Sheridan and Deanna Cebulash

Gettysburg, Pa.

74 Gary and Carol Noesner Santorini, Greece

75 Patrick and Ann O’Leary Rauma, Finland

76 Rod and Bev Pitta Key West, Fla.

77 Ken and Alma Mathis Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

78 Wes Williamson Suez Canal, Egypt

79 Ron and Cheryl Parker Waipi’ o Valley, Hawaii

80 Dave and Sharon Moran, Keith Colburn

Seattle, Wash.

81 Jim Fralin Buenos Aires, Argentina

82 Don and Susan Jakob Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

83 Dick and Gwen Kruse, Ron and Sara Shackleford, Tom and Nancy Trotter

Cozumel, Mexico

84 Bobbi and Bill Virtue Keystone, Colo.

85 John and Charlene Jones Paris

86 Bill and Marsha Ferguson Bangalore, India

87 Joanne Hultay, Lisa Laverty, Debi Plafcan and Sarah Fisher

Indianapolis, Ind.

88 Lynne and Cindy Decker San Gimignano, Italy

89 McAuley and Cox families Abacos, Bahamas

90 Ann and Peter Coriasco Skoura, Morocco

91 Barbara and Ken Dice Aswan, Egypt

92 Perry and Linda Adcock, Roy and Jeane Blevins, Chuck and Margaret Davis, Larry and Donna Broomall, Minnis and Louise Ridenour

Budapest, Hungary

93 Constance and Steve Stoneberg Delta Junction, Alaska

94 Christy and Chad Secraw Delft, Netherlands

95 Bev and Fred Waddell Kyoto, Japan

96 Harry and Melanie Lunsford, Ellen and Mark White

Stockholm, Sweden

97 Patti O’Bryan and family Bermuda

98 Tony and Mailyn Cusumano and family

Curacao

99 Chuck and Brenda Rowell Ketchikan, Alaska

100 Marie and Hannah Campbell Bar Harbor, Maine

101 Christopher Wiseman Udairi, Kuwait

102 Roger and Judy Pells, Kathy and Chuck Cope

Bermuda

103 Ted and Linda Saunders Quebec City, Canada

104 Bill and Gale Taylor, Bev and Tom Scott

Quebec City, Canada

105 Steve and Susan Dorr, Carol and Ray Traen, Linda and Dave Wilmesher

Sorrento, Italy

106 Josh “J-MO” Miller Greenville, S.C.

107 Dale and Pam Finn Luang Prabang, Laos

108 Carlos Cadavid Medellin, Columbia

109 Joanna Hudzik and Harold Ingram Brussels, Belgium

110 Ted Sojourner Teotihuacán, Mexico

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Over the past six years, we’ve printed more than 100 Take the Laker photos

from readers who have taken the magazine all around the world. In addition to our staff’s 10 favorites, we’ve plotted every print submission. Additional photos are posted online at smithmountainlake.com. Don’t see a spot where you plan to travel? Take the Laker with you and e-mail a photo with a noted landmark, unusual attraction, stunning scenery or famous person to [email protected].

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