Discover Smith Mountain Lake
SUMMER 2016
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suggestions, puzzle solutions, and any photos and articles that you care to submit
to us.
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guarantee that we will use your submission(s). Anything that is used may appear in
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following types of content:
• News stories, political opinion and other topical pieces that “age” quickly.
• Book reviews, restaurant and theater reviews
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Please send submissions to:
Discover SML Magazine
40 Village Springs Dr., Suite 25, Hardy, VA 24101
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From Our Readers
Dear Mr. Ernandes,
Every issue of Discover has been
good in all these recent years, and
this year’s Winter issue is superb!
Tears accompanied my reading
of the Christmas story,
The Most
Precious Gift
. My laughter went
along on your road trip,
Road
Wearier
. The calendar photos,
as always, are just right for each
month.
You certainly can be proud of your
first Alex Ernandes Scholarship
Awardee. I read the fish articles
because my husband, Tom, zeroed
in on them. I checked out the
Brain Teaser and even the poem,
In the Bleak Midwinter
, struck a
chord for me.
All in all, the Discover Winter
issue 2015-16 was a pleasure to
read, and I wanted to tell you.
Tim, your Editor’s Note left me
counting my blessings. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Nancy Rae Brown
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Luke Erikson and Ben Hudson, Boy Scouts with Moneta-based
Troop 130, were recently honored for earning the rank of Eagle
Scout at ceremonies conducted at Epworth United Methodist
Church in Moneta.
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting
program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Fewer than five
percent of Boy Scouts nationwide attain the rank of Eagle,
according to the BSA. Requirements include earning at least
21 merit badges and demonstrating ideals of service and
leadership, including organizing and leading an extensive
service project.
Erikson, 16, is the son of Matt and Nancy Erikson of Union
Hall. A sophomore at Franklin County High School who also
attends Roanoke Valley Governor’s School, Erikson’s Eagle
Service Project involved installing benches at Epworth United
Methodist Church, which is the troop’s charter organization.
For his service project, Hudson constructed an arbor with
benches to provide shade and seating for teachers and staff
at Burnt Chimney Elementary School. The 15-year-old is a
sophomore at Franklin County High, and a member of the
school’s Air Force Junior ROTC program. He is the son of Breck
and Stephanie Hudson of Hardy.
New
Eagles
Soar
at Smith Mountain Lake
Ben Hudson
Luke Erikson
