KVD wins fifth Angler of the Year title Sep 25, 2009
VanDam had a mostly spectacular season, winning a Bassmaster Elite Series event on Virginia's Smith Mountain Lake in April and stringing together solid finishes throughout the year to head into the postseason in the top spot in the AOY standings. On Friday, a trio of Strike King baits yielded his 16-pound, 3-ounce limit. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Smith Mountain Lake photo contest accepting entries Sep 22, 2009
If a picture is worth a thousand words, photos capturing the essence of each of the four seasons at Smith Mountain Lake speak volumes. The "Seventh-Annual Four Seasons of Smith Mountain Lake Photo Contest" is about to start ... "Entries will be accepted through Friday, Oct. 16," said Vicki Gardner, executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Audit reveals at least $12,968 missing Sep 20, 2009
Iron Mountain Lake petitioned for the audit ... Hicks became chief of police again at Iron Mountain Lake in April ... xtankcmdr posted on Friday, September 18th, 2009 at 5:12 pmFarmer-From KFSV News- April 2009: "The entire police force in Iron Mountain Lake, MO walked off the job. They aren't happy with the mayor-elect. They call him a Bandit."Remember- the entire force quit rather than work for the Henson administration that has aided and abeted a felony. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
VanDam wins event, angler of the year award Sep 19, 2009
VanDam won the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Virginia's Smith Mountain Lake in April and stringed together solid finishes throughout the year to head into the Postseason atop the Angler of the Year standings. Reese, who won the award in 2007, said he was disappointed in the result but that his season-opening victory in the Bassmaster Classic helped to make up for it. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour features both new and remodeled homes. Sep 18, 2009
Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour features both new and remodeled homes ... The Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3, is in its 19th year of supporting area charities by opening lakefront homes to ticketholders. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Police say man abused 4-month-old Sep 15, 2009
Aaron Wilkinson, 18, of Iron Mountain Lake, has been charged with abuse of a child and endangering the welfare of a child ... Just because its Iron Mountain Lake doesnt make it any worse ... This isn't just Iron Mountain Lake, Another article is about a 36 year old grandmother scalding the feet of her grandchild. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Trout on the trail Sep 13, 2009
Forest crews haul cutthroats on horseback to stock mountain lake ... They usually use a helicopter to drop the fish into the mountain lakes. (Montana Standard, MT)
Carry less and enjoy hikes more Sep 12, 2009
The dislocated shoulder, an injury he sustained when swimming in a mountain lake, caused too much pain to overcome and added to his exhaustion from lack of sleep and physical exertion. "At Garnet Lake, I said to myself that I would never go on the JMT again," Popov said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Story » Sep 10, 2009
Reese was leading the points race at the end of the regular season until a few adjustments, including two bonus points for Kevin VanDam's victory on Smith Mountain Lake, put Reese a point behind four-time champion VanDam heading into the two Championship Week tournaments. The 12 anglers vying for the TTBAOY prize are allowed practice days on Thursday and Friday for the Berkley Powerbait Trophy Chase kickoff tournament, fished Saturday and Sunday on Lake Jordan in Wetumpka, Ala. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
KVD's love of fishing led to much more Sep 10, 2009
VanDam stands looking out over Smith Mountain Lake in his quest for his fifth Elite Series victory. Schools can't open in Michigan by state law until after Labor Day, so the VanDams were on one final summer hurrah before he headed to Alabama for the inaugural Toyota Trucks Championship Week, two events over 10 days to decide the AOY title. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Afternoon hike as clear as Mudd Sep 9, 2009
My husband Chris, friend Jennifer and I perused our maps and finally agreed upon a hike between Wise River and Wisdom to a mountain lake called Mudd Lake ... The trail to Mudd Lake is primarily an old jeep road that ascends gradually approximately four and a half miles through lodgepole pines and follows an irrigation ditch up 1,160 feet to a deceivingly named, crystal clear mountain lake ... True to my friend's word, we hiked another half mile and the trees opened up to reveal a beautiful... (Montana Standard, MT)
Anyone can win! Sep 8, 2009
Kevin VanDam leapfrogs Skeet Reese in the race by virtue of having won the Smith Mountain Lake tournament. Similarly, Mark Menendez and Tommy Biffle pass Gary Klein and move into that knot of anglers in fifth place by virtue of their wins at lakes Dardanelle and Wheeler. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Soubinh Khemphomma (1963-2009) (631) Aug 24, 2009
He married Bouakham Bouatic on July 4, 1992, in Mountain Lake, Minn ... Survivors include: his wife; a daughter, Analis at home; four brothers, Thonglinh (Vorn) of Mountain Lake, Minn ... Keo (Khounmy), Theo and Pheo, all of California; and two sisters, Von Khemphomma of Arizona and Kham (Houm Pama) of Mountain Lake, Minn. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Father, children killed in crash Aug 23, 2009
The children were staying with relatives, and Soubink Khemphomma, their father, punched out from his job at Tyson Fresh Meats at 6 a.m. to trek to Mountain Lake, Minn. The plan was to bring them back to Waterloo so they could be ready for the first day of school Thursday. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Visitation, funeral planned for three crash victims Aug 23, 2009
Soubink Khemphomma had traveled to Mountain Lake, Minn. Wednesday to pick up the two children, who had been staying with relatives. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Leesville Dam water release to be adjusted for tests Aug 22, 2009
Up-to-date information on water levels and flow at Smith Mountain Lake and Leesville Lake is available on Appalachian Power's on-line site. Smith Mountain Project is a 636-megawatt pumped storage hydroelectric facility that utilizes an upper reservoir (Smith Mountain Lake) and a lower reservoir (Leesville Lake ... Water stored in Smith Mountain Lake first passes through turbine-generators in the powerhouse to produce electricity and is discharged into Leesville Lake. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Highway 60 detour expanded Aug 20, 2009
Rumble strips Mountain Lake in westbound overlay area. Restriping the entire project. (Mt. Lake Observer/Advocate, MN)
Former mayor gets 21 month prison sentence Aug 15, 2009
ST. LOUIS Former Iron Mountain Lake Mayor Jody Niccum will serve the next 21 months in prison ... According to documents filed with the court, on October 28, 2008, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and local law enforcement, executed a federal search warrant on the Iron Mountain Lake residence of Jody Niccum ... Niccum became the interim mayor of Iron Mountain Lake in July of 2008. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Sports Briefs: Alpine All Out hoops tourney Aug. 29 Aug 15, 2009
GAYLORD Bob Rochester of Warren recorded his first-ever hole in one last week at Mountain Lake Golf Club. Rochester, playing with his wife, Debbie, aced the 158-yard No. 6 with a 6-iron. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Greenhorn women win valley league Aug 15, 2009
The 11-team league, which started in 1971, consists of teams from Pine Mountain Lake, Tracy, Del Rio, Stockton, Woodbridge, Spring Creek, Brookside, Discovery Bay, Elkhorn and Oakdale. Each club fields an A and B team. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
State analyst admits cutthroat poaching Aug 14, 2009
DEER LODGE Three area people recently pleaded guilty to illegally taking and possessing 91 cutthroat trout from a high mountain lake ... Taking 100 cutthroat damages the fishery resource in these mountain lakes, Burns said. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Lake Arrowhead, Taking a break from the triple digits Aug 13, 2009
Water skiers were enjoying the cool mountain lake, hundreds of awe-inspiring homes blanket the forest hills beyond the crystal clear water and the bluest skies one could ever imagine seem to fill the entire horizon. The Spa in the Pines, a new full-service luxury spa, part of the Lake Arrowhead Resort, offers a host of rejuvenating spa and salon treatments as well as a fitness studio and cardio theatre and yoga, pilates and fitness classes. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
11 upstate Democrats eye seat on Congress Aug 6, 2009
On Monday, county chairs will meet at Syracuse University s Minnowbrook Conference Center, in Blue Mountain Lake, to become acquainted with each potential candidate and will then cast a vote. For the complete story, pick up a copy of The Palladium-Times. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Forever wild, and possibly wired Aug 5, 2009
The first is already open in Blue Mountain Lake. Citing figures that as many as 30 percent of IBM employees telecommute, Collins sees opportunities for Fortune 500 companies, startup software companies, and even call centers to locate their employees here. (Albany Times Union)
Council applying for historical marker grant Jul 30, 2009
The old dam was put in place during the creation of Mountain Lake in 1937-1938 as a New Deal Works Progress Administration project. Property at auction. (Mt. Lake Observer/Advocate, MN)
a El Salvador . . . con amor Jul 30, 2009
We left on Friday, June 19 and got back to Mountain Lake on Wednesday, July 1. The groups primary base of service was in the capital city of San Salvador, with just under 1. (Mt. Lake Observer/Advocate, MN)
Golf Spotlight: Once dead Mountain Lake now brims with life Jul 29, 2009
By Jeremy Speer Sports Editor Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:31 AM EDT MICHAYW; Old-fashioned, nose-to-the grindstone hard work is what has fueled the reclamation project at Mountain Lake Golf Club ... The results have been spectacular, as Mountain Lake now bustles with action and positive comments ... Tellschow came up with the Mountain Lake name because of the variety of terrain covered on the course. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Mark Burgess Jul 29, 2009
I had been throwing a crankbait and a spinnerbait, so I slowed down some with a 10" worm and the action was just as fast, but not necessarily better quality. By the end of that day, I had put together more of the puzzle pieces. They were pulling current hard, and that was positioning the fish. They weren't necessarily keying on the shad spawn all the time, but you had to be around some shad. And they were leaving their spawning areas to head out to the main lake, so you had to intercept their... (ESPN -- Outdoors)
A wild ride in Southcentral this year Jul 28, 2009
The view can extend for miles and a swim in a mountain lake can be the reward for hard day of pedaling. Powerline Pass trail is overgrown, tough and steep, so less experienced riders might try the APU trails or, in the Mat-Su, Kepler-Bradley and Crevasse Moraine trails. (Anchorage Daily News)
American National Bankshares Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Earnings and Announces Third Quarter Cash Dividend Jul 23, 2009
In April, we relocated our Smith Mountain Lake office to a better facility in order to provide services not previously available to our customers in that market. We recently converted our Ridgeway office to a drive-through only from a full-service facility. (PR Newswire)
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Great grandparents are Rosetta Baker of Iron Mountain Lake. Reader Comments (0) The comments below are from readers and do not represent the views of the Daily Journal Leave a Comment. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Pollution outruns Adirondacks Jul 15, 2009
Forests surrounding Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks can. t soak up all the greenhouse gas emissions generated by residents. (Albany Times Union)
Sports Briefs: OCHA free skills clinic Monday at Sportsplex Jul 11, 2009
GAYLORD A golf outing for the Gaylord football program will take place Sunday, July 19 at Mountain Lake Golf Club. - Advertisement - Contact Tony Krepps at 731-1300 for more information or to sign up for a tee time. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Fishing limits dropped on 6 backcountry lakes Jul 11, 2009
The plan, which has not been without its critics, is to kill off non-natives and hybrid fish in 21 mountain lakes, and then to restock them with native westslope cutthroat trout ... There's nothing like the taste of wild fish, freshly caught in a mountain lake. (Missoulian, MT)
Sports Briefs: Golf outing for Gaylord football July 19 at Mountain Lake Jul 8, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:04 AM EDT GAYLORD A golf outing for the Gaylord football program will take place Sunday, July 19 at Mountain Lake Golf Club. Contact Tony Krepps at 731-1300 for more information or to sign up for a tee time. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Celebrate the Fourth Jul 3, 2009
The Iron Mountain Lake Park Board is hosting their first ever Fourth of July picnic and parade ... The event is sponsored by the Iron Mountain Lake Board of Aldermen ... All of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Iron Mountain Lake Park Board. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Scouts offer summer camps, programs Jul 2, 2009
Camp Pioneer is located in northeast Linn County and is know as the Jewel of the Cascades with Mt. Jefferson reflected in the mountain lake where lots of aquatic activities happen and is the base for outpost camping in the Cascades Mountains. Locally, a day camp program is available at Happy Valley Tree Farm near Lebanon for youth grades first through fifth this fall. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Leesville Lake Bass Club holds tournaments Jul 2, 2009
The sixth tournament of the 2009 Leesville Lake Tournament Trail was held as a night tournament on Smith Mountain Lake June 20 ... The next tournament of the year will be held as a night tournament on Smith Mountain Lake on July 18. (Altivista Journal, VA)
You Are How You Camped Jul 1, 2009
How you responded to being shipped off (often at an ) to a cluster of cedar cabins beside a mountain lake; to being taught Native American crafts, chants, and songs of dubious authenticity; and to being subjected to various painful hazing ritualsmany of them involving underwearreveals an awful lot about your fundamental character. If, as the Duke of Wellington claimed, the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, then the psychotherapy bills of our own great nation were... (Slate)
Enforcement of boating under the influence laws to be stepped up this weekend Jul 1, 2009
"We want people to be safe and have fun while recreational boating" commented Capt. Ron Henry, the Region 2 Manager, who oversees several large water bodies, including Smith Mountain Lake. "Since alcohol use is a contributing factor in many fatal recreational boating accidents, we recommend that boaters avoid drinking alcoholic beverages at all times and we will have a zero tolerance for anyone found operating a boat under the influence of alcohol or drugs on our waters.". (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
IML puts on Fourth of July picnic and parade Jun 28, 2009
The event is sponsored by the Iron Mountain Lake Board of Aldermen ... All of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Iron Mountain Lake Park Board. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Smith: Time to get a a little religion Jun 27, 2009
Nonetheless, a gentle breeze wafted through the building as worshippers fanned themselves with traditional hand-held fans that featured an inspirational mountain lake scene on the front. I looked for the typical funeral home advertisement on the back, but curiously there wasn't one. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Horse and Hound Wine festival set for July Jun 26, 2009
- Smith Mountain Lake Chamber. - Bedford Area Chamber, - The Roanoke Valley Convention ors Bureau. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
ArtsCamp schedule set Jun 25, 2009
is sponsored by Mountain Lake Community Services Inc., Jahna Foundation Inc. and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dykxhoorn. The Lake Wales Arts Council Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, encourage and celebrate the arts for the enhancement of community life. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Sports Briefs: Archery tournament Saturday at Bragg Family Farm Jun 24, 2009
GAYLORD Marty Tyner of Spartanburg, S.C. recorded a hole-in-one Saturday at Mountain Lake Golf Club. Tyner aced the 152-yard No. 10 with a 6-iron. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Managing the Merc: Young owners take the reins of Polebridge store Jun 21, 2009
So they took a detour, pulled into Polebridge on a sunny October afternoon when the larch were golden, the peaks dusted white and the sky the color of a deep mountain lake. We just fell in love with the place, she said. (Missoulian, MT)
Trying river Jun 19, 2009
But, he struggled with average finishes at the first three Elite Series events, and it wasn't until a 13th-place finish at the Advance Auto Parts Blue Ridge Brawl at Smith Mountain Lake that Kennedy really put himself within striking distance of the top pros. After finishing sixth on Kentucky Lake, Kennedy jumped in the points again, and the Genuity River Rumble has given him the opportunity to land comfortably within Bassmaster Classic contention. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Copley, Compton take fifth Leesville Lake bass tourney Jun 18, 2009
The next tournament will be held on Smith Mountain Lake at Penhook Boat Dock on June 20. This is a night tournament and tournament hours will be 8 p.m.-4 a.m.. (Altivista Journal, VA)
Mom, take us somewhere! Jun 16, 2009
Thanks to an $800 grant from the Kiwanis Club and another grant from Mountain Lake Community Service Inc., Wiseman said, she s able to afford this year s crop of summer events ... Wiseman said the library was very lucky with the book-illustrator Mr. White whose cost and expenses were covered by the Mountain Lake grant ... White s visit is a big deal for the library, she said, but added that Mountain Lake s gift was a one-time grant. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Key hearing set in Anna Nicole Smith death case Jun 16, 2009
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia's premier source of vacation rentals. Waterfront vacation rental homes, condos and townhomes available on beautiful Smith Mountain Lake. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Sports Briefs: Explore BowHunting class next week Jun 6, 2009
MICHAYW; Ed Langenburg of Bay City recently recorded a hole-in-one at Mountain Lake Golf Club. Langenburg aced the Par-3 No. 17 with a 9-iron. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Rookies reshuffle Jun 5, 2009
While he claimed three checks in the first five events, the best of the bunch was a 26th-place showing at Smith Mountain Lake. While he'd like to earn the honor of top rookie, he has bigger fish to fry. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Former mayor pleads guilty to weapon charge Jun 5, 2009
The former Iron Mountain Lake mayor has pleaded guilty to a felony weapon charge. Last week, Jody Niccum, 49, pleaded guilty to felon in possession of a firearm. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Kids' Summer Camps Jun 5, 2009
Awesome Adventures July 27-30, hike to a mountain lake, float in tubes on the Beaverhead River, go geocaching near Bannack State Park (a biking treasure hunt), and spend a day slipping and sliding at Fairmont Hot Springs (fee includes transportation, snack, entrance fees, etc. for children entering fourth and sixth grades, time will be announced; 80 ( 95). (Montana Standard, MT)
Heading into bell lap in the AOY race Jun 4, 2009
"Niggemeyer refusing to budge at Wheeler; Hallman too quick to hunt for greener pastures at Amistad: two diametrically opposed strategies, but each with similarly huge affects. No doubt other fishermen who are still in the hunt have similar memories. James OverstreetIs this the breakout season for James Niggemeyer on the Elite Series? Heretofore, he's done well in Opens close to home, but now is showing he can hack it with the big boys on the national stage. In an odd sort of way, Lake... (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Out of control good Jun 3, 2009
VanDam recently wrapped up another victory 15th in his BASS career at the Advance Auto Parts Blue Ridge Brawl in April on Virginia's Smith Mountain Lake. BASS Communications. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
This summer, spend time, money in Georgia's parks Jun 3, 2009
I ve watched children paddle a kayak across a pristine mountain lake. I ve helped a retired couple park their RV beside a rolling river. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Busy summer (2) May 31, 2009
Harold Klassen of Mountain Lake, Minn. sent us this photo from the 1930s. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Board appoints Melinda Dicus as alderman May 25, 2009
He was the only incumbent who won a race in that election at Iron Mountain Lake. Melinda finished second in the election, said Mayor Eugene Henson. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
America's 'Top 100 Family Campgrounds' Announced by ReserveAmerica May 23, 2009
Applegate Lake Recreation Area-Squaw Lakes-Siskiyou National Forest-OR Belle Isle State Park-Lancaster, VA Bonny Lake State Park-Idalia, CO Caesars Head State Park-Cleveland, SC Caledon Natural Area-King George, VA Collier-Seminole State Park-Naples, FL Fort Kearny State Recreation Area-Kearney, NE Holmes Bend Campground-Green River Lake-Columbia, KY J.A. Skinner State Park-Hadley, South Hadley, MA John James Audubon State Park-Henderson, KY John W. Kyle State Park-Sardis, MS Lake Lincoln State... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
On the way to forming coalition May 21, 2009
Many of us are becoming more aware daily of these matters, thanks to Bill Quinlan's and the News' articles on poverty and literacy, the wonderful efforts of Dr. Holden, the Fancelli Foundation, United Way, Volunteer USA, charter and Polk County Schools and the too often unrecognized joint community efforts of Mountain Lake, the Care Center, LW Literacy Council, the Chamber, Unity in Community and the other selfless organizations and individuals working to expose, ameliorate or rectify many of... (Lake Wales News, FL)
Illinois' controversial bass vulnerability study May 21, 2009
Jordon pointed to high-pressure fisheries like at the recent Elite Series event on Smith Mountain Lake ... "Smith Mountain Lake is loaded with tons of big bass and they are so hard to catch," Jordon said. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
New services promise online life... May 21, 2009
On Eternal Space, loved ones can choose from different headstones and bucolic landscape backgrounds -- the mountain lake is a popular option -- to create a customized online grave site. Loved ones can add "tribute gifts" such as roses, candles, stuffed animals and other items, while mourners can access photos and videos in a "Memory Book" and leave remembrances of their own. (CNN -- Law)
Smith Mountain Campground opens May 21, 2009
PENHOOK - A new campground opened earlier this month near Smith Mountain Lake ... A Greensboro, N.C., businessman, he and his wife, Sylvia, had a log cabin on Smith Mountain Lake when they purchased Odie Yeatts' hog farm on Smith Mountain Road about 10 years ago. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Alderman, city clerk resign at Iron Mountain Lake May 20, 2009
Fox resigned his seat on the board during the May 11 meeting. When asked if he had any candidates in mind to replace Fox, Henson said he had not made any decisions as of yet. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
