Beau’s Perspective: Dirtwood and a Toothstick

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Woof! Lately, I’ve noticed my two-legged pack family is getting much easier to train. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes they don’t pay attention, and then I have a hard time teaching them anything! But most of the time, they do pretty well. Here’s an example. Each year when it starts getting warm outside and the animals that fly start talking …

Foundation for Lake Anna Emergency Services and Cutalong Partner to Support Emergency Services at Lake Anna

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In a bid to enhance emergency services at Lake Anna, the Foundation for Lake Anna Emergency Services and Cutalong have joined forces for a charity golf tournament set to take place on June 18th, beginning with a shotgun start at 10:00 am. The event aims to gather support for critical life-saving and Fire fighting equipment including an Air Cascade System …

Beau’s Perspective: Two Leggers’ Foot Things

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Woof! I have to tell you that I have figured out how my two-legged pack family operates. I keep my eyes on my two-leggers most of the time. I don’t want them doing anything fun without me. And I don’t want them leaving me at home either. I don’t like that. Two-leggers are funny animals because they don’t have much …

“Back to School” Retirement

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My wife and I retired in 2018 and moved to Lake Anna full-time in 2020. Our retired life at Lake Anna has far exceeded our expectations and we could not imagine living anywhere else. We’re not the only ones. Since moving to Lake Anna, my sister has bought a home here and lives at Lake Anna part-time, my brother-in-law and …

Beau’s Perspective: The Terrible Go Away Boxes

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Woof! I don’t like it when my two-legged pack-mom and pack-dad leave me. We are a pack, for crying out loud, and packs stick together, right? Don’t get me wrong, sometimes they take me with them, but other times they leave me at home – all by myself. They always say “We’ll be right back” and give me a treat, …

Retirement Reflections: A Five-Year Journey of Community, Growth, and Feel-Good Stories of Lake Anna

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I retired at the end of 2018 and bought the Lake Anna Breeze™ in February of 2019. I didn’t know very much about publishing a newspaper, so I had to learn as I went along. Once I got the hang of it, creating The Breeze™ was an absolute joy. Over that five year period, I learned a little bit about …