Articles by Maggie Beamguard








SLLA Debris Site Set to Reopen

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor The community yard debris site in Seven Lakes North will be ready to receive piles of pinecones, brush and other…




Garden Tour Shows Its Blooms

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Everything was in glorious flower for the 2024 Seven Lakes Garden Club garden tour. Garden club volunteers and gracious gardeners…


Dog Days and Foul Women

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor They’ve arrived – the dog days of summer. What a phrase. It conjures in my mind an image of a…




Rocket Team Soars in Competition

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Andrew McPartland and his teammates at UNC-Charlotte waited two months to learn the final results of the 2024 NASA University…


Chris Helmer Wins Bass Tournament

Contributed This year’s annual Lake Auman Sports Club’s Spring Team Bass Tournament took place on Saturday, May 18, 2024 on Lake Auman.  Twenty-five anglers made…






West End Firm Digs into Landscape

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A sign announcing “fresh eggs” along the roadside of N.C. 211 brings curious drivers and potential clients into Jeremy Rust’s…


Fire Safety Starts at Home

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor A garage fire in March on Pinecone Court in Seven Lakes North provides an opportunity to raise awareness about a…






Get Nostalgic at Nanas

By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Thoughts of visiting Nana’s house evoke nostalgia for things of old: tins full of cookies or sewing supplies, cross-stitched pillows,…