Laurel Celebrating 10 Years
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Winter 2012
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Publisher’s Note
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inter in the mountains used to mean downtime. Not anymore. Girls’ weekends, the joy of snowfall and winter events now bring visitors in to what used to be a post-season hush. So if you’re looking for a fabulous getaway, come enjoy it here. Thanks for chillin’ with us this winter and thanks for including the Laurel in your plans for 10 years!
Janet and Marjorie
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The Laurel Magazine • Winter 2012
Contents Events
14 • Winter in Highlands Events 16 • The Bascom’s Barn Dances 16 • Chocolate Cookoff 17 • Sheri Castle Cooking School 19 • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 20 • Chili Cookoff 21 • Scenes from 23 • Area Calendar
The Arts
26 • Cover Artist, Braulio Fonseca 28 • Feature Artist, Carol Rollick 29 • The Bascom News 30 • Sam Summers 31 • The Art League of Highlands 32 • Art Lessons at Blue Valley Gallery
History
Maps
18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map
42 • Highlands History 43 • Cashiers History
Dining
36 • Finca Decero Wine Dinner 38 • Chef’s Challenge 41 • Dining Guide
Literary
44 • Life with Krysti 45 • Happy New Year
Volume Eleven • Issue One • www.thelaurelmagazine.com • 828-526-0173 email: editorial@themountainlaurel.com • P.O. Box 565 • Highlands, North Carolina 28741
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The Laurel Magazine • Winter 2012
Homes & Lifestyles
48 • Home of Distinction 50 • Benefits of Detoxification 51 • Social Security 52 • An American Resolution 52 • Bob Zahner Wilderness Area 54 • Local Energy Conservation
Staff
Giving Back
58 • Forever Farm 60 • Carpe Diem Farms 62 • Rotary Club of Highlands 64 • Montane Cedar Glade 64 • J-M Conservation Alliance 66 • Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society 66 • Highlands Biological Foundation 68 • Valley Garden Club 69 • Free Business Seminars
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Contributing Writers: Jane Gibson Nardy, Gary Wein, Kathy Bub, Mary Adair Leslie, Elizabeth Fletcher, Sue Blair, Michael Rich, Sue Aery, Jim Johnson and Resa Johnson, Michelle Price and Robin Armstrong-Neil
Happy New Year
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Events
Winter in Highlands Events by Luke Osteen Pick up a copy of the Winter in Highlands calendar, or visit www.winterinhighlands.com for a complete listing of events.
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he Winter Months have their own charm in Highlands. For one thing, life unfolds at a more unhurried pace. The woods are almost transcendentally still and the mountains take on a subtle mouse-fur grey. But don’t mistake the hushed landscape for a lack of life. Both towns have larded their calendars with events that’ll get your blood pumping in this most languid of seasons. If you arrive at 2012 with a sleepy palate and drowsy spirit, what better way to take stock of your New Year than over an irresistible brunch served at Old Edwards Inn and Spa’s Madison’s Restaurant? It’s sure to get your year off to a great start. Madison’s will be serving from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 1st. For more information or reservations, call (828) 787-2625. Highlands’ inns, restaurants and shops will stage a Romance Weekend from Friday, January 20th, through Sunday January 22nd. There’ll be special room rates, sumptuous menus, and treasures offered at deep discounts. More than that, it’s a chance to celebrate the passion that lies at the center of all relationships of the heart. For instance, Old Edwards Inn is hosting its Finca Decero Wine Dinner on Saturday, January 21st. The menu features items like Bacon Wrapped Quail “Wellington” with Elderberry Jam, Carpaccio of Venison with Acacia Honey, Minus 8 Balsamic and Dried Cherries, Curry Dusted Diver Scallops on Champagne Beet Puree with Blood Orange and Grapefruit Ragout, Fennel Tempura, and Citrus Coriander. The Weekend Package includes a free Bubbly Reception with live entertainment in the Hummingbird Lounge; free Small Group Tango Lessons; free guided hikes and historic walking tours; and Couples Spa Specials. Seating at the wine dinner is limited. To schedule your romantic weekend, call (828) 78714 | Winter 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
2625 or visit www.oldedwardsinn. com/RomanceWeekend. Sheri Castle, the author of “The New Southern Garden Cookbook,” will stage her “A Taste of the South” culinary workshop at Old Edwards Inn and Spa January 27th29th. Home cooks of any skill level will be treated to interactive, lively cooking demonstrations in the intimate setting of the Piermont Cottage. For reservations, call (828) 787-2625. The Bascom will stage a Winter Barn Dance at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, January 28th. Like all Bascom Affairs, this’ll be an exhilarating experience and an endlessly fascinating cross-section of the Highlands and Cashiers communities. Cost is $5. For more information, call (828) 526-2112. Old Edwards Inn and Spa will host a Spanish Culture Weekend from Friday, February 3rd through Sunday, February 5th. For more information, call (828) 787-2625. Highlands United Methodist Church will hold its first Heart of Highlands Celebration Sunday, February 12th. It’s an intergenerational-dance that’ll feature music, food, and the chance to revel in the warmth that’s sustained the community through the years. At the center of the festivities is the selection of someone whose selfless service embodies the best of Highlands. Madison’s Restaurant, which practically defines elegant romance, will offer a Valentine’s Dinner from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 14th. Cost is $75 per person. For reservations, call (828) 787-2625. If the February events still haven’t boosted your excitement level, make a point to attend Highlands-Cashiers Players’ production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” staged at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 23rd through Sunday, February 26th and Friday, March 2nd through Sunday, March 4th, at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center in Highlands.
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Tickets are $20. For more information, call (828) 526-8084. The Bascom will hold another Winter Barn Dance at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, February 25th. For tickets and information, call (828) 526-2112. Author/Chef Sheri Castle returns to the Old Edwards Inn and Spa Friday, February 24th, through Sunday, February 26th, to share the secrets of an “Italian Country Kitchen.” Space is limited to 12 people per class. For more information or reservations, call (828) 787-2625 or visit www.oldedwardsinn.com/SheriCastle. Let’s face it – by the time March rolls around, we’re all a little desperate for a bit of spice. Winter’s gone on forever and the blush of color that was Valentine’s Day seems like a million years in the past. That’s why the Highlands Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Chili Cookoff, slated for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10th, at the Community Building (Conference Center) is always such a welcome
part of the social calendar. You’ll be treated to a full spectrum of culinary delights, ranging from the comfortable embrace of a down home cornbread recipe to a spoonful of chili that calls to mind a firestorm of biblical proportions. Add in music that demands a trip to the dance floor and you have the formula for an evening as irresistible as a neon “Good Food” sign blinking on a frigid winter’s night. As for the lineup of the chilies themselves – it’s a palate-pleasing spectrum that ranges from the sublimely spiced to the tongue searing. There’ll be prizes awarded for Most Unusual, Hottest, and People’s Choice. The Old Edwards Inn and Spa offers a St. Patrick’s Day Weekend package Friday, March 16th, through Sunday, March 18th. By this stage of winter, a holiday in green is a blessed promise of warmer days ahead. For information or reservations, call (828) 787-2625.
The Barn Pavilion of The Old Edwards Inn and Spa is the stage for the 2012 Chef’s Challenge, Saturday, March 17th. It’ll pit house favorite and current title holder Executive Chef Johannes Klapdohr against Nick Figel of Cyprus Restaurant; The Gamekeeper’s Tavern’s Matthew Kowal; and John Fleer of Canyon Kitchen Restaurant. There’ll be a champagne greeting, appetizers throughout the event prepared by the participating chefs, a cash bar, a four-course buffet with the four competing chefs cooking for you in the main hall right in front of you and live music. For more information and tickets, call (828) 526-2909. The Barn Dance at The Bascom at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31st, is a terrific way to celebrate the warmer days of the new Spring. Cost is $5. For more information, call (828) 526-2112.
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The Bascom’s Barn Dances The Bascom’s Barn Dances, set for January 28th, February 25th and March 31st, are certain to put wings on your feet.
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ecades ago Highlands rocked the night away at Helen’s Barn. To revive the romance of those evenings, The Bascom is hosting a series of Winter Barn Dances. On Saturdays January 28th, February 25th and March 31st, the nostalgia of Highlands yesteryear will come alive with music, dance and kinship. Each evening honors the service of different segments of our community. The first begins with celebrating our area’s veterans who have served our nation at home and abroad. On February 25th help celebrate the service of our educators and on March 31, the service of our policemen, firefighters and EMS
will be honored. The dances will start at 7:00 p.m. and last until 10:00 p.m. Along with the live entertainment, libations and dinner will be available. Tickets are $5 per person at the door. Admission for honorees is complimentary. The Bascom’s Winter Barn Dances are sponsored by The Bascom, The Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, Mountain Fresh Grocery and The Ugly Dog Pub. The Bascom is located at 323 Franklin Road in Highlands. For more information about other winter events in Highlands, visit www.winterinhighlands.com.
Chocolate Cookoff by Luke Osteen The Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library’s Chocolate Cookoff, set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 11th, celebrates the romance of this most essential food.
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he Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library are serving up their first Chocolate Cookoff, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 11th, in the library’s Meeting Room. Cost is $5, with children under 5 free. “This’ll help us get rid of the winter blahs – and what better way than to gorge ourselves on chocolate –, celebrate Valentine’s Day and support the Friends of the Library,” says organizer Bonnie Zacher. “It’s an opportunity for some friendly competition to make the best chocolate dish in town. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Library to advocate for and enhance library services for Cashiers residents.” There will be two categories: one for professionals (chefs, banquet coordinators, caterers) and one for the public. “We are asking that anyone who is in-
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terested in making a chocolate confection of some sort get an application form either from me at (828) 743-0489, Marilyn Staats at (828) 743-2558, or from the library,” says Mrs. Zacher. “Chocolate confections can be anything made with chocolate from candies, to cakes to brownies, and other desserts. Each entrant will make one dessert that will be judged and later sold and additional small bites for the public to taste. Judging will be based on taste, texture, aroma, creativity and eye appeal. Drinks will be provided for a $1 donation. All applications are due to me by February 4th.” Membership in the Friends of the Library is open to all who believe in the importance of public libraries to individuals and the community. Membership forms are available at the desk at the Cashiers Library.
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Sheri Castle Cooking School Acclaimed chef-author Sheri Castle brings a taste of the familiar and the exotic and a pantry’s worth of unforgettable stories to her kitchen workshops at the Old Edwards Inn and Spa.
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ld Edwards Inn and Spa is hosting a pair of unforgettable culinary workshops with Sheri Castle, author of “The New Southern Garden Cookbook,” January 27th29th and February 24th and 26th. Home cooks of any skill level will be treated to interactive, lively cooking demonstrations in the intimate setting of the Piermont Cottage. Sheri peppers her classes with useful tips and hints and welcomes questions on all sorts of cooking topics. The food is fresh, creative, and designed to ensure cooking success. Sheri will prepare and serve five recipes which her students will enjoy for lunch with wine. Participants in the January 27th29th class will learn the subtle intricacies of “A Taste of the South.” The February 24th-26th class will explore the deeply sensual delights of an “Italian Country Kitchen.”
Sheri is known for melding storytelling, humor and culinary expertise, so she can tell a tale while making a memorable meal. Through writing and teaching, she delivers diverse culinary expertise, solid technical skills and tons of practical tips and hints. Her creative recipes and wonderful food inspire people to cook with confidence and enthusiasm. Old Edwards Inn and Spa is offering exclusive Sheri Castle Cooking School Packages. Participants will enjoy deluxe accommodations, a Friday evening welcoming reception with Sheri, a signed copy of her “The New Southern Cookbook,” an Old Edwards Logo apron and hat; and dinner at Madison’s on an evening of the participants’ choice. Space is limited to 12 people per class. For more information or reservations, call (828) 7872625 or visit www.oldedwardsinn.com/SheriCastle.
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Accommodations
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4-1/2 Street Inn .....................
Meadows Mtn. Realty............
Highlands Emporium............ Martha Anne’s........................
Colonial Pines Inn.................. Inn at Half Mile Farm............
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Marge Rohrer Originals........
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Retail
Highlands Visitors Center.....
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Warth Construction...............
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HCP’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Maggie the Cat heats up the frigid winter nights in the Highlands-Cashiers Players’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” slated for February 23rd-26th and March 2nd-4th at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center.
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or many Highlands and Cashiers theater lovers, the winter season will be anything but dull as set dressers, costume designers, light and sound experts as well as actors start preparing to present Highlands Cashiers Players’ winter play, Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” directed by Donna Cochran. It isn’t hard to understand why this wonderful play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” is one of the finest examples of southern genre theatre with characters so finely drawn and dialogue so compelling that it has remained popular for more than half a century. While the legends who brought the movie version to the screen, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Burl Ives, are no longer with us it is fitting that we acknowledge the
101st birthday of the playwright, Tennessee Williams, this year. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” does more than entertain. It is thought provoking while tackling the universal problem of the difficulty with communication within families. The play, sponsored in part by WHLC, opens at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center Thursday, February 23rd, and plays through the 26th and again Friday, March 2nd, through the 4th. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. The Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center is located at 507 Chestnut Street in Highlands. Ticket information is available at www.highlandscashiersplayers.org or by calling (828) 526-8084.
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Chili Cookoff by Luke Osteen
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Wake up your slumbering palate at the Highlands Chamber of Commerce’s Chili Cookoff, Saturday, March 10th, at the Highlands Community Building.
et’s face it – by the time March rolls around, we’re all a little desperate for a bit of spice. Winter’s gone on forever and the blush of color that was Valentine’s Day seems like a million years in the past. That’s why the Highlands Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Chili Cookoff, slated for 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10th, at the Community Building (Conference Center) is always such a welcome part of the social calendar. The Cookoff brings more than a small measure of heat to this grayest month. It’s a night of piquant experiences, music and dancing, and refreshments to match the excitement. You’ll be treated to a full spectrum of culinary delights, ranging from the comfortable embrace of a down home corn bread recipe to a spoonful of chili that calls to mind a fire storm of biblical proportions. Add in music that demands a trip to the dance floor and you have the formula for an evening as irresistible as a neon “Good Food” sign blinking on a frigid winter’s night. As for the lineup of the chilies themselves – it’s a palatepleasing spectrum that ranges from the sublimely spiced to the tongue searing. There’ll be prizes awarded for Most Unusual, Hottest, and People’s Choice. You’ll also be able to enjoy the entrants to the corn bread and salsa competitions. It’s a recipe for the hottest night of the winter. To cool everything off, soft drinks, beer and wine will be served. Tickets are $20 and will be sold at the door the evening of the event. Children 12 and under get in for free. If you’d like to participate, contact the Chamber at (828) 5265841, or via email at visitor@highlandschamber.org for an entry form and instructions. You can also fax your request to (828) 5265803. If you have a can’t-miss chili, corn bread or salsa recipe, join the competition. It’s open to everyone. And if your taste buds have gotten a little sleepy this winter, wake them up with this palate-challenging lineup.
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Scenes from Cashiers Christmas Parade
The Cashiers Christmas parade was held on Saturday, December 10th. Photos by Carol Adams To view more photos from the 2011 Cashiers Christmas parade, visit www.thelaurelmagazine.com/extra.php
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Scenes from Highlands Christmas Parade
The Highlands Christmas parade was held on Main Street on Saturday, December 3rd. Photos by Gil Stose Photography. To view more photos from the 2011 Highlands Christmas parade, visit www.thelaurelmagazine.com/extra.php
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January
Mark Your Calendar
• Work of The Bascom Instructors will be on exhibit in the Atrium Gallery January 7-March 1, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949. • Classes at The Bascom for the adult art enthusiast include: Journaling Mornings, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, January 7, February 4, and March 3 with Betty Holt from 10 a.m.12:30 p.m.; Open Studio: Two Dimensional Independent Study, Tuesdays: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Thursdays: January 5, 12, 19, 26; Tuesdays: February 7, 14, 21, 28; Thursdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: February 2, 9, 16, 23. (828) 526-4949. • Creation Station, a program for The Bascom’s young artists, will be held the following Saturdays: January 7, 14, 21, and 28; and February 4, 11, 18, and 25, from 10 a.m.-noon. Available for ages five through nine, tuition: $5 per class. (828) 526-4949 . • Story Swap, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, by Highlands Writers Group, at Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-1935. • Free Classic Movies, Wednesday, January 18, and Wednesday, February 15, 3:30 p.m., The Hudson Library. Movies are free and projected onto an 8 x 10 ft. screen using an LCD projector. (828) 526-3031 for title information and length of feature. • Romance Weekend, January 20-22, Highlands’ inns, restaurants and shops, special room rates, sumptuous menus, and treasures offered at deep discounts. For tickets and information, call (828) 526-2112 • Regional Art exhibit in the Bunzl Gallery, January 21-March 25, The Bascom, Opening reception, 2-4 p.m., January 21. (828) 526-4949. • Photography Workshop with Greg Newington, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, January 21, The Bascom, Levels: I & II. (828) 526-4949. • Finca Decero Wine Dinner, Saturday, January 21, The Farm at Old Edwards. One of many events planned for the Highlands Romantic Weekend. Seating at the wine dinner is limited. (828) 787- 2625. • “A Taste of the South” culinary workshop at Old Edwards Inn and Spa with Sheri Castle, the author of “The New Southern Garden Cookbook,” January 27-29. For reservations, call (828) 787-2625. • Friends Around the Globe, 1-3 p.m. Saturdays, January 28-February 25. The Bascom. Presented in partnership with the International Friendship Center. No pre-registration required. Enrollment is for ages eight to twelve, and tuition, $5 per class. (828) 526-4949. • Winter Barn Dance celebrating our area’s veterans who have served our nation at home and abroad, 7 p.m., Saturday, January 28, The Bascom. Cost $5. For more information, call (828) 526-2112.
February
• Free Children Movies At The Library, 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 1. Movies are free and projected onto an 8 x 10 ft. screen using an LCD projector. (828) 526-3031. Children’s films are all rated G or PG. • Spanish Culture Weekend, Friday-Sunday, February 3-5. Old Edwards Inn and Spa. For more information, call (828) 787-2625. • Mountain High Dulcimer Club, noon, Monday, February 6, Highlands United Methodist Church. Dues are $1 per meeting. For more information, call Paul Andry at (828) 787-1586, or call Les Scott at (828) 200-9532. • First Chocolate Cookoff, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, February 11, Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library Meeting Room. Cost is $5, with children under 5 free. To obtain an application, call 743-0489 or 743-2558. All applications are due by February 4. • Heart of Highlands Celebration, Sunday, February 12, Highlands United Methodist Church. It’s an intergenerational-dance that’ll feature music, food, and the chance to revel in the warmth that’s sustained the community through the years. (828) 526-3376. • “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Highlands-Cashiers Players, Thursday-Sunday, February 23-26 and Friday-Sunday, March 2-4, at the MartinLipscomb Performing Arts Center in Highlands. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. (828) 526-8084. • Winter Barn Dance, celebrating the service of our educators, 7 p.m. Saturday, February 25, The Bascom. For tickets and information, call (828) 526-2112. • Secrets of an “Italian Country Kitchen”, Friday-Sunday, February 24-26, with Author/ Chef Sheri Castle, Old Edwards Inn and Spa. Space is limited to 12 people per class. For more information or reservations, call (828) 787-2625.
March
• Highlands Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Chili Cookoff, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday, March 10, at the Highlands Community Building (Conference Center). If you’d like to participate, contact the Chamber at (828) 526-5841, . You can also fax your request to (828) 526-5803. • 2012 King of the Mountain Chef’s Challenge, 3-10 p.m., Saturday, March 17, The Barn Pavilion of The Old Edwards Inn and Spa, featuring current title holder Executive Chef Johannes Klapdohr against Nick Figel of Cypress Restaurant; The Gamekeeper’s Tavern’s Matthew Kowal; and John Fleer of Canyon Kitchen Restaurant. For more information and tickets, call (828) 526-2909. • Winter Barn Dance, celebrating the service of our policemen, firefighters and EMS, 7 p.m., March 31, The Bascom. Cost is $5. For more information, call (828) 526-2112.
• Betsy Paul Art Raffle benefitting the CashiersGlenville Fire Department features Sam Summers. Tickets can be purchased in blocks of 12 for $60. Drawing will be held Wednesday, February 29. For more information contact Betsy Paul Properties, (828)743-0880.
Weekly Events Every Monday • Triva Night, 8 p.m., Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-8364. Every Tuesday • Highlands Rotary Club, noon, Highlands Community Center. • Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m., Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. (828) 743-0215. • Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m., Highlands Rec Park. Every Wednesday • Highlands Mountaintop Rotary, 7:30 a.m., dining room at the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. • Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8 a.m., Cashiers United Methodist Church, (828) 743-2243. • Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 p.m., Cashiers United Methodist Church. • Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:50 p.m., Highlands Civic Center. • Bluegrass, 7:30 p.m., Ugly Dog Pub, Nitorgrass and Rebecca White, (828) 526-8364. EVERY THURSDAY • Highlands Writer’s Group, 2 p.m. Hudson Library, (828) 526-3031. Every Friday • Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Highlands Civic Center. • Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625. • Music at on the Verandah, Chad Reed, 7 p.m., (828) 526-2338. • Live Music, Ruka’s Table, (828) 526-3636. Every Saturday • Santa at the Highlands Visitor Center, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. up until Christmas, (828) 526-2112. • Wine Tasting, 2 p.m., Mountain Fresh, (828) 526-2400. • Afternoon Wine Tasting, 4:30 p.m., Ruka’s Table, with live Jazz beginning at 6:30 p.m. (828) 526-3636. • Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.
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The Arts
Cover Artist Braulio Fonseca
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h e n you’re in the business of filmmaking, the whole world is your audience… if you can just get your film in front of the whole world’s eyes. That is exactly what Braulio Fonseca, Costa Rican/American filmmaker, intends to do. He has launched a creative collection of producers, cameramen, editors, and other gifted film enthusiasts to collaborate on what they love most, film-production. And they don’t mind a bit that the adventure takes them on phenomenal global expeditions, recruiting accomplished talent for their consortium along the way. Fonck Films (Fonck, a derivative of Fonseca) was destined to be. Fonseca’s mother divorced, moved her family from Costa Rica to Dallas, remarried and relocated to Franklin, where Fonseca went to school. Today, one of his strongest supporters, personally and financially, is his third grade Franklin English teacher, 28 | Winter 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
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Michelle Hubbs. She, her hyusband Tim, brother and sister-in-law Chris and Dianne Bullis, provided enough additional financial backing to make possible Fonseca’s latest production, “In Search of Dirt Roads: Exploring the Landscapes of the Mind.” Fonseca says, “We drove from Chicago to Costa Rica to capture exquisite footage of desert, forest, ocean, nature, and people.” The film is slated to premiere early 2012. There were other regional players in Fonseca’s film destiny. As a young man fresh out of the military, he helped lay the flooring in Cyprus Restaurant in Highlands. That connection led to a friendship that eventually served both proprietor Nick Figel and Fonck Films. Fonseca says, “I had just released a teaser for In Search of Dirt Roads, and showed it to everyone at Cypress. Nick saw it and was excited. He asked if I could create a teaser for Cypress. I talked up payment as a trip
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to South America. He jumped on board. I had such a great connection to Cyprus that it was easy to bring out the life in that video. Now my pictures are at the restaurant on a TV screen rolling events, 365 days a year. It was synchronicity, I helping Nick, Nick helping me.” Fonseca adds that writing, filming and producing videos for other businesses is an ideal way of utilizing his company’s talents to make money to finance other creative endeavors. As a graduate screen-writing student from the Columbia College in Chicago, Fonseca feels like he is living the dream, founding his own film company before he even graduated, opening a film in Chicago and Asheville, heading for grad school at Northwestern, and going global with work that happily consumes him. What’s next? Several irons are in the fire. Fonseca, also a magazine journalist, had an assignment to interview John Bresland, a professor at Northwestern. A few minutes into the
interview they discovered a mutual love for the road, which inspired a future motorcycle trek form Kitty Hawk, N.C., to L.A. Bresland will mentor Fonseca as he documents Americana all along the way. But there is a more immediate project in the offing. Fonseca says, “I am taking a break from dramatic story and have taken on a new romantic comedy project. The story will take place in Costa Rica, and I am hoping to begin production within the 2012 year.” To keep abreast of those adventures and other Fonck Film specials, check out Fonseca’s website at: http://www.fonckfilms.com/. The company is an active participant on Twitter and Facebook and all the latest techno contacts. Fonck Films welcomes inquiries, comments and is actively seeking investors. Keep your eyes on the big screen. If Fonseca has his way, it won’t be long before you and the world will focus on Fonck… for reel!
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d’Bird is d’Word by Donna Rhodes
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very decade or two, Heaven cranks out one extra special human being. Seven decades ago it was Carol Rollick, one of the most enthusiastic and passionate individuals to ever set foot… and heart… on Planet Earth. Carol, an accomplished fine artist and interior designer, is totally, happily consumed by her art. She says, “I just can’t help myself. Art is my existence. I do it because it is my passion. I have no choice in the matter.” Today’s economy has made many artists rethink their creative commitment, but Rollick remains unflappable. Her dedication is infectious, so she is asked to address art clubs and guilds to inspire those who are flagging. When speaking she has a prop, a cat toy called d’bird that she whisks about to dramatize her story. She begins, “I have two cats, Eddie Puss Rex and Jack The Ripper. I play with them every day with this toy.” She swirls the toy in tempting little cat teaser jumps. “Eddie will roll on his back and bat at d’bird, caring very little whether he hits it or not. Jack, on the other hand, launches himself at it, throwing his body over and over again in the air to catch it.” She continues, “When he pounces on it, he flattens his body, pinning the toy to the ground waiting for the praise he knows I will give him. He purrs in ecstasy while I tell him how good he 30 | Winter 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
is, how brave and smart. Then we do it again. Time after time he gives it his all, leaping not so much for the d’bird, but for the praise.” She says that is the way it is with artists. Some of them try, but not very hard. They never give it their all. Some, like Jack just can’t help themselves. They throw themselves over and over again at their art hoping for the reward, that feeling of accomplishment, the rush of attainment, the joy of having someone appreciate their work, either with praise or financial reward. She finishes her little tale with, “While we hope to sell, finding it a validation of our work and giving us the resource to do more, we also value praise, just like Jack. We make art because we must, just like Jack will continue to attack d ‘bird. We do it because it is our passion.” Her words are met with abundant applause, the equivalent of her praise for Jack, ten times over. Knowing she has done her part to keep art alive sustains her, and luckily for us, it feeds her desire to keep creating and encouraging us to do the same. To see her art first hand, visit the Macon County Art Association Uptown Gallery, 30 East Main Street, Franklin, or visit her website at: www.thebloominggenius.com. d’bird is d’word. Check it out!
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The Bascom News by Donna Rhodes
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t may be cold outside, but inside The Bascom, things are heating up! Check out these exhibitions, classes and events sure to warm up your cool winter days. January 7th through Match 1st, work of The Bascom Instructors will be on exhibition in the Atrium Gallery. January 21st through March 25th Regional Art will be on exhibit in the Bunzl Gallery. The opening reception is January 21st from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Creation Station, a program for The Bascom’s young artists, will be cranked up and raring to go on the following Saturdays: January 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th; and February 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. No pre-registration required. Available for ages five through nine, tuition: $5 per class. Also on Saturdays, January 7th, 14th, and 28th, get ready for your spring garden with Girl Scouts: Ceramic FlowerPots. Scouts will learn ceramic hand-building techniques and glaze applications to create large flowerpots. Take an Art Adventure on Tuesdays, January 17th through February 21st, 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. You will work on individual and collaborative projects. Snacks are provided. Bus from Highlands School. Class size is limited; pre-registration is required. Designed for ages five through nine with tuition of $30 for a sixweek session. What in the world is going on? Find out with Friends Around the Globe Saturdays, January 28th through February 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Presented in partnership with the International Friendship Center. No pre-registration required. Enrollment is for ages eight to twelve, and tuition, $5 per class. Classes for the adult art enthusiast include: Journaling Mornings, Saturday, January 7th, February 4th, and March 3rd with Betty Holt from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Or how about Open Studio: Two Dimensional Independent Study, Tuesdays: January 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st; Thursdays: January 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th; Tuesdays: February 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th; Thursdays: February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Join our community of artists during open studio hours and work in a state of the art facility with studio furniture and equipment at your fingertips. This studio is equipped for painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, fibers or any other two dimensional work you can dream up. Instruction is not provided; this is your time to create and explore in a supportive environment! Levels: I & II Tuition: $60 member/$95 non-member per month. Or check out Art by Appointment. You choose the media, day, and time! Bring your family, office group or circle of friends to celebrate a special event or just have fun. Maybe photography is your passion. Study with internationally acclaimed photographer Greg Newington. Workshop is offered Saturday, January 21st, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Levels: I & II Tuition: $75 member/$110 non-member. For more information about these offerings and more, call (828) 526-4949 or visit thebascom.org. www.thelaurelmagazine.com | Winter 2012 | 31
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he art raffle artfrom downed timber ist for January/ or harvested directly February is Sam from the forest beSummers. This is the hind his shop. third year that Sam Viewers are invited has generously doto see each month’s nated to the raffle, raffle item on display which benefits the from 9:00 A.M. to Cashiers-Glenville Fire 5:00 P.M., Monday Department. This through Saturday at year’s donation is a Betsy Paul Properbowl that was turned ties, 870 Highway 64 from a fork of a very West, Cashiers, North old and twisted dogCarolina. Checks can wood tree, which died also be mailed diof dogwood anthracrectly to the Cashiersnose in 1994. It was Glenville Fire Departoriginally turned in ment, P.O. Box 713, 1995, then re-turned Cashiers, North Caroand refinished in Nolina, 28717. For more vember 2011. This information contact one-of-a-kind wooden The Betsy Paul art raffle for the Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, will be held Betsy Paul Properties, bowl would be a won(828)743-0880. on February 29th. For more information, call (828) 743-0880. derful addition to any “Artists receive home! Sam produces promotion, winners artistic bowls and vases from native mountain hardwoods. receive a piece of art for a minimal investment, and the fire Each piece is a unique work of art, designed to enhance the department gets crucial funding. And don’t forget, tickets natural grain and figure of the wood. Sam operates a one- can be purchased in blocks of 12 for $60. They make a great man shop on a mountain top off of Big Ridge Road in Glen- gift,” says Paul. All of the proceeds from the art raffle go exville, North Carolina. Many of the woods used are recycled clusively to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department.
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On a humorous note, her friends refer he Art League of Highlands has to her as “Leopard Leader” because of her many prominent members who are unique accessorizing. Her bright smile and active in community affairs. Caroline friendly nature is a high point for her many Cook, past president of the League and a recipients of the “Home Delivered Meals” staunch supporter of the arts, is one such she delivers. She and Buck “Santa” Trott person. organized Home Delivered Meals. CaroCaroline and her husband, Jodie, have line and Jodie started the Abbott, Carrere, been full time residents for over sixteen and Platter Holiday Meals which she deyears. Previously, they often visited her livers on holidays when “Home Delivered family’s Highlands home before movMeals” doesn’t. Meals are purchased loing from Augusta, Georgia. She has been cally and Caroline provides goody bags for President, and vice-president as well as each client. acting treasurer for the Art League and The Art League has many generous and introducing art into the lives of children. hard working members who “make things She has been on the Highlands Chamber happen.” The Art League has funded the Music board for 12 years; she was on the Caroline Cook Children’s Summer Camp program at the steering committee that developed the Rec Park for years and provides volunMartin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center and served on the PAC board for 11 years. A hard working teers; hires a teacher and funds other programs for area Mountain Garden Club member, she helps make the “An- children. The ALH Summer and Fall Colors Shows fund these nual Plant Sale” happen and has been in the MGC dancing projects and generate income for the local merchants and troupe in the Christmas Parade for the past 10 years. Caro- hotels. If you are interested in knowing more about The Art line joins her husband, a member of Highlands Rotary, work- League visit www.artleagueofhighlands.com. Meetings reing as the “Head Bingo Babe” and has worked with a passion sume the last Monday in April at PAC with a demonstration by a celebrated artist. to raise funds for Shop With A Cop Rotary Bingo.
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Art Lessons at Blue Valley Gallery
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eeling a stirring of your creative spirit with the beginning of the new year? Learn to explore and express yourself with art lessons offered at Blue Valley Gallery, located on Slabtown Road in the Mountain Laurel Shoppes in Cashiers. Lessons are available with well-know regional artists Velda Lovell and Jack Stern. Times are limited and reserved on a first come, first served basis. For more information, call (828) 743-2956 or email them at bluevalleygallery@frontier.com.
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Finca Decero Wine Dinner A hearty meal, exquisite wine and a deeply romantic setting make the Old Edwards Inn’s Finca Decero Wine Dinner, slated for January 21st, the stuff of cherished memories.
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by hand and winemaking is ld Edwards Inn is servwithout compromise. Having up a healthy dose ing started ‘from scratch’, as of romance with its Decero means, Finca Decero Finca Decero Wine Dinner on has adopted a sustainable Saturday, January 21st. and sensitive approach so The Farm at Old Edwards the unique natural attributes will set the perfect backdrop of Remolinos Vineyard shine for a fun and festive wine through in each vineyard dinner. A four-course meal wine. prepared by Executive Chef The Wine Dinner is one of Johannes Klapdohr will be many events planned for the paired with Finca Decero Highlands Romantic Weekwines. The menu will include end. Old Edwards Inn and Spa items like Bacon Wrapped has pulled together all of the Quail “Wellington” with Elingredients for a memorable derberry Jam, Carpaccio of weekend -- a free Bubbly ReVenison with Acacia Honey, ception with live entertainMinus 8 Balsamic and Dried ment in the Hummingbird Cherries, Curry Dusted Diver Lounge; free Small Group Scallops on Champagne Beet Tango Lessons; free guided Puree with Blood Orange and Grapefruit Ragout, Fennel hikes and historic walking tours; and Couples Spa SpeTempura, Citrus Coriander cials. and much more. To view video of this incredible wine, visit www.thelaurelmagazine.com/extra.php Seating at the wine dinner Finca Decero, once a bare is limited. To schedule your ropatch of soil in the Argenmantic weekend, call (828) 787tine foothills of the Andes, is now a one-of-a-kind vineyard, where each vine is nurtured 2625 or visit www.oldedwardsinn.com/RomanceWeekend.
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King of the Mountain Chef’s Challenge
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tain Chefs); The Gamekeeper’s Tavern’s t’s hard to resist something with an Mathew Kowal and John Fleer of Canyon epic title like King of the Mountain Kitchen Restaurant. The four will comChef’s Challenge. pete in a one-on-one Iron Chef compeWhen you learn that the event not tition in which two chefs face off. Once only features four of the area’s most the Mystery Ingredients are announced, celebrated chefs dueling it out in an the chefs have just 40 minutes to preIron Chef-style competition, but also pare their meal for the four guest judges. includes a Champagne greeting, apPoints are awarded for taste, use of the petizers throughout the event premystery ingredients, presentation and pared by the participating chefs, a originality. cash bar, a four-course buffet with the In addition, there’ll be selected junior four competing chefs cooking for you chefs showing off their culinary talents. in the main hall right in front of you It’s a marvelous opportunity to sample and live music – well, you have all the the creations of a new generation of ingredients for an unforgettable evekitchen stars. ning. Patrons will be welcomed at 3:00 p.m. The 2012 King of the Mountain On March 17th, four of the area’s top chefs with a serving of Champagne and the Chef’s Challenge will be staged at the will compete for the King of The Mountain battle begins at 3:30 p.m. At 7:25 p.m., new Barn Pavilion at the Old Edwards bragging rights and a year’s lease of the the King of the Mountain will be chosen Inn and Spa starting at 3:00 p.m. SatSam’s Cup trophy. and everyone will be treated to a lavish urday, March 17th. meal and live entertainment. It’ll pit the 2011 winner, Old EdGeneral seating during competition and dinner is $135. wards Executive Chef Johannes Klapdohr, against Cyprus Restaurant Chef Nick Figel (the 2010 King of the Moun- For more information and tickets, call (828) 526-2909.
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Highlands Restaurants Altitude’s at Skyline Lodge - 828-526-2121 Bistro on Main at Main Street Inn - 828-526-2590 The Bistro at Wolfgang’s - 828-526-3807 The Brick Oven - 828-526-4121 Bryson’s Deli - 828-526-3775 Cafe 460 - 828-526-8926 Cyprus International Cuisine - 828-526-4429 Downhill Grill - 828-526-1663 El Azteca - 828-526-2244 Flip Side - 828-526-4241 Fressers Esatery - 828-526-4188 Golden China - 828-526-5525 Highlands Hill Deli - 828-526-9632 Highlands Smokehouse - 828-526-5000 Junction Cafe - 828-526-0994 Kelsey Place Restaurant - 828-526-9380 The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering - 828-526-2110 Lakeside Restaurant - 828-526-9419 Madison’s Restaurant & Wine Garden - 828-787-2525 Mountain Fresh - 828-526-2400 Nick’s Fine Food - 828-526-2706
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Highlands History: Hard Times by Donna Rhodes
William W. “Tanner” Cobb and his son Sam Cobb ran the Highlands Tannery beginning in 1886.
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erhaps the only reason Highlands fared so well during the Great Depression was that nothing really changed. Because Highlanders were used to hard times they had become resourceful. Herman Wilson, a youngster during the Depression, recalled, “We fared better than anybody in the whole country. I’ll tell you why we did. We grew our own meat, our vegetables, our corn and hogs and chickens, and we never went hungry.” He added that there simply wasn’t any money. It was “Like it just vanished from the earth.” So people were forced to do their own shoe repair and clothes mending, or they simply bartered for services amongst themselves. Professor Harbison, an influential educator, businessman and politician in the Highlands area said that he had lived through three depressions: the first in the 1870s after the Civil War when factories, mines and furnaces were shut down across the country; the second, when those hard times spread around the world; and the third, when the world was upended by WWI and subsequent bad fiscal management. When the Great Depression hit, Harbison said that the elders who had argued for learning from experience, thrift and 46 | Winter 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
economy saw the writing on the wall. But those who weren’t alive during the two previous economic crashes didn’t plan ahead. They hugely overspent… then, bills due, wondered why the sky started raining financial anvils on their heads. Of course politicians were blamed, but Harbison said, “To read history and political economy is to learn to work, save, and pay which is nothing new to us oldsters, but the youngsters have been in for an awakening…” So, if we shine a contemporary light on his words, we might tremble, for history is repeating itself for a fourth or fifth time in little over a century. Or as Elmer Fudd might warn, “Be afwaid. Be vewy vewy afwaid.” …and learn how to slop a hog. One thing for certain, those who are accustomed to living off the land, the hard-core Highlanders, will most likely survive the next economic bust, for their ability to endure hard times is reflected in their stamina and ability to turn rocky land into sustenance. To learn more about the hardy Highlanders, read Heart of the Blue Ridge by Randolph Shaffner or visit www.highlandshistory.com
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David Mordecai Zachary Contributed by Jane Gibson Nardy, Historian, Cashiers Historical Society
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ontinuing the ing about who had series on the pictures of Zachary children of ancestors, these Mordecai Zachary sisters, Suzanne and Elvira Keener McNabb and Betty Zachary, this article Whitworth, said will feature their they had a picture eighth child, David of their ancestor, Mordecai ZachDavid Mordecai ary who was born Zachary. Back at in Cashiers Valley home, they made March 14th, 1865 in a copy and sent it the grand old house to me and that’s now called the Zachthe picture shown ary-Tolbert House. in this article. You He moved with his may remember parents and siblings a year or so ago, to the Qualla (later I wrote an article called Whittier) area about the Bible of of Jackson County in Mordecai and El1873 and remained vira Zachary which in that section all his had been passed life. Amanda Eglandown in the family tine Carver married of David Mordecai David M. Zachary Zachary and donaton December 13th, ed to the Zachary1891 and they beTolbert House by came the parents of Bill Fryer, a descen10 children, three dant of David M. boys and seven girls. We’ll have to David made his end this article on living as a “timber a sad note with man,” working one the deaths of Datime for the W. M vid M. Zachary and Chester Lumber his wife Amanda Company. On several Zachary. They are censuses, his occuburied in the New Mordecai Zachary and Elvira Keener Zachary’s eighth child, David Mordecai Zachary pation was listed as Whittier Cema “sawyer” at a Saw etery, in the WhitMill and his residences vary from Charleston, Swain County, tier, North Carolina area. Amanda’s birth and death dates are North Carolina to Qualla, Jackson County. No land ownership 1872-1921 with cause of death unknown. David M. Zachary’s was noted on the censuses. Family history tells of how David death date according to his obituary, his tombstone and his liked to read poetry to his children, particularly the works of death certificate was October 23, 1923. The family story tells John Greenleaf Whittier, and having the children memorize that he, along with a crew of mostly Cherokees, went deep and recite poetry at the dinner table. Other family descen- into the forest to harvest timber when his appendix ruptured. dants remember stories of how David was adored by every- They were not able to get him out to the doctor in time and one in the household. he died. The older daughters had to raise their younger sisters At the 2010 Zachary Family Reunion in Cashiers, two sisters due to the untimely deaths of their parents, David Mordecai from Knoxville, Tennessee were in attendance and while talk- Zachary and Amanda Carver Zachary.
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Life With Krysti Contributed by Krysti Rogers
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aomi Chastain told me a few months back that we could reasonably expect 11 snows this winter. (If you know Naomi, she’s never wrong - just ask her family, and if you think she is, well, just ask her family.) I asked her how she knew and she referred me to her “Fogs in August” theory. I’ve always just referred to the “Look out the Window” theory - for me, the easiest. Naomi learned this form of forecasting from a few fairly accurate mountain meteorologists. Sounds simple enough on the surface, you count the fogs in August and that tells you how many snows you’ll have in winter. However, if you listen long enough, it actually becomes quite the science. In short, at a specific point in time each morning you have to choose an inanimate object a certain distance away and if you can see it, well, then clearly it isn’t foggy. If you can’t see it, then it is. The distance has to be a good one, as it doesn’t count if the steam off the outdoor hot tub is obscuring your view. That would mean snow year round. At any rate, now I am ridiculously intrigued and holding
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Naomi accountable to this number of precipitous events. However, before I go dragging out the parka and the sled dogs, I have to mention that she did issue a disclaimer in her forecasting. A “precipitous event” is merely a trackable snow. Meaning that if there’s enough snow to hold your footprint, it counts. So I asked her in all her wisdom, why did the old sages who shared with her the secret of snow not also divulge the formula for how much. Of course she had an answer for that too (told you, woman don’t miss a trick), it just wasn’t the answer I wanted. Evidently those formulas were the next level of forecasting education sadly left incomplete. Her precipitation predicting professors passed away before they could pass on their powder prognosticating powers. Pooey. So I’m back to my “Look out the Window” theory. But I guess the upside is at least I’ll get 11 chances at it this winter. (Although I think by press time, we’ve already had two.) Oh well, happy snowing anyway – and thanks Naomi!!
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Happy New Year
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by Donna Rhodes with contributions from Bob Goldberg and Cecilia Soprano
t’s New Years. Time to wish you and yours good fortune and happiness in 2012. Here is a list of howdy-dos and happy news from organizations with which you may or may not be familiar. In an effort to extend a hand of friendship and coincidentally advertise their cause, please accept a hale and hearty: Happy Newton Year - from those of us who just don’t give a fig Happy Flew Year - most of them these days Happy Who Do You Outdo Year - the Kardashians Happy Newt Year – That Little Lizard’s Fan Club Happy Noose Year - from those of us hanging around Happy Nude Year - Streakers Anonymous Happy Glue Year - Happy Hooves Horse Ranch Happy You Year - It Sucks to Be Me Association Happy Flu Year - the Swineflu Society… wee wee wee love you… all the way home… for about seven days Happy Noodle Year - Order of the Ramen Jammin’ Rasta Pastas Happy Neuf Year - everything sounds better in French, with the possible exception of neuf Happy Blue Year - Smurfs Revivalists Union Happy Snooze Year - the legal firm of Dozer, Dribble, and Nod Happy Who Year - Horton and Associates Happy Moo Year - Bodacious Bovinity Council Happy Phew Year - 2011’s a rap… Diddy Done Widdat Happy Ptoo year - Spit that one out and move on. Happy Brew Year – Brotherhood of, hiccup, Revenuersh Happy Me for You Year - Codependents Anonymous Happy Undo Year – Alpha Geeks Recovery Program Rappy New Year - The Urban Noise Coalition Crappy New Year - Brownie’s Septic Tank Service Nappy New Year - Zzzzzzzzz Anonymous Happy Flue Year - Chimney Sweeps Alliance Happy Abstruse Year - International Council of Philosophers Happy Numb Year - American Society of Anesthesiologists Happy Boop-boop-a-do Year – Betty’s Fan Club Happy Goo Year - Fun Goo for a Fungi Brotherhood Happy Shoe Year - Loafers Anonymous Happy Hue Year - Rainbow Coalition Happy PeeYew Year - Eureka Pong Group Happy Stew Year - The Crock Pot Collective Happy Zoo Year - the U.S. Senate Happy Poo Year - the U.S. House Happy Boo-hoo Year - the White House Nappy Yew Hear - Syslexics Lociety I’ll add my wishes for a stunning twenty-twelve, all 366 days of it. And, just in case they got it right this time, I’ll leave you with one last thought: Happy No Year From the World’s End Alliance. But don’t despair; there’s a bright side. Think of the money you’ll save not buying lottery tickets. Okay, I’ll save you the trouble. Happy Ptoo Year to me. Eneuf said.
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Homes & Lifestyles
Lake Osseroga - Calm Serenity by Wiley Sloan
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he beauty of nature surrounds this month’s Home of Distinction. Songbirds perch in the decade-old trees just outside the windows. The soothing sounds of water cascading over the falls mesmerize you and release the tensions of a busy workweek. Meander across the beautifully-landscaped front lawn, glide across the front porch where you eye two large rocking chairs beckoning “come, sit a spell and relax” The home’s classic design incorporates style and charm to give you beauty without being too formal or fussy. Located in the prestigious gated community of Lake Osseroga, you are convenient to both Highlands and Cashiers but are surrounded by the beauty of nature.
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Designed by Architect Tim Green and built by well-known builder Dave Parmelee of Scaly Mountain Builders, this home is one-of-a-kind. The home’s main level sports two large bedroom suites (one large enough to be a master if you wish) plus the Great Room, dining room, kitchen, laundry room and a superb screen porch. Upstairs you’ll find the master bedroom with his and her closets and large master bath plus a wonderful bedroom that grandchildren love because it looks out toward the marshes and the lake in the distance. The youngsters love to fantasize of boats racing across the pond as they watch wildlife meander down for a drink of water. Timber beams crisscross the cathedral ceiling of the Great
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Room. Tall bookcases surround the stone fireplace with its raised hearth. Glass doors and a gas starter make building a fire and maximizing energy efficiency easy. You’ll enjoy the beauty of the hardwood floors, the most desired type of flooring for homes here in the mountains. Open the sliding doors of the dining room to let the cool breezes waft across the deck. Gather family and friends for a sumptuous meal prepared in the gourmet kitchen with its gas range and top-of-the-line Kitchenaid appliances. Granite covers the large central island which compliments the kitchen’s horseshoe style cabinets as it provides space where several cooks can work their magic. Display your cherished family china in the kitchen’s beautiful glass front upper cabinets. A tumbled tile backsplash makes cleanup a
breeze. During spring, summer and fall I would spend a high percentage of my time on the home’s screen porch. Whether I perch on the swing with my favorite book, or sit with my laptop to finish my latest spreadsheet is immaterial because I am enjoying the beauty of nature. As the sun sets I may even grab my favorite libation and move to the deck to enjoy the blazing sunset as it slips behind the distance mountain. Comfortable, casual elegance best describes this home’s appeal. Offered by Betsy Paul Properties Inc. in Cashiers, this home is just waiting for you. Once you take the virtual tour at www.betsypaulproperties.com, you’ll want to call for an appointment for an onsite visit. Reach Betsy Paul at (828) 743-0880 or (828) 506-4093.
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The Benefits of Detoxification
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Contributed by Dr. Sue Aery, Aery Chiropractic & Acupuncture (828) 526-1022
o you wonder if detoxification would benefit you? The answer is yes! Aside from the toxins we ingest willingly, such as alcohol, processed foods and chemicals, there are so many toxins in our everyday environment that no matter how hard we try to stay clean, we just can’t. Pollution in the air, water and food supply has powerful effects on the body and the mind, weakening our body’s defenses and making us more susceptible to disease and stress. When these external sources of toxicity overpower the body’s internal defenses, the liver’s ability to cleanse the blood slows down due to the overwhelming accumulation of toxins. These excess toxins now build up in other
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parts of the body, slowing the natural cleansing process to a crawl. The result can be experienced as fatigue, pain, brain fog, confusion, loss of memory and even disease. The best way to achieve a successful detoxification is to have proper guidance from a healthcare professional and to make a strong commitment to healthy lifestyle changes that will provide the best internal environment for all of this to take place. A good detoxification program should last for no less than four weeks and can continue longer than that if necessary. Preparing the body for a detox is essential for successful and lasting results. After the body releases the toxins being stored in cells (mostly fat cells), the toxins must then
be taken out of the body through conjugation, a specific process that occurs in the liver. Try to not challenge the body any more than you have been with chemicals, alcohol, processed foods, and artificial flavors and sweeteners. Keeping your diet clean of these toxins in the detox preparation stage will make the detox stage itself that much easier. Eat foods that come from local sources, preferably organic, drink only purified water, limit your use of alcohol, sugar, gluten, dairy and caffeine. You will put yourself on the best healthy track if you follow a good, guided detox program. You can look forward to better sleep, more energy, clarity, less pain, better circulation and improved overall health.
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Social Security: A Woman’s Perspective
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egardless of whether you’re a man or a woman, Social Security will not – and was never designed to – provide all of the income you’ll need to live comfortably during retirement. So if you’re planning to factor Social Security into your retirement plan, you should learn all you can about how to enhance your benefits, and how much income you may need from other sources, to be financially comfortable during your retirement years. For women, there are some unique factors to consider in the equation. Because Social Security generally has annual costof-living adjustments, you have an inflation-protected benefit for as long as you live – and for women, those increases are vital since women generally live longer than men. Women reaching age
65 need to prepare for approximately 20 more years of living expenses. Females represented 57 percent of all Social Security beneficiaries age 62 and older and approximately 69 percent of beneficiaries age 85 and older. The average annual Social Security income received by women 65 years and older was $11,337, compared to $14,822 for men. For unmarried women age 65 and older (including widows), Social Security comprised 50 percent of their total income. Of all elderly unmarried women receiving Social Security benefits, 46 percent relied on Social Security for 90 percent or more of their income. Of the women who were employed fulltime, only 51.0 percent participated in an employer-sponsored private sector plan. Additionally, women
generally received lower pension benefits than men due to their relatively lower earnings. In 2008, the median earnings of working-age women who were employed fulltime were $35,000 compared to $45,000 for men. And, on average, women spend 12 years out of the work force caring for others. Women also are more likely to work at small companies that lack employersponsored benefit programs and hold part-time rather than full-time positions. So how do women offset this gap? By getting retirement plans in place so that Social Security benefits are an income supplement and not a mainstay. To help you determine a retirement strategy that is the most beneficial for your personal financial situation, talk with your Financial Advisor.
Contributed by Mary Beth Brody , Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors in Highlands at (828) 787-2323.
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An American Resolution
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hen I w a s younger, every New Year’s Eve I made a New Year’s Resolution and before the end of January I had already broken it. As I got older I quit making resolutions because I knew that I couldn’t keep them. After watching the movie “Food, Inc.,” I decided that it was time to get serious about my eating habits. So my New Year’s resolution in 2011 was to only drink Organic Milk and I’m proud to say that I have kept my resolution. “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” launched a new series, “Made in America,” focusing on American manufacturing and our economy. For Christmas 2011 they launched the “Made in America” Holiday Shopping Challenge, a pledge to buy American-made gifts this holiday season. The challenge was an experiment to see if people like you and me can use the power of our purchasing choices to make a difference in our communities by creating jobs. Diane Sawyer was citing some amazing statistics like this: if each American spends just $3.33 on American-made goods this year it would generate 10,000 jobs. After hearing these statistics and watching the program, I decided to take the challenge. Well, I hate to admit this but I couldn’t follow through with the challenge, but under the tree I did have three made in America presents and I hope I was able to generate jobs. The series “Made in America” had quite an impact on me and I can proudly say that I have started looking at where things are made and trying to buy products that are made in America. On a trip to the grocery store I was amazed to see salmon from China. How did that fish stay fresh? What about Alaska salmon – it’s nearer and better. In November 2011 the FDA released a recall on pet treats that were made in China and that had killed 60 dogs. I immediately went to my dog treats to make sure none were 56 | Winter 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
made in China. One of the bags had proudly written that it was an American company, but in fine print I found that the treats were made in China. I wonder what would happen to our economy and our country if we all diligently tried to buy American products. I didn’t make a 2012 New Year’s Eve Resolution to buy only products made in America, but I did make a resolution to take the time to look at where the products I buy are made and to make every effort to buy American. We can make a difference and I hope that you too take the challenge buy American.
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Cashiers and Atlanta resident Elizabeth Fletcher makes event planning and public relations seem as effortless and anxietyfree as a day at the spa. Part of that is predicated on her years of experience as the publisher of four regional bridal magazines, bridal events spokesperson for Federated and Belk department stores, and guiding force behind media campaigns for exclusive inns. Equally important are her boundless energy, effortless imagination and fanatical attention to detail. elizabeth@idoeventsatlanta.com
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Protection for a Treasured Landscape: The Proposed Bob Zahner Wilderness Area Contributed by Ryan Evans
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he North Carolina Wilderness Act of 1984 established the Overflow Wilderness Study Area (WSA), a 3,200 acre area that lies adjacent to NC 106 in Macon County, just southwest of Highlands. Located next to the popular Glen Falls area, with a segment of the Bartram Trail running through it, Overflow WSA is a popular destination for hunting, fishing, hiking and backpacking due to its primitive nature. The primitive nature stems directly from the U.S. Forest Service Management Area 5 plan, a plan that emphasizes semi-primitive, non-motorized recreation. Although its current designation as a wilderness study area protects it from timber harvesting activities, a newly proposed Congressional bill, HR 1581, could eliminate the protective status of 58 million acres of national forest land, including all study areas. Consequently, Overflow WSA and many other national forest lands could face logging in the near future. Over the past two years, the Wilderness Society, an organization dedicated to the preservation of America’s wild landscape, has fought to acquire a more permanent and definitive protection for the Overflow WSA through an official wilderness designation and a change in name to the Bob Zahner Wilderness Area. The name change would honor the late Dr. Robert Zahner, who was a fervent conservationist, ecologist, and Highlands local. An official wilderness designation would not change the management or recreational practices of the area because WSAs and wilderness are maintained in the same way. This includes the maintenance of Forest Service Road 79 that runs into the center of Overflow WSA, which would stay open to all users. An official designation would, however, ensure lasting protection through a Congressional designation. The effort has been spearheaded by the Wilderness Society’s Southern Appalachian Director, Brent Martin, who first met with Congressman Heath Shuler of NC’s 11th District in the spring of 2010 to discuss the proposed designation. At that time, Congressman Shuler, who is a proclaimed protector of National Parks and Forests, said he would support the area for official designation but only with a signed resolution from the Macon County commissioners.
Since that time, the Wilderness Society has attempted to gain the support of the commissioners who, in February 2011, voted against the designation. The opposition of the commissioners comes despite signed resolutions in support of the Bob Zahner Wilderness from the Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance, HighlandsCashiers Land Trust, Highlands Plateau Greenway, the Town of Highlands, Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce, the N.C. Bartram Trail Society, Highlands Biological Station, the Western North Carolina Alliance and the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society. Some opponents of the designation claim the area is too small to be an official wilderness area, but according to a joint U.S. Forest Service and University of Montana program a fifth of the wilderness areas designated in the past two years have been less than 4,000 total acres, and there are 27 wilderness areas smaller than 1,000 acres. Although the Overflow WSA was logged in the past, today it appears relatively untouched, with extensive areas of upland oak forest, cove hardwoods, and white pines that are 60 to 80 years old. These forest strands provide beautiful and relatively untouched scenery, and offer recreational users a chance to distance themselves from everyday human constructs. I am a student at the Highlands Biological Station researching wilderness designations and the Overflow WSA, and after speaking with many of the involved parties, it becomes clear to me that misinformation is the biggest challenge facing the proposed Bob Zahner Wilderness Area. Many think recreational opportunities in the Overflow WSA will be prevented, but the change from study area to wilderness would not limit users and would only ensure the use of such a beautiful area in the future. I would encourage locals to learn more about the issue, and even speak to their commissioners about the designation. For more information about wilderness visit: www.wilderness.org or www.wilderness.net. To learn more about the Overflow Wilderness Study Area contact Brent Martin at brent_martin@tws.org or Ryan Evans at rcevans@email.unc.edu.
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Local Energy Conservation
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by Wiley Sloan
awareness the state is helping or the past several decades all of us learn to optimize our Americans have used enerdaily utilization of energy. gy with little forethought. Mary Nell Johnson, a UniTimes are changing. We now versity of North Carolina sturecognize that we have to dent (DELTA intern), recently change our habits if future genworked with the folks at Old erations are going to enjoy the Edwards Inn while she studied natural resources that we take at the Highlands Biological Stafor granted. Our state of North tion. As a result of her help, OEI Carolina is focused on helping has taken the initial step of reus become better stewards of ducing energy consumption by our natural resources. Through completing an energy audit and the State Department of Energy, formulating a strategic energy N.C. has developed the Develplan. Mary Nell worked in conoping Energy Leaders through junction with Adrian Boutwell Action (DELTA) internship which Old Edwards Inn and Spa’s Green Team, from left Charles from Waste Reduction Partners educates participants on energy Foraker, Melissa Delany, Sherry Owens, Mary Nell Johnson (a N.C. company consisting of conservation. This program is and Amanda Sullivan. retired engineers, architects being offered in conjunction and scientists) surveyed each of with the Environmental Department at the University of North Carolina. Through increased the OEI buildings looking for ways to increase energy savcontinued on page 68
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Village Walk Hwy. 107 S. • Cashiers, NC
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Waterfall Guide Cashiers Waterfalls Drift, Turtleback, Rainbow & Stairstep Falls In the Horsepasture Wild & Scenic River area - 64 E. to Sapphire; to Hwy. 281; .7 miles to gated road on left — follow trail. John’s Jump 64 E. to Sapphire; to Hwy 281; 4.8 miles - park on shoulder and follow path. King Creek Falls Hwy. 107 S.; about 13 miles; turn right on Burrells Ford Road — park at campground parking. Schoolhouse Falls In Panthertown Valley - Hwy 64 E. to Cedar Creek Road; to Breedlove Road — park at dead-end. Silver Run Falls Hwy. 107 S.; 4.1 miles from crossroads, look for gravel pull-off on left — follow trails.
Highlands Waterfalls Bridal Veil Falls Hwy. 64, can be seen from road. Dry Falls Hwy. 64; turn at Dry Falls sign. Glen Falls Hwy. 106 S., left at Glen Falls sign. Kalakaleskies Falls Hwy. 64; just below Sequoyah Lake. Lower Cullasaja Falls Hwy. 64 at pull-offs. Picklesiemer Rockhouse Falls Hwy. 28 S. to Blue Valley Road; 4.3 miles - park at dirt road on right take trail - about 1 mile to falls. Upper & Lower Satulah Falls Hwy. 28 S.; both can be seen from road.
Whitewater Falls Hwy. 64 E. to Sapphire, to Hwy. 281 — look for signs.
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Friends for Life: Unconditional Love Contributed by Sister Sharon Sage of Sisters of Charity
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y childhood dream has come true after a fashion. I wanted to grow up and have a farm where I could protect all the poor, unwanted animals. That didn’t happen but the next best thing did. Someone else had just such a farm and needed help caring for the animals. I serve as one of the cat caregivers at Friends for Life’s Forever Farm where compassionate care is a continuous, labor-intensive endeavor to meet the basic needs for over 100 resident cats. Our version of basic needs at Forever Farm is so much more involved since love and affection, and the animal’s right to a decent life, is recognized as critical. We work tirelessly to provide our cats comfort and stability, warding off depression and disease in a cage-free, homelike environment. My time at the Farm is a constant outpouring of both labor and love. My involvement with the cats is deeply emotional; and like life itself, is bittersweet. Our charges often come to us wounded, sick, neglected or abused, others are simply victims of circumstance. Whatever they’ve experienced, they are domestic animals and they crave a relationship with humans. I am the lucky beneficiary of a lot of unrequited love by the cats, and at the same time, as their surrogate “person”, I struggle to give enough quality
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attention to each individual I encounter while getting all the work done. Seeing these marvelous creatures living in a shelter rather than gracing people’s homes, and brightening human lives, can bring me down. But it lifts my spirit knowing that without the efforts of “no-kill shelters” like ours, many of these cats would be dead long before their natural time, without ever having experienced the love they were created to give and receive. The flip side of loving and caring for these precious animals is their loss. Nothing sears my heart like saying goodbye to a much loved friend. Whether through the joy of adoption, or their passing, goodbye tears a hole in the fabric of my being that takes time to mend. Although I expend a huge amount of physical and emotional energy in this work of the heart, the rewards are unparalleled. Job satisfaction and unconditional love go hand in hand and make my burden light. Friends for Life is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that operates the Forever Farm in Lake Toxaway, a sanctuary for senior and special needs companion animals. For information call (828) 508-2460, or visit www.friendsforlifeforeverfarm.org.
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Giving Back
Carpe Diem Farms
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t’s the beginning of another magnificent year on the mountaintop and at Carpe Diem Farms. When you live in paradise, surrounded by the incredible bounty of nature what could be better? It’s a very auspicious year for Carpe Diem Farms! January 27th marks the 20th anniversary of the foundation and August 15th is the 15th anniversary of our purchase of CDF, the place. Where have the years gone? Mark your calendars today for the Tux, Tails or Blue Jeans Ball, Saturday, August 18th at 6:00 p.m. at Carpe Diem Farms. We will celebrate our anniversaries and you don’t want to miss it! Join us for a fantastic evening of dinner and dancing and a spell binding equine demonstration. It promises to be an outstanding event. You’ll be receiving more information in the months ahead. We’ll see you there. If you are following the Easy’s Slipper® project, (our therapeutic horse shoe) we continue our research preparing for our April 8th final patent filing. The shoe continues to perform and provide results beyond our dreams and expectations. We know that when we go to market we will change the lives and comfort of horses around the globe. The year promises to be a very exciting one. If you would like to know more about Carpe Diem Farms please go to our web site: carpediemfarms.org.
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The Rotary Club of Highlands Contributed by Brian Stiehler
Serving the community is at the heart of the Rotary Club of Highlands’ mission.
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scorting Santa and Mrs. Claus may be the most exciting event for Rotarians each year. However, all the hard work behind the scenes certainly makes the Highlands Community a better place. As 2012 begins, the Highlands Rotary Club reflects on its accomplishments of the past year and looks forward to a successful coming year. As a part of the community, our 96 members feel a responsibility to support local needs. That support comes from the many hours of Rotarians’ volunteer work, as well as monetary assistance. Through a sponsorship fundraiser, a golf tournament at Highlands Country Club and a Monte Carlo Night at Highlands Country Club, in addition to the financial contribution of our members, Highlands Rotary worked hard to give back to the community in 2011. Many non-profit organizations work hard to improve the quality of life in Highlands. Their missions vary, but to be successful they share a common need for funds. To support this need the Highlands Rotary Club raises money in a variety of ways. Rotary Bingo continues to be a successful event. Partnering with organizations like The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society, Boy Scout Troop 207, The Blue Ridge Dental Clinic, The Highlands Playhouse, Carpe Diem Farms, Cub Scout Pack 207, the Highlands School PTO, the Girl Scouts and the “Shop With a Cop” program. Bingo raised over $15,000 in funds greatly appreciated by these organizations. Other efforts funded local grants of nearly $15,000 for winter heating assistance, The Highlands School Interact Club, the Food Pantry, New Century Scholars, Honor Air, The Girls’ Clubhouse, The International Friendship Center, the Macon County Soccer Club, Leadership Highlands, The Highlands Historical Society, The Highlands Literacy Council, and scholarships for Highlands School. In total, the Club donated over $55,000 in 2011 to many worthwhile causes. In addition to that, Highlands Rotary recognizes three students of the month from the Highlands School every month. While the Highlands Rotary Club can be justifiably proud of its 2011 accomplishments, it can never be satisfied. Our members look forward to meeting the new year’s challenges and wish all a healthy and prosperous new year.
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The Montane Cedar Glade Community Contributed by Kyle Pursel, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Stewardship Coordinator
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he mountains surrounding the Highlands Plateau are considered the hot spot for a rare rock outcrop community called granite domes. A lesser known and even rarer community is the montane cedar glade, sometimes referred to as cedar cliffs. This community is distinct in that it is typically found on rock outcrops with higher pH and is dominated by eastern red cedar and a suite of rare plant species. Roundleaf serviceberry, cliff stonecrop, goldenmaned moss, and shooting star are just some of a number of rare plants found in and around cedar glades in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Cedar glades and cliffs can also be home to a number of wildlife species, including fence lizards, snakes, wood rats, and ravens. Cedar glades are beautiful yet harsh places.
Old red cedar tree and conservationist on Cedar Knob, Macon County.
Many of the stunted trees can be covered with the scars of lightning, fire, or are growing at odd angles as the mats they grow on slowly move down the mountain from wind, rain, and gravity. This year, HCLT is scheduled to protect an important cedar glade community in the vicinity of Walnut Creek that harbors a number of rare species, including the very rare granite dome goldenrod, an unusual plant to be found in a cedar glade, making this a particularly special glade. The efforts of HCLT and other land conservation organizations in the area are helping to ensure that these communities will be around for future generations to enjoy! To learn more about how Land Trusts conserve our natural heritage contact us at hitrust@earthlink.net; www.hicashlt.org.
A Vibrant, Sustainable Community
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Contributed by Michelle Price, Executive Director, Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance
hile there are challenges to overcome there are also many opportunities for renewal of the culture, economies and environment within the Cashiers and Highlands Communities. It is the Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance’s belief that renewal can take place when people who care about their community join together to find workable solutions —when we collaborate with others to enhance resources, cultivate leadership skills and focus on the next generation. J-MCA’s role in our community’s renewal is to help plant the seeds that create an environment where local involvement is nurtured and where citizens feel a sense of ownership for the future of their community. Together, we can address local issues and create a vibrant, sustainable community. If our community is to be successful in our efforts to improve the quality of life for all our citizens and to create a more vibrant community, we must join forces and work together. To transform the community, it is critical to connect with other programs and projects that address shared concerns, and to motivate and engage many people. People must come together and commit to maintaining a constructive dialogue so that the ideas and issues are brought to 68 | Winter 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
life. Collaboration produces beneficial results for everyone concerned. With collaborative partnerships, people of all ages work together, sharing information, ideas, perspectives, skills and other resources, as well as responsibility, in order to remove obstacles and achieve common goals. Our community must constantly find ways to broaden the pool of leaders. Access to leadership opportunities for many citizens who have little previous engagement is an important element in building strong communities. Effective communities are less interested in quick fixes and more concerned about long-term well-being and the future of their children. Forward-looking communities focus on the future and take actions that help pave the road to the vision they have developed together. J-MCA is committed to helping our Community think longterm about the kind of society we want; and then to work proactively and collaboratively to make this dream a reality. If you are interested in participating please contact Michelle Price at mprice@j-mca.org or (828) 526-0890 x320. We need people of all ages, with various skills and backgrounds to work together to ensure a more vibrant, sustainable community.
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Health Benefits of Owning a Pet Contributed by Ben Kane, Executive Director, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society
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here are many benefits of owning a pet, but for this article we are going to focus only on the health benefits. If you have ever owned a pet you know pets help stave off loneliness and provide unconditional love. Research shows that nursing home residents reported less loneliness when visited by dogs, than when they spent time with other people. Pets can reduce stress. Studies show spending time with a pet may be even better than talking about your problems with a close friend. This may be due to the fact that our pets can’t judge us. A recent study with AIDS patients found that patients who owned pets were less likely to suffer depression. The benefits were very pronounced when patients were strongly attached to their pets. Research has shown that pets control blood pressure better than drugs. Several studies found heart attack patients who have pets, survive longer than those who do not have pets. Men who own pets have less signs of heart
disease, lower triglyceride and cholesterol levels, than those who do not own pets. Studies show Alzheimer’s patients have fewer anxious outbursts if there is an animal in the home. Researchers aren’t sure why but cat owners have fewer strokes. For many years it was thought that having a pet in the home would make your child more susceptible to allergies. However recent studies have found just the opposite to be true. Children who are reared in a home with a pet are less likely to develop allergies. As someone who has owned pets his whole life, I’m not surprised by the health benefits of owning a pet. I’m sure that more research will be done in the future, and that research will find even more health benefits of owning pets. For more information about the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society visit www.chhumanesociety.org or call (828) 743-5752.
Salamembers of the Biological Foundation
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Contributed by Michelle Ruigrok
he Highlands Biological Foundation is excited to introduce “Salamembers” - a new membership level just for kids! There are loads of benefits to having a Salamembership, including Salamembers-only events, gifts, discounts at the Highlands Nature Center, and lots of fun mail. Salamembers can submit their nature-related news, questions and stories to be printed in The Salamember Scoop, a members-only newsletter. In addition, every Salamember will receive a winter gift of a beautiful Meet Your Neighbors photograph featuring a creature found around Highlands. Salamembers can collect a different one each year! They’ll also get a birthday card and a personalized membership card that can be presented at Nature Center events to get free admission for the cardholder. Other benefits include an invitation to the summer Salamember Soiree, a members-only event that will be filled with activities and food. Speaking of summer, all Salamembers are entitled to a discount and early registration for a summer camp at the Nature Center. Finally, every Salam70 | Winter 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
ember will be a special part of the Highlands Biological Foundation’s team, where our members are very important to us. A Salamembership is ideal for kids up to the age of 14. The Highlands Biological Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to instilling in future generations the importance of learning about, and taking care of, the natural world around us. Our children and grandchildren will be the future stewards of this precious planet. Help foster a love of the natural world in a kid by giving the gift of a Salamembership. We promise each Salamember will learn and have fun! For only $35, you can provide fun for a kid and support for the Foundation for a full year. For more information, or to sign a kid up for a Salamembership, visit http://www.wcu.edu/hbs/Salamembership. htm where you can download a brochure to mail to the Foundation, or find the link to sign up online. You can also reach Michelle Ruigrok at (828) 526-2602. Thank you for your support!
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Valley Garden Club News Contributed by Kathie Blozan
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ohn and Marsha Warren the landscaping business for recently invited the Val33 years. Many have enjoyed ley Garden Club to visit his outside creativity by his their property in Whiteside company, Natural Landscapes Cove. Standing in the drive& Woodcraft, Inc., during the way, John described how in Joy Garden Tour. He is Vice 2004 during Hurricane Ivan, President of the Highlands Cathe feeder stream which flows shiers Land Trust and was an through their property to the original member of the Village Chattooga River had flooded Green Board. He remained on what is now the driveway and the Board for 10 years and asall around the house. He and sisted in planning the Village Marsha cleared away the limbs Green site, helping to save and debris and engineered a the property from becoming a diversion for the stream which condominium project. His 300 currently flows far enough acre compound, nearly half of John Warren hosted the Valley Garden Club recently on a chilly away from their 75 year-old which is dedicated to conserbut beautifully clear November day in Whiteside Cove. chestnut log and stone cabin vation easement with historithat it will not flood again durcal value, has been in his faming a severe storm. ily for 77 years. It is the site of the birth of the first white When we looked west we saw Whiteside Mountain. child in Jackson County, Sarah Whiteside Norton. When we looked up we saw Timber Ridge. And if we Looking down at the driveway that chilly morning, the looked around we spotted a tree house for the kids and VGC members, and those from Toxaway Garden Club who a second cabin with a waterwheel and nearby footbridge had joined us, realized our feet would have been covered that beckoned exploration to a waterfall. The landscaping by several inches of swirling water during Hurricane Ivan. was in keeping with the Warrens’ desire to preserve as We marveled at the engineering feat of diverting the natural a setting as possible. stream and felt grateful to the Warrens for their efforts John, who in his “spare time” plays guitar for the blue- in conserving their corner of the world for future generagrass band Glenville Train, graduated from Georgia State tions. We climbed into cars and headed for Pam Turnley’s University with a degree in City Planning and has been in house where we enjoyed a light lunch together.
Local Energy Conservation | continued from page 54 ings. The audit checked for energy loss via windows and doors, the various heating and cooling systems, and evaluated light bulbs used. Once completed, the audit taught OEI many different ways to reduce energy consumption. For example, a heat recovery system captures heat from surrounding areas and recycles it to optimize energy efficiency. The return on investment for making these improve-
ments is significant. During new construction and rehab of their existing properties, they will be implementing many energy-efficient practices to reduce their energy footprint. Many of the improvements that OEI will implement can also be made by each of us at our homes. For example we are all aware that the EPA is pushing each of us to replace the old incandescent light bulbs with the new CLF (twisted) bulbs
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or LED’s. Both of these new types of bulbs are more energy efficient because they last 20 times longer and use less wattage. We know that double pane windows reduce energy loss (can save up to 25 percent of the energy escaping from your home). Other improvements might include programmable thermostats and changing filters quarterly to improve system efficiency. Congratulations to OEI for being the first hotel in North
Carolina to be awarded the N. C. Green Travel Award by N.C. Department of Environmental Assistance and Outreach. Thank you to Mary Nell for calling our attention to the need to be better stewards of our natural resources. For more information on energy savings go to the Energy Star website and click “Your Home”. Learn to conserve, protect and to better maintain our environment. Working together we can all make a difference.
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The Laurel Sponsors Free Seminars
“How to Ride the Roller Coaster of a Rehe Laurel published its first edition in sort Business with Success” is the second of May 2002. Ten years, countless hours, the series and will be presented on Thurstears and triumphs later, the Laurel has day, February 9th, at 5:30 p.m. established itself as an integral part of the sisThe final program will be held on Thurster communities of Highlands and Cashiers. day March 8th, at 5:30 p.m. and will cover As a small “thank you” to the business “What Is a Marketing Plan & Why Do You community, the Laurel is partnering with SuNeed One?” sie deVille Schiffli in offering a series of free Each seminar will be held at the Martinbusiness seminars. Lipscomb Performing Arts Center in HighThe Laurel and Susie asked for the input lands. from the business community in a fall survey “We feel so blessed to have been welas to the types of seminars needed. The votes comed by the community, and look forward of hundreds were tallied, and the seminars to serving it for many more decades. It is were developed based on those preferences. Susie deVille Schiffli will conduct our pleasure to sponsor these classes, and “In a fun and relaxed setting, each seminar a series of free business to work with the dynamic Susie deVille Schifwill focus on different business-building topseminars sponsored by the fli,” commented Janet Cummings, managing ics. Participants will leave with practical stratLaurel magazine. partner of The Laurel magazine. egies they can put into action immediately. Each one-hour seminar will be fun and We encourage small business owners, as well as nonprofit leaders to join us. You will leave renewed and packed with information. You will leave with great ideas you can implement immediately. ready for a great season in 2012,” Schiffli remarked. Space is limited to 28 participants at each seminar. As of The first of the programs will be entitled “Understanding & Leveraging Social Media” and will be held on Thursday, print time, there are a few spaces available. Email Susie at susie@whiteoakrg.com to reserve your space. January 12th, at 5:30 p.m.
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index of advertisers Accommodations Country Club Properties www.ccphighlandsnc.com Fire Mountain Inn & Cabins www.firemt.com Mountain Laurel Rest www.mountainlaurelrest.com Old Edwards Inn www.oldedwardsinn.com Skyline Lodge www.skylinelodge.com Whiteside Cove Cottages Antiques & Home Furnishings Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Cashiers Customs Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Into the Woods Home Interiors Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Peak Experience www.peakexp.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com
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Art Galleries/Artists Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 31 The Bascom www.thebascom.org Page 33 Blue Valley Gallery Page 34A GG’s Consignments Page 61 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 30 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 9 Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 44 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 50 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Page 16 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6 Beauty Salons Creative Concepts Head Innovations
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Bedding/Linens Blue Ridge Bedding blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Into the Woods Home Interiors Lenz Gifts
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Bird Supplies Bird Barn and Gift Emporium
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Books The Corner Store
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Builders Arrowood Construction www.arrowoodconstruction.com Mountainworks Design www.mtnworks.com Potts Construction Srebalus Construction Co. Sweetwater Builders www.sweetwaterbuilders.com Warth Construction www.warthconstruction.com
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Chambers of Commerce Cashiers Chamber of Commerce www.cashiersnorthcarolina.com
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Churches Wayfarers Unity
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www.wayfarersunity.org
Clothing & Accessories Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Bear Mountain Outfitters Cabin Casuals www.cabincasuals.com Ellen’s McCulley’s Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Priscilla’s Decorative Touch VC for Men www.victoriasclosetnc.com Victoria’s Closet www.victoriasclosetnc.com Victoria’s Sportswear www.victoriasclosetnc.com Vivace Vivace Too
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Cloth/Upholstery Wilhites
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Clothing Consignment The Blue Elephant Victoria’s Closet www.victoriasclosetnc.com
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Comforters Blue Ridge Bedding Dutchman’s Designs
blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com www.dutchmansdesigns.com
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Communities Silver Creek Real Estate Group
www.ncliving.com
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Condiments The Hen House
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Construction Companies Potts Construction Larry Rogers Construction
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Cosmetic Surgery Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D.
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www.plasticsurgerytoday.com
Custom Cabinetry Black Rock Granite & Marble www.blackrockgraniteandmarble.com Cashiers Customs Keystone Kitchen & Bath www.keystonekb.com Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath www.welcomehomecashiersnc.com
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Custom Countertops Black Rock Granite & Marble www.blackrockgraniteandmarble.com Keystone Kitchen & Bath www.keystonekb.com Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath
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Custom Furniture Cashiers Customs Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com
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Cards Bird Barn and Gift Emporium The Corner Store The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com
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Dentists Dr. Joe Wilbanks www.wilbankssmilecenter.com Sylvan Valley Family Dentistry
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Caterers Fressers Eatery
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Events The Bascom
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www.fresserseatery.com
www.thebascom.org
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index of advertisers Chili Cookoff Highlands Community Players www.highlandscashiersplayers.org Winterfest 2012 www.winterhighlands.com
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Fabric/Upholstery Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Into the Woods Home Interiors Wilhites
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Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com GG’s Consignments Into the Woods Home Interiors Lenz Gifts Oakleaf Flower & Garden Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com
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Florists Fiddlehead Designs Oakleaf Flower & Garden
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Furniture Blue Ridge Bedding blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com Cashiers Customs Consignment Market Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Into the Woods Home Interiors Nearly New Oakleaf Flower & Garden The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com
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Furniture Consignments The Blue Elephant Consignment Market GG’s Consignments Nearly New
Interior Design & Home Furnishings Blue Ridge Bedding blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com Page 35 Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 17 Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 54 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 31 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 9 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6 Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Pages 9, 62 Raffa Design Associates www.raffadesignassociates.com Page 8 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 24
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Investment Planning Wells Fargo Advisors
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Jewelry - Fashion Ellen’s Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Vivace Vivace Too
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Jewelry - Fine Drake’s Diamond Gallery Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com
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Kitchen Accessories Bird Barn and Gift Emporium The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com
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Landscapers Travis Russell
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Lighting Cashiers Customs Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Into the Woods Home Interiors Lenz Gifts
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Furniture Refinishing Furniture Barn
www.thefurnitureman.com
Garden Supplies Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Gift Shops Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Bird Barn and Gift Emporium The Corner Store The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Lenz Gifts Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Golf Cars Appalachian Golf Cars
www.appalachiangolfcars.com
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Ice Cream SweeTreats
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Gourmet Foods The Hen House
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Grading/Excavating Larry Rogers Construction
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Hair Salons Creative Concepts Head Innovations
Massage Therapy Tranquility Cove Massage
www.tranquilitycovemassage.com
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Heating and Air Madco
Mattresses Blue Ridge Bedding Dutchman’s Designs
blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com www.dutchmansdesigns.com
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Museums Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass
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Nail Care Creative Concepts Nailz Hand & Foot Spa
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index of advertisers Needlework Supplies Needlepoint of Highlands Silver Threads & Golden Needles www.silverthreadsyarn.com
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Painters D.P. Painting
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Pharmacies Cashiers Valley Pharmacy
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Oak Street Café www.oakstreetcafeinhighlands.com Pizza Place Ristorante Paoletti www.paolettis.com Skyline Lodge presents Altitudes Restaurant www.skylinelodge.com SweeTreats The Ugly Dog www.theuglydogpub.com Wild Thyme Gourmet www.wildthymegourmet.com Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro www.wolfgangs.net
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Photography Charles Johnson Fine Photography
www.charlesjohnsonweb.com
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Picture Framing Greenleaf Gallery
www.greenleafgallerygifts.com
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Plastic Surgery Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D.
Rugs Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 17 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 9 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 24
www.plasticsurgerytoday.com
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Porch and Patio The Summer House
Shipping Services Stork’s Wrap, Pack & Ship
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www.summerhousehighlands.com
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Pottery Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com The Hen House
Shoes Bear Mountain Outfitters
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Shutters & Blinds Into the Woods Home Interiors
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Sun Control Shades Wilhites
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Pubs The Ugly Dog
www.theuglydogpub.com
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Radio Stations WHLC FM 104.5
Spas Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. Old Edwards Inn
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www.whlc.com
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Real Estate Sales Betsy Paul Blair Realty Carol Mathews Chambers Agency Country Club Properties Green Mountain Realty Group Harry Norman, Realtors – Nadine Paradise Hattler Properties Highlands Properties John Cleaveland Realty Landmark Realty Group Meadows Mountain Realty Mel’s Mountain Real Estate NC Mountain Life Nellis Realty Old Cashiers Realty, Inc. Silver Creek Real Estate Group
www.betsypaulproperties.com www.blair-realty.com www.carolmathews.com www.chambersagency.net www.ccphighlandsnc.com www.greenmountainrealtygroup.com
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www.nadineparadise.com www.hattlerproperties.com www.highlandsproperties.com www.jcrealty.com www.landmarkrg.com www.meadowsmtnrealty.com www.melsmountainrealestate.com www.ncmountainlife.com www.nellisrealtyandcommunities.com www.oldcashiersrealty.com www.ncliving.com
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Restaurants Highlands-Cashiers Directory Café 107 www.cafe107south.com Chris & Charlie’s Fressers Eatery www.fresserseatery.com Jorge’s Place Madison’s www.oldedwardsinn.com Nick’s www.nicksofhighlands.com
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www.plasticsurgerytoday.com www.oldedwardsinn.com
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Tables Cashiers Customs Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Into the Woods Home Interiors
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Telephone Books Yellowbook
www.yellowbook360.com
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Theatre Highlands Community Players
www.highlandscashiersplayers.org
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Toys The Corner Store
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Transportation Highlands Transportation Company
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Tree Services Travis Russell
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Visual Tours Live Visual Tours
www.livevisualtours.com
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Web Design The Brothers Web
www.thebrothersweb.com
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Window Treatments Cashiers Customs Page 74 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 9 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6 Yarn Needlepoint of Highlands Silver Threads Golden Needles www.silverthreadsyarn.com
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