Laurel Celebrating 10 Years
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ummer in the mountains... Is there really any place else we’d rather be? Nope. We’ll trade the heat, the asphalt and the city’s hustle for cool evenings, mountain trails and relaxing with friends every time. Clearly you’ve done the same - and we thank you for making the Laurel a part of your summer! Janet and Marjorie
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The Laurel Magazine • August 2012
Contents Events
14 • Highlands Relay for Life 16 • Cashiers Relay for Life 17 • Ray Pottery Signing 20 • Cashiers Arts and Crafts Fair 23 • Groovin’ on the Green 24 • Friday Night Live 25 • Highlands Farmers Market 26 • Village Square Art and Craft Show 28 • Cashiers Designer ShowhouseTM 30 • Annual Songwriter’s Round 32 • Third Annual Favorite Poems Night 36 • Rotary Bingo 37 • Highlands Tour of Homes 38 • Randal Atcheson Returns 39 • Ikebana Lessons 40 • Age with a Giggle 41 • Trunk Show at Narcissus 42 • Stillmont Writer’s Retreat 44 • Home Remodeling Seminar 48 • Dazzling Dahlia Festival 52 • Area Calendar
The Arts
54 • Cover Artist Velda Lovell 56 • Noel Atherton 58 • The Bascom News 60 • Betsy Paul Art Raffle 61 • The Art League of Highlands 62 • Highlands-Cashiers Players 63 • Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music 64 • The Highlands Playhouse 65 • Bluegrass at the Highlands PAC 66 • Bel Canto 67 • Interlude Concert 68 • The Art of Vivian Boswell
Maps
18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map
Dining
72 • A Tasting at Ruka’s Table 74 • Pancake Breakfast 76 • The WellStrung Band 78 • The Bodacious Bear Pub 80 • Sip and Stroll 83 • Dining Guide
History
86 • Highlands History 87 • Cashiers History
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The Laurel Magazine • August 2012
Contents Homes & Lifestyles
90 • A Summit Estate 92 • A Beautiful Highlands Wedding 94 • Traveling with a Teenager 94 • Planning on Retirement 96 • Piriformis 97 • Top Five Packing Tips 98 • Honeymoon Travels 99 • Yoga: Here and now 100 • The Benefits of Yoga 101 • Injury is Real
Business
Staff
Giving Back
108 • Friends For Life 109 • Carpe Diem Farms 110 • Rotary Youth Exchange 111 • Clean Water 112 • Conserving Highlands and Cashiers 113 • Highlands Biological Station 114 • Bark, Beer and Bluegrass 115 • Valley Garden Club News 116 • Center for Life Enrichment 117 • Gilliam’s Promise 118 • Hiking and Camping in Bear Country
Guides
Janet Cummings, Managing Partner
Marjorie Fielding, Managing Partner
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marjorie@ themountainlaurel. com
Michelle Munger, Art Director
Luke Osteen, Writer
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(828) 342-3551
Wiley Sloan, Writer
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122 • Cruise One 124 • Highlands NC Realty 124 • Highlands Emporium 126 • Spoiled Rotten 127 • C. Orrico 128 • Holley Heating and Air 129 • Fletcher and Lee 130 • Highlands Gem Shop 131 • The Bird Barn and Gift Emporium 132 • Landmark Realty 133 • Greenleaf Gallery 134 • Church Street Hair 136 • White Oak Realty 138 • Highlands Falls 140 • Old Edwards Hospitality School
18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map 52 • Area Calendar 83 • Dining Guide 102 • Waterfall Guide 104 • Service Directory 148 • Advertisers Index
Happy New Year
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Donna Rhodes, Writer donna847@ frontier.com
Contributing Writers: Libby Malcom, 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
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Highlands Relay for Life Contributed by Ellen Bauman
Relay’s participants demonstrate a quiet kind of courage.
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re you ready for Relay 2012? While Mother Nature has been turning up the heat on Highlands, Relay For Life of Highlands has been “Turning up the Heat on Cancer.” Our Relay Teams have had some awesome fundraising events this summer and it’s not over! Our annual survivor dinner is scheduled for August 7th at 6:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Coleman Hall. Please join us as we celebrate our survivors and their families and remember those who have lost their battle. Great food, entertainment, and inspirational speakers. All survivors will receive a goody bag. This is a free event and all are welcome. For more information, please contact Kristy Lewis at kkltarheel@yahoo.com Other events include, “Bark For Life,” August 4th at The Dog Park, “Yard Sale,”
August 4th, First Citizens Bank, “Kickball Tournament,” August 4th, “Softball Tournament,” August 10th, Zachery Park, “Dance For Life,” August 11th, Community Building, “Corn Hole Tournament,” August 11th, Highlands Recreation Park Gym, “Putt Putt For Life,” August 25th, Highlands Falls Country Club, “Live Auction,” August 26th, Scudder’s Auction Gallery. Please mark your calendar for these great events and visit our website for details: www.relayforlife.org/highlands. On August 17th, 2012 our Relay For Life Event will get under way beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Highlands Recreation Park. Our Relay Teams and Committee members have planned a wonderful 24 hours of inspiration, celebration, and fun-packed entertainment. Please join us for an experience you won’t forget.
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A Sincere Thank You Contributed by Bud Smith
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s chair of this year’s appreciate the generosity of American Cancer Sothis year’s corporate sponciety Relay For Life® sors. Relay For Life would not committee, I would like to be possible without them. thank the residents of Ca A special thanks to the shiers for their generosity many Relay For Life volunand support. This outstandteers who worked to make ing show of support proves this event a success – celthat the people of Cashiers ebrating the lives of those stand shoulder-to-shoulder who have battled cancer, rewith the American Cancer Somembering loved ones lost, ciety to achieve its mission of and pledging to fight back saving lives by helping people against the disease. The Restay well, by helping people lay For Life committee did an get well, by finding cures, and outstanding job of putting fighting back. the event together. CommitCashiers’ Relay for Life reveals the big heart at the center of this tee members were Kathy Be We were honored to be little mountain village. atty, Danie Beck, Kelly Donjoined by cancer survivors aldson, Sally Golden, Howard who walked the opening Survivors Lap, officially kicking off this year’s event. These sur- Henderson, Linda Henderson, Barry McKee, Edith McKee, vivors are the reason we continue the fight. Their participa- Julie Prevatt, Jennifer Reid, Bev Smith, and ACS Staff Partner, tion inspires hope in those currently battling cancer. We also Lisa Duff.
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Ray Pottery Signing at The Hen House
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by Luke Osteen
he Hen House of Highlands has won a regional reputation for its magnificent pottery collection. Owners Lloyd and Deb Wagoner scour the countryside in their quest to find talented potters and ceramicists. The Wagoners’ personal approach to meeting and supporting their artisans has allowed them to develop deep friendships over the years. This August, one of those friendships will benefit the public. The Hen House of Highlands will host a visit by Seagrove, North Carolina, potters Paul and Sheila Allred Ray on Friday and Saturday, August 24th and 25th. The event marks a rare opportunity for the public to meet the Rays, who unveiled a new pattern, exclusive to The Hen House, two years ago. “The Hen House in Highlands launched Ray Pottery in our gallery in April 2010,” says Hen House owner Lloyd Wagner. Ray Pottery was founded in 2002, but the seeds that grew into this labor of love were sown many years ago. Paul Ray and Sheila Allred Ray both grew up in the pottery rich area of Seagrove. In 1992, Paul took up pottery as a hobby. And in 1997, he quit his job of 9 years, enrolled in pottery classes and went to
work full time for Cagle Road Pottery. Paul immersed himself in pottery, going to school in the mornings, working for Cagle Road in the day, and working in his own studio at night. It wasn’t until she met Paul in 2000 that Sheila had her first experience on the potter’s wheel. The two were introduced by their children who were best friends in elementary school. Sheila was smitten with Paul and bitten by the pottery bug; she quit her supervisors’ job, enrolled in pottery class, and started her journey in clay. Paul and Sheila’s work was focused on a firing technique called “Raku” in the early years. However, after building a gas kiln in 2002 they started using ash glazes in combination with Tenmoku and iron blues. In 2005, Sheila wanted to introduce red into the Ray Pottery glaze palette. High temperature reds were developed by the Chinese during the Ming dynasty, which they called “Oxblood.” They are notoriously difficult to work with and will range in color from pink to purple. After many months of testing they were finally able to perfect the firing schedule that now produces their magnificent red. For more information, stop by The Hen House at 488 Main Street in Highlands or call (828) 787-2473.
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Accommodations
Nellis Realty...........................
Hen House..............................
4-1/2 Street Inn .....................
Sundrops on Caney Fork.......
High Cotton............................
Colonial Pines Inn..................
Meadows Mtn. Realty............
Highlands Emporium............ Martha Anne’s........................
Inn at Half Mile Farm............ Whiteside Cove Cottages......
Restaurant
Peak Experience....................
Mountain Brook Suites.........
Paolettis...................................
Scudders.................................
Mountain Laurel Rest............
Pescados.................................
The Summer House...............
Rosewood Market..................
Whole Life Market.................
Arts
The Brick Oven......................
Highlands Fine Art ...............
Laurel Magazine.....................
Wild Thyme Gourmet...........
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Mill Creek Gallery & Framing ..
Wolfgang’s Restaurant &
Mirror Lake Antiques............
Marge Rohrer Originals........
Wine Bistro.............................
Museum of American Cut
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Retail
Creative Concepts Salon.......
The Bascom ...........................
Alyxandra’s ............................
Highlands Visitors Center.....
Bear Mountain Outfitters......
Warth Construction...............
Real Estate
Cabin Casuals.........................
Tranquility Cove Massage....
Country Club Properties.......
Drake’s Diamond Gallery ....
Aery Chiropractic &
Harry Norman Realtors........
Dry Sink..................................
Acupuncture..........................
John Cleaveland Realty..........
Dutchman’s Designs..............
High Country Photo.............
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Cashiers Arts and Crafts Fair
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Contributed by Steven C. Johannessen
he Cashiers Valley Rotary Club must be of a high standard of will present the 2012 Cashiers craftsmanship. Arts and Crafts Fair with more The Rotary Club of Cashiers Valthan 70 artists and artisans comley will run a concessions stand, ing to the Cashiers Village Green on with its special hamburgers, hot September 1st and 2nd. The show dogs, veggie burgers, and drinks on will run from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm sale. So, shoppers can come spend on both Saturday and Sunday, rain the morning or afternoon and have or shine. The admission price is still lunch at the show. Families can $3.00. also take advantage of the massive The Cashiers Arts and Crafts playground and picnic areas on the Show will showcase some of the edge of the Village Green. finest artisans and craftspeople All proceeds from The Arts and Crafts Show admission and food in the local area and around the sales will benefit local charities and Southeast. There will be pottery, community service efforts, includglassware, artworks, furniture, The Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley sets the stage for what’s become a cherished local tradition. ing the local Fire and Rescue departquilts, clothing, jewelry, and much ments, the Blue Ridge and Summit more. You can expect to see mounSchools, Fishes and Loaves Food tain themes in many of the items, from handcrafted wooden bowls and ceramics to landscape Pantry, the Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic, Honor Air Flights, The Community Care Clinic, and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. paintings. Support local events that benefit the local community! What sets this show apart is the fact that all of the items for sale must be handmade by the artists and artisans and For more information call (828) 743-5005.
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This Month at The Literacy Council
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Contributed by Judy Joyner, Program Coordinator and Tonya Hensley, Executive Director, Literacy Council of Highlands
n 1996, country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton launched an exciting new endeavor, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, to benefit the children in her home county in East Tennessee. Dolly’s vision was to foster a love of reading among her county’s preschool children and their families with specially selected books each month. By mailing high-quality, age-appropriate books directly to their homes, she wanted children to be excited about books and feel the magic they can create, regardless of the family’s income. This program became so popular that in 2000, she decided to make the program available for any community that was willing to partner with her to support it locally. Since the initial start in 1996, distribution has grown from a few dozen books to nearly 40,000,000 books mailed to children in the US, Canada, and the UK. Currently, there are 1,600 local communities providing books to over 700,000 children. Statistics and independent reports show that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library drastically improves early childhood literacy for children enrolled in the program. Further studies have shown
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improved scores during early literacy testing. We are pleased to announce that Literacy Council Board Member, Gerry Doubleday and his wife, Avary, have jump-started this program in our community. Children ages zero to five who live in zip codes 28741 and 28775 can participate for free! So, Get Onboard Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library! Enrollment forms in both English and Spanish are available at our offices, 348 S. 5th Street in the Peggy Crosby Center. Forms will also be distributed to local preschools and daycare centers. For information, call the Literacy Council at (828) 5260863. August 22nd at 6:30 p.m.: “Green Carpet” Premiere of Fox on the Fairway at Highlands Performing Arts Center. This is the major fund-raiser for the Literacy Council and promises to be a refreshing evening of entertainment (see our ad in this month’s Laurel Magazine). The Literacy Council lost a dear friend, Diane Biggers, in June. She was a volunteer for many years and left a lasting legacy to those she helped over the years. We’ll miss you, Diane. Thanks for everything!
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Groovin’ on the Green Contributed by Carol Adams
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Cashiers’ Event Calendar for August is stuffed with activities, thanks to the Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association.
ome may think that August marks the winding down of summer and the activities in the Cashiers Valley! Not so, especially for the Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association (GCAMA) whose programs and activities remain in full swing. The Groovin’ on the Green free summer concert series continues on selected Friday evenings right on through September to the opening of the Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival on October 5th. August concerts are: August 10th, Hurricane Creek; August 17th, Aaron Lefalce; and August 31st, Angela Reign. The concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Commons on Frank Allen Road. Concert-goers, toting blankets and chairs with friends and family, enjoy their picnics or food purchased from on-site GCAMA restaurant members or other local food service businesses. A complete schedule of concert dates, musicians and bands, can be found in Insight, a GCAMA-produced booklet showing a schedule of Cashiers Valley events. Insight is available at the following sponsors’ shops or businesses: Midnight Farms, Landmark RG, Cashiers Village Council, Friends of Lake Glenville, Highlands Playhouse, WHLC-FM104.5, America’s Home Place, Signal Ridge Marina, Paul Davis Emergency Services,
Tamborinis, Laurelwood Inn, Rusticks, Cruise Planners/American Express, Into the Woods, Bounds Cave, Blue Ridge Storage, Victoria’s Closet, Bird Barn, Carolina Cottage, High Hampton Inn, Zookeeper Bistro, Hattler Properties, Cork and Barrel, The Orchard, Chili Loco, D & K Construction, Willow Art Pottery, Woof Gang Bakery, Vivianne Metzger Antiques, Ugly Dog Pub and Betsy Paul Properties. From August 18th to September 2nd, 20 of GCAMA’s leading merchant members will participate in the Cashiers Designer Showhouse Shop. The shop is a very popular spot for Showhouse attendees who find the wide variety of wares are a preview of shop offerings from throughout the Valley. A portion of the merchant sales proceeds are donated to the Cashiers Historical Society via the Designer Showhouse committee. New home buyers and land owners receive Welcome Home Baskets from GCAMA right on through “the season” into the Fall. There’s no need to wander around the Cashiers Valley aimlessly looking for the shop or business that sells what you want. The Shoppers Guide Map, available from all member merchants, locates GCAMA member merchants and includes a complete listing, with phone numbers for all 2012 GCAMA members.
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Friday Night Live’s August Line Up Contributed by Chris Alley The mountains ring with the sounds from Highlands’ Town Square every Friday evening in August.
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ugust brings the third and final month of the 2012 “Friday Night Live!” concerts courtesy of the Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce. From 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. every Friday during the month, five different groups will take advantage of the superb acoustics at the newly renovated Town Square in downtown Highlands and local merchants will extend their business hours for evening shopping. Returning on August 3rd for their second concert of the series is Mountain Hoo Doo from North Georgia with Lisa & Steve McAdams and Dean English playing bluegrass, old mountain ballads and some of Lisa’s original songs. If you missed them in July, here’s your second chance. On August 10th, join local favorite Johnny Webb, who was born and raised in Highlands. Along with his popular band, Johnny will perform country selections on guitar, slide guitar, and drums, drawing crowds of Highlanders who remember him from days past. Lisa Looks Twice, a new five-piece fusion band will perform on August 17th, blending select blues, folk, and rock-
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n-roll tunes with a unique rock-a-billy sound. Leader Lisa McAdams is a member of Mountain Hoo Doo and teaches music at Blue Ridge Academy in Clayton, Georgia. Bring your dancing shoes on August 24th when Tom Hill and the Midnight Suns from Decatur, Georgia will have you moving, grooving, and tapping your feet to their delightful blend of blues, rock, and soul. They drew crowds recently in Highlands at the 4 ½ Street Block Party and the 2012 Chili Cook-Off, and will again remind you, as one of their songs says, that “Life’s Good!!!” Finally, on August 31st, the Blue Ridge Music Band from Clayton, Georgia will round out the 2012 series with Tom Nixon, Filmer Kilby and Dean English tuning up on guitar, dobro, mandolin, banjo, fiddle and harmonica. Join them for an evening of traditional and original bluegrass along with old-fashioned gospel. Don’t miss this season’s last month of great, free entertainment for the whole family. What could be nicer than a little night music at the end of a cool summer day in Highlands where life is truly good!
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Highlands Farmers Market The Highlands Farmers Market brings together the tastes, scents and sensations that make this little community so special.
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he Highlands Farmers Market reopened for its second season Saturday, June 2nd, on the grounds of Highlands School. Once again, with the careful planning of Andrea Gabbard, the hospitality of Highlands School principal, Brian Jetter, and the participation of vendors from every walk of life, this special showcase of handmade and homegrown goods has been a resounding success. The Market is a showcase of a wide variety of organic and just picked-from-the-garden fruits and vegetables, fresh-baked breads and treats, and other homemade, homegrown and handmade items. Highlands Farmers Market has one goal in mind – bringing fresh, local produce and goods from around the area to the people of Highlands. Last year, the market offered all kinds of produce, breads, cakes, jams and jellies, flowers, soaps, candles and more. This year, many of those same vendors - and more - have come together to establish a new Highlands Saturday morning tradition. Since its opening, Highlands Farmers Market has seen over 1000 attendees. Many are customers from last season that have brought their friends for this season, and many have come to see it for the first time. And because of that demand that quickly grew in 2011, the Market is now going to be a seasonal staple for the people in and around Highlands, as it will be held every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. – noon, continuing through October - rain or shine - at Highlands School. Come out and visit with old friends and make new friends while finding fresh foods for your table or other goods for your body, soul and home. In addition, if you grow or create something you want to share with others, the Highlands Farmers Market is looking for you – come be a part of this local showcase of both individual and generations of talent. Booth spaces may be rented for $10 per space per Market. If you are holding a fundraiser in your space, the rental is free. Directions: From the intersection of Fourth and Main, turn onto Main Street, drive past The Old Edwards Inn toward the Presbyterian church. Turn right at the light at the Presbyterian Church (5th Street). Follow 5th street over the hill to The Highlands School on your right (545 Pierson Drive). For more information on the Highlands Farmers Market, or if you would like to become a vendor, please contact Andrea Gabbard (828) 526-4858.
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Village Square Art and Craft Show Contributed by Cynthia Strain
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alent abounds in these mounhas performed her folk music in Hightains, and Labor Day weekend lands for thirty years and enjoys a loyal presents a great opportunity to following. see much of it on display at the Village Plan for breakfast or lunch at FressSquare Art and Craft Show in downers Eatery in the square. There are pubtown Highlands on September 1st and lic bathrooms and parking. The show is 2nd. This family event has something from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday for everyone, including live music, and Sunday in the Village Square and food, and demonstrations. neighboring Pine Street Park, only one Over the years the show has deblock from Main Street. veloped a reputation for high quality Sadly, this will be the last Village work. Many artisans live in Highlands, Square Art and Craft Show in the park. including painter Zach Claxton, potters Highlands commissioners voted on Frank Vickery and Pat Taylor, jeweler June 21st to not allow any group other Lee Byers, folk artist Noel Atherton, than non-profits to use the park for and ceramic artist Jan Smith. The show These playful bears by artist Judy Lynn are only a events, and no events will be allowed sample of the beguiling surprises to be found at features fine art and whimsical folk art, on holiday weekends unless they are the Village Square Art and Craft Show. plus turned wood, metal work, fabric town sponsored. This is bound to hurt work, birdhouses, and twig furniture. our artistic community as well as many And, of course, one-of-a-kind baskets, pottery, and jewelry. businesses in Highlands. But we are hoping to find a suitable Patti Cakes will be painting faces, so bring the kids. There venue for future shows, so watch for updates on this. will be live music both days. On Saturday the gazebo will ring For more information contact Cynthia Strain at Mill Creek with dulcimer music by John Huxley and friends, and on Sun- Gallery and Framing at (828) 787-2021 or cypicturelady@aol. day, singer-songwriter Sylvia Sammons will perform. Sylvia com.
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Cashiers Designer Showhouse™ Contributed by Jeff Alt
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he view is magstone in the front nificent, with foyer, reclaimed long range, wooden interior panoramic views beams from Canada, across Shortoff and and custom-forged Yellow Mountains wrought iron railand points north – ings wrapping the even a glimpse of stairways and balcoLake Glenville. Lonies. cated in the Pinchot Add this incredCommunity - a mere ible venue to the two miles north of creative force of downtown Cashiers 27 designers, artoff Highway 107, the ists and landscap2012 Showhouse ers from Cashiers sits at 4100 feet, to Highlands to Atnearly straddling the lanta and beyond, Eastern Continental and the result is a Divide. recipe for one of the An expansive cirbest Showhouse exThere’s a story in every corner of the Cashiers 2012 Showhouse - even on the roof. cular entry drive periences ever. Of welcomes guests to course the famous a beautifully landscaped front yard with waterfall and fish Designer Showhouse Shops will be on site, featuring anpond. But it is the house–a 10,000 square-foot master- tiques, furniture, and fabulous gifts of jewelry and other piece--that will draw most of the praise from visitors to items from around the world. this year’s Cashiers Designer Showhouse™. The August 17th Patron Party gala at the site of the old How did the 2012 Showhouse come to be named “Lone Fairfield Inn is certain to be one of the best ever. Just five Chimney Lodge” when clearly there are three chimneys? minutes east of the Crossroads, this pristine setting overThe answer lies in the rich history of this beautiful area. looks Fairfield Lake with the imposing backdrop of Bald A single stone chimney was the only remaining feature of Rock. Tim Lundy of Distinctive Design Events from Atlanta one of the earliest homesteads in the area, a cabin inhab- is the planning and design coordinator for the event. Chef ited in the early 1900’s by the Hudson family. According to Lundy, who also owns Highlands Rosewood Market and a plaque at the community overlook, Mr. Hudson followed has produced major corporate and private extravagana trail into the Village of Cashiers each day to go to work. zas both nationally and internationally, will dazzle guests Barber Custom Homes and Moss Creek Designs were with his Continental culinary cuisine. Sound Connection, a truly showcasing their design talents when they collabo- multi-talented band that has entertained at the Olympics rated to construct this home in 2004. The idea was to cre- and Donald Trump’s New Years Eve party, will perform a ate a showplace that would exhibit the builder’s capabili- custom-designed dancing and entertainment program. The Cashiers Historical Society sponsors the Showties–working with unconventional angles and curves, and use of exotic materials while delivering a product with house, attracting a large audience of Cashiers Valley resievery amenity imaginable. This they accomplished--and dents and visitors from all over the South. As support for more. Much of the feel and flow of the house can be at- the Cashiers Historical Society has increased, so too has its tributed to Bill Barber’s wife Melinda, an interior decora- ability to help preserve the heritage of Cashiers Valley and to increase its support for the Cashiers community. Protor, whose handiwork is apparent throughout the home. With an enormous great room, an award-winning kitch- ceeds from this year’s event will support, through grants, en, six bedrooms, six full and two half baths, a home the- the Cashiers Valley Community Council. The 15th annual ater, billiard and exercise rooms, this home is the epitome Cashiers Designer Showhouse™ will open to visitors Auof mountain living elegance. No detail has been over- gust 18th to September 2nd, 2012. For more information call (828) 743-7710 or visit the looked, but there are clearly some unexpected features, such as 70-year-old cypress gables on the exterior brought Cashiers Historical Society’s website at www.cashiershistorifrom a Pennsylvania mushroom farm, imported Jerusalem calsociety.org. 30 | August 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
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Cashiers Founders Day
Annual Songwriters’ Round
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he Cashiers Historical Society will stage its annual Founders Day September 27th at the Zachary-Tolbert House. In commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will display authentic uniforms and weapons of the period and answer questions about life in those tumultuous days. There’ll also be period music to set the mood. This corner of Western North Carolina was a hotbed of tangled loyalties and divided families during the Civil War. The Cashiers Historical Society maintains records on life in the 1860s and the first settlers of what would become Cashiers. For more information on Founders Day, visit the Zachary-Tolbert House at 1940 Highway 107 South or call (828) 743-7710.
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he Seventh Annual Songwriters’ Round will be held at Mountain Top in Cashiers at 7:00 pm. September 15th. The event will mark the return of Nashville songwriting legend Rivers Rutherford and friends. Each will be trying to outdo one another at composing and performing on the spot. It’s a wild, irresistible evening that’ll feature food, refreshments and raucous good spirits. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the benefit the Blue Ridge School Educational Foundation. For more information, call Susan Waller at (828) 526-9186.
For a comprehensive list of area events and happenings visit www.highlands-cashierscalendar.com
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Third Annual Favorite Poems Night by Luke Osteen
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riends and neighbors in the American Poem Project, a proCashiers-Highlands area will gram begun in the 1990s to celbe on stage at the Albert ebrate the importance of poetry Carlton-Cashiers Community Liin the lives of townspeople from brary on Thursday, August 23rd, all walks of life and across all age to read their favorite poems and groups. Almost 50 residents and to share their reasons for enjoyvisitors to our area submitted faing them. vorite poems to the library last The Third Annual Favorite Poyear, and in keeping with the ideems Night, sponsored by the als of the American Poem Project, Friends of the Library, will begin those chosen to read on stage inat 7:30 p.m. cluded a doctor, a pastor, a chick“I know the word ‘poetry’ en raiser, an actor, a social worker, makes some folks yawn,” said an artist, a nurse, a secretary, a Marilyn Staats, coordinator of the journalist, and a physicist. Ages Poetry Night conjures up the deep magic of the event. “But we were all born with will again range from children to spoken word. a love of rhyme and rhythm, most teens to folks old enough to be of us were raised by parents who their grandparents.” read us Mother Goose poems and, if we were lucky, we had All programs sponsored by Friends of the Library are free teachers who introduced us to everything from Winnie the to the public, although donations are gratefully accepted. Pooh to Robert Frost to Shakespeare. Membership in Friends is open to all who believe in the im“With this event, we once again joins thousands of other portance of the library to individuals and to our community. towns across the United States that have participated in the Membership forms are available at the library’s front desk.
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Rotary Interact Bingo by Wiley Sloan The Rotary Club of Highlands is saving a place for you at Bingo Night, Thursday, August 9th, at the Highlands Community Center.
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hursday, August 9th is the night. Rotary Interact Bingo is the recipient of the earnings. The Rotary Interact Club at the Highlands Schools is partnering with its sponsor Highlands Rotary for an evening of Bingo. Bring your friends and support the students of the Interact Club through a fun night of Bingo. Don your green eye shades, settle in at your table and be ready to play when the first number is called at 6:30 p.m. at the Highlands Community Building. Proceeds will help the Highlands School Interact Club with their community service projects. Where else can you have so much fun for so little money? At just $1 per card per game (yes, there will be “2 for 1 games” to help increase your earnings) for the full 15 games. Don’t forget- the first person to fill their card during the last game is the big winner. Half the money you pay to play Bingo becomes prizes and the other half goes to the Interact Club at the Highlands School. Yes, you can certainly donate your winnings back to Interact to help them even more. Rotary Interact Bingo is family entertainment–play one card or half a dozen but have a great evening of fun and a zany time on Thursday, August 9th. Enjoy free refreshments served by the young people of the Interact Club. Cynthia Dendy from Highlands Rotary and Tom Jessup, Guidance Counselor at the Highlands School are supervisors for the young people in the Interact Club. They invite you to “Come on out and show these young people that you support them in their efforts to support their community through Interact. See you there.”
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Home Tour and Vacation Raffle by Wiley Sloan A local church offers a glimpse of an exclusive home and a raffle for a trio of fabulous prizes.
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any of you have enjoyed the first two homes of the Highlands United Methodist Church Home Tour over the past two weekends. If you missed those homes, don’t despair. There’s still one more home to visit. On Saturday, August 4th, you’ll be able to see an exquisite home that incorporates large windows and a wall of glass that frame views of the immaculately maintained gardens and the surrounding mountain trails. You will marvel at the beautiful décor which includes one-of-a-kind antiques and unique lamps. Pick up your tickets by calling the Methodist Church at (828) 526-3376 or on Tour Day. The shuttles will leave the Church, located at 315 Main Street every 30 minutes beginning at 10:00 a.m. The last shuttle will depart at 3:30 p.m. The Tour is $25 per house. All funds raised by this Tour will go to pay off the mortgage for the recent land purchased by the Church. In addition to the Home Tour, you can buy raffle tickets for three great events: • A golf-foursome at Wildcat Country Club. The winner has the opportunity to play golf at Wildcat any time before the end of the 2012 season. Value $680. • Vacation Location One: 5 nights in a beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo at Amelia Island Plantation, Florida. Amelia Island is a part of the picturesque Atlantic coastline, a part of the Sea Islands, in northern Florida, just over the Georgia line. Visitors may enjoy a wealth of fine dining in Amelia Island plus a variety of interesting shops and museums to browse as they stroll the cobblestone streets in the heart of historic Fernandina Beach, Florida. Choose from anytime between August 15th and December 31st. Subject to availability. • Vacation Location Two: 5 nights in a beautiful 5 bedroom, 5 ½ bath home at The Cliffs of Keowee Vineyard located on Lake Keowee in northeast South Carolina about 20 miles east of Cashiers, 30 miles from Anderson and 33 miles from Greenville near Seneca and Clemson, S.C. Lake Keowee incorporates more than 18,500 acres of water with more than 300 miles of shoreline. Enjoy boating, fishing, water-skiing, swimming, camping, picnicking. Choose from anytime between August 15th and December 15th, 2012. Subject to availability. A nominal housekeeping fee will be charged. Raffle tickets are $10 or six for $50. Purchase tickets at the Church Office or at the transportation pickup for the Home Tours. Drawing will be held on August 8th following the final Home Tour. For more information contact, Wiley Sloan at (828) 200-0361. www.thelaurelmagazine.com | August 2012 | 41
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Randall Atcheson Returns by Wiley Sloan
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he Highlands mances in Sydney, Community Australia, JerusaChild Devellem, Israel, Rio de opment Center Janeiro, Brazil and (HCCDC) hosts acmuch more. claimed pianist/ I talked to Mr. organist, Randall Atcheson earlier Atcheson in its anthis week. He is exnual fund-raiser at cited to be returnthe First Presbyteing to Highlands. rian Church of HighThis year’s prolands on Saturday, gram will include September 1st at classical, gospel, 4:00 p.m. pop (Cole Porter to Atcheson perLady Gaga). This formed to a standperformanoce ing-room only benefits (HCCDC). crowd last year. He Persons interested wowed the audiin reserved seatence with his musiing, please call cal ability and his Charles Hardin at Randall Atcheson will bring his internationallymagnetic personal(828) 526-4765. recognized talents to Highlands. ity. A musical - “ReHCCDC offers naissance Man”, and “one of the few who children of working families the opportunity have a gift for communicating the beauty of to learn with age-appropriate-curriculum. music” – a couple of the accolades that Mr. Children from age three months to five years Atcheson has received throughout his highly are eligible to attend. “The Center is a lifesuccessful career. saver,” a young mother exclaims. “With both Born and raised in Alabama, Atcheson me and my husband working, the center is showed proficiency on both the piano and our safety net,” she says. Parents of the organ before the age of ten. To expand approximately 66 children who attend the those talents he entered the School of Music center work for 50 to 60 businesses in our at Samford University in Birmingham at age community and depend on HCCDC. HCCDC twelve. At the Julliard School he was hon- is a North Carolina non-profit organization, ored by being the only student in the history which relies on private donations and grants of the school to be allowed to pursue and re- for 40% of the annual operating budget. ceive simultaneous degrees in piano and orIf you want to be energized and invigoratgan performance. He studied piano with the ed, listen to the melodious tunes of Randall famed Sascha Gorodnitzki and organ with Atcheson. He is a real showman. He tells me, Anthony Newman. “The favorite thing anyone ever said about Randall Atcheson has performed multiple me is, ‘He takes his music seriously, but not times at Carnegie Hall. He also holds the dis- himself.’ My talent is a gift from God and I l tinction of giving the premiere performance owe him the best I can do.” Mr. Atcheson’s of the new pipe organ at Alice Tully Hall at talented fingers bring the Steinway piano to Lincoln Center. With more than sixteen al- life as he serenades the audience. bums, his music covers the spectrum of pop, Come enjoy an afternoon of classic ensacred and classic love songs. tertainment that you would generally find Music lovers on five continents have en- only in New York City. The public is invitjoyed his exceptional musical talents. Venues ed. Admission is free but donations to the have included Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Highlands Community Child Development and Blenheim Palace, England plus perfor- Center are sincerely appreciated.
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Ikebana Lessons Offered
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home. It is such a pleasure when a guest resh flower arrangements in our home comments on a particular plant material for every day, dinner parties, special they never considered using, plus, it cost me events or holidays are enjoyed by all; the very little to make the arrangement. I also family, the guests and the host or hostess. enjoy sharing the knowledge of how to acWhether you are arranging flowers from your complish this simple pleasure.” garden or purchased through a local vender, Lessons are offered August 1st, 15th simplicity, beautifully arranged will always and 29th; September 5th and 19th; Octoadd elegance and charm to your home. Sibbie Wilson, Certified 2nd Degree Masber 3rd, 10th and 17th in the afternoon ter and Teacher of the Ohara School of Ikeand are $45.00 per person, per lesson. Stubana will again be offering lessons in flower dents wishing to take six lessons or more, The sublime beauty of an Ohara School the lessons are $40.00 per person, per lesarranging this season in Highlands at the ikebana arrangement is the product of Performing Arts Center. son. Each lesson is different and limited to training and a discriminating eye. The lessons will teach you how to use 15 students. Reservations and pre-payment plant materials from your own garden to are required. make beautiful, unusual flower arrangements. “Anyone can In cooperation with the Stone Lantern on Main Street, we learn ikebana flower arranging, whether a beginner who has will loan all of the equipment needed, so there is nothing else never made a flower arrangement to the advanced garden club to buy to enjoy the lessons. All of the plant materials are the competition flower arranger or any stage in between. These students to keep and take home to enjoy. Students will need lessons will also teach you how to condition plant materials to bring some items for each lesson, paper and pencil for notes from your garden so they will last for days in a beautifully con- and a bucket to take home their plant materials, which they structed arrangement.” probably already have. “I adore flowers and love using plant materials from my own Advance Reservations are required, so please call Sibbie at gardens and grounds to delight myself and my guests in my (828) 524-1281.
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Book Sale Proceeds Benefit Hospital Contributed by Callie Calloway Author Sharyn Chapman’s “Age With a Giggle” is a warm-hearted grace note for women of all ages.
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he book, “Age With A Giggle,” an inspirational pep talk for all women, is making Highlands and Cashiers smile. “This humorous, helpful handbook on aging is selling like hotcakes and the best part is ALL the proceeds are going to the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital,” said Robin Taylor, Director of the HCH Foundation. Sharyn Chapman, the author of this happy little book has been contributing to the hospital through the sale of her art for numerous years but last year completed Age with a Giggle, the first book in a three book series entitled Learn Laugh Learn. The second book, Put Your Teeth In Honey, You’re Not Dead Yet will be released next year. “My husband, Doug, and I have been long time supporters of the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital,“ said Sharyn. “We feel keeping this hospital’s doors open is critical to Highlands and Cashiers and its area residents. We are extremely grateful that it is available for our use and feel the responsibility to support it as well as it supports us.” Chapman was inspired to write the book as she watched so many women struggle with the same issues and complaints that accompany aging. The message of the book is that with humor and acceptance, it’s not too late to accomplish anything and to never stop loving and respecting the changing person looking back at you in the mirror. “These books are wonderful hostess, birthday and getwell gifts or just an uplifting read for yourself. One woman bought 25 copies to take to her sorority sisters. It is a tribute to Highlands and Cashiers that local vendors have very enthusiastically agreed to carry the books with not a dime going to them but the whole purchase price going to the Hospital,” said Sharyn. Those interested can purchase the book at the following Highlands locations: Alyxandra’s, Drake’s Diamond Gallery, Spoiled Rotten, Vivace, Vivace Two, Michael’s for Hair, The Little Flower Shoppe, Highlands Pharmacy, Colonel Mustard’s. In Cashiers the books may be found at Vivace for Cashiers and Sashay Around. --For more information please visit www.sharynchapman.com.
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Trunk Show at Narcissus
On Friday, August 3rd and Saturday, August 4th Narciuss will host a trunk show of Shwikar El Tonobi’s jewelry designs.
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arcissus in Cashiers will host a trunk show Friday, August 3rd and Saturday, August 4th featuring jewelry designs by Shwikar El Tonobi. Shwikar (Shu Shu) is an Egyptian born jewelry designer. Her fashion and artistic perspective comes from Alexandria, a vibrant, and ancient, Mediterranean port city. Traditions, particularly craft traditions, are important to Alexandrians. The city acknowledges centuries of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian influence. This history connects and energizes Shu Shu’s jewelry. In 2003 Shu Shu founded Tonobi Fine Jewelry, where gold, silver, and semi-precious stones are respectfully crafted into exciting bracelets, earrings and necklaces. Narcissus is located at 71 Highway 107 South in Cashiers. For more information, please call (828) 743-7887.
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Stillmont Writer’s Retreat Returns Contributed by Dorothy Palmer
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elly Moffett and my threeWe are making that possible. day retreat last fall, featurKelly, a graduate professor at ing Plein Air writing, opened Northern Kentucky University, writers to a new and higher level creates a safe environment to of writing experience. That’s why discuss early drafts of writing. we are back, this time in August, “While it is important to give hon3rd through 6th and again on the est feedback, it is equally impor7th through the 10th. The idea is tant to be kind and compassionto share previously written pieces ate. The goal is to develop the in order to get help with revision writer and nurture future work. If and to generate new work after the writer also ends up creating a creativity talks and hikes. “Writers publishable piece of writing, well, need a community of like-minded that’s a plus,” says Kelly. people in order to talk over ideas This summer, by running two Writers will discover a rejuvenating respite at the and to get fresh eyes on their retreats back to back, we can enStillmont Writer’s Retreat. work. It’s so important that we courage local participants. The come together to support our Stillmont Cottage is already full art,” says Kelly. of writers from out of state who are staying overnight. The But we will not stay indoors. We will also take advantage requirements? Email a prepared piece to Kelly at moffettk1@ of the beautiful Smoky Mountains. Nature encourages us to nku.edu and a $80 retreat fee. Visit our website at www.Stillbe attentive to our world and to connect with what we see. montWritersRetreat.com for more information. To be able to take advantage of this beautiful area of mounAnother retreat is tentatively planned for fall. Email at tains and waterfalls is a dream come true for most writers. noisyboys@gmail.com if you are interested!
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Home Remodeling Seminar
Larry and Betty Morris invited you to a Home Remodeling Seminar on August 24 at 4:00 p.m.
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hinking about remodeling your kitchen or bath? Talk with a Certified Kitchen Designer with over 28 years experience to get design tips as well as what to expect in a remodeling project. When to consider a major remodel or how to update cabinetry on a shoestring budget. How to maximize your investment in remodeling to enhance and increase the potential to sell your home later. How to evaluate existing cabinets and counter surfaces to determine if they are worth refurbishing? What are the different counter surface options and what are advantages and disadvantages. How to get the best product for the lowest cost? What are the different construction materials for cabinetry and what is the difference? How do different woods, stains, finishes affect the cost of the project? Bring your questions to Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath, located at 118 Highway 64 West in Cashiers, on August 24th from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. There is no cost for the seminar but please make reservations by calling (828)743-0770. Refreshments will be served.
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Dazzling Dahlia Festival Contributed by Linda New
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azzling Dahlias! Dahlia Festival will be held Saturday, September 15th, 2012 at the Highlands Recreation Center. This event, benefiting the Highlands Historical Society, will showcase local Dahlia enthusiasts’ prize Dahlias. Exhibitors can enter up to five categories of Dahlias for an entrance fee. These will be judged and ribbons awarded for first, second and Best of Show winners. Exhibitor registration forms will be available at businesses throughout the Highlands-Cashiers area; and, at the Highlands Historical Society. A Patron Party will be held that weekend also in the gardens of Rhett and Carolyn Tanner on Kettle Rock Mountain. Carolyn’s profusion of dahlias began 16 years ago and has culminated into a breathtaking array of many varieties of dahlias including the Dinnerplate dahlia. If you are interested in exhibiting your dahlias at the Dazzling Dahlias! Dahlia Festival on September 15th, 2012, please contact Joyce Franklin at (828) 526-9418, or e-mail the Highlands Historical Society at www.highlandshistory.com. This is an event for amateur hobbyists to proudly display their prize dahlias. Everyone is welcome.
Dazzling Dahlias! Dahlia Festival Planning Committee members from left to right, bottom: John Newsome, Linda New and Joyce Franklin, Co-chair; Top: Kitty Moore, Judy Taylor and Sandie Trevathan. Not pictured Ann Sullivan.
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• Enrichment Classes, thru August, call the Center for Life Enrichment for more information at (828) 526-8811. • Alex Matisse: Ometto, thru October 21, The Bascom, (828) 5264949. • Summer House Idea Showhouse to benefit the CashiersHighlands Humane Society, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and Sunday 12-5 p.m., (828) 526-5577. • Tim Curtis: Suspended, thru August 26, The Loft Gallery at The Bascom, (828) 526-4949. • V is for Vase Exhibit, thru August 12, The Bascom, (828) 5264949. • “Dames at Sea” thru August 19, Highlands Playhouse, 828-5262695. • Relay For Life Fundraiser - Hope Floats, 5-9 p.m., Tuesdays at Kilwin’s and Thursdays at SweeTreats, through August 17. • Friday Night Live, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Fridays thru August 31, downtown Highlands, Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce. (828) 526-2112. • WellStrung Band performing August 1 and 30, Fressers Eatery, (828) 526-4188. • Summer of Interlude Concerts, 2 p.m. Wednesdays, August 1, 15, 29 - Episcopal Church; August 8, 22 - Presbyterian Church. • Linden String Quartet at Buck’s Coffee, Cashiers, 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 1, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, (828) 526-9060. • Natural History of the Southern Appalachians, 7 p.m., Thursday, August 2, Highlands Nature Center, (828) 526-2221. • Shwikar El Tonobi Jewelry Trunk Show, August 3-4, Narcissus, (828) 743-7887. • “The French Connection”, 6 p.m., Friday, August 3, and 5 p.m., Sunday, August 5, Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, HCCMF, (828) 526-9060. • Third annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Cashiers, 7 p.m., Friday, August 3, Village Commons, (800) 227-2345. • Relay For Life Of Highlands Bark for Life, 9 a.m., Saturday, August 4, Highlands Dog Park (behind Highlands Rec Park). • Relay for Life Giant Yard Sale, 9 a.m., Saturday, August 4, First Citizens Bank. • Tour of Homes in Highlands, 10 a.m., Saturday, August 4, Highlands United Methodist Church, (828) 526-3376. • Wine Tastings, 2-4 p.m., August 4 and 11, Dusty’s, (828) 5262762. • “The French Connection”, 5 p.m., Saturday, August 4 and Monday, August 6, Cashiers Library, HCCMF, (828) 526-9060. • Mountain High Dulcimer Club, noon, Monday, August 6, Highlands Methodist Church, (828) 787-1586, or (828) 200-9532. • Relay For Life Of Highlands Survivor Dinner, 6 p.m., Tuesday, August 7, Highlands First Presbyterian Church, (828) 787-1463. • Rotary Interact Bingo, 6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 9, Highlands Community Building. • Highlands Fungi, 7 p.m., Thursday, August 9, Highlands Nature Center, (828) 526-2221. • Elizabeth Locke Trunk Show, August 10-12. Acorn’s, (828) 7871877. • “Battle of the Bands Returns”, 6 p.m., Friday, August 10, MartinLipscomb Performing Arts Center, HCCMF, (828) 526-9060. • Groovin on the Green, 6:30 p.m., Friday, August 10, GCAMA, Cashiers Village Green, (828) 743-2004 or (828) 743-5858. • Corn Hole Tournament, Relay for Life event, 10 a.m., Saturday, August 11, Call Emily Chastain at (828) 526-9716 to register. • Sallie’s Greatest Herbal Jams, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, August 11, The Hen House, (828) 787-2473. • Robert Rothchild Farms Gourmet Foods Sampling Demo, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, August 11, The Hen House, (828) 7872473. • “Battle of the Bands Returns”, 5 p.m., Saturday , August 11, Cashiers Library, HCCMF, (828) 526-9060.
• Dance for Life, 7-11 p.m., Saturday, August 11, Highlands Community Building, Mike Murphy, (828) 526-1841 . • Final Gala Concert and Dinner, 5 p.m., Sunday, August 12, Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, (828) 526-9060. • Palm Beach Sandals Trunk Show in Highlands August 13, Cashiers August 14-15, Vivace, (828) 526-1880 or (828) 743-2800. • Concert on the Slopes, 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 14, The Landsharks, Sapphire Valley Community Center, (828) 743-7663. • Story Swap, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 14, Highlands Writers Group, Pre-registration, The Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 369-1927. • Recently Released Movies, 2 p.m., Wednesday, August 15, Hudson Library, (828) 526-3031. • Eastern Cougar presentation, 7 p.m., Thursday, August 16, Highlands Nature Center, (828) 526-2221. • Spanner Trunk Show, August 17-18, Elevation, (828) 526-0100. • Equestrian Trunk Show, August 17-18, Vivace-Cashiers. (828) 743-2800. • Highland’s Relay For Life, 6 p.m.-6 a.m. Friday, August 17, Highlands Recreation Park, 828-526-1841 • Afternoon Tea, 3-4 p.m., Saturday, August 18, Dusty’s (828) 5262762. • Cashiers Designer Showhouse, August 18-September 17 (Patron Party August 17), Cashiers Historical Society, 828-743-7710. • Phoebe Howard Book Signing, noon-2 p.m., Saturday, August 18, at Cashiers Designer Showhouse, 828-743-7710. • Books Signings - Charles Faudree, James Farmer, Kathryn Greeley and Lisa Newsom, 1-4 p.m., Sunday, August 19, at the Cashiers Designer Showhouse, Cashiers Historical Society, 828-743-7710. • Highlands Falls Games for Life, 1:30 p.m., Sunday, August 19, Highlands Falls Hope Team, (828) 526-4199. • Benefit for Literacy Council of Highlands, The Fox on the Fairway performance by Highlands-Cashiers Players, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 22, Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, 828-526-0863. • Beer, Bark and Bluegrass, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday August 22, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society, The Farm at Old Edwards, (828) 743-5752. • Third Annual Favorite Poems Night, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 23, Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. • The Fox on the Fairway, August 23-26, August 30-September 2, evenings 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m., Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, (828) 526-0863. • Biodiversity of the Southern Appalachians, 7 p.m., Thursday, August 23, Highlands Nature Center (828) 526-2221. • Ray Pottery Signing, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., August 24-25, The Hen House, (828) 787-2473. • Free Remodeling Seminar, 4-5:30 p.m., Friday, August 24, Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath, (828) 743-0770. • Evening with Leslie Jordan, 7 p.m., Friday, August 24, Country Club of Sapphire Valley, 828-743-7710. • Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 25, Scaly Mountain Women’s Club, Ole’ Scaly School House. • Putt Putt for Life, 9-11 a.m., Saturday, August 25, Highlands Fall Country Club, 828-526-1841 . • Relay For Life Of Highlands Auction, 3 p.m., Sunday, August 26, Scudder’s Galleries, 828-421-2144 or 828-787-1826 • Art League of Highlands meeting, 4:30 p.m., Monday, August 27, The Bascom Pottery Barn. • Village Nature Series, 7 p.m, Village Green, Tuesday, August 28, Highlands Cashiers Land Trust, (828) 526-1111. • Nocturnal Adaptations of Plants and Animals, 7 p.m., Thursday, August 30, Highlands Nature Center, (828) 526-2221 • Betsy Paul Art Raffle benefitting Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, drawing August 31, (828) 743-0880. • Lindsey Alley, August 31-September 3, Highlands Playhouse, (828) 526-2695.
Weekly Events Every Monday • Hatha Yoga Level 1-2, 9:30 a.m., Yoga Highlands, (828) 5268880. • Highlands Botanical Garden Tour, 10:30 a.m., (828) 5260188. • Yoga Foundations, 3:30 p.m. Yoga Highlands, (828) 526-8880. • Pilates - Sandi Trevathon, 4 p.m., Jane Woodruff Clinic, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, (828) 526-5862. • Body Mind Flow Level 2, 5:30 p.m. Yoga Highlands, (828) 526-8880. • Barn Jamming with James, Fressers Eatery, (828) 526-8847. • Trivia 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. • Women’s Self Defense, 7 p.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. Every Wednesday • Highlands Mountaintop Rotary, 7:30 a.m., dining room at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. • Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8 a.m., Cashiers United Methodist Church, (828) 743-2243. • Hatha Yoga Level 1-2, 9:30 a.m., Yoga Highlands, (828) 5268880. • Adult Ballet & Dance Movement, 10:30 a.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. • Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 p.m., Cashiers Methodist Church. • Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:30 p.m., Highlands Civic Center. • Pilates with Sandi Trevathon, 4 p.m., Jane Woodruff Clinic Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, (828) 526-5862. • Bluegrass, 8:30 p.m., Ugly Dog Pub, Nitrograss and Rebecca White, (828) 526-8364. Every Thursday • Yoga Foundations, 3:30 p.m. Yoga Highlands, (828) 526-8880. • Zumba Classes, 5:30 p.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 7439000. • Norma Jean performing live, 6:30-9 p.m., Altitudes Restaurant at Skyline Lodge, (828) 526-2121. Every Friday • Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:30 p.m., Highlands Civic Center. • Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625. • Hal Phillips on the piano, Altitudes Restaurant at Skyline Lodge, (828) 526-2121. • Live Music, 9 p.m., The Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-8364. Every Saturday • Birding Field Trips, 7:30 a.m., Highlands Plateau Audubon Society, meet at Highlands Town Hall, (828) 743-9670. • Highlands Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Highlands School, (828) 526-4858. • Vinyasa All Levels, 9:30 a.m., Yoga Highlands, (828) 526-8880. • Bascom Community Knitters, 10 a.m., The Bascom, (828) 526.4949. • Live Music, 4:30 p.m., Wine Garden, Madison’s, (828) 7872625. • Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625. • Hal Phillips on the piano, Altitudes Restaurant at Skyline Lodge, (828) 526-2121.
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Cover Artist Velda Lovell by Donna Rhodes
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ave you ever been so wrapped up in the creative process that you forgot to eat or time became nonexistent? That’s what Velda Lovell does every day when she paints. She is one with her art, so much so that everything but brush, paint and canvas cease to exist. She says, “Someone better call me to dinner, or I will completely miss it.” Lovell never tires of painting. In fact, she is so enamored with the way light plays on her natural surroundings that she spends her down time teaching others how to see what she sees and immortalize it in oils. She thinks of her work as therapeutic. Maybe that is why she is supremely in tune with her environment and her joy is so contagious. Lovell says, “We are here to have fun and help others have fun.” Her business, Blue Valley Gallery in Cashiers, is open seven days a week, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. That is a testimonial to the gallery being a labor of love, and she quickly adds, “Much more love than labor.” “Teaching people about color is something that I have always done,” Lovell says. “But I have to teach others how to not just look, but really see. I challenge them to go out and watch shadows, lights and darks, changes subtle and dramatic. I want them to study color shifts up close and far away.” 58 | August 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
When Lovell paints a landscape, she relies on the view from her porch or photographs she has taken in sequence as the sun moves across the sky. There are so many variables as light darts in and out of clouds, bathing hillsides, plants and trees in its warm yellows and golds. That shifting light makes freezing a moment in time a real challenge. But for Lovell that is part of the excitement. Lovell likes the variety of flora in the region. She says, “I love the landscape with its flowers, trees, valley and streams. This area is so diverse. The Highlands/Cashiers Plateau is a very special part of the planet. I count my lucky stars that I live here doing something I deeply love.” It’s hard to separate Lovell the artist from Lovell the teacher and Lovell the gallery owner. She slides smoothly from one role to another. After all, it’s all about her love, Art. You can feel the love too by visiting Blue Valley Gallery, Cashiers, North Carolina, (828) 743-2956. Check out a Lovell original painting. Take it home. Try it on a wall, in a hall, or over a mantle. Or sign up for personalized lessons and create your own masterpiece custom-designed for your unique decor. Treat yourself to a little square of Blue Valley at Mountain Laurel Shoppes, 45 Slabtown Road.
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Do What You Love, Love What You Do by Donna Rhodes
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o what you love. Love what you do. Then figure out what the heck to call it. Noel Atherton has been doing what she loves for more than a decade. Her work defies a category. It is a rejuvenation kind of style. She has settled on calling it Renaissance, for she takes old visually-compelling objets d’art and covers them in cutouts from textural fibers, papers, wrapping paper, and more. All kinds of materials, vintage and used, are thus reinvented. When she recently tried to teach her technique to others, she realized that reproducing what she does requires a discerning eye and artistic aptitude. Not everyone can do it. After so many years of denying her artistry she finally said “Yes, I am an artist.” That is an epiphany with which many burgeoning artists can identify. Noel might take an old galvanized bucket, paint it, then embellish it in carefully selected recycled papers, newspapers (preferably typeset in calligraphic lettering like Kangi, Kufic, or Hebrew), old garden catalogues, black-and-white prints, tissue paper, discarded letters written in script, and so on. She says, “I will spend many a cold winter night watching a movie, cutting 2-D materials into interesting shapes of eye-catching color. Then I have a substantial stash from which to choose when I begin the rejuvenation process.” Art and craft shows are where Noel usually exhibits her work. She delights in the fact that when people first lay eyes on her creations their faces light up. Her admirers describe her
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work as whimsical, fun, and most of all, happy. In fact, sometimes people like her work so much they have been known to fight over it. While that’s flattering, she discourages squabbles, so she assures customers, given time, she can make a similar customized piece. Much of Noel’s work is commissioned. Catch her at or in Highlands Own Show. This year marks the last of the Village Square Art Shows, but she is hoping it resurfaces in a different venue. She also has work in Mill Creek Gallery & Frame shop, If you would like to see more of Noel’s work, contact her for an appointment. Her e-mail is: noel@atherton.com or call her at: (828) 787-1515. Rejuvenate you home with a splash of Noel. Give her an old heirloom to up-cycle. She’s got it covered.
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The Bascom News by Donna Rhodes Something old, something new -- the exhibits, competitions and classes at The Bascom celebrate the arts.
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his summer the buzz on the Plateau is all about The Bascom. Start with a host of exhibitions: The Omettos by Alex Matisse (yes he is related to THE Matisse) adorns the campus now through October 21st. Her Impressions, a celebration of Mary Cassatt and her Impressionist peers is showing through September 16th. The artists of Mountains In Bloom Garden Tour and Festival are featured through September 8th. And the vibrant V is for Vase, is on exhibition now through August 12th. Call The Bascom for more information about concurrent lectures and presentations. This year’s Members Challenge entitled, Couples, promises to be an exhibit beyond com-pair. Members are asked to interpret couples: rhythm and blues, salt and pepper, twins, double takes, comedy and tragedy. The Bascom is pairing up with the Highlands/Cashiers Hospital and their Healing Arts Project. The free public reception is on August 18th, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The show runs through October 14th. Open Studio Ceramics and Open Studio Two-dimensional Art continue throughout the month of August. Contact Sara Hill at (828) 787-2865 for more information regarding time and cost. For details about youth programs, call Will
Barclift at (828) 787-2897. Some of the adult workshops being offered this season include: Painting Landscapes in Watercolor with distinguished artist, Pat Fiorello. Class meets Monday and Tuesday, August 13th and 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pat offers several classes in watercolor technique. Contact Sara Hill for more info. Drawing in Perspective, instructor Knight Martorell will be offered Monday through Friday, August 6th through 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Why not “wax poetic” with Encaustic Painting taught by Sue Fazio, Monday through Friday, August 20th through 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Or if you have always wanted to dabble in pastel, here is your chance. Sign up for Figure in Pastel with Margaret Dyer. Classes meet Monday through Thursday, August 27th through 30th from 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. If Photoshop has you mystified, enroll in Greg Newington’s Photoshop class offered Friday, August 31st from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, September 1st, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Join the buzz. Visit The Bascom online at www.thebascom.org or call for general information, (828) 526-4949. For more info on adult classes dial (828) 787-2865, Sara Hill or (828) 787-2897, Will Barclift, children’s program.
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Betsy Paul Art Raffle
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etsy Paul is pleased to donate another oil painting to benefit the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, this one for the August art raffle. In 2006 Betsy began the monthly art raffle to help the fire department, and it has continued all these years with the aid of generous donations from area artists and the support of the community. Betsy is owner and Broker-In-Charge of Betsy Paul Properties, Inc. She graduated from Connecticut College with a BA in Studio Art. She is originally from Wilmington, Delaware but has been a full-time real estate broker in Cashiers for twenty years. She has combined her artistic background and her advertising experience with current technical tools and skills to develop an outstanding marketing campaign for her real estate listings. Betsy enjoys painting when time allows. Viewers are invited to see each month’s raffle item on display from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday at Betsy Paul Properties, 870 Highway 64 West, Cashiers, North Carolina. Checks can also be mailed directly to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, P.O. Box 713, Cashiers, North Carolina, 28717. For more information contact Betsy Paul Properties, (828)743-0880.
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The Betsy Paul art raffle for the Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, will be held on August 31st in the afternoon. For more information, call (828) 743-0880.
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The Art League of Highlands Contributed by Mary Lou Bilbro
Judy Cutchins’ pottery creations are the product of a lifetime of learning and a passion for nature.
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udy Cutchins, noted pottery artist, will share her background in photography, illustration and painting which led her to the multi-dimensional world of clay. An Atlanta native, Judy is a studio potter at the Mudfire Clayworks in Decatur, Georgia, where she currently creates wheel-thrown ceramics decorated by the ancient carved pottery process known as Sgraffito. This interesting and creative method is the carving or scatching through several layers of slip or underglaze to reveal the colors underneath. Two constants can be found in Judy’s work: the love of animals and the outdoors. Many of her carvings take the viewer into the forest or countryside. Others are whimsical animal designs. Judy says she spends as much time as possible in inspiring outdoor places (and what better place than Highlands?) taking photos and gleaning new ideas for her designs. Judy has illustrated and co-authored a dozen or more science books. Many of her books were awarded honors by the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association). In 1991 and 2002 Judy and her co-author were honored as Georgia Authors of the Year in Juvenile Literature. After almost 30 years as a science writer, illustrator, magazine editor, program designer and instructor at Fernbank, she “grew” her love for art by delving into the medium of clay. Come share the talents and experiences of this creative individual who has so much to give. The Meeting will be held Monday August 27th at the Bascom Pottery Barn, starting at 4:30 p.m. with refreshments and the program beginning at 5:00 p.m. Visitors are welcome and there is no charge. Come learn more about the Art League and their many talented members. This is an event you don’t want to miss. www.thelaurelmagazine.com | August 2012 | 65
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Highlands Cashiers Players by Wiley Sloan “Fox on the Fairway,” slated for August 23rd-26th and August 30th through September 2nd at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, casts an unblinking eye at lunacy on the links.
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any of you are familiar with the work of playwright, Ken Ludwig. From the very beginning he was a star with his first Broadway play, “Lend Me a Tenor” (1989) being nominated for a Tony Award. This prolific writer has captured the hearts of American Theatre goers with well-known plays such as “Crazy for You” and “Moon over Buffalo” and so many more. A native of Pennsylvania, Ludwig attended Haverford College, Harvard Law School and Trinity College at Cambridge University before embarking on his writing career. “The Fox on the Fairway”- (2010) is one of Ludwig’s most recent works. It debuted in the Washington, D.C. area to rave reviews. A tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, “The Fox” highlights the idiosyncrasies of the stuffy members of a private country club. HCP Director Tanji Armor, comments, “This is the third play by Ludwig that I have directed, and like all his plays it
is hilariously funny. Two rival country clubs, Quail Valley and Crouching Squirrel, are preparing for their annual golf tournament competition. There’s mischief afoot as each club manager, Bingham played by Stuart Armor, and Dickie, played by Chris Hess, attempt to add a top player to the lineup and win an outrageous bet while passionate relationships develop among young and older club members.” Other cast members include Ronnie Spilton as Pamela, Laura Zepeda as Muriel, Michelle Hott as Louise, and Lance Trudel as Justin. Virginia Talbot tells me, “This show is hilarious and I think country club members will relate. Theatre goers will explode with laughter. Get your tickets early. This is a show you won’t want to miss. The show will run August 23rd through the 26th and again August 30th through September 2nd. For tickets call the box office at (828) 526-8084 or visit the website at www. highlandscashiersplayers.org.
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Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music by Luke Osteen
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he Highlands-CaSeason culminates with it Fishiers Chamber Munal Gala Concert and Dinner, sic Festival continues Sunday, August 12th, at the its 2012 Season in August Martin-Lipscomb Performwith a series of concerts ing Arts Center in Highlands. that bear all of the festiThis breathtaking perforval’s hallmarks – a sly sense mance will draw upon the of playfulness, deeply passupreme talents of trumsionate compositions and peter Christopher Martin, world-class performances oboist Eugene Izotov, flutist by internationally-recogLea Kibler, Sara McElravy, vinized virtuosos. olist Amy Schroeder, harpist On Friday, August 3rd, Valerie Von Pechy Whitcup, and Saturday, August 4th, and The Festival Chamber patrons will be treated to Orchestra – The Attaca and “The French Connection” Linden Quartets; violinist – Francaix’s “La PromEun Sun Lee, Christopher enade d’un Musicologue Pulgram, and Margeaux MaElectrique,” performed by loney; harpsichordist Timopianist Bertrand Giraud; thy Albrecht; and bassist DeBussy’s “Sonata for Cello Joseph McFadden. The conand Piano,” with Mr. Giraud cert will be immediately folBertrand Giraud and cellist Felix Umansky; lowed by dinner at Wildcat Cliffs Country Club. and Franck’s “Piano QuinThroughout the Hightet in F Minor,” featuring Mr. Giraud and The Linden lands-Cashiers Chamber String Quartet. Music Festival season, concerts will be held at 6:00 On Sunday, August 5th, p.m. Fridays at the Martinand Monday, August 6th, Lipscomb Performing Arts guitarist Edoardo Catemario Center in Highlands and and The Linden Quartet will repeated at 5:00 p.m. Satperform Boccherini’s “Quinurdays at the Albert Carltet in D Major, G. 488 ‘Del Fandango.” Mr. Catemario ton-Cashiers Community and Mr. Giraud will team up Library in Cashiers. Sunday concerts will be staged at for Castlenuevo-Tedesco’s 5:00 p.m. at the Perform“Fantasia for Guitar and Piing Arts Center in Highlands ano.” After an intermission, The Linden String Quartet and repeated at 5:00 p.m. The Linden String Quartet Mondays at the Cashiers will perform Dvorak’s rich “String Quartet in G Major, Community Library. Op. 106.” With all that talent, the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber On Friday, August 10th, and Saturday, August 11th, The Music Festival can’t help but spill out into its host comHighlands Chamber Music Festival offers up a traditional munities. favorite – The Battle of the Bands. The Linden String QuarThe Linden String Quartet will stage a free concert at tet will perform Beethoven’s stirring “String Quartet in C Buck’s Café in Cashiers (at the Crossroads) at 8:00 p.m. Minor, Op. 18, #4.” They’ll be followed by The Attaca String Wednesday, August 1st. Bach at Buck’s is as natural a comQuartet’s presentation of Mendelssohn’s “String Quartet in bination as, well, rich coffee and warm, mellow notes. A Minor, Op. 13.” Both quartets will then perform ThompFor more information about the festival and its full lineson’s “Alleluia” (an arrangement by Festival co-founder Lu- up of performances and events, visit www.h-cmusicfestival. cas Drew) and Gade’s Octet for Strings, Op. 17 in F Major. org or call (828) 526-9060. Tickets are available at the perThe Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival’s 2012 formance venue just prior to the concerts. www.thelaurelmagazine.com | August 2012 | 67
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Highlands Playhouse Season by Luke Osteen Highlands Playhouse closes out its season with song, dance and a healthy dose of laughter.
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ighlands Playhouse adds a bit of spice to its 2012 season with a pair of light-hearted gems. Those splashy Busby Berkeley musicals of the 1930s are given their due with “Dames at Sea,” which runs through August 19th. It’s probably not coincidental that the plot could have been lifted from a half-dozen Dick PowellRuby Keeler extravaganzas: Ruby, a tap dancer from Utah, and Dick, a songwriting sailor(!), somehow end up working on a Broadway musical together. When the theater is shuttered, the plucky duo manage to get the show staged on a destroyer. “Dames at Sea” is a loving Valentine to those musicals from long ago – stuffed with rat-a-tat-tat snappy dialogue, knowing asides, and small-scale versions of those cast-ofhundreds dance numbers. The Playhouse closes out its season with the arrival of Lindsey Alley, August 31st-September 3rd. Arising from her own experiences in the Entertainment Industry (including a childhood stint as a Mouseketeer in the 1990s revival
of “The Mickey Mouse Club”) and working with some of its most famous players, her one-woman show “Lindsey Who?” is what happens when show tunes and stand-up collide. Lindsey is singlehandedly reinventing the great American club act. As a vocalist, she knows her way around a song – be it pop, original, or that standard you’re dying to hear one more time. And if that isn’t enough, she holds it all together with personal stories that most people would be too embarrassed to tell. In a memorable evening of belting and belly laughs, Lindsey lets it all hang out, which prompts her mother’s unsolicited stock apology, “I tried. I tried and I failed.” Even though Ms. Alley closes out the season proper, the Playhouse has a surprise for October – legendary crooner Gabe Russo will capture the sublime magic of Hoboken’s favorite son with “An Intimate Evening with Frank Sinatra.” Russo will be appearing October 5th through 14th. For information, tickets or to reserve the Playhouse, stop by the Box Office at 326 Oak Street or call (828) 526-2695.
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Bluegrass at Performing Arts Center Contributed by Mary Adair Leslie Packway Handle
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aturday, September 15th at 8:00 p.m. brings a Bluegrass Duel featuring Nitrograss from Asheville and Packway Handle from Athens. And on Saturday, October 20th brings the national acclaimed Nashville Bluegrass Band. All three of the bands have large followings so don’t delay in buying your tickets. Tickets are $25 for each concert and may be purchased online at www.highlandspac.org or by calling (828) 526-9047. The Bluegrass concerts are presented by Ray McPhail. The Highlands PAC is located at 507 Chestnut Street.
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Twentieth Annual Bel Canto Contributed by Janet Grantham
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el Canrience working t o ’ s with children twentiin the music eth recital will field. She uses take place on the “echo” September method (sing9th, 2012 at ing a phrase the Martinand then havLipscomb Pering the chilforming Arts dren repeat Center at 4:00 it). “They just p.m. As allearn so quickways, the perly it’s just wonformance will derful” said be followed Ms. Jenkins. “I by a sumpturun into their ous dinner at parents in the the Highlands grocery store Country Club. or other places and they all A portion of every ticket tell me that their child just sold goes to Instructor John Gorecki leads a class in the Orff System of music. comes home support three singing all local organizations: the music program at Highlands School, the Highlands these wonderful little songs.” She started with the four and Community Child Development Center and the permanent five year olds but is now working with the younger (two and collection of The Bascom Arts Center. (Bel Canto is an affiliate three year olds) students as well. There are about 30 to 35 of The Bascom Corporation, a section 501(c)(3) organization.) students in the group. Once a month she has a musician bring In 2004 the Bel Canto committee decided to add the High- in an instrument to let the children learn about and often lands School music program to its beneficiary list and over have a “hands on” experience with the instrument. The stu$50,000 dollars from Bel Canto funds has gone to the music dents put on a program twice a year for Thanksgiving and for program. John Gorecki, the music teacher, has bought nu- the graduation program attended by parents and grandparmerous band instruments and begun using the Orff System of ents. Bel Canto provides the only funding for this program. music (named for composer Carl Orff who instituted the sysFor many years, the sole beneficiary of the Bel Canto funds tem) in the lower grades teaching students rhythm and music was The Bascom (then the Bascom-Louise Gallery). Much of allowing them to perform music at an early stage of learning, the permanent collection has been acquired with Bel Canto giving them an appreciation of music and a feeling of accom- funds. Over $200,000 has been given to acquire the various plishment. Beginning in the second semester of this past year art works now in the collection. The works include objects a choral program was started at the middle school level with from every medium with an emphasis on artists from the Shelley Denham as the chorus director, and, hopefully, an af- southeast. terschool choral program will begin at the high school level So in addition to enjoying an afternoon listening to four of this next year. “Courses in music have been shown to help the best of the up and coming young artists in opera today students in other areas of academics. None of this would and enjoying a lovely meal in the company of friends, Bel have been possible without funds from Bel Canto” Mr. Gore- Canto attendees get the satisfaction of knowing that a porcki has stated. tion of their ticket price goes to supporting music education Three years ago Bel Canto started donating funds to begin and art appreciation in area organizations. So put Sunday, a music program for the Highlands Community Child Devel- September 9th on your calendar now and plan to attend the opment Center. Angie Jenkins has been working with the chil- Twentieth Annual Bel Canto Recital! To contact Bel Canto for dren at the center twice a week for 30 minutes teaching them tickets and to get on the mailing list, please call (828) 526about 200 songs she has garnered over her 28 years of expe- 1947 or (828) 526-2609.
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Interlude Concert Contributed by Helene Erenberg
A coterie of the GSU School of Music’s finest will perform in Highlands.
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he Georgia State University School of Music will offer a concert at the First Presbyterian Church in Highlands at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 8th. The performance will feature School of Music students Maria Valdes, soprano; and Serafina Furgiuele, mezzo-soprano’ accompanied by pianist Rolando Salazar, as well as a violinist. “We are honored to participate in the Interlude Concert Series,” said W. Dwight Coleman, director of the GSU School of Music. “I know concertgoers will be pleased with the level of artistry of our talented students at Georgia State. We have so many friends and alumni in Highlands -- it is especially gratifying to be able to share this musical event with them. We welcome the opportunity for future engagements and collaborations.” Located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, the Georgia State University School of Music offers one of the most comprehensive music programs in the Southeast, including exceptional performing opportunities, world-class concert spaces, outstanding faculty, advanced technology, excellent library and research support and a distinctive focus on career development. The school also offers faculty and student musical exchange programs in Italy, Greece, Brazil and China. Faculty in the School of Music have studied and trained at renowned conservatories and universities across the globe, and include numerous recording artists and musicians from Atlanta’s rich cultural scene, including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Opera. Graduates of the School of Music include members of the ASO, other major orchestras and opera companies, successful individuals in the recording and music business, composers, conductors, and teachers in public schools and universities. The School of Music annually presents over 275 recitals, music workshops and community music concerts including performances by guest artists, faculty and students at the university’s Rialto Center for the Arts and the newly renovated Florence Kopleff Recital Hall. The majority of concerts are free and open to the public. For additional information about the Georgia State University School of Music, visit www.music.gsu.edu or call (404) 4135900. For more information about the August 8th concert, call (828) 526-3175. www.thelaurelmagazine.com | August 2012 | 71
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The Art of Vivian Boswell by Donna Rhodes
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ivian Boswell’s first painting commission came when she was in eighth grade. She says, “A lady who owned the dime store in our small town wanted me to paint her Civil War vintage home. So I did, and I guess she liked it, because she paid me. Wow! Getting paid for something I loved to do. My teenage mind thought, ‘It doesn’t get any better than this!’ I was hooked.” So Vivian studied art and was so good at what she did she was scouted right out of college to work in Kansas City as a Hallmark artist where she painted roses, oodles of them. She then moved across town to Brushcreek Creative as an illustrator and designer of delightful products for children and babies. But there came a time when roses and teddy bears weren’t enough. She longed to paint wildlife and landscapes. Around Highlands she is known for her animal paintings, particularly her bears. She grew up on a Missouri farm, so loving the land, its flora and fauna came naturally to her. In fact for a while she concentrated on botanical watercolors, winning numerous awards for her work. And then Vivian had a bear encounter. She says, “One winter I was living in a beach house at Alligator Point on the Gulf Coast. I was relaxing in the hot tub in the middle of the day when a big black bear wandered into the back garden. Startled, I jumped up out of the water, and the bear heard the splash, stopped and looked at me, only about five feet away! The bear’s hair was standing on end, thick and black and shiny, with a beautiful camel-colored muzzle. After a long anxious moment, she simply turned and wandered away. That encounter was amazing and unforgettable.”
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That experience cemented her relationship to wildlife painting and she eventually was invited to show in the Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition in Charleston, South Carolina. That is an annual show presented every February. She says, “I have been part of that show for several years and it has always been very successful for me.” Even though Vivian is an Ozarks girl, she says the lay of the land and the wildlife there is very similar to the Blue Ridge and that is why she feels a kinship to the Highlands Plateau. When asked about her process, she says, “I work from thumbnail sketches. I think compositionally. I fit ideas of animals and landscapes together. It all starts out with many, many drawings. I have a tremendous library of research materials and sketches, thanks to my experience at Hallmark.” She says she never copies pictures or photos or stills from films, but she studies them in depth along with models and taxidermy. She memorizes muscles, anatomy, shapes, forms, and textures, so that she can draw any animal in any pose required. She believes copying spoils creativity. One of her strongest artistic influences as a child and adult has been Howard Pyle, 1853-1911. You might recall some of his illustrations in Treasure Island. He had creativity plus . . . and that might be why she is such a fan. She strives for and achieves that in her own work. To experience her remarkable view of the world, visit John Collette’s Gallery at 104 Highway 107 South in Cashiers, (828) 743-7977 or contact him on Facebook, John Collette Fine Art.
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A Tasting at Ruka’s Table by Wiley Sloan
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South Carolina Mahi Mahi with cucumber and celery.
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uka’s Table’s new Executer dinner cocktail while you tive Chef Justin Burdett savor a sumptuous dessert. takes pride in offering The Southern pecan tart uniquely delicious food prewith vanilla ice cream called pared from the freshest of into me. Other tempting treats gredients. On these hot suminclude the banana panna mer days, think about starting cotta with spiced chocolate your meal with a peach and ice cream and house-made tomato salad with sweet onvanilla wafers and the blackion, and cucumber topped berry and buttermilk buckle with a pepper vinaigrette and cake with vanilla whipped basil. The chicken galantine cream. What can be better with pistachio, golden raisins, on a hot summer night than pickled peaches, plus 4118 house-made ice cream? mustard made with their Choose from peanut butter, own beer, is teamed with strawberry, peach or spiced Seared Scallops with heirloom hominy. homemade toasted bread for chocolate. another great starter. Folks who have visited Seafood lovers must choose between the pan-seared floun- Miller Union Restaurant in Atlanta know how talented Jusder with cucumber celery, whey, tomatoes, corn, nasturtium tin is. You may have seen him as he competed and won on and fenel, or the Sunburst Farms trout served with an onion the Food Network’s series “Chopped,” cooked at the James puree, confit tomato, country ham, and basil along with a raw Beard house in New York or on the cover of Atlanta Magabeet salad. Chef Burdett prepared samplings of several of his zine. Either way, you should know that Justin exhibits a pasother favorite menu items. Each one had a flavor all its own, sion for tasty, uniquely different and sustainable foods that which made it hard to pick a standout favorite. They were all tantalize your taste buds. He is especially creative in pairdelicious. ing just the right ingredients to produce foods that make you Steak lovers applaud the Brasstown dry-aged New York strip clamor for more. served with heirloom potatoes, and poached egg in shiitake Menu items vary by the fresh ingredients available. Come vinaigrette. The Brasstown dry-aged ribeye with its Gayla grits, to Ruka’s Table for delectable foods in a casually sophisticatshiitake mushrooms and local arugula was especially tasty, too. ed atmosphere. Sit at your favorite table or gather around The seared duck breast was rich and luscious served with its the copper-topped full-service bar. The quiet ambience and charred squash puree, glazed spring onions in natural jus. Ni- great food is a winning combination. Open nightly beginning at 5:30 p.m. Go to opentable.com man Ranch pork loin, Broken Arrow Ranch venison and Tangleto make reservations or call (828)526-3636. Ruka’s Table is a wood Farm chicken breast round out this expanded menu. Compliment your entrees with an array of side dishes that part of the Highlands Restaurant Group which includes Flipinclude Anson Mills rice grits, Anson Mills farro (wheat grains), side and the Highlands Smokehouse. For more information whipped potatoes or stewed heirloom hominy. Enjoy an af- go to www.highlandsrestaurantgroup.net. 76 | August 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
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Scaly Mountain Pancake Breakfast
lan to bring your famyou choose. ily and friends to Scaly Proceeds from the event Mountain for a scrumpprovide scholarships for lotious breakfast in the mouncal students of all ages who tains at the historic old Scaly wish to continue their postSchool House. The building is secondary education. They located on the corner of North also benefit area non-profit Carolina Highway 106 and human service agencies that Buck Knob Road in “downserve the Scaly Mountain town Scaly.” These breakfasts community. Come to all six are held on the fourth Saturof the breakfasts and join the day - May through October best cooks in Western North from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Carolina for a morning of funThis is the eighth year that -enjoying the friendly folks in the women in Scaly Mountain Scaly Mountain and an unforWomen’s Club have spongettable breakfast. A stack of pancakes from the women of Scaly Mountain sets the pace sored these breakfasts. They Come between 7:30 and for a day in the mountains. will feature a full meal of pip10:30 a.m. on the fourth Sating hot homemade pancakes urday of each month through (with or without blueberries), patty sausage, coffee and October to the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club Breakfasts durjuice. Guests will be treated to a seated meal either in the old ing the 2012 season. The remaining dates of the breakfasts school house or on the deck overlooking the mountains when are August 25th, September 22nd and October 27th. Mark the weather is nice. Cost is $5.50 for adults and $3.50 for chil- your calendar and don’t miss coming with your family and dren. The breakfast will be cooked by members’ husbands friends. For additional information, contact Susan Bankston and served by club members - or you may order takeout, if at (828) 526-9952 or visit www.scalymountainwomensclub.org.
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The WellStrung Band at Fressers
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by Donna Rhodes
ebbie Grossman, owner of Fressers Eatery, has a brand new recipe and she is more than willing to share it. Start with one serving of mouth-watering cuisine. Add a dollop of down home delight. Spice it up with the fine blue grass pickin’ of the WellStrung Band, and you have a generous helping of all the things that make life worth living. You can experience this free-with-dinner three-course event August 1st and 30th at Fressers Eatery. The WellStung Band, featuring Rachel Friday (bass fiddle and clawhammer banjo), Jeff Schenck (mandolin, harmonica, fiddle, vocals), Dave Goodrow (rhythm guitar and vocals), and Knight Martorell (banjo, harmonica, mandolin, and back-up vocals) has become a bit of an overnight sensation, if you ignore the years of practice and performance in Florida and Georgia. But, isn’t it true that everything good seems to find its way to Highlands? And so it is with the members of WellStrung Band. Last Fall Rachel, lonesome for her Atlanta band, placed an ad in the paper calling all blue grass musicians to Wednesday night jams at the Gazebo, next to Macon Bank. Pickers, grinners, and en-
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thusiastic appreciators showed up, albeit sporadically, for sessions until the weather called a halt to outdoor performance. But a faithful core-of-four hung together and began branching out, coloring Dylan and Beatles tunes with a grassyblue. As they evolved they realized they had something special. It wasn’t long before jams grew into bookings. When asked about their performance style, Knight says, “Subconsciously we are recreating that old kind of family and friend musical fellowship we all experienced growing up, sitting around the kitchen. Mountain music is very participatory and accessible and I think those elements are at its heart and soul.” And that is the way this group performs, just inches away from their audience. Playful banter weaves in and out of the program, as entertaining as the music itself. Listeners sail along with the lead line, fingers and toes tapping, heads bobbing. It’s a roomful of happy when WellStrung rosins up a bow. Catch them at Fressers Eatery in Highlands and spoon up your own plateful of fun. For more information, call (828) 526-4188.
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The Bodacious Bear Pub
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by Donna Rhodes
one, from the very young to incent Ferri knew he the young at heart.” would open the perDuring the summer seafect place for good son the pub is open evfood, drink and family fun eryday from 11:00 a.m. to as part of the Mountain whenever. Up until 9:00 Laurel Inn and Shoppes. He just had to figure out what p.m. customers can order to call it. So he and the Inn scrumptious Italian fare, apcrowd started brainstormpetizers, desserts, specialty ing. It all began with a drinks, and a host of delibear: Black Bear, the pub’s cious munchables. A limited previous name. Everybody food menu is available after loves bears, so bear was a 9:00 p.m. given. But the bear needed Ferri says, “We incorpoa catchy moniker to give it rated the pub into the Mounjust the right edge. One day, tain Laurel Inn and Shoppes which includes 17 shops, 19 as Ferri listened to Mr. Bohotel rooms and now, casual dacious himself, Hank WilFilled with the same big, rollicking spirit as its namesake, The Bodacious Bear Pub offers a welcome respite from the 21st century. dining cleverly disguised as a liams Jr. wailing a tune, he sports bar. Guests in the Inn thought, “That’s it! Bodastay right in the middle of cious. The Bodacious Bear!” After all, audacious + bold = bodacious, a word with which everything their hearts desire. Add to that patch of heaven a pub that is kick-back cool, and it’s no wonder crowds keep Ferri and his group happily identify. At that very moment Ferri’s pub took its first bodacious coming back for more. To find out more about the shoppes, inn, and pub call breath and it’s been non-stop bodacity ever since. Ferri says, “Bodacious Bear Pub offers something unique (828) 508-0040. Or stop in for lunch or dinner while visiting in Cashiers: casual, moderately priced dining from pizza to T- the area. The Bodacious Bear Pub is located at 45 Slabtown bones. There are nine television screens, a covered outdoor Road in Cashiers, three-tenths of a mile north of the interdining deck, and plenty of choices for food and fun for every- section of Highways 64 and 107.
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Sip and Stroll at Highlands Culinary Contributed by Laura Huerta
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alleries, jewelry, home décor, clothing, flowers, Oh My! Shopping in downtown Highlands does not disappoint! On Saturday November 10th, Highlands Culinary Weekend Annual Sip & Stroll from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m, has a fabulous line up of retailers. Acorns, Acorns on Church, Alyxandra’s on Main, Drake’s Diamond Gallery, The Hen House, Highlands Fine Art & Estate Jewelry, 4th Street Boutique, Mountain Fresh Grocery, Oakleaf Flowers & Garden, To the Nines, Vivace, and Xtreme Threads. This year’s Sip & Stroll is “especially special” for the participants! Each stroller will start at the Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center to receive a detailed map and their own souvenir wine glass with special carry bag. There will be a limit of twelve merchants this year which will encourage everyone to linger awhile longer and enjoy the homemade hors d’oeuvres, cheeses, and of course the wonderful selections of wines. There’s also an added bonus to visiting each merchant on the map. Strollers having completed the tour will be eligible for wonderful prizes including fine dining certificates, pottery and specialty wines. Sip, Stroll and Shop till you drop while enjoying everything fabulous in our beautiful downtown of Highlands. Highlands 6th Annual Culinary Weekend kicks off with the not to be missed Opening Night Celebration, Thursday No-
vember 8th, at 7:00 p.m. held at the esteemed Highlands Country Clubhouse. Guests will enjoy fine wines and the delectable cuisine of Highlands’ local chefs. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, fill your itineraries with an array of activities, tastings and dinners hosted by local restaurants, merchants and accommodations of Highlands. “Events are being scheduled and plans are falling into place for this year’s line up of activities,” said Laura Huerta, Manager of Lakeside Restaurant and Chair of Highlands Culinary Weekend. “We’re excited to unveil a beautiful new poster design which will soon grace the windows of our downtown. Brochures and the website with event listings are all being prepared. It’s a great time to be involved in this community wide event.” The Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center is a catalyst for planning, programs, and services that promote a favorable business and visitor’s climate while nurturing the natural beauty and cultivating the uniqueness that is Highlands. The Highlands Visitor Center is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, sponsorship opportunities or to be a part of the Fourth Annual Highlands Culinary Weekend, please call (866) 526-5841 or (828) 526-5841 or view the event webpage at www.highlandsculinaryweekend.com.
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Highlands’ Restaurants
23 Steps Steak House • Main Street/Oak Street • 828-787-2200 $ ¢-$ $-$$ • • • • C • • • • 76 Altitude Restaurant at Skyline Lodge • Flat Mtn. Road • 828-526-2121 $ $ $$$ • • • • • NC • • • • 79 Bella’s Junction Cafe • 20 Old Mud Creek Road, Scaly, NC • 828-526-0803 ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢-$ • • C • • • 78 The Bistro at Wolfgang’s • 460 Main Street • 828-526-3807 $-$$ • • • • NC • L • • 5 Cyprus International Cuisine • 490 Dillard Road • 828-526-4429 $$$ • • • • NC • L • 77 Dusty’s • 493 Dillard Road • 828-526-2762 ¢ ¢ • • C • • • • 112 El Azteca • 70 Highlands Plaza • 828-526-2244 $ $$ • • • • C • L • 73 Flip Side • 30 Dillard Road • 828-526-4241 ¢ $ • • • • C • • • • 73 Fressers Eatery • Helen’s Barn • 828-526-4188 $ $ $-$$ • • • • C/NC • • • 73 Highlands Smokehouse • 595 Franklin Road • 828-526-5000 $ $ • • • • C • • • • 73 * The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering • 350 S. Fifth St. • 828-526-2110 $-$$ $-$$ • • • 80 Lakeside Restaurant • Smallwood Avenue • 828-526-9419 $-$$ • • • C • L • 75 Madison’s Restaurant & Wine Garden • 445 Main Street • 828-787-2525 $ $$ $$ • • • • NC • • 4 On the Verandah • Hwy. 64 (Franklin Road) • 828-526-2338 $-$$ $-$$ • • • • • NC • • • • 74 Paoletti • 440 Main Street • 828-526-4906 $-$$ • • • • NC • • • 78 Pescado’s • 226 South Fourth Street • 828-526-9313 ¢-$ ¢-$ • • C • • • • 76 Pizza Place • Main Street • 828-526-5660 ¢-$ ¢-$ • • • C • • 81 * Rosewood Market • Main Street • 828-526-0383 $-$$ $-$$ • • • • • 79 Ruka’s Table • 163 Wright Square • 828-526-3636 $$$ • • • • • NC • • • 75 SweeTreats • Mountain Brook Center • 828-526-9822 ¢ ¢ ¢ • • C • L • • 76 Ugly Dog/Dog House • 294 South Fourth Street • 828-526-8364 ¢ ¢ • • C • • • 75 Wild Thyme Gourmet • 490 Carolina Way • 828-526-4035 $ $-$$ • • • C • • • • 6 Wolfgang’s Restaurant • 460 Main Street • 828-526-3807 $-$$ • • • • NC • L • • 5
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Café 107 • Highway 107 South • 828-743-1065 ¢ • • C • • • 49 *On the Side at Cashiers Farmers Market • Crossroads • 828-743-4334 • 76 Jorge’s Place • 1846 Highway 107 • 828-743-4175 ¢-$ $$$ • • • C • • • • 81 The Orchard • Highway 107 South • 828-743-7614 $-$$ BYOB • Dinner NC • • • • 82 Tommy’s Cafe • 95 Highway 107 South • 828-743-2010 ¢ ¢ • C • • • 81 Zookeeper • Mountain Laurel Shoppes • 828-743-7711 ¢ $ ¢ $ BYOB • • • C • • 34 ¢ $
Pricing Guide Minimal, most entrees under $10 $$ Deluxe, most entrees $15-$20 Moderate, most entrees $10-$15 $$$ Grand, most entrees over $20
Highlands Restaurants 23 Steps Steak House - 828-787-2200 Altitude’s at Skyline Lodge - 828-526-2121 Bella’s Junction Cafe - 828-526-0803 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 Dusty’s - 828-526-2762 El Azteca - 828-526-2244 Flip Side - 828-526-4241 Fressers Eatery - 828-526-4188 Golden China - 828-526-5525
Highlands Smokehouse - 828-526-5000 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 On the Verandah - 828-526-2338 Pescado’s - 828-526-9313 Pizza Place - 828-526-5660 Paoletti - 828- 526-4906 Rosewood Market - 828-526-0383 Ruka’s Table - 828-526-3636 Southern Belles Restaurant - 828-787-2299 Sports Page - 828-526-3555 Subway - 828-526-1706 SweeTreats - 828- 526-9822
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The Ugly Dog/ Dog House - 828- 526-8364 Wild Thyme Gourmet - 828-526-4035 Wolfgang’s Restaurant - 828-526-3807 Buck’s Coffee Cafe - 828-526-0020 Cashiers Area Restaurants Ashbys - 828-743-7889 Brown Trout Mountain Grille - 828-877-3474 Buck’s Coffee Cafe - 828-743-9997 Cafe 107 - 828- 743-1065 Carolina Smokehouse - 828-743-3200 Chester’s Chicken at Cashiers Exxon - 828-743-5041 Chile Loco - 828-743-1160 Cornucopia - 828-743-3750 Four Season Grille - 828-743-4284 Grill at Jimmy Mac’s - 828-743-1180 Happ’s Place - 828-743-2266
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High Hampton Inn - 828-743-2411 Hunt Bros. Pizza at Cashiers BP - 828-743-2337 JJ’s Eatery and Canteen - 828-743-7778 Jorge’s Place - 828-743-4175 Mica’s Restaurant - 828-743-5740 On the Side at Cashiers Farmers Market - 828-743-4334 The Orchard - 828-743-7614 Rosie’s Café - 828-743-0160 Subway - 828-743-1300 The Gamekeeper’s Tavern - 828-743-4263 Tommy’s Coffee Shoppe - 828-743-2010 Wendy’s - 828-743-7777 Zeke & Earl’s 828-743-2010 Zookeeper - 828-743-7711
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The Story in a Name by Donna Rhodes
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hen I was four, my parents Blue Valley, Dr. Theodore Lamb’s scouted out a piece of CaroChestnut Lodge, Charles Veazy Rainlina mountain property. My water’s VZTop. Or Natalie Hammond’s father, a railroader; my mother, a nurse Apple Tree Cottage, Theron Walden’s didn’t make enough money to frivoBlackberry Hill, Mrs. C.K. Wall’s Bois lously indulge in real estate, but they Fleuri (Flowering Woods), Mrs. K. T. saw this land as a bargain, an investBingham’s Kalalanta (Cherokee for ment, and most of all, their little patch “High Place” or “Heaven”), and Mary of heaven. Elliott Moore Evans’ Colonial revival They borrowed enough money to Mansion which she dubbed, The Fling. purchase 25 acres of mountainside Oh, the stories those rooms and veand valley on which two creeks flowed. randas could tell! They cut down trees, hauled them to Laurel Lodge, Chetolah, Chestnut the sawmill, and with the rough-sawn Ridge, Kettle Rock, Tally Ho, Brigalumber built a little cabin between the doon, and Will o’ the Wisp are also creeks, which were dammed to fill an part of the rich naming heritage of the acre-sized pond. The front porch of Highlands Plateau. Nuttin’ Much the cabin hung over the water’s edge. So if your own parcel of paradise Through a hole in the overhang’s pine has no name, find its identity in the floor, I watched minnows and tadpoles dart and wriggle, oc- trees, the wind, the water, or the spirit of its wildlife… then casionally popping the surface for a foundering bug. so name it. Thus, you and your space will become part of My dad christened the cabin Nuttin’ Much, for it was built the area’s history. Fifty, a hundred years or more from now, out of love, sweat, and very little money. There was no run- authors will be writing about your legacy… if for no other ning water, no insulation, no electricity, no AC. It had nuttin’ reason than you gave your retreat, however lavish or humbut a fireplace and a wood stove. Yet it had everything. ble, a wonderful and memorable name. To learn more about Highlands names and fame, read There is so much in a name. Compared to Nuttin’ Much, places in Highlands look like palaces. But Highlands’ home- Heart of the Blue Ridge by Randolph Shaffner or visit the steads and Nuttin’ Much have something in common: a Highlands Historical Society’s Museum or website: www. name that tells a story. Consider Frank Whitman’s Above highlandshistory.com.
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Armistead Burt, Second Owner of the Zachary-Tolbert House Contributed by Jane Gibson Nardy, Historian, Cashiers Historical Society
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r m i ste a d the South was Burt was through. In the sec1999, a few of ond owner of the us from the CaZachary-Tolbert shiers Historical House Museum Society drove here in Cashiers. from Cashiers to He purchased Abbeville to see the house in the Burt-Stark 1873, sold it in Mansion where 1881 and left his Armistead Burt initials written once lived. Our on one of the guides, three walls. He was a little old laSouth Carolina dies in tennis politician, born shoes, toured in 1802 in Edgeus around the field District, house with obSouth Carolina vious pride. In The Zachary-Tolber House as it looked when Armistead Burt was the owner. who studied great detail they law and was adwent over every mitted to the bar in 1823. Later he moved to Abbeville, thing that happened in the room where the Last ConfedSouth Carolina, where he married Martha Calhoun, the erate War Council was held. Then they described the late favorite niece of John C. Calhoun. He first represented Ab- night departure of President Davis, with him walking out beville District in the South Carolina House of Representa- into the rain at midnight as his wife draped her cloak over tives before he was elected to the United States Congress his head to keep him dry. At this point, our historical soHouse and for a time in 1848 he served as Speaker of the ciety intern who hailed from the Northeast and was no House. In 1862 he purchased an Abbeville mansion where fan of the Confederacy said, “Oh, yes, I remember I read his friend, Jefferson Davis and his wife fled to when the that he attempted to escape the U. S. troops dressed as a war was near the end. On the 2nd of May, 1865, in one of woman.” Our three guides, as one, puffed out their chests, the front rooms of the Burt Mansion, the last Confederate squared their shoulders and icily exclaimed, “Indeed not, War Council was held, where the Generals told Jeff Davis that is a vicious yankee lie”.
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A Summit Estate in Cedar Hill by Wiley Sloan
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avor the rewards of your hard work as you relax in this magnificent English Manor-style home. The stunning views overlook South Carolina and Lake Toxaway. Relax as you watch the sun set behind the distant mountains. Builder, Buck Walters, is known throughout the CashiersSapphire area for high-quality, “mountain elegant” homes featuring wood trim, strong beams and old world wall finishes. Located on more than three acres within the gated Cedar Hill Community you will be close to both Cashiers and Sapphire. Enjoy the lush greenery and the song birds as you sip your morning coffee. You are surrounded in quiet serenity but have convenient access to area shopping and the amenities of the Country Club of Sapphire Valley and the Cedar Creek Racket Club. The eye-catching exterior combines the beauty of poplar bark, cedar shake and stone. Curved-top, double French doors of the entry foyer frame the view of the magnificent great room. The massive stone
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fireplace stretches gracefully from the face-nailed pine flooring to the cathedral ceiling’s impressive beams with corbel accents. Follow the North Star as it travels across the mountaintops framed through the room’s wall of windows. Throw open the French doors to access the large covered deck and let the cool breezes waft throughout the house. Revel in the beauty and usefulness of the kitchen’s professional grade appliances. The honed finish and ogee edge of the granite countertops give the kitchen a look of refinement and charm. Gather for meals in the home’s dining room or relax in front of the fireplace on the eating porch. The large master suite will pamper you in spacious splendor including your own private balcony access, his and hers walk-in closets and a sumptuous master bath with steam shower. The second floor guest suite is perfect for children and grandchildren. A private bedroom and bath is supplemented by a mini-kitchenette, a reading nook or office area, and a large room that you can designate as a playroom/
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bunkroom for grandchildren or whatever best suits your family. The home’s lower level is designed for maximum enjoyment with minimal fuss. The stone fireplace and the area’s kitchen/bar make it a perfect spot for the college-age crowd. There’s room for a billiards table or ping pong plus a complete workout area or office. Additional guest rooms and a laundry facility plus a large deck make this a great entertaining area. Wine storage, a three-floor elevator, whole-house generator, lightning protection system, and three car garage complete this magnificent home. Throughout this home your eye is drawn to elegant details including rain-forest granite in the bathrooms, knock down wall finishes, custom wood trim atop tongue and groove white pine wainscoting. Builder Buck Walters tells me, “We have been in the building business since 2002. We pride ourselves in offering superior customer service while building homes of the highest quality.” For more information on this beautiful Ledgeview home contact Landmark Realty Group in Cashiers at (888) 7430510 or visit them at www.LandmarkRG.com.
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A Beautiful Highlands Wedding by Donna Rhodes | Photography by Jeremy Russell
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or Kate Stice Stewart life isn’t a journey. It is a fivestar event. If she can’t make things happen where she is, the game is on. A happening is just a few computer clicks and a rental car away. Kate is a can-do kind of girl! It was a given she was going to marry Peter Stewart, so she began wedding plans even before the engagement was officially announced. But no venues in Atlanta met her expectations. In fact, a search of the entire state of Georgia revealed nothing over-themoon fabulous… and overthe-moon it had to be. So a friend asked, “Have you tried Highlands? It’d be perfect.” “No,” she said, anxious to get home to Google. A few clicks and Old Edwards Inn and Farm popped up. Bliss. She knew she had found her wedding destination. Wedding site, check. Reservation, check. Well, almost a check. Peter hadn’t officially asked her to marry him. Timing
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was everything. The Farm is booked months in advance, so Peter had to get cracking on the proposal. Christmas was approaching. Kate was getting anxious. Then Peter brought a box of family ornaments to decorate their tree. All the angels and bells and icicles were hung. One little mystery bag remained in the box. He handed it to his bride-to-be. She opened it. Inside was a heart-shaped glass ornament engraved, “Kate, will you marry me?” Kate’s YES echoed from Atlanta to Bridal Veil Falls. Proposal, check. Then the search for photographer, accommodations, florist, baker, calligrapher and a dozen other vendors began. She chose an Asheville photographer right away. She says, “My photographer, Jeremy Russell, and I exchanged over 300 e-mails starting 10 months before my wedding. He has dealt with me forever… and he still likes me!” Kate’s Asheville vendors coordinated with Old Edwards Inn and Highlands services. She says, “In Highlands I have been overwhelmed with the graciousness. Everyone went way over and above . . . and my standards are ridiculously high.
Every vendor with whom I worked made sure it was the best it could be. Prices were reasonable, maybe half of what I would have paid in Atlanta.” Tiffany’s Baking Co. made a Ramblin’ Wreck From Georgia Tech groom’s cake in honor of Peter’s alma mater. Dave Linn, Old Edwards’ Fitness Director, insisted that rather than paying him for directing their 5K run/walk that they donate to a local charity. Vintage car show enthusiasts, Sandy and Tim Voss provided a 1950 Jaguar Mark V for the getaway car. It was details like this that so enamored Kate. She adds, “There were absolutely no hitches at all . . . except for our getting hitched!” Not only was Kate’s marriage a wedding destination, it was a weekend of festivities: Friday night Drinks and Desserts at the Highlands Country Club, Saturday morning “Tie the Knot
Trot” 5K, and Sunday farewell brunch at a private home in Cullasaja Club. Her goal was to have all her guests not merely visit Highlands, but experience its beauty. And the town embraced her idea, even barricading traffic for their run. There are dozens of great stories to tell about Mitchell’s Lodge where everyone under thirty stayed, peach moonshine in mason jars, the spa at Old Edwards, 5K trophies, and so much more. This was Kate and Peter’s Dream Wedding, one that her family and friends will never forget. In fact, Kate had such a great time planning, she quit her job as grant writer and now coordinates weddings and celebrations with Contemporary Events Group out of Atlanta. And the last thing on Kate’s list . . . Supreme happiness . . . check, and double check!
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Traveling with a Teenager
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aving always wanted children but not being able to conceive was one of the biggest disappointments of my life. But I have been blessed to have a niece to share my life. My niece Monty has always been the apple of my eye and since she was five, I have been able to have her join me on Elizabeth and Monty summer vacations. When she was three, I began taking Monty to five-star restaurants to introduce her to fine dining, but mainly to learn table manners. She never disappointed me and was an adept student. At five, she knew when to ask for a black napkin, and she could have a formal set of flatware in front of her and she would know what piece to be used for what course. As she has grown, her friends have become more important to her than her matronly Aunt. Our time together has become less frequent and she prefers Flip Restaurant, rather than Restaurant Eugene. This year she became a teenager
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and we traveled to Washington, DC, the museums were not her cup of tea and she proceeded to introduce me to all the cupcake shops in DC from The Food Network. DC Cupcakes with a line wait of 10 minutes was her favorite. Shopping for clothes is now her favorite pastime and we graced the doors of every hip boutique in Georgetown. For years we played Punch Buggy in the car. Not anymore. Nowadays she plugs in her earphones and jams out to her music. I do miss the days when I could carry her on my hip and help choose her clothes. My precious girl is growing up but I enjoy seeing the metamorphous into the beautiful young lady she has become. 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 Photo by Tina Rowden
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Planning or Retirement in Stages
Contributed by Granville Younce, Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors in Highlands at (828) 787-2323.
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hile summer vacations and national holidays typically provide a break for everyone, there is one big
break ahead that’s a priority on most everyone’s calendar — retirement. And while it may be closer for some than it is for others, everyone needs to make sure they are financially prepared when the time comes to take a permanent leave from the ranks of the employed. If you have at least 10 years to go until you plan on retiring, you still have the advantage of time on your side. One of the most basic principles of investing is putting your money into different investment vehicles and then leaving it there so you can reap the benefits of long-term returns. Probably the biggest advantage of getting an early start is the benefit of compounding earnings. Based on
the investments in your retirement portfolio, the money you put in has the potential to earn more money for you – whether through interest payments, dividends, or other means of growth. If your retirement is less than 10 years away, then it’s time to start making subtle adjustments to your investment mix. Hopefully, at this point you’re not just getting started, but rather taking a look at how your investments are allocated and making sure they appropriately match your risk tolerance, your investment objectives and your relatively short time horizon. Because you have less time to work with, you still want to have some investments that offer growth, but you also want to begin looking at preser-
vation of principal through fixed income alternatives such as bonds. When you find yourself officially in the position to retire, you will have a whole different outlook on those funds you have set aside. Instead of making contributions to your retirement funds to help them grow, you’ll be looking to maintain income from those investments. You’ll likely begin taking distributions from them to pay for your day-today expenses. To make sure that you’re on the right track, take the time now to assess your own situation. This article was written by Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Granville Younce in Highlands at (828) 787-2323.
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Piriformis Syndrome Can be a Pain in the Butt!
Contributed by Jim Johnson, DC, DACBN & Resa Johnson, DC, DACBN, Mountain Air Wellness (828) 743-9070
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ut Relief is Possible. You suffer from pain in the area of your buttocks. Often you experience pain and/or tingling
in your groin, hip, and legs. You even have shooting pain from your back down to your legs. You consider yourself active, mindful of a healthful diet, and an advocate of your overall health condition. Why does this pain in the butt, or “piriformis syndrome,” occur and how can you take action and alleviate this bothersome pain that ultimately inhibits your enjoyment of daily activities? Many of us do a lot of driving or engage in activities where we stand for long periods of time during the summer months. Some of us have been in the midst of a tennis game, in the garden, on the hiking trails, in a canoe, or at a ballgame
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and suddenly the agonizing pain in the rear manifests. Your first inclination may be to begin stretching exercises and massage sessions. Note that incorrect stretching, muscle manipulation, and even improperly administered massage for the person with piriformis syndrome can exacerbate the condition, causing more harm and pain. The first step in alleviating piriformis syndrome is to make an appointment with your Chiropractic physician who has the specialized training and experience to properly diagnose and treat your condition. Correct diagnosis with tests that rule out compression/irritation
of spinal nerve roots from a herniated disc will be followed by a complete medical history to rule out other diseases and syndromes so a proper, personalized treatment and therapy plan can begin. Your Chiropractic physician, in partnership with you, will use the tests’ findings to set up a treatment and therapy plan so you can be free from the pain and tingling in your buttocks, groin, hip, and legs, and once again able to enjoy your summer activities! Approaching the relief of piriformis syndrome by integrating the art and science of chiropractic, exercise, nutrition, and supplements has been hugely successful.
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Top Five Packing Tips for a Perfect Escape
Contributed by Bryan & Tricia Cox - CruiseOne Independent Vacation Specialists (828) 356-7920 TheCruiseFinders.com
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s airline baggage fees continue to rise with no end in sight, creative packing strategies have become the budgetsavvy traveler’s best friend. With airlines charging up-
wards of $75 for a second bag and many charging for the first, packing lightly is now a must. Bryan and I frequently consult with our clients on the best way to pack for their travels. Here are our Top five tips to save space and money: Make a list. Before packing anything, create a list with each day of your vacation and what you will need. Having a list saves time, creates less hassle and even more excitement about your upcoming trip. Plus, having a list can save you from realizing you’ve included 10 pairs of underwear for your three-night cruise! Always pack full outfits. It is easy to throw items that
you might need randomly into a suitcase, but it is more efficient to include outfits for your respective days on the road or at sea. Remember your accessories, shoes, hats, and more. Keep it simple! If your vacation includes sun and sand, don’t over-pack long-sleeve shirts and pants. Most likely, you will end up in a bathing suit and flip flops with a suitcase of heavy (and costly-remember the airline fees!) clothes you never use. Don’t overdo toiletries. Sure, you may love your uber-concentrated overnight moisturizer, but if it’s not a must, leave it at home. Packing only the essentials will save space. And remember, most resorts and cruise
ships today offer blow dryers and complimentary amenities (some even created just for them by your favorite cosmetic companies). Don’t forget airport security policies limit your carry-on liquids (this includes lotions, creams and sprays) to three ounces. If you don’t want it confiscated, don’t bring it. Finally, don’t stress. Preparing for a trip can be overwhelming; needing to pack for your entire family, clean the house, remember your important documents, find a pet-sitter and more. The ultimate goal is to relax and unwind with your kids, significant other and friends. If you’re organized about your packing, you can save time and money.
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Honeymoon Travels
Contributed by Jodi L. Moore, Travel Specialist Cruise Planners (828) 743-3936 needfortravel.com
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oneymoons too often take a backseat to the arrangements
and plans of the actual wedding, but you owe it to yourself to give honeymoon planning greater and more careful attention. After all, while the wedding is mainly for your family and friends, the once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon that follows is a private getaway for you and your new spouse to celebrate your marriage. Though you may spend a portion of your vacation relaxing and reflecting on this major life change, the honeymoon is most of all an opportunity to enjoy being a newlywed, spending quality time with your new spouse, and experiencing a romantic
and exciting getaway. Honeymooners have endless options. Following months of wedding planning, couples often retreat to a luxurious resort that caters to their every need, while others trek to an adventurous escape from their day-to-day lives. Whether it is a beach vacation or a safari, the honeymoon should reflect your joint personality and wishes. Keep in mind that perfect honeymoons don’t just happen, and planning requires thoughtfulness, patience, careful attention to details, and a lot of decision-making along the way. The more
homework you do before leaving for your honeymoon, the more you will enjoy your special vacation. We can help you make all of these arrangements at no extra cost to you. With today’s economy, couples are left with a staycation-type of honeymoon. With our Honeymoon Gift Registry, you can register for your dream honeymoon and friends and family can deposit money into your registry as their wedding gift to you. They can even pick portions of your honeymoon like a couple’s massage, spa treatments, airport transfers and more.
For a comprehensive list of area events and happenings visit www.highlands-cashierscalendar.com
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Yoga: Here and Now
Ashby Underwood-Garner is a Rolf Practitoner and Certified Yoga Teacher at Yoga Highlands. To contact her by email, mtnyogins@gmail.com.
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here is something to be said for standing on one’s head, for the first time... when you’re seventy years old. Even though most yoga classes discourage com-
petition and “showing off,” there is still a certain “Umpf” of inner strength that can inspire a person to do their personal impossible. As I watched a student this week for the first time gracefully poised in a free-standing, upside-down head balance, an old adage of yoga was fulfilled: “Practice, Practice, All is Coming”. Confidence, especially confidence in your postural health, is one of the great joys of yoga practice. Yoga makes us taller and lifts us up. We experience a lighter body and a lighter mood and attitude. Postural alignment is the basis of the “physical” part of yoga. Yoga students can learn a variety of ways to stand, sit, bend and balance
with slow, steady instructions from the teacher. The benefits of a class experience, range from relaxed muscles, and sturdier bones, to better lubrication and warming of joints for supportive and comfortable alignment. Yoga supports gentle detoxification as circulation improves to bring more oxygen throughout the whole body. Proper yogic exercises are called Asanas (sanskrit term meaning “steady seat”). Asana practice gradually builds a person’s range of motion, eases muscular restriction, and pacifies chronic pain cycles. The yoga postures are a merging of precision and flexibility, which offer the human body both steadiness and freedom.
In ancient times, yogis measured age by spinal flexibility. A person of fifty-five years could, in this view, move and breathe like a person of twenty-five years. Along with proper exercise, the other basic principles of yoga are proper breathing, proper diet, proper relaxation, and positive thinking. The traditional practice of yoga offers many ways to achieve a strong body, and mitigate the stress levels of environmental toxins and modern living. Tremendous power comes from knowing your body better, and maybe longevity as well. And back to our headstanding person in their 70’s...maybe a new and different view of the world too.
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The Benefits of Yoga
Mary Abranyi is the owner of Cashiers Valley Fusion and Green Mountain Realty Group. (828) 743-9000
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aving been around for more than 5,000 years, yoga has found its way into the lives of many people in many regions around the world. Various cultures, in both the East and the West, have gravi-
tated toward the system of yoga for the countless benefits provided. In Western civilization, more specifically the United States, society has increased its pace of living and the concept of taking time to slow down and enjoy the world around you has been surpassed by multi-tasking and the desire for more, more, more. It is here, in this high paced standard of living, that the advantages of a steady yoga practice can bring balance into our daily lives. The benefits of yoga are many but one of the main benefits of yoga is becoming in tune with ourselves on a physical, emotional and mental level. It is this “mindbody connection� that aids
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in stress relief, pain relief, better breathing, flexibility, increased strength, weight management, improved circulation, cardiovascular conditioning, focus on the present moment and ultimately, inner peace. Take a moment and think about how your life would be without any mental, emotional or physical stress. It would likely be very peaceful. Our reality however, is often quite stressful whether it’s the stress of a busy roadway, a situation at work, a personal relationship gone wrong or a chronic health condition. Stress and anxiety come in many shapes and forms, of which, we can often times relate. How can yoga help? Yoga
is a practice comprised of physical postures, breathing techniques and various methods of relaxation. As your concentration is drawn into the practice you begin to find a sense of calm, lowering the levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Related benefits include lowering blood pressure and heart rate, improving digestion, boosting the immune system and easing symptoms of anxiety, depression, fatigue, asthma and insomnia. While yoga is certainly not guaranteed to solve all of your problems it will allow time for getting reacquainted with yourself on a physical, mental and emotional level. Take a little time for you, you deserve it!
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Injury is Real Don’t Ignore It
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atients come in to my office all the time with “pain.” Pain must come from some type of “injury.” Injury can develop quickly or over a period of time, either way eventually you feel pain associated with tissue damage. Most minor injuries, especially if they come from some type of quick trauma, will heal on their own. The body is well equipped to deal Contributed by with minor scrapes, bruises Dr. Sue Aery, and internal strains. The imAery Chiropractic mune system has its own ar& Acupuncture senal of cells and biochemical (828) 526-1022 pathways to handle these minor setbacks. When an injury is one that has progressed over a longer period of time, it is not as easily dealt with because the mechanism responsible is usually still present. This means that the injury is a result of repetitive trauma such as a tennis serve or driving a truck with a heavy stick shift. These types of injuries are more difficult for the body to heal due to the constant trauma during the healing process. The natural mechanism to heal is slowed and sometimes stalled, making the pain and disability even worse as time goes on. Consider a shoulder, elbow or wrist injury, even a hip, knee or ankle injury. These are all joints that have to work in order for us to carry on a normal life. Injury can really interfere with daily activities unless it is given proper time and tools to help. Sometimes it is necessary to recruit other ways to help the healing process. Natural approaches help the body heal more quickly including treatments that encourage increased blood flow and better range of motion. What is most important is establishing the true nature of the injury and evaluating the severity of the injury, making sure that joint stability is not compromised. Whatever direction you choose, if an injury persists for longer than a week or two without improvement, have a doctor evaluate the problem. This way you can make an educated decision about how to proceed toward full recovery. Most chronic injuries develop from previous injuries that have never fully healed before. Treat your body well and you can ward off future pain. Think about natural therapies first including chiropractic care, acupuncture, massage therapy and exercises like pilates and yoga that will continue the process of healing through full ranges of motion as the body recovers.
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Waterfall Guide Where’s the Water 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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Giving Back
Friends for Life Contributed by Kathy Bub, Executive Director, Forever Farms
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hen Dewey’s owner was notified that the pasture he was renting had been sold and he was loosing the lease on it - he started looking for a new home for Dewey. Most people who saw the little horse thought that because of his condition he needed to be euthanized instead. After all, he is at least 30 years old, and was severely malnourished. In his case, there had always been a bale of hay in front of him,
so he wasn’t “starving.” Or was he? When we heard about Dewey’s situation, we decided we would give him a retirement home, and hopefully figure out why he was so “poor”. After all, he had done his part entertaining the kids for a good part of his life - he deserved good care in his senior years. We had just started building a small barn on the Forever Farm when Dewey came along. You know the saying “if you build it they will come.” I bought the softest, most nutritious, hay that I could find, and it didn’t take but a few minutes after serving it up to realized Dewey was not able to chew
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the hay and swallow it. It is not unusual for horses of this age to have very poor dentition - and despite the fact that a vet had “floated” his teeth last fall - it was obvious that his back molars were nonfunctional. We had already started Dewey on a special senior feed, and we immediately bought him chopped alfalfa that we make into a mash. Long story, short - look at Dewey three months later. He has packed on the pounds, lost that ugly old coat, and is feeling like a youngster. Unfortunately, a recent visit by our equine vet, which included x-rays to determine the cause of an abscess under his jaw showed that Dewey’s jaw
had once been shattered and one of the bone shards was the cause of the abscess. He is too old to attempt surgery - so as long as he continues to eat as well as he does - we will tend to the abscess and let him enjoy life. Like Dewey, many of our dogs and cats require special diets, and medications, which makes their care very expensive. Friends for Life is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization and we depend on your tax deductible donations to provide this care for our residents. Visit our website: www.friendsforlifeforeverfarm.org where donations can be made online. For information, or to visit the farm, please call (828) 508-2460.
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f you are a regular reader of the Carpe Diem Farms articles you know that we are always counting our blessings and giving praise for the magic and miracles that happen daily on the farm. As we count down to our 20th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser, Saturday, October 6th, blessings continue to abound! Angels have once again shown up at Carpe Diem Farms in the human form to offer their time, treasures and talents in preparations for the big event. Steve Abranyi, general contractor and owner of Green Mountain Builders; Greg Thompson, owner of Thompson Landscaping Company and the TLC landscape architect, Marty Joe
Contributed by Sue Blair, Carpe Diem Farms Executive Director Mahrt, have designed and are constructing the most magnificent timber frame pavilion on the site of the former tipi. Together with CDF volunteers these three men have given up their Saturdays, after work time with their families and so much more for no outcome. They give from their hearts and a belief that what we do at CDF makes a difference in the lives of those who come, those who participate. Margaret Mead said it best, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Her quote has been a driving force…a mantra if you will for all that we have accomplished over these 20 years. Every day
in some small way we feel as if we change lives and thus the world we live in. To celebrate 20 years of experiential programming utilizing our equine staff and colleagues, we have reached for the stars…Grammy-winning, country western superstar, John Michael Montgomery. Together with his traveling band will perform twice on the farm: in an afternoon concert on the lawn (they in the pavilion) and later that evening for the Tux, Tails and Blue Jeans Ball. Just think, you, too, can help us celebrate this auspicious event while helping others. All monies raised will go to provide for the equine staff. It is through the work that they do with participants
of all ages that you can help change our world…one life at a time. Tickets for the afternoon concert are $50 per person. The concert begins at 2:00 p.m. The gates will open at 1:00 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. (This is an alcohol-free concert.) Chef and Event Planner extraordinaire, Tim Lundy, is preparing the Highlands’ event of the year, The Tux, Tails and Blue Jeans Ball. He will transform the arena into a formal setting. From cocktails to the multicourse dinner, equine demonstration and John Michael concert, the evening will be magical. Tickets are $200 per person. Please call Peter Raoul for tickets and information. (828) 526-5700.
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Rotary Youth Exchange Contributed by Zach Claxton
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ayden Bates, of Highlands School and Samuel Craig of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School are now back home. Both were sophomores at their respective schools when they embarked on eleven-month-long adventures that gave them memories that will last a lifetime. Hayden and Samuel were two of 8,000 students between the ages of 15 to 18 that were selected worldwide to participate in Rotary’s Youth Exchange Program, living and attending school in 82 foreign countries. Hayden, whose destination was Brazil, and Samuel, who was selected for Turkey, were chosen through a competitive process that involved interviews, detailed applications and essays. They impressed the selection committee with their maturity, vision and courage. The program, begun in 1929 and administered by Rotary International, has as its objective the exposure of young people to new cultures and ways of life, thus broadening their cultural experiences and language skills, which often foster a better understanding between people of the world. That understanding can be the foundation for peace and help “make the world a better place” which is Rotary’s true goal. Having two students selected from such a small community is remarkable, and Highlands can truly be proud of these two outstanding young people. We all look forward to having them share their experiences with us.
Rotary Exchange students, Hayden Bates and Samuel Craig are pictured with Highlands Rotary Club President, Bill Futral.
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Clean Water Contributed by Gary Wein, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
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doubt many would argue that having clean water is important to people and healthy ecosystems. We have an abundance of water here in the Highlands-Cashiers area, having the second highest rainfall in the United States. This high rainfall coupled with our steep slopes means we also have more waterfalls than most. Our clean water also means we have some fine trout fishing streams, in fact some consider the Tuckasegee River one of the best trout stream in the U.S. Our abundance of water coupled with the shallow soils on our mountains means that we do not have very large groundwater reservoirs such as you find on the coastal plain to our east. That means our water doesn’t stay here long but finds itself in our streams and rivers pretty quickly after it falls from the sky. Those waters eventually wind up in some six different major rivers and both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. The major contaminant in our waters turns out to be sediment primarily from ground disturbing activities such as houses and roads. Our second water problem is not so obvious; it is increased water temperature. When we open up our streamside forests so we can view the stream, we are also exposing them to extra sunlight that warms up the water. This also occurs when we make ponds or lakes. Warmer water makes it difficult for the insects that trout depend upon to survive and as a result we impact our trout populations. Impoundments like ponds and lakes also restrict the movement of stream fishes. Protecting water quality is a conservation priority for the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. We do this by protecting streams from development within our conservation easements and fee simple properties. All streams have one hundred-foot forested buffers where possible and only minimal disturbance is allowed. One of the tools we have here in North Carolina is the Clean Water Management Trust Fund. Be sure to tell your North Carolina State Representative and Senator how important it is to protect our waters. The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust has been protecting those places we all love since 1909. To find out more about us visit www.hicashlt.org. www.thelaurelmagazine.com | August 2012 | 115
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Conserving Highlands and Cashiers Contributed by Anna Vandenbergh, Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance
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he Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance (JMCA) recently celebrated its 12 year anniversary. This is certainly a milestone worth noting for any nonprofit. This group has managed its fair share of ups and downs over the years but this coming year is cer-
tainly going to be a good one. With a new Executive Director at the helm, four new Board members, and a new slate of officers the JMCA is proving that we can adapt to change and will continue to grow within the community we support. Conservation of natural resources in Highlands and Cashiers remains our focus but we have put a new spin on what that means. To put forth a true conservation ef-
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fort we have found that the issues we deal with must be addressed not only at the environmental level but also the social and economic levels. As our communities continue to grow, it’s important to find ways to build a bridge between nature and the communities that depend on it and that is what we strive to do. We work to ensure that conservation is linked back to the community so we can benefit from what we have now while not jeopardizing the needs of the future generations. The JMCA is taking on new initiatives and will be tackling many new projects including public recycling, youth outreach, DIY sus-
tainable practices such as wild edibles, composting, growing mushrooms, and so much more. We continue to take care of Whiteside Mountain through regular maintenance of the trails and will be an active part of the decisions that are made concerning this spectacular resource. Much like baby birds we have our nest built on history and support and we are growing our wings so we can fly. As we go forth with our new team and revitalize the conservation movement we need all the support we can get. Visit our website at www.jmca.org or call (828) 5260890 x320 to find out how you can get involved.
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August at Highlands Biological Station Contributed by Michelle Ruigrok, Highlands Biological Station The Highlands Nature Center offers a wonderful glimpse into the Plateau’s natural heritage with the Zahner Lecture Series, Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
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f you’ve always wanted to take a walk on the wild side, well, look no further than the Highlands Nature Center at 930 Horse Cove Road. Every Thursday of this month, the center will host the Zahner Conservation Lectures, starting at 7:00 p.m. On August 2nd, Dr. Dan Pittillo will lecture on the “Natural History of the Southern Appalachians.” This survey explores the geological history of the southern Appalachians and the paleo-ecology of the last 50,000 years, with emphasis on a few favorite local sites, including Panthertown Valley. On August 9th, join Dr. Andrew Methven for a fascinating lecture on “Highlands Fungi: The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly.” The southern Appalachian Mountains are worldrenowned for an incredibly rich diversity of fleshy fungi, especially mushrooms. This lecture will introduce participants to some of the common and unusual fungi that can be encountered on a walk through the woods in the vicinity of Highlands. Attendees are encouraged to bring mushrooms for identification before or after the lecture. On August 16th, Dr. Ron Sutherland will talk on the “Eastern Cougar: Their Ecological Importance and Prospects for Recovery in the Southeast.” Recently, the US Fish & Wildlife Service declared the Eastern Cougar to be extinct, closing the official door on decades of sporadic sightings up and down the Appalachian Mountains. Ron will review recent evidence suggesting the importance of cougars, and the more likely options for restoring cougars to the Southeast. On August 23rd, Dr. Karen Kandl, Highlands Biological Station’s new associate director, will speak on “Biodiversity of the Southern Appalachians: Learning Outside of the Classroom.” Karen will discuss examples of place-based learning at the Highlands Biological Station, and how teachers can use these methods with students of all ages. On August 30th, join Dr. Jennifer Frick-Ruppert on an exploration of the “Nocturnal Adaptations of Plants and Animals.” Animals and plants that are active at night rely more on sound and scent than on sight in order to communicate. Jennifer will describe some of the adaptations of local nocturnal plants and animals. Please note that parking on campus is very limited. For more information about the Zahner Conservation Lectures, or to become a member of the Highlands Biological Foundation, call (828) 526-2221 or visit www.highlandsbiological.org. www.thelaurelmagazine.com | August 2012 | 117
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Bark, Beer and Bluegrass Contributed by David Stroud, Executive Director, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society
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ashiers-Highlands Humane Society announces an exciting new fundraising event in Highlands to benefit animal care programs at the CHHS no-kill shelter. It’s the inaugural “Bark, Beer & Bluegrass” sponsored by Old
Edwards Inn and Spa, taking place at the enchanting Farm at Old Edwards Inn on Wednesday, August 22nd from 6:30 p.m. -10:00 p.m. The evening’s highlights will include a scrumptious barbecue feast of ribs, chicken and pulled pork catered by The Farmers Market, ice cold beer and wine, a silent auction with great items for animal lovers, and live music by bluegrass legend Curtis Blackwell and The Dixie Bluegrass Boys. Tickets are $60 per person, and proceeds benefit the shelter pets at the CashiersHighlands Humane Society. Tickets can be purchased at the CHHS shelter, or charged by phone by calling (828) 743-5752. The event is expected to be sold out, so advance purchase of tickets
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is strongly recommended. In a breathtaking and pastoral setting, surrounded by lush landscaping and pristine North Carolina mountain forests, The Farm at Old Edwards Inn lends a magical ambience to this inaugural fundraiser for the humane society. “We are thrilled and honored to have Old Edwards Inn and Spa as our sponsor, and to have the beautiful Farm at Old Edwards as the host venue for our inaugural event,” says David Stroud, CHHS Executive Director. “We expect Bark, Beer and Bluegrass to become an annual tradition in Highlands, and an important signature fundraising event for the animals entrusted to our care.” Founded in 1987, the
Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society has rescued, cared for, and found forever homes for thousands of abandoned and neglected animals in the past 25 years. CHHS is a 501(c)3 non-profit no-kill shelter that receives no federal, state or county tax dollars, and no funding from any national animal welfare organization. One-hundred percent of CHHS’ revenue comes from donations, grants, bequests and special events to support the mission of adoption, spay and neuter, and humane education. The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is located on Highway 64 East, 2.3 miles from the Cashiers Crossroads, behind Reid Real Estate. For more information, call (828) 743-5752 or visit www.chhumanesociety.org.
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Valley Garden Club News Contributed by Kathie Blozan
Bob Dews presented an excellent screening of “before” and “after” photos of water features in a program for the Valley Garden Club.
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he Valley Garden Club has had its ups and downs this summer. At the Cashiers Post Office, we may have lost our “mascot” flower, the little pink shell azalea, to some kind of bug. Kathy Bethea is trying to nurse it back to health. If we replace it, the right planting time is spring. So we will have to wait and see what the VGC decides to do. The good news is that during the Sapphire Valley Craft Show, the Club had a plant sale next to the bake sale tent. Both were very successful in raising money for local gardening projects and for scholarships. The lovely wall hanging quilt with embroidered flowers in each patch was on display and raffle tickets are still available through August 15th, when a winner will be announced at the Sapphire Craft Show. Last month the program offered was on designing and installing a water feature. Bob Dews presented an excellent screening of “before” and “after” photos. He has reworked dozens of home sites into beautiful rock and water settings that afford a visually pleasing area as well as a peaceful sound to the ear. For information on the Valley Garden Club or to purchase raffle tickets, contact President Donna Lehn at (828) 743-0829.
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And the Beat Goes On Contributed by Bettie S. Banks
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The Center for Life Enrichment’s Summer Schedule of Classes is like a rich tapas bar for the curious mind. To register or for more information, call (828) 526-8811.
ou can anticipate exceptional learning opportunities in August when The Center for Life Enrichment (CLE) offers an enticing smorgasbord of lectures. There is something for everyone from the left brain world affairs series that resumes August 2nd with The Crisis in US-Pakistan Relations and continues with Christians in the Middle East, August 7th, and Turkey Today. August 14th, to the right brain creative exercises. Brush up on digital photography skills as Bob Sutton presents Taking Better Digital Pictures on August
16th, Picasa I on Aug 21st and Picasa II on Aug 23rd. The Joy of Watercolor II, a series starting August 14th, allows you to explore your creative self and develop your skills. Traveling into the 16th Century, Douglas Allen will present a lecture on the influence of Pope Sixtus V in city design. Although Pope for only five years, his plan guided the growth of Rome for 300 years and established precedents that would continue to influence the design of cities throughout the western world well into the Twentieth Century. Do you know what they are?
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There are a number of classes that stand alone, but beckon the curious. Look for Space Exploration, August 3rd, and who can pass up Sex, Drugs, Chocolate, August 15th, or our own native novelist, Ron Rash, as he introduces his newest work, The Cove, August 26th. Presidents I Have Known, August 26th, stirs up all sorts of memories, going back to “I like Ike” in the fifties or even earlier. How many presidents do you remember? Do you remember “Fireside Chats” when even the kids gathered around the radio? For the health conscious don’t
forget the lecture on Deep Vein Thrombosis, August 17th. Michael Oleksyk, MD, will discuss this vital topic as a public service to the community with no charge. The only difficulty will be in limiting your selections in this menu of adventures in learning. The good news is that since they’re only two hours each, you can fit all that appeal into your busy schedule. So come learn with us! Come enjoy meeting new folk with similar interests. For a complete schedule of courses go to www.clehighlands.com or call the office at (828) 526-8811.
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Gilliam’s Promise by Wiley Sloan A local club acts to keep local youth strong in a confusing, complicated world.
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ur world is filled with pitfalls for young people today. Bullying, drugs, alcohol -- all of these and more threaten and tempt them. In Highlands, we have Gilliam’s Promise to help young people learn to say “No” to all this evil. Gilliam’s Promise is open to any student in grades 6-12 who lives in or goes to school in the 28741 zip code. Through positive reinforcement, the club strives to build character and show the youth that the community supports them. To be eligible, students must submit to random drug
testing, have no more than three unexcused absences from school, must be involved in at least one afterschool activity/sport or be employed at least 10 hours a week, maintain a C+ average, and have no more than one unexcused absence from club meetings. Gilliam’s Promise rewards its members in multiple ways – through fun events at the monthly meetings while teaching character, and awarding scholarships to those students who successfully complete a year of GP participation. The 2011-2012 scholarship is $1,000. This year, 27 students have been
awarded these scholarships. Qualifying scholars are Bailey Baker, Ellie Cate Beavers, Isaac Beavers, Whitney Billingsley, Rebecca Clark, Isaac Cothran, Ann Marie Crowe, Emily Crowe, Emily Gabbard, Kyle Gabbard, Chase Harris, Taylor Hunter, Evan Iezzi, Kaitlin Lewis, Kenan Lewis, Daniel Long, David Long, Bella Lupoli, John Lupoli, Juliette Lupoli, McKinley Moseley, Rebekah Parks, Andrew Renfro, Mary Gillan Renfro, Max Renfro, Harrison Renfro, and Sarah Scott. If you’d like to support Gilliam’s Promise, you’re invited to participate in its 5K Race,
set for September 8th at the Highlands Rec Park. Entry fee is $10 for all elementary and high school students before August 24th, $15 thereafter. For the general public, cost is $25 before August 24th and $30 thereafter. You can register at www.active.com. If you don’t want to run, you’re invited to come out and line the finish line at the Highlands Rec Park. “An Afternoon at the Opera” will be staged at 3:00 p.m. October 21st at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center in Highlands. For tickets and information, call (828) 526-9047 or visit highlandspac.org.
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Hiking and Camping in Bear Country Contributed by Cynthia Strain, B.E.A.R Chairman Test your Bear Smarts with this quick quiz -- it’ll ensure that you and local bruins remain Good Neighbors.
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iking the many trails in the North Carolina mountains is one of the major attractions of the area. Campsites abound in the National Forest and provide a more intimate outdoor experience. But black bears have become more plentiful in the last 30 years, and the chances of encountering a bear are greater than ever. How well prepared do you think you are for a black bear encounter? Take this quiz. Black bears are aggressive, dangerous animals to be feared. True___ False___ Pepper spray is a good preventative to keep bears out of my camp or tent. True___ False___ If a bear charges at me I should run like crazy. True___ False___ I should be very quiet on the trail so a bear won’t know I am there. True___ False___ It is a good idea to let my dog run ahead so it can alert me to a bear’s presence. True___ False___
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If I see a bear it is okay to approach it carefully to get a picture. True___ False___ They are all false and could actually increase your chances of getting injured. While injuries are unusual, and deaths from black bear attacks are quite rare (fewer than 50 in the last 100 years), you need to be cautious and informed if you are going to be hiking or camping in bear country. Two free programs are planned for August, presented by Bear Education and Resources (B.E.A.R.). On Saturday, August 4th at 7:00 p.m. there will be a program at Van Hook camp ground with Cynthia Strain and Debbie Lassiter. On Monday, August 13th Tanya Poole, a biologist with the state of North Carolina, will speak at the Hudson Library in Highlands at 7:00 p.m. For more information or a brochure on this topic, contact Cynthia Strain at (828) 526-9227 or bearwnc@gmail. com. B.E.A.R. is a task force of the Western North Carolina Alliance.
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HCBOR Awards Scholarships
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Contributed by Kathy Olsen
he HighlandsCashiers Board of REALTORS速, comprised of approximately 299 members, is proud to continue our Scholarship Assistance Program. Historically the Board of REALTORS速 has allocated a total of $8,000 to assist selected high school Courtney Pressley graduates who have exhibited outstanding scholastic achievements, sports participation, community service and service club involvement. In 2012, two Scholarships totaling $4,000 were presented to Highlands graduates at the annual Academic Awards and Scholarship Program. On behalf of the members, Marc Parks (center), Scholarship Chairman presented scholarships of $3,000 to Isaac Beavers (right) who will be attending Appalachian State University to study Computer Science, and $1,000
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to Nicholai (Cai) Roman (left) who will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study Journalism. Two Scholarships were also presented at the Blue Ridge School by Frank Pimental, President of the Highlands-Cashiers Board of REIsaac Beavers and Nicholai Roman ALTORS速. A $3,000 award was made to Autumn Baird (not pictured) who will be attending Western Carolina University to study Forensic Science and Emergency Medical Services, and $1,000 to Courtney Pressley (photo included) who will be attending Southwestern Community College. Our REALTOR速 members join in wishing all the 2012 Graduates a most successful future. We urge them to find their passion in life as soon as possible, and work relentlessly to achieving that goal.
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CruiseOne by Donna Rhodes
CruiseOne owners, Tricia and Bryan Cox
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f you go cruisin’ on land, sea, or air, Tricia and Bryan Cox at CruiseOne, a full service travel agency, can get you to your destination in style. Whether you’re booking a single reservation or a huge family reunion, Bryan and Tricia are your trusted travel consultants. And their services are absolutely free. Tricia says, “We want to establish a relationship with our clients by keeping track of their likes and dislikes. If a discounted safari package, for example, pops up and one of our clients previously expressed an interest, we are on the phone immediately to tell them the good news.” She adds, “Our motto is Dream Vacations Start Here, and while we do specialize in cruise adventures, we are equally knowledgeable about land vacations, airlines, tours, luxury rentals and even safaris. No matter where in the world you would like to go, we can help you get there.” But what if you want to book a trip a year or two in advance? Or what if you get caught in a last minute travel crunch? “No problem!” says Tricia. And why is she is so confident about helping her travelers? She says, “Recently a client wanted to sail to the Caribbean islands on a cruise leaving the next day. He was frantic. We checked cabin availability every 15 minutes. Within a couple of hours we had a cabin booked for him. He was thrilled. That is the kind of thing an online travel site simply cannot do.” CruiseOne is locally owned and operated in the Highlands/ Cashiers area. They work out of their office in Highlands at Meadows Mountain Realty. As Tricia puts it, “We’re here, we’re local, and we are available. Unlike online sites, we are your hometown consultants who are always here for you.” For more information call (828) 356-7920 or visit www. TheCruiseFinders.com. Tricia and Bryan are also available via e-mail: info@thecruisefinders.com and on Facebook, at www.facebook.com/thecruisefinders. Or cruise into 41 Church Street in the Meadows Mountain Realty Office, in Highlands.
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Highlands NC Realty Moves by Luke Osteen
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Lake Glenville and Toxaway areas,” she says. ighlands NC Realty, a mountain special“I also broker at Lake Hartwell, Georgia, and ist brokerage, has moved to a new loSouth Carolina. cation between Highlands and Cashiers “For buyers, I will find you the perfect moun-- 3566 Cashiers Rd, Highlands (US 64, three tain residence, seasonal mountain getaway, primiles from Main Street, Highlands, just past vate retreat, or the ideal investment property the H-C Hospital and adjacent to the Buckto suit your specific criteria. For sellers, I will inberry Subdivision sign). corporate local print, onsite signage/color flyers, Tammy Mobley is the broker-in-charge/ownonline exposure at the top web sites along with er. She has 26 years’ experience in residential social media to complete a professional marketand commercial real estate in North and South ing package specific for your property.” Carolina and Georgia, along with bachelor deLast year was successful for Highlands NC grees in Real Estate and Banking & Finance. Realty - five sales with prices from the very Her education also includes several real estate high $100,000’s to mid $900,000’s. The firm is designations: CCIM (Certified Commercial Incurrently looking to take on new Seller listings vestment Member), SRES (Senior Real Estate Tammy Mobley and Breze and represent Buyers seeking that very special Specialist), CDPE (Certified Distressed Property mountain home. Expert) and recently IMSD (Internet Marketing “When you visit the office, you’ll get to meet Breze (proSpecialist). Tammy also owns RE/MAX Anchor All Realty at Lake nounced “Breezy”), my Official Office Greeter — an adorable Hartwell, Georgia. Besides her experience and education, Tammy offers a small seven-pound, four year old, red toy Poodle that looks more like a boutique atmosphere and strives to deliver personal service very small red bear,” Tammy says. “So appropriate for our area!” and professionalism. Tammy can be reached at (770) 337-1000 or by visiting www. “In the mountains I specialize in the Highlands-Cashiers, HighlandsNC.info.
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Highlands Emporium
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ighlands Emporium has been a local favorite for over 18 years. Steven and Marsha Fishkin’s “mini department store” offers a wide selection of home decor, luggage and travel accessories and a complete selection of bed and bath. Enhance your bedroom with your choice of over 150 patterns from C&F...comforters ,bedskirts, shams, pillows and accessories. Egyptian cotton sheet sets (300 to 800 thread count) for that soft, luxurious touch and 100% cotton Egyptian towels and rugs, shower curtains and bath accessories help complete your very special bed and bath. Placemats, napkins, runners and aprons are available in more than 50 patterns. Luggage and accessories for all your travel needs...carry-ons, suiters, garment bags, totes, two wheel and four wheel “spinners,” ballistic nylon and lightweight polycarbonate. Select from Tumi, Hartmann, Boyt, Ricardo, Heys, Bosca, Clemco and Vera Bradley. Highlands Emporium is the headquarters for premium cigars...enter the walk-in humidor and select from A. Fuente,
Cohiba, Punch, Romeo Y Julieta, Avo, Ashton, Monte Cristo and more! Remember, at Highlands Emporium, buy three cigars and always get the fourth one free! Now, enjoy this same selection in Cashiers, premium cigars available only at Highlands Emporium. Highlands Emporium is excited and proud to present Vera Bradley in Cashiers. As a signature dealer we are able to offer all your Vera Bradley needs - from traditional handbags, backpacks, totes and duffels to the very latest decorative throws and bedding ensembles. Steven and Marsha have opened Highlands Emporium in Cashiers at 40 Village Walk Way, open Monday - Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and, as always, in Highlands open Monday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and Sunday from 12 noon - 5:00 p.m. “We hope to see you in our new store, and we thank everyone for 18 years on Main Street in Highlands.” Call (828) 526-1660 in Highlands or (828) 743-8605in Cashiers. Click on www.highlandsemporium.com.
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Spoiled Rotten Moves by Donna Rhodes
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tertainment corner equipped with widesouldn’t it be lovely to have a creen TV. personal assistant at your side In addition to the new digs and hot topwhen you go clothes shopping... ics, there are other perks for shopping at someone who knows you, your taste, your this unique clothing store. It is not a hardsize, your color palette, your sense of husell establishment. Customers are encourmor? A clothing guru who will make selecaged to take their time and try on as many tions for you and tell you the truth about outfits as they like. what looks good? A cheerful helper who And there are a lot of outfits. At any givwill spoil you rotten? And do it all for free? en time there are over two hundred pairs Jonna McDowell, owner of Spoiled Rotof pants in stock with tops to match. Add ten Dress Shop in Highlands, believes in to that a wide selection of all types of outproviding just that kind of service for her fits, sizes 2 to 18. You can find anything you loyal customers. Pampering her clients is want from classic to sportswear to evening what keeps them coming back year after wear, all moderately priced. year from as far away as Atlanta and beJonna McDowell Jonna enjoys doing personal shopping yond. But what really sets Spoiled Rotten for her special customers. She says, “I am apart is the staff/customer camaraderie. Jonna says, “Coming to Spoiled Rotten is a social event. We approaching retirement age, and my customers ask, ‘Who’s can’t wait to get back together and talk about family, chil- going to dress us if you retire?’” Truth is, she doesn’t see dren, and friends. No topic is sacred: Botox, hormones, hot herself retiring any time soon. She is having way too much fun hanging out with and dressing her client-friends from all flashes, hot bodies. We are like The View of Highlands.” Next year will mark Spoiled Rotten’s 25th anniversary and over the Southeast! Visit her store at Town Square or her website at www. in anticipation of that milestone, the store has relocated to a slightly smaller, but much more workable and people- spoiledrotten2.com. E-mail her at spoiled.rotten2@hotmail. friendly space in Town Square. It even has a husband’s en- com or call (828) 526-3608 and prepare to be spoiled rotten.
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C. Orrico Arrives in Highlands by Wiley Sloan
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hen C. Orrico opened on Palm Beach’s South County Road in 1985, sisters Casey, Kathie and Colleen didn’t intend to be the casual chic style-setter for the uber-chic island of Palm Beach. But with Lilly Pulitzer personally insisting C. Orrico be one of the key stores for the style icon’s relaunch in the 90s, the three sisters – with their mix of Tibi, Milly, Trina Turk and Nanette LePore, as well as the more bohemian beaded tunics and kurtas from Sulu and classic t-shirts from Three Dot – quickly established themselves as the place “where Palm Beach comes to play.” Part practical, part whimsical, part soignée, part smart, C. Orrico has always been the kind of store where you can dress for a day at the beach, dining and dancing under the stars, a school function or lunch with friends. Beyond the known lines, the Orricos are known for seeking out obscure designers from surf shows, the various apparel marts and tips for their globe-trotting clientele. Drawing on locally produced
Navaho sandals in a rainbow’s worth of colors – monogram optional! – C. Orrico pulls their customers’ looks together with an effortlessness that makes casual chic simpler than it’s ever been. Whether you’re more beachy, preppy, gypsy or athletic, the look that has defined boutiques in Delray Beach, Hobe Sound, Jupiter and Naples, as well as their flagship Palm Beach store is now available in the Highlands. For the most comprehensive shopping – be it a needlepoint belt, a sweet sundress, a Lilly tie or something cocktail, all you have to do is follow the pink and white striped bags with the bright green grosgrain handles to 343-A Main Street, Highlands. Whether you’re navy, lemon, lime or aqua, tangerine, pink or green, the sisters Orrico understand – and they know how to make your look fresher, brighter, shinier and have fun while you’re doing it. For more info check them out at www.corrico.com or call them in Highlands at (828) 526-9122.
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Holley Heating and Air Conditioning by Luke Osteen
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s a veteran of the Cashiers Valley’s toasty summers and unpredictable winters, you probably already know the good people at Holley Heating & Air Conditioning (doing business as MADCO). If you’re a new homeowner, it’s a good bet your place has been serviced by Holley Heating & AC. That’s because this busy firm has been steadily building a reputation for good, reliable service since it opened its doors in 1987. Holley offers a wide variety of filters, dehumidifiers, humidifiers and air purifiers, along with yearly service contracts. They do installations, service work and refrigeration. And, because they’re locally owned and operated, you can rest assured that they’ll stand by their work when the temperature’s climbing into the 90s or a blizzard dumps a foot of snow on your house. “We specialize in the sales and service of heating and cooling systems,” explains Becki Holley. “Whether it’s new construction or a remodeling job, we can handle the client’s
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needs. We use top brand names like American Standard, Mitsubishi, and Honeywell, so reliability is never an issue. “We also install and service systems that help to purify and circulate the air in your home. With our annual service contracts, we develop long-lasting bonds with our clients. We are committed to building a good relationship with each of our customers, and work to ensure that they are satisfied with our work, each and every time.” It’s that commitment to quality and unparalleled customer service that’s allowed Holley Heating & Air Conditioning to thrive in a difficult market. As of July 1st, the firm has temporarily relocated to 27 Cashiers Lake Road while a new, larger headquarters is being built. As such, it’s looking to expand its crew of installers and service technicians. To learn more about Holley Heating & Air Conditioning, stop by the office, call (828) 743-2053, or visit holleyheating. com.
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Fletcher and Lee by Wiley Sloan
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for the home. Need a new lamp, Fletchletcher and Lee has been a mainer and Lee is the perfect place to shop. stay of the Highlands retail scene Check out their recent projects too. for more than 22 years. Owners You’ll garner a myriad of ideas before Edwin Lusk and David Paterson, excel in you call them for a consultation. offering interior design to their discrimWhatever your style you can count inating clients throughout the Highon Edwin and David to know how to lands and Cashiers area-even across pull it all together in a way that you will the southeast and Arizona. Edwin says, adore. When you see the homes that “We love projects everywhere. We bethey have decorated you will underlieve that you should surround yourstand when you hear them say, “Relax, self with things that you love. We help live, and enjoy.” our customers skillfully combine their Fletcher and Lee is known for its treasures with special accent pieces to country English furniture, and the create an ambience that is unique, indicarefully selected decorative lines of vidual and comfortable.” French antiques. If you have cherished There’s no better place to find that pieces that you love that have seen special item for your home than to better days, let David and Edwin sugbrowse their 4,000 square foot showgest updated upholstery that will bring room located just one block off Main the item back to life. Maybe all you Street in the Mountain Brook Center on David Paterson and Edwin Lusk need is a few great home accessories. the Cashiers Highway. If you are undeYou’ll find just the right item when you cided on just what you need, shop their inventory online at www.fletcherandlee.com. They have an shop with Fletcher and Lee. Stop by the store or call them extensive selection of furniture and decorative accessories at (828) 526-5400.
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Highlands Gem Shop by Donna Rhodes
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to choose. That is in addihere are only a handtion to a huge assortment of ful of companies on the pre-cut stones of every color planet that can claim to and description. be under the same ownership And, just like his grandfafor sixty years. The Highlands ther, he encourages kids to be Gem Shop is proud to be a interested in gems and rocks, member of that distinguished too. A boxful of three-forgroup. And who better suited a-quarter stones has enterto celebrate a diamond antained and educated many a niversary than a master diachild since the doors opened mond jewelry designer? six decades ago. And the price Matthew Schroeder is a third has never gone up. generation gemologist and artiMatthew says, “ Experience san in a family business opened Matthew and Laura Schroeder and training have taught me by his grandparents in 1952. He which metal and stone work says, “I went to work as a stone best together, look good, and wear well.” And that is what polisher my senior year of high school, 25 years ago.” Matthew says that a high school novice can’t do too keeps customers coming back again and again, generations much harm in polishing. It’s the cutting and grinding that down the line. “After 60 years we have as many as four generations of a require an expert’s fine hand, and that hand belonged to his grandfather. But for Matthew the real joy comes in de- family coming back to do business with us. It’s a great feelsigning settings for exceptional stones. He says, “Anyone ing to get a phone call from a 20-something who places an can purchase a cookie-cutter ring, but creating a pendant order, because buying from us has become a family tradior ring that is unique to its owner becomes a priceless one- tion,” Matthew says. So stop by Highlands Gem Shop on the hill and help the of-a-kind heirloom.” Creating heirlooms is what Matthew does best, but he Schroeders clan celebrate being the oldest family owned also has an eye for excellent vintage and estate jewelry. business in Highlands. Or visit the website: highlandsgemHe has a large selection of pre-adored pieces from which shop.com. They’re rockin’ strong for 60 Years.
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The Bird Barn and Gift Emporium in Cashiers by Donna Rhodes
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he Bird Barn and Gift Emporium, a Cashiers fixture for 17 years, has something to crow about. A little over a year ago it moved to Highway 107 south just a block south of the Wells Fargo Bank. Now it’s better than ever and offers a huge selection of products for feathered friends and those who fancy them. The Bird Barn and Gift Emporium still carries a full line of wild bird feeding supplies along with field guides, gift items, birdhouses, bird-song identifiers and well-crafted feeders. And they stock the ever-popular spinning squirrel-proof bird feeders, always good for a giggle. But you don’t have to be a bird fancier to visit the Bird Barn and Gift Emporium. They carry gift items from candles and table top housewares to gardening supplies. If eating healthy tweaks your beak, The Tower Garden, an aeroponic vertical gardening system is just what the nutritionist ordered. It grows edible flowers, fruits and veggies. Its soil-free system requires only water and a special nutrient to grow a continuous harvest of fresh produce, from Tower to table. Leroy Parr, owner of the Bird Barn and Gift Emporium says, “We also supply Juice Plus which is whole food in a capsule or chewable tablet form. Fruits and veggies loaded with antioxidants and fiber are evaporated down to one easy-to-swallow capsule, which provides all the fruits and veggies necessary to fill minimum daily requirements. “ It takes the “birden” out of meeting the fiber MDR. After your mind and body are taken care of, with “tweets” for the birds and homegrown produce for you, the Bird Barn and Gift Emporium offers something for your soul: mountain dulcimers. They carry a great selection of handmade dulcimers all the way from Arkansas, Connecticut, and Boone, North Carolina. You’re invited to join the Mountain High Dulcimer Club, which meets in Highlands on Mondays. Or check out a jam session at the store on Tuesday Mornings. Leroy says, “We also sell CD’s … everything from Cajun to Mountain, good ol’ downhome music. And it’s surprisingly “cheep.” So visit the Bird Barn and Gift Emporium’s new digs and stock up on their latest tweets. E-mail is birdbarngiftemp@ hotmail.com. Or give Leroy or wife, Sandy a call at (828) 7433797. No feathers will ever get ruffled, they guarantee!
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Landmark Realty Group Expands Services by Wiley Sloan
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Resort Rentals, to expand their andmark Realty Group has services. In addition to its broserved the Cashiers, Highkerage and development busilands, Lake Glenville, Sapness, they now offer full-service phire, and Lake Toxaway markets vacation rental and property with general brokerage and develmanagement. Royal Shell Real opment business since 2004. CoEstate and Royal Shell Vacations founders, Jane Ebberts and Sam serve the Southwest Florida Lupas, are joined by a team of market of Captiva Island, Cape experienced brokers who boast a Coral, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort combined total of 300 years expeMyers Beach, Naples and Sanibel rience. With a focus of exceeding Island. “Our companies share a client expectations, the Landmark commitment to the customer. Realty Group Team has become Together we will fulfill our clients’ the areas’ leading and most exneeds in Western North Carolina perienced real estate brokerage. and in Southwest Florida,” Sam Jane tells me, “At Landmark we Sam Lupas and Jane Ebberts Lupas comments. “Many of the share our clients’ interest in the natural beauty and simple pleasures of living in this area. seasonal residents of our area own property or spend their In addition to our professional activities as Real Estate pro- off seasons in that area of Florida”, Jane adds. “‘Come for a fessionals, we are active throughout our communities. We visit, stay for a lifetime’, is our mantra,” Jane continues. “We are hikers, coaches, fundraisers, and stewards of the lakes love this area and we know you will too. Let us help you find and land. We sit on professional association boards, school just the right property for your needs.” With offices in both Highlands (151 Main Street) and Caboards, and are animal rescue volunteers. We love the area and want to share it with our clients who have fallen in love shiers (49 Frank Allen Road), Landmark Realty Group is here to fulfill your real estate needs. Checkout their listings and with it too.” In March 2012, Landmark Realty Group affiliated with all available properties in the Highlands-Cashiers MLS at the Royal Shell Companies of Florida. This affiliation allows www.LandmarkRG.com or call them at (828) 743-0510 (CaLandmark Realty Group and its sister company, Cashiers shiers) and (828) 526-4663 (Highlands).
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Greenleaf Gallery Has New Location
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ith twelve years of experience, Carroll and Rose Greenleaf are dedicated to providing quality, full-service framing to the residents of Highlands. In their new, expanded location at 381 Main Street, Greenleaf Gallery continues to be the destination for all of Highlands’ framing needs. With 500 different framing corners and 500 matte colors, customers are guided by the Greenleafs to obtain the perfect touch to accentuate their artwork. “We have framed lots of people,” says Carroll jokingly. Services including dry mounting, repairs, and restoration, are carried out by the Greenleafs with precision. They are proud to use only high end, acid free products. Through conservation, UV light will be kept off of any painting and the glare is reduced. Many second home owners appreciate the fact that a painting that has been re-framed can be made to blend with the more rustic decor of their mountain homes. Carroll and Rose Greenleaf got into the framing business because of their own art collections. After years of traveling, the Greenleafs developed a
genuine appreciation for art. Carroll is an artist and his work is featured at Greenleaf Gallery and several pieces from a series called “Georgia Red Clay,” can be seen. Rose took the Larson-Juhl custom framing course in 1995 and from there the business began to develop. The Greenleaf Gallery also hosts the work of many other accomplished painters such as Robert A. Tino, Sally Robbe, and Arthur Gray. Tino’s work is inspired by landscapes from the Great Smoky Mountains. He has a knack for capturing bears, birds, and waterfalls. Robbe is a realist whose paintings capture a great deal of light and warmth. Along with art, Greenleaf Gallery is also a destination for home décor. William Lamb china, a distinguished line with quails and pointers will also compliment any mountain home. The Georgia pottery collection is both beautiful and practical. It is microwave, dish washer, and oven safe. Whether your needs involve framing, decorating, or collecting art, stop by Greenleaf Gallery’s new location on Main Street or contact them at (828) 526-9333. www.thelaurelmagazine.com |August 2012 | 133 www.thelaurelmagazine.com | August 2012 | 137
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Church Street Hair Opens by Libby Malcom
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Beach, Florida. It was in Vero Beach that orn and raised in Tuscany, Italy, inhis salon Domani Hair Design was estabternational hair stylist Cirino Bosco lished and Bosco became known for his, is now located on 210 Church Street “perfect wedge.” All of these techniques in Highlands. At Church Street Hair, Boshave given him the competence to go co brings expertise from courses led by anywhere in the world and be well-refamed stylists such as Vidal Sassoon and ceived by an elite clientele. Frédéric Fekkai. Bosco began his journey Bosco feels that Highlands, North Caroas a stylist at age 21, when he came to lina, is the perfect destination for his latthe New York and apprenticed under est salon. Along with wife Delores and fellow Italian stylist Enzo Da Peruggia on their two sons, Bosco has found a refuge. Park Avenue. With Da Peruggia, Bosco “These mountains were calling me,” he played a quintessential role in bringing says. “It is so fresh and invigorating here,” Italian style to the men and women of he adds. Bosco offers services to men New York in the 1980s. Cirino Bosco and women. Clients will be greeted with He went to work for the French coiffure Jean Louis David, also in Manhattan, where he learned his old world charm as he offers them authentic Italian capa great deal about razor cutting and sleek bobs. With this puccino and Andrea Bocelli plays in the background. Bosco experience under his belt, Bosco then worked in the salon uses the best products and he is proud to color and style within Bloomingdale’s department store. He was fortunate with the Davines line out of Italy. This natural line is gentle to be in New York during the era that he refers to as, “the and respects the structure of hair. The line is available in 43 different shades and is ammonia free. To experience this exRenaissance of hair styling and training.” After a notably successful inception to his career, Bosco clusive line of hair care, and a world of innovation, contact took his trade in Boulder, Colorado, and eventually to Vero Cirino Bosco at (828) 482-9374.
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Sheryl L. Wilson Joins White Oak Realty
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my business, real estate, and service usie deVille, Owner/Broker-inexperience to work for Highlands Charge, has announced that residents and visitors.” Sheryl Wilson has joined White “We are beyond delighted to welOak Realty Group, a Highlands, NC come Sheryl to White Oak Realty real estate firm. Group,” said Susie deVille. “Sheryl Sheryl Wilson, Broker and Strateis the consummate business profesgic Pricing Specialist, has lived in the sional. She is at once enormously Highlands-Cashiers area since 2009. kind, diligent, creative, and intelliAn Asheville, NC native, she gradugent. Her attention to detail is pheated from Mars Hill with a degree nomenal. We know that she will be a in Business Administration and from tremendous asset to all of her clients Western Carolina University with a and to the firm. Sheryl will be the Masters of Accountancy. For the past Sheryl L. Wilson perfect choice for Buyers and Sellers 30 years, her career has been in the who are looking for a superb real esreal estate, customer service, and actate experience.” counting industries. White Oak Realty Group’s sales office is located at 125 “I am so excited about my affiliation with White Oak Realty Group,” said Sheryl Wilson. “I first came to the South Fourth Street in the heart of the retail district in Highlands-Cashiers area in 2003 and fell in love with the Highlands. For more information, visit WhiteOakRG.com charm and beauty of the community. I am eager to bring or call (828) 526-8118.
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Highlands Falls for Croquet! Passion and a generous community bring croquet to Highlands Falls Country Club in a remarkably short period of time.
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ometimes things just click. Such was the case in the spring of 2011 at Highlands Falls Country Club when General Manager Jason Macaulay and Golf Course Superintendent Fred Gehrisch began talking about croquet. As members were engaged, excitement at the possibility of adding croquet to the many amenities at the club seemed contagious. A location was chosen, utilizing a portion of the area formerly a part of the practice hole on #19, and by September, a rendering of the proposed pavilion was presented to the membership for approval. Since no such project was on the books or in the budget, the dilemma of how to pay for it would be the deciding factor on whether or not this concept could become a reality. Finally, it was determined that the only way to make it happen would be through voluntary donations. If enough money could be raised to cover the $260,000 required to build the croquet facility, the club would move forward. So successful was this endeavor that on October 1st, the club broke ground on what was to become a pavilion complete with two restrooms, fireplace, bar, one small croquet court and one full size court, which could be split into two smaller courts. A grand opening ceremony was held on Saturday, June 2nd. “I think everyone has been taken completely by surprise at how quickly this project came to fruition. In just ten months, it went from drawing board to completed project,” says Gehrisch, who designed and built the croquet courts along with assistant Josh Cantrell and his staff American Golf Croquet is the version of the game being taught and practiced at Highlands Falls. Golfers and non-golfers alike are finding croquet to be fun and challenging. Those who can no longer play golf are turning to croquet because it requires a very similar skill set. Dr. Eugene Young, past President of the USCA, recently joined Highlands Falls Country Club. “Dr. Young has already become a huge asset to our Club in terms of our croquet program,” explains Macaulay. “Through his involvement, we were very fortunate to have eight-time national croquet champion Jeff Soo and his wife Eileen attend the club’s grand opening and hold several days of clinics and personal instruction.“ For those who recognize croquet only as the sport in which everyone parades around the lawns in white outfits, this is not the backyard croquet game we all remember playing as youngsters. It is a game of strategy and skill where outmaneuvering your opponent is the key to winning the game. Croquet continues to grow in popularity in this corner of Western North Carolina. Highlands Falls joins the ranks of Highlands Country Club, Lake Toxaway Country Club, Chattooga Club, Trillium, and Burlingame.
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index of advertisers Accommodations www.cashiersresortrentals.com Pages 46, Cashiers Resort Rentals 47 www.ccphighlandsnc.com Page 2 Country Club Properties www.firemt.com Page 6 Fire Mountain Inn & Cabins www.halfmilefarm.com Page 35 Inn at Half-Mile Farm www.landmarkvacations.com Pages 46, Landmark Vacation Rentals 47, 69 www.mountainlaurelinnandshoppes. Mountain Laurel Inn Page 34A com www.mountainlaurelrest.com Page 132 Mountain Laurel Rest www.oldedwardsinn.com Page 4 Old Edwards Inn The Orchard Restaurant & Guest Cottage www.theorchardcashiers.com Page 82 www.skylinelodge.com Page 79 Skyline Lodge Whiteside Cove Cottages Page 136 Antiques & Home Furnishings www.acornsboutique.com Pages 4, 136 Acorn’s Boutique www.boundscave.com Page 15 Bound’s Cave The Brier Patch Page 99 Butler Galleries Page 60 Cabin Couture Page 26 www.ckswan.com Page 133 CK Swan Dovetail Antiques Page 27 www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 15 Dutchman’s Designs www.fletcherandlee.com Page 142 Fletcher & Lee www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 60 Greenleaf Gallery Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 120 www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Midnight Farms Mirror Lake Antiques Page 38 Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 87 Nest Page 33 www.peakexp.com Pages 10, 20 Peak Experience www.rusticks.com Page 45 Rusticks www.ryanandcompanyantiques.com Ryan & Co. Page 69 www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 43 Scudder’s Galleries www.summerhousehighlands.com The Summer House Page 145 Summer Place Antiques Page 69 Vivianne Metzger Page 45 Art Galleries/Artists www.annell.com Page 110 Annell, Portrait Artist Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 65 www.thebascom.org Page 70 The Bascom Blue Valley Gallery Page 34A The Brier Patch Page 99 Page 60 Butler Galleries Page 26 Cabin Couture www.artsource-now.com Page 58 Calderone Fine Art Gallery Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 62 Page 59 Chivaree Southern Art & Design www.chivarts.com www.ckswan.com Page 133 CK Swan Dovetail Antiques Page 27 www.endoftheroadstudios.com Page 64 End of the Road Studios 152 | August 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
GG’s Consignments www.ggsconsignment.com Pages 106-107 www.gracewearcollection.com Page Gracewear Collection 58 www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page Greenleaf Gallery 60 Highlands Fine Art Page 17 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 120 www.johncollettefineart.com Page 57 John Collette www.mainstreetgallery.net Page 94 Main Street Gallery www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Midnight Farms www.cystrain.com Page 62 Mill Creek Gallery Mountain Mist Gallery Page 82 Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 87 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 109 www.peakexp.com Pages 10, 20 Peak Experience Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction. com/interior.html Page 6 www.silvereaglegallery.com Page 11 Silver Eagle Summer Place Antiques Page 69 www.tjbmens.com Page 88 TJB Gallery Vivianne Metzger Page 45 www.whiterabbitbotanicals.com White Rabbit Botanicals Page 115 William Whiteside Art Gallery Page 64 Bait & Tackle www.signalridgemarina.com Page 96 Signal Ridge Marina Banks/Mortgage Companies www.maconbank.com Page 35 Macon Bank Bakeries The Bakery at www.fresserseatery.com Page 73 Fressers Eatery Fatigati’s Cafe & Bakery Page 81 Beauty Salons Creative Concepts Page 104 Head Innovations Page 104 Bedding/Linens www.blueridgebedding.com Page 111 Blue Ridge Bedding www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 15 Dutchman’s Designs www.fletcherandlee.com Page 142 Fletcher & Lee www.highlandsemporium.com Page Highlands Emporium 48 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 120 Page 110 Lenz Gifts Bird Supplies Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 11 Boat Rentals www.signalridgemarina.com Page 96 Signal Ridge Marina Books The Book Nook at The Toy Store Page 126 The Brier Patch Page 99 The Corner Store Page 49 Dovetail Antiques Page 27
index of advertisers Builders www.americashomeplace.com Page America’s Home Place 125 www.aptcon.com Page 53 Aptcon www.arrowoodconstruction.com Arrowood Construction Page 100 www.wgbarber.com Page 8 Barber Construction www.lupoliconstruction.com Page 88 Lupoli Construction www.mtnworks.com Page 101 Mountainworks Design Srebalus Construction Co. Page 104 www.warthconstruction.com Page Warth Construction 18A Canoe Rentals Highlands Canoe Rentals Page 130 Cards Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 11 www.thedrysink.com Page 33 The Dry Sink The Corner Store Page 49 Caterers www.cafe107south.com Page 49 Café 107 www.fresserseatery.com Page 73 Fressers Eatery The Kitchen www.thekitchenofhighlands.com Carryaway & Catering Page 80 Pines and Palms www.highlandspersonalchef.com Personal Chef Service Page 80 www.distinctiveevents.com Page 79 Rosewood Market Chambers of Commerce Cashiers Chamber of Commerce www.cashiersnorthcarolina.com Page 127 Chiropractic Services www.mountainairwellness.com Page Mountain Air Wellness 96 Churches www.wayfarersunity.org Page 86 Wayfarers Unity Cigars www.highlandsemporium.com Page Highlands Emporium 48 Clothing & Accessories 4th Street Boutique Page 129 www.acornsboutique.com Pages 4, 136 Acorn’s Boutique Alyxandra’s Boutique Page 112 Annawear Page 130 Page 18A Bear Mountain Outfitters www.corrico.com Page 37 C. Orrico www.cabincasuals.com Page 5 Cabin Casuals Elevation Page 117 Ellen’s Page 49 www.franciehargrove.com Page 135 Francie Hargrove www.gracewearcollection.com Page Gracewear Collection 58 www.highlandhiker.com Pages 30, 31 Highland Hiker www.thelookjewelry.com Page 67 The Look Jewelry
Martha Anne’s Page 19 McCulley’s Pages 7, 19, 32 Mountain Mist Gallery Page 82 www.nancysfancys.net Page 32 Nancy’s Fancys Narcissus Page 25 Nora & Co. Page 49 www.peakexp.com Pages 10, 20 Peak Experience Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Pages 86, 124 www.sashayaround.com Page 69 Sashay Around Smore’s Kids Klothes Pages 106-107 www.sorelledesignstudio.com Pages Sorelle Design Studio 80, 95 www.spoiledrotten2nc.com Page 41 Spoiled Rotten www.tjbmens.com Page 88 TJ Bailey Three Bears Classic Children’s Clothing Page 36 To The Nines Page 116 www.victoriasclosetnc.com Pages VC for Men 106-107 www.victoriasclosetnc.com Pages Victoria’s Closet 106-107 www.victoriasclosetnc.com Pages Victoria’s Sportswear 106-107 Vivace Page 89 Wit’s End Page 33 Cloth/Upholstery Wilhites Page 6 Clothing Consignment The Blue Elephant Page 10 www.victoriasclosetnc.com Pages Victoria’s Closet 106-107 Comforters www.blueridgebedding.com Page 111 Blue Ridge Bedding www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 15 Dutchman’s Designs www.fletcherandlee.com Page 142 Fletcher & Lee Communities www.lonesomevalley.com Page 71 Lonesome Valley Pages 50, 51, 144 Silver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com Condiments The Hen House Pages 3, 10, 18B, Construction Companies Larry Rogers Construction Page 32 Cosmetic Surgery Center for Plastic Surgery www.plasticsurgerytoday.com Page Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. 129 Custom Cabinetry www.blackrockgraniteandmarble. Black Rock Granite & Marble Pages 53, 104 com www.keystonekb.com Pages 104, 120 Keystone Kitchen & Bath Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath www.welcomehomecashiersnc. Pages 44, 104 com Custom Countertops www.blackrockgraniteandmarble. Black Rock Granite & Marble www.thelaurelmagazine.com | August 2012 | 153
index of advertisers com Pages 53, 104 www.keystonekb.com Pages 104, 120 Keystone Kitchen & Bath Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath www.welcomehomecashiersnc. Pages 44, 104 com Custom Furniture www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 15 Dutchman’s Designs www.fletcherandlee.com Page 142 Fletcher & Lee www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Midnight Farms www.summerhousehighlands.com The Summer House Page 145 Dentists www.wilbankssmilecenter.com Page Dr. Joe Wilbanks 139 Education www.summitschool.org Page 97 Summit Charter School Electrical/Electric www.zollerhardware.com Page 146 Zoller Hardware Events www.acornsboutique.com Pages 4, 136 Acorn’s Boutique Bark for Life Relay for Life Page 147 www.thebascom.org Page 70 The Bascom Cashiers Arts & Crafts Fair Page 20 Cashiers Designer Showhouse™ www.cashiershistoricalsociety.org Page 29 Cashiers Historical Society Quail Run Page 127 Dazzling Dahlias Festival Page 82 Dusty’s Page 112 www.franciehargrove.com Page 135 Francie Hargrove www.visitcashiersvalley.com Page 34B GCAMA Gilliam’s Promise “An Afternoon at the Opera” Page 117 The Hen House Pages 3, 10, 18B Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival www.h-cmusicfestival.org Pages 142 Highlands/Cashiers Players www.highlandscashiersplayers.org Page 65 Highlands Culinary Weekend www.highlandsculinaryweekend.com Page 84 Highlands Playhouse www.highlandsplayhouse.org Page 131 Ikebana Page 39 Literacy Council of Highlands www.highlandsliteracy.com Page 121 Rabun County Music Festival www.rabunmusicfestival.com Page 128 HCCDC - Randall Atcheson Concert Page 119 Vivace Page 89 Fabric/Upholstery Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 15 Fletcher & Lee www.fletcherandlee.com Page 142 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 120 Wilhites Page 6 Fitness Cashiers Vally Fusion www.cashiersvalleyfusionnc.com Page 100 Pilates - Sandy Trevathon Page 132 Yoga Highlands www.yogahighlands.com Page 99 Florists Cosper Flowers Page 114 Fiddlehead Designs Pages 23, 25 154 | August 2012 | www.thelaurelmagazine.com
Page 109 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Furniture The Brier Patch Page 99 Bumpkins www.bumpkins-cashiers.com Pages 11, 146 Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Page 113 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 62 Consignment Market Pages 106-107 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 15 Dutchman’s Designs Fletcher & Lee www.fletcherandlee.com Page 142 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 120 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Nearly New Pages 49, 106-107 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 109 Reeves www.reeveshomefurnishings.com Pages 10, 134 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 45 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 145 Summer Place Antiques Page 69 Page 45 Vivianne Metzger Furniture Consignments Pages 106-107 The Bear’s Den Page 10 The Blue Elephant Consignment Market Pages 106-107 GG’s Consignments www.ggsconsignment.com Pages 106-107 Highlands Fine Consignments Page 104 Lotsa Consignments Pages 106-107 Nearly New Pages 49, 106-107 Furniture Refinishing Furniture Barn www.thefurnitureman.com Page 153 Garden Accessories Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Pages 4, 136 Page 11 Bird Barn and Gift Emporium White Rabbit Botanicals www.whiterabbitbotanicals.com Page 115 Garden Supplies Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 11 Highlands Lawn & Garden Page 136 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 146 Gems and Minerals Highlands Gem Shop www.highlandsgemshop.com Page 19 Silver Eagle www.silvereaglegallery.com Page 11 Gift Shops Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 65 The Bear’s Den Pages 106-107 Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 11 The Brier Patch Page 99 Bumpkins www.bumpkins-cashiers.com Pages 11 ,146 Cashiers Valley Pharmacy Page 98 Cabin Couture Page 26 The Corner Store Page 49 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 33 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 15 Fiddlehead Designs Pages 23, 25 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 135 Highlands Pharmacy Page 130
index of advertisers Lenz Gifts The Look www.thelookjewelry.com Main Street Gallery www.mainstreetgallery.net Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Nest Nora & Co. Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com White Rabbit Botanicals www.whiterabbitbotanicals.com Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Golf Cars Appalachian Golf Cars www.appalachiangolfcars.com Gourmet Foods Dusty’s The Hen House Grading/Excavating Lapesco Excavating Larry Rogers Construction Grocery Stores Dusty’s Groomers Fancy Paws Hair Salons Church Street Hair by Cirino Creative Concepts Head Innovations Hardware Supplies Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Health Food Supplies Nature’s Vitamins Heating and Air Madco Home Accessories Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Bird Barn and Gift Emporium The Brier Patch Bumpkins www.bumpkins-cashiers.com Butler Galleries Cabin Couture Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Dovetail Antiques Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Fletcher & Lee www.fletcherandlee.com Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com GG’s Consignments www.ggsconsignment.com Into the Woods Home Interiors Lenz Gifts Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Oakleaf Flower & Garden Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Rusticks www.rusticks.com Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com
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Vivianne Metzger Page 45 Ice cream SweeTreats www.sweetreats.com Page 76 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 146 Interior Design & Home Furnishings Barber Design Group Page 8 Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 15 The Brier Patch Page 99 Bumpkins www.bumpkins-cashiers.com Pages 11, 146 The Designer’s Market www.thedesignersmarket-nc.com Page 138 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 15 Fletcher & Lee www.fletcherandlee.com Page 142 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 135 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 120 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Page 6 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Pages 86, 124 Raffa Design Associates www.raffadesignassociates.com Page 40 Rock’n Rooster Pages 106-107 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 45 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 145 Summer Place Antiques Page 69 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 146 Investment Planning Wells Fargo Advisors Page 95 Ironwork Sculpture by Berry Bate Page 126 Jewelry - Fashion Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Pages 4, 136 Annawear Page 130 Calderone Fine Art Gallery www.artsource-now.com Page 58 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 62 CK Swan www.ckswan.com Page 133 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 East & West Page 14 Ellen’s Page 49 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 135 Gracewear Collection www.gracewearcollection.com Page 58 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 60 The Look Jewelry www.thelookjewelry.com Page 67 Mountain Mist Gallery Page 82 Narcissus Page 25 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 10, 20 Rock’n Rooster Pages 106-107 Sashay Around www.sashayaround.com Page 69 Silver Eagle www.silvereaglegallery.com Page 11 Sorelle Design Studio www.sorelledesignstudio.com Pages 80, 95 Vivace Page 89 Jewelry - Fine Alyxandra’s Boutique Page 112 Drake’s Diamond Gallery Page 61 Highlands Gem Shop www.highlandsgemshop.com Page 19 Highlands Fine Art Page 17 Mirror Lake Antiques Page 38 www.thelaurelmagazine.com | August 2012 | 155
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Needlepoint of Highlands Page 32 Office Supplies www.zollerhardware.com Page 146 Zoller Hardware Painters Quality Painting Page 115 Pet Care Fancy Paws Pages 22, 34A Pet Supplies Woof Gang Bakery Page 114 www.zollerhardware.com Page 146 Zoller Hardware Pharmacies Cashiers Valley Pharmacy Page 98 Highlands Pharmacy Page 130 Photography Charles Johnson www.charlesjohnsonweb.com Page Fine Photography 108 Page 62 Cynthia Strain - Mill Creek Gallery www.cystrain.com Picture Framing www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page Greenleaf Gallery 60 www.cystrain.com Page 62 Mill Creek Gallery Plants/Nurseries www.chattoogagardens.com Page 85 Chattooga Gardens Highlands Lawn & Garden Page 136 Plumbing/Fixtures www.zollerhardware.com Page 146 Zoller Hardware Porch and Patio www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Midnight Farms www.summerhousehighlands.com The Summer House Page 145 Pottery Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace. Page 65 com Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 11 www.artsource-now.com Page 58 Calderone Fine Art Gallery Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 62 www.ckswan.com Page 133 CK Swan www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 15 Dutchman’s Designs www.endoftheroadstudios.com Page End of the Road Studios 64 www.fletcherandlee.com Page 142 Fletcher & Lee www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page Greenleaf Gallery 60 The Hen House Pages 3, 10, 18B www.mainstreetgallery.net Page 94 Main Street Gallery www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Midnight Farms Mountain Mist Gallery Page 82 Pressure Washing Quality Painting Page 115 Printing Companies Page 146 Cashiers Printing Produce
index of advertisers Cashiers Farmer’s Market www.cashiersfarmersmarket.com Page 76 Pubs Bodacious Bear Pub Page 34A www.theuglydogpub.com Page 75 The Ugly Dog Radio Stations www.whlc.com Page 35 WHLC FM 104.5 Real Estate Sales www.gobalistreri.com Page 122 Balistreri Realty www.betsypaulproperties.com Page Betsy Paul 155 www.carolmathews.com Page 154 Carol Mathews www.chambersagency.net Page 144 Chambers Agency www.ccphighlandsnc.com Page 2 Country Club Properties Green Mountain Realty Group www.greenmountainrealtygroup. Page 144 com www.hattlerproperties.com Pages 144 Hattler Properties www.highlandsnc.info Page 16 Highlands NC Realty www.highlandsproperties.com Page Highlands Properties 103 www.jcrealty.com Page 141 John Cleaveland Realty www.landmarkrg.com Pages 46, 47, 69 Landmark Realty Group www.lonesomevalley.com Page 71 Lonesome Valley www.meadowsmtnrealty.com Page Meadows Mountain Realty 143 www.mountainviewpropertiesnc. Mountain View Properties Page 123 com Nadine Paradise – Page 41 BlackRock Realty Group, LLC www.nadineparadise.com www.ncmountainlife.com Page 144 NC Mountain Life www.oldcashiersrealty.com Page 144 Old Cashiers Realty, Inc. Pam Nellis Page 87 SIlver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com www.patallenrealtygroup.com Page Pat Allen Realty Group 137 Preserve at Rock Creek Page 9 www.residenceclubpartners.com Residence Club Page 9 Pages 50, 51, 144 Silver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com www.whiteoakrg.com Page s 35, 42 White Oak Realty Group Restaurants Highlands-Cashiers Directory Page 83 23 Steps Steakhouse Page 76 www.skylinelodge.com Page 79 Altitudes Restaurant Bella’s Junction Cafe Page 78 www.cafe107south.com Page 49 Café 107 www.cashiersfarmersmarket.com Cashiers Farmer’s Market Page 76 www.cyprushighlands.com Page 77 Cyprus International Cuisine Dusty’s Page 112 www.elaztecahighlands.com Page 73 El Azteca Fatigati’s Cafe & Bakery Page 81 www.highlandsrestaurantgroup. FlipSide Page 73 net www.fresserseatery.com Page 73 Fressers Eatery www.highlandsrestaurantgroup. Highlands Smokehouse
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