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Laurel August 2009

Your Guide To The Finest In Highlands And Cashiers

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Publisher’s Note L

ike an ice cube on an August day, summer in the mountains has once again begun to melt away. Hesitant kids are headed back to school, while thankful parents exhale as another year begins. Days are already markedly shorter, leaving picnics and outdoor parties in need of a few more tiki torches around the lawn.

It won’t be long before the changing of the guard comes in - in the form of summer visitors giving way to the leaflookers of fall. Summer sales offer previews of the wonderful wares for autumn, and events schedules are bursting with plans geared to the much loved and longed for “Fall in the Mountains.”

As we prepare to bid another summer farewell and embrace the coming change of seasons, we at the Laurel also wish a happy and successful fall to all of you. As always, we thank you for making us a part of your lives. n Marjorie and Janet

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Contents August 2009

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16 • Robert Ray 20 • Fall Fling 21 • Quilt Show 21 • Ikebana Classes 22 • The Bascom Trail 24 • Relay for Life 26 • Golf Tournament 28 • Loving Literacy 30 • Concert Series 32 • Chamber Music Feasts 36 • Drake’s Gallery Show 38 • Designer Showhouse 39 • Motoring Festival 40 • Pipe Organ Concert 41 • Shape Note Singing 42 • Up and Away Gala 43 • Drumming Circle 44 • Manes and Tails 45-46 • Scenes From 47 • Area Calendar

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Janet Cummings, Managing Partner

janet@themountainlaurel.com

54 • Cover Artist, Dennis Campay 56 • Feature Artist, Hank Shuler 57 • Betsy Paul Art Raffle 58 • Highlands Playhouse 59 • Bascom Happenings 60 • Summit One Gallery 61 • Rabun Music Festival 62 • Art League of Highlands 63 • H-C Chamber Music 64 • Bel Canto 66 • Lea Kibler 67 • Rhea Gary 68 • Highlands Cashiers Players

Marjorie Fielding, Managing Partner

marjorie@themountainlaurel.com

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Maps 18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map

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Dining

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History

Michelle Munger, Art Director mungerclan5@aol.com

72 • Carolina Smokehouse 76 • Culinary Weekend 77 • Wolfgang’s Restaurant 78 • Sports Page 79 • Don Leon’s 80 • Dining Guide

86 • What’s Cool with August 87 • Cashiers History 88 • The Last Battle 89 • Tour of Historic Homes

Guy Fielding, Digitographer/Distribution fielding@marketeers.biz

Volume Eight • Issue Seven • www.themountainlaurel.com • 828-526-0173 email: themtnlaurel@aol.com • P.O. Box 565 • Highlands, NC 28741 1-800-241-1349 toll free • 828-526-0147 fax 12

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Outdoors

123 Philanthropy

Literary

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94 • Highlands Biological Station 95 • Now in Bloom 96 • Tennis Tips

102 • Donna Rhodes 103 • Charles Martin 104 • Highlands Writer’s Group, John Armor 105 • Southern Women’s Writers

124 • Touch-Me-Not 125 • Carpe Diem 126 • Humane Society 127 • Mountaintop Rotary 128 • Highlands Rotary 129 • Signs of Illiteracy 130 • Was it my Fault?

131 • The Food Pantry 132 • CWO 133 • CLE

Art Galleries 136 • Blue Valley Gallery & Studio 138 • Fay Gold Gallery 140 • John Collette Fine Art 141 • Mill Creek Gallery 142 • Summit One Gallery 143 • Tin Roof Studio 144 • TJB The Gallery 146 • William Whiteside

Homes & Lifestyles

147-150 • Business News

Guides

108 • Rocky Knob 110 • Pack Light 112 • Is Summer Stressful?

113 • Being Green 114 • Soul Journey 116 • Money Watch 118 • Dr. John Baumrucker 119 • What’s Your View?

120 • These Mystic Mountains

18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map 47 • Area Calendar 80 • Dining Guide 154 • Service Directory 157 • Advertisers Index

Contributing Writers:

Wiley Sloan, Writer

wileyandsarah@nctv.com

Luke Osteen, Writer

dumbdogs@earthlink.net

Donna Rhodes, Writer

Krysti Rogers, Deborah Reeves, Mary Adair Leslie, Jane Gibson Nardy, Tom Chillemi, Pam Nellis, Sue Aery, Cassie Walsh, Victoria Ingate, Jennifer McKee, Gary Wein, Kathy Bub, Laura Miller, Robin M. Armstrong, Maryellen Lipinski

donna847@verizon.net

Copyright © 2009 by The Mountain Laurel, LLC. All rights reserved. Laurel Magazine is published eleven times per year. Reproduction without the permission of the publisher is prohibited. The publishers and editors are not responsible for unsolicited material and it will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication subject to Laurel Magazine’s right to edit. Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, photographs and drawings. Every effort has been made to assure that all information presented in this issue is accurate, and neither Laurel Magazine nor any of its staff is responsible for advertising errors, omissions, or information that has been misrepresented in or to the magazine. Any substantial errors that are the fault of the magazine may be subject to a reduction or reimbursement of the amounts paid by the advertiser, but in no case will any claim arising from such error exceed the amount paid for the advertisement by the advertiser.

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I Hear America Singing

Robert Ray’s “I Hear America Singing -- The Music of Harold Arlen, Ir ving Berlin and Johnny Mercer,” will be staged at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, September 4th, 5th and 6th. All seats are $25. For information or tickets, call (828) 526-9047.

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or the past one hundred years Americans have been listening, dancing and singing along to the songs of three of our country’s best loved composers, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin and Johnny Mercer.

Whether in the parlor by the piano or gramophone, in a vaudeville house or Broadway theater or on radio or television, Americans have literally dated, married, raised children, gone off to war, and lived and died to a uniquely American soundtrack given to us by these musical giants.

Who can forget Mercer with his unsurpassed 18 Academy Award nominations, Arlen with his unforgettable “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and Berlin, who with songs like “White Christmas” and “Easter Parade” turned religious holidays into national celebrations?

Broadway performer and Award Winning Cabaret Singer, Robert Ray has made it his passion to keep this great music alive by producing numerous shows over the past years 16

that honor what has come to be known as “The Great American Songbook.”

Having previously presented separate shows about Arlen, Berlin and Mercer at Charleston’s Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Ray now has taken the “best of the best” and created a new show featuring three of Atlanta’s top female cabaret singers, himself and an on-stage musical quartet.

Beautifully staged and costumed, expect to hear some of the greatest musical treasures ever produced by American composers: “Blue Skies,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Moon River,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “Accentuate the Positive,” “Stormy Weather,” “Blues in the Night,” “What’ll I Do,” “Always,” “Get Happy,” “No Business Like Show Business,” “Fools Rush In,” “White Christmas,” “Easter Parade” and “God Bless America,” to name a few.

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Accommodations

…on the Verandah...........................

Lindy’s ..............................................

4-1/2 Street Inn ...............................

Pescados...........................................

Martha Anne’s..................................

Colonial Pines Inn............................

Sports Page.......................................

Mountainiques ...............................

Whiteside Cove Cottages................

The Brick Oven................................

Peak Experience..............................

Old Edwards Inn..............................

Wild Thyme Gourmet.....................

Radio Shack......................................

Wolfgang’s Restaurant &

Rainy Day Golf..................................

Arts

Wine Bistro.......................................

Rhodes Superette.............................

Bryant Art Glass..............................

Madisons...........................................

Scudders...........................................

John Collette Fine Art.....................

Silver Eagle.......................................

Laurel Magazine...............................

Retail

The Summer House.........................

Mill Creek Gallery & Framing ......

Alyxandra’s ......................................

Suzette’s Boutique...........................

Marge Rohrer Originals..................

Basketcase........................................

The Toy Store...................................

Summit One Gallery........................

Bear Mountain Outfitters................

Whole Life Market...........................

Bird Barn..........................................

Xtreme Threads ..............................

Real Estate

Cabin Casuals...................................

Highlands Fine Art .........................

Chambers Agency............................

Carolina Eyes ..................................

Highland Hiker.................................

Country Club Properties.................

Christmas Tree ..............................

Mountain Rarities.............................

Harry Norman Realtors..................

Cyrano’s ..........................................

John Cleaveland Realty....................

Drake’s Diamond Gallery ..............

Services

John Schiffli Real Estate..................

Dry Sink............................................

Craig and Craig................................

Nellis Realty.....................................

Dutchman’s Designs........................

Highlands Cabinet Company..........

Signature Properties.......................

East and West...................................

Highlands Visitors Center...............

Sundrops on Caney Fork................

Gates Nursery..................................

Lupoli Construction.........................

Hen House........................................

Mountain Rayz..................................

Restaurant

Highlands Gem Shop.......................

Scott Neumann, Attorney................

Fressers / Fressers Express..........

Highlands Emporium......................

Warth Construction.........................

Log Cabin Restaurant......................

Highlands Wine and Cheese..........

Tranquility Cove Massage..............

Nicks.................................................

Jackson Madeleine...........................

Four Seasons Landscaping.............

View the Highlands, North Carolina interactive map at thehighlandsmap.com To list your business on the Highlands map email marjorie@themountainlaurel.com.

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Fall Fling Arts and Crafts in Cashiers T

he Fall Fling Arts and Crafts Festival will be held on September 5th and 6th of Labor Day weekend at the Cashiers Village Green.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, Fall Fling will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine.

The Fall Fling Arts and Crafts Festival began eight years ago on the popular Sponsored by the Rotar y Club Village Green site initially of Cashiers Valley, Fall Fling to promote the town park. will showcase some of the It has now become a tradibest arts and craftspeople in tion in Cashiers, along with the Southeast on September the Spring Fling Festival in 5th and 6th at the Cashiers June.

Village Green.

Fall Fling showcases some of the finest arts and craftspeople in the Southeast. With more than 50 venContributed by Cassie Welsh, Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley

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dors from which to choose, there will be pottery, artworks, furniture, quilts, jewelry, and clothing. You can expect to see mountain and nature themes in many of the crafts, from bear sculptures and paintings to handcrafted wooden bowls and ceramics.

One vendor even handcrafts a wide range of bird calls!

The Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley also runs a concessions stand at the festival, with its special hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, and drinks on sale, so shoppers can take a break and refuel for more shopping.

Families can take advantage of the massive playground and picnic areas on the edge of the Village Green.

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5th, the winning ticket for the Rotary Car Raffle will be drawn. The winner will get to choose from a 2009 Ford F-150 4x4 Crew Cab, 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, 2010 Ford Taurus, or $20,000 in cash. Tickets are $50 each or 3 for $100, and will be on sale through Rotary Club members right up to September 5th.

The 2009 Fall Fling Arts and Crafts Festival will be held at the Village Green, located at the intersection of Highways 64 and 107 at the Cashiers Crossroads. Admission is $2 per adult; children are free. All proceeds from admission and food sales will benefit local Rotary programs and community service efforts. n

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he Cashiers Quilters Guild will host a Quilt Show from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. August 8th and 9th at the Sapphire Valley Community Center off of Highway 64 in Sapphire, three miles east of Cashiers.

The Heirloom Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt pictured here will be raffled off the afternoon of the 9th. All monies go to charities in Highlands, Cashiers, and Glenville.

The Guild’s altruistic project is the making of Quilts of Valor for the wounded military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Many QOV’s were delivered to Ft. Bragg last September and more will be taken there this fall. n

Ikebana Classes

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ibbie Wilson, master associate Second Degree, will be leading Ikebana classes August 11th, 18th, and 25th, September 1st, 8th, 15th, and 29th, and October 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th.

Each class will be a different arrangement in the Ohara School of Ikebana, which is one of the oldest schools of ikebana.

The cost of each class is $50 and will include your lesson plan and all plant materials to complete your ikebana arrangement which you may take home with you.

The Stone Lantern of Highlands will be loaning all of the containers necessary for classes and will offer a 20 percent discount on the ikebana scissors and kenzans necessary for classes to registered students.

To make your reservation for classes, which is required in order to have available to each student all necessary materials for each class, please contact Sibbie Wilson at (828) 524-1281. n August 2009 • www.themountainlaurel.com

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by Wiley Sloan

The Bascom, located at 554 Main Street, is open Tuesday through Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information call (828) 526-4949.

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The Bascom Trail T

he Bascom is our area’s visual arts center. Its six-acre, environmentally-friendly campus includes extensive exhibit space, classrooms, a pottery barn and entertainment space.

In addition to the wonderful buildings, the campus includes a Nature Trail that winds its way through native greenery along a meandering creek over small hills toward Oak Street and the Highlands Greenway Trail. Access the trail from the parking lot. Enjoy the beauty and solitude of the outdoor classroom or the Pavilion, which offers a great place to greet friends for a party or to host a class.

A few hundred yards farther along the path under the large, decades-old rhododendron, we find sculptures from Asheville artist Dave

Russell (August 6th-October 30th). His stone arches are held in place by friction and gravity. These works of art celebrate the unblemished green spaces that form the landscape west and north of The Bascom’s new headquarters building.

By day, Russell is the Letters Editor for the “Asheville Citizen-Times.” He finds moments of escape through his sculptures. He says that Western North Carolina is blessed with good rocks, of which granite is one example of a plentiful material. He is drawn to rocks that have the edges, irregularities and “grippiness” that he needs for making his signature stacked stone sculptures.

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locations to make his stacked assemblages.

Forming arches, pedestals, or totem shapes, they signal the art center’s commitment to ecology and “green” practices.

Russell is one of a number of regional and national artists who produce works that complement the landscape.

Landscape architect Hank Ross worked to ensure that the native plants on the property were not harmed during construction.

The land that had been gently terraced during its life as a farm and stable is alive with ferns, dog hobble, Solomon seal, trillium and other native plants.

Come enjoy all that The Bascom has to offer. For more information about classes or exhibitions, see www.TheBascom.org or call (828) 526-4949. n

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Change is the law of life.

And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

John F. Kennedy

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by Luke Osteen

On Sunday mornings beginning at 9:00 a.m., the “Uppity Women” Relay for Life Team are selling the Sunday Atlanta Journal Constitution as a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society.

They are in the parking lot of Highlands Wine Cellar and Highlands Express. Cost is $5 and all profits benefit Relay for Life.

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rganizers are drawing up the final plans for the 2009 Relay For Life of Mountain Top, slated for 6:00 p.m. August 28th to 6:00 a.m. August 29th at the Highlands Rec Park.

In addition to the team fundraisers held prior to Relay this year, two new events are scheduled this year.

Scudder’s Gallery, located at 352 Main Street in Highlands, will stage a benefit auction on Sunday, August 2nd. More than 30 items have so far been donated for the auction and include everything from a beach getaway to a diamond necklace to wine and golf packages.

Area dog owners can also participate in the new Bark For Life event on Saturday, August 15th, at Highlands Rec Park. Registration starts at 8 a.m., followed by a morning full of demonstra-

Concert for Relay

upport Relay for Life on Friday, August 7th, at the old gym at the Highlands School beginning at 6:45 p.m. This free event features Appalachian Music and clogging.

Begin the evening with a time of instruction and audience participation when the Country Cloggin’ Kids and adults of Mountain Sound teach you to clog.

You’ll hear Appalachian Bluegrass of Cashiers. Jack Moss is the lead vocalist and plays guitar. He is joined by three other area musicians who will entertain you with popular country and gospel songs.

You’ll have the opportunity to make donations to the American Cancer Society in return for chances on various prizes including $100 gift certificates from 10 popular Highlands restaurants. There’s also a much-sought-after framed print entitled “Fall Spookies” by renowned artist Hubert Shuptrine valued at $750, plus a handsome hand-carved trout by nationally-known artisan Bill Cochran of Highlands and Apopka, Florida.

Get your tickets for these outstanding items at the Friday night concert or from any of the 30 “Just for You” Relay for Life team members. The drawing will be held at the August 28th Relay for Life Event at Highlands Rec Park.

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tions, contests, raffles and barking good fun. For more information on either of these events, call American Cancer Society staff partner Lisa Duff at (828) 994-0431.

Relay For Life marks the chance for everyone – from stroller-rolling infants to the grandparents who push them – to raise funds and awareness for the fight against cancer. In Highlands-Cashiers, more than 20 teams have already organized. In honor of those who battle cancer 24 hours a day, team members typically take turns walking the track throughout the night.

For those not walking, there is around-the-clock action to keep everyone busy.

This year’s Survivor Dinner is planned for Tuesday, Aug. 25th, at Community Bible Church starting at 6:30 p.m. In addition to dinner,

the evening will include entertainment, caregiver recognition and fellowship.

You can also remember loved ones lost to the disease during the Luminaria Ceremony. Tributes in the form of luminaria bags are available from all Relay teams and during the Relay event.

If you can’t attend the Relay, RBC Bank - Highlands is selling raffle tickets to win a Weber table portable gas grill donated by Joe Luke at Reeves Hardware. Tickets are $5 and the raffle is limited to 100 tickets only. RBC Bank - Highlands is also selling American Cancer Society “Fight Like A Girl” shirts and RLF candy bars in their lobby. All proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

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t turns out that every dog really does have his day.

What you probably didn’t know was that some dogs have their own month.

That’s the truism behind the Mountaintop Relay For Life’s “Dogs of Mountain Top 2010 Calendar.”

The calendar is the chance for local canines to look their best for the community while their owners make significant contributions to the fight against cancer.

Organizers are offering two sponsorship opportunities: $1,000 to feature your dog’s photo on one of the 12 months -this level includes a $500 Relay For Life sponsorship, plus two date announcements in the calendar; and the $100 Date Announcement, which allows sponsors to announce a birthday, anniversary, or honor/memorialize a loved one.

Sponsors at both levels also receive one complimentary calendar.

If you’re a dog who thinks you have what it takes, or if you’re the owner of one, you’ll find a sponsorship form at www. relayforlife.org/mountaintop, or you can sign up during the Relay For Life at Highlands Rec Park on August 28th.

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Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament H

ighlands’ Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament, scheduled for Monday, August 17th, is the centerpiece of an ambitious program. Highlands’ Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at the Cullasaja Club.

Proceeds will go the Town Scholarship Fund and the interest will be distributed to graduating Highlands High School students bound for college, technical schools, trade schools or any form of additional education. The scholarships are renewable so that students can reapply as long as they are enrolled in an educational program. The Scholarship Fund was created in 1987 and now has an investment of over $700,000.

Organizers hope that by 2013 there’ll be enough in the fund to give each Highlands High graduate (today’s rising ninth graders) their freshman year tuition at a North Carolina public institution.

To register for the golf tournament, call David Cull at (828) 526-3531. To contribute directly to the Highlands School Scholarship, call (828) 526-2118. n

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

John F. Kennedy

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Support the Literacy Council Contributed by Laura Miller

It’s no crime - comedy thriller “Accomplice” ser ves up shivers and laughter August 19th at the MartinLipscomb Performing Arts Center to benefit the Literacy Council of Highlands.

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ummer is here and it’s time once again for the Literacy Council’s main event, an evening of red carpet treatment, drinks, hors d’oeuvres and….murder?

Join us for the Highlands-Cashiers Players’ production of “Accomplice,” an acclaimed Broadway comedy-thriller by award-winning writer Rupert Holmes, recipient of the Edgar Award and the Dramalogue Award for Best Play. Come to the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center of Highlands on August 19th and enjoy the intricate twists and turns of this

hilarious murder mystery, directed by Virginia Talbot.

Old Edwards Inn and Spa is the Presenting Sponsor of this fun-filled event.

Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30, and prizes will be awarded during intermission. Come dodge the paparazzi (and the crime scene tape) like one of Highlands’ own celebrities, and also enjoy the piano stylings of Ms. Mary Finegan. Come out for great fun and a great cause, and help raise money for The Literacy Council of Highlands, so we

can continue to provide the very best learning support services free of charge to the Highlands community.

The Literacy Council provides a full range of services, from adult literacy programs, individual tutoring for all ages, and instruction in English as a Second Language.

Even if you are unable to attend our gala, the Literacy Council still needs sponsors for this event. Please help support the Literacy Council of Highlands so that we may continue enriching lives through literacy on the Highlands Plateau. n

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

John F. Kennedy

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Interlude Concert Series

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irst Presbyterian Church and the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, which have been Highlands landmarks since the earliest days of the town, continue to enrich the community by sharing their strong musical tradition.

The churches are offering their 11th season of the Interlude Concert Series. These free concerts are held on Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. Dress is casual.

The Interlude Concerts began when Rev. Hunter Coleman of First Presbyterian Church and Father Mike Jones of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation decided to create a new ministry for Highlands. The Interludes provide a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life – a time to meditate, relax, and enjoy a variety of music. Visitors to Highlands are especially invited to join church members and friends at these mini concerts.

This year’s lineup includes: August 5th at the First Presbyterian Church, Highlands; Vance Reese, organ.

August 12th at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation; Leah Mcrath, soprano.

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The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival’s Feasts of the Festival help to support a cherished institution on the twin towns’ event calendar.

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he Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival’s Feasts of the Festival are an opportunity to meet interesting people and enjoy wonderful food and drink in the setting of some of the area’s most beautiful private homes.

Minnie Bob and Michael Campbell’s “An Italian Evening with Friends” will be offered at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 2nd. Its menu features mushroom risotto, osso bucco, Italian cheeses, and panacotta, paired with fine wines from the Campbell private stock. Cost is $125 per person.

“Mountain Fare” is the irresistible theme presented

by Jody and Wood Lovell at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, August 13th. The menu features trout beurre blanc paired with special appetizers, greens, and

potatoes. Cost is $125 per person.

Nancy Rampell and David Blum will offer “Brunch with a View from Sweet Tater Top” at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, August 15th. There’ll be mimosas, Bloody Marys, frittatas, breakfast meats and special breads.

Cost is $100 per person.

“Catch and Parchment” is hosted by Brenda and Stewart Manning at 6:30 p.m Sunday, August 30th. The menu will be prepared and presented by Last Resort Grill of Athens, Georgia, paired with appropriate wines from the Manning collection.

Cost is $125 per person.

“An Umbrian Feast on Satulah” will be staged at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 12th, by Carter and Nancy Bruns. Antipasti, homemade pasta and a special surprise entrée are on

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the menu. Cost is $125.

Christine Johnson Lucas and Martyn Lucas will host “Prosecco on the Patio” at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, September 13th.

The menu offers traditional brunch fare with a flair. Cost is $100 per person.

Ann Julian and Wright and Betsy Turner are offering “A Casual Fall Supper” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 24th. The menu promises barbecue with all the fixings and baked apples. Cost is $100 per person.

“Texas Barbecue,” complete with brisket, ribs and fun sides will be served up by Peter and Valerie Whitcup at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 8th.

Cost is $125.

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CASHIERS MAP KEY

AccommodAtions cashiers Resort Rentals ...................................

Laurelwood mountain inn................................ the inn at millstone ......................................... the mountain Laurel inn ...................................

ARts Blue Valley Gallery................................................

ReAL estAte Betsy Paul Properties ...............................................

Remax summit Properties ............................... silver creek Real estate Group ..........................

RestAuRAnts Bella's Kitchen ........................................................ cafe 107 ..................................................................... carolina smokehouse....................................... cashiers exxon .......................................................

Good Food & Pantry ................................................

Pescado’s/sweetreats................................................ sapphire Brewery & Pub ................................. tommy’s coffee shoppe.......................................

Zeke & earl’s ........................................................... the Zookeeper Bistro............................................

RetAiL Bear Paw designs .............................................

Bird Barn n Garden ..............................................

Bounds cave ...........................................................

Brooking ....................................................................

Bumpkins ................................................................. cashiers condiment shop ............................... cashiers customs ............................................ cashiers exxon ................................................. cashiers Farmers market ................................... cashiers trading Post ........................................... catbird seat ....................................................... chattooga Gardens ................................................ cJ Brownhouse ....................................................... consignment market........................................... corner store ........................................................... crabtree cottage..................................................... custom creation Accents................................. d. estes Antiques .................................................. details of cashiers ............................................ dovetail Antiques ..............................................

Fiddlehead designs ...................................................

Fireflies ..............................................................

Hadley's cottage ..............................................

Highland Hiker................................................. into the Woods Home interiors .....................

Lenz Gifts .................................................................... main street Gifts ............................................... midnight Farms ................................................ mountain House................................................ narcissus ........................................................... nearly new/ellen’s ......................................... nora & co. ......................................................... now and then ...................................................

Petite maison ..............................................................

Rusticks. .............................................................

Ryan & company .............................................. sashay Around. ................................................. soul Journey. ..................................................... the decorative touch ......................................

Victoria's closet .....................................................

Vc for men ...............................................................

Vivianne metzger Antiques .................................

Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath ........................

White Rabbit Botanicals........................................

Whiteside Art Gallery.......................................

Zoller Hardware ...................................................... tess at chestnut square ....................................... seRVices Blue Ridge self storage .................................... cashiers chamber................................................. cashiers exxon ................................................. crossroads upholstery .................................... english Green interiors....................................

Fatigati’s Bakery ...............................................

Keystone Kitchen & Bath..................................... monday’s House of design .............................. mountain Party tents & events ...................... nailz/Beauty secrets.............................................

Peter J. Pioli interiors .......................................

Raspberry cottage ............................................

Red Bird Golf Links .......................................... sapphire Valley Resort ..................................... shear sensations ............................................... signal Ridge marina .........................................

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Drake’s Gallery Trunk Show

by Luke Osteen

Drake’s Diamond Galler y brings the flavor of Brazil to the Mountains with a dazzling trunk show on Saturday, August 15th.

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ver the course of its 25 years, Drake’s Diamond Gallery has established a reputation for stunning custom designed jewelry that’s both elegant and playful. The clients throughout the years range from the “who’s who” in the entertainment and sports industry, the political arenas, to the individual who appreciates a one of a kind piece of jewelry.

There are, of course, diamonds in a spectrum of colors and sizes, but there are also exquisite gems and pearls set in precious metals. These custom-designed

pieces are breathtaking in their execution! The gallery also features the creations of designers Alwand Vahan, Nicolis Cola, OGI, Andrea Candela, Brazil Boutique, and Kirk Kara.

It’s the sort of dazzling boutique that invites a careful browse. In fact, each Saturday owner Wanda Drake offers champagne and pastries to her patrons as they shop.

The experience becomes even more exciting on Saturday, August 15th, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., when Drake’s Diamond Gallery hosts a trunk show for Brazil

Boutique featuring ownerdesigner Carlos Bere’. This internationally-cherished designer’s 18kt gold creations are adorned with diamonds and precious stones. They’re the products of the irrepressible Brazilian spirit and exuberant tropical sensibilities.

Special food and drinks will be offered throughout the day while you are tempted by the Brazilian inspired creations.

Drake’s Diamond Gallery is located in “The Galleries” at 152 South Second Street in Highlands. For more information, call (828) 526-5858. n

Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for ever yone and greater strength for our nation.

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Cashiers Designer Showhouse This year’s Cashiers Designer Showhouse won’t look like the previous one pictured here, but it’ll have the same sense of elegance, delivered with a heart of green.

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he Cashiers Designer Showhouse, the only showhouse in the area this year, will be staged at the Nancy Hanks House at 1903 Highway 107 South from August 22nd through September 6th. Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday. Admission at the door is $25.

This year’s theme, “Green – Leaving a Legacy,” is reinforced throughout the project, with a focus on saving the environment, improving home interiors and being economically savvy. Not only will the experience be enjoyable as guests are shown the visions of some of the area’s leading designers, but educational as well as those same designers share green living tips.

“To keep within the Green Theme, we’re trying to maintain the limits of the 150-mile footprint to conserve fuel,” explains organizer Joanie Michaels. “Being ‘local’ is important to us – the newly-formed Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association is helping us to accomplish this. Twenty-five to 30 merchants from the association will be presenting eco-friendly items for purchase in the Merchants’ Green Market. Items that will be available include custom rag rugs from old clothing and cast-off fabrics, “green” cleaning products, organic cotton sheets, grapevine wreaths and furniture made from recycled plastic milk jugs.”

Special events promoting the “green” theme include a presentation on “Farm Fresh Foods -- From the Garden to the Table,” by Anne Quatrano; “Always in Style: Everyday Living” and “Wellness Within Your Walls,” by Laura Turner Seydel and Jillian Pritchard Cooke, and “Putting for the Green” -- a putting contest on the private 18-hole Chattooga Club putting course.

Lunch by Charlie Clabern of Cafe 107 will also feature a delicious, healthy and natural creative menu.

The money raised from the 2009 Cashiers Designers Showhouse will be used by the Cashiers Historical Society and the Cashiers Community Center to preserve and protect the beauty, green spaces and character of Cashiers .

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Over 100 entrants are expected at the second annual Highlands Motoring Festivel, slated for September 12th at Pine Street.

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rganizers are gearing up for the second annual Highlands Motoring Festival, slated for September 12th at Pine Street.

Last year’s event drew 118 vehicles that were at least thirty years old and the people who love them. It looks like this year’s edition could draw 150.

“It’s an open field – foreign and domestic, cars and trucks – which means that we get a lot of variety,” explains organizer Marc Pittman. “Cost of registration is $35 on the day of the event, $25 for pre-registration.”

Cost to the public is free.

“Last year, the festival attracted over 3,000 people,” says Highlands Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bob Kieltyka. “That’s a lot of people who come to see the cars and then go shopping and eat supper in town. It’s a great event for the entire town.”

Judging is provided by registered entrants and ensures a fair process.

Fresser’s Express is offering food discounts. Entertainment will be provided by 4 Cent Cotton, a contemporary bluegrass band. Chuck Cooper of WHLC-104.5 FM will serve as master of ceremonies.

Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Hudson Library and other local charities. It’s supported by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, Scudder’s Galleries, Chuck and Wanda Cooper of WHLC-104.5 FM, Franklin Ford, Consolidated Tire and Oil, Moss Robertson Cadillac, and TA Anderson Goldsmith. Commemorative caps are available for $15 at the Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center and at the festival.

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Pipe Organ Concert I

Organist Norman MacKenzie will offer a free concert at First Presbyterian Church in Highlands at 8:00 p.m.

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nternationally-known organist and choral director Norman MacKenzie will present a recital on the pipe organ at First Presbyterian Church. The August 20th performance will begin at 8:00 p.m. and is free.

Norman MacKenzie’s abilities as musical collaborator, conductor, and concert organist have brought him national recognition. As Director of Choruses for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, holder of its endowed Frannie and Bill Graves Chair, he was chosen to help carry forward the creative vision of legendary founding conductor Robert Shaw to a new generation of music lovers.

His leadership was rewarded in 2003 with Grammy awards for Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance

for the ASO and Chorus recording of A Sea Symphony

by Vaughan Williams, and in 2005 with another Best Choral Performance Grammy for the Berlioz Requiem. MacKenzie also serves as Director of Music and Fine Arts for Atlanta’s Trinity Presbyterian Church, and pursues an active recital and guest conducting schedule.

In his 14-year association with Shaw, he was keyboardist for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, principal accompanist for the ASO Choruses, and ultimately assistant choral conductor. In addition, he was musical assistant and accompanist for the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers, the Robert Shaw Institute Summer Choral Festivals in France and the United States, and the famed Shaw/Carnegie Hall Choral

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Stell Huie, chair of the music committee at First Presbyterian Church, said, “We in this church regard music as a part of our ministry. And the organ is such a unique part of that, it needs to be shared with the community. Having a virtuoso performer such as Norman MacKenzie in concert is the best way I can think of for us to present and share this magnificent instrument with the community.”

Wick’s Pipe Organ Co. in Highland, Illinois, built the organ, which has about 1,000 pipes. Its pipes feature stenciling, a design element that was popular many years ago.

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n Sunday, August 30th, the 13th annual Shape Note Singing in Cashiers will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.

Shape Note singing is an early 1800’s convention that offered a way for people to sing songs even if they didn’t know how to read music or have an accompanying instrument. A seven-note system, known as Christian Harmony, assigns a different shape to each of the notes: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti.

Once a singer becomes familiar with the shapes and the intervals of sound associated with them, singing comes easily.

Come and enjoy this old-time tradition that’ll use an 1873 songbook published by William Walker of Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.

John F. Kennedy

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Up and Away Gala

by Wiley Sloan

The Gala for The Highlands Community Child Development Center is Sunday, August 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. at the Highlands Countr y Club.

For information call (828) 526-0115.

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t 6:30 p.m. Sunday, August 2nd, the Highlands Country Club will be hopping with all of the supporters for The Highlands Community Child Development Center. Bring your friends and enjoy the fourth annual Up, Up and Away Gala. You’ll be helping the center raise funds for general scholarships for children and continuing education and healthcare for teachers.

Enjoy delicious food and the music of Class Act as you visit with your friends and neighbors. Marvel at how The Highlands Country Club has been transformed for this

entertaining evening.

Honorary chairs for this event are Dr. and Mrs. Don Mullen. The Gala Committee, chaired by Carolyn and Rhett Tanner with members Janet Amos, Mary Bess Call, Laney Capron, Bunny Clarke, Gayle Cummings, Mary Guy Gunn, Susan Higley, Marylin Johnson, Ann Martin, Frances Oakley, Peggy Payne and Carol Simmons, are looking forward to seeing all of you there.

It’s a fun way to support the Highlands Community Child Development Center.

It’s the only full-time, statelicensed child care center for

the working families of Highlands. Serving 66 children from six months to six years of age, this center provides age appropriate curriculum for each age group. The Center relies on grants and private donations for approximately 49 percent of their funding.

Tickets are $150 per person and can be obtained by calling Ann Martin at (828) 526-0115. Let’s make this evening a smashing success for the children of the Child Development Center. Call and make your reservations today. Dress code is “Mountain Chic.” n

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

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Contributed by Beth Sumner

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veryone is invited to join the drummers at Rainwater’s Native American Spirit Gallery each month to drum under the full moon. For more information or drum circle dates, please call (828) 884-5613.

A drumming circle or a drum circle is a group of individuals who are creating and sharing a rhythmical, melodious and a harmonious experience.

No experience is necessary. The primary instruments used in a drum circle are hand held drums, but other instruments may also be used as well.

The participants will form a circle to play their instruments.

Depending on the atmosphere, they may stand, sit in a chair, or sit on the ground. Drumming circles may be held indoors, such as at holistic fairs or outdoors such as at pow-wows.

In a drumming circle, one person begins to play and everyone joins in and stops at their leisure.

In today’s high-tech world we are able to survive as individuals without an immediate dependence upon following the life rhythms that so dominated the lives of our ancestors. But we also pay a price for ignoring these rhythms. Stress-related diseases, environmental degradation, feelings of isolation, disconnected families, and the high level of anger we see all around us, are all examples of what happens to people who ignore their internal and external rhythms. Drumming, by putting us in an alert, relaxed and powerful state, counteracts these stresses.

Drumming and dance create a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. Drumming also gives us physical vitality because it’s a very physical activity. It gets our hearts pounding, our blood flowing and releases the endorphins--the pleasure hormones that are associated with the “runner’s high.”

One thing is clear: drumming captures the heart of most who encounter it. We connect to the child within, and gain access to openness, wonder, and innocence that allows us to see the world anew.

The drum you get depends on your purpose. There are other types of percussion instruments: from bongos, guiros, maracas, talking drums, taikos, djunjuns, and the Native American frame drum. n

We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.

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Contributed by Sue Aery

A celebration at Carpe Diem Farms set for August 8th will help support local critters.

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he Cashiers/Highlands Humane Society is a wonderful creation that provides a safe home for many stray and abandoned critters hoping to become beloved pets.

CHHS is a no-kill facility that relies entirely on donations from our communities, businesses, and benevolent contributors that have a soft spot in their hearts for our furry friends. We employ a full-time staff of six, seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. They work tirelessly to provide the best care, screen for adopting homes, administer medications, and socialize the animals on a daily basis. CHHS is open to the public Monday through Saturday for adoptions.

We have many volunteers who help to socialize our pets, walk the dogs, pet the kitties, help with thankyou notes, do repairs on the dog runs, or just share love.

The atmosphere is one of genuine caring and concern for these abandoned or ill-cared-for pets.

We are looking for ways to help support our daily operations to make the lives of our pets (by the way, we are filled to capacity most of the time) more enjoyable, playful, and social so that each will have the best opportunity to find the home that they deserve.

Your generous donations will allow this to happen and will be greatly appreciated with wags and purrs.

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rific event on August 8th at Carpe Diem Farms. This is a joint effort by both Carpe Diem Farms and CHHS to benefit all of the “manes and tails” that we have now and in the future. It’s a fun opportunity for you and your friends to celebrate these two wonderful organizations. The tickets for “manes and tails” are $50 per person. You can come alone or reserve a table for you and your friends (two legged only, please).

Hope to see you all on August 8th at Carpe Diem Farms. If you are not able to make it to the party, please consider just sending a donation to help make a wonderful temporary home for our four-legged companions.

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n Tuesday, June 9th the Center for Life Enrichment held a preview party at the Performing Arts Center. An added treat for the evening was a performance of the Highlands Male Chorus. CLE offers an eclectic variety of courses, lectures and events each summer season. They can be contacted at (828) 526-8811. n

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poetry reading of “Painted Leaves” by poet Joyce Foster and art by Jane Smithers was held at the Courtyard at Summit One Gallery on Sunday, June 14th. Joyce, along with several members of the HighlandsCashiers Players read from this breathtakingly beautiful example of the written and visual arts. n

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n July 10th and 11th, the Bascom held it’s annual Garden Tour.

Patrons were able to enjoy some of the best mountain gardens in Highlands. From a refined English country estate to a vintage garden preserved to match the early 1800’s historic home. The Garden Tour was part of the Mountains in Bloom Festival.

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Mark Your Calendar August Events • Summit One Gallery, “The Silent Wind” with Pat Calderone and Fran Gatins through September 2, (828) 526-2673.

• Acorns, Banaris Textiles Trunk Show, August 1-2, (828) 787-1877.

• Soul Journey, Jean Logan: How to Find Your Own Power, Saturday, August 1, 4-5 p.m., (828) 743-1967.

• Highlands Playhouse, “Pump Boys and Dinettes”, August 1-16. 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, (828) 526-2695.

• HCCMF, Saturday, August 1, 5 p.m., Albert Carlton Library, Cashiers, (828) 526-9060.

• Relay for Life Benefit Auction, Sunday, August 2, Scudder’s Galleries, (828) 526-4111.

• HCCMF, Sunday, August 2, 5 p.m., Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, (828) 526-9060.

• Gala for The Highlands Community Child Development Center, Sunday, August 2, 6:30 p.m., Highlands Country Club, (828) 526-0115.

• Highlands Playhouse, Shakespeare in the Park, Sunday, August 2 and 9, 7 p.m., Pine Street Park, (828) 526-2695.

• HCCMF Feast - “An Italian Evening with Friends”, Sunday, August 2, 7 p.m., (828) 526-9060.

• The Bascom class - Rush Over Molds Basket, Monday, August 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• HCCMF, Monday, August 3, 5 p.m., Albert Carlton Library, Cashiers, (828) 526-9060.

• The Bascom workshop - Painting the Figure in Watercolor, Monday, August 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro, Monday, August 3, The Bad Boys of Napa Valley” wine dinner, (828) 526-3807.

• HCCMF: Movies about Music: “Song of Norway”, Tuesday, August 4, 7 p.m., Performing Arts Center, (828) 526-9060.

• The Bascom workshop - Sweet Tea (family activity), Wednesday, August 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• Interlude Concert Series, Wednesday, August 5, 2 p.m., Highlands First Presbyterian Church, (828) 526-3175.

• Acorns, Covelo Ladies Clothing Trunk Show, August 7-8, (828) 787-1877.

• The Bascom workshop - A Book at the Heart of Things, August 7-8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• Acorns, Covelo Ladies Clothing Trunk Show, August 7-8, (828) 787-1877.

• Acorns, Earthborn Pottery Trunk Show, August 7-9, (828) 787-1877.

• Acorns, Charme Silkner Jewelry Trunk Show, August 7-9, (828) 787-1877.

• Relay for Life Concert, Friday, August 7, Highlands School old gym, 6:45 p.m., (828) 787-2324.

• On the Verandah, live piano music with Chad Reed, August 7-8, 7-10 p.m., (828) 526-2338.

• Highlands Historical Society Tour of Historic Homes, August 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Shuttle at Highlands Recreation Park, (828) 787-1050.

• Cashiers Quilters Guild Quilt Show, August 8-9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sapphire Valley Community Center.

• Rhea Gary Showing, August 8, Rusticks Furniture & Accessories, (828) 743-3172.

• Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro, Complimentary Wine Tasting, Saturday, August 8, 3:30 p.m. (828) 526-3807.

• Jackson Madeleine, Mela Wilson Trunk Show, Saturday, August 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-1504.

• Front Porch Family Fun, Saturday, August 8, with Lee Knight at the Zachary-Tolbert House, by Cashiers Historical

Society, (828) 743-7710.

• Sapphire Valley Arts and Crafts Show, August 8-9, Sapphire Valley Resort Athletic Field, (828) 743-1163.

• Cyrano’s Bookshop, Novelist Charles Martin, Saturday, August 8, 3 -5 p.m., (828) 526-5488.

• Manes and Tails Benefit, Carpe Diem Farms, Saturday, August 8, 5-6:30 p.m., Carpe Diem Farms and the CashiersHighlands Humane Society, (828) 526-5700.

• Rabun County Music Festival, The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Sunday, August 9, 4 p.m., Rearden Theatre at Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, (706) 746-6226.

• HCCMF Final Gala Concert and Dinner Party, Sunday, August 9, 5 p.m., Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center and Wildcat Cliffs Country Club, (828) 526-9060.

• Highlands Playhouse Annual Golf Tournament, Monday, August 10, 1 p.m., Old Edwards Club. (828) 526-2695.

• The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts exhibition, Mary Todd Beam, August 10-14. (828) 526-4949.

• The Bascom class - Bulrush Pouch, Monday, August 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• The Bascom class - The Creative Edge, August 10-14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• The Bascom, Figure Study Sessions with a Live Model, Monday, August 10, 6-8 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• Ikebana Classes, August 11, 18, and 25, (828) 524-1281.

• Interlude Concert Series, Wednesday, August 12, Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, (828) 526-2968.

• The Bascom workshop - Dinner Time (Family Activity), Wednesday, August 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• Soul Journey, Angel Messages with Nana & Colby, Thursday, August 13, 5:30 p.m., (828) 743-1967.

• HCCMF Feast - “Mountain Fare”, 6 p.m., Thursday, August 13, (828) 526-9060.

• The Bascom workshop - Coil Building Large Vessels, August 13-15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• Acorns, Elizabeth Locke Jewelry Trunk Show, August 1415, (828) 787-1877.

• Soul Journey, Private Readings and Channeling with Nana & Colby, August 14-15, (828) 743-1967.

• Relay for Life, Bark for Life, 9 a.m., Saturday, August 15, Highlands Recreation Park, ercika.woods@rbc.com • The Bascom workshop - Rubber Stamping (Family Activity), Saturday, August 15, 10 a.m.-noon, (828) 526-4949.

• Drake’s Diamond Gallery, Brazil Boutique Trunk Show Saturday, August 15,10 a.m.-5 p.m., (828) 526-5858.

• Cyrano’s Bookshop, Saturday, August 15, Poet K. Thompson 1-3 p.m., Rod Rogers 3 -5 p.m., (828) 526-5488.

• The Bascom workshop - Botanical Sketching and Watercolors, Saturday, August 15, 2-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• HCCMF Feast - “Brunch with a View from Sweet Tater Top”, Saturday, August 15, 12:30 p.m., (828) 526-9060.

• Summit One Gallery, “The Empty Bowl” exhibition, August 15-16, courtyard at “The Galleries” (828) 526.2673 • John Collette Fine Art Benefit for Highlands Playhouse, Saturday, August 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m., (828) 526-0339.

• Highlands’ Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament, Monday, August 17, 11 a.m., Cullasaja Club, (828) 526-3531.

• The Bascom workshop - The Narrative Figure in Clay, August 17-23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949 .

• The Bascom workshop - Illuminated Landscapes, August 18-22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• Loving Literacy: A Premier Gala, Wednesday, August 19, Highlands-Cashiers Players’ production of “Accomplice,” Drinks and hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30 p.m., (828) 526-9938 ext. 240.

• Soul Journey, Linda James: “Breaking Through The Veil of Illusion, Thursday, August 20, 5:30-7 p.m., (828) 743-1967.

• Highlands Cashiers Community Players, Accomplice, August 20-23, 27-30, 2009, Evenings 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center (828) 526-8084.

• Pipe Organ Recital, Norman MacKenzie, August 20, Highlands First Presbyterian Church, 8 p.m., (828) 526-3175.

• Highlands Playhouse, “Dial M for Murder,” August 20-30, Tuesday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., (828) 526-2695.

• Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro, Friday, August 21, Guitarist Tom Quigley, (828) 526-3807.

• 12th Annual Cashiers Designer Showhouse Patrons Party, Friday, August 21, Cashiers Historical Society, Nancy Hanks House, Cashiers, N.C., (828) 743-7710.

• Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Chimney Top Eco Tour, Friday, August 21, (828) 526-1111.

• Summer Front Porch Market sponsored by Greater Cashiers Area Merchants, Saturday, August 22.

• 12th Annual Cashiers Designer Showhouse, August 22-September 6, Nancy Hanks House, Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m., (828) 743-7710.

• Cyrano’s Bookshop, Tom Moore Craig, Saturday, August 22, 1-3 p.m., (828) 526-5488.

• The Bascom, Southern Landscapes, opens Saturday, August 22, a tribute to the H-C Land Trust’s 100th anniversary.

Opening night reception is provided by HCLT, (828) 526-4949.

• The Bascom workshop, Portrait Painting in Oils, August 24-28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (828) 526-4949.

• Village Nature Series: “My Life in the Appalachian Woods” with Thomas Rain Crowe, Wednesday, August 26, 6:30 p.m., co-hosted by H-C Land Trust & Village Green. (828) 526-1111.

• Mountaintop Relay For Life, Friday, August 28, 6 p.m., Highlands Recreation Center.

• Carpe Diem Farms, In the Company of Horses - Mothers & Daughters, August 28-30, (828) 526-5700.

• Shape Note Singing, Sunday August 30, 2-5 p.m., Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, (828) 743-1765 • Rabun County Music Festival, Emile Pandolfi in Concert, Sunday, August 30, 4 p.m., Rearden Theatre at Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, (706) 746-6226.

• HCCMF Feast - “Catch and Parchment”, 6:30 p.m., Sunday, August 30, (828) 526-9060.

• Art League of Highlands program, Monday, August 31, painting demonstration by Barbara St. Dennis, (828) 526-2742.

• Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro, Monday, August 31, The “Cellar Brats” wine dinner, (828) 526-3807.

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Weekly Events

Every Monday • Beginners Plus Clogging, 6 p.m., Mountain Sounds, (828) 743-3797.

Every Tuesday • Weight Watchers, Highlands Rec Park, 5:30 p.m.

• Beginners Clogging, 6 p.m., Mountain Sounds, (828) 743-3797.

Every Thursday • Intermediate Clogging, 6:30 p.m., Mountain Sounds, (828) 743-3797.

Every Friday • Soul Journey, Guided Meditation Circle, 5:30-6 p.m., (828) 743-1967.

• Cornhole Tournament, 5:30-8 p.m. Bella’s Kitchen, $20 per 2 person team, (828) 743- 5355.

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Cover Artist Dennis Campay

by Donna Rhodes

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ith an architect’s heart and a musician’s soul, Dennis Campay constructs his paintings in rhythmical layers of line, harmony, texture, and iconic form. His artistic journey has powered him through many challenges, each one building on the last, each one deepening and strengthening him. His life, like his work, is richly layered.

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patrons ready and willing to sustain him.

Campay says, “I am one of the lucky ones. I have supported myself solely by my painting since the mid-nineties.”

When asked why he is successful, he says, “I hope that behind my years of study and practice there lies an integrity and intuitive aspect to the marks and forms I place on my canvases. He adds, “I am into the craft… the integrity of my craft… and people who know art will sense that.”

To appeal to his public, he also incorporates recognizable iconography: buildings (structure/strength), windows (looking out/looking in), water (basis of life), churches (the spiritual), pianos (a nod to his love of jazz), and chairs (often representing abstracted figures). He has embedded these images into a style known as figurative abstraction, where realistic figures and objects shift into abstracted line, shape and form, while maintaining their essence. For example, a

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piano becomes an elongated black rectangular shape, definition etched with expressive scratch marks through the paint. There is a suggestion of white keyboard and manuscript. The massive form tilts on three impossibly slender legs. Even though the image is reduced to its most basic elements, the spirit of pianoforte dramatically shines through.

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That is what is so delightful about Campay’s art, and perhaps why it appeals to so

many. It taps into a universal visual language, which speaks to us all. His iconic images, teetering on Abstraction’s edge, have just enough realism to magically engage his audience. Were the paintings fully abstracted, the appeal would not be the same.

While Campay paints, he often turns his surfaces upside-down or sideways. This not only keeps him fresh, it helps him concentrate on form, color, motion, texture,

line, intentionally distracting him from subject matter. Other aspects of his process, particularly his linear interplay, are drawn (drawn in a literal and figurative sense; he likes to add marks as he adds layers of wash and paint) from architectural studies in New Mexico early in his career.

At 39, his education took a turn toward fine art, and he earned a BFA from the Atlanta School of Art. Currently Campay di-

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vides his time between Atlanta and Jacksonville, but, lately, Highlands has tugged at his heartstrings. John Collette, who has courted Campay for quite some time, is thrilled that he has joined the Collette consortium of fine artists.

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Mud Puddle Pottery

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or Hank Shuler, there’s nothing hotter than a cool pot.

Thirty years ago she fell in love with pottery as a functional art form. Over the decades she has moved from being an admirer to a collector to a full-fledged potter, having immersed herself four years ago in the master pottery program at Southwestern Community College.

Synchronicity played an important role in her artistic journey. She already worked for SCC. Her love of ceramics was rewarded when she was assigned the task of researching how to establish a clay program at the school.

She investigated what tools to purchase, what kind of kilns to set up, how to fire them, what courses to teach, and then hired the instruc56

tors to teach them.

She says, “There was a steep learning curve to figure out what we needed, but eventually we did it.”

She laughs as she says she was simultaneously a manager-of and a student-of the program she was setting up. She was studying it from the inside out and the outside in.

When asked how she came to establish her business, Mud Puddle Pottery, on top of everything else she was doing, she said, “Most pottery students have more than they use. What I couldn’t utilize, I started selling and the next thing I knew, I had a business.”

She adds that when she retires in a year or so, she and her husband will have a built-in retirement business to keep them busy.

Shuler loves every aspect of her craft. Each day is like Christmas, each new technique a gift. She throws, hand-builds, molds, carves, paints with slip, and creates functional and non-functional pieces… she goes whichever way the mud moves her.

Whenever someone tries to pin her down to a particular style, she just smiles. Her inner kid is having way too much fun playing with all the Christmas toys.

In preparation for expanding Mud Puddle Pottery she says, “My husband and I are building a studio. We have built quite a few structures on our farm in the Oak Grove community of Macon County, barns and such, but building something now is a lot harder. It was much easier when we were younger.

But that’s not stopping us.”

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And she needs that studio, the sooner the better.

“Until now I have loved working on my front porch, but weather doesn’t always permit. Frozen pots and glazes are a nightmare… but I draw the line at frozen fingers!”

Summer, winter, spring or fall, you can see and purchase Shuler’s pottery at the Little Tennessee River Greenway Frog Quarter Gift Shop in downtown Franklin.

Proceeds not only benefit the artist, they help preserve the river environment. For more information about her work e-mail Shuler at hankshuler@verizon.net.

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The Betsy Paul art raffle for the Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, will be held on August 31st.

For more information, call (828) 743-0880.

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elda Lovell, owner of the Blue Valley Galler y, is the contributing artist for the Betsy Paul Fundraiser in August. Visit Velda and see more of her work at her galler y located in the Mountain Laurel Shoppes on Slabtown Road in Cashiers. She conducts her art classes and contributes to the Cashiers Art Center next door.

The raffle, which supports the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, will be held on August 31st, 2009.

“It’s a win-win-win,” says Paul. “Artists receive promotion, raffle winners receive a painting for a minimal investment, and the Fire Department gets crucial funding. And don’t forget. Tickets can be purchased in blocks of 12 for $60. They make a great gift!”

Viewers are invited to see each month’s raffle paintng on display from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays at Betsy Paul Properties, 870 Highway 64 West, Cashiers, North Carolina. Checks can also be mailed directly to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Dept, P.O. Box 713, Cashiers, North Carolina, 28717. For more information contact Betsy Paul Properties, (828)743-0880. n August 2009 • www.themountainlaurel.com

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Highlands Playhouse

hile the summer season is winding down, the Highlands Playhouse is still going strong with several events and productions that are sure to leave you entertained.

Through August 16th, “Pump Boys and Dinettes,” sponsored by Old Edwards Inn and Spa, will be playing at the Playhouse. The unstoppable Cindy Summers takes the stage, once again proving that she truly is one of Highlands’ favorites! Cindy, along with professional performers from all over the country serve up a rollicking good time.

“Pump Boys and Dinettes” takes place along Highway 57 between Frog Level and Smyrna, North Carolina. There, we find Prudie and Rhetta Cupp, owners of the Double Cupp Diner, and across the highway we meet L.M. Eddie, Jackson, and Jim at the Gas Station, doing more talking than working!

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p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults and $12 for children.

You may visit the Box Office at 362 Oak Street in downtown Highlands or call (828) 526-2695 and order your tickets by phone.

The final show of the 71st season is “Dial M for Murder,” sponsored by Lupoli Construction, which runs from August 20th - August 30th. “The New York Times” hails this play as, “original and remarkably good theatrequiet in style but tingling with excitement underneath.” The story is about Tony Wendice who has married his wife Margot for her money and now plans to murder her for it. The honeymoon is clearly over when murder is on the agenda. Find out who bests whom in this thriller of murder, money, mystery, and suspense! Ticket prices are $25 for adults and $12 for children. There will be an Opening Night Reception on August 20th immediately following the 8:00 p.m. performance. The reception is catered by New Mountain

Events and is an event not to be missed!

For Shakespeare lovers or anyone who likes free stuff, the Highlands Playhouse will be presenting their third annual Shakespeare in the Park production the first two weekends of August.

“Much Ado About Nothing” continues its run at Pine Street Park August 2nd and August 9th at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free and audience members are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and a picnic. “Much Ado About Nothing” follows the love quarrel of the witty Beatrice and clever Benedick, as well as the highjinks of the rest of the townspeople in Messina, Italy. Join the Highlands Playhouse Company for a free evening of hilarity, mischief and love.

August 10th brings the Highlands Playhouse 2009 Golf Tournament at the newly-renovated Old Edwards Club at Highlands Cove.

There is a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. The cost to play is $150 and all proceeds directly benefit the Playhouse. For

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more information and a registration form, please call the Highlands Playhouse Box Office or visit the Oak Street location.

The Playhouse may close their season on August 30th, but there is still more fun to be had in September! The Playhouse will host its annual Antique Show Friday, September 25th-Sunday, September 27th at the Highlands Civic Center. The Show is open from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon-5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Ticket prices are $12. There will be a Preview Party on Thursday, September 24th.

Tickets for the Preview Party are $35. You can support the Playhouse while viewing fine antiques from all over the world.

If you can’t attend a performance or a fundraiser, you can aid the Playhouse by making a tax-deductible donation to the ‘Save the Playhouse’ campaign. A generous donor will match each dollar that is raised. Please help keep live, professional theatre alive and well in Highlands. Here’s to 71 more years of great, entertaining seasons! n

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The Lay of the Land

by Donna Rhodes

This image, Landscape, by Will Henry Stevens, is part of The Bascom’s Southern Landscapes by Lamar Dodd and Will Henry Stevens exhibition August 22nd through October 17th.

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rom the bayous of Louisiana to the highlands of Appalachia to the rolling red hills of Georgia, two iconic painters of Southern landscapes dominate: Lamar Dodd, art professor for whom the University of Georgia Art Department is named, and Will Henry Stevens, art instructor at the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Tulane University.

The Bascom, in celebration of the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust’s 100th anniversary will present “Southern Landscapes by Lamar Dodd and Will Henry Stevens,” August 22nd-October 17th.

There will be a reception August 22nd, 5:00-7:00 p.m., and a free gallery talk during the exhibition, starting at 6:00 p.m. The Southern Landscapes exhibition is made possible thanks to a sponsorship donation by Cathy and Bob Fisher.

Carol Carr, an expert on Stevens’ work, manages a repository of his pastels and paintings. Dr. William (Bill) Eiland, Georgia Museum of Art director, wrote a book on Dodd. Carr and Eiland are the co-curators of the exhibition and will present the Stevens/ Dodd discussion.

The Bascom and the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust celebrate the fact that Dodd and Stevens were preservationists in their own right, saving the land in watercolor, pastel, and oil for future generations to enjoy. To honor their love of Southern vistas, The Bascom is offering several classes that focus on landscape.

On August 18th-22nd, John Mac Kah, artist-in-residence, will offer “Illuminated Landscapes: The Well-Crafted Painting,” $365, $350 for members. Julyan Davis, artist-in-residence and long-time Bascom friend and supporter, will return to teach “The Impressionist and Modernist Landscape,” October 6th-10th, $395, $375 for members.

For more information about these offerings and more, visit www.thebascom.org or call (828) 526-4949. Ask for a brochure of exhibitions, classes and events, or stop by the new Oak Street Campus for a visit and a tour. n August 2009 • www.themountainlaurel.com

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Summit One Gallery

Contributed by Mary Adair Leslie

Summit One Galler y celebrates the endless possibilities of the artistic vision with a series of showings in August.

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The Silent Wind” with Pat Calderone and Fran Gatins continues at Summit One Gallery through September 2nd. Pat Calderone loves nature and travel. Her work expresses the Cherokee message to accept our differences, to love and nurture each other, to respect and honor our earth, and to live in tune with nature.”

Fran Gatins’ “Staffs” are based in the Chinese philosophy of Five Elements: Earth, Metal, Water, Wood/Wind and Fire. Each staff is attuned to a particular Element using a variety of found objects and fetishes.

“The Empty Bowl” exhibition, is staged for two days only, Saturday and Sunday, August 15th and 16th in the courtyard at “The Galleries.” Gallery artists have created works that imply, suggest, or represent an Empty Bowl. This exhibition will benefit area food banks.

In addition there will be collection containers for non-perishable food donations for the food banks. Ceramic bowls, impressionist, abstract and representational paintings of bowls will be available for purchase. Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday.

Labor Day Weekend opens “100 Years of Conservation by the Highlands Cashiers Land Trust”, Saturday, September 4th. Summit One Gallery’s artists have created works inspired by the photography from the Land Trust’s newly published book, “First Creation,” a collections of photos of the Land Trust’s conservation properties. Some of the photographers included in “First Creation” are: Kevin Fitzpatrick, Mark Hutchison, Bill Lea, Ralph Preston, Cynthia Strain, and Sarah Valentine. Be sure to come by and

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see how they have inspired the paintings by some of your favorite artists: Tom Bluemlien, Betty Foy Botts, Elizabeth Ellison, Shari Erickson, Bob Francisco, Brian Hibbard, Libby Mathews, Diane McPhail, Toby Penney, Edward Rice, Susan Robert, Jane Smithers, Rosemary Stiefel, Scott Upton, Ken Wallin, and Ron Williams.

Impressionism, Abstract, and Representational art will be included. “First Creation” will be available for sale. This exhibition will benefit the Highlands Cashiers Land Trust. Opening reception will be Saturday, September 4th, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. All are welcome.

Summit One Gallery is located in “The Galleries”, South Second Street, Highlands. For more information, call (828) 526-2673, email summitonegallery@verizon.net or visit ww.summitonegallery.com. n

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t’s the musical performance that Rabun County Music Festival-goers eagerly await each summer – the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!

This year’s date is Sunday, August 9th, and this is always a sold-out event.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is widely-recognized as a group of world-class musicians and one of America’s great orchestras. Their Special Performance at this festival has been a highlight for the local music scene for the past several summers. The ASO’s Music Director is Robert Spano, formerly Music Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and also a wellknown conductor of operas. The orchestra is the winner of 26 Grammy Awards, and has toured extensively in the United States and Europe. They have played well-received concerts on many occasions at Carnegie Hall since 1970, and their European concerts have also brought rave reviews.

The baton will be raised at 4:00 p.m. in the Rearden Theatre on the campus of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.

Sponsor for this Special Performance is United Community Bank, with additional funding from the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Three weeks later, on August 30th, Pianist Emile Pandolfi in Concert will present a solo performance entitled “By Request.” It’s been said that he plays “luxurious arrangements” with an “ethereal quality;” that he plays in a “free-flowing emotional manner that seems to go to the music’s very soul.”

Emile applies his classical technique to Broadway and popular music, in addition to classical performance. He is strong in both technique and musicality, and in many of his arrangements one can hear the influence of Chopin and Debussy, accounting for the sensitivity and passion with which he plays.

Emile Pandolfo’s participation in the Rabun County Music Festival is underwritten by an anonymous sponsor. His performance also begins at 4:00 p.m.

A September 13th performance by the Georgia Philharmonic will conclude the 2009 season. Dr. and Mrs. William Hardman and Persimmon Creek Vineyards will sponsor this final concert.

Tickets are $25 for the ASO performance and $15 for the August 30th and September 13th performances.

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Art League of Highlands Contributed by Kathie Wyatt Blozan

This painting by Barbara St. Denis invites the viewer to create an accompanying narrative. St. Denis, a signature member of the prestigious National Watercolor Society, will present a dynamic program at the August 31st Art League of Highlands meeting at the Rec Park in Highlands. The gathering begins at 5:00 p.m. and promises to be as fun-filled as her whimsical compositions.

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he Art League of Highlands is in the middle of a busy summer. Energetic members are working with about 80 children each week in The Bascom’s Young Artist Program Summer Camp, and preparations are already underway for the Fall Colors Fine Art Show (October 17th and 18th).

The August membership meeting features Barbara St. Denis and will be inspiring to all artists who want their work to be truly original and “theirs,” rather than “second-hand.” She is an emotional painter and wants to convey that idea to the viewer.

St. Denis is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and the Georgia Watercolor Society. Listed in the National Registry of Who’s Who-2002, she is an award-winning artist in dozens of regional shows and is published in Best of Watercolor, 1997 and 1999. One of her pieces is featured in Mary Todd Beam’s “Celebrate Your Creative Self” and many other art-related books. Her work can be found at The Art Emporium in Easley, South Carolina. The August 31st meeting will be held at the Highlands Civic Center Recreation Park and begins at 5:00 p.m. for a social half-hour prior to the program.

Guests are always welcome.

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ighlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival will offer concerts by The Vega Quartet Sunday August 2nd, and Monday, August 3rd.

The quartet will be performing Haydn’s “String Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 9, #2;” and Beethoven’s “String Quartet in C# Minor, Op. 131.” The Vega is Quartet in Residence at Emory University. It’s won numerous international competitions including four of the top six prizes at the 1999 Bordeaux String Quartet Competition (including the international music critics’ prize), the

Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, The Carmel Chamber Music Competition and the National Society of Arts and Letters String Quartet Competition.

The second half of the program features Mendelssohn’s “Octet for Strings in Eb Major, Op. 20” with William Preucil and Kate Ransom on violin, Eun-Sun Lee on viola, Charae Krueger on cello, and The Vega Quartet.

Concerts will be held held at 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center at 507 Chestnut Street in Highlands; and at 5:00 p.m. Mon-

day at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.

The dazzling season climaxes with the Final Gala Concert and Dinner Party, 5:00 p.m. Sunday, August 9th, at the Performing Arts Center in Highlands. It’ll feature The Eroica Trio playing trios of Cassado, Lalo, and Bernstein’s “West Side Story Suite.” The performance will be followed by a reception and dinner at Wildcat Cliffs Country Club in Highlands.

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Tenor John Pickle The beauty of Bel Canto held this year on September 13th, enrichs the Highlands community.

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he Bel Canto Steering Committee has voted to add yet another beneficiary. In addition to The Bascom Permanent Collection and the Highlands School music program, money will be donated to help establish and maintain a music program at the Highlands Community Child Development Center.

For 16 years, a special feature of every Bel Canto Recital has been the extraordinary accompanying of Stephen Dubberly, master pianist and music director of the Opera Theatre at North Texas University. Dr. Dubberly, a Highlands favorite, makes his 17th appearance at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 13th, at the Performing Arts Center when he accompanies Lynette Tapia, coloratura soprano, and tenor John Pickle.

Called “the perfect partner” by celebrated artists and

music critics alike, Dr. Dubberly has accompanied Metropolitan Opera stars Denyce Graves and Elizabeth Futral, as well as Brenda Harris, Kristine Jepson, Joyce Guyer and Jeff Mattsey, all of whom have been Bel Canto recitalists in Highlands.

After her recital here, the brilliant soprano Brenda Harris said, “I wish I could take Stephen Dubberly with me wherever I am asked to do a recital.”

One artist, accustomed to orchestral accompaniment for his operatic arias, declared after a Bel Canto recital, “No one needs an orchestra when Stephen Dubberly is at the piano!”

He spent six seasons on the staff of Opera Theatre of St. Louis and he has been conductor for Amarillo Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera and Assistant Music Director of Charlotte’s Opera Carolina. He has judged the Metropolitan Op-

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era Council District Auditions in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and has given numerous master classes and workshops for singers throughout the United States as well as in Mexico and Canada. He is a frequent lecturer for the Dallas Opera Company.

He lives in Denton, Texas, with his wife, soprano Elizabeth King, and their two daughters.

Don’t miss Stephen Dubberly, Lynette Tapia and John Pickle in the kind of recital that would sell out Carnegie Hall or the Kennedy Center.

Benefactor tickets include the recital and a gala dinner at the Highlands Country Club following an afternoon of beautiful singing.

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Flutist Lea Kibler A

Flutist Lea Kibler’s new CD captures the flavors of the Appalachian Mountains.

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sheville flutist Lea Kibler celebrated her heritage with a July 8th concert at First Presbyterian Church in Highlands.

Ms. Kibler was joined by pianist Brad Curtioff and harpist Valerie Von Pechy Whitcup of Highlands. The concert also served as a showcase for her CD, “The Back of Beyond... Music inspired by the Appalachian Mountains,” and is largely music by composers inspired by our mountains and the traditional music of this region.

“I have tried to present music that reflects the history, the traditions and the natural beauty of the Appalachian Mountains”, says Ms. Kibler. “It is classical music

by American composers, but

influenced by the songs, ballads and stories heard in the mountains for hundreds of years.”

Several selections have been recorded here for the first time. Of interest are three short pieces by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ernst Bacon, who taught at Converse College (South Carolina) in the 1940’s and was fond of hiking the Southern Appalachians. Also featured is music by his student Carlisle Floyd, who became an important composer of American opera. Georgian Sidney Lanier, a well-known poet and writer of the Civil War era, was also an accomplished flutist and his virtuoso piece, “Wind-Song,” is included. Music by Robert Beaser, John Corigliano and

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John Jacob Niles as well as traditional tunes and improvisation round out the disc.

Ms. Von Pechy-Whitcup, familiar to patrons of the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, also performs on the CD. Musical clips can be heard at www.CDBaby.com/ Leakibler/cd, where there is also a current review. The CD can be purchased from that site or directly from Ms. Kibler at info@ashevilleflute. com for $15. Ten percent of sales are donated to the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. This project was supported in part by grants from the Asheville Area Arts Council and the NC Arts Council, and a grant from the Friends of Brooks Center, Clemson University,

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Artist Rhea Gar y will present her work in a showing at Rusticks Furniture & Accessories all day Saturday, August 8th.

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he public is invited to meet artist Rhea Gary and view her works at Rusticks Furniture & Accessories on Saturday, August 8th.

For more than 30 years, Rhea’s captured the splendor and magnificence of the landscape, transforming the pristine beauty of the natural surroundings into dramatic color and form applied to canvas. Most of those landscapes have been the timeless scenes of her native Louisiana and her visions have captured the attention of major collections around the country.

Now that she and her husband have a home in Cashiers, she’s turned her talents to the landscapes of Western North Carolina.

“I’m used to the hot colors of Louisiana, so I’m having to adapt my palette to the cooler colors of the mountains,” she explains. “This part of the country is so beautiful that you can’t help but be inspired, so I’m having a wonderful time getting used to this.”

The Rustick’s showing will be the public’s first glimpse of her new inspiration. You can’t help but feel Rhea’s affection and tender sense of appreciation for the natural world.

Her work has won her Best Visual Artist honors by the June 2009 issue of 229 Magazine, Baton Rouge’s Premier Magazine. Her paintings have ended up in the collections of the Louisiana State Capitol, Louisiana State University, and the American embassies of Australia, Bahrain, Venezuela and Jordan. Rhea is the co-author with C.C. Lockwood of “Marsh Mission: Capturing the Vanishing Wetlands.”

Rhea will be at Rusticks all day and will happily discuss herself and her work. For more information, call (828) 7433172. Rusticks is located on Valley Road at Canoe Pointe, just off of Highway 107 South in Cashiers. n

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HCP’’s Accomplice

Contributed by Mary Adair Leslie

David Spivey and Mar y Adair Leslie rehearse “Accomplice” August 20th – 30th, 2009 at the Performing Arts Center, Highlands.

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his murder mysterythriller, the fourth and final play of the Highlands Cashiers 2008-2009 season, will run August 20th-30th at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center (PAC) in Highlands.

The play is suspenseful and funny; the dialogue has been described by the critics as brilliant. The twists and turns of the plot keep audiences guessing until the very end.

The scene is Dorping Mill, the renovated moorland cottage of a London couple. Guests are expected, but the planning of a murder seems to be under way as the curtain rises. Beyond this description, particulars of the storyline cannot be revealed or the fun would be spoiled. Suffice it to say that this devilishly clever thriller

won the Edgar Award for Best Play by the Mystery Writers of America.

Playwright Rupert Holmes, who has had several plays on Broadway, including “Accomplice” (1990) and the 1986 musical, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” which won five Tony awards, has also written for film and television. He is a poet, a singer, and a prolific songwriter with several albums to his credit. He is also known by many as the artist who wrote and recorded the very popular song “Escape,” better known as the “Pina Colada Song.”

For the Highlands Cashiers Players’ production of “Accomplice,” a newcomer from Atlanta will be joining the five-person cast. Paul del Gatto, a veteran actor of the Atlanta area, who happened to be

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spending the summer with a friend of the director, was invited to audition and was chosen to play one of the male roles.

David Spivey of Franklin, a veteran actor who has performed in films and with many of the regional theaters of the area -recently for HCP in “Rumors,” “has been cast in the second man’s role. Kirk Howard, recently in HCP’s March play, “An American Daughter,” is cast as the third man, with the talented and well-known HCP actor/directors, Ronnie Spilton and Mary Adair Leslie, as the two women.

Tickets for “Accomplice” will be available in mid-August, by phone (828) 526-8084, or at the Performing Arts Center in Highlands. “Accomplice” is rated PG-13. Audience discretion is advised. n

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Carolina Smokehouse

by Wiley Sloan

Carolina Smokehouse Barbecue is one block west of the Crossroads in Cashiers. Open daily from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Call (828) 743-3200.

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or more than 23 years the Williams family has served tasty North Carolina barbecue to residents of the CashiersSapphire-Highlands area. Using time-tested recipes handed down through Tammy’s family, they work diligently to ensure that each day brings you consistently flavorful food at reasonable prices.

Don’t worry about dressing up, just come on out to US Highway 64 West about a block west of the Crossroads in Cashiers. Bring the whole family. It’s a great place for everyone.

Choose from picnic tables outside on the covered deck or eat inside.

You’ve come for barbecue and there’s plenty to be had. Now you have to decide -beef or pork, chicken or tantalizing slabs of ribs? Do you want the mild or the hot sauce?

Which sides? The plates are served with coleslaw and their famous steak fries sprinkled with a special zesty seasoning. You can add a bowl of the delicious homemade soupof-the-day, corn-on-the-cob or homemade onion rings and barbecue beans.

Choose from sandwiches or plates and then just sit back and relax while your piping hot food is prepared. Son Cody oversees the pit; he’s learned well and ensures that the meat and all the “fixin’s” are flavored just right.

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Ate barbecue yesterday and looking for something different today? Never fear. Carolina Smokehouse’s menu includes a variety of other items, including fish or chicken fillet sandwiches, Carolina Burgers (1/3 lb. hamburger) with lettuce, tomato and fries. Add cheese or bacon and have a delicious meal or try the Top Dog - a kid’s favorite. There’s a full children’s menu, so don’t worry about finding something that they’ll enjoy.

The Smokehouse’s lunch specials are area residents’ favorites. The selection changes regularly so just ask what’s on the menu for today.

“We have folks who come here daily,” Tammy says, “so we have to be sure that we have a good variety for them to enjoy. I use family-tested recipes that I know are good.

I grew up with great cooks in my family: an aunt, my mother and my grandmother, so I have great recipes to rely on.”

You won’t want to miss the great fruit cobblers (varies by season). Top that off with ice cream and you’ll have a meal to remember.

Carolina Smokehouse has been featured in a number of regional magazines including “Touring,” in at least three books, and on the Food Network in the series “Feasting on Asphalt.” Open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Call (828) 743-3200

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We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.

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Highlands Culinary Weekend

magine experiencing Highlands resting quite comfortably atop a plateau at an elevation of 4118 feet.

Surrounded by National Forest, Highlands natural beauty will serve as the setting for this pleasure-packed weekend of fine foods, fine wines and spectacular shopping in Highlands unique shops. That is what the 3rd Annual Highlands Culinary Weekend is all about.

“Sake & sushi, brats & beer, sunset dining on Sunset Rock, unique cooking classes and demonstrations, wine dinners, Sip & Stroll - the list of awesome events for this year’s Highlands Culinary Weekend is endless and exciting,” said Marlene Alvarez, owner of … on the Verandah restaurant and a member of the Board

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Contributed by Marlene Alvarez of Directors of the Highlands tors, Frederick Wildman, Area Chamber of Commerce The Grateful Palate, Hedges and Visitor Center. “The event Winery, Mutual Distributors, is coming together beautifully. Pacific Southern, Pahlmeyer, Opening night at the Bascom Renwood, Rodney Strong, is going to be spectacular Vine Connections, Vintus thanks to the creativity of ev- and Wolfgang Vineyards are among the featured wineries, eryone involved.”

This year’s participating distributors and importers.

This year’s Sip & Stroll restaurants include Kilwin’s Chocolate’s and Ice Cream, will be expanded over two Lakeside Restaurant, Swee- days and accentuate area merTreats, Cyprus International chants including Acorn’s, CarCuisine, …on the Verandah, olina Eyes, Drake’s Diamond Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Gallery, Dutchman’s Design, Wine Bistro, Fresser’s Eatery, Gates Nursery, Highlands Old Edwards Inn & Spa, Log Fine Art & Estate Jewelry, Cabin, Ruka’s Table, the High- John Collette Fine Art, Lindy’s lands Smokehouse, Highlands Gifts, McCulley’s Cashmere, Wine & Cheese Shop and the Mountain Heritage, Mountain Rarities, Mouse, Oakleaf Main Street Inn. Adelsheim, Andersonís Flower and Garden, RosenConn Valley Vineyards, Ar- thal’s, Scudder’s Galleries, mand de Brignac, Duckhorn Speckled Hen/Hen House, Vineyards, Empire Distribu- Summit One Gallery, The Lit-

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tle Flower Shoppe, Wit’s End and Xtreme Threads. There will also be individual events at the Main Street Inn and the Dry Sink.

The 4-1/2 Street Inn, Colonial Pines, Main Street Inn, Chandler Inn, Lodge on Mirror Lake, Old Edwards Inn & Spa, Hampton Inn, Highlands Inn and Mitchell’s Lodge and Cottages are all offering a number of accommodation specials for the weekend.

The Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center is the presenting sponsor of Culinary Weekend 2009. Our signature sponsors include Old Edwards Inn & Spa, The Laurel Magazine, WNC Magazine, WHLC 104.5, the Highlander Newspaper, The Little Flower Shoppe and A

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olfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro has unveiled an exciting slate of events for August.

On Monday, August 3rd, things take a decidedly raucous turn.

“They’re back – the Bad Boys of Napa Valley,” explains Mindy Green of Wolfgang’s.

“Steve Reynolds, owner of Reynolds Family Winery; Andy Wilcox, partner in Lambert Bridge Winery are known as the ‘Bad Boys of Napa’ when they get together. Let’s just say that the night will begin with a shot of Patron Tequila and go from there. Lambert Bridge, known for their artisanal Bordeaux blends and Reynold’s Family produces chardonnay, pinot noir, merlot, cabernet and a red wine blend. These two men have been friends for

years and their wines complement one another just like their wild friendship. We will be pouring a few wines from each winery to complement a wonderful menu created

by Chef Wolfgang and Chef Ryan.”

There’ll be a complimentary wine tasting on Saturday, August 8th, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Guitarist Tom Quigley returns on Friday, August 21st.

The “Cellar Rats” -Markham Vineyards President Brian Del Bondio and Oakville Ranch Vineyard General Manager Paula Kornell – will visit on Monday, August 31st.

“This will be a great night,” says Mindy. “Paula and Brian grew up together in Napa as children. Both their parents worked at wineries. Paula is

one of the lucky few vintners born and raised in Napa Valley.

Growing up in and around her family’s winery, Hanns Kornell Cellars, Paula had the opportunity to see the Napa Valley wine industry evolve, from fewer than 25 wineries in her childhood.

“Winemaking is a Del Bondio family tradition. Bryan’s grandparents settled in the Napa Valley over 100 years ago. His father, Al, worked at Inglenook for 45 years and taught his son about the unique and challenging art and science of winemaking.

His mother, Marie, also spent 40 years at Inglenook.”

Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro is located at 474 Main Street in Highlands. For more information, call (828) 526- 3807 or visit www.wolf-

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Bobby, Kristy, Kaitlin and Kenan Lewis.

A visit to The Sports Page is one of the delights of Small Town life.

he Sports Page is the Main Street destination for those seeking a light bite, a hearty lunch or an indulgent dessert. It’s all served up with brisk service, a generous dollop of small town friendliness and more than a little good humor.

The menu features delicious sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients, carefully crafted salads that emphasize the natural goodness of their components, homemade soups, fully-loaded baked potatoes that cannot be ignored, and made-

daily desserts.

Please, whatever catches your fancy on the menu, save room for dessert!

Owners Kristy and Bobby Lewis are always on hand, and they oversee a staff of confident counter people, a poised kitchen crew, and a team of relentlessly cheerful Highlands High School students.

The result of this measured alchemy is a genuinely satisfying meal and a dining room that, while bustling, seems a million miles removed from the busy side-

walk right outside the door.

It’s an experience that’s at once relaxing yet undeniably invigorating – a marvelous tonic for a visit to downtown Highlands.

The Sports Page is located at 314 Main Street in Highlands. It’s open for lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with additional summer hours for lunch and dinner from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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hen it’s time for lunch, think Don Leon’s Café for the freshest, tastiest salads, soups and sandwiches. Signature salads include Greek, Garden and Caesar. To your garden salad add grilled tilapia, or grilled or fried chicken.

Choose from more than 16 different sandwiches including the world-class Rueben (the house specialty), hot turkey and Provolone cheese, honey wheat tortilla wraps, chicken tender baskets, BBQ pork and their famous Dusty burger (made with fresh ground sirloin). All sandwiches are served with their famous Appalachian Fries (cut fresh daily) or Garden salad.

Folks come from near and far for the Greek Pitas-Gyro or Chicken.

Bring the kids with you. Don Leon’s has a special section of the menu just for the youngsters. In addition to the regular selection of beverages, enjoy your favorite wine by the glass or bottle. Pay by cash, check or credit card. Don Leon’s the lunch place. Located next door to the Farmer’s Market at the Corner of Dillard Road and Main Street, Don Leon’s is open for lunch daily 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (closed Tuesdays). n

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What’s Cool about August?

by Donna Rhodes

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am a Leo and it used to bother me that August had no cool holidays.

D e cember has Christmas, March, St. Patty’s, July has Independence Day, S e p t e m b e r, Labor Day… the list goes on. But August has zip, diddly, bupkis.

So I did some research, and I am here to tell you August rocks in the event department.

Who knew? Let’s start with eating, a personal fav.

August 2nd, National Ice Cream Sandwich Day; August 3rd, National Watermelon Day; August 9th, my birthday, is National Rice Pudding Day. I was hoping for Chocolate Almond Truffle Cheesecake Day, but I’ll settle.

August 13th, National Filet Mignon Day; August 14th, National Creamsicle Day; August 19th, Potato Day; August 23rd, National Sponge Cake Day, Sponge Bob, rejoice; August 24th, a double-header:

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National Peach Pie Day and National Waffle Day. Makes me proud to be Augustinian.

Wait, there’s more. August 25th is National Banana Split Day. Hold on, I have to wipe the drool off the shift key. August 28th is National Cherry Turnover Day; August 30th, National Toasted Marshmallow Day. Speaking of schmellows, did I mention National S’mores Day was August 10th? Ha Take that, Easter Bunny! August 31st is National Trail Mix Day. And, appropriately, somewhere in the middle of

all that food celebration, Julia Child celebrated a birthday, August 15th.

August has plenty more to crow about. August 3rd, Columbus set sail for the New World; August 6th is Wiggle your Toes Day. Okay, so they aren’t all great. August 7th is Sea Serpent Day. Nessie rules. August 8th is the anniversary of the dollar bill, created in 1786. August 11th is Ben Franklin’s birthday and also National Play in the Sand Day. Kitties, share your litter box.

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hander’s Day. August 15th is National Relaxation Day. Please pause while I nap.

August 16th is National Tell A Joke Day. A skeleton walks into a bar and orders a beer and a mop.

August 18th is Bad Poetry Day. Oh, that I wish I had a tonnage of toonage to play in wads upon my ipods. August 19th is National Aviation Day and Orville Wright’s birthday, a nice pairing of events. August 24th is National Strange Music Day. Krummhorns and Theremins, play on!

I am out of space and I haven’t even listed oodles of birthdays and other August commemorative occasions.

So, fellow Leos, when someone starts ribbing you about being born in a dog day doldrums month, remind them that from August one to 31 it is a wall-to-wall feeding frenzy and celebration. And in honor of Bad Poetry Day, I offer: I eats ‘til I can’t see

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Contributed by Jane Gibson Nardy, Historian, Cashiers Historical Society

yea family who used to tain. Host George gave a runhave a summer home ning account of where they in Cashiers. I told him were around every curve and that the former Elyea kept assuring Lucille that it estate was only a three- was not much farther. After minute walk from my reaching the mountaintop, house and the old the group climbed all the house was still stand- way up the fire tower. I was ing, now owned by a once told that the chauffeur developer. I was later showed up each Sunday at able to take Morris to the nearby Cashiers Baptist see the Elyea house Church and sang the hymns and while walking in a loud, commanding voice. around the grounds Like most tourists in yesterhe and I shared and year, the Williamses drove compared our memo- over to Cherokee and on the ries while Morris took way, they saw a black bear in the middle of the road. pictures.

During that 1956 All cars stopped and people Morris Williams in front of the Elyea House, Cashiers, 2009 visit, George and got out to take pictures. CaFrances Elyea and the shiers pharmacist Dr. Mark whole Williams family Zachary added his memory bout two city blocks and when the Elyeas were past the Cashiers not in residence, a thick chain got into the back of a pick-up of delivering to Mrs. Elyea Crossroads in the Bre- was strung from pillar to pil- truck, driven by the Elyeas’ his mother’s hot, homemade, vard direction, just across lar. An old mountain split rail black employee dressed in yeast dinner rolls. So, yes, from the Cashiers Baptist fence was purchased from a his usual chauffeur’s attire, Morris Williams, the Elyeas Church parking lot, is Monte neighbor, widow Mary Vista Road, parts of which Rogers Zachary, who was puzzled by someone date back to the 1830s.

In late 1935, Charles Ely- actually paying for an ea of Atlanta bought six acres old fence.

The son of Charles on Monte Vista and built his family a large four-bedroom Elyea, George Elyea and house, for their summer en- George’s wife, Frances, joyment. The whole house were, by the 1950’s, in was paneled with wormy charge of the estate and chestnut. There were paths were often in Cashiers. through the rhododendrons In about 1956, Mack and that led to a stone barbe- Lucille Williams of Mocue pit surrounded by stone bile, Alabama, with their benches. Boxwoods lined the sons Raymond and Mornative stone path to the front ris in tow, paid a visit to door and there was a large the Elyea’s mountain front porch with matching home. While at a recent Between Cashiers and Cherokee, c1956 swings at each end. At the dinner party attended by beginning of the long circular Morris, his wife Anita, driveway was a sign, C-EL- Highlands residents, YEA, plus two stone pillars, and this writer, Morris asked and drove the whole group are still remembered around now covered by English ivy, if anyone had heard of an El- to the top of Hogback Moun- Cashiers. n

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orn in Kentucky in 1932, Ron Elliott was just a regular kid of 17 in 1949 when he graduated from high school. He was a typical boy struggling in a postwar world and postwar economy.

Corbin, Kentucky had just one major employer, the railroad, which maintained a Roundhouse for engine maintenance but when the industry changed to diesel engines, the jobs changed as well. Left with few options, Ron entered the United States Army just five days after graduation. Post World War II still had an immediate need for soldiers, and after just six weeks of Basic Training at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky, courtesy of the 101st Airborne Division, Ron shipped out to Japan as a member of the Occupation Force.

After years of war and with the expectation of a long period of peace, the world was shocked when on June 25th, 1950, North Korea crossed the 38th Parallel and attacked the forces of South Korea, and once again the United States was at war.

The only troops immediately available were the Occupation Forces in Japan, which were then quickly rounded up into makeshift units and deployed to South Korea.

Ron Elliott and his unit soon found themselves thrown into the attack. Accompanied only by light, inferior M24 Chaffee tanks, which had been left in Japan for post-WWII occupation duties, the Americans, out-

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numbered and outgunned, engaged the enemy for the first time on July 5th at Osan and was immediately defeated suffering 1,416 casualties with 785 taken prisoner.

Elliot had his first bitter taste of battle. On July 18th, Elliot rejoined his 1st Cav unit and still outnumbered, his unit was pushed back to Pusan where they were surrounded until September 15th. The 7th Infantry made a heroic and daring landing at Inchon far behind enemy lines and the 1st Cav pushed north out of Pusan and linked up with the 7th Infantry; the battle was the turning point in the war.

Elliot’s life was about to take an equally serious turn -he was wounded. A bullet had passed completely through his body, nicked his spine and paralyzed him. He was evacuated to the 118th Medical Hospital in Japan for medical treatment where, due to the immediate and superior medical care, his paralysis went away.

Unfortunately for Ron, with the shortage of manpower available, infantryman Ron Elliot was sent right back to his unit in Korea. Still bandaged and in pain, Ron fought with his unit as they retook the city of Seoul. He was wounded for a second time, sent to a M.A.S.H. unit, where Elliott had shrapnel removed from his head. He still remembers the sound it made as the doctor removed the shrapnel and plunked it into the metal tray beside his bed. Elliott returned to his combat unit that same day.

During his year in Korea Specialist Elliott grew up very quickly; made Squad Leader within days of his arrival in Korea, promoted three times, made Platoon Sergeant commanding 39 soldiers, and was wounded twice.

He was 19 years old.

After one year in Korea SFC Elliott returned to the States and trained with the 101st Airborne.

He later served in Germany and England, and in 1960 was assigned to Iran where he trained the Iranian Army in demolitions. In 1963 he served as an Advisor to the South Vietnamese Army.

Prior to his retirement, Elliot served three times with the 3rd Infantry Honor Guard in Washington D.C., the nation’s most prestigious military unit, where his unit guarded the Tomb on the Unknown Soldier, and served during the “Death Watch” Honor Guard for such American heroes as Senator Robert Kennedy, President Eisenhower and General MacArthur.

First Sergeant Ron Elliott retired from the United States Army in April 1969. Of the 150 soldiers in his company of the 1st Cavalry with whom he fought in Korea, just three survive today.

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hoping to live the rest of their lives together in peace amid these tranquil mountains.

But at the age of 77, Ron still has one more battle to fight. Ron Elliott now battles an unseen enemy, one that attacked him 46 years ago in a jungle far away. Ron now fights a war against Chronic Lymphocytic; a form of cancer that has been linked to the exposure of Agent Orange, a chemical agent used during the Vietnam War. This spring 1SGT Elliot will be awarded the Distinguished Member of the Regiment Medal by the 3rd Infantry Honor Guard, it will be the 20th medal his country has presented to this valiant warrior. 1SGT Elliot intends to win this Last Battle.

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our some of Highlands’ earliest homes during the Highlands Historical Society’s Tour of Historic Homes on Saturday, Aug. 8th, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

See four homes and three historical sites on East Main Street (Horse Cove Road).

The tour will blend the beautiful homes of some of Highlands’ first residents with important historic sites. Many of you toured the gardens of several of these homes during last year’s “Mountains in Bloom” Garden Tour but now you have the opportunity to see the interiors of the homes also.

Across from the Nature Center at 10 Gibson Street is the home of Dr. and Mrs. John Nickerson. This home, with its hardwood floors and

clear chestnut paneling is exquisitely decorated with antiques and accessories collected over many years.

The Dickson House, built in 1881 for John and Nettie Mc Clearie, was originally two structures which were later connected. See the house that was H. M. Bascom’s first Highlands’ residence as you tour the home of Dr. and Mrs. Earnest Franklin. The fourth home is the Valentine House originally built by E. E. Ewing, the editor of Highlands’ first newspaper.

In addition to these four beautifully restored homes, tour participants will have the opportunity to learn more of Highlands’ history as they tour three historic sites. Hear about the books donated by the Lend a Hand Society of

Boston, Massachusetts, that are considered by many to be the “Birth” of the library.

Tour the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Highlands’ third-oldest church, as docent Isabel Chambers, the daughter of one of the founding members, shares her remembrances of this National Historical Registered location.

Hear the history of the Kelsey Chimney, which is all that remains of Highlands’ first house, built by town founder Samuel Kelsey in 1881.

Tickets for this event are $40. Shuttles will leave from the Recreation Park (last shuttle leaves at 2:45 p.m).

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The Highlands Historical Society’s Tour of Historic Homes is August 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Shuttles leave from the Highlands Rec Park on the Cashiers Road.

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Turk’s Cap Lily at the Highlands Botanical Garden (photo courtesy Mike Hunter) This year’s Native Plants Conference will take place Thursday and Friday, September 10th and 11th. For more information visit www.wcu.edu/hbs or call the Biological Station at (828) 526-2602.

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ever visited the Highlands Botanical Garden?

If not, you have missed one of the greatest treasures in Highlands. The garden covers approximately 12 acres and is open yearround; no charge. It features over 500 species of labeled native plants in a variety of natural ecosystems from bog to hemlock to mixed forest communities.

Visitors of all ages explore the garden, eating lunch by Lindenwood Lake or strolling the many paths.

It’s located at the Highlands Biological Station and surrounds the station’s popular Nature Center.

Financial support is partially derived through HBS’ Annual Conference on Landscaping and Gardening with Native Plants.

This year’s Conference

will take place Thursday and Friday, September 10th and 11th. Included are a field trip, lectures, a luncheon, and a native plant auction.

Choose among field trips that visit spectacular local private gardens landscaped extensively with native plants, pilgrimage to view 400-year-old hemlocks near Highlands, or hike the scenic Panthertown Valley or Whiteside Mountain with experienced botanists. If hiking is not your thing, several workshops will be offered on creating Monarch butterfly waystation gardens or growing rare Southern Appalachian heirloom vegetable and fruit varieties.

Hear featured speaker Patrick McMillan, who’s a botanist from Clemson University, but is probably best known as the “The Plant Hunter” from SC-ETV’s se-

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ries “Expeditions.” Other speakers will include John Turner, director of the private Southern Highlands Reserve on Toxaway Mountain who will discuss the creation of the reserve; Jim Veteto, an ethnobotanist who demonstrates the great diversity of southern Appalachian vegetable and fruit cultivars; John Calabria, landscape architect at the North Carolina Arboretum who will present strategies for water conservation; and Katherine Elliott, ecologist from Coweeta Hydrologic Lab, who will highlight the many changes in recent centuries to the forests of the Southern Mountains. Enjoy the fun and informative native plant auction and wine reception, with proceeds going to the Botanical Garden.

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Now in Bloom

by Guy Fielding

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ere we are in August, at the peak of what’s been a glorious summer, but if you look carefully you’ll catch a glimpse of the first harbingers of Fall.

Yarrow and Queen Anne’s Lace are two bloomers that will be with us through what Keats described as that “season of mellow fruitfulness.” They were late blooming this year, but have come out with a vengeance. Roadsides and fields have filled up with these beautiful flowers and will continue through October.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is an herb that’s been used for centuries with good results. Colds and inflammation are two symptoms that yarrow helps to relieve. Teas from dried flowers are excellent for treating the complica-

tions of colds and flu. Yarrow is available from most herbal suppliers.

Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) is another herb with bactericidal properties used to treat wounds (roots) and prevent worms (teas).

Many nature-friendly floral designers use these charmers to bring a delicate beauty to arrangements that manage to be both enchanting and subtle for a tranquil effect. Yarrow and Queen Anne’s Lace have similar shapes in flowering tops, looking something like an umbrella, and from a distance can be confused with each other.

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Selecting the Correct Thought

Contributed by Grigsby Arnette

Grigsby is a tennis professional at Highlands Falls Countr y Club.

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o matter what you do in tennis you must be consistent.

You have heard of the three L’s in real estate: location, location, location. Well, in tennis it would be the three C’s: consistency, consistency, consistency.

Consistency establishes momentum. If you want momentum on your side be consistent. You need to be consistent not only physically but mentally -- physically by hitting the correct shots again and again, mentally by selecting the correct thoughts again and again.

Most players can understand being consistent with their shots, but being consistent with their thoughts usually seems a bit confusing.

You must practice select-

ing the highest percentage thought for the situation.

For example, let’s suppose you’re making mistakes and you’re on the verge of becoming upset. The two choices you have when you miss are: (1 Get upset and negative, become tentative and lose the next couple of points and even the match; or (2 Manage your mistakes and keep giving yourself an opportunity to win.

By choosing option two, managing your mistakes, you are selecting the highest percentage thought for the situation. Selecting this thought consistently gives you the greatest opportunity to win over the long haul.

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The more you select to manage your mistakes, the more mentally consistent you become. This is what high percentage thought selection is all about. The choice is yours.....you can control what you think, you just have to practice.

Consistency establishes momentum. You must learn to be consistent with your thoughts as well as your shots. Consistency, consistency, consistency.

When you become consistent physically as well as mentally you become a formidable foe. The result: you are the type of player who is not put out by anything and you make your opponent beat you in order to win. You are mentally

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The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.

John F. Kennedy

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Gr-Annie Get Your Gun Part One | by Donna Rhodes

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aga… The name may not have super hero sizzle… okay, it doesn’t even have credibility… but Gaga, as I called her, my paternal grandmother, could take dead aim with the best of ‘em.

And just like Wonder Woman and Batgirl, she got respect.

Gaga, AKA Leila Mayfield Rhodes, knew no limits.

She, her husband, and their three sons tackled a Blue Ridge mountain, dammed its spring-fed streams to build a lake, and constructed three cabins out of the timber cleared from the acreage.

Since we built something out of nothing, my mother dubbed our little village “Nuttin’ Much”.

The creation of Nuttin’ Much was Gaga’s weekend fun. Weekdays, she was a tailor and fashion designer for a big department store.

While Super Girl and her female counterparts were stamping out evil on cartoon pages, Gaga conquered the real world, moving mountains and becoming the Coco Chanel of the Carolinas.

By comparison, all the other super heroines seemed

decidedly 2-D. Gaga was my idol, and whenever possible, I was her sidekick. And so it happened one stifling hot Saturday…

Gaga and I escaped to the higher and cooler ground of Nuttin’ Much to clean the cabins and dip our toes in the clear, chilly water.

On our way, breezes tempered by lush forests met us ten miles up the road at Traveler’s Rest. They pushed us up a winding logging trail, past the river that seemed to flow uphill, and steadily onward to our little patch of heaven. But, as we crossed the spillway and turned down the last stretch of gravel road, the breeze became an unsettling wind of foreboding.

Reaching our destination, we collected armloads of groceries and supplies from the car and climbed the steps up to the first cabin door. To our surprise the lock had been pried off.

We exchanged a glance of uncertainty, and cautiously stepped inside.

The floor was littered with towels and our bathing suits, which had been worn and shucked off in scrunchy little piles, like shed skins.

The pantry and fridge had been raided. Dirty dishes were teetering in crusty towers on the countertops.

Overturned glasses littered the living area.

We nervously checked all the rooms. No one was there. Relieved, but disgust-

ed, I was more concerned with the amount of time and effort it would take to clean the mess than the possibility of the invaders still lurking in some secret shadow.

That soon changed.

As I stepped onto the outside landing to dump the suits and linens in a laundry pile, I noticed the trees shaking. It wasn’t the wind this time; it was a warning.

Someone was walking the swinging bridge, which was cabled to the trunks of those shaking trees in the hollow below. Our land was in the middle of nowhere, the nearest neighbor five miles away.

Anyone crossing that bridge had to be a moonshiner or a revenuer. No one else would be wandering the forests, certainly not trespassing on someone’s property. You could get shot for that.

End Part One: Gaga got her gun, but when it was fired, who was on the shooting end? Who was on the receiving end? And better yet, who was shot… in “the end”?

For the answers to these questions and more, join us next month for the exciting conclusion of Gr-Annie, Get Your Gun. n

The great enemy of the truth is ver y often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

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hen Charles Martin returns to Cyrano’s Bookshop on August 8th for a book-signing, it’ll be like coming home.

He’s been to Cyrano’s before and with a summer home at Lake Burton, he’s no stranger to the area.

But his works have a familiarity that somehow feel like they were written by someone who understands the way life in a Southern town is infused with mystery .

His novels reflect the values of Southerners – both good and bad – and are infused with a deep certainty of the tragedy and undeniable miracles that inform those lives. They’re smart and sharp and they have a staying power that elevate them far beyond a simple “summer read.” You don’t emerge from a Charles Martin novel unchanged.

“When Crickets Cry,” “The Dead Don’t Dance,” and his latest work, “Where The River Ends” are carefully constructed with a watchmaker’s eye for detail and a poet’s understanding of the dark corners of the human heart. They’re unsparing and ultimately inspiring in the precise way they unfold.

Martin will be at Cyrano’s from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Cyrano’s is located at 390 Main Street in Highlands. For more information, call (828) 526-5488. n

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John Armor is a member of the Church, and a Board Member of the Bell Tower Endowment, a fundraising effort to encourage gifts and legacies by will to create a dedicated, permanent fund to maintain the facilities of the Church of the Incarnation. This is an especially important effort for the original Church, a century-old wooden building in an area that is known for very high rainfall.

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he Episc o p a l Church of the Incarnation in Highlands is one of the few local buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Its constr uction began in 1895.

It is a sad but accurate commentary on the decline of the value of the American dollar that the original price of construction for the entire Church was a total of $2,032.81.

That original Church, at the corners of 5th Street and Main, is now incorporated as the Chapel in the complex that increased four-fold the size of the congregation and its programs, including a new and larger sanctuary.

But the former Church has been, and always will be, preserved as part of that.a As with most building contracts, completion was late. But on 19 August, 1896, the Church of the Incarnation was consecrated.

There were several major additions to the structure after it was completed.

Black walnut furniture was made for the Church. Its carved paneling was made of clear chestnut, a wood that has disappeared from these mountains since the blight of

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the 1930’s that killed all the chestnut trees across the nation.

Two brass kerosene chandelier were purchased in South Carolina, and brought up by cart. And, “in an act of boldness” as the history of Incarnation, published on its centennial, states, the Vestry purchased an organ for $225, to be paid off by monthly payments of $5 plus interest on the balance. It took a year to pay off the balance on the Church itself, but three years to pay off the organ, which is still there, and still used for services.

There is no clear record of how Incarnation got its name. However, the Rev. Deal traveled substantially seeking support for the new Church, including to New York City. A substantial

part of the subscriptions to build the Church came from “Northern cities.” So, the speculation is that the name recognized support raised through the help of the Church of the Incarnation in New York.

Although the windows were designed as Gothic, there was no money for stained glass windows. In the intervening century, however, the windows were all filled with stained glass scenes, given in honor of various parishioners and their families.

All of the kneeling benches in the pews have been graced with needle-pointed cushions done by parishioners in honor of members of their families.

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Church with “11 families. 25 baptized, 4 teachers, and 24 Sunday school scholars” at the end of its first year after its dedication.

Today there are hundreds of families and many hundreds of baptized in the expanded Church of the Incarnation which began in this simple, yet elegant building.

Several of the buildings nearby the Church are former rectories and other buildings built for the Church over the years, before its recent expansion.

The old Church building that is now the Chapel is not just an historical relic. It is still used for several ceremonies a week, including for the early services on Sunday morning and Thursday morning. Visitors who want to see the Chapel are welcome at any time.

Those who want to share in one of the services there are welcome to call the Church Office for information, and attend any service that is of interest to them.

The Church’s website is: www.incarnationwnc. org The e-mail address is: rector@incarnationwnc.org The phone number is: (828) 526-2968 The Rector of Incarnation is Fr. Brian Sulli-

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Susan Rebecca White, author of Bound South will be one of the talents at the Southern Women Writers Celebration.

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ld Edwards Inn & Spa and Cyrano’s Bookshop are hosting A Celebration of Southern Women Writers that’ll give participants the chance to rub elbows, swap stories, sip cocktails and break bread with their favorite Southern storytellers.

This four-day event, slated to run September 20th-24th, offers unprecedented access to writers such as Dorothea Benton Frank, Mary Kay Andrews, Cassandra King, Margaret Maron, Kathryn Stockton Angela Dove, Patti Callahan Henry, Sandra Mackey, Gayden Metcalfe, Charlotte Hayes, Kathryn Stockett, Susan Rebecca White, Kathleen Parker and Margaret Maron.

There’ll be breakfast, lunch and dinner chats at Old Edwards’ stable of venues and Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro, signings and Champagne receptions at Cyrano’s, panel discussions and an ongoing lively exchange between these talented authors and their readers.

Old Edwards Inn & Spa will offer special rates on lodging, dining, and shopping for participants and Cyrano’s will have plenty of the authors’ books on hand for signings.

Details were still being assembled as Laurel went to press.

For information about the event or reservations, visit www.oldedwardsinn.com or call (828) 526-8008 or (866) 526-8008. For information about the writers and their works, call Cyrano’s Bookshop at (828) 526-5488. n

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by Wiley Sloan

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he news is full of stories of how we all need to do more to help the environment. Newspapers predict higher energy bills and Congress is telling us to do more to reduce our carbon footprint.

What better time than now to think about having a home that is truly “green”?

This unique home is “greento-the-core” and is pleasing to the eye.

Located on a gently rolling lot at an elevation of 3800 feet, overlooking a clear mountain lake where large trees and native plants abound, this home is the perfect place to kick back and relax. Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy swimming, canoeing, fishing and hiking around Osage Lake which is just a few steps from this

home’s front door. If you’re looking for a more sedentary adventure, then you’ll love the large stone patio and garden with a fire pit and waterfall just a few steps away.

Watch the wildlife and listen to the birds; could anything be more relaxing?

Everywhere you look there are unique details included in this house. The stucco exterior includes imprints of native plants. The windows sills and the roof include live plants and drift wood sculptures. The interior countertops are sculpted stone carved in curving shapes.

The tongue-andgroove ceiling adds warmth to the interior.

In winter, when the trees have shed their leaves, the view from the large living room is spectacular. The

warm glow of the sunlight as it dances across the hardwood floors brightens the room. Light a low fire in the stone fireplace to ward off the chill of a summer morning. You’ll enjoy preparing meals in the expansive kitchen with its sculpted stone countertops and ample cabinetry. There’s room for the entire family for those holiday gatherings in the dining room.

Awake gently in the large master suite as you watch the breeze rustle the leaves outside the double French doors. The master bath with its his-and-her vanities and large walk-in tiled shower is the perfect retreat after a long day.

Your guests will love the privacy of the guest suites on the Terrace level. With two

large bedrooms with private baths, you may have trouble getting them to go home.

The Terrace level family room with its wood-stove insert is the perfect place to gather to watch your favorite sports or to have family gettogethers.

This home is located at 577 Lakeside Road in the Scaly Mountain community just a short drive from Highlands or Mountain City, Georiga. A great family retreat is just waiting for you.

Enjoy the quiet solitude of the Rocky Knob subdivision with gated access while still being in close proximity to all the things you want to do here in Highlands. For more information on this property call Terry Potts at Country Club Properties at (828) 5262520 or go to ccphighland-

For more information on this unique home, contact Terr y Potts at Countr y Club Properties at (828) 526-2520.

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by Clevor Traveler as told to Wiley Sloan

Clevor Traveler shares tips for making traveling easier.

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ove to travel but always have more baggage than you can handle with ease? There’s a true art to learning how to pack. In this article Clevor Traveler will tell you what’s worked for him and his travel companion. See if it works for you.

First, think of traveling as an adventure. You won’t have everything that you have at home. So what? You don’t really need it.

Now the basics.

Review your itinerary and identify any events that require specific attire. Ladies, remember that a black dress or dark jacket can get you through most events.

Check the weather at your destination; plan accordingly.

Make a list of all items you are taking and stick to it.

Pack around only one or two primary colors; coordinate everything.

Plan to wear each skirt/ slacks, shirt/blouse, etc. two or three times (allow to air between wearings).

Leave the glitzy jewelry and the fancy watches at home; they attract thieves.

Plan layers so that you will be comfortable in a variety of temperatures.

Rain gear can also serve as an extra layer if the temp drops unexpectedly; Clevor likes a hooded poncho (from Wal-Mart’s sporting goods section); cheap, leaves hands free and it allows air circulation Take two pairs of comfortable shoes; one for daytime; one for evening; (you are wearing a third pair) Wear your bulkiest items as you depart -- sport coats/

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jackets/raincoats and most cumbersome shoes.

When traveling with a companion, pack at least one outfit for each person in each bag.

That way if a bag is lost each person will have a change of clothes.

Know the amenities available at your travel destination; don’t pack hair dryers, irons, shampoos, etc. that are provided.

Pack a First aid kit that includes a tin of aspirin, band-aids, antiseptic.

A Tide Stick or Shout in foil pack can remove most stains Next month we’ll cover how to pack your suitcase to maximize space and minimize wrinkles in the September Laurel. Share travel tips with Clevor, send them to him at wileyandsarah@nctv.

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Is Summer Stressful?

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by Dr. Sue Aery

Dr. Sue Aer y practices at the Mountain Air Wellness Center.

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ow does your body respond to stress?

You may have trouble sleeping, have sugar cravings, chronic fatigue, migrating joint pain, or gain weight easily, just to name a few. Stress has great impact on the physiology of the human body. Summer may be a stressful time if you are trying to do too many things at once.

The adrenal glands are technically known as our “stress glands” and help us to handle our busy lifestyles.

One of the hormones released from these small glands that lie on top of the kidneys is called cortisol. We need cortisol to stimulate the release of glucose (blood sugar) in times of stress. A busy lifestyle, eating on the run, trying to make deadlines, constant multitasking, relationship

problems, financial difficulties and the like can all cause an over-release of cortisol.

Once the adrenal glands start to work overtime they begin to move into an exhausted state. The way the body works normally begins to change and now the interrelationships between our organs becomes compromised.

Abnormal sleep patterns may be directly related to your adrenal health. Feedback loops from the brain to the rest of the body become affected by excessive release of cortisol.

Because cortisol affects the release of glucose to fuel the organs, too much glucose floating through the bloodstream can cause significant damage to our organs, nervous system and our circulatory system. It can affect blood pressure, heart function, cho-

lesterol and even brain degeneration.

If you have any of these symptoms your health may be less than you want it to be.

There are ways to reverse this progression by making some changes in your lifestyle, work habits and the way you eat. For starters, make sure that you eat three balanced meals daily with a few protein snacks between meals. Drink plenty of water throughout the day and avoid juices, sodas, processed foods and artificial sweeteners.

Consult with your healthcare practitioner for guidance about nutrition and exercise. By stabilizing your stress and blood sugar you will be doing your body a big favor and live a longer life.

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It’s So Easy Being Green

o, how is your compost coming along?

By now you should have your hands dirty with the black, nutrient-dense soil that was made from your common household kitchen waste. During the past months you have learned that composting is really an easy process and along with recycling, will turn your household waste output to an absolute minimum.

Using compost reduces the need for water, fertilizers, and pesticides. Composting works to enrich the soil and will help regenerate poor soil conditions. During the composting process, a variety of beneficial microorganisms are produced in order to break down the organic matter to create humus. When added to soil, the nutrientdense humus will increase

the nutrient contents of the soil and help retain muchneeded moisture. The nutrients and moisture help the plants fight disease and pests, therefore eliminating the need for dangerous and toxic chemical fertilizers.

The healthier plant will also produce a much higher yield.

Compost isn’t strictly for garden use. By amending contaminated, compacted, and marginal soils and allowing healthier plant life to grow, compost plays a key role in facilitating reforestation, wetland restoration, and habitat revitalization efforts.

By removing more of the organic waste from our waste stream and thus preventing the organic matter from entering landfills, we are successfully reducing the production of methane and the formulation of leachate.

Methane is the natural gas produced by the breakdown of organic matter and scientists have listed it as a very potent greenhouse gas that plays a major role in global warming. Leachate is the toxic runoff that forms as water percolates through solid waste carrying heavy metals and contaminants beyond the landfill into our groundwater, drinking water, and streams.

In places where hazardous wastes have contaminated soil, compost can cost-effectively remediate, or cleanup, the polluted soil.

When used on embankments that parallel creeks, lakes, and rivers, compost will help to prevent erosion and silting and turf loss. It can also prevent pollutants, such as solids, oil, grease, and heavey metals, commonly found in stormwater runoff from

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Contributed by Robin M. Armstrong-Neil

Robin is a local Green Living Guru and owner of Whole Life Market in Highlands.

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y father’s dying.

Today he is strong, bullheaded, somewhat active, eating well, watching Jerry Springer on TV and offering solutions to save the world. So, will he just wake up one day and be sick? Will it sneak up on him? I keep watching for a change even though I don’t even know what I’m watching for. I personally see death as unavoidable and a spiritual experience.

I was with my parents when we got the news from the doc’s that there was nothing else they could do.

The cancer was going to win.

“Daddy,” I offered, “you’ve spent your whole life tr ying to do things as well as you could. Now, it will be just as important for you to die well. Find peace

with this however you need to.”

Ever yone is quick to say that the deceased are now at peace. But we all need to find the peace in the dying.

I have read a lot about seeing a light at the time of death. The colors of light range from darkest tones to white to clear light and ver y bright. The brighter hues arise from positive emotions and the possibility of transcending duality. Since the clear light represents the highest possible state we can achieve as humans, in our dying we should strive for that vision.

And I hope when his day to depart his physical body comes he will understand when I whisper to him, “See that really bright light?

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Daddy, and know joy.”

Soul Journey has many books on death, dying and grieving to help you on your journey.

Events for August 2009: Ever y Friday at 5:30 p.m. -Guided Meditation Circle; Saturday, August 1st, 4:005:00 p.m. -- Rev. Jean Logan of Holy Grounds Farm presents “How to Find Your Own Power;” Thursday, August 13th, 5:30 p.m. -- Angel Messages with Nana & Colby, $25; Friday & Saturday, August 14th and 15th, Private Readings and Channeling with Nana & Colby; Thursday, August 20th, 5:30-7:00 p.m. -- Linda James presents “Breaking Through The Veil of Illusion,” $39.

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Cashiers Commons

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Contributed by Mary Beth Brody

Mar y Beth Brody is a Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors in Highlands at (828) 787-2323.

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t’s easy to have confidence in investments made during bull markets: share prices climb and any losses from poor decisions are usually recovered fast. But times of increasing market volatility tend to magnify mistakes, and many investors may lose confidence in their decision making.

Let’s take a quick look at some of these common — but generally avoidable — mistakes.

During a downturn in the market, investors who regularly contributed to their portfolios when the market was rising often decide to stop investing until conditions improve. This can prove to be a costly mistake.

Not only is it impossible to time the ups and downs of the market with consistent success — by sitting on the sidelines during a down market, you could miss out on an opportu-

nity to buy stocks and other investments at lower prices.

It is also important to continue to make contributions to your 401(k) plan or similar employee-sponsored retirement plan.

Determining whether an investment is appropriate for your portfolio requires research. There are more companies and investment products to invest in today than ever before, and you need to gather information before you can determine which investments might have potential for growth.

Before making an investment decision, it’s helpful to evaluate it in the context of comparable opportunities. At a minimum, you should find two articles (from different authors) about the company or investment product and review the company’s website.

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Frequent trading reduces the total return of your portfolio. In addition to the trading fees and taxes that it incurs, frequent trading does not reflect a long-term outlook and thoughtful investment strategies — neither timing the market nor running from losses enhances your portfolio’s performance.

Before selling a stock or investment product that has tumbled, it’s important to do some additional research to understand why it fell. This research will help you anticipate the holding’s potential for recovery.

It’s also important to know when to take a loss. It hurts to lose money, but a little pain now may pay off in the long run. If your company or investment relies on an industry that is likely to remain weak for several years, consider selling to avoid any additional losses. n

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Dr. John Baumrucker

by Wiley Sloan

For nearly 40 years, Dr. John Baumrucker’s been a comforting presence in Highlands and Cashiers.

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r. John Baumrucker has been a dedicated member of the Medical Staff of the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital since 1971. Following his graduation from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, he attended medical school at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.

Following his internship at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, he moved to Highlands to begin his medical practice.

Dr. Baumrucker is certified by the American Board of Family Practice, the N. C. Medical Association, the N.C. Academy of Family Physicians and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He also ser ves as a student preceptor

for the University of N.C. School of Medicine.

For many years Dr. Baumrucker has carried the lion’s share of the load in making sure that the hospital always has qualified medical coverage in the Emergency Room.

Last fall when the hospital found itself short of Family Practice physicians, Dr. John reopened his office practice while he continued his work in the ER. This was an especially challenging endeavor but he did it because he always puts his patients first.

Now that two new Family Practice physicians have joined the hospital staff, Dr. Baumrucker will once again focus on the ER. “I have complete con-

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fidence in Dr. Scott Baker and Dr. Richard Matthews, and I have really enjoyed working with both of them.

I know my patients will be in good hands with either of them,” Dr. John says.

Dr. Baumrucker and his wife Joanna have been deeply involved in mission work in Bolivia for the past twelve years. Each winter, they spend several weeks in Montero, Bolivia, overseeing the foster home for homeless boys and supplying hospitals with much needed medical equipment.

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What’s Your View?

Contributed by Mel Lipinski

Mar yellen owns Mel’s Mountain Real Estate in Sapphire, North Carolina. Her books, “Life Under Construction… a work in progress” and “Random Thoughts & Mine Always Are” can be found in local bookstores and coffee shops or send her an email @Melspeaks@aol.com

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ive your life with a powerful view of the future. Be a view finder. Now more than ever this seems vital. If you need to change your view just try looking at life from a different perspective. No view is permanent.

Life is like a kaleidoscope. When you pick it up and rotate it just a little, you can watch the view change. The patterns and color are constantly changing just as phases or events change in our lives. We need to manage each chapter in our life keeping in mind what view we want to attract.

There have been times when my life view was not exactly what I had in mind. Not even in my rear view mirror. While we may not be able to change the circumstances that occur, we can change how we view them. The secret I have found lies in seeing how we react to any given situation.

When I worked with clients in my psychology practice, my goal was for them to get the following powerful concept. If they got this, they got better. The theory is from Rational Emotive Therapy by Dr. Albert Ellis. It is simple but not easy.

How you think is how you feel and how you feel is how you act.

This has been the key to keeping my feelings rational and my life in perspective.

How you view your life moment by moment determines how you think.

Have you lost your view? Are you ready for a change in your landscape? Vistas will always change. Clouds form shapes and they disappear, rain starts and it stops, the sun rises and sets. Life is ever changing. Adopt a core view, one with meaningful values and powerful thoughts.

What is your view of life right now? What thoughts are hurting or helping you with your perception of your view? Do you sustain a core view of life?

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These Mystic Mountains

Contributed by Mary Korotva

Mar y is the owner of Cashiers Resort Rentals and can be reached by calling (877) 747.9234 or at www.cashiersresortrentals. com.

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t is unmistakable, undeniable and universal…the magnetism of the oldest mountains on earth.

Emanating from deep within these majestic sentinels their power reaches into our very souls; melting the stress of the madness of city life, allowing us to reconnect with our innermost selves and become whole once again. It’s no wonder we want to stay forever!

In early 2000 when I made the decision to move here permanently and start a new business, Cashiers Resort Rentals, I shared with my realtor that for the first time in five years I wasn’t going to be sad about leaving since I knew that soon I’d be returning for good. And I’ve never looked back! As the years pass, more and more people are finding ways to make this idyllic part of the country their permanent home, answering the call of that tangible power which constantly reminds you that paradise can still be yours.

Remember, we all started as visitors so it can happen to you!

Whatever your passion there’s a source of nourish-

ment for it here. This nature lovers’ paradise has endless possibilities: scenic, challenging golf courses; endless rivers teeming with offerings for fishermen; pristine lakes and fabulous waterfalls for water nymphs; endless hiking trails to breathtaking vistas perfect for birding or photography and a rich and varied cultural history to retrace. And this is just scratching the surface!

Not an outdoor person?

Delightful and diverse shops for every passion are waiting to be discovered. Fine arts and antiques, unique and stylish apparel, fine furnishings and interior décor, arts and crafts and regional culinary delights are just some of the choices. Time is your only limit. Inevitably you will find a serendipitous treasure to carry home that will be an enduring reminder of idyllic days in the mountains.

For the artistic traveler we offer the perfect ambiance for creativity. The stillness and majesty of the mountains draws forth much inspiration for painting or writing. Understandably our area abounds with artists and craftsmen and their works

are available throughout the community. If you haven’t discovered your passion yet, you might just uncover it here. Just take some time to sit back and drink in the elixir of the Muses.

While spectacular scenery forms the backdrop for your favorite pastimes the incredible climate is another hallmark of our area. Cool mountain breezes and perfect summer temperatures provide an amazing, comfortable ambiance in which to relish your halcyon days, increasing your pleasures exponentially.

Be sure and give springtime in the mountains serious consideration, too, as it is one of our best-kept secrets. These ancient mountains have fostered one of the most horticulturally diverse areas in the country, providing an unparalleled canvas as nature springs forth with new life and the mountains are framed with colorful redbuds, dogwoods and cherry blossoms trees as well as brilliant azaleas, rhododendrons and countless wildflowers.

The mountains are calling and stand ready to welcome you through the gates

We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.

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long the ditches, streams, and moist forests of western North Carolina you might see two species of Jewelweed.

One is orange (Impatiens capensis) and a second species is yellow (Impatiens pallida). The plants are identical except for the difference in flower color. Both of these annual herbs are called touchme-not, for when you touch the seed pods they tend to explode. While this is of great entertainment, this is an effective dispersal mechanism.

These plants grow in habitats where it pays to have lots of seeds. Many of those seeds get carried away by predators, floodwaters, or buried in sediments. Having lots of seeds improves the chances that at least one will survive to the next year.

Both of these species also have two kinds of flowers, ones that open fully and require pollen from other plants of the same species.

Typically these flowers are visited by bees. The second kind of flower never opens but pollinates itself. This dual pollination strategy ensures that seeds are produced whether or not pollinators are around.

Both species are found throughout the eastern North America to the Midwest and north to Canada.

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from the water droplets that can be seen on the leaf surface shimmering like a jewel.

The spotted jewelweed’s scientific name, Impatiens capensis means “of the cape.”

The botanist who originally described the species thought the plant was native to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. He got it wrong but the name stuck.

The sap or mucilage of both species is supposed to be a cure for poison ivy and stinging nettles. Laboratory trials have been inconclusive and I personally recommend cortisone rather than rubbing plant sap on body parts.

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f only we could all see through the eyes of the animals.

We are blessed at Carpe Diem Farms with 11 horses, four dogs and two cats who call the farm home. Recently we had some summer campers of a different variety, a 28 year-old horse named Frosty and her companion goats, Gloria and her babies, Iris and Rose. They came to “summer camp” for two weeks from Central, South Carolina, while their human was on vacation.

Having the opportunity to see through the eyes of the animals gives us a broader view and enhances our ability to see beyond differences: size, color, and even species. It gives us a chance to be present to our surroundings. We can learn to feel with our hearts and dissolve barriers to understanding.

Seeing Frosty and her goats is more than entertaining. Gloria came to live with Frosty to keep her company.

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to have a companion or they suffer from tremendous loneliness. Frosty had never met a goat and Gloria had never met a horse. They chose to be fast friends -- a lesson we might all learn. Gloria was expecting and soon after arriving in Frosty’s pasture she gave birth to Iris and Rose. Frosty immediately became the baby goats’ surrogate mom. She protects them and stands guard at their shed door when Gloria wants to get some alone time in the pasture.

If they get frightened or need comforting they stand under Frosty’s belly. This unusual herd teaches us to look beyond what we see to the heart of how we feel. If only we could be so accepting, how much sweeter our daily experiences would be. Frosty whinnies and the goats come running!

In our own herd, our miniature horse Pumpkin is best friends with Anna and Promise, the two largest horses in the herd. The smallest teaches us to look beyond differences, to

put aside fears of those things bigger than ourselves and to take risks to see what magic may show up in the unknown.

Pumpkin knows she found the magic of friendship, companionship and lots of horse play.

When we set our sights on personal growth and development, learning to be an observer is tantamount. We have three more opportunities for experiential learning this season – “In the Company of Horses…Learning Their Language, Level I and Level II,” as well as a new offering, “In the Company of Horses…Learning Their Language: A Mother-Daughter Adventure.” You’ll learn to see through the eyes of the horses and how to be present in the moment. You will enhance your observation, communication and listening skills. It will be a weekend of experiencing the “if only” moments.

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For more information, course dates and registration forms, please go to our web site: www.carpediemfarms. org and view our calendar of events. If you would like to schedule a tour of the farm call (828) 526-2854.

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First Mountain Tail Waggers Walk Contributed by Cassie Welsh, Executive Director Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society

For a tail-wagging good time for all, join Bullwinkle and other pets at the First Mountain Tail Waggers Walk on September 5th in Highlands.

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n Saturday, September 5th, the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society will present the First Mountain Tail Waggers Walk in Highlands. Join us for this first annual fund-raising event for two reasons – to raise much-needed funds for the shelter and to spend a funfilled day with crafts, activities, people, and pets.

The day will begin with registration from 8:00 a.m. at Highlands School. Then at 9:30 a.m., pet owners and their favorite tail waggers will walk from the school to Harris Lake and end at the Pet Fest on Pine Street. The Pet Fest will be right next to the annual Highlands Village Arts and Crafts Festival, and it will feature all sorts of pet-related crafts

and vendors, competitions, demonstrations, music, food, and a microchipping clinic.

Start practicing with your pet now for these fun competitions! There will be the biggest and the smallest pet, best stupid pet trick, best dressed pet, best pet/ owner look alike and fastest tail wagger on the block.

Start collecting pledges now for the walk! The minimum entr y fee is $30, and there will be an awesome prize awarded to the person who raises the most money.

Plus, if you are walking an animal adopted from our shelter, you will receive a special commemorative pet bandanna.

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free. For more information, registration details, and pledge forms, visit our website at www.chhumanesociety.org. Or you can contact the Cashiers-Highland Humane Society on (828) 7435752 or drop by the shelter any Monday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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he Highlands Mountaintop Rotary annual dinner meeting was held on June 24th at Fresser’s Eatery. A great time was had by all as the club celebrated the closing of the 2008-2009 Rotary Year and ushered in the 2009-2010 year. Special guest Vic Galef, Assistant District Governor, was on hand to present several awards. Paul Harris awards were received

by Nin Bond and Al Bolt. A Paul Harris Fellowship Award is the highest award that Rotary can bestow upon a person.

The Highlands Mountaintop Rotary chose Rotarian Victoria Ingate for the “Rotarian of the Year” award. At the end of evening, outgoing President Jerry Hermanson handed the gavel over to incoming President Al Bolt. Al is the owner of Mitchell’s Lodge and Cottages

and The Car Spa of Highlands.

The next exciting fundraiser for the Highlands Mountaintop Rotary will be the “Quickdraw” Exhibition and Auction that will take place on September 12th at the Executive Conference Center at Old Edwards Inn. Come enjoy an evening of art appreciation and enjoyment at the beautiful Old Edwards Inn in downtown Highlands. The artists scheduled to participate this year are Bonnie Adams, Chris Bell, Kathie Blozan, Cheryl Combs, Jan Eubanks, Graciela Giles, Kay Gorecki, Duncan Greenlee, Jon Houglum, Susan Lingg, Pauline Marr, Mark Menendez, Karen Pait, Herbie Rose, Rob Saville, Elsa Sibley and Janet Whitehead. Rotarian Dennis Hall of Hall Auction Services will again be donating his valuable services. The

Quickdraw is an important fundraiser for the Highlands Mountaintop Rotary with all proceeds being used by the Mountaintop club for local area Rotary projects.

Thank you to all of our sponsors: Quickdraw Platinum Sponsors include First Citizens Bank and the Laurel Magazine. Thank you to our Artist Sponsors: Nicholas Bazan, Mortgage Banker, Gerry Doubleday, Mitchell’s Lodge and Cottages, MOUSE, Scott Neumann, Attorney at Law, Peak Experience, The Toy Store and Bill Zoellner. Thank You to Ann Jacobs Gallery for sponsoring artist Rob Saville and John Colette Fine Arts for sponsoring artists Jon Houglum and Janet Whitehead.

The event is $45 per person.

Ticket price includes the Quickdraw artist exhibition,

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a live auction, a silent auction and plenty of delicious hors d’ oeuvres. A cash bar will also be provided. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the Quickdraw begins at 6:00.

Tickets may be purchased at The Highlands Visitor Center, The Highlander Newspaper Office, Stanberry Insurance and Peak Experience.

For ticket information please call (706) 746-6913 or contact mtntopquickdraw@aol.com.

The Old Edwards Inn will be providing special guest rates. Contact (866) 5268008 and be sure to mention “Quickdraw” when making your reservation.

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Rotary Sponsors Highlands School Award Banquets Contributed by Slocum Howland

Derek Taylor, President of the Rotar y Club of Highlands and Highlands school principal Brian Jetter congratulate Casey Jenkins, Valedictorian of the class of 2009 at the academic banquet held at the Performing Arts Center in June, 2009.

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wo special events at the end of the school year at Highlands School are the Athletic Awards Banquet and the Academic Awards Banquet.

Both functions are sponsored by the Rotary Club of Highlands. Our members, with the advice of school officials, are responsible for selection of the venues, the decorations, the food and refreshments, the award certificates, and the costs of both banquets. We want the students and their families to come to an off campus site to be recognized and appreciated.

Rotary President Derek Taylor, a graduate of High-

lands School, said, “Our club seeks to reward in a tangible way the success of our local students. We are enthusiastic supporters of local needs.

Highlands School is small and has limited resources.

These two events allow students to enjoy an evening with their parents, siblings, faculty, coaches and fellow students and receive acknowledgment of their academic and athletic accomplishments. We are proud to sponsor these events.”

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Rotary Club of Highlands for all they do for our school. In today’s environment, with all the distractions for adolescents, our school needs and appreciates the support the Rotary Club of Highlands provides. The award banquets enrich the school experience and help us recognize and reward our academic and athletic leaders.”

The 100 members of the Rotary Club of Highlands are committed to the basic Rotary principle of “Service Above Self.” We are glad to support our local students with these events, and to continue our tradition of recognizing and supporting excellence. n

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Signs of Illiteracy

omeone you know may be illiterate.

The inability to read is a widespread problem in America: over 44 million adults cannot read a child’s bedtime story. Many more cannot read past a fifth-grade level.

Despite the pervasiveness of illiteracy, it can be difficult to identify a person who is illiterate. To cope with the embarrassment and stigma of illiteracy, many people develop elaborate coping strategies, and it can be difficult to get a person to admit to illiteracy. Some will perfect the art of hiding this problem, even carrying around a newspaper or magazine, though the words might look more like Chinese than the English alphabet.

There are other signs in adults and children that may point to illiteracy. Children with reading difficulties will often exhibit behavioral prob-

lems as a distraction. Even in pre-school-aged children learning disabilities may be present: signs of possible difficulties include prolonged baby talk, difficulty learning letter names, and trouble understanding directions.

It’s especially important to be vigilant for reading problems in the early elementar y grades. After third grade, there is a major shift in the way children are taught reading. Before that, all subjects are taught in a way that encourages learning to read; after third grade, students must have sufficient reading skills to comprehend material in all subjects. Children who do not catch up before this point will often continue to lag behind their peers in the following grades. There are many resources available to identify and overcome learning disabilities, and early inter vention can off-

set future problems.

In adults there are also warning signs of illiteracy.

Many will develop extraordinar y listening and memor y skills. Imagine navigating city streets without being able to comprehend a single sign. For this reason, people who lack reading skills tend to be geographically confined. In the workplace, illiterate adults often ask for repeated verbal instructions, and are more likely to suffer accidents because of an inability to understand instructions and safety guidelines. When asked to read or write, illiterate adults will often use that age-old excuse: “I forgot my reading glasses.”

If someone you know is illiterate, help is available.

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Was It My Fault?

Contributed by Kathy Bub

For information about Friends for Life call (828) 508-2460.

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oxy was found tied to the doorknob on the front porch of a rental house.

She watched in the pouring rain as her family drove away. She watched for several days for their return -- terrified by the thunderstorms that rolled through the area back in May. Few of us can imagine what total abandonment feels like, but Foxy knows.

Although she is safe now, you can still see the confusion in her face. She sits quietly on the front porch of our dog building and continues to watch for her family to return. Foxy doesn’t know about the economy and how it has affected so many families. She doesn’t know about

mortgages and debt and lost jobs. She just knows that the love and security she once felt is gone.

Through Golden Retriever Rescue she was placed in a foster home, but because of her age and mixed breeding, Friends for Life was asked to take her in at the Forever Farm. Every single day we receive calls from folks who are losing their homes and can’t care for their companion animals. And almost every day we have to say, “No, we can’t take another animal.”

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residents.

The abandoned animals desperately need your help -- as do we, so that we can help more of them. The sad fact is that many of the animals losing their homes are seniors that have been with their families for years.

Other rescue organizations won’t take seniors that they consider “unadoptable.”

Please help us continue our mission to help these special animals.

Friends for Life is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization and your donations are tax deductible. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 340, Sapphire, NC 28774. For information about Friends for Life call (828) 508-2460.

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he First Presbyterian Church and the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Highlands founded the International Friendship Center on October 2nd, 2002 to “reach out to the underserved international population with respect, compassion and information; to foster harmony, to facilitate access to human services, and to promote absorption of this group into the mainstream of American society.”

Since its inception, the center has served people from 21 different countries and over 50 local business owners.

Although the thrust of the Friendship Center in its early years was to educate and assist newcomers to our community in the procedures necessary to learn our laws, to pay taxes, to open bank accounts, to get drivers’ licenses and insurance, hunger became an issue early in the history of the International Friendship Center.

As more and more people found their way into the IFC offices at the Crosby Community Center to seek information about their daily living needs, a relationship of trust was formed between the staff and the clients. The staff learned that although the adults in a family were all working hard or ardently pursuing work, often there were too many mouths to feed on the available income and people were too poor to buy food.

In early February of 2005, in the third year of operation, the Friendship Center’s director approached its Board of Directors with the idea of establishing a food pantry and received a hearty endorsement. She contacted Manna Food Bank in Asheville to apply for the International Friendship Center to become an approved agency. Two heavy shelves to hold food were donated and installed in one of the offices.

A month later on March 14th, 2005, at the suggestion of then board chair Dr. E. J. Tarbox, a letter was sent to the Hack Family Foundation of Atlanta requesting a $2,000 grant to purchase food. The executive director of the Manna Food Bank in Asheville paid an onsite visit to the

History of the Food Pantry Friendship Center and approved the application. The Friendship Center was designated agency #00733 on May 9th, 2005.

However, we were soon experiencing such an increase in the numbers of clients coming into the offices to get tax returns and other legal work performed that we realized we had neither enough physical space nor staff members to operate a food pantry in the midst of the office. We were pondering where we might locate our food pantry when one day Eddie Ingram, pastor of the Highlands United Methodist Church, walked into the office and asked “Do you think there is a significant need for food among your people?”

The answer of course was a resounding “yes” and he was told we were already a designated agency of the Manna Food Bank in Asheville and that we were looking for a place to house our food pantry.

Eddie said he would talk to his Administrative Council about converting the old unused apartment space in the garage behind the Methodist Church into a functional space for the distribution of food.

The leaders of the church, urged on

by John Bonner who was a board member of the Friendship Center, agreed with the idea and “the rest is history.” The grant to purchase food came through and preparations began to transform the little apartment into its present configuration with three separate areas of shelving for hungry people to come select their food.

Led by Bill Futral of Scaly Mountain, a large group of team-spirited volunteers from all walks of life, and from different churches, turned out to make the vision of The Food Pantry a reality. It was a true community-wide effort.

“Pete” Foster, an electrician who attends the Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church, gave his time to get the wiring up to code; Sarah Sloan provided paint to freshen the place.

On November 5th, 2005 the Pantry opened its door for the first time.

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specific contributions are lost to us now.

However, the Friendship Center wants to gratefully acknowledge everyone who has helped with this project. We wish we could thank you individually.

Barbara Landwehr and Patsy Mullen, both of whom have served on the Board of Directors of the IFC and who attend the First Presbyterian Church, have been tireless in their gifts of time. Elaine Reynolds of the Methodist Church, who shares the role of co-chair of the Food Pantry committee with Landwehr, has been active almost from the beginning as have Mary Heffington and Jan Lard of that church. Dorothy Porter of the First Baptist Church and Jolene and “Nib” Niblack from the Anglican Church are regular volunteers at the Pantry.

And although the Pantry has become a community-wide effort, The International Friendship Center still remains the agency of record for the Food Pantry and as such is responsible for paying all the bills and maintaining all the financial records. The number of families served weekly by the Pantry has grown from 25 to 30 in the first year of its existence to 75 this year.

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he Blue Ridge Mountains possess a beauty all their own.

The same can be said about the members of the Cullasaja Women’s Outreach (CWO), an organization bestowing the beauty of caring, hope and philanthropy upon the Highlands-Cashiers area.

Founded in 2006 by several forward-thinkers of the Cullasaja Club, the organization has raised more than $200,000 in support of local not-for-profits, ranging from the Community Care Clinic of Highlands-Cashiers to the Highlands Literary Council… from the Hudson Library to the Highlands Community Child Development Center.

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their beautiful seasonal community.

“We are so incredibly blessed to be a part of this vibrant mountain community,” noted Colleen Flinn, 2009 president of the CWO. “Our membership truly wants to understand local needs. Our ladies have a genuine desire to give back through volunteerism and fundraising.

We’ve been given a precious gift and we want to give back.”

The Cullasaja Women’s Outreach gives its ladies a chance to come together in a special way to develop new friendships, share ideas and reach out, collectively, through philanthropy, to make a difference.

This year, the CWO is planning another special fundraiser to raise money for the community, a progressive dining experience within the

Cullasaja Club — Cruising Crescent Trail — to get everyone in the spirit of giving, even in a weakened economy.

“Now more than ever,” said Flinn, “it’s important to support our community. Last winter, the Highlands Emergency Fund helped some local residents pay their gas bills. ” “We’d love to set an example for philanthropy in the broader Highlands community,” noted Cris Hayes, a past president and founder of the

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organization. “Modeling philanthropy is a big part of what the CWO is about.”

Grants Chair Sally Wallace is in the process of encouraging local nonprofits to submit grants requests.

“We are reaching out to organizations in need, and are more than willing to help local groups write and present their requests.

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hroughout June and July you attended a number of CLE classesimproving bidding at bridge and testing your art skills.

You heard Sandra Mackey talk about the current events in Iran and enjoyed “Cooking with the Chefs.”

The great classes continue in August. Lovers of architecture and design will have two great opportunities.

Atlanta architect Norman Askins will discuss classic architecture on August 3rd.The “Architecture as Art” class on August 13th looks at basic design principles and influences and features well-known Highlands’ architect Jim Fox. Art enthusiasts will want to attend “Artful Strokes from Different Folks ” (four sessions beginning August 4th) taught by Jackie Meena

or “Glass Painting” on August 17th, taught by Peggy Boruchow. There is also a two-day workshop taught by Heather Fortner where participants will explore “Fish Printing and Creating Images of Natural World” (August 25th-26th).

Literary enthusiasts have a choice of “A Shakespeare Workshop – ‘Hamlet,’” “John Milton’s “Samson Agonistes,” or “Literary Trek from Fear to Humor.”

Want to learn more about politics or world affairs? You’ll enjoy the lecture on Egypt and its role in the Middle East (August 6th), or you may want to explore the changes in the Supreme Court with “Scalia and Kennedy 2007-2008” (August 19th). On August 4th you can understand why films include the techniques that

they do. These classes are sure to be challenging as well as entertaining.

And there are also opportunities to hone your culinary skills. There is a cooking class with Andrew Figel (August 11th) and a baking class with Martha Porter on August 12th.

You won’t want to miss September’s two-day trip to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. You can learn about the Moravian history, check out the renowned Replacements china/crystal emporium, visit Koerner’s Folly in Kernersville and see the home of the R. J. Reynolds tobacco family (now a home of American Art). Seats are still available.

For the details, check out the full class schedule at www.clehighlands.org or call their office at (828) 526-8811.

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CLE offers a variety of classes on a wide range of topics. Call the CLE office at (828)-526-8811 for more information.

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elda Lovell’s lifelong passion for art and the beauty of the natural world has found a natural outlet at her Blue Valley Galler y & Studio.

Her classes for beginners are lively and personal and, while the lessons are serious, there’s an unmistakable sense of playfulness.

“I want my students to have fun while they’re learning,” she explains. “We laugh a lot, and it seems like we develop a lot of friendships.”

Although Velda has a lifetime’s worth of artistic knowledge and training, her lessons are gentle.

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them develop their own techniques – that’s why I like working with beginners,” she says. “The critical part is that they take the lessons that they learn here and practice, practice, practice. Like a musician, they’ll never develop their natural talents unless they practice.”

Velda’s students range in age from 13 to 93.

“Ever yone has their own reason to take lessons, and some of the reasons are truly inspiring,” she explains. “When you think about it, painting can be a form of therapy. In fact, some of my students are stroke victims who use their lessons to aid in their recov-

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Velda was born in Jackson County and nurtured a childhood talent for art. She began her formal training at age 8 with instructor Christine Pickens. After 10 years, she graduated to landscape and still life, studying under Sergio Santos and Amy Rickett.

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more about Velda’s art and the lessons that she shares with her students, visit Blue Valley Galler y & Studio at the Mountain Laurel Shoppes off of Highway 107 North in Cashiers or call (828) 743-2956. She’s there seven days a week throughout the year (except Christmas Day), so you stand a pretty good chance of see-

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enry Spencer Moore (1898-1986) was not only a well-known sculptor and print maker; the fame he acquired during his long career made him a cultural phenomenon. Moore was born in England and spent his young years in the mining town of Castleford in Yorkshire. In 1919 as an art student he began studying sculpture and had his first solo show in London in 1928. Moore and his wife Irina made their living teaching sculpture and exhibiting at a center for artists and writers in Hampstead, London. In 1940 they moved to Hertfordshire countryside where he collected objects in nature that would inspire his sculpture.

Moore is considered the first sculptor to create work for the outdoors that were not memorials, monuments or garden ornaments. He was

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Fay Gold Gallery

tremendously successful and became an international celebrity sought after by the rich and famous.

The etchings and lithographs in the exhibition at Fay Gold Gallery are from Moore’s most well known portfolios depicting mother and child and reclining figures created from 1966-1984. They reflect a direct relationship to his sculptural works. He made his first graphics in 1931 and continued to produce them until the mid 1960s. There was a great demand for them and he found printmaking physically less demanding than working on sculptures. The 20 etchings and lithographs in this exhibition are on loan from his gallery in England in collaboration with the Moore Foundation. They were exhibited at the Atlanta Botanical Garden from April 22nd – July 16th, 2009 in the

gallery adjacent to the Fuqua Orchid Center in conjunction with “Moore in America: The Monumental Sculpture of Henry Moore.” The works will be shown in Highlands at Fay Gold Gallery through August 17th, 2009.

In the last 29 years, Fay Gold has become one of the most respected contemporary art experts in the country. She has networked throughout the world exhibiting her artists at art fairs in Paris, Madrid, Basel, Chicago, New York, Miami and London. Fay has guided and educated Atlantans by showing cutting edge artists at her gallery ahead of their time.

Fay was born in Greenville, South Carolina and grew up in New York City. She graduated from Adelphi University majoring in theater and art history. In 1966, she moved South and taught painting for

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15 years, opening her gallery in 1980. She received the “Big Thinker Award” from the Brain Injury Association of Georgia and was recently honored with a tribute at The Contemporary Art Center for her pioneering vision and profound dedication to the Atlanta contemporary art scene.

In addition there is a group show of work by Zoe Hersey, Rana Rochat, Jennifer JL Jones, Ab The Flagman, Gordon Chandler, Anthony Liggins, Thomas Ostenberg, Boaz Vaadia and working with Venetian plaster on wood panels, Franklin’s most talented artist, Dan Quigley. The gallery hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday and Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.. It is located at 211 South 4th Street, Highlands, NC. (404) 625-9094 or (828) 342-3065, www.faygoldgallery.com. n

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John Collette Fine Art is located at 381 Main Street (across from Buck’s Cof fee Shop) in Highlands.

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ohn Collette Fine Art has evolved into something of a Highlands institution over the past 15 years.

This season, the galler y has opened at an opulent new space at 381 Main Street. Its walls scintillate with the creations of John’s stable of artists – Lucy Browning, Dean Gioia, William Cutler and others. The amazing wooden bowls of Larr y Ruis and rainbowhued glass creations of Jeffrey Phelps and Chris Hawthorne beguile and demand a careful look. A visit is a deeply sensual experience.

John’s focus has been to present a variety of genres by local and national artists of repute working in innovative as well as time-honored techniques.

These include both emerging artists who continue to grow and explore new frontiers, as well as established painters and sculptors whose works are part of major private and public collections.

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and framing art.

All works are available on approval in the client’s home, and can be delivered directly to your home. The galler y offers a simple in-house layaway plan that helps new collectors acquire their “must have” works.

Owner John Collette has garnered a reputation for generously supporting the community that’s supported his business over the years.

He’s staging a benefit for Highlands Playhouse from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 15th. There’ll be an open bar, hors d’oeuvres and a performance by Cindy Summers, the star of the Playhouse’s production of “Pump Boys & Dinettes.” John will offer drawings for two pieces of original art to benefit the playhouse.

If you’d like to be included on the guest list, call (828) 526-0339 or email to jcfa@verizon.net. Of course, to experience the treasures that John has assembled, visit the galler y at 381 Main Street (across from Buck’s Coffee Shop) in Highlands. n

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ome things get better with age.

Talent is one of them. An artist’s inherent talent gets honed over the years through education, experimentation, success and failure.

Cynthia Strain, the featured photographer at Mill Creek Galler y & Framing, says that you have to take a lot of bad pictures to get good at a craft such as photography. Thousands of bad pictures in fact. But in time one’s understanding of composition, light, color, camera technique, and many more subtle aspects of good art become second nature. The result is fine art that moves us, sparks our curiosity, and fires our imagination.

Strain’s new work is entirely nature-based. Graceful swans inhabit canvases and watercolor paper for a painterly effect. Soft yellow trillium are photographed beside a lichencovered rock. After a spring thunderstorm she recorded the magical light

and fog in Whiteside Cove. A scarletthroated hummingbird is captured mid-flight as he pauses between sips at a feeder. A colorful male wood duck is photographed perched atop its aged nesting box. Winter trees seem to dance under a blue sky. A snail crawls ever so slowly across a galax leaf. This is some of Strain’s finest work ever.

When not out making photographs or sitting at her computer organizing and editing them, Cynthia is behind the counter at the galler y cutting mats and gluing picture frames for the custom framing she does for her customers. After traveling to the National Picture Framing Conference in Las Vegas in Januar y, she picked up several dozen beautiful new moldings for the shop. She has also created a line of decorative license plates for Highlands, Cashiers and Franklin. She starts with some favorite photographs and has them printed on sturdy alumi-

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See Cynthia’s new work or bring your own art for framing to Mill Creek Galler y & Framing in the Highlands Village Square on Oak Street at 5th Street. Hours are Monday through Saturday, noon to 5:00 p.m. Also mark your calendar for the Labor Day Village Square Art & Craft Show Sept.

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pend a little time in the Highlands Art Scene and you’ll come across Mary Adair Leslie.

She’s directing or acting in a Highlands-Cashiers Players production. And her Summit One Gallery is a little jewel that enchants before you’ve even entered. The sculptures in the courtyard are a subtle invitation to the discoveries inside -- The timeless visions of Pat Calderone; the transcendent oils of Jane Smithers; the undeniable majesty and mystery of Mace Lucas’ horses; Wesley Wofford’s evocative sculptures that seem carved from myth.

It’s an endlessly fascinating display that’s almost kaleidoscopic in its presentation.

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of Oklahoma, Mary Adair knows something about presentation.

“I’ve always had the arts in my life,” she explains. “As a child, I was always going to museums, concerts and performances. That’s a good way to grow up and when I was living in Virginia I made sure

that I took my kids to museums every week.”

When she moved to Columbia, South Carolina, she became the Director of Retail Operations for the Columbia Museum of Art. “I loved being able to design the store and seeing how the public responded,”

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Mary says. “The buying trips to New York and other places gave me broad experience and helped me to understand the unique relationship between artists and those who display their works.”

All of that experience, the fruits of a lifetime submerged in the arts, came to bear when Mary Adair opened Summit One Gallery.

“I love what I do and I hope it shows in the gallery -- I’m here seven days a week and there is no place I’d rather be.”

To meet Mary Adair and experience the rich creativeness in and of her gallery, visit Summit One Gallery at “The Galleries” on South Second Street in Highlands. For more information, call (828) 526-2673. summitonegallery@verizon.net www.sum-

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an Wilson, founding owner of Tin Roof Studio, will quickly tell you that the art she offers has more that just a pretty face.

It’s art that is handcrafted by skilled artisans in the old traditions, but with a uniquely modern twist that makes it “. . . a joy to look at and a delight to use.”

The spacious gallery nestled in the blue mountains of Highlands, just a couple of hours from Asheville and Atlanta, is a work of art in its own right. Created by Blue Sky Home Designs, the 2,000 square-foot structure blends seamlessly into an impressive landscape of stone and mountain laurel.

Inside, there are works by over 150 artists from around the country and the products cover a broad spectrum that includes hand-crafted jewelry, lamps, cards, unique textiles, clocks, furniture, hand-carved boxes, dazzling glass products, hand-thrown pottery, paintings, and much, much more. Some are beautiful, some are whimsical, but all are interesting and exciting in their own unique way.

But before this unusual concept emerged on the mountain horizon in 2005, it was flourishing as a dream – a dream of unique works of art that intertwined beauty, function, and fun collected in a single space that people would love to visit.

Jan wanted it to be a special place where visitors could find one-of-a-kind pieces–interactive art that could be used and enjoyed on a daily basis. And she wanted to create an environment where people left their busy lives outside the door and entered a place where they took themselves a little less seriously.

“When we first opened the doors of Tin Roof,” says Jan, “I said, ‘This will truly be the place I envisioned when someone walks through the shop and laughs out loud.’ Fortunately, I didn’t have to wait very long!”

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TJB The Gallery

f you’re never heard of TJB The Gallery, there’s a reason…it’s brand new!

Trust us though, it will soon be Highlands’ shopping and decorating staple, much like its predecessor TJ Bailey for Men. Top designers, personalized service, unique accessories and thoughtful gifts, have defined the TJ Bailey experience for 25 years. Now owner Anita Lupoli has expanded the brand to the home with TJB The Gallery. Rare and natureinspired art will complement your home in the same way a TJ Bailey man remains every woman’s best accessory.

On display at TJB The Gallery is Anita’s newfound love of ceramics, which has developed into a true art form. She fell in love with clay after her husband surprised

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her with a kiln and wheel for her birthday a few years ago. With true determination and natural ability, Anita began reading about clay and quickly mastered a unique approach. Her preferred art is that of her ecologically friendly ceramic horses, in which she uses five or six coats of different color glazes layered and fired to achieve the beautiful finished project. In addition, she makes inspired and microwave/refrigerator/ oven/dishwasher-safe plates and bowls- a real ‘must-see!’

TJB The Gallery also hosts several acclaimed artists, already favorites in Southern homes. STICKS, a distinctive line of furniture, accessories and object art, is among them. Each piece is finely handcrafted from birch, poplar and driftwood. The

pieces are further designed with hand drawn imagery, etched contouring and vibrantly blended paint. Pieces can be embellished with 3-dimensional wood components, metal, leather and fabric, all of which make STICKS the unique and highly sought after art is has become.

John “Cornbread” Anderson is another Southern favorite among collectors.

Cornbread, as he’s referred to by the art community, uses a vibrant palette and paints in an energetic, strong style most often choosing to paint on large wood panels.

TJB The Gallery is also a great place to pick up affordable yet unique gifts and accessories for the home. The creative wine stoppers, tin chandeliers, and oversized vases are not to be missed.

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Stop by The Shops at Picket Fence on Third Street and browse the gallery. The best part: if you don’t immediately fall in love with something, both Anita and STICKS are more than happy to work with you on a custom creation.

For more information, visit TJB The Gallery at 214 South Third Street or call (828) 787-1400. n

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fter 35 years, artist William Whiteside is ready to call it quits.

“I’m 84 and ever ything about me is either dried up or falling off,” he says. “It just seems like the time to liquidate.”

The news is going to hit hard the people who’ve made regular pilgrimages to the old mountain church that he long ago converted to his studio/galler y. His watercolors, acr ylics and egg temperas have won his national recognition. His work has been described by “Who’s Who in American Art” as “traditional, figurative landscapes.”

“I’m constantly stimulated by visual symbolisms in nature landscapes,” he said. “I respond emotionally to color combinations around me and I also find smearing paint on a rough or smooth surface is exciting enough to cause me to want to paint. There is also a joy and pleasure in communicating with someone else my feelings or creating something pleasant for other people to share and enjoy, that gives me reason to paint.”

If there’s anything good to come out of William’s decision to liquidate, it’s the fact that ever ything in his

galler y is 20-90 percent off.

William Whiteside Art Galler y is located on High-

way 64 West in Cashiers.

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y husband Frank and I have enjoyed visiting Highlands over the past 10 or 12 years.

Finally, we bought and began construction on our home in 2007 and moved in last year. This year we decided to move to this beautiful place and open Highlands Interiors. Our company has the dedication and experience we have gained over the past 25 years of combining interior design with the furnishings and renovation services for clients all over the South.

We are very customer-driven and strive to achieve the vision our clients have for their homes. There are many details in performing and designing each job and we meet with each client and outline every item to be performed in a detailed proposal before any work begins. This approach creates a very high degree of satisfaction and we have hundreds of satisfied clients. In today’s market with reduced real estate sales, we find many clients wanting to make interior home improvements so they can enjoy the interiors while making the home more attractive to potential buyers.

This dual mission is one we embrace and we would be delighted to meet with you and prepare a detailed proposal for improving your property. We select furnishings from hundreds of manufacturers and take pride in every job.

Our promise to you is “complete satisfaction” from beginning to end with our unique “one source shopping.”

Call or email me anytime for additional information or consultation – Julie Kovach, (828) 526-8431 or Jkovach99@aol.com. n

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atthew Schroeders has found an unforgettable way to celebrate his Highlands Gem Shop’s 57 years of service to the community.

“We will be holding a drawing for a $500 gift card good toward any product or service we offer,” he says. “Anyone will be eligible to enter (once only), there is no purchase necessary and the drawing will be held on October 31st. We plan to remain open through Christmas (four days a week), so the gift card could be redeemed in November or December or next season even.

People need to stop by and register in person and they must be over 18 years old.”

Matthew and his wife Laura carry on the family tradition and they’ve stocked the gem shop with estate/antique jewelry and vintage pieces found in estate sales conducted in the Highlands/Cashiers area and South Florida.

There are local gem stones, and original handmade pieces – ranging from traditional to modern. They’re all displayed in 100-year-old cases salvaged from a jeweler in Macon, Georgia.

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allard Rogan and Kerry Stanger have transformed their upscale consignment shop, Victoria’s Closet, into a Cashiers Destination. It’s known for great bargains in fine ladies apparel, served up in an irresistibly fun atmosphere.

When the duo turned their attention to men’s fashion, they enlisted their husbands, Larry and John, and VC for Men opened up on Marmalade Lane in Alexander’s Gardens, right next door to Victoria’s in 2008. The same qualities that make a visit to Victoria’s Closet so much fun – the incredible bargains on apparel that could grace a high-end fashion magazine and a warm, attentive staff – are on display at VC for Men. John and Larry proved

to be quick studies and within a year’s time VC for Men was bursting at the seams. Their solution was to renovate a cabin further down Marmalade Lane and arrange their inventory in an expansive new setting.

“We wanted to make it as homey as possible,” says Larry. “We have a front porch with rockers and cold drinks, a playground for the kids and, of course, lots of room for the men’s clothes.”

The resulting move makes for a relaxing shopping experience among a constantly changing inventory. Ballard and Kerry will be moving their ladies sportswear collection into the old VC for Men space, giving the entire men’s/women’s enterprise 7,000-squarefeet of shopping space. Al-

low yourself plenty of time to browse.

Both couples are happy with the move and Larry says that he and John hope to be able to relax on the porch when Ballard and Kerry aren’t

watching.

For information on Victoria’s Closet and VC for Men, it’s almost certainly best to visit the twin shops. The shops are located ¼-mile east of the Crossroads. If you can’t visit,

So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved.

John F. Kennedy

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Tess at Chestnut Square B

efore she opened her eponymous Tess at Chestnut Square, Tess Soto-Low was/is a successful real estate investor.

She refurbishes homes and decorates them with authentic antiques and unique decorative objects to catch the eye of the prospective buyer.

“I am careful to make sure that everything looks comfortable and not staged”, she says.”It is important that the homes feel like a real home with real livable spaces. That means that I have to be selective in the pieces that I use. Fortunately, I’m a shopper and have collected European and American antiques and decorative objects d’art from all over the US, looking for bargains to in turn sell at a fair and reasonable price.” With that in her background, it should not be a surprise that Tess would open her gallery and fill it with the pieces that

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have captured her imagination over the years.

When Tess and her husband Sam visited Cashiers one weekend 14 years ago, they fell in love with the little community and bought a second home here.

“This community is just wonderful, the people are great, and it is all so beautiful. After taking a month long journey across North America in her beloved Airstream with her dad and one of her dogs, I told my dad and he agreed that we are living in the best part of the country.” Meaningful since Tess and her family fled Cuba in the 1960’s to become United States citizens.

Tess at Chestnut Square is located off of Highway 64, across the road from the Farmers Market just a few hundred yards from the Cashiers Crossroads. For more information, please call (828) 743-5522 or (352) 316 1906. n

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John F. Kennedy

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Nora & Co. Page 144 Now and Then Page 138 Pages, 66, 151 Peak Experience Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 9 Portraits by Annell www.annell.com Page 66 www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 92 Scudder’s Galleries Summit One Gallery www.summitonegallery.com Pages 57. 59 Tin Roof Studio www.TinRoofHighlands.com Page 139 TJB The Gallery www.TJBGallery.com Page 23 William Whiteside Gallery Page 137 Attorneys Peter Paul, Attorney www.PeterAPaul.com Page 154 Bakeries Fatigati’s Bakery Page 154 Banks/Mortgage Companies Carolina Mortgage Company Page 155 Macon Bank www.maconbank.com Page 112 Bedding Blue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.net Page 103 Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 145 Page 32 Lenz Gifts Basketcase www.basketcasegourmetgifts.com Pages 36, 82, 113 Bird Seed/Bird Houses The Bird Barn Page 8 Bird Supplies The Bird Barn Page 8 Bird Barn n Garden Page 144 Boat Rentals Signal Ridge Marina www.signalridgemarina.com Page 32 Books Cyrano’s Bookshop www.cyranosbooks.com Page 29 The Decorative Touch www.thedecorativetouch.com Page 37 Page 115 Soul Journey Builders America’s Home Place www.americashomeplace.com Page 97 Barber Custom Homes www.barbercustomhomes.com Page 97 Arrowood Construction www.arrowoodconstruction.com Page 116 House Max Page 154 James W. Kneisley Page 111 Joe Crowell Construction Inc. www.joecrowell.com Page 156 Koenig Homebuilders www.koenighomebuilders.com Page 151 www.LupoliConstruction.com Page 110 Lupoli Construction MossCreek Designs www.MossCreek.net Page 8 The Peachtree Group Page 152 Schmitt Builders www.schmittbuilders.com Page 40 Srebalus Construction Co. Page 30 Sweetwater Builders www.sweetwaterbuilders.com Page 26 Warth Construction www.warthconstruction.com Page 18A Cabinetry Cashiers Customs Page 162 Highlands Cabinet Company Pages 111, 154 Keystone Kitchen and Bath www.keystonekb.com Pages 10, 154 The Rustic Cabin www.therusticcabin.com Page 46 Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath Page 31, 154 Car Wash The Car Spa of Highlands Page 9 Cards The Corner Store Page 145 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 118 Caterers Fressers Eatery www.fresserseatery.com Page 73 The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering Page 79 Rib Shack Page 97 Sports Page Sandwich Shoppe Page 94

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Index of Advertisers Chambers of Commerce Cashiers Chamber of Commerce www.cashiersnorthcarolina.com Churches Estatoah Wayfarers Chapel Unity Center Cloth/Material Wilhite’s of Walhalla Clothing & Accessories Acorns www.acornsonline.com Alyxandra’s Boutique Annawear Bags on Main Bear Mountain Outfitters Brookings Cashiers Village Outfitters Bungalow Boutique Cabin Casuals Cashiers Trading Post Ellen’s www.hadleyscottage.com Hadley’s Cottage Jackson Madeleine Children’s Clothing www.jacksonmadeleine.com Marge Rohrer Originals www.margerohrerdesigns.com McCulley’s Mountain House Mountainiques Narcissus Nora & Co. Peak Experience Sashay Around www.sashayaround.com Silver Eagle Spoiled Rotten T.J. Bailey for Men www.tjbmens.com VC for Men www.victoriasclosetnc.com Victoria’s Closet www.victoriasclosetnc.com www.victoriasclosetnc.com Victoria’s Sportswear Vivace Wit’s End Coffee Shops SweeTreats www.sweetreats.com Tommy’s Coffee Shop Comforters Blue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.net Communities Chinquapin www.LifeatChinquapin.com Silver Creek www.ncliving.com Trillium www.trilliumnc.com Computer Services Cat’s Computers Trillium Technologies Radio Shack Concierge Services Cashiers Carolina Connection www.CashiersCarolinaConnection.com Concrete MJM Concrete Condiments Cashiers Trading Post The Hen House Construction Companies Arrowood Construction www.arrowoodconstruction.com Larry Rogers Construction Lupoli Construction www.LupoliConstruction.com Convenience Stores Cashiers Exxon Cosmetic Surgery Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. www.PlasticSurgeryToday.com 158

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Custom Cabinetry Cashiers Customs www.keystonekb.com Keystone Kitchen and Bath The Rustic Cabin www.therusticcabin.com Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath Custom Countertops Keystone Kitchen and Bath www.keystonekb.com Mountain Granite Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath Custom Doors TKC - Tim & Karen Chambers Custom Furniture Cashiers Customs Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Main Street www.midnightfarms.com Midnight Farms The Rustic Cabin www.therusticcabin.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Dentists Dr. Joe Wilbanks www.comprehensive-dentistry.com Dr. Joe L. Mason, Jr. Electronic/Electric Trillium Technologies Radio Shack Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Event Planning www.dutchmansdesigns.com Dutchman’s Designs Event Staffing Greg Williams… At Your Service Events Cashiers Designer Showhouse Cashiers Highlands Humane Society 1st Mountain Tail Waggers Walk www.chhuumanesociety.org Cashiers Merchants Cyrano’s Bookshop www.cyranosbooks.com Highlands Community Players www.highlandscashiersplayer.org Highlands Playhouse Antique Show www.highlandsplayhouse.org Literacy Gala www.highlandsliteracy.org Mountaintop Rotary Quickdraw www.highlandsculinaryweekend.com Highlands Culinary Weekend Peace Center www.peacecenter.org Rabun County Music Festival www.rabunmusicfestival.com Robert Ray - I Hear America Singing Fabric/Upholstery Into the Woods Home Interiors Wilhite’s of Walhalla Feng Shui Nellis Realty www.nellisrealtyandcommunities.com Fishing/Hunting Licenses/Supplies Brookings Cashiers Village Outfitters Cashiers Trading Post Fireplaces The Fire Place Florists Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Fiddlehead Designs Little Flower Shoppe Oakleaf Flower & Garden Furniture Acorns www.acornsonline.com Blue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.net Cashiers Customs Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com

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Grocery Store Rhodes Superette Page 137 Gutters D.P. Gutters Page 155 Hair Salons Creative Concepts Page 149 Hardware/Building Supply Page 130 Highlands Doors & Windows, Etc. Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 115 Heating and Air Madco Page 68 Home Accessories Acorns www.acornsonline.com Pages 11, 61, 65 Bird Barn n Garden Page 144 Bumpkins Page 115 www.cabincompany.com Page 156 Cabin Company Cashiers Trading Post Page 63 Crabtree Cottage Page 115 The Decorative Touch www.thedecorativetouch.com Page 37 Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 145 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 118 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 142 HomePlace wwwhomeplaceblinds.hdwfg.com Page 155 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 41 Lenz Gifts Page 32 Page 124 Main Street Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mountain House Page 14 www.mouseonthehill.com Pages 38, 103 Mouse Nearly New Page 129 Now and Then Page 138 Reeves www.reeveshomefurnishings.com Page 125 The Rustic Cabin www.therusticcabin.com Page 46 www.Rusticks.com Page 84 Rusticks Scudder’s Galleries www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 92 Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 164 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 18B Tess Page 63 www.zollerhardware.com Page 115 Zoller Hardware Ice Cream SweeTreats www.sweetreats.com Page 73 www.zollerhardware.com Page 115 Zoller Hardware Inspirational Items Soul Journey Page 115 Insurance Wayah Insurance www.wayah.com Page 114 Interior Design & Home Furnishings Acorns www.acornsonline.com Pages 11, 61, 65 Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 19 Bumpkins Page 115 The Decorative Touch www.thedecorativetouch.com Page 37 The Designer’s Market www.thedesignersmarket-highlands.com Pages 29, 43 Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 145 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 142 English Green Page 27 Fireside Interiors Page 126 Highlands Interiors Page 147 HomePlace wwwhomeplaceblinds.hdwfg.com Page 155 Interior Enhancements Page 42 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 41 Ken & Kerri Designs www.kenandkerridesigns.com Page 156 Main Street Page 124 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mountain House Page 14 Nearly New Page 129

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Index of Advertisers Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 9 Raffa Design Associates www.raffadesignassociates.com Page 68 The Rustic Cabin www.therusticcabin.com Page 46 Page 136 Rusty Wagon, Inc. www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 18B The Summer House Investment Planning Wachovia Securities Page 116 Jewelry Acorns www.acornsonline.com Pages 11, 61, 65 www.basketcasegourmetgifts.com Pages 36, 82, 113 Basketcase The Blue Eyed Buffalo www.native-american-market.com Page 146 Page 63 Cashiers Trading Post www.thedecorativetouch.com Page 37 The Decorative Touch Drake Diamond Gallery Page 35 Page 16 East & West Limited Ellen’s Page 129 Greanleaf Gallery Page 67 Page 45 Highlands Fine Art Highlands Gem Shop www.highlandsgemshop.com Page 153 Page 60 Linda Bever Now and Then Page 138 Peak Experience Pages, 66, 151 Scudder’s Galleries www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 92 Silver Eagle Page 134 www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 164 Stone Lantern T.A. Anderson www.taagold.com Page 85 Vivace Page 28 Kitchen Accessories Bird Barn n Garden Page 144 Page 162 Cashiers Customs The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 118 The Rustic Cabin www.therusticcabin.com Page 46 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 18B Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 115 Knives Cashiers Trading Post Page 63 www.thedrysink.com Page 118 The Dry Sink Landscape Rock Highlands Lawn & Garden Page 128 Landscaping Gates Nursery Page 64 Lighting Cashiers Customs Page 162 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 142 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 41 Lenz Gifts Page 32 Main Street Page 124 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mountain House Page 14 The Rustic Cabin www.therusticcabin.com Page 46 Scudder’s Galleries www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 92 Makeup Beauty Secrets Page 125 Rita’s Cottage Page 132 Masonry Hardscapes www.hardscapes-atlanta.com Page 155 Massage Therapy Gifted Hands www.gifted-hands.com Page 138 Tranquility Cove Massage www.tranquilitycovemassage.com Page 132 Medical Services Highlands-Cashiers Hospital www.highlandscashiershospital,org Page 81 Rabun Medical Center Page 136 Mobile Bartending Greg Williams… At Your Service Page 6 160

Mobility Accessories Command Mobility www.commandmobility.com Monogramming Hadley’s Cottage www.hadleyscottage.com Museums Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Nail Care Creative Concepts Gifted Hands www.gifted-hands.com Needlework Supplies Needlepoint of Highlands Silver Threads & Golden Needles www.silverthreadsyarn.com Office Supplies Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Online Services/Shops ShopCashiersValley.com www.ShopCashiersValley.com Organic Supplies Whole Life Supply Outdoor Adventures Nantahala Outdoor Center www.noc.com Outdoor Kitchens The Fire Place Painters D.P. Painting Fresh Look Paint & Decorating Highlands Decorating Center www.highlandsdecorating.com www.zollerhardware.com Zoller Hardware Party Specialists Mountain Party Tents www.mountainpartytents.com Permanent Makeup Beauty Secrets Pet Supplies The Bird Barn Bird Barn n Garden Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Pharmacies Cashiers Valley Pharmacy Highlands Pharmacy Photography Sarah Valentine Photography www.sarahvalentinephotography.com Picture Framing Creative Framing Greanleaf Gallery Plants/Nurseries Gates Nursery Highlands Lawn & Garden Plastic Surgery Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. www.PlasticSurgeryToday.com Plumbing Fixtures/Supplies Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Porch and Patio Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Porch Shades American Sun Control Pottery The Bird Barn

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