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ell, we made it. 2008 is history and we have a bright, shiny New Year in which to dream, to plan and to make things happen. Here at the Laurel we’re already thinking about March’s issue, but we’re also thinking of all the possibilities for 2009. We wish each and every one of you a prosperous year - wealthy not only with money, which comes and goes, but with health, family, friendship and blessings. Thank you for again making us a part of your lives.

With joy and peace, Marjorie Fielding and Janet Cummings

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14 • An American Daughter 16 • Final Reunion 20 • Monte Carlo 22 • Chili Cook-off 24 • Hampton Preschool 25 • Benefit Art Raffle 26 • The Bascom 28 • Area Calendar

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Maps

40 • The Lodge’s Ruby Vinson 42 • Mountain Recipe 43 • An Extraordinary Weekend 44 • Dining Guide

History

Arts

30 • Cover Artist, Laurence Holden 32 • Feature Artist, Heidi Hunter 36 • Summit One Gallery 37 • Children’s Art Class

Dining

46 • Cashiers History 47 • Highlands History

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Outdoors 48 • Golf Talk 50 • The Winter Sky

18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map

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Staff Literary

52 Janet Cummings, Managing Partner

52 • Donna Rhodes 54 • Life with Krysti 55 • Local Authors 56 • Highlands Writers Group

janet@themountainlaurel.com

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Philanthropy 68 • Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust 69 • Children and Rotary 70 • Carpe Diem Farms 71 • Pets as Presents 72 • Honor Air 73 • A New Year’s Wish 73 • Literacy Council of Highlands

Homes & Lifestyles 58 • MossCreek Designs 60 • The Power Place 61 • Food for Thought 62 • Roy Hall Racing 63 • Being Green 64 • The Labyrinth 66 • Shop Dog

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Guides 76 • Churches 77 • Accommodations 78 • Websites 80 • Advertisers Index

Michelle Munger, Art Director mungerclan5@aol.com

Wiley Sloan, Writer

Marjorie Fielding, Managing Partner

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Guy Fielding, Digitographer/Distribution fielding@marketeers.biz

Luke Osteen, Writer

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dumbdogs@earthlink.net

Donna Rhodes, Writer

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Contributing Writers:

Krysti Rogers, Deborah Reeves, Mary Adair Leslie, Jane Gibson Nardy, Tom Chillemi, Pam Nellis, Sue Aery, Lila Howland, Victoria Ingate, Jennifer McKee, Gary Wein, Kathy Bub, Marlene Alvarez, Mary Abranyi, Ginger Moseley, Laura Miller, Robin M. Armstrong, Cynthia Strain, Grigsby Arnette

Copyright © 2009 by The Mountain Laurel, LLC. All rights reserved. Laurel Magazine is published twelve 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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An American Daughter

by Luke Osteen Highlands Cashiers Community Players will stage Wendy Wasserstein’s “An American Daughter” Februar y 26th, 27th, 28th, March 1st, and March 6th, 7th, and 8th, at the MartinLipscomb Performing Arts Center on Chestnut Street in Highlands. For more information, call (828) 526-8084.

“An American Daughter” is sponsored by the Laurel Magazine.

Steve Amari, Chad Lucas, Carla Gates, Kirk Howard, Marlene Alvarez, Marjorie Fielding, Dean Zuch and Virginia Talbot make up the cast of “An American Daughter.”

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endy Wasserstein’s tart political satire “An American Daughter” will be staged by Highlands Cashiers Players February 26th, 27th, 28th March 1st, and March 6th, 7th, and 8th, at the Performing Arts Center on Chestnut Street in Highlands.

The play, which features Wasserstein’s trademark wit and acute portraits of American political and social life, focuses on Lyssa Dent Hughes, nominated to be the first female Surgeon General. Various family members, friends and assorted hangers-on swirl around Lyssa as she weathers a media storm.

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“An American Daughter” features the talents of Carla Gates as Lyssa; Chad Lucas as her husband Walter; Dean Zuch and Virginia Talbot as Senator Alan Hughes, Lyssa’s father, and Charlotte Hughes, the senator’s fourth wife; Marjorie Fielding as Quincy Quince, a former student of Walter’s who’s riding the media celebrity train on the basis of her book, “The Prisoner of Gender;” Marlene Alvarez as Dr. Judith Kaufman, Lyssa’s loyal friend who bears her own heartache; Kirk Howard as Walter’s right-wing buddy Morrow McCarthy; and Steve Amari, playing

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news reporter Tucker Timber.

Backstage talent includes costumers Barbara Werder and Joan Levinson; set, light and sound designer Patrick Rose; production coordinator/stage manager Jenny King; set decorator Cheryl Noble; props supervisor Dollie Swanson; hair and makeup artist Betsy Johnson; assistant stage manager Avee Graham. The entire production is directed

by Mary Adair Leslie.

Ms. Leslie describes the play as a political satire with adult language.

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“Final Reunion”

by Luke Osteen

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n 2008, Highlands Cashiers Players presented “Death

By Chocolate,” a raucous dinner-murder mystery that benefited Summit School. The show raised $9,000, which allowed Summit’s eighth-grade class to travel to Washington, DC. The public is invited to return this year for “Final Reunion,” a show that offers its audience the chance to wine, dine and solve the crime.

It’s curtains for someone attending a high school reunion and it’ll be up to the audience to figure who’s responsible – Mr. Beltmore (Dean Zuch); English teacher Mrs. Wordwright (Virginia Talbot); once perky cheer“Final Reunion” will be staged by Highlands Cashiers leader Candy Kane Players for Summit School at Sapphire Valley Countr y Club (Ronnie Spilton); Januar y 30th and 31st. They’ll present the show in Highlands faded football hero on Februar y 6th and 7th at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Hunk Stallone (Jim Arts Center on Chestnut Street.

Gordon); onetime yearbook photogrectly to Summit. fundraising effort for HCP, rapher and still nerdy Polly For information or to re- which presents local theatre Esther (Mary Adair Leslie); serve tickets, call the Summit “I love this kind of play, and Ty Coon (Stuart Armor), office at (828) 743-5755. because you’ve got the insuccessful businessman who Theatre lovers, mystery teraction with the audience, harbors a secret. Jody Read buffs and lovers of silly fun who help solve the murder, directs the fun and the audi- are invited to attend “Final and the spontaneity, which ence will be crucial in solving Reunion,” a dinner-murder keeps everyone on their the central mystery. mystery, on February 6th toes,” explains veteran murThe benefit show will and 7th at the Martin-Lip- derer/victim Jim Gordon. be held on January 30th and scomb Performing Arts CenFor reservations or more 31st at Sapphire Valley Coun- ter on Chestnut Street. information, call (828) 526try Club. Proceeds will go diThe production marks a 8084. n

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Accommodations

Fireside Restaurant..........................

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

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

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

Katy’s on Main..................................

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

Hilltop Grill.......................................

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

Mitchell’s Lodge & Cottages..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nancy’s Fancys / The Exchange...

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

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

Arts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wolfgang’s Restaurant &

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

Mill Creek Gallery & Framing ......

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

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

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

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

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

Robert A. Tino Gallery....................

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

Retail

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

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

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

Real Estate

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

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

BlackRock Realty Group.................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Highlands Mountain Rentals..........

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

Services

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

Colonel Mustard .............................

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

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

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

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

Century 21 Mountain Lifestyles.............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TLC Associates................................

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

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

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

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

The Car Spa of Highlands...............

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

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

Restaurant

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

Gifted Hands . ..................................

Blackberry Hill Bakery & Cafe......

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

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

Cyprus...............................................

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

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

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

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Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo Night will be held at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Februar y 28th, at the Highlands Community Building (Conference Center). For information, call (828) 526-3571.

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lans are falling into place for an evening of fun that’s a sure bet on Highlands’ social calendar.

The Highlands Rotary Club’s Monte Carlo Night, slated for 6:00 p.m. Saturday, February 28th, at the Community Center (Conference Center) promises to deliver on all the excitement of a Vegas getaway. There’ll be heavy hors d’oeuvres, setups (bring your own refreshments), complimentary wine and games of chance that’ll test your skill and your relationship with Lady Luck. Cost of the event is $50 and that includes $15 worth of chips to launch the evening. The first hour of the night is devoted to socializing and planning strategies. At 6:30 p.m. the games –blackjack, craps, poker and roulette – begin.

At the end of the gaming, you’ll be able to parlay your winnings into great prizes at the live auction. Local businesses and individuals have donated a showroom’s worth of goods and services.

But the magic of the evening doesn’t end when the last chip has been cashed in. Highlands Rotary will take the evening’s proceeds and share them with the community. Last year’s Monte Carlo Night helped to fund the Literacy Council of Highlands, Rotary scholarships, Highlands School clubs and projects – in all, over 100 causes received funding thanks to the generosity of Highlands Rotary.

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Chili Cook-off

The Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center will stage its annual Chili Cook-off, Salsa and Cornbread Competition Saturday, Februar y 21st, at the Highlands Community Building (Conference Center).

This event is sponsored by the Laurel magazine.

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t doesn’t matter what the mercury reads, the hottest night of a long, dark winter is going to be February 21st at Highlands’ Annual Chili Cook-Off, Salsa and Cornbread Competition, slated for the Community Building (Conference Center).

You’ll be treated to a full spectrum of culinary delights, ranging from the comfortable embrace of a down home cornbread recipe to a spoonful of chili that calls to mind a firestorm of biblical proportions. Add in music that demands a trip to the dance floor and you have the formula for an evening as irresistible as a neon “Good Food” sign blinking on a frigid winter’s night.

If you have a can’t-miss chili, cornbread or salsa recipe, join the competition. It’s open to everyone. And if your taste buds have gotten a little sleepy this winter, wake them up with this palate-challenging lineup.

Plans were still being finalized as this issue of Laurel went to press, so if you’d like more information, call the chamber at (828) 526-2112. n

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Hampton Preschool Fundraiser

by Luke Osteen Hampton Preschool will stage a Valentine’s Party and Dance on at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Februar y 13th, at The Librar y Club in Sapphire.

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bit of song and dance and a lot of love are on the calendar for Friday, February 13th, when Hampton Preschool hosts its Valentine’s Party and Dance at the Library Club in Sapphire.

There’ll be hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, a full dance card of live music by The Mix and a raffle featuring a gorgeous necklace and a vacation package. It all adds up to a warm blush of romance on an otherwise gray month.

Tickets are $40 for individuals and $75 for couples. Last year, the event filled up quickly, so reserve your spot on the dance floor as quickly as possible by calling (828) 743-6522.

Of course, the event itself is testimony to the deep love reserved for Hampton Preschool and the invaluable service it provides to the community. Since its founding in 1976, the center has introduced generations of Cashiers and Sapphire children to the joys of learning. Those lessons are administered in an atmosphere of warmth and love by caring, committed teachers.

In a broader sense, Hampton Preschool is a resource that benefits the entire valley. It’s a lifesaver to working parents and many businesses would fold if their employees couldn’t count on the school.

If you’d like to know more about the school and its mission or offer your help, call (828) 743-6522. n

Love is not blind - it sees more, not less.

But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.

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Benefit Art Raffle

ith the beginning of a new year, many of us look for ways to improve ourselves. One of the best ways is to give back to our community. An art raffle sponsored by Cashiers Realtor Betsy Paul offers you a chance to support the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, and to win an original piece of art.

It started two years ago when Betsy decided to paint a picture for her business holiday card. Two customers saw the painting and wanted to buy it. Others voiced interest, so to be fair, she decided to have a raffle and give the proceeds to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department. She sold 100 tickets at $5 each. That was

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December of 2006, and she has hosted a raffle ever y month since then, raising over $10,000 for the fire department.

Januar y’s featured piece is a beautiful wooden bowl donated by woodturner Sam Summers of Glenville.

To find out more about this craft and other works by Sam, please call him at (828) 743-3064. The drawing will be held Januar y 31st.

Februar y offers a lovely photograph by artist David Owens. David’s work can also be seen at Blue Valley Galler y. To contact David, please call (706) 776-1468.

The drawing will be held on Februar y 28th.

“It’s a win-win-win,” says Paul. “Artists receive promo-

tion, 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 painting 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 at (828) 743-0880. n

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The Betsy Paul art raffle for the Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, will be held in January on the 31st, and in February on the 28th. For more information, call (828) 743-0880.

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The Bascom Happenings

by Donna Rhodes

The Bascom’s ambitious slate of events promises a year’s worth of dazzlements, something to captivate and enlighten ever y sensibility.

Call The Bascom at (828) 526-4949, or go to www.thebascom.org.

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et ready for a season of celebration and bravura programming at the brand new Bascom, Western North Carolina’s premier fine art center. Here are a few highlights: The Bascom’s roster is loaded with awe-inspiring, unforgettable exhibitions, workshops, seminars, lectures, and so much more. It all begins with the unveiling of an impressive Helen Frankenthaler painting gifted to the center last year. Frankenthaler, who turns 80 this year, played an influential role in the New York School in the mid-20th century. Her work, along with other pieces by prestigious artists, will be featured in “Helen Frankenthaler and the New York School,” June 18th through August 15th.

Because The Bascom now has the luxury of several studios and exhibition halls, simultaneous programs can be run. “The Three Potters,” June 6th through July 11th will emphasize the respected fine craft of pottery making in North Carolina. Three North Carolina artists - Cynthia Bringle from Penland, Mark Hewitt of Chatham 26

County, and David Stuempfle of Seagrove, will be featured.

Hewitt will also conduct a book-signing for his new publication, “The Potter’s Eye.” The exhibition “Lamar Dodd and Will Henry Stevens Landscapes, Southern Artists and Influential Teachers” will attract many fans and friends who are familiar with these well-known Southern painters. The exhibition runs August 22nd through October 17th. The Moulthrops exhibition, “Three Generations of Woodturning,” July 18th through August 29th features Ed, the late family patriarch, his son Phillip and grandson Matt. Phillip and Matt will also be available for conversation and book-signing.

Clever name, clever artist, Cat Chow will be the star attraction in “Recent Works

by Cat Chow,” September 5th through October 10th. Chow is a contemporary fiber artist, praised in “The New Yorker” and “American Style Magazine.” Also, “New Works, A Juried Exhibition,” October 24th through December 19th, juried by Annette Blaugrund, former director of the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, will

be the annual juried exhibition.

Many remarkable, nationally and internationally known instructors are on the docket for an inspiring series of workshops this season.

The Bascom, for the first time in its history, will inaugurate a three-dimensional studio.

Dr. Pat Taylor will teach an ongoing series of classes including “Introduction to Ceramics” and “Ceramics II, III, IV.” In addition to our featured artists, Mark Hewitt and Cynthia Bringle, who will present workshops, Debra Fritts will teach figurative ceramics. Alice Ballard, a Bascom favorite, will present a workshop in hand building.

If basketry is your specialty, look for upcoming opportunities.

The new two-dimensional studio will get a workout its first season. Mary Todd Beam will offer her mixed media workshop and top it off with a book-signing of her newest publication. Marc Chatov will teach “Portraits in Oil.” Adrian Deckbar is back with “Drawing on Perspective.” Cat Chow will present a fun-filled fiber workshop

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and Aaron Hequemburg will teach “Printmaking in Folk Art.” Pat Fiorello will offer “Landscapes in Watercolor” and Deborah Squier will round out the roster with a workshop in pastels.

The season would not be complete without a variety of lectures and special programs.

David Breneman, from High Museum in Atlanta, will lecture on the “Relationship of Art and Music.” Terry Zug, retired from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present an informative program on pottery.

For those who love to sink their fingers into fiber, there is a special event just for knitting enthusiasts (crocheters are welcome!).

A Knit-In, where thousands, if not millions of people will participate in an international gathering of knitters, will be celebrated June 13th.

This is only a sneak preview of events for 2009, and there will be much more on the horizon. Call The Bascom for more details, (828) 526-4949, or go to www. thebascom.org. Color your season with programming at The Bascom. n

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FEBRUARY Friday, Februar y 6, 2009 • Highlands Cashiers Community Players, “Final Reunion,” 6:30 p.m., Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center on Chestnut Street in Highlands, 526-8084

Saturday, Januar y 31, 2009 • “Final Reunion,” Highlands Cashiers Players for Summit School at Sapphire Valley Country Club, 6:30 p.m. 526-8084 • Betsy Paul Januar y Raf fle, featuring a beautiful wooden bowl donated by woodturner Sam Summers of Glenville, 743-0880

Friday, Januar y 30, 2009 • “Final Reunion,” Highlands Cashiers Players for Summit School at Sapphire Valley Country Club, 6:30 p.m. 526-8084

Thursday, Januar y 22, 2009 • Blue Ridge School hosts Highlands School in middle school basketball action, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Januar y 17, 2009 • Cyprus Restaurant, Zorki, 5264429

JANUARY Friday, Januar y 9, 2009 • Highlands School hosts Blue Ridge School in varsity basketball action, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Februar y 28, 2009

Friday, Februar y 27, 2009 • Highlands Cashiers Community Players, “An American Daughter,” 7:30 p.m., Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Chestnut Street, Highlands, 526-8084

Thursday, Februar y 26, 2009 • Highlands Cashiers Community Players, “An American Daughter,” 7:30 p.m., Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Chestnut Street, Highlands, 526-8084

Saturday, Februar y 21, 2009 • The Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, annual Chili Cook-of f, Salsa and Cornbread Competition, Highlands Conference Center, 526-2112

Friday, Februar y 13, 2009 • Hampton Preschool Valentine’s Party and Dance, 6:30 p.m., The Librar y Club in Sapphire. Tickets are $40 for individuals and $75 for couples, 743-6522 • Blue Ridge School hosts Highlands School in varsity basketball action, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Februar y 7, 2009 • Highlands Cashiers Community Players, “Final Reunion,” 6:30 p.m., Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center on Chestnut Street in Highlands, 526-8084

Ever y Tuesday • The Bascom, Little Stars Preschool Art Class, 11 a.m., Episcopal Church, 526-4949 • Highlands Rotar y, noon, Highlands Community Center • The Bascom, Artventure I - K-1, 3 p.m., Highlands School, 526-4949 • Weight Watchers, Highlands Rec Park, 5:30 p.m.

• Guided Meditation Circle, 5:30 p.m., Soul Journey, 743-1967 • Intermediate Clogging, 6 p.m., Mountain Sounds • Open Studio, 5-7 p.m., The Bas-

Ever y Monday • The Bascom, Art Odyssey Art Class, Grades 2-5, 3 p.m., Highlands School , 526-4949 • Beginners Clogging, 6 p.m., Mountain Sounds, 743-3797 • Beginners Plus Clogging, 7 p.m., Mountain Sounds

Weekly Events

• Monte Carlo Night, 6 p.m., Highlands Conference Center, (828) 526-3571 • Highlands Cashiers Community Players, “An American Daughter,” 7:30 p.m., Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Chestnut Street, Highlands, 526-8084 • Betsy Paul Februar y Raffle featuring a photograph by artist David Owens, 743-0880.

Ever y Saturday • Cyprus, Cooking Classes, noon-2 p.m. , 526-4429 • Music by Cy Timmons, Fressers Eatery, 6 p.m.- close • Music by Brad Vroon, Rib Shack, 7-10 p.m.

Ever y Friday • Cornhole Tournament, 5:30-8 p.m. Bella’s Kitchen, $20 per 2 person team, 743- 5355 • Music by Cy Timmons, Fressers Eatery, 6 p.m.- close • Music by Brad Vroon, Rib Shack, 7-10 p.m., 526-2626

Ever y Thursday • Intermediate Clogging, 6:30 p.m., Mountain Sounds, 743-3797

Ever y Wednesday • Mountaintop Rotar y, 7:30 a.m., Highlands Conference Center • Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8 a.m., at the Cashiers United Methodist Church, 743-2243 • Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 p.m., Cashiers United Methodist • The Bascom, It’s Masterful Home School Art Class K-8, 1-2:30 p.m., Episcopal Church, 526-4949 • The Bascom, Artventure I - K-2, 3 p.m., Highlands School, 526-4949

com, 526-4949 • Beginners Plus Clogging, 7:30 p.m., Mountain Sounds, 743-3797

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Cover Artist Laurence Holden

From the Inside Out

by Donna Rhodes

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or Laurence Holden, accomplished painter, sculptor, and writer, painting and poetr y are not separable, but part of the whole.

Sometimes the imager y flows through his brush, other times his pen.

He explains, “Same instrument, different key.”

Holden’s life is as di-

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verse as his innumerable talents. He was born in the village of Grappenhall in northwest England in 1945.

His father was mechanically inclined and designed aircraft engine parts during WWII. While Holden didn’t share his father’s fascination with engineering, he did appreciate his passion for it.

He was drawn more to the

intellectual, not to the practical and rational pursuits of his father. Art histor y, philosophy, painting, sculpture and writing were Holden’s personal quests.

Though he was born in England, he grew up in West Texas where weather is a dominant character.

He recalls, “It was windy, cold, tornadic, and we had

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frequent floods.”

Nature played such a huge role in his early development that it strongly influenced his artistic style. He spent hours in the woods, studying the underlying order of things.

“Nature is energetic, moving, changing… anything but static,” he says.

Early on he realized that

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Arts paint was a perfect expression of Nature. Like the land, sea and sky, paint flows, moves, climbs, creeps, recedes, resolves, splashes, echoes and resonates.

He was fascinated with Picasso and Braque and the Cubist Movement. But Cubism, as it moved toward iconic and cultural references, was missing something for Holden. Why not take it one step further and use the ver y forces of nature to deepen the experience?

Jackson Pollock’s work in abstract expressionism came close, but again the result lacked the fullness Holden longed for. It came back to the land.

“There is some kind of energy in the land,” he explains. “If you are out in it, it is the most powerful thing around. That has always been my subject, my force.

“It was the Gutai group of Japanese painters that influenced me in the mid 1960’s and spurred me to learn more about Zen Buddhism as a more practical way to think about our relationship to nature through art.”

This led him to sculp-

ture, huge constructions of wood and steel, linear landscapes 40 to 50 feet long.

Still, the perfect medium eluded him. Reluctantly he returned to painting, having watched modern art evolve through cubism, abstract expressionism, color field, op and pop art. It all came to a dead end. To Holden, art had become more about the culture and less about the personal experience.

He had been away from painting for so long that he re-entered slowly, making simple marks on canvas and re-experiencing color.

“I started with pastels,” he recalls, “because they mixed well together and I did a series I called ’Tabula,’ from Latin, meaning ‘writing.’ I wrote on canvas with color not words. These calligraphics were quite large and related to the dissolving qualities of Nature… the ways leaves fall on the ground and disintegrate, building up, washing away.”

This washing-away technique evolved into literally rinsing away built-up layers of acr ylic with the garden hose on some of his larger canvases. Eventually this

led to a philosophical conundrum, symbolized in working outside-in or inside-out.

An epiphany came when Holden deduced that within Nature, there is always some kind of skeletal structure, a frame on the inside. This led to studies of the Golden Mean, a geometric ratio found in many important works of art and architectural constructions dating back centuries. He did a series of works employing the Golden Mean until 9/11 impacted his art, and he shifted his style back to landscape where he found ultimate joy in the constant transformation, moment-to-moment of light, color, movement, texture, and form.

He says, “I really don’t paint Nature. I paint with Nature. I really don’t see myself as separate from it.

It is where I feel most at home.”

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The Fine Art of Friendly

by Donna Rhodes

The musical renderings of Heidi Hunter can be heard at The Rathskeller in Franklin, North Carolina.

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f there is artistry in making the world a happier place, then Heidi Hunter is artist extraordinaire.

She and her husband George, run one of Franklin’s favorite hang-outs, the Rathskeller, a coffee house, music hall, and gathering place for everyone from stroller to walker.

Heidi met George on the Internet in a chatroom. One chat led to another and after a thousand or so exchanges, they agreed to meet. They instantly clicked.

That was a decade ago.

“It’s been a wonderful adventure ever since,” says Heidi.

She and George wanted to create a place for families to enjoy good times, good food, good and engrossing conversation, and best of all for Heidi, an accomplished singer, good music.

The Rathskeller made

their dream come true.

Heidi has been singing since the age of five. Her lyrical range has deepened and gotten richer over the years.

She can belt the blues or harmonize with the angels.

She loves singing rock, folk, light country, but her favorite styles are standards and jazz.

She performs at least twice a month at the Rathskeller.

She says, “Dave Stewart and I do standards, jazz, and some bluegrass.” That duo is called Stewart Street, aptly named for Dave and for Stewart Street, Rathskeller’s physical address.

Sometimes Heidi, guitarist Don Smith, and Dave get together and play light country and folk in addition to her standard repertoire. When the three of them perform, they are called, “Bigger Than Squirrels.” There are a few inside jokes about that name

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and nuts, she explains. But if you have ever heard Heidi sing, there is nothing nuts about it! It’s ultimate entertainment.

When Heidi isn’t singing at the Rathskeller, she is carrying on lively conversations, while frothing lattes or serving up some tasty homemade chocolate chip treats hot from the oven. She is also a receptionist at a local doctor’s office where she comforts people in pain and distress.

Heidi is all about helping people enjoy life and feel at home. She has an artful way of making people feel good, with a warm welcome, a hot drink, or a cool song.

As Heidi says, “I am making people happy one chocolate chip cookie at a time!”

Make a date to see and hear Heidi at the Rathskeller, 58 Stewart Street in Franklin.

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Marty Jones Realty.................................................

The Mountain Laurel Shoppes............................

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Bella's Kitchen.........................................................

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SubsExpress.............................................................

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

Pescado’s/Sweetreats................................................

Zoller Hardware.......................................................

Charlie’s Spice of Life............................................

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Making a Statement Contributed by Mary Adair Leslie

rt is making a big statement, and the message is personal expression.

Art has become a dominant force in interior design. The philosophy of designing a room around the art has developed and is as important as public art installations in corporate settings. Art brings a fresh prospective and conveys the uniqueness of the collector and the environment.

Original art should be the inspiration for the design of the space, be it the main living area, a spa, a master suite or the outdoor living room.

The selection of art is very personal. An interior designer may work with a gallery to pre-select several works for the client’s final approval. The work of art should “speak” to the design client and only then should the design of a room begin to take shape. The best designers understand that their clients want their homes to be unique expressions of their own personalities and interests. The current trend is to start with a neutral color palette that allows the fine art to be the focal point and that creates a personalized space with accents. Many artists understand that art and interior design are interrelated and don’t mind using a particular color

palette to create a commission piece for a client. They incorporate many influences while staying the course with their own individual artistic sense.

Art galleries should establish a beneficial relationship with designers by allowing works to go out on approval for their clients, by lending out works for open houses, show houses, home shows, commissioning large-scale paintings and sculptures or finding sources for art installation and art lighting. Another trend is to offer payment plans and art storage while the design project is completed.

Summit One Gallery welcomes the opportunity to work with designers and their clients to help create the personal expression and uniqueness that every environment deserves.

Summit One Gallery is open all year for your convenience in preparing your home for the “season.” We’re located in “The Galleries” on South Second Street in Highlands. For information, call (828) 526-2673 or visit summitonegallery. n 36

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by Wiley Sloan

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he cool temperatures of winter in the mountains push us to curl up by the fire with a cup of warm tea or cider.

Youngsters are restless because they can not get outside to run through the woods. You hear bickering as tempers flare. What is there for youngsters to do with their time in the winter? How can you find something that they will enjoy?

The Bascom comes to the rescue. Winter is a perfect time for your child to awaken their inner artistic skills with classes at The Bascom.

Young Artists Program instructor Susan Nastasic offers a wide range of classes for youngsters of all ages. Susan is a North Carolina native who, after obtaining a B. A. in studio art, ventured to the Big Apple to work in advertising. You may have seen some of her work for Sears Junior, Metlife or the U. S. Army. Her whimsical spirit, combined with her entertaining, energetic style, brings enthusiasm to the classroom and inspires children to optimize their artistic talents.

Choose from classes for all ages from preschool to eighth graders. There’s something for everyone. Check out the listing of classes below. Classes are offered Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Fees are very reasonable but if money is a problem, don’t worry - financial assistance is available.

Little Stars – Preschool Children Tuesdays 11:00-11:30 a.m.

Episcopal Church of the Incarnation $15 for a six-class session Artventure 1 – Kindergarten and First Grades Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Highlands School cafeteria $30 for a six-class session Artventure 2 – Kindergarten to Second Grades Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Episcopal Church of the Incarnation $30 for a six-class session It’s Masterful – Homeschooled Children, Kindergarten to Eighth Grades Wednesdays 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Episcopal Church of the Incarnation $45 for a six-class session Art Odyssey – Grades Two to Five Mondays 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Highlands School Cafeteria $30 for a six-class session Call The Bascom at (828) 526-4949 or go online at www. thebascom.org for more information or to register. Discover the artistic talents that are just waiting to be explored. n

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The Lodge at Scaly Mountain’s Ruby Vinson

by Wiley Sloan

Located at 7420 Dillard Rd. (N.C. 106, also known as Georgia 276) between Sky Valley and Highlands at Scaly Mountain, The Lodge Restaurant and Scaly Mountain Outdoor Center is a bright spot in the gray days of winter. Call them at (828) 526-1663 for reser vations so that you won’t be disappointed.

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ou’ve enjoyed the fresh mountain trout and great salads and sandwiches all summer.

Now you can sample those items and keep winter’s chill at bay with a wide array of winter comfort foods at The Lodge at Scaly Mountain. Whether you are digging into a bowl of homemade soup or chili or chomping down on some of their mouth-watering barbecue, you won’t even know that winter winds are blowing outside.

The cornmeal crusted trout or trout Almondine and the pulled pork are just some of the tasty items that you will find on their extensive menu. Whichever menu items you choose, save room for one of the scrumptious desserts made by Mrs. Ruby Vinson, a name synonymous with good cooking. Mrs. Ruby began her cooking at the age of eight when she

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decided to cook lunch for her father. Yes, she’s the same lady who had her own restaurant there in Scaly about 20 years ago and yes, she is the lady who created those homemade rolls and all those delicious desserts at the Dillard House for the past several years. Mrs. Ruby can be found at The Lodge Barbeque Grill and Trout House kitchen early in the morning baking away.

Choose from her Buttermilk Pie, Chocolate Cream Pie, Peach Cobbler, Cream Cheese Pie and Lemon Meringue. She’s partial to the Coconut Cream Pie, her personal favorite.

Winter is a perfect time to take the whole family to the Scaly Mountain Outdoor Center for seasonal fun.

You’ll have a hard time getting the kids to come in off the slopes as they challenge one another to prove their tubing expertise. You may

even want to show them how it is done. Your friends will want to enter you in “Dancing With the Stars” when they see you whirling around the ice skating rink. Don’t worry if you don’t have your own skates; they’ll rent you some. Say you’re not a winter animal. Never fear, you can sit in the warmth and listen to the music on Saturday night as tantalizing aromas waft from the kitchen. Let the other jocks have their own fun. Bring a bottle of wine and enjoy.

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birthday celebration there’s nothing easier than letting Brenda and Brad do it all for you. You’ll have a stressfree day and the kids will be in hog heaven. The Sugar Shack is the kids’ favorite no matter what time of year with great candies and ice cream, toys and more.

Located at 7420 Dillard Rd. (N.C. 106 also known as Georgia 276) between Sky Valley and Highlands at Scaly Mountain, The Lodge Restaurant and Scaly Mountain Outdoor Center is a bright spot in the gray days of win-

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Tommy’s Coffee Shop’s Ginger Cookies

by Luke Osteen

At least once a day, treat yourself - Tommy’s Coffee Shop, 95 Highway 107 South in Cashiers, is a wonderful place to start.

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ince opening in July 2008, Tommy’s Coffee Shop has quickly gained a reputation as the gathering place for the Cashiers Valley.

It could be that part of the attraction is the warm greeting extended to everyone who walks in. Maybe it’s the gentle ambience that invites conversation and contemplation. Or it could be the free wi-fi, which makes it possible to work and compose and create in a stress-free environment.

But certainly a large part of the attraction is the kaleidoscopic array of organic fair-trade coffees, exotic teas, gourmet hot chocolate and

homemade pastries. This is a place for indulgence and warm creature comforts.

“We want to thank the community for embracing us with open arms,” says Lynn Elston.

Lynn has shared her recipe for Ginger Cookies with Laurel Magazine: 1 cup of Butter 1 1/4 cups Sugar 1 cups Brown Sugar 6 tablespoons Molasses 2 eggs 3 cups Flour 1 tablespoon Baking Soda 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp Ginger

1 1/4 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Clove 1/2 tsp Nutmeg In a mixing bowl, with a paddle, beat the butter with a paddle until smooth. Add both sugars and mix just until combined. Add molasses just until combined. Add eggs one at a time, just until combined. Add flour and dry ingredients all at once and mix on slow, just until combined.

Refrigerate cookie dough for one hour. As you scoop the dough, drop the cookie dough balls in a bowl of sugar and shake them around until they are covered in sugar.

Bake at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until firm but still

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Wine and Dine Weekend

rt, literature, fine wines, and superb culinary events—January 2009 will take Highlands one step further toward becoming a year-round destination with “Wine and Dine on the Mountain.” Local merchants are excited to play their part in this premiere event to be held January 16th through 19th. Many of the retailers are opening their shops for the three-day weekend—which includes the MLK Jr. Holiday—at a time when they would normally be closed for winter break.

The “Wine and Dine on the Mountain” weekend is a sensory extravaganza that kicks off with a 5-course Shafer Wine Dinner at Wolfgang’s Friday night at 7:00 pm while Thomas Arvid paints live on site. Madison’s restaurant will begin Saturday evening with a champagne and hors d’oeuvre reception followed by an Opus One Dinner with Arvid painting onsite as well. On Sunday, a New Orleans Jazz brunch

at Wolfgang’s will take center stage at noon.

Named one of the top “25 Artists You Should Know” by US Art magazine, Thomas Arvid receives critical acclaim for his ability to portray centuries old traditions in a startlingly fresh style. His oversized still life compositions of wine and the rituals surrounding its consumption are often called “photo-realistic.”

And throughout the weekend, guests will enjoy art and culinary events—including a truffle shaving demonstration with Nickel and Nickel wine tasting Saturday, visiting author reading and reception on Sunday, VIP rates on rejuvenating spa treatments, shopping discounts at Acorns, and late checkout on Monday so guests can fully indulge in their day off.

“In addition to drawing visitors during otherwise slow months, we are trying to promote an ambiance of arts and culture in Highlands—includ-

ing the art of wine and food,” says Richard Delany, President of the Old Edwards Inn and Spa. “We have such quality resources in all of these areas. And we can create compelling, memorable experiences for locals and visitors by forming creative partnerships that result in events like this.”

Wolfgang Green, owner of Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Wine Bistro, says, “We’ve always had great success with our wine weekends, and last year’s Thomas Arvid event was no exception. By partnering with other businesses, like the Old Edwards Inn and Cyrano’s bookshop, we can pull together offerings that help cure people of their cabin fever during the winter months by bringing them to Highlands for some art, music, literature, superb wine and fine dining— an unbeatable combination!”

For reservations or information about any of the events, call 828-787-2625 or log onto www.oldedwardsinn.

Januar y 17th through the 19th are the dates for “Wine and Dine on the Mountain.”

Wolfgang’s, Cyrano’s Bookshop, and Old Edwards Inn, Madison’s and Acorns join together for the cure to cabin fever. For more information call (828)787-2625 or log onto www.oldedwardsinn.com.

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A Letter Before Dying Contributed by Jane Gibson Nardy, Historian, Cashiers Historical Society

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hen the following letter was received in Cashiers Valley by 18-year-old Louisa Emmilie Zachary Moody, she had been married to the letter writer, Francis Marion Moody, for two years, but the couple had spent little time together.

He was serving with the Union Army and visits into Confederate North Carolina were perilous to attempt. The letter, written August 11th, 1864, was delivered to his Cashiers wife on August 19th, 1864, and it is very likely that he was at that time a prisoner of the Confederates.

“Dear Wife. With much pleasure I seat myself to drop you a few lines in order to let you know how I am doing and whereabouts. I am in tolerable good helthe [sic] at present and I am here in Camp with the 14th N.C. Batalian. [sic] Have been here since Monday but you know I am not satisfied. I hope these few lines will find you and all your father’s family well. I have nothing much to write or I am afraid to write much that I want to tell you.

I wrote to you as I crossed the blue ridge on my way to Tenn. I do not know if you have ever recd it or not though I hope you have.

Col. Kirk taken me out of Camp Vance and taken me to the greasy Cove in E. Tenn. And I give out and these men went over there and taken me and fetched me back here and I joined the Batalion though I will not be here long. I don’t think I would come home again if I could and I cannot undertake it at the present. If you are at home yet, you may go where you was to go or where I told you to go, for I will be all rite, [sic] yet these troops are doing tolarbe[sic] well and have tolarbe [sic] plenty to eat.. They are looking for the Yanks ever day. We was out on scout yesterday towards Big Larrel. [sic] It was only 10 or 15 miles from here to A page from Francis M. Moody’s widow’s Union Army Civil Big Larrel.

War Pension File.

So I am all write. [sic] I must not write much for fear of being betrayed. You can understand me I think. Anyway do the best you can and do not grieve for me. I will see my friends before long. I want to see you all bad enough but times will not admit at present. I have been well ever since I saw you last and I hope and trust you have been well and enjoying yourself and are able to give my heartfelt love and best wishes to all your folks, largely yourself.

Bad writing as it is done in great haste. Tell mother’s folks that I am enjoying good helth. So I will close. I could write a hole sheet if I had time. I am your loving husband. Until Death. [Signed,] Francis Moody.”

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If Caruso Were A Canary

n the winter, very few birds weather our harsh mountain climate. And, I dare say, not one, no matter what the season, can sing a classical song.

But if you lived in Europe in the early 1700s, and if you were spectacularly wealthy, you might own a clever finch or talented cuckoo that could sing an aria or warble a popular tune of the day at your command, summer, winter, spring or fall.

In 1717, a musician by the name of Richard Meares wrote a method book for teaching a variety of songbirds how to sing specific songs adapted to their particular range and style. There were tunes for the sparrow, the chickadee, and even one

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for the East Indian nightingale, better known as the mynah bird, though the song he wrote for it was not in a mynah key.

Meares would snatch a bird from the woods, cage it, and, at night, when all the candles were out, play a tune for it, over and over and over until the bird began to chirp back part of the melody.

Meares would have to train the bird at night, because birds are easily distracted, and if there is no light, there is no distraction.

And you wondered where the expression birdbrain came from!

After a few months of training, the bird could call back phrases of a tune. After more time, the bird was

said to record the tune. This by whatever trendy thing is where the instrument, the came next. Still, it would be recorder, got its name. A tiny cool to have a canary that version of it, a flageolot (not could chirrup and trill an aria to be confused with a sexual per version) A bird does not sing because it has an was used to answer. It sings because it has a song. teach birds Chinese Proverb these songs.

It would take a year to a year-and-a- or two from “La Traviata” or half to teach a bird a song. “Madame Butterfly.”

So, the next time you see Birds’ life spans aren’t terribly long, so to have a bird a wren or a cardinal, imagthat could sing a lot of tunes ine it to be a descendant of could cost plenty, and would a King James songster who have massive flaunt-poten- wooed and wowed the court tial. A huge business devel- with his melodious cadenzas oped around training and and splendid refrains. And remember, it just goes to show selling songbirds.

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Golfing and Touring Ireland Contributed by Tom Chillemi, PGA Golf Professional at Sky Valley Resort & Country Club.

The following is a jour- Golf Club. This course has nal of a wonderful golf and some spectacular lake and sightseeing trip to southwest mountain views. A very nice Ireland in June 2006. We had course with wide fairways and unusually mild weather with large greens. It was a beautipartly cloudy or sunny skies ful sunny and warm day with everyday, not a drop of rain just a touch of breeze. Played just a mild breeze most days. a nice front nine in 37 but jet We totally packed for different lag caught up with me on the weather but that was great with back and I limped home in 42 for a 79. Had a beverage in the everyone.

We had twenty people con- clubhouse and was entertained sisting of sixteen golfers and by the two pet peacocks of the four non-golfers. The trip was club. Back to Killarney for eight days with seven courses some rest.

Day 2 - Today is set aside available. Some played all and for sightseeing so no golf to some a few.

I reported on the golf report.

Day 3 - Waterville Golf along with some of my fellow travelers. My wife Jana kept up Links Waterville is a worldwith the sightseeing and will report on it in a future issue. famous seaside links course that is usually a stern test. ToHope you enjoy it.

Day 1 - Beaufort Golf Club day was sunny with very little Golf…. After checking breeze. Shot my best round into our hotel we traveled a here ever with a tidy 74. Could few minutes outside of Killar- have been better except for ney to the beautiful Beaufort some shaky putting. This is continued on page 50

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the favorite Irish links course of the late Payne Stewart. He was declared an honorary member and spent many good times here. A bronze statue of Payne is right in front of the clubhouse.

Day 4 -Old Head Golf Links The big day! This course is just too spectacular to describe.

Everyone has been going crazy in anticipation of this world-renowned jewel. First time they saw it the most popular phrase was “Oh my God.” Probably the most spectacular setting for a golf course in the world.

A challenging links course set on a peninsula, completely surrounded by ocean and 250 foot cliffs. Usually very windy since it is not protected. Today another balmy, partly cloudy day with gentle breezes. Shot a mediocre 79 with poor putting again, but struck the ball fairly well. A unanimous decision by

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by Guy Fielding

he cold, clear skies of January and February provide the perfect window for amateur sky watching. The stillness of the season sets the backdrop for the poetry that’s an essential part of this most solitary and romantic of pastimes.

On January 3rd and 4th, look for the marvelous Quadrantid Meteors. The moon will be first quarter in the sky for this year’s dazzling shower. The Quadrantids are always reliably showy, but this year the moon will not hamper observation of these meteors after it sets about midnight.

With an incredible short and fast maximum peak of

40 or more meteors possible, it will come and go in a flash (about the time that the sky reaches peak darkness after sunset on the 3rd). The meteor shower emanates from near and north of the bright star Arcturus in the constellation of Bootes, rising in the northeast about midnight.

The Cancrids Meteors aren’t nearly as flashy as the Quadrantids, but come on, all shooting stars are magical. The Cancrids show up January 15th-16th, rising in the east about the same time the sun sets in the west They’ll be nearly directly overhead at midnight each year, in the constellation of Cancer. I

suggest setting up around 10:00 p.m. local time on Jan 15th for best views.

On January 18th, the Coma Berenicid Meteors arrive around 10:00 p.m. and are directly overhead at predawn. These are some of the fastest meteors known, clocking in at 65 kilometers per second. This speed gives them splendid streaking tails, at once delicate and unforgettable.

The Coma Berenicid Meteors will be visible before the moon rises at midnight.

February brings us a lunar eclipse on the 9th and a magical predawn view of Saturn on the 25th.

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Golfing and Touring Ireland | continued from page 48 everyone, including those that had played Pebble Beach, that this was the best golf experience bar none of their lives.

You must visit www.oldheadgolflinks.com to get some great aerial views.

Day 5 -Tralee Golf Club Tralee is a spectacular links course designed by Arnold Palmer. Had a foursome playing here today and the rest of us did more sightseeing.

Remarks from David Jacobsen: Tralee is a combination of the vast expanse of Normandy’s beaches mixed with the golfing grandeur of Pebble Beach: it’s all laid out in front of you. As I stepped on the first tee, I quoted Patton, thinking, “I’ve been here before.” I knew immediately that the next hours would be not only pleasurable, but a gift to me from

Palmer or a higher force. In fact, Tralee became my favorite course of the week, primarily because its architecture made sense, it rewarded its smarter contestants with a consistency in fairway and green.

That’s not to say this course was a pushover.

Hardly; rather, you “worked it”...it “worked” you...I was happy with a DRAW! My final glee was a reward of par on the long 18th, starting with a wind-assisted drive that split the fairway, coming to rest after 340 yards. I’d go back to Ireland if my only tee time was at Tralee.

Day 6 - Ballybunion Old Golf Club Two courses scheduled today. Four golfers took a private van to world famous Ballybunion Golf Club, rated in the top ten in the world.

The rest of us played a very scenic and fun course, Ring of Kerry Golf Club. Made a hole-in-one on the third last year but could do no better than par this year.

I had a decent 76 with a little better putting. This course has some of the best inland views in all Ireland with the lakes of Kenmare and beautiful moun-

tains in the backround.

Remarks from David Jacobsen: Ballybunion is, quite simply, an icon! You stand reverent and awestruck at how old this course is. Maybe I stood awestruck too long, for my outcome was obviously challenged. The course plays so narrow, the greens so fast, the gorses so high, the breaks so equivocal. I felt from bogey to double, to occasional par that I was just bobbing on the surface...trying merely to survive. I’d check what time it was twice per hole, talking to the ghost behind me asking, “Is this some kind of joke?”

But if the truth be known, this course MUST be played...and next trip, played again. There’s so much magic in the variety of difficulty, that you will exclaim on the 19th hole: “If this be joy-

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Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peas

by Donna Rhodes | continued from December 2008 Laurel Magazine

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e left our traveling troubadours in the thick of it…they survived the threat of heat stroke, electrocution, and death by odeur d’armpitte, when they were faced with the mother of all terrors… in-laws.

We had been warned that there was a branch of the family tree that didn’t have a full set of acorns. They weren’t hard to spot. They were the ones who refused to dress in costume and left a trail of attitude wherever they slithered.

But the wedding was almost over, and, as best we could tell, the acorn-challenged had been restrained.

We could see by the old clock on the wall there were only 50 minutes left to play. Just as we were about to pull out an interminable Monteverde collection to fill the remaining time, an uncostumed woman in the tent jumped up and yelled some-

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thing at the groom. We were too far away to understand what was said, but it seemed like a cue…a cue for what, though? We didn’t remember any instruction about this part of the ceremony, other than to play background tunes.

Maybe this was another challenge for the bride’s hand.

Ever the quick-thinkers and eager to do our job, ‘cause therein lay our paycheck, we launched into the battle song again. We blasted and banged bombastically and honked our loudest and best, right into the microphones, Blatta-blatta-blatt-bada-boom-boom-boom.

You could almost hear the cannon firing.

But wait…

Another guest, this time in costume, got up and yelled something back at the woman. We played even louder, thinking the earlier

duel could have been practice. This one must be the real thing. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BLATTY-BLATT, FWEEEEET!!

Stephen, our keyboardist, was the first to catch on.

“Stop! Stop! Stop!” he tried to shout in a whisper. “They are really fighting… it’s not part of the wedding!”

He grabbed his harp.

We followed his lead and tenderly, soothingly, eased into “Greensleeves,” thinking that might soothe the savage beasts.

But the fight escalated into a full-blown brawl. People were breaking chairs over each other’s heads, just like in the movies. The woman who had hurled the original insult was now hurling tables, knives, pewter plates, small children, turkey legs, goblets, pig parts…whatever she could weaponize.

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screaming.

The musicians kept playing.

We were 100 feet away.

We had front row seats for circus of the surreal. I am ashamed to confess I thought the whole thing was kind of cool. Granted it was awful.

It was embarrassing. It was totally absurd. But, when all was said and done, c’mon, the coolness quotient was off the charts. By the time I am through embellishing this story in another 20 years, they will be writing operas about it.

The woman who began it all was the ringleader of the slithery wing of the family. After her table-flipping, blade-throwing rampage, it took five guys in chainmail and bludgeons to bring her down. She went sailing across the grass, feet flailing, arms thrashing, teeth gnashing. We saw more of her undergarments than anyone

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Still, sweetly we strummed and plucked and sang, in complete counterpoint to the Fellini film unfolding before us. In spite of the storm in the sky and the one on the ground, we felt relatively safe, being far removed, tucked away in the swimming pool’s screened porch. But just as we were thanking God for sparing us, Victoria, her thong, and her throng, made straight for the musicians. Things had ceased to be cool.

Bear in mind we had several thousand dollars worth of instruments and equipment resting precariously on teetering stands and horn racks. A collision with Madam Mayhem, and our krummhorns would be little more than kindling for the roasting spit.

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Unbelievably, she and her minions made it to the porch, struggled with the door, the knights still trying to wrestle her to the ground.

Outraged, she thrust her fist through the window. Gushing blood didn’t seem to faze her. At this point she was little more than 10 feet away.

I had a plan. I got up and was on my way to block her and throw her in the pool. A good dousing should sober her up. And if only there were a shark in the pool…Where are sharks when you need them?

About that time sirens screamed in the distance.

Someone had had the good sense to call the police. The Slitherers raced to their cars and sped away. I sat there in disbelief, eyes tightly shut, listening for the sound of crashing cars. I figured their last hoorah would be a part-

ing game of bumper cars, but they didn’t take the time. The police had arrived.

People were stumbling around with ice packs on swollen eyes and lips. Police were taking statements. Cool factor returning. Not that I wanted anyone to be hurt or arrested, you understand, but WOW! There is something so adrenalating (sic) about a good old-fashioned, knockdown, drag-out fight.

The whole thing got started, we heard later, over pig. The boar on the spit had royally ticked off the Slitherers...something about a rotating dead animal turned their stomachs. Granted it wouldn’t have taken much, but Porky got the blame.

By this time, we had changed into our civilian clothes and were murmuring amongst ourselves about the prospects of ever getting

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paid.

Awkward.

“Excuse us, but might we have our check? And, by the way, we don’t suppose we will be invited back next year for the family reunion?”

We finally rumbled away, check in hand. In the memo blank were the words, business picnic. They were going to write the whole thing off.

We raced to the bank to cash the check before funds were impounded by the IRS, the police, a judge’s decree, or an embezzling Slitherer.

Life was good. We got paid. It never really rained.

We got to play for the world’s worst wedding. And we lived to tell the tale.

Now we know where troubadours got their material for songs. All you have to do is show up for a gig! Our next one might be in outer space.

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Kr ysti Rogers is the proprietor of Basketcase in Highlands, North Carolina and can be reached at kr yspinmlk@aol.com.

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ut with the old, in with the new.

After a year of $4 a gallon, election chaos, a looming recession, the postponement of the 6th Harry Potter movie and a most serious case of root-rot (I’m talking two inches of new growth here), I’m glad 2008 is over. A clean slate lies ahead for 2009, and I’m blonde, fabulous and ready to go. Ready for this starvation diet of bad news on my TV to change. Ready to remodel my shop and bring out the best for the new season. Ready to see happier faces, cheaper gasoline and the Half-Blood Prince.

Oh yeah, bring on a new year.

How about some popcorn with that?

I love a challenge, and believe me, 2008 definitely was one. Growing a business

and keeping a positive attitude while doing so in a downturning economy… well, the only thing tougher than that was childbirth, and thank God that was only 24 hours (and eight years) ago. Always the optimist, however, I have to say I believe things are on the uphill finally. And from what I hear, most of you believe it too.

So what do we do on the way back up? Well, short of digging under our couch cushions and pooling our loose change together for another corporate bailout, we keep moving forward. We pray - hard. We hope.

We smile. We encourage. We live. We wipe the fear off of our faces and welcome the days to come. We stop whining about how bad “it” has been and start appreciating the “it” we have and is to come. We start

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thanking God for the purpose given us that keeps us on this side of the dirt, cause, really, it could be a whole lot worse.

We get together and enjoy each other’s company - a lost art, and a priceless commodity. We adamantly continue (or for some, begin) to view our glasses as half full, and stand ready for the time we need a bigger glass.

While only God knows what’s to come, in the meantime we can either float downriver together with a plan for the brighter days ahead, or stay on the bank of negativity because we’re too afraid of what the waters hold. I don’t know about you, but I’m in the boat.

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uffy and Jane Lueder are working to ensure that every dog has his

They’ve written “Your Personal Guide to Dog Whispering & Helping Dogs with People Problems.”

The book’s the distillation of a combined 41 years of understanding dogs and shaping their behavior to make them perfect companions.

“A dog needs an alpha leader, and if you can’t be one for your dog, he steps into the role,” explains Duffy. “So it’s critical in your relationship with your dog that you assume that position. Both sides need to work together.

That means they need to be on the same page. People need to take the lead in this

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Local Authors process, because a human can act like a dog, but a dog cannot act like a human even though they may seem to try at times.”

Duffy and Jane’s book is straightforward and easy to understand. You can tell that they have a deep understanding of dogs and their very specialized psychology. This enlightenment allows the Lueders to cut through the maze of misguided common training techniques that only confuse canines and frustrate their masters.

Duffy became a certified Police K-9 handler in 1982 and is a graduate and certified handler/trainer from Rudy Drexler’s School for Dogs in Elkhart, Indiana. The school is known worldwide for providing affectionate

working dogs using humane training methods. Since he retired from law enforcement in 1992, Duffy has earned his master’s degree in animal science and developed Kninepal ‘s Training and Behavior Modification Program that informs this book.

Jane has a natural affinity to animals and in addition to her credentials as a certified obedience trainer, she’s worked with horses in locating missing persons. In her work with Duff, she specializes in puppies and health aspects related to training.

The couple now travel throughout the region, making house calls on a daily basis and working with families and their dogs. For copies of their new book or more information about their un-

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by Luke Osteen

Duffy and Jane Lueder’s new book offers priceless insight into the sometimes complicated relationship between dogs and their owners.

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Highlands Writers Group

Contributed by Betty Holt

2009 The year has ended.

And so has that part of me That lived and breathed and had its being In a time called 2008.

Like a fragile newborn I step carefully into the New World.

One baby step in front of another, Testing out the territory, Seeing if I can trust it to support me.

Looking around to see who goes with me.

Not everybody does.

Betty Holt, a native Highlander, is the author of poems, short fiction, magazine articles, a couple of small books, and a plethora of unpublished songs. A realtor with Signature Properties, she also teaches journaling classes at her counseling office, The Conscious Connection.

From this vantage point I turn to look at where the path has come.

It’s quite a distance from 1950 now, and the tapestry is colorfully displayed.

The road snakes its way over hill and dale, through high peaks and low valleys, predictably close to some things, far away from others.

The accompanying people change.

And yet the pattern is the same--a continual dying to some things,

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being reborn to others, just like years ending and new ones beginning, Like the ebb and flow of a timeless ocean, The inhale and exhale of the life force, And the night, as it spawns a new day.

So here’s to life.

To all of it.

To all that’s come before.

To all that is at this moment.

To all that will ever be.

To life!

To life!

Calves to Cows “You’re going to turn my calves into cows,” I said to my personal trainer, as we stood on the stairs at the Rec Park, heels dangling in the air. It was there she had me practice strengthening my calf muscles by pushing up and down with the front of my foot while the back bobbed up and down in the air. Needless to say I had to cling to the railing or the wall for balance.

“Who the heck needs gi-

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gantic lower legs?” I pouted.

“You do,” came the reply.

So we continued until she was satisfied that enough pain had been inflicted.

And my calves grew big and strong and weren’t delicate and feminine any more.

They were calves that could do the Stairmaster or pedal a bicycle. They could hike up Whiteside without stopping. They could lift that low bar on the machine at the gym just like it was a featherweight.

Yes, my calves had matured into cows. But thankfully, they didn’t “moo.” Now a fresh supply of milk would have been nice, especially if it was 2 percent, but they didn’t do that either. They merely took up more room in my clothes and got testy with a couple pair of knee-high boots which squeezed them rather tightly.

Oh, and they gave my legs something called “definition.” I never quite knew the definition of “definition,” but I think it means shapely and well-defined. All I know is once my calves crossed the line and became cows, nothing’s been quite the same,

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MossCreek Designs

he familiar saying “home is where the heart is” rings true whether we are talking about our full-time home or a mountain getaway. Homes are an extension of our personalities and the style that we choose is a reflection of our innermost feelings.

When it comes time to find the perfect mountain house (whether building or buying a home that’s already built), it helps to know design professionals to whom you can turn. Let them turn “foggy ideas” into reality.

They know the right craftsmen, they understand the style of homes that fit best on the different mountain terrains, and they monitor the project to be sure that the finished product meets your expectations.

This month’s featured

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home was designed by MossCreek, a name that is synonymous with mountain style. MossCreek offers a wide range of design plans from their portfolio homes, or you can let them create a personalized plan specific to your dreams and aspirations. “Not a drafting firm, not a general practice architectural firm, MossCreek is a group of skilled individuals dedicated solely to the design of custom log and timber frame homes.”

They travel throughout the U.S. and Western Europe studying the best in regional and historical styles.

I venture to say that you have seen their signature style throughout the Highlands (Hard Scrabble Ridge, Cullasaja Club), Lake Glenville, Cashiers, Sapphire and Lake Toxaway areas. They’re

also in Boone, Black Mountain, Lake James, Burnsville, and Banner Elk in North Carolina plus Colorado, Oregon, Montana and many other states. If I named names of satisfied MossCreek customers, you would say “oh yeah, gorgeous home.”

As you look at the pictures of this month’s home, would you ever think that the core of the house used to be an old barn or that the bedroom wings were small log cabins? Moss Creek improved the proportions, raised the roof to allow proper clearance below the loft for the kitchen and incorporated other changes that make this home special.

In the Great Room a stone fireplace reaches skyward to the rusted tin roof, French doors which frame nature’s grandeur lead to the expan-

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sive decks with their own stone fireplace and captivating views. A combination of barn wood and polished wide plank floors evoke a classic, rich ambience. The owner’s suite with its “his” and “hers” dressing rooms and baths offers quiet solitude when family descends. Add two more guest rooms and a roomy loft and you have plenty of space for friends and family alike.

Working together, the home owners, the designers at MossCreek, and Henry Roess Construction of Brevard (828) 884-4604 have created a beautifully calming home which blends effortlessly into the surrounding woodlands. To learn more about MossCreek and their many services, check out their website at www.mosscreek.net or contact them at (800) 737-2166. Put their ex-

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The Power of Place

Contributed by Pam Nellis

Pam Nellis combines feng shui and real estate. You may reach her at Nellis Realty, or call (828) 506-8499.

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ave you ever experienced the uncanny feeling that you know you are in a power place for you?

Does that feeling show itself here in these ancient mountains? It can be the feeling when you discover the community in which you want to live. You can get that feeling, especially when you find the home that you know is yours.

It is that instant connection to place, and it is very powerful! It even occurs with people that you meet. You seem to know instantly when you have met a person who is going to be a very good friend for life.

I believe that it is very important to honor this “knowing within you” at all times.

It is important to make decisions based on this inner knowing. In this real estate market, it is not about picking the best investments, as much as it is about picking the property that you really love and that you will personally enjoy. These properties usually become the ones that are the best investments for the future in the long run. If you love it, so then will someone else when the times comes for you to sell it.

I have had the pleasure of working with my husband this past year as he developed his newest community in downtown Highlands. He has nurtured the property and protected the heritage that came with it while building new condominiums. He has created an oasis in the midst

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of the busy downtown area of Highlands. He has created yet another Nellis Community from which family memories are made. To watch the fly fishermen and women cast their lines in unison creates a feeling of peacefulness within.

To watch the ducks in their daily performance brings out the playfulness within both adults and children.

No matter where you choose to purchase in this market that we are in, I encourage you to find your place. Don’t settle until you find the place that speaks to your heart.

Combining feng shui and real estate, you can find Pam Nellis, of Nellis Realty, sitting at the model at Old Highlands Park in downtown Highlands, or call her at

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Food for Thought

e were once a pretty healthy society, way back when.

Food was natural and full of nutrients and we spent time preparing meals way back when. Family time was quality, work was mandatory but not all consuming and health was the norm rather than the exception.

This may sound somewhat harsh but the world of health, in my opinion, is out of hand. We need to step back, take time, and put more attention into the basics of health.

We spend too much time running, exhausting our bodies of its stores, and then expecting miracles from processed foods, diet pills, and prescription medications to make it all better.

Yes, medicine is necessary to make corrections in human physiology when all else fails but it should not be the first attempt at achieving good health.

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The body is amazing in its capacity to find the balance of good health. There are several necessary components to optimal health. First, we must eat properly, three balanced meals each day. Water is necessary for our existence and cellular health, circulation, and detoxification. Complex carbohydrates are those foods that provide glucose (energy) in their natural forms (fruits, vegetables, grains). Proteins are found in meats, fish, cheese, grains and nuts. Fiber is a necessary part of the diet, the natural way to get rid of unnecessary sugars, bad cholesterol, and toxins in the body.

If we really take charge of our lives and our health we might even find the time to look in the mirror and admire what we see. Walk outside and take a breath of the mountain air that we are so fortunate to breathe. Spend some more time in the grocery aisles (the

outer ones are the healthiest) and read the labels of the foods that we eat. Cut back on sugars and processed flour, hydrogenated oils and chemicals that we cannot even pronounce. Simplify what you eat and give to your children and loved ones. Prepare meals at home and enjoy the time and sharing that it can bring to your family. You might find that soon you will feel more energized, less stressed, and you may even sleep better.

Health may just become the norm again and how wonderful life is when we can live it fully and share it with others.

If you have questions about your health make sure you contact your healthcare provider and ask the questions that will help you move to a better place in your life.

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Dr. Aery can be found at Cashiers Chiropractic & Wellness and Highlands Chiropractic & Acupuncture.

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Roy Hall Racing

ell, they did it.

After a season of close finishes, raw ner ve and desire to succeed, the Roy Hall Racing Top Alcohol Funny Car Team finished 2008 with a final round appearance against Steve Harker at Silver Dollar Dragway in Reynolds, Georgia.

Driver Mark Rogers outdrove longtime National Champion Jay Payne in first round, then held his own again in the second round alongside this season’s rival, Keeter Ray of California. In the final round, Rogers faced Harker, who was contending for the Southeast Division’s number two spot against Jay Payne and took it thanks to

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Rogers first-round win. With both cars experiencing difficulty in the final, Harker limped to the win. However, the Roy Hall team took it all in great stride, thrilled to see a final round in the final event of the season.

2008 began with a bit of uncertainty for the Roy Hall team – new relationships, new opportunities and many

new challenges kept them on their toes. From the high of attending their first national event last spring to the loss of fellow racer Bobby Martindale at Atlanta Dragway, this has been a year of long hours, big dreams and many emotions. The guys put in a full season between the NHRA Division 2 Southeastern Circuit and NHRA

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National events in the region. But through it all, the team stayed focused, kept perspective and, with much determination, finished two positions higher in the year-end points standings – 6th – after a 2007 finish of 8th.

Sam Jenkins, Mark Rogers, Jimmy Allmond and Bob Clifford – congratulations on a great season. Godspeed and best of luck to you for 2009. Roy Hall, thanks for making it all possible, we’re all looking forward to another exciting year.

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It’s Easy Being Green

his New Year, while you are working on greening up your daily habits by recycling and switching to natural cleaning products (see previous articles in Laurel Magazine if you need extra incentive on why these are great resolutions to keep), don’t forget to green your body by assisting it in the elimination of stored toxins.

Toxins surround us everywhere. These harmful chemicals are found in the products that we use from day to day, the air that we breathe, in the water that we drink and clean with, and in the food that we eat. During the winter months, the weather drives us to spend a greater amount of time indoors instead of outside in the fresh air. The EPA estimates that the air indoors

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is two to five times more toxic than the air outside. It is also estimated that you will absorb as many chemicals during a 10-minute shower as you would drinking five glasses of non-filtered water.

Your body is made to filter and rid itself of all contaminants. Yet in the ever increasingly toxic world that we live in, our bodies cannot handle the toxic load that we encounter. As the small, dangerous chemicals circulate throughout your body, they will begin to accumulate and be stored in your liver, fatty tissues, and joints. Over time, the buildup will cause joint and muscle pain, diarrhea and constipation, gas and bloating, allergies, headaches, mood swings, weight gain, and chronic and unexplained

fatigue. As the toxins continue to stress every organ in your body they will bring about heart disease, diabetes, attention disorders, osteoarthritis, and will slow down your metabolism.

You can cleanse internally by fasting, but several companies make easy kits that use herbal products that clean your entire body including your lymph, liver, blood, lungs, colon, and skin. These cleanses do not interrupt daily activities. By the end of a good cleanse, you will be feeling refreshed and revitalized and more energized. You will also jumpstart your diet and lose any unwanted weight that came with the over-indulgence the holidays bring.

So start fresh for 2009 and green your body by giv-

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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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anuary is the time of year that we tend to review our life’s journey.

The labyrinth is viewed as a metaphor for life’s journey.

Walking a labyrinth can be good for your health because it is a powerful form of moving meditation, offering lessons as we walk the path. Any activity that allows the mind to slow down and become quiet can be considered meditation. And it is believed that walking a path that follows a single direction can bring you peace and relief from stress.

A labyrinth is a pattern usually in the form of a large circle that has one path beginning at the outer edge and leading into the center. The path is always consistent and reliable.

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The Labyrinth Contributed by George and Deborah Reeves

The path is usually spiraling concentric circles or a looping pattern.

It is not a maze. It is not connected to any particular religion although for many it is a way to connect with a higher power. Labyrinths that you can physically walk are often found inside cathedrals or church halls, or outdoors at retreat centers where the path might be defined by stones or plantings. Or they can be handheld and followed with a finger or a tracing pen.

There is no right or wrong way to use it. Self-reflection in a non-judgmental way is a great gift to yourself and the ones you love Come by Soul Journey and ask to see our collection

of handheld labyrinths and our selection of books on the subject.

Every Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. is Guided Meditation Circle. This pre-recorded guided meditation is a great way to be introduced to meditation. Every week is different so you can experience many different journeys. It’s great for anyone interested in meditation and no experience is necessary.

Jennifer Stansbury is a natural Intuitive Medium.

Each session is unique and determined by the energy and intention of each client and their life. Known for her accuracy, light-heartedness and compassion, Jennifer works on a deep metaphysi-

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cal level to bring to you the messages you are looking for in many ways. Sometimes the messages come in unexpected ways, so be open and ready for anything. Come take a look at the coming year, review the year past or let’s see what you need to know for now. The date is to be announced. Call to book with Jennifer today.

Reiki by Mary - call to book your appointment.

Massage by Karen offers a special price for the Winter Solstice. Call to book your appointment. Please call or email Soul Journey for more information on any of the classes we offer and to join our email newsletter. (828) 743-1967 souljourneync@aol.

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An Apple a Day

ver heard of a lapherd?

No, it’s not “leopard” misspelled.

According to Rick and Helene Siegel, owners of 4-1/2 Street Inn, it’s a cross between a German shepherd and a Black Lab. Highlands has a full-grown litter of them thanks to the wonderful pairing of Max and Lillie, shepherd dad and lab mom, owned by Cynthia Dendy.

The Siegels are the proud master and mistress of one of those pups, Jake, a 60-plus pound bundle of love and delight. Jake was nine months old on November 25th. Rick and Helene report that Jake has managed to bypass the piddling/couch-eating phase some large dog owners endure. Jake is practically per-

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Helen, Jake and Rick Siegel of the 4-1/2 Street Inn.

fect in every way, going to the door when nature calls, running, playing ball, and eating an apple a day during season.

He visits neighbors’ trees and selects a fallen golden

delicious, though a McIntosh will do in a pinch. He dutifully brings it home, and goes to the porch to munch, knowing the living room is off limits to chowing down.

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Guests love Jake and he often visits them during happy hour. In fact, two of the Inn’s guests starting chanting “Jake for President” during breakfast. Jake is very laid back, well-behaved, and obedient. He will even come when called three times out of four. Not bad for an adolescent with presidential potential.

So next time you are strolling the streets of Highlands, stop by 4-1/2 Street and make an instant pal with Jake, the apple-munching, ball-playing lapherd. Stay for happy hour, play catch with him, and he might let you nibble his golden delicious.

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The Witch of Winter Contributed by Gary Wein, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, (828) 526-1111

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riving around southern Jackson and Macon counties during winter, it is easy to see an occasional yellow flowering shrub. This 15-20 foot deciduous shrub is the witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana.

Flowering at this time of year attracts bees and flies when nothing else is available. The downside is that in cold autumns witch hazel doesn’t get pollinated and few seeds get produced.

The name has nothing to do with witches but is derived from an Anglo-Saxon word “wych” meaning flexible or

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“Wicke,” Middle English for “lively.” The witch hazel was reportedly used by Native Americans for dowsing underground water, or for bows. The plant is also known as hazel nut, snapping hazel, spotted alder, tobacco wood, winterbloom, and hamamelis water. The name snapping hazel is derived from the fact that the capsules explosively eject their seeds in the fall up to10 meters.

The fragrant flowers are very small and each flower functions either as a male or female flower, avoiding self fertilization.

Each flower

has four long yellow petals that are 1-2 centimeters long.

If pollinated, the flower produces a two-part capsule with a single seed in each part.

There are two species of Hamamelis in North America but the most common is H. virginiana. It can be found throughout the eastern U.S. out to Texas.

An extract from the leaves and especially the bark is used for medicinal purposes too numerous to list in this article. It was used

by Native Americans to treat ulcers of the skin, soothe sores, strong tea for dysen-

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tery, to treat cuts, bruises, and insect bites. Today it is used as an astringent, tonic, sedative, valuable in checking internal and external hemorrhage, and many other uses. Witch hazel bark and twigs are also used for protection against evil, “antilove” spells, to mend a broken heart and end attraction.

To learn more about witch hazel and the awesome biological diversity in Western North Carolina contact your local Land Trust at hitrust@earthlink. net or check out www.hicashlt.org. n

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Children and Rotary

he Rotary Club of Highlands was formed in the 1940’s, and since that time has maintained a special interest in local, national and international projects involving children. Rotary International, the umbrella organization of Rotary with more than a million members and 33,000 local clubs in 200 countries, has partnered with the Gates Foundation in a campaign to immunize children in developing countries to eradicate polio.

Rotary’s programs for students and youth include scholarships, travel for cultural and study exchanges and the opportunity to spend varying periods of time during high school living and studying in a foreign country. Over the past few years, students from High-

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lands High School, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Highlands, have participated in exchange programs in Japan, Chile and South Africa.

On a local level, the Rotary Club of Highlands continues to fund numerous projects involving children. We are an efficient and caring organization, with low administrative costs, which means a dollar received is a dollar put to good use in our community. In these times of economic uncertainty, Rotary is here to help, with financial support for many organizations devoted to children’s needs.

During the past year, our club has made significant donations to help area children, including The Highlands Community Child Development Center, our local Boy Scout troop, Kids 4 Peace, the Literacy Coun-

cil of Highlands, New Century Scholars, scholarships for Highlands High School seniors to help with further education, Highlands High School College Tour Fund, Highlands School PTO, supplemental cash for each teacher at Highlands School, and the Shop With a Cop Program for disadvantaged children.

In 2008, our donations for children totaled thousands of dollars and exemplify the Rotary principle of “Service Above Self.” These gifts are made possible by fundraising projects such as our annual Monte Carlo Night, to be held February 28th at the Highlands Community Building. This is always a fun night so mark your calendar and plan to attend for the benefit of our community’s children. n

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Rotar y Club of Highlands President Derek Taylor and Past President Jeff Weller present Highlands School teacher Cathy McIntyre-Ross with a check to help her students in any way she feels best. Each year, all teachers at the school are given a Rotar y check for this purpose.

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Present & Future

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inter can be a challenging time on the farm; cold temperatures, ice and snow add shall we say, an “interesting dimension” to caring for nine horses. When the ground freezes they must stay contained in the stables and paddocks so they don’t slip and fall. Avoiding leg injuries, providing for their nutritional needs; to stay warm they require a lot more hay to keep their metabolisms functioning well. Lots of hay means lots of water. And all of that means more stable clean-up! The bonus is that the compost pile which we make our “Promising Results” from grows. A reminder of the cycle of growing on the farm.

Spring will come and that leads us to our plans for the future. Organic growing has always been a dream of mine for CDF. With obesity on the rise for children and adults alike adding the component of healthy eating is a natural to all our programs. We have targeted our Apprentice Program participants, youth ages 12-16, who learn all about the horses; caring for their every need, training, nutrition, and more. Learning how important good nutrition and exercise is for the horses will translate to their lives. From the herbs we grow we will make tinctures and salves as well as provide dried herbs offering them to other horse owners.

We have the space, we have the organic growing matter all we need is the construction of the terraced garden space, building the raised beds and a greenhouse. For nearly twelve years we have talked about this project. Three things have been roadblocks - the money to do the construction, someone to chair the project and enough volunteers to tend the gardens. We have been working on raising the money for the past year, with a little success we persevere. We have expanded our grant horizons to find some alternative funding. We have had several volunteers rise to the surface who are interested in helping though no one has agreed to chair the project.

My ultimate vision is that our gardening project become a community project. We will produce enough organic herbs and vegetables beyond our participants needs to offer them to individuals and perhaps the restaurants. It would be a win-win for everyone.

Won’t you join me in visioning the future herb and vegetable gardens at CDF. Vision children and adults learning about healthy eating.

Our vision statement since our inception has been and is: “Empowering individuals through life changes to see the opportunities and possibilities that abound.” Help us empower all we serve now and in the future by donating, volunteering or participating in this project.

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Contributed by Cassie Welsh, Executive Director of Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society

ne of the busiest times of the year for shelters is two to three months after Christmas when the cute little puppies and kittens given as presents start growing and become mischievous.

A study by the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy found that 26 percent of the people surrendering pets at shelters had received them from friends.

Good intentions are no guarantee your present will be happily accepted if the prospective owner is not 110 percent ready to be a pet owner. Puppies and kittens poop, pee, chew stuff, need training, cost money and can live for 10 to 20 years. A

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pet is a living being, and not easily returned after the holidays.

If you are absolutely certain that your friend or family is ready for a pet and the responsibilities, consider adopting from a shelter or a rescue organization.

Then it’s a gift of life for the animal and much needed funds for the organization.

Most shelters can organize a gift certificate for you, and then the prospective owner can make their own choice. Staff can help them choose the right animal for their life and lifestyle.

Our shelter also promotes “overnights” so people can take home an animal “on approval” for a few days before adoption.

Pets teach us patience; they teach us compassion.

They teach how to play and how to rest. They can make us laugh and lower our blood pressure. Pets give us companionship and unconditional love. Remember, a pet is for life, not just a present.

The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society (CHHS) is a private, no-kill shelter, totally funded by donations and grants. All donations are tax deductible. You can contact us by mail at CHHS, PO Box 638, Cashiers, NC 28717; call (828) 743-5752; or visit our website, www.chhumanesociety.org. We also welcome visitors to our shelter, which is 2.3 miles from the Cashiers Crossroads on US 64 East.

Please drop in and say

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Happy New Year from the staff and some of the animals at the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society!

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Honor Air Contributed by Jennifer McKee

The Rotar y Club of Cashiers Valley meets ever y Wednesday morning at 8:00 at the Cashiers United Methodist Church.

For more information, call (828) 743-2243 or visit cashiersrotar y.org.

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ate last fall, 54 World War II veterans from Western North Carolina boarded a chartered airliner at the Asheville Airport and flew to Washington, DC to visit the World War II Memorial.

This was Rotary District 7670’s first cooperative Honor Air Flight, a program originally created in early 2005 by Earl Morse, a physician assistant and retired Air Force captain. Morse wished to honor the WWII veterans who were his patients, and began by personally flying and escorting them in a very emotional series of trips.

The mission and ideals of the Honor Air program have since spread across America.

Henderson County’s own Honor Air was born in mid-

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2006, when Jeff Miller of Hendersonville began organizing and obtaining funding for a chartered commercial jet to fly local veterans to visit the monument to their accomplishments and sacrifices (which was not completed until 2004). To date, over 650 veterans from the Henderson County area alone have made the journey.

In February of 2006, Earl and Jeff combined efforts and co-founded the Honor Flight Network. By the end of 2006, across America 891 WWII veterans had realized their dream of visiting their memorial, safely and at no charge.

The program presently has more than 70 hubs in more than 40 states.

One of the alliances Earl and Jeff developed was with

Rotary Clubs throughout the United States. Western North Carolina Rotary Clubs have played an important part in locating and sponsoring veterans who have so far made the trip, and the Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley is the latest to become involved.

Due to the senior age of our WWII heroes and the sad fact that we are losing 1,200 of them daily, the Honor Flight Network’s first priority is making their dream a reality, so the focus will remain on WWII veterans and those veterans that have a terminal illness who fought in any war. However, the vision goes beyond World War II. In the future, Honor Flight will also pay tribute to America’s heroes that served in more recent wars.

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“The Honor Flight Network has learned a lot over these last few years, and one point that stands out is that our veteran heroes aren’t asking for recognition,” says Miller. “It is our position that they deserve it. Our program is just a small token of our appreciation for those that gave so much.”

The Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley has initiated an effort to locate World War II veterans in the Cashiers/ Highlands area, provide them with application forms, and get them on the waiting list for upcoming Honor Flights in April and May of 2009. If you are a World War II veteran or you know of one who might like to participate, please contact Larry Morris at (828) 743-0770 or (828) 743-3623. n

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cooter and Monty bring you a Happy New Year wish from the staff and animals at the Friends for Life Forever Farm.

If you received the above card last month, you have either adopted one of our wonderful animals, or donated to our mission to help senior and special needs animals. We thank you for your compassion and support, and pray that you will continue to assist us in our efforts.

The economic downfall has been especially detrimental for all non-profit organizations, including Friends for

Life. More and more people and their pets are in need of our help - and fewer folks are able to be generous with their donations. Friends for Life is “cutting back” and “tightening our belts” planning for the long haul. We are optimistic, although cautious, about the future.

We go into the new year caring for close to 100 cats and 30 dogs at the Forever Farm. There will be no capital improvements in the near future, and no growth in our population. Maintaining our high quality of care is of upmost importance - and work-

ing hard to find good homes for as many animals as possible will be a high priority.

Inviting new volunteers to help at the farm will be more important than ever. Donations of cash, stocks, services, or products, no matter how small, will help us keep the Forever Farm dream alive. For information about Friends for Life, the Forever Farm or our special animals, call (828) 508-2460. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 340, Sapphire, NC 28774. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization and all donations are tax deductible. n

Friends for Life is located at 405 Reid Siding Road in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina. Their hours are by appointment and they can be reached by calling (828) 508-2460, at friendsforlife@ earthlink.net or at www.ffl.petfinder.com.

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Contributed by Laura Miller, Programs Director, The Literacy Council of Highlands.

he Literacy Council offers individual tutoring in a variety of subjects, a service that is made possible by our volunteer tutors. We are fortunate to live in a community with so many retired professionals who dedicate their time to help students in subjects ranging from reading to math and science. Here are some of the volunteers who make this happen.

Mary Heffington is a familiar angel in the non-profit community, volunteering in many capacities, from the Food Pantry to tutoring. A retired speech and language pathologist with experience in schools, hospitals, and private practice, she devotes a few afternoons a week to tutor in reading.

Zack Claxton is a mathematician whose experience ranges from the U.S. Army to

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banking. He is one of our math tutors, and also teaches the GED program.

Heidi Shull has worked as a guidance counselor and ran a dropout prevention program for at-risk students. She tutors in reading for children and adults.

Jody Cook is our chemistry tutor. When he is not “talking with molecules” in his private businesses in chemical technology development and consultation, he shares his scientific passion by teaching a small class of chemistry students.

Blanche Pavlis is our newest tutor, helping students in Algebra and Calculus. Her experience ranges from Peace Corps volunteer to 20 years’ teaching in English and math.

Beverly Cone has taught elementary students of all ages

“for about 100 years.” She dedicates four afternoons a week to improving the literacy of her students, both children and adults.

These generous and talented individuals are as varied as the subjects they teach, but they all have one thing in common: a love of learning and a passion for giving.

These are just a few of the people who make it possible for the Literacy Council to fulfill its mission of “enriching lives through literacy on the Highlands Plateau.”

We are truly grateful for their service, and look forward to working with more qualified volunteer tutors in this new year. Anyone wishing to volunteer time and expertise is encouraged to contact the Literacy Council at (828) 5269938, extension 240. n

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Literacy Council tutor Heidi Shull with student Reynita Contreras The Literacy Council of Highlands is located in the Peggy Crosby Center at 348 S. 5th Street. They are open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

They can be reached at (828) 526-9938, ext. 240 or at www.highlandsliteracy.org.

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Mountain Church Directory Cashiers Baptist Church (828) 743-3040 Cashiers Church of God (828) 743-2795 Cashiers United Methodist Church (828) 743-5298 Christ Anglican Church (828) 526-2320 Community Bible Church (828) 526-4685 Double Springs Church of God (828) 743-1966

First Presbyterian Church (828) 526-3175 Grace Community Church (828) 743-9814 Highlands Assembly of God (828) 524-6026 Christian Science Church Church Street Lutheran Church of the Holy Family (828) 526-9741

Episcopal Church of the Incarnation (828) 526-2968

Church of the Good Shepherd (828) 743-2359 Hamburg Baptist Church (828) 743-2979 Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church (828) 526-2418 Whiteside Presbyterian Church (828) 743-2122 Highlands United Methodist Church (828) 526-3376 Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall (828) 743-3802

Unity Center Wayfarer’s Lane, Dillard, Georgia

St. Jude’s Catholic 526-2418 or 743-5717

First Baptist Church of Highlands (828) 526-4153

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Ark Church of Cashiers (828) 743-5915

Sky Valley Chapel (706) 746-2999

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Hummingbird Realty 828-966-4737 - Ad on page 72 The Cabins At Seven Foxes - 828-877-6333 Cabins In The Laurel - 828-743-2621 Cashiers Resort Rentals - 828-743-9234 Greystone Inn - 828-966-4700 Hampton Inn & Suites - 828-743-4545 High Hampton Inn - 828-743-2411 Innisfree Victorian Inn - 828-743-2946 Laurelwood Mountain Inn - 828-743-9939 Mountain Golf Properties - 800-377-5345 Mountain Laurel Inn – 828-743-7706 Mountain Vacations Rentals - 828-743-0258 The Orchard Cottage - 828-743-7614 Reid Real Estate Vacation Rentals - 828-743-5955 Sapphire Run At Whisper Lake - 863-644-2882 Woodlands Inn Of Sapphire - 828-966-4709 A Mountain View Vacation Cabin - 770-938-2574 Arrowmont Stable & Cabins - 828-743-2762 or 1-800-682-1092 Balsam Mountain Inn - 828-456-9498 Blue Heaven - 404-237-5976 The Bearadise Mountain House - 843-681-4181 Cashiers Cottages - 828-743-2946 Cedar Creek Properties - 828-743-3386 Creek’s Bend Cabin - 828-743-2504/407-695-2392 Duke’s Carolina Cabin - 866-462-9207/866-968-6608 Eagles Roost Cottage - 407-830-5032 Earthshine Mountain Lodge - 828-862-4207

EMG, Inc. - 561-655-9949 Fern Bank Cottage - 843-422-0112 Fox Hollow Lakefront Lodge – 843-422-0112 Glenville Mountain House - 828-743-2437 Hemlock Hill Cottage - 843-785-4620 Jane’s Aerie Cottage - 828-743-9002 Ladybug’s Mountain Cottage - 866-895-9544 • 828-743-6373 The Lakehouse - 888-201-7605 Laurel Rock Cabin - 843-856-8565 Main Street Vacation Suite - 828-743-2437 McIntyre Log Cabin - 828-743-0510 Mirimichi “The Gathering Place of Friends” - 770-318-2558 Mountain Lake Rentals – 800-352-2364 Mt. Toxaway Lodge - 828-966-4582 NC Waterfall Cabin – 239-642-4484 Pebble Creek Village - 828-743-0623 Pineapple Cove - 828-743-2730/561-863-8515 Prime Property Rentals - 828-743-3482 Red Canoe Cottage - -864-422-0112 Ridgeview Cabin - 770-493-0623 Sapphire Valley Resort - 828-743-3441 Sapphire Valley Resort Rentals - 828-743-1763, 800-722-3956 Strawberry Hill Cottage – 239-218-1851 Sugar Bear Lodge - 828-506-2707 Tami’s Tree House - 828-743-7432 T-N-T Rentals - 828-743-9689 x2 Tuckaseigee Valley Vacation Cabins - 828-293-5131 Tumblin’ Creek Chalet 828-743-2504/321-268-8349

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The Chambers Agency 828-526-3717 - Ad on page 64 Fire Mountain Inn & Cabins 828-526-4446 - Ad on page 6 The Lodge at Old Edwards Inn 828-526-4746 - Ad on pages 4, 12 Old Edwards Inn - 828-526-8008 - Ad on pages 4, 12 Whiteside Cove Cottages 828-526-2222/800-805-3558 - Ad on page 72 4-1/2 Street Inn - 828-526-4464 Cabins at Half Mile Farm - 800-946-6822 The Chandler Inn - 828-526-5992 Colonial Pines Inn - 828-526-2060 Hidden Valley Cabins - 828-787-2027 Highlands House Bed & Breakfast - 828-787-1186 Highlands Inn - 828-526-9380 Highlands Rentals - 800-335-9215 Highlands Resort Rentals & Real Estate 828- 526-5839 Highlands Vacation Rentals - 828-787-2002 Inn at Half Mile Farm - 800-946-6822 The Lodge at Lake Sequoyah - 828-342-2302

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The Lodge at Mirror Lake - 828-342-2302 Main Street Inn - 828-526-2590 Mitchell’s Lodge & Cottages - 828-526-2267 Old Creek Lodge - 828-526-2273 Private Cottage on Mirror Lake - 828-342-2302 Seasonal Home for Rent - 828-526-4407 Sky Valley Accommodations - 1-800-262-8259 Skyline Lodge - 828-526-2121 TLC & Associates - 828-526-5015 The Roost - 828-349-4449 Whispering Pines Mountain Chalet - 404-661-3459 Bears Den Lodge - 828-526-4419 Edgewater - 828-526-4733 Hampton Inn - 828-526-5899 High Satulah Lodge www.HighSatulahLodge.homestead.com Highlands Suite Hotel - 828-526-4502 Long House - 828-526-4394 Mountain Cabins - 828-526-8883 Mountain High Motel - 828-526-2790 Wood Valley Cabins - 828-526-5007

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Accommodations 4-1/2 Street Inn ........................................................................www.4andahalfstinn.com Barn Inn at Lake Rabun...................................................................... www.barninn.com The Cabins at Seven Foxes............................................................www.sevenfoxes.com Cashiers Resort Rentals...............................................www.cashiersresortrentals.com Colonial Pines Inn..................................................................www.colonialpinesinn.com Fire Mountain.......................................................................................... www.firemt.com Hidden Valley Cabins.......................................................www.hiddenvalleycabins.com High Hampton Inn & Country Club................................... www.highhamptoninn.com Highlands Inn......................................................................... www.highlandsinn-nc.com Highlands Rentals................................................................. www.HighlandsRentals.net Highlands Resort Rentals & Real Estate................. www.highlandsresortrentals.com Inn At Half Mile Farm........................................................ www.innathalfmilefarm.com Laurelwood Mountain Inn........................................www.laurelwoodmountaininn.com The Lodge on Mirror Lake.........................................www.thelodgeonmirrorlake.com The Lodge at Old Edwards Inn.............................................. www.oldedwardsinn.com Main Street Inn.........................................................................www.mainstreet-inn.com Mitchell’s Lodge....................................................................... www.mitchellslodge.com Mountain Laurel Inn and Shoppes........................ www.mtnlaurelinnandshoppes.com Mountain Vacation Rentals.................................... www.mountainvacationrentals.com Old Edwards Inn...................................................................... www.oldedwardsinn.com Sapphire Run at Whisper Lake............................www.sapphirerunatwhisperlake.com Skyline Lodge..............................................................................www.skyline-lodge.com The Village at Cat Creek................................................ www.thevillageatcatcreek.com Woodlands Inn of Sapphire.........................................................www.woodlandsinn.net

Arts Ann Jacob Gallery.............................................................................. www.annjacob.com Annell Portraits....................................................................................... www.annell.com Art Quarter Gallery & Studios...........................................www.artquartergallery.com Artistic Illusions......................................................................... www.artisticillusions.ws Bascom-Louise Gallery................................................................... www.thebascom.org Blue Ridge Arts Center...................................................www.blueridgeartscenter.com Blue Spiral 1.....................................................................................www.bluespiral1.com Bryant Art Glass...................................................................... www.bryantartglass.com Carole Stribling....................................................................... www.CaroleStribling.com Highlands Gem Shop........................................................www.highlandsgemshop.com John Collette Fine Art....................................................... www.johncollettefineart.com Laura John............................................................................................ www.ljohnart.com Laura Winzeler Designs............................................... www.laurawinzelerdesigns.com Laurel Magazine................................................................. www.themountainlaurel.com Mountain Artisans.................................................................www.mountainartisans.net The Olga Dorenko Fine Art Gallery............. www.theolgadorenkofineartgallery.com Ralph Taylor......................................................................... www.ralphtaylorstudio.com Richard James Galleries.............................................. www.richardjamesgalleries.com Robert A. Tino Gallery...................................................... www.robertatinogallery.com Silver Eagle Gallery............................................................ www.silvereaglegallery.com Summit One Gallery...........................................................www.summitonegallery.com The Village Green...................................................... www.villagegreencashiersnc.com Tin Roof Studio................................................................... www.TinRoofHighlands.com Weihs Wood Gallery......................................................................www.karenweihs.com Williams Mural Art, Inc................................................................... www.jimmyzart.com Woolworth Walk.............................................................................. woolworthwalk.com MedicaL Dr. Robert Buchanan.................................................... www.PlasticSurgeryToday.com Clayton Aesthetics............................................................... www.claytonaesthetics.com Highlands-Cashiers Hospital.......................................................... .www.hchospital.org Highlands Dermatology............................................. www.highlandsdermatology.com NON-Profit Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society..................www.cashiershighlandshumane.org Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival......................www.h-cmusicfestival.org Highlands Chamber of Commerce................................... www.highlandschamber.org Highlands Community Players......................... www.highlandscommunityplayers.org Highlands Playhouse........................................................www.highlandsplayhouse.org Instant Theatre Company..........................................................www.InstantTheatre.org Real Estate Balistreri Realty.............................................................................www.GoBalistreri.com Balsam Mountain Preserve................................................. www.balsammountain.com Bear Lake Reserve.................................................................www.bearlakereserve.com Bear Wallow Springs........................................................................... www.gotobws.com Betsy Paul Properties..................................................... www.betsypaulproperties.com Big View Custom Homes, LLC.................................www.perfectmountainhomes.com Black Rock Realty Group.............................................................www.blackrockrg.com Blair Realty.......................................................................................www.blair-realty.com Buyers Real Estate of Cashiers...................................................... www.BuyersRE.com Cabe Realty....................................................................................... www.caberealty.com Carolina Mountain Brokers, LLC......................... www.carolinamountainbrokers.com Catatoga................................................................................................. www.catatoga.net Cottages at Cedar Crest................................................ www.cottagesatcedarcrest.com The Chambers Agency...........................................................www.chambersagency.net Chattooga Ridge.......................................................................www.chattoogaridge.com Chinquapin....................................................................... www.ExploreChinquapin.com The Chinquapin Company ........................................... www.chinquapincompany.com Coldwell Banker..................................................................www.ashburnrealestate.com

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Ltd . ............................................ www.hummingbird-realty.com John Cleaveland Realty......................................................................... www.jcrealty.com John Schiffli Real Estate................................................................ www.johnschiffli.com Justin Winter & Associates, Realtors.........................................www.JustinWinter.com Kay Britton/Century 21 Mountain Lifestyles...............................www.kaybritton.com Keller Williams Realty-Cashiers..................... www.highlandscashiersproperties.com Lake Laceola.................................................................................www.atlakelaceola.com The Lake Club................................................................................www.thelakeclub.com Lake Toxaway Company..............................................................www.laketoxaway.com Landmark Realty Group............................................................... www.landmarkrg.com Luxury Mountain-Lakes Real Estate............................................www.lyndahester.com Madden Realty........................................................................... www.maddenrealty.com Majestic Mountain & Lake Properties, Inc.... www.majesticmountainproperties.com Marty Jones Realty...............................................................www.martyjonesrealty.com McKee Properties................................................................ www.mckeeproperties.com Mel’s Mountai Real Estate...................................... www.melsmountainrealestate.com Mountain Air.....................................................................www.liveatopmountainair.com Mountain View Properties..................................www.mountainviewpropertiesnc.com Mountain Club..................................................................... www.mountainclubinfo.com Mountain Lake Properties..................................................................... www.mlpnc.com Mountain Realty........................................................ www.cashiersmountainrealty.com The Pond at Featherstone.......................................www.ThePondatFeatherstone.com Porter Creek...............................................................www.PorterCreekRealEstate.com Preferred Properties of Highlands......................................................... www.ppoh.com The Preserve At Rock Creek............................... www.PreserveAtRockCreekNC.com The Preserve at Wolf Laurel.................................................... www.gotowolflaurel.com Prestige Realty Group................................................ wwww.highlandsncproperty.com Reid Real Estate.......................................................................... www.suereidrealty.com Rich Real Estate................................................................................www.rreshome.com River Rock...................................................................................... www.riverrocknc.com RiverWalk..................................................................................... www.judymichaud.com Sapphire Lakes...........................................................................www.sapphirelakes.com Sapphire Valley Resort.................................................www.SapphireValleyResort.com Sautee Nacoochee Valleys................................................... www.sauteenacoochee.com The Shoals at Glen Airie................................................. www.theshoalsatglenairie.com Signature Properties.........................................................................www.sigpropnc.com Sims Valley....................................................................................www.simsvalleync.com Sky Valley Resort........................................................................ www.visitskyvalley.com Stone Pointe...................................................................................www.StonePointe.com Sundrops on Caney Fork..........................................www.SundropsOnCaneyFork.com Tami V Realty................................................................................. www.tamiVrealty.com TLC & Associates......................................................................... www.tlchighlands.com Trillium.......................................................................................... www.gototrillium.com Twenty-One Battery Park Asheville....................................... www21BatteryPark.com Veraison........................................................................................... www.veraison-nc.com Village Realty................................................................. www.cashierscommunities.com Waterfall at Lake Burton...............................................www.waterfallcountryclub.com Restaurant Dillard House............................................................................... www.dillardhouse.com Good Food, Incorporated Pantry.............................. www.goodfoodincorporated.com Fressers Eatery......................................................................... www.fresserseatery.com Gardenia’s........................................................................ www.gardeniasrestaurant.com Grapes & Beans.....................................................................www.grapesandbeans.com Log Cabin Restaurant...................................................... www.logcabin-restaurant.com Madison’s Restaurant.............................................................. www.oldedwardsinn.com Nick’s Fine Foods.....................................................................www.nicksfinefoods.com …On The Verandah.................................................................www.ontheverandah.com Vincenzo’s..........................................................................................www.vincenzos.com Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro............................................. www.wolfgangs.net Retail Acorns.......................................................................................... www.acornsonline.com Asheville Hardware............................................................ www.ashevillehardware.com Basketcase................................................................ www.basketcasegourmetgifts.com Bella Donna Designs, LLC............................................www.belladonnadesignsllc.com Blue Ridge Interiors.......................................................... www.BlueRidgeBedding.com Bound’s Cave................................................................................. www.boundscave.com Brookings...............................................................................www.brookingsonline.com The Cabin Company....................................................... www.thecabincompanync.com Cashiers Farmers Market.........................................www.cashiersfarmersmarket.com The Catbird Seat................................................... www.ryanandcompanyantiques.com

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Chattooga Gardens.............................................................www.chattoogagardens.com Christmas Tree............................................................ www.christmasinhighlands.com CK Swan.................................................................................................www.ckswan.com Cyrano’s Bookshop............................................................. www.cyranosbookshop.com The Dancing Orchid Bouquet.............................................. www.Dancing-Orchid.com Don’s Hardwood Floors and Carpeting....................... www.donshardwoodfloors.com The Dry Sink...................................................................................www.thedrysink.com Dutchman’s Designs......................................................... www.dutchmansdesigns.com The Furniture Barn.............................................................. www.thefurnitureman.com The Grinning Frog................................................................. www.thegrinningfrog.com Hadley’s Cottage......................................................................www.hadleyscottage.com Highland Hiker...........................................................................www.highlandhiker.com High Country Furniture...............................................................www.highcountry.com Highlands Gem Shop........................................................www.highlandsgemshop.com Highlands Emporium.....................................................www.highlandsemporium.com Historic Flooring..................................................................... www.historicflooring.com Marge Rohrer Originals................................................ www.margerohrerdesigns.com Merletti........................................................................................... www.merlettilace.com Midnight Farms....................................................................... www.midnightfarms.com Mountain Valley Center................................................www.mountainvalleycenter.com Nova Kitchen & Bath....................................................................www.novakitchen.com The Old Rangoon..................................................................... www.theoldrangoon.com Reeves........................................................................www.reeveshomefurnishings.com Reeves Ace Hardware...................................................... www.reevesacehardware.com Rustic Edge Organic Furnishings...........................www.RusticEdgeFurnishings.com Rusticks................................................................................................www.Rusticks.com Ryan and Company Antiques............................... www.ryanandcompanyantiques.com Scallywags................................................................................... www.scallywagweb.com Scudders Galleries................................................................ www.scuddersgalleries.net Silver Threads & Golden Needles..................................... www.silverthreadsyarn.com Smoky Mountain Chevrolet........................................ www.smokymountainchevy.com Stone Lantern.............................................................www.stonelantern-highlands.com The Summer House.................................................www.summerhousehighlands.com Textures...................................................................................www.texturesonmain.com Timpson Creek........................................................................... www.timpsoncreek.com Togar Rugs........................................................................................ www.togarrugs.com Ty-Lyn Plantation..................................................................... www.tylynplantation.com Victoria’s Closet....................................................................www.victoriasclosetnc.com Village Antiques............................................................ www.villageantiquesonline.com Village Kids..................................................................... www.villagekidshighlands.com Vitalie – America’s Billiard Company........................ www.Vitalie-Manufacturing.com Watauga Creek...........................................................................www.wataugacreek.com White Rabbit Botanicals...............................................www.whiterabbitbotanicals.com Zoller Hardware.......................................................................www.zollerhardware.com

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Grounds of Perfection, Inc...................................................... www.goplandscapes.com High Country Photo............................................................................ www.hiphoto.com Highlands Custom Cedar Homes............................. www.highlandscedarhomes.com Historic Lumber Inc. ......................................................... www.historiclumberinc.com Home Place................................................................www.homeplaceblinds.hdwfg.com Jennings Builders Supply............................................................ www.jenningswnc.com Joseph H. Wilbanks, DDS, PC............................... www.comprehensive-dentistry.com Junker Management........................................................ www.junkermanagement.com Keystone Kitchen and Bath...................................................................keystonekb.com Ki, Inc.............................................................................................. www.kyrarussell.com Koenig Homebuilders...................................................www.koenighomebuilders.com Lica Construction, Inc......................................................www.licaconstructioninc.com Lupoli Construction......................................................... www.LupoliConstruction.com Macon Bank....................................................................................www.maconbank.com Mill Creek Post & Beam Company...........................................www.millcreekinfo.com More Than Closets, LLC..................................................www.morethanclosetsnc.com Mountain Party Tents......................................................www.mountainpartytents.com Mountain Stream Builders..................................... www.mountainstreambuilders.com Nailz........................................................................................ www.myhandsandfeet.com Peter A. Paul, PC............................................................................ www.PeterAPaul.com Rabun Gap Nacoochee School...........................................................www.rabungap.org Raffa Design Associates...............................................www.raffadesignassociates.com Robert Goldberg........................................................................ www.empathonline.com Sapphire Valley Resort.................................................. www.sapphirevalleyresort.com Sarah Valentine Photography.............................................www.sValentinePhotos.com Southern Shutters & Blinds............www.southernshuttersandblinds.com/highlands The Spa at Old Edwards Inn................................................... www.oldedwardsinn.com Sparkle Plus............................................................................. www.sparkleplushga.com Stanberry Insurance...................................................................www.stanberry-ins.com Sweetwater Builders........................................................ www.sweetwaterbuilders.com Timeless Timber Frame Co..........................................www.timelesstimberframe.com Tom Sawyer Tree Farm........................................................www.tomsawyertrees.com Triad Building Co......................................................... www.triadbuildingcompany.com Turner & Co. Apothecary...................................................www.turnerapothecary.com Vintage Beams and Timbers, Inc......................... www.vintagebeamsandtimbers.com Volvo of Athens...........................................................................www.volvoofathens.com WALH........................................................................ www.WolfCreekBroadcasting.com Warth Construction...........................................................www.warthconstruction.com Wayah Insurance Group.........................................................................www.wayah.com WCQS.........................................................................................................www.wcqs.com WHLC FM 104.5........................................................................................www.whlc.com Willow Oak Landscapes................................................www.willowoaklandscapes.com Wilson Gas Service...........................................................................www.wilsongas.com Yellowbook...................................................................................... www.yellowbook.com

Services A Moment In Time...............................................................www.amitphotography.com Adventure Depot.......................................................................www.adventuredepot.net America’s Home Place.................................................... www.americashomeplace.com Andy’s Trout Farm.................................................................. www.andystroutfarm.com Appalachian Golf Cars.....................................................www.appalachiangolfcars.com Archimages, Inc.........................................................................www.archimagesnc.com Aristocrat Awnings.............................................................. www.aristocratawnings.com Arrowood Construction............................................. www.arrowoodconstruction.com Atlantic South Power............................................................ www.aspowersystems.com Audio Visual Architects......................................................................www.avaincnc.com Barber Custom Homes..................................................www.barbercustomhomes.com Bird Decorative Hardware & Bath....................... www.BirdDecorativeHardware.com Blissful Affairs and Creative Events...................................... www.affairsandevents.net Blue Ridge Mortgage................................................................ www.blueridgemtg.com Blue Sky Home Designs................................................www.blueskyhomedesign.com The Cabin Supply...........................................................www.cabinsupplycompany.com The Car Spa of Highlands............................................www.thecarspaofhighlands.com Carolina Homes by Design......................................www.carolinahomesbydesign.com Carruth Homes........................................................................ www.carruth-homes.com Cashiers Travel & Transport.............................................................www.travelagt.com Chateau de Villars..................................................................www.chateaudevillars.com Chattooga Gardens.............................................................www.chattoogagardens.com Chestnut Hill of Highlands...................................... www.chestnuthillofhighlands.com Chinquapin Builders, Inc................................................ www.chinquapinbuilders.com Command Mobility.............................................................www.commandmobility.com Comtec............................................................................... www.theelectronichome.com Core Studios................................................................................. www.CoreAtllanta.com Craig and Craig.......................................................................... www.craigandcraig.com Doctor’s Orders Charter Boat Service.......................... www.lakeglenvillefishing.com Dungan Nequette Architects...............................................www.dungan-nequette.com EHomes, LLC..................................................................................www.getehomes.com Endless Summer Studio.......................................... www.EndlessSummerStudios.com Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery................................... www.ferguson.com Freeman Gas..................................................................................www.freemangas.com Furniture Barn...................................................................... www.thefurnitureman.com Futral Enterprises...................................................................................... www.futral.net Gail Morgan, Event Concierge........................................ www.stylishentertaining.com Genesis Projects, Inc.............................................................www.genesis-projects.com GKP Construction.............................................................www.greathomebuilders.com The Glass Shoppe.........................................................................www.glassshoppe.com

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At your fingertips Accommodations Highlands-Cashiers Area Directory.......... Page 77 Antiques & Home Furnishings Bound’s Cave............................................... Page 43 Bryant Art Glass......................................... Page 17 Cashiers Customs....................................... Page 82 Details of Cashiers..............................Page 57, 34B Into the Woods Home Interiors...............Page 34B Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass.................................. Page 56 The Rustic Cabin......................................... Page 47 The Summer House.................................... Page 17 Vivianne Metzger........................................ Page 60 Appliances Wilson Gas................................................... Page 65 Art Galleries/Artists Blue Valley Gallery..................................... Page 23 Bryant Art Glass......................................... Page 17 East & West Limited................................... Page 16 Into the Woods Home Interiors...............Page 34B Marge Rohrer Originals............................... Page 9 Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass.................................. Page 56 Nora & Co.................................................... Page 57 Silver Eagle.................................................. Page 35 Summit One Gallery................................... Page 37 Artistic Finishes Kimberlily Designs..................................... Page 69 Banks/Mortgage Companies Macon Bank................................................. Page 54 Bedding Blue Ridge Bedding.................................... Page 21 Details of Cashiers..............................Page 57, 34B Lenz Gifts..................................................... Page 61 Bird Seed/Bird Houses The Bird Barn............................................... Page 3 Bird Supplies The Bird Barn............................................... Page 3 Books Soul Journey................................................ Page 60 Builders Arrowood Construction............................. Page 62 Koenig Homebuilders................................ Page 32 Lupoli Construction.................................... Page 76 MossCreek Designs.......................Pages13, 74, 75 Schmitt Builders.......................................... Page 81 Srebalus Construction Co.......................... Page 51 Sweetwater Builders................................... Page 74 Warth Construction..................................Page 18A Cabinetr y Cashiers Customs....................................... Page 82 Highlands Cabinet Company..................... Page 51 Jennings Builders Supply........................... Page 21 Mountain Accent......................................... Page 46 The Rustic Cabin......................................... Page 47 Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath................. Page 8 Cards The Corner Store........................................ Page 57 The Dry Sink............................................... Page 35 Caterers Fressers Eatery........................................... Page 41 The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering........ Page 42 Rib Shack..................................................... Page 41 Chambers of Commerce Cashiers Chamber of Commerce............Page 34B Highlands Chamber of Commerce........... Page 67

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Cloth/Material Wilhite’s of Walhalla................................... Page 53 Clothing & Accessories Bear Mountain Outfitters.........................Page 18B Brookings................................................. Page 34A Cabin Casuals................................................ Page 5 Marge Rohrer Originals............................... Page 9 McCulley’s..........................................Pages 6, 7, 66 Mountain House.....................................Pages 8, 55 New West..................................................... Page 55 Nora & Co.................................................... Page 57 Silver Eagle.................................................. Page 35 VC for Men.................................................... Page 9 Victoria’s Closet............................................ Page 9 Vivace........................................................... Page 66 Coffee Shops Tommy’s Coffee Shop................................ Page 41 Comforters Blue Ridge Bedding.................................... Page 21 Communities Chattooga Ridge.......................................... Page 45 The Preserve at Rock Creek...................... Page 39 Condiments The Hen House.....................................Page 3, 18B The Speckled Hen.................................Page 3, 18B Construction Companies Larry Rogers Construction........................ Page 81 Cosmetic Surger y Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D....................... Page 8 Custom Cabinetr y Cashiers Customs....................................... Page 82 The Rustic Cabin......................................... Page 47 Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath................. Page 8 Custom Countertops Mountain Accent......................................... Page 46 Mountain Granite........................................ Page 33 Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath................. Page 8 Custom Furniture Cashiers Customs....................................... Page 82 The Rustic Cabin......................................... Page 47 The Summer House.................................... Page 17 Dentists Dr. Joe Wilbanks......................................... Page 19 Empathic Consultation Bob Goldberg, C.HT, R.M.......................... Page 65 Events Cashiers Rotary Honor Air........................ Page 25 Chili Cookoff............................................... Page 25 Highlands Community Players...........Pages 24, 67 Madison’s Restaurant................................. Page 12 Wolfgang’s Restaurant& Wine Bistro....... Page 12 Fabric/Upholster y Into the Woods Home Interiors...............Page 34B Wilhite’s of Walhalla................................... Page 53 Feng Shui Nellis Realty................................................. Page 19 Fishing Supplies/Ser vices Brookings..................................................Page 34A Florists Little Flower Shoppe................................... Page 48 Furniture Blue Ridge Bedding.................................... Page 21 Cashiers Customs....................................... Page 82 Details of Cashiers..............................Page 57, 34B Into the Woods Home Interiors...............Page 34B

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The Rustic Cabin......................................... Page 47 The Summer House.................................... Page 17 Furniture Refinishing Furniture Barn............................................ Page 61 Gas Companies Wilson Gas................................................... Page 65 Gift Shops Basketcase............................................Pages 41, 47 Bound’s Cave............................................... Page 43 Bryant Art Glass......................................... Page 17 Cashiers Customs....................................... Page 82 Cashiers Valley Pharmacy......................... Page 48 The Corner Store........................................ Page 57 The Dry Sink............................................... Page 35 The Hen House.....................................Page 3, 18B Into the Woods Home Interiors...............Page 34B Lenz Gifts..................................................... Page 61 Mountain House.....................................Pages 8, 55 New West..................................................... Page 55 Nora & Co.................................................... Page 57 The Rustic Cabin......................................... Page 47 Silver Eagle.................................................. Page 35 Soul Journey................................................ Page 60 The Speckled Hen.................................Page 3, 18B Stone Lantern.............................................. Page 84 The Summer House.................................... Page 17 Glass/Window Supplies The Glass Shoppe....................................... Page 79 Highlands Doors & Windows, Etc............ Page 65 Golf Cars Appalachian Golf Cars................................ Page 48 Gourmet Foods Basketcase............................................Pages 41, 47 The Hen House.....................................Page 3, 18B The Speckled Hen.................................Page 3, 18B Green Supplies Whole Life Supply....................................... Page 63 Gutters D.P. Gutters.................................................. Page 51 Hair Salons The Spa at Old Edwards Inn........................ Page 4 Hardware/Building Supply Highlands Doors & Windows, Etc............ Page 65 Jennings Builders Supply........................... Page 21 Heating and Air Madco........................................................... Page 60 Home Accessories Details of Cashiers..............................Page 57, 34B The Dry Sink............................................... Page 35 Fireside Interiors.......................................... Page 8 Into the Woods Home Interiors..............Page 34B Lenz Gifts..................................................... Page 61 Mountain House.....................................Pages 8, 55 The Rustic Cabin......................................... Page 47 Stone Lantern.............................................. Page 84 The Summer House.................................... Page 17 Hunting/Fishing Licenses Brookings..................................................Page 34A Inspirational Items Soul Journey................................................ Page 60 Interior Design & Home Furnishings Bound’s Cave............................................... Page 43 Details of Cashiers..............................Page 57, 34B Fireside Interiors.......................................... Page 8 Into the Woods Home Interiors...............Page 34B Ken & Kerri Designs.................................. Page 23

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Office Supplies Highlands Office Supply............................ Page 72 Organic Supplies Whole Life Supply....................................... Page 63 Painters D.P. Painting................................................ Page 51 Paint & Decorating Highlands Decorating Center.................... Page 65 Permanent Makeup Beauty Secrets............................................. Page 23 Pet Supplies The Bird Barn............................................... Page 3 Pharmacies Cashiers Valley Pharmacy......................... Page 48 Photography Cariad Photography - Steffi Smith............ Page 80 Plastic Surger y Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D....................... Page 8 Porch and Patio The Summer House.................................... Page 17 Potter y The Bird Barn............................................... Page 3 The Hen House.....................................Page 3, 18B The Speckled Hen.................................Page 3, 18B Pressure Washing D.P. Painting................................................ Page 51 Produce Whole Life Supply....................................... Page 63 Propane Wilson Gas................................................... Page 65 Radio Stations WCQS........................................................... Page 67 WHLC FM 104.5......................................... Page 35 Real Estate Sales Betsy Paul.................................................... Page 27 The Chambers Agency............................... Page 64 Chattooga Ridge.......................................... Page 45 Country Club Properties.............................. Page 2 Hummingbird Realty.................................. Page 72 John Cleaveland Realty............................... Page 20 Marty Jones................................................. Page 70 McKee Properties....................................... Page 83 Nellis Realty................................................. Page 19 Preferred Properties - Ann Scott................. Page 6 The Preserve at Rock Creek...................... Page 39

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