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National Land Trust Day
June 3 is both National Trails and National Land Trust Day. To mark the occasion, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust will celebrate the opening of a new public trail on our newest property. For the last year an exciting project has been going on at the Brushy Face Preserve, just down the road from Highlands. A dedicated group of volunteers has been …
Hitting Paydirt With Ashtin
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cashiers and Highlands are fortunate to receive wonderful community support from a variety of local businesses. But rarely does collaboration shape out to be a perfect mixture of fun, learning and camaraderie. The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Bascom recently partnered to create an engaging, ongoing monthly curriculum to fulfill the specific interests of …
Calling All Volunteers
It’s hard to imagine that 16 years have passed since we held our first Gar’s Boot Camp. My brother, Gary Blair, a painting contractor by profession, had passed away suddenly in an auto accident in November 2000, shortly after leaving Carpe Diem and returning to south Florida for the winter. Working with my dad, prior to leaving they had painstakingly …
Being Ernest
The story of one handsome, blue-eyed cat named Ernest shows how animal welfare organizations work together to save lives. How he became a stray is unknown, but Ernest joined a colony of cats in Jackson County that was being trapped, neutered and fed by a caretaker who noticed that he was injured. Ernest was taken to the Jackson County Animal …
From Compassion to Action
People who love to read are a special kind of creature. You’ll find them with a book in hand in all sorts of places like park benches, restaurants, waiting rooms, and airplanes. Delaine Mehder can be found at The Bookworm on Main Street, Highlands. The Bookworm is a used book store that supports the Hudson Library, part of the …
Treasure House of Gently-used
Each year as the summer residents return to Highlands they look to see what’s changed over the winter. Along Mill Creek on Spruce Street they’ll find Mountain Findings’ new Furniture and Rug Warehouse. With more than 3,900 square feet, this new addition will provide a shopping paradise to people in need of gently-used furniture, rugs, pictures and home accessories. …
Highlands Hurricanes
News of the Highlands Hurricanes swim team has been splashed all over local news media thanks to their award-winning seasons. They take their competitions seriously, but it’s not all hard work. Head Coach Steve Hott and Assistant Coaches Jordan Kenter, Debbie Kenter, Julie Hughes, Chad Garner, and Seth Curtis have four important rules for their swimmers: have fun, be safe, …
Carry Your Home
A stranger came into a town Saw an old man rocking slow. Old man winked, stirred his drink, Said, “Stranger, what do you know?” The stranger wiped his brow and swore, “This place is hot as hell. What’s this town like anyway … As if I couldn’t tell?” The old man took a long sip, Then …
Revel in the Serenity
Much desired, seldom available, is this one-of-a-kind private 48-acre estate that was originally owned by the U.S. Forest Service. This is the epitome of gracious Highlands living. Stroll down shady trails rimmed with a plethora of native plants. Traverse the meadows or perch on a sun-warmed rock on one of the many terraced plains as you commune with nature. …
Many Paths, One Yoga
Diversity is inherent in our lives. Each person’s body is unique by design and further influenced by its environment. Traditional Yoga is exceptional in recognizing the variety of personality types and provides to us Four Paths to the practice of yoga. From the 12th to the 15th centuries, yoga adepts experienced and simplified our many human facets much like …
Dr. Peterson Joins H-C Hospital Team
The team of providers at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital has just added a familiar face, Carole Peterson, MD. For many years Dr. Peterson has been an Ob/Gyn provider in Franklin at Angel Medical Center and will now be joining the medical staff in Highlands. Dr. Peterson will continue to practice in Franklin, but will share her time with women needing full …
Cashiers Colonel
Frequently I am asked what kind of a Colonel was Colonel John Alexander Zachary, one of the earliest settlers of Cashiers Valley? What war did he serve in or was that just an honorary title he gave himself? Maybe it was something like Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame? Many decades ago when I seriously took up researching my …
