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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 …
In 1996, the Mountain Garden Club established the Dorothy Wertzler Memorial Scholarship, and has since awarded over $68,000 in college scholarships to deserving Highlands area students. Dorothy Wertzler, a past MGC president and Life Member donated thousands of hostas from her personal garden over the years for MGC sponsored plant sales, the source of the scholarship fund. Students pursuing courses of …
There is something special between a girl and a horse. A certain percentage of the population is magically drawn to these glorious creatures. For me, it began at age three with a horse named “Rattler,” a very patient cow pony belonging to a neighbor. For his owner, age seven; my five-year-old brother; and me, he was a babysitter of …
I doubt many would argue that having clean water is important to people and healthy ecosystems. We have an abundance of water here in the Highlands-Cashiers area, having the second highest rainfall in the United States. This high rainfall, coupled with our steep slopes, means we also have more waterfalls than most. Our clean water also means we have some fine …
On the evening of Valentine’s Day, Friends for Life staffers visited a local retirement home with two of our canine residents. On a day dedicated to love, what could be better than bringing together senior pets with senior residents? The time we spent was meant to honor the bond between, not just pets and humans, but the very special relationship …
Our local chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina in Cashiers is ecstatic to announce that our local mentor, Lynne Keating, has been named Big Sister of the Year for the state of North Carolina. Experiencing new things and expanding horizons are common benefits of mentoring. Lynne has been a champion for Sophie, encouraging and nudging …
The entire collection of Beatles songs were released on a new audio medium known as “compact discs.” A new national television network named Fox had its debut. “Into the Woods” premiered on Broadway. Paul Newman won the Oscar for Best Actor in the movie “The Color of Money.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 2,000 for the first time. …
Calling all gardeners or would-be gardeners! The Food Pantry of Highland is offering you an opportunity to play in the dirt and help their clients, too. Executive Director Marty Rosenfield is once again extending the Host Farmer Program to a few lucky people. Through the Host Farmer Program, instigated last year, the pantry will provide growers with vegetable plants; participants …
Colette Clark is an artist in the truest sense of the word. Her talents and experience in the art world include stitching, quilting, painting (both oil and water based), drawing, and clay. She says that clay has been the one constant over the last 50 plus years and this led her to become a volunteer at The Bascom’s Pottery Barn. …
