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Leadfoot Lucy
In the early 1940s, Leadfoot Lucille, sister-in-law to my 20-something mother, was driving my mom across the Gandy Bridge, the original wooden two-laner that spanned Tampa Bay. It was the war years, and the womenfolk were in a rush to do their part, so much so that Leadfoot Lucy, lost in thought, lost something else: the sense she was born …
Historic Land, Heirloom Seeds
Winding Stair Farm, west of Franklin, has had many incarnations over the years. Owners Greg Mullins and Stacy Bredendieck were told by the Army Corps of Engineers that the name of the stream, Trough Branch, on the edge of the farm came from a history of early settlers moving animals through this valley and the stream was a natural place …
This Classic Is Calling You Home
As Sirius the Dog Star stands out in the night sky, this beautiful manor house, which sits high atop Upper Brushy Face overlooking the Highlands Country Club, outshines the many exquisite homes of the Highlands-Cashiers area. Imagine the grand splendor of a Scottish Manor home with stone arches and rich woods. Add large expanses of glass that frame the …
Pumpkin Crepes
Pumpkin Crepes are a delicious way to welcome fall. Abundantly orange, these crepes look like the cool season that’s coming and like the beautiful leaves in the Western North Carolina mountains. The crepes taste best with fresh pumpkin, although canned is fine, too. To make the color more vibrant, add a pinch of turmeric to the batter. These crepes can …
The Paradigm of Posture
The paradigm of posture has been turned on it’s head, finally! And that’s a good thing. From the mid-18th century until the late 1960’s, posture was generally a sign of discipline at the dinner table and school desk. Today, we see posture influences health and methods have emerged to help people live with ease. Fascia is the scientifically documented …
Bone Health – Things to Know!
Have you noticed that bone density problems have increased over the past 20 years? Well, this has not gone unnoticed by chiropractors as we deal with bones day in and day out. Bone health is essential to overall health and aging well. Good bone density used to be the norm, but that’s no longer the case. More and more …
Mountains in Her Blood
Mission Health Primary Care has once again expanded their services at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. They recently brought Robyn Restrepo, MD, to Highlands, but she is certainly not new to the mountains of North Carolina. Dr. Restrepo grew up in Waynesville and Maggie Valley and later did her Family Medicine residency at MAHEC in Hendersonville. With mountains in her blood, she lived …
Founder’s Day Celebration
Cashiers Historical Society hosts its 14th annual Founder’s Day Celebration on Thursday, September 28. Now in its 14th year, the Historical Society hosts all third and fourth graders from Blue Ridge and Summit Charter Schools, as well as home-schoolers, for a celebration of the area’s roots, reflecting on life in the 19th century. Students enjoy a day of activities …
A Taxing Situation
This receipt of $60 (in Confederate money?) was paid to the Confederate government in August of 1864 for the year of 1863, by Cashiers Valley resident Alexander Zachary. It was signed by his brother-in-law, William Norton, who was a neighbor. It must have been a bitter pill for Alexander to swallow, being that he was a well-known Union sympathizer. …
Taking the High Road
The Gorge Road is an impressive feat of engineering. If you’ve ever been at the bottom of the gorge and looked up, it’s a little unsettling to see how the road is perched on the side of the cliff, yet it’s solid as, well, a rock. Construction began in the spring of 1927, long before compressors and jack hammers were …
Play the Break
This month we’re going to talk about hitting putts with significant break. Some of the things I’m going to tell you are going to be hard to believe, but they’re true. The main reason we miss big breaking putts is not your grip, stance, stroke or anything else. It is that we don’t play enough break. The average golfer misses 80 …
Behold the Mighty Hawk!
September offers great hawk watching opportunities. Broad-wing Hawks (Buteo platypterus) are smallish hawks, recognizable while soaring by their full wing span and tail bands. Hawks generally are highly intelligent, defining and measuring intelligence as innovativeness in feeding habits. Their visual acuity, sharpness of vision, is astounding owing to the density of photoreceptors in their retina being five times greater than …
