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Billy Roper, Folk Artist
Billy Roper was born and raised in the North Georgia mountains. Billy was into his 40s before he ever sold his first painting, and at that time, he painted on anything he could find. Today, he paints primarily on wood, canvas, and paper using rich bold and vibrant colors. Many of his works feature the culture of his Appalachian roots …
Grandpa’s Workshop
Mike Holden crafts marvelous wooden toys. Customers with an eye for aesthetics appreciate his model forms and delight in their durability and movement. Two events shaped Mike’s design destiny. First, when he was 12, his 30-something brother showed him his new scroll saw (a narrow-bladed tool for cutting intricate designs). “It tickled my fancy,” says Mike. “I used his saw …
Painting Personalities
Patti Gilley is most at home in a woodland, pasture, or field observing the wildlife, making sketches for future paintings, taking photos, and breathing in the delicious mountain air. Painting called to her early on. She took an art class in high school. After graduation, Life pulled her in a lot of directions, all welcomed. It wasn’t until she married, …
Make Sure a kid Has Christmas
Shop With A Cop is a program for children who will have little or no Christmas – a dynamic charity led by the local law enforcement officers acting in coordination with teachers, churches, after school programs, and community organizations like The Mountain Garden Club and the Rotary Club of Highlands. Each participating child will have a $100 electronic debit …
Cashiers Cares
Christmas is nothing without tradition and Cashiers Cares is happy to invite the community to its 11th complimentary lunch following the Cashiers Christmas Parade, set for Saturday, December 14. Join the festivities at the Community Center as we serve up hot dogs and chili with our co-sponsor Cashiers Rotary Club. Santa will be on hand for pictures (and Wish Lists). …
Christmas Cantata
Everyone is welcome to attend Highlands United Methodist Church’s Christmas Cantata at its 10:50 Service on December 15. The church’s choir, under the direction of Minister of Music Les Scott, will perform “A Festival of Lessons in Carols.” It’ll include traditional Christmas favorites, as well as those that are less well-known to modern audiences. For more information, call the church …
Happenings at the Hudson
This year, Highlands Hudson Library celebrates two anniversaries – 135 years since its founding and 75 years since the beginning of the Fontana Regional Library System. What started as a bookmobile service in 1944 and as a way to provide library service to the Tennessee Valley Authority workers finishing the Fontana Dam, the Fontana Library System, now supports six libraries …
Fontana’s 75th Anniversary
Fontana Regional Library System, which includes Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library and Hudson Library, is celebrating 75 years of service to its communities. “Even though FRL was established during World War II, the seeds for its existence were planted during the 1930s and the Great Depression,” says ACCCL Librarian Serenity Richards. “The New Deal’s Civilian Conservation Corps brought young men and …
Breakfast with Santa
Highlands United Methodist Church will continue its holiday tradition of hosting Breakfast with Santa, set for Saturday, December 14, at 8:30 A.M. in the church’s Faith and Fellowship Center. Since space is limited, plan to make reservations by calling (828) 526-3376 by December 11. After a hearty breakfast, the children gather in front of the decorated Christmas tree …
HIghlands Ice Rink
Highlands is blessed to have many amenities not often seen in tiny mountain communities. Thanks to the generosity of a host of people, we have a year-round pool, a skate park, and an ice skating rink, among others. If you’ve never before had the opportunity to fly around the ice, Highlands is the perfect place to try it. There are …
A Christmas Carol Sing
Everyone is invited to a Christmas Carol Sing at Highlands First Presbyterian Church at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, December 7, after the Highlands Christmas Parade. Stell Huie will be the song leader with Angie Jenkins at the piano. If you enjoy singing familiar Christmas Carols, you will definitely want to make this a part of your Christmas tradition. Later at 4:00 …
Olde Mountain Christmas Parade
The annual Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade is held this year on Saturday, December 7, at 11:00 A.M. As in previous incarnations, it’ll be a celebration winding its way down Main Street, with virtually every Highlander either somewhere in the parade itself or viewing from the sidelines. The mayor and members of the Town Board make an appearance, followed …
