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Burlingame Bingo
On August 4, Burlingame Country Club and surrounding business owners and residents came together to raise over $25,000 to benefit T. C. Henderson Elementary School in Toxaway. Our Designer Purse Bingo event was a huge success enabling us to partner with the school to meet some of the needs and challenges facing them. The donation will be used to support the …
Itsy Bitsy’s Bum Rap
Walking into the woods in my backyard this morning, I feel the unmistakable sticky, spindly feeling that only comes from walking into a spider web. Stretched across the trail are giant, almost invisible orb webs, each with an occupant patiently awaiting a flying insect to zip by and get tangled in their sticky traps. This will be among these spiders’ …
Eugenia’s Journey
Maria Eugenia Carrasco came to Highlands in 1971 at the age of 17 as an exchange student from Mexico City. She had already graduated high school but could speak no English. When she got to Highlands School she went through the second grade, the fourth grade, the ninth grade and graduated with the senior class. “I had to be with the …
Faking It
When I taught school I gave a lesson on faking it early in my freshman curriculum. I explained to students that many of us are born with a high B.S.Q. (B.S. Quotient, a gift for making it up as we go). Truth is, none of us really know what we are doing, but some of us are better actors, that’s …
A Home for All Seasons
Transcend the gently curving roads to the crest of the mountain. At 4,000-foot elevation, the long panoramic views lift your spirit and release the tensions of today’s hectic world. Throughout this light-filled Arts and Crafts-style home built by Koenig Builders, you will enjoy majestic views of the surrounding hills and dales. Sip a cup of coffee on the …
The Birthday Brigade
When you think of hospice, birthday parties probably aren’t the first thing that come to mind. After all, hospice is the business of dying…or is it? There is a group of volunteers with Four Seasons Compassion for Life called the Birthday Brigade. When a hospice patient has a birthday and they and their family wish to mark the occasion, …
Spinal Stenosis Causes, Symptoms & Solutions
Spinal Stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal usually caused by degeneration of the spine. Stenosis is more common in those over age 50 and can be associated with injury or degenerative change in the spine. The spinal canal is made up of mostly bone and cartilage. The spinal disc material, designed to cushion the spine, can begin …
Bodywork & Awareness for Children
I notice in my practice that some of the most deserving people of bodywork and self -development are children. I have worked with children ranging from a few days in age up through the teen years, and individuals in early childhood who later leave home for school and life. Even in well-meaning families, children often exhibit the same strain patterns as …
The Perils of PPIs
Proton Pump Inhibitors are popular drugs to treat peptic ulcers, GERD and indigestion. These strong anti-acids – Nexium, Prilosec, Protonix, Prevacid, and Aciphex – have also been associated with osteoporosis, heart arrhythmias, intestinal infections, bacterial pneumonia, and multiple nutrient deficiencies. A new study from Stanford University on PPIs says they can double the risk of dying from a heart …
Breast Cancer Awareness Highlands-Cashiers Hospital
Dr. Julie Farrow recently gave a breast health lecture and couldn’t stress enough the importance of proper screening. Dr. Farrow practices at the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in the Jane Woodruff Building and offers complete gynecological services to women in the area. Dr. Farrow said that the major risk factors for breast cancer in women are age, genetic predisposition, and estrogen exposure. …
Monte Vista, Part II
Beyond the dining room was the kitchen with a wood burning stove, the kitchen sink, and above the sink was the “pie shelf,” a screened alcove to the outside where vegetables could be kept cool. Upstairs were additional bedrooms and half way up the stairs was a shelf where the oil lamps were stored. No bathrooms and no plumbing; water …
I Aint Forgot You
Taxation is an aggravation to everyone statewide, but it’s been a particular sore spot to those on the Plateau. In the 1970s Highlands residents felt that their properties were being disproportionately taxed. To make matters worse, there was an inequity in representation, reminiscent of the Boston Tea Party’s slogan: No Taxation Without Representation. Short of dumping oolong in the Cullasaja, …
