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Highlands Spooktacular
Parents and Grandparents, listen up! Don’t wait until October 30 to get those Halloween costumes ready, your deadline is Thursday, October 24. It’s time again for the Highlands Spooktacular, a free event offered by the Town of Highlands. During my children’s formative years I remember them parading around the school gym in costume and it was always something they looked …
Southern Shamrock
Local raconteur Lee Lyons has turned her formidable storytelling talents to create a new novel, her first – “Southern Shamrock.” If you’ve lived on the Plateau for any length of time, you know Lee. She’s performed with the Highlands-Cashiers Players and presented her stories in monologues and spoken word performances throughout the twin communities. Her voice is big and clearly …
Wreaths Across America Day
Whether they stormed the beaches of Normandy, fought in the jungles of Vietnam, or battled in the sands of Iraq or the mountains of Afghanistan, our brave men and women in uniform have always put our country first. Saturday, December 14, is National Wreaths Across America Day, with this year’s theme being “Everyone Plays a Part.” This is a wreath-laying …
Making & Filling Empty Bowls
As we near the season of giving, the weather is cool, the leaves are changing, and you may be planning your holiday gatherings. Before you go any further, please consider what winter on the Plateau means for some. As businesses curtail hours and clubs take a winter’s break, where do those employees find work; and what about the people who …
Literacy Council’s CORE Reasons
Do you remember the first time you successfully hung the ring on the hook playing the Ringmaster Bimini game? You probably practiced and practiced and practiced and then one day – Nailed it! That feeling was elation and pride…and the desire to do it again and again. That’s probably the feeling you got when you first started to read and …
Festival for kids
When you were growing up did your school have a fall festival? I know mine did and I still have fond memories of helping my mom prepare the icky food items for the haunted house. You know, peeled grapes for eyeballs, spaghetti noodles for worms…well, you get the point. Every year Highlands School PTO holds a Fall Festival and this …
Main Street’s Punkin’ Patch
You don’t have to travel far this year to find a pumpkin patch; there’s one right here on Main Street, Highlands. Thanks to the Highlands United Methodist Church, the lawn will be spread with pumpkins of all shapes and sizes on Saturday, October 5. It’s time for the annual Pumpkin Fest, a project that supports the youth programs at HUMC, …
The Bascom
With the turning of the leaves, The Bascom: A Center For The Visual Arts announces two enriching, new exhibitions for residents and guests of the Plateau. In the Bunzl Gallery from September 28 through January 6, The Bascom presents “Best of The West.” This exhibition aims to bring a light survey of art from and of the American West, showcasing …
Nature’s Palette at Cashiers Valley
Thousands of “leaf lookers” travel through the Cashiers area every October to enjoy the wonderful hues of red, orange and yellow as the trees turn their Autumn colors. Stroll the pathways of The Village Green with the changing foliage and last dahlia blooms. To celebrate the arrival of the fall season, The Village Green presents the 11th Annual Cashiers …
25 Years in the Making
Twenty-five years is a long time for anything. To stay in business that long in our rapidly changing world is quite a feat. As The Plateau continues to grow and evolve, Zoller Hardware Gift & Gadget Mercantile is celebrating its Silver Anniversary of being a staple in Cashiers Valley. Opened in 1994 by Florida natives Jim and Paula Zoller, …
Garden Lovers Rejoice
The emerald green that carpets the summits and coves of this corner of Western North Carolina represents a series of unique botanical ecosystems. Many of these systems are under threat from development and human encroachment. That’s why the Southern Highlands Reserve is so vital to the health of native plant and animal communities. Located at the peak of Toxaway Mountain …
All Eyes Focus on Hocus Pocus
Though the temperature of Highlands Rec Park Pool is kept a balmy 82 degrees, you’d be forgiven if you find it a little bit chilly on Friday, October 4. That’s because they’ll be screening “Hocus Pocus” for its Dive-In Movie. It’s a feel-good Halloween film from the Walt Disney Company. It involves a trio of witches (Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, …
