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The Giving-est Gals Around
The Scaly Mountain Women’s Club is busy and running full speed. Most of the 93 members are gathered back in the area and initiating their big fund raising events for 2017. These hard-working women are already in action, donating much of their time to raise money for their Scholarship Fund and various other community charities. The first charity launch of …
Growing Heirlooms
Yearning for summer color and wondering what vegetables and plants are especially choice in our region? Join us for lectures from knowledgeable experts on summer shrubs and bird-friendly plants at our Dovecote Garden Talk Salon weekdays on Friday at 10:00 A.M., unless otherwise noted. On June 9, Dovecote presents a free lecture on “Summer Garden Color.” Discover heirloom dahlias …
Weekend Musical Mix
Summer evenings in Highlands are lovely and, thanks to the Highlands Chamber of Commerce, Friday and Saturday nights are lively as well. That’s because the Chamber sponsors two popular concerts, Friday Night Live and Saturdays on Pine. Friday Night Live performances take place at the Highlands Town Square from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Saturdays on Pine are at the Kelsey …
Let’s Go to the Green
Sitting just steps away from the Crossroads in Cashiers lies the heart of the community, The Village Green and Village Commons. Here you’ll find activities throughout the year, but none is more universally loved than the Groovin’ on the Green concert series, held each Friday evening during the summer season at 6:30 P.M., rain or shine. These concerts, sponsored …
A Month of Diversity
The best way to describe what we have going on in June at the Center for Life Enrichment is “Diverse.” We travel the world exploring events both past and present. “Reviving and Reshaping North Carolina After the Civil War” looks at how North Carolina’s social and political systems were in an upheaval after the Civil War; “Mexico’s Drug Wars” …
Designs with You in Mind
The high season on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau is surely here and that means bright blossoms, familiar faces, and the much anticipated trunk shows of Acorns Boutique at Old Edwards Inn and Spa. Starting off this month’s shows, and just in time for the Highlands Motoring Festival, will be a scarf extravaganza June 9 and 10. Picture yourself in a vintage …
The Reel Deal
Brookings Anglers, long the go-to resource in Cashiers for all things related to fly fishing, now has a second location in Highlands at 273 Spring Street. Area fishermen will now have two locations to shop for fly fishing equipment and apparel, to book a guided trip with one of Brookings’ personable, experienced guides, or just stop by to share a …
National Land Trust Day
June 3 is both National Trails and National Land Trust Day. To mark the occasion, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust will celebrate the opening of a new public trail on our newest property. For the last year an exciting project has been going on at the Brushy Face Preserve, just down the road from Highlands. A dedicated group of volunteers has been …
Hitting Paydirt With Ashtin
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cashiers and Highlands are fortunate to receive wonderful community support from a variety of local businesses. But rarely does collaboration shape out to be a perfect mixture of fun, learning and camaraderie. The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and The Bascom recently partnered to create an engaging, ongoing monthly curriculum to fulfill the specific interests of …
Calling All Volunteers
It’s hard to imagine that 16 years have passed since we held our first Gar’s Boot Camp. My brother, Gary Blair, a painting contractor by profession, had passed away suddenly in an auto accident in November 2000, shortly after leaving Carpe Diem and returning to south Florida for the winter. Working with my dad, prior to leaving they had painstakingly …
Being Ernest
The story of one handsome, blue-eyed cat named Ernest shows how animal welfare organizations work together to save lives. How he became a stray is unknown, but Ernest joined a colony of cats in Jackson County that was being trapped, neutered and fed by a caretaker who noticed that he was injured. Ernest was taken to the Jackson County Animal …
From Compassion to Action
People who love to read are a special kind of creature. You’ll find them with a book in hand in all sorts of places like park benches, restaurants, waiting rooms, and airplanes. Delaine Mehder can be found at The Bookworm on Main Street, Highlands. The Bookworm is a used book store that supports the Hudson Library, part of the …
