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For This We Give Thanks
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust has been working for over a century to protect valuable land resources for all generations. During this season of Thanksgiving, we asked our staff what they were thankful for. Below is a list of some of our top 15. What are you thankful for? We are thankful: • For the Ravenel children who, over 100 years ago, …
An Angel Among Us
There are angels among us and you just can’t see their halos. Take, for example, Linda Arnold. Linda and her husband Charlie moved to Highlands full time about 13 years ago. Her parents were quite civic minded, so Linda always understood the importance of community service. After retiring, she immediately immersed herself in giving to others by volunteering at the …
Hot Burner Mary
All the women in my family were culinary queens, each vying for the biggest crown. Late winter, in anticipation of the next year’s plantings, harvests, picklings, and preservings, they religiously rifled through stacks of Burpee seed catalogs and the Farmer’s Almanac. Though not a seed had sprouted, a blue-ribbon casserole was already in the making. Yes, the womenfolk I called kin were …
Renovating Burlingame
The members of Burlingame Country Club have approved a major two-year, multi-phase Renovation Project. The expansion follows a period of renewed growth at the club due in part to the opening of memberships to non-residents. The projects include major funding for facility updates and modernization, while also expanding casual dining, lounge, and bar areas. Most of the work will be …
Fulfilling a Dream
Nearly a year after his hospice admission, Four Seasons Compassion for Life staff was thrilled to send Army Veteran Hank Ludlow and his niece Bonnie to Washington, D.C. on an Honor Air Flight. While away, they toured the monuments and enjoyed the day with Hank’s brother, a fellow veteran. This trip was months in the making and required careful planning …
Learning to Breathe
Have you ever kept a pace in your life that only seemed to get faster, while at the same time you felt more worn down than ever? In several traditional eastern philosophies people are thought to be born with only a certain number of breaths for a lifetime. Whether we pant throughout a busy day with shallow breathing, or lengthen …
Are You Malnourished?
Remember when you were in grade school? For some of us, that’s quite a while ago. Back then, did you have friends in school with cancer or autoimmune disease? Did you have lots of friends who had diabetes II? Seriously, think hard and be honest! If you were in school now, your answer would probably be very different! What has …
Eczema and Winter Itch
Severely dry skin during the winter months is a common problem in our area. Lower humidity caused by cold weather and indoor heating is one of the main culprits. Other factors that can cause excessive dryness of the skin include hot baths or showers, swimming pools, hot tubs and harsh soaps. When the skin becomes excessively dry small cracks can …
Making Each Moment Matter
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. CarePartners Hospice (a Mission Health affiliate) is now available in Highlands. The mission of CarePartners Hospice is to make the patient comfortable, and keep them alert and pain-free so that they may live in dignity, with a sense of serenity, while being surrounded by family, friends and caring, respectful professionals. One of those …
Petal Power
Starting a new event in the Highlands area can sometimes feel like walking on thin ice, but Joyce Franklin used her persuasive nature and unending enthusiasm to convince her friends at the Highlands Historical Society that they should join the organizing committee. Through a concerted team effort, the Dazzling Dahlia Festival has grown larger each year. In 2016, …
Amens and Hallelujahs
One thing churches have in common all the way back to the Middle Ages is strong, influential families. Charismatic preachers, popular community figures, and prominent members often characterize and define the church persona. When I was growing up, two families dominated our church’s congregation: a U.S. Representative and a drug store chain owner (interestingly enough, named Moses). They claimed the …
At the Crossroads, 1987
One of my recently discovered cousins, Doug Tritt, who knows I’m always looking for a subject for a new article, told me about this old 1987 aerial view of the Cashiers Crossroads taken prior to the addition of a traffic light. Susan Fowler, whose father, Conrad Adrian Fowler, owns the picture, lent me a copy, which I had scanned and …
