In 1996, the Mountain Garden Club established the Dorothy Wertzler Memorial Scholarship, and has since awarded over $68,000 in college scholarships to deserving Highlands area students. Dorothy Wertzler, a past […]
There is something special between a girl and a horse. A certain percentage of the population is magically drawn to these glorious creatures. For me, it began at age […]
I doubt many would argue that having clean water is important to people and healthy ecosystems. We have an abundance of water here in the Highlands-Cashiers area, having the second highest […]
On the evening of Valentine’s Day, Friends for Life staffers visited a local retirement home with two of our canine residents. On a day dedicated to love, what could be […]
Our local chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina in Cashiers is ecstatic to announce that our local mentor, Lynne Keating, has been named Big Sister of […]
The entire collection of Beatles songs were released on a new audio medium known as “compact discs.” A new national television network named Fox had its debut. “Into the Woods” […]
Calling all gardeners or would-be gardeners! The Food Pantry of Highland is offering you an opportunity to play in the dirt and help their clients, too. Executive Director Marty Rosenfield […]
Colette Clark is an artist in the truest sense of the word. Her talents and experience in the art world include stitching, quilting, painting (both oil and water based), drawing, […]
Since its founding 90 years ago in 1927, the Highlands Biological Station has specialized in immersion-based outdoor education and programming under the philosophy that the best way to learn about […]
