November 2016

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The Giving Circle

by: Sue Blair - Carpe Diem Farms

Every day at Carpe Diem Farms is one of Thanksgiving.   We are filled with gratitude for the horses that are our staff and colleagues, the land and the pristine […]

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Making a Real Difference

by: Margaret Eichman

It’s an uplifting, million-dollar story…uplifting, outreaching, inspiring, and yet, very down-to-earth.   The 10-year history of Cullasaja Women’s Outreach is an amazing one.  This grassroots collective, formed in 2006, believed […]

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Step Up to the “Plate”

by: Jenny King

It’s turkey time (or ham time, or both)! Thanksgiving is when we give thanks for our abundance with overloaded tables and tummies.  We suffer an embarrassment of riches and enjoy […]

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End-of-Life Care for Critters

by: Kathleen Bub - Forever Farm

In honor of National Animal Hospice Day, which is November 4, we would like to tell you Molly’s story.   She was a sweet little senior Boston Terrier whose owner […]

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When Kindness Touches Us

by: Donna Rhodes

Highlands… the little town high in altitude and generosity.  Statistically it’s one of the most charitable communities in North Carolina, if not the nation. So it’s fitting during this month […]

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Wilbanks Smile Center

by: Wiley Sloan

Dr. Joe Wilbanks and his seasoned office staff have been bringing smiles to Toccoa, Georgia, and the surrounding areas for the past 30-plus years.  His employees carry more than 21 […]

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Renovating Burlingame

by: Jennifer Webb

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 […]

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Hot Burner Mary

by: Donna Rhodes

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 […]

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An Angel Among Us

by: Jenny King

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 […]

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