December 2020

Bounds Cave’s Rug Gallery’s dazzling collection of hand-knotted treasures is made even more inviting during its storewide sale throughout October. For more information, visit this exclusive emporium at 763 Highway 107 South in Cashiers.

The local Wreaths Across America, set for Saturday, December 19, will honor veterans across the Plateau. For more information or to participate, contact Phil Potts at (828) 200-9753 or by email at philjpot@frontier.com.

2020’s been an omnishambles year. We’re all hoping the holidays will lift America’s spirit (and consciousness). I’m doing my part. I made a mistletoe ball so huge, it will dwarf your neighbor’s two-story-blow-up-zombie-Rudolf.

Friends of Panthertown are holding a pair of trail-maintenance parties for this pristine jewel in the heart of Nantahala National Forest – December 2 and 12.
For information, visit panthertown.org.

It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year unlike most. We have experienced a global pandemic, social unrest, and political differences powerful enough to divide the closest of families and friends. For many, the recent stressors of uncertainty and chaos have led to ongoing feelings of fear, anxiety and depression.

Though it’s often bypassed for its flashier neighbor Glen Falls, Chinquapin Mountain offers a series of spectacles and a magnificent summit.

Spinal stenosis has been a topic of conversation more and more lately.  My patients are asking for explanations and help with this painful phenomenon. 

Despite a pandemic global in scope, the devoted members of the Highlands Duplicate Bridge Club still manage to get their game on.