There’s a heaping measure of compassion and sweet goodness baked into each one of Marty Dennis’ homemade apple pies. To sample for yourself, call (773) 915-3475 or contact Marty’s Mom Cary through Facebook – Cary Armstrong Dennis.
Though it’s fallen victim to the Covid crisis, the Highlands Twilight 5k and 10K Run, originally set for November 28 and now postponed until May, is still the goal for intense training regimens.
A lifetime of moods and melodies find their expression when Mike Kinnebrew takes the stage at Fireside at The Farm, December 9 at The Farm at Old Edwards. For information, visit oldedwardshospitality.com/fireside.
Shop With A Cop is a rare glimpse of sunshine in this darkened year, just in time for the Christmas Season. If you’d like to help, mail a check to Caroline Cook at P. O. Box 2785, Highlands, NC 28741 or drop the check by the Highlands Police Department. Make your check out to Shop With A Cop or SWAC.
Cake Bar, located at 429 North Fourth Street in Highlands, is offering a trio of events to brighten your outlook. For more information, stop in or call (828) 421-2042.
Bending itself into new contortions to accommodate a pandemic, Gobble on the Green will be held between November 21 and November 28. To register, visit runsignup.com/Race/NC/Cashiers/GobbleontheGreen5K.
If you’re feeling a little short of things to be grateful for, take a hike along one of the trails conserved by The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. It’ll help to put things in perspective.
Wreaths Across America, a national movement to honor the sacrifices of veterans, will find its local expression at a ceremony at Highlands Memorial Park, noon Saturday, December 19.
The opening of the Highlands Skating Rink at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park is a cause for celebration. To schedule your time on the ice, call the Highlands Recreation Department at (828) 526-3556.
A host of resources available through Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library and Hudson Library can help you master the challenges of 21st century technology, the complications of Covid living, and even give you a head start on your Christmas List.
