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Highlands Ice Skating Rink
On page 76, you’ll find Dr. Patti Wheeler’s sage advice about keeping your heart healthy. Prominent among Dr. Patti’s suggestions is the admonition to “Exercise for at least 30 minutes, three times a week.” This comes into play when you consider the marvelous resource that’s the Highlands Recreation Department’s Ice Skating Rink at the Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on Pine Street. …
Dive in Movies
Not all of us get the chance to jet away to an exotic spa to refresh and re-energize ourselves as this winter drags on. But the good people at the Highlands Rec Park’s Swimming Pool have just the tonic for you, It’s a lot cheaper and a lot easier than heading for a resort far from the Plateau. And you …
Year of the Woman
Welcome to 2020! And here at Laurel, welcome to the Year of the Woman! It’s, of course, the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which granted American women the right to vote. But if you’ve been browsing Laurel’s pages over the years and read Jane Nardy’s chronicles of life in the early days of Southern Jackson County, or Donna Rhodes’ …
Laurel’s Annual Photo Contest
Living in Highlands is like living in a storybook. Beauty surrounds us at every turn. Every season offers a fresh perspective, but there’s something about the stark beauty of winter that beckons the inner photographer in us all to take a few moments to try and capture the beauty of the moment so we can carry it with us throughout …
Music for Life
The African Children’s Choir will perform its new program, “Just As I Am,” at 6:30 P.M. Friday, January 24, at Community Bible Church. Admission is free (donations will be accepted) and the event is open to everyone. The African Children’s Choir are ambassadors for the millions of suffering children back home in Africa, and funds raised on tour not only …
The Best Little Bookstore
There’s a little jewel for the entire Cashiers/Glenville Community nestled within The Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library houses the Best Little Bookstore in Cashiers. Okay, the Library Bookstore may be the only bookstore in town, but we really think we are the best! You’ll find thousands of gently-used books, three different fiction formats (hardcover, trade, mass market), …
Look What the Library Has!
“When in doubt, go to the library.” A quote attributed to J.K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame – but a comment filled with truth, as Hudson’s librarian can attest. Not only is winter a time for nestling inside with a good book, but Carlyn Morenus said there is much more that residents and visitors can get out of a library visit. …
Outhouse Race
One of the Southeast’s wackiest and most creative events happens right here in Sapphire Valley every February when fun lovers kick into creative overdrive and participate in the annual Sapphire Valley Outhouse Race, held this year on Saturday, February 15. Festivities begin at 11:00 A.M. and culminate with the race at 3:00 P.M. North Carolina Barbecue will be served …
Feeling the Love
Now that the holidays are over and the last of our beloved visitors have returned home, life on the Plateau has slowed down but it certainly hasn’t stopped. These slower months are the perfect time for Old Edwards Hospitality Group to offer special discounts to the hardworking men and women—who are at the heart and soul of the Highlands and …
Make Sure a kid Has Christmas
Shop With A Cop is a program for children who will have little or no Christmas – a dynamic charity led by the local law enforcement officers acting in coordination with teachers, churches, after school programs, and community organizations like The Mountain Garden Club and the Rotary Club of Highlands. Each participating child will have a $100 electronic debit …
Cashiers Cares
Christmas is nothing without tradition and Cashiers Cares is happy to invite the community to its 11th complimentary lunch following the Cashiers Christmas Parade, set for Saturday, December 14. Join the festivities at the Community Center as we serve up hot dogs and chili with our co-sponsor Cashiers Rotary Club. Santa will be on hand for pictures (and Wish Lists). …
Christmas Cantata
Everyone is welcome to attend Highlands United Methodist Church’s Christmas Cantata at its 10:50 Service on December 15. The church’s choir, under the direction of Minister of Music Les Scott, will perform “A Festival of Lessons in Carols.” It’ll include traditional Christmas favorites, as well as those that are less well-known to modern audiences. For more information, call the church …
