march 2012 edition of the laurel magazine of highlands and cashiers nc

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March always brings a change in the weather, and this year it brings many changes to Main Street as well.

Papered storefronts and improvement projects have us brimming with excitement, and what used to be sleepy streets have seen a fair share of visitors coming to enjoy our winter season.

We look forward to sharing these and many other chang-es with you in this, our 10th season, and thank you again for making the Laurel a part of your lives.

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THE LAUREL MAGAZINE • MARCH 2012

Volume Eleven • Issue Two • www.thelaurelmagazine.com • 828-526-0173

email: [email protected] • P.O. Box 565 • Highlands, North Carolina 28741

14 • Rotary Golf Tournament16 • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof17 • Rotary Bingo20 • Bascom Barn Dance21 • 5th Annual QuickDraw22 • King of the Mountain24 • Easter Egg Hunt26 • Annual Chili Cookoff27 • Area Calendar

EVENTS DINING

40 • Cafe 107 in Cashiers42• Wine & Dine on the Mountain44 • Dining Guide

Contents

30 • Cover Artist, Zach Claxton32 • At the Top35 • Nitrograss 36 • Tranny Robinson37 • The Art League of Highlands38 • News from The Bascom39 • Highlands Performing Arts Center39 • PAC Youth Theatre

THE ARTS

Contents

HOMES & LIFESTYLES

50 • Home of Distinction52 • Yummy and Beneficial53 • Charitable Giving54 • Escaping the Ordinary55 • A Celebration to Remember56 • And That Would Be That

46 • Highlands History47 • Cashiers History

HISTORYMAPS

18 • Highlands Map34 • Cashiers Map


THE LAUREL MAGAZINE • MARCH 2012

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70 • Highlands-Cashiers Board of Realtors

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Wiley Sloan, Writer

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Luke Osteen, Writer

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Contributing Writers:Jane Gibson Nardy,

Gary Wein, Kathy Bub, Mary Adair Leslie, Elizabeth Fletcher, Sue Blair, Michael Rich, Sue Aery, Jim Johnson and Resa Johnson, Michelle Price and Robin Armstrong-Neil

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

GUIDES

18 • Highlands Map34 • Cashiers Map27 • Area Calendar44 • Dining Guide57 • Waterfall Guide59 • Service Directory71 • Advertisers Index

62 • Highlands Rotary Club63 • Highlands Land Trust64 • Highlands Literacy Council66 • Highlands Biological Foundation67 • Valley Garden Club68 • Friends For Life68 • Free Business Seminars69 • Carpe Diem Farms69 • Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance

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EVENTS

Calling all area golf-ers. It’s time to dust off those clubs and

prepare to challenge your friends in the Highlands Rotary Club’s 23rd annual Golf Tournament. You’ll be able to show your skills as you play one of the pre-mier golf courses of the area.

Gather at the Highlands Country Club practice green or the driving range at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 7th, to hone your skills and work out the kinks. The four-man teams will kick off the tourna-ment at 11:00 a.m. Vie for prizes for the “closest to the pin” and “longest drive.”

One hundred percent of the funds raised by this tourna-ment go to support the local community. Throughout the

years, the Tournament has raised more than $100,000 to support community projects like the Student Foreign Exchange Program, the Literacy Council, local Boy Scout Troop, the Peggy Crosby Center, the Library, plus many other commu-nity groups.

Enjoy snacks and bever-ages along the course plus lunch near the 10th hole as you support your com-munity while enjoying the beauty of the mountains. Space is limited to only 20 four-person teams so be sure to sign up early.

Registration for each player is $150. If you are not able to play but would like to support the Rotary Club with a hole or corporate sponsorship, contact Brian Stiehler, Tournament Chairman, at (828) 787-2778. Fore!

Rotary Golf Tournament 2012

Rotarians Tony Potts and Selwyn Chalker invite you to Rotary’s 23rd annual Golf Tournament held on Monday, May 7th.

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Be sure to see the Highlands-Ca-shiers Players as they present “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee

Williams. Proclaimed as “the most in-fluential playwright of the 20th centu-ry,” Williams inspired future writers, ac-tors and actresses. He declared “Cat” as his personal favorite play. Join the Play-ers at the Martin-Lipscomb Perform-ing Arts Center, March 2nd through 4th. This production comes alive with themes so strong, and characters so well developed they jump right out of the script.

Wayne Coleman and Vangie Rich play the family patriarch and matriarch, Big Daddy and Big Mama. Katie Cochran portrays Maggie “the Cat,” while Chris Hess portrays her husband, Brick. Stuart Armor and Clayton newcomer Kelsey James, take up the roles of the prolific Goop-er and Mae, with Lance Trudel, Ron Belcher, and Susan Duncan joined by three children, Taj and Sayla Roman and Noah Carver, who add a lively contribution to the production. Seasoned di-rector Donna Cochran keeps her excellent cast on their marks,

and line perfect.It isn’t hard to understand why this

wonderful play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955. “Cat” is one of the finest examples of southern genre the-atre with characters so finely drawn and dialogue so compelling that it has remained popular for more than half a century. While the legends who brought the movie version to the screen, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Burl Ives, are no longer with us, it is fitting that we acknowledge the 101st birthday of the Williams this year.

“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” does more than entertain. It is thought-provoking while tackling the uni-versal problem of communication within families. Ward off the winter chill with this entertaining production. The play, spon-sored in part by WHLC, is presented at the Martin-Lipscomb Per-forming Arts Center, located at 507 Chestnut Street in Highlands. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Ticket information is available at www.highlandsca-shiersplayers.org or by calling (828) 526-8084.

HCP’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roofby Wiley Sloan

Left to right: Kathryn Cochran (Maggie the Cat) and Chris Hess (Brick Pollitt) star in

HCP’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.


EVENTS

Rotary Bingo Raises Funds for Community

Thursday, March 8th, The Rotary Club of Highlands

and Highlands Boy Scout Troop 207 join forces for Rotary Bingo. Come support the Scouts from 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. in the Highlands Commu-nity Building on the Ca-shiers Highway next to the ball park.

Bingo enthusiasts gather early to be sure to get their favorite cards. The Scouts come out in force to serve soft drinks and keep the snack dish-es filled. Talented Rotar-ian Tay Bronaugh is the caller. It’s hard to imag-ine a more fun way to support the Boy Scouts. Bring your friends and fill up a table or two.

Half of the Bingo mon-ey goes to Highlands Boy Scouts and the other half will go to lucky Bin-go winners. The cost to play is $1 per card per game and there will be 15 games with the final game being the oppor-tunity to win some seri-ous money. Boy Scout Rotary Bingo will be a lot of laughs and a chance to yell, “Bingo!”

Play as many cards as you like and go with the Boy Scouts motto, “Be Prepared” – be prepared to have an evening of fun while supporting a good cause. If you can’t at-

tend on March 8th why not be a Table Sponsor with a $25 (1/2 page ad) or $50 (full page ad)?

by Wiley Sloan

Scout’s Honor: The Rotary Club of Highlands’ Boy Scout Bingo, set for Thursday, March 8th, is the best game in town.

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RESTAURANT

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RETAIL

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EVENTS

The Bascom will stage a Barn Dance at 7:00 p.m. Satur-day, March 31st.

Like all Bascom Affairs, this will be an exhilarating experience and an endlessly fascinating cross-section of the Highlands and Cashiers communities.

In reality, it’s a continuation of the Barn Dances that used to be held at Helen’s Barn. That cherished Highlands memory, the anchor of the community’s social calendar for decades, drew enthusiastic crowds of locals and out-of-towners. It is rumored that some Highlanders can trace their existence to the post-dance Helen’s Barn Parking Lot.

The Bascom’s Barn Dance probably won’t produce such memories, but it’ll still be a marvelous way to celebrate the arrival of Spring.

Cost is $5. For tickets or more information, call (828) 526-4949.

The Bascom’sWinter Barn Dances

by Luke Osteen

Raise the roof at The Bascom’s Barn Dance, slated for 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31st.

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Highlands Mountaintop Rotary is drawing up plans for its fifth annual QuickDraw and it’s looking for the vital in-gredient at the heart of the entire enterprise – deeply

talented artists.The Highlands-Cashiers area is blessed with a vibrant arts

community.That’s why QuickDraw, slated for July 21st at the Hudson

House in Highlands Country Club, is such a natural fit for the twin communities’ calendar of events.

QuickDraw is a timed painting event in conjunction with both a silent and live auction. Artists may come in with either a blank canvas or a partially-started painting. At the opening of the event, they have two hours to complete their painting. While they’re working, a silent auction of previously complet-ed pieces is held. Once the final bell is rung, all of the eve-ning’s works will be auctioned.

Several of the artists who’ve highlighted previous Quick-Draws will once again lend their talents, but Mountaintop Ro-tary still has a few berths available for first-time participants. Artists who’d like to showcase their talent and support their community can send their contact information and samples (or a web address) to [email protected] or QD Selection Committee, PO Box 834, Highlands, NC 28741.

All proceeds from the silent and live auction are divided 50/50 between the artist and the Highlands Mountaintop Ro-tary.

This is a fundraiser for the Highlands Mountaintop Rotary and all profits are put back into the community. QuickDraw has provided funds for the Literacy Council of Highlands, the Community Care Clinic, the Food Pantry, and the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society, just to name a few.

5th Annual QuickDraw

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EVENTS

Executive Chef at Old Edwards Inn and Spa Johannes Klapdohr

will defend his title at the 2012 King of the Mountain Chef’s Challenge on March 17th at The Farm at Old Edwards. One competitor vying for the crown will be James Beard Foundation Award finalist Chef John Fleer of Canyon Kitchen in Lonesome Valley. This is the third year for this excit-ing culinary event and both previous years have been an incredible experience of food, wine and entertain-ment.

In this ‘Iron Chef’ style competition; four chefs battle the clock—and each other—to produce several mouth-watering dishes in front of a live audience in an open kitchen. Each round of the competition ensues for a full 45 minutes after the chefs discover the three mystery ingredients (per round).

The Competition: Unlike the Food Network show where the Chefs have 45 minutes to ponder their creations, the King of the Mountain Chef Challenge keeps the mystery ingredi-ents a secret until the very moment that each heat be-gins. The chefs then go to work, making notes, grab-bing ingredients and equip-ment, and assembling their menus in their heads. The gas-stove flames jump to life, and the heat is on.

Heat One: Competing

in Heat One will be Chef Nicholas Figel 2011 runner up and the 2010 King of the Mountain winner against either James Beard Award Finalist Chef John Fleer or Chef Mathew S. Kowal Chef/Owner Gamekeepers Tavern.

Heat Two: Chef Johannes Klapdohr 2011 King of the Mountain winner will meet his challenger.

Heat Winners Announce-ment: At the conclusion of the second heat both heat winners will be announced.

Final Challenge: The win-ners of Heats One and Two will face off in the final com-

petition for the honor of be-ing crowned 2012 King of Mountain.

The Competing Chefs: Chef Johannes Klapdohr Winner 2011 King of the Mountain Chef’s Challenge, Executive Chef, Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands; Chef Nicholas Figel Winner 2010 King of the Mountain Chef’s Challenge, Owner/Chef Cyprus Restaurant, Highlands; Chef John Fleer, 2011 James Beard Award Finalist, Executive Chef Can-yon Creek Restaurant, Sap-phire; and Chef Matt Kowal, Owner/Chef Gamekeeper’s Tavern, Sapphire.

Judges: All three culinary competitions will be judged by three exceptionally tal-ented and accomplished culinary experts including: Ms. Shelley Skiles Sawyer, Managing Food Editor, Fla-vors Magazine; Chef Denny Trantham, Executive Chef, Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa; and Chef Kevin Outzs, Executive Chef, The Spotted Trotter in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tickets may be purchased on line at www.ChefsChal-lenge.info. Price includes all three competitions, four course chef dinner and live entertainment with Bobby Sullivan. Limited seating.

3rd Annual King of the Mountain Chef’s Challenge

Executive Chef at Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Johannes Klapdohr will defend his title at the 2012 King of the Mountain Chef’s Challenge on March 17th at The Farm at Old Edwards.


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EVENTS

Esther the Easter Bunny is busily planning for the upcoming Com-

munity Easter Egg Hunt to be held on Saturday, April 7th, at 10:00 a.m. at the Highlands Recreation Cen-ter located at 600 N. Fourth Street (Cashiers Highway).

Kettles of eggs are cook-ing as the “dye-artists” pre-pare the proper tints for the eggs. The rolling hills of the Highlands Recreation Center will be ablaze in color. The beautifully colored eggs will compete with God’s own daffodils to see who can paint the most vivid canvas. I just don’t see how Esther and her Bunny Brigade do it. They are such skilled artists, coloring the eggs in bright, vivid colors, and then placing them carefully near the base of trees or at the corner of buildings or who knows where. At the sound of the whistle the race for “best egg hunter” will begin. Youngsters may want to brush up on their skills by hunting eggs at home before they come. A keen eye will be needed to spot those eggs in the tall grass and flower beds.

Prizes will be award-ed to the youngsters who find the most eggs. Youngsters will be divid-ed into three different age categories to give everyone a fair chance- Group 1 – youngsters 0 to 3 years of age; Group 2 – children 4 to 6 years of age; Group 3 – young-sters 7 to 10 years of age.

Be sure to have a large enough basket to hold many eggs. There will be exciting prizes for the hunters who snag the greatest tally of eggs.

The tradition of dye-ing eggs began centuries

ago in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Persia where dyed eggs were used in Spring festivals. No one is sure when the tradition of the Easter Bunny evolved but there are stories of the Easter Bunny in literature in early European writings. Be sure to bring your camera and record these precious moments. Before you know it your children will be young adults and will be bringing their own youngsters for the Eas-ter Egg Hunt.

Community Easter Egg Hunt by Wiley Sloan

Highlands Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 7th at 10:00 a.m. at the Highlands Recreation Center. Photo by The Highlander

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EVENTS

Let’s face it – by the time March rolls around, we’re all

a little desperate for a bit of spice. Win-ter’s gone on forever and the blush of color that was Valentine’s Day seems like a mil-lion years in the past. That’s why the High-lands Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Chili Cookoff, slated for 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10th, at the Commu-nity Building (Confer-ence Center) is always such a welcome part of the social calendar.

You’ll be treated to a full spectrum of culi-nary delights, ranging from the comfortable embrace of a down home cornbread recipe to a spoon-ful of chili that calls to mind a firestorm of biblical pro-

portions. Add in music that demands a trip to the dance floor and you have the formula for an evening as ir-resistible as a neon “Good Food” sign blinking on a frigid winter’s night.

As for the lineup of the chilis themselves – it’s a palate-pleasing spectrum that ranges from the sublimely spiced to the tongue searing. There’ll be prizes awarded for Most Unusual, Hot-test, and People’s Choice. The fevered competition spills over into the Best Cornbread and Salsa categories, as well.

For more informa-tion, contact the Highlands Visitors Center at (828) 526-2112.

Highlands’ Annual Chili Cookoffby Luke Osteen

Highlands’ Annual Chili Cookoff promises to spice up the winter March 10th at the Community Building.

• Instructors Exhibit, continues through March 25, at The Bascom, (828) 526-4949• Annual Regional Art Exhibition showing through March 25, in the Bunzl Gallery, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.• “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, March 2-4, High-lands Cashiers Players, Martin Lipscomb Per-forming Arts Center. Evening performances 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinee 2:30 p.m. Ticket information (828) 526-8084.• Journaling Mini-Retreat with Betty Holt, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3. Tuition $35 for members, $70 for non-members, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.• Barn Jamming with James, Monday, March 5, Fressers Eatery. Bring your guitar, banjo or whatever and have fun, (828) 526-8847.• Mountain High Dulcimer Club meets Mon-day, March 5, at Highlands United Methodist Church. Beginner’s lessons are available at noon. Dues are $1 per meeting. For more in-formation, call Paul Andry at (828) 787-1586, or Les Scott at (828) 200-9532.• Free Children Movies, Wednesday, March 7, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Hudson Library. Children’s films are all rated G or PG. Popcorn will be served; feel free to bring your own snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. (828) 526-3031.• Rotary Bingo, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Highlands Community Build-ing. Put on by Rotary Club of Highlands to benefit Highlands Boy Scout Troop 207.• Discovering the Image, one-day workshop with Diane McPhail, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 10. Levels: I, II & III. Tuition: $75 mem-ber/$110 non-member per class. The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.• Highlands Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Chili Cookoff, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday, March 10, at the Highlands Community Building (Conference Center.) If you’d like to partici-pate, contact the Chamber at (828) 526-5841.• Relay For Life Of Highlands Team Captains Meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Monday, March 12, Episcopal Church of The Incarnation, located at the corner of 5th Street and Main in High-lands. All team Captains are urged to attend. Anyone in the community wishing to start a team or join a team are also encouraged to attend. More information may be found at www.relayforlife.org/highlands • Relay For Life of Highlands Committee Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, March 12, Episcopal Church of The Incarnation, located at 5th Street and Main in Highlands. All com-mittee members are encouraged to attend. Anyone wishing to volunteer on the commit-tee are welcome to attend. • Story Swap, 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, Highlands Writers Group, at The Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 369-1927.

• Gardening 101 Workshop with Alan Durden hosted by Jackson-Macon Conservation Al-liance (J-MCA), 5 p.m., Thursday, March 15, at the Hudson Library. Contact the J-MCA at (828) 526-0890 x320.• St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, Tiger Moun-tain Vineyards 1-4 p.m., Saturday, March 17. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with roasted sausages, Celtic music by Marie Dunkle and the release of our 2009 Tannat. This inky dark red wine has barrel aged and bottle aged more than two years. Tiger Mountain Tannat has won 21 awards, including a recent medal in the 2012 San Francisco Chronicle contest. Admission: $10 per person. Tiger Mountain Vineyards, 2592 Old Highway 441 South, Tiger, GA 30576. www.tigerwine.com (706) 782-4777 • Everything Kitchen, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 17-18, Levels: I, II & III’s tuition is $175 member/$210 non-member, per class, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.• 2012 King of the Mountain Chef’s Chal-lenge, 3-10 p.m., Saturday, March 17, The Barn Pavilion of The Old Edwards Inn and Spa, featuring current title holder Executive Chef Johannes Klapdohr against Nick Figel of Cy-press Restaurant; The Gamekeeper’s Tavern’s Matthew Kowal; and John Fleer of Canyon Kitchen Restaurant. For more information and tickets, call (828) 526-2909.• From Mud to Art, Highlands High School Ceramics, Opening Reception 5-7 p.m. Satur-day, March 17, The Bascom. (828) 526-4949. • Live Music by Graham’s Number, 9 p.m., Saturday, March 17, The Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-8364.• Free Classic Movies, 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, Hudson Library, (828) 526-3031.• Live Music by Corbitt Brothers, 9 p.m., Friday, March 23, The Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-8364.• Emerging Artists: Frank Vickery Exhibit opens Saturday, March 24, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.• Everything Bath, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., March 24-25, Levels: I, II & III’s tuition is $175 member/$210 non-member, per class, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.• Mushroom Cultivation Workshop, 2 p.m., Saturday, March 24, at The Bascom. Hosted by Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance (J-MCA). Contact the J-MCA at (828) 526-0890 x320.• Betsy Paul Art Raffle for the Cashiers Glen-ville Volunteer Fire Department, will be held on March 31. For more information, call (828) 743-0880.• Chicks It’s All Gone to the Birds Exhibit opening reception 7 p.m., Saturday, March 31, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.

Weekly EventsEVERY MONDAY • Trivia Night, 8 p.m., Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-8364.

EVERY TUESDAY• Highlands Rotary Club, noon, Highlands Community Center.• Duplicate Bridge 1 p.m., Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. (828) 743-0215.• Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m., Highlands Rec Park.

EVERY WEDNESDAY• Highlands Mountaintop Rotary, 7:30 a.m., dining room at the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital.• Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8 a.m., Cashiers United Methodist Church, (828) 743-2243.• Microsoft Word 2007 Classes, 11 a.m.-noon, The Literacy Council of Highlands, Peggy Crosby Center, (828) 526-0863.• Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 p.m., Ca-shiers United Methodist Church.• Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:50 p.m., Highlands Civic Center.• Bluegrass, 7:30 p.m., Ugly Dog Pub, Nitro-grass and Rebecca White, (828) 526-8364.

EVERY THURSDAY• Karaoke, Highlands Smokehouse, (828) 526-5000.

EVERY FRIDAY• Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Highlands Civic Center.• Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.

EVERY SATURDAY• Art Cinema, 2 p.m., The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.• Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.

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Mark Your Calendar• The Artist Talks: Susan Taylor Glasgow, 6 p.m., Saturday, March 31, at The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.• Winter Barn Dance, celebrating the service of our policemen, firefighters and EMS, 7 p.m., March 31, The Bascom. Admission for honorees is free. $5 donation for all others at the door, The Bascom, (828) 526-2112.

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THE ARTS

Zach Clax-ton, who in 2008

took up painting after a 40 year hiatus, has aver-aged a painting a week for the past three years. For a while his prob-lem wasn’t find-ing inspiration. It was finding enough closet space to store his canvases.

But lately word has spread. The closets are clearing out for Claxton’s work is hot. He sells at galleries, at shows, and he is in demand as a frequent con-tributor to auc-tions for worthy causes, chief among them the Literacy Council of Highlands for which he cur-rently serves as board president, tutors math and is the GED in-structor. Hav-ing a facility for numbers is no surprise, hav-ing retired from a long banking career in Atlanta and holding a degree in math. Imagine, an art-ist with a highly functioning left AND right brain!

Claxton, a self-taught artist who stopped paint-ing at 18, sud-denly resumed his painting ca-reer much later in life. What inspired him to start again? On a visit to Seattle to see his daughter he spent an af-ternoon watch-ing her paint. Noting his inter-est, she said to him, “Dad, while you’re out here, why don’t you paint, too?”

He thought a second and replied, “Well, I’ve got nothing better to do.” So after dab-bling with her supplies, he trekked to the art store and equipped him-self with canvas, paints, brushes and easel. He says, “I haven’t been able to put down the brush-es since.”

He began painting land-scapes, water-scapes, scenery, and wildlife of Western North Carolina. On visits to other areas, he was always on the lookout for new

Cover Artist Zach Claxtonby Donna Rhodes


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subjects. At first his painting was just for personal pleasure, but it wasn’t long before admirers of particular pieces start-ed asking, “So how much would you charge for that one?”

It was like, “WOW! I can do what I love and make money, too?” That inspired him to try outdoor shows and he did fairly well, even with his fine art at craft venues. In fact, he might have a dozen or more paintings readied for a show and his public snatches up half of those before they even hit the street.

Claxton has expanded his production to include commis-sions, his most recent a dog portrait for a patron in Boston. Perhaps his banking skills and ability to read the market have given him a kind of sixth sense about what will go. Re-cently he offered a line of smaller canvases of local birds. They are top sellers.

He relies on his wife to critique his work. There is a joke between them. When he thinks he is done, he says, “Okay, Peggy, is it soup yet?”

If she doesn’t immediately say, “It’s soup!” he knows it’s back to the easel. It takes some prying to find out what she doesn’t like, but when it finally comes out she is right on the money.

Of all the things he has done thus far, he is most proud of a painting juried in by The Bascom’s American Still Life Ex-hibition. But with his newly unleashed talent, the new year promises to be his best yet. To see more of Claxton’s work or contact him, visit his website at www.zachclaxton.com.


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At The Top of Their Performance

Pinnacle Brass, a consortium of five classically

trained brass musi-cians, is very well-named. Their fans agree… Pinnacle Brass is a peak expe-rience.

The group formed from two separate ensembles, a group from Franklin, North Carolina, and an-other from Clayton, Georgia. Musicians from both groups already knew each other. Over time members moved or retired, so the re-maining performers consolidated into one ensemble, Pinnacle Brass.

Sam Gunter, spokesperson for the ensemble says, “Pin-nacle Brass played together for the first time at Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church seven or eight years ago, and we have been together ever since.”

Since then, a few members have come and gone, but the core group has stayed together, maybe because they were all part of a larger unit, the Toccoa Symphony. Currently three members are from Georgia and two from North Caro-lina.

Every Monday night they get together for rehearsal. They are excellent musicians, but they don’t obsess on their per-formances. As long as they are tight, in tune, and have a great time together, Life… and music are good.

Their repertoire is expansive covering everything from Broadway to Bach, Civil War tunes to Classical. A lot of their arrangements, believe it or not, come from the Salvation

Army library, which has some really so-phisticated pieces these days.

And while they play church tunes, they also perform for weddings, club meetings, an occa-sional coffee shop or whatever their pub-lic demands, though family constraints limit their concerts to one or two a month.

While they all have music in com-mon, their day jobs are diverse. Graham Bethel, trombone, is a C.P.A. Josh Patton,

tuba, is a Home Depot manager. Bob Pressley, trumpet, is a retired band director. Sam Gunter, trombone, former band director, works at U.P.S. and coaches tennis. John Gorecki, trumpet, will retire as band director at Highlands School this year.

When asked if the group had any good stories to tell about a memorable performance, Gunter says, “We played a wedding down in Clayton. We were playing “Trumpet Vol-untary” (a tour de force for brass) for the grandmother’s processional. Usually there are a couple of grannies and our chops survive, but in this particular wedding there were seven grandmothers. We had to form a trumpet tag team just to keep our lips from falling off!”

There’s lots more grand stories to tell and great music to hear, so if you are in the market for either, contact Graham Bethel at [email protected] and see why Pinnacle is truly the tops!

by Donna Rhodes

The carefully blended Pinnacle Brass delivers a sound as pure as a mountain spring.

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The Heart and Heritage of Nitrograss

Bluegrass music lov-ers from through-out North and

South Carolina clamor for the music of the tal-ented musicians of Nitro-grass. Those of you who frequent the Ugly Dog Pub here in Highlands on Wednesday night are very familiar with these guys.

The band consists of four super talented mu-sicians. They have all played a variety of in-struments and in several bands before forming Ni-trograss in summer 2010. Charles Wood plays a mean banjo. As a matter of fact, Charles has won many awards over the years including Georgia, South Carolina, Merlefest, and Rockygrass banjo contests. Most notably he is the two-time cham-pion of the prestigious Winfield National Banjo competition. With more than 25 years’ experience on the banjo, Charles can really make the banjo talk. He started his mu-sical training on the piano. He was drawn to the banjo by renowned musicians Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs of the Grand Ole Opry. A banjo teacher in his hometown of Seneca, S.C., Charles has been seen on Late Night with David Letterman and heard on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor.

Brothers Caleb and Micah Hanks are the vocalists of the band. Caleb plays the mandolin with “fire and sensitivity.” Grow-ing up in a musical family with a father who taught music, Caleb knew that he would do some-thing musically but he just wasn’t sure what. Originally he played

drums in a local rock and roll band. As a youngster he said that he wanted to play a fiddle but now that he has caught “the mandolin bug,” that in-strument holds his heart.

Older brother Micah, plays the acoustic guitar. At age five, he was given a full size guitar but it was too big for his small hands. It wasn’t until the fourth grade that he ac-tually was able to handle the full-size guitar well. As the band’s lead singer, folks describe his style as “anticipatory and impro-visational.”

On bass is Dakota “Smoky” Waddell. Dako-ta and Micah met while in school at UNC-Ashe-

ville. He has played a variety of instruments including trombone, tuba and a baritone saxophone but he seems to have found his calling with the bass. Writing songs is a passion for Dakota. The notes come easy but he struggles with the appropriate lyrics.

No matter where they are playing these super talented mu-sicians really know how to rev up their fans. They often receive requests for a CD of their most requested tunes. Take heart fans, they are currently working on just that. They want to include some songs that they have written so it may be a few more months be-fore the album is truly ready.

Joining Nitrograss during their performances at the Ugly Dog Pub every Wednesday is talented fiddler and song writer Rebecca White. She has performed both rock and acoustic throughout the years. You gotta hear these guys play. Be There!

by Wiley Sloan

For Nitrograss, the music is a matter of heart and heritage. Listen to the members of Nitrograss, joined by Rebecca White,

at The Ugly Dog Pub on Wednesday evenings.

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Tranny Robinson

Tranny Robinson is delighted to offer her fourth painting, this one of spring flowers, for the March raffle to ben-efit the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, sponsored

by Betsy Paul Properties. After a long career as a registered nurse, Tranny became a self-taught artist with God’s help. Her favorite media is watercolor. Her paintings have been shown in Brevard art shows, Sapphire Valley art and craft shows, and South Carolina state fairs. She and her husband make their home in Sapphire Valley and Columbia, South Carolina. “Artists receive promotion, winners receive a piece of art for a minimal investment, and the fire department gets crucial funding. And don’t forget, tickets can be purchased in blocks of twelve for $60. They make a great gift,” says Paul. All of the proceeds from the art raffle go exclusively to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department.

Please stop by Betsy Paul Properties, located at 870 High-way 64 West, Cashiers, North Carolina, to purchase raffle tickets. Checks can also be mailed directly to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, P.O. Box 713, Cashiers, North Carolina, 28717. For more information contact Betsy Paul at (828)743-0880.

The Betsy Paul art raffle for the Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, will be held on March 31st.

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Art League of Highlands

The Art League of Highlands, when faced with the logistical problem of selecting five members to rep-resent the organization in the Regional Artist Exhib-

it now showing at the Bascom, turned to Robin Swaby. Known for her website experience, Robin was asked to design and implement a means to gather submitted im-ages from over 100 members, present the images, and provide a means for the membership to vote for their favorites. Ultimately, five members were chosen by blind and anonymous voting, making the selection pro-cess democratic and truly representative of the League... Those chosen were:

KATHIE BLOZAN, with “Solo Rose” an example of wa-tercolor at its best. This is one of a series of pieces in which she experimented with the use of dark hues and strong contrast. A past president of the League and well-known teacher, she is scheduled to lead a workshop in Monotype at the Bascom this season.

MARY LOU CARPENTER-BILBRO, with “Wading Wom-an,” a sculpture in bronze. It is an example of her ex-pertise developed while studying in Italy. A nationally acclaimed and collected artist, her works are seen in gal-leries and collections nationally and internationally. A well-known painter and teacher, she will be giving work-shops and classes in painting and sculpture this year.

CAROL ROLLICK, well-known artist and photographer will show composite photography. A lover of nature and color, Carol’s award-winning work is in private collections across the country. Carol is a leader in the art community and is responsible for the Summer Colors and Fall Col-ors fine art shows, which support the summer classes for children given at the Bascom.

ROBIN SWABY will be showing a beautiful painting in oil “The Waterfall.” Robin, a multitalented artist and teacher, has national and international awards to her credit. She not only is a local favorite artist and teacher, she has been invited to show and give workshops inter-nationally. She is currently teaching at the Bascom.

PAULINE MARR, a fresh, new face in local art scene, will be showing one of her works. A resident of Cashiers and well-known as an expert clogger, she is excited about her new artistic endeavors.

The show opened January 21st and will run through March 25th.

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Contributed by Mary Lou Carpenter-Bilbro

Five of the Art League of Highlands’ most talented artists will shine at The Bascom through March 25th.


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News From The Bascom

It’s leap year… time to dive into all the delights spring has to offer at The Bascom. Start with the Annual Regional Art Exhibition showing now through March 25th in the

Bunzl Gallery. This exhibition honors the exceptional artists and crafts persons who live right here in our own backyard.

Also in the Bunzl Gallery attend the opening, March 31st, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. of Chicks: It’s All Gone to the Birds, fine art featuring our feathered friends in a variety of media. Don’t miss this flight of fancy through June 17th.

March 31st is a double feature. After Chicks’ opening, put on your high heel sneakers and party arty at the Win-ter Barn Dance honoring police, firefighters, and the EMS, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Admission for honorees is free, $5 donation for all others at the door. This event is co-sponsored by The Bascom, The Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce, Mountain Fresh Grocery and The Ugly Dog Pub.

March is the month to give your kitchen and bath a face-lift with your own personal, custom-crafted plates, cups, bowls, dishes, containers and more. It’s easy with Every-thing Kitchen, March 17th through 18th, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Everything Bath, March 24th through 25th, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Levels: I, II & III’s tuition is $175 mem-

ber/$210 non-member, per class.Journaling is so much fun and The Bascom offers a Jour-

naling Morning, Saturday, March 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This mini-retreat will show you how to create beautiful daily logs of your thoughts, while tracking your cycles and trends and preserving your personal stories. Imagine what a treasure these pages will hold for your family generations from now. Celebrate your journaling journey with Betty Holt. Tuition is just $35 for members, $70 for non-members.

And while enjoying your voyage of self-exploration, join Diane McPhail on Saturday, March 10th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for Discovering the Image. This one-day work-shop will open your inner eye, inviting an exploration of the pure visual imagery unique to you. Using your own style and technique, McPhail will set you on a journey of discovery from the first mark to the last. Levels: I, II & III. Tuition: $75 member/$110 non-member per class. Inquire about continuing classes.

For more information about these exhibitions, work-shops, art cinema, children’s classes, open studio, or events, call The Bascom at (828) 526-4949, or visit www.thebascom.org.

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Highlands Performing Arts Center

Performing Arts Center Youth Theatre

The Performing Arts Center Youth Theater began rehearsals in February for the upcoming April pro-duction of “Flowers for Algernon,” based on the

novel by Daniel Keyes. The PAC Youth Theater program fills a void in the school

systems. Dr. Ronnie Spilton and PAC began the program five years ago and have produced five plays. Highlands, Blue Ridge, Summit Charter and home schooled students participate. Auditions were held the last week of Janu-ary and 33 students auditioned. All students will be in-cluded in the production, either acting, back stage staff or technical staff. Students learn all aspects of theater work.

“Flowers for Algernon,” a short story written by Daniel Keyes, is part of the language arts curriculum in most schools. For its fifth production the PAC Youth Theater, under the direction of Dr. Ronnie Spilton, will mount the dramatized version of this literary work.

Set in the 1960s, “Flowers for Algernon” tells the com-pelling story of mentally-challenged Charlie Gordon and

the strange interweaving of his life with that of a mouse named Algernon. Experimental surgery has been per-formed on the laboratory mouse Algernon increasing his intelligence fourfold. After Charlie undergoes the same operation, he rapidly changes from a “moron” into a “ge-nius,” becoming far more intelligent than his teacher or the doctors who created the operating technique.

As yesterday’s science fiction becomes today’s sci-ence fact, this extremely relevant play poses some very thought provoking moral questions while being inge-niously touching and intensely real.

“Flowers for Algernon” will star Highlands High School senior and fourth year PAC Youth Theater student Cai Ro-man in the role of Charlie Gordon. A talented actor, Cai has also had featured roles in HCP’s productions of “Life with Father”(2010) and “The Kitchen Witches” (2011).

The PAC Youth Theater production of “Flowers for Al-gernon” will open on Thursday, April 26th and continue through April 29th. For more information please call Highlands Performing Center at (828) 526-9047.

So much is happening at PAC! An exciting season has been finalized, the Reception Hall is being renovated (due to a grant received from the Cullasaja Women’s

Outreach), the Membership Program has been updated, new programs for members have been added. All very ex-citing.

The new Membership Brochure and Season Brochure announcing the PAC season will be mailed out the first week of March. Be on the look out for it. If you would like to be included on the PAC mailing list please call (828) 526-9047.

One of the new Membership Programs will be “Ticket to Dine.” Members, with a ticket to a performance, will receive a special benefit from participating restaurants on the day of the performance. Benefits range from a free appetizer, a discount on your dinner or drinks, a free des-sert, or other perks. Participating restaurants are: Cyprus,

Fressers Eatery, Lakeside, Madison’s, …on the Verandah, Paoletti’s, Ruka’s Table, Sweetreats, Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Wine Bistro, Wild Thyme Gourmet and the Ugly Dog Pub. PAC wants to thank these restaurants for partnering with us to create an “Evening of Theater” in Highlands.

Again this year the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival will take place at PAC during July and August. The Center for Life Enrichment will hold their lectures at PAC and the Highlands Cashiers Players will present their plays at PAC. In addition, other non-profits, individuals and groups will use the building for their fundraisers, lectures, meetings and programs. The Reception Hall, the Board Room and the Galbraith Room are available for private parties, meetings, etc.

For more information about any program at PAC please call (828) 526-9047; email [email protected] and check out our website at www.highlandspac.org.

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Contributed by Mary Adair Leslie

Contributed by Mary Adair Leslie

Deep community support keeps the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center’s calendar crammed with a year’s worth of exciting events.

PAC Youth Theater’s production of “Flowers for Algernon” is fueled by the multiple talents of its young cast and crew.The play will be staged April 26th through the 29th.


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A Variety of Deliciousness at Cafe 107

The Highlands-Cashiers area is blessed with many great res-taurants, each with unique

foods and décor. Café 107 South reminds me of a quiet little bistro of the 60s or 70s. Visit them at the Village Walk Shopping Center (be-hind Wells Fargo Bank) in Cashiers.

The aromas wafting from the kitchen alert your taste buds and set your mouth watering. The ex-tensive menu includes so many truly exceptional items that you’ll want to visit often. The house-favorite Tomato Basil soup warms you on these chilly winter days. Pair that with a delicious hot or cold sandwich or a scrumptious dessert and you’ll be set for the day. Some folks credit the im-mune-power vegetable soup with chasing the doctor away. Be sure to try their homemade hummus accompanied by diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and carrots served with toasted pita.

All foods offered at Café 107 are created from the freshest ingre-dients available. Charlie Clabern and the staff at Café 107 work dili-gently to keep the menu exciting. They are constantly searching for new recipes that they find tasty and exciting. Often they will adapt a basic recipe with special herbs and spices so that it meets their exceedingly high expectations.

For vegetarians or those who are looking for gluten-free options, you’ll be amazed at the large selec-tion of items offered at Café 107. Try the black bean burger with its provolone cheese, romaine let-tuce, tomato, with mayo on a multi-grain or a spelt bun. Or sam-

ple the Oriental soba noodle plate which features green tea buck-wheat noodles, lightly sautéed vegetables topped with an Asian dressing accompanied by tofu. This is just one of the many items cre-ated especially for you. Yes, they have a wide variety of salads; the curry salad is superb (tangy, tasty; not too hot at all).

Whether you are looking for a hearty sandwich or a lighter salad fare, there is something for every-one here. The sandwich selection includes both hot and cold options. Try one of the specialty breads-a multi-grain baguette, the mouth-watering croissant, or the Ciabatta bread, then slip in your favorite meat filling and you have a tasty treat. Folks rave about their old-fashioned chicken salad (spruced up with grapes, celery and onions) and the turkey wrap. Kids feel spe-cial at Café 107 with their own kids menu.

When you are in a rush, drop by to pick up some of their pimento cheese or chicken salad – always crowd pleasers. Café 107 South has paired with talented caterer Leah Logan of Elite Catering 4 U to ful-fill all your special occasion needs. From a small intimate birthday party to your special wedding or reunion, Leah can design a menu that you will be proud of. Learn more about Elite Catering at www.elitecatering4u.com. Check out the many menu items offered at Café 107 South at www.cafe107south.com. Stop by Monday through Sat-urday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for a delicious meal. For more informa-tion call (828) 743-1065.

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Wine and Dine on the Mountain will kick off the 2012 culinary season in Highlands, April 13th and 14th, by pulling together a sizzling line-up of fine wines,

superb food and fine art. Guests of all events will watch the wines come to life, as Thomas Arvid paints for the occasions.

The “Wine and Dine on the Mountain” weekend is a sen-sory extravaganza that begins with a “Blue Jeans, Bluegrass Spring Harvest Barn Dinner” at the Farm at Old Edwards on Friday, April 13th. Pisoni Vineyards Wines will be on the ta-bles throughout the dinner. On Saturday, Wolfgang’s Restau-rant and Wine Bistro will host David Arthur Vineyards with winemaker Nile Zacherle and four-course dinner starting at 6:30 p.m.

Named one of the top “25 Artists You Should Know” by US Art magazine, Thomas Arvid receives critical acclaim for his monumental compositions of wine and his mastery of light, depth and reflection. Inspired by the grace and hospitality of the southern culture in which he lives, Arvid’s composi-tions are an invitation to take the time to appreciate sharing a great bottle and good conversation with friends.

“I can’t think of a better place to spend an evening with great friends,” says Arvid. “Highlands and events like this – with wonderful food, wine and culture – truly foster camara-derie, similar to what I try to evoke in each of my paintings. I’ll have my easel with me; it’s going to be another inspiring

weekend in the mountains.”Throughout the weekend, guests will enjoy art, music and

wine-inclusive culinary including: Blue Jeans and Bluegrass Spring Harvest Barn Dinner at The Farm at Old Edwards with Thomas Arvid painting live and featuring Pisoni Vineyards with Jeff Pisoni; David Arthur Vineyards Wine Dinner Satur-day at Wolfgang’s with Thomas Arvid painting live; Special Spa and shopping discounts throughout the weekend.

“Last year’s event really set the bar for a fun weekend of wine and food,” says Richard Delany, President of the Old Ed-wards Inn and Spa. “We’re looking forward this year to offer-ing an even more diverse assortment of experiences, all tied together with great wine, food and music.”

Wolfgang Green, owner of Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Wine Bistro, says, “We’ve always had great success with our wine weekends, and last year’s Thomas Arvid event was no exception. By partnering with other businesses like the Old Edwards Inn and Spa, we can pull together offerings to cel-ebrate spring by bringing guests to Highlands for some art, music, superb wine and fine dining—an unbeatable combi-nation!”

Limited seating available. To reserve for Friday evenings dinner, call (828) 787-2625. To reserve for Saturday evenings dinner, call (828) 526-3807. For more information, visit www.oldedwardsinn.com/wineanddine2012.

Wine and Dine on the Mountain, set for April 13th and 14th, blends unforgettable culinary delights with music, art, and, of course, incredible wines.

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Pricing Guide$$ Deluxe, most entrees $15-$20$$$ Grand, most entrees over $20 * Takeout Only

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HIGHLANDS’ RESTAURANTS

The Bistro at Wolfgang’s • 460 Main Street • 828-526-3807 $-$$ • • • • NC • L • • 5

Fressers Eatery • Helen’s Barn • 828-526-4188 $ $ $-$$ • • • • C/NC • • • 41

Madison’s Restaurant & Wine Garden • 445 Main Street • 828-787-2525 $ $$ $$ • • • • NC • • 4

Oak Street Cafe • Main Street/Oak Street • 828-787-2200 $ ¢-$ $-$$ • • • • C • • • • 43

Pizza Place • Main Street • 828-526-5660 ¢-$ ¢-$ • • • C • • 41

Ristorante Paoletti • 440 Main Street • 828-526-4906 $-$$ • • • • NC • • • 43

Ugly Dog • 294 South Fourth Street • 828-526-8464 ¢ • • C • • • 41

Wild Thyme Gourmet • 490 Carolina Way • 828-526-4035 $ $-$$ • • • C • • • • 6

Wolfgang’s Restaurant • 460 Main Street • 828-526-3807 $-$$ • • • • NC • L • • 5

CASHIERS’ RESTAURANTS

Café 107 • Highway 107 South • 828-743-1065 ¢ • • C • • • 65

Highlands RestaurantsAltitude’s at Skyline Lodge - 828-526-2121Bistro on Main at Main Street Inn - 828-526-2590The Bistro at Wolfgang’s - 828-526-3807The Brick Oven - 828-526-4121Bryson’s Deli - 828-526-3775Cafe 460 - 828-526-8926Cyprus International Cuisine - 828-526-4429Downhill Grill - 828-526-1663El Azteca - 828-526-2244Flip Side - 828-526-4241Fressers Eatery - 828-526-4188Golden China - 828-526-5525Highlands Hill Deli - 828-526-9632Highlands Smokehouse - 828-526-5000Kelsey Place Restaurant - 828-526-9380The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering - 828-526-2110Lakeside Restaurant - 828-526-9419Madison’s Restaurant & Wine Garden - 828-787-2525Mountain Fresh - 828-526-2400Nick’s Fine Food - 828-526-2706

Oak Street Cafe - 828-787-2200On the Verandah - 828-526-2338Pescado’s - 828-526-9313Pizza Place - 828-526-5660Ristorante Paoletti - 828- 526-4906Rosewood Market - 828-526-0383Ruka’s Table - 828-526-3636Southern Belles Restaurant - 828-787-2299Sports Page - 828-526-3555Subway - 828-526-1706SweeTreats - 828- 526-9822The Ugly Dog - 828- 526-8464Wild Thyme Gourmet - 828-526-4035Wolfgang’d Restaurant - 828-526-3807Buck’s Coffee Cafe - 828-526-0020Cashiers Area RestaurantsAshbys - 828-743-7889Bella’s Kitchen - 828-743-5355Brown Trout Mountain Grille - 828-877-3474Buck’s Coffee Cafe - 828-743-9997Cafe 107 - 828- 743-1065Carolina Smokehouse - 828-743-3200Chester’s Chicken at Cashiers Exxon - 828-743-5041

Chile Loco - 828-743-1160Cornucopia - 828-743-3750Four Season Grille - 828-743-4284Grill at Jimmy Mac’s - 828-743-1180Happ’s Place - 828-743-2266High Hampton Inn - 828-743-2411Hunt Bros. Pizza at Cashiers BP - 828-743-2337JJ’s Eatery and Canteen - 828-743-7778Jorge’s Place - 828-743-4175Mica’s Restaurant - 828-743-5740On the Side at Cashiers Farmers Market - 828-743-4334The Orchard - 828-743-7614Rosie’s Café - 828-743-0160Smoky Mountain Crab Shack - 828-743-0777Subway - 828-743-1300The Gamekeeper’s Tavern - 828-743-4263Tommy’s Coffee Shoppe - 828-743-2010Wendy’s - 828-743-7777Wild Thyme Cafe - 828-743-5452Zeke & Earl’s - 828-743-2010Zookeeper - 828-743-7711


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HISTORY

Nature … Highlands’ Muse

Ben Hensley was writing about the beauty of daybreak “up on Smoky,” but his sentiment extends to all the natural wonders adorning the Highlands Plateau.

Painters, poets, musicians, preservationists, and lecturers have been drawn to the region’s beauty. They have captured it on canvas, in verse, on film, and in song. Perhaps none

have portrayed its essence better than a collective of gifted photographers whose work appears here in a short montage of some of Highlands’ most exquisite vistas.

George Masa’s Sea of Views in 1929; James Valentine’s breathtaking photo of Bridal Veil Falls in the Winter of 1977; Mary Kay Moore’s mystical view of Mountain Laurel on Satu-lah and Mark Hutchinson’s shot of Lake Sequoia, 2001.

Now, boys… and girls, if those don’t grind and polish a naturalist’s soul, nothing can.

To see and read more of Highlands beauty captured on film and in prose, read Randolph Shaffner’s Heart of the Blue Ridge, or visit www.highlandshistory.com.

…now, boys, that just naturally grinds and polishes the soul. – Ben Hensley

by Donna Rhodes

George Masa’s Sea of Views Mark Hutchinson’s Lake Sequoia

James Valentine’s Bridal Veil Falls Mary Kay Moore’s Mountain Laurel


Mountain Weather Disasters, the 1940 Flood

The worst natu-ral disaster in Jackson Coun-

ty was the devastat-ing flood in August 1940. No one who experienced that fury ever forgot the traumatizing event. Personal flood mem-ories can be found in books, newspa-pers, on the internet and in the minds of the flood victim’s descendants who heard from birth, their parents’ or grandparents’ flood stories. What is not told, is that the root cause of the flood was two unnamed Atlantic hurricanes, one hitting land just north of Savannah, and the other one landing a little north of the first one only a few weeks later. After hitting land, both hurricanes barreled north across land and dumped their massive amounts of water over the Western North Carolina mountains. [Note that hurricanes were first named in 1953.]

The Tuckaseegee River, with its headwaters in Cashiers, loosely parallels Highway 107 all the way from Cashiers to Bryson City and beyond. For most of that distance you’ll find buildings near the river on the left or on the right or on both sides as it flows through the valleys. All bridges over the river were destroyed and every building of any descrip-tion was lifted off its foundation and carried downstream by the torrents.

Many people were interviewed for this article and a few of their stories follow: Cashiers resident, Jeanne Pell Wright, expecting the birth of her first child, was already at the hospital in Asheville, awaiting the big event, when the rainfall increased. Baby Sandra Wright arrived but due to

high water, Jeanne’s husband, Newell Wright, couldn’t get to the hospital for about five days to bring his wife and child home. Mary Baumgarner, a Ca-shiers school girl, couldn’t get across the little creek that had turned almost into a river, so she missed over a week of school. On down the Tuckaseegee River, in the areas of Glenville, Tuckas-eegee, Little Canada and Cullowhee, the worst devastation was found. It start-ed in the blackness of night, when the

people could hear but could see nothing. When sun rose the next morning, the landscape had changed to a wasteland.

Ancient hemlocks floated downstream, roots first. Dead hogs and chickens rolled by and a large rooster standing on the top of a building, crowed constantly as the building swept around a curve. Eight family members held hands as they walked to higher ground, all the time feeling the road pavement crumbling beneath their feet. Four residents lost their lives, one of them being Mrs. Vassie Mathis who was close to the end of her current pregnancy. A debris flow tore her from her husband’s arms and when daylight came, the house was gone except for a pie safe, standing upright, with the leftover food from supper still in it and a $10 bill in a tea cup, put there to pay the granny woman when their baby came.

These are only a few flood stories, a sampling of the hun-dreds available. If you have a 1940 flood memory, please contact me at (828) 743-9002.

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Contributed by Jane Gibson Nardy, Historian, Cashiers Historical Society

Jeanne Pell Wright with her baby, Sandra, born during the August 1940 floods.

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HOMES & LIFESTYLES

When you think of a log cabin, you probably think of a rustic structure that is dark and drafty. Clear away that vision. This cabin has been trans-

formed. This cabin (actually two cabins merged together) is

filled with light throughout. The stone fireplaces and wide plank floors exude the rustic elegance of yesteryear in a house that sports all of the modern conveniences required by families in the 21st century. Relax quietly in the front porch swing or sit in the beautiful garden ablaze with sea-sonal flowers as you listen to the sounds of nature – birds serenading from their lofty perches in the beautiful old trees, a gently meandering brook and “Roddy Rooster” – king of your barnyard.

The home’s kitchen, which was recently updated by Kay Craig of Craig and Craig, features distressed cabinetry, a

farm sink and a stove that looks like it should be in the 1800s. Don’t be fooled – this stove boasts the latest technology.

Gather with your friends and family around the large dining table as the warmth of the stone fireplace chases the win-ter chill away. When din-ner is over, folks have a

choice of places to crash. Sports fans may want to occupy the large family room which was originally a screen porch. Lined with windows, it frames the beauty of the distant mountains. A large screen TV and a great library of books fill the room.

Near the kitchen you’ll find the master bath with its beautiful old Victorian marble-top vanity, reminiscent of those found in the finer homes in New England at the turn of the last century. The laundry room is just steps away on your trek to the master bedroom. Upstairs above the mas-ter bedroom are two guest bedrooms with a shared bath. Each room has a personality all its own. The beams and ceiling of each upstairs room have been whitewashed. A creative eye has made optimal use of each room. Storage abounds throughout the house.

Picture yourself lounging before the living room’s large stone fireplace for a friendly game of domi-noes. A large desk tucked into the corner provides the perfect spot for balancing the checkbook or completing that journal. Above

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the living room is a charming space that is perfect for read-ing, scrapbooking, or whatever strikes your fancy. Large windows overlooking the back meadow provide a perfect vista for you to follow the North Star.

The original storm cellar now has a concrete floor, which provides great mildew-free storage. With central heat, tankless water heaters, an artesian well (tasty, chilled wa-ter), and a whole-house generator, this home is a breeze to enjoy. No city taxes, room to expand if you desire and more. The home is a real gem – creatively decorated, maintained to perfection. Words can’t convey all its beau-ty. Call Mary Abranyi of Green Mountain Realty Group at (828) 526-9523 (office) or (828) 226-9818 (mobile) or go to www.greenmtnrealtygroup.com for more information.

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Yummy and Beneficial Coconut Oil

Although coconut oil is a saturated fat, its benefit to your overall

health is miraculous. Numer-ous studies prove that co-conut oil helps improve the overall health and continued improvement of people with candida (yeast infection), and fungal infection.

How does coconut oil work for our health’s benefit? Or-ganic coconut oil provides us with instant energy when ingested, without the insulin spikes of sugar and carbohy-drates. Coconut oil benefits us by controlling bacteria and pathogens in our bodies. Its lauric acid and metabolites act as potent antimicrobial lipids and a powerful immune system booster. Studies show that coconut oil may help bal-ance thyroid levels, control

weight gain, aid with diabetes and reduce the aging of our skin. Some people rub coco-nut oil on wounds, lesions, and ar-eas where fungus grows and get amazing recovery results. Coconut oil is a soothing, moisturizing and restoring ingredi-ent in skin and beauty products

Why choose to cook with coconut oil? Coconut trees have not been genetically modified so the oil is GMO free. Canola, peanut, and oth-er vegetable oils contain ex-cess Omega-6’s that in greater quantities have been found

to result in adverse s y m p -toms. Al-t h o u g h s t u d i e s as to the h e a l t h benef i ts of olive oil w i t h o u t question d e m o n -strate that olive oil is the best choice of oils, espe-cially for

cold food preparation, when olive oil is heated too much, it degrades and can produce toxic byproducts. Coconut oil when heated does not give off toxic byproducts.

In our quest for healthful di-ets and optimal good health, moderation is definitely the key. With coconut oil, ingest-ing moderate quantities, no more than a tablespoon a day, supports our diets, im-mune systems, and healthful lifestyles. Used as a topical choice for skin care, apply co-conut oil generously.

Consult your physician for guidance, support and coun-seling about beginning to use coconut oil in your healthful diet. Verify you are getting knowledgeable information from a diplomat of the Ameri-can Clinical Board of Nutri-tion. (DACBN) Enjoy the bene-fits of coconut oil and support of your experienced health coach as your partner on your ongoing path to optimal good health.

Contributed by Jim Johnson, DC, DACBN

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Charitable Giving Reduces Tax Burden

Americans have a charitable streak. Estimates place the

percentage of American households making chari-table donations each year at 70 to 80 percent. Re-search suggests that giving is good for you, too. Do-nors experience a measur-able “helpers’ high” from giving to a good cause, studies show.

Even if feeling good is not a motive for charitable giving, it sure is a plus to reap the tax benefits of giv-ing. So it is worth consider-ing the benefits of giving in tax-efficient ways, includ-ing making gifts of cash and securities or establish-ing donor-advised funds and family foundations.

Gifts of appreciated se-curities are a popular way to benefit a favorite charity while sheltering the gains

from taxes. By giving this way, the donor is allowing the char-ity to put to work 100 percent of the market value of the l o n g - t e r m appreciated secur i t ies , thus avoid-ing paying tax on the “ b u i l t - i n ” capital gain.

Let’s say you own an appreciated position of GE, now worth $10,000, acquired for $2,000. Sell the stock and you would be subject to capital gains tax on the $8,000 realized gain – a $1,200 tax bill. If you

donate the stock in-stead, you can deduct the full amount as a charitable gift. For an i n d i v i d u a l who item-izes deduc-tions and whose mar-ginal tax bracket is 33 percent, the savings of $3,333 in federal taxes – added to

the $1,200 in capital gains savings – brings to $4,533 the tax savings for making your gift in stock. A cash gift would reduce taxable income by $10,000, thus saving $3,333 in income

tax. Actual tax benefits will

vary depending on the de-tails of your overall income tax situation, the type of property contributed, and the type of organization re-ceiving your gift.

In addition to tax bene-fits, donors often have ad-ditional reasons for choos-ing to give stock. These might include lessening a concentrated position in a particular stock or preserv-ing available cash for other needs.

The fourth quarter is a good time to consider the best way to give in view of your plans and objec-tives. You can plan ahead by putting funding vehicles in place to facilitate year-end giving. When it comes to tax-wise giving, who knows? It might feel better than you think.

Contributed by Bill Zoellner,

Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors in

Highlands at (828) 787-2323.

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Escaping The Ordinary

“I need a vacation!” Do you know anyone who has not uttered that

phrase? While most of us truly do need a vacation, many of us choose not to take one, believe we cannot afford one, or feel like our job simply cannot survive without us. However, the fact remains that vacations are more than deserved; they actually contribute to our overall well being by reducing stress, improving our moods and (here’s the kicker) increasing our qual-ity of work when we return to the job. In fact, some studies have shown that work performance increas-es by as much as 40 percent after a vacation. More im-portantly, however, it has

been shown that annual v a c a t i o n s cut the risk of heart at-tacks in men by 30 per-cent and by 50 percent in women!

In the name of your health, we have es-t a b l i s h e d that the q u e s t i o n you should be asking yourself is not “Can I take a vacation?” but rather “Where should I go on vacation?” For those of us fortunate enough to call Highlands our home,

we live in an area that many peo-ple would consider the perfect va-cation des-t i n a t i o n . However, a vacation is only a vaca-tion when we can es-cape our o r d i n a r y lives and exper ience s o m e t h i n g

extraordinary, if only for a week or two.

When it comes to decid-ing where to spend your escape, the options are endless. The beauty of a

vacation is that it can be anything you want it to be. Whether your idea of get-ting away includes lounging on a pristine white beach with stunning blue waters as your backdrop, soaking up some history while ex-ploring Europe’s many cul-tures, or playing 18 holes at some of the most famous golf courses in the world, the vacation experience of a lifetime awaits you.

Your vacation can cost as much or as little as you can afford and your inbox will still be full when you return. The difference is that you will come back with a little spring in your step and a bit less stress in your life. So, what are you waiting for? Go on, escape the ordinary!

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I love escaping to California and always return with new ideas, the latest fashion in clothing and new experiences.

This trip was no different. My mother turned 80 this year and I decided to throw her

an 80th surprise birthday at the Montage in Laguna Nigel. Her birthday dinner was at the Studio Restaurant at Mon-

tage where the famed Chef Craig Strong resides at the edge of the Pacific. The restaurant at this luxe resort perched on the Pacific has a view to die for and an elegant interior that screams “relax.” With panoramic views of the pacific and over 2,500 boutique wines to choose from, dinner was one of the best.

To top the whole experience was a perch for my purse. This was a new experience for me, I have seen the hooks for your purse at other restaurants but this was similar to a foot stool but smaller. Nice to have that “aha!” moment when I usually have to lay my purse down on the floor. Purses on the floor? Not anymore!

The next day we decided to spend the day in the spa at Pelican Hill -- Forbes Five Star Rating for 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Upon entering the spa you’re greeted with simple, sacred acts. The serving of a custom pre-treatment tea, a soothing foot wash in a hand-hammered copper bowl. These rituals are beyond pampering.

I chose to partake in the Amber Gold Signature Massage, which begins with dry brushing exfoliation and enhanced oils. Once again I was blown away by the little details, a

warmed cloth under my neck, and the dry brushing exfolia-tion to remove dead skin cells, stimulate the skin and pro-mote detoxification.

After a spa lunch with slow food menu choices and a seminar on gratitude, we were ready to go out and attack Fashion Island, Orange County’s premier open-air shopping center.

After our week in California, I came back to the East Coast a much happier, relaxed and poorer being. It was worth it all and I can’t wait to find another excuse to go west.

Cashiers and Atlanta resident Elizabeth Fletcher makes event planning and public relations

seem as effortless and anxiety-free as a day at the spa. Part of that is predicated on her years

of experience as the publisher of four regional bridal magazines, bridal events spokesperson for

Federated and Belk department stores, and guiding force behind media campaigns for exclusive inns. Equally important are her

boundless energy, effortless imagination and fanatical

attention to detail. [email protected] by Ali Deane

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And That Would Be That

I wish the soil would boil up its last burp of oil and that would be that.There, I said it.It will happen, you know.

As long as I can remember scientists have said, “We have peaked and, at the rate we are going, the planet has about three decades of oil left.” That was five or six decades ago. But the gas-powered clock is running low and one of these days it will happen.

There is good news, how-ever. If the Middle East lost its importance, we wouldn’t be pouring gigabucks into war. And if we weren’t poking our noses and our hoses into Mid-dle Eastern soil maybe they wouldn’t be making nuclear weapons or terrorizing us. Just a thought.

Getting used to no oil

would be a huge adjustment. No doubt about it. We’d be forced to walk and bicycle more. Hmmm… an over-weight America exercising. There’s a concept.

China, our current nem-esis, wouldn’t be propelling a polluted atmosphere into a polar meltdown. Without oil to run their machinery they wouldn’t need to force slave laborers into working 15 hour days.

We’d be forced to conserve instead of waste. That would make our great grandpar-ents proud. Gosh, we’d have to think and problem-solve and maybe do without a few things, thus raising our level of appreciation for what we do have.

Gardening would re-emerge and we would re-

connect to the land. We’d begin to barter, discover what talents our neighbors have. Heck, we’d have to actually meet our neighbors.

And when we are petro-leumed-out, good old Ameri-can ingenuity, the stuff that has made us great, will be forced out of hiding. We al-ready have solar, wind, geo-thermal, and water alter-natives. And while nuclear power is still a bit iffy, once we are forced to stare into the eye of the beast, we will come up with a way of taming it.

We have tons of options. Let’s look at what we have a lot of and see how we can turn it into fuel. Scientists could collect all the snarkiness in the air, faction fighting fac-tion, candidate disembowel-ing candidate, and compress

that into a new element. We’ll call it snarkonium. Hot air works just fine in steam engines, and politics never seems to run out of blow-hards. See there! We’re good for another three decades.

And that’s just political gar-bage. We’ve got dumpsters full of the real thing. Remem-ber the Back to the Future DeLorean fueled by garbage? BAM! Waste and fuel prob-lems solved.

I’m telling you. We may run out of gas, but America will never run out of energy. So prepare yourselves for the inevitable. In three decades BP will be Bygone Petroleum and our Gulf waters and beaches will be clean and safe. And you can still visit them if you are a marathon cyclist.

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Waterfall Guide

Bridal Veil Falls Hwy. 64, can be seen from road.

DRY FALLS Hwy. 64; turn at Dry Falls sign.

GLEN FALLS Hwy. 106 S., left at Glen Falls sign.

KALAKALESKIES FALLS Hwy. 64; just below Sequoyah Lake.

LOWER CULLASAJA FALLS Hwy. 64 at pull-offs.

PICKLESIEMER ROCKHOUSE FALLS

Hwy. 28 S. to Blue Valley Road; 4.3 miles - park at dirt road on right -

take trail - about 1 mile to falls.

UPPER & LOWER SATULAH FALLS Hwy. 28 S.; both can be seen from road.

Highlands WaterfallsCashiers Waterfalls

DRIFT, TURTLEBACK, RAINBOW & STAIRSTEP FALLS

In the Horsepasture Wild & Scenic River area - 64 E. to Sapphire; to Hwy. 281; .7 miles to gated road on left — follow trail.

JOHN’S JUMP64 E. to Sapphire; to Hwy 281; 4.8 miles - park on shoulder and follow path.

KING CREEK FALLSHwy. 107 S.; about 13 miles; turn right on Burrells Ford Road — park at campground parking.

SCHOOLHOUSE FALLSIn Panthertown Valley - Hwy 64 E. to Cedar Creek Road; to Breedlove Road — park at dead-end.

SILVER RUN FALLSHwy. 107 S.; 4.1 miles from crossroads, look for gravel pull-off on left — follow trails.

WHITEWATER FALLSHwy. 64 E. to Sapphire, to Hwy. 281 — look for signs.

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GIVING BACK

Bonjour Highlands

The Rotary Club of High-lands is again participat-ing in Rotary Youth Ex-

change. This program, begun in 1929 and administered by Rotary International, provides high school students ages 15-18 throughout the world the opportunity to broaden their cultural experience and lan-guage skills while living with local families and attending school for a year in a foreign country. This year more than 8,000 Rotary sponsored stu-dents from 82 countries will live and study for a year in a foreign land.

The program is competitive, requiring interviews with appli-cants and their parents, a detailed written application and an essay. Selected this year by our Rotary club were Hayden Bates, a junior at Highlands School and Samuel Craig, a junior at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Hayden is spending her year in Brazil and Samuel in Turkey. Both of these exemplary young students report that they are enjoying their year abroad and are totally

immersed in the local culture.As part of this exchange

program, high school students from other countries may also spend a year in Highlands, liv-ing with local families and at-tending Highlands School. Over the years, we have welcomed students from many countries and this year we are fortunate to have Angeline Raffenne, a delightful young lady from France. She arrived in June and will be here for 11 months, at-tending Highlands School and living with local families. Ange-

line is from a small town in France and has adapted rapidly and immersed herself in many local and school activities.

Exposure to new cultures and ways of life often fosters better understanding between people. That understanding can be the foundation for peace and help “make the world a better place” which is Rotary’s true goal.

The members of The Rotary Club of Highlands are proud of our continued involvement in the student exchange program.

Contributed by Slocum Howland

Angeline Raffenne, Rotary’s exchange student from France, chatted with Rotary members Robert E. Smith and Pat Taylor

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Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust

2011 was a Great Year for Conservation!In the past six years the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust

has protected over 1,300 acres. This is a doubling of the acres protected in the Land Trust’s first 97 years. In 2011 the Land Trust set a record for the most acres protected in one year, conserving nearly 400 acres.

While this sounds great, these statistics don’t really tell the story. Land conservation is about people and their sense of place. When Will Mckee placed the Summit of Rock Mountain into a conservation Easement, he not only protected the moun-tain from development but conserved the cultural and natural heritage he inherited from his father. By donating a couple of acres along the Kelsey Trail, Tommy and Vickie Chambers made a huge impact on our ability to protect a Highlands icon for their grandchildren. Julianne Watson left this good earth in October 2011, but before she passed she placed her family lands into an easement that will allow her descendants to keep intact her special place on Big Creek. The owner of two of our largest new easements immediately recognized that they had over 300 acres of heaven in Western North Carolina. By conserving these lands, they made both a good business decision and preserved places for their children to grow up. By placing Pritchard’s Perch into an easement, Judy Lemanski not only protected her family lands from future development but also conserved a place of important memories for her family.

The rest of the story is that by conserving these lands we have protected something of importance for us all. For example, the summit of Rock Mountain, which is visible from over 100 named peaks, will never have that view marred by a house. The tens of thousands of feet of stream side protected by our easements will continue to protect drinking water for all of us. So if you see one of the folk mentioned above, ask them to tell you their story and thank them for conserving for us all.

To learn more about how you can help the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust “To protect valuable land resources for all genera-tions” visit us at www.hicashlt.org.

Will McKee and Gary Wein in front of Rock Mountain.

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Twenty Years of Service

We are excited to be celebrating our 20th anniversary

this year! The Literacy Coun-cil first began tutoring in 1992 in the basement of the Highlands United Methodist Church and shortly there-after moved to our cur-rent location at the Peggy Crosby Center. There have been lots of transforma-tions since that time, many of them in the last year and a half. When Judy and I came on board in August of 2010 we had a common vision for where we wanted to take the Literacy Council. With financial support from the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, hard work and dedication from the Peggy

Crosby Center board, and the architectural talents of Jeff Weller, our offices have been given a very taste-ful facelift; no more clinical look for us! We wanted our clients to feel as if they were walking into professional offices rather than the ster-ile environment of the past and that has been accom-plished. Stop by and see our new look!

Another part of our vision was to add updated technol-ogy to our offices. Thanks to grants from the Dollar Gen-eral Literacy Foundation and the Town of Highlands, our mobile computer lab is now up and running. We have 11 laptop computers and a pro-jector for use by the public.

This can be set up in the PCC board room which has been updated with a new wi-fi connection. The Center for Life Enrichment plans on us-ing our mobile computer lab for several classes this year, and we welcome any other local organizations to do the same. Just give me a couple of days’ notice, and I can have the computers set up and ready to go for your next meeting or class. I am cur-rently teaching a Microsoft Word class on Wednesday mornings from 11:00 a.m. – noon, so come on over and join us! As always, our ser-vices are free of charge.

Recently, you might have heard someone from our or-ganization on WHLC’s local

broadcast. Our marketing committee is excited to be partnering with Lorna Alex-ander, Jenny King, and the other folks at WHLC. Zach Claxton, our current board president, and Susie deV-ille Schiffli, the first board present from 20 years ago, recorded an informational interview with the talented Steve Day that aired in Feb-ruary. In March, you will be hearing from Kay Craig and her daughter Leah Grace who is one of our success stories. Listen for these and other touching interviews to learn more about the Lit-eracy Council; you might be surprised to discover where we’ve been and where we’re going in the future.

Contributed by Tonya Hensley, Literacy Council of Highlands Executive Director


GIVING BACK


Visit Village Walk Hwy. 107 S. • Cashiers, NC

http://www.cafe107south.com


GIVING BACK

Backyard Naturalist

The Highlands Biological Foundation has received a $25,000 grant from the Eckerd Family Foundation to create “Backyard Naturalists,” an after-school

program designed to inspire a lifelong appreciation of the natural world through science, art and technology. The program is created in partnership with Meet Your Neigh-bours, an international photographic initiative designed to reveal the wildlife living amongst us in an extraordi-nary way, and will draw upon the educational resources of the Highlands Nature Center. The Pilot program will begin on March 19th in Highlands.

Backyard Naturalists participants will learn the essen-tials of how to be an amateur naturalist. The program will include eight weeks of lessons, one afternoon per week, structured to promote a better appreciation and under-standing of the natural world by nurturing creativity and independent observation skills. Study topics will include learning about plants and animals, community interac-tions between species, nature journaling, illustration and a nature photography workshop. Using this knowledge, the students will work together to develop a wiki, a web-site that is collaboratively developed by a community of users, which allows them to freely add content, edit and become active participants of the website rather than just visitors. After the initial pilot program is launched in Highlands we will incorporate images produced by other Meet Your Neighbours photographers around the world into the wiki and encourage the development of similar Backyard Naturalists programs in their own communities. In this way technology becomes a tool and an asset used to put students in touch with the natural world around them in ways that only beautiful close-up photography can provide. It is our hope that Backyard Naturalists will have a lasting, positive impact on the lives of our partici-pants and encourage them to get outside and explore the natural world that is as close as their own backyards.

For over 84 years the mission of the Highlands Biologi-cal Station and Foundation has been to foster education and research based on the rich natural heritage of the Highlands Plateau. To become a part of the Highlands Biological Foundation and assist in this mission visit High-landsbiological.org To learn more about Backyard Natu-ralists or to sign up please visit www.backyardnaturalists.com or, or call (828) 526-2221. To learn more about Meet Your Neighbours, visit www.meetyourneighbours.net.

Contributed by Sonya Carpenter

www.thelaurelmagazine.com

http://www.jcrealty.com


GIVING BACK

Valley Garden Club

Our current Valley Garden Club President Donna Lehn has a unique background amongst members of the club. In Utah she worked for the Department of De-

fense at Dugway Proving Ground and Hill Air Force Base. She worked for the V.A. Hospital in Houston, Texas, and during the Vietnam era, she served three years in the U.S. Army at Ft. McClellan, Alabama. She did 10 years of Search and Rescue as a Major in the Civil Air Patrol in the Rocky Moun-tain Region. Donna retired after 35 years from the Air Force Logistics Command at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, and is a member of the Society of Logistics Engineers and the Air Force Association.

Donna is knowledgeable in chair-caning and quilting and has spent hours on “Quilts of Valor” for hospitalized veter-ans. She is an expert in basket weaving and teaches classes periodically at the Sylva Senior Center. In the field of gar-dening, her knowledge and love of grasses spills over in con-versation. Her favorites are of the Maiden Grass and switch grass varieties. They are year-round hardy, will survive in wet or dry soil and display a wide range of soothing colors. One even dons a plumage resembling cotton candy.

Volunteer activities include ushering at the Cashiers Unit-ed Methodist Church where Donna also helps prepare and serve day laborers’ lunches. The VGC is founded on the prin-ciple of serving the community and Donna’s experience in military logistics gives her leadership an efficiency that helps us get things done.

Upcoming programs for the Valley Garden Club include a wildflower walk, a visit to a pesticide-free garden and a presentation on landscaping with water features. If you are interested in attending a program as a guest of the Club, please contact the President, Donna Lehn at (828) 743-0829.

Contributed by Kathie Blozan

To read more on the

philanthropic efforts in

Highlands and Cashiers,

visit thelaurelmagazine.com/news


GIVING BACK

Friends for Life

Animal abandonment is on the rise in our local counties. We see it all too often now. Lost jobs, lost homes,

rental landlords will not allow pets, and tak-ing them to a county animal shelter often means a death sentence, so some folks feel the only alternative is to leave them behind in hopes they will get lucky, or can survive on their own. Imagine these poor dogs and cats wondering why their people are no lon-ger there - why there is no food day after day. Abandonment is a crime, both legally and morally.

Some animals, like “Dixie” and “Trouble” were lucky enough to get assistance. These two lived alone, starving, at an abandoned house trailer for weeks, before they were discovered and brought food by a good sa-maritan. We were eventually notified that these dogs were living on their own in deplorable conditions not far from the Forever Farm. We were able to squeeze them in to our already crowded facility so that they didn’t have to go to the county animal shelter. When “Dixie”, a

very sweet senior Blue Tick mix, and “Trou-ble” a bulldog mix, arrived at the farm you could see the confusion in there eyes. But, by that evening, after enjoying a good meal, they were sprawled out on their soft beds in the warm kennel, thanking “the powers that be” for delivering them into safe keep-ing. We worry how many are still out there suffering.

Friends for Life is a nonprofit organization that operates a sanctuary called the Forever Farm in Lake Toxaway where we currently care for 170 animals. Our mission is to pro-vide hope for senior and special needs com-panion animals. During this time of eco-nomic instability we are also doing our best to help abandoned animals, and to provide assistance to pet owners in hopes of pre-venting abandonment or relinquishment. If

you would like to help us in our expanded mission, please make a tax deductible donation to Friends for Life at P.O. Box 340, Sapphire, NC 28774, or visit our website at www.friendsforlifeforeverfarm.org to make a donation online.

Contributed by Kathy Bub, Executive Director Forever Farms

Sweet Dixie has found a loving sanc-tuary at Friends for Life’s

Forever Farm.

Free Business Seminars Continue

The Laurel published its first edition in May 2002. Ten years, countless hours, tears and triumphs later, the Laurel

has established itself as an integral part of the sister communities of Highlands and Ca-shiers.

As a small “thank you” to the business community, the Laurel has partnered with Susie deVille Schiffli in offering a series of free business seminars.

The Laurel and Susie asked for the input from the business community in a fall survey as to the types of seminars needed. The votes of hundreds were tallied, and the seminars were developed based on those preferences.

“In a fun and relaxed setting, each seminar will focus on different business-building top-ics. Participants will leave with practical strat-egies they can put into action immediately. We encourage small business owners, as well as nonprofit leaders to join us. You will leave renewed and ready for a great season in 2012,” Schiffli remarked.

The first of the programs was entitled “Understanding

and Leveraging Social Media” and was held on Thursday, January 12th.

“How to Ride the Roller Coaster of a Re-sort Business with Success” was the second of the series and was presented on Thurs-day, February 9th.

The final program will be held on Thursday March 8th, at 5:30 p.m. and will cover “What Is a Marketing Plan and Why Do You Need One?”

The seminar will be held at the Martin-Lip-scomb Performing Arts Center in Highlands.

“We feel so blessed to have been wel-comed by the community, and look forward to serving it for many more decades. It is our pleasure to sponsor these classes, and to work with the dynamic Susie deVille Schif-fli,” commented Janet Cummings, managing partner of The Laurel magazine.

Space is limited to 28 participants at each seminar. As of print time, there are a few spaces available. Email Susie at [email protected] to reserve your space.

Susie deVille Schiffli will conduct a series of free business

seminars sponsored by the Laurel magazine.


GIVING BACK

Through the Eyes of Horses

Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance

As part of the Sustainable Solutions Series, the Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance (J-MCA) is encouraging the community to grow their own food and to sup-

port local farmers by purchasing locally grown food. Many restaurants in town already support the local food move-ment. Nick Figel, chef of the Cyprus Restaurant, has an on-going relationship with local farmers. The Old Edwards Inn and Spa grows their own food to ensure variety and fresh-ness. Several local restaurants and farmers depend on each other ensuring residents and visitors have an opportunity to taste the local harvest.

This month the J-MCA is hosting a Gardening 101 work-shop with Alan Durden at the Hudson Library in Highlands on March 15th at 5:00 p.m. and a Mushroom Cultivation Workshop on March 24th at 2:00 p.m. at The Bascom. All are welcome to participate and anybody interested in grow-ing food, as a new income source, is encouraged to attend. All participants will discover the dos and don’ts about grow-ing local food. The gardening workshop is for beginners; but the presenter is an expert on the topic and will be able to answer more advanced questions if needed.

Growing mushrooms is a unique way to supplement your income. Mushrooms are a popular commodity with estab-lished regional markets looking for new suppliers. They are a great source of protein and mushrooms have many nutri-tional and medicinal benefits. At the Cultivation workshop, Rodney Webb, a mushroom farmer, will talk about the sup-plies needed to get started, and how to inoculate mushroom logs, properly care for and harvest mushrooms. Mushrooms can be a year-round crop if a farmer wants to manage them as such; otherwise they’re harvested twice a year, in spring and fall. The mushroom event will also include a hands-on opportunity for those that would like to participate; others may purchase pre-inoculated logs from J-MCA.

These programs are made possible by a grant from the Highlands Community Foundation and Mountain Findings. Contact the Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance at (828) 526-0890 x320 or [email protected], to register for both workshops and to order your pre-inoculated mushroom logs.

Visit the www.j-mca.org website to learn more about J-MCA’s 2012 events and programs.

Contributed by Sue Blair, Carpe Diem Farms Executive Director

Contributed by Michelle Price, Executive Director, Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance

Carpe Diem Farms and the Old Edward Inn and Spa have for

the third season joined together to provide two unique equine experi-ences for their spa and inn guests. For nearly 20 years, equine educator and horse woman Sue Blair, has been teaching individuals, cou-ples, families and corpo-rate teams how to “Dance with Horses.”

According to Blair, “Horses have the ability to mirror us in a really big way what’s going on with their human dance partner.” As the John Michael Montgomery song says, “Life’s a dance you learn as you go, sometimes you lead, some-times you follow; don’t worry about what you don’t know, life’s a dance you learn as you go.” Choosing to dance with a horse allows us to tap into personal resources we may have forgotten or not yet developed.

Horses can help us overcome our fears, teach leader-ship, teamwork, and communication skills just to name a

few. As in life, our partners, families and business asso-ciates look to us to lead and sometimes follow. Learning the subtle language of the horse can open up amazing opportunities in our rela-tionships.

Guests will have the op-portunity to choose be-tween two programs: “Horse Whispering” or “Ex-ploring the Human Poten-

tial Through Equines.” Carpe Diem Farms provides its own unique opportunity to be in nature, far from the noises of everyday life. The sacred Cherokee land, also an Audubon Sanctuary, with its own creeks, waterfall, labyrinth and sur-rounded by the Nantahala National Forest, allows us to once again connect to our still small voice inside.

Carpe Diem Farms is a non-profit, educational founda-tion committed though its vision statement to: Empower individuals through life changes to see the opportunities and possibilities that abound. For more information see our website, www.carpediemfarms.org.


COMMERCE

Highlands-Cashiers Board of REALTORS® Announces 2012 Officers & Directors

The newly appointed Officers for 2012 included Frank Pimental, re-elected for a second term, Debbie

Hattler, who previously served as Trea-surer in 2011, Leslie Ashburn-Cook, who previously served as Vice Presi-dent in 2011, David Bee, Secretary, and Debbie Mackie, who previously served a President in 2010 and Past-President in 2011.

The 2012 Directors include Merry Soellner, Judy Michaud, Marty Jones and John Dotson. Merry Soellner and Marty Jones have served in various positions on the Highlands-Cashiers Board of REALTORS® (HCBOR) in previ-ous years.

The new Board convened in Janu-ary for their first meeting in 2012. The meeting included discussions pertain-ing to unfinished business from 2011, 2012 budget, member services plans for 2012 (such as continued Profes-sional Development programs), com-mittees established for 2012, and other general discussion.

Kathy Olsen, HCBOR Association Executive supplied all Officers and Di-rectors with a set of updated HCBOR policy and procedures, by-laws, par-liamentary procedure for Board Mem-bers, and other information of general interest.

Frank Pimental, Kathy Olsen, and Jane Ebberts, newly appointed State Representative, will be attending Vi-sion Quest 2012 and Inaugural meet-ings sponsored by the North Carolina

Association of REALTORS® in Winston-Salem, NC from January 24 – 26. This program is designed to educate and discuss “best practices” to assist local REALTOR® Boards to reach the “next level” of sophistication, and to keep them informed of legislation impacting our industry.

The Highland-Cashiers Board of RE-ALTORS® is a local association com-prised of approximately 300 members. The Board is chartered by the National

Association of REALTORS®, and is a member of the North Carolina Associa-tion of REALTORS®. All members oper-ate as independent businesses, but are accountable for compliance to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. As members of this association, REALTORS® offer superior “local” market knowledge, are skilled negotiators, and they are trained to assist sellers and buyers in the transfer of property.

The 2012 Highlands-Cashiers Officers and Directors for the local Board of REALTORS®are as follows (L to R) Frank Pimental, President; David Bee, Secretary; Debbie Mackie, Past-President; Marty Jones, Director; Leslie Cook, Treasurer; Judy Michaud, Director; Merry Soellner, Director; John

Dotson, Director; Debbie Hattler, Vice President, and Kathy Olsen, HCBOR Association Executive.

by Kathy Olsen


INDEX OF ADVERTISERSAccommodationsCountry Club Properties www.ccphighlandsnc.com Page 2Fire Mountain Inn & Cabins www.firemt.com Page 6Mountain Laurel Rest www.mountainlaurelrest.com Page 54Old Edwards Inn www.oldedwardsinn.com Page 4Whiteside Cove Cottages Page 26The Woods at Buc www.thewoodsatbuc.org Page 24

Antiques & Home FurnishingsAcorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 53Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 15Cashiers Customs Page 74Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 64Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Mirror Lake Antiques Page 16Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 16Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Page 62The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 29

Art Galleries/ArtistsAround Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 14The Bascom www.thebascom.org Page 48Blue Valley Gallery Page 34AGG’s Consignments Page 58Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 16Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 15 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Page 62Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6

Beauty SalonsCreative Concepts Page 59Head Innovations Page 59

Bedding/LinensBlue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.com Page 20Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 64Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Lenz Gifts Page 56

Bird SuppliesBird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 9

BuildersAmerica’s Home Place www.americashomeplace.com Page 19Arrowood Construction www.arrowoodconstruction.com Page 25Mountainworks Design www.mtnworks.com Page 63Srebalus Construction Co. Page 59Warth Construction www.warthconstruction.com Page 18A

CardsBird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 9The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 9

CaterersCafé 107 www.cafe107south.com Page 65Fressers Eatery www.fresserseatery.com Page 41

Chambers of CommerceCashiers Chamber of Commerce www.cashiersnorthcarolina.com Page 38

ChurchesWayfarers Unity www.wayfarersunity.org Page 56

Clothing & Accessories4th Street Boutique Page 25Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 53Cabin Casuals www.cabincasuals.com Page 5Ellen’s Page 65McCulley’s Pages 7, 19, 38Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Page 62Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Page 8Three Bears Classic Children’s Clothing Page 67VC for Men www.victoriasclosetnc.com Page 58Victoria’s Closet www.victoriasclosetnc.com Page 58Victoria’s Sportswear www.victoriasclosetnc.com Page 58Vivace Page 16Vivace Too Page 16

Cloth/UpholsteryWilhites Page 6

Clothing ConsignmentThe Blue Elephant Page 14Victoria’s Closet www.victoriasclosetnc.com Page 58

ComfortersBlue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.com Page 20Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25

CommunitiesSilver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com Pages 28, 61

CondimentsThe Hen House Page 3

Construction CompaniesLarry Rogers Construction Page 56

Cosmetic SurgeryCenter for Plastic Surgery - Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. www.plasticsurgerytoday.com Page 19

Custom CabinetryBlack Rock Granite & Marble www.blackrockgraniteandmarble.com Page 59Cashiers Customs Page 74Keystone Kitchen & Bath www.keystonekb.com Page 59Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath www.welcomehomecashiersnc.com Page 59

Custom CountertopsBlack Rock Granite & Marble www.blackrockgraniteandmarble.com Page 59Keystone Kitchen & Bath www.keystonekb.com Page 59Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath Page 59

Custom FurnitureCashiers Customs Page 74Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 29

DentistsDr. Joe Wilbanks www.wilbankssmilecenter.com Page 10Sylvan Valley Family Dentistry Page 52


INDEX OF ADVERTISERSEventsAround Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 14The Bascom www.thebascom.org Page 48Celebrate Clayton www.celebrateclayton.com Page 60Chili Cookoff Page 49Highlands Community Players www.highlandscashiersplayers.org Page 8Old Edwards Inn www.oldedwardsinn.com Page 4Rotary QuickDraw Page 24Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro www.wolfgangs.net Page 5

Fabric/Upholstery Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Wilhites Page 6

FloristsFiddlehead Designs Pages 19, 26Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 15

FurnitureCarolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Page 21Cashiers Customs Page 74Consignment Market Page 58Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 64 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Nearly New Pages 58, 65 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 15The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 29

Furniture ConsignmentsThe Blue Elephant Page 14Consignment Market Page 58GG’s Consignments Page 58Highlands Fine Consignments Page 59 Nearly New Pages 58, 65

Furniture RefinishingFurniture Barn www.thefurnitureman.com Page 62

Garden AccessoriesAcorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 53Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 9

Garden SuppliesBird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 9

Gift ShopsAround Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 14Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 9The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 9Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25Cashiers Valley Pharmacy Page 26Lenz Gifts Page 56Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Pages 8 Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com

Golf CarsAppalachian Golf Cars www.appalachiangolfcars.com Page 38

Gourmet FoodsThe Hen House Page 3

Grading/ExcavatingLarry Rogers Construction Page 56

GroomersFancy Paws Page 34A

Hair SalonsCreative Concepts Page 59Head Innovations Page 59

Health Food SuppliesNature’s Vitamins Page 34A

Heating and AirMadco Page 56

Home AccessoriesAcorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 53Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 9Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Page 21Cashiers Customs Page 74Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 64 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 9Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25GG’s Consignments Page 58Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Lenz Gifts Page 56Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 15 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Page 62Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Page 8Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 76The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 29

Interior Design & Home FurnishingsBound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 15Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 64 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Page 8Raffa Design Associates www.raffadesignassociates.com Page 36The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 29

Investment PlanningWells Fargo Advisors Page 53

Jewelry - FashionAcorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com Page 53Ellen’s Page 65Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Page 62Vivace/Vivace Too Page 16

Jewelry - FineDrake’s Diamond Gallery Page 37 Mirror Lake Antiques Page 16Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 76

Kitchen AccessoriesBird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 9The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 9The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 29

LandscapersTravis Russell Page 59


INDEX OF ADVERTISERSLightingCarolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Page 21Cashiers Customs Page 74Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Lenz Gifts Page 56

MattressesBlue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.com Page 20Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25

MuseumsMuseum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 16

Nail CareCreative Concepts Page 59Nailz Hand & Foot Spa Page 34A

Needlework SuppliesNeedlepoint of Highlands Page 54

PaintersD.P. Painting Page 59

Pet CareFancy Paws Page 34A

PharmaciesCashiers Valley Pharmacy Page 26

PhotographyCharles Johnson Fine Photography www.charlesjohnsonweb.com Page 8

Porch and PatioThe Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 29

PotteryAround Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 14Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 9Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25The Hen House Pages 3

PubsThe Ugly Dog www.theuglydogpub.com Page 41

Radio StationsWHLC FM 104.5 www.whlc.com Page 25

Real Estate SalesBetsy Paul www.betsypaulproperties.com Page 75Blair Realty www.blair-realty.com Page 28Carol Mathews www.carolmathews.com Page 11Chambers Agency www.chambersagency.net Page 28Country Club Properties www.ccphighlandsnc.com Page 2Green Mountain Realty Group www.greenmountainrealtygroup.com Page 28Hattler Properties www.hattlerproperties.com Page 28 Highlands Properties www.highlandsproperties.com Page 33John Cleaveland Realty www.jcrealty.com Page 66Landmark Realty Group www.landmarkrg.com Page 23 Meadows Mountain Realty www.meadowsmtnrealty.com Page 45Mel’s Mountain Real Estate www.melsmountainrealestate.com Page 28NC Mountain Life www.ncmountainlife.com Page 28 Nellis Realty www.nellisrealtyandcommunities.com Page 28

Old Cashiers Realty, Inc. www.oldcashiersrealty.com Page 28Silver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com Pages 28, 61White Oak Realty Group www.whiteoakrg.com Page 17

RestaurantsHighlands-Cashiers Directory Page 44Café 107 www.cafe107south.com Page 65Chris & Charlie’s Page 41Fressers Eatery www.fresserseatery.com Page 41Madison’s www.oldedwardsinn.com Page 4Oak Street Café www.oakstreetcafeinhighlands.com Page 43Pizza Place Page 41Ristorante Paoletti www.paolettis.com Page 43The Ugly Dog www.theuglydogpub.com Page 41Wild Thyme Gourmet www.wildthymegourmet.com Page 6Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro www.wolfgangs.net Page 5

RugsBound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 15Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 29

Shipping ServicesStork’s Wrap, Pack & Ship Page 9

Shutters & BlindsInto the Woods Home Interiors Page 8

Sun Control ShadesWilhites Page 6

SpasCenter for Plastic Surgery - Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. www.plasticsurgerytoday.com Page 9Old Edwards Inn www.oldedwardsinn.com Page 4

TablesCashiers Customs Page 74Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Page 25Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8

Telephone BooksYellowbook www.yellowbook360.com Page 9

TheatreHighlands Community Players www.highlandscashiersplayers.org Page 8

TransportationHighlands Transportation Company Page 16

Tree ServicesTravis Russell Page 59

Vitamins/Food SupplementsNature’s Vitamins Page 34A

Window TreatmentsCashiers Customs Page 74Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 8Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6

YarnNeedlepoint of Highlands Page 54Silver Threads Golden Needles www.silverthreadsyarn.com Page 62

march 2012 edition of the laurel magazine of highlands and cashiers nc

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