April Laurel Magazine 2018

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INSIDE THE LAUREL APRIL 2018 EVENTS

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Highlands Playhouse

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Winter Photo Cover Contest

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The Bascom

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Three River Festival

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Highlands Plateau Pickup

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Highlands Rotary Bingo

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HIghlands Biological Station

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Dive in Movies

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HIghlands Skate Park

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HOMES & LIFESTYLES 78

Home of Distinction

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Financial Focus

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April’s Garden

Pasta Sauce Recipe

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Jelly Bugs

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Dining Out For Life

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Hudson Library

Annual Plant Sale

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Rosé Wine Dinner

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Cashiers Library

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Ask a Local, Kasey Klodosky

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Dining Guide

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Village Green

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Author Ashley Stewart

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Youth Theater

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Center for Life Enrichment

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Picklesimer Rock House Falls

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Celebrate Clayton

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All About Trout

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HIghlands Motoring Festival

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American Robin

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WCU Art

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Accidental Gardener

DINING

VENTURE OUT

30 Calendar

HISTORY

THE ARTS

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Cashiers History

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Highlands History

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Cashiers Historical Society

GIVING BACK 86

Judy Joyner, Volunteer

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Carpe Diem Farms

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Macon Co. Humane Society

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Forever Farm

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Big Brothers, Big Sisters

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Scaly Mountain Women’s Club

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C-H Humane Society

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H-C Land Trust

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The Art of Blue J. Johnny

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Carolina Collaboration

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Performing Arts Center Season

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Highlands Cashiers Players

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Elegant Light

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Mission Hospital

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Highlands Aerial Park

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Highlands Cashiers Art League

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Hemp Oil

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Gray Lighting & Woodwork

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Live Via Satellite

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Out of Your Own Way

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Classic Links & Luggage

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H-C Chamber Music Festival

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Highlands Chamber of Commerce

HEALTH

BIZ SPOTLIGHT

30 Calendar | 32 Highlands Map | 34 Cashiers Map | 57 Dining Guide | 77 Service Directory | 158 Advertiser’s Index

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MAKING IT HAPPEN

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While April showers are said to bring May flowers, we’re don’t really mind having a little more sunshine and a little less rain. Spring is officially here, just in case you hadn’t noticed

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AN EVENT TO CATCH

BY JENNY KING

The Three River Fly Fishing Festival is a golden opportunity to outsmart fish for prizes and glory, April 26-28.

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ou’d better register now for the 8th annual Three River Fly Fishing Festival, April 26 –28 in Highlands, because registration ends April 15.

This charity event has become known as a funfilled three days’ worth of fly fishing, and it’s all for a very worthy cause. Over the last seven years, the Three River Fly Fishing Festival has raised over $40,000 for the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund to benefit local students in Highlands.

The festival starts on Thursday, April 26, with a casting clinic in the middle of town on Harris Lake.

It’s a great way to practice your casts and is open to the public. It’s followed by a casting competition for registered teams, then an opening night reception at Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Wine Bistro.

The fishing takes place on Friday and Saturday and is open to teams of two with registration at any of the Highland Hiker stores in Highlands or Cashiers.

Each team may choose to fish guided or unguided but must stay within the tournament map’s boundaries which include the Chattooga, the Cullasaja, and Nantahala Rivers. Teams are encouraged to fish a native stream, a delayed-harvest stream, and a hatchery-supported stream, and guides are available to hire for any team.

Friday and Saturday evenings, the Ugly Dog Pub and Cyprus International Cuisine will treat team members to the perfect setting for all those tall tales, and some great food and camaraderie too.

“We don’t give cash prizes but have lots of great awards donated by sponsors and vendors, are given for everything from the most fish caught to the best fish tale, even the ugliest fish,” says Festival Chairman Hilary Wilkes. “We also have a spirited live auction and every dollar raised from the auction and team entrance fees goes directly to the scholarship fund.”

The Three River Fly Fishing Festival is open to anglers of all skill levels and registration forms are available at Highland Hiker stores in Highlands and Cashiers. If you have questions or wish to become a sponsor, go by the Hiker and ask for Hilary or email her at hilary@highlandhiker.com. Her phone number is (828) 526-0441. You may also find information on their Facebook page, Three River Fly Fishing Festival.

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Highlands 8th Annual EVENTS

Limited to 50 Teams

Guided & NonGuided Competitions

April 26 - April 28, 2018 for Men & Women of All Skill Levels More than 2,200 Miles of Public Water Available to Fish During the Tournament Teams Will Fish One Native, One Hatchery Supported and One Delayed-Harvest Stream

Just $500 Per 2-Person Team This Fun Weekend for the Whole Family Includes Lunch Both Days, Opening Night Reception, Closing Night Winners’ Dinner With Food, Prizes and a Fishing Goody Bag

Charter Sponsors:

Entry Fees Payable to the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund are 100% Tax-Deductible For More Information, Contact Hilary Wilkes at hilary@highlandhiker.com or (828) 526-8673

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CLEARING THE CORRIDORS

BY MARY JANE MCCALL

Everyone in the Highlands community is invited to participate in the annual Plateau Pickup Day, slated for 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 21

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ommunity spirit is one of the things that makes Highlands such a pleasant place to live, work and play.

While much of the world seems divisive, we have to look no further than the good that takes place in our own backyards to know that all is well. Neighbor watching out for neighbor, and everyone watching out for the little slice of heaven that we call home.

You’ll have an opportunity to pitch in and do your part when the annual Plateau Pickup Day arrives on Saturday, April 21. Join hardworking community volunteers and help pick up trash and litter from our roadsides. Originally, this was just a day to clean the Gorge Road between Highlands and Franklin, but it has grown to include Highways 106 and 28, thanks to the increasing number of volunteers who

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help out.

This community undertaking, sponsored by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce, is a great opportunity to join your friends and neighbors in giving back on a local level.

Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor has long been a supporter of, and volunteer during, the Plateau Pickup Day and explains that, “the Plateau Pickup will take place on the eve of Earth Day. The enthusiastic participation of volunteers is essential to the effort to pick up not just the Gorge Road, but all the corridors leading to Highlands. I also encourage folks to pick up on their streets and neighborhoods within the town. We have so many citizens living on the Plateau that care about the environment and the aesthetics of the community.”

If you’re interested in volunteering, please call the Highlands Chamber of Commerce at (828) 526-2112 to sign up.

Volunteers will meet at the Highlands Visitor Center at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 21, and are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and shoes. The chamber will provide supplies needed for the task: vests, gloves, litter pick up tools and garbage bags. All volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and will be treated to a cookout lunch after the event at Cliffside Lake.

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THAT’S A BINGO

BY JENNY KING

The Rotary Bingo Game, staged at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, April 12, will benefit the Highlands School PTO. Everyone is invited to attend.

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ne of the most popular ways the Rotary Club of Highlands supports the community is by the monthly Bingo nights.

This family friendly game night is held at the Highlands Community Building at 6:00 P.M. and April’s game will be on Thursday, April 12.

Each month the club chooses one area non-profit as the beneficiary of the proceeds and this month they’re supporting the Highlands School Parent Teacher Organization.

“PTO uses the money to purchase most requests that teachers might have throughout the school year,” says PTO President Jody Pierson. “Some examples include calculators for the classroom, online reading and math programs, books for classrooms, T-shirts for the upcoming kindergarten class, back to school money for the teachers and assistants, and so much more.”

Rotary club members, Tay Bronaugh and Brian McClellan will coordinate the calling and members of the PTO will assist in distributing the cards and handling refreshments. It’s a popular community event that’s not only profitable for the school, but for game-players as well.

That’s April Bingo Night on Thursday, April 12, at 6:00 P.M. at the Highlands Community Building, next to the ball field.

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A WORLD TO SEE

BY CHARLOTTE MUIR

HIGHLANDS BIOLOGICAL STATION

The Highlands Nature Center’s events and programs offer a taste of the wild things all around us.

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his summer, the Highlands Biological Station will offer a variety of workshops and summer camps sure to pique the interest of every Highlands resident and visitor. These fun and educational events are geared toward the community with options for all ages.

The Highlands Nature Center offers a series of day camps each summer for ages four and up. Younger campers will have fun exploring the outdoors and learning about plants and animals through a variety of activities and games. Older campers will conduct scientific research, develop team-building skills, and observe nature on adventure field trips into the Nantahala National Forest. Highlands Nature Center day camps are a great way to get your children

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outside to learn more about the natural world around them.

See our website for the full schedule and sign up soon because these camps tend to fill up.

Workshop topics this summer include nature photography, wildflowers, natural science illustration, birding, tree identification, and more. The length of each workshop varies as well so you can find one to fit your summer schedule whether it’s two hours, two days, or a week.

One workshop we are especially excited about is “Moss Gardening with Mossin’ Annie,” offered on May 23 and September 26.

Discover the magic of mosses in today’s landscapes with Annie Martin, aka Mossin’ Annie, national- recognized moss gar-

dening expert and author of “The Magical World of Moss Gardening.” Hands-on experiences will include making your own moss dish garden to take home and in-depth instruction culminating in the Highlands Biological Station’s Learning Moss Garden.

The Highlands Biological Station serves the community of Highlands and all who visit. Please stop by to stroll the Botanical Garden, which is open 365 days a year from dawn until dusk. Plan on joining us this summer as well for our Zahner Conservation Lecture series, an educational workshop, or a children’s nature camp.

For more information regarding our summer workshop schedule and camps, visit highlandsbiological.org or give us a call at (828) 526-2221.

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DIVE IN MOVIES

BY JENNY KING

Dive-in Movies are the best thing to happen to swimming pools since Esther Williams. Visit the Highlands Rec Park Pool at 7:30 Friday, April 6, for a movie and a splash.

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ig your swimsuits and sandals out of the closet, and head to the Highlands Rec Park Pool on Friday, April 6, for another of their DiveIn Movies.

It opens at 7:30 P.M. and the movie will start at 8:00 P.M., so bring your whole family, your sense of adventure, and enjoy an evening floating in the heated pool. The water is a balmy 82 degrees and the pool deck is between 80 and 90, so even if you want to lounge poolside you’re going to have to dress accordingly! Be sure to bring towels and floats if you have them; but if you need a float, they may have some poolside for you to use.

You can bring the whole family, because not only are the movies family friendly, the price is, too. Admission costs $7 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under, and if you have a big family they even offer a discounted rate. Not bad when you consider you’ll get a free bag of popcorn for everyone, too.

If you haven’t been to the pool yet stop by to see what all the excitement’s about, or visit Highlandsnc.org/recreation-pool . Their schedule is filled with all sorts of things to do for water lovers of all ages.

Dive-In Movies are shown on the first Friday of each month; to find out what’s showing, call the pool at (828) 526-1595.

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THE WAY WE ROLL

BY JENNY KING

Surf’s up! Skateboarders have a place to practice their moves, thanks to the Highlands Recreation Department and Mayor Pat Taylor.

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ack in 2015, Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor brought the idea of a local skate park to the town board.

Regulations prohibited skaters from using town sidewalks, streets, or the Kelsey-Hutchinson Park on Pine street, but Taylor and Rec Park Director Lester Norris felt there was a definite need for a park, given the increasing popularity in the sport.

Fast forward to now, and it looks like the park will be open very shortly. Construction was scheduled to begin in February, but was delayed due to weather. It will be located on the Rec Park property at the former site of the playground, which has been moved to allocate space for the ramps. Norris said none of the town funds were needed to make this happen, as the money came strictly from donations.

Skateboarding in the U.S. has come a

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long way since its humble beginnings in the 1950s when California surfers decided it was a great way to bring their sport to the streets.

Over the decades the science and art of skateboarding has evolved from the early days of clay wheels and wooden crates to multi-ply maple decks with effective foot platforms and polyurethane wheels manufactured for the type of skating the rider chooses.

Skateboarding has waxed and waned in its acceptance as a recognized sport. Many credit ESPN’s first Extreme Games in 1995 for bringing the sport closer to general acceptance. Now, thanks to the improvements in safety equipment, it’s viewed as a great way

to get outdoors, improve coordination, and teach physical endurance.

Remember when parents complained about the lack of activities for their children?

Well, the skate park is just one more addition to an already impressive list of opportunities provided by the Highlands Recreation Department to community members of all ages.

Whether it’s swimming, skating, tennis, summer rec camps, or other youth sports, there are plenty of reasons to step away from screen time and participate in some esteembuilding activities.

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NATIVE FLORA PLANT SALE

BY JENNY KING

The Mountain Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale will be staged at 9:00 A.M. Saturday, May 26, at the Highlands Ball Field.

Expect plenty of hardy, mountain-bred stars of the garden.

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et your alarm and your coffee maker, because you’re going to be getting up early for the Mountain Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale, set for 9:00 A.M. to noon Saturday, May 26, at the Highlands Ball Field.

For 36 years the club has sponsored the event, with proceeds benefiting local scholarships and conservation efforts in Highlands.

The sale also supports other programs, including the club’s youth program at Highlands School, the gardens at Eckerd Living Center, the Biological Station, and the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust.

This is not your typical plant sale, it’s a sale of native flora, all lovingly tended and hand-dug by members of the Mountain Garden Club.

This year’s theme is “Save the Bees” to stress the importance of pollinators, and the sale itself is dedicated to the memory of longtime supporter, Betty McCall.

You may know the club from their impressive performances in the Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade, but these members aren’t just pretty faces (and talented dancers). They don’t mind getting their hands dirty. If you find you have an abundance of ferns, and other native plants, they’ll happily come to your home, remove them, and leave your garden in ideal shape for spring and summer planting.

Garden club members work diligently to make sure they have a wide variety from which to choose – shade lovers, full-sun lovers, perennials, ground covers, and more. Of course, it all depends on the sometimes-fickle weather in the mountains, so they can’t guarantee a specific plant, but you won’t be disappointed. You can, however, count on a great selection including cinnamon ferns, dahlias, toad trillium, columbine, miniature plants for your fairy garden, and lots more The sale begins at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 26, at the Highlands Ball Field, but you will want to get there early to claim your place in line. Don’t forget to bring your own cart, wagon, or sled to help you move your purchases and they will have helpers there to assist. This is a headliner event, so don’t hit the snooze button – get up and get out there. Rain date is Sunday, May 27.

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ASK A LOCAL: K ASEY KLODOSK Y

KASEY’S IDEA OF HEAVEN

BY EMILY CROWELL

Staying busy is the secret to Kasey Klodosky’s successful Highlands life.

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asey Klodosky has been a full-time resident of Highlands for about nine years. She and her parents moved from Atlanta after having been part-time residents for years.

Sounds familiar, right?

Luckily, despite its small size, Highlands offers enough to keep Kasey from missing the Atlanta metropolis too much.

Kasey is a movie and theater buff, so between the Highlands Performing Arts Center and the Highlands Playhouse, she easily gets her drama fix in Highlands. In fact, during the summer she likes to volunteer as an usher at the Playhouse during their live theater performances, and she usually goes to see a movie there on the weekends.

(Movie showings are at 2:00 P.M., 5:00 P.M., and 8:00 P.M., Friday through Tuesday, except for Sundays during November through May, when there is no 8:00 P.M. show.)

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The Ugly Dog Pub on Fourth Street is another favorite haunt – trivia nights and live music are particular draws, as are their perfect chicken tenders (with French fries, despite any peer pressure to order their equally awesome tater tots). She may become a regular at Tuesday night karaoke at the High Dive on Carolina Way, although as a spectator rather than as a participant.

One cannot get to know Kasey without getting to know her dog Franz – or at least getting to know about him. She is an enthusiastic and doting dog-mom and is lucky to live in such a dog-friendly town.

Franz and Kasey sometimes visit the dog park in the Highlands Recreation Park, but the duo mostly prefers to stroll around her neighborhood in town.

(On a side note: Franz may also be the most well-read pooch in town. He listens to audiobooks while his mom is away

from home!)

Since she does live in town, Kasey loves how pedestrian-friendly Highlands is – she can walk almost anywhere on its wellmaintained sidewalks and streets. One of the places she walks most frequently is to Hudson Library on Main Street, where she works as a Circulation Assistant and is helping to expand the youth programs the library offers. If you’re ever in the library, be sure to ask her for a movie recommendation – she gives expert cinematic guidance.

“To me, the best part of Highlands is how everyone is constantly collaborating to make sure that the town keeps evolving,” Kasey says. Certainly, one the best parts of living in a small town is the closeness of the community, and Highlands is lucky to have people like Kasey helping to contribute to its constant evolution.

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Ashley Stewart

HEY, BROTHER

BY JENNY KING

The perils of post-apocalyptic life in the mountains of North Carolina are chronicled in the pages of “Hey, Brother,” a new novel by Cashiers author Ashley Stewart.

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he Plateau is blessed with an abundance of talent and on March 27 the world was introduced to a newly-birthed book series by Cashiers author Ashley Stewart, who writes as A.J. Stewart.

Last month she grabbed boxes of her hot-off-the-press inaugural novel, “Hey, Brother,” and headed out on the first stop of her book tour held at North Carolina ComiCon in Raleigh. This may seem an unlikely place for an introduction, but she is not your ordinary author.

Stewart, who graduated with a degree in literature, has always loved writing and has written short stories, currently maintains a blog, and has mapped out the other novels in this four-book series.

Her enthusiasm and imagination are boundless and she seems to have the next 10 years dedicated to making this series a success.

While her novel is set in the mountains of North Carolina, it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world and is the story of three siblings making their way in the aftermath of a tragic event. As the oldest of three, Ashley draws inspiration from her family. She asked for feedback from her sister and brother as she created their characters and took some of their advice. “Some,” being the operative word (see the Dedication Page).

When asked why she chose this genre of literature, she said the spark of the idea came from a song; but it’s her passion for selfreliance and sustainable living that helped bring a frightening reality to her characters’ journey. Her blog, “The Survivalist Writer,” is a wholly different source for how to live a frugal life, and is filled with humorous stories about everything from her fear of bees to her first attempt at a garden. Follow her on Instagram @thesurvivalistwriter to see her photography.

With all the time and energy required to make her book series, and all her projects, successful, it’s vital that she have the support of her husband Kent, who is manager of the Cashiers Service Center.

She says, “He doesn’t offer unsolicited advice, we watch the ‘The Walking Dead’ together, and best of all, just the fact that he loves frozen pizza is a great help,” she says.

“Hey, Brother” has an impressive online presence at HeyBrotherSeries.com, complete with richly detailed pictures of the characters, descriptions of the locales, and a first page to download.

Copies of her book are now available at Zoller Hardware in Cashiers, where Ashley works. If you’re lucky she may be around to sign your copy.

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THE RIGHT FIGHT

BY LUKE OSTEEN

Local youth are demonstrating their talent for fighting with a week-long series of performances, April 25-29.

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ighting in school is normally frowned upon, but this month local schools are actually encouraging it.

That’s the message from Megan E. Greenlee-Potts, the artistic director of the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Art Center’s Youth Theater Program, now in its 11th year.

The students in Greenlee-Potts’ program have spent the year learning the intricacies of hand-to-hand stage fighting. The acting ensemble will demonstrate their skills, with help from their technical theater counterparts, to their classmates as they take the spring production “On Tour” in a series of shows at Highlands School for both the middle school and the high school students, Blue Ridge School for the middle school, the high school, Blue Ridge Early College, Summit Charter School, and Macon Middle School, April 25-27. The public is invited to attend the free performances set for 7:00 P.M. Saturday, April 28, at Albert CarltonCashiers Community Library; and 3:00 P.M. Sunday, April 29, at the Highlands Perform-

ing Arts Center.

Beginning at the start of the year, the Society of American Fight Directors-certified Fight Choreographer Samantha J. McDonald has taught hand-to-hand fighting techniques to a troupe of enthusiastic and limber youth on Saturday mornings at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

“In addition to being a certified fight instructor, Samantha’s also a professional stuntwoman who’s appeared in movies like this year’s ‘The Fate of the Furious’ and television programs such as ‘The Walking Dead,’ and served as a stunt utility driver in the upcoming ‘Den of Thieves,’ said Greenlee-Potts. “She knows how to deliver and take a punch, and she taught students the intricacies of hand-to-hand stage combat. They learned front slaps, back-handed slaps, punches, kicks, and rolls. Now they’re anxious to show everyone what they’ve accomplished.

The performances will include a stage

combat demonstration, and then both improvisational and scripted scenes featuring fighting will be performed. I think this will have something thrilling for everyone.”

Along with this Spring Production, this year the Youth Theatre Program offers the Saturday morning theatre classes, the streamed HD Live National Theatre of London performances and a youth’s discussion group to follow, and an Intern Program in June where students have the opportunity to work under Greenlee-Potts on National Live Road Shows at PAC. All offerings are free of charge to area youth.

For more information about the shows or the Youth Theater Program, contact Greenlee-Potts at (828) 200-0889 or the Performing Arts Center at (828) 526-9047. You can also visit highlandspac.net.

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GET BRAIN-FIT

BY BONNIE DAYTON

CENTER FOR LIFE ENRICHMENT

Get “brain-fit” with the entire slate of courses at the Center for Life Enrichment.

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he gloom caused by Mother Nature during the winter months has magically ended with the arrival of April.

If you’ve spent the winter curled up on the couch with your favorite comfort food and binge-watching Netflix, it’s time for a little mental stimulation. Spring is the season of awakening and it’s time to start thinking about getting “brain fit.” The Center for Life Enrichment has a 2018 catalog full of classes and events sure to cause more than a little excitement in your gray matter.

In April, Nigel Sixsmith starts off the season teaching you all the ways SIRI can help you be more productive, and then follows with a season full of classes that will keep you up-todate on all things Apple.

Experience the beauty of spring and see one of the regions finest displays of wildflow-

ers in the region during a wildflower hike with botanist Gary Wein of the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust.

With a stimulating array of general interest topics that covers politics, world affairs, science, food, politics and everything else that matters, CLE has classes and presenters to grab your attention and keep you engaged.

Travel is good for lots of things, but it can also increase mental well-being, and not just in the short-term. Traveling can make you a happier person by building self-confidence and providing new experiences and memories. You can build new memories by choosing to travel with CLE in 2018. If you have an affinity for art, then our trip to visit the Georgia O’Keeffe Exhibit at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas, will be perfect for you. The trip is August 26-28.

Did you know that a quick getaway or a day trip makes you a more interesting person? And to keep you from being boring we have an exciting overnight trip planned to discover Alpine Helen, Georgia, and the Unicoi Wine Trail. You can be a part of the Oktoberfest festival and explore the area’s local wineries while enjoying the beauty of the changing leaves in the North Georgia Mountains. The trip is scheduled for October 16-17. Plan ahead to travel abroad to Morocco in 2019.

So as spring comes into sight, take a moment to shift your focus from winter blah to some engaging, fun, educational activities at the Center for Life Enrichment. To request a catalog, get information on trips and classes, or to renew your membership please call us at (828) 526-8811.

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CELEBRATE CLAYTON Artists, musicians and food vendors bring Main Street Clayton, Georgia, to glorious life with Celebrate Clayton, April 28-29.

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urray, Hurray! It’s almost here!

On April 28 and 29, for the 19th year, Clayton, Georgia, will host its most popular art and fine crafts festival known simply as Celebrate Clayton. Our premiere spring event features an Artist Market on Main Street, Music at the Rock House, kid’s art activities in Veteran’s Park, and festival food throughout.

North and South Main becomes a pedestrian way with tents lining the street.

The Artists’ Market features over 100 exhibitors carefully selected to provide you with the best art and fine crafts from across the region including painting, photography, pottery, folk-art, jewelry, and much more.

Many old favorites are returning, such as: Terri Johannson − art glass; Roger and Gail Marcengill − forged iron and copper work; and JD Burton − turned wooden bowls.

And there’ll be new artists, too! To name a few: Jeffrey Nelson − marquetry tables and mirrors; Dan Goad − wildlife watercolors;

and Michael Sharp – handcarved walking sticks. In fact, there are too many to list. You’ll have to come, meet the artists yourself, and congratulate the winners of Best in Show, Judges Choice, and Producers Choice awards.

We have great music lined-up with varieties of rock and folk. Performers are Group Therapy, Mat Fried, Sweet Charity Unplugged, Wyatt Espalin, Michael Jacobs, Scott Low, and the RCHS Band ensemble.

Don’t miss the Kids Korner in Veteran’s Park, sponsored by Mishima Asian Cuisine.

The student art competition showcases work from our high school students, awarding 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Kids will experience art activities with students and North Georgia Arts Guild artists.

Local restaurants and wineries have do-

nated gift certificates. A $1 raffle ticket buys you a chance to win free food at one of your favorite places. You don’t need to be present to win. You can buy tickets throughout the festival, or right now at the Clayton Tribune.

Hungry? You’ll find great options for breakfast, lunch, and festival food throughout.

Celebrate Clayton is hosted by the North Georgia Arts Guild, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Proceeds from the festival fund scholarships for local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and talented Rabun County art students. All donations are tax-deductible. For more information, visit CelebrateClayton.com or contact Kathy Ford, the Celebrate Clayton Chairperson, at (706) 212-9958.

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GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNIN’

BY MARY JANE MCCALL

Elegant cars and a gorgeous mountain setting are at the center of The Highlands Motoring Festival. This year’s edition is slated for June 7-10.

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he Highlands Motoring Festival weekend, June 7-10, promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Organizers expect 125 entrants, with 15-20 entries representing the special interest class of the year, Vintage Race Cars. The first entry accepted into this class is a 1972 BMW CSL Group 2 factory racer, which won its class at Lemans in 1973.

In addition to vintage race cars the festival will have 7 judged classes for pre-1990 cars so there is likely to be something for everyone’s interest. Platinum sponsors Mercedes, BMW, Porsche-Audi, and Ferrari-Maserati will also display several of their newest and most exciting models at event activities and on the day of the show.

For the second year Monte Carlo Casino Night will kick things off on Thursday, June 7, from 6:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at Highlands Falls Country Club. Volunteers, including members of Highlands Rotary Club, will bring the Monte Carlo experience to the festival. Attendees can spend their hard won “play” cash during the live auction at the end of the evening. Preregistration is encouraged.

Friday, June 8, is the ever-popular One Lap of the Mountains, this year featuring a new route of less traveled roads around the Western North Carolina mountains. This popular

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driving event is a detailed road rally but is noncompetitive. Participants will gather for coffee and a light breakfast at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park and then depart for the day’s drive. Pre-registration is required and spaces fill up quickly.

Friday night is the welcome party at the newly-opened The High Dive, on Carolina Way, from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. This event is open to participants and the public, and gives everyone a chance to mix, mingle and talk cars.

Saturday, June 9, from 10:00.A.M. until 4:00 P.M. is the main event, the “Cars in the Park” classic car show at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park and along 5th Street. There is no charge for spectators, but donations are appreciated.

Saturday night at 6:00 the Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center sponsors its Saturdays on Pine concert series at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park.

The Festival wraps up on Sunday, June 10 with “Cars and Coffee” at Wright Square on Main Street from

9:00 until 11:00 A.M. The Motoring Festival Committee and hardworking volunteers work year round to ensure this festival’s success for the enjoyment of participants and spectators, and the benefit of their chosen non-profits. Recipients of all proceeds this year will be The Literacy Council of Highlands, R.E.A.C.H. of Macon County, and the Community Care Clinic.

To register for events, or for more information about the festival, visit their website at highlandsmotoringfestival.com.

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WCU ART

BY DONNA RHODES

Talented Western Carolina University students and faculty bring an exciting energy and a vibrant dynamic to their work at Carolina Gallery.

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rom the heart of the western mountains to the historic coastal plain, the Carolina experience is as rich and varied as the cultures and people that call North Carolina home.

Students and faculty of Western Carolina University School of Art and Design mine that magic in their exhibition of exquisite contemporary pieces. In partnership with The Carolina Gallery of Highlands, the work will be unveiled Saturday, April 14, 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Art Department Director Dr. Erin Tapley says, “This exhibition will reflect the breadth and depth of art-making expertise for which WCU and its state-of-the-art studios are renowned.”

Currently, WCU awards BA/BFA degrees in Studio Art (with emphases in Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Ceramics and Photography), Art Education, Interior Design, and Graphic Communication.

Over the course of six decades, Art and Design has evolved into a School, which for the past 10 years has been an integral part of WCU’s College of Fine and Performing Arts. Currently it claims upwards of 300 majors, 13 full-time faculty, 21 part-time faculty, and 20 graduate students. WCU is one of three North Carolina universities chosen to offer a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Among those showing at Carolina Gallery is Martha Neave, MFA candidate and public school teacher. She’s been published in “The New Mosaic” by D.T Dawson and is the illustrator in “Tapestry,” a novel by Hunter D. Darden. Having a fascination for math and science, her submission is based on the ingenious theories of mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot.

Faculty member Matt Liddle was practically born in a studio. His mother was a gallery director, so it’s no great surprise that art is his first language. He was drawn to printmaking in high school. That evolved into a graduate degree in book arts. His submission is a reduction woodcut printed from ice cream spoons. Matt believes art that makes his audience smile is successful art.

Darrian Barnette is a senior art education major from Charlotte, North Carolina, who has been making art since she was young.

She enjoys painting smooth tonality oils and has been greatly encouraged by her mentor, Associate Professor Ron Laboray. She’s particularly fond of familiar scenes as well as more provocative social realism.

Please read the companion article about Carolina Gallery’s collaboration with Western Carolina University on page 37. For more information about the opening, call (828) 526-3705 or visit carolinagallery.art.

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EVENTS EVENTS

WEEKLY EVENTS EVERY MONDAY • Studio Alive: Life Drawing 10 A.M. to 1 P.M., The Bascom, (828) 526-4949, • Movies, Highlands Playhouse 2:00, 5:00, and 8:00 P.M., (828) 526-2695.

EVERY TUESDAY • Dulcimer Club meets at 9:00 A.M., at Kelsey Hutchinson Park. Free beginner lessons at the church at 1:30 P.M. (828) 743-3797 • Dulcimer Lessons - Intermediate Class 10:00 A.M., Beginners Noon, Highlands United Methodist church, (828) 787-1586.

• Highlands Rotary Club, Noon, Highlands Community Center.

• Studio Alive - Live Model, 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., Calderone Gallery, (706) 746-5540.

• Duplicate Bridge, 1:00 P.M., Albert Carlton Library. (828) 743-0215.

• Movies, Highlands Playhouse 2:00, 5:00, and 8:00 P.M., (828) 526-2695.

• Community Dinners, 6:00 P.M. Highlands Community Building. No charge for the meal.

EVERY WEDNESDAY • Highlands Mountaintop Rotary, 5:30 P.M. Episcopal Church 500 Main Street, Highlands.

• Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8:00 A.M., Cashiers United Methodist Church, (828) 743-2243.

• Community Studio Art Session – Art Your Way, 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Hudson Library, (828) 526-3031.

• Children’s Storytime Hour 11:00 A.M. Albert Carlton Library, 828) 743-0215.

• Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 P.M., Cashiers Methodist Church.

• Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:45 P.M., Highlands Civic Center.

• Mah Jong Games, 1:00 P.M., Albert Carlton Library, (828) 743-0215.

• Live Music, 7:00 to 9:00 P.M., Slabtown Pizza, (828) 743-0020.

• Bluegrass with Nitrograss, 7:30 P.M., The Ugly Dog Pub in Highlands, (828) 526-8364.

EVERY THURSDAY • Free Movie, 3:40 P.M., Albert Carlton Library, (828) 743-0215.

• NAMI Appalachian South support group meeting 6:45 to 8:15 P.M. at 14 West. Palmer St., Franklin, (828) 526-9510.

• Bluegrass 7:00 P.M., The Ugly Dog Pub in Cashiers, (828) 743-3000.

EVERY FRIDAY • Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:45 P.M., Highlands Civic Center.

• Live Music, 6:00 to 11:00 P.M., Hummingbird Lounge, (828) 787-2625.

• Live Music, 7:00 P.M., On The Verandah, (828) 526-2338.

• Movies, Highlands Playhouse 2:00, 5:00, and 8:00 P.M., (828) 526-2695.

• Live Jazz, The Ugly Dog Pub in Cashiers, (828) 743-3000.

EVERY SATURDAY • Free Tastings, 1:00-3:00 P.M.,Highlands Wine Shoppe, (828) 526-4080.

• Movies, Highlands Playhouse 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 P.M. , (828) 526-2695.

• Live Music, 6:00 to 11:00 P.M., Hummingbird Lounge, (828) 787-2625.

• Live Music, 7:00 P.M., On The Verandah, (828) 526-2338.

• Live Music 8:00 P.M.. The Ugly Dog Pub in Cashiers, (828) 743-3000.

• Live Music 9:30 P.M.. The Ugly Dog Pub in Highlands, (828) 526-8364.

EVERY SUNDAY • Movies, Highlands Playhouse 2:00 and 5:00 P.M., (828) 526-2695.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

• Sunday, April 1: Community Easter Sunrise Service 7:00 A.M. at the Gazebo and Lawn of The Village Green. Call (828) 743-3434 or visit www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.

• April 2-30: Western Carolina University School of Art and Design’s Show opens at The Carolina Gallery of Fine Art in Highlands. Reception for students and faculty, Saturday, April 14, from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Public welcome. Free admission. For more information, call (828) 526-3705 or visit online at www.carolinagallery.art.

• Friday-Sunday, April 6-8: Paris Flea Market to Celebrate Spring at Summer Place Antiques, 371 Highway 107 South in Cashiers, (828) 743-9151.

• Friday, April 6: Dive-In Movies, 7:30 P.M., Highlands Rec Park Pool. Call the pool at (828) 526-1595 to find out what is showing, • Thursday, April 12: PTO Bingo Night, 6:00 P.M. at Highlands Community Building located next to the Town Ballfield. Rotary Bingo this month benefits Highlands School Parent Teachers Organization (PTO).

Contact (828)-200-0031 or katpierson@aol.com for more information.

• Friday, April 13 and Friday April 27: Garden Talk Salon at Dovecote/Dargan Landscape Architects, 10:00 A.M. “How Do I Grow Nourishing Vegetables For My Family?

Call 828-743-1017.

• Saturday, April 14: Second Annual Plateau Jobs Fair, 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. at the Albert Carlton Cashiers Community Library, hosted by the Cashiers Area Chamber.

Call (828) 743-5191 or email info@cashiersareachamber.com.

• Saturday, April 14: Met Opera Live Via Satellite - Luisa Miller, 12:30 P.M., Highlands Performing Arts Center, (828) 526.9047, highlandspac.net.

• Thursday, April 19: Third Thursday Event at Smitten at 5:30 P.M. will feature Gary and Janice Baldwin, founders of The Keswick Candle Company. Call (828) 342-9920 or email kat@smittenofhighlands.com for more information.

• Saturday, April 21: Highlands Plateau Pickup, 10:00 A.M., Highlands Visitor Center, (828) 526-2112.

• Saturday, April 21: “Books and Bites” program, 12:30 P.M. in the Hudson Library meeting room. Call (828) 526-3031 for more information.

• Saturday, April 21: National Theatre of London - Julius Caesar, 1:00 P.M., Highlands Performing Arts Center, (828) 526.9047, highlandspac.net.

• Saturday, April 21: Pictures at an Exhibition @ the High at 3:00 P.M. at the High Museum will provide an exclusive preview of the upcoming season of the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival. Contact (828) 526-9060 or hccmfnc@gmail.com for more information.

• Saturday, April 21: Festival of the Stars, a NC Science Festival event, presented by Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Cashiers’ Library, and The Village Green, 5:00 P.M.

to 11:00 P.M. at The Village Green in Cashiers. info. hitrust@earthlink.net, (828) 526-1111, www.hicashlt.org.

• Sunday, April 22: Private Art Tour at Park Place from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. Tickets are available through the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival office at (828) 526-9060 or hccmfnc@gmail.com.

• Thursday, April 26: 16th annual Dining Out For Life* (DOFL) to benefit the Western North Carolina AIDS Project. To find out more about the event and to see the list of 2018 Participating Restaurants, visit www. wncap.org/DOFL-2018.

• April 26-28: Highlands 8th Annual Three River Fly Fishing Festival benefits Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund. For additional information contact Hilary Wilkes at Hilary@ highlandhiker.com or ( (828) 526-0441.

• Friday, April 27: Fermentation Workshop, 2:00 P.M., Hudson Library meeting room. Call (828) 526-3031 for more information.

• Friday, April 27: Rosé Wine Dinner. 7:00 P.M. at The Farm. Presented by the Old Edwards Inn and Spa. There is limited seating so call (828) 787-2635 or (828) 787-2620 to reserve your spot.

• Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29: 19th Annual Celebrate Clayton Art Festival, Main Street, Clayton.

Hosted by the North Georgia Arts Guild. For more information, visit CelebrateClayton.com or contact Kathy Ford, Chairperson (706) 212-9958.

• Saturday, April 28: Super Adoption Day Event, 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Please call Macon County Humane Society at (828) 524-4588 for the location.

• Saturday, April 28: Met Opera Live Via Satellite - Cendrillon, 12:55 P.M., Highlands Performing Arts Center, (828) 526.9047, highlandspac.net.

• Saturday, April 28: Martin-Lipscomb Performing Art Center’s Youth Theater Program free performances 7:00 P.M. at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.

For more information contact Megan Greenlee-Potts at (828) 200-0889 or the Performing Arts Center at (828) 526-9047, highlandspac.net.

• Sunday, April 29: Martin-Lipscomb Performing Art Center’s Youth Theater Program free performance 3:00 P.M. at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. For more information contact Megan Greenlee-Potts at (828) 200-0889 or the Performing Arts Center at (828) 526-9047, highlandspac.net.

• Monday, April 30: Drawing for the winner of the Betsy Paul Art Raffle to benefit the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department. The raffle will feature a piece titled “Red Dominance” on 8”x16” Claybord Panel by Dottie Bruce, mixed media artist. Call (828) 743-0880 for more information.

• Monday April 30: Art League of Highlands-Cashiers meeting, 5:00 P.M. (wine social at 4:30 P.M.) in The Bascom Atrium. For more information about the Art League, visit www.artleaguehighlands-cashiers.com.

See website for details: www.highlands-cashierscalendar.com

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ACCOMMODATIONS Colonial Pines Inn....................

Whiteside Cove Cottages.......

ARTS Carolina Gallery of Fine Art.........

Mill Creek Gallery & Framing.......

Smitten....................................

The Bascom...........................

REAL ESTATE Country Club Properties..........

John Cleaveland Realty..........

Landmark Realty Group..........

Meadows Mtn. Realty.............

White Oak Realty Group.........

Pat Allen Realty Group ...........

RESTAURANT / BAR Altitudes Restaurant................

The Log Cabin.........................

Nectar Juice Bar.....................

Rosewood Market.....................

The Ugly Dog Pub......................

Wild Thyme Gourmet ...............

Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro.

SHOPPING Bear Mountain Outfitters............

Brookings Fly Shop....................

C.Orrico.....................................

Cabin Couture.........................

Celebrity Collection.................

Classic Links & Luggage..........

Jannie Bean Fine Custom Jewelry.

Dry Sink....................................…

Dutchman’s Designs................

Highland Hiker..........................

McCulleys Main Street.............

High Cotton..............................

Martha Anne’s..........................

Mirror Lake Antiques................

Highlands Fine Art & Estate Jewelry Corp.

McCulley’s on the Hill..............

Peak Experience............... ……

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HIGHLANDS NC

Spice & Tea Exchange...................

SERVICES

Highlands Aerial Park...............

The Summer House..................

Dauntless Printing ...................

Warth Construction..................

TJ Bailey’s..................................

Creative Concepts Salon...............

Whole Life Market....................

Highlands Visitors Center................

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ACCOMMODATIONS High Hampton Inn & Country Club ....................................................

Innisfree Bed and Breakfast By-the-Lake ...................................................

Laurelwood Inn ...............................................

ARTS Mountain Mist Gallery ...........................................

REAL ESTATE Betsy Paul Properties .............................................

Landmark Realty Group ........................................

McKee Properties ...........................................

Silver Creek Real Estate Group .....................

RESTAURANTS Sapphire Brewery & Pub ..............................

The Ugly Dog Pub ..........................................

The Zookeeper Bistro ........................................

RETAIL A Jones Company...........................................

Bee Bags and Such .........................................

Bella Cotn ..........................................................

Bird Barn and Gift Emporium........................

Blue Ridge Bedding/ Carolina Rustic Furniture ...............................

Bounds Cave...........................................................

Brooking’s Cashiers Village Anglers ..................

Cashiers Farmer’s Market .............................

Consignment Market ........................................

Dovetail Antiques ....................................................

Fiddlehead Designs ................................................

FireMoss Pottery .............................................

Gray Lighting & Woodwork.........................

Gracewear Collection ....................................

Highland Hiker ................................................

Interior Enhancements .................................

Lenz Gifts & Linens ..................................................

Mantiques ..................................................................

McCulley’s .........................................................

Nearly New .......................................................

Nora & Co...........................................................

Rusticks. .............................................................

Sawyer Family Farmstead ...............................

S’more Kids Klothes ................................................

Summer Place Antiques ...............................

CASHIERS NC

CASHIERS VALLEY NC

The Look Boutique ...........................................

TJ Bailey................................................................

Victoria’s Closet ......................................................

VC for Men .................................................................

The Village Hound ............................................

Vivianne Metzger Antiques .............................

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming ...........................

Zoller Hardware ......................................................

SERVICES Cashiers Chamber ..................................................................

Dargan Landscape Architects/ Dovecote Gardens .........................................................

Pinnacle Anti Aging ........................................................

Shear Sensations .............................................................

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming ............................................

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PAINTING HIS ROOTS from Luke

Folk artist Johnny McBrayer draws upon his rustic heritage and the natural world for his evocative paintings.

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uccess story?

Yes, how often is one born in a small, rural county to then go on and work an administrative position at a major corporation, while also becoming known as a respected artist in the folk art community?

This scenario happened to Johnny McBrayer, a.k.a. Blue J. Johnny was named and called Blue J. by his brother as they were growing up in rural Dawson County, Georgia. At that time, there was no Georgia 400, and to the people in Atlanta, Dawsonville was a foreign land, tucked away in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains, and the beginning, or ending, of the Appalachian Trail, depending on your journey.

After putzing around the two-lane dirt roads, Johnny made his way to Dahlonega and North Georgia College, studying and graduating with a degree in business. Going to college back then, and coming from such a rural community, was a rarity, and it helped land Johnny a job with Tyson Foods, well-known for its chicken production. Given

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his benevolent demeanor, Johnny worked himself into the position of Human Resources Director. His soft-spoken, easy-going self was a shoe-in for this type of work. Let it be noted that he did not make this journey alone. Along the way, he married and had two children, a son and a daughter.

So how does a guy with a degree in business and years of corporate experience become a well-known folk artist?

Easy...by chance. When Johnny was 50, and on a family trip to Mexico, he took notice of a local man painting at a resort; he couldn’t take his eyes off the artist as he painted. Johnny will tell you that, “I never painted before that,” but so inspired by this artist, that when he returned home, he quickly purchased brushes and paint, and went to town painting. Some of his first works were coastal/ocean-themed murals for his Florida getaway, but he soon learned that his audience favored his pieces with subjects more well known in North Georgia. His patrons can’t get enough of his rustic barns

with the well-worn tin roofs, in part, we suppose, because those can still be found on the rural backroads of his upbringing.

Also popular are his birds, especially the cardinals and bluebirds in the birch trees.

Even though these subjects comprise a large amount of Blue J.’s collection at Around Back at Rocky’s Place, other subjects may be found as well. In addition to these art pieces, the gallery also shows work

by Blue J.’s wife, Sandra McBrayer, known as Mimi Kat. In the past couple of years, the couple would steal moments out of their busy lives of work, children, and grandchildren to paint together. Those moments will hopefully be more plentiful as Johnny, now 67, has just retired from the corporate world...no more day job! Be on the lookout and watch out world as there is no telling what Blue J. will paint next!

Contact aroundbackatrockysplace.com.

It’s located at 3631 Hwy. 53 E at Etowah River Rd. in Dawsonville, Georgia. You can also call (706) 265-6030

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A CAROLINA COLLABORATION

BY DONNA RHODES

The Carolina Gallery of Fine Art maintains its reputation for innovation with its new showing of artists from Western Carolina University.

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he Carolina Gallery of Fine Art in Highlands is proud to open its 2018 season with a showing of spectacular artwork created by upper classmen, graduate students, and faculty of the Western Carolina University School of Art and Design. The show promises to be electrifying. It spotlights up-and-coming artists alongside wellknown regional artists who share not only their talent, but also their exceptional skills as fine art instructors.

In addition to celebrating the Spring season with Western’s innovative, spell-binding pieces, the Carolina Gallery of Fine Art will feature artwork of accomplished regional and local artists, established names you will recognize as well as talented newcomers.

On docket is a minimum of 3 annual, juried theme-shows, designed to stimulate, inspire, and stretch the talents of fine artists residing in our culturally-conscious region. Get your brush on, painters!

Include monthly openings and weekly happenings such as Poetry Night, demonstrations, book signings, and lectures in your art outings. Add to that workshops and classes offered by visiting and gallery instructors.

The Carolina Gallery is located at the corner of North Fourth Street and Carolina Way, the upper level of the Mountain Brook Center.

The School of Art and Design’s Show will open on April 2 and run through April 30. Attend the reception for students and faculty, Saturday, April 14, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. The public is welcome and admission is free. For more information, call (828) 526-3705 or visit online at www.carolinagallery.art.

You are invited to read about three select exhibitors − one upper classman, one graduate student, and one faculty member in a companion article in this issue. There’s nothing finer than a Carolina collaboration. Carolina Gallery and Western Carolina artists is a double billing you don’t want to miss.

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ENTERTAINMENT UNBOUND

BY MARY ADAIR TRUMBLY HIGHLANDS PAC

The Highlands Performing Arts Center unveils a dazzling lineup of concerts for the rest of the year.

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he Highlands Performing Arts Center has lined up a very cool Concert Season for 2018.

The season opener is “The Official Blues Brothers Revue,” presented by Dan Aykroyd, Judith Belushi, and Musical Director Paul Shaffer on Sunday, June 17. It’s been nearly 40 years since the Blues Brothers were first introduced to “Saturday Night Live” viewers as a musical skit that quickly took on a life of its own, culminating in concerts, records, and an iconic movie.

The Highlands PAC and the Highlands Playhouse have joined together to present “An Evening with Danny Kaye,” starring Brian Childers. Performances will take place at the Highlands Playhouse from Thursday through Sunday, June 21-24. With tenderness and great affection, Childers pays tribute to one of Broadway and Hollywood’s greatest showmen. He becomes Danny Kaye in a way that lets a new generation discover, and an older generation re-visit, a unique performer.

Saturday, June 30, brings Jeannie Austin

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with “Tapestry: A Tribute to Carole King.” Tapestry faithfully recreates the glorious sound of a Carole King concert, leaving you with memories of the great music she wrote and recorded, including “You’ve Got a Friend,” “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “The LocoMotion,” “Natural Woman,” “One Fine Day,” “Beautiful,” “I Feel the Earth Move,” and many more.

At 8:00 P.M. Saturday, September 15, Broadway returns to Highlands with “O Sole Trio: Bravissimo Broadway,” combining classic show tunes from the most beloved Broadway musicals. The performance includes highlights from shows such as “Les Misérables,” “West Side Story,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “The Sound of Music,” and “Ghost: The Musical.” The show will take you on a thrilling 70-plus-year adventure of the best songs and behind-the-scene stories Broadway musicals have to offer.

On Saturday, September 22, get ready for a night of rockabilly, country, gospel, and pure 1950’s rock and roll with “One Night in

Memphis,” a high energy concert that takes you back to December 4, 1956, the night when four of the biggest names in early rock and roll − Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash − gathered together for an impromptu jam session at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis.

The Friday after Thanksgiving is “Christmas with the Nelsons,” starring Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. This heart-warming multi-media live concert stars the third generation of #1 Nelson Family hitmakers, Ricky Nelson’s twin sons, multi-platinum recording artists. They have been thrilling sellout audiences worldwide for the past decade with their highintegrity “Ricky Nelson Remembered Show,” and they’ve got a new gift for you to open, ‘Christmas with the Nelsons.”

Tickets go on sale April 15 and are available online at highlandspac.org or by calling (828) 526-9047. Inquire about becoming a PAC Member and the benefits offered to members. Highlands Performing Arts Center is located at 507 Chestnut Street.

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Chandler Davis and Todd Lipphardt

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING

BY ADAIR SIMON

Highlands Cashiers Players celebrates the glorious work of Rogers and Hammerstein with “Some Enchanted Evening,” an exhilarating revue with song and dance, May 24 - 27, May 31 - June 3 at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.

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he spring production of Highlands Cashiers Players is “Some Enchanted Evening,” a celebration of the songs of Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein.

More than any composer and lyricist who has written for the stage, the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein have become an integral part of our everyday lives. We sing them in the shower, we dance to them in ballrooms, we hear them on the radio and in clubs and, yes, in elevators and supermarkets, too. We still thrill to them on the live stage in their respective shows, and we teach them to our children. This stunning collection of compositions places five performers in a theatrical setting − first backstage, where the songs are sung as personal interplay,

and then onstage.

Highlands Cashiers Players is excited not only to present “Some Enchanted Evening” from May 24 through May 27, and May 31 through June 3, but to do so using fabulous new singing finds from the Plateau. Todd Lipphardt, new to HCP but an old hand at performing musicals, will be one of the leading men and will support veteran HCP actor Chris Hess as Chris dives into his first musical lead. Chandler Davis, new to HCP but again not new to musicals, has a classically-trained voice and 10 years of dance under her belt. Lynleigh McLain, a favorite of HCP audiences, brings her musical theater experience to the cast and Cashiers librarian Serenity Richards, with a degree in musical theater,

rounds out the cast.

This show will be different from other Rodgers and Hammerstein Revues the Plateau may have seen because we are adding dancers and back-up singers. Nationally-known choreographer and dance teacher Danie Beck is upping the ante on showmanship for the musical and Les Scott, Musical Director of the Highlands United Methodist Church, is bringing out the best of the singers.

“Some Enchanted Evening” is sponsored by the Cullasaja Women’s Outreach, Bruce and Lois Selfon, Mary Lee Farrior, Sue Holmes, and Karen and Michael Albert.

For tickets, visit HighlandsCashiersPlayers.org or call the box office at (828) 526 -8084.

For more information about the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau, visit thelaurelmagazine.com

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THE ARTS

ELEGANT LIGHT

BY DONNA RHODES

The deeply luxurious candles and soaps of The Keswick Candle Company take the spotlight at Smitten, 468 Main Street in Highlands.

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ary and Janice Baldwin, founders of The Keswick Candle Company, are Smitten’s Third Thursday featured artists in April. They are eager to light up your life with scores of delicious fragrances infused in soy candles, soaps, tarts, tea lights, reed diffusers, aromatherapy essential oils, and more.

Like many successful enterprises, Keswick Candle grew out of need. Having lost both their fathers to cancer, the Baldwins moved toward a healthier lifestyle and home environment.

Janice loved scented candles but she noticed her favorite one emitted black smoke.

“That can’t be good,” she said, and began researching alternative products.

Traditional wax candles were not the solution so she began exploring soy candle possibilities. Soy burns super-clean. No

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black smoke or harmful chemical residue to breathe. That insight led to experimentation. After months of trial and error, she and Gary came up with their own naturally healthy candle line, each one handpoured and crafted in Janice’s kitchen at her grandmother’s farm in North Carolina.

The Baldwins test-marketed candles with friends and co-workers, receiving rave reviews.

Voila! A company was born.

Once they launched their candle line, they began adding other pure, fragrant, wholesome products. Creamy goat milk soap, loaded with vitamins A, B6, B12, E and beta-casein was an instant hit. Castile soap, prepared with Grade A kosher virgin olive oil and plant oils is food for the outside of the body.

Imagine luxuriating in a bath worthy of

royals, creamy lather nourishing your skin, aromatic fragrances enfolding you. That’s what it’s like using Keswick products. Get ready to feel regal.

Visit keswickcandle.com to view a full product line.

“A limited edition Smitten signature scent as well as an exclusive Highland’s scent will be available,” says Janice. “For those already familiar with our unique fragrances, these are must-haves.”

Meet the designers in person on April 19 from 5:30 P.M. ‘til the cows come home and the fat lady sings. Smitten’s hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and closed Sunday and Monday. Beginning in May Smitten will be open daily.

Visit 468 Main Street in downtown Highlands. Call (828) 342-9920 or email kat@ smittenofhighlands.com.

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Highlands’ Mayor Pat Taylor

THE MAN AT THE WHEEL

BY ZACH CLAXTON

HIGHLANDS CASHIERS ART LEAGUE

Highlands Mayor (and Master Potter) Patrick Taylor will share his vision of art and artisans with a lecture before The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers April 30 at The Bascom. Everyone is invited.

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he Art League of Highlands-Cashiers’ 2018 season kicks off April 30 at 5:00 P.M. (wine social at 4:30 P.M.) in the Bascom Atrium with a presentation from a very special guest speaker.

Before Patrick Taylor became Mayor of Highlands in 2013 and prior to serving Highlands for 10 years as Magistrate of the North Carolina 30th Judicial District, Mayor Taylor’s background was deeply rooted in the visual arts. Holding a BA in Art from Valdosta State University, an MA ed. Art Education from the University of Georgia, and a PhD Art., Inter-disciplinary degree in Art from the University of Georgia, his long and storied career makes him well-qualified to deliver a meaningful and entertaining presentation to those attending.

Dr. (Mayor) Taylor’s accomplishments include teaching high school art, serving as an Elementary Art Specialist for the Clarke County School System in Athens, Georgia; being a Visiting Professor of Art at Nanjing Normal University in China; serving as a university liaison with Chinese officials concerning business and cultural exchanges; being the Founding Chair and Professor of Art at the Department of Visual Arts, at Kennesaw State University; and serving as Chair and Professor of Art, at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia. Additionally, he served as Chair of the Facilities Committee for Building Development for The Bascom from 2006 to 2009.

Although his expertise spans virtually all visual art disciplines, he was drawn since high school to ceramics, and today is widely recognized as an exceptional potter, turning clay into beautiful and functional pieces from his home studio in Highlands. He served as the Bascom’s Potter in Residence from 2009 to 2011, a position for which he was singularly well-suited. He has exhibited extensively, and his pieces are to be found in more than 30 corporate and private collections. Serving as Mayor of Highlands has somewhat curtailed his time at the wheel and kiln, but he continues to produce his art as time permits, and his business, Taylor Pottery, continues to thrive.

The title of his presentation, “Theories of Art and How They Relate to Creative Artists,” promises to be instructive and appropriate for artists across all media. This is a program you will not want to miss. The presentation is free, as is the wine-social. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

For more information about the Art League, visit on the web at artleaguehighlands-cashiers.com.

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WORLD’S FINEST PERFORMANCES

BY MARY ADAIR TRUMBLY HIGHLANDS PAC

A quartet of electrifying productions close out the season for The Met Opera and The National Theatre of London at The Highlands Performing Arts Center.

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our more satellite transmissions for the Live via Satellite Series remain for the 2017-2018 season for the MET Opera and the National Theatre of London.

On April 14, The MET Opera presents Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” at 12:30 P.M. This stars Sonya Yoncheva as peasant girl Luisa opposite Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo in Verdi’s tragedy about a young woman who sacrifices her own happiness to save her father’s life. The cast also stars Plácido Domingo as Luisa’s father. Beverly Wichman will lead a pre-opera discussion beginning at noon.

Join us at 1:0 0 P.M. April 21 when The National Theatre of London presents Shakespeare’s classic “Julius Caesar” at 1:0 0 P.M. Ben Whishaw and Michelle Fair-

ley play Brutus and Cassius, David Calder plays Caesar, and David Morrissey is Mark Antony. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated elite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital. This is a Nicholas Hytner’s production.

On April 28, The MET Opera’s production of Massenet’s “Cendrillon” will be transmitted beginning at 12:55 P.M. Based on “Cinderella,” and directed by Laurent Pelly, Joyce DiDonato adds another role to her Met repertory as the title character, a role she has sung to acclaim at the Grand Teatre del Liceu, Santa Fe Opera, and Royal Opera, Covent Garden. The

pre-opera discussion led by Beverly Wichman will begin at 12:30 P.M. The National Theatre of London will present another one of Shakespeare’s classics, “Macbeth,” at 1:0 0 P.M. May 12.

Amidst the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war, ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness.

Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, this is directed by Rufus Norris.

Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Tickets are available online at highlandspac.org, at the door, or by calling (828) 526-9047. Highlands Performing Arts Center is located at 507 Chestnut Street.

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THE ARTS

ZUCKERMAN LIVE

BY MARY JANE MCCALL

Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival will stage an unforgettable gala evening with the Pinchas Zuckerman Trio and a magnificent meal at Highlands Falls Country Club.

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ighlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 37th season by bringing internationally-acclaimed performers to the mountains.

The festival is particularly excited to announce a very special gala evening on August 12 with the renowned Pinchas Zuckerman Trio. Celebrated violinist Pinchas Zuckerman is joined by Amanda Forsyth on the cello and Angela Cheng on the piano.

This acclaimed ensemble has traveled throughout the world appearing in Japan, China, Australia, Spain, Italy, France, Hungary, South Africa, Russia, and throughout the United States.

Pinchas Zuckerman is the Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and is the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Artist in Residence. He has joined his longtime friend Itzhak Perlman for a gala performance with the Israel Philharmonic

Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and duo recitals in Boston, Newark, Miami and West Angela Cheng, Pinchas Zuckerman, Palm Beach. and Amanda Forsyth Born in Tel Aviv, Pinchas Zukerman came to America in 1962, where he studied at in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia The Juilliard School. He has been awarded and Australia. a Medal of Arts, the Isaac Stern Award for Canadian pianist Angela Cheng perArtistic Excellence, and was appointed forms regularly throughout North America as the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Inias a recitalist and orchestral soloist. She tiative’s first instrumentalist mentor in the has been Gold Medalist of the Arthur Rumusic discipline. binstein International Piano Masters ComAmanda Forsyth is considered one of petition, as well as the first Canadian to North America’s most dynamic cellists. win the prestigious Montreal International From 1999 to 2015, she was principal celPiano Competition. list of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, The concert will be performed at the where she appeared regularly as soloist and Highlands Performing Arts Center at 5:00 in chamber ensembles. She is recognized as P.M. followed by dinner at Highlands Falls an eminent recitalist, soloist and chamber Country Club. Call (828) 526-9060 or email musician appearing with leading orchestras hccmfnc@gmail.com for tickets.

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THE ARTS

THE VALUE OF THEATER

BY DONNA RHODES

Highlands Playhouse relies upon a generous community to enable it to fulfill its mission.

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he historic Highlands Playhouse is an integral part of our Highlands-Cashiers cultural environment. Its productions nurture our passion for world-class entertainment, tickle our funny bones, stretch our imaginations, and tug at our heartstrings.

Not only does Highlands Playhouse provide a summer season of electrifying live theater, it also presents first-run movies year-round right here in town. No cause for trekking off the Plateau to see the latest Hollywood heartthrob or Oscar nominee. Without this marvelous exposure to a variety of theatrical events we’d be surviving …but not thriving.

From making the theater experience accessible to people from all walks of life to providing summer theater camp to school students, the Playhouse takes the arts seriously. Every month the Playhouse will offer school theater events in keeping with North Carolina dramatic arts standards.

Consider the value of theater for young people. Dramatic arts teaches life lessons, helps youth learn self-control, practice patience, while partnering inter-generationally with actors and instructors. Exposure to lessons like these encourages emotional, physical, creative, and intellectual maturity in ways only theater can provide.

In exchange for these wonderful gifts to our children and to ourselves how can we reciprocate? Theater ticket sales provide only half of what is needed to keep curtains rising. Interim Director Lance Matzke says, “Limited funds mean limited opportunities to experience live theater and film here on the Plateau. That means staff and performers must channel their efforts to fund-raising instead of doing what they do best.”

The Highlands Playhouse Board has a solution: corporate sponsorships. If you’re a business owner, please consider sponsoring a production, a fundraiser, a soiree benefit, or a generous donation.

It’s a gift that will give back to you and the community a hundredfold. The Playhouse makes Highlands a better place to live and to do business. The Arts mirror the quality of a community.

While the Highlands Playhouse raises the bar, let’s underwrite its finances to keep it the highly regarded professional theater it has worked so hard to become.

For more information about corporate-sponsorship contact Highlands Playhouse at (828) 526-2695.

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WINTER’S WINNER

BY MARY JANE MCCALL

A chance vision on a quiet winter’s day gave us a stunning photo for Laurel’s January 2019 cover.

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ongratulations to the winner of our 2018 Winter Cover Photo Contest, Sharon Elder, whose winning photograph will appear on the cover of the January 2019 winter edition of The Laurel. Her tranquil winter photograph captured the serene beauty of a winter snowfall, and was chosen by our readers as their favorite among many beautiful submissions that depicted the joy and beauty of winter on our Plateau.

Sharon, whose family has connections to Highlands going back to the 1960s, and her husband Phil, are retired educators from Alabama who now happily call Highlands their permanent residence. They particularly love the four distinct seasons here and are especially aware of the beauty each season offers.

In addition to capturing the beauty of the area in photographs, Sharon also enjoys blogging about the pleasures of calling Highlands home. When she saw the Laurel Photo Contest announced on Facebook she knew she wanted to participate and says, “It was a fun contest with lots of beautiful photographs, but then what else would you expect from these gorgeous mountains”?

Her winning photo was taken from her balcony on a snowy winter day. She had just filled her bird feeder and was waiting on the arrival of cold hungry birds when she noticed the beauty of the feeder’s red roof standing out in contract to the snow-covered landscape. She hopes the picture reminds us to always enjoy the beauty of nature and to always be kind to the creatures who live here.

Many thanks to all who submitted photographs and to our readers who voted for their favorites. We’ll all be looking forward to seeing next winter’s cover.

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THE BASCOM’S BIG EVENTS

BY LIN SHEFFIELD THE BASCOM

The Bascom is hosting a quartet of events that are uniquely Highlands.

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he Bascom will be the place to be seen this 2018 season. With three great special events on the calendar − Collective Spirits, Mountains in Bloom, and The Bascom Gala − you won’t want to miss a thing.

Collective Spirits is an event for anyone with a palate for fine wine, gourmet dinners and beautiful surroundings. On Thursday, May 17, for those lucky enough to have tickets, fabulous wines and gourmet meals will be served by some of the finest chefs and vintners in the country in some of the most beautiful homes on The Plateau.

The fun continues on Friday, May 18, with the Wine and Spirits Market on The Terrace at The Bascom. This is a great evening to sample and order some of the finest wines being offered, talk to the vintners, and meet new people. Single tickets to the Market are available and are also included in the Thursday night ticket.

Next, on Friday, July 20, The Bascom will host Mountains in Bloom.

This garden tour will showcase six enchanting gardens, all located near and within the prestigious Highlands Country Club. Join us and enjoy an exclusive, one-day access to some of the most iconic residential gardens of Western North Carolina. Timed tickets are limited and available through our website.

Finally, on Sunday, July 22, The Bascom will host the event of the season − The Bascom Gala.

“Up, Up & Away,” the theme for The Bascom gala this year, offers you a glimpse into an amazing evening that promises a memorable time. With all of the surprise elements planned, this is a notto-be-missed event.

All of these events support the mission of The Bascom, which is an extraordinary nonprofit arts center located in Highlands and we invite you to join us. To be a part of any of these events, please visit us at thebascom.org or call (828) 526-4949.

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DINING

WHEN TRINIDAD AND APPALACHIA MEET

BY JENNY KING | PHOTO BY MARJORIE CHRISTIANSEN

Chrissy Picklesimer’s remarkable pasta sauce is testament to a love for fresh vegetables and their joyous flavors.

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ou may not know her name, but you have probably swooned over her cinnamon rolls and carrot cake sold locally at Bryson’s Food Store.

With the last name of Picklesimer, there’s some serious connection to Highlands. Chrissy married Benson Picklesimer of Highlands in the 80s, but was born in Trinidad West Indies, which becomes obvious when you hear her lilting accent; and it’s her roots in the islands that led to her love of fresh veggies and fish.

“Oh, those luscious greens!”

A self-described kitchen nut, Chrissy says, “Don’t limit this sauce to pasta. Try it with chicken or fish as a baked dish and as a topping for baked potatoes. Let your taste buds guide you.”

Cheesy Onion and Veggie Pasta Sauce Ingredients: 2 tsp Herbs de Provence 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 cup Half and Half.

1 cup low-sodium Chicken Broth 1/3 cup Natural Romano and Parmesan Cheese 4 tbsp Butter 1 tbsp Cornstarch 1 small can Black Olives, drained Black Pepper to taste 5 ounces fresh Broccoli 5 ounces fresh Cauliflower 1 cup fresh Baby Spinach 2 large fresh Carrots 1 large Sweet Onion Preparation: Cut Onion into 6-7 wedges and sauté in 1 tbsp Olive Oil until tender. Remove from pan.

Pulse Broccoli and Cauliflower in food processor until resembling large bread crumbs. Set

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aside. Repeat with Carrots. Cut Spinach into smaller pieces. Add remaining Olive Oil to skillet and sauté veggies. Remove from skillet.

In same skillet, add 4 tbsp Butter and 1 cup Chicken Broth. Heat 4–5 minutes.

Add Herbs de Provence. Stir well.

Combine Cornstarch with Half and Half then add to broth, mixing well. Add cheeses and stir well.

Simmer until slightly thick and bubbly, being careful not to burn. Slowly add sautéed vegetables, olives. Mix well and simmer for 5-6 minutes. Turn off heat. Sauce may be used immediately or refrigerated up to seven days. If sauce is reheated, add 1/4 cup Half and Half or Chicken Broth and 2 tbsp Parmesan/Romano.

Serve over whole grain noodles or whole grain spaghetti. Chrissy says the sauce makes a wonderful filler for a veggie lasagna, using five cheese blends and ricotta cheese.

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DINING OUT FOR LIFE On the Verandah, located at 1536 Franklin Road in Highlands, is participating in Dining Out for Life, set for Thursday, April 26.

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he 16th annual Dining Out For Life benefit will take place on Thursday, April 26, throughout Western North Carolina.

On that day, over 100 locally-owned restaurants will generously donate 20 percent of their sales to support the mission of WNCAP, the Western North Carolina AIDS Project. There will be an intense marketing campaign, utilizing social media, print ads, and radio and television promotions to encourage everyone in the community to dine out for a good cause.

“Dining Out For Life makes HIV/AIDS advocacy extremely accessible to the public,” says WNCAP Executive Director Brodderick Roary. “Not only does this event raise a lot of money for HIV prevention and treatment, it raises a lot of awareness, too.”

The funds raised during Dining Out For Life directly support WNCAP’s mission of preventing new cases of HIV in Western North Carolina and providing compassionate care to those in our region already living with HIV/AIDS. Dining Out For Life takes place in 55 cities across the U.S. and Canada and has raised over $35 million for AIDS Service Organizations like WNCAP. The Asheville DOFL event

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is extremely successful, ranking fifth in the nation in dollars raised. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, restaurants, and diners, last year WNCAP raised over $160,000 for HIV prevention and care in Western North Carolina. It was also voted Best Fundraising Event in The Mountain Xpress “WNC Best Of” for the past four years.

WNCAP assembles a team of over 250 enthusiastic volunteers to help support Dining Out For Life.

“We work hard to recruit dependable community volunteers to serve as ‘Ambassadors’ during each meal shift at all of our Participating Restaurants,” explains WNCAP Community Resource Coordinator Chris Winebrenner. “The Ambassador’s role is to invite family, friends, and colleagues to come out to eat at their assigned restaurant. Volunteer Ambassadors will greet diners, thank them for supporting the event and offer up extra donation envelopes which will enter diners into a raffle for one of three great grand prizes.

Simply by donating a few hours at their favorite participating restaurant, Ambassadors are able to make a crucial difference in the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS in

On the Verandah’s Executive Chef Andrew Figel our community.”

If you’d like more information about becoming an Ambassador, please email Chris at wncapvolunteer@wncap.org or visit wncap.org/DOFL-2018.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 26, and make your reservations today for Dining Out For Life. Simply dine out for breakfast, lunch, or dinner (or all three!) and you just may save a life. To find out more about the event and to see the list of 2018 Participating Restaurants, visit wncap. org/DOFL-2018.

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GREAT WINE GREAT EVENING

BY JENNY KING

The mysteries and magic of rosés lie at the heart of Old Edwards Inn and Spa’s Rosé Wine Dinner, set for Friday, April 27.

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he Old Edwards Inn and Spa will once again present their Rosé Wine Dinner at The Farm at 7:00 P.M. Friday, April 27.

Rosés have come a long way in popularity since the 1970s, and Sommelier Nick Demos will be on hand to share the rich history of this sophisticated addition to anyone’s wine collection. Demos is a native of Western North Carolina and has been immersed in wine culture since an early age. His grandfather opened the very first wine shop in downtown Asheville just after Prohibition.

While Demos will be offering his vast knowledge of rosés, the culinary staff of Madison’s, also well-versed in the subtleties of the wines they’re offering, will be making this evening a truly delicious one. Live music by international acclaimed violinist Lew Gelfond rounds out the sparkling atmosphere.

The evening begins at 7:00 P.M. with cocktails, and the dinner follows at 7:30 P.M. There is limited parking at The Farm, so please consider taking Old Edwards Inn’s transportation service, which begins at 6:45 P.M. on Church Street.

Surrounded by the rustic elegance of The Farm at Old Edwards, guests will enjoy the live music and fun camaraderie that makes for a magical evening. Cost is $145 per person, exclusive of taxes and gratuities. There is limited seating so call (828) 787-2635 or (828) 787-2620 to reserve your spot for the Rosé Wine Dinner at The Farm at Old Edwards, Friday, April 27.

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HIGHLANDS AREA RESTAURANTS 4118 Kitchen and Bar • 64 Highlands Plaza • (828) 526-5002 $ $ • • • C • 61 Altitudes at Skyline Restaurant & Lounge • 470 Skyline Lodge Road • (828) 526-2121 ¢ $$ $$$ • • • • • NC • 54 Bake My Day Cafe & Bistro • 137 Main Street • Wright Square • )828) 487-4633 ¢ ¢ ¢ C • 55 The Bistro at Wolfgang’s • 460 Main Street • (828) 526-3807 $-$$ • • • • NC • • 5 Cyprus Restaurant • 332 Main Street • (828) 526-4429 $$$ • • • NC • 56 Fire + Water Restaurant • Reservations Required • (828) 526-4446 $$$ • REQ C • 13 * The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering • 350 S. Fifth Street • (828) 526-2110 $-$$ $-$$ • • 22 Lakeside Restaurant • Smallwood Avenue • (828) 526--9419 $$$ • • • • • NC • • 51 The Log Cabin • 130 Log Cabin Lane • (828) 526--5777 $-$$ $-$$ $$ • • • • • C • • 52 Madison’s Restaurant & Wine Garden • 445 Main Street • (828) 787-2525 $ $$ $$ • • • • NC • • 49 On the Verandah • Highway 64 (Franklin Road) • (828) 526-2338 $-$$ $-$$ • • • • • NC • • • 53 Paoletti’s • 440 Main Street • (828) 526-4906 $-$$ • • • • NC • 55 Sky Pie Pizza • 423 N 4th Street • (828) 526-5188 $ $ • • C • 52 The Ugly Dog Pub • 298 South 4th Street • (828) 526-8364 ¢ ¢ ¢ • • • C • • 55 Wolfgang’s Restaurant • 460 Main Street • (828) 526-3807 $-$$ • • • • NC • • 5 CASHIERS AREA RESTAURANTS Adair Bros. Smokehouse BBQ • 281 Highway 64 • (828) 743-3200 The Blind Mule at Toxaway Station • 502 Blue Ridge Road • (828) 553-8978 Slab Town Pizza • 45 Slab Town Road • (828) 743-0020 The Ugly Dog Pub • 25 Frank Allen Road • (828) 743-3000 ¢

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HIGHLANDS AREA RESTAURANTS Altitude’s at Skyline Lodge - (828) 526-2121 Annie’s Cafe - (828) 526-1663 Asia House - (828) 787-1680 Bake My Day Bakery & Cafe - (828) 487-4633 Bella’s Junction Cafe - (828) 526-0803 Bistro on Main/ Main Street Inn - (828) 526-2590 The Bistro at Wolfgang’s - (828) 526-3807 Bryson’s Deli - (828) 526-3775 Buck’s Coffee Cafe - (828) 526-0020 Cyprus International Cuisine - (828) 526-4429 Dusty’s - (828) 526-2762 El Azteca - (828) 526-2244 El Manzanillo - (828) 526-0608 Fire + Water Restaurant - (828) 526-4446 Fressers Courtyard Cafe - (828) 526-4188 The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering - (828) 526-2110 Lakeside Restaurant - (828) 526-9419 The Log Cabin - (828) 526-5777 M Equals 3 - (828) 284-5096 Madison’s Restaurant & Wine Garden - (828) 787-2525

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Meritage Bistro - (828) 526-1019 Mountain Fresh - (828) 526-2400 On the Verandah - (828) 526-2338 Pescado’s - (828) 526-9313 Pizza Place - (828) 526-5660 Paoletti’s - (828) 526-4906 Rosewood Market - (828) 526-0383 Sports Page - (828) 526-3555 Subway - (828) 526-1706 SweeTreats Deli - (828) 526-9632 The Ugly Dog Pub - (828) 526-8364 Wild Thyme Gourmet - (828) 526-4035 Wine Garden at Old Edwards Inn - (828) 787-2525 Wolfgang’s Restaurant - (828) 526-3807 CASHIERS AREA RESTAURANTS Adair Brothers Smokehouse - (828) 743-3200 Buck’s Coffee Cafe - (828) 743-9997 Canyon Kitchen - (828) 743-7967 Chile Loco - (828) 743-1160 Cornucopia Restaurant - (828) 743-3750 Cork & Barrel Lounge - (828) 743-7477

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El Manzanillo - (828) 743-5522 Four Season Grille - (828) 743-4284 Grandpop’s Ice Cream Parlor - (828) 743-7711 High Hampton Inn - (828) 743-2411 Hunt Bros. Pizza at Cashiers BP - (828) 743-2337 JJ’s Eatery and Canteen - (828) 743-7778 Mica’s Restaurant - (828) 743-5740 On the Side at Cashiers Farmers Market - (828) 743-4334 The Orchard - (828) 743-7614 Randevu Restaurant - (828) 743-0190 Sapphire Mountain Brewing Company - (828) 743-0220 Slab Town Pizza (STP) - (828) 743-0020 Subway - (828) 743-1300 The Blind Mule - (828) 553-8978 The Falls Cafe and Grill - 828-877-3322 The Library Kitchen and Bar - (828) 743-5512 The Ugly Dog Pub - Cashiers - (828) 743-3000 Table 64 - (828) 743-4135 Wendy’s - (828) 743-7777 Winslow’s Hideaway - (828) 743-2226 Zookeeper - 828-743-7711 thelaurelmagazine.com | April 2018 | 57

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VENTURE OUT

NATURE DANCES INTO SPRING

BY EMILY CROWELL

The sublime beauty of Picklesimer Rock House Falls rewards anyone who chooses to take a less-traveled path.

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oward the end of winter, I always feel like I’m holding my breath, waiting to see if spring is going to come back again. Every year, if I pay attention, I’m given reassurance from the land that yes, spring is still a recurring event, and I need to do nothing but wait and hope to speed along its arrival.

On a blessedly warm and sunny late winter day my sweetheart and I paid a visit to Picklesimer Rock House Falls in Blue Valley. We were going to visit one of the more popular hiking spots around Highlands but recoiled from the crowded parking lot and high-tailed it down the mountain instead, where we saw not another human.

Starting down the wide, level path his attention was directed down at the variety of rocks paving the way while I was looking up at the elegant coniferous forest reaching out to a sparkling blue sky − had there been any clouds my head would have been in them. It was still too early in the season, but in my mind’s eye I could see the early spring wildflowers that will soon start popping up as harbingers of warmer seasons to come.

Life was abundant anyway, though, on rotting logs that are host to mosses and fungi, and in the muddy puddles incubating eggs

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of frogs-to-be.

Just beyond a small field the trail narrows to single track before crossing a small stream and ending at the falls. Picklesimer Rock House Falls is a veil of water flowing over a ledge and unceremoniously plopping back into the streambed below, with a large “house” behind it − not really a cave, but it would make a decent shelter in a sudden rainstorm. The flow of the falls can be merely a trickle when it hasn’t rained much, but on a spring day it should be a cool and steady curtain. On this day we ate lunch on the steep bank on the other side of the falls, almost losing an orange to gravity, before exploring the rock house itself.

The waterfall is not a big one, but behind it the roar of water engulfs and embraces you. In the bright mid-afternoon sun, the reflection of the dancing, tumbling drops against the swirling rock walls makes you feel like you’re moving and dancing along with the earth, as the earth is dancing her way into spring. Occasional individual water drops sink into the dirt below the ledge, sending up an exhalation of steam in the life-giving sunshine.

To find Picklesimer Rock House Falls from

downtown Highlands, travel six miles on Highway 28 South and take a right onto Blue Valley Road. Continue straight for 3.6 miles until the road dead-ends at an information sign. Take a left, and the unmarked trail, which looks like a gnarly old road, is 0.7 miles on the right.

VENTURE OUT

ALL ABOUT TROUT

BY CHRIS WILKES HIGHLAND HIKER

Your on-stream experience gets measurably better with the application of a few common sense ideas.

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t’s almost time for peak trout fishing in Western North Carolina!

But since it’s no secret, the days of you being the only one in eyesight on public water are gone for another nine months.

We all know the drill. You get up in the morning, meticulously put together your fly box, grab your vest and waders and head down to the stream for a relaxing day angling. Only when you get there, it looks like the parking lot at Disney World.

This is a common occurrence during the season and can lead one to just turn the car around and head home. Well, don’t panic, just follow these guidelines: 1) Practice good stream etiquette. Don’t force yourself into a crowd. I know, it’s your favorite fishing spot. But when someone has already been in it for a few minutes, the fish can spook easy. Don’t walk up and start casting right next to someone already in the water. Don’t splash up to them to ask what

fly they’re using. Bad form! You’re better off hiking upstream where there may be less fish, but less pressure on them.

Which leads me to…

2) Having a “Plan B.” Is the Davidson shoulder to shoulder? Head to the Chris Wilkes East fork of the French Broad. Cullasaja not fishing well? Drive on down to the Tuckaseegee. Is the Tuck a traffic jam? Drive on up to the Nantahala. Giving yourself options and knowing the geography will make it less frustrating when you find your favorite spot fished out. The busiest streams are going to be the delayed harvest streams, so…

3) Give wild streams a shot − Most everyone chases the water that gets stocked with fish. Some people literally saddle up

right next to where the truck dumps the trout in. Plenty of fish that way. Not very sporting, but plenty of fish. But there are tons of streams and rivers in the area that are not stocked but have small but beautiful native trout in them. These fish are typically harder to catch since they have lived their entire lives in this ecosystem, but it’s a real accomplishment just to set the hook, much less to land one.

See you out there!

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VENTURE OUT

AMERICAN ROBIN

BY WILLIAM MCREYNOLDS | MALE AMERICAN ROBIN PHOTO BY GREG CLARKSON

The showy Robin is always a welcome harbinger of spring.

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his bird is a sign of spring, the iconic image being its red breast blazing in the sun and its yellow beak tugging on a fat, juicy earthworm in the green grass.

This is one of the most abundant birds in North America, found in every state except Hawaii. The American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

The robin, a member of the thrush family, has been celebrated in poem and song (“When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob Bobbin’ Along,” sung first by Bing Crosby) and made sacred in the lines, “A robin’s red breast in a cage. Puts all heaven in a rage.”

Who said that?

These are large birds, 9 to 11 inches with a round protruding belly. Some features are outlined in white. Gender differences in plumage are not always distinguishable.

Males have dark heads, a yellow beak and thrushy streaks on the throat. Females are more muted but similarly attired.

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Robins form winter flocks in the thousands and disperse in spring into small flocks and pair bonds. If food is abundant and conditions favorable they do not migrate from their breeding grounds. In the spring and summer, they are active feeders said to eat earthworms in the morning and fruit and berries in the afternoon. In the summer and fall when they eat fermented honeysuckle berries they become intoxicated. How can you recognize an intoxicated robin? It uncharacteristically falls off the branch.

The robin hops on the ground and becomes motionless with its head cocked listening for life sounds in the ground. It has a self-confident, even bold, presence in the yard or garden.

The female chooses the nest site: trees, gutters, eaves, most any elevated structure.

They are not cavity dwellers and will not use nest boxes. Both parents raise their young and will have as many as three broods in one season. Nesting produces three to five eggs

which incubate for 12 to 14 days. Robins are preyed upon by raptors, snakes and cats.

Their average lifespan is two years; their entire population turns over every few years.

Their song is a melodic outpouring that Sibley describes as, “a series of low, whistled phrases with liquid quality typical of thrushes.” Transliteration does not work well with this bird’s song. Emily Dickinson likened it unto a “Piano in the woods.”

Did I mention that the American Robin once appeared on the Canadian $2 note?

Happy spring birding from the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society.

The Highlands Plateau Audubon Society, focused on enjoying and preserving birds and their habitats, is a Chapter of the National Audubon Society and a 501(c) (3) organization. For information on all our activities and membership, please visit highlandsaudubonsociety.org.

Answer: William Blake in “Auguries of Innocence.”

VENTURE OUT

TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE

BY JEANNIE CHAMBERS THE ACCIDENTAL GARDENER

Lamium serves up a hearty lunch for bumblebees and acts as a cherished member of the groundcover community.

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o bee or not to bee.

That’s not even a question when you have Lamium in your landscape.

Bumblebees take a “bee dive” to this plant because of the yummy nectar and seem to bury themselves in the flower to retrieve it, and they’re one of the only bees that can partake because bumblebees have extremely long tongues, and the lamium nectar is way down at the bottom of the flower. Lamium is sometimes called Dead Nettle because it resembles the stinging Nettle plant, but the hairs of the Lamium don’t sting. However, since this is a groundcover as well as a bee magnet, you could be in for a different type of sting if you interrupt their mealtime.

Lamium is a wonderful and hearty flower-

ing plant in zones 4–8, and seems to thrive where others don’t fare so well. Although considered a groundcover, these plants can grow upwards to 9 inches. Since they tend to love the shade, they do very well beneath trees, or under the canopies of taller flowering plants. In our mountain area, they can tolerate full sun if the soil stays moist.

The heart shaped, saw-toothed leaves have several color variations. Some appear striped, others almost spotted, while others seem to be almost completely covered with fairy dust except for their green border. Lamium maculatum varies from white-to-pinkto-deep-purple and there’s a bright yellow variety, Lamium galeobdolon, also called Yellow Archangel.

Medicinally, this plant has been used to

help lessen bruising and stop bleeding. The leaves have a not so pleasant odor when crushed, another reason to adore from afar.

Lamium is one of the best choices for early color in your landscape. It’s a tough plant, tolerant to rabbits and deer, and starts blooming as early as April. Although considered hearty, Lamium usually plays nice by not taking over where other plants are happily growing. The Mountain Garden Club plant sale usually has a good supply of these bee pollinators in at least two color choices. It’s one of the few plants that may have a bloom for the Memorial Day weekend. Having lamium in your garden is a great way to add a little color and leaf variation while helping our dwindling bee population.

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Cole-Tate House, circa 1900.

THE BALLAD OF KIDDER COLE

BY JANE GIBSON NARDY | HISTORIAN, CASHIERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Cole-Tate House served as a cornerstone for the fledgling Cashiers community and remains a proud reminder of the halcyon days.

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he history of the Cole-Tate House in Cashiers can be traced back to the November 25, 1877 marriage of George Monroe Cole to Sarah Amanda “Mandy” Zachary.

The nuptials took place at the Cashiers Valley home of Mandy’s father, Alexander Zachary who eight months later deeded 40 acres to his son-in-law, George M. Cole. The exact date Cole built his home is unknown, but the carpenters had started working on it in the late summer of 1878. In the 1880 U. S. Population Census of Jackson County, North Carolina, we find George M. Cole, occupation “merchant,” and his wife Mandy Cole living in Cashiers Valley with their first two children, Frank W. and Olive Kidder.

Later, two other daughters, Rosie and Gracie, were added to the family. Besides running a small farm, boarding travelers

and owning a general store which had one of the earliest telephones in the area, Cole was also the sheriff of Jackson County for a few years.

Those who remembered visiting in the Cole home describe the large kitchen located at the back of the house, with a wood-burning cook stove in one corner, a fireplace at the other end of the room, and an oilcloth covered, extra-long table situated in the middle of the room. Travelers who often stayed at the Cole home were fed at the long kitchen table. Water for household use had to be carried daily, pail by pail, from a spring located at the bottom of the hill, behind the house. Nearby families were allowed to use the sweet-tasting water from the Cole spring. The yard had apple trees, a kitchen garden, shrubbery, and seen in the

picture that accompanies this article, lovely flowers scattered all around.

Moving forward in time to 1946, after the deaths of George M. Cole and Mandy Zachary Cole, deeds show that their grown children sold the Cole home to Robert H. Tate and his wife, Blanche Coffee Tate, a Zachary descendant. The Tates from the 1940s through the 1970s ran an inn in the old Cole house called the Tate Inn. This summer on June 21, the Cashiers Historical Society will host a symposium titled “Mountain Grown Music: Celebrating the Music of Appalachia.” Part of the symposium will center on “The Ballad of Kidder Cole.” The pretty teenager, Kidder Cole, about whom the ballad was written, was born and grew up in the still standing ColeTate House!

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THE LOAFER’S BENCH

Baty Brothers

BY DONNA RHODES

The remaining Highlands Loafer’s Bench is a callback to an easier time in the town’s history.

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hroughout Highlands history, residents have promoted and staunchly protected the community’s charm and laid-back mountain style. When its look and character take an eyebrow-raising turn, Highlanders have something to say about it.

In 1922 the women of the Highlands Improvement Society devised a plan to restore peace to the downtown area after massive demolition and construction near Fourth and Main Streets upended the accustomed calm. The society’s idea was to build and install benches up and down Main Street where visitors and residents could rest, read, chat, and relax. They called the seats, “Loafer’s Benches.”

Once the Town Council approved the project, Will Cleaveland built six benches and placed them facing the meadow be-

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tween Cleaveland’s and Dr. Gilbert’s homes. Shade was plentiful. Large maple trees obligingly draped their limbs over retiring loafers.

That was nearly a century ago. Today only one Loafer’s Bench remains. It sits under a great maple tree in front of Cleaveland’s home. Today’s bench was commissioned by Ralph deVille in 1974, designed

by Dennis DeWolf and Jeff Cox, and built

by Edgar and James McCall, Mike Thompson, and Jimbud Rogers. The name of Alan Lewis, who sat on that bench for many a day with his friends, is engraved on the back rest.

It’s sad that the other five are gone, for those benches had stories to tell. At the onset of World War II Marshall Reese was

sitting on one of them. It was an indelible moment when he first heard that England had declared war on Germany. His friend, sitting by his side had his own declaration, “Looks like we’ll be crossing the pond again.”

The next time you stroll Main, take a moment to loaf in front of Cleaveland’s house and delight in a little of your own Highlands history.

Enjoy Ran Shaffner’s “Heart of the Blue Ridge,” filled with hundreds of informative tales of our town. You can visit highlandshistory.com, email highlandshistory@nctv. com, or, during the season, check out The Highlands Historical Museum, at 524 North Fourth Street, for more information.

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HISTORIC SETTING

BY MARY JANE MCCALL

The Zachary-Tolbert House makes the perfect setting for all categories of social events, even the most personal.

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he Cashiers Historical Society is swinging into its 2018 season and looking forward to welcoming more visitors than ever to their beautiful location at the Historic Zachary-Tolbert House. This property has always served as a venue for events hosted by the Historical Society but this year they are excited to announce that the public may also rent the venue.

The beautiful grounds with the magnificent Zachary-Tolbert house as a backdrop are the ideal location for a small wedding, family picnic, reunion, luncheon, rehearsal dinner, shower or birthday party.

Brides in particular will find that the grounds

provide a picturesque setting for an intimate, economical wedding. With a maximum capacity of 250, it is perfect for smaller weddings.

Several areas on the property are ideal locations for your dream outdoor wedding-next to the pavilion, in front of the Zachary-Tolbert House, near the quietly babbling spring, or near the new heritage garden area.

Brides will also be allowed to take photos inside the Zachary-Tolbert house. In fact, brides who are having their ceremonies elsewhere may want to have photos taken here as well, and they are always welcome to do so free of charge.

The lovely, covered Pavilion area is an ideal

location for rehearsal dinners, and has a kitchen with all the necessary equipment so that caterers will have easy access to everything they need to make your dinner memorable.

This location is also ideal for family reunions, luncheons, and showers. Picnic tables are available under the pavilion and throughout the property for your use.

Parking is available on the grounds and additional parking can be reserved across the street at the Hanks House.

For more information please give them a call at (828)743-7710, email them at info@cashiershistoricalsociety.org, or visit them at 1940 Highway 107S in Cashiers.

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TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK

BY DONNA RHODES

Thomas Lindsay, MD

Addiction can be successfully treated under the compassionate care of a physician.

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hile many people may make moral judgments about substance abusers, today’s medical professionals model a new stance: Addiction is a treatable disease.

Thanks to the good work of physicians like Thomas Lindsay, MD, of Mission Community Primary Care in Cashiers, hundreds of locals suffering from substance abuse have sought treatment, reconstructed their lives, reconnected with estranged families, and reestablished themselves as viable employees.

April is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. Mission salutes its staff and patients who have teamed up to hold addiction at bay. But the road to recovery is a lot longer than you might think.

In the past, opiate addicts went to detox facilities. A high percentage relapsed when they returned home. Nowadays there’s an outpatient program, buprenor-

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phine MAT. Specially trained doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants administer scheduled medications that counteract addictive substances. In this controlled environment, patients are less likely to relapse.

Why are doctor’s visits more successful than a detox facility? A normal brain generates endorphin-producing chemicals, as needed, to make people feel good.

Excruciating pain, physical or emotional, requires more painkillers than the brain can muster. At home, patients on prescription drugs occasionally forget how much or when they last dosed. If alcohol or sedatives (like Xanax) are part of the mix, the brain is further compromised, and it sets up potential for overdose or death.

When seeing a doctor in their office on a regular basis, meds are controlled, pain managed, adjustments made, and mishaps prevented.

“People don’t want to overdose; they simply lose track,” says Dr. Lindsay. “It’s hard to remember when you had your last dose when you are hurting and taking a med that already affects your brain.”

This shift toward doctor-based treatment has made a tremendous difference.

Even though it might take years to undo an addiction, the results are solid. Patients are far less likely to backslide, saving money for patients and taxpayers.

Anyone can fall into the substanceabuse pit. Addiction doesn’t recognize race, religion, or status. Take time to write your congresspersons and ask for more funding to help heal those afflicted with this terrible disease.

If you’re concerned about abuse for you or a loved one, call Mission at (828) 526 -120 0. The treatment is highly confidential. Let Mission help you take your life back.

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HEMP OIL: WHAT’S THE SCOOP?

Dr. Sue Aery

BY DR. SUE AERY AERY CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE

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eadlines, stock market, legalization, and yes – health benefits!

So, what’s the hype about hemp all about?

Removing virtually all of the psychoactive THC from the final product would seemingly remove virtually all of the controversy, right?

And if not that simple fact, then how about because we see such amazing health benefits for so many who are suffering from depression, chemotherapy, immune deficiency, pain, fatigue, heart disease, hormone imbalance, sleep problems, skin irritations and many, many other issues?

The research on hemp is coming in stronger and stronger, the efficacy is there, the results are real and the final product gets better and better. Now you can get authentic, clean, non-GMO and truly effective Hemp Oil locally and the same product can be directly shipped anywhere in the United

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States. Hemp oil is legal in all 50 states and has just become more readily available right here in Highlands. The results are real and people are seeing the benefits of getting off some of the dangerous meds they’ve been using.

CBD (cannabidiol) is the active part of both marijuana and hemp plants, which differ mostly in their THC content. Hemp has little or no THC (less than 0.01 percent in hemp). Hemp, or CBD, is non-psychoactive and won’t cause a “high,” making it generally safe for use. The medicinal component of CBD sought by many to improve health is doing just that. Unlike marijuana, hemp is naturally higher in cannabidiol. The source and delivery system into the body are key components and important to recognize when deciding which Hemp oil to choose from. The

newest products are even cleaner and have a “liposomal” delivery system, which makes it immediately bioavailable to the body. Be careful of contaminants, especially knowing that these are oil-based products and can carry and hold GMO’s and many other contaminants like herbicides and pesticides from the crops. Make sure that your hemp/CBD product is third-party tested for purity and comes from a clean crop.

The benefits are there for you if you are avoiding the many medicines out there that carry side effects. More and more people, including health professionals like myself, are embracing hemp oil as the safe and effective medicinal plant that others have known about for thousands of years!

BY MARY ABRANYI | CASHIERS VALLEY FUSION

You can’t discount the power of re-evaluating your life and its endless strings of decisions, leavened with insight gained through positive habits.

Mary Abranyi

Mary Abranyi is a local Realtor with Landmark Realty Group and the owner of Cashiers Valley Fusion, where she teaches weekly yoga classes, workshops and retreats. She works closely with long-time friend and fellow yogi Ashby Garner of Yoga Highlands to bring a positive flow to the Plateau.

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ave you ever thought about where you are in life now compared to where you’ve been before and where you hope to be in the future?

Surely, we all have at some point or another. This reflection of our life’s timeline and the successes and failures of past, present and future can be a healthy exercise for personal growth, but it can also become a way of falling into the pattern of over-thinking.

Whether it’s life in general or very specific situations, over-thinking is a habitual behavior that can cause strain and sometimes failure to relationships, stress, anxiety, depression, anger, an overall negative mindset, and a false sense of reality. This can lead to mental and emotional roadblocks that keep us from having happy relationships, plus limit us from being the person we have the potential to be, both personally and professionally.

For example, take the way we interact with others. I think it’s safe to say we all would prefer having contact with other people that are pleasant and considerate, where each interaction is smooth and easy, but the reality is that it’s not always the case. There will inevitably be someone who challenges you or a situation where you feel you were

wronged in some way or perhaps you look back on a conversation and think about how you could have handled it differently, then the instant replay begins in your mind.

Unfortunately, this instant replay keeps going, and before long you’ve enhanced the severity of the situation.

So how do we break this habit of over-thinking? One option is to create another habit or series of habits that help to provide balance and stability in our minds and emotions. Positive habits can include practicing mindfulness in the present moment and gratitude for what you have, handling issues as they arise instead of playing it out in your head over and over, offering love in place of anger, paying closer attention to the company you keep, incorporating focused breathing and yoga into your life, and quieting the mind through meditation. These are all incredibly effective tools for removing the self-limiting roadblocks you’ve placed on your path. They are also wonderful ways to build discipline and confidence for an empowered life.

Don’t become your own worst enemy. Let go of perfection, stop procrastinating and take the time to arm yourself with a systematic approach to happiness and success!

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OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY

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ACCOMMODATIONS

ARCHITECTS

BEAUTY

CABINET DESIGN

CLEANING

CONSTRUCTION

HOME DECOR

REAL ESTATE

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ACCOMMODATIONS

BIZ SPOTLIGHT

A HOME THAT CALLS YOU

BY DONNA RHODES

This gorgeous Highlands home is set in the midst of Mirrormont’s natural splendor.

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ne of Mirrormont’s best is featured as April’s Home of Distinction. It possesses everything you’d dream of in an upscale mountain retreat.

The setting: It’s nestled in over one-anda-half acres of majestic woodlands through which a crystal stream meanders. Water winds its way past the dwelling’s deck, which is superbly designed for anything from family downtime to full-scale outdoor entertainment. Such an enchanting setting promises a picture-perfect milieu any season, any time of day.

The Interior: Prepare to be enthralled by the home’s captivating feel. Everything about it expresses light and warmth. Ca-

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thedral ceilings stand regally over welcoming wood floors in the Great Room. Lighting is luscious as it streams through generous windows. Brightness bounces playfully off creamy walls, hand-crafted ceilings, and stunning cabinetry.

The Comfort: At day’s end, four tranquil Bedrooms, each with a large Bath (two with twin vanities and jetted tubs) invite rest and rejuvenation. An additional one-anda-half baths accommodate guests in the main living area.

The Extras: The house is partially furnished.

Several beautiful pieces are negotiable at the buyer’s request. Residents will enjoy living within walking distance of Mirror Lake, which is

within Highlands’ city limits. And speaking of walking, pets will delight in a fenced area/run with a never-ceasing supply of friendly wildlife to investigate.

The Accessibility: For gatherings of family or friends, there is plenty of parking extending to a well-maintained gravel drive.

The Condition: This home is beautifully cared-for, making its purchase an easy transition into a lifetime of satisfaction. If you are ready for quality that fits your style of living, this home is ready for you.

For more information about this home and other magnificent properties along the Highlands Plateau, call John M. Dotson, Broker, Preferred Properties of Highlands, (828) 526-5587.

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YOUR RETIREMENT COUNTDOWN

BY MARY BETH BRODY | EDWARD JONES FINANCIAL ADVISOR

Careful planning and timely decisions can ensure a generous retirement lifestyle.

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f you want to enjoy a comfortable retirement lifestyle, you don’t need to have been born rich or even to have earned scads of money during your working years.

But you do need to make the right moves at the right time – which means you might want to start a “retirement countdown” well before you draw your final paycheck.

What might such a countdown look like?

Here are a few ideas: • Ten years before retirement – At this stage of your career, you might be at, or at least near, your peak earning capacity. At the same time, your kids may have grown and left the home, and you might even have paid off your mortgage. All these factors, taken together, may mean that you can afford to “max out” on your IRA and your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. And that’s exactly what you should do, if you can, because these retirement accounts offer tax benefits and the opportunity to spread your dollars around a variety of investments.

• Five years before retirement – Review your Social Security statement to see how much

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you can expect to receive each month at various ages. You can typically start collecting benefits as early as 62, but your monthly checks will be significantly larger if you wait until your “full” retirement age, which will likely be 66 (and a few months) or 67. Your payments will be bigger still if you can afford to wait until 70, at which point your benefits reach their ceiling. In any case, you’ll need to weigh several factors – your health, your family history of longevity, your other sources of retirement income – before deciding on when to start taking Social Security.

• One to three years before retirement – To help increase your income stream during retirement, you may want to convert some, but likely not all, of your growth-oriented investments, such as stocks and stock-based vehicles, into income-producing ones, such as bonds. Keep in mind, though, that even during your retirement years, you’ll still likely need your portfolio to provide you with some growth potential to help keep you ahead of inflation.

• One year before retirement – Evaluate your retirement income and expenses. It’s

particularly important that you assess your health-care costs. Depending on your age at retirement, you may be eligible for Medicare, but you will likely need to pay for some supplemental coverage as well, so you will need to budget for this.

Also, as you get closer to your actual retirement date, you will need to determine an appropriate withdrawal rate for your investments. How much should you take each year from your IRA, 401(k) and other retirement accounts? The answer depends on many factors: the size of these accounts, your retirement lifestyle, your projected longevity, whether you’ve started taking Social Security, whether your spouse is still working, and so on. A financial professional can help you determine an appropriate withdrawal rate.

These aren’t the only steps you need to take before retirement, nor do they need to be taken in the precise order described above. But they can be useful as guidelines for a retirement countdown that can help ease your transition to the next phase of your life.

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APRIL’S GARDEN Lay the groundwork for an abundant growing season through the wisdom of Dovecote/Dargan Landscape.

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ay the groundwork for an abundant growing season through the wisdom of Dovecote/Dargan Landscape.

After a long winter’s nap, The Garden Talk Salon at Dovecote/ Dargan Landscape Architects, returns to kick off the season at 10:0 0 A.M.on April 13 and April 27.

We’ll be offering “How Do I Grow Nourishing Vegetables For My Family?,” a demonstration to arm you with clever, spacesaving and sensible growing techniques. Learn about soil blocking, and early veggies direct-sown or grown on heat mats.

A tour of our organic teaching gardens, greenhouse, vermiculture and compost center will inspire your home garden. Bring your own seeds, small planting trays (reuse your plastic lettuce containers) or purchase them from our Sow True Seed collection at Dovecote. Soil mix and nutrient is provided.

Also, learn how to grow sunflower and buckwheat sprouts for immediate gratification!

In May, learn about inspirational plants at 10:0 0 A.M. on May 11 and May 25. We’ll be presenting “Gardens For Use and For Delight: What Are Great Choices for Hip and Cool Garden Plants?” Visits to Chattooga Gardens and Scotlyn’s Yard are included to get ready for Mother’s Day and the summer season with early dahlias, annuals and perennials.

Enjoy planning your Garden Talk Salon summer schedule!

In June, the theme is “Zippy Garden Design: How Can I Amp Up My Garden and Drench My Landscape with Pizazz?” Join us to meet Carl and Ethan Peverall, atmospheric sculptors of Contemporary Stonehenge in the Dovecote Meadow. Ernest Koonce discusses Native Azaleas and Mr. Hugh Does Flowers!

Please join us for Cocktail Gardens at The Village Green on June 26.

In July, our homes are filled with guests, so “Gardens that Entertain: Can my garden host a party and provide flowers for my home?” is our theme. Meet lighting guru, Chris Wakefield, of The Outdoor Lights, mystery floral designer and sign-up for the plein air painting workshop. July 5 is a special heritage gardens lecture at The Cashiers Historical Society and July 13, the Heirloom Garden Opening and Tea. August focuses on “Harvest gardens: How do I not go crazy with all this garden produce?”. Our blackberry wine from last year should be ready for sampling ( and we might make another batch!), plus specialty pickles and jam making. So make plans now to join us and reserve your spot early!

Please note that Dovecote seats only 20 people during inclement weather, so please call ahead. $20 per class will save your seat. Dargan’s Dovecote PO Box 2638 Cashiers, NC 28717 or call 828-743-1017.

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JELLY BUGS

BY DONNA RHODES |ILLUSTRATION BY NORMA JEAN ZAHNER

Little Ray’s attempt to take care of his ailing Mama will leave a bad taste in your mouth.

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hen my son, Ray, was two, he ate nothing but bananas, toast, scrambled eggs, and peanut butter …the beige food group.

I tried to sneak a broccoli bud or green pea into a banana slice.

“Ray. Check it out. A tree is growing in your banana boat!” That was right before a banana smear slimed my forehead and a green pea made a hole-in-one in my left nostril.

This particular morning I was down for the count with tonsillitis. I heard Ray rumbling around in the kitchen, preparing a recipe for disaster.

So I willed myself out of bed and floated to the kitchen in a cloud of medicated surreal.

Oh, look, Dali is in my hallway.

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“How’s it hanging, Sal?” “Anteater,” he replied.

I found Ray on the floor building a snow fort out of a bag of flour.

Sigh.

I slid some bread into the toaster, and napped while I waited for it to brown. I buttered and jellied it, sat Ray down for breakfast, and I drifted back to bed.

Twenty minutes later I heard the screen door slam. Two minutes after that, hysterical laughter.

“Whatever it is, it can’t be good,” I thought.

I floated back down the hall. Dali left a melted Camembert hanging from a fixture before vanishing into the wall.

I found Ray sitting on the back stoop holding his toast on the flat of

his hand at eye level. About a half dozen armadillidium vulgare, better known as roly polies (which aren’t bugs, by the way, but crustaceans) wobbled helplessly crust to crust.

Ray watched them, entranced and delighted, yelling, “Jelly bugs!

Jelly bugs!”

Several bites of toast were missing. I had no idea how many jelly bugs were downed.

In my defense I was very sick and barely conscious. So when I woke up on the floor by the back door an hour later, I chalked it up to medication.

But that doesn’t explain the crustacean crumbles in the corners of my mouth.

“Ray, did Mommy eat some jelly bugs? Ray? Ray?”

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LEAP INTO HUDSON

BY EMILY CROWELL

Hudson Library catches Spring Fever with its busy Calendar of Events for April.

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he poet T.S. Eliot would have you believe that April is a cruel month, but he may have changed his mind if he had ever visited Highlands this time of year. Just walking down Main Street on a spring day and following the flower-lined brick path to Hudson Library is enough to turn around even the gloomiest mood.

(On a side note, some of Eliot’s work can be found gracing the shelves of Hudson.

“Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” is a particular gem.)

So what’s going on at Hudson Library this April?

On Saturday, April 21, at 12:30 P.M. in the Hudson Library meeting room, Dick Wall will be giving a talk on his late wife Carol’s memoir, “Mister Owita’s Guide To Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a

Green Thumb and an Open Heart,” a story of friendship and healing. The library owns a copy of the book for check-out, and Mr. Wall will have books available for purchase as well. This the first of three “Books and Bites” programs sponsored by the Hudson Library Board this year, featuring author talks and book signings. Light food and refreshments will be provided, and the program is free and open to the public.

Nutritionist Medea Galligan will be teaching a fermentation workshop in Hudson’s Meeting Room on Friday, April 27, at 2:0 0 P.M. Participants in this twohour workshop will learn how to make fermented foods, which are beneficial for digestive health, and take home some of their own preparations. Reservations are required, as is a $40 fee for ingredients

and materials. Please call the library for more information.

April 27 will also see Mayor Pat Taylor in the Meeting Room for Community Coffee at 11:00 A.M., speaking on a topic relevant to the Highlands community. Community Coffee is usually held on the last Friday of the month at Hudson Library, and coffee and light refreshments are provided.

Hudson Library can be reached at (828) 526-3031, or at 554 Main Street in Highlands. The library is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 A.M. until 5:30 P.M., and on Saturdays from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. (despite any staff desires to close the library and go frolic in the spring sunshine).

Please note: the library will be closed, along with all Fontana Regional Libraries, on April 18 for an annual training day.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR WORLD

BY LUKE OSTEEN

Whether you prefer indoors or outdoors, the Cashiers Library can help you better understand the world.

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lbert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library has plenty of books to help you understand the natural treasures that are available to everyone on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

Whether it’s the unique geological features or the flora and fauna that live amongst us, there is a book dedicated to the subject.

But the library can go one better, if you’re willing to step outside.

Library patrons can check out a 4.5-inch Orion StarBlast telescope for a week at a time, without charge. Along with the telescope is a “Getting Started in Astronomy Guide,” “The Audubon Guide to Constellations,” a Night Sky Planisphere, a Starlite red LED flashlight, and a Moon Filter.

Whether you’re a serious astronomer or just a backyard sky-buff, this is the perfect

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kit for scanning those pristine night vistas.

If your attention is focused on the woods around you, well, the library can help with that, too.

It’s offering the use of free Critter-Cams to keep an eye on the animals that make their living in your neighborhood. Thanks to an innovative program offered through the state, you can monitor your property to see who’s passing through – local participants have captured video images of foxes, bears, coyotes, squirrels, rabbits, and even an escaped horse.

But perhaps you prefer the indoors to

anything you’ll find outside. Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library offers free movies every Thursday afternoon (complete with free popcorn and bottled water). This month, you’re invited to “The Darkest Hour (April 5); “Murder on the Orient Express” (April 12); “The Shape of Water” (April 19); and “The Phantom Thread” (April 26).

And finally, the library is a great place to catch up on local comings and goings, wild stories, and unvarnished gossip.

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BE SEEN AT THE GREEN

BY ANN SELF

THE VILLAGE GREEN

After a long winter’s nap, The Village Green emerges in all its emerald glory for the busy season ahead.

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ays are longer, the air is warmer, and you’re itching to spend more time outdoors. Why not spend that time at The Village Green? This scenic 13-plus acre public park is conveniently located in the heart of Cashiers.

If you’re looking for something to do, The Village Green offers a plethora of special events for music and art lovers alike.

These exciting events kick off on May 26 with Groovin’ on the Green and the Rotary Arts and Crafts Festival.

The Village Green is committed to serving the community by providing venues to the public. The Village Green offers three venues with lovely views perfect for hosting a truly memorable event. The Gazebo and Lawn is a mountain rustic structure that may be used for events and

private functions.

Located in the Kara Leigh Pulley Park, the Pavilion is a sizable structure with picnic tables and a charcoal grill. This area is ideal for picnics, birthday parties, church functions, family reunions, and other gatherings.

The Village Green Commons is an open air, multiuse venue featuring a mountain rustic pavilion and sprawling meadow lawn. Including indoor restroom facilities, a kitchenette, and an audio system, The

Village Green Commons offers a majestic backdrop for your wedding day.

If you would like to know more about how The Village Green can help with your next event, email info@villagegreencashiersnc.com or call (828) 743-3434.

For more information about The Village Green, including a calendar of events, visit villagegreencashiersnc.com.

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT JUDY JOYNER

A WOMAN OF VISION

BY JENNY KING

The Highlands Community Child Development Center is a treasure for the entire community, thanks to people like Judy Joyner.

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he Highlands Community Child Development Center is a blessing to parents who work in our community. This fourstar rated center is filled with a well-trained, compassionate, and loving staff who are dedicated to the well-being of every child.

Board members like Vice-President Judy Joyner feel that same sense of dedication.

A life-long educator, Joyner and her husband moved to Highlands full time in 2010 from Jacksonville, Florida. She became the program coordinator for the Literacy Council of Highlands, where she worked until 2014, and was integral in creating many community-based programs. It was during that time that she became involved with HCCDC. Through the “Mobilizing Literacy” program she would take lessons to the area

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pre-schools, and part of that program was a collaboration with The Bascom. Judy had been an art teacher during her professional career, so this became a natural blending of past and present.

After retiring from the Literacy Council, and as a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Highlands, she immediately joined the Board of Directors for the Highlands Community Child Development Center. She is quick to point out that HCCDC is an independent 501 (c) 3 organization that is not run or operated by the church. It is housed in the beautiful facility on Church Street and receives grants and contributions from many area philanthropic groups.

Joyner is effusive in her praise of the staff for their hard work. “They have distin-

guished themselves by obtaining degrees in Early Childhood Education and credentials through Southwestern Community College. We’re so proud of their dedication” HCCDC continues to grow to meet the community’s needs. They have a plan for renovating a portion of their building and adding eight cribs, which will increase the total number of infants to 16. Joyner says it is a much-needed expansion.

If you’re interested in helping the Highlands Community Child Development Center continue to provide highquality preschool child care and early childhood education, Joyner suggests you visit their website at HighlandsCommunityChildcare.org and if you’d like to see this delightful center for yourself, call (828) 526 -8905.

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THE STORY CONTINUES

BY SUE BLAIR CARPE DIEM FARMS

The successful treatment of beloved horse Anna Banana relies upon intuition, experimentation and the wise design of Easy’s Slipper.

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ur series on the horses of CDF and their role in the creation and development of Easy’s Slipper continues with our Alpha Mare, Anna Banana.

She’s a 15-year-old spotted walking horse who has lived at CDF since she was three months old. Anna Banana has stifle joint issues which cause her stifles to lock. Simply, the condition is caused by a lack of fluid in the joint capsule. The locking began when she was three months old and has continued to cause her pain and lameness issues.

The veterinarian prescribed backing her up hills in order to strengthen her leg muscles. Together we did endless backwards trips up the hills. I’m sure they helped, but they never solved the problem. (Many choose surgery. That was never an option for me.)

Fast forward nearAnna Banana’s first check-up at UGA Veterinary Medical Center ly 15 years and we but that’s what Easy’s Slipper has done have the knowledge and the technology to make her since its inception, think outside the box to custom back feet Easy’s Slippers. We can’t help horses.

We’ll keep you posted on her progress. In fix the underlying problem, lack of fluid in the joints, but we can provide her with shock the meantime, Anna was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma on her eye and absorption and shock vibration dissipation.

The experiment began 16 weeks ago with had surgery at UGA Vet School on February the installation of her first pair of custom slip- 15. Her prognosis is very good and I believe her slippers have helped in the recovery by pers. It is also the first rear glue-on shoe! making her more comfortable with all the By assisting her mechanics, changing the break-over, and providing a rocker on time in her stall.

Carpe Diem Farms is a 501©3 educationthe bottom of her hoof she can have ease of movement, reduce the pressure on the al foundation in its twenty-sixth year of operation in Highlands providing experiential stifles and thus reduce inflammation and pain. These are all suppositions at this point, learning utilizing equines.

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GIVE RESCUES HAPPY TAILS

BY CATHY HOWMAN

MACON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY

Good fortune smiles upon all the cats and dogs who find their way to the Appalachian Animal Rescue Center.

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he Macon County Humane Society, also known as the Appalachian Animal Rescue Center, has been dedicated to caring for Macon County’s abandoned cats and dogs since we opened in 1962.

We offer a low cost spay/neuter program through Humane Alliance. Thanks to the town of Franklin, we also have a grant to assist low-income pet owners. Please call (828) 524-4588 to see if you qualify.

We are currently organizing our sixth annual Super Adoption Day Event, to be held Saturday, April 28, from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the empty field off West Palmer Street in Franklin. There will be a hot dog lunch plate, vendors, and kid-friendly activities. If you’re interested in being a vendor, donating items for the raffle table, baked goods, or would like to be a dog walker, please call the shelter (828) 524-4588.

We’re really excited about our May fund-

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raiser, to be held at 12 Spies Vineyard in Rabun County, Georgia, on May 12 from 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. We have collected some great silent auction items.

There will be wine tastings, finger foods, music, and, of course, pet adoptions.

In closing, I’d like to introduce you to two of our many happy ending stories.

Rocky and his siblings were five weeks old when we took them home to foster. After many feedings of puppy formula and baby food with a syringe they were able to stand for small periods of time. After a few weeks they were able to walk, run, and play with each other.

Sweet Rocky It was a bittersweet moment when they were able to go to our shelter to be adopted. However, Rocky, has a forever It took a year with us before he learned to home with us. trust people. Finally, he was adopted and And Rusty. He was abandoned in the he now sleeps in bed with his owners and woods before we were able to trap him. has made best friends with their cat.

BY DONN GASH FOREVER FARM

Sweet Happy is the loveable face of the compassionate care given to all the animals finding respite at Forever Farm.

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n early 2015, Friends For Life was asked if we had room for a 12-year-old, heartwormpositive Basset Hound/Shepherd mix. Her name was Happy. One of her elderly owners had passed away, and the other was moving into a nursing facility. We were contacted by the adult children of the owners, who were unable to take in their parents’ pet, but knew their parents would want her cared for.

When Happy came to us, the first thing anyone noticed was her comical appearance, with her Shepherd face and coat, but short, knobby Basset legs and long body. It didn’t take long to see she also possessed an endearing, loveable personality. It was easy to see why her human parents loved her and wanted to know she would be safe and loved after they were no longer able to look after her.

Not only has Happy blended effortlessly

with other dogs at the farm, she has grieved along with staff when we’ve said goodbye to her elderly canine companions when they’ve passed. She has been a poignant example of the love and empathy dogs can feel.

In the time since she came to us, Happy has developed the aches and pains that come with old age, and takes daily medications to help her feel as good as possible. She is 15 years old now.

She has days she spends mostly sleeping.

But she also has many days spent out in her yard, feeling the grass under her feet and sun on her face. She chases her faster moving companions, hopping on her funny little legs like a rabbit.

Caring for pets like Happy, giving them a

home in the twilight of their lives is an honor and a responsibility we take to heart. It’s a duty that requires deep commitment and great resources. If you would like to help with our work, please consider a tax-deductible donation to help further our mission. For more information, visit our website at www.friendsforlife.foreverfarm.org or call (828) 508-2460. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 340, Sapphire, NC 28774.

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A HAPPY HOME

Heartwarming Happy Photo by Korah McDonald

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LITTLE MOMENTS BECOME BIG

Anna (in blue) at pottery class.

BY ELIZABETH SPAULDING BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS

The deep bonds that develop between Littles and Bigs are often built upon shared interests.

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igs and Littles start their friendship as strangers who have agreed to put time into getting to know each other.

The rapport, built through their regularly occurring outings and sharing in novel experiences, is the awesome return of this investment. In the beginning of the friendship, Bigs usually choose the outing and present the idea to the Little to ensure their interest in the venture. This is often spending time outside exploring the beauty of Western North Carolina, art, music, or sports. They build an initial bond through shared activities. These small seeds of curiosity often spark big interests from the Littles, especially when they get to experience something with their Big that they didn’t know of before.

In the Spring of 2017, Ana and Eleanor were matched based on their interests and how their personalities would complement each other. Since then, they have tried

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many different activities, but have discovered that art is their happiest joint hobby.

Ana is exploring different mediums/arts through The Bascom where she takes weekly classes from resident artists. They both also enjoy spending time at Eleanor’s studio painting together. Ana is a natural in other artistic attempts, like pottery, screen printing and photography. The joy sparked in Ana from engaging in art together is something that Eleanor enjoys being a witness to. And through these shared art activities, these two have built trust, friendship and a strong bond.

We are always looking for additional mentors of all ages who would like to commit to being a part of a child’s life. Both Cashiers and Highlands branches offer site-based and community-based programs that allow our volunteers flexibility and fun. The school-based program allows mentors the

opportunity to assist children with academics and social skills weekly at school. The community-based program enables mentors the freedom to participate in activities that occur after-school or on the weekends twice a month.

If you want to learn more about mentoring through BBBS, please contact Elizabeth Spaulding at cashiers@bbbswnc.org.

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NEED A MISSION? JOIN SMWC

BY PEGGY PAYNE

SCALY MOUNTAIN WOMENS CLUB

The tireless, extremely generous members of the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club have mapped out a busy year for the benefit of their community.

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embers of the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club gathered at the home of Diane Herring for the February meeting. Winter meetings are held at members’ homes, followed by lunch. The meeting was on Valentine’s Day and our hostess Diane had filled her home with flowers, valentines and chocolate.

The ladies had a surprise for one of the young members, Rachael Wavra, who is expecting her first child in March. The club ladies presented her with a car seat and other baby gifts. Now the club cannot wait to meet the baby at the April meeting. A short meeting was held with discussion of summer programs, pancake breakfast, and scholarship students. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month.

Summer meetings are held in the old Scaly Mountain schoolhouse. The club is a 501(c) 3 and other than the scholarship students the club supports many non-profit organizations, including the Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Fire Department, The Sid Weber Cancer Fund, Western Carolina Hospice House, the Highlands Emergency Council, The Scaly Mountain Historical Society, and the Literary council of Highlands.

The fundraisers that support our work include the pancake breakfasts featuring blueberry pancakes, a golf tournament, a fashion show, and the Chocolate Fantasy. The club welcomes new members. For more information please contact our membership chairman Susie Goodrow at smgoodrow@gmail.com.

Rachael Wavra

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CHHS Executive Director David Stroud stands in awe of the natural beauty at Taylor Canyon Reservoir near Crested Butte, Colorado.

NO BOUNDARIES

BY DAVID STROUD | CASHIERS-HIGHLANDS HUMANE SOCIETY | PHOTO BY BETH STROUD

The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society’s reputation for loving care for cats and dogs extends far beyond the borders of the Plateau.

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henever I travel, whether it is to a state industry association meeting or national animal welfare convention, or even on those rare vacations, I always make sure to pack plenty of shirts that promote the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society and the work of our Animal Rescue Team. To say I am proud of our organization, our staff, volunteers, and our community would be a vast understatement.

After all, not only have we quadrupled our lifesaving intake of local strays and owner-surrendered pets in the past five years, during that same time the CHHS Animal Rescue Team has been deployed to six different states to save lives in puppy mill raids, cruelty and hoarding cases, and natural disaster response and rescue. Two years ago, we were also selected to be among the first animal welfare agencies

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in North Carolina to receive rescued dogs from illegal meat farms in South Korea, raising awareness of an international tragedy years before the recent Winter Olympics brought attention of this horrific cruelty to the world.

Our rescue work has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, and news outlets across the United States, and it is always gratifying when during my travels folks tell me they have heard of the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society. And if local residents in Crested Butte, Colorado, hadn’t heard of CHHS before my vacation there this past February, they certainly learned about us during my trip because of the name of the organization I am so blessed and grateful to wear on my shirt.

So yes, I am proud of the lifesaving work we do, and the awareness and goodwill

we have generated all across this country for the Highlands-Cashiers communities.

Although our first priority will always be the animals in our hometown, animals in need know no boundaries. Neither does our love and compassion.

Established in 1987, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit no-kill animal shelter that receives no state or county tax dollars, and no funding from any national animal organization. CHHS is located on Highway 64 in Sapphire, two miles east of the Cashiers Crossroads and is open from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Saturday. For more information, visit us online at CHhumanesociety. org or call CHHS at (828)743-5769. Tax-deductible donations to support our lifesaving work can be mailed to CHHS, P.O. Box 638, Cashiers, NC 28717.

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BRUSHY FACE TRAIL

BY JOY-LYNN RHOTON HIGHLANDS-CASHIERS LAND TRUST

Volunteers are needed to build Highlands newest trail – the exquisite Brushy Face Trail.

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ot cabin fever? Now is the perfect time to explore Highlands’ newest trail − the Brushy Face Trail − owned, built and conserved by Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. This moderate 1.4-mile trail crosses through a wide range of habitats and over Clear Creek.

Enjoy beautiful views during the winter months as hikers can see the rock face of HCLT’s first conserved property, Satulah, from a distance. Old growth trees in the forest stand out with no leaves to hide their magnificence. The slope and ease of the trail welcomes both new and old hikers alike with all physical abilities.

The first phase of the proposed trail system, located just south of Highlands off U.S. 28, is complete; however, the second phase, which expands the original trail to include a roundtrip loop, is only partially done. With

the completion of the loop, hikers will get to explore another section of this beautiful greenspace.

Constructing an effective, sustainable trail is something of an art form and takes time and effort to build. The progress made on the Brushy Face Trail has been astonishing, since all the trail work has been done by community volunteers and done entirely by hand! While many modern trails are built with miniature excavators, like the Yanmar tool used by the Highlands Plateau Greenway, the topography in Brushy Face prevents the Land Trust from using motorized equipment.

We would like to finish the loop trail for

summer enjoyment; however, we need your help. Phase II of the Brushy Face trail system is going slowly as we continue through the off-season of the year. We have trail volunteer days every other Tuesday and on the first Saturday of the month. HCLT provides gloves, tools, water, and light refreshments each time. If you’re interested in volunteering, please email joylynn.hclt@earthlink. net or call (828) 526-1111. We would love to have you.

To learn how HCLT protects the quality of the air you breathe, the water you drink and healthy habitat for all who live here visit hicashlt.org.

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TEAM BUILDING AND BONDING Highlands Aerial Park offers so much more than flights among the forest canopy.

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ighlands Aerial Park has discovered it can offer both individual fun and games as well as experiential teambuilding education.

The first appeals to the traditional family out to have a good time that creates memories, while the second finds its audience in organizations, schools, corporations, government bodies, businesses, etc.

The latter is divided into Team Building vs Team Bonding.

Bonding is basically leading a group through the park’s Ziplines, Giant Swing, and other elements just to have fun and blow off steam. Recent example is the Clemson Golf Teams, both men’s and women’s, combined a morning of Zipping with an afternoon of Golf prior to the start of their fall season. Coaches and players agreed it would become an annual event due to the spirit it instilled.

Kelly Hester, the Head Women’s Golf Coach at Clemson University, recently had this to say about their team bonding experience at Highlands Aerial Park: “Our golf team had a great time zip lining and swinging on the Highlands Canopy Tour. The guides were knowledgeable and

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fun. Using zip lining as a team building activity proved to be both valuable and enjoyable! Two thumbs up from this coach!”

Team Building is a much more involved process. The desired outcomes or objectives of any particular group need to be determined in advance and then a program is custom-designed to achieve those objectives. It’s important to create activities that provide opportunities for individuals to support each other and create a sense of interdependence.

Organizers recognize that not all in the group will be capable of participating in the more physical aspects, but activities such as ground support with radio contact and transport

by ATVs makes it possible for all to contribute to achieving the objective. Recent example of a hugely successful event is Chick-Fil-A, which wanted to address the multi tasks, overlapping schedules, variety of supervision, and demand to bring it all together for “an outrageously positive experience for every customer every time”.

Their endorsement of the program speaks for itself: “Our leadership team needed an experience that pushed their comfort levels and

challenged them mentally and physically.

I chose Highlands Aerial Park. I expected a fun outing where they could bond as a team; what we received was a lesson in humility, vulnerability, teamwork, encouragement, and selflessness that I never thought would happen organically. The HAP team were amazing at developing a leadership experience that has strengthened the leadership culture at Chick-fil-A in Clayton, Georgia. We are better because of our experience at HAP!” Team Building requires a skill set of the facilitators beyond Team Bonding. HAP has a qualified team specifically for this purpose.

Groups may provide a third-party leader for ground phases of the course if the subject is technical or objective specific.

If you think your group or business would benefit from participation, whether it be a morale boost, conflict resolution, or any other objective, HAP is offering a discount through May 2018 to members of the Highlands, Cashiers, Franklin, Rabun Chamber of Commerce as well as school and youth groups.

For more information, email info@highlandscanopytour or call (828) 526-8773.

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BRING IT TO LIGHT

BY DONNA RHODES

For Gordon and Judy Gray, Gray Lighting & Woodwork is a shining labor of love.

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aster craftsman Gordon Gray and his gifted wife, Judy, are lighting up Western North Carolina with Gray Lighting & Woodwork, Cashiers’ one-ofa-kind lighting, furnishings with character, and illumination store at the Commons.

The Grays believe anything is fair game for a lighting fixture. Do you have a stunning piece of driftwood that you can’t part with? Let Gordon make it a functional chandelier. How about an antique coffee grinder? Wire it, shade it, and it will adorn your dining area. There’re dozens of lamportunities: your grandmother’s heirloom vase, an architectural or archaeological find, an old bourbon bottle, or local pottery. Any of these treasures can be wired into a conversation-piece lamp unlike any other …anywhere. And the perfect matching shade or globe awaits your selection at Gray’s.

Don’t want anything custom? Then choose from a wide selection of handmade lamps, fixtures, candles, or picked

pieces from all over the south.

If you are in the market for more than a lamp, let Gordon introduce you to his furniture fabrications, crafted from ethicallysourced, locally-grown, and often repurposed timbers.

Like their custom lamps, the Grays take pride in producing unique furniture, adorned with Nature’s live edges, organic shapes, and artful imperfections. Gordon is your go-to craftsman for any and all customized creations.

Judy specializes in DIY surface treatments. From rustic to elegant to shabby chic, her furniture-flips are fabulous. Maybe you’d like to DIY something yourself.

Stay tuned for her class schedule starting in May. If you welcome illumination, the Grays can provide it, from personal, customized

Gordon and Judy Gray fixtures to a large candle selection to reflections of all that lovely light in an array of magical mirrors. Add to that lampshades and other distinctive accents at moderate prices and you’ll be happy to let the Grays bathe your household in warm, welcoming radiance.

Visit Gray Lighting & Woodwork at 37 Commons Drive, 107 North in Cashiers.

For information, call (828) 743-3313, email graylightingcashiers@gmail.com; or visit graylightingcashiers on Facebook. Hours are 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday.

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Elena Wood

THE NEW CLASSICS

BY DONNA RHODES

Classic Links and Luggage offers complete lines of clothing and fine luggage, all geared to the active lifestyle. It’s all served up with deeply personalized service.

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lassic Links and Luggage, the Plateau’s go-to active-wear and luggage shop, is known for its exceptional array of brand name clothing, fine luggage, and warm, friendly service.

Owners Vance and Elena Wood recently made shopping at Classic Links and Luggage more convenient. They moved it to the heart of Highlands at 381 Main Street, the former gallery of Robert A. Tino.

Elena says, “We’re focusing on our niche markets for women’s active apparel, totes, and, compact luggage lines like those of Tumi & Briggs and Riley. We’re keeping in step with the carry-on trend.”

Elena notes that women’s sports apparel is no longer only for the course, court, or gym. Leggings, tees, and athleisure wear,

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with moisture-wicking and sun-protection are designed to move with you on or off your favorite exercise surface. Designs from Jofit, IBKUL, Golftini and other famous collections are more fashionable, feminine, functional, and flirtier than the look of decades past. Active-wear and everyday wear are cross-pollinating into a comfortable, interchangeable new breed of garments. Athletic-wear has become a standard uniform. It’s the new classic on the court or on-the-go.

By concentrating on women’s golfwear, exercise, and yoga wear, Classic Links and Luggage is able to offer a superb range of clothing unrivaled anywhere in the area.

Right now, the Woods want to focus

on the physical location at Main, but by year’s end, they’ll be growing their online presence, which is already an integral part of sales.

For comfy clothing that feels like a second skin and is as fashionable on court as it is in a meeting or a soiree, stop by Classic Links and Luggage. Purchase a few interchangeable basics that will expand your wardrobe and your comfort quotient tenfold. While there, pick up a fashionable tote in which to pack those wrinkle free fabrics for an easy-care weekend getaway.

It’s easy to link-up with Classic Links and Luggage: Phone: (828) 533-9954. Email: info@classiclinksandluggage.com. Web: classiclinksandluggage.com.

BIZ SPOTLIGHT

HIGH ELEVATION & ELATION

BY DONNA RHODES

Thanks to the wild success of the Highlands Food and Wine Festival, word is spreading about the unique pleasures of life on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

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here’s something magical about going up to a mountaintop. The Highlands Chamber of Commerce knows how to optimize that symbolism by providing peak experiences so entertaining, visitors are compelled to come back year after year.

The Plateau has become a highly celebrated destination, grabbing national attention. One of Highlands’ most outstanding treasures is its pool of exceptionally talented chefs and waiting staff. Our fine taste was destined to launch something wonderful. And it did − the hugely successful Highlands Food and Wine Festival.

In 2017 Festival buzz generated lots of positive publicity.

Media attendance was at a record high, with participation by over 55 media members from 27 separate media outlets resulting in 43 articles

and mentions in The Local Palate, Huffington Post, CNN Travel, Edible Asheville, TOWN Magazine, WNC and many more.

The Festival also drew record social media reach, garnering over 120,0 0 0 eyes on its recap video and ticket announcement on Facebook.

The November Festival generated interest in other events, too. Highlands Food & Wine Festival Public Relations Officer Ashley Brown says, “Media outlets are now reaching out to the Highlands Chamber of Commerce, requesting information regarding articles outside the Festival’s scope in the Spring, Summer and Winter months. The majority of our visiting media members had never been to Highlands.

By the end of the Festival, all were looking forward to returning, blown away by the

talent and the refined mountain experience that Highlands is known for.”

What does all this mean for Highlanders? More regional and national attention is heading our way. Highlands business owners can utilize the media attention to grow their businesses and take advantage of being in the spotlight. By having high-quality photos, an up-to-date website, social media connections, available phone-message space, and promotional materials on hand, those pop-in writers and media personnel can feature your business in a snap.

Residents and business owners alike can learn more about operating at mountainpeak performance by contacting Ashley Brown at Marketing@highlandschamber. org, or by calling (864) 430-1250.

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TREASUREWOOD ROAD A long gentle drive sweeps past a private pond, fenced pasture & barn on high elevation gentleman’s farm. The 4BR/3.5BA home has tall ceilings and a gorgeous view of distant mountains. Kitchen is open to great room, deck. M L S # 8 5 8 3 7 / $ 9 5 5 ,0 0 0

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Beautiful 1900’s Farm House sitting on 40+ mostly cleared acres. Long range panoramic mountain views. The home has been remodeled and has new electrical and plumbing. It has a rocking chair front porch, a barn, root cellar and a large garden area. MLS# 86131 / $775,000

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This beautifully furnished 3BR/3BA cottage welcomes you home the minute you walk in the door! Enjoy views of Chimney Top Mountain from the covered porch with a handsome stone fireplace. Property has lovely gardens and plantings! M L S# 8 4 8 4 5 / $ 975,0 0 0

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Sunny four bedroom, four bathroom home features beautiful wood walls in the great room with stone fireplace and view of golf course and mountains. 3 bedrooms are located on the main floor! Cozy kitchen with eating area and built-ins. M L S# 8 3 4 5 6 / $ 6 2 5,0 0 0

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Spacious two-story 3BR / 3.5BA home just a golf cart ride away from all the amenities. Wraparound decks overlooking 14th fairway. Lovely great room with cathedral ceilings. Nearly new golf cart and storage included.

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Charming 3 bedroom home with covered porches and decks abounding!

A lovely 1 bedroom guest house including wood working shop and multipurpose room is attached by a walkway. Awesome location, just minutes from downtown Highlands. M L S# 8 719 4 / $ 4 9 9,0 0 0

Beautiful and well-maintained 2BR/2BA home in Sapphire Valley includes adjacent lot. Additional sleeping loft and kitchenette. Gorgeous yearround golf and mountain views. Amenities available through Sapphire Valley Master Association. M L S # 8 4 5 6 0 / $ 2 9 9 ,0 0 0

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BIG BUCK LODGE Truly a magnificent manor in the heart of 35+ acres of hardwood trees surrounded by National Forest. The 5BR home has 3 levels with massive rooms, large fireplaces and cathedral ceilings. 3BR guest house.

Furnished with exceptions. M L S# 8 5174 / $ 2 ,9 9 5,0 0 0

WADE HAMP TON GOLF CLUB This gorgeous home overlooks the golf course and is close to the clubhouse. Bright elegant living room with stone fireplace, covered outdoor dining area, screened porch, luxurious master suite, and three additional bedroom suites. M L S# 8 7516 / $ 2 ,5 9 5,0 0 0

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BALD ROCK A handsome Equestrian estate with 3BR/3.5BA mountain rustic home on 6.55 acres overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. 3-Stall custom, top-of-the-line barn with pastures and arena make this an equestrian lover’s paradise. M L S# 8 6 9 0 5 / $1,5 0 0,0 0 0

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Brand new cottage in Wade Hampton scheduled for completion at the end of April 2018. Designed by Travis Mileti, this home offers beautiful curb appeal and a spacious efficient floor plan. Master bedroom on main level and 3 guest suites upstairs. M L S# 8 5 2 3 5 / $1,175,0 0 0

Handsome mountain home located in the lovely Whiteside Cove area sits on 2.95 private acres and adjoins national forest. A large window wall in great room frames a waterfall that flows into Fowler Creek. Spacious screened porch with fireplace. M L S # 8 5 7 6 8 / $ 9 9 5 ,0 0 0

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ARROWHEAD

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This brand new cottage offers all the Arrowhead charm and much more! Nestled in a private corner of the community on Fowler Creek in a beautiful fun setting the whole family can enjoy. Four bedrooms, three and half baths & 4-seasons room. M L S # 87135 / $9 9 5 , 0 0 0

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Charming 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home overlooking lovely mountain views!

Wall of windows and cozy fireplace in living room, and main level master suite with private porch. Upstairs is a bright relaxing loft and office area.

Lower level family room & wet bar. M L S # 8 6 6 6 6 / $ 7 5 0 ,0 0 0

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THE CHATTOOGA CLUB BECOME PART OF A CASHIERS MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY WHERE FAMILY AND LAND COME TOGETHER IN PERFECT HARMONY.

The Re Retrtea reat t The Would you like to make the most of your time on the Plateau, living within walking distance of every amenity at the Chattooga Club, without the worry of maintenance? Whether you want a getaway for yourself, or would like extra space for family and friends, The Retreat was designed with these needs in mind. Site work has begun! For more information, contact Linda Pridgen at 828 507 3206 or 828 743 3640.

THE CHATTOOGA CLUB

With magnificent long range views of Chimneytop and Rock Mountains, Bear Rock is a beautiful custom

Bear Rock

five bedroom, five and a half bath estate in the exclusive gated community of The Chattooga Club. The

$1,495,000

room with natural light and highlights the mountain vistas beyond. Relax or dine al fresco with family

living room features a soaring 30’ ceiling, towering stone fireplace, and a wall of windows that floods the and friends on the screened porch and open deck. Also on the main level is the master suite plus a den/office and half bath.

The upper level has three guest bedrooms with private baths and a loft area. MLS# 80907.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

THE CHATTOOGA CLUB $1,295,000

This cozy three bedroom, three bath Tudor-style Club Cottage is full of storybook charm, with enchanting views of Chimney Top and Rock Mountains in a lush setting. Features include poplar bark siding, wood interior walls and ceilings, marble bathrooms and fine finishes throughout. Enjoy the crisp air and beautiful scenery on the screened living porch with its own fireplace and room for dining.

Conveniently located just steps away from all Chattooga Club amenities and minutes from downtown Cashiers, this carefree bungalow is the perfect getaway. Landscaping service is included with all Club Cottages. MLS# 87269.

THE CHATTOOGA CLUB

Sassafrass $795,000

Sassafras is a charming and spacious three bedroom, three bath Tudor style Club Cottage in the premier gated community of The Chattooga Club. Ideally located just steps away from all club amenities and minutes from downtown Cashiers, this carefree cottage is a wonderful getaway for the season or just the weekend. Design features include poplar bark siding, lap board interior walls, a wood-burning stone fireplace and cathedral ceiling in the great room, and a divine screened living porch with space for dining. Mature landscaping with beautiful indigenous plants and trees surround this very inviting summer home. MLS# 81813.

Immaculate Contemporary NEWLY LISTED LUXURY HOME WITH HUGE VIEWS

SAPPHIRE

Sitting at just under 4,000 feet of elevation, this magnificent contemporary home boasts huge long-

The Crest

range views into South Carolina, up to 50 miles on a clear day. Dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows fill the

$1,295,000

custom woodwork and stonework, thoughtful design elements and clean architectural lines throughout

rooms with natural light and create a seamless link to the incredible natural surroundings. Fine finishes, the home combine for a luxurious, modern feel. The spacious four-bedroom floor plan has three levels, with a great room, kitchen, master suite, guest suite and den/library with bath on the main floor. MLS# 87447.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

Equestrian Compound MOUNTAIN LODGE, GUEST HOUSE / STABLES, & ADDITIONAL ACREAGE

BALD ROCK INQUIRE FOR PRICE Located in the premier equestrian community of Bald Rock, this gorgeous rustic mountain lodge is a sublime spot for wiling away the seasons amidst cool temperatures and making lifelong memories with family and friends. In harmony with the natural surroundings, the great room features a massive stone fireplace, wood walls and beams, cathedral ceilings and an abundance of windows for natural light. The family chef will love the gourmet kitchen with its large center island, six-burner gas cooktop, double ovens and warming drawer. Outfitted with clear shades for inclement weather, a covered living porch adjacent to the dining room offers another comfortable space for casual meals and relaxing by the fire. A grilling deck is just outside.

The versatile floor plan has ample room for hosting guests of all ages. The mainfloor master suite has its own fireplace and an inviting bath with a jetted tub and separate walk-in shower. The main, upper and lower levels each have a guest suite, with the last boasting exterior access. Extras include a full generator, stone fire pit, and bonus room over the garage with an open living area, two sets of bunk beds, a full bath and open deck. The property is beautifully landscaped and adjoins national forestlands. Furnishings are negotiable.

ADJOINING HOME WITH STABLES $489,000

A unique property offering an array of options for the equestrian enthusiast! Located in the picturesque gated community of Bald Rock, this fantastic newer mountain getaway sits on over six acres. Ready to use at a moment’s notice, the thoughtfully designed layout makes riding and caring for one’s horses very convenient and comfortable. Three stalls, a tack room and caretaker’s accommodations sit on the main level, while the stylish second floor features three bedrooms, an open great room with kitchen and dining areas, and a covered porch for grilling dinner and relaxing with a cool drink at the end of the day. The property borders Panthertown National Forest for additional privacy. Furnishings are negotiable. MLS# 87095.

ADJOINING 6 ACRES $99,000 Located in Bald Rock this lot features gentle topography and is perfect to build a mountain home on at a higher elevation in a fabulous gated community. Bald Rock is the premier equestrian community on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. Take a look at this well priced lot today.

MLS# 87096. $99,000.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

KNOB CREEK Perhaps the most remarkable home and water features in the area, this 6,000+ square foot home straddles Knob Creek and a large swimming hole. The property’s many acres on either side of the creek provide complete privacy with walking and four-wheeling trails throughout. There are two ponds with a fishing dock. The property is gentle with elevations from 3620-3950 feet. The property is convenient to both Cashiers and Highlands. The long driveway into the home is flat and meanders through meadows and under brushed forests. The entry gate is remotely controlled and features large stone columns and fencing. Entering this property feels like entering a huge private estate or National Park. Deer and turkey frequent the fields and even an elk has been seen there recently. Most of the property is in a conservation easement with the main house and 10 cabin sites as out parcels. There are fireplaces in the living room, in the guest suite, and on the all season porch.

MLS# 84897. Offered at $6,995,000.

TA R TA N G L E N N F A R M S On 23 beautiful, unrestricted acres in Tartan Glenn Farms sits a true post and beam log home with chink siding, evoking fond memories of laughter, games, and sipping cocoa by the fire while spending holidays and vacations with family. Offering plenty of privacy and land to explore, this is the quintessential mountain getaway for now and generations to come.

Past the gated stone entrance, a scenic meandering drive leads to paradise, with gorgeous long range, layered mountain views, rolling pastures and the relaxing sounds created by the water feature and falls that have been added, including three ponds.

An open deck and screened porch invite outdoor living in the fresh air and peaceful setting. Inside, a terrific kitchen with stainless steel appliances, barn red accents and a breakfast bar opens directly to the living and dining area. The master suite is on the main level, along with a laundry/mud room area and a wine storage room.

Upstairs are two guest suites and a second living area. Over the garage is the fourth bedroom with its own full bath, kitchenette and private entry. MLS# 87397. Offered at $1,499,000.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

STONECREEK ESTATES $1,149,000

This stunning home is in the scenic gated community of Stonecreek Estates, centrally located near the Cashiers/Sapphire line with restaurants, shopping, golf, hiking and more just minutes away. An abundance of windows and doors grace all of the living spaces, offering dramatic vistas year round and an in-pouring of natural light. Every room on the main and lower levels has direct access to 2,200 square feet of decking, providing a gentle transition between the outside world and the casually elegant spaces within. The gracious open floor plan provides a grand setting for entertaining family and friends. MLS# 87716.

SAPPHIRE

Perched at 3,400 feet overlooking the lush golf course of The Country Club of Sapphire Valley, this lovely

Golf Club Estates

tains from almost every room. The circular driveway is gated and fully landscaped for privacy. Profes-

$1,250,000

estate offers exceptional long range panoramic views of Bald Rock, Big Sheepcliff and Cow Rock Mounsionally decorated in an elegant Southern traditional style, the entire home has been recently updated with fine finishes, fixtures and window treatments. Most living areas are located on the main level, including the master suite with his and hers baths. MLS# 85630.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

LAKE GLENVILLE

LAKE GLENVILLE

Leawood $1,195,000

Large “mountain contemporary� atop Bright Mountain. This 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath home features a dramatic view of Lake Glenville and many mountain ranges all the way to the Great Smokies. Home faces northwest, providing beautiful sunset views from this elevation at over 4,000 ft. Home also features a wall of windows 2 stories high in the great room facing the view. To either side of the great room are 2 large screened porches, one with a stone fireplace. Custom woodwork inside with hardwood floors and abundant cabinets and closets. MLS# 85887.

LAKE GLENVILLE

Summersong

$6,500,000

This exquisite private estate is nestled on 20 magnificent acres of giant poplars and beautifully manicured meadows, with over 1,700 feet of shoreline on beautiful Lake Glenville. Reminiscent of a graceful Southern plantation, the residence at the heart of the property is truly a timeless classic. A Victorian home constructed in the Queen Anne style of the late 1800s, it has all the hallmarks of a true legacy property. Don’t let appearances fool you — tucked just within the spindles, gables, ornamental details and graceful porches of this home lie all the modern luxury conveniences that you and your family crave. MLS# 85553.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

LAKE GLENVILLE

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LAKE GLENVILLE

Glen Pointe $995,000

Dreaming of a mountain home with an exceptional lake view and plenty of room for family and friends?

If so, this spacious Glen Pointe estate fits the bill. Sitting on almost two acres, with five bedrooms and five and a half baths, this elegant residence features a dramatic view looking down Lake Glenville with the mountains beyond. Enjoy the natural beauty from the large covered decks or relax by one of several fireplaces. Multiple living areas and a great floor plan make entertaining a pleasure. This home also includes private lake access with a dock and generous parking. MLS# 74152.

LAKE GLENVILLE

This beautiful lake home is mountain lodge elegance at its very finest, and comes with everything for you

Summer Hill

to start enjoying the good life right away. Located inside the gates of the prestigious Summer Hill com-

$1,100,000

Glenville with the beauty of the Balsam mountains beyond the lake. This home displays the work of a true

munity, this property sits at a cool 3,800' elevation and offers spectacular views looking out over Lake master craftsman. Eleven different types of wood were used inside the home, and features a beautiful and impressive suspended cherry log staircase down to the lower level. MLS# 86274.

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GLENVILLE

Lane’s End Farm is a magical 20-acre oasis with sprawling pastures, meandering wide creeks and

Lane’s End Farm

with mountain views all around. Complete with a rocking chair front porch and a great view of Ward

$1,285,000

countless trails to explore. A pretty tree-lined driveway leads the way to a breathtaking pastoral setting, Mountain, the charming main house is surrounded by flowering gardens with arbors. The cozy guest cottage has its own front porch and a nice living area with a wood stove, full kitchen, two bedrooms and a guest bath. In the lower field, a covered pavilion sits next to a bold creek - the perfect place to relax and enjoy a good book or a glass of wine. MLS# 84469.

GLENVILLE

Summer Hill

$1,200,000

Bring your suitcase and toothbrush - this large rustic mountain lodge on Lake Glenville is ready for its new owners to start enjoying. No detail was spared in creating this sprawling masterpiece, that features amazing woodwork throughout - including a spiral log staircase. Perfect for a large family, or being able to sleep several guests. Plentiful outdoor deck space to take in the majestic mountain and lake view complete with an outdoor fireplace. A short golf cart ride to the lake. MLS# 83508.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

CEDAR CEDAR HILL HILL

CEDAR HILL $1,250,000

Spectacular home with views across Sapphire Valley and Lonesome Valley with the majestic rock face. This meticulously maintained home features a grand living room with wood ceilings, stone fireplace, and a wall of glass inviting you to enjoy the views. You will find the main suite and additional bedroom suite on the main level. The family room with wet bar and fireplace serves as additional entertainment area or space for friend and family to gather. This is a must see home! MLS# 87275.

CEDAR HILL $995,000

Amazing view of Lonesome Valley Canyon from this home located in the premier gated community of Cedar Hill, just minutes to Cashiers and Sapphire. From the moment you enter the home the views greet you and invite visitors to relax and enjoy. The living room opens to the covered deck. The main bedroom and one of the guest rooms are on the first level of the home. A family and two additional guest rooms as well as another outside deck can be found on the lower level. Great location and views! MLS# 84371.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

CEDAR HILL

CEDAR HILL

The Summit INQUIRE FOR PRICE

Nestled in a shady grove of trees in The Summit of gated Cedar Hill, this elegant custom-built mountain estate bids welcome to all who enter. Both formal and casual entertaining are a pleasure with the gourmet kitchen, butler’s pantry, and wet bar flowing easily to the great room with its striking stone fireplace, soaring ceiling with exposed beams and gorgeous wide plank oak floors. Step out onto the sublime covered living porch with its own fireplace — the perfect spot for savoring a glass of wine or dining al fresco in the fresh mountain air. The spacious master suite with its luxurious bath is located on the main floor along with the study.

CEDAR HILL $1,099,000

Built by R. T. Ward, this custom farmhouse enjoys fantastic views of the Lonesome Valley canyon with its dramatic rock faces. Gleaming wood floors, a stacked stone fireplace, beamed cathedral ceilings and a wall of glass in the great room with the mountain vistas beyond make a terrific first impression. The open floor plan flows into the kitchen, dining area and spacious deck, which is ideal for entertaining and enjoying the mountain lifestyle of outdoor living. A master suite, den and office area can also be found on the main level.

Upstairs are two guest bedrooms, one with a morning kitchen and deck access. Offered fully furnished. MLS# 85980.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

HIGHLANDS

Enjoy beautiful, long range mountain views from this 22+/- acre estate.

Positioned at an elevation of 3,780 feet.

GUEST HOUSE

HIGHLANDS $1,750,000

Tranquil and picturesque long range vistas abound from this 22-acre Blue Valley estate in Highlands.

Positioned at an elevation of 3,780 feet, the property features excellent privacy and incredible panoramic views of several mountain ranges, with layered ridges that turn a cool, misty blue in the distance.

Taking advantage of the beautiful surroundings, the main home offers several inviting outdoor living spaces for entertaining friends and extended family. To the front, a huge open deck makes the perfect place to savor morning coffee as the sun rises over Queen Mountain, the Satulah Mountains and the Small Fodder Stack Mountains beyond. MLS# 85694.

BIG RIDGE $1,495,000

Created by acclaimed architectural designer Tim Greene, this beautiful home offers breathtaking views of the Great Balsam Mountains with layers that seem to go on forever. The spacious layout is perfect for hosting friends and family, with the master suite on the main level and three guest suites upstairs. The winding entrance drive is very picturesque and leads to a paved motor court with generous parking. The gourmet kitchen features custom cabinetry, an eat-in area, ample countertops for serving, and premium appliances including a six-burner gas range, dual wall ovens and a warming drawer. MLS# 83978.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

GLENVILLE

BIG RIDGE $1,399,000

Situated high atop Big Ridge, this modern farmhouse at app. 4,000' of elevation offers stunning panoramic long range mountain views. Overlooking the 22 acres which includes a pond and expansive lawn areas not typically in the area, this estate property must be seen to fully appreciate. The main level includes the generous living and dining rooms both with stone fireplaces and attractive wood floors. The expansive main bedroom suite with sitting area opens to the porch and magnificent views. MLS# 85901.

HIGHLAND GAP $1,595,000

Located on over six acres in the picturesque Highlands Gap community of Scaly Mountain, this unique custom home offers gorgeous long range mountain views. No expense was spared in the construction or upkeep of this spacious retreat. Features include master bedroom suites on each level, three stacked stone fireplaces and a beautiful chef’s kitchen, along with a large media room, home office and laundry/ mud room. The open decking and screened porch with hot tub offer the best in outdoor living. Take time to enjoy the good life!

MLS# 83884.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

HIGHLANDS SCALY MOUNTAIN GAP

HIGHLAND GAP $925,000

First time on the market, this is your chance to begin your new mountain lifestyle this season. Situated next to the USFS, with end of road privacy this home exudes peace, quiet and privacy. You are welcomed home by the sounds of the rushing water of Middle Creek falls accompanied by birdsong and a lovely front porch which begs you to come in and make yourself at home. High ceilings, wood floors, and the open great room draws you in to great room and dining area, and a kitchen designed for entertaining.

Open and airy, you can enjoy the natural surroundings from every room. MLS# 81868.

HIGHLAND GAP $1,995,000

Tucked away in picturesque Highland Gap, this extraordinary 48-acre estate has been lovingly carved out of Nantahala National Forest. The striking, partially furnished three-bedroom home is reminiscent of the Biltmore Bungalows, with true Arts and Crafts architecture, authentic period pieces, and careful attention to detail in the design and woodwork. The spacious front porch with tapered columns offers long-range views of several mountains, while a four-foot roof overhang protects the cozy sleeping porch and main level screened porch from rain. MLS# 87036.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

ZACHARY’S GAP

ZACHARY’S GAP $2,590,000

On five acres in the idyllic mountaintop community of Zachary’s Gap, this stunning estate welcomes you with rich wood and stone architectural details. The foyer opens to the living room with a massive stone fireplace, soaring ceilings with strong timber beams and room for a grand piano, and then flows into the elegant dining room with wet bar — an inviting atmosphere for small gatherings or larger festivities.

The impressive gourmet kitchen is designed for every level of culinary skill, from the casual cook to the experienced chef. This beautifully finished custom home offers an array of living spaces for privacy, comfort and versatility. MLS#86270.

SASSAFRASS RIDGE $1,700,000

Located on over nine acres for absolute privacy, this beautiful mountain estate offers gorgeous long range, layered mountain views of Bald Rock and beyond from high atop Sassafras Ridge. Enjoy the panoramic vistas from almost every room in the house, including the striking great room with a massive stone fireplace and the fabulous covered porch with its own stone fireplace for cool evenings.

Fine finishes, rich wood floors and walls, beamed cathedral ceilings, abundant natural light and professionally decorated interiors impart a feeling of casual elegance.

MLS# 87265.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

SPRING FOREST $1,890,000

Amongst the clouds at 4,000 feet of elevation in the gated community of Spring Forest, this gorgeous custom estate offers spectacular panoramic views of Chimneytop and Rock Mountains and sparkling Fairfield Lake.

The home’s elegant yet relaxed ambiance is highlighted by rich finishes, fine woodwork and distinctive stone masonry. Designed for entertaining, the floor plan includes an impressive living room with a massive stone fireplace and lots of glass to enjoy the vistas beyond. Featuring another grand fireplace, the formal dining room fits twelve comfortably. Let the party spill out onto the spacious deck, with its multiple seating areas for dining, cocktails and conversation. MLS# 86210.

FALLS COVE $859,000 This welcoming and comfortable two-story lakefront home sits in Falls Cove at the south end of beautiful Lake Glenville.

Norton Falls, the largest waterfall on the lake, is only a few hundred feet from the dock and the relaxing sounds of rushing water can be heard throughout the house. MLS# 82924.

CEDAR HILL $859,000 Boasting great curb appeal, this modern rustic mountain home is located in the premier gated community of Cedar Hill, just minutes from the dining and shopping of Cashiers and Sapphire. The spacious floor plan offers five bedrooms, with the master bedroom on the main level and guest bedrooms above and below. MLS# 86384.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

TUCK ASEGEE RIVER $799,000 TUCK ASEGEE RIVER $799,000 Nestled in a pristine forest with Hatcher Falls close by, you will be mesmerized at the first glimpse of this hidden 5 plus acre treasure with the west fork of the Tuckasegee River as backdrop! The ambient noise of the river adds to this grand timber peg post and beam home with Tennessee field stone exterior and cedar shake roof containing 3 bedrooms. MLS# 85758.

COWEE RIDGE $699,000 COWEE RIDGE $699,000 This recently renovated four bedroom, three bath home sits at the very top of the gated Cowee Ridge community, with stunning 180-degree, long range mountain views. Enjoy the cool temperatures at an elevation of over 4,000 feet. Cowee Ridge is midway between Highlands and Cashiers. A major remodel in 2006 included an all new kitchen, new HVAC. MLS# 86365.

WATERFALL COVE $695,000 Tucked away in one of the most beautiful waterfall coves on any lake, you’ll enjoy the enchanting sounds from Norton Falls from this cute lakefront cottage on Lake Glenville. The three bedrooms are spread out-with one on each level of the house, to give you and your guests privacy. Current owners have done extensive landscaping and rock work. MLS# 86617.

DEER RUN $665,000 End of the road mountain escape awaits. 5 bedroom, 5 bath and 2 half bath home. Sitting among the mountain tops at an elevation of approximately 3,366 ft, the panoramic views of 10 mountain tops and Meadow Lake below provide a wonderful atmosphere for all to enjoy year round! Carport, spacious living room with cathedral ceilings. MLS# 85950.

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L AKE TOX AWAY $649,000 One of the best panoramic long-range lake and mountain view properties in the NC mountains. This home sits at a cool 4000’+ elevation and offers a breath-taking view of multiple mountain ranges and looks out over 4 lakes in 3 different states. Master on main with additional bedrooms and baths up and down.

MLS# 79994.

new listing TRILLIUM $649,000 Perched at 4,000 feet of elevation, this charming Arts and Crafts home offers the finest in outdoor living to take advantage of the beautiful natural surroundings. The comfortable and functional layout includes spacious rooms spread throughout the main level, with a bonus room upstairs that would make a great office or study. MLS# 87407.

BRIGHT MOUNTAIN $649,000 This lovely home sits high atop Bright Mountain with excellent southerly views of the Trillium Links & Lake Club and the mountains beyond. The owners have turned the property into an outside living paradise with a fire pit located by a huge rock outcropping and other seating areas. Two unique cottages, currently used as a potting room/bar and an office. MLS# 85959.

HIGH HEMLOCK $649,000 Amazing setting overlooking Lonesome Valley with views of Laurel Knob rock face and Cow Rock. This from 4,000’ elevation in wonderful High Hemlock. Well maintained log home provides comfort and relaxation, with wood floors, wood-burning fireplace and master suite on main. This home is just a short drive from Panthertown Valley. MLS# 82295.

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STRAWBERRY HILL $599,000 Looking for a great little cottage on the highest lake in the eastern United States? This cottage is priced to sell. Located on the Mill Creek Cove part of Lake Glenville. Across the small cove is Mill Creek Falls. So you have the wonderful soothing sounds and views of the waterfall while nestled on the edge of this quiet cove. MLS# 87062.

TRILLIUM $599,900 This lakefront tri-level Trillium home boasts fantastic unobstructed views of Lake Glenville and is well suited for hosting two families at a time. It is an easy stroll to The Landings restaurant and a short drive to golf, tennis and the main clubhouse. Rich wide plank wood floors lead to to a large stone wood-burning fireplace in the living room. MLS# 85519.

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PILOTS KNOB $599,000 Currently under construction, this exciting new home will offer high-end finishes and exceptional layered mountain views at an affordable price. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac at an elevation of over 4,100 feet, it is the perfect place to enjoy mountain living in cool temperatures. Jennings Construction is the builder on this project. MLS# 86968.

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DEER RUN $599,000 Your end of the road mountain escape awaits complete with 5 bedrooms, each with their own full bath and two half baths. Sitting at an elevation of approximately 3,366 ft, the views of Nix, Chimney Top, Rocky, Yellow, Black Rock, Little Sheepcliff, Glassy Rock, Cowrock, Laurel Knob and Meadow Lake below provide an atmosphere for all to enjoy! MLS# 85961.

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newly priced CEDAR CREEK WOODS $595,000 Tucked away in the idyllic setting of Cedar Creek Woods, this inviting lakefront home boasts captivating views of Lupton Lake that can be enjoyed from most rooms. The new wraparound deck with steel cable railings is the perfect spot to luxuriate in the relaxed Carolina mountain lifestyle, from coffee in the morning to cocktails in the evening. MLS# 86823.

newly priced HOGBACK L AKEL$595,000 HOGBACK AKE $595,000 Offering the best of waterfront living at an excellent price point, this spacious mountain home sits on two lots on serene Hogback Lake in the heart of Sapphire Valley. This mountain home sits on two lots on serene Hogback Lake in the heart of Sapphire Valley. The rich wood interior and stone fireplace in the living room add to the welcoming feel. MLS# 85838.

new listing CEDAR CREEK WOODS $549,000 This home has it all: mountain view, lake view, rock face view, sounds of rushing nearby Laurel Creek and only minutes from shopping and dining in Cashiers! This spacious home has soaring ceilings in the great room with a floor-to-ceiling stone wood burning fireplace. An open concept living area and lots of windows provide the living area with lake views. MLS# 87710.

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GOLF CLUB ESTATES $525,000 It is rare that a home on the golf course in Golf Club Estates comes up for sale, especially an affordable one, but here it is!

With gorgeous views of the 3rd and 4th holes at The Country Club of Sapphire Valley, this well-kept mountain retreat is movein ready. The one-story floor plan features a bright great room with vaulted ceilings and a terrific kitchen. MLS# 84253.

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CATS PAW $499,000 This attractive, well maintained home has exceptional long range, layered mountain views extending as far as Clingman’s Dome, Newfound Gap and the Balsams. At 4,700 feet, cool summertime temperatures are the norm — no air conditioning needed! Rustic yet refined, the interiors are light and bright with lots of windows. MLS# 85981.

FALCON RIDGE $495,000 Perched above 4,200 feet in elevation in the quiet and picturesque enclave of Falcon Ridge, this attractive family home boasts gorgeous southerly views of layered mountains. Three bedrooms, two living rooms, an office/bonus room and four full baths provide plenty of space to accommodate family and friends. MLS# 86967.

HOLLY BERRY ESTATES $495,000 In Holly Berry Estates between two trout-filled streams, this custom three bedroom, three and a half bath home is a true mountain retreat. The 6.75 acre lot begins at the gated driveway and surrounds the home in lush foliage and mature trees. Listen to the rushing waters of Greens Creek from the screened porch and open decks or take a leisurely walk through the quiet neighborhood. MLS# 87548.

NEW LISTING BIG RIDGE $450,000 Spectacular 360 degree views from this charming log cabin perched at 4,600+ ft. elevation! Long range mountain views are enjoyed from both sides of the great room, master bedroom and main level guest room. Renovations on this mountain escape were just completed and include new wood flooring throughout the main level and new carpet on the lower level. MLS# 87697.

VIEWPOINT $449,900 This beautiful mountain view home is conveniently located near the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. This one-owner home has been lovingly maintained and cared for since 2001. Enjoy the cool mountain breeze from this high elevation home that sits at 3,900 ft. Cozy great room features wood floors, cathedral ceiling, lots of windows and wood burning stone fireplace. Furnishings included in sale. MLS# 86115.

WOUDES MOUNTAIN $425,000 Lake Glenville home on a large lot with a private dock, great views and approximately 100+ feet of shoreline. This charming 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath Cape Cod is surrounded by lush rhododendron, laurel, hardwoods and is tucked away in a scenic cove. The home features cathedral ceilings, double decks, a bonus room, lower level, loft, and an enchanted trail to the lake. The property has been well loved and is move in ready. Easy year round access. MLS# 79943.

CEDAR LEDGES $425,000 Nestled in the beauty of nature, and just a short walk to the pristine shoreline of Lake Glenville - this charming home has everything you could want in a mountain getaway. Oversized master bedroom and master bath, with two nice size guest rooms all on separate levels. Nice covered deck on main level is a great spot to enjoy a morning cup of coffee. Bedroom on main level opens out to the deck. House has deeded access to Lake Glenville.

MLS# 86366.

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NEW LISTING HOLLY BERRY ESTATES $399,000 On the market for the first time, this attractive and affordable lakefront home in Holly Berry Estates offers beautiful lakefront and mountain views throughout.

The main level features an oversized living room filled with natural light and a well-designed kitchen with an island, eat-in area and lots of storage. The adjacent newer deck is the perfect spot for enjoying sunset cocktails, making dinner on the barbecue or simply relaxing amidst the soft breezes. MLS# 87356.

HOLLY FOREST VI $399,000 This 3 bedroom, 3 bath home was completely rebuilt in 2016! Come see all of the brand new finishes and upgrades including a new roof, wood siding, windows, wood floors, carpeting, appliances, electrical wiring, HVAC system and more. Quality tongue & groove ceilings were added in the great room, sun room and master suite. The great room features a wood-burning fireplace and plenty of room. MLS# 86903.

GOLF CLUB ESTATES $385,000 Contemporary home is just a short golf cart ride to The Country Club of Sapphire Valley (membership by invitation only). Nestled on 1.8 acres for privacy with great open decks and views of the beautifully landscaped yard from many of the rooms.

The great room with vaulted ceilings and stone fireplace opens to the sunroom and screened porch. SVMA membership optional. MLS# 84518.

BALD ROCK $369,000 This premier custom cabin was meticulously built in 2009. Handsome and strong hickory hardwood floors adorn the main living area, while a floor-to-ceiling stone wood-burning fireplace highlights the great room. The master bedroom, guest room and laundry are all on the main level with a bonus space and full bath upstairs in the enclosed loft. A stream runs near the back deck and the lot adjoins 28+ acres of Bald Rock POA property. MLS# 84204.

CEDAR CREEK WOODS $365,000 This classic cottage sits at a convenient distance from Cedar Creek Racquet Club and all of its amenities, including tennis, croquet, dining and fitness. The new open deck leads to a large front porch — perfect spots to enjoy the Carolina mountain lifestyle. Inside, a natural stone wood-burning fireplace. Cedar Creek Woods is just off Highway 64–convenient to Sapphire and Cashiers. MLS# 86347.

YELLOW MOUNTAIN $359,000 Crossing over Knob Creek and through the woods, you’ll find a peaceful cedar home on Lake Winona. Grandmother’s house has nothing on this handicap accessible home with curb appeal to include the welcoming, running waterfall feature to the left of the entry door. This home is perfect for those looking for acreage, their own dock on a lake, larger bedrooms, open floor plan, and an abundance of parking at an affordable price! MLS# 86857.

WATER’S EDGE $350,000 This unique four-plus acre subdividable property has gorgeous Lake Glenville views, open meadows, lots of mature trees, and a small pond. The view can be opened further with tree-trimming. Conveniently located, it is an easy five-minute drive from Cashiers with no steep roads to climb. Included is an old home with good bones, a large stone fireplace and a wormy chestnut interior. Lots of development possibilities! MLS# 86542.

CULLOWHEE MOUNTAIN $349,000 Fully furnished, this affordable three bedroom, two and a half bath home is perched at 3,900 feet. The wraparound porch is the perfect spot to relax while taking in majestic long range views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, including Clingmans Dome.

Seemingly endless layers of misty ridges stretch well into Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The spacious 4.48-acre property is an easy five-minute drive from beautiful Lake Glenville. MLS# 86843.

PENDING JODY TOWN ROAD $349,000 Tucked away in a tranquil setting at a cool elevation of 3,800 feet, this scenic property is comprised of 3.5 very gentle acres and a pretty pond, with a fire pit and plenty of room for kids and pets to play. The farmhouse-style home has excellent curb appeal and attractive landscaping with a long, picturesque and nearly level driveway.

MLS# 86093.

NEW LISTING HOLLY FOREST VI $345,000 This inviting four bedroom rustic log cabin is situated on over an acre of land with end-of-the-road privacy. It makes an ideal mountain home for year round living, a family getaway, or an income-producing property. The large open great room has lots of charm, including a massive wood burning fireplace to warm up the room on chilly nights and lots of windows to let in natural light. MLS# 87251.

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LIT TLE SWITZERL AND $329,000 Cozy and well maintained, this adorable cottage has pretty views of Lake Glenville and the mountains beyond from two covered decks. The master is on the main level, with two additional bedrooms and a bonus room downstairs. Updates include new kitchen appliances, a new driveway and fence, a new septic tank and a new well with a whole house water filtration system. The property is very close to the center of Cashiers and Trillium Links and Lake Club. MLS# 85402.

NEWLY PRICED WHITESIDE FOREST $269,500 Great get-away rustic cabin nestled in the woods with easy access to both Cashiers and Highlands. Small pond is totally owned by you. Adjacent flat picnic/ garden area. Large patio area makes the cabin live large. Very private yet in a neighborhood with paved roads. Surrounded by National Forests and very near Whiteside Mountain and the Chattooga River. The sliding rock is just a few minutes up the road. You can walk down the neighborhood road. MLS# 85358.

NEW LISTING GLENVILLE $285,000 Close to Cashiers and Lake Glenville, this rustic, cute, wooden white home with a metal roof and massive rock fireplace welcomes you with curb appeal! Inside, elements of the outdoors are brought in by poplar wooden accents throughout.

Tongue and groove cathedral ceiling in great room add to the rustic nature of this cute, cabin style home. The large, covered and uncovered back deck overlook the almost level backyard. MLS# 86931.

TRILLIUM $265,000 Fully furnished and move-in ready, it features an open great room and master suite with soaker tub on the main level, with two more bedrooms and a family room downstairs. The cozy covered porch with its own fireplace is a great spot for relaxing with a drink. This affordable mountain getaway is convenient to the many Trillium amenities. MLS# 85419.

MILL CREEK $250,000 Private and peaceful, this three bedroom, two bath home with frontage on rushing Mill Creek is nothing less than a true mountain escape. A massive free-standing stone fireplace is the perfect spot to cozy up on cool evenings. The kitchen is equipped with plenty of cabinet and counter space for the family chef to create delicious meals, while the adjacent open dining area makes entertaining easy. Lots of sun shines on the wraparound deck. MLS# 86381.

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YELLOW MOUNTAIN $199,000

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This classic cottage makes a delightful mountain getaway! The screened porch with vaulted ceilings and stone flooring is perfect for enjoying the sublime weather. The interior includes wood finished walls, vaulted ceilings and a cozy stone fireplace. Nearly level lot allow for easy access year round, and The Country Club of Sapphire Valley (membership by invitation) is a short walk away. MLS# 81279.

Those looking for a private and affordable home in the mountains with cool summer temperatures may find that this one fits the bill! Perched at over 4,000 feet of elevation on .81 acres of land with mature trees and shrubs, this three bedroom, three bath home is ready for fresh colors and personalized updates.

MLS# 86971.

This beautiful Burlingame golf front villa has two spacious bedrooms and a fully enclosed sun room. Level access from the parking area with just a few steps inside the foyer area to the main living space. MLS# 86191.

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Prepare to fall in love with this picture-perfect mountain hideaway! This charming cottage is stylish, crisp and clean with a wonderful cozy ambience.

Upgrades include granite counters, hardwood floors, fresh paint, newer appliances and tile baths. You’ll love to linger on the roomy covered front porch and relax to the sounds of the babbling brook. MLS# 86082.

This quaint and charming two bedroom cabin is tucked away in the peaceful and quiet neighborhood of Robinson Creek. A cozy wood burning stove, skylight, washer/dryer connections and HVAC system make this rustic getaway feel like home. Gorgeous antique wood flooring adorns the living space and kitchen, and the front porch is a perfect spot to relax and enjoy the cool mountain air. MLS# 87287.

Spacious unit with some mountain and golf course views. Great room has a stone wood burning fireplace and double sliding glass doors leading to long back deck. Fully equipped kitchen with small serving window and breakfast bar. Large CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 dining room with private balcoHIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 ny, great for entertaining guests.

MLS# 87692.

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D Let your imagination run wild in this spacious-almost 12,000 sf building. No restrictions on the property. Currently being leased by Wyndham/Diamond Resorts. Would make for a great office building, restaurant, retail space or even employee housing. CWS sewer and water in place, and has capacity to expand current # bathrooms in building. Property is almost two acres and has a total of 70 parking spaces-38 in top parking lot, and 32 on lower lot behind building. MLS# 85231.

Great commercial opportunity being offered in the heart of Sapphire Valley, connected to CWS sewage and water system. Nice welcoming entry foyer with reception area, conference room, kitchenette, two bathrooms and a large office on main level. Stone fireplace in entry. Upstairs is another 6 offices and bathroom. Room to expand behind building and almost 2 acre parking lot next door can be purchased for additional parking/expansion. MLS# 86019.

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Great business location between intersection and Ingles. Fantastic exposure on most traveled section of Highway 64. Office, retail, etc .If you are needing easy access and/or high visibility, this is the location. Property is currently rented. Continued occupancy is negotiable. MLS# 83247.

Large commercial building has many possible uses. Main building is a metal building with high ceilings and large entry doors. Attached to main building are wings on either side previously used for offices and showrooms. A small second building can be used for storage. Property is flat and could have many different possibilities. This is a bank foreclosure and nothing is guaranteed. Sold “as is�. MLS# 86755.

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Big Ridge Spectacular panoramic views from this 17 acre tract of land are perfect for subdividing or a new mountain estate home. Long range views are not all created equal and these are a must see to appreciate. A short drive from Cashiers to this private estate acreage in Big Ridge surrounded by other larger tracts of those that seek privacy with the convenience of town nearby. MLS# 85902. $257,500.

Exceptional long range mountain views from the top of this 9.45 acres with small spring. Lots of hardwoods, mountain laurel, rhododendron and native flora. MLS# 83671. $64,900.

NEW LISTING An affordable lot with beautiful long range mountain views! Choose from one of two ideal home sites or choose your own spot. Easy driveway access, nearly level building site and community water will make this an inexpensive place to build your mountain retreat. Enjoy the views and cool mountain breeze sitting at approximately 4,500 ft. elevation. An adjoining 5.65 acre tract (MLS# 87388) can also be purchased and is listed separately. There is also an existing newly renovated home with an additional 2.72 acres available for purchase as well. Buy all 3 parcels for a discount! Owner financing available. Inquire for more details on these properties.

MLS# 87387. $45,000.

Big Sheepcliff

pond. No time limit for beginning to build. Wonderfully maintained community with easy year round access and close to both Cashiers and Highlands NC. MLS# 87144. $60,000.

Bridge Creek is a wonderful gated community only 4 miles from the Cashiers crossroads. Lot 40 is a nearly level stream front lot with underground utilities and an easy build site. Common amenities include a chimney garden and fishing/swimming pond.

No time limit for beginning to build. Wonderfully maintained community with easy year round access and close to both Cashiers and Highlands NC. MLS# 87141. $40,000.

Large level corner lot on bold trout stream. Norton Creek is the largest stream feeding into nearby Lake Glenville. This gated community features covered bridge entrance, underground utilities, walking trails, large community pond, chimney garden and more.

MLS# 76927. $27,500.

Beautiful lot at the end of a gravel road for privacy in the peaceful subdivision of Bridge Creek! This 1.71 acres is within a short distance of town! MLS# 84655. $27,900.

This lot has an easy building knoll with a natural walking trail leading to the stream and partially cleared area below on the lower portion of the property. Great price for an easy building lot! MLS# 85016. $22,900.

Beautiful wooded lot and filled with nature and a mountain view provides the peace and quiet needed for a great mountain home site. This gated community features trails, a pond, chimney garden and quiet!! MLS# 84657. $17,900.

Burlingame NEW LISTING Affordable building lot with a great mountain view! Close enough to Highway 64 to enjoy easy and paved access but far away enough to not listen to road noise. Ideal home site location with space for a gentle meandering driveway that leads to a private, almost flat building site featuring great mountain views. Located in the pristine community of Burlingame where membership is optional. Non-members may still may use the dog park, playground and picnic area that sits along the bold Horsepasture River. The clubhouse is walking distance from the home site where members enjoy the golf club, dining hall, swimming pool, spa, fitness center and tennis and croquet courts. Underground utilities and community water access make this the perfect place to build a mountain getaway! MLS# 87446. $49,000.

Cascades at Cedar Creek Extremely gentle and easy lot to build on in a beautiful community close to Lake Glenville. Lot has winter mountain views from the back side of the lot. This home site is a stone’s throw from the private community clubhouse, Cedar Creek stream, playground and covered pavilion. MLS# 84182. $35,000.

Cedar Creek Woods NEWLY PRICED Exceptional location at an elevation of approx. 4,200’. Long range views over the Lake Glenville Valley from this 12 acre lot with septic installed. MLS# 83308. $325,000.

NEWLY PRICED Lot is located in the upper section of the community with mountain views of the Glenville Valley. 4 bedroom septic evaluation. MLS# 83307. $139,000.

Bridge Creek Bridge Creek is a wonderful gated community only 4 miles from the Cashiers crossroads. Lot 59 is a big view lot with underground utilities, an easy build site and end of the road privacy. Common amenities include a chimney garden and fishing/swimming

Wow, what a deal for a great buildable lot that is just minutes from town! This extremely gentle lot is perfect for someone looking to build a mountain home with a lake and mountain view but doesn’t want to be far from local shopping and restaurants. With just a little tree trimming you can enjoy a lovely view of Lupton Lake, the Cedar Creek Racquet Club clubhouse with a nice mountain backdrop. This is truly an ideal building site with gentle topography that is already partially cleared making it easy to view and walk. Come check it out before it’s gone! Membership to Cedar Creek Racquet Club is available separately and upon approval of the club. Membership amenities would include tennis, pool, fitness center, croquet and the clubhouse. MLS# 86997.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 $50,000.

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Cedar Hill

community water, expired 3 bedroom septic permit. MLS# 87680. $199,900.

Located in the premier gated community of Cedar Hill, this very level and easy to build on lot features exceptional views of Sapphire Valley. Enjoy views of Bald Rock, Lonesome Valley Canyon, and Hogback Mountain. Bring your builder to this exceptional lot at over 3800’ of elevation and build your mountain getaway home. Did we mention how level and easy to build on this home site was??? Just minutes from the heart of Cashiers and Sapphire. MLS# 81000. $250,000.

Falcon Ridge

NEWLY PRICED Situated high atop The Summit at Cedar Hill section on East Ridge Road, this 1.46 acre lot features an easy building site for the perfect mountain home with great views. Located just minutes to Cashiers and Sapphire, the gated community of Cedar Hill is conveniently located to so many amenities. Enjoy the casual stroll around the neighborhood or a hike along Rochester Creek to the Pavilion with stone fireplace. Great value for this home site in the upscale community of Cedar Hill. MLS# 87462. $149,000.

For those seeking easy year around access to both Cashiers and Sapphire and all of the shopping, restaurants, clubs, and other amenities, Cedar Hill is a perfect place to call home. Very reasonable POA fees, without any initiation or transfer fee. Underground utilities are available to all home sites. There is an expired septic evaluation for a 4 bedroom dwelling. This 2.92 acre lot has good mountain views and access to the Sapphire Valley Master Association amenities. MLS# 85841. $109,000.

Cedar Ridge Estates Listen to the sound of rushing water in your backyard with the convenience of being minutes to Cashiers and Sapphire and all of the wonderful amenities. Located on a cul-de-sac. MLS# 81921. $39,900.

Mountaintop acreage directly across the street from Panthertown Preserve at 4,300 feet elevation. Perfect for an estate or subdivide with views of Whiteside, Chimneytop, Rock, and Sheepcliff mountains. MLS# 83535. $499,000.

Private 3 plus acre nearly level lot with fantastic long range mountain views that include Chimney Top and Whiteside Mountain. Perched at 4,200 foot elevation with multiple building sites and plenty of room for a garage and circular driveway. Falcon Ridge is a high end, high elevation, low density mountain community with cool summertime temperatures and an abundance of wildlife. Amenities include golf, tennis, private lakes, waterfalls, indoor and outdoor pools, fitness center, spas, sauna, ski slope, community center, etc. 10 minutes to Sapphire restaurants, 15 minutes to Cashiers. MLS# 86584. $169,000.

Enjoy long range southwestern views from this large 11.73 acre gently rolling lot.

Located in desirable Falcon Ridge, this lot sits at a cool 4,000+ feet elevation & has amazing views into SC. MLS# 83900. $129,900.

Enjoy long range southwestern views from this large 7.21 acre gently rolling lot. This lot sits at a cool 4,000+ feet elevation & has amazing views into South Carolina. Second adjoining lot can also be purchased separately for a total of 11.73 acres. Sapphire amenities available. MLS# 83896. $79,900.

Enjoy long range southwestern views from this large 4.52 acre gently rolling lot at 4,000’+ elevation and has amazing layered views into South Carolina. The neighboring lot is also available and can be purchased together for a total of 11.73 acres for even more privacy. Sapphire Valley Resort amenities included. MLS# 83899. $59,900.

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Chattooga Club Level and easy building lot located inside the prestigious, well established and gated community of the Chattooga Club. Homeowner amenities include Lake Chattooga, which is stocked yearly with trout; small boats available and fishing is allowed. Also included is a gorgeous picnic area with covered shelter and bbq, picnic tables with magnificent view of Whiteside Mountain and additional mountain ranges surround this special venue. Membership to club by invitation only. MLS# 85572. $335,000.

This lot is a investor’s dream, an entire subdivision ready for completion! This 53 acre gated development features signature views of Whiteside and Chimneytop mountains.

The entrance alone is grand with it’s own waterfall! The first 4 of the 18 lots have been sold, leaving the remaining 14 contiguous lots totaling 41 acres as a package deal.

The lots can be sold individually or held as a private estate. Septic evaluations have been completed on all lots. For current and up-to-date evaluations, contact list agent.

MLS# 83545. $550,000.

One of the few lots remaining in the gated and well established Chattooga Club community. Beautiful and gentle 1.4 acre lot with beautiful hardwoods, lush native rhododendrons, mountain laurels and mountain views. Membership to Chattooga Club by invitation. MLS# 83298. $360,000.

Fox Run Ridge

Very gentle easy building site on corner lot on a quiet street. In prestigious well established gated community of The Chattooga Club. Amenities include picnic spot deeded to homeowners with views of 3 states. 10 acre lake stocked with trout, hiking trails, beautiful mature landscaping consisting of native flowering shrubbery and trees making for a very lush environment. Club membership by invitation only. MLS# 86667. $330,000.

Cross Creek Preserve Unique 2.68 acre lot with a BOLD stream and 2 waterfalls with mountain views backing up to the common area. Nearly level building site, underground utilities,

Unusually level 6+ acre high elevation lot with incredible long-range rolling mountain views! Sitting at over 4,200 feet elevation this estate size tract is as unique as it is beautiful. A driveway has been roughed in and leads to the perfect building knoll. The year round view has been opened and with additional trimming could be panoramic.

Borders Panthertown Valley! Paved access, power and water on site. Sapphire amenities included. Community center, fitness center, golf course, private lakes, waterfalls, picnic area, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, hot tubs, saunas, weight room, tennis, ski slope, zip lines, excursions, playground, gem mining, etc. 15 minutes to restaurants, 20 minutes to Cashiers, 35 minutes to Highlands. MLS# 86146. $249,900.

Glen Laurel Huge views of Lake Glenville and mountains. Access to Lake Glenville with shared dock. Paved roads and community water. Underground utilities. Less than 1/4 mile, from a public boat launch. MLS# 81939. $49,500.

LOTS & LAND Large view lot with lake access. Paved road wraps around lot with gentle building area at bottom and big view from top. Lake and mountain views. Paved road and underground utilities. MLS# 85586. $35,000.

3 Lots in Glen Laurel - Easy build lake access lots within walking distance to Lake Glenville and the community boat dock. Glen Laurel has paved roads and underground utilities. Minimum square footage for homes, only 1,400 sf. Affordable opportunity to own your mountain cabin with an almost lake front lot. Within ¼ mile of public boat ramp. $22,500 - $39,500. MLS# 74340, 74341 and 74350.

Glen Pointe Lake Glenville access lot with dedicated boat slip. No need to share when you have your own slip in community dock. Gated community with tennis court. Norton Creek Falls just a few yards away can be heard clearly. MLS# 81652. $129,500.

Lake Glenville access lot with dedicated boat slip. No need to share, this lot has short walk to community boat dock and across drive from community tennis court. Very level building site. Some lake view. Underground utilities. MLS# 81650. $199,500.

Lake Glenville access lot with dedicated boat slip in community dock. Wooded lot in gated community with tennis court. Easy building site, easy septic. Hear the sounds of Norton Creek Falls just yards away. Unlike most lake access communities, Glen Pointe has a boat slip for every off lake lot. MLS# 81651. $129,500.

Glenview Exceptional year round lake and mountain view lots with paved access and community water. Three well-priced lots to choose from, so cherry-pick the best one!

Expired septic evaluations on file. Easy 15 minute drive to Cashiers. MLS# 87042, 87043 and 87044. $60,000 each.

Glenville Amazing river front property! Heavily wooded lush forest with several trails cut through the acreage. The property adjoins not only Shoal Creek but the Tuckasegee River. Astoundingly beautiful with hundreds of boulders dotting the landscape. Deep water channels, recirculating pools and small waterfalls all lead to a large swimming and fishing hole, a fly fisherman’s and nature lovers dream! Nearby hiking trail leads to both Hatcher and High Falls. 10 minutes to Lake Glenville boat access and its only public beach. 15 minutes to Cashiers. This is a unique mountain property with a true water feature. Want something that your friends don’t have? Here’s your chance.

MLS# 86284. $72,000.

High Hemlock One of the most beautiful building sites on the plateau. Gorgeous views everywhere you look including Laurel Knob and Whiteside Mountain. 5.55 acres with flat building site - ready to begin your dream home in the charming small subdivision of High Hemlock. MLS# 86181. $675,000.

High Springs NEWLY PRICED It doesn’t get much better than this! Gentle 1.8 acre building lot with easy driveway access and a house site that has already been partially cleared.

Southwesterly views of Whiteside Mountain, Satulah Mountain, Yellow Mountain,

Black Rock Mountain and more. MLS# 87611. $78,000.

Highway 64 East Stunning level property on Highway 64 in Sapphire Valley located across the street from Lonesome Valley entrance. The rear of the property is bordered by the Horsepasture River. This property is suited for a variety of development opportunities including multi-family, restaurant, RV resort, or a host of other commercial uses.

Sewer available. MLS# 85720. $699,000.

Holly Forest Easy build lot with a great view of Chimney Top Mountain. Sapphire HOA has approved access through adjoining green space allowing for a gentle driveway and very private home site. Quick drive to Highway 64 with no steep roads to climb or descend. MLS# 83009. $35,000.

Southern exposure lot with long range views of Chimneytop Mountain with clearing.

Build your mountain getaway on this beautiful lot and enjoy the natural southern light.

Enjoy the great amenity package offered by the Sapphire Master Association that are associated with this lot. MLS# 85759. $29,000.

This 1.47 acre lot has been priced to move! Lot sits above road so you are not in a hole and you should be able to situate your house so it is private. Home to the right is built close to its right property line and no home can be built on the left as it’s Holly Forest Association Green Space. Comes with Sapphire amenities. MLS# 85844. $15,000.

Located in the heart of Sapphire Valley, this 0.79 acre lot has an ideal gently laying building site overlooking a noisy stream. The perfect location for a mountain getaway that feels private but is only minutes from the hub of Cashiers including the grocery store, farmer’s market, restaurants and other shopping. This Holly Forest XI community is also adjacent to the Sapphire National Golf Course and is closer to the Sapphire Valley amenities than all the other Holly Forest areas. Sapphire Valley Resort amenities include golf, tennis, fitness center, indoor/outdoor swimming pools, picnic area along Horespasture River, playground, track, carpet golf, community center, ski slope, zip lining, Lake Fairfield access and more! Expired 3 bedroom septic evaluation on file. MLS# 86461. $12,000.

At 3,360’ elevation, this lot is situated on a quiet street and has potential mountain views. Features Sapphire Valley amenities. MLS# 84271. $12,000.

NEW LISTING Peaceful stream front lot with gentle building site. Partially cleared so it’s easy to see the potential home site. Conveniently located close to Highway 64 East for easy access but with no road noise! Walking distance to the Holly Forest common area on Hogback Lake where owners can enjoy fishing, swimming or canoeing from the dock. Community has paved roads and underground utilities. Expired septic permit on file. The minimum square requirement is 1,350 total heated square footage and there is no time limit to begin building. This lot backs up to a portion of the 106+ acre Holly Forest green space for added privacy. Sapphire Valley amenities include golf, tennis, fitness center, indoor/outdoor swimming pools, track/playground and deeded access to Lake Fairfield. MLS# 87573. $10,000.

This gentle home site will be a breeze to build on! Great location with easy paved driving access into the community and just a few minutes’ drive to Cashiers. Drive past pretty Hogback Creek on the way to and from this lot! Located towards the end of a cul-de-sac for extra privacy. Lot backs up to a wide Holly Forest green space area and is also just a short walk to the community waterfall common area called CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 Narrows Falls. Just around the corner from the public Sapphire National Golf HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

LOTS & LAND Club. Ownership comes with Sapphire Valley Resort amenities. This lot is also walking distance to Lake Fairfield where you can enjoy the 3 mile trail around the lake, the beach area or rent a canoe or paddle boat from the boat house. MLS# 86920. $7,000.

into numerous pools before plunging to the valley floor from the top of a large waterfall.

The private home site is surrounded with laurel and rhododendron thickets a offers a tree house feel. This is not a typical manicured subdivision lot. MLS# 81724. $48,900.

Leawood

Fantastic building lot in the desirable neighborhood of Pilots Knob! Truly a hidden gem of a community where owners enjoy beautiful majestic long range mountain views and quaint Christmas tree farms as they drive through the area. Community features a pond and fire pit common area. Pilots Knob is paved throughout and has an inviting gated entrance with a pretty waterfall feature. This particular lot has a very gentle building site with easy driveway access and large rock outcroppings for built-in landscaping features.

Winter mountain long range views with possibility of more year-round views once other owners clear some trees to build on their lots as well. Low POA fees and underground utilities. MLS# 85489. $29,500.

High above the highest major lake in the East, you have huge views of Lake Glenville, multiple mountain ranges, all the way to the Smokies. Easy access on paved roads, located in the gated Leawood community, and only a short drive to Cashiers and Highlands. Build your dream home atop Bright Mountain. Sit on the porch and watch the boats below and see the hawks and eagles fly by. Facing west, you will have amazing sunsets. Community water. MLS# 85984. $199,500.

NEW LISTING Come escape the heat and enjoy the highest lake East of the Mississippi!

Located in the gated community of Leawood, this 1.83 acre lot offers exceptional views of Lake Glenville and multiple mountains beyond. Owners also have a set of plans for the lot available to the buyer. This small gated community is easily accessible with paved roads only a short drive into either Cashiers or Highlands, NC for shopping and plenty of great restaurants. Don’t wait! Call today to schedule your private showing. MLS# 87603. $175,000.

Pilots Knob

Sapphire Commercial Almost 2 acres with 461 feet of frontage along Highway 64 in the heart of Sapphire. 5 tap fees have been paid for CWS sewer and water, and will convey with property. Property can be used for residential and light commercial purposes, such as hotel/motel, office and/or retail space. Parking area represents about half of total parcel with stream and land behind. MLS# 86070. $300,000.

Sapphire High What everyone wants in a mountain property. A cascading stream with waterfalls and pools that is entirely inside the property. A building site with long-range mountain views that also overlooks the falls. Southern exposure from the building site and a mountain to the north to block the cold winter winds. A community with golf courses, pools, playgrounds, picnic areas, a swimming-canoeing-and fishing lake, hiking trails, tennis, community center, fitness center, restaurants and bars. Just a short drive to the resort towns of Cashiers and Highlands. You may have heard that all this wasn’t possible in one property - but here it is. MLS# 82083. $199,500.

Sapphire Ridge

Perched at almost 4,000’ elevation, you’ll enjoy beautiful long-range mountain views and a long private driveway that leads to this lot. This almost 2 acre lot provides you views that leave no doubt where you are. Very gentle, nearly flat driveway cut in that leads to a flat build site for the main level. The property drops off below the homesite, assuring you’ll own the view for years to come. This one has it all--big mountain views, level driveway, almost flat build site at a high elevation where you’ll be able to enjoy the cool Summer breezes. All in the gated community of Pilots Knob. MLS# 85946. $79,000.

Very unique, 2.48 acre double lot with exceptional long range views and an estimated 450 feet of stream frontage. Trees will need to be limbed or cut to open the view but its easy to see what awaits you. The steam cascades through the property

Cool mountain breezes, incredible mountain vistas and end of road privacy await you from this 3 acre lot in Sapphire Ridge, perched at approximately 3,500’. Very easy drive in to this property, with a very gentle build site awaiting your dream home. If ultimate privacy is what you’re after, the two lots below lot 15 are also available and would give you your own private road. Developer will consider selling all three lots together, and allowing buyer to combine in to one PIN, with only 1 HOA fee. Great price on a big view lot in Sapphire Ridge, a gated community that’s less than 8 miles to the center of Cashiers. Sapphire Ridge is a gated community that offers wide paved roads, and water and in-ground power in place. Sapphire Ridge affords you the opportunity to enjoy all of the amenities the Sapphire Valley Master Association provides. Be sure to see this incredible value-priced lot now. MLS# 87153. $99,000.

Here’s your chance to have great mountain views, with end of the road privacy in the gated community of Sapphire Ridge. This lot could be combined with lot 27 to the right, or lots 29 and 30 to the left for the ultimate in BIG VIEWS and PRIVACY. Developer would consider allowing buyer to “bundle” additional lots and combine in to one parcel and pay just one POA fee. It doesn’t get much better than this, for the perfect spot to build your dream home in the mountains. Lot 28 has a Southeastern facing view and offers a very gentle driveway to lot and easy build site. Do yourself a favor and schedule to see this lot, and the other opportunities surrounding it. Sapphire Ridge is a gated community not far from the center of Cashiers that offers only the finest in infrastructure--wide paved roads, with in ground utilities and public water already in place. Enjoy mountain living the way

LOTS & LAND it’s meant to be, while being able to enjoy all of the amenities offered by the Sapphire Valley Master Association. You’ll have plenty to keep you busy, while not enjoying spending time in your beautiful new home on this great lot. MLS# 87156. $99,000.

A big mountain view awaits you from this estate size lot perched at almost 3,600’, including views of the rock face on Little Hogback mountain. Gentle homesite in the gated community of Sapphire Ridge. This lot offers you privacy and big views, yet it’s less than 8 miles from the center of Cashiers. Sapphire Ridge is a gated community, with only the best in terms of infrastructure. Wide paved roads, underground utilities and public water all in place. Start designing your dream home today on this lot! As a property owner in Sapphire Ridge, you’ll be able to enjoy all of the amenities offered by the Sapphire Valley Master Association. MLS# 87155. $95,000.

Developer has reduced price from $49,000 on this very “easy to build” lot. Large 2.5 acre lot where you can enjoy the sound of moving water surrounding the home site - a nice stream runs through the property down along homesite. Very gentle access to lot and near level build, surrounded by beautiful trees. If you’re looking for privacy in a newer community with all of the utilities in - this one is it. Sapphire Ridge is a newer community with estate-size lots with wide paved roads, in a gated community less than 8 miles from the center of Cashiers. Great value-priced lot that gives you all of the amenities (golf, tennis, fitness center, Fairfield Lake, pool and others) that the Sapphire Valley Master Association offers. MLS# 87152. $19,900.

Sheepcliff Woods PRICE REDUCED Here’s the perfect spot to place your mountain dream home. Only 1 mile from the center of downtown Cashiers to this property-very easy building envelope, to keep your foundation costs minimized. Sitting at 3600’ elevation, this lot has a view of the famed Whiteside Mountain. Community water in place and an expired 3 BR septic permit in hand, that could likely be improved-given the size of the lot. This one has everything-great gated community, extremely close to downtown Cashiers, a view, easy build, water in place, and less than $100k. Owners had planned their dream, but life has called for them to pass this opportunity along. See it for yourself.

MLS# 87480. $69,000.

Shepherds Mountain Here’s your chance to build your dream home in the mountains in the nice gated community of Shepherds Mountain. Perched at 3,700’ elevation, this lot offers cool summer temperatures and end of road privacy. Shepherds Mountain has two lane paved roads throughout, and has a clubhouse and deeded access to Lake Glenville. Water rights in place and there is an expired 4 bedroom septic permit. If you’re looking to build your dream at a high elevation in a great peaceful community, without spending a lot of money-this lot is worth checking out. Owner has plans for a custom log home for this lot and are happy to convey with purchase. MLS# 85588. $19,000.

Sims Valley NEW LISTING Truly an awesome lot! Paved driveway already in place leading to the perfectly flat building site with 360 views. Long or short range mountain views in any direction you look! This private home site adjoins another 22+ acre tract that is privately owned with road access from the opposite end of the property providing this home site ultimate privacy. Sims Valley is a beautiful gated community with paved access, community water and underground utilities. Owners also enjoy use of the clubhouse, swimming pool, pavilion, pond & fitness center. Located only 10-15 minutes from the Lake Glenville public boat ramp and beach swimming area. MLS# 87563. $119,000.

Extremely desirable building lot with bold stream frontage and a nearly level building site. This is the ideal place to build a mountain home overlooking a beautiful bab-

bling stream with many small waterfalls. Enjoy some short and long range mountain views from this peaceful setting as well. Conveniently located near the community clubhouse, outdoor pool, fitness center and pavilion that owners can use for social gatherings. MLS# 85846. $59,900.

Big view, small price! This easy build lot includes community water, paved roads, streams, ponds, a clubhouse with pool and exercise room and an antique farm house community center. Sims Valley is private, gated and just 10 minutes from Lake Glenville and 20 minutes from Cashiers. MLS# 86429. $35,000.

Beautiful almost level lot with easy year round access and a near perfect build site. A rock lined bridge driveway goes level onto the lot. Betsy Creek boarders the property to the right of the driveway. Mountain views possible with tree trimming. Sims Valley is a scenic gated community located just 20 mins outside of Cashiers NC and offers amenities to include a clubhouse, pool, exercise facility, pond and picnic areas. MLS# 87145. $15,000.

Shoal Mountain NEW LISTING Possibly the most dramatic view in the mountains. Own the whole mountain top at the northwest corner of Lake Glenville. You can see the whole lake and all the mountains ranges surrounding. Miles and miles of views all the way to Tennessee. The building site is flat and the mountain falls away in every direction.

Perfect for building without need for much foundation, but offering a unsurpassed view in every direction. This is truly unique! Owner also owns a dock on Lake Glenville which would provide access to all the Lake’s amenities. Dock available for an additional fee. MLS# 87237. $615,000.

Stonecreek Estates Four fabulous lots, some with incredible mountain views, in this conveniently located neighborhood in Sapphire Valley. A short walk or golf cart ride to CCSV or SVMA. Lots from $15,900 to $39,900.

Stone Pointe Nestled on the western shores of Lake Glenville, this 1+ acre lot is ready for your lakefront home. The home site features: driveway, potable and non-potable water lines, and underground power. The house site is cleared and a large dock is in place. Come see and imagine yourself on this beautiful piece of mountain waterfront property.

MLS# 84508. $425,000.

NEW LISTING Fabulous views over Sapphire Valley and a short golf cart ride away from The Country Club of Sapphire Valley (membership by invitation only) and the Sapphire Valley amenities. Build your dream house on this value priced lot. Lot next door also available for those seeking additional privacy or larger yard. Enjoy the views of Bald Rock and Lonesome Valley canyon. This gated community offers quick access to everything Sapphire Valley has to offer. MLS# 87722. $25,000.

Summer Cove This incredible view lot offers amazing views down the south channel of the lake, with many layered mountain ranges in the distance. Property has a designated slip on the 10-slip community dock. You’ll enjoy CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 the cool breezes and spectacular views HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

LOTS & LAND from 3800’, while just a short walk to your dock. MLS# 84681. $295,000.

Tremendous lake and mountain views, with a southern exposure from this lot. This incredible view lot offers amazing views down the south channel of the lake, with many layered mountain ranges in the distance. Summer Cove offers all lake view property owners a designated slip on the 10-slip community dock that’s just a short golf-cart ride away. Sitting 300’ above the lake, you’ll enjoy the cool breezes and spectacular views from 3,800’. Adjacent lot (Lot #17) is also available for purchase to provide a buffer, or opportunity to build main house/guest house. MLS# 84680. $275,000.

Trillium

Summer Hill at Lake Glenville Easy build lot inside Trillium with Lake Glenville and mountain views. Owner bought 2 adjacent lots to be able to clear the view. All 3 lots total 3.14 acres. Only one amenity fee. 18 hole golf course, beautiful club house, tennis, pool, fitness center and a club house and dockage on Lake Glenville. This is the only full amenity club on Lake Glenville. Conveniently located approx. 3 miles from the Cashiers crossroads. MLS# 85667. $150,000.

The lowest priced lot in Trillium. Great location, close to both the lakeside clubhouse and marina and the golf clubhouse and associated amenities. This lot faces south with a view of Yellow Mountain. MLS# 84110. $29,000.

Whisper Lake Great opportunity to own a large 1.68 acre double lot in Whisper Lake. A beautiful, noisy stream borders the left side of the property. Mountain views may be obtainable from the top portion of the lot with tree trimming. 3 bedroom septic permit. MLS# 83314. $16,500.

Zachary’s Gap NEWLY PRICED Large lake access lot with great mountain and sunset views. MLS# 73981. $85,000.

NEWLY PRICED Big lake access lot with western exposure. View of mountains and sunsets. MLS# 73982. $85,000.

NEWLY PRICED Very large Lake Glenville access lot. This lot faces west with sunset and mountain views. MLS# 73983. $85,000.

Sunset Ridge Nice one-acre lake and mountain view lot (including Whiteside Mountain). Lot is located on the East side of Lake Glenville at an elevation of 3,900 ft.+/-. The lot offers a gentle building site, sunset views and only minutes to the heart of Cashiers North Carolina to the South, or to Signal Ridge Marina to the North. MLS# 87317. $100,000.

Tahala Shores PRICE REDUCED Fantastic opportunity to buy a lot with a boat dock on Lake Glenville within easy walking distance and not pay the high price of a lake front lot. Dock is in. Shared well. Easy build wooded lot.

MLS# 83464. $100,000.

High above the valley floor at 4000’ of elevation with a panoramic view of Sapphire Valley including views of Whiteside, Chimneytop, and Rock Mountain. This partially cleared lot with fire pit area and path from the road cleared offers spectacular views.

Located in the small gated community of Zachary’s Gap, this lot’s views are absolutely amazing! MLS# 80127. $410,000.

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High Five

Rustic elegance meets classic Southern style in this spacious tri-story home, situated on a private road in exclusive, gated Chattooga Club. With plenty of room for the entire brood, entertaining guests is a pleasure.

Gather for lively conversation or curl up with a good book in the great room with its soaring cathedral ceilings and stone fireplace. The family chef will love the beautiful, light-filled French Country gourmet kitchen featuring a professional gas range, double oven, center island with seating, and reclaimed timber beams.

You must be a member of the Chattooga Club to enjoy any of the amenities.

CHATTOOGA CLUB

Tsali Cottage

Quaint and cozy cottage inside the gates of the prestigious Chattooga Club community. Conveniently located to Clubhouse/Lodge and all amenities. Beautifully furnished two bedroom, two bath cottage with wood burning fireplace, wonderful deck with fireplace & open area. Master bedroom on main level, second bedroom upstairs. You must be a member of the Chattooga Club to enjoy any of the amenities.

CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 NCLIVING.COM

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SEE YOUR VACATION RENTAL HERE Earn hassle-free income with your mountain home.

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C Family friendly home located in Sapphire Valley. This home offers an open kitchen, dining area, Master bedroom with private bath, and TV. Living room has a vaulted ceiling, stone fireplace (wood burning), and large deck. Two additional guest bedrooms on main floor, both have a Queen bed. Another large bedroom downstairs with king. Great home for a couples getaway, guys golfing weekend or larger family. Sleeps 8 + daybed. For a small fee, guests have access to the many Sapphire Valley Resort amenities.

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This 4 bedroom, 3 full bath gem is nestled in the woods of Holly Forest IV. It features 2 king sized bedrooms, one full bedroom and a bedroom with two twins that is great for kids. In addition there is a loft that kids will love to hide in and often sleep in. This house sleeps 8-10 comfortably. The upper level of the house has the kitchen which is beautiful with granite counter tops and Kitchen Aid appliances.

There are two decks off of the main dining area with outdoor tables.

This great condo is located in the Sapphire Valley community of River Chase, a wonderful neighborhood with lots of places to walk to including Meadow Lake & the Horsepasture River. It has two bedrooms, two baths, and two decks overlooking a rhododendron forest. Unit is only a short drive to many of the Sapphire Valley amenities. Some of the amenities include beautiful Fairfield Lake where you can hike or fish and enjoy nature at its finest.

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the heart of Sapphire. Entertaining is a pleasure with the well-appointed kitchen and an open, airy floor plan makes for comfortable living. Enjoy the cool mountain breezes on the large screened porch. Just minutes away are the many Sapphire Valley Resort amenities, including golf, tennis, indoor and outdoor pools, mini-golf, a fitness center and game room. Amenities also include access to Fairfield Lake for swimming, fishing and boating.

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This lakefront home is situated alongside tranquil Whisper Lake in the heart of Sapphire Valley. The upstairs has an expansive Great Room that features a gas fireplace and wall of windows overlooking the lake and mountains. All four bedrooms are roomy with good views and have access to a full bath. The outside garden was designed to attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Guests have access to the many Sapphire Valley Resort amenities and 55+ acre Fairfield Lake.

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Amazing setting overlooking Lonesome Valley with views of Laurel Knob rock face and Cow Rock. This from 4,000’ elevation in wonderful High Hemlock. Well maintained log home provides comfort and relaxation, with wood floors, wood-burning fireplace and master suite on main. This home is just a short drive from the endless hiking trails of Panthertown Valley.

Nestled on 65 magnificent acres on sparkling Lake Glenville, this gracious lakefront home would make the perfect spot for your next getaway, wedding, family reunion or corporate retreat. The main home features three bedrooms and two and a half baths with wraparound porches and a lovely outdoor terrace for entertaining. The gourmet kitchen with Viking appliances and all the tools of the trade is a chef’s delight. The guest house offers CASHIERS: 828 743 1999 three additional bedrooms and HIGHL ANDS: 828 526 2999 two baths and overlooks a quiet cove of the lake.

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Furniture Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com High Country Furniture & Design www.highcountry.com Nearly New The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Summer Place Antiques www.summerplaceantiques.com Vivianne Metzger www.vmantiques.com

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Furniture Consignments The Blue Elephant Consignment Market www.consignmentmarketcashiersnc.com Nearly New

Page 31 Page 31 Page 31

Gift Shops Afternoon Delight Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Bird Barn and Gift Emporium

Page 19 Page 38 Page 9

Page 8 Page 85 Page 93 Page 21 Page 31 Page 87 Page 17 Page 13

Giving Back Betsy Paul Art Raffle

Page 25

Golf Accessories & Supplies Classic Links & Luggage

www.classiclinksandluggage.com

Page 85

Golf Clubs Sky Valley Country Club

www.skyvalleycountryclub.com

Page 27

Grading/Excavating Larry Rogers Construction

Floral Design /Florists Fiddlehead Designs

CK Swan www.ckswan.com Classic Links & Luggage www.classiclinksandluggage.com Fiddlehead Designs The Look Boutique-Cashiers www.thelookcashiers.boutiquewindow.com Nearly New Peak Experience www.peakexp.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Summer Place Antiques www.summerplaceantiques.com

Page 87 Groomers

Woofgang Bakery & Grooming

Page 89 Hair Salons

Bombshell Hair Boutique Creative Concepts

Page 63 Page 77 Heating and Air

Holley Heating & Air Conditioning

www.holleyheating.com

Page 26

Home Accessories Afternoon Delight Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com CK Swan www.ckswan.com Consignment Market www.consignmentmarketcashiersnc.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Nearly New Peak Experience www.peakexp.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Summer Place Antiques www.summerplaceantiques.com Vivianne Metzger www.vmantiques.com

Page 19 Page 9 Page 48 Page 8 Page 31 Page 84 Page 31 Page 87 Page 17 Page 13 Page 83

Home Design Mountainworks Design

www.mtnworks.com

Page 24

Interior Design & Home Furnishings ACP Home Interiors www.acphomeinteriors.com Afternoon Delight Bound’s Cave www.boundscaverugs.com Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Christine’s Home Decor CK Swan www.ckswan.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com

Page 23 Page 19 Page 15 Page 48 Page 77 Page 8 Page 84

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High Country Furniture & Design Jennings Builders Supply The Summer House Summer Place Antiques

www.highcountry.com www.jbwnc.com www.summerhousehighlands.com www.summerplaceantiques.com

Page 15 Page 29 Page 17 Page 13

Investment Planning Edward Jones Investments

www.edwardjones.com

Page 80

Jewelry - Fine MIrror Lake Antiques & Jewelry www.mirrorlakeantiques.com

Page 14

Jewelry - Fashion Jannie Bean Custom Jewelry The Look Boutique-Cashiers Peak Experience Sashay Around

www.janniebeandesigns.com www.thelookcashiers.boutiquewindow.com www.peakexp.com www.sashayaround.net

Page 8 Page 21 Page 87 Page 41

Kitchen Accessories Bird Barn and Gift Emporium

www.blackrockgraniteandcabinetry.com www.summerhousehighlands.com

Gray Lighting & Woodwork

Pages 77, 90 Page 17

Page 9 Landscape Architects

Dargan Landscape Architects www.dargan.com

Page 81

Lighting ACP Home Interiors www.acphomeinteriors.com Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Gray Lighting & Woodwork The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Summer Place Antiques www.summerplaceantiques.com

Page 23 Page 48 Page 84 Page 9 Page 17 Page 13

Linens www.blueridgebedding.com www.dutchmansdesigns.com www.summerhousehighlands.com

Page 48 Page 84 Page 17

Luggage Classic Links & Luggage

www.classiclinksandluggage.com

Page 85

Massage Services Cashiers Valley Fusion Yoga of Highlands

Page 74 Page 73

Movies Highlands Playhouse

www.highlandsplayhouse.org

Page 43

Music Stores Blue Ridge Music

www.blueridgemusicacademy.com

Page 38

Nail Care Creative Concepts

Page 77 Outdoor Adventures

Highlands Aerial Park

www.highlandscanopytour.com

Page 18

Morales Painting Pro Servicess

Page 41 Page 4 Pet Care/Supplies

Lamp Repair

Blue Ridge Bedding Dutchman’s Designs The Summer House

Dr. Edward D. Frederickson MD FACP Mission Primary Care – Highlands/Cashiers www.mission-health.org

Painting Page 9

Kitchen and Bath Design Black Rock Granite and Cabinetry The Summer House

Medical Services

www.cashiersvalleyfusion.com www.yogahighlands.com

Page 75 Page 75

Mattresses Afternoon Delight Blue Ridge Bedding www.blueridgebedding.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com 160 | April 2018 | thelaurelmagazine.com

Page 19 Page 48 Page 84 Page 17

Woofgang Bakery & Grooming

Page 89 Photography

Charles Johnson Fine Art Photography

www.charlesjohnsonfineart.com

Page 42

Plants/Nurseries Main Street Nursery

Page 80

Pools/Spas Mountain Spring Spas and Pools

www.mountainhotspring.com

Page 9

Porch and Patio The Summer House Summer Place Antiques

www.summerhousehighlands.com www.summerplaceantiques.com

Page 17 Page 13

Pottery Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Smitten The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com

Page 38 Page 9 Page 84 Page 87 Page 42 Page 17

Printing Companies Dauntless Printing Impressed

Page 19 Page 95 Pubs

The Ugly Dog Pub - Highlands www.theuglydogpub.com The Ugly Dog Pub - Cashiers www.theuglydogpub.com

Page 55 Page 55

Radio Stations WHLC FM 104.5

www.whlc.com

Page 13

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices www.meadowsmountainrealty.com Betsy Paul www.betsypaulproperties.com Blair Realty www.blair-realty.com Chambers Realty www.highlandsiscalling.com Country Club Properties www.ccphighlandsnc.com John Cleaveland Realty www.jcrealty.com Keller Williams Realty Atlantic Partners Ellen Goulding Myers www.discoveringameliaisland.com Landmark Realty Group www.landmarkrg.com McKee Properties www.mckeeproperties.com McKee PropertiesJohn & Sandy Barrow www.mckeeproperties.com McKee Properties Liz Harrris www.mckeeproperties.com McKee Properties Beth Townsend www.mckeeproperties.com Preferred Properties – Ann Scott www.ppoh.com Sapphire Valley Real Estate www.sapphirevalleyrealestate.com Silver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com Sotheby’s - Bert Mobley www.highlandsssir.com Restaurants Highlands-Cashiers Directory 4118 Kitchen and Bar Adair Bros. Smokehouse BBQ www.adairbrotherssmokehouse.com Altitudes at Skyline www.altitudesatskyline.com Bake My Day Cave & Bistro Cyprus www.cyprushighlands.com Fire + Water www.firemt.com The Kitchen www.thekitchenofhighlands.com Lakeside Restaurant www.lakesiderestaurant.info Log Cabin Restaurant www.logcabinhighlands.com Madison’s Restaurant & Wine Garden On the Verandah www.ontheverandah.com Paoletti’s Restaurant www.paolettis.com Slabtown Pizza www.slabtownpizza.com Sky Pie Pizza The Blind Mule at Toxaway Station www.blindmulerestaurant.com The Ugly Dog Pub - Highlands www.theuglydogpub.com The Ugly Dog Pub - Cashiers www.theuglydogpub.com Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro www.wolfgangs.net Rugs Bound’s Cave www.boundscaverugs.com Carolina Rustic Furniture www.carolinarusticfurniture.com The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Summer Place Antiques www.summerplaceantiques.com Shipping Services Stork’s Wrap, Pack & Ship Shoes TJ Bailey for Men www.tjbmens.com

Skin Care Page 65 Page 163 Page 18 Pages 77, 89 Page 2 Page 20 Page 85 Page 67 Pages 98-103 Pages 101 Pages 58, 102, 103 Page 100 Page 77 Page 4 Pages 105-157 Page 5 Page 57 Page 54 Page 54 Page 61 Page 55 Page 56 Page 13 Page 51 Page 51 Page 52 Page 49 Page 53 Page 55 Page 51 Page 52 Page 51 Page 55 Page 55 Page 5 Page 15 Page 48 Page 17 Page 13 Page 9 Page 64

Pinnacle Anti Aging

www.pinnacleantiaging.com

Page 75

Socks Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Bird Barn and Gift Emporium

Page 87 Page 9

Spas Canyon Spa

www.lonesomevalley.com

Page 88

Sunglasses Classic Links & Luggage

www.classiclinksandluggage.com

Page 85

Tables Dutchman’s Designs Summer Place Antiques Vivianne Metzger

www.dutchmansdesigns.com www.summerplaceantiques.com www.vmantiques.com

Page 84 Page 13 Page 83

Theatre/Entertainment Highlands Cashiers Players Highlands Playhouse Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center

www.highlandscashiersplayers.org www.highlandsplayhouse.org www.highlandspac.org

Page 26 Page 43 Pages 39, 45

Transportation Highlands Transportation Company

Page 8 Vacation Rentals

Chambers Realty Landmark Vacation Rentals Silver Creek Real Estate Group

www.highlandsiscalling.com www.landmarkvacations.com www.ncliving.com

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Websites Cashiers Community Website cashiersnorthcarolina.coms

Page 97

Wedding Services Wedding Farmhouse

www.weddingfarmhouse.com

Page 27

Window Treatments Gray Lighting & Woodworks The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com

Page 9 Page 17

Woodwork Gray Lighting & Woodwork

Page 9 Yoga

Cashiers Valley Fusion Yoga of Highlands

www.cashiersvalleyfusion.com www.yogahighlands.com

Page 75 Page 75

Zipline Adventures Highlands Aerial Park

www.highlandscanopytour.com

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