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Publisher’s Note

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f you look up the definition of “magic,” you might just find “October in Highlands and Cashiers.”

We couldn’t agree more. Crisp mornings and jeweltoned landscapes take our breath away and autumn sunsets cast a glow like no other.

So much excitement awaits you this month – start turning the pages to find out. We look forward to sharing it all with you, and we thank you for making the Laurel a part of your lives.

Janet and Marjorie

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The Laurel Magazine • October 2011

Contents Events

14 • Highlands Trick or Treat 15 • Fashion for Fur 19 • Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival 20 • Quail Run Antiques Show 22 • Highlands Arts and Crafts Show 23 • Cashiers Business After Hours 24 • Highlands Culinary Weekend 26 • Tis the Season 27 • Breast Cancer Walk 28 • Highlands Fall Festvial 28 • Zookeeper Bistro 30 • Hard Candy Christmas 31 • The Empty Bowl 32 • Cashiers Valley Preshool Fall Festival 33-38 • Scenes From 39 • Area Calendar

The Arts

46 • Cover Artist, Vivian Jendzio 48 • Diane MacLean 48 • HCP’s The Kitchen Witches 49 • The Bascom Events 50 • Betsy Paul Art Raffle 51 • Fall Colors Art Show 52 • Highlands Playhouse 53 • Performing Arts Center 54 • Enid Stevens 56 • Rik Long

History

Maps

18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map

78 • Highlands History 79 • Cashiers History 80 • Cashiers Historical Society

Dining

62 • Jorge’s Place 64 • Culinary Weekend’s Sip and Stroll 68 • Skyline Lodge’s Octoberfest 75 • Dining Guide

Literary

84 • Highlands Writers Group, Wayne Coleman 85 • Don’t be a Squidiot 86 • Life with Krysti 87 • Writer’s Retreat

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The Laurel Magazine • October 2011

Homes & Lifestyles

90 • Home of Distinction 92 • A 50 Year Legacy 94 • Asset Allocation 96 • Window Shopping 98 • Statin Surprise 100 • Healing and Pain

Giving Back

110 • Carpe Diem Farms 111 • Forever Farm 112 • Rotary Club of Highlands 114 • Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust 118 • Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance 120 • Valley Garden Club

Spotlight

Staff

Janet Cummings, Managing Partner

Marjorie Fielding, Managing Partner

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marjorie@ themountainlaurel.com

(828) 371-2689

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Michelle Munger, Art Director

Luke Osteen, Writer

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Wiley Sloan, Writer

Donna Rhodes, Writer

Guides

126 • To the Nines 128 • White Oak Realty 130 • The Book Nook 132 • CK Swan 134 • Atlantic South Services 136 • Unique Objects 138 • Petit Trousseau Trunk Show 140 • Sawyer Farm Farmstead 142 • Dr. Joe Wilbanks 144 • Valentines Photo Studio 145 • Green Mountain Realty

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18 • Highlands Map 34 • Cashiers Map 39 • Area Calendar 75 • Dining Guide 102 • Waterfall Guide 104 • Service Directory 149 • Advertisers Index

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Contributing Writers: Jane Gibson Nardy, Gary Wein, Kathy Bub, Maryellen Lipinski, Ellen Bauman, Mary Adair Leslie, Betty Bandy, Elizabeth Fletcher, Sue Blair, Michael Rich, Sue Aery, Jim Johnson and Resa Johnson, and Robin Armstrong-Neil

Copyright © 2011 by The Mountain Laurel, LLC. All rights reserved. Laurel Magazine is published eleven times per year. Reproduction without the permission of the publisher is prohibited. The publishers and editors are not responsible for unsolicited material and it will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication subject to Laurel Magazine’s right to edit. Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, photographs and drawings. Every effort has been made to assure that all information presented in this issue is accurate, and neither Laurel Magazine nor any of its staff is responsible for advertising errors, omissions, or information that has been misrepresented in or to the magazine. Any substantial errors that are the fault of the magazine will be subject to a reduction or reimbursement of the amounts paid by the advertiser, but in no case will any claim arising from such error exceed the amount paid for the advertisement by the advertiser.

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Highlands Trick ... or Treat?

by Luke Osteen

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hat’s any rade of the scary easy one! and the not-soHighlands scary. goes all out to The fun takes make the eveplace throughning fun for evout the downeryone – from town and winds the littlest up and down the pumpkin beFourth Street ing pushed in a hill. Try to move stroller to the with the crowds creakiest vamto ensure you pire done up in don’t miss any elegant evenincandy, cider, or gwear. hot cocoa opRemember portunities. Or those Universal find a bench monster movand drink in the ies of the 1930s spectacle. when the townsDJ Mike Murpeople would phy will set up gather in the his equipment town square to in the middle of go hunting for Main Street and Frankenstein or drag out of the the Wolfman or crypt plenty of Dracula? Well, Halloween clasDowntown Trick Everyone is invited to participate in Highlands’ Downtown Trick sics – you’re ceror Treat is kind tain to hear Mior Treat, slated for 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. of like that, only chael Jackson’s Monday, October 31st. For more information, call (828) 526-2112. without the weirdly hypnotic torches or pitch“Thriller” and forks.

Bobby Picket’s moldy yet irresistible “MonIt’ll be staged throughout downtown ster Mash.”

Highlands from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. MonIf you’re keeping score, look for plenty of day, October 31st.

Harry Potter characters to mark the venerDowntown Trick or Treat, sponsored able movie-franchise’s swan song. Also on by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce, hand for the fun – Shrek and Company, Buzz brings together local merchants, civic and Woody and the Gang from “Toy Story groups, even churches, for one magical eveIII,” Spider-Man, a platoon of Disney Prinning. When you add in the rest of the town cesses, Captain Jack Sparrow, witches both and a healthy supply of unhealthy treats, spooky and cute, Elmo, and random ghosts. well, you’ve got a great party on your hands.

For the adults, and yes, lots of grownWhat started in 1991 as a chance for loups show up in costume -- look for pirates, cal children to safely trick or treat has bloswitches, assorted ghouls and at least one somed like a fat pumpkin into a gathering Elvis. Even dogs get into the action, with for virtually everyone in the community. many canines dressed up and accompanyIt’s a showcase for lovingly fashioned cosing their masters on the trek. tumes, a chance to collect a pillowcasePlease note: After the Incident of ’03, popping stash of candy and a strolling pazombies must be kept on a leash.

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Fashion for Fur

by Luke Osteen

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orge’s Place will host a Fashion / Art Show at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday October, 5th, to benefit the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society.

“Jorge’s Place was kind enough to let us use their restaurant for such an important event,” says organizer Gary Swanz. “The funds that we raise from the show will help the Humane Society take care of our local animals. Since it’s a no-kill shelter, the expenses are great and with the economy the way it is, donations are way down.”

Pets from the shelter will be on-site for adoption and patrons are welcome to bring their pets to join in the fun.

Jorge’s Place is located just 1.6 miles north of the Cashiers Crossroads. Jorge’s Place offers Cuban, Cajun and traditional American cuisine for lunch and dinner, served in an atmospherethat’s family-friendly and attentive.

Swanz wanted to recognize his employer, Paoletti’s Restaurant in Highlands, for allowing him the time to organize the event.

“They’ve been great and so supportive of what we’re doing,” he said.

For information, call the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society at (828)743-5752 or (828) 743-4175.

Fashion for Fur organizer Gary Swanz

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Accommodations

Sundrops on Caney Fork.......

Hen House..............................

4-1/2 Street Inn .....................

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

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

Highlands Emporium............

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

Inn at Half Mile Farm............

Restaurant

Martha Anne’s........................

Whiteside Cove Cottages......

Fressers / Fressers Express.

Peak Experience....................

Mountain Brook Suites.........

Paolettis...................................

Scudders.................................

Pescados.................................

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

Arts

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

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

Bryant Art Glass....................

The Brick Oven......................

Highlands Fine Art ...............

John Collette Fine Art...........

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

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

Laurel Magazine.....................

Wolfgang’s Restaurant &

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

Mill Creek Gallery & Framing ..

Wine Bistro.............................

Services

Marge Rohrer Originals........

Retail

Creative Concepts Salon.......

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

Alyxandra’s ............................

Highlands Visitors Center.....

Bear Mountain Outfitters......

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

Real Estate

Cabin Casuals.........................

Tranquility Cove Massage....

Country Club Properties.......

Christmas Tree ....................

Aery Chiropractic &

Harry Norman Realtors........

Drake’s Diamond Gallery ....

Acupuncture..........................

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

Dry Sink..................................

Nellis Realty...........................

Dutchman’s Designs..............

View the Highlands, North Carolina interactive map at www.thehighlandsmap.com for addresses, phone numbers and website links to local businesses.

To promote your business in both the print version and on-line Highlands map for only $20 per month, email marjorie@themountainlaurel.com.

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Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival Contributed by Carol Adams

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uried artisans, diverse genres of bands and vocalists, entertainers, boat tours, pancake breakfast and talented local artists, are standards at the Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival, the prominent western North Carolina festival organized by the Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association (GCAMA). However, now in the festival’s third year, the festival committee has added several new, exciting attractions at all three festival venues.

On Saturday October 8th car buffs will flock to Cashiers Concours where an eclectic mix of cars from collectibles to ”interesting” models will be on display.

Festival-goers will not want to miss this exhibit conveniently located adjacent to the main festival grounds at the Cashiers Village Green and Commons.

If your sweet tooth kicks in at festival events then GCAMA’s Sweets and Snacks booth will satisfy that appetite. Popcorn, cold beverages and yummy confections will be right there at the Village Green in the Valley Café along with the best of Cashiers Valley restaurants serving everything from hot dogs to crab cakes.

Kids are not forgotten at this festival-for-all-reasons!

New for the tots is an expanded children’s area with game amusements set-up near the permanent state of the art Village Green playground. For quieter times the kids craft tent encourages budding artists to cre-

The Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival is set for October 7th - 9th.

Scarecrow displays in front of businesses throughout the Cashiers Valley communities compete for prizes during the Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival.

ate their own tribute to fall.

Heading five miles north of the Cashiers Crossroads at the Glenville Community Club the Glenville History Project’s photo and story boards will immerse history lovers in the tales and lore of Old Glenville, Lake Glenville and the surrounding communities. Glenville’s Arrowmont Stables will offer hayrides twice a day on Friday and Saturday October 7th and 8th.

The Sapphire Village community puts sports front and center on Saturday, October 8th with their Big Cup Golf Tournament. This year look not only for lots of fun at the on-site 9-Hole Links but now contestants have chance to win some terrific prizes including beach stays and gift certificates from many local merchants and restaurants.

To be sure, however, new attractions won’t outshine the usual highlights of this Festival. The Greater Cashiers Merchants Associa-

tion’s You Pick‘Em Raffle awards lucky winners their chosen selection from the prizes display several times a day. Winners will be choosing highly soughtafter items from decorative accessories to restaurant gift certificates donated by the Valley’s prominent merchants, all members of the GCAMA. The Festival Grand Prize Raffle winning tickets for the highest priced items will be drawn at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.

To make the most of their festival experience festivalgoers must move on north from the Cashiers Crossroads on Highway 107 to Glenville Village. Free Signal Ridge Marina Lake Glenville Boat Tours, the VFW Pumpkin Patch and a Pancake Breakfast at Tom Sawyer’s Christmas Tree Farm on Saturday morning October 8th.

The Glenville Community Development Club tent features remarkable local artists, crafters and some artist demonstrations.

On Sunday morning October 9th, prior to the opening of artisan and vendor booths and stage entertainment, a worship service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on the main stage of the Cashiers Commons.

Local residents, leaf-lookers, music-lovers, art show fans, home buyers, travelers, visitors and festival-lovers all will find the Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival a highlight of their fall activities. There is nothing like the aura of fall in the mountains and absolutely nothing like this Festival that takes place in Cashiers, Glenville and Sapphire North Carolina. This tri-venue, three-day event is a Festival Abundance that promises and delivers something for everyone.

No community or charitable event in the scope of this Festival can exist without the generous support of sponsors and supporters.

Committed sponsors to date are Golden Level: Hampton Inn and Suites, Cashiers Travel and Tourism Board, Crossroads Chronicle, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, Landmark Realty Group, The Laurel Magazine, The Rinker Family, Signal Ridge Marina; Silver Level: Avalon Cruises, Duke Energy, Jackson County Parks and Recreation, WHLC, ; Bronze Level: Coca Cola Consolidated Bottlers, Freeman Gas, Ingles Markets Macon Bank, RBC Bank, The Preserve at Rock Creek, United Community Bank, Webb Insurance Agency, Smoky Mountain News, Trillium Links and Lake Club.

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Quail Run Antiques Show Contributed by Lydia Doyle

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The Quail Run Antiques Show co-chairs Skip Ryan and Elizabeth Rodriguez.

The show will be held October 14th - 16th at The High Hampton Inn.

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clients come to him from around the world.

The Cashiers Historical Society is one of the top civic organizations in Western North Carolina. The group not only owns and operates the Zachary-Tolbert House Museum, which is special for its rural vernacular Greek Revival architecture and large collection of plain-style furniture, but also actively works to save the historic resources of Cashiers and maintain the village’s sense of place. The Historical Society works closely with many groups in Western North Carolina including the historic High Hampton Inn. Since 1922, High Hampton Inn and Country Club, surrounded by the ethereal beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, has been hosting generation after generation of guests who return time and again to renew, rejuvenate and reconnect amidst nature’s playground. Listed on National Register of Historic Places, tradition and hospitality rule the day at this mountain resort where customs such as Afternoon Tea and dressing for dinner and are held in as high regard as the stunning scenery and golf, recreation and children’s programs.

The show will be open 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Daily tickets are $12 and will be sold at the door. A cocktail supper will be held on Friday, October 14th, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in the High Hampton Inn Pavilion. Tickets to the cocktail supper are $100 and are available by contacting the Cashiers Historical Society at (828) 743-7710 or info@cashiershistoricalsociety.org.

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he First Annual Quail Run Antiques Show will be held October 14th - 16th, 2011 at the High Hampton Inn Pavilion in Cashiers, NC and will benefit the Cashiers Historical Society. The show will feature local, national and international dealers offering a wide range of English, American and Continental furniture and decorative arts including a vendor who specializes in Civil War artifacts.

Since the mid-1800s families have flocked to Cashiers for the fall to enjoy all of the spectacular natural scenery that the mountains have to offer. Visitors come to this village in the summer and fall to enjoy the outdoors and the wonderful community that still thrives here. The Antiques Show is perfectly timed to take place at the height of leaf season.

The Show is co-chaired by Elizabeth Rodriguez and Skip Ryan. “We are extremely pleased to host the first Quail Run Antiques Show this year. Cashiers is emerging as a leading destination in the south for quality American and European antiques, so we think this show will have great appeal to a wide range of audiences,” commented Ryan and Rodriguez.

The honorary chairman is internationally recognized and local favorite interior designer Charles Faudree. Mr. Faudree will do a book signing on Saturday, October 15 at the High Hampton Inn Pavilion for his new book, Charles Faudree Details with proceeds benefiting the Cashiers Historical Society. The “King” of French-inspired interior design, Mr. Faudree is a new resident of Cashiers and his

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Highlands Annual Arts and Crafts Show

by Wiley Sloan

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The Highlands Woman’s Club’s Annual Arts and Crafts Show, set for 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, October 8th, at the HIghlands Civic Center, is as much a part of the autumn experience as crisp apples and technicolor leaves.

or the past 28 years, people have flocked to the Highlands Civic Center and Recreation Park on the Cashiers Highway (Hwy. 64 E), just a short two blocks from downtown Highlands, for the Woman’s Club’s Annual Arts and Crafts Show.

Saturday, October 8th from 9:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. the Rec Park gymnasium will be filled with eager shoppers as they check out the many items for sale. Admission is free so be there early.

There is always a wide selection of arts and crafts for sale.

Choose from painted furniture, stools and chairs with woven seats, hand-turned bowls, hand blown glass, Christmas ornaments, hand-made rocking horses and cradles, woven items, jewelry, knives, casserole carriers and garment bags and much more. People crave the delicious food items including barbecue sauces and rubs, chocolate and baked goods, canned goods— m-m good. There is no better place to buy birthday or Christmas gifts or to find something special for you. With more than 90 vendors this year, there is definitely “something for everyone.”

Be sure to check out the art and craft booth that are outside the Rec Park also.

Fresser’s Eatery will offer delicious breakfast and lunch items.

Gather your friends and come on out for a great day of shopping. From looking at the Art and Craft Show today you would never think that it has such humble beginnings. When the Highlands Women’s Club started the show 29 years ago it was just a simple way that the local people could make a few dollars from the crafts that they had made throughout the year. Now look at the number of vendors that are involved. That’s a real success story. Join your friends and shop for exciting and useful gifts and accessories.

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Cashiers Business After Hours

Enjoying the Sawyer Family Farmstead at the Cashiers Chamber After Hours are from l to r Lou Milciunas, Andrea Castagna, Juan Milciunas, and Terry Rosa with Farmstead owner Tom Sawyer.

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he evening was balmy and a perfect late summer evening for the August edition of the Cashiers Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours on Thursday, August 25th at the Sawyer Family Farmstead in Glenville. The Chamber function was the premier event for the newly expanded Farmstead venue located at Tom Sawyer’s Tree Farm. Many in the record crowd turnout admitted they had no idea such a spot was located right here in the Cashiers Valley noted Sue Bumgarner, Cashiers Chamber of Commerce Executive Director.

Most took the opportunity to visit the Farmstead’s Elf Village but the highlight of the evening’s activities was touring the trees in a horse drawn carriage. The carriage route took riders high atop the farm to the rustic pergola where the panorama spans the wooded fields to an awesome view of Lake Glenville in the distance.

The cocktail buffet, hosted by Myra and Tom Sawyer, offered a wide array of delicious choices from shrimp to chocolate desserts. However, an enticing nacho fountain feature with all the trimmings captured the greatest appetizing interest and could become a popular- party- food- fare in the Valley this fall.

“The Chamber After Hours events are such a wonderful way to welcome old friends and especially new ones to member businesses,” remarked Tom Sawyer. “Myra and I were so delighted to hear all the compliments about the Farmstead in addition to seeing our guests enjoy all we had planned for evening,” he continued.

The Cashiers Chamber After Hours is held each month and offers an opportunity for members and their guests to have a look at member businesses as well as a way to network with one another. The October After Hours is scheduled for October 27th for the Landmark Realty Group’s annual Chili Cook-off.

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Highlands Culinary Weekend Lineup Contributed by Laura Huerta The 5th Annual Culinary Weekend is set for November 10th-13th, 2011

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he 5th Annual Culinary Weekend takes place Thursday, November 10th through Sunday, November 13th. Join us as we embrace an amazing weekend of food, wine and fun in the beautiful mountains of Highlands, North Carolina.

Friday, November 11th Events:

Event Name: Cookbook Signing with Author Sheri Castle Event Description: Mountain Fresh Grocery is thrilled to host food writer, cooking teacher, recipe tester and developer, Sheri Castle as she signs copies of her newest book, The New Southern Garden Cookbook. This book features recipes for enjoying the best from homegrown gardens, farmer’s markets, roadside stands and CSA Farm Boxes.

Come out and meet Sheri as she signs her book and hands out tasty recipe samples.

Venue: Mountain Fresh Grocery (828) 526-2400 Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Event Name:Creole/Cajun Themed Dinner Event Description: Join …on the Verandah as they host a Creole, Cajun themed dinner complete with a live band and many extras.

Venue: …on the Verandah (828) 526-2338 Time: Call for details Price: $65

Event Name: Viva la France Dinner Event Description: The Inn at Half Mile Farm is pleased to be partnering with Tim Lundy from Rosewood Market and Steve Pignatiello from Pignatiello Wine Importers offering visitors a Vive la France wine dinner. Extraordinary chefs from Rosewood Market will be preparing a fabulous multicourse French dinner; each course paired with one of the fine French wines, personally selected by sommelier, Steve Pignatiello. Guests are in for a tantalizing French treat! For more information, guests are invited to visit our website at

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Event Name: Craft 2 Table Event Description: We will be partnering with Stone (San Diego), Left Hand (Colorado), Bell’s (Michigan), Allagash (Maine), Dog Fish (Vermont), and Mother Earth (North Carolina) to bring you the absolute best and hard to find in American craft beers with food native to that region. Great food, great beer, unforgettable experience!

Venue: Ruka’s Table (828) 526-3636 or email highlandsrestaurantgroup@gmail.com Time: 6:30 p.m.

Price: Call for details Event Name: Mollydooker Shake Up Event Description: Lakeside Restaurant is thrilled to feature the Australian wines of Sarah and Sparky Marquis, Mollydooker! Join Chef Marty Rosenfield and the Lakeside staff as they present the newest dance move, “The Mollydooker Shake.” Enjoy a remarkable five-course dinner paired with Mollydooker wines that promise to “Wow”!

Venue: Lakeside Restaurant (828) 526-9419 Time: 6:30 p.m.

Price: $150 plus tax and gratuity Event Name: Lambert Bridge, Flavor Spectrum with Andy Wilcox Event Description: Lambert Bridge wine and food tasting brought to the “nth” degree...

Venue: Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Wine Bistro (828) 5263807 Time: 7:00 pm.

Price: $95 plus tax and gratuity Event Name: Pahlmeyer Dinner hosted at The Gamekeeper’s Tavern Event Description: An evening filled with Pahlmeyer wines, a light reception and then plated dinner. We will be tasting through the exceptional Pahlmeyer wines and even bringing out some things from their Library.

Venue: The Gamekeeper’s Tavern (828) 787-4263 Time: Reception at 7:00 p.m. Dinner begins at 7:30 p.m.

Price: $125 plus tax and tip Event Name: The Ugly Dog Pub Late Night Hang Out Event Description: Join your friends at The Ugly Dog Pub for live music, seasonal cocktails and local beers.

Venue: The Ugly Dog Pub (828) 526-8364

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Event Name: A Taste of The South with Chef Johannes Klapdohr and his local farm-to-table providers Event Description: Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, people and flavors that make southern life so delicious!

Meet the farmers and producers, and indulge in delicious recipes specially prepared by Madison’s culinary team with fresh-picked seasonal bounty. Kick up your heels with Curtis Blackwell and the Dixie Bluegrass Boys. And enjoy the southern mountain ambiance of wood, stone and cozy fires at the new Farm Pavilion at Old Edwards.

It’s a fun, down-on-the-farm festival of the senses—and celebration of The South.

Venue: The Farm Pavilion at Old Edwards (828) 787-4263 Time: 6:30 p.m. – Cocktails, 7:00 p.m. – Dinner Price: $95

www.halfmilefarm.com Venue: Inn at Half Mile Farm 1 (800) 946-6822 Time: Wine and Hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m., with Vive la France dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Price: $100 per person, plus tax and gratuity

Events Saturday, November 12th Events:

Event Name: Mountain Fresh Grocery hosts guest chef Louis Osteen Event Description: Mountain Fresh Grocery is excited to announce it’s good friend Louis Osteen, James Beard Award winner, will be in the kitchen. Don Reynolds says, “Louis has been a good friend and a great help in defining the flavor at Mountain Fresh.” We look forward to having him with us for breakfast and lunch. Cooking with Louis can’t be anything but fun! Louis has been the keynote speaker at the Culinary Institute of America, been named a Great American Chef

by Gourmet Magazine and won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Southeast, but most of all, he loves to cook!

Venue: Mountain Fresh Grocery (828) 526-2400 Event Name: Cookbook signing with author Sheri Castle Event Description: Mountain Fresh Grocery is thrilled to host food writer, cooking teacher, recipe tester and developer, Sheri Castle as she signs copies of her newest book, The New Southern Garden Cookbook. This book features recipes for enjoying the best from Homegrown Gardens, Farmer’s Markets, Roadside Stands and CSA Farm Boxes.

Come out and meet Sheri as she signs her book and hands out tasty recipe samples.

Venue: Mountain Fresh Grocery (828) 526-2400 Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Event Name: Book Signing and Champagne with The Saucy Sisters Event Description: Join Beverly and Barbara, The Saucy Sisters of Nashville, TN for fun, trivia, champagne and book signing of their new book on wine. Cheers!

Venue: The Christmas Tree “on the hill” (828) 526-3687 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Price: Free Event Name: Live Cooking Luncheon Event Description: “From the sea to the oven in the Sicilian tradition” is an exploration of traditional Sicilian seafood dishes with Chef Nicholas Figel and Christopher Dupont.

Venue: Cyprus International Cuisine (828) 526-4429 Time: 12:00 p.m.

Price: Call for details Event Name: Hog Wild Event Description: An American craft beer, pig picking and music festival. Come check out different craft beers from all over America, including our very own beer brewed by Mother Earth. Hang out, listen to great music and sample different parts of our whole smoked hog!

Venue: The Smokehouse (828) 526-5000 or email highlandsrestaurantgroup@gmail.com Time: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Price: Call for details

Event Name: Giving Trees and Nog Off Reception Event Description: An artistic, culinary celebration of a favorite holiday drink featuring some delicious and unique family eggnog recipes. Come taste for yourself! While at the Bascom, get a peek at these festive tree created by participating non-profit organizations. Place a silent bid and take one home.

Venue: The Bascom (828) 526-4949 Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Price: Free Event Name: “Fire” with Guest Chef John Fleer Event Description: Chef Mitch Sheppard along with Guest Chef John Fleer of Canyon Kitchen present “Fire,” seven courses each presented with different methods of FIRE. Chefs will hand select red and white wines from around the world to perfectly compliment each dish. This will be an evening you do not want to miss!

Venue: Ruka’s Table (828) 526-3636 or email highlandsrestaurantgroup@gmail.com Time: 6:30 p.m.

Price: Call for details Event Name: Cellar Gems Dinner Event Description: Join Chef Andrew Figel for a four course dinner featuring William Selyem, Turley Vineyards plus other gems from the …on the Verandah’s cellar.

Venue: …on the Verandah (828) 526-2338 Time: Call for details Price: $95 Event Name: Silver Oak Cellars and Twomey Wine Dinner with Tom Johnson “Life is a Cabernet!”

Event Description: We will be featuring Silver Oak and Twomey Cellars. Join us for a night of culinary memories and divine libations. It will be night to remember!

Venue: Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Wine Bistro (828) 5263807 Time: 7:00 p.m. Champagne/Appetizers, 7:30 p.m. Dinner Price: $160 plus tax and gratuity Event Name: The Opus One Experience Event Description: Lakeside Restaurant is thrilled to feature the esteemed Bordeaux- style blends of Opus One. Join Chef, Marty Rosenfield and Regional Opus One Sales Manager, Karen D’Amour as we uncork four vintages of Opus One: 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Take part in an extraordinary evening savoring a delectable menu that will compliment these outstanding wines.

Venue: Lakeside Restaurant (828) 526-9419 Time: 7:00 p.m.

Price: $175 plus tax and gratuity Event Name: The Ugly Dog Pub Late Night Hang Out Event Description: Join your friends at The Ugly Dog Pub for live music, seasonal cocktails and local beers.

Venue: The Ugly Dog Pub (828) 526-8364

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‘Tis the Season Holiday Gift Market

by Wiley Sloan

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The Spirit of the Season is on full display at The ‘Tis the Season Holiday Gift Market, slated for 11:45 a.m. Saturday, December 3rd, at the First Presbyterian Church in Highlands.

imes are tough for many and all of us are watching our pennies. We clip coupons and we look for discounts.

Here in America we are truly blessed and our Creator looks to us to share those blessings. There is no better way to share than to give through the “‘Tis the Season”- Holiday Gift Market The Market is always held immediately following the Highlands Christmas parade. This year it will be on Saturday, December 3rd beginning at 11:45 a.m. and running through 4:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church’s Coleman Hall on Main Street, Highlands. By participating in the Market you are able to help people from fourteen charitable agencies.

You simplify your gift giving. No more wondering what size Uncle Herbert is or whether Aunt Suzy would like a blue or green blouse. You know that Dad would be pleased that you gave a gift in his honor rather than choosing another necktie.

Area charities that are supported by the Alternative Gift Market are: Big Brother/Big Sister, Blue Ridge Dental Clinic, Bosnia Mission, Community Care Clinic, Food Pantry, Haiti, Highlands Bolivian Mission, Highlands Community Child Development Center, Highlands Emergency Council, International Friendship Center, Kids for Peace, Literacy Council, Living Waters of the World, and REACH Macon County.

The Alternative Gift Market offers gift-giving without the hassle. No having to get to the Mall or to worry about mailing and shipping. You simply make a gift to a favorite charity. Help others who are less fortunate than you and share your blessings with others. See you at the Gift Market after the Christmas Parade.

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Breast Cancer Walk

by Luke Osteen

Pour le Pink, a 3.2 mile fun Walk/Run to support local breast health and women’s services, will begin at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, October 15th, at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital.

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ho knew fighting breast cancer could be as easy as a walk in the park or, if you prefer a run through a little town?

That’s the promise behind the first annual Pour le Pink, a 3.2 mile fun Walk/Run to support local breast health and women’s services. It’ll be staged Saturday, October 15th, at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital.

The funds raised will go toward maintaining the hospital’s spectrum of breast health and women’s services as well as financial aid for patients.

“Pour le Pink will be a great benefit for our local communities. It will help to build a lasting fund for women’s services enabling us to stay up to date with critical services, equipment and provide our patients the best quality care possible,” said race organizer Callie Calloway, who is also the hospital’s communications specialist.

The race will start on the campus of HCH, travel to Buck Creek Road, down Cheney Lane, looping back to the hospital campus for the finish. Event goers are invited to participate as runners, walkers and individuals or teams. Prizes will be awarded to the top three places female/male runners in each age group as well as team awards.

“We encourage everyone to join us in the fun,” said Calloway. “The event will not only benefit H-C Hospital, but foster community awareness of women’s health and wellness.

This is a great opportunity to support the hospital that helps keep our community healthy.”

Sponsorship opportunities from $100 to $1000 are available.

Registration for Pour le Pink is under way -- entries are $30 for adults, $5 for children.

The 5k race is open to male/female runners and walkers of all ages will begin at 8:00 a.m.; the fun walk/run at 8:15 a.m. More information is available online at www.highlandscashiershospital.org or contact Callie Calloway at (828) 5261313. www.thelaurelmagazine.com | October 2011 | 29

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Highlands Fall Festival

by Luke Osteen

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Highlands School Fall Festival, set for 5:00 p.m. Saturday, October 22nd, is a Red Letter Date on the town’s Social Calendar.

ighlands School invites the entire community to celebrate the Fall Festival, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, October 22nd, in the school Gymnatorium.

The evening is the product of Highlands School PTO, Highlands High School’s Seniors and a small army of volunteers. It’s a joyous celebration for young and old.

Highlands Rotary Club will sponsor a cash bingo game where the winner takes half the proceeds.

The Chenoweth Cake Walk will return. The event is named after Steve and

Kim Chenoweth, who have emceed the event for many years, even after their own children graduated.

The Senior Class will stage a shivery Haunted House in the Middle School Building. There’ll be a 20foot inflatable slide and bounce house; hay rides; face paint and hair spray; fish pond; pirate dig; soccer, basketball and football booths; archery and balloon dart toss. Fun and sticky and very delicious festival food and snacks will be offered.

Each class has prepared a theme box filled with great

items that will be available in the Great Silent Theme Box Auction.

The 2012 Senior Class and parents donate their time and energy giving back to their school by running the game booths. In return, the PTO pays for their cap and gown for graduation.

All teachers and staff at the school volunteer for at least two hours to receive money for their individual classrooms. PTO board members and parents fill in the remaining volunteer positions and bake cakes and goodies for the kitchen and cake walk.

The Zookeeper Bistro at Leaf Festival

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n a scant three years, Tanya Walker and John Saporito have turned their Zookeeper Bistro into something of a Cashiers institution.

Part of that is the wonderful breakfast, lunch and dinner menu.

That menu boasts unforgettable favorites that John learned over the years in the kitchens at such storied restaurants as The Mansion in New Jersey and The Buena Vista Palace at Walt Disney World.

One of Zookeeper’s favorite dishes will be served up at the Cashiers Leaf Festival, being staged this month in Cashiers. This particular savory dish was offered last year at the Festival’s Inauguration and proved so popular that throughout 2011 festival

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veterans were showing up at The Bistro asking if this is the place where they “could find those crab cakes.”

With the Dinner Season winding down at the end of October, Tanya is anxious to remind her customers that The Zookeeper Bistro offers a remarkable Breakfast menu throughout the morning (and even into the Lunch hours).

You’ll find hearty favorites like pancakes, omelets, and Eggs Benedict – a marvelous way to set the course of your day.

But as irresistible as the menu is, that’s only part of The Zookeeper’s formula.

John and Tanya themselves are the other half.

They’ve created a warm, inviting space where confidences are exchanged and

the news running through the Cashiers community is shared.

“We’ve come to know and treasure the people who make this such a great place – both the locals and the summer people,” says Tanya.

“We’ve enjoyed meeting everyone and getting to know them – I guess that’s one of the great things about an intimate restaurant – you can’t help but get close to your diners.”

The Zookeeper Bistro is open Tuesday through Saturday for breakfast, lunch and dinner (although dinner disappears for the season at the end of the month) and on Sundays for brunch. It’s located in the Mountain Laurel Shoppes on Slabtown Road in Cashiers.

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Tanya and John Sapori of the Zookeeper Bistro in Cashiers invite you to once gain enjoy their delicious crab cakes at this year’s 3rd Annual Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival.

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Hard Candy Christmas Show Contributed by Doris Hunter

Aaron Hequembourg’s amazing art helps to put the dazzle in the ‘Hard Candy Christmas’ Arts and Crafts Show, slated for November 25th and 26th at Western Carolina University.

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aron Hequembourg will be back with his famous etchings as the the 24th Annual ‘Hard Candy Christmas’ Arts and Crafts Show opens inside Western Carolina University, Ramsey Center November 25th and 26th, 2011.

It is a ‘mountain Christmas tradition’.

More than 100 regional artisans will be bringing a dazzling array of original art and craft at great prices. Customers line up early for the first pick of pottery, dolls, glass art, and woodcraft. Collectors always find new santas, angels and snowmen. Fresh wreaths, homemade candy and sweet grass baskets will be there, too.

Promoter and fellow artist, Doris Hunter has traveled hundreds of miles to look for the most talent to be found. It is all under one roof.

Hours are 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. each day. Admission is $3.00 for adults. Children under 12 free. Free convenient parking.

For more info visit www.mountainartisans.net or call (828) 524-3405.

Western Carolina is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, on Hwy 107.

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The Empty Bowls Project

by Luke Osteen Bascom to watch as potters group of generous and volunteers threw, finlocal volunteers, ished and trimmed the rechurches, restaurants maining pieces. and civic organizations partThe Empty Bowls lunch nered with The Bascom to event will take place from help feed the hungry in High11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. lands and Cashiers.

Sunday, October 23rd, at The Empty Bowls Project is The Presbyterian Church in an international movement Highlands and the Zachary built upon a single idea: potTolbert House in Cashiers. ters and other craftspeople, Both locations will offer a educators and others work hand-thrown bowl (prowith the community to creduced by those artisans ate handcrafted bowls. at The Bascom) filled with Guests are invited to a simple soup and bread donated by meal of soup and bread. In local restaurants. Cost is $15 exchange for a cash donaper bowl and diners will be tion, guests are asked to keep able to keep their bowl as a a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated memento.

All proceeds will go to The Food Pantry in Highlands and to organizations working to end hunger and food insecurity.

That means that on Saturday, September 3rd, The Bascom Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry in Cashiers.

For more information, contact Katy Calloway at kcallohosted a closed pottery session for 15 regional potters to throw 600 bowls. The next day, the public was invited to The way@thebascom.org.

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Cashiers Valley Preschool’s Annual Fall Festival

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ashiers Valley Preschool will host its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 22nd, 2011, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. This family friendly event will allow parents, children, and folks in the community to visit Cashiers’ 5-Star preschool, meet the teachers, tour the playground and facility, socialize and get acquainted with each other, and play lots of fun games. This year’s event will include hay rides, pony rides, face painting, a great cake walk, Cashiers Valley Preschool’s Bouncy House, a fire truck and firemen, and delicious food and drink for all.

Cashiers Valley Preschool is located at 219 Frank Allen Road, right behind the Cashiers Community Library. For more information, please call the preschool at (828) 7434320.

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Scenes from Dazzling Dahlia Festival

Dazzling Dahlias! Highlands first annual Dahlia Festival was held Saturday, September 17th at the Historical Society’s Historic Village located at 524 N. Fourth Street. Joyce Franklin was the chair of this colorful event.

Scenes from Village Square Arts and Crafts

Local artists, Lee Byers (left photo) and Tim and Karen Chambers (right photo), show off there designs at the Village Square Art and Craft Show held on September 3rd and 4th in downtown Highlands.

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CASHIERS MAP KEY

Lenz Gifts .................................................................... main street Folk Art & Furnishings................ midnight Farms ................................................ mountain House................................................ narcissus ........................................................... nearly new/ellen’s ......................................... nora & co. .........................................................

GG’s consignments *etc ............................... rusticks. ............................................................. ryan & company .............................................. sashay Around. ................................................. summer Place Antiques ...................................

Priscilla’s, the decorative touch....................

Victoria's closet .....................................................

Vc for men ...............................................................

Vivianne metzger Antiques .................................

Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath ........................

White rabbit Botanicals........................................

Zoller Hardware ...................................................... tess at chestnut square ....................................... tom sawyer tree Farm ........................................

Blue ridge Bedding ................................................... mally’s cottage ...........................................................

Woof Gang Bakery..................................................... s’more Kids Klothes .................................................. mike’s club House ....................................................

Lotsa consignment shop .......................................... serVices Blue ridge self storage .................................... cashiers chamber................................................. cashiers exxon ................................................. crossroads upholstery .................................... english Green interiors....................................

Keystone Kitchen & Bath..................................... monday’s House of design .............................. nailz/Beauty secrets.............................................

Peter J. Pioli interiors ....................................... interior enhancements..................................... signal ridge marina ......................................... mountain Air Wellness ..................................... cashiers Printing .............................................. cashiers Valley Preschool ................................

View the Cashiers, North Carolina interactive map at www.thecashiersmap.com for addresses, phone numbers and website links to local businesses.

To promote your business in both the print version and on-line Cashiers Map for only $20 a month, email janet@themountainlaurel.com.

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AccommodAtions the mountain Laurel inn ...................................

Arts Blue Valley Gallery................................................ cashiers Hillside Artists............................................ mountain mist Gallery .............................................. reAL estAte Betsy Paul Properties ............................................... mel’s mountain real estate ...................................... silver creek real estate Group ..........................

Landmark realty Group ............................................ restAurAnts Bella's Kitchen ........................................................ cafe 107 ..................................................................... carolina smokehouse....................................... cashiers exxon ....................................................... sweetreats/Wild thyme ........................................... sapphire Brewery & Pub ................................. tommy’s coffee shoppe.......................................

Zeke & earl’s ........................................................... the Zookeeper Bistro............................................ retAiL Bird Barn and Gift emporium ............................

Bounds cave ...........................................................

Brooking ....................................................................

Bumpkins ................................................................. cashiers condiment shop ............................... cashiers customs ............................................ cashiers exxon ................................................. cashiers Farmers market ................................... cashiers trading Post ........................................... catbird seat ....................................................... chattooga Gardens ................................................ cJ Brownhouse ....................................................... consignment market........................................... corner store ........................................................... crabtree cottage..................................................... d. estes Antiques .................................................. details of cashiers ............................................ dovetail Antiques ..............................................

Fiddlehead designs ...................................................

Highland Hiker................................................. into the Woods Home interiors .....................

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Scenes from Hilltop Hospitality

A good time was had by all who helped 4 ½ Street Inn and Colonial Pines Inn celebrate 150 years of hospitality with them on Tuesday, September 13th.

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Mtn. LaureL ShoppeS Dining • Shopping • Real Estate Accommodations • Nail Spa

Slabtown Road off Hwy. 107 N. • Cashiers, NC

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Scenes from The Merchant’s Market

The wide open old barn doors at “Reflections” the Cashiers Designer Showhouse welcome attendees to the Greater Cashiers Merchants Association Merchants Market.

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The Greater Cashiers Merchants Association opened the Merchants Market at the 2011 Cashiers Designer Showhouse, “Reflections”, on opening night. The market offers a wide selection of merchandise from antiques and decorative accessories to books and fashion accessories.

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Scenes from Wade Hampton’s Grant Awards

On Wednesday, September 14th the Wade Hampton Golf Club held a reception to announce the recipients of this year’s annual grants for non-profits. This year, the first year of the grant program, the Club awarded a total of over $100,000.00 to 19 area non-profits. The organizations who were awarded funds were: AWAKE, REACH of Jackson County, Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project (Dental Clinic), Community Care Clinic, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, The Hampton School, Summit Charter School, Cashiers Valley Preschool, Literacy Council of Cashiers, Cashiers Historical Society, Cashiers Valley Community Council, Cashiers-Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, Cashiers Highlands Area Humane Society, Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry, Glenville-Cashiers Land Trust, The Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance, Cashiers Village Council and The Village Green.

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Mark Your Calendar • Irony Metal Sculpture through October 22, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.

• Children’s Gallery featuring works from The Bascom’s youth classes and Literal Quilt, the 2011 Bascom/Literacy Council project Through 2011, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.

• Ben Owen: Ceramics exhibition through December 3. The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.

• Do Tell: Patrick Dougherty, through 2011, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.

• Community Impact Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, October 1, Village Commons of the Village Green offering free services for the people of the community.

• Tools in Motion Exhibit, October 1-December 23, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.

• Highlands Farmers’ Market, 8-11 a.m., Saturday, October 1, Pine Street Park, Highlands United Methodist Church Youth, (828) 526-4858.

• Celebration! Auction Gala and Dinner, 6 p.m., Saturday, October 1, The Terrace at The Bascom, Live and silent auction, (828) 787-2896.

• “Hear What’s in the Heart – A Shoemaker’s Tale” October 1-2 and October 7-9. Highlands Playhouse, (828) 526-2695.

• Bluegrass Series: Chatham County Line, 8 p.m., Saturday, October 1, Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, (828) 526-9047.

• Mountain High Dulcimer Club meets the first Monday of each month, October 3, Highlands United Methodist Church. Beginner’s lessons available at noon. Dues are $1 per meeting. Call Paul Andry at (828) 787-1586, or Les Scott at (828) 200-9532.

• Fashion for Fur / Art Show, 7 p.m. Wednesday October, 5, to benefit the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society, Jorge’s Place, (828)743-5752 or (828) 743-4175.

• Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival, October 7-9, Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association, (828) 743-5858.

• Highlands Woman’s Club’s Annual Arts and Crafts Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, October 8, Highlands Rec Park gymnasium, 828-526-3556.

• Spooky Raku Class Workshop, October 8, 15, and 22, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.

• Broadway Series: Robert Cucciolli performs at PAC, 8 p.m., Saturday, October 8, Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, (828) 526-9047.

• Oktoberfest, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, October 9, Skyline Lodge, (828) 526-2121.

• Kelsey Kids, 5 Day Camp beginning October 10 for ages 9-11, Highlands Historical Society. For applications contact (828) 787-1050.

• Story Swap, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 11, Highlands Writers Group, The Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-1935.

• Storytelling Series: Carmen Deedy, 7:30 p.m.. Wednesday, October 12, Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, (828) 526-9047.

• Planet Clothing Trunk Show, October 14-16, Acorn’s Boutique, (828) 787-1887.

• J-MCA Presents “Evening with Teddy Roosevelt”, Friday, October 14, at the Highlands Performing Arts Center and for brunch on Saturday, October 15, at The Orchard Restaurant in Cashiers, (828)

526-0890 ext. 320.

• Quail Run Antiques Show, October 14-16, High Hampton Inn, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday and 12-4 p.m. Sunday, Cashiers Historical Society, (828) 743-7710.

• Fall Colors Fine Art Show, October 14-15, Highlands Civic Center, Art League of Highlands, (828) 743-7673.

• Pour le Pink, a 3.2 mile fun Walk/Run to support local breast health and women’s services, will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, October 15, at HighlandsCashiers Hospital, Callie Calloway (828) 526-1313.

• Sapphire Valley Arts and Crafts Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., October 15-16. Sapphire Valley Resort, (828) 743-5191.

• Pumpkin Painting, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, October 15, The Bascom, Cost $5, ages 6 and up.

Contact 828-526-4949.

• Stillmont Writer’s Retreat, October 15-17, Stillmont Writer’s Cottage, 73 Azalea Lane in Cashiers. For a schedule of events call (270) 9936508.

• Oktoberfest House Party, 12-4:40 p.m., Saturday, October 15, High Hampton Inn, (800) 334-2551.

• Painting: From Photos to Photorealism Workshop with Adrian Deckbar, October 17-21, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.

• Harmonious Oil Painting Workshop with Karen Weihs, October 20-22, The Bascom, (828) 5264949.

• Mary Louise Jewelry Trunk Show, October 21-23, Acorn’s Boutique, (828) 787-1887.

• Scaly Mountain’s Pancake Breakfast, 7:3010:30 a.m., Saturday, October 22, Scaly Mountain Women’s Club, (828) 526-9952.

• Petit Trousseau Trunk Show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, October 22, with a special wine and cheese reception 4-6 p.m., Three Bears Classic Children’s Clothing, (828) 482-2279.

• Cashiers Valley Preschool annual Fall Festival, 3-6 p.m., Saturday, October 22, (828) 743-4320.

• Highlands School Fall Festival, 5-9 p.m. Saturday, October 22,, in the school Gymnatorium.

• Empty Bowls Project Lunch Event, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, October 23, Presbyterian Church in Highlands and the Zachary Tolbert House, Cashiers.

Both locations will offer a hand-thrown bowl (produced by those artisans at The Bascom) filled with soup and bread donated by local restaurants.

Cost is $15 per bowl and diners will be able to keep their bowl as a memento. All proceeds will go to The Food Pantry in Highlands and Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry in Cashiers.

• Art League of Highlands End of Year Meeting and Party, 5 p.m., Monday, October 24, MartinLipscomb Performing Arts Center, (828) 743-7673.

• The Kitchen Witches, October 27-November 6, Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Highlands, (828) 526-8084.

• Betsy Paul Art Raffle, Sunday, October 30, benefiting the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, (828) 743-0880.

• Spooky Raku Firing, October 31, The Bascom, (828) 526-4949.

• Highlands’ Downtown Trick or Treat, 6-8 p.m., Monday, October 31, (828) 526-2112.

Weekly Events

Every Monday • Music, Fressers Eatery, Rebecca White, 7 p.m., (828) 526-4188.

• Triva Night, 8 p.m., Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 5268364.

Every Tuesday • Highlands Rotary Club, noon, Highlands Community Center.

• Weight Watchers, 5:30 p.m., Highlands Rec Park.

• Music, Pizza Place, (828) 526-5660.

• Music, on the Verandah, Rebecca White, 7 p.m., (828) 526-2338.

Every Wednesday • Highlands Mountaintop Rotary, 7:30 a.m., dining room at the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital.

• Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8 a.m., Cashiers United Methodist Church, (828) 743-2243.

• Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 p.m., Cashiers United Methodist Church.

• Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:50 p.m., Highlands Civic Center.

• Music, Pizza Place, (828) 526-5660.

• Bluegrass, 7:30 p.m., Ugly Dog Pub, Nitorgrass and Rebecca White, (828) 526-8364.

Every Thursday • Music, on the Verandah, Rebecca White, 7 p.m., (828) 526-2338.

• Karaoke, 9 p.m., Highlands Smokehouse, (828) 526-5000.

Every Friday • Highlands Historical Society Museum, 10 a.m.4 p.m. Highlands Historic Village, (828) 787-1050.

• Zachary Tolbert House Tours, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 828-743-7710.

• Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Highlands Civic Center.

• Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.

• Music at on the Verandah, Chad Reed, 7 p.m., (828) 526-2338.

• Live Music, Ruka’s Table, (828) 526-3636.

• Live Music, The Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 526-8364.

Every Saturday • Highlands Historical Society Museum, 10 a.m.4 p.m. Highlands Historic Village, (828) 787-1050.

• Zachary Tolbert House Tours, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 828-743-7710.

• Wine Tasting, Ruka’s Table, 4:30 p.m., (828) 5263636.

• Live Music, The Wine Garden, 4:30 p.m. Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.

• Jazz, Ruka’s Table, 6:30 p.m., (828) 526-3636.

• Karaoke, 9 p.m., Highlands Smokehouse, (828) 526-5000.

• Live Music, 6 p.m.-close, Hummingbird Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.

• Music, on the Verandah, Chad Reed, 7 p.m., (828) 526-2338.

• Live Music, The Ugly Dog Pub, 9 p.m., (828) 5268364.

Every Sunday • Music, on the Verandah, Chad Reed, 7 p.m., (828) 526-2338.

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The Third Year, Three Days, Three Venues The Area’s Most Prominent Fall Festival Free To The Public.

Wrapped-up in a mountain Fall’s extraordinary blaze of color and refreshing mountain air.

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A Festival of Extraordinary Abundance!

The Highlight Of Fall Trips and Tours For Leaf Lookers, Travelers, Tourists And Local Residents *Entertainment by bands and muscians of all musical genres, *Over 100 Juried artisan crafts, vendors and local merchant booths, *Cashiers Concours Car Show *A variety of food offerings, snacks and sweets from local restaurants *Kids amusements and attractions * Boat Tours, Hayrides, Pancake Breakfast and Tree Farm Tours * Sales and specials all weekend in the Cashiers Valley merchants shops Three villages in the Cashiers Valley, the heart of North Carolina’s mountain/ lake region, each bring their own character to the festival.

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2011 Entertainment Lineup

Friday, Oct. 7th Village Commons Stage 5:30 - 7:30 Hurricane Creek Band Saturday, Oct. 8th Village Common Stage 10:30 – 12:00 The Rye Holler Boys 12:15 – 1:45 Shawn James Band 2:00 – 3:30 Angela Reign 3:45 – 5:00 Glenville Train Saturday, Oct. 8th Village Green Stage 10:30 - 11:30 - Pick n Play Dulcimers 11:45 - 12:15 Triple Threat Dance Studio 12:30 - 2:00 Moon Shine Babies 2:15 – 3:45 Demopolis 4:00 – 5:00 Cloggers Sunday, Oct 9th Village Commons Stage 12:00 - 1:15 Nikki Talley 1:30 – 3:00 Velvet Truckstop 3:30 – 5:00 The Fish Sticks Sunday, Oct 9th Village Green Stage 12:00 - 12:45 Marshall Arts 12:45 - 1:30 Zumba Dance 1:45 - 3:15 The Highlanders 3:30 – 5:00 TBA

Silver Level: Avalon Cruises, Duke Energy, Jackson County Parks and Recreation, WHLC

Bronze Level: Coca Cola Consolidated Bottlers, Freeman Gas, Ingles Markets, Macon Bank, RBC Bank, The Preserve at Rock Creek, United Community Bank, Webb Insurance Agency, Smoky Mountain News, Trillium Links and Lake Club

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Cover Artist Vivian Jendzio

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ing layer upon layer until finally the components congeal.

She says, “After intense anatomical drawings, studies of light on form, the pieces are ready to begin. Each layer must be completely dry before the series of glazing and impasto can be applied. The work becomes intense and autonomic. Because of the in-depth analysis of the subjects, the pieces are depicted with complete feeling and emotion.”

When asked what lights her creative fires, she replies, “Nature’s internal powers have become the source of inspiration for my paintings. They reflect weight and balance, power and release, synchronization and contraposition.

Many paintings utilize opposition through use of color, split planes, and visual fields. It is through these visual forces that the dynamics and the internalization of energy, life, and the reverence for it are revealed.”

Jendzio’s artwork has won numerous awards. She has exhibited in many prestigious shows and galleries. Her pieces are highly sought after for collections both private and corporate.

To see more of her work visit John Collette Fine Art Gallery at 381 Main Street in Highlands or in Cashiers at 104 Hwy 107 South. They can be reached by calling (828) 743-7977 or (828) 526-0339 or visit the gallery online at www.johncollettefineart.com.

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ivian Jendzio brilliantly blurs the line between drawing and painting, fusing charcoal, pencil, ink, pastel, watercolor and acrylic into her own dynamic style. In her work the physical, emotional and spiritual merge. Images move, advancing, receding, shifting side to side, creating a layered tension that makes surfaces come alive.

Her background in both physical education and fine art translates into a kinetic approach to art. Imagine choreographing a dance: a rush across space, a fluid turn, an embrace, a tumble, a yield to another, a push away, and a final flurry of passion as the dancers surrender to each other.

That is the kind of physicality Jendzio brings to her artwork… a rush of feelings built upon layers and layers of sketches, gestural drawings, figurative work, observation, movement… the sheer physical work. These layers flow across her surfaces, then unite as the natural world surrenders to the emotional.

While part of her work’s appeal is its spontaneity and immediacy, it is built upon scores of preparatory sketches. She will clip a huge piece of paper to a wall and begin creating.

She works intuitively. There is a communion between her, her materials, and her animal images… each member of the trio contributing to the artistic dialogue. She might spend days creating a painting’s elements. Then she begins build-

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Dianne MacLean Contributes

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Dianne MacLean helps artist with their inspirations.

f altered books, stamping, collage, scrapbooking, or mixed media are your thing, then The Art Room is your creativity destination.

Dianne MacLean opened The Art Room four years ago in downtown Franklin. Until she made the scene, artists had to travel miles to purchase their supplies. Now materials are just around the corner. And The Art Room’s cozy, down-home atmosphere keeps customers coming back again and again… not only for the latest products, but for the fun and camaraderie that characterize MacLean’s business.

MacLean says, “There is so much creative talent in this area. I felt there was a need for artists to have a place to go, to gather, to create. That was the inspiration for the Art Bar.” The Art Bar is the focal point of the store, which is saying a lot because there are so many beautiful things to see there. Saturdays,

10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. are Make-it-and-take-it mornings with Bonnie Brock. The bar is generally packed with artists, from rank beginners to professionals, who get together for an artistic exchange. There’s lots of laughs, sharing, and bonding of like minds. And you’re invited!

While visiting the Art Bar, see the hottest product lines from the Craft and Hobby Association expo. Check out Tim Holtz’s latest show-stopping surprises. For the uninitiated, Holtz’s designs have a vintage look: old trunks, distressed surfaces, intriguing textures. The Art Room carries much of his line.

In addition to an incredible inventory of high quality materials, MacLean says, “Without my teachers, I wouldn’t be here.” The Art Room’s talented and nurturing instructors know their stuff. MacLean adds, “Stop in and see presenter’s sample projects in the windows and display case, then sign up for your favorite class.”

MacLean encourages people to ask for a demo.

She will even let you try a technique yourself to see if it is right for you. She says, “And if you don’t see what you want, I can order it.

Even though there are hundreds of items on display, store personnel put every product through its paces. MacLean says, “We customize each item, adapting it to our patron’s needs.”

To learn more about The Art Room, go to their website, www.artroomsupplies.com. Subscribe to the newsletter to keep abreast of the latest happenings in mixed media and hand made book design including the LaBlanche line of silicone stamps, cheaper, easier, crisper, and cleaner than wooden stamps.

Visit The Art Room this Saturday and you will see why customers are saying, “Wow! I can’t believe I made this!” Try it! It’s free… and it makes you feel good. To learn more, call (828) 3493777.

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he stage will be sizzling as seasoned (pun intended) actors Carla Gates and Betsy Miller keep not only the food, but the insults flying in this hilarious comedy. A live broadcasted TV cooking show is the stage where anything can happen – and it does. Cai Roman plays Gates’ son who is literally caught in the middle of whatever happens to fly at the moment.

Directed by Ronnie Spilton and Assistant Director Kaycee Carver.

Kitchen Witches runs October 27th through the 30th and November 3rd through the 6th at HIghlands Performing Arts Center. Evening shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees begin at 2:30 p.m.

For tickets and more information, call (828) 526-8084.

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by Donna Rhodes

t’s October and The Bascom celebrates fall’s blazing palette with a roster of classes, exhibitions and events guaranteed to color your world and fuel your artistic fires.

If you have always wanted to take an art class but schedules never permitted, The Bascom has the perfect solution: Art by Appointment. Want to take photography? Painting?

Sculpture? Drawing? You can, whether you are a beginner or a pro. Classes programmed from one to six hours will adapt to your schedule. Bring your family, office group or circle of friends or just fly solo. Each participant will leave the session with his/her own original work of art. Call at least one week prior to your desired class date. Prices vary with age limit three and up.

While you are enjoying your customized class, take a break and check out the fascinating exhibition, Tools in Motion kicking off Celebration! benefit event and running through December. This witty traveling exhibition was chosen by Arts and Artists International based in D.C. It will chisel and chip away your preconceptions of tools, leaving you with a deeper appreciation of their fascinating form and function.

October means it’s that time of year again… time for Spooooooooky Raku, an annual family fun event at The Bascom during the Halloween season. In anticipation of the Halloween firing, classes are offered Saturdays, October 8th, 15th, and 22nd, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Learn a bunch of terrifying techniques as you create your own spooky ceramic work. Frank Vickery offers raku, open to beginning and intermediate students, cost $100, members and $125, non-members. On Monday, October 31st the community is invited to the Spooky Raku Firing, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wear your scariest masks and mummy wraps to this free event under the All Hallows Moon.

In addition to raku, there are plenty more classes taught by the region’s best instructors in a variety of innovative and inspirational workshops. Call The Bascom for more details.

October is a perfect time to start planning your holiday gift list. There are scores of fabulous fine art and craft works in The Bascom gift boutique. The shop features local and regional artists as well as artists who have taught or have had exhibitions at The Bascom. Pottery, textiles, jewelry, wood, glass, basketry, art books and many more one-of-a-kind items are featured.

And don’t forget The Bascom is now open seven days a week, year-round. Visit Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from Noon to 5:00 p.m.

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Betsy Paul October Art Raffle

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The Betsy Paul art raffle for the Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department, will be held on October 31st. For more information, call (828) 743-0880.

his fabulous painting of a bear is October’s art raffle prize, generously donated by Adrienne Myles.

Adrienne Myles is an accomplished and intuitive artist.

She resides in Metro Atlanta with her daughters and four cats.

Her art can be viewed online at facebook.com/adrienne.s.myles.

Adrienne’s style is free flowing with a touch of whimsical. Because she has a love for animals, wildlife is her subject of choice.

Pet portraits are also an option. They can be custom ordered.

Adrienne was a kids clothing designer for 20 years. Painting has become her new love and a natural progression. She hopes to spread happiness and good feelings with her art.

Contact information is Adrienne.myles@gmail.com or by phone at 770-265-1120.

Viewers are invited to see each month’s raffle item on display from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday at Betsy Paul Properties, 870 Highway 64 West, Cashiers, North Carolina.

Checks can also be mailed directly to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, P.O. Box 713, Cashiers, North Carolina, 28717. For more information contact Betsy Paul Properties, (828)743-0880.

“Artists receive promotion, winners receive a piece of art for a minimal investment, and the fire department gets crucial funding. And don’t forget, tickets can be purchased in blocks of 12 for $60. They make a great gift,” says Paul. All of the proceeds from the art raffle go exclusively to the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department

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Fall Colors Art Show Contributed by Mary Carpenter

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he Art league of Highlands is sponsoring their annual Fall Colors Show that will be held Friday and Saturday, October 14th and 15th from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Highlands Recreation Center. This show is one of the best of the season with over 50 prominent artists from all over the Southeast; you don’t want to miss this colorful and diversified exhibit. The talented young painter, Cris Bell will be doing demonstrations as well as popular artist-teacher, Robin Swaby. Annell Metsker will be displaying samples of her

beautiful portraits. Also, you don’t want to miss the wood turners and glass artists; they are always a favorite. This is a great opportunity to meet the artists and purchase from them directly.

There will be art projects for children so that the parents can have time to browse or to watch their youngsters create their own personal piece of art to take home.

The next meeting of the Art League will be held at PAC, the Performing Arts Center on Monday, October 24th at 5:00 p.m.

Members are invited to bring a piece of art to share

their creative experience with the group. There will be no business meeting but a celebration of the year’s events with refreshments served. Guests are always welcome and there is no charge.

The Art League of Highlands invites you to join them. This friendly group of artists and those interested in the arts support many worthwhile programs to enhance the art experience in the area.

They are especially focused on bringing art into the lives of children. For more information contact Dottie Bruce, President (828) 7437673.

Gloria Doxtader is just one of the artists whose works will grace the Fall Colors Show, slated for October 14th and 15th at the Highlands Recreation Center.

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The Playhouse

by Luke Osteen “Hear What’s in the Heart -- A Shoemaker’s Tale,” Highlands Playhouse’s irresistible season finale, will be staged October 1st-2nd and 7th-9th.

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Hear What’s in the Heart - A Shoemaker’s Tale,” closes out Highlands Playhouse’s 2011 Season in spectacular fashion.

Written and performed by Steve Scionti and directed by Anthony Crivello, playing at the Playhouse October 1st and 2nd, and 7th-9th, this drama has been playing to sold-out houses from Los Angeles to New York City.

“Hear What’s In The Heart - A Shoemaker’s Tale,” is set against the backdrop of a post-funeral gathering to celebrate the life of Scionti’s grandfather, Angelo Morello (who owned Angleo’s Shoe Repair on Main Street in Middletown, Connecticutt).

Taking us through the funeral day’s events, Scionti paints a theatrical family portrait in a series of humorous and poignant vignettes transforming, himself into various family members and friends, jumping back and forth through time to affecting moments on his journey into adulthood. Eight characters are portrayed in all, including his grandfather; his father Sebastiano; his mother Rosetta; brother Antonio; uncles Amadeo and Manny; Jerry, the local neighborhood pizza-maker; and Brother Connelly, a teacher from Xavier High School in Middletown.

While running in Los Angles, the show garnered two DramaLogue Critics Awards (for best performance and best writing) and was chosen for presentation at the prestigious HBO Workshop. In 2009 “Hear What’s in the Heart,” was selected to be in the NY Fringe Festival, where it received rave reviews.

The Highlands Playhouse is a unique artistic venture. Created, nourished and sustained by the Highlands-Cashiers community, its reputation is wide-spread and continues to grow significantly.

In the summer of 1938 a group of Highlanders presented a play for one performance in what was then the town’s school auditorium. This production was “Dulcy,” a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. Over the years, the Playhouse has brought professional theatre to the twin communities of Highlands and Cashiers.

Artistic Director D.V. Caitlyn energized the Playhouse’s 2011 season with a professional’s passion fueled by performances on Broadway and in Hollywood. He began his acting career by performing “King John” in Central Park’s Shakespeare in the Park.

That led to a recurring role on “One Life to Live,” followed by roles on “JAG,” “Columbo,” and “Father Dowling.” Caitlyn is also a produced playwright and award-winning screenwriter.

“I bring with me a very clear and simple objective -- to work diligently alongside our guest directors in all areas, including bringing notable professional talent from both coasts, and in creating high-quality productions for the Highlands stage,” Caitlyn explains. “I also want to bring a few lesser-known and special event productions to the stage at Highlands in an effort to create an entire new collection of favorites for our loyal audiences.”

Looking to the next year, Highlands Playhouse will offer an extended 2012 season, beginning with a Memorial Day Weekend performance.

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An Exciting October at Highlands PAC Contributed by Mary Adair Leslie

Chatham County Line, Robert Cuccioli and Carmen Deedy close the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center’s 2012 season in unforgettable fashion.

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AC’s series are winding up in October beginning with the Bluegrass Series. The hottest bluegrass band in the country will be here on Saturday, October 1st beginning at 8:00 p.m. - The Chatham County Line from Raleigh N.C. Ten years in, the four gentlemen of Chatham County Line have a lot to reflect on: sold out shows in the US and abroad, appearances on national radio and TV, four solid selling records, and four really dirty suits. “We want to be the band that puts on the most professional show in the business of what we do,” says singer/guitarist/ songwriter Dave Wilson. “If you’ve taken your time to be there for us, we are go-

ing to prove we are there for you.” It’s that sincerity of showmanship and professionalism that has led to countless miles on the road for Chatham County Line.

Chatham County Line is presented by Ray McPhail.

On Saturday, October 8th, beginning at 8:00 p.m., the Broadway Series brings the renowned Robert Cuccioli. He is one of the most popular stars in theater today. Bob made his Broadway debut as Javert in Les Miserables, and then went to Jekyll and Hyde as the original Jekyll/Hyde on Broadway.

In 1996, Bob was presented the Joseph Jefferson Award for his portrayal of Jekyll/Hyde on the successful road tour. This was the

first of many awards. Jekyll and Hyde opened in 1997 on Broadway where Bob was quickly recognized as a leader in the theater world.

He was presented with the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, and the Fany Award as Best Actor in a Musical and was honored with a prestigious Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. Robert Cuccioli is presented by Jim and Marsha Meadows.

Rounding out the series for this year is the last of the Storytelling Series featuring the hilarious humorist, Carmen Deedy on Wednesday, October 12th, beginning at 7:30 p.m. She is best known for her razor sharp wit and light, entertaining style.

Born in Cuba, she and her

family immigrated to Georgia during the Cuban Revolution. Her deep oral traditions in combination with the folklore of the Southern landscape form the basis of her wide ranging work. She has performed internationally, on Broadway and on NPR’s All Things Considered and is a Storytelling Circle of Excellence Award winner.

Carmen Deedy is presented anonymously.

Highlands PAC is located at 507 Chestnut Street in Highlands. Visit them online at wwww.highlandspac.org.

For tickets call (828) 5269047.

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The Art of Enid Stevens

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Enid Stevens Lloyd’s whimsical creations add a splash of charm and color to any room, any surface.

Contributed by Krysti Rogers

hree Bears is proud to announce they have teamed up with artist Enid Stevens Lloyd, offering a fun new line of children’s artwork.

Enid Stevens Lloyd is well known throughout the South for the artistic flair she brings to not only the canvas, but also rooms, walls and floors. Over the years, Enid has done a wide variety of murals, in locations ranging from wineries to hospitals and retail venues, and of course, children’s rooms, in both painted and elevated/ relief styles.

If you’ve ventured into Three Bears Classic Children’s Clothing on Spring Street, Enid’s art literally reaches out to you as a huge,

floor-to-ceiling, sculpted tree in the boys’ area, and in the girls’ room, a fairly famous princess graces the wall, along with her castle in the clouds.

In addition to creating a child’s storybook room, Enid is also pleased to offer “moveable murals” and “traveling floors.” Moveable murals, done on masonite panels, can transform an entire room into a work of art in an afternoon. Include one of Enid’s custom, painted floorcloths, available in a variety of sizes, and your “new” room is complete. If a complete transformation is a little more than you need, Enid offers murals on canvas, which simply roll up and ship for when you want to

send a little color or imagination.

A Highlands “native,” Enid and her family have been woven into the fabric of Highlands since she was a small child. She’s had a love and a gift for art since she was little, and has translated her gifts into not only art as a living, but also sharing it with children through the years.

Enid’s portfolio can be viewed at Three Bears Children’s Classic Clothing, located at 273 Spring Street in Highlands. Three Bears is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. You may also call (828) 482-2279 for more information or contact Enid herself at (770) 317-3409.

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The Art of Rik Long

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Artist Rik Long’s unforgettable artworks are the product of well-churned Alabama mud, an imagination in overdrive and a bit of wild genetic heritage.

labama artist Rik Long has worked the edges of the folk world for years. The gallery representing him, Dawsonville’s Around Back at Rocky’s Place, believes he’s got a gift.

That may have something to do with his DNA. Long is the son of famed folk artist Woodie Long, a fixture at the first 14 Folk Fests who drew collectors, followers and friends from across the Southeast.

Still, Long was so obscure a couple of years ago that sisters Robin Blan and Tracey Burnette – owners of Around Back at Rocky’s Place, which represents more than 150 self-taught artists – had not heard of

him when they happened upon his creations at Big Mama’s Hula Girl Gallery in Grayton Beach, Florida.

They were so taken by Long’s elemental pieces, a series of religious works painted with multi-hued mud he had harvested from the gravel road outside his house, that they purchased more than a dozen. Soon they contacted Long and were not only buying more Bible-inspired mud works but also ones from his ongoing series of “City People,” gyrating urbanites painted in acrylics on a bright, solid background.

After one of his dad’s closest folk art comrades, Jimmie Lee Sudduth, passed away in 2007 at age 97, Rik

Long adopted some of the fellow Alabama painter’s mud-painting techniques.

Long considers his pieces a homage and his little resemble Sudduth’s more detailed depictions of people, animals, trains and buildings.

Side by side, Long’s two distinct styles share little in common. Conventional art world wisdom holds that makers should produce in a singular, easy-to-identify style, but he believes it would be a mistake to limit himself.

Around Back at Rocky’s Place is located at 631 Highway 53 East at Etowah River Road in Dawsonville, Georgia. Please call (706) 2656030 for more information.

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Jorge’s Place

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has wines-great wines of every kind. At last count their wine inventory included more than 360 different labels. Jorge’s also offers a full service bar.

Enjoy a combination of Cuban, Cajun and traditional American favorites as you visit with your friends at Jorge’s. Start your day off with a hot, hearty breakfast. Eggs, any style, bacon or sausage and biscuits or toast. Lunch favorites include a variety of sandwiches or salads.

Choose from hamburgers made from lean beef or try the Cuban burger which is a combination of beef and pork. The Blackened Prime Rib sandwich and the Cuban sandwich are two customer favorites. The Mojito Trout, BLT salad, and the Black Bean Cake salad offer great flavor at reasonable prices. Children

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love the many choices that they find at Jorge’s.

From the “Small Plates and Bar Menu” folks can enjoy green plantains, Pasteles (meat or Guava stuffed Cuban pastries). The Seafood Beignets (crabmeat and shrimp stuffing Cajun seasoned, breaded and deep fried), chicken wings and the smoked Trout dip offer exciting choices as you wait for your meal.

Dinner at Jorge’s offers many exciting options.

Choose from Jambalaya (shrimp, oysters, and scallops, Andouille sausage with fresh vegetables, rice and herbs) or Arroz Con Pollo-2 chicken breasts atop Cuban seasoned yellow rice.

Boloche-beef eye of round stuffed with chorizo, fresh veggies and chimichurri sauce over rice appeals to beef lovers.

Jorge’s Filet Mignon is eight

ounces of the finest aged beef available.

Jorge’s bakery provides you with delicious, freshlybaked bread daily and some of the tastiest desserts you will find in the area. A sampling of dessert items available at Jorge’s include Key Lime pie, pecan pie, fresh apple pie, brownies, chocolate cheesecake and more.

Breakfast begins at 7:00 a.m. Lunch is available from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and dinner begins at 5:00 p.m.

Come enjoy a roaring fire (either indoors or out).

There are also Putt-Putt golf and clay tennis courts.

Great food, a relaxing, comfortable environment and your favorite beverage. What more could you want? Call (828) 743-4175 for reservations or for more information. Visit Jorge’s at 1846 Highway 107 N. in Cashiers.

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hether you are looking for a hearty breakfast, a tasty lunch, or a sumptuous dinner in a casual dining environment, there’s no better place for you to go than Jorge’s Place just a short 1.6 miles north of the Cashiers Crossroads (toward Glenville).

In addition to a broad array of menu items, Jorge’s offers 12 different blends of specialty coffees that are roasted fresh daily.

Choose from Ethiopian, Kenyan, or Columbian just to name a few. Yes, there is decaf coffee, too. Enjoy a freshly brewed cup with your meal or take a bag of beans home with you.

Looking for your favorite brew? Check out Jorge’s beer coolers where you will find more than sixty different varieties of beer.

It’s not a rumor that Jorge

Jorge’s Place offers quick bites, hearty meals and a healthy serving of Cuban charm. For more information, visit this Caribbean oasis in Glenville (1.6 miles north of the Cashiers Crossroads) or call (828) 743-4175.

Trust us, you’ll want to visit.

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Culinary Weekend Opening Night Celebration and Sip & Stroll Highlands Culinary Weekend’s Opening Celebration will be held at Highlands Country Club on Thursday evening, November 10th at 7:00 p.m.

The annual Sip & Stroll will feature local merchants Saturday, November 12th beginning at noon.

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Not to be missed is the annual Sip & Stroll, held Saturday, November 12th from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. in Highlands’ beautiful downtown area. Enjoy a glass of wine and a special treat at each of these participants: Acorns, Alexandras on Main, The Christmas Tree, Drake’s Diamond Gallery, Highlands Fine Art and Estate Jewelry, John Collette Fine Art, Mtn. Fresh Grocery, Oakleaf Flowers and Garden, Two the Nines, Vivance & Vivance Too, Xtreme Threads and ending up The Ugly Dog. Tickets to the Opening Night Celebration are $75 and tickets for Saturday’s Sip & Stroll are $35. Both can be purchased in advance via the website www.highlandsculinaryweekend.com or by calling The Chamber of Commerce at (866) 526-5841.

For more information please call (866) 526-5841 or (828) 5265841 or view the event webpage at www.highlandsculinaryweekend.com.

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his year’s Opening Night Celebration will be held at the esteemed Highlands Country Club on Thursday evening, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. Participating restaurants, chefs and wineries will be on hand to ignite taste buds and prepare you all for the weekend’s festivities.

The Opening Night Celebration will also feature special guests, The Saucy Sisters, offering colorful commentary and Wacky Wine Quizzes with special prizes. Local artists, Virginia Parrott will also be on hand painting wine portraits inspired by the evening. This entire experience will be a chance to embrace an amazing night of food, wine and fun in the beautiful mountains of Highlands, North Carolina.

Tickets to the Opening Night Celebration are $75 and can be purchased in advance via the website www.highlandsculinaryweekend.com or by calling The Chamber of Commerce at (866) 526-5841.

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Skyline Lodge’s Octoberfest

Y Chef Jimmy Buzza is setting a place for you at his deeply indulgent Oktoberfest at Skyline Lodge, 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 9th.

by Wiley Sloan

ou don’t have to be of German descent to enjoy the delicious food and drink at Oktoberfest -- especially if you’re celebrating at Skyline Lodge here in Highlands. Mark your calendars, invite your friends to join you, and come out on Sunday, October 9th from 11:30 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. This celebration is “pocketbook friendly.”

For the set price of only $10 for the meal, how can you go wrong?

Master Chef Jimmy Buzza from the famous Karling’sInn Restaurant in Deleon Springs, Florida, is preparing many of the delicious foods that we’ve all come to expect from Oktoberfest.

Yes, there will definitely

be great German beers too, including Warsteiner -- a beer that Germans have cherished since 1753.

Take the short drive out the Cashiers Highway, turn left at Flat Mountain Road and follow the signs. There’s no reason to limit your visits to Skyline to just the Oktoberfest celebration. Any time of year is a good time to visit the Lodge. There’s nothing more relaxing than to drive out for a meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) or to join friends for a quiet drink on the beautiful stone patio. There are so many wonderful items to choose from. Everything is made from only the freshest ingredients. The pumpkin soup is a real crowd

pleaser, as is Foie Gras Pate. With Jimmy’s German background you’ll want to sample the Rahm schnitzel (prime cut veal or pork) served with mushrooms in a creamy white wine sauce.

Complete your meal with one of the mouth-watering desserts. Hint: you haven’t had chocolate mousse until you’ve had the Lodge’s mouse.

Call them at (828) 5262121. Sunday Champagne Brunch is served 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday; and Dinner 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; until 11:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Reservations recommended.

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Altitude’s presents Karlings at Skyline Lodge • Flat Mtn. Road • 828-526-2121 $ $ $$$ • • • • • NC • • • • The Bistro at Wolfgang’s • 460 Main Street • 828-526-3807 $-$$ • • • • NC • L • • Bistro on Main at Main Street Inn • 828-526-2590 $ $ $ $ • • • C • • • • Cyprus International Cuisine • 490 Dillard Road • 828-526-4429 $$$ • • • • NC • L • Flip Side • 30 Dillard Road • 828-526-4241 ¢ ¢ • C • • • • Fressers Eatery • Helen’s Barn • 828-526-4188 $ $ $-$$ • • • • C/NC • • • Highlands Smokehouse • 595 Franklin Road • 828-526-5000 $ $ • • • C • • • • * The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering • 350 S. Fifth St. • 828-526-2110 $-$$ $-$$ • • • Lakeside Restaurant • Smallwood Avenue • 828-526-9419 $-$$ • • • C • L • Madison’s Restaurant & Wine Garden • 445 Main Street • 828-787-2525 $ $$ $$ • • • • NC • • Mountain Fresh • Corner of 5th & Main • 828-526-2400 ¢ ¢ ¢ • • C • • • • Nick’s Fine Food • 108 Main Street • 828-526-2706 $ $$$ • • • • • C • • • • Oak Street Cafe • Main Street/Oak Street • 828-787-2200 $ ¢-$ $-$$ • • • • C • • • • On the Verandah • Hwy. 64 (Franklin Road) • 828-526-2338 $-$$ $-$$ • • • • • NC • • • • Pescado’s • 226 South Fourth Street • 828-526-9313 ¢-$ ¢-$ • • C • • • • Pizza Place • Main Street • 828-526-5660 ¢-$ ¢-$ • • • C • • Ristorante Paoletti • 440 Main Street • 828-526-4906 = $-$$ • • • • NC • • • * Rosewood Market • Main Street • 828-526-0383 $-$$ $-$$ • • • • • Ruka’s Table • 163 Wright Square • 828-526-3636 $ • • • NC • • • Sports Page • 314 Main Street • 828-526-3555 ¢ ¢-$ • • • C • • • SweeTreats • Mountain Brook Center • 828-526-9822 ¢ ¢ ¢ • • C • L • • Ugly Dog • 294 South Fourth Street • 828-526-8464 ¢ • • C • • • Wild Thyme Gourmet • 490 Carolina Way • 828-526-4035 $ $-$$ • • • C • • • • Wolfgang’s Restaurant • 460 Main Street • 828-526-3807 $-$$ • • • • NC • L • •

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Cashiers’ Restaurants Bella’s Kitchen • 45 Slabtown Road • 828-743-5355 ¢ ¢ $ • • C • • Café 107 • Highway 107 South • 828-743-1065 ¢ • • C • • Jorge’s Place • 1846 Highway 107 • 828-743-4175 ¢-$ $$ • • • C • • • *On the Side at Cashiers Farmers Market • Crossroads • 828-743-4334

The Orchard • Highway 107 South • 828-743-7614 ¢ $-$$ BYOB • Dinner NC • • • Wild Thyme Cafe • Frank Allen Road • 828-743-5452 ¢-$ • • C • • Zookeeper • Mountain Laurel Shoppes • 828-743-7711 ¢ $ ¢ $$ BYOB • • • C • ¢ $

Pricing Guide Minimal, most entrees under $10 $$ Deluxe, most entrees $15-$20 Moderate, most entrees $10-$15 $$$ Grand, most entrees over $20

Highlands Restaurants The Brick Oven - 828-526-4121 Bryson’s Deli - 828-526-3775 Cafe 460 - 828-526-8926 Downhill Grill - 828-526-1663 El Azteca - 828-526-2244 Golden China - 828-526-5525 Highlands Hill Deli - 828-526-9632 Junction Cafe - 828-526-0994 Kelsey Place Restaurant - 828-526-9380 Subway - 828-526-1706 Buck’s Coffee Cafe - 828-526-0020

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Cashiers Area Restaurants Ashbys - (828) 743-7889 Brown Trout Mountain Grille - (828) 877-3474 Buck’s Coffee Cafe - (828) 743-9997 Carolina Smokehouse - (828) 743-3200 Chester’s Chicken at Cashiers Exxon - (828) 743-5041 Chile Loco - (828) 743-1160 Cornucopia - (828) 743-3750 Four Season Grille - (828) 743-4284 Grill at Jimmy Mac’s - (828) 743-1180 Happ’s Place - (828) 743-2266

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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 Rosie’s Café - (828) 743-0160 Smoky Mountain Crab Shack - (828) 743-0777 Subway - (828) 743-1300 The Gamekeeper’s Tavern - (828) 743-4263 Tommy’s Coffee Shoppe - (828) 743-2010 Wendy’s - (828) 743-7777 Zeke & Earl’s - (828) 743-2010

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The Pageantry of the Padgett-Tree

by Donna Rhodes

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In other words, anything growing in my back yard would be unacceptable.

One perfect tree candidate remained, complying with all the acceptable criteria. It was the Liriodendron tulipifera, also known as Carolina or yellow poplar, the tulip tree of the mountains and the tallest Eastern hardwood. Even so, Main Street was not planted with tulip trees, because no one took to heart the advice of Smith’s article or the Horticultural Society. Instead, the town planted white pines on Prioleau Ravenel’s recommendation. Harbison had preferred Carolina hemlocks but got overruled.

Still, if you want to see a prime example of a tulip poplar today, take a jaunt down to Horse Cove and check out the “Bob Padgett Tulip Poplar,” measuring twenty feet in circumference and standing one-hundredtwenty-seven feet tall. Its

crown spreads twenty-six feet in the air. It is the third largest of its kind in the Eastern United States. And it should be a beauty this time of year.

In 1966 it was named after Bob Padgett when he saved it from logger Tearley Picklesimer. He paid the logger a thousand bucks to put his axe away. Padgett became a town legend, with his boo to Paul Bunyan and his cheer for Johnny Appleseed.

So, by example, restore a little of Highlands’ his-tree, and plant a Liriodendron tulipifera on a treasured patch of your property. Padgett would be proud.

For more stories about the history of our remarkable plateau, read Randolph Shaffner’s Heart of the Blueridge. or visit Highlands Historical Society, Inc., 524 North 4th Street, or email: highlandshistory@nctv.com, website: www.highlandshistory.com.

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ne spring as I struggled with allergies, a friend explained that because of our altitude and latitude we have the best (or worst, if one is an allergy sufferer) of two worlds: a convergence of Southern and Northern flora as climate zones of South and North overlap. Sinuses aside (achoo), a gardener’s pleasure is doubled with the best of both worlds on the Highlands Plateau.

Because of this plethora of plant possibilities, the Highlands Horticulture Society guided by Professor

Harbison, botanist and town leader in the early 1900s, set about to educate the public as to what kind of trees should be planted along Main Street.

The goal: to provide longterm beauty, pleasure, and protection for residents, visitors, and businesses.

“The Ideal Street Tree” an article by James B. Smith launched the discussion.

The tree should be easy to transplant with a root system that wouldn’t take over the terrain. There was a long list of things it could NOT be: droopy, short, brittle, slowgrowing, evergreen, flowery, prone to insects, “thirsty”, odorous, a producer of anything sticky, gooey or prickly.

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The Haunting of Thorpe Cottage Contributed by Jane Gibson Nardy, Historian, Cashiers Historical Society

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ne of the many cottages at High Hampton Inn and Country Club is the Thorpe Cottage, named after J. E. S. Thorpe, who was the first president of Nantahala Power and Light Company, a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America, builders of the hydroelectric project in Glenville. While the dam was under construction, starting c1939, Mr. Thorpe wanted to live full time in Cashiers, so he built himself on the grounds of High Hampton a nice sized cottage with wormy chestnut paneling.

Years later when Mr. Thorpe vacated the cottage, for some unknown reason he left many of his personal belongings behind; things like golf and tennis trophies and Thorpe family pictures and diplomas on the walls. Strangely, those things are still there, frozen in time.

The year and date that the unexplained occurrences started at Thorpe Cottage are

unknown, but we can estimate that reports circulated as early as the 1940s and continued on as recently as the late 1990s. Most of the stories were told by employees of High Hampton but others came from guests as well as from one famous parapsychologist. A widow who worked in the laundry at High Hampton in the early days told this story. The widow lady would sometimes bring linens to the cottages and several times, while in the Thorpe Cottage, she would hear the sound of children playing outside. When she would look out the window she would catch a glimpse of children walking up the road but they would immediately disappear. Each time she saw and heard this, it was always exactly like the time before.

Men bringing fireplace wood and kindling to Thorpe Cottage heard women’s voices coming from the kitchen.

After stacking the wood, they

walked back to the kitchen to see who was there but they saw no one and there was absolutely no way anyone could have left without being seen.

Joshua P. Warren, an internationally recognized modern day “ghost hunter,” got wind of the mysterious happenings at Thorpe Cottage and rented the cottage for a night. He brought in fancy cameras and listening devices and settled in for the night. Nothing significant was detected until the next morning when Mr. Warren, shaving in front of a mirror, saw reflected in the mirror behind him a woman dressed in old-fashioned clothing. He whirled around but there was no one there.

This last story concerns a lady who worked part time at High Hampton. After getting off work at her normal job she would go over to High Hampton and work in Housekeeping as an inspector. Her job was to make sure the cottages had been satisfactorily

cleaned to the high standards of High Hampton. So one early evening, she walked innocently into Thorpe Cottage and began checking each room for cleanliness. All of a sudden she heard someone playing the cottage’s baby grand piano. She stepped into the living room to see who was playing and there was no one sitting at the piano – but – music was still coming from the piano. She ran out and got into her golf cart and drove to the main inn and asked the first bellman she saw to get in the golf cart and go with her to Thorpe Cottage. He reluctantly got in; they went back to the cottage so the bellman could help her finish the inspection. They left the front door open wide. In a few minutes the door slammed shut.

They both ran outside where the bellman whispered, “I don’t like this place.” The part time inspector swears she will never step foot into Thorpe Cottage as long as she lives.

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2011 Showhouse a Rousing Success Contributed by Lydia Doyle

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Mary McDonald took time to personalize each copy of her book, Mary McDonald Interiors, for guests at the Cashiers Designer Showhouse speakers luncheon.

he 2011 Cashiers Designer Showhouse was an incredible success. This year’s Showhouse was at “Reflections,” the home of Kate and Mitchell Watson. The house, created from two old log cabins that were moved to Cashiers and joined, along with the spectacular gardens provided a beautiful backdrop and source of inspiration for all of the designers.

This year featured the return of old favorites and a host of new friends and events. James Farmer, Charles Faudree and Mary Palmer Dargan did a book signing at the Showhouse for their latest work. Mary McDonald and Nathan Turner from Bravo TV were featured at a speakers’ luncheon and booksigning. Emmy winning actor, Leslie Jordan, came and entertained with a comedy show that will be remembered for years to come. All of these events and more combined to create two truly magical weeks.

All proceeds from the Showhouse go to benefit the Cashiers Historical Society and the Cashiers Valley Community Council. Both groups work to preserve the exceptional character and quality of life that are enjoyed in Cashiers.

Work is already underway planning for next year’s incredible event. For more information, please call (828) 743-7710 or email info@cashiershistoricalsociety.org.

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Highlands Writers Group Contributed by Wayne Coleman Wayne is a retired Atlanta businessman who lives with his wife, Annette, in Highlands. He is a member of the Highlands Writers Group and is currently working on a novel.

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Royal French Tracker When girl dog, Coco, reached about three and a half, she reached adulthood and became a wonderful companion. We took her everywhere. I interviewed kennels where we might board Coco when we went overseas. Only the best would do. I finally found a wonderful place in Smyrna, Georgia. Ted Turner - of TBS, TNT, CNN and husband of Jane Fonda fame –boarded his Lab there. They even made homemade chicken dog food each day. Nothing was too good for our Girl dog. Incidentally, we’ve only had lady dogs, no boys and I always seem to call them “Girl” as well as their “real’ names.

Coco loved our place up here in the mountains.

Our twelve acres, including six acres of grass and surrounded by National Forest woods is a wonderful place for a dog lady.

Now all this about Coco is a prelude for the current story. In May, two and a half years ago when Coco was twelve, My wife, Annette and I went to Ireland and left Coco with our son, daughter-in-law and grandsons in Atlanta. Dedi, our daughter-in-law called us in Ireland to let us know that Coco was really having a hard time. She couldn’t get up and wouldn’t eat. She

had had arthritis for some time and was getting slower and slower. Dedi took her to a vet in Atlanta. On our return to Kennedy Airport in New York, I called Dedi and she put me on the phone with the vet. Coco had multiple things wrong and she, like dogs will do, didn’t want to suffer any longer. The vet said it would be best if Girl dog was put to sleep.

I was walking around our airport gate talking to the vet on my cell and crying.

I’m sure people thought I was talking about a family member, which I was. The vet put her partner on the phone to tell me she agreed it was the best for Coco. I finally said yes and crying said: ‘Please say goodbye to a wonderful companion for me.” We have her ashes with us still.

The next week it just didn’t seem right around our house. No Girl dog. Finally we said that we needed to find another dog to fill the hole in our hearts. Amy Patterson, our vet, said “Now, don’t get another Lab. They are so interbred that they are walking cancers. Go over to Cashiers to the Humane Society and get yourselves a rescue dog.”

So, we went on line and found a couple of pups that looked right for us. We drove to Cashiers to look at

them in person. By the time we got there, both doggies had already been adopted.

We walked around looking at other dogs, when Annette said, “I like that one.” We were looking at a black and white, friendly girl dog.

The folks at the Humane Society gave us what details they had. They had named her Collette. She was about a year old and had had a litter of puppies. Someone had left her and her puppies in a box beside the highway.

I wish I knew who that sorry person was so I could give him/her a piece of my mind.

Her puppies had already been adopted.

Collette had all of her shots, been spayed and was ready for a new home. Now let me describe her. She has really neat markings. Black on top and white underneath and white feet. Long black tail with a white tip.

She holds her tail up like a flag. Her face looks much like a Husky as well as having Husky articulating ears but her body is long with long legs. She weighs fifty-four pounds and can run very fast. She loves to run fast like a race horse, bound up the steps and dive through her doggy door on the back porch. She has webbed feet like a Lab. Loves water.

Her disposition is wonderfully sweet but is a hunter of

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nyone who lives in the mountains and/ or has obtained the age of fifty-five should have a dog. Not a cat – a dog. Cat lovers are a different breed (pun intended). The old saying: “Dogs are man’s best friend” is true.

Before I go any further let’s back up a few years. My family has had dog persons for years and years. Some of them helped raise our kids.

We’ve had Labs, black and tan Coon hounds, Flat Coat Retrievers and Great Pyrenees. No little ankle biters for us, no sir. No “Near” dogs or yappers for us. Only “Real” dogs would make their home with us. Cha Cha, Ginger, Heidi and Coco are just some of the names of these family members.

Our next to last dog person was a super loving dark Chocolate Lab named Coco. We had never had a Chocolate and when we told friends we had just picked out one they said we would be sorry ‘cause Chocolates remained puppies longer than any other breed. How right they were. Coco was everywhere. Chewing on everything. Tons and tons of energy. Whew. Makes me tired to just think about those days. It was suggested that we have lots of chew toys, so we had Coco toys everywhere.

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Don’t Be a Squidiot

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y buddy Bobbo and I play a word game that is always good for a giggle. Bonus… it’s a superb brain workout. The rules: A player picks a word, changes a syllable, defines it, and the next person must follow suit, using the same root word. The winner is the last one standing.

Here’s an example: the root word selected is idiot, with the kick-off word, Lidiot. Definition: someone who doesn’t replace jar lids snugly. The second player might submit one of the following, and the game is afoot.

Hidiot: someone who tucked away money for a rainy day and hasn’t a clue where they put it Kidiot: someone who tells jokes that bomb Giddy-ot: someone who laughs for no apparent reason Tiddy-ot: a guy obsessed with porn Overbidiot: a person who offers too much for a house Skidiot: someone with bad tires Katydidiot someone with a chronic compulsion to rub his legs together Pyramidiot: a person who joins an investment club Eyelidiot: anyone who tattoos his eyelids Squidiot: a dumb invertebrate Ididiot: Anyone who said “ I do” To make the game even more fun, place a time limit on turns. While I can’t suggest you play for money, you can play for respect. Or chocolate, always a good incentive. But you have to be careful if you lose and say, “The chocolate’s on me, guys!” The very nature of the game could encourage players to take you literally. You could be Cadbury’d within an inch of your life. Hmmm. Not a bad way to go.

And Cadbury, of course, could launch a whole new word series. Badbury: chocolate so good, it’s bad. Sadbury: a shot of chocolate in depresso coffee…

So go get a game on. Warning: pick words with syllables that have lots of rhymes. Orange, film, and wasp, for example, would make for very short games.

Now, one last challenge… find yourself a funky guitar, pretend you can play it, and be a Bo Diddliot for a day. Conway Twiddy-ot would be proud.

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You Were a Great Dog Contributed by Krysti Rogers

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n September of ’96, you found us, no bigger than my shoe, but already with the biggest personality of dogs ten times your size. Your name was going to be Lucky, as you were lucky to be alive, having been found in the middle of the road. But for some reason, the name Hooch stuck, and was a perfect fit.

Friendly and good-natured, you earned scratches behind the ears from everyone, and many puppy treats (most nights you ate better than we did). When Sarah was born, you weren’t too sure the “new pup” was going to work out so good, but you tolerated the ear tugs and tail pulls and soon gained a playmate.

You took a few knocks in your life, but were stubborn enough to not let them stop you, keeping your sweet temperament through it all.

When we moved to town from Clear Creek, you quickly adapted to being a city dog. Your walkabouts got shorter and your naps got longer. You enjoyed keeping tabs on the goingson at Harris Lake and coming to check on me at the shop every afternoon.

You were the namesake for The Ugly Dog Pub, with your imperfect teeth and your weathered face. I defended your dignity – you were never ugly. That bag over your head in the picture is good for a laugh, but any dog lover knows the beauty of an aging, loyal face.

Over the last year, arthritis set in on your bad hip, and the energetic hound dog that met us at the end of the driveway began to welcome us from the porch steps instead. By the end of the summer, it became apparent that while your spirit was still willing, your poor body just couldn’t keep up. And the decision had to be made.

Fifteen years may be a long doggie life, it just went by too fast.

Now the house is much too quiet. Food drops in the floor and stays there. We don’t like it at all.

We’ve been told you’ll send us another hound, and as much as we miss you, we do hope you’ll hurry. Until then, dear friend, thanks for the love, loyalty and memories.

You were a great dog.

P.S. In Heaven, you can lick all the ankles you want.

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Writers Retreat at Stillmont Contributed by Dorothy Palmer

The Stillmont Writer’s Retreat, set for October 15th-17th at Stillmont Writer’s Cottage, 73 Azalea Lane in Cashiers, nourishes the creative spirit with a fusion of personalized instruction and the glorious inspiration of the mountains.

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his October, Dorothy Palmer and Kelly Moffett are providing writers (both beginning and advanced) an opportunity to experience the mountains in full color.

Why? As Palmer says, “Nothing is more inspiring than fall in the Blue Ridge.”

Nestled in one of the oldest developments in Cashiers, Stillmont is the site for the first annual Stillmont Writer’s Retreat, a three-day seminar on the craft of writing and how it relates to nature. Focusing on how the exterior landscape inspires the inner one, Palmer and Moffett have designed a retreat that replenishes and nourishes the writer. Participants will come to see with a different eye by taking a step back from the usual scrutiny of the written word with the intended result of gaining new insights, a fresh perspective and perhaps a bit of personal growth. The goal is for participants to leave each day with a new piece of written work.

Palmer trekked up to Cashiers yearly to visit her grandmother on summer vacation and remembers when clogging was the entertainment and barbeque the sustenance.

When she recently inherited the mountain home, she decided to make it a writing retreat because, while she was pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing, she found inspiration in nature and she wanted to bring nature to other writers who may need it as well. Partnered with Kelly Moffett, a full time professor of creative writing and pedagogy at Northern Kentucky University, Palmer has Moffett handle the teaching, with craft talks like, “The Art of Attention,” “How to write in one sitting,” and “A Discussion of Revision.” Moffett runs numerous writing retreats throughout the year with six years of organizing workshops under her belt. Palmer will speak on Belief Management the last day, tying up the experience with a mind opening exercise to leave the attendees uplifted and ready to see the world with fresh eyes.

Registration information, biographies, a schedule of events and photos of the “Stillmont Cottage” are available online at www.StillmontWritersRetreat.com. If you would like more information, please contact Palmer at (270) 9936508 or Moffett at moffettk1@nku.edu.

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Cypress Glen, A Home for All Seasons

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estled among majestic decade-old trees overlooking the pristine waters of Lake Glenville is a home that is both elegant and comfortable. Cross the beautifully landscaped front lawn as the calming waters of the water feature help erase the cares of the day. A large entry foyer accented with knotty pine paneling welcomes you home. Light fills the house from every angle as large windows frame the views of the surrounding mountains, the lake below, and the cloudless sky.

The Great Room is the perfect spot for friends and family to gather. The stacked stone fireplace and built-in cabinetry anchor one wall while floor-toceiling windows focus your attention on the sparkling waters of the lake. A large wrought iron chandelier

descends from the cathedral ceiling to light the room as dusk approaches.

A wall of bookcases house your favorite books while giving you the perfect display area for family photos and your cherished treasures.

The home’s gourmet kitchen with granite counter tops and top-of-the line appliances make entertaining friends and family a breeze. Let the kids gather for a quick bite around the island while others take their places around the large dining room table or out on the dining porch to enjoy the cool mountain breezes. Hardwood floors throughout the home’s main floor let everyone enjoy daily activities without worrying about having to be too concerned about tracking up the house.

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double French doors leading to the deck overlooking the lake is the perfect getaway when you need a moment of peace and quiet.

Lie gingerly over the kingsize bed for a quick nap, or stretch out comfortably in the oversized chair as you catch your favorite movie.

Double walk-in closets and a large master bath with double vanities make preparing to go out a pleasure.

Ascend the staircase with its elegant wrought iron railing to challenge your friends to a friendly game of billiards or to let the grandchildren watch their favorite movie in the media center. The balcony overlooking the Great Room is the perfect place for a home office, a hobby room, or art studio. It could even provide extra guest accommodations since there is a full bath on this level.

Your guests will feel really pampered in any of the three sumptuous guest suites that occupy the Terrace level of this home.

Each suite includes a large bedroom and private bath with mesmerizing views of the lake and surrounding mountain vistas. A large den with its own stacked stone fireplace is the perfect spot for the sports enthusiasts to gather for that “must see” game or for the college crowd to escape for their own time together.

This house is truly magnificent.

With four bedrooms and five and onehalf baths, two indoor and two outdoor fireplaces you’ll cherish every moment that you spend there.

To see this beautiful home first hand, contact Debbie Hattler of Hattler Properties in Cashiers at (828) 743-1144.

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A 50-Year Legacy

by Luke Osteen

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plains it: “My wife, Jane and I came through Highlands on our honeymoon in March of 1957. It was an enchanting place then, as it remains today, and so we decided to settle here at Wildcat Cliffs in early 2006. What attracted us to Wildcat was the warmth of the people we encountered and the pristine beauty of the area.

“The friendly and engaging folks who comprise the Wildcat membership are the reason this club continues to attract great people with parallel values. Our members are of diverse background and education, many of whom volunteer and serve with distinction on the Highlands - Cashiers Hospital Board, The Bascom Board, the various Highlands churches, as well as leadership positions at Wildcat.

They give generously of their time and resources to make their chosen home a better place by their individual and

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collective contributions.”

Yet even as they’re serving the Highlands community, Wildcat Cliffs members find time to maintain close ties with their neighbors. Indeed, the Wildcat Cliffs Social Calendar is loaded with events for almost every day of the season.

“The parties, home tours and special events that we stage serve to bring our members and guests together in a social atmosphere that fosters friendships and a sense of belonging that we feel is what sets Wildcat apart from the other clubs in the mountains,” says Entertainment Committee Chairman Mike Watkins. “While each club serves its membership in its own way, we firmly believe that the social atmosphere we create best serves what our membership expects of Wildcat Cliffs.”

Look for President Grimes to maintain the proven values that have shaped the club since its founding.

“As president of Wildcat Cliffs, my highest priority is to work in concert with the Board of Directors and General Manager George Shook and his capable staff, to insure continuity of the highest quality Wildcat experience,” he says. “Our governance will remain fiscally conservative, yet responsive to those opportunities that will maintain and improve our member experience. We have a group of volunteers who are in the process of exploring a Croquet Program for Wildcat, which we are hopeful of having in place by the end of next season or sooner. We are studying ways that we might improve our present clubhouse facility, although many of our members will say it’s just fine as it is!”

A 50-year legacy is a lot of work to maintain, but it’s clearly a challenge that Wildcat Cliffs members relish. Dr. Bill had it right all those years ago.

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f you wonder about how Wildcat Cliffs Country Club has managed to nurture a vibrant community for the last 50 years, you might consider the original vision of founder Bill Matthews.

Dr. Bill (as he was known throughout Highlands) knew that his plan would hinge on preserving the site’s breathtaking natural beauty.

That meant that the same deep forest that served as the home of the Cherokee would remain untouched as it wound through the property. It meant that the club’s centerpiece 18-hole golf course would reflect the natural lay of the land for an unforgettably challenging experience.

But it’s a mistake to assume that Wildcat Cliff’s success hinges on the presence of ancient trees and rolling greens. The vitality of this community is derived from so much more.

Here’s how incoming Club President Bill Grimes ex-

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Contributed by Bill Zoellner, Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors in Highlands at (828) 787-2323.

ver time, the value of stocks can go up and down. Bond prices fluctuate with interest rates, as do other types of fixedincome securities such as certificates of deposit and investments in money-market accounts.

So how do you choose investments for your portfolio?

The answer may be to follow a risk-reduction strategy called asset allocation. Essentially, asset allocation diversifies your portfolio among several distinct asset classes.

Stocks, for example, may be broken down into domestic stocks of small companies (small-cap), medium-sized companies (mid-cap), large companies (large-cap) and real estate.

Classes of bonds may include conservative, moderate

and aggressive (high-yield) bonds. Conservative bonds generally include federal and state government bonds.

Moderate-risk bonds include bonds issued by high-creditquality corporations. Highyield bonds typically are issued by corporations with lower credit ratings, offering higher interest rates to investors in exchange for a commensurate level of risk.

Cash and cash alternatives are considered the third basic asset class. This class includes investments such as shortterm certificates of deposit and money-market instruments.

So how do you decide which combination of investments is right for you? Start by asking yourself the following questions: Objectives – What are your

financial goals? Do you want to retire early or build your dream house? How much money will you need to save to accomplish your goals?

Risk Tolerance – Can you stomach fluctuations in the market? Do you want a steady return with little risk?

Time Horizon – Will you retire in five years? Fifteen? Are you ready to send your child to college next year or in 10 years?

Cash Flow – Do you need a steady flow of income now from your investments, or can you continue to put your money away for a few more years?

Answering these questions will help your Financial Advisor decide what kind of asset allocation will help you meet your goals and then choose specific investments.

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Window Shopping, A World Wide Joy

McCulley’s (left) is one of the many fine establishments in Highlands for shopping - window or otherwise. And after a strenuous day of splurging, be sure to stop by Hummingbird Lounge (right) for a relaxing glass of wine.

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Contributed by Elizabeth Fletcher Cashiers and Atlanta resident Elizabeth Fletcher makes event planning and public relations seem as effortless and anxietyfree as a day at the spa. Part of that is predicated on her years of experience as the publisher of four regional bridal magazines, bridal events spokesperson for Federated and Belk department stores, and guiding force behind media campaigns for exclusive inns. Equally important are her boundless energy, effortless imagination and fanatical attention to detail.

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landmark, but a walk up any city’s shopping avenue makes for an entertainingand easy on the pocketbookafternoon.

Take your out-of-town visitors on a walking tour of Highlands’ shopping district. Or pack your bags and bring your hubby or best friend for a stroll down one of these: Newbury Street in Boston; Maiden Lane in San Francisco; Worth Avenue in Palm Beach; Lincoln Road in Miami; North Michigan Avenue “Magnificent Mile” in Chicago; Fifth Avenue in New York City; And Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles.

There’s also my personal favorite street for window shopping -- Fifth Avenue in New York City. Try to arrange a trip during Fashion Week the windows feature miniature runways inspired by the Fashion Weeks themed shows. If that does not fit into your calendar, Christmas is the next best option.

As a veteran practitioner of Retail Therapy, I’ve assembled five tips for a power shop

Have a strategy, make a list of your favorite stores or the stores that you would like to visit and set a time limit.

Clothes Shopping? Wear something easy to slip on and off and the proper undergarments.

If you’re Interior Shopping, bring fabric swatches and take photos of your current room and try to imagine the new item in your home.

Bring along a camera (if your cell phone doesn’t have one, slip a digital camera in your purse).

Make sure your purse is small and lightweight but be sure to include your wallet.

Carefully pick out your shoes – comfort wins out over style when you have a day of power shopping ahead of you.

End your power window shopping with a well-deserved R&R. Enjoy a nice tea at Hummingbirds. Over tea discuss which of the many treasures you’ve seen that really calls to you. Then go back and buy just that one thing.

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indow shopping is a fun and inexpensive pastime enjoyed by people all over the world.

The process involves walking through a shopping district or mall with the express purpose of looking at the window displays for each retail store in the area. People may choose to window shop as a way to pass the time, get ideas for displays that can be used at home, or to collect some inspiration for future gift giving.

I remember my Grandmother wearing a hat and strolling around the town square looking in all the storefront windows before lunch. It was what you did in those days. It was no-cost entertaining.

A stroll through Highlands peering in all the windows is still a pleasant afternoon diversion. McCulley’s is a huge draw for me and I can just stand outside and peer in the windows enjoying the wide array of color and how they are assembled together.

Main Street is a Highlands

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F Contributed by Jim Johnson, DC, DACBN & Resa Johnson, DC, DACBN, Mountain Air Wellness (828) 743-9070

Statin Surprise

or over 30-plus years, statin prescription numbers increased significantly while at the same time the need to prescribe statins has become broader.

With the increase in people taking statins, younger patients present themselves with symptoms such as muscle deterioration with pain and weakness, severe deficiencies of sodium and potassium, kidney over-exertion and ultimate failure, ALS, calcified heart valves, arthritis, memory problems, Parkinson’s disease, neuropathy, and dementia.

Understanding the functions of some basic systems and how our bodies maintain balance further supports our stance against the prescribing and ingesting of statins.

Medical physicians who prescribe statin drugs to their patients report that an elevated serum level of low-density lipoprotein is dangerous and worrisome.

But actually LDL is the vehicle that brings fats, cholesterol, vitamin D, and fat-soluble anti-oxidants to all the tissues of the body. Water-soluble cells cannot perform the successful transportation service provided by LDL and if you interfere with the production of LDL, you reduce the delivery and availability of all these nutrients to the body’s cells.

As chiropractic physicians, we view optimal health as a balance amongst all the systems in our bodies. Numerous studies demonstrate how a special protein called apoB enables LDL to deliver its ben-

efits to cells in need and is negatively impacted by a rise in glucose and other blood sugars, especially fructose.

Consistent and sustained exercise aids the levels of cholesterol to function optimally.

In addition, statins can affect the optimal function of the brain, resulting in higher incidences of dementia, memory problems and multiple neurological diseases.

There are alternatives to prescription drugs to maintain optimal health and ward off heart disease. See a qualified Diplomate of American Clinical Board of Nutrition to work in partnership to lower cholesterol naturally through diet, exercise, and supplements that support the balance of your body’s health!

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Contributed by Dr. Sue Aery, Aery Chiropractic & Acupuncture (828) 526-1022

oing too much too soon after an injury is the easiest way to relapse and experience your injury all over again or even create new injury instead of allowing the body to fully heal.

Healing is confusing and misunderstood because we tend to base things on how much pain we feel. My best advice includes listening to your doctor and the proposed treatment plan. Because pain is not a good guide, here are some guidelines for healing properly and fully.

The healing process is broken down into three phases.

The acute phase is right after an injury occurs. Inflammation from the injury will cause pain due to the disruption of the pain fibers (specialized nerve endings that signal the body to stop).

Injury occurs in the connective tissues including muscle, tendon, ligament and fascia.

This inflammation is from a surge of specialized cells designed to begin the healing process, including the formation of scar tissue and repair of other damage to the injured area. This can last up to two weeks.

The second phase is the sub-acute phase. Scar tissue is still being formed in this phase. Relapse most commonly occurs in this second, sub-acute phase because the conscious pain is gone and the patient tends to do too much too soon. Pushing too hard through this phase can cause a whole new injury complete with new pain and new inflammation.

Being cautious during the sub-acute phase, listening to

your doctor and doing gentle strengthening and stretching exercises will enhance your healing potential and get you through the hardest part.

Remember that pain alone is not your sole guide to healing and you will make it to the last phase called the chronic phase. In the chronic phase you will begin to feel stronger and need to strengthen the new tissue that has formed.

This process can take up to a year, especially if all the right steps are taken, but the longest time is the third, chronic phase when you usually can and should return to stretching and strengthening. In all of these phases the body is designed to heal itself but you can usually expedite the process with the help of doctors, therapies, trainers, massage therapists and acupuncture.

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Waterfall Guide Cashiers Waterfalls Drift, Turtleback, Rainbow & Stairstep Falls In the Horsepasture Wild & Scenic River area - 64 E. to Sapphire; to Hwy. 281; .7 miles to gated road on left — follow trail.

John’s Jump 64 E. to Sapphire; to Hwy 281; 4.8 miles - park on shoulder and follow path.

King Creek Falls Hwy. 107 S.; about 13 miles; turn right on Burrells Ford Road — park at campground parking.

Schoolhouse Falls In Panthertown Valley - Hwy 64 E. to Cedar Creek Road; to Breedlove Road — park at dead-end.

Silver Run Falls Hwy. 107 S.; 4.1 miles from crossroads, look for gravel pull-off on left — follow trails.

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

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

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

Kalakaleskies Falls Hwy. 64; just below Sequoyah Lake.

Lower Cullasaja Falls Hwy. 64 at pull-offs.

Picklesiemer Rockhouse Falls Hwy. 28 S. to Blue Valley Road; 4.3 miles - park at dirt road on right take trail - about 1 mile to falls.

Upper & Lower Satulah Falls Hwy. 28 S.; both can be seen from road.

Whitewater Falls Hwy. 64 E. to Sapphire, to Hwy. 281 — look for signs.

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Carpe Diem Farms Contributed by Sue Blair, Carpe Diem Farms Executive Director

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With a mixture of careful training and basic horse sense, Batersea Violet is learning her critical role at Carpe Diem Farms.

veryone at Carpe Diem Farms has a critical role to play to make the workload balanced and to contribute to the farm. That means that everyone, all the people and equines, has a job.

Battersea Violet, our youngest has just come of age to begin making her contribution. She turned six on September 5th and has entered her training program to become a riding horse and a teacher in our programs. Like everything in life, it’s a process. There are many hours spent on groundwork teaching her skills that will serve her for a life.

I recently began working with a private client who has a love of horses from afar because she is afraid of them and wants to overcome that fear. Fears

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mals operating from their fear reactors so the rhythm is critical. You must relax into the movement so that the horse will too. When human and horse are together in the dance it appears that they are one.

As in life when developing any relationship, it is a process; it takes time and understanding. It takes getting to know each other and learning all the nuances that make up the others personality. You need to be able to read each other’s energy, work through fears and move in partnership. Debbie and Violet have begun the process. Fears are beginning to melt away for horse and human and their relationship develops. Stay tuned for their continuing story.

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can keep us stuck, locked in place as if our feet were stuck in cement. So it was the perfect opportunity, Violet becomes a teacher while being a student and my client becomes a teacher while being a student and overcoming her fears.

We begin the process in the round pen, a safe environment for both horse and human. The client learns to groom the horse, a nurturing experience for the human and pleasurable for the horse. It opens their lines of communication, respect and trust. They begin to learn to breathe in unison, calm, gentle breath. The next step is about creating a dance, using rhythm and motion.

The object is to keep the horse’s feet moving, asking her to travel around the pen while you push the energy gently. Horses are prey ani-

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Friends for Life Contributed by Kathy Bub, Executive Director Forever Farms

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ecently Friends for Life was asked to become guardian for a kitty with a sad history. His foster parent was leaving the country to continue her education and needed a special place for this very special kitty. Word of mouth led her to the Forever Farm and our mission of caring for senior and special needs companion animals.

Months earlier this handsome yellow tabby showed up on the doorstep of a home in the Bryson City area with an injured eye. The eye was recessed and had little if any sight. They gave this sweet cat a home - but kept him

outside where he was hit by a car resulting in severe head trauma. Although they asked their vet to do what was needed to save him, they later decided that they could not provide the care required for his recovery. The compassionate vet chose to continue the procedures needed to save the “broken kitty.” This involved several reconstructive surgeries to repair multiple jaw fractures. He also lost many teeth, and lost the sight in his one “good eye” rendering him blind.

A friend of the vet offered to foster the kitty after his multiple surgeries. This required intensive care including three months

of tube feeding. She affectionately named him “Broken Kitty.” There is simply something about this wonderful cat that inspires the compassion needed to care for him. He is very affectionate to people and other animals and has a wonderful, brave, outlook on life.

Broken Kitty is yet another animal that inspires us at Friends for Life to continue our life saving mission. You can help us do just that by sending your tax deductible donation to help support the Forever Farm. For information call (828) 508-2460 or visit our website at www. friendsforlifeforeverfarm. org where donations can be made online.

Broken Kitty has finally found a loving shelter from a very hard world at Friends for Life Forever Farm.

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The Rotary Club of Highlands Contributed by Brian Stiehler

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n a small rural town like Highlands, trick or treating door to door is impractical and unsafe for the many children and grownups alike in the community. Thanks to the Highlands Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Highlands becomes a Halloween spectacular, as merchants and business people stay out late to satisfy the candy-seeking children of Highlands. The event can attract hundreds to well over a thousand, creating a challenge for High-

lands Police Department.

Fortunately, the Rotary Club of Highlands is here to help. Dozens of Rotarians are seen in their fluorescent vests, helping trick-or-treaters make their way around the streets of Highlands. Highlands Police Chief, Bill Harrell, a Rotarian himself, is appreciative of the help in keeping Highlanders and visitors safe through a greater presence on the streets. Not only is this an exciting event for those involved, it has be-

come a Highlands Rotary Tradition! In fact, the event has begun to draw Halloweeners from outside of the town.

This year’s festivities will occur on Monday, October 31st. The streets will close down and Highlands will once again be consumed with children of all ages! Highlands Rotary will be involved, adhering to the ‘service above self’ motto as they aid in a safe trick or treating experience for everyone.

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Highlands Land Trust Contributed by Gary Wein, Executive Director, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust

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pattern of light brown down its back. Just as impressive as their bright color is their size. Adults can grow to almost one foot from nose to tail tip! Their larvae are a pale pinkish-purple and only have a faint mottling on their back. The key characteristic is a light line that is bordered by a thin black line that runs from the eye to the nostrils and is sometimes called the the canthus rotralis.

Like most of the other salamander species around Highlands, spring salamanders are lungless. They breathe almost entirely

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through their skin and need to stay moist to aid their respiration. Keeping moist is usually not a problem for the spring salamanders, as they are denizens of woodland seeps and springs. They can also occasionally be found in small mountain streams, wells, and old pump houses.

Finding them can be dirty, as many of these seeps are near rhododendron thickets and finding them often involves looking under logs and rocks in the seeps. Also, you can try going out with a flash light at night after a good rain, as these creatures are nocturnal and

hunt on wet nights.

In most places, spring salamanders are generalist predators of invertebrates and will eat a large variety of beetles, aquatic insect larvae, earthworms, etc.

However, those found in the southern mountains have developed a taste for other salamanders! As much as fifty percent of their diets can be other salamanders, including smaller spring salamanders.

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ou may not know this, but the Southern Appalachians are known as the world stronghold for salamanders. That’s right, there are more species of salamanders in the mountains of Western North Carolina than anywhere else in the world! Many of them are not that striking in color, but others can be vibrant orange, red, or yellow and are absolute jewels.

The subspecies of the spring salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus) found around Highlands is one of those bright ones. It is typically bright orange with a net-like

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With a Little Help from Our Friends Contributed by MIchelle Price, Executive Director, Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance

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“Eternal Bear Spirit” by Phillip Philbeck. A donation of the framed giclee on canvas is being made to J-MCA from The Gallery on Main in Brevard, N.C. For more information on the image you may call (828) 885-7299.

he Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance (J-MCA) is very pleased to announce a $6,500 award from the Wade Hampton Golf Club’s Donor Advised Fund in support of the Friends of Whiteside Mountain.

With public funding becoming increasingly difficult, Wade Hampton Golf Club has recently established a Donor Advised Fund to thank local non-profit organizations for everything they do for the community. For the first season, according to Fund Chairman Fred Tattersall, the Club’s Donor Advised Fund will award $112,000 to nineteen charitable causes that will benefit Cashiers and Highlands residents. According to Jeff Heilbrun, GM of Wade Hampton, the J-MCA Whiteside trail improvement project was awarded funding due to its broad reach for citizens of both counties who use the trails themselves and

with visitors.

The Friends of Whiteside Mountain’s mission is to work in partnership with the USDA Forest Service to conserve this outstanding natural resource while improving the quality and experience of recreational opportunities on Whiteside Mountain.

Whiteside Mountain is the centerpiece of the plateau, in the middle of Cashiers and Highlands. With easy access and amazing views, it is the signature hike for residents and visitors. The trail is not well maintained; in fact it is neglected due to the Forest Service budget cuts. With volunteer labor and financial support we can improve the trail and make it safer for all to enjoy while protecting the valuable natural resources that make this a community treasure.

This generous gift will allow J-MCA to purchase tools and materials for volunteers

to use as they donate their time to improve the official two-mile loop trail on Whiteside Mountain.

J-MCA has a dozen volunteers that have signed up to help; and we are still looking for several more to assist with this important work. We hope to get a pool of volunteers that would be available at different times so on each work day we would have about five to ten volunteers working. If you are interested in becoming a Friend of Whiteside Mountain with a donation of time or money please contact Michelle Price, (828) 5260890x320 or mprice@j-mca. org J-MCA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, donations are fully tax deductible.

Our continued success is dependent on the generous gifts of our donors, volunteers, and the community at large.

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Valley Garden Club Contributed by Kathie Blozan, Executive Director, Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance

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he Valley Garden Club wraps up another season of workdays at the Point and meetings in which members learn about everything from azaleas to zinnias. New officers have been installed to plan an informative and enjoyable schedule of events for next year.

Members wish to thank Priscilla’s Decorative Touch and Stork’s Wrap, Pack and Ship for displaying an original watercolor of the pink shell azalea (see May issue of The Laurel) by Kathie Blozan. The winning raffle ticket for the painting will be drawn at the Sapphire Valley Arts and Crafts Show on October 16th. Money raised will be used for scholarships and to defray expenses needed for tending The Point.

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To the Nines, New York Fashion Comes to Highlands

Owner Carla Gates invite you to put your fashion foot forward at To the Nines, Highlands newest clothing destination.

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ecause Carla Gates is a Highlands native, she knows the area from the ground up, literally. She and husband Philip own the neighborhood icon, Gates Nursery. Lately, when she’s not busy making Highlands’ landscapes house-and-gardengorgeous, she’s dressing their owners in the latest refined design, ranging from elegant to Ga Ga. To The Nines offers something for everyone’s taste, age, form, and size (2 to 22).

Owning a fine clothing store has been Gate’s passion for years.

She was waiting for the right time and the right location. When Cyrano’s Bookstore vacated, everything fell into place. After a lengthy renovation, she had the perfect setting, now it was time to add a classy inventory. She focused on unique designers like 3sisters, Puli, Johnny Was, and Jude Collany. With accessories by jewelry designer Moon and Lola and fine Italian handbags by Merci Marie, Gates’ dream became a reality. And it didn’t hurt that that she chose pieces that have been featured in all the fashion magazines and worn by the hottest celebs.

She is proud of the fact she buys a lot of her merchandise at home. Gates says, “I like to focus on most of my inventory Made in the USA.” So if you want the feel of New York’s SoHo district right here at home, visit Highlands latest and most chic boutique, To The Nines, 390 Main St, Highlands, NC 28741, (828) 526-8739. Let Carla Gates dress you To The Nines!

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White Oak Realty Group

usie deVille Schiffli, Owner and Broker-inCharge of White Oak Realty Group, began dreaming of launching her own real estate firm over ten years ago. A native of Highlands with a background in publishing, sales, marketing, nonprofit leadership, as well as entrepreneur and executive coaching, Susie decided to make that dream a reality.

When she began building her business, she knew she had a winning idea: design a real estate firm that provides the best in online marketing, as well as the best in offline (location-based) marketing.

Susie knew that by combining “high tech and high touch” (the best in technology and superior customer service), White Oak Realty Group could exponentially expand its reach.

investUnments, d e r and adsta n d vocate ing that for clih i g h ents’ caliber, b e s t profesintersional ests. I r e a l am exestate tremebrokers An early morning sales strategy meeting at ly forwould White Oak Realty Group. tunate be esto call sential in co-creating the firm, Susie them my colleagues.”

In order to truly be a clientrecruited passionate entrecentric firm, White Oak Realty preneurs with broad talent.

“Mal Phillips, Alison Mc- Group needed a physical locaClure Moody, and Cindy tion and an online presence Lawson-Crane are a perfect that immediately conveyed fit for this venture,” said who they are … innovators.

“I enlisted the design acuSusie deVille Schiffli. “Each of them thinks like an owner men of Jeffrey Owens, and and continually strives to he created the perfect blend modern/contemporary find ways to differentiate of our properties in the market, and rustic elegance for our connect buyers with smart office space in downtown

Highlands,” said deVille Schiffli. “We then built our custom website from the ground up so that we could combine great design, deliver a unique user experience, and optimize organic search engine results.”

The firm’s culture is comprised of innovative thinking and a focus on providing their clients with unparalleled service. The White Oak Realty Group team believes in creating extraordinary experiences for their clients and knows that their success depends upon consistently delivering on that promise.

White Oak Realty Group is located in the heart of downtown Highlands at 125 South 4th Street, across from the Old Edwards Inn and Spa. Contact (828) 526-8118 for more information or visit WhiteOakRG.com.

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Michelle Bearrs, Ashley Owens and Tucker.

he Book Nook, nestled inside The Toy Store, is an easy destination for literary delights.

Owner Michelle Bears has gathered an inviting assortment of titles – New York Times Bestsellers, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Books of Local Interest and Classics – that are just right for a quick read or a cozy get-away-from-it-all session.

And since The Book Nook is tucked in to The Toy Store, you can expect to find a marvelous selection of Children’s’ Books -- the unforgettable Classics you grew up with, new Enchantments to capture your child’s heart, and Chapter Books of all flavors. It’s all served up with the mixture of excitement and whimsy that’s a hallmark of The Toy Store.

You’ll find The Book Nook in The Toy Store at 364 Main Street in Highlands. For more information, call (828) 5269415.

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ck Swan, For a Life Well-Lived

by Donna Rhodes

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ake one step into ck Swan and it feels like coming home… the home you have always dreamed of, where everyday luxury is everyday living.

If you love traditional, the classics await at ck Swan. If whimsy defines your style, there’s a delight at every turn.

If you have a flair for contemporary, sleek chic abounds.

If your style defies a label, there’s plenty to satisfy the eclectic soul. At ck Swan you will find your heart’s desire… your own brand of luxurious furnishings, tailor-made to your unique taste at a price that respects a modest budget.

Ashley Harlee, ck Swan

owner, has years of experience in appraisal and the decorative arts. She knows good design and value of interior furnishings, table top/ accessories, and fine art. If you are looking for one of the most knowledgeable interior suppliers in the region, she is tops. Because she knows the market, is well-respected, and well-connected, she is able to offer the very best quality at the very best price.

She says, “Because Highlands is a resort town, people from all over the country come in to ck Swan. They absolutely love the unique blend of traditional, classic and contemporary.”

There’s no doubt about it.

Every piece in Harllee’s collection has the wow factor.

She says, “I tried to create a nurturing and inspiring sanctuary because I think that is the way your home should be. I am such a visual person. Stocking my showroom is like having a big canvas to work with. The possibilities are endless. The things I sell are more like sculpture, high quality pieces that are timeless.”

Harllee’s showroom is a visual and textural delight. It is filled with classic and contemporary textiles, lighting that makes you sit up and take notice, jewelry that dazzles, baby and youngster’s clothing that really rocks, and

gifts that speak to the heart.

Candles, diffusers, and the sweetest of scents, garden regalia, and award-winning artwork will complete the look, fragrance and feel of your sacred space.

There’s something for everyone at ck Swan. Bring in a photo of your living area.

Harllee, your own personal inspirer, will help you turn your home into your made to order retreat filled with all the things that feel like home… for that life welllived.

Visit Harllee and her expert staff at ck Swan Highway 64, East and Pine Street, (828) 526-2083 or go to Facebook for more information.

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eather in Highlands can be summed up in one word “unpredictable.”

Ice storms. Lightning bolts.

Downed power lines. Blown transformers. So many things that can knock out the power to your home and ruin your day. Or week. Or longer.

No matter where you live, chances are you’ve experienced it firsthand. It’s not fun – no lights, no Owner Joel Crook and office hot water, no TV. mangaer (and daughter) A standby generator from AtlanJessica Crook. tic South Power Systems changes all that. It runs your whole house like it’s just another day. And because our systems are the toughest, most dependable you can buy, it’s there when you need it.

Atlantic South Power Systems provides a full line of emergency power generators and are authorized dealers for Cummins, Onan and Kohler equipment which leads the industry in dependability and cutting edge technology.

What makes Atlantic South’s standby power systems so much better than the rest? It starts on the inside. They use industrial strength engines – heavy duty and built to last. Then, on the outside, is a rugged insulated shell that protects your investment and keeps it amazingly quiet. The only thing the neighbors will complain about is that you have power and they don’t.

Rest assured, South Atlantic Power System handles everything from start to finish. Some companies will just drop a power system off in your driveway and leave you to do the rest. South Atlantic carefully assesses the wattage requirements of your home. Determine exactly what it’ll take to keep everything running normally – deliver your system, install it, test it and take care of the inspection.

Their generator systems are tough and dependable, but even they need an occasional tune-up. South Atlantic currently completes over 1,200 services annually. With their service plan in place, you know your investment is being well-cared for and will be ready when you need it. It includes a complete inspection with thorough diagnostics and testing; and maintenance -where all filters are replaced, oil is changed and the generator is cleaned.

In addition, South Atlantic also offers a full line of lightning and surge protection equipment complete with a lifetime, free replacement warranty.

With 25 years of experience and having done thousands of installations for homes and businesses Atlantic South Power Systems can keep your power on and your family and investments safe.

For more information, call (877) 456-2424.

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hree Bears Classic Children’s Clothing is proud to announce their first Trunk Show Event featuring the finest in Children’s wear from Petit Trousseau, Saturday, October 22nd from 10 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., with a special wine and cheese reception from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The ultimate expression of your discerning taste, Petit Trousseau combines impeccable tailoring, meticulous attention to detail, and subtle embellishment to create an aura of pure refinement in a timeless, classic collection for girls and boys, from layette to size eight. Owner/Designer/Mom, Betsy Jinks Lefkovits of Birmingham, Alabama has spent countless hours not only designing clothing to reflect this traditional lifestyle, but also looking for only the finest quality fabrics to create them with – from sumptuous cottons and wools to whisper-soft cashmere.

New this fall and holiday season is Petit Trousseau’s Black Watch Tartan Plaid in wool shorts, longalls and pants for boys sizes to four. This timeless pattern takes a young, but oh, so handsome turn, especially when paired with one of Petit Trousseau’s decadent cashmere sweaters. For the girls, luscious velvet dresses and posh cotton separates await, created with classic styling in mind, as well as the details that make every little girl feel absolutely beautiful every time she puts them on.

The Petit Trousseau Trunk Show Event highlights an already wonderful season for Three Bears Classic Children’s Clothing. Since June, Three Bears has dedicated itself to providing the finest in classic, traditional children’s styles, while keeping things fun and fresh, creating the happy medium for parents, grandparents - and kids. Three Bears is dedicated to only the highest level of customer service and personal attention, working on the philosophy that great customer relationships make the difference. Add that to a cozy, cottage atmosphere and plenty of front-door parking, and it’s easy to see how Three Bears has quickly become a new, “old Highlands favorite.” The shop is located at 273 Spring Street, just behind Reeves, off the corner of Third and Spring Streets, and is open from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. For more information, call (828) 482-2279, or simply drop in.

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The Sawyers will open their gorgeous Farmstead for your unforgettable event. For more information, call (828) 557-1615.

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he Sawyer Family Farmstead’s magnificent setting lends itself to a wide variety of events, especially weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, reunions, parties, meetings or any special occasion.

This Cashier’s Valley event venue, an expansive 80-acre Fraser Fir tree farm property, is set in the rustic elegance of times-gone-by with panoramic views of pristine Lake Glenville and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The venue is unsurpassed for brides who may choose to hold their ceremony at the Mountaintop Pergola, Chimney Pond Meadow or the Make-a-Wish Bridge before greeting guests in the soaring, beamed Farmstead Pa-

vilion. The Pavilion ambience is a treat by day, engaging all with incomparable views and is enchanting in the evening as mood lighting softens the night.

If an important event isn’t in your immediate plans but you’re looking for something unusual to entertain family or a group of special friends, the Sawyer Farmstead arranges happy hour hayrides, horse-drawn carriage or farm wagon rides through the fields of trees and low-key, relaxing evenings around a stone lined fire-pit. All bookings are by reservation.

No matter the time of year, the Sawyer Family Farmstead is convenient, affordable and economical. The Farmstead accommodates events from

small, intimate weddings and groups to larger parties and meetings for up to 250. Owners Myra and Tom Sawyer offer turn-key, customized events to meet all of the special needs of brides, planners and coordinators from start to finish. At the Farmstead you can engage your favorite caterer, supply the event with your chosen beverages and select any musical group you wish for events that can continue ‘til midnight!

For a full tour of the Sawyer Family Farmstead, located at 240 Chimney Pond Road in Glenville, call (828) 5571615, email myra@tomsawyertrees.com or visit www. sawyerfamilyfarmstead.com, www.freshtreez.com, www. mountainpartytents.com.

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Something to Smile About

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Dental phobias and anxiety are more common than you might think and cause people to avoid needed dental treatment for years.

Fortunately Dr. Joe is highly trained in I.V. Sedation Dentistry which allows patients to snooze their way through their dental treatment. Many times, years of dental neglect can be corrected in just one visit. Even patients with the most severe dental phobias can achieve a beautiful, healthy smile with no worries.

Speaking of healthy smiles, Dr. Joe and his hygiene team want to spread the word about the importance of good oral health. Recent scientific studies have linked gum disease to health problems in other parts of the body including heart disease, diabetes and pre-term births.

The good news is that Dr. Joe can teach you how to avoid gum disease or offer new, highly effective therapies to clear up your existing infection.

A healthy body begins with a healthy mouth!

Nestled in the privacy of the mountains, Wilbanks Smile Center is located at 278 East Doyle Street in Toccoa. Surrounded by such natural beauty, Dr. Joe is motivated to make sure that his practice is environmentally friendly. Mercury-based amalgam fillings (those old-style silver fillings) are not used at Wilbanks Smile Center. However, a large number of old, broken ones are removed from patients each week. To keep patients and team members safely away from mercury amalgam waste, a SolmeteX Hg5 Amalgam Separator is used. This technology ensures that none of the harmful waste finds its way into landfills or water supplies.

Dr. Joe’s philosophy is simple, “I treat my patients the way I would want to be treated. I listen to their needs and concerns and work together with them to achieve their dental goals.”

To arrange a consultation with Dr. Joe and experience true dental excellence, please call (706) 886-9439 or 1-800-884-9439 today. For more information, visit us at www.WilbanksSmileCenter.com. We also invite you to “like” Wilbanks Smile Center on Facebook and to follow @ jwilbanks on Twitter. We would like to give you “Something to Smile About.”

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ou know a dental office is someplace special when 100% of the patient reviews say they would refer their family and friends. Those positive reviews bring a smile to the face of Dr. Joseph Wilbanks of Wilbanks Smile Center in Toccoa. Creating a caring, nurturing, stressfree environment for his patients is the goal for Dr. Joe and his fabulous team.

Dr. Joe has been practicing in Toccoa since graduating from Emory University Dental School in 1973 and many of those early patients are still singing the praises of the care they have received. “From the front desk to employees working in the back, everyone treats you like family and wants to make each visit pleasant and relaxing… all that I have come to expect after 30 plus years!” Long term patients are not alone in their praise. According to a new patient named James, “This was my first visit with Dr. Wilbanks. I plan to go back again. Great service and professionalism.”

Creating a positive dental experience that is focused on the patient has led the doctor to invest in cutting edge technology such as CEREC, which allows the patient to receive their new dental crown in just one visit. Making dental visits more convenient and less stressful means that Dr. Joe stays on the cutting edge of dental treatment techniques. In addition to being one of the most credentialed implant dentists in the south, Dr. Joe’s post-graduate dental training includes Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry, Orthodontics, treatment of TMJ dysfunction and using oral appliance therapy to treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. This means that Wilbanks Smile Center is a “one-stop shop” -able to treat most of the oral healthcare needs that patients might have without the hassle of being referred to another provider for treatment.

The entire team at Wilbanks Smile Center takes pride in providing outstanding customer service in a warm, friendly environment. Dr. Joe and his team take special care of those patients who experience anxiety or fear about visiting the dentist.

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the business fulltime in Highlands since October of 2002. She knows the business and this area very well, ensuring a vast inventory of all the great backdrops.

Fall colors are fast approaching and Sarah’s calendar is filing quickly. Just give her a call and see what she can create with you – a timeless work of art that’ll be treasured for years to come.

Valentine’s Photo Studio is by appointment only – (828) 342-1995.

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a l e n t i n e ’s Photo Studio is a glamorous boutique style Wedding and Portrait Studio located at 211 South Fourth Street, next door to Greenleaf Gallery and the Highlands Gem Shop on “the Hill” and across the street from Old Edwards Inn. The studio’s had its doors open since June of 2010. They specialize in not only beautiful Weddings but in lovely Newborns, Sophisticated Seniors and precious Pets.

Owner Sarah Valentine has been in

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reen Mountain Realty Group today announced the launch of a mobile app that works on standard cell phones and smartphones. The public can download the app to view all homes for sale in the Highlands-Cashiers Multiple Listing Service including Highlands, Cashiers, Glenville and Sapphire.

Green Mountain Realty Group’s mobile app uses GPS to locate the user and display listings in the immediate area. Users can also search by address, city or zip code to see property details for all homes for sale in a specified area.

“Lots of people have a computer but almost everyone these days carries a cell phone. Think about it, anywhere you go you are more likely to have your cell phone with you versus your computer so I see this as a no-brainer way to reach potential home buyers and give them access to a valuable tool” says Mary S. Abranyi, Broker-Owner of Green Mountain Realty Group.

Consumers can text 2NDHOME to 87778 to send Green Mountain Realty Group’s mobile app to their cell phone or visit www.GreenMountainRealtyGroup.com to download the mobile real estate search.

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index of advertisers Accommodations Country Club Properties www.ccphighlandsnc.com Page 2 Fire Mountain Inn & Cabins www.firemt.com Page 6 Hampton Inn & Suites www.blueridgemtnshotel.com Page 32 High Hampton Inn www.highhamptoninn.com Page 15 Highlands Inn www.highlandsinn-nc.com Page 113 Highlands Inn Lodge www.highlandsinn-nc.com Page 113 Inn at Half-Mile Farm www.halfmilefarm.com Page 38 Main Street Inn and Bistro www.mainstreet-inn.com Page 74 Mountain Brook Suites www.mountainbooksuiteshighlandsnc.com Page 119 Mountain Laurel Inn www.mountainlaurelinnandshoppes.com Page 34A Mountain Laurel Rest www.mountainlaurelrest.com Page 29 Old Edwards Inn www.oldedwardsinn.com Page 4 The Orchard Restaurant & Guest Cottage www.theorchardcashiers.com Page 64 Skyline Lodge www.skylinelodge.com Page 69 Whiteside Cove Cottages Page 132 Antiques & Home Furnishings Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 17 The Brier Patch Page 97 Bumpkins Page 103 CK Swan www.ckswan.com Page 33 Cashiers Customs Page 154 The Catbird Seat www.ryanandcompanyantiques.com Page 121 D. Estes Antiques Page 117 Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 98 Dovetail Antiques Page 27 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Fletcher & Lee Page 131 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 123 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mirror Lake Antiques Page 26 Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 100 Nest Page 126 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 122 On Point Page 122 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 20, 119 Ryan & Co. www.ryanandcompanyantiques.com Page 121 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 135 Scudder’s Galleries www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 37 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 59 Summer Place Antiques Page 138 Tess at Chestnut Square Page 137 Vivianne Metzger Page 135 Art Galleries/Artists Annell, Portrait Artist www.annell.com Page 125 Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 51 Art & Soul Marketplace www.artandsoulmarketplace.com Page 50 Blue Valley Gallery Page 34A The Brier Patch Page 97 CK Swan www.ckswan.com Page 33 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 50 D. Estes Antiques Page 117 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 123 GG’s Consignments Page 82 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 Highlands Fine Art Page 16 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86 John Collette www.johncollettefineart.com Page 42 Main Street Gallery www.mainstreetgallery.net Page 146 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mill Creek Gallery Page 56 Mountain Laurel Makings www.mountainlaurelmakings.com Page 127 Mountain Mist Gallery Page 50 Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 100 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 122 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 20, 119 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6

Scudder’s Galleries www.scuddersgalleries.com Silver Eagle Summer Place Antiques TJB The Gallery www.tjbgallery.com Vivianne Metzger William Whiteside Art Gallery Banks/Mortgage Companies Macon Bank www.maconbank.com Beauty Salons Creative Concepts Head Innovations Rita’s Cottage Bedding/Linens Blue Ridge Bedding blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com High Cotton Into the Woods Home Interiors Lenz Gifts Porter & Prince www.porterandprince.com Bird Supplies Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Boat Rentals Signal Ridge Marina www.signalridgemarina.com Books The Brier Patch The Book Nook Builders America’s Home Place www.americashomeplace.com Arrowood Construction www.arrowoodconstruction.com Chinquapin Builders chinquapinbuilders.com Lupoli Construction www.lupoliconstruction.com Mountainworks Design www.mtnworks.com Potts Construction Srebalus Construction Co. Sweetwater Builders www.sweetwaterbuilders.com Warth Construction www.warthconstruction.com Business Solutions WNC Human Resources Solutions www.humanresourcessolutions.com Canoeing Highlands Canoe Rentals Cards Bird Barn and Gift Emporium The Corner Store The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Caterers Cashiers Farmers Market Fressers Eatery www.fresserseatery.com The Kitchen Carryaway & Catering www.thekitchenofhighlands.com Rosewood Market www.distinctiveevents.com Sports Page Sandwich Shoppe Chambers of Commerce Cashiers Chamber of Commerce www.cashiersnorthcarolina.com Chiropractic Services Mountain Air Wellness www.mountainairwellness.com Chocolates Kilwin’s www.highlands4118.com Christmas Trees/Accessories Sawyer Tree Farm www.freshtreez.com Churches Wayfarers Unity www.wayfarersunity.org Cloth/Material Wilhites Clothing & Accessories 4th Street Boutique Acorn’s Boutique www.acornsboutique.com

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Sylvan Valley Family Dentistry Page 148 Dog Beds Mountain Cabin Dog Bed Co. Page136 Education Summit Chart School www.summitschool.org Page 110 Electrical/Electric Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Event Coordinators Log Cabin Event Facility Page 113 Sequoyah Room Page 113 Events Afternoon of Song with the Atlanta Opera Page 32 The Bascom www.thebascom.org Page 55 Fashion and Fur Page 34B GCAMA Leaf Festival www.visitcashiersvalley.com Pages 34B, 40, 41 Highlands Culinary Weekend www.highlandsculinaryweekend.com Page 63 Highlands Playhouse www.highlandsplayouse.org Page 52 J-MCA Presents Teddy Roosevelt Page 147 Performing Arts Center www.highlandspac.com Page 145 Sawyer Tree Farm www.freshtreez.com Page 124 Quail Run Antique Show Page 88 Fabric/Upholstery Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86 Wilhites Page 116 Florists Fiddlehead Designs Pages 23, 26 Little Flower Shoppe www.littleflowershoppe.biz Page 142 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 122 Furniture Art & Soul Marketplace www.artandsoulmarketplace.com Page 50 Blue Ridge Bedding blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com Page 85 The Brier Patch Page 97 Bumpkins Page 103 Cashiers Customs Page 154 Consignment Market Page 82 Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 98 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 123 Highlands Fine Consignments Page 95 Interior Enhancements Page 87 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Nearly New Pages 82. 99 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 122 Reeves www.reeveshomefurnishings.com Page 146 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 135 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 59 Summer Place Antiques Page 138 Vivianne Metzger Page 135 Furniture Consignments The Blue Elephant Page 127 Consignment Market Page 82 GG’s Consignments Page 82 Highlands Fine Consignments Page 95 Nearly New Pages 82, 99 Furniture Refinishing Furniture Barn www.thefurnitureman.com Page 125 Garden Supplies Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 86 Highlands Lawn & Garden Page 121 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Generators Atlantic South Power www.aspowersystems.com Page 122 Gift Shops Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 51 Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 86 The Brier Patch Page 97

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Alyxandra’s Page 101 Annawear Page 124 Art & Soul Marketplace www.artandsoulmarketplace.com Page 50 Bags on Main Page 97 Bear Mountain Outfitters Pages 15, 18B The Brier Patch Page 97 Bungalow Boutique Page 116 Cabin Casuals www.cabincasuals.com Page 5 Elevation Pag 113 Ellen’s Page 99 Gracewear Collection Page 118 Highland Hiker www.highlandhiker.com Page 11 Martha Anne’s Page 113 McCulley’s Pages 7, 100, 145 Narcissus Page 137 Nora & Co. Page 99 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 20, 119 Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Pages 1156, 144 S’more Kid Klothes Pages 34B, 83 Sashay Around www.sashayaround.com Page 23 Silver Eagle Page 125 Sorelle Design Studio www.sorelledesignstudio.com Page 22, 116 Spoiled Rotten www.spoiledrotten2.com Page 93 Three Bears Classic Children’s Clothing www.threebearshighlands.com Page 143 TJ Bailey for Men www.tjbmens.com Page 57 To The Nines Page 77 VC for Men www.victoriasclosetnc.com Page 83 Victoria’s Closet www.victoriasclosetnc.com Page 83 Victoria’s Sportswear www.victoriasclosetnc.com Page 83 Vivace Page 123 Vivace Too Page 123 Wit’s End Page 29 Clothing Consignment The Blue Elephant Page 127 Victoria’s Closet www.victoriasclosetnc.com Page 83 Comforters Blue Ridge Bedding blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com Page 85 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 High Cotton Page 117 Communities One River Place oneriverplaceatlanta.com Page 139 Silver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com Pages 60, 61, 89 Condiments The Hen House Pages 3, 18B, 97, 113 Construction Companies Potts Construction Page 127 Larry Rogers Construction Page 116 Cosmetic Surgery Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. www.plasticsurgerytoday.com Page 29 Custom Cabinetry Black Rock Granite & Marble www.blackrockgraniteandmarble.com Page 101 Cashiers Customs Page 154 Keystone Kitchen & Bath www.keystonekb.com Pages 104, 133 Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath www.welcomehomecashiersnc.com Page 104 Custom Countertops Black Rock Granite & Marble www.blackrockgraniteandmarble.com Page 101 Keystone Kitchen & Bath www.keystonekb.com Pages 104, 133 Welcome Home Kitchen & Bath Page 104 Custom Furniture Cashiers Customs Page 154 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 50 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Jim Grady Custom Designs www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mountain Mist Gallery Page 50 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 59 Dentists Dr. Mason www.joemasonmd.com Page 17 Dr. Joe Wilbanks www.wilbankssmilecenter.com Page 58

index of advertisers Bumpkins Page 103 The Corner Store Page 97 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 9 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 123 Highlands Pharmacy Page 64 Lenz Gifts Page 22 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Nest Page 126 Nora & Co. Page 99 Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Pages 115, 144 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 135 Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 156 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Golf Cars Appalachian Golf Cars www.appalachiangolfcars.com Page 120 Golf Clubs & Gear Mike’s Clubhouse Page 82 Gourmet Foods The Hen House Pages 3, 18B, 97, 113 Dusty’s Page 74 Grading/Excavating Larry Rogers Construction Page 116 Graphic Design Heinlein Multi-Media Ventures www.h2mv.com Page 112 Grocery Stores Dusty’s Page 74 Mountain Fresh Page 65 Hair Salons Creative Concepts Page 104 Head Innovations Page 104 Rita’s Cottage Page 104 Hardware Supplies Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Heating and Air Madco Page 130 Hobbies Lakeside Hobbies www.signalridgemarina.com Page 9 Home Accessories Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 86 The Brier Patch Page 97 Bumpkins Page 103 Cashiers Customs Page 154 The Custom House Page 120 Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 98 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 9 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 123 GG’s Consignments Page 82 Highlands Fine Consignments Page 95 Interior Enhancements Page 87 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86 Lenz Gifts Page 22 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Oakleaf Flower & Garden Page 122 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 20. 119 Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Pages 115, 144 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 135 Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 156 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 59 Tess at Chestnut Square Page 137 Unique Objects Page 137 Vivianne Metzger Page 135 Human Resources WNC Human Resources Solutions www.humanresourcessolutions.com Page 105 Ice Cream Kilwin’s www.highlands4118.com Page 70 SweeTreats Page 68 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103

Interior Design & Home Furnishings Blue Ridge Bedding blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com Page 85 Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 17 The Brier Patch Page 97 Bumpkins Page 103 The Custom House Page 120 Designer Market www.thedesignersmarket-nc.com Page 117 Details of Cashiers www.detailsofcashiers.com Page 98 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Finally Home Staging & Redesign www.finallyhomestaging.com Page 104 Fletcher & Lee Page 51 Francie Hargrove www.franciehargrove.com Page 123 Interior Enhancements Page 87 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6 Priscilla’s Decorative Touch Pages 115, 144 Raffa Design Associates www.raffadesignassociates.com Page 30 Rusticks www.rusticks.com Page 135 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 59 Summer Place Antiques Page 138 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Investment Planning Wells Fargo Advisors Page 94 Jewelry - Fashion Art & Soul Marketplace www.artandsoulmarketplace.com Page 50 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 50 CK Swan www.ckswan.com Page 33 Ellen’s Page 99 Gracewear Collection Page 118 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 Main Street Gallery www.mainstreetgallery.net Page 146 Mountain Laurel Makings www.mountainlaurelmakings.com Page 127 Narcissus Page 119 Peak Experience www.peakexp.com Pages 20, 119 Sashay Around www.sashayaround.com Page 23 Silver Eagle Page 125 Sorelle Design Studio www.sorelledesignstudio.com Page 22, 116 Spoiled Rotten www.spoiledrotten2.com Page 93 Vivace/Vivace Too Page 123 Jewelry - Fine Drake’s Diamond Gallery Page 49 East and West Limited Page 14 Highlands Fine Art Page 16 Mirror Lake Antiques Page 26 Scudder’s Galleries www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 37 Stone Lantern www.stonelantern-highlands.com Page 156 Kitchen Accessories Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 86 The Dry Sink www.thedrysink.com Page 9 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 59 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Landscapers Travis Russell Page 105 Landscaping Supplies Highlands Lawn & Garden Page 121 Lighting The Brier Patch Page 97 Bumpkins Page 103 Cashiers Customs Page 154 The Custom House Page 120 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Interior Enhancements Page 87 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86 Lenz Gifts Page 22 Summer Place Antiques Page 138 Vivianne Metzger Page 135 Massage Therapy Mountain Air Wellness www.mountainairwellness.com Page 104 Tranquility Cove Massage www.tranquilitycovemassage.com Page 105 www.thelaurelmagazine.com | October 2011 | 155

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Carol Mathews Page 101 Chambers Agency www.chambersagency.net Page 89 Chattooga Ridge Realty www.ccrealty-nc.com Page 89 Country Club Properties www.ccphighlandsnc.com Page 2 Exurbia Sotheby’s Realty www.exurbiasothebysrealty.com Page 176 Green Mountain Realty Group www.greenmountainrealtygroup.com Page 89 Harry Norman, Realtors – Bert Mobley www.nchighands.net Page 97 Harry Norman, Realtors – Nadine Paradise www.nadineparadise.com Page 95 Hattler Properties www.hattlerproperties.com Pages 81, 89 Highlands NC Realty www.highlandsnc.info Page 8 Highlands Properties www.highlandsproperties.com Page 141 Highlands Mountain Realty Page 19 Jim Lewis Realty www.jimlewisrealty.com Page 89 John Cleaveland Realty www.jcrealty.com Page 36 Land for Sale www.whitesidecovelots.com Page 153 Landmark Realty Group www.landmarkrg.com Pages 106, 107, 108, 109 Lot for Sale Page 121 Meadows Mountain Realty www.meadowsmtnrealty.com Page 131 Mel on the Mountain www.melsmountainrealestate.com Page 89 Mountain View Properties www.mountainviewpropertiesnc.com Page 10 NC Mountain Life www.ncmountainlife.com Page 89 Nellis Realty www.nellisrealtyandcommunities.com Page 89 Old Cashiers Realty, Inc. www.oldcashiersrealty.com Page 89 One River Place www.oneriverplaceatlanta.com Page 139 Pat Allen Realty Group www.patallenrealtygroup.com Pages 43, 44, 45 Silver Creek Real Estate Group www.ncliving.com Pages 60, 61, 89 White Oak Realty Group www.whiteoakrg.com Pages 128, 129 Restaurants Highlands-Cashiers Directory Page 75 Bella’s Kitchen Page 34A The Bistro on Main www.mainstreet-inn.com Page 74 Café 107 www.cafe107south.com Page 99 Cashiers Farmers Market Page 64 Chris & Charlie’s Page 69 Cyprus International Cuisine www.cyprushighlands.com Page 71 Flip Side Page 70 Fressers Eatery www.fresserseatery.com Page 67 Highlands Smokehouse Page 65 Jorge’s Place Page 76 The Kitchen Carryaway & Catering www.thekitchenofhighlands.com Page 66 Lakeside Restaurant www.lakesiderestaurant.info Page 73 Madison’s www.oldedwardsinn.com Page 4 Mountain Fresh Page 65 Nick’s www.nicksofhighlands.com Page 74 Oak Street Café www.oakstreetcafeinhighlands.com Page 72 On the Verandah www.ontheverandah.com Page 65 The Orchard Restaurant & Guest Cottage www.theorchardcashiers.com Page 64 Pescado’s Page 68 Pizza Place Page 69 Ristorante Paoletti www.paolettis.com Page 66 Rosewood Market www.distinctiveevents.com Page 64 Ruka’s Table Page 70 Skyline Lodge presents Karlings Altitudes Restaurant www.skylinelodge.com Page 69 Sports Page Sandwich Shoppe Page 68 SweeTreats Page 68 The Ugly Dog www.theuglydogpub.com Page 67 Wild Thyme Cafe Page 64 Wild Thyme Gourmet www.wildthymegourmet.com Page 6 Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro www.wolfgangs.net Page 5 The Zookeeper Bistro www.zookeeperbistro.com Page 34A Rugs Bound’s Cave www.boundscave.com Page 17 The Custom House Page 120 Designer Market www.thedesignersmarket-nc.com Page 117 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86

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Mattresses Blue Ridge Bedding blueridgebeddingandfurniture.com Page 85 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Museums Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass Page 100 Nail Care Creative Concepts Page 104 Nailz Hand & Foot Spa Page 34A Rita’s Cottage Page 104 Needlework Supplies Needlepoint of Highlands Page 100 Silver Threads & Golden Needles www.silverthreadsyarn.com Page 125 Office Supplies Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Painters D.P. Painting Page 105 Pet Supplies/Accessories Mountain Cabin Dog Bed Co. Page136 Soph & Gab Page 116 Woof Gang Bakery Page 51 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Pharmacies Cashiers Valley Pharmacy Page 32 Highlands Pharmacy Page 64 Photography Valentine Photo Studio www.valentinephotostudio.com Page 146 Charles Johnson Fine Photography www.charlesjohnsonweb.com Page 116 Picture Framing Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 Mill Creek Gallery Page 56 Plants/Nurseries Highlands Lawn & Garden Page 121 Plastic Surgery Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. www.plasticsurgerytoday.com Page 29 Plumbing/Fixtures Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Porch and Patio Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 59 Pottery Around Back at Rocky’s Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com Page 51 Bird Barn and Gift Emporium Page 86 Cashiers Hillside Artists Page 50 The Custom House Page 120 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Greenleaf Gallery www.greenleafgallerygifts.com Page 56 The Hen House Pages 3, 18B, 97, 113 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Mountain Mist Gallery Page 50 Power Services Atlantic South Power www.aspowersystems.com Page 122 Printing Services Cashiers Printing Page 117 Produce Cashiers Farmers Market Page 64 Pubs The Ugly Dog www.theuglydogpub.com Page 67 Puppies For Sale Labradoodles for Sale www.willowoaklabradoodles.com Page 101 Radio Stations WHLC FM 104.5 www.whlc.com Page 27 Real Estate Sales Betsy Paul www.betsypaulproperties.com Page 155 Blair Realty www.blair-realty.com Page 89

index of advertisers Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Page 6 Scudder’s Galleries www.scuddersgalleries.com Page 37 Shiraz Oriental Rug Gallery www.shirazruggalleries.com Page 35 The Summer House www.summerhousehighlands.com Page 59 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Shipping Services Stork’s Wrap, Pack & Ship Page 9 Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Page 103 Shoes Annawear Page 124 Bear Mountain Outfitters Pages 15, 18B, Elevation Page 113 Highland Hiker www.highlandhiker.com Page 11 Martha Anne’s Page 119 Spoiled Rotten www.spoiledrotten2.com Page 93 TJ Bailey for Men www.tjbmens.com Page 57 Shutters & Blinds Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86 Spas Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D. www.plasticsurgerytoday.com Page 100 Structural Integration Rolf Method Structural Integration www.rolfmethodsi.com Page 100 Tables Cashiers Customs Page 154 Dutchman’s Designs www.dutchmansdesigns.com Pages 54, 111 Into the Woods Home Interiors Page 86 Midnight Farms www.midnightfarms.com Page 21 Telephone Books Yellowbook www.yellowbook360.com Page 115 Theatre Highlands Playhouse www.highlandsplayouse.org Page 52 Performing Arts Center www.highlandspac.com Page 145

Therapeutic Bodywork Rolf Method Structural Integration www.rolfmethodsi.com Toys The Corner Store Lakeside Hobbies www.signalridgemarina.com Transportation Highlands Transportation Company Tree Services Travis Russell Visual Tours Live Visual Tours www.livevisualtours.com Web Design The Brothers Web www.thebrothersweb.com Wedding Coordinators Log Cabin Event Facility Sequoyah Room Window Tinting Custom Window Tinting www.customwindowtinting.us Window Treatments American Sun Control www.americansuncontrol.hdspd.com Cashiers Customs Designer Market www.thedesignersmarket-nc.com Into the Woods Home Interiors Peter J. Pioli Interiors www.macdonaldhomeconstruction.com/interior.html Wine & Accessories Dusty’s Zoller Hardware www.zollerhardware.com Yarn Needlepoint of Highlands Silver Threads Golden Needles www.silverthreadsyarn.com Yoga Moonrise Yoga Studio www.yogahighlands.com

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