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Publishers Note
Winter is here, let the snowflakes fly,
grab a mug and a blanket and watch them float by;
Frost-covered ridges and snow-dusted days
are beautiful settings for quick getaways,
Cozy up by the fire, come play in the snow,
theres fabulous shopping and dining, you know.
So come get off the grid, recharge, renew,
and we thank you for bringing the Laurel with you.
With love,
Janet and Marjorie
The Laurel Magazine Winter 2015
Inside The Laurel

Events
Venture Out
14 Highlands Chili Cook-off

15 Murder Not Prohibited
16 Chocolate Cook-off
18 Highlands Playhouse
20 Local Appreciation
22 Scenes From Our Towns
23 Area Calendar
38 Brown-Headed Nuthatch
39 Red-Spotted Purple Caterpillar
40 Highlands Biological Station
41 Waterfall Guide: Macs Falls
42 Laurent-Perrier Champagne Dinner

44 Winter Friendly Salad
46 Wine Talk
47 Dining Guide
30 Cover Artist Julie Osborn

32 Porch 40
34 The Bascom News
35 Highlands PAC
56 Custom-Built Homes
58 The Bobby Brain Ride
60 Wells Fargo
61 Acid Reflux
Giving Back
Dining
The Arts
Homes & Lifestyles
History
50 Highlands History
52 Cashiers History
64 Forever Farm
65 C-H Humane Society
66 Center for Life Enrichment
67 Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
68 Highlands Rotary Club
69 Big Brothers/Big Sisters
70 NAMI
71 The Bookworm
72 Carpe Diem Farms
73 Leadership Highlands
74 The Village Green
76 Scaly Mountain Womens Club
Making it Happen
23 Calendar | 24 Highlands Map | 26 Cashiers Map | 52 Dining Guide | 62 Service Directory | 94 Advertisers Index
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EVENTS
Spice It Up, Chili Lovers

by Mary Jane McCall | Photos by Marjorie Christiansen
Fireproof your tongue, slip on your dancing shoes and escape the winter blues with Highlands Annual Chili Cook-off,
set for 6:30 P.M. March 14 at the Highlands Community Building (next to the Town Ball Field). Tickets are $25 (free for kids 12 and under)
and are available at the door.
ood times and good foodwhere do you go to find that

combination in Highlands in March? Look no further
than the Highlands Chamber of Commerces Annual Chili
Cook-off slated for 6:30-9:30 P.M. on Saturday, March 14, 2015
at the Community Building.
This annual event has become known as the place to shed
winters gray, cold mantle, kick the snow off your boots and add
some spice back into your life. Join your friends and neighbors
for an evening of culinary delights, cold beverages, and dancing
the night away to the sounds of the Southern Highlands band.
You will enjoy chili and cornbread recipes of every kind and
nature, from mild and traditional, to knock your socks off hot
and fiery. Some will have you asking for a second helping so
you can identify that subtle spice that makes it so unique. Others will have you rushing to the drink stations where beer, wine,
and soft drinks will be served to cool you off and cleanse your
palate for a second round. Prizes will be awarded for Most Traditional Chili, Hottest Chili, Most Unique Chili, Best Salsa, Best
Cornbread, and Best All Round Table Decoration.
Tickets are $25 each and are sold at the door on the evening
of the event. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Anyone
needing more information or interested in being a competitor
should call Jennifer Cunningham at the Highlands Chamber of
Commerce at (828) 526-2112.
Murder Not Prohibited

EVENTS
Contributed by Virginia Talbot
A speakeasy, a supper, and a tasty murder mystery lie at the heart of the Highlands Cashiers Players dinner theatre presentation of
Murder Not Prohibited, the last two weekends in February at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center.
For tickets and performance times, visit highlandscashiersplayers.org.
ts Prohibition 1925 and alcoholic beverages are hard to come by, but not at Harrys Happy Hideaway when the Highlands
Cashiers Players present a dinner theater
mystery entitled Murder Not Prohibited.
Scheduled for six performances at the
Highlands Performing Arts Center, Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday, February 20-22 and
February 27 - March 1, the show is one of the
most popular of Jody Reads Carolina Murder Mysteries, performed in the past by her
acting troupe of HCP players.
The characters involved in this funny
murder-mystery spoof are Harry Huckster,
owner of the speakeasy; Daisy Darling, his
wife and hostess/singer; Cal Apone, a tough
gangster from Chicago who suffers from
mysophobia (a fear of germs); Trixie LaTour, Cals girlfriend; Righty Ragu, Cals right-hand man; Willy
Joe Cobb, backwoods still operator; and Hope Sober, mili-
tant brick-toting member of the Womens

Christian Temperance Union.
The audience, seated at tables, will enjoy a tasty dinner as they watch the show,
and be given a chance to decide which of
the suspects committed the murders that
occur in the play. The first table to identify the murderer and the motive will be
awarded an appropriate prize.
Details on times of evening performances and Sunday matinees will be available
at the HCP box office, in local newspapers,
and at highlandscashiersplayers.org, and
highlands-cashierscalendar.com closer to
the date of the February performances.
Murder Not Prohibited is the third
play for HCP season subscribers and available to all others who would like to come
eat, laugh, and test their powers of deduction in HCPs production of Murder Not Prohibited.
EVENTS
Chocolate
Cook-off
by Luke Osteen
The Chocolate Cook-off at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community

Library, set for Saturday, February 7, is a sweet blush of passion
in the midst of a dreary winter.
he Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library will hold their fourth annual Chocolate Cook-off on
Saturday, February 7, at the library.
The event offers a double treat -- delectable chocolate to get
you ready for Valentines Day, and the opportunity to support
the Friends of the Library in Cashiers. All proceeds go to the
Friends of the Library to support their mission on behalf of the
Cashiers Library.
The event will be held in the Cashiers Library Community
Meeting Room from 1:00 3:00 P.M. Admission is $6 per person,
and free to children under five.
Its a friendly competition that offers multiple awards -- first
and second place ribbons for the best chocolate dessert by
professionals (chefs, banquet coordinators, and caterers); and
also for the best by non-professional chefs, all picked by a threejudge panel based on taste, aroma, creativity and eye appeal;
another for a Peoples Choice award decided by ballots of those
in attendance; and a third for the best table decoration. All desserts will be auctioned at 2:00 P.M.
Anyone interested in entering the cook-off should pick up an
application at the front desk of the Cashiers Library. Each contestant will make one dessert to be judged by the panel, and
subsequently auctioned off, as well as additional small bites for
the Peoples Choice competition. If you require further information please contact Bonnie Zacher (743-0489/bjzacher@bellsouth.net, or Adair Simon (743-5940).
The Friends of the Library invites all interested persons to join
in their work to support the Cashiers Library. Membership forms
are available at the front desk of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers
Community Library.
EVENTS
EVENTS
The Highlands Playhouse

looks to tickle your funny
bone and break your heart
with its 2015 Summer
Season. In the meantime,
take in its slate of
first-run movies.
A Sensational Season Awaits

by Mary Jane McCall
hile we are all enjoying the peaceful calm that is winter in Highlands, it isnt too soon to look forward to
another wonderful summer season when we emerge
from our quietude and hit the scene running.
One of the things that many of us look forward to is another
year of performances at the Highlands Playhouse.
This year the marks the 77th season of the Highlands Playhouse and they have a toe-tapping season full of musicals in
store for us. Audiences will be treated to four world-renowned
musicals- each one a different type of show that will have them
begging for more.
The season starts with Anything Goes, which chronicles
the madcap antics of a stowaway and an heiress aboard an
ocean liner bound from New York to London.
Following that, audiences will have a chance to see the ever
popular Godspell, a musical based around a series of Biblical
parables, mostly from the Gospel of Matthew. This show features various musical styles including rock 'n roll, pop, R & B,
ragtime and more.
First Date is next and promises to have audiences laughing hysterically at the story of a blind date between Aaron
(who has never gone out with a stranger) and serial romancer
Casey. The ensemble cast comes to life as various characters
from Aaron and Caseys past and possible future! The season
ends appropriately with End of the Rainbow, a musical set in
London that follows the last months of Judy Garlands life. This
story follows Garland as she is preparing for her five week run
of shows at The Talk of the Town while struggling with both
her addictions and her strained relationships with the men
around her.
Performance dates are: Anything Goes, June 25-July 11;
Godspell, July 16-August 1; First Date, August 6-22; and
End of the Rainbow, August 27-September 6. For more information please visit the Playhouse website at www.highlandsplayhouse.org or call the box office at (828) 526-9443.
While waiting on the exciting new season, please remember to check out the first-run movies playing at the Playhouse
throughout the winter.
EVENTS
Nothing but Love for You

The world-famous Old Edwards Inn & Spa turns its attention inward during the sleepy winter months and offers its deeply indulgent
guest experience to local residents. For reservations and information, call (828) 787-2625.
estled in the heart of our unpretentious Highlands lies Old

Edwards Inn and Spa, a four-star resort that has become
a favorite respite for politicians, celebrities and the otherwise well-heeled.
Look on any Best of list of the finest resorts in the world,
and youre more than a little likely to see Old Edwards featured. Thats an impressive feather in the cap for our town of
three stoplights.
And while its true that the pleasure of living in Highlands is
blessing enough, once a year Old Edwards offers a bonus reason
to love being a local. January through March, during their We
Love Locals promotion, you can experience Old Edwards luxury at your-grandmother-wouldnt-be-that-generous discounts.
Sunday through Thursday stays at the acclaimed resort are
just $95 per night. Champagne is handed to you when you arrive, bed linens to swaddle for, and the bathrooms have -- pay
attention - Heated. Marble. Floors.
Now for the mildly lucky, that would be a great day. But we
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ment. Dine at the farm-to-table Madisons Restaurant for lunch

or dinner, and receive a whopping 20 percent off your entire
check. Go for the foie grasand the venisonor the duckand
you cant leave without trying the chocolate chip pie. Well, ok,
you might need several visits.
On Sundays, beginning January 11, Madisons is offering Half
Price Wine Selections. Curated by Sommelier Curt Christiansen,
this list promises the finest of wines at unprecedented value.
Dont stop counting the many perks of zip code perfection
too quickly. For just $95, celebrate your residency with a 50-minute spa treatment at Cond Nast Travelers #2 Top Hotel Spa in
The United States. Also during We Love Locals for the first
time in 2015, you can participate in the wellness and fitness
classes at the fitness center for a per-class fee, or schedule a spa
treatment for free use of the equipment and classes.
Old Edwards We Love Locals promotions are offered
January through March, Sundays through Thursdays. For
more information, visit www.oldedwardsinn.com/locallove or
call (828) 787-2625.
Scenes From Our Towns

EVENTS
Photos by Sarah Valentine
Highlands
Christmas Tree
Lighting
Highlands launched its
Christmas Season with
inimitable small town
charm at the Town Tree
Lighting, 6:30 P.M. Saturday, November 29.
Highlands
Christmas Parade
Highlands Olde Mountain
Christmas Parade, was
held at 11:00 A.M.
Saturday, December 6,
and was a celebration of
the best of the
holiday spirit.
Cashiers
Christmas Parade
The 40th edition of
the Cashiers Christmas
Parade, offered with
a generous helping of
Christmas joy blended
with a most cheerful
community spirit was
held noon Saturday,
December 13, at the
Crossroads.
Mark Your Calendar

EVENTS
Contemporary: Craft Series: Mike Shuler, January 3

to February 22, Greehy Atrium Gallery, The Bascom: A
Center for the Visual Arts, (828) 526-4949.
Wednesday Advanced Art, 4:15 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.,
Wednesdays, January 7, 14, 21, 28, with Will Barclift,
Carley Haber, and Rosie Smith. For more information
or to register, please contact Anna Alig, Education
Registrar, at 828-787-2856 or aalig@thebascom.org.
Open Studio Figure Drawing, 5:00 P.M. to 6:00
P.M., January 7, 14, 21, 28, with Knight Martorell. For
more information or to register, please contact Anna
Alig, Education Registrar, at 828-787-2856 or aalig@
thebascom.org.
Franklin Kids Creation Station, 10:00 A.M. to Noon,
Saturdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, with Bonnie Abbott.
For more information or to register, please contact
Anna Alig, Education Registrar, at 828-787-2856 or
aalig@thebascom.org.
Highlands Kids Creation Station, 10:00 A.M. to
Noon, Saturdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, with Clarke
Ball. For more information or to register, please
contact Anna Alig, Education Registrar, at 828-7872856 or aalig@thebascom.org.
Ends of the Earth, A photographic series by Martyn
Lucas, January 10 to March 29, Bunzl Gallery, The
Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts. Opening
reception 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Saturday, January 10.
(828) 526-4949.
MET Opera: The Merry Widow, 12:55 P.M.,
Saturday, January 17. Tickets for all events are available
online highlandspac.org or by calling (828) 526-9047.
The Bascom Photography Club Inaugural Meeting
5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., January 21, led by Greg
Newington. For more information or to register, please
contact Anna Alig, Education Registrar, at 828-7872856 or aalig@thebascom.org.
Laurent-Perrier Champagne Dinner, Friday, January
23, at the Farm at Old Edwards Inn, begins with a
cocktail reception at 7:00 P.M. Cost is $125 per person.
For more information, call (828) 787-2625.
National Theater Robert Louis Stevensons
Treasure Island, 7:00 P.M., Saturday, January 24.
Tickets for all events are available online highlandspac.
org or by calling (828) 526-9047.
Bolshoi Ballets Swan Lake, 12:55 P.M., Saturday,
January 25. Tickets for all events are available online at
highlandspac.org or by calling (828) 526-9047.
Words, Wines and Friends, An Intimate Weekend
with Pat Conroy, Cassandra King and Ron Rash,
January 30-February 1, Old Edwards Inn & Spa, For
more information, call (828) 787-2625.
MET Opera: The Tales of Hoffman. 12:55 P.M.,
Saturday, January 31. Tickets for all events are
available online at highlandspac.org or by calling (828)
526-9047.
Betsy Paul Art Raffle to benefit the CashiersGlenville Fire Department, will feature the work of
Tranny Robinson. The drawing will be held on Saturday,

January 31. For more information call (828) 743-0880.
Fourth Annual Chocolate Cook-off, 1:00 P.M. to 3:00
P.M., Saturday, February 7, Cashiers Library Community
Meeting Room, by the Friends of the Albert CarltonCashiers Community Library. Contact Bonnie Zacher
(828) 743-0489 or Adair Simon (828) 743-5940.
Celebrate Spain at Old Edwards Inn, music 6:00 to
8:00 P.M. in Hummingbird Lounge. Tango lessons 11
A.M. to Noon, and 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on Saturday,
February 27. (828) 787-2625.
Murder Not Prohibited, February 20-22 and
February 27-March 1, Highlands Cashiers Players,
Highlands Performing Arts Center. For tickets and
performance times, visit highlandscashiersplayers.org.
MET Opera Duke Bluebeards Castle. 12:55 P.M.,
February 14. Tickets for all events are available online
at highlandspac.org or by calling (828) 526-9047.
Betsy Paul Art Raffle to benefit the CashiersGlenville Fire Department, will feature the work
of Annell L. Metsker. The drawing will be held on
Saturday, February 28. For more information call (828)
743-0880.
Highlands Annual Chili Cook-off, 6:30 P.M. to 9:30
P.M., Saturday, March 14, Highlands Community
Building. Call Jennifer Cunningham at the Highlands
Chamber of Commerce at (828) 526-2112.
Weekly Events
EVERY MONDAY
Dulcimer Lessons - Intermediate Class 10:00
A.M., Beginners Noon, Highlands United Methodist
church, (828) 787-1586.
Movies at Highlands Playhouse, showings 2:00
P.M., 5:00 P.M., and 8:00 P.M., (828) 526-2695.
EVERY TUESDAY
Dulcimer Acoustic Jam, 10:00 A.M., Bird Barn and
Gift Emporium, Cashiers, (828) 743-3797.
Highlands Rotary Club, Noon, Highlands
Community Center.
Studio Alive - Live Model, 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.,
Calderone Gallery, 3608 Hwy.246, Dillard, GA, (706)
746-5540.
Duplicate Bridge, 1:45 P.M., Albert CarltonCashiers Community Library. (828) 743-0215.
Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)
program, 3:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M., Hudson Library,
(828) 526-3031.
Movie Night, 6:00 P.M., classic and recentlyreleased movies and documentaries. Hudson Library,
(828) 526-3031.
Karaoke, The Lost Hiker (828) 526-8232.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Highlands Mountaintop Rotary, 7:30 A.M., dining
room at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital.
Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8:00 A.M., Cashiers

United Methodist Church, (828) 743-2243.
Community Studio Art Session Art Your Way,
10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., Hudson Library, (828) 5263031.
Preschool Story Time, 11:00 A.M. to Noon, Albert
Carlton Library (828) 743-0215.
Watercolor Class, 12:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.,
Calderone Gallery, (706) 746-5540.
Cashiers Quilters Guild, 12:30 P.M., Cashiers
Methodist Church.
Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:45 P.M., Highlands
Civic Center.
Mah Jong Games open to the public, 1:00 P.M.,
Albert Carlton Cashiers-Community Library, (828)
743-0215.
Bluegrass, 8:30 P.M., Ugly Dog Pub, (828) 5268364.
EVERY THURSDAY
Oil Painting and Mixed Medium Class, 12:30 to
4:30 P.M, Calderone Gallery, 3608 Hwy.246, Dillard,
GA, (706) 746-5540.
P.M., 5:00 P.M., and 8:00 P.M., (828) 526-2695.
Free Movie, 3:00 P.M., Albert Carlton Community
Library, (828) 743-0215.
NAMI Appalachian South support group meeting
6:45 to 8:15 P.M. at 14 West. Palmer Street, Franklin,
(828) 526-9510.
EVERY FRIDAY
Weekly Grief Support Group in The Highlands,
10:30 A.M. to Noon, Jane Woodruff Clinic - Suite 201
(on the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital campus), Free
Open to the Community, (828) 692-6178.
Duplicate Bridge Games, 12:45 P.M., Highlands
Civic Center.
P.M., 5:00 P.M., and 8:00 P.M., (828) 526-2695.
Live Music, 6:00 P.M. - close, Hummingbird
Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.
Live Music, 7:00 P.M., On The Verandah, (828)
526-2338.
Live Music, 7:00 to 9:00 P.M., Nichols Center at
Blue Ridge Music (706) 782-9852.
EVERY SATURDAY
P.M., 5:00 P.M., and 8:00 P.M., (828) 526-2695.
Live Music, 6:00 P.M. - close, Hummingbird
Lounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.
Live Music, 7:00 P.M., On The Verandah, (828)
526-2338.
EVERY SUNDAY
P.M., 5:00 P.M., and 8:00 P.M., (828) 526-2695.
For a comprehensive list of events, join www.highlands-cashierscalendar.com

ACCOMMODATIONS
4-1/2 Street Inn...........................
Colonial Pines Inn........................
Inn at Half Mile Farm...................
Whiteside Cove Cottages.............
Mountain Brook Suites................
ARTS
Mill Creek Gallery & Framing.........
Museum of American Cut Glass......
The Bascom................................
REAL ESTATE
Country Club Properties..............
John Cleaveland Realty.................
Landmark Realty Group...............
Meadows Mtn. Realty..................
White Oak Realty Group..............
Pat Allen Realty Group ................
RESTAURANT / BAR
Altitudes Restaurant.....................
The Lost Hiker Bar.....................
Meritage.....................................
Nectar Juice Bar...........................
Pescados
................................
Rosewood Market...........................
Wild Thyme Gourmet ...................
Wolfgangs Restaurant & Wine Bistro.....
SHOPPING
Alyxandras....................................
Bags on Main..................................
Bear Mountain Outfitters.....................
Cabin Casuals.................................
Dry Sink..........................................
Dutchmans Designs......................
Hen House......................................
Highland Hiker...............................
Scudders.........................................
High Cotton....................................
Martha Annes................................
Spice & Tea Exchange........................
Highlands Fine Art........................
Mirror Lake Antiques....................
The Summer House.......................
Peak Experience............................
The Toy Store.................................
Whole Life Market.........................
SERVICES
Highlands Visitors Center....................
Xtreme Threads.............................
Aery Chiropractic & Acupuncture.
Highlands Aerial Park...................
Creative Concepts Salon......................
Warth Construction.......................
AccommodAtions
High Hampton inn & country club
innisfree Bed & Breakfast By-the-Lake
Arts
Blue Valley Gallery
cashiers Hillside Artists
chivaree southern Art and design
mountain mist Gallery
reAL estAte
Betsy Paul Properties
Landmark realty Group
silver creek real estate Group
restAurAnts
Boars Head deli
crossroads Grill/Village scoop
Hunts Brothers Pizza
sapphire Brewery & Pub
snack Bar 8
the Zookeeper Bistro
retAiL
Bee Bags and such
Bird Barn and Gift emporium
Blue ridge Bedding/
carolina rustic Furniture
Bounds cave
Brookings cashiers Village Anglers
Bumpkins
cashiers customs
catbird seat
cashiers emporium
cJ Brownhouse
consignment market
dovetail Antiques
Fiddlehead designs
GGs consignments *etc
Highland Hiker
interior enhancements
into the Woods Home interiors
Lenz Gifts & Linens
Lotsa consignment shop
mantiques
michael & nancy Weaver
midnight Farms
natures Vitamins
nearly new/ellens
nora & co
rusticks
ryan & company
sawyer Family Farmstead
smore Kids Klothes
summer Place Antiques
the Look Jewelry and Gifts
Victorias closet
cashiers Printing
Vc for men
cashiers Valley Preschool
Vivianne metzger Antiques
Fancy Paws dog Grooming
Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming
Keystone Kitchen & Bath
Zoller Hardware
Peter J Pioli interiors
the designers market
shear sensations
serVices
cashiers chamber
signal ridge marina

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming
cashiers BP
cashiers exxon
Park and Walk
Discover the Shops

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THE ARTS
Snap-a-Scene and Win!

by Donna Rhodes
The ingredients for a timeless magazine cover a snowstorm, a good eye, and a bounding ball of fluff thats an 11 on the Cutie Scale.
Do you have what it takes?
ulie Osborn has been taking photos around Highlands for years.
Sometimes the shots are for her
real estate sales. Often they are for
chronicling her life. But much of the
time snapping a scene or pet or event
is purely for the aesthetic pleasure of
capturing a moment in time.
She says, I enjoy shooting photos
at home or as I travel. I have done so
as a hobby for years. I shot the (winning) photo last winter during the
storm where we had the most snow
accumulation. Chloe, my dog, is very
people-friendly. She doesnt think
shes a canine. As you can probably
tell by the photo, Chloe is 80 percent
muppet and 20 percent dog.
We were at Town Place in Highlands when I shot the photo. I
took her outside. She went up the
stairs thinking she would go visit neighbors, but they were
Deadline is March 31.
not there. I shot the photo as she

was coming back down the stairs,
looking dejected.
Chloe, Osborns 12-year-old companion, is also the office dog for her
and her mom, Pat Allen of Pat Allen
Realty Group.
If you want to be in the running
for next years winter cover, polish
up your lens and make the photo
magic happen. Shots need to be
high resolution (at least 300 d.p.i.).
Subject matter is up to you, but seasonal and magazine appropriate.
Both amateurs and professionals
are encouraged to enter. Pictures
will appear on the Laurel website
and readers will cast a vote for
their favorite.
Visit www.facebook.com/TheLaurelMagazine to enter and to vote.
THE ARTS
Bernie Coulson
hile you are making memories, you could be winning!

Take your best shot and enter it in our annual photo
competition for a Laurel Cover. Heres inspiration from
some of our favorite submissions last year. Theres a space for
you among them in our next contest. You might be the talented
photographer who appears as January-February, 2016s Laurel
Cover Artist. Vote and enter at www.facebook.com/TheLaurelMagazine by March 31.
David Berger
Tori Schmitt
Melissa Parker
Peter Ray
THE ARTS
Make Them Dance

by Donna Rhodes
A passion for the violin, a love for the fiddle and a life-long talent for music have led Mitchell Metz and
Porch Forty to headliner status and a sweet album.
hen Mitchell Metz was five years old, his mom enrolled
him in a Colorado Suzuki program and made playing
violin part of their daily routine.
Its not easy holding a violin when youre five years old. Heck,
its not easy holding a violin when youre 25. But Metz accepted
the challenge and never looked back.
All my life Ive been drawn to sounds -- make-shift kitchen
drum sets, tape recorders, guitar, anything that made noise I
loved, he says. Ive never thought of myself as a violin player.
Im an artist -- a junkie for the catharsis of expression. Violin just
happens to be what I grew up with.
From Colorado his family moved to Virginia, where he shifted
from a classical approach to Celtic and old-time fiddle playing under the tutelage of Robbie Wells, Virginia State Fiddle Champion.
During that time I got my first real violin, practiced like crazy,
and got all my songs under my belt, Metz says.
He was a reserved kid, not drawn to sports, so it makes sense
that music gave him solace, inspiration, and good ol downhome, foot-stompin enjoyment that continues to resonate
deep in his bones.
At 10 he moved to North Carolina and returned to classical
music. In his early teens he practiced an hour a day and played in
orchestras with Duke University String School, Piedmont Youth
Orchestra, and summer music camp.
Around 11th grade I drifted away from music to painting, he
says. By the time I got to college, my only art option was teaching. That wasnt for me. So I studied film editing at Western
Carolina University. I met up with Drew Duncan. In our junior
year the film program took us to Wales. We carried our instruments and played a lot for other students at parties and pubs.
Realizing we couldnt live without music, we decided to come
home and start our own band. We wanted to get people into
clubs and bars and make them dance.
So they came back to North Carolina and started Porch Forty.
During my senior year, Drew and I filled every spare minute
with music: playing, practicing, writing, Metz says. By graduation we decided we could be full-time performers. For the first
time in my life I thought I could make a living doing what Id
loved since the age of five: play violin (the one with strings) . . .
and fiddle (the one with strangs).
And play he has. Porch 40 travels all over the Southeast and
has become one of Highlands most popular bands, playing often at The Ugly Dog Pub.
View Porch Fortys calendar at www.reverbnation.com/
Porch40 and at www.facebook.com/porch40.
Their album Spread It Heavy is on every major media outlet -- Spotify, itunes, Bandcamp, and Reverbnation. Metz can be
reached at metzmitchell@gmail.com. And stay tuned for more
band videos prepared for release by the multi-talented artist,
musician and film-editor, Mitchell Metz.
THE ARTS
Young Artist
Contributed by Bonnie Potts
Young artist Sophie Biasos remarkable talent shines through at The Bascom.
he Bascom is proud to award The Young Artist of the Month

for January 2015 to Sophie Biaso. Sophie, a seventh grader
at Summit Charter School in Cashiers, began taking classes
at The Bascom in the summer of 2014. Sophie has been interested in art since a very young age, and initially began watching
YouTube tutorials for artistic instruction. Through self-instruction, Sophie cultivated a talent for sketching figures and anime
characters. Now in middle school, she takes elective advanced
art classes and became involved with The Bascom by taking
pottery classes.
In August of 2014, Sophie took a Comic Book Illustration class
at The Bascom and amazed her instructor Joey Scott with her
natural drawing capabilities.
Shes an extremely talented artist, especially for her age,
said Scott.
Sophie continues to take classes at The Bascom through private lessons focused on drawing and illustration.
I come to The Bascom to learn more about different types of
art. And because I really enjoy the teachers, she states. I plan
to continue art throughout my life because it gives me a great
way to enjoy time alone and to relax.
Its so inspirational and exciting to see a young person with so
much natural talent embrace art instruction with such vigor. says
Carley Haber, Youth and Outreach Manager of The Bascom. She
knows what she likes and she does what she likes and she already
has her own aesthetic, The Bascoms Outreach Program is designed to reach young artists like Sophie. Through partnerships
with numerous community organizations including Big Brothers
Big Sisters, Blue Ridge School, Highlands School, The Literacy
Council of Highlands, Scouting Groups, Summit Charter School,
and Western Carolina University, The Bascom strives to expand
art programs throughout our region. Through the generous support of The Cullasaja Womens Club, scholarships are available for
anyone interested in taking art classes at The Bascom.
Start your New Year by trying something new. Visit www.thebascom.org to see our full class listing for adults and youth.
PAC is Packed in 2015

THE ARTS
by Donna Rhodes
Highlands Performing Arts Centers Live in HD series offers tragedy, fairy tales and noirish thrillers all winter long.
For information, visit www.highlandspac.org/events2015.
AC is loaded with a theaterful of directorial, choreographic, and costuming genius as it launches the New Year with
the spectacular Live in HD Series.
First on the extraordinary roster, January 17 is Renee Fleming in MET Opera: The Merry Widow, a musical and visual
masterpiece. Choreographer Susan Stroman (The Producers), designer Julian Crouch (The Enchanted Island) and
costume designer William Ivey Long (Cinderella and Hairspray) are a dream team. Their art-nouveau setting is the perfect backdrop for a singing and dancing spectacle guaranteed
to please.
On January 24, get your Arrrr on and see Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island come to life in Broyny Laverys
broadcast live from the National Theater. Let the Arrrrtistic
voyage begin!
Take flight on January 25 with the Bolshoi Ballets Swan
Lake. This is the classic tragic tale of a handsome prince and
his true love, cursed to be a swan by day, human by night. The
dancers of the incomparable Russian Bolshoi Ballet Company
virtually fly across the screen and into your heart.

Imagine taking on the operatic roles of three different characters. Soprano HIbla Gerzmava does just that as she portrays
three heroines in the Offenbach epic, MET Opera: The Tales of
Hoffman. Gernmavas multi-faceted performance is complemented by the powerful tenor voice of Vitorio Grigolo, who
plays the tortured poet and adventurer of the title. Performance is January 31.
And finally, February 14 (a Valentine date to remember) attend a double billing (six hours) that will transport you from an
enchanting fairy tale of Iolanta to the chilling thriller Duke
Bluebeards Castle. Mikhail Patrenko, whose inspiration came
from 1940s film noir, directs both MET Operas.
Experiencing live PAC performances captured in high definition transports viewers into the middle of the dramatic action. Its almost like being at opening night side-by-side with
the actors.
To learn more about these events and more PAC-tivities, go
online to www.highlandspac.org/events2015.
THE ARTS
THE ARTS
VENTURE OUT
Brown-Headed
Nuthatch
Photo by David Hill

Courtesy of Highlands Biological Station
udubon North Carolina has launched a campaign to install

thousands of nest boxes across the state in order to encourage the brown-headed nuthatch to nest. The Highlands Plateau Audubon Society has started a similar project, but instead our
program provides suitable nesting cavities for a range of cavity-nesting birds that we find in this area (nuthatches, chickadees, Carolina
wren, house wren, bluebirds, sparrows, tufted titmouse, etc.). The
brown-headed nuthatch, whose numbers have recently been declining, is not found in Highlands but does occur at lower elevations.
VENTURE OUT
Red-Spotted Purple Caterpillar
F
Photo by Clay Bolt
Courtesy of Highlands Biological Station
ull grown larvae are approximately 1.6 inches in

length (Minno et al. 2005)
The head is brown and fringed
with short spines and has a
cleft on top. The body is olive
green to greenish brown with
a pinkish white saddle and a
white lateral line. There are a
pair of long, thick, branched
horns on top of the prothorax
and a small pair of branched

spines on top of the posterior end and several humps on
the back. The larvae are birddropping mimics. They are very
similar in appearance to viceroy
larvae but are less spiny (Minno
et al. 2005). Caterpillars of species in the genus Limenitis are
our only horned bird dropping
mimics (Wagner 2005).
VENTURE OUT
Cicadas by
Lore Ruttan
Whats in Store on the Forest Floor?

Contributed by Michelle S. Ruigrok
A full slate of classes offered by the Highlands Biological Station celebrates the marvelous bounty of the Southern Appalachians.
To register or for more information, call (828) 526-2602 or visit highlandsbiological.org/summer-2015/
ach summer the Highlands Biological Station offers five-day

workshops that provide opportunities for in-depth study of
special topics relevant to the southern Appalachian Mountain environment.
Designed as experiential learning opportunities, participants spend most of the time outdoors immersed in the subject, where the mountains are our classroom. This summer
there are more workshops tailored towards the community
than ever before, focused on fungi, plants, lichens, and natural
science illustration.
The diversity of fungi in the southern Appalachian forests is
astonishing. Jay Justice and Rich Baird will offer an introduction
to fungi this July 27-31.
These mountains are a botanists heaven, but learning the
thousands of species of plants can be overwhelming. Larry Mellichamp, director of the UNC-Charlotte botanical gardens and
author of Native Plants of the Southeast will offer a workshop

on native plant identification July 20-24 to help you hone in on
your identification skills.
For those who want to take their lichen identification to the
next level, the summer schedule includes a 3-day rare lichen
identification workshop June 11-13 with James Lendemer and
Jessica Allen of the New York Botanical Garden.
Finally, there are two scheduled natural science illustration
workshops with Lore Ruttan. The first will focus on black and
white illustration, and the second will explore color illustration.
These workshops will meet for most of the day during
their scheduled week. For more in-depth information about
workshops and instructors, visit highlandsbiological.org/summer-2015/ or call (828) 526-2602. Members of the Highlands
Biological Foundation at the Sagee Level and above receive a
discount as a benefit of membership.
VENTURE OUT
Macs Falls
Driving Directions: From the intersection of Hwy 281 and Hwy 64 west of Rosman, take Hwy 281 North
for 0.9 miles to Cold Mountain Road, directly across from the Lake Toxaway fire station.
Turn left and follow Cold Mountain Road as it winds around Lake Toxaway for 5.6 miles.
Just before the end of the road take a left on the gravel road, then an immediate right on the gravel
road into Panthertown Valley.
WATERFALL PHOTO BY WATERFALLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

Download the Waterfalls of Western North Carolina App at:
http://appstore.com/flickinamazinginc
to enjoy area waterfalls, photos and directions.
DINING
A Night to Remember
Bring on the Bubbly! Old Edwards Inn & Spas Laurent-Perrier Champagne Dinner, set for Friday, January 23,
is an irresistible celebration of this most joyous beverage.
hampagne isnt just for New Years anymore.

Old Edwards Inn and Spa is on a mission to prove that
Champagne can and should be enjoyed with dinner.
A statement that is applied beyond the obligatory beginning
toast. When done right, Champagne can pair expertly and deliciously with every course, raising its own beauty and that of
the edibles. After all, Champagne is made from Chardonnay and
Pinor Noir grapes.
On a grand Winters Eve Friday, January 23 Old Edwards
Inn and Spa presents a Laurent-Perrier Champagne Dinner. Held
at the Farm at Old Edwards, Executive Chef Johannes Klapdhor
will present five courses of his own creations designed to both
complement and enhance Laurent-Perrier Champagnes. Now
thats how one should wile away a long winters night.
Madisons Sommelier Curt Christiansen has chosen five outstanding bubbles from the House of Laurent-Perrier, which
have been producing award-winning Champagnes since 1812.
Talk about a historic winning streak.
Now how many opportunities are there to enjoy two centuries worth of Champagne cultivation for an entire evening?
So call, text or smoke signal your favorite dining partner and
prepare yourself for a sparkling evening neither of you will
soon forget.
Take Champagne out of its confining just-for-toasts box at the
Laurent-Perrier Champagne Dinner. The extraordinary evening
is set for Friday, January 23, and begins with a cocktail reception
at 7:00 P.M. Cost is $125 per person. For more information, visit
www.oldedwardsinn.com/LaurentPerrier or call (828) 787-2625.
DINING
DINING
Winter Friendly Salad
Contributed by Dr. Anastasia

Halldin, Nutrition Coach
healthymamainfo.com
lot of people put eating salads on hold for

the winter. Its too
cold, they say while load-
ing up on pasta and potato

chips. Since raw vegetables
are mandatory for a healthy
diet, heres how you make
your salad winter-friendly:
1. Include warm vegetables. Roast a bunch of peppers ahead of time, store
them in the fridge and when
it comes time to make a salad, quickly reheat some. Add
some warm sauteed broccoli florets. If you are going
to put onions in your salad
anyway, sautee them in olive
oil. Roast some butternut
squash and reheat it before
putting it on your salad. Carrots are great when roasted,
too and so is eggplant.
2. Include heartier foods.

Cooked sweet potatoes on
the salad, anyone? Some
chopped hard-boiled eggs,
perhaps? Beans work well,
too. Oh, and you can sautee
the beans in some olive oil
and a bit of paprika to make
them warm. Adding nuts and
seeds to winter salads is a
good idea, too.
3. Include cooked whole
grains. Quinoa, buckwheat,
millet: read more about
whole grains here. I top my
winter salads with a large
tablespoon of cooked grains:
hot or cold. They add protein,
nutrients and make the salad
a bit heavier, which is what
you want for the winter. You

can also mix some spices into
your whole grains.
4. Include typical winter
foods. Dried cranberries are
great in salads, as well as all
varieties of squash.
5. Use less Cooling
foods. Cucumbers, celery and zucchinis have very
high water content and are,
therefore, considered to be
cooling foods, according
to Ayurveda, which is an ancient Indian healing science.
Try parsley, broccoli and cabbage instead.
6. Its ok to eat a smaller
salad, as long as you eat one
every day.
DINING
If You Dont Look

DINING
Curt Christiansen, Wine Navigator

Madisons Restaurant, empiricon@hotmail.com
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hen holidays and celebrations approach, family gettogethers usually involve good food and good wine or
other alcoholic beverages. Keep in mind these tips to
avoid unpleasantries.
If you dont look like youre 30, bring your ID. The drinking
age is the same all year-round. Here are a few things you should
know before you try to drink without ID.
1. If youre carded and cannot produce ID, its illegal for anyone to serve you. Penalties for doing so can result in fines, loss
of property alcohol license and loss of the servers ability to
serve alcohol for two years.
2. Contrary to popular belief, the law does not recognize Parental Vouch.
These situations can sour an entire meal. Not just for you, but
the rest of the guests dining with you. Celebrations are a time
to enjoy the company of friends and family, so come prepared
like the rest of the adults at your table. If you forgot your ID and
you really are an adult, act like one, be gracious and accept the
consequences of your actions.
Birthdays and holidays come just once a year, lets all enjoy it!
Heres to a safe and happy New Year, Curt
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DINING
HIGHLANDS AREA RESTAURANTS

Asia House
151 Helens Barn Avenue 828-787-1680 $-$$ $-$$ C 11
The Bistro at Wolfgangs
460 Main Street 828-526-3807 $-$$ NC L 5
Creekside Casual Dining
C L 46
Mountain Brook Center 828-526-9822
Dustys
C 43
493 Dillard Road 828-526-2762
Highlands Smokehouse
595 Franklin Road 828-526-5000 $ $ C 43
*
The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering
$-$$ $-$$ 44
350 S. Fifth St. 828-526-2110
Madisons Restaurant & Wine Garden
$ $$ $$ NC 4
445 Main St. 828-787-2525
Meritage Bistro
490 Carolina Way 828-526-1019 $$$ C 44
On the Verandah
Hwy. 64 (Franklin Road) 828-526-2338 $-$$ $-$$ NC 46
SweeTreats Deli
Corner of Main and South 4th St. 828-526-9632 C L 46
Ugly Dog Pub/The Dog House
294 South 4th St. 828-526-8364 C 43
Wolfgangs Restaurant
460 Main Street 828-526-3807 $-$$ NC L 5
Minimal, most entrees under $10

Moderate, most entrees $10-$15
Pricing Guide
Highlands Area Restaurants

Altitudes at
Skyline Lodge - 828-526-2121
Annies Cafe - 828-526-1663
Asia House - 828-787-1680
Bellas Junction Cafe - 828-526-0803
Bistro on Main/
Main Street Inn - 828-526-2590
The Bistro
at Wolfgangs - 828-526-3807
The Brick Oven - 828-526-4121
Brysons Deli - 828-526-3775
Bucks Coffee Cafe - 828-526-0020
Cafe 460 - 828-526-8926
Cyprus
International Cuisine - 828-526-4429
Dustys - 828-526-2762
El Azteca - 828-526-2244
Fressers Courtyard Cafe - 828-526-4188
Golden China - 828-526-5525
Highlands Smokehouse - 828-526-5000
$$ Deluxe, most entrees $15-$20

$$$ Grand, most entrees over $20
Kelsey Place
Restaurant - 828-526-9380
The Kitchen
CarryAway & Catering - 828-526-2110
Lakeside Restaurant - 828-526-9419
Madisons Restaurant
& Wine Garden - 828-787-2525
Meritage Bistro - 828-526-1019
Mountain Fresh - 828-526-2400
On the Verandah - 828-526-2338
Pescados - 828-526-9313
Pizza Place - 828-526-5660
Paolettis - 828- 526-4906
Rosewood Market - 828-526-0383
Rukas Table - 828-526-3636
Rustico at The Log Cabin - 828-526-0999
Sports Page - 828-526-3555
Subway - 828-526-1706
SweeTreats - 828- 526-9822
Tokyo - Authentic
Asian Cuisine - 828-526-8800
Checks
Local Only
*
Takeout Only
The Ugly Dog/

The Dog House - 828- 526-8364
Wild Thyme Gourmet - 828-526-4035
Wine Garden at
Old Edwards Inn - 828-787-2525
Wolfgangs Restaurant - 828-526-3807
Cashiers Area Restaurants
Brown Trout
Mountain Grille - 828-877-3474
Bucks Coffee Cafe - 828-743-9997
Cafe 107 - 828-293-1221
Canyon Kitchen - 828-743-7967
Carolina Smokehouse - 828-743-3200
Chesters Chicken
at Cashiers Exxon - 828-743-5041
Chez Dupont and the
Stone Soup Cafe - 828-743-1960
Chile Loco - 828-743-1160
Cornucopia Restaurant - 828-743-3750
Four Season Grille - 828-743-4284
C Casual
Dress Code
NC
Nice Casual
J Jacket
Happs Place - 828-743-2266

High Hampton Inn - 828-743-2411
Hunt Bros. Pizza
at Cashiers BP - 828-743-2337
JJs Eatery
and Canteen - 828-743-7778
Micas Restaurant - 828-743-5740
On the Side at
Cashiers Farmers
Market - 828-743-4334
The Orchard - 828-743-7614
Randevu Restaurant - 828-743-0190
Rosies Caf - 828-743-0160
Slab Town Pizza (STP) - 828-743-0020
Subway - 828-743-1300
The Gamekeepers
Tavern - 828-743-4263
Wendys - 828-743-7777
Yoshi Japanese
Steakhouse - 828-743-8747
Zookeeper - 828-743-7711
HISTORY
The Spirit of Highlands
Main Street ca. 1930
by Donna Rhodes | Photo courtesy Highlands Historical Society

The delicate balance between the development of Highlands and the survival of its unique charm promises
to grow even more tenuous in the coming years.
s we celebrate another new year a decade and a half

into the millennium (seems like only yesterday we were
anticipating the year 2000), its interesting to reflect on
the growth and change that have always been a balancing act
for Highlands.
Some residents observe that this sleepy village, built upon
generational land ownership, is shifting toward an investment
property market.
Longtime resident Walter Taylor, now deceased, once said,
You used to look down on a cornfield or a cabbage patch and
hear cow bells or horses. Now when you climb down Yellow
Mountain in the winter, the ridges are covered with houses. The
town has grown so that Highlands will never get its old charm
back.
Yet local people have to survive and do so largely because
housing sales, renovations, property management, and all
the jobs that attracts have boosted the economy. Sticky
wicket, growth!
But how has that affected the heart of people? John Cleaveland, when he was on Highlands Land Use Planning Committee,
said, This is a slow, sleepy town. The people still make Highlands. Theyre friendly. They welcome people with open arms.
Olive Crane, at 95, had this take on Highlands transition into

the 21st century as she ruminated on the good ol days: We
went to the store every two weeks to get coffee, sugar, flour.
Potts had a store. Luke Rice had a meat market. We used to cut
ice off Mirror Lake to keep things cold. We washed flour sacks
and used them to stuff quilts and make clothing from them. We
traded what we growed on the farm for a pack of green coffee.
It hadnt been parched. You parched it yourself and ground it.
Yes, times have certainly changed. All I can say is thank goodness for a Bucks latte.
As Ran Shaffner so astutely commented in his book, Heart
of the Blue Ridge, Highlands, North Carolina, Whether the
town would ultimately fall victim to the overdevelopment and
overpopulation that has tarnished other golden isles of paradise
or managed to retain enough of the quaint charm and natural
beauty that has attracted good citizens over the years to fight
for its preservation as a place where people love to live or visit,
the two opposing forces of exploitation and preservation stood
in the balance, prepared in the doorway of the new millennium
to make or break the town.
So Happy New Year, one and all. May the spirit of Highlands
neer be broken.
To read more articles about the history of Highlands and Cashiers visit www.thelaurelmagazine.com/news
Jack Thomas Lombard

HISTORY
Contributed by Jane Gibson Nardy, Historian, Cashiers Historical Society
Jack Lombards passing is an enormous loss to this corner of the Southern Appalachians.
His story and irrepressible spirit represented whats best about us.
ack Thomas Lomther of the recently deceased

bard, age 87, of
Jack Lombard.
Mountain
Rest,
The yearly Zachary Family
South Carolina, died
Reunion was always attendpeacefully at his lifelong
ed by Jack and his family. He
residence before dawn
would arrive at the covered
on Monday, September
shed at the Lower Zachary
1. In accordance with his
Cemetery with two long tawishes, Jack was laid to
bles in the back of his pickrest prior to sundown
up truck which he would set
on Tuesday, September
up under the tent provided
2 with a private burial on
each year by a funeral home.
family property. He was
Everyone put the food they
first married to Betty Jo
brought from home on these
Henry Lombard for 45
tables. Then they lined up,
years prior to her death
filled their plates, then sat
in 1999. Their children:
and ate at the permanent taTommy Lombard and
bles and benches under the
wife, Phyllis, of Mountain
old shed. Jack and his first
Rest, SC, Eddie Lombard,
wife hosted a yearly Lombard
MD of Los Angeles, CaliReunion at their farm house
fornia (deceased), Ernie
at Mountain Rest where a
Lombard of Mountain
feast was served of barbeRest and Beth Lombard
cue, veggies from Jacks
of Mountain Rest and
huge garden and vineyards,
San Francisco, CA. In
and covered dishes brought
2007, Jack married Carrie
by the guests. Folks explored
Lou McMahan Lombard.
the farm where peacocks
(Died in 2011.)
roamed the grounds, rattleJacks parents were
snakes curled in cages, a bobOly Ernest Lombard and
cat could be seen in a cage,
Beulah Dillard Lombard,
and several rescued deer reboth deceased. His Zachsided in a large enclosure visary lineage goes back
ible from the highway. The
to Alexander (Andy)
whole farm, inside the house
Zachary, third child of Col.
and
outside too was neat
JACK THOMAS LOMBARD
John A. Zachary. Next was
as
a
pin.
May 8, 1927 September 1, 2014
Alexander Zacharys daughJack had a special talent for
ter, Anna Jane Zachary who
clogging and nearly every Satmarried Garner Edwards. Next was the daughter of Garner urday night he was one of the men at the Oconee State Park
Edwards and Anna Jane Zachary, Sara Isabelle Bell Edwards Barn, dressed in overalls, entertaining the square dance crowd
who married Ira Hi Lombard on January 14, 1880 at the home with his intricate buck and wing. He was a sight to behold
of Garner Edwards with James Zachary as a witness. Ira and and he brought pleasure to multitudes of people throughout
Bell Lombards youngest son was Oly Ernest Lombard, the fa- his long life. God speed, dear cousin.
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HOMES & LIFESTYLES
Custom-Built Homes by Lupoli

by Wiley Sloan
Lupoli Construction and Old Edwards Clubs devotion to exquisite detail inform every aspect of an exciting new planned community.
For information, call (828) 526-1717.
ohn Lupoli Construction is well-known as one of the areas

most respected builders. Over the past 35 years, its constructed more than 150 custom homes in the Highlands/
Cashiers area.
Among Lupolis many current endeavors are the six custom
homes being built on Highlands Fifth Street, just past Chestnut. Walk just a few short blocks to enjoy the amenities of
Main Street.
Lupoli has joined forces with the Old Edwards Club and wellknown Architect C. Allen Brown of Cashiers. This trio is offering distinctive homes within a planned community much like
Satulah Village that Old Edwards completed a few years ago.
As a member of Old Edwards Club, you can relax in style as you
enjoy your distinctive home situated on a spacious half-acre lot.
Tate Landscaping will maintain the grounds as you soak in the
beauty of the mountains.
A cedar shake roof and granite accents impart an almost

transcendent mountain elegance. Your family will live comfortably in this three-bedroom, three-bath split floor plan design.
The Great Rooms cathedral ceiling and granite fireplace offer
a comfortable gathering spot for family and friends. Shiplap
paneling combines with hardwood floors to provide style and
comfort in a maintenance-free environment.
KitchenAid stainless appliances are paired with counters by
Black Rock Granite to grace the kitchen and make meal prep
a breeze. Family memories abound as you gather for meals in
the dining room or on the covered deck with its own fireplace.
Customize your home to fit your lifestyle by selecting Carrera
marble or Travertine tile in the bathrooms, and carpeting or
hardwood for the bedrooms. The heated floor of the master
bath will spoil you.
As spring approaches youll enjoy a ringside seat as natures
HOMES & LIFESTYLES
splendor blossoms. The chill of a spring morning fades quickly

with a warm fire in the decks own fireplace. Melodious strains
of the song birds will melt away the stress of the workweek.
You owe it to yourself to check out these custom homes.
Those of you who are familiar with Lupolis Town Square know
the firms attention to detail and penchant for exceeding customer expectations. As the home to eight local businesses, it
wont surprise you to know that this distinctive retail center has
won numerous awards.
Highlands Playhouse patrons are familiar with the Lupoli Construction Company. John and his family have long supported the
arts here in Highlands. Whether you wish to have a home in this
distinctive development or on a lot of your choice, youd do well
to consider the quality craftsmen of Lupoli Construction. These
homes on Fifth Street are offered exclusively through Meadows
Mountain Realty. Contact Judy Michaud or any of the Meadows
Agents at (828) 526-1717 to learn more about this development.
To learn more about the quality construction offered by Lupoli
Construction, visit lupoliconstruction.com or call (828) 526-4532.
HOMES & LIFESTYLES
The Bobby Brain Ride

by Donna Rhodes
Hold on tight! A tour through Bobbys worldview is a vertigo-inducing foray into an uninspected amusement park.
spent Thanksgiving in North Carolina with friends and their

80-something patriarch, Bobby, who was in rare form.
While tryptophan in turkey is supposed to have a mellowing
effect, it wired Bobby. He couldnt stop talking. Worse yet, when
you tried to converse with him, youd have to repeat yourself
with increasing volume ad infinitum. He couldnt hear a stick of
dynamite if it blew up in his boxers.
Bobbys daughter is the first to admit her daddy is a piece of
work. Except for the recent hearing deficiency, Bobby is the
same 410, 100 pound, adorable, engaging, insatiably curious rascal he has always been. And talking to him is a trip I have dubbed
The Bobby Brain Ride.
The tour is dizzying, launched with a headlong plunge into La
La Land, a valley of oddball, misconscrewed (sic) information relating to physics, genetics, and random movie star trivia. And no
matter how authoritative your responses to his questions, he will
still ask, Do you know that for sure or are you just making it up?
His first query: If we have say, 500 genes we pass on to our
children, how many of those do they get? 400?
What? I said as I fastened my seatbelt for I was rumbling
around in his La La Land railcar banging into bytes of data that
had rolled about enough to felt into a giant thought hairball. I
didnt know how to untangle enough of his question to even

begin an answer. Luckily, he saw a shiny object and moved on.
But it didnt take long for him to find me again and ask, Why
dont we go flying off the earth if it is spinning so fast?
I explained the mass of the earth was so great, blah blah, and
he said, Youre making that up! I Googled it and showed him
that my answer was on target.
The conversation rambled on, our bumper cars colliding with
the likes of Jerry Steinfield (Seinfeld), Lafayette (Queen Latifah), and Henrietta Jones (Catherine Zeta Jones). Bobby does
not have dementia (or demetria, as he calls it). His tangled-up
words and incessant questioning are a lifelong condition, which
has never held him back. If anything, pseudo-demetria has elevated him to Endearing Eccentric Character status amongst
friends and acquaintances. Still, 12 hours of Bobby-isms
is exhausting.
When he finally left, and we disembarked the Bobby ride,
Bobbys kin and I flopped on the couch and stared at each other
like glassy-eyed taxiderms. Thought-hairballs blew across the
carpet like tumbleweeds. My girlfriend uttered a Thanksgiving
prayer that, patriarchal love aside, shes grateful she fell short
of inheriting 400 of her daddys genes.
HOMES & LIFESTYLES
Does Your Plan Need a Makeover?

HOMES & LIFESTYLES
Contributed by
Larry East
Advisor at Wells Fargo
Advisors in Highlands at
(828) 787-2323.
enerally, you feel better more confident

when youre sporting
a new look. Sometimes, even
the smallest changes can make
a big difference in your attitude. Doesnt your investment
plan deserve the same kind of
attention? After all, someday
its going to be taking care of
you! Perhaps your portfolio is
overweighted in stocks. May-
be youd like to spice up your

portfolio with commodities.
Rather than simply comparing results against impersonal benchmarks, an Envision
year-end review analyzes your
portfolios performance in the
context of your own goals
and priorities.
The Envision process creates a customized, personalized benchmark for each client, says Greg Shiveley, First
Vice President of FA Platform
for Wells Fargo Advisors Strategic Solutions Group. That
lets you know how youre
doing toward achieving the
things that are most important
to you.
To help put your financial
priorities in perspective, ask
yourself the following three
questions:
1. Have my priorities
changed with my life?
Your investing strategy is
built around long-term goals.
But priorities can change with
major life events such as getting married, having a baby,
getting a divorce, or taking a

new job.
If youve experienced a major life change in the last year
or so, consider its impact on
your financial priorities. For
example, if you welcomed
a child or grandchild into
your family this year, starting a college savings fund
might be a significant new
priority. But saving for that
goal could mean compromising in other areas, such as
retirement planning.
Because the Envision process is built on prioritizing
numerous financial goals,
youll be in a good position
to make adjustments and
accommodate new, more
pressing priorities.
2. Am I still on the same
page with my money goals?
Once youve reviewed your
goals and priorities, examine whether your portfolios
returns are keeping you on
track to meet them. The Envision process makes it easy
to gauge your progress from
year to year. Instead of using a

single scenario, your Financial
Advisor helps you develop a
range of scenarios for your investments -- from ideal (living life to the fullest) to acceptable (compromising on
some goals so you can achieve
your top priorities).
3. Does my plan need a new
look too?
Changes to your investing strategy will depend, in
part, on the answers to the
previous two questions. But
even if your priorities havent
changed and youre making
good progress toward your
goals, its still important to review your asset allocation and
investment strategy.
A regular review and rebalancing is important to help
any portfolio stay on track.
Change is the number
one thing that clients have to
manage, Shiveley says. So
its good to check in at least
on an annual basis to say,
Hey, this plan isnt done
its ever-evolving.
The Crux of Reflux

HOMES & LIFESTYLES
Contributed by Dr. Sue Aery,

Aery Chiropractic
& Acupuncture
(828) 526-1022
cid reflux. Ugh. You

reach for the antacids
or acid blockers and
guess what youre actually doing to yourself? By blocking
the production of acid with a
protonic or antacid medication, you are compromising
your ability to absorb the vital
components of what you eat.
The body has natural mechanisms to break down food,

including enzyme production to signal the stomach to
produce HCL, Hydrochloric
Acid. This HCL is necessary to
lower the pH in the stomach
in order to dissolve your food,
turning it into a liquid. This
liquid, called chyme, is necessary for absorption of nutrients. Can you imagine anyone
taking a medicine that actually makes them sicker? Well,
thats exactly what protonics
(Nexium/Prevacid/Prilosec)
and antacids (Tums) are doing.
Around the time we turn
40, most of us develop a condition called hypochlorhydria, a slowing of the production of HCL. This compromises
the stomachs ability to break
down food. Now, instead of
the food moving on to be absorbed, it stays and wreaks

havoc in the stomach. The
stagnant food juices can
splash up through the lower door of the esophagus,
causing reflux, heartburn,
and eventual damage to
the esophagus.
By now, weve all heard
that the health of our immune
system begins primarily in the
digestive system. Many factors can contribute to acid
reflux (stress, hormones,
heredity, poor eating habits,
abusive drinking and use of
drugs), so why add another
avoidable factor to the list?
Over-the-counter HCL supplements are available to help
the bodys natural production of the acid necessary for
a healthy digestive process.
Although it sounds counterintuitive, adding or assisting

with the production of acid
(HCL) actually creates less of
that acidy burning.
The digestive process
sounds complicated but its
really a very simple process
and HCL plays a major role in
its success and in your living
without heartburn and reflux
or worse. Avoid the protonics and antacids that are hindering your bodys HCL production. Start adding an HCL
supplement. Its important to
fix these acid issues early on
so that there is no damage to
the internal tissues. You can
also seek help to fix the problem and stop taking the acid
blocking medications. How
do you end a great meal? No
acid blockers for dessert!
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A Window on the World

Contributed by Kathleen Bub, President Forever Farm
One step at a time, Forever Farm improves the lives of its sweet residents.
ur windows important? At the Forever Farm they are.

When, for the fourth year, the state inspector said something had to be done about the badly-damaged wooden window sills in the cat building caused by our feline friends
scratching on them, we knew something had to be done.
A couple of small grants came in and we decided to finally correct the problem. Rather than just replace the sills with vinyl trim
we decided to entirely replace all the old windows with vinyl clad,
energy efficient ones. The project is finished now, and with the
recent cold weather we already have felt a new warmth to the
building, and lowered our electric bill.
So everyone is happy -- the state inspector, the staff, the feline
residents and our budget. This project is also one step towards
our desire to become a more sustainable facility. We are hoping
to eventually utilize solar power, and in talking to the professionals it has been recommended that we start moving in that direction by first becoming more energy efficient in every way we can.
If you would like to help Friends for Life make the Forever Farm
a more efficient, sustainable operation by helping with similar
projects, please call us at (828) 508-2460 or email friendsforlife.
foreverfarm@gmail.com.
We are a charitable nonprofit corporation and your tax deductible donation can be made online at friendsforlifeforeverfarm.org
or mailed to P.O. Box 340, Sapphire, NC 28774.
GIVING BACK
We will outlast and outlive the unchangeable,
and teach, inspire and empower the younger
and impressionable. - David Stroud
A Society, Humane
David Stroud with Rutherford

County puppy mill rescue Leon
Contributed by David Stroud, Executive Director, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society
A moments reflection reveals a bit of hope for Americas neglected animals and the people who fight on their behalf.
elpless. Frustrated. Angry.

Those three words have been ringing in my ears the
past few months, and all have a common theme: these
words have been shared with me by fellow animal advocates in
North Carolina who are working hard to make a positive difference in the lives of our four-legged companions.
A neighbor who feels helpless because there is nothing in local animal control ordinances to ban the tethering of an animal
to a tree. Frustrated when animal owners refuse to spay/neuter
their pets, especially when low-cost, and even free, services are
available. Angry when puppy mill operators house animals in
the most deplorable, inhumane conditions.
We cannot measure our progress on behalf of the animals
in days. Like any cause, there are good days, and there are
setbacks. We must measure our progress in terms of generations. Just one generation ago, you could visit nearly any major
shopping mall in America and you would find a pet store selling puppy mill animals. Those major mall pet stores are gone
for the most part, banned and outcast to the shadowy world
of strip malls, flea markets, parking lots and Craigslist ads. A
generation ago, most states had no laws regulating puppy mills.

Today, only a small handful of states still have no puppy mill legislation. (Unfortunately, North Carolina is one of those states.)
Just two years ago, there were 20 counties in North Carolina
still using gas chambers as a horrific means of animal euthanasia.
Today, that number has dropped to six. One generation ago, it
is estimated that 18-20 million animals nationwide were euthanized in shelters each year. Today, while still a tragic amount,
that number is down to 4 million. Because of the encouraging
changes that have occurred over time, I remain positive about
the future of animal welfare in our state and in our country. And
I was honored that the Humane Society of the United States
recently used a quote of mine (captioned in the picture above)
in their statewide communication to animal advocates across
North Carolina.
Many of us know the inspiring quote from Mahatma Gandhi:
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals
are treated. Gandhi knew all those years ago that kindness to
animals is not only what makes a society great
It is what makes a society humane.
Get CLEver in 2015

GIVING BACK
Contributed by Bonnie Dayton

The Center for Life Enrichments 2015 slate of courses aim to entertain, empower and, of course, enrich. For more information, call (828) 526-8811.
ts a brand new year and

great and wonderful things
are scheduled at the Center
for Life Enrichment in 2015!
You may have made a New
Years resolution to do more
good things for yourself this
year and a membership to
CLE is just the thing to get you
started. The courses being
offered this year begin in midMay with evening Apple and
iPad classes offered.
We move into June with a

focus on Russia to enhance
our trip planned there in September. Our cooking classes
are beyond tasty this year,
with a class on New Orleans
Cooking with Wolfgang, New
Mountain Events is going to
show you how to prepare appetizers to meet your entertaining needs, or join Justin
Burdett of Rukas Table as he
prepares a delicious meal for
participants to enjoy. These

are only a few in a line of culinary classes being offered.
Theres so much going on in
2015 you wont want to miss
with categories of interest in
Art & Architecture, Bridge,
Current Events, Flowers, Gardens and Nature, Literature
and Language, Science, Music,
Computers, and Technology,
all presented by expert lecturers. Most courses are two
hours long, easily fitting into a

busy lifestyle.
So stick to that resolution
and do something to enhance
yourself in 2015. Join us at CLE!
For more information on CLE
classes or to become a member visit us at clehighlands.
com, call (828) 526-8811 or
stop by our office in the lower
level of the Peggy Crosby Center, 348 South Fifth Street
in Highlands.
To read more on the philanthropic efforts in Highlands and Cashiers, visit www.thelaurelmagazine.com/news
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Watching Winter Wildlife

Contributed by Kyle Pursel, Stewardship Coordinator, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
The winter woods are hushed, but theyre anything but dormant.
he air has grown crisp, the leaves now lie on the ground,
and the animals are hidden away to keep warm
or are they?
While it may be cold outside, there is still much that can be
observed even on the coldest of days. After snows, look for
the tracks of deer, turkey, mice, rabbits, foxes, and other animals as the snow makes their trails more easily visible. Turning rocks over in unfrozen streams can yield salamanders,
crayfish, and other aquatic animals. On warmer winter days,
red-backed salamanders, spiders, and other small critters can
sometimes be found under logs and amongst the leaves as
they take advantage of the unfrozen ground to gather some
quick food before retreating back below the freeze line.
Perhaps the easiest way to observe wildlife over the winter

is to hang a bird feeder outside. Chickadees, titmice, juncos,
and nuthatches remain in the area and will gather around feeders for the free food. Feeders can also attract turkeys, squirrels, and the occasional bear as they seek out food sources.
The benefits of feeders are that you can observe these animals
from the comfort and warmth of your house! Keep in mind
that the bears in our area can remain active during the warmer
winter days, so still take the proper precautions to make sure
your feeders and appropriately bear-proof.
Please visit www.hicashlt.org or call (828) 526-1111 to learn
more about the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and the lands
we protect.
Lighting Up the World

GIVING BACK
Contributed by David Stroud, Highlands Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Highlands makes itself known through generous giving, both at home and around the world.
e are 1.2 million

neighbors, friends
and
community
leaders who come together to
create positive, lasting change
in our communities and
around the world. Our differing occupations, cultures, and
countries give us a unique perspective. Our shared passion
for service helps us accomplish the remarkable.
What makes us different?
Our distinct point of view
and approach gives us unique
advantages. We see differently our multidisciplinary perspective helps us see challenges in unique ways. We think
differently we apply leadership and expertise to social issues and unique solutions. We
act responsibly our passion
and perseverance create lasting change. We make a difference at home and around the
world our members can be
found in your community and
across the globe.
How do we work?
Our impact starts with our
members. Rotarians are people who work tirelessly with
their clubs to solve some of
our communities toughest
challenges. Our efforts are
supported by Rotary International, our member associa-
tion, and the Rotary Foundation, which turns generous

donations into grants that
fund the work of our members and partners around the
world. Rotary is led by our
members responsible leaders who help to carry forward
our organizations mission and
values in their elected roles.
Where does Rotary of Highlands fit in?
The Rotary Club of Highlands was established in 1945.
Our focus continues to be on
service through support of
such things as scholarships,
Community Care Clinic, scouting, Interact, literacy, aca-
demic banquets, dental health

program, exchange students,
Polio Plus, sending care packages to our local soldiers,
and many other vital services
and programs.
Rotary has a new theme in
2014-15: Light Up Rotary,
featuring an iconic image of
a candle. Through our pledge
of Service Above Self, Rotary
Club of Highlands members
are lighting up the world
and our local community,
making a positive difference
in the lives of people, one
candle at a time. For more
information,
please
visit
www.highlandsrotary.org.
Big Brothers Big Sisters

GIVING BACK
Contributed by Debbie Lassiter, Big Brothers Big Sisters

At its heart, Big Brothers Big Sisters is built upon caring relationships between children and their mentors.
here are children on the

waiting list in Highlands
and Cashiers, hoping for
a Big soon.
Its not too late to set a New
Years resolution to be a part
of a childs life. And its guaranteed to enrich yours, too!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
WNC marks National Mentoring Month in January with a
call to action to mentor and
help youth become successful and productive citizens in
your community. The designation of National Mentoring
Month was established by the
Harvard Mentoring Project and
the Corporation for National
and Community Service and it
sets out to energize citizens to

become mentors.
Big Brothers Big Sisters, the
nations largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring
network, holds itself accountable for children in its program
to achieve measurable outcomes, such as educational
success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations,
greater confidence and better
relationships. Partnering with
parents/guardians,
schools,
corporations and others in the
community, Big Brothers Big
Sisters carefully pairs children
(Littles) with screened volunteer mentors (Bigs) and
monitors and supports these
one-to-one mentoring matches throughout their course.

Littles are not the only ones
who benefit; mentors receive
intrinsic rewards and often
comment to our staff that they
feel they get as much out of
the relationship as the child
does. Debbie Lassiter, Program Coordinator in Highlands
and Cashiers, says almost every
day she hears exciting news
about what her Bigs and Littles
are accomplishing together.
Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children with strong and
enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring
relationships that change their
lives for the better, forever.
This mission has been the cornerstone of the national organizations 100-year history. With
334 agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters
serves nearly 630,000 children,
volunteers and families. Closer
to home, there are branches in
both Highlands and Cashiers
serving Highlands, Summit and
Blue Ridge Schools.
Choose an exciting and
rewarding volunteer adventure and be a part of helping a child become all he or
she can be. Contact Program
Coordinator
Debbie
Lassiter,
highlands@bbbswnc.
org, cashiers@bbbswnc.org
or (828) 526-4044.
Mind Your Health

GIVING BACK
Contributed by Donita Cline

NAMI provides a roadmap to a healthier life for those in need.
he National Alliance
on Mental Health Appalachian South covers
Macon and six surrounding
counties. NAMIs focus is on
support, education, resources
and advocacy.
Although Veterans make up
less than one percent of the
population, they represent 20
percent of all suicides nationally. Each day we lose about
22 veterans to suicide. While
the VA and other groups like
NAMI are doing what they
can, social stigma creates
shame and embarrassment.
As you know, it can sometimes
be a struggle for the veterans
to get the services they need

from the Veterans Administration in a timely fashion. These
brave men and women, who
have fought for our freedom,
suffer in silence.
Many of the individuals (including veterans) that attend
NAMI groups say that it took
10 years or more to build up
enough courage to reach out
for help. These individuals
share concerns about reputation and rumors. NAMI has
a strict confidentiality policy.
The first time that these individuals admit that there is an
issue; theyve taken the most
challenging step towards re-
covery. Mental Illness is an illness like any other.

NAMI Appalachian South
offers Support Group every
Thursday; Family Support
on the first Tuesday of each
month; Peer 2 Peer Classes: Individuals with Mental Illness;
Family 2 Family Classes: Family
with Loved One with Mental
Illness; Parents and Teachers as Allies Program: Parents
and Teachers.
More NAMI Facts and
Numbers: Suicide is the 10th
leading cause of death in the
US (more common than homicide) and the third leading
cause of death for ages 1524
years. Our suicide hotline is

1 (800) 273-8255. Mood disorders are the third most common cause of hospitalization
for citizens ages 1844.; Half
of all chronic mental illness begins by the age of 14, and three
quarters by age 24. Despite
effective treatment, there are
long delays between the first
appearance of symptoms and
when the individuals actually
receive treatment.
For more information email
dcwithnami@yahoo.com. or
visit www.nami-maconnc.org
Mail donations and correspondence to P.O. Box 464
Otto, NC 28763.
GIVING BACK
The Bookworm
Contributed by Beverly Pittman
The Bookworms collection of books, movies and CDs keeps
Hudson Library going throughout the year.
he Bookworm is a non-profit organization that sells gently used books, movies and CDs. Were run by dedicated
volunteers, with all profits going to the Hudson Library in
Highlands. Our inventory changes daily, so stop in often to see
whats new on our shelves.
Speaking of inventory -- if you have any books, movies or CDs
that you would like to donate, please consider bringing them
to us. We accept everything except textbooks, encyclopedias,
Readers Digest, and Time Life Books.
The Bookworms winter hours are Tuesday through Saturday
from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. Questions? Give us a ring at
(828) 482-0326.
Find The Butterfly and Win!

Weve hidden our iconic
Swallowtail Butterfly somewhere
in the pages of this Laurel.
Be the first to log onto
thelaurelmagazine.com,
click on the Swallowtail
(as shown left), type in the page
number where the
butterfly lies
(not including cover)
and win a
$50 Gift Certificate to

Highlands Smokehouse!
Congratulations to Juli Betterman the December Edition Winner of a $50 Gift Certificate to Highlands Smokehouse!
Gifts That Keep Giving

GIVING BACK
Contributed by Sue Blair, Director Carpe Diem Farms
health and often times rehe horses of Carpe

sulting in conditions of the
Diem Farms have
hoof.
Founder/Laminitis,
always been and reWhite Line Disease, Navicumain the backbone of our
lar, Thrush are just some of
work, programs, research
the resulting issues. There
and our success. Without
are also genetic conditions
them there is no CDF!
of the hoof. One we have
My focus this winter
dealt with is flat feet.
is on the gifts the horses
Sweet Pea, a 19-year-old
of CDF have provided for
quarter horse who has lived
horses around the globe.
at CDF for 17 years inherited
If you have followed us in
her mothers, Fast n Easys,
recent years you have read
convex feet. The result:
about our development
chronic abscesses, founder
of Easys Slipper, our pat(rotation, sinking and reented therapeutic horse
modeling of the coffin bone
shoe which launched last
inside the hoof) and chronic
January at the International
Eleanor brings Sweet Pea (left) and Princess (right) in for Gars Kids Camp
lameness. Until ESs she
Hoof Summit after twelve
wore steel shoes providyears of study, developing little relief. Since Easys
ment and testing on the CDF
herd. It was through the sacrifices of horses we have lost while Slipper, with its built in break-over and her specially designed set
in our care and a few who are still with us that Easys Slipper back large rollers, she presents as a sound, happy horse able to
run freely through the fields. Teaching many a child and adult for
was created.
An old adage in the horse world is, No Hoof, No Horse. Most years she has provided us with invaluable research that has been
dont understand how fragile horses are, their size would indicate replicated for horses around the globe.
Google Easys Slipper for our website and facebook page to
otherwise. They are prey animals always on guard for their wellbeing against predators. Their metabolism is affectted by food, see and read more!
CDF is a non-profit educational foundation.
environment, and stress, leading to a downward spiral in their
Leadership Highlands
GIVING BACK
Contributed by Jennifer S. Cunningham
Leadership Highlands is seeking alumni to celebrate the past and create a vision for the future. To get in touch, call (828) 526-2112.
n the last 15 years many

Highlanders have completed this great program
and have benefited from it
by meeting and networking with other leaders in
the community.
We have a lot of untapped potential that we can
be using for the benefit of all
Highlanders new and old,
therefore it has occurred to
the board of directors that
we resurrect the alumni association. The board would

like to hold a few socials
throughout the year to get
all the alumni back together to talk about how great
Leadership Highlands has
been over the last 15 years,
and how to make it grow for
many more to come.
We think this is the perfect time to assemble everyone thats participated
in the Leadership Highlands

program.
We as alumni
would like to use these social events to talk about
potential new members
and projects that we can
do to help Highlands and
the citizens and visitors of
the community.
If youre an alumni of Leadership Highlands, and would
like to help with the organization and participate in a
meet and greet social, contact Leadership Highlands

President Jennifer Cunningham at (828) 526-2112 or visitor@highlandschamber.org
to discuss how you can help.
We look forward to getting
everyone together to reflect
on the wonderful memories
that were made being part
of Leadership Highlands and
what the future holds for this
wonderful program.
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A Touch of Green
Contributed by Ann Self
The bucolic beauty of Cashiers Village Green can be reserved for your special event. For information, call (828) 743-3434 or
email info@villagegreencashiersnc.com.
he Village Green offers a unique event venue on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. The 12.5 acre park in the heart of
Cashiers hosts nearly 100 functions each year. The natural
beauty of The Village Green makes it an ideal setting for a wedding ceremony, reception, or rehearsal dinner.
Nestled amid the majesty of Whiteside Mountain, Terrapin
Mountain and Big Sheep Cliff, the sprawling meadow lawns of
The Village Green provides a bucolic setting with an enchanting
rustic elegance. During blooming season, the park features native azaleas, rhododendron and lupine as well as roses, hydrangeas, and award winning dahlias. The Village Green can accommodate an intimate wedding of less than 25 guests or a larger
party of 500 or more.
The Village Green has three venues that may be reserved.
The Gazebo and Event Lawn are at the crossroads entrance
of The Village Green on Highway 65. The Pavilion is a large
structure with picnic tables and a charcoal grill. The Village Green Commons is the large multi-use venue located on
Frank Allen Road.

The Village Green is a place where memories are made,
says Executive Director Ann Self. Whether its celebrating a
birthday, listening to great music, dining, and dancing under the
stars or saying I do, The Village Green is honored to be part of
the treasured moments of peoples lives.
The Village Green is a park for public enjoyment, however it is
owned and operated by a nonprofit organization.
Many people do not realize that The Village Green receives
no government support, said Jochen Lucke, Chairperson of
The Village Green Board of Directors. Day to day operations
and improvements to the park are funded by special events and
individual contributions.
If youd like to know more about The Village Green hosting a
wedding or special event, email info@villagegreencashiersnc.
com or call (828) 743-3434. For more information about The Village Green, including a calendar of events, visit www.villagegreencashiersnc.com.
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Working
GIVING BACK
Daily
for Scaly
Scholars
Contributed by Sophia Iler
Having fun and supporting their cause.
The current Board, Directors and Chairmen for 2014-2015.
Those tireless women of the Scaly Mountain Womens Club dont slow down in their support for programs that benefit the entire community.
he Scaly Mountain Womens Club is at it again; raising

money for their Scholarship Program and having fun while
doing it.
If you arent familiar with the program, all funds are raised
through charity work, community functions and donations, allowing local students to receive scholarship money for their post
education. The SMWC, consisting of over 80 women, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the charitable and educational
needs of the Scaly Mountain community.
In addition to the SMWCs annual auction, which raised over
$14,000 last July, the club conducted its own in-house auction raising over $650 from items donated solely by members.
Items ranged from knick-knacks to original artwork donated
by local artist/member Sue Stewart; another $731 was raised
at a lovely open house given by member Butchie Neely and
her husband Alan.
If you dream in chocolate, the Chocolate Fantasy Festival is
for you. In case you missed it, mark your calendar for next October at the Highlands Civic Center. All things chocolate are baked
by club members for this special festival which brought in $2,187

this year.
Club member Laure Walsh hosts an annual wreath-making
party where members make their own live wreath to enjoy all
season long. Part of the fee for making the wreaths goes to the
Scholarship Fund. Its a great way to kick off the holidays as well
as support our local community.
The new board was inducted at their annual installation luncheon on September 10 at Kingwood Country Club. Current
board members for 2014-2015 are Susan Bankston, President;
Karla Sidey, 1st Vice-president; Kay Fussell, 2nd Vice-president;
Carolyn Kutt, Secretary; Pat Leaptrot, Treasurer; Directors/Chairmen Barb Dougherty, Susie Goodrow, Nancy Johnson, Barbara
Malmsjo, Karen Muns, Butchie Neely, Sandra Fowler, and Barbara Anderson. In addition, there are many more women behind
the scenes who contribute their time and talent to making this a
successful working club.
For more information on the SMWC and to make a donation,
visit scalymountainwomensclub.org.
CHATTOOGA CLUB
The Chattooga Club

The developers of this exclusive gated community in Cashiers, sought to pay homage to the native architecture and cultural heritage of the Western
North Carolina region. With an upscale, family-friendly club atmosphere against the backdrop of the beautiful natural scenery of the propertys 200
acres. You may feel like youve taken a step back in time to a bygone era when you play on one of two beautifully maintained croquet lawns. The
Clubs Life Enhancement Center lives up to its name by offering a variety of the latest fitness equipment, classes and personal trainers, paired with a
world-class spa. Additional Club amenities include a heated swimming pool, three Har-Tru tennis courts, active childrens programs. A scenic picnic
area at Macs View offers stunning vistas of Whiteside Mountain and gorgeous afternoon sunsets. Club membership is by approval only.
The Chattooga Club offers something for everyone, from quaint cottages to lavish custom homes and estatesized home sites as large as 14 acres. For a personal tour of The Chattooga Club and its fine properties, call us
today.
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The Chattooga Club

Spectacular home with gorgeous views of Whiteside Mountain and
the valley below. This is one of the few homes located on the ridge
just a short walk away from the beautiful community picnic area
with magnificent mountain views. The home features five spacious
bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms. Warm and inviting living
spaces including the great room, large kitchen with a casual dining
area, as well as the formal dining room. The home also features a
large bonus room on the lower level along with additional bedrooms
which enjoy the stunning views. This private retreat with stunning
mountain views is offered for the first time and is a must see. MLS#
80663.
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MOUNTAINTOP
Beautiful Moutaintop Golf & Lake Club Estate

This stunning newly constructed 5 bedroom plus bunk room, six and a half bath home overlooks the 12th fairway and features a blend of mountain
rustic and contemporary interior design. With a striking fireplace and bamboo floors, the spacious great room opens to the gourmet kitchen and
dining area, as well as the deck with a second stone fireplace and covered porch with grilling center. Surrounded by rich alder kitchen cabinets, the
large center island provides a wonderful space for the seasoned chef or casual entertainer. A custom wine cellar and wet bar round out the main
level, along with the master suite and a guest suite. The stunning barrel ceiling above the upstairs family room adjoins three more guest suites and
a childrens bunkroom. Mountaintop residents enjoy the most comprehensive amenity package on the Plateau, with peerless luxury and incredible
service. For a personal tour of this stunning new home call us today. MLS# 80347. Offered fully furnished.
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WADE HAMPTON
Wade Hampton Golf Club

Exceptional Al Platt designed home in the premier gated community of Wade
Hampton Golf Club. This fantastic home features an open floor plan perfectly
suited for the mountain lifestyle. The spacious living room with stone fireplace,
wet bar, and dining room open onto the expansive screened porch with
outdoor fireplace. The main bedroom suite offers additional privacy from the
remaining bedrooms with en suite baths and family room on the lower level.
Home is ready for immediate occupancy. Membership at Wade Hampton Golf
Club is by invitation. MLS# 80737.
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CEDAR HILL
Lot Number Road Name
Acreage
Price
Views
Exposure
DEVELOPER
LOTS
12
13
19
20
21
22
37
38
42
44
53
54
55
56
East Ridge Road

East Ridge Road
Lattitude Lane
Lattitude Lane
Lattitude Lane
SOLD
Lattitude Lane
SOLD
Ivorybill Way
Loblolly Lane
Ledgeview Road
Ledgeview Road
SOLD
Ledgeview Road
SOLD
Ledgeview Road
Ledgeview Road
Ledgeview Road
2.50
2.00
3.20
3.30
2.10
1.10
2.40
1.98
2.56
2.00
1.79
1.48
1.49
1.36
$375,000
$350,000
$375,000
$375,000
$395,000
$325,000
$149,000
$125,000
$149,000
$125,000
$275,000
$275,000
$250,000
$225,000
Exceptional, long range mountain, year round

Exceptional, long range mountain, year round
Exceptional, mountain, rock face, year round
Exceptional, long range mountain, rock face
Wooded, winter
Stream, year round
Exceptional, mountain, winter, wooded
Mountain, stream
Great, mountain, rock face, year round
Great, mountain, rock face, year round
Exceptional mountain views
Exceptional mountain views
Southern
Southern
Northern
Eastern
Eastern
Eastern
North
Northeast
Eastern
Northeast
North
North
West
Northeast
RESALE
LOTS
22
28
79
East Ridge Road

Elbow Creek
Parsons View
2.81
3.05
2.11
$289,000
$90,000
$150,000
Exceptional, mountain, year round

Mountain, wooded, winter
Great, mountain, year round
West
North
West
Spectacular Mountain View Estate Lots

Situated between Cashiers and Sapphire Valley, Cedar Hill is an upscale, gated community offering its residents
awe-inspiring views and the very best in luxury mountain living. Whether searching for the latest in elegant
mountain construction or a very special lot to call your own, Cedar Hill will not disappoint. An easy hike from
your backdoor will lead you to the natural splendor of waterfalls set amongst a backdrop of hardwoods. Be one
with nature, but enjoy the modern conveniences of underground utilities available to all home sites and a short
drive into town.
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CEDAR HILL
GUEST HOUSE
Cedar Hill Masterpiece

This legacy estate is perched high above the valley with stunning mountain views and using reclaimed lumber
and hand hewn beams for that timeless mountain feel. Tranquility welcomes you to the home as you pass the
waterfall and koi pond to the front entry. A majestic living room and the open floor plan offers ample space for
entertaining or simply unwinding. Master bedroom and two guest suites are all on the main level. A separate
guest house features a living room with stone fireplace, kitchen, and private bedroom. MLS# 77137.
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CASHIERS
Big Sheepcliff
This is truly one of the most spectacular properties in the WNC mountains, and has been published in VERANDA magazine. AERIE MANOR was
designed by a prominent southern designer to enjoy the cool mountain temperatures in a beautiful and very private
setting. Perched at approximately 4600 elevation, the property offers incredible mountain breezes in a very private
setting with astounding vistas of Cashiers. This is no ordinary home, 29 ceilings greet you at the entry and formal living
area. The home features two large masters on the main level, with two additional large guest suites. The large kitchen
is an entertainers dream. No attention to detail was spared in creating this masterpiece, and now Aerie Manor is ready
for its next owners to enjoy it. MLS# 79991.
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LAKE GLENVILLE
Lake Glenville
Spectacular fully furnished lakefront
home overlooking Lake Glenville.
This completely updated home
features an open floor plan with a
gourmet kitchen overlooking the
great room with gorgeous views
of the lake from every angle. The
covered deck with stone fireplace
as well as the fire pit overlook the
lake and provide a serene setting
and a perfect spot to enjoy the
cool summer temperatures of the
mountains. This home provides a
turnkey opportunity without the
stress of furnishing a newer home.
MLS# 80130.
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HIGHLANDS GAP
Highlands Gap
Take time to enjoy life.
Spacious custom home has it
all! No expense spared in the
construction or upkeep. Master
bedroom suites on each level, 3
stacked stone fireplaces, large
home office, chefs kitchen, large
laundry/mud room, open decking
and screened porches takes
outdoor living to the max. Terrace
level screened porch with hot
tub, media room, mini kitchen
(no stove) and large fireplace.
MLS# 76445.
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Trillium Village
This is mountain elegance at its very finest, located in
Trillium-a golf and tennis community that offers access
to the pristine waters of Lake Glenville. This beautiful 4
bedroom, 3.5 bath custom-built home is an entertainers
dream, with an elegant kitchen that opens to the family
room and both indoor/outdoor dining areas. Inside, youll
enjoy fine craftsmanship with nothing spared. Master
suite on main, with three additional bedrooms and two
baths down. Entertain your guests in the theatre room
downstairs, or the billiard room upstairs that opens to
below. Outside, youll find a large wrap-around covered
deck to enjoy the tremendous lake and mountain views.
All just steps away from the lake. MLS# 79254.
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SAPPHIRE
Golf Club Estates

This home has all the charm of the stately
old country club communities found in the
North Carolina mountains. Built in 1960, but
remodeled to modern conveniences, this home
has great indoor/outdoor flow. The property
is flat and has a large flowing stream through
it. The two ponds are beautifully designed and
landscaped. There is a charming guest house.
The home opens onto a large patio overlooking
the ponds. The amenities of Sapphire Valley,
golf, pools, lakes, fitness center, are all nearby.
Located a short cart drive to the clubhouse
of The Country Club of Sapphire Valley,
membership is by invitation only. 4 bedrooms
in main house and 1 bedroom in guest house.
MLS# 78772.
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SAPPHIRE
Long Range Views

This superbly built custom home offers exceptional long range
mountain views! It features two master suites one on the main
level with an adjoining office and the other on the lower level with
an adjoining bonus room. Youll find all the bells and whistles in this
mountain retreat, including a Runco home theater system, home
office, gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar, welcoming family room
with cathedral ceilings, beautiful stone fireplace, generous builtins, and a wet bar, plus heart pine floors, a second fireplace on the
screened porch, and additional screened and covered deck space for
outdoor living and entertaining! MLS# 77327.
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Summersail on
Lake Glenville
Nestled on 65 magnificent acres on sparkling
Lake Glenville, this gracious lakefront home
would make the perfect spot for your next getaway, wedding, family reunion or corporate retreat.The main home features three bedrooms
and two and a half baths with wraparound
porches and a lovely outdoor terrace for entertaining. The gourmet kitchen with Viking appliances and all the tools of the trade is a chefs
delight. The guest house offers three additional
bedrooms and two baths and overlooks a quiet
cove of the lake. Relax and enjoy the stunning
views in the picture-perfect gazebo perched at
the end of the peninsula, launch your boat from
the four-slip boat dock to explore the lake and its
scenic waterfalls.
VACATION RENTAL Chimneytop Escape
Hampton Glen
Welcome to Hampton Glen on the

Horsepasture River! This 3 bedroom
and 3.5 bath townhouse is perfect for
a mountain get-away. The main level
features an open floor plan with a
fireplace in the living room and glass doors
which leads to the deck with the soothing
sound of the river in the distance. This
townhome is only a short drive to many of
the Sapphire Valley amenities, including
the fitness center with pools and beautiful
Fairfield Lake where you can hike or fish
and enjoy nature at its finest.
This gorgeous four bedroom, three

and half bath home has fabulous shortrange and panoramic mountain views!
The ample living spaces and large
kitchen make entertaining a pleasure,
while the expansive deck is perfect
for soaking in the sun or enjoying the
crisp air on cool evenings. Three of the
four spacious bedrooms are located
on the main level. Just minutes away
are the many available Sapphire Valley
Resort amenities, which include golf,
tennis, indoor and outdoor pools, minigolf, a fitness center and game room,
plus skiing, sledding and tubing in the
winter. Amenities also include access to
Fairfield Lake for swimming, fishing and
boating.
VACATION RENTAL
VACATION RENTALS
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VACATION RENTAL
Whispering Ridge
Needlepine
VACATION RENTAL
This wonderful three bedroom, three bath, single level living home is located in the heart of Sapphire. Entertaining
is a pleasure with the well-appointed kitchen and an open,
airy floor plan makes for comfortable living. Enjoy the cool
mountain breezes on the large screened porch. Just minutes
away are the many Sapphire Valley Resort amenities, including golf, tennis, indoor and outdoor pools, mini-golf, a fitness
center and game room, plus skiing, sledding and tubing in
the winter. Amenities also include access to Fairfield Lake for
swimming, fishing and boating.
River Run
Wonderful three bedroom, three

and half bath home has fabulous
mountain views of Chimney top &
Sassafras Mountain. The ample living spaces and large kitchen make
entertaining a pleasure. Main level
bedroom suites feature private
screened decks for enjoying the fresh mountain air. The home has many wonderful
water features and an impressive rock face that greet you from the moment you
approach. There is also a slide & swing set in the yard for the children to enjoy.
Just minutes away are the many available Sapphire Valley Resort amenities, which
include golf, tennis, indoor and outdoor pools, mini-golf, a fitness center and game
room, plus skiing, sledding and tubing in the winter. Amenities also include access
to Fairfield Lake for swimming, fishing and boating.
VACATION RENTAL
VACATION RENTAL
Cullasaja Cabin
This great condo is located in the heart of the Sapphire Valley

community of River Run. This 2 bedroom 3 bath condo is only
a short walk will bring you to many of the Sapphire Valley
amenities. Some of the amenities include beautiful Fairfield
Lake where you can hike or fish and enjoy nature at its finest.
All Sapphire Valley Resort amenities are available as well ask for details. Two bedroom, three bathroom condo located
in River Run in Sapphire Valley.
Lovely three bedroom, two bath

home tucked away in the rhododendrons in Cullasaja Country Club.
The master bedroom is on the main
floor and has a queen-sized bed and
a large private bath. There are another two guest bedrooms on the main floor
with queen beds and shared bath. There is also
a bonus room with twin beds located up a ladder overlooking the great room. This open floor
plan & wonderful screened porch are perfect
for entertaining or a family gathering.
VACATION RENTALS
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Lakeside Cottage
This lakefront home is situated alongside tranquil Whisper Lake in the heart of Sapphire Valley. This spacious, 4
bedroom & 4 bathroom home (3000 ft2) has 2 living areas (upstairs & downstairs) each with a wrap-around deck
and lake views from which can be heard the sound of running water. The upstairs has an expansive Great Room that
features a gas fireplace and wall of windows overlooking
the lake and mountains. The downstairs can function as a
second living area and includes a living room with gas fireplace, access to the lower wrap-around deck and a game
room with books, family board games, and a foosball table.
All four bedrooms are roomy with good views and have access to a full bath. The fully stocked kitchen has a double
wall oven. The outside garden has many flowers designed
to attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Take a stroll down the pathway
through the lush foliage where youll
find a private dock and canoe (available
for your use). Good fishing for bluegills
and bass on this peaceful lake (no motorized vehicles allowed). For a small
fee, guests have access to the many
Sapphire Valley Resort amenities (golf,
tennis, indoor and outdoor pools, minigolf, pool table, ping-pong, a fitness
center and game room) and access to
55+ acre Fairfield Lake (swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, and motorized boating or sailing).
VACATION RENTAL
Lakeview Retreat
You and your family will barely be able to contain your excitement as you enter this beautiful,
nicely decorated cottage with gorgeous views of Lake Glenville and surrounding mountains.
There is so much to enjoy inside this home from the spacious bedrooms and bathrooms as well
as ample windows showing you the great views of the lake and mountains just outside. Once
you venture out, you will find a large screened porch with plenty of room for outdoor dining.
The kitchen is fully equipped for your cooking needs - just bring the food! A big television in the
living room adds to your indoor pleasures along with the DirecTV Satellite & wireless internet.
The bedrooms are well equipped with adjoining bathrooms on each level of the home. You will
find a queen sleeper sofa for additional guests. With much
to love both inside and out, you will barely be able to leave
it behind.....but we hope you do with happy memories and a
desire to return again.
VACATION RENTALS
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Building Relationships
Delivering Dreams
At Silver Creek Real Estate Group, we are passionate about providing the
highest level of service to our clients. Whether you are buying, selling,
or renting, you can trust our team of experienced and knowledgeable
professionals to give you honest, informed advice and guide you through
the entire process with confidence and ease. Let us help you take your
dreams to new heights!
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Accommodations
Country Club Properties
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Fire Mountain Inn & Cabins
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Antiques & Home Furnishings

Bounds Cave
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Dutchmans Designs
www.dutchmansdesigns.com
Into the Woods
Museum of American Cut
& Engraved Glass
Peak Experience
www.peakexp.com
The Summer House
www.summerhousehighlands.com
Watauga Creek
www.wataugacreek.com
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Architects/Designers
Mountainworks Design
www.mtnworks.com
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Art Galleries/Artists
Around Back at Rockys Place www.aroundbackatrockysplace.com
The Bascom
www.thebascom.org
Blue Valley Gallery
GGs Consignments, Etc.*
www.ggsconsignment.com
Into the Woods
Mountain Mist Gallery
www.mountainmistgallery.com
& Engraved Glass
Oakleaf Flower & Garden
www.oakleafhighlands.com
Peak Experience
www.peakexp.com
The Summer House
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Bars
The Ugly Dog
www.theuglydogpub.com
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Bedding/Linens
Blue Ridge Bedding
www.blueridgebedding.com
Dutchmans Designs
Into the Woods
The Summer House
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Bird Supplies
Bird Barn and Gift Emporium
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Business Supplies
Business Spot
www.biz-spot.net
Cashiers Printing
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Candles
Dutchmans Designs
Genevieves Gifts
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Catering
Asia House
The Kitchen
www.thekitchenofhighlands.com
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Chambers of Commerce
Highlands Chamber of Commerce www.highlandschamber.org
Cashiers Chamber of Commerce www.cashiersareachamber.com
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Cleaning Services
Highlands/Cashiers
Concierge & Management
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Cloth/Upholstery
Dutchmans Designs
Into the Woods
The Summer House
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Clothing & Accessories

Cabin Casuals
www.cabincasualshighlands.com
Ellens
The Look Boutique - Cashiers
www.thelookcashiers.com
Peak Experience
www.peakexp.com
Sidelines
Apparel & Accessories
VC for Men
www.victoriasclosetnc.com
Victorias Closet
Victorias Sportswear
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Clothing Consignment
The Blue Elephant
Victorias Closet
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Books
The Summer House
Builders
Arrowood Construction
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Srebalus Construction Co.
Warth Construction
www.warthconstruction.com
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Collegiate
Sidelines
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Comforters
The Summer House
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Communities
Silver Creek Real Estate Group
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Condiments
Dustys
The Hen House
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Cosmetic Surgery
Center for Plastic Surgery Robert T. Buchanan, M.D.
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Dutchmans Designs
Eller and Owens Furniture
www.ellerandowensfurniture.com
Into the Woods
Nearly New
The Summer House
Watauga Creek
Furniture Consignments
The Blue Elephant
Consignment Market
www.consignmentmarketcashiersnc.com
Nearly New
Custom Cabinetry/Countertops
Black Rock Granite & Marble
Keystone Kitchen & Bath
Nantahala Flooring
The Summer House
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www.keystonekb.com
www.nantahalaflooring.com
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Dentists
Dr. Joe Wilbanks
www.wilbankssmilecenter.com
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Digital Marketing
Hibu
www.hibu.com
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www.rabungap.org
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The Dry Sink
www.thedrysink.com
Dutchmans Designs
Ellens
Fiddlehead Designs
Genevieves Gifts
Peak Experience
www.peakexp.com
Stone Lantern
www.stonelantern-highlands.com
The Summer House
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Flooring
Nantahala Flooring
www.nantahalaflooring.com
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Floral Design /Florists

Fiddlehead Designs
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Furniture
Carolina Rustic Furniture
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Golf Cars
Appalachian Golf Cars
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Events
The Bascom
www.thebascom.org
Betsy Paul Art Raffle
Highlands-Cashiers Players
www.highlandscashiersplayers.org
Highlands Chili Cookoff
Highlands Performing Arts Center www.highlandspac.org
Old Edwards Inn
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Gift Shops
Education
Rabun Gap Nacoochee School
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Garden Accessories
Custom Furniture
Dutchmans Designs
The Summer House
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Gourmet Foods
Dustys
The Hen House
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Grading/Excavating
Larry Rogers Construction
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Grocery Stores
Dustys
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Groomers
Fancy Paws
Woofgang Bakery
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Hair Salons
Creative Concepts
Head Innovations
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Health Food Supplies

Natures Vitamins
Jewelry - Fine
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Stone Lantern
Heating and Air

Madco
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Kitchen Accessories
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Home Accessories
Bird Barn and Gift
Dutchmans Designs
Into the Woods
Peak Experience
www.peakexp.com
Stone Lantern
The Summer House
Watauga Creek
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Hospice Care
Four Seasons
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The Dry Sink
www.thedrysink.com
Black Rock Granite & Marble
The Summer House
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Dutchmans Designs
Into the Woods
The Summer House
Mattresses
Blue Ridge Bedding
Dutchmans Designs
The Summer House
www.blueridgebedding.com
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& Engraved Glass
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Jewelry - Fashion
Ellens
Peak Experience
www.peakexp.com
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Blue Ridge Music
www.blueridgemusicacademy.com
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Nail Care
Creative Concepts
Investment Planning
Edward Jones Investments
www.edwardjones.com
Wells Fargo Advisors
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Music Stores
Interior Design & Home Furnishings

Bounds Cave
www.boundscaverugs.com
Dutchmans Designs
Into the Woods
Raffa Design Associates
www.raffadesignassociates.com
The Summer House
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Museums
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www.sweetreats.com
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Lighting
Ice cream
SweeTreats Deli
Page 9
Page 8
Kitchen, Bath and Closet Design
Housekeeping
Highlands/Cashiers
Page 7
Page 62
Office Supplies
Business Spot
www.biz-spot.net
Page 62
Outdoor Furniture
The Summer House
Page 54
Pages 13, 98
Pet Care/Supplies
Fancy Paws
Woofgang Bakery
Page 28
Page 64
Pharmacies
Cashiers Valley Pharmacy
Page 73
Photography
Charles Johnson Fine Photography www.charlesjohnsonfineart.com

Valentine Photo Studio
www.valentinesphotostudio.com
Page 68
Page 77
Porch and Patio

Consignment Market
The Summer House
www.consignmentmarketcashiersnc.com
Page 54
Page 55
Pages 13, 98
Pottery
Dutchmans Designs
The Summer House
Page 35
Page 9
Page 59
Page 36
Pages 13, 98
Printing Companies
Cashiers Printing
Page 53
Property Management
Highlands/Cashiers
Page 61
Pubs
The Ugly Dog
www.thedogpub.com
Page 43
Radio Stations
WHLC FM 104.5
www.whlc.com
Page 33
Real Estate Sales

Betsy Paul
Blair Realty
Country Club Properties
Highlands NC Realty Tammy Mobley
John Cleaveland Realty
Landmark Realty Group
McKee Properties, Inc. Sandy Barrow
Meadows Mountain Realty
Silver Creek Real Estate Group
White Oak Realty
www.betsypaulproperties.com
www.blair-realty.com
www.ccphighlandsnc.com
Page 99
Page 11
Page 2
www.highlandsnc.info
www.jcrealty.com
www.landmarkrg.com
Page 75
Page 51
Page 63
www.mckeeproperties.com
www.meadowsmtnrealty.com
www.ncliving.com
www.whiteoakrg.com
Pages 17, 59
Page 10
Pages 78-93
Page 15
www.sweetreats.com
Page 46
www.theuglydogpub.com
Page 43
www.wolfgangs.net
Page 5
Rugs
Bounds Cave
www.boundscave.com
Into the Woods
The Summer House
Page 47
Pages 11, 43
Page 46
Page 43
Page 43
Pages 44, 72
Page 4
Pages 44, 72
Page 46
Page 53
Page 54
Page 49
Page 9
Pages 13, 98
Shipping Services
Business Spot
www.biz-spot.net
Storks Wrap, Pack & Ship
Page 62
Page 9
Socks
Peak Experience
www.peakexp.com
Page 8
Specialty Foods
The Hen House
Page 3
Sun Control Shades/Blinds

Into the Woods
Page 9
Tables
Dutchmans Designs
Into the Woods
Page 59
Page 9
Theatre/Entertainment
Highlands-Cashiers Players
Martin-Lipscomb
Performing Arts Center
www.highlandscashiersplayers.org
Page 11
www.highlandspac.org
Page 36
Transportation
Highlands Transportation Company
Page 61
Vitamins/Food Supplements
Natures Vitamins
Restaurants
Highlands-Cashiers Directory
Asia House
www.sweetreats.com
Dustys
Highlands Smokehouse
www.highlandsrestaurantgroup.net
The Kitchen
www.thekitchenofhighlands.com
Madisons & Wine Garden
Meritage Bistro
www.meritagehighlands.com
On the Verandah
www.ontheverandah.com
SweeTreats Deli
The Ugly Dog Pub/
The Dog House
Wolfgangs Restaurant
& Wine Bistro
Page 28
Wedding Services
Valentine Photo Studio
www.valentinesphotostudio.com
Page 77
Window Treatments
Into the Woods
The Summer House
Page 9
Pages 13, 98
Wine & Accessories

Dustys
Page 43

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The Laurel Magazine Winter 2015

Inside The Laurel

14 Highlands Chili Cook-off

42 Laurent-Perrier Champagne Dinner

30 Cover Artist Julie Osborn

Homes & Lifestyles

Account Representatives: Sam Cummings and Dylan Cobb

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Spice It Up, Chili Lovers

ood times and good foodwhere do you go to find that

Murder Not Prohibited

Contributed by Virginia Talbot

tant brick-toting member of the Womens

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The Chocolate Cook-off at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community

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The Highlands Playhouse

A Sensational Season Awaits

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Nothing but Love for You

estled in the heart of our unpretentious Highlands lies Old

ment. Dine at the farm-to-table Madisons Restaurant for lunch

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Scenes From Our Towns

Photos by Sarah Valentine

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Mark Your Calendar

Contemporary: Craft Series: Mike Shuler, January 3

Tranny Robinson. The drawing will be held on Saturday,

Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley, 8:00 A.M., Cashiers

For a comprehensive list of events, join www.highlands-cashierscalendar.com

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

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

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

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

The Toy Store.................................

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

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

Aery Chiropractic & Acupuncture.

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

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

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cashiers Valley Preschool

Vivianne metzger Antiques

Fancy Paws dog Grooming

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming

Keystone Kitchen & Bath

Peter J Pioli interiors

the designers market