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Check it Out… at the Library
When is the last time you actually visited the Hudson Library on Main Street in Highlands? The Hudson Library has been serving the Highlands community since it was established in 1884 and has continued to remain current and relevant, thanks to its dedicated staff. Jennifer Crowley took over as librarian from Mary Lou Worley in May 2014, and joins fellow …
Mind Your Health
Happy April from NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Appalachian South. April is a beautiful time here in the mountains. It’s easy to be grateful this time of year, as we marvel at the magic of spring — things like the days getting longer and the grass getting taller. However, it’s equally as easy to be stressful this time of …
Literacy Volunteers Rock!
In 1974, President Richard Nixon signed the executive order establishing National Volunteer Week. Since then, every president has signed a proclamation promoting this event. Accordingly, April is national volunteer month and let me just say the Literacy Council has some of the best and brightest volunteers out there! From the time I began my career here almost five years ago, …
Start Something for a Child
It’s an exciting time to be part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Highlands and Cashiers. There are great Advisory Councils leading the route toward continued growth and financial stability, and most importantly, each year the councils discuss new ways to support the participating children. Last year, a pilot program was launched and three children (two from Highlands …
From Underdog to Champion
Until this year, I never had a name. This is my story. I am 2 ½ years old. I was chained to the bumper of a rusty, old abandoned truck for my entire life. My feet were swollen and always in mud, and fleas crawled on me 24 hours a day. I have lost portions of both my ears due …
Compassion and Commitment
The Friends for Life Forever Farm has been housing and caring for senior and special needs animals for 10 years. Some of our dogs and cats have been fortunate enough to be adopted into loving homes despite their age or infirmity. But many animals have left this life having spent their last days in our care. And as time passes we …
Land Trust: McKinney Meadow
Conserving valuable land resources for all generations is the mission of Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. Providing and managing greenspace is part of that mission and we are proud to contribute to the success of another very special public greenspace: McKinney Meadow in Cashiers. The McKinney Meadow is a 2.11-acre “mountain meadow” that marks the entrance to an historic tree-canopied corridor that is …
Dreams Do Come True
It may just be me, but it makes me a little nutty when I don’t get “the rest of the story.” It’s similar to reading a book and when you get to the last page the author leaves you excited for the sequel. Last August, I wrote an article about extraordinary woman, Jennifer Peterson from Minnesota. She’s a Ph.D, the …
Okolichany, Goddess of Humane
The Highlands-Cashiers plateau is blessed to have so many philanthropic organizations available to us; and the heart of any philanthropy is its volunteers. We feel acknowledging these good-hearted folk on a larger scale has been long overdue. This month we are recognizing Hedy Okolichany for her work with the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society. She was nominated by CHHS director David Stroud. …
Protecting Your Internal Environment
Free radicals? Oxidation? Cell death? What can we do? Get more antioxidants! We age. We have poor eating habits. We have stress and we don’t exercise enough. We don’t get enough sleep. We experience disease and illness. Just plain living causes oxidation, but in excess it can be life threatening. The best way to fight the dangerous oxidation process is to …
Poking Out of the Pluff Mud
Recently I spent a week with my pal, Helen, at a beachhouse near Charleston. The Low Country is a rolling boil of historical accounts and spicy tales. The shoreline is an open-air museum of artifacts as random as mastodon fossils, pirate plunder, and Civil War cannon balls. We found a phenomenal beach on last year’s vacation that yielded all kinds …
Asset Allocation
Your existing portfolio is probably divided among stocks, bonds and cash investments. Adding new assets in just one of these classes could throw your strategy offkilter. For example, holding your inheritance in stocks alone would boost your overall stock exposure and introduce more risk to your portfolio. Alternative assets Conversely, an inheritance may present opportunities to diversify your investment portfolio beyond traditional asset …
