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Membership Benefits, Highlands Chamber of Commerce
Every year the Highlands Chamber of Commerce ratchets up the rewards of being a member. This year the board is focusing on giving more value to the participation levels it offers through a Tiered Membership model. Hilary Wilkes, July’s incoming Chamber board president says, “Before Tiered Membership, everyone got a letter of renewal. But we want to really let people …
More S’mores Kids Klothes
S’more [smôre] noun – a sweet snack consisting of a chocolate bar and toasted marshmallows sandwiched between graham crackers. 1930’s: a contraction of some more. What could be more appealing? Sharon and Tom James named their store after that traditional nighttime campfire treat that conjures up delightful memories of nights spent with family and friends in the beautiful mountains of …
Helping our Community, Peggy Crosby Center
As many of you know, the Peggy Crosby Center building at its inception housed Highlands’ original hospital. Once the hospital moved to its present location, the building took on a new role. It’s now a center for area non-profits and serves the community through its tenants. Two of these tenants include counselors addressing the mental health needs of all …
Partnering with Our Neighbors, Big Brothers Big Sisters
We are fortunate to have generous partners through local organizations and businesses that offer our Littles learning opportunities, novel experiences and fun traditions each year. Among these organizations are The Bascom, Zachary-Tolbert House, High Hampton Inn, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Highlands Biological Station and Western Carolina University. Each of these partners have offered us invaluable experiences and continue to come back …
Emergency Council of Highlands Benefit
Volunteers with big hearts and open hands share time and energy with those served by the Highlands Emergency Council. They help low-income residents, senior citizens, young families, single-parent families, and disaster victims of any age in times of adversity. For those in dire need of food, clothing, household goods, appliances and fuel (as available to the organization), a team of …
A Commitment for Life, Cashiers Highlands Humane Society
This past May marked my sixth anniversary as the Executive Director of the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society. May has been my favorite month ever since, because it serves as a time of reflection for just how far we have come in saving lives and finding forever homes. In April of this year, for example, we adopted more animals in one month …
A Perfect Pair, Forever Farm
In some ways, Peanut and Jelly are very representative of the pets we take in at the Friends for Life Forever Farm. Like many of the cats and dogs who come to us, they ended up in our care because their elderly owners were no longer able to care for them. As much as their people loved them, the owners …
Highlands Food Pantry: Pantry and Produce
One of the best things about it being the middle of summer is easy access to fresh, locally-grown produce. Thanks to the Highlands Food Pantry, even more of Macon County’s citizens are getting that access. Food Pantry director Marty Rosenfield says, “Being able to add fresh produce to our weekly distribution has been one of my key additions to our …
Easy’s Slipper
As the story of Easy’s Slipper and the horses of Carpe Diem Farms has continued in my articles in the Laurel this year, it’s exciting to share our latest adventure. Easy’s Slipper was invited in January to the International Hoof Care Summit by Carl Bettison, managing director of Stromsholm’s Farrier Supply, the UK’s largest and our distributor of ES to …
Devotion in Motion, Obie Oakley
Obie Oakley is a man who’s dedicated to seeing that the history of Highlands is known and appreciated. As president of the Highlands Historical Society, he takes his role seriously. Oakley has a vision that will ensure its continued growth and impact on residents and visitors to Highlands. His wife, Frances, has deep roots here and Obie (Osborne) Oakley was …
Baby, Look at You Now – Art by Donna Rhodes
Helen is my junk buddy. If we don’t show up for three or four days at local thrift shops, they print our photos on milk cartons. We play Deal-of-the-Week. Helen won last week. She got a gorgeous brass French baker’s rack for $200. And she bargained the price down at that. Helen’s my chutzpah hero. eBay had the exact same …
Burlingame Country Club Extension
The members of Burlingame Country Club are excited to announce the completion of a major renovation within the clubhouse. The expansion follows a period of renewed growth, with nearly 40 new families joining the club in 2017, and almost 90 new families in the last three years. The exceptional growth is due in part to the opening of memberships to …
