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Highlands is Happening

“We’re turning Off-Season back On!”  That’s the mandate for the Highlands Chamber of Commerce in 2019. “There’s so much to do in the mountains in the fall, winter, spring and summer,” says Dale Gordon, the chamber’s project and marketing guru.  “We want to spread the word: Highlands is happening all year long!” Finishing out this year and moving into next …

Gathering with Grateful Hearts

The days are short, the colored leaves have fallen, the mountains have lost their vibrant color, and Thanksgiving is fast approaching. The ladies of the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club think about the things that we are thankful for. We are thankful to live in this lovely area and we are thankful for family and friends.  As a club we are …

Planting Seeds of Hope

Maybe it was the anonymity provided by the twilight at sunset or maybe it  was the serenity of meeting once in a lifetime.  For whatever reason, my seatmate began telling me about her teenaged grandchild. She spoke softly at first, but gradually her voice rose in frustration, some anger and quite a bit of laughter.  Then she apologized for venting …


Cullasaja Women’s Outreach

Far beyond the visible beauty of our Blue Ridge range lie astounding treasures…treasures embedded in the hearts of local organizations, schools, and charities whose people work tirelessly to build a stronger, more vibrant, more caring community.  This past summer, the ladies of Cullasaja Women’s Outreach met with over 27 Highlands-Cashiers area 501(c)(3) organizations. The riches they uncovered were astounding. Selflessness …

The Change We Need

  A full-day fundraiser at Country Club of Sapphire Valley raised more than $90,000 on behalf of Cashiers Cares, an organization which supports 10 local charities.  More than 200 participants played in golf and croquet tournaments on a beautiful “made-to-order” August day. The sporting events were followed by a silent auction and dinner before a vigorous live auction.  Lead by …

Dahlia Festival Wows Audience

The Eighth Annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival was held at the Highlands Recreation Center on September 8.  The festival was the culmination of summer activities for the Highlands Historical Society.  The funds raised support the society, including the Prince House and Kelsey Kids Summer Camp.  Forty-three exhibitors entered 277 flowers into the Dahlia Show, producing an explosion of color and shape …


Why Be A Rotarian?

Why be a Rotarian? Let Me Count the Reasons! It could be the aroma of filet mignon wafting across the parking lot of Highlands Community Building.  Or maybe it’s the camaraderie of seeing friends return from the south after a long winter.  Or could be the fulfillment of stuffing dental health bags, directing traffic around thousands of trick or theaters, …

Have You Met Grace?

Grace McCants joined the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust team in the beginning of September and is serving an 11-month term as an AmeriCorps Member through Conservation Trust for North Carolina.  AmeriCorps is a voluntary civil society program engaging adults in public service work with a goal of helping others and meeting critical needs in the community.  She graduated from the University …

Adopting an FIV-Positive Cat

Among the types of special needs pets we care for at the Forever Farm are cats infected with feline immunodeficiency virus, sometimes known as feline AIDS.  FIV is sometimes associated with feline leukemia due to both being immune-deficiency disorders but are two separate diseases. FIV is passed mainly through deep bites, and as such, we find that most of our …


24 Hours, 75 Lives

This past September, the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society Animal Rescue Team was deployed for a marathon 24 consecutive hours to rescue and relocate 75 animals in harm’s way of Hurricane Florence. The rescue team left Cashiers on Tuesday, September 11, in the pre-dawn darkness at 5:00 A.M. for the long trip to help animals at the Outer Banks SPCA, and by …

New Matches BIG Impact

Mentoring is one of the greatest ways to invest in the future and make a lasting impact in your community.  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cashiers and Highlands are both experiencing growth, and we couldn’t be more excited to watch these matches flourish! In Cashiers, Big Sister Jan decided to enroll as a mentor because she desired to get more …

Blessings all Around

If you’re a regular reader of our monthly articles, you know that blessings abound and gratitude is a repeating theme at Carpe Diem Farm. It takes a village…in our case to provide financially and physically for the care for the herd of nine.  They are the backbone of all of our work, our programs, our existence.  Our next delivery of …