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Food Pantry: What’s in Store?
According to the UNC School of Government statistics, 29.5 percent of children in Macon County live in homes that are considered “food insecure.” That’s a staggering statistic, considering “Feeding America” states that food insecurity within the entire state of North Carolina is 17.7 percent. While it may seem overwhelming, there is something that can be done to help, right …
90 Years of Reputable Research
Highlands is a biologically diverse area with more species of plants and animals than nearly any other ecosystem in the United States, and serves as a refuge for many bee species, including important pollinators that are facing threats to their fitness and survival. With so many important species located here in Highlands, it is imperative that we share our …
National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month, so it only seems right to feature one of our awesome matches. Barrett is a student at Southwestern Community College where he is pursuing his Outdoor Leadership degree before attending Western Carolina University to study in parks and recreation. He is a guide at Nantahala National Forest and is an Eagle Scout and has …
A Silver Celebration
Happy New Year! 2017 is an auspicious year for Carpe Diem Farms! January 27 marks our twenty-fifth anniversary of becoming a 501©3 educational foundation. It’s also the start of our fourth year marketing Easy’s Slipper, the therapeutic glue-on slipper developed, created and manufactured at the farm. Because of the horses of Carpe Diem, the slippers are now helping horses around …
Observing Nature’s Lessons
This autumn, Western North Carolina came under an “exceptional drought” of historic proportions, and wildfires began tearing through our mountains and valleys. Historically speaking, fire once played an important role in our mountain forests. The Cherokee and early settlers would burn areas for crops and to reduce the shrub density in forests, primarily in the valleys. These low and relatively “cool” …
Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions goes sometime like this: “Starting now, this is the year I am going to lose weight and get into shape!” To help you achieve that goal, there is a multi-billion-dollar industry out there anxious to separate you and your pocketbook, from gym memberships and equipment purchases, to shakes, supplements, and pills. At the …
You Can Thank Ricky!
Ricky Siegel and his wife Helene own and operate 4 1/2 Street Inn in downtown Highlands. You might think such an undertaking would leave time for little else. You don’t know Ricky. “I’m slowing down now,” Siegel says. “I volunteer on the Tourism Development Committee, the Highlands Cashiers Players Board of Directors, and the Highlands Greenway Board.” When asked where he …
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 …
