October 2020

Foraging for the Winter
October was the time for the first Plateau residents to load the larder and pack the pantry.

Four Decades of Service | Stephen Lucas
CPA Stephen Lucas started his accounting firm in Highlands in January 1979; that same year he was invited to a Rotary Club of Highlands meeting and has been a Rotarian […]

Drive-Thru Pet Food | CHHS
The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society recently presented a free pet food drive-thru event in the parking lot of the Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center. Local pet owners experiencing financial difficulties in feeding their […]

Celebrating Changing Seasons | Cashiers NC
As we enjoy the brilliance of annual Fall foliage across our mountain plateau this month, we’re reminded that each season in Western North Carolina delivers a unique and exciting experience. As […]

Modern Tiny Homes | Triple Creek Cottage Community
Opening this month near Lake Glenville is a beautiful new development, Triple Creek Tiny Cottage Community. Only 9 miles North of Cashiers, this 26 acre site offers luxurious tiny homes […]

I’m Your Huckleberry Friend
All of you who know me, know of my beloved White Labrador Retriever Maisie, who recently transitioned beyond the “Rainbow’s End,” waitin’ ‘round the bend. Today is the one month […]

Victories in Small Things | Counseling during Covid
For starters, I looked up “coping.” The first definition is a “sloping cap of a masonry wall.” How appropriate! I do feel as if I’ve slammed into a brick wall […]

Conserving | Highlands Cashiers Land Trust
Do me a favor. Close your eyes. Wait, you have to read this whole paragraph first, then you can close your eyes. Next I want you to picture what you […]