November 2018

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Art & Gratitude

by: Donna Rhodes

Smitten’s Kat Evans, Annelize Giliomee, and Bonnie Earman enjoyed another banner year, thanks to you, their supporters, clients, artists, and friends.  Smitten would like to express its gratitude this Thanksgiving […]

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Blend

by: Donna Rhodes

My friend Blanche, the eldest of nine children, has a unique perspective on life.  Eight brothers and sisters will either kill you or turn you into a philosopher…or a great […]

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Cashiers Area Legacy Fund

by: Stephanie Edwards - Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce

The Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce recently created the Cashiers Area Legacy Fund as a North Carolina non-profit corporation whose purposes are exclusively educational and charitable.   “This new charity is […]

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He’s a Keeper

by: Donna Rhodes

When Event Planner Elizabeth Fletcher acquired a Bernese Mountain Dog pup, bred in Moscow, she knew he was a keeper, so “Keeper” he became. That was three years ago and […]

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Community, Camaraderie, Christmas

by: Jenny King

It wasn’t that long ago that visitors and residents to Highlands had no place to eat on Christmas Day.  The restaurants were closed, as were many other businesses in town.  […]

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A Show of Hands

by: Jenny King

It’s time to make your plans for the annual Christmas Day Dinner, sponsored by the Highlands Area Non-Profit Donation Sharing, HANDS.  They start taking reservations November 12 for this spirit-filled, […]

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Celebrate #GivingTuesday

by: Mary Jane McCall

All of us here at The Laurel recognize how blessed we are to live, work and play in the gorgeous communities that make up the Plateau.  Highlands and Cashiers, kindred […]

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A Trip to Rainbow Falls

by: Emily Crowell

Some aspects of nature seem made for interaction, while others seem built for contemplation from a respectable distance. Rainbow Falls on the Horsepasture River in Pisgah National Forest is one […]

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Blessings all Around

by: Sue Blair - Carpe Diem Farms

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 […]

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