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Publishers Note

In the quiet of the winter months, we have time to reect on what hbeen and what can be. Each new year - and new day - oers us a blan

page to continue our story. We at the Laurel are looking forward to a neyear and many new stories to share with you. Thank you for your contued support in reading - and writing - along with us.

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15 Highlands Cashiers Players16 Celebrate Spain Weekend17 Chocolate Cook O19 Rotary Club Coat Drive20 Area Calendar

Events Dining

32 Dustys Deli35 Wine Dinner

36 Russian River Valley Pinot38 Dining Guide

24 Cover Artist Susan Friedland

26 The Betsy Paul Art Rae

27 The Bascom News28 The Making of a Sailboat30 PAC Youth Theater

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40 Highlands History

41 Cashiers History

42 Scaly Mountain History

43 Apple Tree Coage

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18 Highlands Map

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Chili Cook OfB Lk Ost

Lets face it by the time March rollsaround, were all a little desperate fora bit of spice. Winters gone on forever

and the blush of color that was ValentinesDay seems like a million years in the past.

Thats why the Highlands Chamber ofCommerces Annual Chili Cook-o, slated for6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9th,is always such a welcome part of the socialcalendar.

Youll be treated to a full spectrum of culi-

nary delights, ranging from the comfortableembrace of a down home corn bread recipeto a spoonful of chili that calls to mind a restorm of biblical proportions. Add in musicthat demands a trip to the dance oor andyou have the formula for an evening as irre-sistible as a neon Good Food sign blinkingon a frigid winters night.

As for the lineup of the chilies themselves its a palate-pleasing spectrum that rangesfrom the sublimely spiced to the tonguesearing. Therell be prizes awarded for Most

Unusual, Hottest, and Peoples Choice.Youll also be able to enjoy the entrants to

the corn bread and salsa competitions. Admusic and dancing to the mix, and its a recpe for the hottest night of the winter. To cooeverything o, soft drinks, beer and wine wibe served.

Tickets are $20 and will be sold at the doothe evening of the event. Children 12 and under get in for free.

If youd like to participate, contact th

Highlands Visitor Center. at (828) 526-5841or via email at visitor@highlandschambeorg for an entry form and instructions. Yocan also fax your request to (828) 526-5803

If you have a cant-miss chili, corn bread osalsa recipe, join the competition. Its opeto everyone. And if your taste buds have gotten a little sleepy this winter, wake them upwith this palate-challenging lineup.

As we went to press, the location stihadnt been decided. You can learn it by caling the Highlands Visitor Center.

Highlands Annual Chili Cook-o will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9th.
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hase away the winter doldrums as you are transportedback to New York in the mid-1980s. Youll relate to thecomplexities of family yours and theirs as you peer

into the lives of two Jewish couples, each facing changes intheir middle-aged lives. Meet Couple One, well-adjusted, suc-cessful art dealers who seem to have their life in order. Thatlife is thrown curve after curve when Barbaras goody-goodynerd-type sister and her CPA husband (Couple Two) stop byfor a visit.

Do you remember when your daughter went away to col-lege? Could you cut the apron strings easily or did you fretabout how she would adjust to being away from home? Did

you approve of all of her friends and her college activities?Throw in the responsibilities of sharing your home with youraging mother and you will understand some of the challeng-es that Couple Two is facing.

When Couple Two determines that they must takesome time away, Mom needs to come to New York to vis-it. Having someone new in the house proves challengingfor Couple One. Introduce a retired gentleman (a feisty,elderly artist) whom Mom (the Matriarch) decides could

be a love interest into the equation and you have thformula for more laughs.

This fast paced comedy will keep you laughing for houon end. Written by popular playwright/novelist AndreBergman, Social Security provides entertainment glore. If you were fortunate enough to see the play whendebuted on Broadway, you enjoyed Marlo Thomas in thlead role.

Highlands-Cashiers Players Director Mary Adair Leslhas amassed a cast of talented actors and actresses whcapture the character of each person with aplomb. Thcast includes HCP veterans Jennifer Royce, Lance Trude

Dean Zuch, Marsha Shmalo, Stuart Armour and newcomeNancy Gaddy.

Mark your calendar for evening performances on Thursdathrough Saturday, February 21st through 23rd, and Friday anSaturday, March 1st and 2nd, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday Matineare oered on February 24th and March 3rd at 2:30 p.m. the Performing Arts Center at 507 Chestnut Street, HighlandFor tickets or more information check out the HCP websitat www.highlandscashiersplayers.orgor call (828) 526-808

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Celebrate SpainWeekend

Sizzle with the sights, sounds, avors and romancof Spain in this colorful weekend at Old Edwards Inand Spa. Tapas, Tango, Flamenco guitar and mor

February 22 24, 2013. Sample sumptuous Spanish itemon Madisons menu and in the Hummingbird Lounge, including a tasty assortment of tapas.

Celebrate Spain with Flamenco guitarist Aris QuirogNieto on Friday and Saturday evenings. Aris ensnares h

listeners in a wonderful world chock full of melody & infectious vibes. Hailing from Bogota, Quiroga has spent hlife learning, teaching, composing, & performing guitacompletely immersing himself into a world steeped in ricmusical tradition & theory. A clear veteran of the stagethe Bogota musician has over 25 years experience peforming in countries from the Netherlands to Puerto Ricoincluding shows on national television & radio.

Celebrate Spain Weekend Activities:Relax to the unique melody & infectious vibes of Fl

menco guitarist Aris Quiroga Nieto in the HummingbirLounge Friday and Saturday evening from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Enjoy an assortment of colorful Tapas in HummingbirLounge.Sample Spanish Items at Madisons RestaurantDevelop your Spanish Wine palate with a complimen

tary tasting in Hummingbird LoungeGet your Tango on with Joe Extine, professional ba

room instructor. Learn the saucy moves of this sensuoudance on Saturday, February 23rd from 11:00 a.m. to Nooand 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

For more information on Celebrate Spain weekendcall (828) 787-2625 or visit www.oldedwardsinn.com/CeebrateSpain.

Flamenco guitarist Aris Quiroga Nieto is back by popular demand durinOld Edwards Inn and Spas Celebrate Spain Weekend.

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The Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Commu-nity Library are serving up their second ChocolateCookoff, Saturday, February 9th, in the librarys

Meeting Room. Cost is $5, with children under 5 free.Thisll help us get rid of the winter blahs and what

better way than to gorge ourselves on chocolate cel-ebrate Valentines Day and support the Friends of theLibrary, says organizer Bonnie Zacher. Its an oppor-tunity for some friendly competition to make the bestchocolate dish in town. All proceeds go to the Friends

of the Library to advocate for and enhance library ser-

vices for Cashiers residents.There will be two categories: one for professionals

(chefs, banquet coordinators, caterers) and one for

the public.For more information, contact the Albert Carlton

Cashiers Community Library at (828) 743-0215.Chocolate confections can be anything made wit

chocolate from candies, to cakes to brownies, another desserts, said Mrs. Zacher. Each entrant wmake one dessert that will be judged and later sold antherell be additional small bites for the public to tasteJudging will be based on taste, texture, aroma, creativity and eye appeal.

Membership in the Friends of the Library is open tall who believe in the importance of public libraries tindividuals and the community. Membership forms aravailable at the desk at the Cashiers Library.

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The Second Annual Cashiers Chocolate Cooko is a passionate celebration of this most sensual food, February 9th at theAlbert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.

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inter often brings tomind images of curl-ing up by a warm re,

blanket across lap, dog at feet,warm cocoa and book in hand.These are days to go out andplay in the snow then come inand warm up over a bowl ofhot soup. For many of us, how-ever, winter brings an endlessstream of diculties where ev-ery day is a ght to stay warmand healthy.

To help alleviate the stress

that this season can bring, theRotary Club of Cashiers Valley, in partnership with Fishes& Loaves and the Community Care Clinic in Highlands,is hosting its third annual coat drive. For the past twoyears, the coat drive has provided about 300 coats peryear to people who otherwise would have trouble ndingappropriate coats and staying warm.

Coats may be dropped o at Ingles, Fishes & Loaves,the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, JJs,

Bucks Coee Cafe, SapphirValley Resort Community Center, Cashiers Area Chamber oCommerce, Wendys, Community Bible Church, Church othe Good Shepherd and the Cashiers United Methodist Church

Coats may be picked up at thFishes and Loaves Food Pantrin Cashiers or at the CommunitCare Clinic in Highlands. Fisheand Loaves is open Monday anThursday 4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.mThe Community Care Clinic

Highlands is open Thursday evenings from 5:00-9:00.

The coat drive will continue throughout the winter, anany extra coats that are no longer worn or needed woulbe much appreciated and will make a huge dierence tsomebody in our community. Please consider donatinany coats that are no longer needed or worn at one othe drop o locations and make somebodys winter little easier.

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EVERy WEdNEsdAy Highlan Montaintop Rotar, 7:30a.m., dining room at Highlands-CashiersHospital. Rotar Clb of Cahier Valle, 8 a.m.,Cashiers United Methodist Church, (828)743-2243.

Mat Pilate, 9 a.m., Cashiers ValleyFusion, (828) 743-9000. Hatha yoga Level 1-2, 9:30 a.m., YogaHighlands, (828) 526-8880. Cahier Qilter Gil, 12:30 p.m.,Cashiers Methodist Church. dplicate Brige Game, 12:30 p.m.,Highlands Civic Center. Mah Jong game open to the public, 1p.m., Albert Carlton Cashiers-CommunityLibrary, (828) 743-0215. Pilate with Sandi Trevathon, 4 p.m.,Jane Woodru Clinic Highlands-Cashiers

Hospital, (828) 526-5862. slow Flow yoga, 5:30 p.m., CashiersValley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. Blegra, 8:30 p.m., Ugly Dog Pub,(828) 526-8364.

EVERy THuRsdAy Fnamental of yoga-Beginner/Level 1, 10:30 a.m., Cashiers ValleyFusion, (828) 743-9000. yoga Fonaon, 3:30 p.m. YogaHighlands, (828) 526-8880. Zmba, 5:30 p.m., Cashiers ValleyFusion, (828) 743-9000.

EVERy FRIdAy Mat Pilate, 9 a.m., Cashiers ValleyFusion, (828) 743-9000. The Zachar-Tolbert Hoe Tor, 11a.m.-3 p.m., (828) 743-7710. dplicate Brige Game, 12:30 p.m.,Highlands Civic Center. Live Mic, 6 p.m.-close, HummingbirdLounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.

EVERy sATuRdAy Biring Fiel Trip, 7:30 a.m., HighlandsPlateau Audubon Society, meet atHighlands Town Hall, (828) 743-9670. yoga All Level, 9:30 a.m., YogaHighlands, (828) 526-8880. Vinaa Flow yoga, 9 a.m., CashiersValley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. Bacom Commnit Knier, 10 a.m.,The Bascom, (828) 526-4949. The Zachar-Tolbert Hoe Tor, 11a.m.-3 p.m., (828) 743-7710. Live Mic, 6 p.m.-close, HummingbirdLounge, Old Edwards Inn, (828) 787-2625.

Weekly Events

Free Chilren Movie, 3:30 p.m.,Wednesday, January 2, and Wednesday,

February 6, Hudson Library, (828) 526-3031. In Thee Montain exhibit featuringpainter Ann DerGara and sculptor ChrisneKosiba of Brevard through January 4, TheBascom, (828) 526-4949. Appalachian Mic Chrch service, 9:09a.m., Sunday, January 6, Fellowship Hall atthe United Methodist Church, Highlands,(828) 200-6165. stor swap, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, January8 and February 12, The Ugly Dog Pub,Highlands Writers Group. Pre-registraon isrequired, (828) 369-1927.

Recentl Releae Movie, 2 p.m.,Wednesday, January 16 and WednesdayFebruary 20, Hudson Library, (828) 526-3031.The Bacom Intrctor, January5-March 10 in the Atrium. OpeningRecepon is Saturday, January 5, 5-7 p.m.,The Bascom, www.thebascom.org or (828)526-4949, Poll Knipp Hill: Marking a Life ThroghEtching collecon in the Lo Gallery,January 12 - March 10, The Bascom, www.thebascom.org or (828) 526-4949, The Annal traion at The Bacom:

Regional Art Leage: selecte Work,January 19-March 31, in the Bunzl Gallery,The Bascom, www.thebascom.org or (828)526-4949, The Bet Pal art rae for the CashiersGlenville Volunteer Fire Department, will beheld on January 31 and February 28, in theaernoon. For more informaon, call (828)743-0880. secon Annal Cahier ChocolateCooko, February 9, Cost is $5, with childrenunder 5 free, Albert Carlton-Cashiers

Community Library, (828) 743-0215. Moncello Vinear Wine dinner,Saturday, February 2, as part of RomanceWeekend, The Farm at Old Edwards, $125per person including wine with courses.Exclusive of taxes and gratuies. Limitedseang. Call (828) 787-2625 to book.

Celebrate spain Weeken, February 22-24, Old Edwards Inn and Spa, (828) 787-2625. social secrit by Andrew Bergman,Thursday-Saturday, February 21-23 andFriday-Saturday, March 1-2, at 7:30 p.m.Sunday Manees, February 24 and March3 at 2:30 p.m., Highlands-Cashiers Players,Marn-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center,(828) 526-8084. Highlan Annal Chili Cook-o will beheld from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday,March 9. Call the Highlands Visitor

Center at (828) 526-5841 for locaon andparcipaon.

EVERy MONdAy Core yoga, 8:30 a.m., Cashiers ValleyFusion, (828) 743-9000. Hatha Level 1-2, 9:30 a.m., YogaHighlands, (828) 526-8880. Fnamental of yoga-Beginner, 8:30a.m., Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000. dlcimer Leon - Intermediate Class

10 a.m., Beginners noon, HighlandsUnited Methodist church, (828) 787-1586. yoga All Level, 5:30 p.m. YogaHighlands, (828) 526-8880. Pilate with Sandi Trevathon, 4 p.m.,Jane Woodru Clinic, Highlands-CashiersHospital, (828) 526-5862. Barn Jamming with Jame, FressersEatery, (828) 526-8847.

EVERy TuEsdAy Hatha yoga-Level 1-2, 10:30 a.m.,Cashiers Valley Fusion, (828) 743-9000.

dlcimer Acoc Jam, 10 a.m., BirdBarn and Gi Emporium, Cashiers, (828)743-3797. Highlan Rotar Clb, noon,Highlands Community Center. dplicate Brige, 12:45 p.m., AlbertCarlton-Cashiers Community Library.(828) 743-0215. Weight Watcher, 5:30 p.m., HighlandsRec Park. Mat Pilate, 5:30 p.m., Cashiers ValleyFusion, (828) 743-9000.

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Cover Artist Susan Friedland

If they ask if you can teach photography, you say, Yes!

Thats what artist/photographer Susan Friedland,

said years ago when she applied for a much-needed job.She says, Nothing like agreeing to teach to force you tolearn something new and, as a result, open the door to agrand adventure.

As a student at Oberlin College in Ohio, Friedland focusedon sculpture, so teaching darkroom photography (this wasin the pre-digital age) was a stretch. But she rose to the oc -casion and wound up teaching photography in several largecities, among them, Boston, Atlanta and Augusta. Teachingled to showing her own work and the rest is history.

Art came naturally to Friedland. Her parents encourageda leap into the arts and it took no coaxing to make art hercareer, a very successful one at that. Just look at the ne

art galleries and impressive homes where her photos havehung. My work has been shown at Summit One, John Col-lette Fine Art, Ann Jacob Gallery, and most recently the Ca-shiers Trading Post. In addition, it is being featured at theTime Warner Building in New York City. Friedland is hon-ored to be included in the private collections of Sir EltonJohn, Ralph Lauren and Judge Judy.

While Friedland is passionate about her art, she is also avery devoted wife and mother. She nds her deepest andbest support comes from her husband, Dr. Lance Friedland

and three children, Sam, Dave, and Mariah, each talentein their own right. But she has a third passion: horses. Sh

says, There is something magical and regal about the wahorses move. They are walking art. I am thrilled when I capture their raw energy in perfect light.

Friedland is presently working on a collection osplendid equine photo encaustics. Hot melted wax encases photos and collage, giving images a rich, almosmystical appearance.

Friedland says, When I am creating, when I am oushooting photos, or am in the studio, I am excited by whatdo. When I am around horses or riding my horse Leon I amecstatic. I am very blessed with my husband and three kidThey encourage me. They push me to continue to creatand I watch them as they pursue their own passions an

their dedication inspires me.Now after raising a family and managing a ourishin

career, she is still saying Yes to life. Who knows whathe next adventure will be? If youd like to know morabout that adventure, you can contact her at [email protected]. Or visit her website at www.susankfrieland.com. Or call her at (678) 358-3193. Better yet, see heimages rsthand in the Cashiers Trading Post, 16 ChestnuSquare in Cashiers. Susan K. Friedland is also available foportrait commissions.

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The Betsy Paul Art Rafle

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he art rae artist for January is Sam Summers. Thisis the fourth year that Sam has generously donatedto the rae which benets the Cashiers-Glenville

Fire Department.Each year his wooden bowls/vases bring a lot of in-

terest to the art rae because of their beauty and nequality workmanship. This years donation is anotherone-of-a-kind specially crafted wooden bowl. All of hiscreations are handmade and make wonderful additionsto any home!

Sam produces his artistic bowls and vases from nativemountain hardwoods. Each piece is a unique work ofart, designed to enhance the natural grain and gure ofthe wood. Sam operates a one-man shop on a mountaintop o of Big Ridge Road in Glenville. Many of the woods

used are recycled from downed timber or harvested di-

rectly from the forest behind his shop.Jill Wolfe Hill is excited to contribute her rst painting

as the February prize for the monthly rae that benetsthe Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department.

Jill moved to Cashiers full-time from Atlanta six yearsago. One of her goals in leaving the hectic city life behindwas to begin painting, something she has wanted to dofor years. However, raising two sons, volunteering formany causes and her work seemed to get in the way! Hersmall home renovations/interior design company, Angel-House Designs, kept her busy until the real estate world

slowed down in 2009.Jill comes from a very creative and artistic family. H

mother was an accomplished water-colorist who studie

under AWS artist Wayne Wu. Her dad took up oil paining when he retired and was surprised to nd out he haa gift. Elder Jones, her older brother, is a local concresculpturist who has taught several workshops at ThBascom. Three years ago Jill nally took the big leap btaking an intensive course at the Vero Beach Museum oArt. She was most fortunate as this Basic Introduction Oil Painting was taught by renowned artist and art eductor Kathleen Staiger. It was a very challenging 12-week aventure, and she denitely got the bug to keep goinSince that rst course she has taken other workshops athe VBMA. Currently, she is in the mentoring program

the Atlanta Academy of Fine Arts taught by Jim RichardShe has a stack of blank canvases to keep her busy thwinter at her studio in Cashiers. Hopefully you will seJills work for sale in the future in one of our wonderflocal galleries.

Viewers are invited to see each months rae item odisplay from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saurday at Betsy Paul Properties, 870 Highway 64 West, Cshiers. Checks can also be mailed directly to the CashierGlenville Fire Department, P.O. Box 713, Cashiers, NorCarolina, 28717. For more information contact Betsy PaProperties, (828) 743-0880.

The Betsy Paul art raes for the Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department,will be held on January 31st and February 28th, in the afternoon. For more information, call (828) 743-0880.

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Bascom News

As Jack Frost crafts his own crystalline beauty acrossHighlands peaks, The Bascom oers a warm re-ception to winter visitors inside the gallery gate.

Three wonderful showings begin in January. The rst,The Bascom Instructors, is displayed January 5ththrough March 10th in the Atrium. The Opening Recep-tion is Saturday, January 5th, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thisexhibition is presented as a preview of talent from thededicated artists who will share their gifts through teach-

ing at The Bascom. These instructors are at the heart ofThe Bascoms education programs. Their work speaks forthe quality of instruction they so graciously provide toscores of students all year long.

Second is the delightful Polly Knipp Hill collection inthe Loft Gallery January 12th through March 10th. PollyKnipp Hill: Marking a Life Through Etching is a retrospec-tive of artist Polly Knipp Hills life and career. She beganworking as an artist in the 1920s and garnered increasedrecognition in the decades that followed. Although sheinitially focused on European architecture, in her ma-ture period her broad body of work grew to encompasspoignant, amusing, and slightly satirical scenes that re-

ected American culture. The exhibition is organizediconographically according to the categories into whichthe artist herself divided her print oeuvre: Paris, Americawith street and countryside scenes, Florida: Arcadia,childrens games, and mountain culture. She lived andworked in Highlands for a few years.

The third exhibition is an annual tradition at The Bas-com: Regional Art Leagues: Selected Works. It is ondisplay January 19th through March 31st in the Bunzl Gal-lery. Showcasing the talents of selected artists of the sur-rounding regional art guilds and organizations, RegionalArt at The Bascom will also feature, for the rst time the

Peoples Choice Awards, chosen by exhibition visitors.Please visit the showing and cast your vote for the excep-tional work The Bascom annually celebrates.

If after seeing these three outstanding exhibitions, youare inspired to create your own masterpiece, call The Bas-com to inquire about the Art by Appointment programtailor-made to your schedule. Let the Bascom make aone-on-one class just for you. Make 2013 your year to startmaking art.

For a complete listing of classes and workshops, go towww.thebascom.org or call (828) 526-4949 for more in-formation on classes, exhibitions, and all things art.

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The Making of a Sailboat

Throughout the busy summer season, it is common

to hear area visitors ask us year-rounders, What doyou all do during the winter? The answer to thatquestion is as varied as are the people who call Highlandshome. Some people travel, others hone their bridgeskills, others take a class at one of the nearby colleges.For Cullasaja resident Larry Ray the answer is, Well, forseveral years I constructed a sailboat.

Larry and his wife Mary Ann moved to Highlands in1998, three years before he actually retired. As that joy-ful day neared, Larry began to plan how he would transi-tion from his work-a-day life to the slower pace of retire-ment. An avid hunter, sherman and golfer, Larry looked

forward to enjoying more free time. In addition to thes

sports and spending time with family, he is active in his local church, Highlands United Methodist.Larry tells me, You can only hunt, sh, and golf s

much. I was looking for something for those days whethe weather was bad and it was not fun to be outside.He learned that one of his friends had attended a boatbuilding school in Maine where they taught how to builold-fashioned wooden boats. With an engineering background, the opportunity to learn more about how earlboats were built sounded intriguing. In addition to construction skills, the class taught photography and provided the opportunity to go sailing a winning combina

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tion. Plus, the class location was wonderful on the Mainecoast, just south of Bar Harbor. Who wouldnt enjoyspending two weeks in that locale?

Mary Ann thought that it would be fun to explore thearea while Larry was in class, so plans were made. Larry

said, I registered for the class with no intention of everbuilding a boat. I just thought that it would be fun to learnthe techniques. Oh, but the seed was planted.

In the fall of 2001 Larry attended the rst class. Spring2002 he ordered the specialized lumber from Wilmington,North Carolina and the boat was begun. It took almosttwo years to build the mold (the shell upon which theouter extremities of the boat would rest). First he createdthe components in the basement workshop; then he be-gan the assembly. The boat soon took over the garage. Asthe boat began to take shape, additional specialized toolswere needed. The oak ribs had to be steamed, joints had

to be clamped. Larry even recruited some of his friends tocome work on the boat. From 2004 through 2007 Larrycontinued to add planks to the boat. He even attendedhis second school. He would work a few days, break forother adventures, and then come back to the boat.

Weve all heard the adage Measure twice, cut once.Larry learned that boat building can be painstakingly pre-cise. He read the directions, sketched out the variouscomponents that were needed, cut patterns from scrapwood and tted them in place to be sure that each pieceof the boat t securely.

In 2008 and 2009 the boat was assembled and it was

time for nishing. Applying the proper varnish and seaant is not a simple process. Theres sanding, and varnising, then more sanding and more varnish. Larry knew ththere would be nothing worse than a boat that was noproperly sealed. No leaks allowed. He picked up tips fro

seasoned boat builders: dont mix brands of paint, let thmixtures cure adequately before starting application, et

It is now 2010 and time to craft the rudder, the tiller anthe mast plus all of the accessories. Larry worked diligenly to nish his boat. He was motivated because now hcould see how the nished product would look. He waalso receiving encouragement from Mary Ann who waready to have the garage back. Imagine now this bohad been sitting in one side of the garage for more thaseven years.

During the winter of 2010 Larry completed the remaiing components and assembled the boat. Spring 2011 th

boat was ready for its inaugural voyage. Before Larry counalize plans for launching the boat, an area woodworkehappened by his house and saw the boat. He made Laran oer he couldnt refuse, so Larry sold the boat.

No, he is not sad that he never got to sail the boat. Hhad many years of adventure learning how to create all othe components, and assemble them. He has many stries to share with his grandchildren. He honed his wooworking skills that he can now use to build playhouseand tree houses that his grandchildren will enjoy. WhatLarrys next adventure? Who knows? How do you spenyour winters?


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Dustys Deli

After the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holidays,quiet days of winter are a welcome relief. Therestime to grab that book that weve been meaning to

nish. Winter also means we can enjoy some of the hidden

treasures of Highlands. Many Highlanders count on Dustysat 493 Dillard Road for their meats, hors doeuvres andwonderful homemade rolls. They are memorable but haveyou enjoyed lunch at the Dustys Deli? Dont miss that treat.

The tantalizing smells of the daily soup special welcomeyou to the Deli. The turkey noodle soup is hearty and brim-ming with avor. Enjoy the broccoli and cheese or the po-tato or one of Kittys other great treasured recipes. Eachday is dierent.

Choose from the smorgasbord of salads. Popeye rec-ommends Lous layered salad featuring spinach, baconbits, boiled eggs, lettuce, green onion, red pepper, fetacheese topped with Greek dressing. Savor the blended

avors of the Asian chicken salad featuring tasty chick-

en served stop mixed greens and spinach, paired withmandarin oranges, pecans, and feta cheese with sesamedressing. I enjoy the Cranberry Almond Crunch saladwhich features mixed greens, almonds, chicken, driedcranberries, celery, onion, feta. Choose either Greek orRaspberry Vinaigrette dressing.

Sandwiches at Dustys are as unique as its many custom-ers. Choose your bread: multigrain, sourdough, rye, or crois-sant. Top that with roast beef, turkey, ham, salami or bolo-gna. Add your favorite cheese and a variety of vegetablesplus, your favorite spread. The best part is that you relax

with your friends as Kitty puts the sandwich together foyou.

Wraps at Dustys cover a wide spectrum. With morthan 11 to choose from, I am always in a quandary as t

what I should order. Chicken lovers have multiple optionincluding the Chicken BLT, Chicken Caesar or my favoritthe Chicken Brie. Looking for a little spice? Try the Thchicken wrap that includes cukes, carrots, and gingewith sesame vinaigrette. Roast beef lovers always go fothe Dustys wrap that features their famous bleu cheesspread.

Enjoy your meal in the cozy dining room in front othe replace. Save room for one of Kittys devilish desserts. They tempted you while you ordered, so indulgChocolate lovers rave about the brownies and the chocolate chip cookies both oh-so-good. A cup of coee ana piece of the caramel cake or a freshly made scone

another tasty option. Scone avors change with the sesons. Cranberry almond and pumpkin are fall favoritewhile blueberry leads the way in summer. Ask Kitty abouthe avor-of-the-day.

When you have limited time, call ahead and Kitty whave your order ready for you. If you are entertaining ahome you may want to add some of Dustys appetizers tyour order. Kitty can prepare vegetable, cheese or partsandwich trays for you. Winter lunches are served 11:0a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Dustyis located at 493 Dillard Road, a short drive from MaiStreet. Call them at (828) 526-2762.

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The Farm at Old Edwards will set the perfect backdrop for a fun and festive wine dinner.

Join Old Edwards forthe popular Winter Ro-mance Wine Dinner,

this year featuring wines byMonticello Vineyards andSteve Wohlrab Live. The en-chanting setting at The Farmmakes for a memorable win-ter wine dinner each year,and this year promises to beno exception. Book now be-

cause this event lls up fast.A four-course meal pre-

pared by Executive ChefJohannes Klapdohr will bepaired with Monticello wines chosen by Old Edwards Inn andSpas Sommelier, Curt Christiansen.

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that the variety, rootstocclone selection, vineyarspacing and trellis desigare matched to the soil anmicroclimate of each vinyard. The winemakers hanis used to bring these avortogether into a cohesivwhole, protecting and promoting the intense aromaics and presenting a full-bod

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Russian River Valley Pinot

Bottles of wine thatconsistently havespecial meaning

to me are usually fromplaces that I have visited,walked in the vineyardswhere the grapes weregrown, and perhaps evenmet the winemaker.

Sometimes understand-ing the area in which awine was grown gets rath-

er confusing especiallyfor someone who took

Latin in high school in or-der to avoid the perils of

geography class. The LeftBank and the Right Bankof Bordeaux really do pro-duce dierent wines butwhich ones?

The Russian River Val-ley in California is a grow-ing region that intriguesme. This viticultural areasprawls over 126,000acres and oers a canvasof three dierent micro-

climates for Pinot Noir toexpress herself. Pinot Noirfrom the cooler region ofGreen Valley comparedto those wines from thewarmer Middle Reach re-gion do taste dierent.

Pinot Noir, when grownin warmer areas, is oftenopulent, voluptuous, andfull-bodied which makesperfect sense when con-sidering that wine is liquid

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icky Pinot Noir. Think aboutTammy Faye Baker and heroverload of mascara andfalse eyelashes! Overdoneis not always beautiful.

Cooler climates arewhere Pinot Noir reachesits peak. Pinot Noir is anearly ripener, but she pre-fers to stay on the moth-ervine as long as possiblein order to obtain com-

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turity. Lingering morningfogs and cool days are heroptimal climes.

Curt Christiansen, winedirector at Old EdwardsInn, shares my enthusi-asm for Pinot Noir as wellas for making wine as ap-proachable as possible.He enjoys Martin Ray Win-erys Pinot Noir. As oneof the oldest wineries in

California (even survivingProhibition!), Martin Ray

is known for reliabilitquality, and value.

For more artisanal PinoNoirs, Curt recommendStewart Cellars and Chaseur Vineyards.

Paul Hobbs is consuing winemaker at Stewart Cellars. Hobbs is weknown for his work at SimOpus One, and his oweponymously named labeChasseur Vineyards, (chaseur meaning hunter

French) , crafts a handful ovineyard specic RussiaRiver Valley Pinot Noirs, ofering a vinous passport tdiscover the appellation.

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Highlands Restaurants23 Steps Steak House - 828-787-2200Altudes at Skyline Lodge - 828-526-2121Bellas Juncon Cafe - 828-526-0803Bistro on Main/Main Street Inn - 828-526-2590The Bistro at Wolfgangs - 828-526-3807The Brick Oven - 828-526-4121Brysons Deli - 828-526-3775Cafe 460 - 828-526-8926Cyprus Internaonal Cuisine - 828-526-4429

Dominicks Restaurant - 828-526-0527Downhill Grill - 828-526-1663Dustys - 828-526-2762El Azteca - 828-526-2244Flip Side - 828-526-4241Fressers Eatery - 828-526-4188Ghangri Asian Fusion Restaurant - 828-526-8500Golden China - 828-526-5525Highlands Smokehouse - 828-526-5000Kelsey Place Restaurant - 828-526-9380The Kitchen CarryAway & Catering - 828-526-2110Lakeside Restaurant - 828-526-9419Madisons Restaurant

& Wine Garden - 828-787-2525Mountain Fresh - 828-526-2400On the Verandah - 828-526-2338Pescados - 828-526-9313Pizza Place - 828-526-5660Paole - 828- 526-4906Rosewood Market - 828-526-0383Rukas Table - 828-526-3636Rusco at The Log Cabin - 828-526-0999Southern Belles Restaurant - 828-787-2299Sports Page - 828-526-3555Subway - 828-526-1706SweeTreats - 828- 526-9822The Ugly Dog/Dog House - 828- 526-8364Wild Thyme Gourmet - 828-526-4035Wolfgangs Restaurant - 828-526-3807Bucks Coee Cafe - 828-526-0020Cashiers Area RestaurantsAshbys - 828-743-7889Brown Trout Mountain Grille - 828-877-3474Bucks Coee Cafe - 828-743-9997Cafe 107 - 828- 743-1065Carolina Smokehouse - 828-743-3200

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Reckless JackT

here have beenmany stories aboutthe magic of the

Highlands Plateau,among them, tales of themountaintops curativepowers. Perhaps a tem-perate climate, clean air,and a slower pace con-tribute to the mystique.So its no wonder many apatient seeking a miraclecure made Highlands a

recuperation destina-tion. Some in the throes

of consumption or oth-er debilitating ailmentswere given only a fewweeks to live. But after amove to Highlands, pre-cious weeks turned intoyears and sometimes de-cades.

Such is the case of oneof Highlands most color-ful characters, John H.

Papa Durgin. His wifewas advised that Durginwas at deaths door, andeven if they moved toHighlands there was noguarantee he would livelonger than a few weeks.In fact, the move mightbe so stressful, Mrs. Dur-gin could wind up send-ing her husband back to his home state of Massachusettsin a pine box.

But she knew her husband lived a charmed life. He hadbeen nicknamed Reckless Jack by his fellow soldiers un -der the command of General Custer. So she and Recklessmade the journey to North Carolina, convinced a moun-taintop sickroom was, if nothing else, closer to heaven.

In the Wild West Reckless had come close to heaven

many times, but alwaymanaged to out-thinor outrun the enemy. Ifact, he was such a nhorseman Custer madhim his personal courieHe was so good at whahe did his comrades oten said, Reckless Jacalways comes back.Who knows what woulhave happened at LittBig Horn had Reckles

been around, but hmissed that calling, having been discharged vyears prior.

In Highlands folkcalled him Papa fohe had mellowed into gentle, endearing friento many. He and hfriend, Jonathan Heacock, also an old Indiafighter, would get together and swap storie

Both were stone deaso the whole town coultune in to their loudwild and woolly talefrom blocks away.

Durgin lived to be 95having the last laugh othe doctors who had tolhim 56 years earlier hhad only weeks to live

Maybe there is something to the notion that the Highlands Plateau is indeed a magical place. Folks from a

over the country seem to think so. Perhaps thats whthe pack always comes back.To learn more about Highlands enchantment rea

Heart of the Blue Ridge and Highlands (Arcadias Images of America) by Ran Shaner or visit the HighlandHistorical Societys website: www.highlandshistory.com

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Cashiers History

What do a Civil War Soldiers Cave and a 1787Mountain Trail and the Glenville-Cashiers Res-cue Squad have in common?

Several years ago, I learned of the existence of a CivilWar soldiers cave and a mountain trail blazed by AndreMichaux in 1787, both located in the Cashiers-Highlandsarea. This red up in my historical imagination a yearningto see these sites with my own eyes but I quickly learnedthey both were partially or completely on private landand not open to the public. A small group of t, expe-rienced historically-minded hikers plus one wannabe,(yours truly) eventually received permission to cross the

private properties and an early November date was cho-

sen for the adventure.Our starting point was the Civil War Soldiers Cave,

located inside the Highlands Falls Country Club. Thelate Harry Wright had told of this cave where Confeder-ate soldiers who went AWOL had slipped back to theirmountain home area and hid out in caves to wait out thewar. To access this particular cave, one must climb verti -cally for a short distance, hanging onto Rhododendronbushes for dear life. Everyone, except yours truly, easilymoved straight up to the cave, then turned and pulledme from above and pushed me from below until I joined

them in the cave. I realized that my enthusiasm to visthese sites had blinded the reality of my condition of ness but I soldiered on.

After a long rest stop, drinking lemonade and eaing brownies, it was time to make the several mile hikdown to Whiteside Cove. We were on the trail built June 1787 by Andre Michaux, French botanist, as he anhis group, led by Cherokee guides, explored the arefor new specimens of plants.* Most of the trail is nowon National Forest Land and is not routinely kept up.soon noticed I was not keeping up with the others anabout an hour down the trail the muscles in my thigh

quit working. My fellow hikers, kind beyond imagintion, did their best to render aid. One of the men decided he would carry me on his back but after getting onthis back, we both fell down and rolled a ways o thtrail. One group member suddenly got a cell-phone signal and quickly called 911. The Glenville-Cashiers RescuSquad came and carried me out to safety. The diagnoswas dehydration due to my not drinking enough wateand wearing the wrong clothes. Mea Culpa. A hard hitory lesson.

*Read Memoirs of the Life and Botanical Travels oAndre Michaux by J.P.F. Deleuze.

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munity, is one point in a triangle of early Appalachiansettlements. Pioneers who located in the valley

oors below were drawn to the area as a summer pasturefor their precious cattle and a respite for themselves.

Although raising cattle for more than personal use is athing of the past, the cool air, beautiful views and down-to-earth people continue to be a serious enticement tothose seeking a quiet lifestyle.

Original settlers were from Ireland and Scotland, drawnto the area because it reminded them of home. The nameScaly remains unclear as to origin. Perhaps it came fromthe multilayer of huge boulders shot with mica sparkles.

Or you can take your pick from a colorful variety of othersuppositions. Schools and churches were important toearly residents as places not only to worship and get ed-ucations, but also as places to socialize, get informationand plan to work together for a common good.

Scaly was initially in Smithsbridge township and then,when boundaries were redrawn, became part of whatwas, and is, called the Flats.

Many descendants of the original settlers still live in

Scaly Mountain. Although they enjoy modern convenienes, many of the traditional old ways of mountain life arstill faithfully adhered to. Although Scaly was remote many ways, residents kept in touch with those in othecommunities, often walking if necessary to trade goodFaint traces of early roads can be found trailing acrospresent day pastures on some of the old home places.

Late spring, summer and early fall nds gardens being planted. While transportation to mega-stores is nowdone with ease, the tradition of putting in a large gardeto harvest and preserve for winter meals remains a respected ritual.

When the United States government began to acquir

land for the National Forest Service, the process broughsignicant change to Scaly Mountain. Land set aside forecreational camping and shing introduced many to thbeauty and natural pleasures of the area.

Thankfully, descendants of some of the original settlestill live on the land.

These residents, along with the newcomers, make up diverse and special culture who feel very fortunate to cathe area home.
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The Historic Apple Tree CottageF

riends of Atlanta nativeNatalie Hammond stilltalk about the days that

they spent at her beautifulApple Tree cottage here inHighlands. Oh, what a beau-tiful house that was! Thefront portico with its Chip-pendale-style columns wel-comed guests like a cheerysmile on a childs face.Flanked by beautiful box-woods basking in the shade

of the huge evergreens tow-ering above, the front door

was open from early morn-ing to late evening.

Oh what a blessing toenjoy the slower pace ofHighlands! The name Ap-ple Tree Cottage evokesa quieter time serenityand beauty. Hear the songbirds that nest in the nearbywoods. Imagine countingthe wildlife as they scam-pered through the woodsbetween Aunt Tudies forestand the Rabbit Hole directlyacross Spring Street. Likevintage 3-D cutout Christmas cards and ropes of popcorngarland remind us of Christmas at Grandmas, the cottagerecalls the simpler times of early Highlands.

Imagine the excitement that lled cottage owner Nat-alie Hammond as she watched the cottage come to lifein 1936. Living in busy Atlanta, her father a judge andU.S. Senator, and she with a busy life of her own, Nataliewished for a time to get away and entertain friends. The

cottage was her respite. Nestled behind large rhododen-dron and mountain laurel, the cottage overlooks Spring

Street, between Third Street and South Fourth Street.Miss Natalie only lived one year after the house was

built, but her sister Laura knew that Natalie loved to sharethe house. Laura ran the home as a boarding house formore than 30 years. She created a beautiful spring-fedpond that she named the Fairy Pool to memorializeher sister. Wildlife gathered around the edge of the pondto drink and to be invigorated.

Hardwood floors wecomed guests throughouthe house. Flames in the living rooms stone fireplacdanced gingerly off throoms pine-paneled wallPeals of laughter filled thdining area as family anfriends enjoyed a meal together. The double Frencdoors opened to the screeporch to usher in gentlbreezes. The fragrance o

apple blossoms waftethrough the windows andoors. From the kitchewindow, the cooks couleye the fruit that they needed for that days menu. study or small bedroomand full bath complete thfirst floor.

At days end guests woulamble up the stairs to throomy second oor wherthey found two generousized bedrooms and a fubath. Each rooms large windows framed views of thsurrounding mountain top

and escorted in cool mountain breezes to relieve the heaof summer.

The Highlands United Methodist Church had used thcottage for years as it formalized plans for its expansionThey acknowledge the historic character of the homand surrounding property, and have worked diligently ttry to incorporate the home into its expansion plans. Unfortunately it just is not meant to be.

Therefore the Apple Tree cottage is oered to anyone ithe community who will move the home from its presensite no later than February 28th. HUMC Pastor Paul Chrity tells me, We would be so blessed if someone wouladopt the cottage and give it a new home. We dont wanto lose this historical gem, but our future needs requirthat we have a larger space. Several people have showinterest but have not been able to nd the proper site fothe cottage. To adopt the cottage and arrange to movit, please call the Church Oce at (828) 526-3376.

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The quieter days of winter provide time to daydream to envision your perfect mountain getaway. Youwant spectacular views, an eye-catching design com-

fortable for two or 20, plus all of the 21st century amenitiesenjoyed in the city. Look no more.

Located atop Sassafras Ridge in a gated communityminutes from the Cashiers crossroads is Camp Chimney,a magnicent lodge-style home anyone would cherish.Feel stress melt away as you traverse the Country Clubof Cashiers Valley and proceed up the mountain slopes.The gates of Sassafras Ridge welcome you as you climbthrough the trees to the top of the mountain. The homesite is beautiful in all seasons but especially in summerwhen mature azaleas, rhododendron and mountain laurelshower you in blossoms. Each of the homes three levelsoers spectacular views of the surrounding mountains in-cluding Bald Rock and the Blue Ridge. The property is sur-rounded by National Forest Service and a land conservan-cy to ensure no one will encroach on your idyllic setting.

The homes open oor plan provides the perfect lay-out for every occasion. Light abounds in each and everyroom. Abundant windows frame the million-dollar views.The main oor includes a Great Room with cathedral ceil-ing and river rock replace, a kitchen featuring granitecounters and cherry cabinets plus a wonderful dining areawith spectacular views. The adjoining screened outdoorliving room sports its own replace and separate diningnook. Gather on the open deck for sunning, star gazingor just relaxing in the cool breezes. At days end, escape

to the owners suite with its own private deck, sitting areand large master bath.

A wood-lovers delight, this home incorporates pinpaneling on the walls and ceilings. Sunlight sparkles as dances across the heart-of-pine ooring. Antique walnu

doors from upstate New York add grandeur throughouthe home. Each room is beautifully appointed providina casual elegance that warms the heart.

Let guests draw for their own private digs. No onwill be disappointed. Gather in the loft study at the toof the stairs for reading or reminiscing. The two largguest suites include their own private baths and covereporches. Travel down the spiral log staircase with its souwood handrail to the Terrace Level to enjoy the large family room-home to a Grand piano. With its own replacand kitchenette, guests can be pampered in style hereTwo additional large guest suites oer accommodationthat any celebrity would appreciate. Walk out into thgarden with your cup of coee from this level and perusthe grounds.

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Are Articial Sweeteners Good?

Do you use articialsweeteners in order tocut calories?

Have you ever heard ofAspartame? The top threebrands of these prod-ucts consist mainly of thischemical (yes, thats right,aspartame is a chemical!),

discovered by accident in1965 by a scientist testingan ulcer drug. Next thing

you know, these chemicalsweeteners were a billiondollar industry.

Why not?Aspartame is about 200-

400 times sweeter thanregular sugar so it fools thebrain and then the pancreasinto falsely recognizing high-er serum glucose levels. Thisresults in an excess releaseof insulin in order to lowerthe false levels. Over time,

this is extremely damagingto the body and the pan-creas. The resulting eect ofexcess insulin, which drasti-cally lowers glucose levels inthe body, produce hypogly-cemic conditions. Hypogly-cemia is a dangerous condi-

tion that deprives the brainand organs of their neededenergy, glucose. The brains

response is to increase foodcraving messages -- not ex-actly what you might want ifyou are trying to cut caloriesand lose weight!

Aspartame is made ofthree major ingredients: as-partic acid, phenylalanine(both amino acids) andmethanol which is a wood al-cohol. The problem with theamino acid content is thatthey are damaging to the

brain. Aspartic acid can actas an excitotoxin, causingover stimulation of neurons.Phenylalanine in excess canresult in lower levels of Sero-tonin, which can result in de-pression and sleep disorders.

Knowing this vital infor-

mation, do you really wanto use articial sweeteners? Raw sugar, honey an

stevia are the best sourceof sweetener and are stiokay to use as long as noused in excess.

The best way to weayourself o articial sweeeners is to completely riyour diet of this chemical anthen, after a period of timeslowly introduce your choicof sugar, honey, stevia omaybe youll nd that yoneed none at all!

If you have alreadbeen diagnosed with Diabetes II, keep your sugars to a minimum, watcyour glycemic index anstay away from artificiasweeteners. Be healthand sweeten naturally.

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Investment Strategies

While there aremany individualswho have plenty

of money to invest, morethan a few hesitate to doso because they are unsureof exactly how or where toinvest their money. Finan-

cial investment strategiescan still be broken down

into simple, easy-to-under-stand terms.

Asset Allocation Oneof the most important el

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ements of a successful -nancial strategy is properasset allocation. This refersto the mix of investmentsyou have in your portfolio,and its important to keepa good balance of dierenttypes of investments likestocks, bonds and cash.

Equity Investment Strat-egies When investing

in stocks, a good rule ofthumb is to diversify yourstock portfolio across anumber of sectors; you mayalso want to overweightindustry sectors whosestocks you believe are likelyto benet from the currentoutlook for the economy.Once you have identiedthese sectors, you can be-gin to select specic stocksfrom within them.

You may want to con-

sider stocks that pay divi-dends, which can giveyour investment an add-ed boost.

Another good idea isto select companies thathave a solid foundationand have the potential tocontinue to grow over thelong term. While its noteasy to predict the future,the advice of a FinancialAdvisor and a little re-search of your own shouldenable you to meet your

long-term objectives.Fixed-Income Invest-

ment Strategies Whenyou buy a bond, you areusually promised the returnof your principal as long asyou keep it until maturity.In addition, you earn inter-est on your money beforethe bond matures. Thereare a wide variety of xed-income products available.Some can be tax-advan-

taged, and many generally

aord you a xed rate oreturn.

Estate Investment Planning Regardless oyour age, an estate plais a valuable tool that cahelp preserve your estatin the unexpected evenof your incapacitation oeven death. It can also ensure your assets are properly managed, according tyour wishes, for your heirProper estate planning caeven help reduce feder

estate taxes for your heirsWhile this is just a simp

overview of some of thmany nancial opportunties available to you, itimportant to begin younancial strategy righaway. Talk to a FinanciAdvisor to nd out morabout the ways you can talor your asset managemenstrategies to help you enjoy your money now and

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Chivalry is Not DeadI

ts not often you seemen still opening cardoors for women, pull-

ing chairs out and wait-

ing for women to enterdoors rst. Manners seemto be a thing of the pastand with the 80s femi-nist movement, men haveeven been unsure of thereaction they may receive.

Early mornings I go tomy gym and often seea husband opening hiswifes car door, pulling up

under the awning to let herout at the door and alwaysallowing her to go throughthe door before he does.Today I was working out in the same room with the cou -ple and I overheard the wife call the husband love andthis was not the rst time. How nice it renewed my faithin relationships and gave me hope for the future.

This isnt the only couple that I have seen exhibit aec-tion and respect for one another. The health club managerof Hampton Health Club and Spa, Faith Hartle, is marriedto the Golf Pro Craig Hartle at High Hampton Inn and Coun-try Club, and he brings his wife a Bucks coee every day

and at least twice a month gives her owers. Faith states,Craig is still my boyfriend after 28 years of marriage and Ilove that he still courts me. Hartle also knows the impor-tance of reciprocation and tries to take Craig lunch occa-sionally and provides an orderly and clean household. She

rmly believes that behinevery great man is a goowoman. Craig states, found out a long time aggiving up one glass of wina week could provide owers twice a month for mlovely bride. That says a loabout their relationship.

Pat and Wendy Carltoof Chinquapin Development also work out at thclub and have a wondeful story to share. After aelopement they are st

blissfully married afte16 years and share thehome with three childrentwo dogs, two bearde

dragons and three hermit crabs. They originally met oa dove field hunt and years later they were reacquained through work, and Wendy and Pat believe that thsuccess of their relationship is purposeful communication and that their relationship is faith-based.

Alice Cooper once said, Treat your wife as if you wertrying to take her home for the rst time. And I like thathought. Maybe I am one of only a few individuals whbelieve that chivalry still exists in some aspects of life. I

modern society men work to support their families ansome still continue to adhere to the chivalric code of thknights of old.

One of these days my knight in shining armor will appeaHappy Valentines Day!

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A Room With A View

What do you getwhen you com-bine a boutique

hotel with the ability toexplore several charmingtowns and cities without

the need to schlep bagsfrom one place to the nextall while soaking up somescenery? What you get isthe ultimate room with aviewa luxurious state-room on a river cruise ship!

We had the opportunityto sail onboard UniworldsRiver Beatrice in Novem-ber, and it may well havebeen the best trip we haveever taken. River cruisingembodies all the thingsthat we love about cruising

without any of the thingsthat people often objectto when they think of sail-ing on larger, ocean goingships. First and foremost,because the river cruiseships are smaller and carryso few passengers (typical-

ly 100 to 160), the embar-kation and disembarkationprocesses are a piece ofcake. No crowds, no lines,no waiting hours for yourluggage upon your arrivalor searching through a seaof black bags on the day ofyour departure. Becauseyou are sailing at a leisurelypace along the rivers, thereis no need to worry aboutfeeling seasick.

Many of the greatesttowns and cities in the

world grew up around riv-ers. Because of this and due

to their smaller size, theriver ships often dock rightin the city center. In mostcases, excursions for eachport are included with yourcruise. Your tour guides are

local and both knowledgeable and entertaining. Thtour groups are small ancan move at a pace dictaed not by the guide, but bthe group itself.

The service is top-notcwith a sta waiting to atend to your every neeand that knows your namfrom the moment you steonboard. The cuisine most often local and alwaydelicious and plentiful. Thstaterooms are appointe

with luxurious bedding anne furnishings.

No matter if you have traveled parts of the world extensively or never venturefar from home, a river cruisis something that should bon everybodys list.

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Thresholds

Happy New Year, Ev-eryone. Here weare at the begin-

ning, and weve been herebefore. The entire planetfollows the Gregorian cal-endar and we can synch

up with the momentum tocross into a New Year andnew personal territory. An-niversaries of any sort callfor review, and this cantranslate into a platform forwhats to come next. Theword resolution needs acloser look. In our privatepractice, we help clientsaddress dierent kinds ofresolve, in the form of backissues, hip and knee re-placement pain, and poordigestion. Too many folks

are resolved to thats justthe way it is, and are sur-prised and thrilled to havea breakthrough. What if wechange the word from reso-lution to New Years Revo-lution? After all, when theball drops, we throw theconfetti up, not down. The

movement for betterhealth is an uprising, andto keep on track with realchange takes awarenessof momentum. The old ad-age of sticking with myresolution seems doublesticky, maybe more like ce-ment. Change is more uid,like a river that we navigatewith responsiveness.

One basic discipline inyoga is Svadyaya (Sanskritfor Self Inquiry), teach-ing us how to ow with

change. Using powers ofobservation and reection,we gain self-knowledgeand then apply that to self-mastery. The New YearsResolution is a turn towardself-mastery each year. Ifwe want to be better eachyearstronger, more or-

ganized, more exiblehappier, then eective anlasting change begins witSelf-Inquiry. This meantaking a look at patternswhat we do and why we dit, and in the context of current times, before adoptinmore and more resolve.

Freedom of body movement combined with growing self-knowledge is an exciting way to live. Resolvinto a more unstuck bodcan support the change

to positive habits that onis looking for this time oyear. Healing a painful backa sore foot, a frozen shouder, or tight hamstrings casurprise us with well-beinand bring energy for personal change. Lets just movskillfully forward in 2013.

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Cold and Flu

SeasonDo you dread thewintertime becauseyou usually getsick? Do you typically endup getting a u shot? Weat Mountain Air WellnessCenters believe in beingyour own advocate and do-ing your research beforeresorting to getting thatshot! Though many con-

sider the u vaccine a pre-ventive approach, there

is considerable evidenceto the contrary. A well-guarded secret in the medi-cal community is that the

Cochrane Database Review (recognized internationallyas the highest standard in evidence-based healthcare)does not lend indisputable scientic conrmation to thebelief and/or propaganda that u vaccines are safe andeective! Furthermore, there are other alarming ndingsabout the u shot, including the fact that the receiptof the seasonal u vaccine among Canadians actually in-

creased the rate of medically attended pandemic H1N1infection. Vaccines, therefore, may actually decrease re-sistance to viral infection via their immunosuppressiveactions. (PLOS study) Basically, the u shot is not thehelpful vaccination that some health agencies claim.

Fortunately for all of us, avoiding the u does not re-quire a u vaccination. Whether you choose to get theu shot or not, there are a few simple guidelines for keep-ing your immune system functioning properly in order toavoid getting sick, as well as being suitably equipped forfaster healing time if you do become ill during the winterseason. Important steps to take include cutting sugar,

wheat, dairy, caeine, and processed foods out of yourdiet when youre exp

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