by Jaye Grimes | Nov 1, 2023 | 2023 | Nov-Dec Issue, Stories
Just before Christmas 1973, members of the Hi-Y Club at Cherokee High School asked fifteen-year-old Tim Cavender to dress up as Santa and distribute candy during a school assembly. The boy who would later be known as “Santa Tim” gave the club a firm “absolutely not.”... 
by Leana Conway | Nov 1, 2023 | 2023 | Nov-Dec Issue, Stories
In March 2023 Dr. Jeff Dobson, a geographer born in Canton, found himself snowed in on an Argentine Antarctic Command base for his seventy-eighth birthday. He could not have devised a better way to celebrate. Jeff, a true adventurer, has visited fifty-seven countries... 
by Rebecca Johnston | Nov 1, 2023 | 2023 | Nov-Dec Issue, Stories
One of the Lucky Ones: Copilot of First Plane Shot Down at Pearl Harbor For Canton resident Joan Reid Ahrens, the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor has a personal meaning as well as an historic one. Her father, Air Force Colonel Ernest LeRoy “Roy” Reid, had... 
by Staff Writer | Nov 1, 2023 | 2023 | Nov-Dec Issue, Hayden's Review, Stories
For this special edition of Hayden’s Review we visited four Canton spots to sample seasonal sips and spreads sure to warm you up as the temperature drops. From Alma Coffee’s Otoño roast to savory dishes from Big Easy BBQ and Dive Southern Coastal Kitchen to a cozy... 
by Ashley Velez | Nov 1, 2023 | 2023 | Nov-Dec Issue, Stories
Ask any local outdoors person or nature lover: there’s nothing quite like the anticipation of fall and winter in Cherokee County. While some of us may prefer to hibernate during the colder months, many thrive in the great outdoors, knowing it is a perfect time... 
by Angela Chambers | Nov 1, 2023 | 2023 | Nov-Dec Issue, Stories
On Thanksgiving Day all around the country, families and friends will gather and likely discuss the things for which they are grateful. We don’t usually think about what being grateful actually means—the nature of gratitude. We might not think about it in detail, but...