April 7,
2014
2014 Harvest Festival
PLEASE HELP SAVE THE
HARVEST FESTIVAL!!!!!!! The 2014 Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Committee is in desperate
need of volunteers to fill the many activities that it takes for Ridge Spring
to host a festival. We need your valuable input. If we do not get
adequate assistance this year, the future of this 33-year-old tradition will be
in jeopardy. Email Joanne Crouch@ joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or call (803)685-5577 before 9pm. Leave message and
I will respond to you.
Pat's Corner will be closed temporarily. Visit
us again in May
RIDGE SPRING FIRE
DEPARTMENT BENEFIT In Memory of MICHAEL B. ADAMICK will be held Saturday, May
3, 2014 5:00 pm – til There will be a street dance Street Dance with MUSIC BY STEELE JUSTICE BAND Tickets are
$10.00 for the BBQ Dinner that will begin being served at 5:00 PM Bake
Sale included. The Auction will begin at 6:00 PM. The event is held at the
Ridge Spring Fire Department near the town square.
RS-M
Reunion is coming in May on the 24th. There are several of you that need to get
your money in so we do not go in the hole like we did last time. With the gernocity of anonymous alumni we did
not go in the hole that much but there was none left over to give to the RS_M
High School faculty. There are a few we
cannot get in touch with and they are Class of 68 Janie Eula Quattlebaum and Janice Marie
Workman. The representatives of that
class are Sandra
DuBose and Mary Edmonds. Please contact
me at hfhouseholder@gmail.com or at 803.480.1207 with any information.
White
flag iris is in bloom. My grandmother
said that was the flag letting you know spring is here.
Do
you remember the Burma Shave signs? Our town now has our own as you come into
town from Batesburg on highway 23. Joe
Cal Watson has put them up in his orchard about pecans. Different readings will be coming. The one I remember from the 50s or 60s was on
Highway #1 going into Gilbert from Ridge Spring that read Henry the VIII Sure
Had Trouble, Short-term Wives, Long-term Stubble, Burma Shave.
Fresh
asparagus is in and may be purchased at the Fallaw’s. Just follow the signs fount near
Monetta. Strawberries are next.
Pollen
is here with a vengeance. Have you been
driving and wondering if you are going into a cloud of smoke then realize it is
pollen.
It
is the Masters Week. Perhaps we will
attract some tourists to our town. FORS
did place rack cards in the Aiken Welcome Center.
Clematis
is blooming. The wisteria and dogwoods
really dress up everything. The yellow
jasmine, our state flower, is in full bloom (I consider it a weed if it gets
into my flower garden, though.)
The Palmetto Tractor Club
will be displaying their vintage tractors at the Magnolia Ridge show on May 17th
at the Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering. Check out the web site
Peach Tree 23 Yard Sale has
a facebook page. Check it out too. Report is there are only a few public places
left in our town.
Friends of Ridge Spring will
meet Thursday April 17 at the Parrish House of the Episcopal Church, located at
the end of Green Street across from Pat’s Antiques. Join us.
Mt.
Calvary Lutheran Church will host the Arpad Darazs Singers in concert on
Sunday, May 4 at 4:00 pm. This choral group performs several concerts each year
at churches throughout the state. The members of Mt. Calvary are honored they
have chosen to perform their Spring Concert at our church. Everyone who enjoys
beautiful music is invited to join us for this free concert. A reception will follow
the concert.
The
Arpad Darazs Singers are from the Midlands. In October 2013, they celebrated
the twenty-sixth anniversary of their first public performance. Their musical
mentor, Dr. Arpad A. Darazs , came to the United States from Hungary in 1957. Dr. Darazs joined the faculty of the
University of South Carolina in 1966. He founded the University of South
Carolina Concert Choir and the Palmetto Mastersingers. He also conducted the
Columbia Boys Choir, the Columbia Barbershop Chorus, and the First Presbyterian
Church Choir. Dr. Darazs died in 1986. Robert D. Neese, Jr., along with several
other USC music alumni, formed the Arpad Darazs Singers in 1987
and has been its sole conductor.
Johnston residents, Connie and Butch Austin, are members of this choral
ensemble.
The OUR SUNDAY BEST TALENT SHOWCASE will be
next Sunday April 13th at 400 PM at the Saluda Theater. Special performances by local artists and is
sponsored by The Helpful Hands Community Mission in Ridge Spring SC. Grand prize in $100.00 and a $2.00 donation
at the door will be appreciated. Children 16 and under will be free.
Joanne Crouch, AARS President.
Saturday, April 12 from 2-4pm, Donna Minor
will host a class, “Rustic Easter Basket.”
The project will be a small gourd with pine needle weaving with a rustic
handle. Class fee of $35 will cover all
supplies and materials. Ages 10 and
older.
Saturday, May 10th from 10-noon
will be a Dip N’ Splash special event for Mother’s Day-Mother-Daughter Casual
Tea. We will provide the tea and
cookies, paint and supplies and you enjoy the experience of taking the time to
do an activity with that someone special.
Cost of class is $40 for mother and daughter. Space is limited to 6 mother-daughter pairs.
Josie
Rodgers
Thank
you for all your prayers! My grandson
River does NOT have a liver disorder!
Because Leagrace’s Citrullinemia is a genetic disorder, there was a
possibility that River could also have it.
He does not, and we are grateful.
Have I said lately how beautiful my grandbabies are?.
RSM Teachers of the Year:
Congratulations to K5 teacher, Retta Havird, and high school English
teach Mrs. Kayla Hostetler, for being chosen as two of the 5 finalists for the
Aiken County Teacher of the Year. Both ladies are now a part of the 2014-2015
Honor Court. The finalists were chosen from 37 school-level teachers of the
year. The Aiken County Teacher of the Year will be announced April, 28,
2014. What an honor for our small
community to have 2 on the Honor Court!
RSM High News: The
FFA will open its Spring Festival of Flowers April 15-17,
with an invitation only event the afternoon of April 14 between 1-5pm. On display in the Agriculture Department’s
greenhouse are impatiens, lantana, begonias, petunias, marigolds, and vincas as
well as tomatoes and peppers. The RS-M
Greenhouse is a fundraiser for the Agriculture Program and proceeds from the
sale support Agriculture Education. Come see the displays and make a purchase
to support agriculture at RSM High.
The
National Beta Club, under the
guidance of Mrs. Lee McCall,
inducted new members Feb. 27: Deshondria Abney, Ty’Miyah Tyler, Amber
Bailey, Baylee Williams, Alicia Key, Andrew Moyer, Ethan Aimar, Auston Garcia,
Noah Scott, Miranda Middlebrooks, Joelle Leguizamon, David Leguizamon, and
Denaja-Juan Padgett. Beta Club
officers are President Aly Cromer, Vice
President Brandon Tarleton, Secretary Cristal Gonzalez, and Treasurer Quameshia
Gantt.
RSM
High held a Renaissaince Pep Rally,
a celebration of student and teacher accomplishments for the third
quarter. The Color Guard opened the assembly with a stellar performance in
costume. The drama team presented two intriguing monologues. Micala
Fox gave a speech on “class,” a plea for her generation to step up to the
plate to display noble character.
Students with perfect attendance
for the third quarter and those on Honor
Roll were celebrated as well. The
“Student of the Month” and the “Staffulty Member of the Month” were hailed, and
two poems were recited by Rap Leaphart
and Belle Key. The Drum Line concluded the festivities.
The Teacher of the Month for March was English teacher and drama
instructor Ms. Kerry Jackson,
nominated by Tiana Oakman-Tucker. The
Student of the Month, Sergio Osuna-Perez,
was nominated by Mrs. Holley and chosen by the faculty.
The
Virtual Enterprise Class, under the
instruction of Ms. Janice Douda,
participated in a conference in Myrtle Beach Mar. 8-10. The group competed in categories of booth
display, website, commercial business cards, and flyers. The students learned a great deal about
real-world business ventures and how to work with others.
A new stop sign has been placed at the intersection
in front of the school’s library thanks to the concern of Mr. Wintrode and the
creativity of Patrick Padgett and Jamie Hartley. Please be aware of school traffic always,
especially at this intersection.
May 26 will be the final snow make-up
day for RSM schools. Graduation
has been set for Fri., June 6, at 6 pm at the USC-Aiken Convocation Center.
Rene
Miller: RSM Elem/Mid News
RSM would like to thank Aiken Electric for their generous donation to our RSM Special Olympic participants.
Pizzas were bought for our students during their participation at the Spring
Games at Midland Valley Mar. 28.
RSM would like to send a great big thank you
to the Ridge Spring Woman’s Study Club
for their generous donation of $2000 to our media center!
Terrific
Kids for March for Self-Control: Matthew Fuller-Leistner, Romeo Ruiz, Karina
Ventura-Perez, Trevon Williamson, Fredy Mendez-Cabana, James Smith, Jemmell
Morris, Honesty Monroe, Madisyn Odekirk,
Conner Martin, Ramiro Zuniga, Emma
Puckett, Omari Morris, Tamia Hill, Logan
Gentry, Kyla Padgett, Gabriel Rueda, Stephanie Portillo, Alisha Brooks, Haley
Long, Isaias Figueroa, Seth Fallaw,
Ashlyn Floyd, Katelyn Matranga, John
Layton, Brenna Edwards, Davon Harrison,
Ally Poe, & Philip
Powell. Teachers were Coach Bundrick and
Mrs. Melville.
First
graders visited the Ruth
Patrick Science Center Mar. 17. Students used computers to create graphs,
observed constellations in the planetarium, and learned about cold-blooded
creatures. The trip provided hands-on opportunities which enhanced the learning
experience. The trip was truly a rewarding experience!
Reminders:
April 13: Talent Show sponsored by Helpful Hands Community Mission
April 17: Friends of Ridge Spring Meeting @5:00 PM
May 3: RS Volunteer Fire Dept. Fund Raiser
May 17: Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering
Ridge
Spring Library hours:
Mon/Tues 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:30 pm; Fri 12:30 pm -4:30 pm;
Sat 9 am -12:00 noon. The Ridge Spring Library always needs volunteers to help.
They have also received donated books.
Please call Pat Asbill if you are interested in volunteering.
Every 2nd & 4th
Monday: Kids' Corner Story Time 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Ridge Spring Library.
Every first Tuesday of
the Month: AARS meets 685-5783
Every Wednesday: AA
meets at Recovery Works
Every
Monday & Friday: Narcotics
Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings 7:00 pm at The Ridge Spring Library
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