Tuesday, September 2, 2014

September 1, 2014
Ridge Spring News

Have you been to the Farmers’’ Market this summer.  WE are winding down but the produce is still fresh and the bet around.  Come on down from 8:00 AM till noon.  Don’t forget the Sidewalk Sale on September 20th that will include t he several vendors at the market with fresh produce, too.

Next RS Harvest Festival meeting will be held Tuesday, September 9th at 7:00 pm at the Ridge Spring Library.  This year's theme is "Have you thanked a farmer today?"

Antiques at the Ridge, Janet Lybrand: Please join us for our Annual FALL Gathering
At Primitives at the Ridge Sept 5th and 6th from 10 am ‘til 4:30 pm. The shop will be full of pumpkins, gourds, pilgrims, turkeys, fall foliage and lots of other things! We will be closed Thursday, Sept 4th to get ready. Check out facebook.com/primitivesattheridge for a sneak preview! 502 E. Main St., Ridge Spring, SC 803-685-7399/803-645-5443

Off the Beaten Path has moved to the Cumbee Place.  The Re-opening on September 4th is bigger and better! New merchandise; things for the home such as Clemson and Carolina wreaths and things for you such as jewelry, clothing and children's items are here. We even carry creations by locals like our very own Kim Steele. Can't wait to see everyone! (The Cumbee Place is the old funeral home that has been renovated and looks new and great.  Check it out at the East end of Main Street.)

From David Marshall James: 
Fifty years ago this past August, principal photography wrapped on “The Sound of Music,” which would premier in March 1965 and go on to become the highest-grossing film of all time, a distinction it held into the early 1970s.  However, for the year 1965, it came in second to—“Mary Poppins,” which premiered 50 years ago, in August 1964.  Julie Andrews may have lost her Broadway role of Eliza Doolittle to Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady,” but in 1965, Andrews was the biggest star on the planet.
She would receive the Best Actress Oscar for “Mary Poppins,” and “The Sound of Music” would win Best Picture.  Few films have had the sort of repeat business that “TSOM” had—plus, it was incredibly popular in Europe.  In England, it played for years in one theater.  Moreover, the soundtrack album topped the American record charts for months.  In the United Kingdom, that album was second only to The Beatles for the entire decade of the 1960s.
If “ray” means “a drop of golden sun” in your lexicon, you should indulge in “The Sound of Music’ Family Scrapbook,” which includes remembrances from the seven actors who portrayed the Von Trapp children in the film.  As with any good scrapbook, this one is filled with photographs, particularly of location shooting in Salzburg, Austria.  These young actors were accompanied by their mothers, who seem to have had a contest as to who could take the most pictures.  If you like the film, this volume will register as one of your “favorite things.”

Harvest Festival News
Get your golf cart ready.  Compete during the Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Parade.  Show everyone what you are made of.  More details later.
The Miss Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Pageant will be held on Saturday, October 18th at the Ridge Spring Civic Center.  Applications will be available at Town Hall at the beginning of September.
Bingo-Thursday, October 23rd 6pm concessions, 7pm games-Civic Center
Gospel Night-Friday, October 24th-gazebo
Saturday, October 25th-arts&crafts, food, parade, exhibits, games, local speakers, entertainment and much more

Anne Smith:JOHNSTON FARMER'S & ARTIST'S MARKET continues every Thursday from 4-6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse building on Calhoun Street.  Vendors are offering boiled peanuts, peas (shelled & unshelled), tomatoes, fresh corn, peaches (season coming to an end), sweet potatoes, onions, Asian pears, watermelons, sourdough bread, chow-chow, pickles, cookies, cakes & pies.  In addition to the great fresh food items, offerings include handmade soaps, decorator pillows, pillowcases, aprons, artist prints, note cards and something new every week!  Always, Lion's Club brooms can be purchased (house $10, warehouse $12 and whisk $3).  For additional information call Anne Smith at 803-275-4097 or Donna Livingston at 803-275-0010.

The new exhibit at Aiken Center for the Arts of new works by local artists Judy Adamick and Anne Rauton Smith will begin on Tuesday, September 2nd and continue through the month.  A reception will be held on Thursday, September 11th, from 6 - 8 p.m. and the public is welcomed.  Aiken Center for the Arts is located at 122 Laurens Street SW in Aiken.

Gail Moody Johnson: The RS-M Lady Trojans Volleyball team has its' home opener  on Wednesday against Saluda with JV @ 5:00 followed by Varsity @ 6:30!!  Come out and support YOUR home team!!!
Josie Rodgers:
Ice bucket challenges are everywhere!  While the cold water and other positive challenges have been around for quite some time, the ALS challenge is the hot one right now.  Lou Gherig’s is a rare disease, but it is astonishing to see how many people have or know someone who has or has fought ALS.  It’s wonderful to see so many people not only recognizing the need to DO something to make changes in the world, but they are actually DOING it—donating money and getting doused with icy water. 
My challenge supported the Make-A-Wish Foundation because that is a charity near to my heart because of Princess Leagrace.  Whatever charity you choose, please donate and spread the word.  Social media has its problems and people who misuse and abuse it, but so many more people use this type of media for the good of the world. If you haven’t been challenged to the cold water or ice bucket challenges, consider yourself challenged by me!  And let me know what happened!
Another movie you simply MUST see is God’s Not Dead.  Many of you have probably already seen it, but we just got the chance Sunday night.  It was powerful and moving!  This is another DVD I will own!  Anna and her friend Sara Miller went to see When the Game Stands Tall, yet another movie I really need to see!  Their reviews were uplifting and positive!
RSM Middle:  I finally got to visit the new school last Friday, and it is beautiful!  I didn’t get to tour or stay too long, but just my little preview was fantastic!  The kids seem quite excited to learn how to use lockers!  Poor 8th graders will have one year with them and then no lockers at the high school (state fire marshal code prevents it).  Come by and let the staff show your our fine facilities!  Open House will be held soon; this would be a perfect time to see the new school!
RSM High:  School pictures were taken this week!  Do you remember your class picture days?  Worried about your hair, your clothes, your make-up?  Disappointment as the picture came back not resembling you at all (or so you thought?).  As a sophomore, I had just gotten a cosmetology student to give me my first perm not too long before school pictures.  Oh my goodness, my hair was a whirlwind of blonde tresses that looked teased and windblown!  Horrible!  I finally got my hair back to normal, but when yearbooks were delivered in the spring, there was that hideous picture again!  At least my senior pictures were decent!
The high school will host Open House Mon., Sept. 15.  More details later!

Brenda Disher:  A Caregivers Support Group for caretakers of Alzheimer's and Dementia patients will be held monthly at Ridge Spring Library. The Support Group will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7 pm beginning Tues., Sept. 9, at 7 pm.
Reminders: 
Sept. 4: Reopen of Off the Beaten Path
Sept. 4: Needle Craft Night @ AARS Gallery
Sept. 5 & 6: Fall Gathering @ Primitives at the Ridge
Sept. 9: Harvest Festival Meeting
Sept. 20: Sidewalk Sale
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. 
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 Recovery Works, 2269 Ridge Spring Hwy.  Please enter on Ponderosa Drive and park in the Visitor Parking Area.

Every second Tuesday: Alzheimer’s & Dementia support group meeting

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