September 29, 2014

Ridge Spring News

 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 18^th at the Ridge Spring Civic Center.  Applications will be available at Town Hall and will soon be on line at www.townofridgespring.com

Bingo-Thursday, October 23^rd 6pm concessions, 7pm games-Civic Center

Gospel Night-Friday, October 24^th-gazebo

Saturday, October 25^th-arts&crafts, food, parade, exhibits, games, local speakers, entertainment and much more

There were 4 vendors at the market Saturday. They were Bell Farms One Ash Farm and Dairy, Bobby and Loris Yonce and Mr. and Mrs. Raborn.

PAT'S CORNER is now reopened and hoping that everyone will take a few minutes to stop by to browse and to say hello. Thanks or your patience and all your good wishes.

Lee Ann Perez- One Ash Farm and Dairy has a new batch of our homemade Herbal Heal-All Salve.  This salve is made in small batches at the farm and is a natural aid for itches, bites, scratches and bruises.  We will have a limited quantity of the salve at Ridge Spring and Johnston Markets, or visit our web site atwww.OneAshFarmAndDairy.com, or call the farm at (803) 649-9172 if you are interested

Noel Steele, Cumbee Place: Well, We had our first Board meeting last night and we have a very solid group that is very excited to get things Rolling in the Ridge Region. 2015 is going to be an awesome year. We are working on getting our Welcome Center at Cumbee Place stocked and decorated. We would love your help. Our Region reaches out about 25 to 30 miles from Ridge Spring and encompasses Batesburg-Leesville, Monetta, Ridge Spring, Ward, Johnston, Edgefield, Saluda, Wagner, and Pelion. If you have any old pictures of these towns and even some great new ones we would love to see them and put them in Cumbee Place Welcome Center. We also would love to have some of the old Farms and Homes in the area. Please give me a call if you have anything or know of someone that has some of these old pictures. We will make copies and return the originals safely back to you. Also we have a lot of great photographers and artist in this area. If you have Photographed, Painted, or drawn recognizable scenes around the Ridge Region and would like to donate a copy to the Cumbee Place we will be happy to give you full credit for your work.
The Cumbee Place is a 501c3 Nonprofit Corporation designed to benefit the Communities on the Ridge. We value your time, and input and look forward to your visit. 

Ridge Antiques & Dry Goods: A big thank you to all who came out for the Sidewalk Sale Saturday.  It was an absolutely beautiful day in Ridge Spring with lots of smiling faces.  As a result of all the deals, our dealers have been quite busy this week re-stocking their booths.  Come on in and see what's new!

Jeff Clamp, Band Director, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle / High School

The RS-M True Blue Marching Band competed in the Mustang Classic at Midland Valley High School on Saturday, September 20th. The band received an overall rating of "excellent" and placed second in Class A defeating Wagener-Salley High School and losing to Class AAA Emerald High School. The next competition for RS-M will be on Saturday, October 4th at the Palmetto Esprit de Corps Invitational at Irmo High School. Performance time for the True Blue Band is 2:00.

AARS Art Center: Jim Harrison will be at the art center on Sunday, October 5 from 1:00 to 4:00. The Art Center of Ridge Spring is located 108 Maintenance Rd. Mr, Harrison will have a one day exhibition and reception with notecards prints and books available. free admission  

Evon Kenner: Jerusalem Baptist Church will have its Men & Women's Fellowship Service Sunday, October 5th at 3:00 PM.  The guest minister for the occasion will be Rev. Curtis Blocker of St. John Baptist Church, Langley, SC.  You are invited to attend and if additional information is required please contact Rev. Sim Murray at 706-210-0433.

A Village Post Office is being set up at the Nut House where you can buy stamps, mail packages that qualify for a flat rate, and visit with Joe.  Joe is open every day of the week except Sunday.
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Josie Rodgers:

My parents, Jim & Rosalyn Pressley, celebrated their 30^th anniversary this past Saturday.  I was 15 when they married but knew Jim for several years before that day.  What wonderful parents they are and even more fabulous grandparents and great-grandparents!  Together, they have 4 children, 6 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.  We love them both so very much!​

Blood Drive sponsored by Titan Farms: Thurs., Oct. 2, from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Ridge Spring Fire Dept. in honor of Titan seasonal worker Francisco Arteaga Tolentino who was injured in a traffic accident.

            RSM Elem: A Read-A-Thon will be taking place October 6 – 10.  Each student will read for 30 minutes each day in the classroom & collect donations from family & friends to raise money for the school and raise awareness about how important reading is.

First in Math: Students are competing against themselves, other students in our school, and students from all across the nation to boost their math skills. For the week ending September 19, the school has completed 60,951 math problems. Students have earned 20,317 stickers. The team of the week is: Mrs. Lee’s 4^th grade class.  The player of the week is KaNaan Ligons of Mrs. Najmola’s 4^th grade class; he earned 522 stickers. The top teams for each grade level include Mrs. Martin ( K5), Mrs. Rodgers (1^st grade), Mrs. Shealy (2^nd grade), Mrs. Cockrell (3^rd grade), Mrs. Lee (4^th grade), and Mrs. Wilson (5^th grade).  We look forward to these math geniuses to be top in the nation!

The next PTO Meeting is Mon., Oct. 13, at 6:30 p.m.

The students are collecting Coca-Cola caps in order to get reward points for new PE equipment. Please bring in your Coke caps and turn them in to Coach Bundrick or Coach Shealy to help out the school! They are also collecting pop tops, Campbell Soup labels, and Box Tops for Education. Please send these to Mrs. Miller in the Library Media Center.

The would like to thank Christie Cato for her donation of book bags to our school! They are greatly appreciated! Also, many thanks to Derrick Equipment for sponsoring the faculty lunch during the early release day this week.

RSM Middle:  Join us Oct. 23 as we celebrate the opening of our new school with a dedication ceremony.  More details to come!

RSM High: The 2014 Homecoming Queen crowned last Friday night was Tiana Oakman-Tucker.  Other royalty included Miss Freshman Ja’ceel Tyler, Miss Sophomore Alicia Key, and Miss Junior Destiny Brewer.  Craig Burton was named Mr. Football and Mr. Homecoming.  The sophomore class won the chant contest, and the juniors won the banner contest.    The Trojans pounded the Whitmire Wolverines for an exciting Homecoming win!

Reminders: 

Oct. 2: Blood Drive

October 4, 2014 Blessing of the Animals—Mount Calvary,  from 10:00am – 2:00pm

Oct. 16: FORS Meeting Cumbee Place

Oct. 18: Harvest Festival Beauty Pageant

Oct. 23: Bingo

Oct. 24: Gospel Night, Cake and Pie Contest

Oct, 25: HARVEST FESTIVAL

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 2^nd & 4^th 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 at &7:00 PM Library