July 27, 2015 Ridge Spring News

The Ridge Spring Farmers’ Market had 10 vendors again.  A new one just drove up with a pick-up load of Georgia Rattlesnake watermelon.  He was delighted with his sales.  Several of the vendors sold out around 9:30 and I sold out by 11:00.  It was a successful day for customers, vendors, and our town.  Sherald Rodgers will have no more regular tomatoes. Leonard Bell was there with crowder peas, corn and more.  His family sold out completely by noon.  Mrs. Carr was there with a great load of produce from Titan Farms.  Jerald was there with peaches.  We had two super tasting tables with great food.  Carter and I now eat breakfast there with something from Samantha McClure and something from Denise Boatwright.  Much of the produce goes pretty early in the morning at least by 10:00 except for the boiled peanuts. (We are so fortunate to have really great farms and farmers around.) So much fun was had by all and the weather was perfect.  Do come this Saturday and check us out.  Stay and visit for a while, too.

The T-SHIRTS are in.  Prices are children’s shirts $10.00 in medium and large.  Adults are $12.00 for short sleeves and $15.00 each for long sleeves in sizes small to XXXlarge.  There are no sweat shirts but there are long sleeve T-shirts.  Contact Noel at Cumbee Place.

Lee Ann Perez- One Ash Farm and Dairy: Stop by our table and visit for awhile at the Ridge Spring Farmers Market!  I will be there on Saturday from about 10:00 am- noon with fresh baked breads and our line of apothecary items including our homemade soaps (lye and non-lye).  And of course our Grade A Whole Raw Milk!  If you want to make sure I have a gallon or 1/2 gallon for you, please preorder by calling me by Friday noon-  (803) 649-9172 or send a message via our website  at www.OneAshFarmAndDairy.com   Hope to see you Saturday.

Ridge Antiques & Dry Goods: Hot, hot, hot!  Come on in out of the heat into our air conditioned shop and enjoy big savings on wonderful vintage and antique relics from the past.  We are joining with the other stores in Ridge Spring to bring you a little bit of Christmas in July.  Ridge Antiques, Olde Treasures, Primitives on the Ridge, Pat's Antiques and Off the Beaten Path are all participating in this special sale. This means discounts on many items -not just holiday items - throughout the stores and just plain fun shopping. Better hurry though as the end of July is nearly here!

Gail Moody-Johnson: 9 member of The RSM Lady Trojan Basketball team traveled to the University of North Carolina this summer for the Sylvia Hatchell Basketball Camp!  The girls played basketball 10 hours per day!  Along with the bumps and bruises that come with the game, the girls enjoyed competing with and against athletes from 28 states and 3 foreign countries!  The made a lot of new friends whom we hope will become lifelong friends!  So when you see the girls in UNC Lady Tar Heels gear just ask them how much they enjoyed the experience and challenge them to show what they've learned on the hardwood this season!!! 

Also Volleyball is underway for the 2015 Season!  All RSMMHS girls interested in playing volleyball this season must have a current year physical dated after May 1, 2015 to try out on Tuesday AUGUST 4th @ 10:00 a.m. at the high school gym! The physical form can be picked up from the school or can be printed off line from the state web site at  schsl.org! 

Book Pick from David Marshall James:   M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney) took the traditional English country mystery and stood it on its ear—or knocked it on its bum.  Her Agatha Raisin series, set in a Cotswold village and the nearby city of Mircester, features the ever-vain, ever-resourceful P.I. agency entrepreneur Agatha Raisin, who’s never far from a pack of ciggies and a gin-and-tonic.  Actually, “Aggie” started the agency because she was bored in her early retirement from public relations.  And, although she’ll gladly send one of her myrmidons out to search for your missing  pet or klepped-off patio furniture, she’s usually on the trail of a murderer.

       The joy in reading about La Raisin is that she’s the kind of person who winds up ticking everyone off, sooner than later.  That extends right down to her village vicar, Rev. Bloxby, who refers to her as “that Raisin woman.”  With the publication of the latest Agatha Raisin novel, “Dishing the Dirt,” in September, the series will run to 26 volumes.

       If 26 Agatha’s aren’t enough for you, Beaton has another series—this one numbering more than 30 novels.  The Hamish mysteries (actually it’s Hamish surnamed “That Scottish Play by Wm. Shakespeare,” yet we of the superstitious bent will leave it to Miss Beaton and Mr. Shakespeare to bandy it about) focus on a Luddite detective in a small loch town in the Scottish Highlands.  No hint of “electronics” in Hamish’s live-in constabulary outpost, which is heated by a potbellied stove and is found quite homey not only by Hamish, but also by his “wee beasties,” Lugs the dog and Soncie the cat.  Although not as explicitly humorous as her Raisin mysteries, Beaton’s Hamishes move at an entertainingly lively pace.  Indeed, Beaton holds her novels to the Dame Agatha Christie standard; that is, to paraphrase Christie, that if a mystery novel runs to more than 70,000 words, it is either padded, or ought to be split into two books.  Wise words from a multibillion-selling author, and from a likeminded countrywoman who has had more than 50 novels published.

The Harvest Festival T-Shirts are in.  Check them out on facebook.  You can buy one, or buy more than one if you like. 

The Harvest Festival cake and pie contest that will be held on Friday September 18^th

The Harvest Festival Bingo will be September 17^th.

The Harvest Festival Arts and Crafts is expecting antiques and vintage sellers.

The Harvest Festival parade is accepting entries.

 The Harvest Festival web site, the town of Ridge Spring facebook and the Friends of Ridge Spring web site each have the applications.

Once again, RS United Methodist Church is sponsoring a Beat the Heat Blitz for the Ridge Spring Fire Department.  On Sat., Aug. 23, you may bring waters and Gatorades to the fire department anytime between 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.  This event is a tremendous help for those men and women who battle blazes, save lives, and help out community in all kinds of ways. Cash donations will also be accepted. For more information, contact Nanette Hughes

Nonie's handmade children's boutique is still looking for people that makes things for children like clothes and accessories, toys, blankets etc. Call Noel Steele at 803-609-7152. We are looking to open in October.

Art Center of Ridge Spring By Joanne Crouch, president:  The Ridge Spring Woman Study Club has donated funds to the Art Center to be used to fund art education projects to benefit the community.  This service organization has donated to our group for many years.  The kiln is officially up and running.  We are preparing pottery workshops for the fall (schedule to be released soon). A Polymer Clay Jewelry class will be held on, Sat., Aug. 1, from 9-1 for $35 with Candace Bush, instructor.  The class will cost $35 which will cover all supplies.  Contact Candace at 803/275-4014 to secure your spot in the class.

Saluda County Library Summer Reading Program 2015: Come by the library to sign up for summer reading or sign up at our website www.youseemore.com/saluda There are prizes for all ages, including babies, children, teens and adults Friday, July 31st, 10 a.m. Local Heroes – Come hear the stories of a Policeman, Fireman and a Soldier

Reminders:

July: Christmas at the shoppes

Aug. 1: Watson Reunion

Aug. 1: Art Center Polymer Clay Jewelry Class

Aug. 23: Beat the Heat Blitz

Sept. 17: Harvest Festival BINGO

Sept. 18: Cake and Pie Contest sponsored by Bank’s Drugs

Sept. 18: Gospel Night

Sept. 19: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival

Ridge Spring Library hours: Mon/Tues 8:30 am - 12 pm; Wed., 12:30 – 4:30; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:00 pm; Fri 8:30 am -4:30 pm, Saturday from 9:00 until noon,

Every 2^nd & 4^th Monday:  Kids' Corner Story Time 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Ridge Spring Library. 

Every 2^nd Monday:  RSM Elem PTO meets at 6:30 pm in the media center. 

Every Friday & Saturday:  AARS hours 10 – 4 or by appt, free admission

RSM Elementary Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm

RSM High Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm

Wardlaw Academy Summer hours:  Tues, Wed, Thurs 9 am – noon

King Academy Summer hours:  Mon – Fri 9 am - 1 pm or by appointment

July 20, 2015

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

The RS-M True Blue Marching Band will continue band camp beginning Monday, July 20th.  Practices will be Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with breaks throughout the day.  Please contact Mr. Clamp at the school if you have questions.

The Ridge Spring Farmers’ Market had 10 vendors Saturday.  Mr and Mrs. George Raborn came with 10 half bushels of peas at about 7:00 and some of their honey.  By 9:00 AM they were packing up.  Bobby and Loris had some Endless Summer and red Knock out roses for sale.  Of course I had my peanuts and sole out with the help of my grandson Max.  Sherald Rodgers was there with his produce with Leonard Bell and his wagon of veggies, Jeanette Carr with her large trailer of fresh produce, Samantha McClure who with her home-made goodies (She sold out), Gerald Watson with Titan Farm Peaches and he sold out too.  Free Stone peaches are in!!!!!!  Lee Ann Perez came about 10:30 with her fresh milk, eggs, and more homemade items.  Denise Boatwright will be back this coming Saturday and hopefully the Raborns with their peas.  We all will look forward to seeing you there.

I forgot to mention last week that Juniper celebrated their 10^th year of being a great part of our town and serving great food ALL THE TIME.

Jean Thomas: Olde Treaures   Christmas in July.....featuring Christmas items and markdowns within participating booths.  Also Ridge Antiques will be offering sale items...Primitives is having a 20% off sale the month of July and Off the Beaten Path is having a 20 to 50% Sale on select items.  Four shops are within sight of each other with great deals and merchandise.  See you Thursday thru Saturday in Ridge Spring! While you're there visit the other shops Pat's and Harriet's and the Art Gallery and have lunch also.  Lots to offer in this small town.....good things come in small packages!

Lee Ann Perez-  One Ash Farm and Dairy: This week I thought I would share a trick that we use to preserve our abundance of Eggplant.   First, we pick them young so they are tender and firm.  Wash and peel your eggplant.  Slice into rounds that are about 1/4 inch thick. Dip into beaten egg, then into breadcrumbs (I use those pre-made kind that are Italian seasoned).  Lay the coated slices in a single layer on a cookie sheet and put in the  freezer.  In a few hours take them out and place in one- meal batches in freezer bags.  When you are ready to eat them, simply take out of the freezer, fry up in some hot oil, and enjoy!

If you like to talk about recipes and tips like this, come visit me at the Ridge Spring Farmers Market!  I am there every Saturday from 10:00- about noon.  I will always have a supply of our apothecary line-including homemade soaps (lye and regular), herbal salves and other goodies; fresh veggies and pastured eggs when available; fresh baked

goods; and of course our Grade A Raw Milk!  If you want to make sure I have milk (or anything else) for you, please pre-order  by calling me by Friday noon at (803) 649-9172, or send us a message through the website at www.OneAshFarmAndDairy.com.  Thanks and hope to see you soon!

Art Center of Ridge Spring By Joanne Crouch, president

The Ridge Spring Woman Study Club has donated funds to the Art Center to be used to fund art education projects to benefit the community.  This service organization has donated to our group for many years.

We would like to welcome new members, Jason and Shannon Rikard, Hazel Probst and Mary Zelmer. The kiln is officially up and running.  We are preparing pottery workshops for the fall.  Look for that schedule to be release soon.  Anyone A Polymer Clay Jewelry class will be held on, Saturday, August 1^st with Candace Bush, instructor.  The class will cost $35 which will cover all supplies.  The class will be held from 9-1 at the art center.  Contact Candace at (803)275-4014 to secure your spot in the class.

For the second time, we are offering a silk scarf painting class with Libby Bussinah on Saturday, September 19^th from 9-2.  The cost of the class is $45 and includes all supplies and the instructor will “set” the color of the scarf at the end of the class.

The Art Center is open each Friday and Saturday from 10-4.  Monthly membership meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month.  Membership fees are $25 for the year.

“Go Set a Watchman” from David Marshall James:  Harper Lee once commented that she would like to be thought of as the Jane Austen of south Alabama.   After reading her first novel, a precursor to “To Kill a Mockingbird,” I would lift the laurels of Austenhood upon her brow, because she proves her great authorial insight into characters’ human nature as well as her great mastery of characters’ conversations and debates.

     In “GSAW,” Jean Louise (aka Scout) Finch channels Elizabeth Bennett of “Pride and Prejudice.”  Furthermore, Austen learned the efficacy of placing her narratives within time-locked bubbles, because of her novels’ delayed publications, which rendered their topicality out-of-date.  “TKAM” succeeds in large part because it is encased in a 30-year-old bubble from the time of its first publication.  Nevertheless, it remained very much of the present—and the future.

      “GSAW” now exists in a 60-year-old bubble, set during the mid 1950s, when it was composed.  It, too, remains very much of the present and the future.  The reader can see why that ringtailed fox (Scout Finch terminology), Miss Lee, wanted to see it published.  What probably would have turned her into a pariah in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama (fictionalized as Maycomb, AL, in both novels), had it been published in its own time now assumes its own fascinating timelessness.  The debates of “GSAW” continue to rage, and the universality of an adult learning to accept the godlike father figure of her youth as a down-to-earth human adds another layer of literary quality to the novel.

     The story transpires over a long weekend.  Jean Louise, 26, presently of New York City, is re-visiting Maycomb.  Will she marry her hometown beau—Maycomb County “white trash” made good—Henry Clinton, whom Atticus has nurtured and mentored into a fellow attorney, practicing in his office?

      However, everyone in Maycomb has taken sides over the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision against segregation.  Scout’s childhood world has been jerked out from under her.  She reminisces about that world, about her now-deceased brother, Jem; about Henry Clinton as a teenager; about her budding womanhood.  Next-door summertime neighbor Dill Harris (based on a youthful Truman Capote) and Jem feature in a beautifully depicted flashback laden with heart and humor.

     You can almost hear Miss Lee’s editor comment on this prelude to “TKAM”:  “Those children steal the show.  So, put them at the center of the book.  Likewise, that old case that Atticus took, with the black man on trial for rape, that is only mentioned in passing.  And those mockingbirds that Jean Louise hears at dawn of the day after her painful revelation—let’s think about those, too.”

The Harvest Festival T-Shirts are in.  Check them out on facebook.  You can buy one, or buy more than one if you like. 

The Harvest Festival cake and pie contest that will be held on Friday September 18^th

The Harvest Festival Bingo will be September 17^th.

The Harvest Festival Arts and Crafts is expecting antiques and vintage sellers.

The Harvest Festival parade is accepting entries.

 The Harvest Festival web site, the town of Ridge Spring facebook and the Friends of Ridge Spring web site each have the applications.

Once again, RS United Methodist Church is sponsoring a Beat the Heat Blitz for the Ridge Spring Fire Department.  On Sat., Aug. 15, you may bring waters and Gatorades to the fire department anytime between 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.  This event is a tremendous help for those men and women who battle blazes, save lives, and help out community in all kinds of ways. Cash donations will also be accepted. For more information, contact Nanette Hughes

Nonie's handmade children's boutique is still looking for people that makes things for children like clothes and accessories, toys, blankets etc. Call Noel Steele at 803-609-7152. We are looking to open in October.

Arthur Kenner: Jerusalem Baptist Church will have its Summer Revival starting Sunday, July 26th through 29th.  Rev. Herbert Martin, pastor of Rock Hill Baptist Church, Saluda, SC will be the revivalist Sunday at 1:30 PM.  Rev. Willie J. White, pastor of Newberry Baptist Church will be the revivalist Monday, July 27th through Wednesday, July 29th at 7:00 PM. The public is invited and if you require additional information please contact Rev. Sim E. Murray at 706-210-0433.

Helpful Hands Ministry presents Prayers + Praise = Blessings at the Saluda Theater on July 26 at 11:00 AM. Pastor George W Key, Expressions of Praise is the special guest.

Saluda County Library Summer Reading Program 2015: Come by the library to sign up for summer reading or sign up at our website www.youseemore.com/saluda There are prizes for all ages, including babies, children, teens and adults.  Friday, July 24th, 10 a.m. Sciencetellers – Hands-on Science Experiments! Things aren’t always what they seem! Friday, July 31st, 10 a.m. Local Heroes – Come hear the stories of a Policeman, Fireman and a Soldier

Reminders:

Aug. 1: Watson Reunion

Aug: 15 Beat the Heat Blitz

Sept. 17: Harvest Festival BINGO

Sept. 18: Cake and Pie Contest sponsored by Bank’s Drugs

Sept. 18: Gospel Night

Sept. 19: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival

Ridge Spring Library hours: Mon/Tues 8:30 am - 12 pm; Wed., 12:30 – 4:30; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:00 pm; Fri 8:30 am -4:30 pm, Saturday from 9:00 until noon,

Every 2^nd & 4^th Monday:  Kids' Corner Story Time 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Ridge Spring Library. 

Every 2^nd Monday:  RSM Elem PTO meets at 6:30 pm in the media center. 

Every Friday & Saturday:  AARS hours 10 – 4 or by appt, free admission

RSM Elementary Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm

RSM High Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm

Wardlaw Academy Summer hours:  Tues, Wed, Thurs 9 am – noon

King Academy Summer hours:  Mon – Fri 9 am - 1 pm or by appointment

July 13, 2015

Ridge Spring News

The Peach Tree Medical Center in Ridge Spring will be closed the following days in July: July 13 &14, July 16 & 17, and July 20^th. We apologize for these closings, if any of our patients need immediate assistance they can reach us at our Edgefield location.  Our Ridge Spring phones will be forwarded to our Edgefield location so that patients who do try to call the office during the dates that we are closed they still can be helped through our Edgefield location.

The Ridge Spring Farmers’ Market had the freshest produce possible.  The peaches, corn, tomatoes, peppers, peas, okra, squash, zucchini, onions, fresh baked goods(we all got breakfast) from three different cooks, cucumbers, boiled peanuts of course,  watermelon, cantaloupe, and much more.  Come on down and visit and check out the freshest produce around.

The Harvest Festival T-Shirts are in.  Check them out on facebook.  You can buy one, too or buy more than one if you like. 

The Harvest Festival cake and pie contest that will be held on Friday September 18^th.

The Harvest Festival Bingo will be September 17^th.

The Harvest Festival Arts and Crafts is expecting antiques and vintage sellers.

The Harvest Festival parade is accepting entries.

 The Harvest Festival web site, the town of Ridge Spring web site and the Friends of Ridge Spring web site each have the applications.

Once again, RS United Methodist Church is sponsoring a Beat the Heat Blitz for the Ridge Spring Fire Department.  On Sat., Aug. 15, you may bring waters and Gatorades to the fire department anytime between 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.  This event is a tremendous help for those men and women who battle blazes, save lives, and help out community in all kinds of ways. Cash donations will also be accepted. For more information, contact Nanette Hughes

Off the Beaten Path is beating the heat with 20-50% off sales.  Stop by and see what great things our vendors have for you.  We would also like to welcome our newest artisan, Blessing Bud Dolls.  These beautiful dolls and blessing pillows are locally crafted with part of the proceeds benefiting an orphanage, Alex's House.  Be sure to like us on Facebook to see the new merchandise. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday, 10-5.

Nonie's handmade children's boutique is still looking for people that makes things for children like clothes and accessories, toys, blankets etc. Call Noel Steele at 803-609-7152. We are looking to open in October.

Arthur Kenner: Jerusalem Baptist Church will have its Summer Revival starting Sunday, July 26th through 29th.  Rev. Herbert Martin, pastor of Rock Hill Baptist Church, Saluda, SC will be the revivalist Sunday at 1:30 PM.  Rev. Willie J. White, pastor of Newberry Baptist Church will be the revivalist Monday, July 27th through Wednesday, July 29th at 7:00 PM. The public is invited and if you require additional information please contact Rev. Sim E. Murray at 706-210-0433.

Helpful Hands Ministry presents Prayers + Praise = Blessings at the Saluda Theater on July 26 at 11:00 AM. Pastor George W Key, Expressions of Praise is the special guest.

Lee Ann Perez- One Ash Farm And Dairy: How is your diet going this summer?  I have been joking that we are on a Salsa and Ice Cream diet here at One Ash!  Tomato salsa, both chunky and smooth, Corn Salsa, and of course a lot of homemade ice cream using our own Grade A Raw Milk!  Banana seems to be the favorite flavor, with chocolate a close second! I'm not sure it's so good for our waistline, but we sure are enjoying the fruits of our labor!  If you want to know more about our recipes for Salsa and Ice Cream, you can find them on our blog at www.OneAshFarmAndDairy.com  or, you can come visit me at the Ridge Spring Farmers Market on Saturdays!  I'll be there each Saturday from about 10:00 - noon.  At market I will have fresh baked breads and goodies, our growing selection of homemade  soaps, salves and other apothecary items, handmade crocheted dish cloths, and when available farm fresh eggs. And if you would like whole, Grade A Raw milk, I usually have a small amount available. Prices are $7 a gallon, $4.50 a 1/2 gallon. If you would like to pre-order milk to make sure I have some for you, please give me a call by Friday noon at (803) 649-9172. Hope to see you soon, and have a blessed week!

Saluda County Library Summer Reading Program 2015: Come by the library to sign up for summer reading or sign up at our website www.youseemore.com/saluda There are prizes for all ages, including babies, children, teens and adults! Friday, July 17th, 10 a.m. Fish the Magish – Super Reader Magic Show!

Book Pick from David Marshall James:

  A good three decades before “Georgy Girl” went “swingin’ down the street, so fancy-free,” another “Georgie Girl”—Lady Georgiana Rannoch, 35^th in line to the British throne—was also swingin’ down the streets of London, as Rhys Bowen’s “Royal Spyness” mysteries would have it.

       I’m not the World’s foremost fan of historical mysteries-- particularly with the glut of “Downton Abbey” wannabes and knock-offs—but the Lady Georgie novels grabbed me with their Noel Coward-y wit and drollness before D.A. became a sensation.  Indeed, Coward himself appears in “The Twelve Clues of Christmas,” probably the best of the lot, as a close friend of Georgie’s mum, a famed stage actress married briefly to the Duke of Rannoch, whose drafty, ancestral, Scottish castle can be perfectly beastly come winter.

      Then, there’s the beast of Castle Rannoch:  Georgie’s priggish sister-in-law, Fig, who figures Georgie ought to marry, the better to increase the family fortunes, or at least vacate the castle.   However, our heroine’s true love, though titled, hasn’t a sou.  The Great Depression is raging, after all.

      So:  Lady G travels and visits and attempts to work in acceptable situations, which lands her in all manner and speaking of intriguing locales and contretemps.  It’s the perfect set-up for a mystery series, as it can thus offer changes in settings and characters.  “Naughty in Nice” stands out as another stellar selection in the Royal Spyness books, in which milady basks in the delicious warmth and wealth of the French Riviera.

       The author did an enormous service to the series when she added Queenie, an inept lady’s maid, for Georgie, who really cannot afford a lady’s maid, but who cannot travel without one, given the social conventions of her status.  “Bob’s your uncle, ma’am,” has become Queenie’s catchphrase, and “Georgie’s your lady,” could well be author Rhys Bowen’s.   “Malice at the Palace,” the most recent “Royal Spyness” mystery, will come out in early August. 

Josie Rodgers

I noticed a sign at Dollar General in Ridge Spring that asks for water and Gatorades to be donated to the RSM High football team.  These young men are out in the heat most of the summer, many times in full pads and helmets in this hot and humid SC summer heat.  Help the Trojans beat the heat and prepare for another great season!

That leads us to FOOTBALL FEVER!  We are very excited about the 2015 season with the Wardlaw Patriots, the RSM Trojans, and the King Knights!  There is nothing quite like football Friday nights in the South!  It’s exhilarating to see those boys of fall make their intimidating entrance onto the gridiron amidst the sounds of fans cheering, a train horn’s warning, or a band’s rhythmic beat.  Wardlaw and King kick off their regular season Aug. 21, and RSM will begin Aug. 28. 

My dad now has motorized wheels!  The town of Ridge Spring better watch out!  He’s been cooped up for so long that he is going to enjoy this newfound freedom! 

Shaun Steele had his surgery and is doing pretty well.  A raffle ticket fundraiser is being held be friends and family to help offset the cost of medical bills and living expenses.  Tickets are only $1.  Prizes include a 60” flat screen TV, a Yeti cooler, a Cody Webb package, Webb Photography $100 gift certificate, vehicle oil change at Stone’s Service Center, gift certificate to Coffee Shop Wine Stop, $50 gift card to HT Hackney Cash & Carry in Newberry, 1-hour massage at Calm Rivers Massage, a basket of hair products from Tangles, 3 ten-minute aqua massages from B-L Spine, a free class for a year ($500 value), T-shirt, and $25 shoe credit at Central Carolina Performing Arts Center.  Drawing will be held Aug. 1 @ 2 pm at CCPAC.  You do not need to be present to win.  Help support this wonderful family!  Contact Alex at balletgirl1992@yahoo.com. 

RSM Elem: Registration Dates are as follows:  Aug. 11: 9-4; Aug. 12:   12-6. Registration will take place in the gym.  Bus registration will be at RSM Mid/High cafeteria on July 29 from 10-2 and July 30 from 1-5.

Add some math to your summer reading! Pick up your bedtime math log sheet at the library in Ridge Spring or Saluda! Put a star on each night you do a math problem! Earn a Frisbee when you turn it in before Aug. 15. Prevent the summer math slide! (www.bedtimemath.org)

St. William Catholic Church in Ward will hold VBS July 27-31 with Crystal Cochran directing.  The theme is Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus Was a Kid.  VBS is not about the Catholic faith but about Christianity in general just like any other VBS.  All are welcome!

RSM Elem news (Rene Miller): Each child that participates in the school’s summer reading program will be rewarded with a ticket to a RSM varsity football game and a varsity basketball game. Information and reading log will also be available from our website.

Reminders:

July 14: Harvest Festival Meeting

July 16: FORS Meeting

Aug. 1: Watson Reunion

Sept. 17: Harvest Festival BINGO

Sept. 19: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival

Ridge Spring Library hours: Mon/Tues 8:30 am - 12 pm; Wed., 12:30 – 4:30; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:00 pm; Fri 8:30 am -4:30 pm, Saturday from 9:00 until noon,

Every 2^nd & 4^th Monday:  Kids' Corner Story Time 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Ridge Spring Library. 

Every 2^nd Monday:  RSM Elem PTO meets at 6:30 pm in the media center. 

Every Friday & Saturday:  AARS hours 10 – 4 or by appt, free admission

RSM Elementary Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm

RSM High Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm

Wardlaw Academy Summer hours:  Tues, Wed, Thurs 9 am – noon

King Academy Summer hours:  Mon – Fri 9 am - 1 pm or by appointment

July 6, 2015 EDIT

Ridge Spring News

RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH:

The Big Red Box, filled to brim, was delivered to the Helpful Hands Mission last week. Thanks to church members AND our community friends for donations. It is so important to take care of our neighbors in need.

The Big Red Box is going on vacation during the month of July. Watch for announcements for special items to be donated during the month of August.

Don’t forget the prayer box is located on the porch of the FLC. The box is checked and requests placed on the Sunday service pray list.  Ridge Spring United Methodist Church has a Face Book page. Check us out, like us and keep up with the activities of this small but vibrant congregation.  Church Service is at 11 a.m. Sundays unless otherwise noted. Join us.

July 6, 2015

Ridge Spring News

Primitives at the Ridge will be having a 20% off sale for the entire month of July.  All products will be included with the exception of consignment items.  Please come by and take advantage of this sale!  We hope to see you soon.

The Farmers’ Market was open for business.  We had customers that came in groups for sure.  We would have a lull and then a lot of customers.  Good day for all.  It was nice and cool, too. 

Harvest Festival planning committee meeting will be next Tuesday July 14 and then Friends of Ridge Spring will meet Thursday July 16.  Hope to see you there.

On the Beach and Way Off, From David Marshall James:  ‘Tis beach-book/summer-read season.  For this reader, a beach book isn’t just some sand-in-the-swimsuit, sandy sandwich saga set against the sea oats.  Oh, there’re plenty of those out there, but many are the products of authors who come up with one or two really good ones, then go on squeezing out the same thing over and again, or blither-blathering through faded and formulaic plots.

Give me a bona-fide, page-flipping thriller for the season.  Not talking about CIA operatives battling vampires on an abandoned UFO landing strip in Koolaidostan, either.  Rather:  Something lean and direct, something that could happen anywhere, featuring well-defined characters for whom you might actually root.

Still love to sink into a James Rollins “Sigma Force” thriller, or a sturdy stand-alone by William Dietrich, such as “Blood of the Reich.”  They’re juicily Indiana Jones-y. The not-as-well-known Wallace Stroby has been writing a nifty series about a professional thief name Crissa Stone, who carries out heists, generally with a well-vetted team, all across the U.S.  She’s even knocked over, literally, some ATMs in South Carolina.  Naturally, such a career path can land a body in some very fine messes.  Stroby’s fourth Crissa Stone novel, “The Devil’s Share,” is out this July.  Suffice it to say the story kept my midnight oil burning past 3 a.m.  Not that I’m promoting sleep-deprivation, but I’d rather fend off the Sandman than a soggy-sandbagged seaside saga.

Lee Ann Perez, One Ash Farm and Dairy-We are taking pre-orders for milk to be picked up at the Ridge Spring market. We will be there on Saturday from 10-11:30.  If you would like to pick up/pay for milk at that time please call us at (803) 649-9172.  We will also have baked goods and our wonderful apothecary items at the market.  Hope to see you there and have a blessed week!

July

Friday, July 10th, 11 a.m.

Greg Zelnik performs “Amazing Magic Man” sharing his adventurous and patriotic story to find his superhero sidekick, the loveable and adorable basset hound MAGIC-Dog.

Josie Rodgers:

The kids and I traveled to Alabama this past weekend to visit my daddy and stepmom.  Coach stayed home to take care of football and tend the garden and farm animals.  Aiden’s Papa John took us on his weekly yard sale hunt Sat morning.  Of course, Aiden found a stuffed bunny to buy.  Aiden was ready to get back to his daddy and his animals so we came home Sun night.  It’s hard to live so far away from family, but I am grateful that the drive isn’t that long. 

My dad Jim continues to get strong at Health South so he can come home in the next week or so.  Life will be different but he is so dang resilient that he will meet anything head on.  I am so proud of how strong he has proven to be.  I am equally as proud of my mom as she handles many things and takes care of him. Please keep praying for them both.

Please keep Shaun Steele in your prayers, also.  Shaun is married to Alex Stone Steele, and they have a precious little girl, Harper Quinn.  Alex is Leagrace’s caregiver and is very special to our family.  Shaun is fighting colon cancer and has completed chemo and radiation and will have surgery next week.  He will be in the hospital about 10 days and out of work about 3 months.  A raffle ticket fundraiser is being held be friends and family to help offset the cost of medical bills and living expenses.  Tickets are only $1.00.  Prizes include a 60” flat screen TV, a Yeti cooler, a Cody Webb package, Webb Photography $100 gift certificate, vehicle oil change at Stone’s Service Center, gift certificate to Coffee Shop Wine Stop, $50 gift card to HT Hackney Cash & Carry in Newberry, 1-hour massage at Calm Rivers Massage, a basket of hair products from Tangles, 3 ten-minute aqua massages from B-L Spine, a free class for a year ($500 value), T-shirt, and $25 shoe credit at Central Carolina Performing Arts Center.  Drawing will be held Aug. 1 @ 2 pm at CCPAC.  You do not need to be present to win.  Help support this wonderful family!  .   You do not need to be present to win.  Help support this wonderful family!  Contact Alex at balletgirl1992@yahoo.com. 

So I will have my grandbabies a lot this week because Alex will be taking care of Shaun, and I am looking forward to this special (but exhausting!) time with them!  Leagrace wants Nana’s attention only, and River is into everything!  This will be the best summer workout!  Saturday, I’ll probably sleep ALL day!  My daughter Amber and her friend Alex are amazing taking care of these precious babies!

Savannah and Taylor Rodgers have been playing on a travel softball team this summer.  Recently, Savannah traveled to Chattanooga, TN, to play in the Chattanooga Scenic City Showcase Tournament with more than 165 16-U teams from 48 states.  At the end of June, she and Taylor played at the Under Armour Showcase in Savannah, GA, with more than 70 14-U teams from the Southeast.  They are the daughters of Tim & Karen Rodgers of Ward and attend Wardlaw Academy where they are pitchers for the softball teams and will be in 10^th and 8^th grades this year.

Synergy Martial Arts, at 110 Tidewater Road in Johnston: try them for free!  Potential students may attend 2 classes for free before they decide to register.  Registration is a non-refundable fee of $20.  New classes include Little Warriors (ages 4-7, Mon/Thurs, 5:30 – 6 pm, $40 monthly) & Junior Tigers (ages 8-12, Tues/Thurs, 6:30 – 8 pm, $65 monthly).  Family discounts are available; private lessons by appointment only.  Laura Taylor will hold a Mother/Daughter 4-week Bible study and Self-Defense course on Saturdays July 11-Aug. 1 for $50.  For more information, call 803/270-8345.

Add some math to your summer reading! Pick up your bedtime math log sheet at the library in Ridge Spring or Saluda! Put a star on each night you do a math problem! Earn a Frisbee when you turn it in before August 15, 2015. Prevent the summer math slide! Math will never be the same. (www.bedtimemath.org)

Carolina Health Centers Hosts Visit from Mexican Consulate

GREENWOOD, SC – Recently, Carolina Health Centers’ staff had the privilege of co-hosting a visit from Marcos Moreno, Head of Protection and Legal Affairs for the Consulate General of Mexico’s Raleigh, North Carolina Regional Office.  Mr. Moreno requested that representatives from Carolina Health Centers and its Lexington County neighbor, Eau Claire Cooperative Health Centers, accompany him to farms in Lexington and to three of the five agricultural farms that Carolina Health Centers serves in Saluda and Edgefield Counties.  As a community health center serving the Lakelands area, it is incumbent upon Carolina Health Centers to remove barriers between individuals and healthcare. As such, for many years, Carolina Health Centers has proudly operated a seasonal Migrant Health Clinic at its Ridge Spring Family Practice location during the summer months. Moreno, along with his colleague Gloria Villar, visited the farms to represent the H-2A farm workers and others that are helping supply our nation’s grocery stores with fresh fruits and vegetables. The goal of his visit was to inform the farm workers of the benefits that his office can provide to them while they are in the U.S. and upon their return back to their home countries. Carolina Health Centers’ Migrant Health Coordinator, Kathy Jennings, acted as a representative and guide to introduce the guests to the farms and camps where the farm workers live so that Moreno could educate them about services available from the Consulate. As Migrant Health Coordinator, Jennings maintains a close relationship with the farms in our area to help ensure that the health care needs of farm employees are being met.   Migrant agricultural workers are present in South Carolina under a program referred to as “H-2A.” The H-2A program allows qualified employers to fill temporary agricultural jobs with workers from certain countries. To qualify for this, an employer must demonstrate that they offer a job that is temporary or seasonal, that there are not enough U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available to do the temporary work, and show that the employment of these workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly situated U.S. workers. While H-2A agricultural workers are working for the approved employer, they are lawfully present in the U.S.

The Consulate General’s Raleigh office, one of Mexico’s 55 ambassadorial representations in the U.S., was opened in 2000 to issue documents such as visas while also promoting business with Mexico and assisting Mexican nationals with immigration matters. 

Reminders:

July 14: Harvest Festival Meeting

July 16: FORS Meeting

Aug. 1: Watson Reunion

Sept. 17: Harvest Festival BINGO

Sept. 19: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival

Ridge Spring Library hours: Mon/Tues 8:30 am - 12 pm; Wed., 12:30 – 4:30; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:00 pm; Fri 8:30 am -4:30 pm, Saturday from 9:00 until noon,

Every 2^nd & 4^th Monday:  Kids' Corner Story Time 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Ridge Spring Library. 

Every 2^nd Monday:  RSM Elem PTO meets at 6:30 pm in the media center. 

Every Friday & Saturday:  AARS hours 10 – 4 or by appt, free admission

RSM Elementary Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm

RSM High Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm

Wardlaw Academy Summer hours:  Tues, Wed, Thurs 9 am – noon

King Academy Summer hours:  Mon – Fri 9 am - 1 pm or by appointment