May 16, 2016
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
We have gone from summer back to spring, to
early spring and back to summer. I do
enjoy the cooler days, though. The Ridge
is in full bloom and the PEACHES are being picked. Dixie Bell on Main Street in Ridge Spring has some for
sale.
Take advantage of the many packages that The Gables Inn & Gardens has to
offer. The outside gardens make for a relaxing weekend getaway.
Consider planning your next gathering at our beautiful historic home. We
are located at 105 Ward Ave. in Ward. Let us help you plan your next
event whether it is a weekend getaway, a wedding, a birthday party, or family
reunion. We also offer space for corporate luncheons and retreats. 803-685-0099.
Off the Beaten
Path would like to welcome their new artists to
Ridge Spring. Pieces of E have beautifully photographed wood, metal, and matted
prints. They also have transformed their art work into calendars, notecards and
ornaments. Elizabeth Warren, the artist behind Hungary Hawk Studios, is an
incredible photography also. She has her photos screen printed to create
beautiful, lightweight and flowing scarves. They are great to dress up our
summer wardrobe. White Rose Artisans Boutique has also joined us. She has
an incredible collection of repurposed vintage things from clothing to household
decorations. Come take a walk through and see all the new stuff we have. Store
hours are 10-5PM daily except Wednesday
and Sunday!
As you already know (I hope) Saturday is the Magnolia
Ridge Antique and Art Gathering. I am
real excited for this year I have herbs, too.
Go around, check out the antique and vintage dealers, buy a unique
container, come back to the fence that holds Harriet’s Garden’s display, and
buy your herbs to plant. I keep seeing
in “pinterest”, facebook, and other Home and Garden shows displaying ways to
set up your own herb garden.
Here is a reminder: Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering is this coming Saturday. This place is located at 2136 Mt.Calvary Road
in Ridge Spring. (Hwy 23 and turn at Derrick’s John Deere) It is Saturday May
21 from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Besides
the antique and art vendors, there will be breakfast and lunch foods available
for purchase. You can visit the place at
www.magnoliaridgesc.com
Ridge Spring may have one spot left for the Peach Tree 23 Yard Sale. The Peach Tree is a 44 or 46 mile long yard
sale that takes in all of Highway 23. It
includes Batesburg-Leesville, Monetta, RIDGE SPRING, Ward, Johnston, Edgefield
and Modoc. It begins Friday and goes through
Saturday. Start in Ridge Spring on Friday
and then go either east toward Batesburg -Leesville or west toward Modoc. Then on Saturday start in Ridge Spring and go
in the other direction. I guess you can
say I am partial to Ridge Spring.
The Spring Big Delicious was a wonderful hit at Camp Gravatt
Conference Center. The meal put on by
Chef Brandon Velie and his staff included spring salad, Juniper crab cakes, and
waffle with fresh fruit. Each year I
plan to go and enjoy Camp Gravatt and the food.
Somehow it gets past me. I did
attend Camp Gravatt in 1958 as a young girl and have fond memories. It is a wonderful retreat for all and for all
ages.
RIDGE SPRING-MONETTA
MIDDLE / HIGH SPRING CONCERT: The RS-M Middle School Chorus and the Middle and High School Bands
will present their Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the high school gym. The concert is free to the
public. Please come out and support the band and chorus students at RS-M.
Carmen Holley, M.Ed, Art Teacher: Art students at Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
traveled to the Morris Museum of Art Wednesday, May 4th. Students toured
exhibits, both contemporary and classical, discussing the elements and
principles of selected pieces of art. Students visited the Augusta Canal
as well. Picking up lunch from Fat Man's, they ate on a boat while
touring the intriguing history of the Augusta Canal, built in 1845 as a
source of power, water and transportation. Students enjoyed a day of
history and culture.
Rene Miller, RSM Elementary
Ticket to Read Goal Reached! Congratulations
to Abigail Jimenez and William Goode in
Mrs. Shealy’s Class and to Lesly
Fierros Garcia in Mrs. Bouknight’s Class. At the beginning of the year goals were
set to read 100 books on Ticket To Read. Abigail was second in her class to
reach this goal and William was third in his class. Lesly was first in her
class to reach this goal. Each student had their own day to celebrate with an
ice cream party and each received a gift basket containing books, and several
other prizes. Both classes hope to be having more reading celebrations before the
end of the school year!
First in Math: Our students are
competing against themselves, students in our school, and all across the nation
to boost their math skills. We will update biweekly in the school newsletter to
let you know who is in the lead within our school. For the week ending May 6: Our
school has completed 637,653 math problems. We have earned 212,551 stickers.
The team of the week is Ms. Young’s
5th grade class. The player of the week is Yazmine Cannon. She earned 3780
stickers. She is in Ms. Young’s 5th grade class.
The top team for each grade level is: Kindergarten:
Mrs. Hallman’s class; 1st Grade: Mrs. Carson’s class; 2nd Grade: Mrs. Shealy’s class;
3rd Grade: Mrs. Dressel’s class
4th Grade: Mrs. Najmola’s class; 5th
Grade: Ms. Young’s class.
ART CENTER OF RIDGE SPRING by Joanne Crouch, AARS president
The Art Center will again have a booth at Magnolia Ridge on May 21st. We hope to see you there. There is still time to see the works of DS
Owens and Ron Buttler. They are two very
talented artists.
There will be a class, “Woodburning on Gourds 101 on Saturday, June 25th
from 1:00-4:00. Joanne Crouch is the
instructor. Cost is $25. The only requirement is a woodburner. There is a reasonably priced one at Hobby
Lobby or Michaels. This class will be
available for ages 10 and up. To
register for this class, contact Joanne at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or call
(803)685-5577 and leave a message to secure your spot. Membership meetings are held on the first
Tuesday of each month at 6:30. Hours of
operation are Friday and Saturday from 10-4.
Review from David Marshall James: "The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life,
Love, and Loss" by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Vanderbilt, 92,
takes her time owning her divahood in this frequently philosophical
back-and-forth commentary/Q&A between her and the youngest of her three
surviving sons, journalist Anderson Cooper, soon to be 49.
She broaches the topic of
her funeral, remarking that she would like to be cremated: "I don't
want you scrounging around thinking, 'What is she going to wear?' This
way you don't have to worry about anything; it's all mapped out for you."
Then, a few paragraphs
later, she delivers a GV180, the Mother of the AC360:
"If there is an open
casket at Frank E. Campbell's* funeral home, dress me in one of the Fortuny
dresses (the yellow one perhaps), which are in a box in the cedar closet in my
apartment. Please have Aki do my hair ('Vanity, vanity, all is vanity').
Also ask him to select someone to do my makeup-- I do not want the
funeral home's cosmeticians to do it."
*Reviewer's Note:
For more than a century, Frank E. Campbell's funeral home, on Madison
Avenue in New York City, has held the viewings of many celebrities, among them
Rudolph Valentino, Jeanne Eagels, and Judy Garland.
Thank you, GV: Now
you're talking like an American legend. You've earned it-- own it!
When you get right down
to it, it's improbable that fate would unite GV with Wyatt Cooper (her fourth
and last husband), a writer/actor from a large family in Quitman, Mississippi.
Neither Eudora Welty nor
Truman Capote could have dreamed up such a fanciful story, including the name
"Quitman." With all GV's and AC's discussion of psychology,
it's informative to note that the only photograph herein in which GV is looking
down the camera and smiling-- beaming, actually-- is in one with Wyatt Cooper.
If GV had been born in
Mississippi, she would be tellin' AC what to serve at her funeral dinner, from
the fried chicken and pineapple-glazed ham to the coconut cake and banana
pudding.
Make sure she's in that
yellow dress, AC.
Reminders:
Saturday will be MAGNOLIA RIDGE ANTIQUE AND ART GATHERING. from 9:00
AM UNTIL 4:00
This leads into June
with the Peach Tree 23 Yard Sale.
Have you begun to clean out those closets in preparation for that big weekend?
Recycling Center Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1-7; Saturday 7-7; Sunday 3-7
Closed Tuesday and Thursday
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 pm -4:30 pm
Ridge Spring Library Toddler Time Mondays at 10:30
3rd
Thursday: FORS at Ridge Spring
Library 5:00 pm
1st
Tuesday of the Month: AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783
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