May 9, 2016
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder.
From the Mayor's Desk: Thanks for your patience with Town Hall last
week. We had to make a quick move and could not take water and SCE&G bills
for the week. The water bills will be due on the 16th of May with
no penalty. The drop box at the old Town Hall may still be used. If you wish to
pay in person the Town Hall is temporarily located behind the Cumbee Place in
the small building. We appreciate your understanding. We recently, with
the help of the GT 3rd graders from RS-M, planted a community garden in front
of the Town Hall in town, please enjoy watching it grow, pull up a weed or two
if you find them and share in the vegetables as they ripen. For the next few
months the council meetings will be held in the library conference room. The
firemen did a wonderful job with their benefit last Saturday night and brought
some excitement to Ridge Spring.
Archie and
Cynthia Padgett’s daughter P'Laura Artega Padgett received her Master of Science
Degree in Leadership last week . My husband and I are very proud parents She
received a dual degree in sociology/physiology from USC-Aiken in 2012. She is
currently employed at Ridge Spring Monetta High. CONGRATULATION WE ARE
PROUD OF YOU!!!!
Plans for the Ridge Spring
Farmers’ Market are under way.
Samantha McClure led the luncheon/meeting for the vendors that was held
at the Episcopal Church’s Parrish House.
Saluda County will be getting their proportion of vouchers this
year. AgSouth also has provided a grant
for us to spend on promoting the Market.
Plans are to use pop up tents, signage, and for advertising. The second Saturday in June will be a peanut
boil contest without Harriet Householder competing which is completely
understandable. Anyway the winner will
get a gift credit card. Stay tuned for more information to come.
Magnolia
Ridge Antique and Art Gathering is only 2 weeks away. This
place is located at 2136 Mt.Calvary Road in Ridge Spring. (Hwy 23 and turn at
Derrick’s John Deere) It is the third Saturday in May, May 21 to be exact, 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
RSM High: Congratulations to Ms. Kerry Jackson,
English and drama teacher, who was honored at the 14th annual Garcia Theatre
Project at USC-Aiken on Fri., May 6. Carlos
and Karen Garcia, founders of the project, presented Ms. Jackson with a
monetary award. Ms. Jackson
began the drama program in 2003 and has directed 13 plays involving more than
100 students. She began teaching at RSM High in 1998; currently, she teaches
English II & IV as well as drama. During the Garcia Awards ceremony, Amber Bailey
and Kiowa Aimar were named to the All-Start Cast.
Review from
David Marshall James: "The Cat Sitter's
Whiskers" by Blaize & John Clement:
Ah, to reside right on
the beach, on a coastal island. And, to tend to stay-cationing cats and
dogs for a living, while their owners are away at work, or at play. It gets better: Dixie Hemingway lives
in the garage apartment next to her firefighter brother, Michael, and his
companion, Paco, both of whom like to serve up eye-catching dinners and
otherwise make sure that Dixie's doing better than okay.
However, Dixie has
traveled a long, sad road to her present, having lost her husband and young
daughter, as well as her job as a police detective. Nevertheless, she has grown almost as
sensitive to her surroundings as her bewhiskered charges, and she's going to
need that heightened awareness when she's knocked over the head with a
bizarre-looking figurine at one of the more unusual residences where she
"tends kitty."
That unexpected bash will
lead Dixie in search of a probable witness-- a friend from high school-- who
turns up on his doorstep dead as a, well, doornail. From that point through the next few days,
the oddities and oddballs form a veritable parade through Dixie's life.
Well, this is Florida-- the above-mentioned key lies off the Gulf Coast
from Sarasota-- so anything goes and often does.
Writer John Clement took
over the Dixie Hemingway series upon the death of its creator, his mother
Blaize. He offers plenty in the way of setting and the regular cast of
characters; furthermore, the premise of a pet-sitting protagonist is ideally
suited to a mystery series. Clement
maintains his story's momentum, flashing a sense of drollery that's never
pushed too hard.
With the island locale,
the series possesses a sort-of "eternal summer" sensation that's
swim-suited for a beach read. This title
brings the series' volume count up to ten, so lace up your Keds (the main
character's favored footwear) and spend some on-the-tail time with Dixie.
Rick Hairston and Canines for Service: The Women’s Study
Club of Ridge Spring would like to extend an invitation to all civic minded
groups in our area. We will be hosting an informative presentation by Rick
Hairston with Canines for Service. We will have sandwiches, chips, tea, water,
and a dessert available. The meeting
will be in the Fellowship Hall of Ridge Spring Baptist Church on Thursday, May
12th, at noon. The sandwiches will be available beginning at
11:45am. If you have questions or are interested in attending the meeting,
please contact Denise Boatwright at 864-445-1121 or email her at dbshorse@aol.com.
RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH:
RSUMC has a Face Book page. Visit
and like us and see what is going on and how you can be a part. Church Services
are at 11 a.m. every Sunday unless otherwise noted. (On a side note to their collection of shoes,
when I went to pick up the key from Mr. Boatwright I told him someone left
their shoes at the Parrish House. He reminded
me of the shoe collections being done by the Methodist Church. We can all work together in a small town!!!!)
One more recollection: I was at my shop and thought I saw that Mayor
Pat was at home. When I drove up I
realized it was friends I hadn’t seen in a while. One I had not seen since I graduated. Pat had a table and some chairs in the front
yard so we sat and visited. Other
customers came up and assumed we were the owners. We told them to just look around. If they saw something they liked we would
take their money and make sure Pat would get it. We had such a good time visiting that we ended
up visiting for over an hour. Only in a
small town!!!!
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.
Candace Pugh has her 1st Saturday Needle Arts on the first
Saturday of each month. Candace is an
experience knitter and can help you with problems that you may have with your
knitting projects. She is there from
9-1. Bring your projects and sit a spell
with Candace.
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.
Reminders:
The third Saturday
will be MAGNOLIA RIDGE ANTIQUE AND ART
GATHERING. This will be held on MAY 21st 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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