Honoring Those in Their
90s
The Friends
of Ridge Spring held a luncheon to honor the Citizens of the Ridge who were in
their 90s at Ridge Hill Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Saturday October 29.
Their names
from left to right are Cora Mathis, Grady Wise, Bernice Rowe, Louise
Thrailkill, Joe Cal Watson, Betty Ann Cone., Virginia Strother, Willie Ruth
Forrest, Thresa Davis and Mae Bell Long.
Thank you for attending.
October
31, 2016
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
Halloween has come and
gone, but how much candy do you have left????
The Shoppes of Ridge Spring are getting set up for our Christmas Open
House on Saturday November 12 and Sunday November 13. The hours for Saturday will be as usual 10:00
to 5:00, but Sunday will be from 12:30 to 4:30 with REFRESHMENTS. Come by and enjoy potential gifts,
decorations, refreshments on Sunday and so much more.
The
Friends of Ridge Spring
hosted a luncheon for the folks who are 90 years old or older. We had two World
War II veterans, Joe Cal Watson and Grady Wise.
The oldest lady was 97 years old, Mae Bell Long. Two ladies were the youngest in the group for
they had just turned 90, a nice treat to be the youngest. The Attendees were Mrs. Betty Ann Cone, Mrs.
Thresa Davis, Ms Willie Ruth Forrest, Mrs. Mae Bell Long, Mrs. Cora Mathis, Mrs.
Bernice Rowe, Mrs. Virginia Strother, Mrs. Louise Thrailkill, Mr. Joe Cal
Watson, and Mr. Grady Wise. Unable to attend luncheon were Mrs. Annie Gibson, Mrs. Ethel Jay,
Mrs. Vera Key, Mrs. Mary Myles, Mrs. Viola Turner, Mr. Willie James Turner. They had reached the milestone, too.
The luncheon was held at the Ridge Hill
Baptist Church Fellowship Hall with the assistance of Steve Thomas and it was
already beautifully decorated. Effie Martin,
Jerrold Watson, and Barbara Yon issued the invitations, purchased the gift
bags, and other items that were needed to pull this together. Sherald Rodgers was the cook. He fixed rice, gravy, chicken breasts, string
beans, and mustard greens for all of us.
Theresa Harmon furnished sweet potato casseroles, and Denise Covington
and Harriet Householder (me) made cakes for dessert. Mrs. Long asked for a piece of my pound cake
for she was going to compare it with pound cake from her grandmother’s recipe. I want to know the recipe for it had to be
over 120 years old. What a delightful
time had by all!!!
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Leonard Bell was on the town square with
plenty of fall produce. Drop by and
check his produce out. He has the usual
fall stuff plus pinto beans, black beans, and field peas. Some were already shelled. So far the deer
are leaving the beans alone.
November 8 at 7:00 The Harvest Festival Committee will meet at the library to review
and brainstorm about next year’s festival.
Richland
Creek Fall Festival
will be held November 4, 5, 6 with plenty of antique tractors and other farm
equipment. Richland Creek Antique
Power Association was organized in 1996, by a group of men and women in Saluda
County, SC, to preserve and re-create life on the farm from yesteryear. Members
of the association meet year-round to plan for upcoming events and to enjoy
social time together.
The association hosts this annual fall festival where people can learn about farming through sights and conversations with others who remember the days when farms were plentiful. When compared to today's complex farm machines, those on display each year at the festival are quite simple. However, for farmers using those simple tools it meant power - an improved power - free from the use of horses and mules. Equipment and craftsmen at each festival display old ways of rural farm production passed down from previous generations. Members of the Richland Creek Antique Power Association freely give of their time and talents to make this presentation for older generations to reflect upon and for the education of younger generations.
The association hosts this annual fall festival where people can learn about farming through sights and conversations with others who remember the days when farms were plentiful. When compared to today's complex farm machines, those on display each year at the festival are quite simple. However, for farmers using those simple tools it meant power - an improved power - free from the use of horses and mules. Equipment and craftsmen at each festival display old ways of rural farm production passed down from previous generations. Members of the Richland Creek Antique Power Association freely give of their time and talents to make this presentation for older generations to reflect upon and for the education of younger generations.
RSM Elem News (Rene
Miller): RSM Elem is fired up about learning! Their float in the Harvest Festival Parade
showed excitement for learning with the following students riding: Dane
Edwards, Stella Edwards, Gavin Fulmer, Emma Fulmer, Anthony Gallegos, Romeo
Ruiz, Aaliyah Hartzog, & Princess Lopez.
The
school is selling yearbooks using a
new online yearbook company, Treering.
Books are $22, and orders are taken online only at https://www.treering.com or call
877/755-8733. Deadline to order is April
1, 2017. You may also contact Mrs.
Murray at school at mmurray@acpsd.net or
803/685-2000.
The
PTO is selling cookie dough and Hype Socks (RSM, Carolina, or Clemson
logos). Last day to order is Nov.
7. The next PTO meeting will be Nov. 10
at 6:30 pm.
The
PE Dept thanks Mr. Paul Fulmer and
the entire Oak Grove Baptist Church congregations for the donation of
basketballs, footballs, and kick balls.
Students
and faculty were honored to meet author/illustrator Floyd Cooper on Oct.
20. He demonstrated his unique styles of
drawing and showed how he makes drawings out of scribbles. Many bought books that were autographed by
Mr. Cooper.
On
Fri., Oct. 14, volunteers from the RS Fire Dept visited the school teaching
students in Child Development – 2nd grade about fire safety. The kids even got to explore the fire trucks!
Josie Rodgers:
RSM High: The Battle
of the Trojans ended with RSM taking a huge victory over HKT last
Friday. This Friday, they host
Blackville for Homecoming.
The RSM High
Shakespeare Chapter of National English Honor Society inducted 40 new
members in a ceremony last week. New
officers were also installed: President Alicia Key, Vice-president Summer
Cherry, Secretary Arturo Contreras, and Treasurer Alexis Gray. Tables were decorated with classic and
contemporary novels as well as pumpkins and other fall décor (thanks,
Annalee!). The Society thanks principal
Kyle Blankenship, Mrs. Angela Rodgers, Mrs. Monica Smith, Mrs. Ella Wigfall,
and Mr. Johnnie Cooks for making this event so special.
The
first service project for the NEHS is a children’s
book drive. They are collecting new
and gently used children’s books (even up to middle school level) to donated
locally in order to promote literacy in our community. Please see a member or sponsor Josie Rodgers or
drop donations off at the high school.
RS-M Marching Band
Alumni: We would like to
invite you to perform with the band in the stands at the homecoming football
game on Nov. 4. Please contact Mr. Clamp
by email (jclamp@acpsd.net) or text /call 803-422-2269. We need to know who plans to participate by
Wed., Nov. 2, so we can make sure there are instruments and music for
everyone.
Student
Council is having a food drive
to help provide food on the weekends for our students in need. We are accepting
all nonperishable food donations at the high school. The food can be given to
Ms. Jackson or placed in black barrels in front of the trophy case.
RSM High’s Veterans
Day Program
is Thurs., Nov. 10, at 10:15 am. All retired and active military in our
community are invited.
RSM High: Congratulations to senior Mikayla
Davis for being named Region 3 Varsity Volleyball Player of the Year! Mikayla is plays basketball and runs track
and is a member of the Teacher Cadet class & the English Honor
Society. Mikayla is the daughter of
Michael Davis and Rickey and Marie Harris Jerry and is coached by Gail
Moody-Johnson. She plans to attend
college and major in athletic training.
True Blue Marching Band digital camo T-shirts are available in blue or pink. If interested
please contact Jeff Clamp at the high school by phone (685-2100) or email
(jclamp@acpsd.net). There is also an order form available on the marching
band web page at http://www.acpsd.net/domain/3827. Please note that this is NOT a fund-raiser for the
band, but you are welcome to purchase a T-shirt if you want it. The band is selling fresh fruit. If you
wish to buy fruit from the band contact Mr. Clamp at RS-M High School or an
RS-M Band member. You can also see fruit sale information on the band
class web page at http://www.acpsd.net/Domain/3237.
Johnston Farmers Market: Just a reminder our Holiday
Market will be Thursday, December 1st – noon until 6:00 PM –
this will be our last market of the 2016 season!
Any
crafter, vendor, etc. are WELCOME – cost is $5.00!!! A great start
for the Christmas Season!!! HUMC will be selling Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, BBQ
sandwiches, JUMC will be selling Hash!! Come enjoy lunch and stock
up your pantries for the holidays
Joanne Crouch, Art Assoc. of Ridge Spring: Come join us at the Art Center in Ridge Spring for a Holiday
Painting on November 8th from 6:30-8:30 PM of
a vintage Santa by instructor, Chandler Primeaux. Primeaux, a
professional painter, will provide all supplies for the class for
$35. Bring a snack and a beverage of your choice. On November 15th,
Chandler is offering a popular painting which incorporates the outline of South
Carolina in the word L-O-V-E. The hours will also be 6:30-8:30 PM. For more info, call864-941-0022 or Joanne Crouch (803)685-5577 or Joanne.crouch26@gmail.com. Information is also available on the Art
Association of Ridge Spring's Facebook page.
REMINDERS
November
4, 5, 6: Richland Creek Fall Festival
November
8: Harvest Festival meeting at 7:00 PM
November
12 & 13: Christmas Open
House in Ridge Spring
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., 8:30 – 4:30; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:30 pm; Fri 8:30
pm -4:30 pm
Narcotics Anonymous: The Ridge
Spring Library on Fridays 7-8 pm
1st
Tuesday of the Month: AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783
2nd
Tuesday: Harvest Festival
3rd
Thursday: FORS at Ridge Spring
Library 5:00 pm
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