February 27, 2017

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

Juniper Restaurant  has been invited to participate in the Charleston Food & Wine Festival this coming weekend!!! We are so exited, if your are going stop by and say hello! We will be there Wednesday as part of the South Carolina Chef Ambassador program and again on Friday representing Juniper and Ridge Spring!! In addition we will be open our regular dining hours, for more information on CFWF check them out on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChsWineandFood/

Anne Rauton Smith and Judy Adamick have an exhibit hanging at the Aiken Center for the Arts until March 25th.  They are included in the main gallery with a group called "The Five".

The Saluda- based churches in our association are joining forces together to have a Spring Festival on Saturday, April 15 from10-12 noon. We will have a community - wide egg hunt, jump castles, air slides and several children’s games. All events and amusements are free and we will be selling BBQ and drinks at the Park. Come join us meeting our community and celebrating Easter with them. All churches are welcome to participate in this festival.

RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Big Red Box is FULL of soup. Thanks to the soup elf who left 4 cases of soup that have been added to the Box. As of now, the Falcons have a slight lead over the Patriots 45 to 44, with a total today of 89 cans. These will be delivered next week to local food banks. Thanks members and community for your help. Beginning on March 21, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Family Life Center, Pastor Miriam Hadden will conduct a series on the Book of Revelations. All are welcome to participate. No reservation necessary.

BBQ Benefit for Joey Fox – Saturday, March 18   - 4 – 7 pm

The Lutheran Men in Mission at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church are sponsoring this benefit for Joey, a member of our church, who has leukemia. He is currently awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Tickets are $10/plate (pulled pork, slaw, baked beans, bread) – eat in or take out.  

In addition to dinner, we will have a Bake Sale with lots of homemade goodies and a Silent Auction. A number of items will be up for auction including a condo for a week at Fripp Island, gift certificates, basket of “Southern Things”, artwork….Tickets can be purchased from: Church Office (685-7523) Monday thru Wednesday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm; Maxwell & Halford Drug Store-Johnston; Larry Hatcher (275-4839); Eric Carlson (275-3140); and Joe Derrick (803-480-0067). The benefit will be held in Mt. Calvary’s Fellowship Building. The church is located at 1186 Mt. Calvary Road, Johnston.

Denise Attaway, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Public Service and Agriculture February 22, 2017:

CLEMSON — A group of Clemson University students is taking its peach research to San Francisco in April to compete in the American Chemical Society National Meeting Competition.

This is the first time a Clemson undergraduate team has been invited to compete in the food chemistry category. They will compete with students from Cornell University and from Germany. Their Creative Inquiry project, “The Investigation of Antioxidant Capacity and Bioactive Chemicals in South Carolina Grown Peaches,” is the result of related research conducted by Clemson student Ryan Ramey and project adviser Feng Chen, a professor in the food, nutrition and packaging sciences department.

The research focuses on the nutritional value of peaches, finding specific chemicals called phenolics and measuring the phenolics to determine how and why these chemicals are beneficial to humans.

The project is funded by the Carr Family Endowment and Clemson University Creative Inquiry.  Chalmers and Lori Anne Carr, owners of Titan Farms and funders of the project, said they are excited to see what doors it may open for the South Carolina peach industry.

“Chalmers and I believe the Creative Inquiry program is an outstanding way to engage students, faculty and businesses like ours in looking at real-world issues and possible solutions,” said Lori Anne Carr. “We are delighted to be on the ground floor of research that could dramatically increase consumer demand for peaches and, most especially, South Carolina peaches.”

Josie Rodgers

Illness is running rampant not just in our local communities, but across the state.  It is imperative that we try to prevent serious illness by taking precautions such as washing hands often, covering our coughs and sneezes, and staying away from others if we are contagious or running a fever.  It is crucial that we keep our children home from school if they have a fever or virus or have vomited in the last 24 hours.  We will only pass the sickness around and around if we send kids to school before they are well.  We’ve also already seen pollen flying through the air.  If this is your time to suffer from seasonal allergies, get a head start on prevention!

Day of Caring:  On Wed., March 1, Aiken County Public Schools invites you to roll up your sleeves with us for a day of service devoted to our community’s public schools. From refurbishing flower gardens, pressure washing, trimming bushes, painting and building outdoor classrooms, to sorting books, painting a mural and creating displays for student achievements, March 1 is an opportunity for interested volunteers, businesses, clubs, groups and organizations, to join us as we work TOGETHER to enhance educational environments and spruce up curb appeal district-wide.  Most schools have both an outdoor morning project and indoor afternoon project. Volunteers may register to support the school during the morning, afternoon or both.  To help with the ONE K-12 COMMUNITY DAY OF CARING, view the Calendar for March 1 for the Day of Caring Project List with all volunteer opportunities. Projects are also located on the calendar (for March 1) of each individual school webpage.  Once you've found a project that interests you, please register to participate. All volunteers for the ONE K-12 COMMUNITY DAY OF CARING will need to set up an account and register. Registration is simple and easy. Just follow the Step-By-Step Registration Instructions.   Businesses interested in providing materials or funding for project supplies are encouraged to contact our school principals directly (contact information is on the listed projects for each school/project).

RSM Elem (Rene Miller):  4-K registration for the 2017-2018 school year begins March 6 and ends April 28. Parents must bring the following items for children to be considered for the program: Official (long-form) birth certificate (shortform will not be accepted) , updated immunization record, 2 proofs of address (electric bill, water bill, mortgage/rental agreement) , either the child's Medicaid card OR a W2 form and pay-stub (if child does not have Medicaid), parent ID.  For more info, please ask for Mrs. Abellan or Mrs. Mims-Herrera.

The RS-M Elem Natural Pageant will be held March 16 @ 6:30pm.  Registration fee of $20 & application fee are due by March 3. The pageant is open to girls & boys in Miss and Master categories.  Admission to pageant is $5.  See Mrs. Cockrell for more info.

PALS, 4k and 5k News: What a wonderful time we had at our Family Enrichment Session.  During the February parenting class, the participants engaged in sharing information about themselves during a relaxing coloring session. The participants also shared information concerning their child’s progress in school. Our next session will be March 7 beginning at 1:30 p.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m.  The class that has highest percentage of parent participation will win a Movie Party!

The RSME Walk/Jog Club traveled 15.6 miles last week.  That puts us at 306.45 miles for the year out of the 516 miles that we need to get to Washington D.C.  We are currently on I-95 in Smithfield NC.  It is not too late to join!  Just bring in your signed participation form and help us walk/jog to Washington D.C.!  We need to average 18 miles per week for the rest of the year to make our goal so come early, come often, and RUN!

RSM Middle: The science fair was a great success!  Just walking into the cafetorium and seeing all the amazing presentations was wonderful!  Winners are as follows: 8^th grade: 1^st William Moyer, 2^nd Audrey Derrick, 3^rd Arteria Knight, Honorable Mention Chelsey Ricker; 7^th grade:  1^st Madison Wooton, 2^nd Logan McClure, 3^rd Jordan Gibson, Honorable Mention Meleah Jones; 6^th grade:  1^st Trinity La Brew, 2^nd Luciana Charamonte, 3^rd Robby Mitchell, Honorable Mention Yazmine Cannon. 

RSM High:  Congratulations to senior Alicia Key for being a semi-finalist for the National Beta Club Scholarship!

REMINDERS

March 11 Benefit for Ricky Rodgers at the Civic Center from 4-7pm.

March 18 BBQ Benefit for Joey Fox at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church

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

Ridge Spring Post Office hours:  Mon-Fri. 7:30 am – 11:30 am; Sat 9 – 10 am

Saluda County Library Hours:  Mon/Wed 8:30 am-5 pm; Tues/Thurs 8:30 am – 6 pm; Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm; Sat closed

Recycling Center Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 1-7; Sat 7-7; Sun 3-7; Tues/Thurs closed

First Thursday of the Month:  AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783

Third Thursday of the Month: FORS at Library at 5:00