February 6, 2017

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

The next Harvest Festival meeting will be this Tuesday,  Feb 7th at 7:00 pm at the library.  Please attend the meeting and lend us a hand in planning for next year! 

Last month there was a Friends of Ridge Spring meeting at the RS Library.  What projects we are planning includes an updated Ridge Spring brochure that will be placed in the businesses of Ridge Spring and in the Welcome Centers of South Carolina and the Aiken Welcome Center. After the meeting Joe Cal Watson, Samantha McClure and I went to Juniper to dine.  We were discussing our school years when Joe told us of the following incident.  Winnefred Forrest (Rutland) had a first cousin visiting Elizabeth Edwards who found an arrowhead .  She told Joe and George Newton Dorsett that they could fight over the arrowhead and whoever won got the arrowhead.  Joe got the arrowhead, but he is not sure where it is now.  Then the conversation continued to high school and then turning 21 years old.  We talked about voting and possibly buying a drink.  Then Joe told us about when he was 21 he was totally responsible for 3 officers, 80 enlisted men , 7 jeeps and 6 mortars.  This was during World War II.  The US Army issued a bottle of gin, 1/2 bottle of scotch and a carton of cigarettes to each officer.

Yon Family Farm is holding their sale on February 18th There will be around 200 bulls and 75 females up for auction.  People will be coming from around the southeast for a wonderful opportunity.  Yon Family Farms is a family-owned operation whose primary purpose is to raise high-quality Angus, SimAngus, and Ultrablack cattle. The Yon family consists of Kevin and Lydia and their three children: Sally, Drake, and Corbin. Kevin is a first generation Angus breeder who got his introduction into the cattle business at the age of twelve. It was then that he borrowed money to purchase an Angus heifer. Kevin met his wife, Lydia, at Clemson University where they were both pursuing degrees in Animal Science. After college, they got their feet wet as a couple in the cattle industry by landing their dream job of managing a registered Angus operation, Congaree Farms, near Columbia, SC. After seven and a half years of growth there, the owner decided to disperse his cattle operation. Out of a job, but not their dream, the Yons took the plunge in 1996 and started their own Angus operation, Yon Family Farms in Ridge Spring, SC. What began on 100 acres with additional leased land has evolved into an operation utilizing over 2000 acres, which maintains approximately 800 head of registered brood cows and 200 commercial cows. The Yons will host both a Spring and Fall Production Sale where they sell around 400 registered bulls and 200 females each year. The Yons stress the importance of utilizing all the tools available. They develop three groups of sale bulls each year. Their operation is forage based and focuses on producing cattle for their customer base which is made up mainly of progressive commercial cattlemen.

Kenny Leapart has changed his hours at the Car Wash  He will now be open after 2:00 during the week  and regular hours on the weekend.  You can call for an appointment, too.    

The Gables Inn and Gardens enjoyed a great time scrapbooking the end of January. A fun weekend of laughing, crying, eating, drinking, reconnecting with old friends, making new ones and scrapbooking of course!! Watch for our next one to be scheduled. Call now and schedule your Valentine getaway during February. Stay a single night or for the whole weekend.  803-685-0099 

Off the Beaten Path celebrates 3 brand new vendors. D'Litefulls has beautifully crocheted shawls, ponchos, jewelry, and scarves. She also has painted glass globes and bottles with fairy lights. Rough Around the Edges has created some beautiful repurposed furniture. You have to see the incredible clock in the store window. We also have an artist moving in that hand paints wooden signs for our homes. Let us help you shop for the Valentine's in your life..

Recovery Works, a faith based residential recovery center for men, has closed its operations in Ridge Spring after 9 prosperous years. The Recovery center helped men locally and all across the USA for 9 years. Recovery works helped over 560 men to recover from the abyss of addiction/ alcoholism. We were happy to support the town of Ridge Spring in many ways. We supported the Harvest Festival, Local Police Department, Fire department and fund raising for many local events. We did this work without accepting any local , city , county, state or Federal Grant money. Please accept our many thanks to the people of Ridge Spring and surrounding areas for their support. It was a great pleasure to be of service to God and our fellow man . God bless America. Sincerely Flint R Thomas, Founder / Director. 

Ten members of the Ridge Spring-Monetta High School Band attended the Limestone College Band Clinic in Gaffney, SC  Thursday, January 26 through Saturday, January 28.  The students auditioned and rehearsed on Thursday evening, rehearsed all day Friday and attended a concert by the Limestone College Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, and rehearsed and gave a concert on Saturday.  It was a great opportunity for the students as they performed higher level music in the 115-member Honor Band.  There was also time for other activities such as bowling, laser tag, and video games.  Members from the RS-M Band to attend were:  Joanna Kaiser (Flute), McKenzie Minor and Cameron Davis (Alto Sax), Tyler Rowe, Jonathan Cumbee, and Kandon Hastings (Trumpet), Jonathan Middlebrooks (Trombone), and Katara Coleman, D.J. Padgett, and Alex Timmerman (Euphonium).  Special congratulations to Jonathan Middlebrooks for earning first chair in the trombone section!

RSM Elem (Rene Miller): 

From Nurse Bearden: Nobody likes being sick.  Here are some tips to help you stay healthy and keep the flu away.  Wash your hands, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, drink lots of water, get plenty of exercise, keep your hands away from your mouth, nose, and eyes, get 9 hours of sleep each night, dress warmly, and GET VACCINATED!!!

Josie Rodgers

Aiken County Public Schools will hold Town Hall meetings to hear the needs of the public concerning our schools.  Superintendent Dr. Alford will also provide updates on the progress of the district as well as future plans.  Area Four’s meeting will take place Tues., Feb. 21, at 6:30 pm at Caledonia Baptist Church at 1887 Old 96 Indian Trail in Batesburg. 

It’s National School Counseling Week!  This year’s theme is "School Counseling: Helping Students Realize Their Potential."  Counselors in all schools do so much for our young people besides talk to them!  These professionals are a major asset to our young people, helping them be successful in school and plan their futures.  Thank a counselor today! 

Cinderella Project (The Aiken Boutique) On Sat., Feb. 18, from 9 am to noon, high school young ladies can go to The Aiken Boutique at Maxwell Law Firm at 225 Chesterfield St. NW.  They will have new and used dresses, accessories and more! All items are available at no charge to high school students. To enter, you must bring your student ID. Limit one dress per student. Questions? Please contact Ashley Hammack at 803/642-1557, ext 108.

RSM Middle: The Science Fair will be held Feb. 16.  All students will complete a science project.  We are excited to see what amazing projects our students create!

The Black History program will be held Fri., Feb. 17, in the gym.  Based on last year’s program, you don’t want to miss this!

Every Friday during the month of February, middle and high school students will have an opportunity to win a $5 McDonald's gift card and other prizes by answering Black History trivia questions. 

RSMMH is conducting a Black History writing contest in honor of Black History Month.  The essays will be judged, and the top three essays will be selected as winners in both the middle and high school for a total of 6 students. The winners will be announced at the Black History program on Feb. 17. Most importantly, the winners will be given a certificate and also be treated to an all-you-can-eat-lunch at Shealy's BBQ.

Did you know that RSM High offers Saturday school to its students?  Those in danger of failing, particularly due to absences, are encouraged to sign up and show up!  For more info, contact the school.

Review by David Marshall James: "Audrey:  The 50s" by David Wills

   "Sabrina" (1954), in which the titular chauffeur's daughter returns to the Hamptons from her Paris studies "a la glam magnifique", became the makeover dream of millions of American women.

   With a new coiffure, a trunk full of made-to-fit Givenchy gowns, and some of that fabled French je ne sais quoi, and you were all set to wed one of your daddy's megamillionaire employers.

   Thus, Audrey Hepburn did more for the junior year abroad than countless college-catalog come-on's for croissant-crunching credit hours.

   Although of Belgian birth-- with English schooling-- she never seemed like a foreign movie star, but more like an American actress with a whole lot of class.

   She certainly didn't possess Greta Garbo's symmetrically fine features, nor Hedy Lamarr's otherworldly gorgeous visage.  Rather, Audrey gave the ordinary woman hope that, with the correct beauty treatment and some tres-fab glad rags, allure was just within reach of her gloved fingers.

   As The New York Times would note:  "Half a generation of young females stopped stuffing their bras and teetering on stiletto heels."

   Always self-conscious of her feet and height, Hepburn stuck to flats, ballet slippers, and "kitten heels."  Yet, as with Garbo-- also always obsessed with her plus-size tootsies-- no one was really focusing there.

   Audrey's rise to cinema glory was routed by some of Hollywood's greatest directors-- William Wyler, Billy Wilder, King Vidor, Fred Zinnemann, and (Columbia’s own) Stanley Donen-- and accompanied by such Hollywood legends as Gregory Peck, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Henry Fonda, and one of the great loves of her life, William Holden, although they never married.

   This volume includes a photo of Holden leaning against the hood of his to-die-for Nash-Healey convertible on a Manhattan curbside, during the filming of "Sabrina." Let's review:  Hepburn and Holden in a Nash-Healey.  That pretty well defines Hollywood cool.

   America owned a real sense of glamour during the 1950s, and Audrey was at its forefront, like some chromium hood-ornament goddess.  That feeling is captured in page upon page of this lovingly produced volume.  Indeed, many of the pictorial delights hail from the personal collection of cinema chronicler David Wills, whose previous works include "Hollywood in Kodachrome" as well as "Audrey:  The 60s."

   Wills presents a Hollywood and fashion icon during the first decade of her film career, an actress who would come to learn what all her achievements meant in the long run:  "People associate me with a time when movies were pleasant, when women wore pretty dresses in films and you heard beautiful music.  I always love it when people write to me and say, 'I was having a rotten time, and I walked into a cinema and saw one of your movies, and it made such a difference.' "

REMINDERS

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