Ridge Spring News: August 2018

Monday, August 27, 2018

August 27, 2018

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

Ridge Spring Sidewalk Sale on September 8, 9:30 AM

Bargains For All

Sept 22 Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Festival.

All vendors returning and looking forward to a fall event.

The Ridge Spring Farmers' Market is still going well. We had 6 venders again Saturday and will probably have six this coming Saturday. We had Tupperware, watermelon, okra, boiled peanuts, honey and lip balm from Dry Creek Honey Bee Farm, and sweet potatoes. Right now we are just waiting for the crop of peas and butterbeans to mature enough to pick. George Raborn did bring Crowder peas and a few speckled butterbeans but they were sold before he could get them out of the truck.

Mr. and Mrs. Herlong came to the market looking for Tupperware. Of course we started talking. He remembered back in the 30s and early 40s walking the Saluda town streets selling candy bag full of peanuts for a nickel. He liked mine and bought a bag or pound for $3.00. I asked him if got to keep the money and the answer as no, it went to his daddy. Then he told of growing up on a farm, how he plowed with a mule, picked cotton, and pulled fodder for the animals. They had to explain what fodder was -the leaves off a corn stalk which was used like hay is used today. I said to feed the cows and the answer was the herbivores such as cows but also mules and other herbivores on the farm. You learn something new every day. He also told of his dad giving him the chore of dropping bulldog soda (nitrogen) on each corn stalks in a 16 acre field. The stalks would be about 3" to 4" high. He got back home too early. So his dad and he went back to the field and they saw that he had skipped every other row. He was not punished but he did go back and complete the field before sundown.

The Ridge Spring Library is open Mondays and Tuesdays from 9-12 and closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays. It reopens on Friday and is open then from 10-4 and on Saturday from 10-1. The library has moved to 108 Maintenance Shop Circle and is the same building as the Art Center.

Nut House and country Store: NEW PRODUCT! We are so excited to share these towels and prints of “Papas Tractor” done by @ln_calligraphy! This tractor is an icon in Ridge Spring and we’re so excited for y’all to add one of these to your homes! They are not on the website quite yet but we can take your order via phone or private message

Harvest Festival Visit our Country Store this year at the Ridge Spring Harvest Festival, October 13th. It will be open early and throughout the day at the Ridge Spring Fire Department. We will have local produce for sale from the farms in the area. This is a great opportunity to stock up for winter! IF you are interested in selling your farm's goods at the Country Store please visit our website for more information,

www.ridgespringharvestfestival.com.
#seeyallattheharvestfestival

Rikard's Roadside Bar-B-Que is now open in Ridge Spring, SC! They will be serving BBQ, ribs, hash, onion sausage and sides. Mmmmmm, Some can smell em cooking. Stop by and see them, Fridays and Saturdays.

#rikardsroadsidebarbque #scbbq #neweatsontheridge

RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: It's that time again, yes time to purchase school supplies. The Big Red Box is getting full but always room for more. The supplies will be delivered to RSM Elementary School. RSUMC is also collecting dried up markers. A bucket is on the porch of the FLC. If you have dried markers and who doesn’t, bring them and place them in the bucket. These will be delivered to RSM High School to help with a Beta Club Project. Pastor Ashley’s message was teachers, teachable moments and being a good example to others. Perfect for this time of year. September has 5 Sundays, what does that mean???? Sing, Sing and more singing….look for information on the 5^th Sunday sing in this column. Church service is at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Josie Rodgers

RSM High: The first week of school is in the books with lots of excitement for the coming of the new school. Open House will be held Thurs., Aug. 30, from 5-7 pm, along with the Annual Title I/SIC Meeting. Come out and meet your child's teachers and start the year with a positive dialogue and support.

The Trojans welcome several new teachers and staff this year. Angela McDowell comes to us from 15 years in the healthcare field. She is currently pursuing her teaching degree (English!) and is our V-tell proctor this year. Mrs. McDowell is also the asst cheer coach with her daughter being a senior cheerleader this year. TJ Bueno is our new science teacher who has been in education for 25 years. He is originally from Pueblo, Colorado, and currently resides in Aiken with his wife who is a special needs teacher. Zachery Keisler is a recent graduate of Lander University, and is the new geometry teacher. Mr. Keisler is from Gilbert, and he loves everything dealing with mathematics. Bailey Coble is also in his first year of teaching with a degree in history. He is teaching various social studies classes. Mr. Coble is from Batesburg. Ron Toth is the new Learning Strategies teacher. He is also assisting with various coaching duties. Brenda DeLoache is the new asst principal at the high school, moving from the middle school Welcome to the Trojan family!

Art Center in Ridge Spring by Joanne Crouch

Intermediate-Advanced Watercolor

Anne Hightower-Patterson White, watercolorist, will have an intermediate-advanced class on Fri, Sept 14^th and Sat, Sept 15^th from 10-4. Cost is $130 and must be paid before September 10^th. Pre-register at the Art Center on Fridays or Saturdays from 10-2, or contact Joanne Crouch @ (803)685-5577 (leave message) or email at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com.

Pottery

Kim Ruff, instructor A small casserole class will be held on Monday, Sept 10^th from 6:30-8:30. Cost is $35 and includes glazing and firing. On October 15, a clay Christmas tree class will be held on Monday, Oct15^th from 6:30-8:30. Cost is $35 and includes all firing and glazing. Kim’s class will allow the students to make additional small pieces to use all the clay that is allotted for the class. Contact Kim Ruff at makerart@aol.com or Joanne Crouch at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com to register.

Mosaic

On Sept. 29^th at 8:30, Barbara Yon and members of AARS will demonstrate the basics of mosaics. Students will apply cut glass to the risers of the steps at the Art Center. There is no charge for this event. Contact Barbara Yon at btonart@yahoo.com or a member of the AARS if you would like to participate in this event

.Gourd Art

Sept 10^th @ 6:00- Create a pumpkin (gourd) that will be part of your fall décor for many years to come. This is for ages 10 & up. Costs will be $30 which includes all supplies. Contact Joanne Crouch at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com to register

Hours of operation at the Art Center are Fridays and Saturdays from 10-2. There is no admission fee. Join us for our membership meetings on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30. Check out our facebook page at Art Association of Ridge Spring & Gallery

Review from David Marshall James: "The Darkest Time of Night" by Jeremy Finley

When a Tennessee senator's grandson disappears from the woods behind the boy's home, worry immediately centers on pedophiles as well as domestic terrorists, given some of the senator's hard-line opinions on foreign policy.

Then again, did some unthinking nabob who receives all opinions-- and ensuing knee-jerk reactions-- from slanted TV "news" respond to an unthinking TV "news" figure's exhortations to punish the spawn-of-Satan senator?

Everyone's looking down and around for answers, not up, except for the senator's wife, Lynn Roseworth, who grew up on the property on which she and her husband reside. One of her daughters, her husband, and their three sons (Lynn's grandsons, including the one who is missing) live on the other side of said woods.

First-time novelist and Nashville investigative broadcast journalist Jeremy Finley places Lynn at the forefront of the action. As the story unfolds, so does her past, not only in Tennessee, but also in Champaign, Illinois, where her husband attended law school.

There, at the University of Illinois, Lynn worked as an office assistant and researcher for the astronomy department. However, her most significant experiences in that venue were undercover, with the guidance of an unusual, obsessed young professor. Gotta watch out for them.

Given her grandson's ongoing absence, Lynn must reconnect with her past in order to put the pieces of her present together. When she, after several months, at last broaches the subject of UFO abductions, she is shot down as a cuckoo by just about everyone.

Everyone except for some super-scary Feds, on whose radars Mrs. Roseworth is pinging like an Avon Lady on a Starbucks binge. These guys (and gals) make 1930s G-men look like The Lollipop Guild.

Luckily, Lynn is more than ably assisted by her BFF, Roxy, who can drop-kick a four-letter bomb through the "Say What?" goalposts from the opposing end zone. Roxy about steals the show; indeed, the author possesses an obvious affection for all his of-a-certain-age Southern female characters. That Lynn and Roxy pull protagonists' duties gives the novel a fresh, original feeling.

Once the author sets up his premise and turns the novel over to Lynn and Roxy, it's high old times, particularly during the final third of the narrative. That such a multiple-award-winning journalist chose such a subject supplies depth and thoughtfulness to a topic that certainly warrants further discussion.

The Ridge Spring Library is now open Mondays and Tuesdays from 9-12 and closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays. It reopens on Friday and is open then from 10-4 and on Saturday from 10-1

Harriet's Garden Tips: I am late on taking cuttings but better late than never or waiting until next year. I am also pruning for the same reason. Just remember that when you are pruning a shrub make sure when you finish the bottom is wider than the top. It should look like an upside down paper cup. If you try to prune straight down the bottom of the plant will get less light than the top which means the bottom part will lose leave and possible die out. Have you seen those pruned boxwoods that look top heavy with little or no bottom limbs.

REMINDERS

June-August: Ridge Spring Farmers Market

Sept. 8: Ridge Spring Sidewalk Sale

Sept. 20: FORS meeting at Town Hall

Sept. 22: Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering

Harvest Festival Beauty Pageant

Ridge Spring Library hours: Mon. Tues. 9:00 - 12:00; Wed. Thurs. Closed;

Fri. 10:00 - 4:00; Sat. 10:00 - 1:00.

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

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

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

Every Friday & Saturday: AARS hours 10 – 4 or by appt, free admission

Every first Tuesday of the Month: AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783

Every 1^st Thursday: Audibel Hearing Center in the back room of Bank

Every Friday: Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings 7-8 pm at The Ridge Spring Library

Every 4^th Saturday: The Helpful Hands Food/Clothing Bank

Monday, August 20, 2018

August 20, 2018

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

Ridge Spring Sidewalk Sale on September 8

Bargains For All

I am back from a wonderful trip but ready to write about Ridge Spring and the events coming up. There is no place like home!!!!

Sept 22 Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Festival.

All vendors returning and looking forward to a fall event.

The Ridge Spring Farmers' Market is still going well. We had 6 venders Saturday and will probably have six this coming Saturday. We had Tupperware, Crowder peas - Purple hull and pink eye, corn, watermelons, peaches tomatoes, boiled peanuts, hanging baskets, and more. George Raborn hopes to have some speckled butterbeans and sweet potatoes. Leonard Bell hopes to have butterbeans too. I shelled a peck of Crowder peas and then ended up selling them. There will be cantaloupe and maybe more. Hope to see you there.

Leonard Bell and his son Julius were interviewed on TV for the ground breaking ceremony for the new RSM High School. Exciting times for the School!!!!

While we sit around, we do start talking. You plant cotton when you can sleep out from under the covers. You plant okra when you see cotton being planted.

RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: It's that time again, yes time to purchase school supplies. The Big Red Box is getting full but always room for more. If you would like to help with this project, leave school supplies (list is taped to the window at the Family Life Center) on the porch of the FLC. The supplies will be delivered to RSM Elementary School. Let’s pull together to make sure our kids have the tools they need to learn!!! RSUMC is also collecting dried up markers. A bucket is on the porch of the FLC. If you have dried markers and who doesn’t, bring them and place them in the bucket. These will be delivered to RSM High School to help with a Beta Club Project. Pastor Ashley’s message was teachers, teachable moments and being a good example to others. Perfect for this time of year. September has 5 Sundays, what does that mean???? Sing, Sing and more singing….look for information on the 5^th Sunday sing in this column. Church service is at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Art Center in Ridge Spring by Joanne Crouch

Don’t miss classes that are beginning this fall at the Art Center!

Intermediate-Advanced Watercolor: Anne Hightower-Patterson White, watercolorist, will have an intermediate-advanced class on Fri, September 14^th and Sat, September 15^th from 10-4. Cost is $130 and must be paid before September 10^th. Pre-register at the Art Center on Fridays or Saturdays from 10-2, or contact Joanne Crouch @ (803)685-5577 (leave message) or email at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com.

Pottery: Two pottery classes are planned by Kim Ruff. A small casserole class will be held on Monday, September 10^th from 6:30-8:30. Cost is $35 and includes glazing and firing. On October 15, a clay Christmas tree class will be held on Monday, October 15^th from 6:30-8:30. Cost is $35 and includes all firing and glazing. Kim’s class will allow the students to make additional small pieces to use all the clay that is allotted for the class. Contact Kim Ruff at makerart@aol.com or Joanne Crouch at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com to register.

Mosaic: On September 29^thbeginning at 8:30, Barbara Yon and members of AARS will demonstrate the basics of mosaics. Students will apply cut glass to the risers of the steps at the Art Center. There is no charge for this event. Contact Barbara Yon at btonart@yahoo.com or a member of the Art Center if you are interested in attending this event.

Gourd Art: Septemer 10^th @ 6:00- Create a pumpkin that will be part of your fall décor for many years to come. Students will fashion a pumpkin in their color choice. This is for ages 10 & up. Costs will be $30 which includes all supplies. Contact Joanne Crouch at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com to register.

The Saluda county Farm to Table and Honey Tasting: September 29 at 6:00 PM at Ward, the Dinner is a fundraiser held annually in Ward, SC to raise money for scholarships for area youth interested in careers in agriculture. Partners in this valuable fundraiser include the Saluda County Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Ward, the Gables Inn and Gardens, and the Clemson Extension Service. Two scholarships were awarded to area youth this year. Tickets may be purchased on line.

Harvest Festival News

Tri-County Auto and Truck Club: We are now accepting applications for the Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Car and Truck Show! Please tag someone with an AWESOME car or truck! Ridge Spring Civic Center October 13 from 8-2.

ALL IN! As the sun rose today the lines were drawn for the BBQ Battle for the Ridge and we received the last application for the competition. The teams are set to do battle for the cash, the trophies and the title of BBQ KING OF RIDGE SPRING on October 13th!

Mmmmmm. Don't you just love the smell of a cake baking in the oven? Time to get out that apron and bake up some delicious cakes, pies, cookies and cupcakes! What's your specialty? We want you to enter your fav into this year's Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Cake, Pie, Cookies and Cupcakes

Miss Harvest Festival Pageant 2018 will be held on September 22. It will be hosted by the Ridge Spring Harvest Festival.

Judy Adamick is teaching classes at Aiken Center for the Arts - Animals in Oil, Session I, Sept. 10 - Oct. 13, 10 a.m. until noon, Mondays. Students will work from their own photos. Emphasis on composition, values an color palette, skill level Intermediate. Contact ACA front desk for class sign up.

Article Appeared in the Sunday Morning State Newspaper August 6, 1905

FRUIT GROWING AT RIDGE SPRING

Written for the State by Fritz Hugh McMaster

Disgusted with Peach Growing

Above (part III of column) has been given an account of a few of those who find a pleasure and a profit in fruit growing. But there is another side to the picture and there are those who say that peach raising does not pay. One of those is Mr. J W. Thrailkill. He remembers the time when he got $8 a crate and there was no such thing as glutted markets, nor the spraying of trees, nor hunting for borers, nor a dozen other little things that make a man grow gray and sleepless of nights. Mr. Thrailkill has been growing peaches for 20 years, and cotton longer than that. He has made money out of both and out of other things too. But he says he is tired of growing peaches and next year he will cut his orchard down and plant cotton which he finds less trouble and sufficiently profitable.

Mr. Thrailkill has recently gone into cattle raising. He has one of the finest short horn herds in the country and from it he gets a great deal of pleasure, and this may account for his weariness in peach growing. But there are others who agree with him. They plant cotton and corn.

Methods of Shipment

The fruit from Ridge Spring is shipped both by rail and express. The freight shipments are made in refrigerated cars which are loaded at night, taken to Columbia in the early morning, and are delivered to Washington and New York on a schedule of the fasted passenger trains. The Southern Railway has done a good service to the fruit raisers by the quick transportation. There are about equal shipments by express and freight. Home Agent Faint of the Southern Express Company generally looks after the express shipment himself and the rapidity with which he handles them has earned for him the reputation of being one of the greatest hustlers known in the express service.

Conclusions

What profitable use of surplus fruit? He who solves the problem will likely make a fortune for himself and confer a great boost upon the fruit growers.

It is not too much to say that there is nearly as much surplus fruit st fruit shipped. This may be an exaggeration, but there is actually wagons loads upon wagon loads that grocers give way and others used to feed stock. (the article becomes unreadable at this point but notes) A canning factory on a small scale was tried but the returns from it were not sufficient to warrant its enlargement.

With the keen competition the growers of mediocre fruit is to be pushed out of the market and only profit is to be found in the best fruit. Again the last paragraph is very hard to read but tries to summarize the article. It was complimentary of the town and of the farmers and how they continue to work hard.

Today in 2018 there are fewer peach farmers but they now ship everywhere. The number of varieties is up to 60 and the season is from May through September. None of the varieties mentioned in the article are around. Do enjoy the best peaches in the country that are produced right here in Ridge Spring, SC.