November 5, 2018
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
Art Center & Shoppes of Ridge Spring
Christmas Open House
November 17 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Street vendors are welcome. No garage stuff, please. Arts and Crafts are welcome. Refreshments will be at many of the
shops.
Sunday is Veteran’s Day, a time to honor all
veterans from all conflicts. It began at
the close of the Great War which was actually World War I. The war ended and treaties signed on the 11th
hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Memorial Day is to honor those who died in
war but Veterans’ Day is to honor all who fought. How fortunate we are to have our flag and to
display it so well.
Thursday
night was the Firemen's Annual Benefit at Juniper Restaurant. The food
was great, of course, and the servers (firemen) were superb. The entertainment was two firemen getting
completely in uniform to enter a burning building in 2 minutes. This included the breathing apparatus and all skin covered with
protection. Two competed and were
successful for they did it in less than 2 minutes. The fire trucks were on the street for all to
inspect. What a great night. All proceeds go to our volunteer fire
department.
Marlene
Kenner won
11 fist place ribbons and 1second place ribbon at the Aiken County Fair Second place was for her bread and butter
pickles. First place ribbons were for 1. Muscadine jelly, 2. Scuppernong jelly,
3. Whole figs, 4. Fig jelly, 5. Chow-chow, 6. Canned yellow peaches, 7. Canned
pears, 8. Yellow squash pickles, 9. Peach preserves, 10. Pear preserves, and
11. Apple pear jelly. Marlene is
handicapped but with the help of her husband Leon they were winners are the
FAIR. WOW!!! And Congratulations.
Marlene also won third place in the Pie division at the Ridge Spring
Harvest Festival.
Saluda County Historical Benefit Deer Hunt: The SCHS will hold a half-day or whole-day benefit
deer hunt on over a thousand acres of land on Clouds Creek in Saluda County on
Nov. 10th. A meal will be provided between hunts. Interested
hunters may receive additional information by calling (803) 685 5020 or by
email at cebpadgettpd@pbtcomm,net
RIDGE SPRING UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH: October was a busy
month for Ridge Spring United Methodist Church (RSUMC). Our Pastor Ashley gave
the opening prayer at the welcome portion of the Harvest Festival. The Church
took an AD in the Festival brochure and we placed water and church information
in from the Family Life Center. Decorations in keeping with the Harvest theme
were placed in front of the FLC. We were part of the Festival parking and our
yard was FULL! We love being part of this vibrant and welcoming community and
Festival. Also in October we met with our District Superintendent for our
annual ‘check up’ and we did just fine. He was impressed with our outreach
efforts and encouraged us to continue. You might have seen Church members
walking around the Festival in nifty T-Shirts in different colors with the
Methodist logo and motto on the front and our Church on the back. If you were a
member or had family who was a member and are interested in one, please contact
Nola Burger. November 4th was All Saints Sunday when we
remember members of our Church family who have died. Sadly this year we
remembered one but made it a celebration of breast cancer awareness. Pink was
the order of the day and there was plenty of it. We continue to collect dried
and unusable markers. Those may be left in a container on the porch of the FLC.
Church Service is at
11 a.m. There will be NO SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 25, 2018.
While eating lunch at Juniper with Joe Cal
Watson, he discussed some memories of World War II. They traveled from port toward the front line
in a 40-8 car. That meant the rail car
could hold 40 men or 8 horses. Later he and his men were really cold and wanted
to start a fire. Orders were to cut no
bushes for they were in their Allies' territory. He saw a utility pole and decided he could chop
that down. When he got to this pole, he
found out it was made of cement. Pup Tents were very cold indeed.
Security
Federal Bank
held its first Customer Appreciation Day on October 19, 2018. The town and its customers enjoyed to hot
dogs, drink, chips, and cookies. We all look forward to next year. Thank you for being in our town and on Main
Street!!!.
Ridge
Spring Town Hall
is now open on Saturdays.
Spann Church in Ward held its 14th
Annual Singing on October 28. Just over 100 people joined in
congregational singing of old and familiar hymns. Rev. Ashley Buchanan
and former pastor, John Kneece led the singing and Wallace Watkins played the
piano. Special music was provided by Rev. Ashley, former pastor, John and
Donald Adams. Following the
program there was a time for fellowship and refreshments were served on the
grounds. On November 4th, All
Saints' Sunday, Spann remembered Judy Sutton, who passed away last year.
On her first visit to Spann she knew that she had found her church and she was
a faithful member. Her faith during her illness was an inspiration to all
who knew her. An oak tree, planted in the church yard, was dedicated in
her memory
Have you noticed the fields of tomatoes? They are being picked green or pink. That is how we have tomatoes during the
winter - they are stored and allowed to ripen slowly off the vine.
Wendy Arndt has announce that Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering
will be twice a year. The one in the
fall was so successful that now there will be two. The dates for next year will be May 18 for
the spring and September 21 for the fall.
Last Saturday she also was teaching a riding clinic at her jump field.
Her team will be competing in Raleigh NC at the benefit horse show for Duke
Children's Hospital.
Carmen Holley, M. ED, Fine Arts Teacher at RSM High School: Jesse Osbun-Shirey won Honorable
Mention with the Ruth Patrick Steam Art Contest in Aiken. Jesse
'invented' a replaceable eye that can be inserted into the eye socket for the
blind. The Science, Technology
Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics – or STEAM
– competition was open to all K-12 public, private, and home schooled
students in the CSRA. Almost 150 entries were received from more than 20
schools in the CSRA.
James E. Williams Jr.:
We are excited to introduce you to a new program coming to the town of Ridge
Spring, SC. Vision of Love Community
Outreach has been a much needed asset to this community and the citizens of
Ridge Spring. The goal of this program is to be an outlet of strength,
empowerment, and support to both the young and the old. Adult Daycare,
enrichment program, arts and crafts, gardening, cooking, science games, day
trips, homework, math, stem/ELA recreation and much more will be offered. The
program will be held at the Cumbee
Place,401 E. Main Street, Ridge Spring, SC 29129, (803)594-3587, visionoflove.sc@gmail.comThe goal of this
program is to be an outlet of strength, empowerment, and support to both the
young and the old.
Boy Scout Troop 555 and Pack 555 are collecting old, worn out American flags
to retire. The troop and pack will be conducting a flag retirement ceremony on
November 10 at 4:00 pm at the fire station. If you have a flag you would like
to retire contact Melissa Stover mstover310@gmail.com or you can drop it off at Ridge Spring Baptist Church's
fellowship hall on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7:00-8:00 pm
Ridge Spring Farmers'
Market: Leonard
Bell will be there and those greens will start coming in soon. Who knows who
may be joining him on the plaza.
Josie Rodgers:
Mark and I had the
best time with our friends at Juniper during the RS Fire Dept fundraiser
on Nov. 1. Juniper was filled with patrons coming together to support our local
fire dept volunteers. The food was scrumptious (as always) and the
entertainment fabulous! The waitstaff was comprised of volunteer firemen and
Juniper personnel, many of whom were our current and past students. We had the
cutest waiters (Corbin and Drake Yon), and even got to watch “Big
Country (Dwayne Ligons, former Trojan football player of Mark’s) race to
don his entire fire suit in competition with other volunteers. We laughed and
ate and talked and just enjoyed the atmosphere. What a super night!
RSM High: Media Center Specialist Patti Powell sponsored a Halloween story
contest for students and staff. Participants wrote spooky stories for a chance
at some cool prizes. Winners included Audrey Derrick (high school, “Twisted
Secrets Between Two Sisters”), Jesse Oswald (middle school, “The Hum”), and
Mrs. Cayce Spire (faculty, “The Janitor”).
On Nov. 8, the school will honor veterans with a Veterans
Day Program. Melinda Brown has worked tirelessly to host this program to
show our appreciation to the Veterans of our military. If you are a veteran,
you are invited to join us for the program.
On Nov.7, Jenna
Beauregard, NCAA Compliance Officer from USC-Aiken will be presenting on NCAA
eligibility requirements at 6 pm in the media center. This event is open to
any RSM High School student who is interested in playing college athletics and
their family.
The Trojans
football team will travel to Timmonsville for the first round of the playoffs
this Fri., Nov. 9.
Collier Sullivan
was up for the Chick-fil-A Player of the Week for the second time this
season. He won the first time he was
nominated! When you see a Trojan in the running, vote!
It’s
National HOSA Week, and the RSM group has a month of
awesome activities planned!
Next week is American Education Week. The Beta Club
and National English Honor Society will be honoring our educators and showing
appreciation for the opportunity for free education in America with several
projects.
Review from
David Marshall James: "Sweet Little
Lies" by Caz Frear
'Tis ho-ho-ho time in
Merrye Olde London, all puns intended, and it's as cold as a Hans Christian
Andersen princess in a brass bustier on the shady side of a fjord.
The long nights are
rendered mildly tolerable for detective Cat Kinsella, through the steady
imbibing of white wine. Her boss, the seemingly unflappable Kate Steele,
has sent Cat over-- or is it "down"-- for psychiatric counseling and
evaluation following Cat's unhinging at a traumatic crime scene.
Can a transfer from the
Metropolitan Police Force's Murder Investigation Team 4 to some
number-crunching desk job be far behind, she worries.
Cat is a thinker-- an
over-thinker, really-- which is not a good thing when laden with worry.
Then the big ball drops, and it's not even New Year's Eve.
A young woman, not much
older than Cat's 26 years, is murdered and dumped in Leamington Square, and
it's all too uncomfortably close to Cat's father's place of business.
Moreover, she has suffered with disintegrating feelings for him since a
teenage girl disappeared from their vacation village on the west coast of
Ireland eighteen years ago.
There isn't enough vino
in Napa Valley to steel Cat's nerves as the murder investigation starts rolling
in this first novel by Britisher Caz Frear. The plot builds nicely,
pulling-- then yanking-- in the reader. Moreover, Frear's sense of modern
U.K. life, particularly in London, also holds the reader's fancy.
She adroitly frames all
types of characters, from the MIT4 incident room habitues, to the suspects
list, to the witnesses. Their dialogue elevates the novel to top-drawer
modern Britnoir. The Irish argot slung about in the coastal village
contributes a fine treat, particularly when Cat interviews two residents whom
she last knew as teenagers.
With such an ear to lend
it, Frear's writing career ought to take her a far piece down a long road.
Harriet's Garden Tips:
It
is finally November and the bulb tips are beginning to show for t he earlier
blooming ones. Bulbs of narcissus and
hyacinths are poisonous. I haven't tried this but I will, cut Nandina berries
just as they begin to show a faint blush of pink, and they will keep
indefinitely and not lose their berries.
Pick, let them dry naturally.
Plant azaleas now so they may become established before bad weather. Keep working on those pesky, robust
weeds.
REMINDERS
November 10: BS Troop flag burning ceremony
November 15: Friends of Ridge Spring Town Hall
5:30 PM
November 17: Ridge Spring's Christmas
Open House
Ridge Spring Library Hours: Mon. Tues. 9:00 - 12:00; Wed. Thurs. Closed;
Fri. 10:00 -
4:00; Sat. 10:00 - 1:00.
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
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
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 1st 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
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