April 26,  2019

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

Peach Tree 23 will be held on May 31-June 1.

The Ridge Spring Fire Department benefit in memory of Michael Adamick will be held on Saturday, May 4. BBQ tickets are $10 each and may be purchased from any of the fire department members. An auction will immediately follow dinner. This benefit is the department’s only fundraiser and determines what critical purchases the dept is able to make during the course of the year.

Security Federal Bank will hold a "Shred Your Documents" on Saturday,  May 4 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at 636East Main Street, Ridge Spring.  There will be a 3 box limit per car.  For more information call 803.641.3000 or email www.securityfederalbank.com

Fortunately with the internet we can connect with so many and we can also research so much.  I have been asked if there is anyone who may know the following information.  Is so please contact me at hfhouseholder@gmail.com.  Does anyone know -the parents of Pvt. Zope P Goff, Co M 7th SC Infantry?

Haley Bee's Boutique is having the Spring Cleaning SALE!  20% all regular priced clothing! Don't forget Cinco de Mayo is less than one week away! 

I  know all had fun at the Grand opening of Rikard's Roadside BBQ.  The weather was perfect, the music was wonderful and t he food was delicious.  One of the bands to play was my cousin Francis who goes by Zeeny Cobb.  The Mexican Consulate was at the Civic Center this weekend.

Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering is May 18 at Magnolia Ridge located at intersection of Rt 23 and Mt Calvary Rd. There is no fee, so come browse from 9 am - 3 pm. Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase. It is a beautiful setting for a wonderful day. (magridge12@gmail.com)

RSUMC: Once again the Big Red Box BRB came through! 280 pieces of candy and 348 plastic Easter eggs collected to help with the Helpful Hands Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Well done BRB (a big shout out to the members of the Church too).

Easter came and out of the wilderness we did too. Easter lilies and palms and songs of praise and joy filled the church. A powerful and meaningful message from Pastor Ashley set the tone for the day. It was a blessed day. There will NO service at RSUMC on April 28. We will return on May 5 at 11 am for Communion Sunday, and ALL are welcome at the table.

Art Center in Ridge Spring Upcoming Classes

Jewelry fit to a Tea: Joanne Crouch will be held Saturday, May 4 1:30 - 4:00 pm

$25.  Students will make a necklace using recycled tea bags and coffee filters to make an original art piece. Dyes, encaustic wax and items from the hardware store will be used to make your one-of-a-kind piece. All items will be included in the price along with a tutorial for the class. No previous experience required.

Joyful Cups Kim Ruff will be held Monday, May 13 6:30 - 8:30 pm Ages 10 and up.  Cost is $35.  A hand  built cup that has a statement of joy for it's maker. A second cup could be made as a companion- both will be stamped and painted with stroke n coat glazes.

Harvest Festival News (Patrick Arnold): The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Committee meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 pm at Town Hall.

Review from David Marshall James:  "Someone Knows" by Lisa Scottoline

   No telling when the literary chestnut about the group of youngsters who experience something that haunts them far into adulthood, first plopped to the ground.

   For certain, though, well-established novelist Lisa Scottoline plucks it up and roasts it to perfection.

   With her strong stylistics, but most of all with her well-defined characters and sense of place, the author backyard barbecues a tasty "neighborhood thriller" in the manner of Harlan Coben, with the tangy sauce brushed on thickly.

   In this tale of five high-school students who set the stage for a tragedy, Scottoline has obviously taken a great deal of care to deliver a plot that plugs any possible holes.

   The five teenagers and their respective families are developed so that any questions that could arise about their behavior are answered by alternative happenings and pre-existing situations.

   The characters' world is further insulated by their residence in a suburban Philadelphia development, rife with McMansions overdone with deluxe features, artificially comfy-cozy and smug in its privileged air of affluence.  What could possibly happen there to upset the prevailing attitude of safety-in-upscale-hood?

   The author makes the goings-on seem random and happenstance, not tied by pledges or promises.  There's no sense that any of the five teenagers is spiraling inexorably out of control; rather, their defining experience seems more like a game of pick-up ball among just-met neighbors who are, for the most part, barely aware of each other's character traits.

   You don't have to watch more than one Supreme Court nominee's hearing to figure out that kids do the darnedest things.  Short of Prudy Pingleton (love the uber-strict parent in "Hairspray!") tying her daughter to the bed frame (and even that doesn't work), parents are not going to be able to put the kibosh on "Lord of the Flies" activities.  BTW:  Are those environmental, genetic, or both?

   Which means there's always room for the next kids' cabal novel.  Especially if it possesses the Scottoline touch.

Harriet's Garden Tips:  Azaleas have been beautiful.  Did you see them at the Masters?  Azaleas should be fed with Azalea-Camellia fertilizer immediately after blooming and again six weeks later.  Scatter fertilizer over the ground, do not scratch in for the shallow roots may be damaged.  Water well after fertilizing.  Prune after blooming, too.  There are new varieties of azaleas that are repeat bloomers.  They do repeat well. 

REMINDERS

May 4: RS Volunteer Firemen's Benefit

May 18: Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering

May 31-June 1: Peachtree 23 Yard Sale

June 6: Vouchers distributed at Town Hall

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

Fridays & Saturdays:  AARS hours 10:00-2:00 or by appt, free admission

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

Third Thursday: FORS at Town Hall at 5:30 PM

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

Security Bank Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9-12  1-5, Wed. 9-12

Ridge Spring Town Hall: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, Sat. 8:30am - 12:30pm