September
30, 2019
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
"It's
ShowTime" at
the Star Center on October 5th at 3:00pm.
Hosted by Dea, Fatback, and Pastor George Key. First, Second, and Third prizes will be
awarded for the Best Talent. Can you
survive the SandMan??? Tickets are
$5.00.
The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Update: Bingo will be exciting again this year. There will be at least 18 games with multiple
prizes for each game. Bingo night is Thursday October 10
beginning at 6:00 with the RSM Athletic
Booster Club serving great hotdogs, drinks, and chips. It is
from 6:00 to 9:00. The Bar-Be-Que
competition is now up to 13 cookers
competing for prize money and the crown. BBQ will be
presold by the pound. Entertainment is being lined up and the last
band will perform from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Saturday. Arts & Crafts reported
that they have around 25 vendors coming so far. Friday night will be “The Taste
of Mexico” and will start around 7:00 PM. The Firefighter Relay has not been done for around 20 years. It is making
a comeback. We will have a parade, rides and games, country store, car show and
so much more. Go ahead and put the dates
on your calendar-October 10,11,and 12.
Yon Family Farms 16th annual Sale
will be October 26 beginning at 10:00.
The Richland Creek
Tractor Pull
is not far off November 1,2,and 3.
Celebrate Fall's Bounty amidst the season's brightest foliage Saturday, November 2nd
6-9 pm at Somewhere in Time Manor.
Art Center of Ridge
Spring:
SC State Fair is coming! Cotton candy, rides, and local art! Art, you say? Yes!
Make sure you check out the art exhibit at the state fair and see if you can
find our own Art Association of Ridge Spring artists’ works. We have 7 members
who have entered the fair this year. Keep your eye out! The SC State fair is
open from October 9 -20th . We have an exciting demonstration coming to the Art
Center! Have you ever seen a beautiful pen that was made of wood? Larry Sides
will be showing pen turning. He will be demonstrating beginner and advanced pen
turning techniques and lathe safety/use. Samples of various lathe projects
(bowls, pens, etc.) will be on display. Please, come to our center on Saturday,
October 19th from 10 to noon. Demo is free to all, it’s an opportunity to learn
and to see if you’d like to try your hand at this wonderful craft! Want to
learn to sew? Maryellen is hosting a beginner sewing class on Saturdays from 10
to noon. Sewing machine, fabric, thread, machine bobbin, and scissors are
required. There will be four classes for $40.00. Young people 12 and up are
especially invited, learn something fun and really useful! We have had some
exciting news! D.S. Owens’ image “Here Comes the Sun” has been chosen as the
winner of the 2019 Rural SC Artwork Contest. His photo is being used to
represent the Annual Conference and the National Rural Health Day event.
Congratulations, D.S.!
RSM Elementary School: Book Fair: We are excited about our fall book fair. The book fair begins on Friday, October 4th
and ends on Friday, October 11th. The
book fair will be open for parents from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm each day. We accept cash or checks made payable to RS-M
Elementary. If sending a check, no
change can be given. We are unable to
accept credit or debit cards. Visit our online site at
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com and search for our book fair. The shop now
link will not be available until September 26th. Please
remember that we charge 7% sales tax. Student Recognition: A
student recognition assembly will be held on October 17th at 1:30 pm. We will recognize our Summer Readers and the
students who currently qualify for Beta Club. Since the first home football game was
delayed due to construction, students will be recognized at school rather than
at the football game. Students will
still receive the incentives for completing their reading logs. Students who turned in their Summer Reading
forms will receive a ticket for free admission to the November 1st High School
Football game.
Morale
Committee Fundraiser: Do you want to
see Mrs. Herlong and Mr. Bush dress like clowns? Do you want to wear a hat at school? Do you want to see Mrs. Wilson cut 3
inches of Mrs. Rodgers’ hair? If
you would like for these events to happen, bring your money in from October 4th
through October 11th. Each
ticket is $1.00. A container will also
be set up during the book fair for extra donations. If we collect $100.00 – Mrs. Herlong and Mr.
Bush will dress like clowns. If we
collect $200.00 - Mrs. Herlong and Mr. Bush will dress like clowns &
everyone can wear a hat to school. If we collect $300.00 or more - Mrs. Herlong and Mr. Bush
will dress like clowns, everyone can wear a hat to school, & Mrs. Wilson
will cut 3 inches of Mrs. Rodgers’ hair.
Josie Rodgers: RSM High: The Trojans traveled to Williston last Friday and defeated
them 42-25. This Friday will be a memorable day. It’s the very first game in
the new football stadium, the very first game played by any Trojan on a new
field this year! The Trojans will host Denmark for Homecoming! Fans will
tailgate and reunite with friends and classmates from all over. It’s going to
be a very exciting evening! You don’t want to miss this!
It’s Spirit Week at RSM!
Dress days include Inside Out Day
(feelings, Mon), Career Day (Tues), Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness
(Wed), Character Day (Thurs), and Spirit Day (Fri). The 4 classes will
compete in events such as tug-of-war, dizzy bat, hula hoop, obstacle course,
and more. They will also create and perform a chant and paint a banner for
competition points as well. On Wed, we will introduce the homecoming court, and
the queen will be crowned at halftime on our new field! We are so excited about
this week and the big game!
RSM’s Farm to Table
initiative has taken off! Every Monday, we receive a list of produce that is
available for purchase from Titan and/or Watsonia as well as a list of products
from the Nuthouse. We place and pay for our orders on Wed, and delivery is on
Fri. If you would like to participate, contact the school for an order form. Janice
Douda coordinates this venture and would be happy to talk to you
Review from David Marshall James:
"The Guardians" by John Grisham
"A black preacher
driving a pickup truck with a white preacher riding shotgun, speeding down the
interstate. I'm sure there's a story here."
You'd best believe it, as
John Grisham wheels out one of the best novels of his 30-year career. It
features the Guardians, a nonprofit group headquartered in Savannah that works
toward the exoneration of wrongfully imprisoned convicts throughout the South,
particularly those who stand a good chance of facing "the needle."
Naturally, the vetting
process for such inmates claiming innocence consumes much time in and of
itself. There must be new, compelling evidence to support individual
cases.
One of the "on the
road" case diggers, Frankie, is an ex-lifer himself, enthusiastic about
giving back to the cause. Meanwhile, the protagonist, the Rev. Cullen
Post, has the bonus backing of a law degree, one that landed the native
Tennessean a job as a public defender in Memphis.
However, Post soon learns
that this particular post is not the destination of his life's journey.
Moreover, he suffers a nervous breakdown and loses his wife during the healing
process.
That process involves
frequent visits from an Episcopal priest, leading Post on a path to the
priesthood himself, then a calling to a Savannah parish. Yet he realizes
his desire to minister beyond the scope of the parish, a ministry that
incorporates his legal training. Thus, he finds himself crisscrossing the
Deep South on the bald tires of an old Ford SUV, offering hope to those who
haven't given up on theirs.
The novel highlights a
22-year-old case from a north Florida backwoods county. The trial
resulted in a life sentence for the defendant, Quincy Miller. He would
have faced a death sentence had it not been for the holdout vote of the sole
black juror.
No beans-spilling about
the finer points of the plot. Suffice it to say that Grisham goes
full-throttle with his portraits of small-town and big-time lawyers, of
dug-in-the-heels prosecutors, of unsympathetic judges along with concerned ones
(the latter generally of the younger variety), and of some members of the bar
so jaded that they've abandoned the profession for less-manure-filled pastures.
The author drives the
plot along plenty of cliff's edges, through hair-raising swerves and unexpected
turns. "The Guardians" rates top honors not only as an
engrossing story, but also as a thoughtful analysis of judicial ills and those
who seek to remedy them.
I have been working on my Bucket List which included visiting
Mesa Verde. Who else but Sylvia Moran would be the person to pick to help me
check this off for she lives in Creede CO and we have stayed in touch. It was wonderful, majestic, and worth the
effort. We like eating a locally owned
places although I did get a cup of Starbucks.
One of the cafes served the best tea I had had on any trip out of the
South. I had to compliment the
lady. That is when she told me she
learned to make ice tea when she worked in Myrtle Beach. Then the guy behind me told me of his daughter
going to USC. Now all of this occurred
in Colorado. Small World!!!!
Harriet's
Garden Tips: Have you noticed the tomato plants that are
beginning to bear fruit, I think.
Tomatoes won't ripe when the daily average temperature falls below 65
degrees. Then is the time to nip off all
blooms so the nutrients will flow to the tomatoes already set. Not all green
tomatoes ripen off the vine to an acceptable taste. Delay ripening by storing
them in temperatures from 50 to 60 degrees. Light is not needed so put them
where you can keep an eye on them.
REMINDERS
October 5: Show time at the Star Center
October 10-12: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival
October 26: Yon Family Farm Cattle Sale
November 1,2,3: Richland Creek Tractor Pull
November 2:Jeannette Carr Memorial: 864.656.5896,
www.clemson.edu/isupportcu, Jeannette Carr
Memorial, Annual Giving Office, 110 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29631
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
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 1st
Thursday: Audibel Hearing
Center in Ridge Spring
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 - 11:30pm
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