Ridge Spring News: October 2019

Monday, October 28, 2019

October 28, 2019

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

Ridge Spring is coming into the Holiday Season with bells on. We are calling it a Ridge Spring Holiday Extravaganzas. It begins with the Shoppes of Ridge Spring Christmas Open House on November 16. Get ready. Will have more information on the other two events or is it THREE!!!

Celebrate fall's bounty amidst the season's brightest foliage Saturday, November 2^nd 6-9 pm at Somewhere in Time Manor. A benefit for The Courage Center of Lexington SC, Carmen Holley and Amy Derrick are hosting a farm to table to celebrate Sweet Magnolia Travel’s 3^rd Anniversary. Dinner will be prepared by award winning chef Branon Velie, owner of Juniper of Ridge Spring, music by Henry and the Wynns, videography by Charles Anderson, and photography by Shane Jackson. Feast your eyes on the menu:

Farm to Table Menu Served Family Style

Farm Harvest Salad

Local Greens, Red Onion, Tomato, Goat Cheese, Simple Vinaigrette, and Toasted Pecans

South Carolina Shrimp

Butternut Squash & Country Ham with Creamy Adluh Grits

Slow Roast Turkey

With Sweet Potato Mash and Fresh Sage Gravy

Roasted Veggies

Local seasonal veggies roasted and lightly seasoned

Pies per Table

Homemade Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie

Homemade Buttermilk Pie

Homemade Apple Crisp

Art Center of Ridge Spring

Get ready for the holidays by making some fun gifts with clay. Make a ceramic tree and a platter to put Santa’s cookies on! Acrylic Paint Pour Class on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. Cost is $30.00. All supplies furnished. Class size limited to 6 adults only. Teacher: Carolyn Boatwright

On October 7 the Aiken Chapter of the American Association of University Women recognized several people including our local Lee Dane. Congratulations!! The biggest fundraiser for the Aiken branch library was the Books n Things Fair that was held in March and raised $50,000.

RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH:

During the month of October Ridge Spring United Methodist Church (RSMC) will be collecting items for Killingsworth (safe place for women).

Also during October RSUMC will accept donations to purchase gas cards for those who are receiving treatment at the Aiken Cancer Treatment Center.

Don’t forget RSUMC is on Face Book. Find our page and like us to keep up with what’s going on. Church service is at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Yon Family Farms 16th annual Sale was held Saturday October 26.

Josie Rodgers:

Congratulations to Kellie Winn and Haleigh Smart, cloggers with Rhythm in Class with Mamie MacAbee. These young ladies won their first Grand Champion Duo and also won first place with their contemporary duo. Their junior line formation also won first place and Grand Champion! Congratulations, girls! Their instructor commented on FB, “They’ve worked so hard over the past few years and I’m so proud of how far they’ve come. They work hard, are hungry to learn, and are appreciative of everything I teach them. Love, love, love these young ladies!”

RSM Elem: Student Recognition: Students who turned in their Summer Reading forms will receive a ticket for free admission to the Nov. 1 RSM High football game.

RSM High: The community is invited to our Veterans Day program on Mon, Nov. 11, at 10:30 am in the gym. We will honor all who have served our country in every branch of the military. All branches will also be on campus to answer

Over 43 FFA members attended FFA Day at The South Carolina State Fair on Oct. 15. The students attended a reception hosted by the SCFFA State Officer Team and toured all the Agriculture exhibits.

On Tues., Oct. 22, the Boys Cross Country team came in 4^th out of 5 teams to beat Ware Shoals. Coach Dizinno reports that this is the first win for our team’s history! Stay tuned for more info!

The Teacher Cadet class toured USC-Aiken last Friday. They started out playing with the little ones at The Children’s Center. They had tea parties, played hide and seek, built block towers, and colored with the kids. Next, they had their official college IDs made. Then they trekked down to the freshman dorm to see the rooms and talk a bit with the Teaching Fellows and Dr. Tim Lintner. Back across campus, they stopped at the Student Activities Center to see where the students go to eat and relax. The last stop of the tour was the library. They saw a few former RSM students around campus and got a feel for what a college day might be like. RSM Teacher Cadets include Morgan Berry, Johnathon Cumbee, Conner Goss, and Kenyon Ligons.

The Trojan football team moved their game to last Thurs due to predicted rain. They hosted Estill and handed them a loss of 38-10. This week, RSM hosts HKT for the Battle of the Trojans. This will be Senior Night as well as the last home game of the season. Kick-off is 7:30.

Congratulations to the Lady Trojans volleyball team who competed in their first playoff game at home Mon., Oct. 28. Also congratulations to All-State players Ali Gilliam & Mikenzie Kinard and to the North/South All-Star Ali Gilliam. Ali will play in the NS game Sat., Nov. 23, at Erskine College. Check the school’s website and/or social media sites for more info on playoff games and times.

RSM’s Farm to Table: Place your orders by Wed for produce on Friday! Contact Janice Douda or the school.

Review from David Marshall James: "The Last Good Guy" by T. Jefferson Parker

The titular fellow would be one Roland Ford: Marine veteran, former law enforcement, widower, presently a P.I. in sunny very southern Southern California, amidst the sacred and the profane, generally within a mile of the beach when not on it, where "everybody's gone surfin'," as La Jolla (of Beach Boys' lyrics) is nearby.

As are San Diego and San Clemente, which anyone who remembers President Nixon will recall. San Clemente figures prominently in several chapters herein as well, yet Roland's office is in beautiful downtown Fallbrook.

He also has a home office, even though his home is more a compound than a single dwelling. It belonged to his late wife, Justine, but Roland's scarcely living alone, what with renters-- whom he refers to as "The Irregulars"-- ensconced in cottages around his pond. Currently, five reside pondside, including his grandparents, who are not cohabitating in the literal sense, the better to get along. In any event, The Irregulars are a loyal band, up in Roland's bidness, and he in theirs.

Speaking of bidness, this novel centers on a good, old-fashioned femme fatale; well, maybe not so old-fashioned, although she's quite the head-turner. In the golden age of film noir, perhaps Gene Tierney would have been convinced to play Penelope Rideout, who asks Roland to locate her missing 14-year-old sister.

Trouble is, as in all good "femme fatale at the pebbled-glass door" noir adventures, Penelope's really breasting her cards, toting more secrets than a barge full of CIA agents. The missing teenager is just the tip of an iceberg dripping with some sinister plots.

No secret spilling in this venue, but we must mention a few themes, such as the characters' predilection for name-changing and assuming new identities. With the unfathomable lack of privacy given the Internet and its myriad trappings, such identity-swapping will likely become a true trend, the better to leave one's past in the rear-view mirror.

Parker enjoys playing with his characters' names, almost in a Dickensian fashion. For instance, a breakfast-meat heiress is Marie Knippermeir (Kipper + [Oscar] Mayer). Roland's idealized late wife, as aforementioned, was named Justine (Fairness). Parker really does a take on names with Roland's grandparents, Liz and Dick. For a good decade of late 20th century history, "Liz and Dick" meant only one couple (Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton).

Parker delivers plenty of action and quite a few thrills. Still, he's best when he's in Southern California noir mode, with Mrs. Knippermeir picking oranges in a withering orchard, a few hundred yards from her withering husband's hate-group tent revival. Or, with a red El Dorado convertible pulling up to a mint-green beach bungalow, the waves crashing on the shore, people without real names facing uncertain realities.

Harriet's Garden Tips: This is the time to plant bulbs. One of the problems I have is that I forget where I have already planted bulbs and try to plant more in the same spot. So I will extend the area or start in a new area. In the South, tulips really do not do so well in the ground . They attract moles and voles, then the rats who run in their tunnels eat the bulbs. So I plant them in pots, enjoy the beautiful color and then put them in the compost pile. Yes, they will come back, but they are never as big again. They like cold weather and we have less and less each year it seems. Plant them among daylilies so when the blooms die and the foliage begins to die, the daylilies will cover the yellowing leaves. I am going to try that idea this year.

REMINDERS

November 2: Celebrate fall's bounty of foliage 6-9 pm at Somewhere in Time Manor

November 1,2,3: Richland Creek Tractor Pull

November 16: Shoppes of Ridge Spring Christmas Open House

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 1^st 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

Monday, October 21, 2019

October 21, 2019

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

FORS stands for the Friends of Ridge Spring and met Thursday night at Town Hall. Topics covered were:

The work on the parking lot area known as Town Square or Town Plaza has been approved by town council and now the contractors have a month to present their plans, I think. Government does work but it can be slower than molasses. Plans were to begin before Farmer's Market and one thing after another including way over budget proposals by contractors slowed it down. We are getting close

Plans are being made for Christmas Open House, Black Friday, small business Saturday, and Christmas Tree Lighting. Christmas Open House is only 4 weeks away. That date is November 17. Of course you can look at the bigger stores and box stores and Christmas decorations are pushing out Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations.

23 Mercantile: Many of you have requested additional FrenchicⓇ paint workshops for November so we have added dates! We still have some openings for our October workshops as well. We continue to have such overwhelming positive responses to the FrenchicⓇ paint and its superior coverage, that we cannot wait to share all of its options with you!

We are approaching the holidays, so it’s a great time to attend one of our workshops. Learn how to “freshen up” that dated and tired furniture you’ve had for years or paint small items for gifts and more! You do not need to feel intimidated any longer about learning how to paint. With FrenchicⓇ and with our help, you may find yourself addicted!

The class dates and times for Frenchic paint are Thurs., Oct. 24 (6:30-8 pm); Sun., Oct. 27 (2-4 pm); Wed., Oct. 30 (11 am-1 pm). Registration fee is $65 per person and must be paid prior to the class. We are located at 23 Mercantile at 612 E Main Street, Ridge Spring. For more info, contact Jo Wolff at 803-998-6492 or pinkwillowvintage@gmail.com. Light refreshments will be served. Please dress in loose and comfortable clothes. Payment is nonrefundable, but can be transferred to another class date

Yon Family Farms 16th annual Sale will be October 26 beginning at 11:00.

Art Center of Ridge Spring

We will explore several ways of doing pour paint. You will be pour painting on a 11"x 14" canvas. Painting will take 3 days to dry and will then need to put coat of varnish on painting to keep dust from sticking to canvas. We will discuss when to come back to finish this process. Bring an apron or wear clothes that you don't mind getting paint on. Bring something to drink and a snack if you think you will need something to eat or drink during this time. We can take a short break if needed.

RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH:

During the month of October Ridge Spring United Methodist Church (RSMC) will be collecting items for Killingsworth (safe place for women). Items include: pillow, regular size, cleaning supplies and paper products. These will be placed in the Big Red Box and delivered the end of October. If you would like to help, leave donated items on porch of church and/or Family Life Center (FLC) and a member will make SURE they make to BRB. All help is appreciated as we make sure the women have what they need to succeed.

Also during October RSUMC will accept donations to purchase gas cards for those who are receiving treatment at the Aiken Cancer Treatment Center. Can you believe some people don’t make it to treatment because they can’t afford to buy gas? That should never happen. If you would like to help contact a church member of mail donation to the church. Cards will be purchased and delivered the end of October. Let’s make sure our friends and neighbors get to their treatment.

Harvest Festival has come and gone and Big Time was had. RSUMC had a booth in the vendor area and it was hopping!! 64+ waters was given out, bookmarks and flyers distributed and several prayer requests were received. Pastor Ashley and Melody enjoyed meeting and greeting many new faces and were thrilled to share the news about RSUMC and what’s going on with our church. Pastor Ashley had information regarding her upcoming mission trip in 2020. A big thanks to those who donated toward that effort. Don’t forget RSUMC is on Face Book. Find our page and like us to keep up with what’s going on. Church service is at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Josie Rodgers:

RSM Elem: Student Recognition: Students who turned in their Summer Reading forms will receive a ticket for free admission to the Nov. 1 RSM High football game.

RSM High: The Trojans’ last 2 football games of the season will be at home on Oct. 25 vs Estill, and Nov. 1 vs HKT (Senior Night). If you didn’t make it to our fabulous Homecoming game, you should come out to see these Friday Night Lights!

The Beta Club and NEHS are spreading awareness about breast cancer and domestic violence awareness. They are selling pink and purple rubber awareness bracelets to raise money to help provide service to our local organizations.

On Sat, Oct. 19, the RSM True Blue Marching Band competed in the Lower State Band Competition and made the county proud. Although they missed making the State Competition and came in 9^th place, they only missed it by 1/10 of a point! We are so proud of our True Blue and look forward to their performances during the rest of the year.

RSM’s Farm to Table: We are continuing to take produce and nut orders on Mondays with delivery on Fridays. Contact the school or Janice Douda to place your order. With the holidays approaching, it’s a great time to order some pecan goodies!

In addition, many of the clubs and organizations are having fundraisers. Students are busy selling fruit (band), doughnuts, and other items. Support these hard-working students

Review from David Marshall James: "MUNCHIES Guide to Dinner: How to Feed Yourself and Your Friends" by Editors of MUNCHIES; photography by Heami Lee; recipes by Farideh Sadeghin

Since Rachael Ray carries more food credit than we, let's quote her blurb from the back cover of this cookbook: "I'm in love with this book! ... In one book it contains what I've tried to put into my twenty-four!"

Right on, RR! It's perfect for anyone setting up a kitchen, a pantry, and/or a fridge, shepherd-pie-ing the novice chef from the basics to the infinitely doable to the impressive, from roasting a chicken to baking a potato to making garlic bread to grilling a New York Strip steak.

And, from layering a lasagna (beef or spinach/mushroom) to frying Buttermilk Chicken Thighs to mashing potatoes to assembling a Chicken Pot Pie.

The book-- from the editors of the food & culture website MUNCHIES, from VICE)-- is divided into sections: "Homemade Staples," "Essentials," "Weeknight Meals," and "Weekend Entertaining." That last section is partitioned into such events as "Binge-Watching Party," "Taco Night," "Pizza Party," and "Steakhouse Dinner."

The eds. haven't skimped on such special touches as homemade mayonnaise (try that in the Classic Potato Salad) and the homemade salad dressings. Should you entertain, place a chilled bowl of homemade dressing on the table when serving the, say, Wedge Salad. It'll take you from Wal-Mart to Waldorf in a single bound.

The often retro-flavored photography lifts the proceedings to an even higher level. We're salivating over the onion dip in the cranberry-glass dish, as well as the Grasshopper Baked Alaska on the elegant footed glass cake stand.

Speaking of dessert-- one of our all-time favorite topics-- this volume includes instructions on Meringue Cookies, Flan, and Fruit Crumble. Plus, Everything Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. Why not indulge in Nutella Bourbon Tiramisu?

As if the eds. were mind-readers, they cap off the cookbook with a Lemon Chess Pie, our favorite. Although, admittedly, we seldom-- if ever-- scoff at any pie.

Whether for graduates, spouses-to-be, housewarmees, or your garden-variety cookbook junkie, this collection will make the ideal present. For a super-special gift, go whole-hog and make up a gift basket of comestibles and kitchen implements (such as measuring cups and spoons, a pepper mill, or a citrus zester, which you'll require for the Lemon Chess Pie), with this book as star.

Yes, Rachael Ray, we're also in love with this book.

Harriet's Garden Tips: When planting anything around your house remember, you must plant in front of the eaves line and at least 4 feet from the house. The eaves line is made from water rolling off your house. This rain water can damage any planting by the repeated pounding of falling water. It there is no line still move 4 feet from the house. Remember also that roots spread and can damage by their expansion. Note weeds coming up in your steps, sidewalk and/or driveway. A sure way to kill these weeds is simply pour boiling water on them. BUT the boiling water will deaden the soil and burn you. Be careful and know that nothing will grow there for years. The cold weather is just right to get the gardener out and cleaning up the yard. Enjoy!!

REMINDERS

October 26: Yon Family Farm Cattle Sale

November 2: Celebrate fall's bounty of foliage 6-9 pm at Somewhere in Time Manor

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 1^st 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

Monday, October 14, 2019

October 14, 2019

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

Ridge Spring Harvest Festival News: There were 15 competitors at the BBQ Contest.

Bingo was a success with 24 games. Hope you won or at least 24 people won. WIS's weather man Tim Miller was the parade's Grand Marshal and the weather was perfect. The decorations were around the gazebo this year for in the next few weeks they will start construction of revamping the town square. It will be beautiful but it will take time. They are planning to do half at a time to keep half the parking lot available for the businesses.

BBQ Battle for the Ridge:

The winners are:

1st Place- S'Lowcountry Q- THE NEW BBQ KING OF RIDGE SPRING. They won $1200, a trophy and will have flag made with their team logo to fly above the town for one year!

2nd Place - CBF QUE last year's BBQ King came up .074 of a point from repeating. $800

3rd Place - Backwoods Bar-B-Que $600

4th- The Hog Mafia

5th- All Smoked Up

RIBS- 1st place Blazing Bullets

Backyard BBQ Cook-off- Local, Billy McCurry with Holy Smoke BBQ won $300, title of Backyard Champion and free entry into next year's BBQ Battle for the Ridge!

Effie Martin: The winners from the Show Time at the Ridge Spring Star community center are: first place Ahmaurinah Bing; Second Place Charity and Shatoya Prescott; and third place was Mrs. Alma Finnie, former basketball coach at Ridge Spring Middle school.

Barbara Yon is sponsoring the Sweet Magnolia Travel Benefit for The Courage Center; she will have original art on display at the Farm to Table event to benefit The Courage Center; twenty five percent of any items sold will be donated to The Courage Center and there will be a special piece offered in a Silent Auction will all proceeds going to the center.

Barbara Yon, a resident of Ridge Spring, South Carolina, is a member of Anderson Artist Guild, Aiken Artist Guild, North Augusta Artist Guild, Artist Guild of Ridge Spring and the South Carolina Water Media Society. Barbara is recipient of numerous awards at the state and local level with latest award being "Best in Show" in North Augusta. Her art from the South Carolina Water Media Society Show traveled the state for one year. She also was guest artist at Pearl Gallery in Portland, Oregon and the Paper Mill Art Gallery of New Jersey.

The purpose of The Courage Center is to fill the gaps in the recovery community specifically for young people and families. A key part of fulfilling this purpose is by raising hope in the community that recovery from substance use is a reality in the lives of many individuals and families in our community. Another part of this is inclusion of the voice of both members of the recovery community, and the community at large, so that The Courage Center remains centered in meeting the needs of the community.

High School Art Students at Ridge Spring High School will prepare table decorations for the event as well as a display of fine art photography with the theme of celebrating life.

Let us come together to translate our compassion into action as a community. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy the company of other philanthropists while positively impacting others’ lives. "The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members" – Coretta Scott King. Farm to Table tickets may be purchased through Eventbrite @ http://bit.ly/happybirthdaysweetmagnoliatravel.

Jeff Clamp Band Director, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle / High: On Saturday, October 5th the RS-M True Blue Marching Band competed in the "Fin Fest Tournament of Bands" at St. James High School in Murrells Inlet, SC. RS-M was again up against much larger schools (3A Marion, 4A Airport, and 5A South Florence). Despite being the only 1A school in their class the True Blue Band won awards for 2nd Place Colorguard, 2nd Place Music, and 2nd Place overall in Class 1-A. After the competition the band members enjoyed a well-deserved "mini-vacation" in Myrtle Beach. The next competition for the RS-M Marching Band will be Saturday, October 12th in the "Garden City Classic" at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. The True Blue Band performs at 2:00 p.m.

Art Center of Ridge Spring

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 19^th 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!

Congratulations to Kedryn Evans for coming in third place in the Open Media Professional category at the SC State Fair. This is Kedryn’s first time entering the state fair. Her piece is a glass-on-glass mosaic of a colorful crab. Make sure you stop by the Cantey building and take a walk down Winners Row to see it!

Review from David Marshall James: "Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years" by Julie Andrews, with Emma Walton Hamilton

Millennials and Gen X's and Z's (those who grew up with cable TV and the Internet) will never be able to fathom how huge a star Julie Andrews was during the mid 1960s, on the heels of "Mary Poppins" (1964), which supplied the funds for Disneyworld, and "The Sound of Music" (1965), which remained in theatrical release for years and became the top-grossing film of all time to that date.

It's thus only fitting that Dame Julie recount her instantaneous rise to film glory as well as her marriages to film & theater set & costume designer Tony Walton, whom she had known for more than a decade, then film writer & director Blake Edwards.

Andrews and Edwards were two ships who literally passed one another on their way to see their analysts. The author is utterly frank about her many years in counseling, having suffered a wrecked psyche from a childhood spent touring on the vaudeville boards throughout the U.K. Born Julia Wells, her mother divorced Julie's beloved father and married a man who later became an abusive alcoholic. Teenaged Julie quit school to support her family, and by age 14 was spending the night in hotel rooms by herself while performing away from her home in a London suburb.

Her first volume of autobiography, "Home: A Memoir of My Early Years," includes her coming to America in 1954, aged 19, to star in the Broadway production of "The Boy Friend." She followed that with "My Fair Lady" (more than 2,500 performances, on Broadway and then in London) and "Camelot," in which she was still playing Guenevere when Walt Disney came backstage to offer her the title role in "Mary Poppins."

Incidentally, she has only good things to say about Disney and most of her coworkers, including Christopher Plummer in "The Sound of Music." The only celebrity who comes under major fire is Peter Sellers, who apparently gave Blake Edwards fits during the last two "Pink Panther" movies, before his untimely death from a massive heart attack at age 54. At that, Andrews wonders whether Sellers' medications were the source of his highly erratic, often bizarre behavior.

This highly readable memoir will grab any Andrews fan; meanwhile, post-Baby Boomers ought to experience what a true star really is. The author is ably assisted by daughter Emma Walton Hamilton (born just prior to the production of "Mary Poppins"), although she has written many a children's book, dating back to the 1970s. Mother and daughter take the reader up to 1986, so it would seem likely that a third volume of remembrances is forthcoming.

Andrews, who prefers life in Gstaad, Switzerland, has never been big on the Hollywood social circuit, so gossipy star tales do not pour forth with abandon. Still, there's an occasional treat here, such as a Christmas-season gathering in Switzerland with David Niven, Sir Noel Coward, Richard Burton (Andrews' costar in "Camelot"), and Elizabeth Taylor: "Elizabeth Taylor flashed an astonishingly large diamond ring that Richard had given her for Christmas, and remarked, 'It's a bit of a giggle, isn't it?' "

Looking forward to Part Trois, Dame Julie, and many thanks for this.

Josie Rodgers: RSM High:

There’s nothing like a BIG small-town festival! The Harvest Festival did not disappoint! The parade was short but exciting with beauty queens, fire trucks, students, Scouts, athletes, and super cool motorcycles. The crafters showed out with their amazing creations, and the food vendors kept everyone well fed with delicious food and treats. The entertainment was fun. My favorite part of the festival is the gathering at my mom’s home on Main Street. Annalee was home from Wofford. We always have friends come from our hometown of Winnsboro, and mom enjoys using her Martha Stewart persona with the décor and food. On Sat morning, we drank gingerbread hot chocolate, ate pumpkin muffins, watched the parade, and then headed to town. Later, we had the most scrumptious chili with rice and tons of sweet treats. Then it was back to town for more treats and fun.

Sunday would have been my sister’s 48^th birthday. One of her best friends spent Harvest Festival weekend with us at my mom’s, and the fact that Sunday was Letitia’s birthday made everything all the more special. She’s been gone 9 years now, but we talk about her all the time and keep her spirit alive! We miss her so very much but know that we will see her again! As we spread awareness about domestic violence, be sure to listen carefully to your loved ones who may be victims or future victims. Don’t judge; just listen and try to help the abused person get stronger, more confident, and more independent.

Congratulations to Alyssa Derrick who competed in the SC State Fair Horse Show this past weekend. She competed in 7 events and place in 4: 1^st in Novice Western Showmanship, 2^nd in Novice Walk/Trot Arena Race, 3^rd in Hunter Showmanship First Year, and 3^rd in Hunter Under Saddle First Year. Alyssa has only recently begun training with horses and has already taken the equestrian world by storm! Alyssa is the daughter of Russell and Amanda Derrick of Ridge Spring and is an 8^th grader at RSM Mid.

RSM Elem: Student Recognition: A student recognition assembly will be held on Oct. 17 at 1:30 pm. We will recognize our Summer Readers and the students who currently qualify for Beta Club. 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 Nov. 1 RSM High football game.

RSM High: The Trojans traveled down to Blackville last week and were defeated 42-14. They will travel to Wagener this week to take down the War Eagles. The last 2 games of the season will be home games: Oct. 25 vs Estill, and Nov. 1 vs HKT (Senior Night). If you didn’t make it to our fabulous Homecoming game, you should come out to see these Friday Night Lights!

Harriet's Garden Tips: Pansies are here. They are so varied and beautiful. As with any annual make sure the plant has not dried out. Check by placing in a bucket of water and if it floats it has dried out. Leave in the bucket till it sinks or you push it down in the water because you are tired of waiting. Plants are blooming when you buy them but you must continue to fertilize them to keep them in bloom. Do so with a weakened solution but twice as often. Can you believe it is that time of year to plant bulbs, yard plants and if possible a fall garden. Life is good for the gardener!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

REMINDERS

October 26: Yon Family Farm Cattle Sale

November 2: Celebrate fall's bounty of foliage 6-9 pm at Somewhere in Time Manor

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 1^st 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