November
4, 2019
Ridge Spring News
Harriet
Householder
We need to remember why November 11is called Veteran’s
Day. It began with “The War to End All
Wars” World War I. The powers to be
decided that all guns would go quiet on the 11th hour of the 11th
day of the 11th month to end The War. How were we to know that in less than 30
years there were would be another war known as World War II? So instead of being Armistice Day it became a
day to honor all veterans of all services.
The Town of Ridge Spring will the flags of
each branch of the military around the gazebo and place flags on the lampposts.
Those flags were purchased from the proceeds of the Ridge Spring Harvest
Festival at the request of the American Legion Post 133. What a beautiful tribute to our veterans How fortunate we are to be here today
to celebrate this day.
The Holiday Season
is here and we have our bells on. Ridge Spring Holiday Extravaganzas will
start with the Shoppes of Ridge Spring Christmas Open House on November 16.
Refreshments will be served, too. Then there will be Black Friday and Small
Business Saturday. To top it off, there
will be Christmas Tree Lighting at the Gazebo on December 1. Get ready.
ART ASSOCIATION OF RIDGE SPRING & GALLERY
Christmas
Tree/Gift Box Clay Class will be held Monday, November 11th at 6:30. Cost
is$35.00 (All supplies included) Teacher:
Kim Ruff
Landscapes Near and Far: Gwen Power has brought to the gallery a
new series of original watercolor paintings of landscapes. Twenty-five
paintings from reference photographs by her sister portray scenes in Aiken and
Saluda counties, North Carolina, Florida, Alaska, Canada, Costa Rica, and
Greece. Come see how many of these places you can identify. These
small, unframed paintings make affordable one-of-a-kind gifts and can be easily
and cheaply shipped. Stop by the Art Center on Friday or Saturday and get a leg
up on your holiday shopping.
Don’t
forget our hours are Friday and Saturday 10-2pm. Check us out on our website https://ridgespringlovesart.weebly.com/ or Facebook at Art
Association of Ridge Spring & Gallery.
RIDGE SPRING UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH: Welcome
to November and wonderful to start off 1st Sunday of the month
with an inspiring message from Pastor Ashley. Always have something to ‘take
away’. Plus we were able to share Communion. The Methodist Communion is open to
everyone. You do not have to be a member of our Church or that matter any
church. Communion is shared the 1st Sunday of the month. Join
us next month.
The
Big Red Box (BRB) overflowed with items for Killingsworth. Pillows, cleaning
supplies and paper products made their way on Tuesday. They were much
appreciated. Thanks to everyone who helped.
Thanks
to 1st Sunday offering 12 gas cards (each card $20) were
purchased and delivered to the Aiken Cancer Treatment Center. Hopefully this
will help those who need treatment get to their appointments.
Look
for us on Face Book. Service is at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Paula Bowers, The Ridge Clay Arts Studio &
Gallery: On Friday, November
15th, we have our first "Date Night" called "Tapas, Cabernet
& Clay"! We will have Ridge Spring's Juniper and Chef Brandon creating
and serving delicious tapas paired with wine and guests will be able to create
their own "Tapas Plates" from clay! This event is
is a reservations only
activity. Please call us today for more information or to make
your reservation! The Ridge Clay Arts, 402 Calhoun Street, Johnston. 803
334 7060. $60 per person, $120 per couple. Saturday, November 16th is our 2nd Annual
Holiday Studio Crawl & Pottery Sale! Get a head start on your holiday
shopping with our local potters! Four Pottery Studios and 10 Local Potters
selling their beautiful pottery! For more information, call The Ridge Clay Arts
803 334 7060.
Review from David
Marshall James: "Bloody Genius" by John Sandford
This mystery/police-procedural mainlining
cop-with-the-soul-of-a-poet Virgil Flowers packs a lot of heat:
Tabasco-saucy dialogue, fired-up action and plot; and plenty of friction
jolting the characters.
Between Virgil (an agent with the Minnesota
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension) and Sandford's other novel-series star
character, Lucas Davenport (now a U.S. marshal), there are 41 volumes, counting
this one.
Go figure, then, that Sandford ought to have
this genre down to a science-- and an art-- and he most certainly does here,
with much of the story weaving in and out of the University of Minnesota and
its neighborhoods.
That includes the murder that pulls Virgil
out of the boonies (on girlfriend Frankie's farm) and up north to The
Cities. The felling occurs at the main library of the U, where M.D. and
professor of neuroscience Barthelemy Quill (Sandford seems to be inspired by
Melville and Dickens with the appellation) is smashed on the noggin with his
bells-and-whistles laptop.
It's a testimony to the layering quality of
Sandford's writing that more than a few paragraphs could be expended on the
symbolism of that foul deed.
Not to disparage the safety of campus
libraries, though. The prof has sneaked in after hours, up to some
serious hanky-panky at his swanky study carrel.
The Minneapolis P.D.-- in the person of
Detective Margaret Trane-- can't pin the murder on any obvious suspect; hence,
the summoning of Virgil, who's an unlikely favorite of the governor. It
takes awhile for Trane, prickly-heated over having her turf co-opted, and
Flowers (who basically just wants to do a good job and then hightail it back to
the countryside) to warm up to one another, adding further pepper to the plot.
Virgil's interactions with other cops; with
suspects, including all sorts of academic figures, from students to teachers to
staffers; and with "just plain folks" whom he runs across in burger
joints and gravy-drenching cafes, run rollickingly along.
Sandford doesn't hesitate to land a raunchy punch, generally for the
sake of humor, generously spread throughout the proceedings. There are
many nice character touches, including an older gentleman who likes his beer,
whom Flowers engages at his hotel bar.
This ruddy-cheeked pilsner-osopher has his
finger on the pulse of getting to the heart of a crime. That would be
Virgil Flowers' forte as well.
Josie Rodgers:
RSM Elem: The PTO is sponsoring
a Holiday Craft Fair on Sat., Nov.
23, from 9 am to 2 pm at the school. You can rent a school table for $25 and
display your crafts and goodies or rent a 10x10 space using your own
table/canopy for $35. Indoor and outdoor spaces are available. You can shop
from a variety of homemade baked and canned goods as well as handmade gifts and
décor. Retail product vendors and local services will also be on hand. Space is
limited, so reserve your spot soon. For more information, contact Katrina
Rodgers at rsmpto422@gmail.com or Kristine Sasser at ksasser@acpsd.net.
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 questions and mingle with the community.
The Trojan
football team RSM hosted HKT for the Battle of the Trojans last Friday. The true Trojans of RSM slaughtered
HKT 54-6. It was also a night to honor seniors Cameron Davis, Avante Dobey,
Travionte Dean, Jakobe Erving, Daniel Harris, Keflin Jones, Kenyon Ligons, Antorion
Nerulus, Colbi Sullivan, Collier Sullivan, Michael Summer (football); Nancy
Lopez (cheer); Michael Cumbee, Kandon Hastings, Joanna Kaiser, Christian Key,
Makayla Lee, Courtney Maguire, Lacy Pou, Zack Truesdale, Symia Wilson (band).
This
week, the Trojans will host Great Falls in the first round of the play-offs.
Kick-off is 7:30.
Congratulations to the Lady Trojans volleyball team who
traveled to Spartanburg on Oct. 30 for the 3rd round of the
play-offs. They played High Point Academy but were ousted out of the playoffs. They
finished the season 12-2 in the region and 16-4 overall. Amazing! We are
extremely proud of our Lady Trojans and Coach
Johnson for their amazing season!
Coach Gail Johnson was
also named the October Teacher of the
Month! Coach Johnson teaches math and coaches volleyball and girls
basketball.
The Trojan Champs
sponsored a pumpkin painting party for their buddies on Halloween. Everyone had
fun decorating pumpkins and sampling lots of pumpkin-based foods.
Last Friday, Aiken County’s CATE programs set up presentations in the media
center so that freshmen and sophomores could learn all about what the county
offers. Programs included those at the schools as well as those at the Career
Center. The students took home info to share with their parents in order to
plan their schedules for their last few years of high school.
Also last Friday, principal Dr. Webb treated the student body to ice cream and a
dance party in the gym for their great start to a new school year. Dr. Webb has
been pleased with the students’ buy-in to the ILT (independent learning time)
programs and discipline policies. The students enjoyed the ice cream and
toppings and had a great time dancing and socializing before lunch time. Dr.
Webb’s next plan is to recognize those with high grades, those nominated by
teachers (TopTrojans), and those with perfect attendance.
RSM High has teamed up with PalmettoPride, anti-litter and
beautification organization, to help turn our high school campus into a
litter-free zone. On Fri., Nov. 8, fans representing both schools will be
challenged to keep the stands litter free. Students will hand out personal-size
litter bags to each fan entering the stadium to use for disposing their trash
as an effort to prevent the stadium from being trashed by bottles, wrappers,
and other concession items. All fans are challenged to keep our stadium clean!
RSM’s Farm to Table: Place your orders by Wed
for produce on Friday! Contact Janice Douda or the school.
Harriet's Garden Tips(2017): I forgot to do a tip last week. As Gomer Pyle
would say, "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise" to me. I guess that gives you an idea of my
age. I am enjoying the cooler weather. I can get out there and dig up some of those
weeds that are small trees. Get them before
they get too big. I have noticed that
Redbud trees seem to be producing a lot of offspring. Camellias produce seed, too. Aunt Adeline said they are good only for
grafting for they do not produce a true copy of the camellia. The blooms may be the same color but do not
open up fully. Grafting is a good
technique to learn if you are interested in getting quicker blooming
camellias. Otherwise root them and they
will bloom in about four or five years. I have been doing these tips for two
years. I sure must love gardening.
REMINDERS
November 16: Shoppes of Ridge Spring Christmas
Open House
November 29: Black Friday Deals Shoppes of
Ridge Spring
November 30: Small Business Saturday Visit the
small shoppes of Ridge Spring
December 1: Christmas Tree Lighting at the
Gazebo
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
No comments:
Post a Comment