January
10-12, 2020
Ridge Spring News
Harriet
Householder
On
December 27, I took my granddaughter and her fiancé to Italy. We returned January 7. Bucket list items were completed for both of
us. I have to tell you everyone walks
everywhere. At Pompeii I did walk 11,865
steps which I think is over 8 miles. I
also have to recommend "The Two Popes" that is an original on Netflix
if you can watch it. It was shot on
location in several scenes and it moved well. The Sistine Chapel is
unbelievable. It is like the Grand
Canyon, it just has to be seen to understand what you are actually seeing. I
love "Star Wars" and other movies like that, but I just had to watch
the "Two Popes" since I was in Rome. It was great. I enjoyed the trip but as always it is nice
to get back home.
I
took a quick trip to Ridge Spring Thursday and dined with Joe Watson and his
daughter Mary Edmonds. You have to check
out the wonderful work being done on the Town Square, but I did not realize how
much was RED clay. I thought we lived on
the Ridge which meant sand. I have
worked in the soil at my shop and it is good loam. Then I remembered my parents continued to
improve the soil for years and years.
The
Friends of Ridge Spring will meet Thursday evening at 5:30 at Town Hall. The new leader or chairman is Sherald
Rodgers. Do come and support him and our
town.
RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Happy New Year and welcome 2020!! Christmas 2019 has come
and gone. Tree, advent wreath gone, nativity scene store and a wonderful time
it was for all. Carols, fellowship and inspiring messages carried through the
season.
Now for adventures and challenges
and we look forward to both. RSUMC is exploring outreach possibilities with the
Piedmont/Saluda Senior Center. We are excited about this new avenue. Keep
watching this column as we firm up what we can do.
Don’t forget church service is at 11
a.m. unless otherwise noted. RSUMC has a
Face Book page. Find us, like us and keep up with the activities of the church.
The possum who wouldn’t leave: Tom Hughes caught a possum in a have a hart
trap set for pesky squirrels. Each time he tried to remove the possum, it did
what they do: ‘played possum’. After the third attempt, Tom grabbed said possum
by the tail and remove it. Continuing to ‘play possum’ the possum was gently
placed in the woods. No possums and/or squirrels were injured in the telling of
this tail-tale.
BTW: it was decided to
keep him close to our yard as they are known tick eaters AND they are immune to
the venom of our native pit vipers (snake).
ART
ASSOCIATION OF RIDGE SPRING & GALLERY
Well, the
new year has begun and things are happening at the Art Center! Our first Bowl
Turning class is FULL! So, jump in quick for the next class on February 22nd
while there is still space. Also, we have had some great turn out for our new
exercise classes, but we would love to see you join on in! Come by the art
center to see all we have to offer and to get signed up for our classes. We are
there Friday and Saturday 10am to 2pm. You can also check out our information
on Facebook or our website at
http://ridgespringlovesart.weebly.com.
Pen Turning Class: Saturday, January 11 & 25,
2020 10 AM - 11:30 AM, 12 PM - 1:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 3 PM One student per each
hour & half session. Please email {Marlene_Sides@yahoo.com } or Call:
706-829- 4929 to book your session and directions.Cost: $35 [Includes all
supplies to make a custom ink pen] Session will be held in Larry’s workshop.
Teacher: Larry Sides
Bowl Turning Class Saturday, January 18, 2020 1:00 PM
- 3 PM – SOLD OUT!
Saturday,
February 22, 202 1:00 PM – 3 PM Instructor: Nick Watson
Cost: $80
Includes all supplies. Session will be held in front of the Art Center of Ridge
Spring in Nick’s travel workshop. To
sign up: Message Joanne Crouch at (803) 480-0576 or by email
joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or stop by the Art Center.
Exercise Class: We have more than art at the art
center, how about getting in shape for 2020? Well, here’s your chance!
Corrective/strengthening exercise sessions will be offered at the Art Center.
These sessions will be presented by Marlene Sides, RN, CES. Marlene is a NASM
certified personal fitness trainer and Registered Nurse. Prior to moving to
Ridge Spring, Marlene owned and operated Redefining Fitness. She has additional
certifications in corrective fitness for individuals with special
physical/mobility needs. Sessions will
be offered every Tuesday and Thursday. Each session will last one hour and be
customized to the health and fitness needs of each participant. Equipment for
strengthening exercises provided. Drop-ins welcome to come see and join in!
Place: Art
Center Ridge Spring 108 Maintenance Building Circle
Dates:
January 14 and 16 January 21 and 23 January 28 and 30
Session
One: 4 pm- 5 pm
Session
Two: 6 pm - 7 pm
Fee: $5
per session
Please
email {Marlene_Sides@yahoo.com } or Call: 706-829-4929 to book your session and
directions.
Jeffrey Clamp,
RSM Band Director
Limestone
College Honor Band Clinic
The
Limestone College Honor Band Clinic for high school students will be held in
Gaffney, SC on January 30 - 31. Nine members of the RS-M High School Band
were selected from over 200 students that were nominated from over 20 schools
across SC. Students selected from RS-M are: Seniors Jonathan
Cumbee, Kandon Hastings, Joanna Kaiser, and Makayla Lee; Juniors Chesley
Cooper and Zachary Truesdale; Sophomore Kyla Padgett; and Freshmen
Nehemiah Singley and Daniel Trinidad. Junior Gabi Maltese will also attend
the clinic as an alternate. The students will spend a day and a half
rehearsing with their honor bands and will give a concert on Friday evening at
the end of the clinic.
University of
South Carolina Honor Band Clinic
Congratulations
to Junior Chesley Cooper and Seniors Jonathan Cumbee and Joanna Kaiser for
being selected to participate in the University of South Carolina Honor Band
Clinic, which will be held February 13 - 16 in Columbia, SC. The USC Band
Clinic is among the nation's longest running and most prestigious honor band
events. The clinic features over 400 high school students in grades 10 -
12 that were nominated from over 100 schools in 5 different states.
Chesley, Jonathan, and Joanna are the first RS-M students to be nominated and
chosen to participate in the USC Band Clinic since Mr. Clamp has been band
director at RS-M (over 18 years). These students will audition for a
chair in one of the bands, spend two and a half days rehearsing with their
respective bands, and will perform in the Honor Bands concert at the end of the
clinic.
RS-M Elementary News
A
4K Evening Program will be held from Jan. 27-Mar. 30, 2020, at RSME. This program is for students not already part
of an Aiken County 4K program. To
register or obtain more info, call 803-663-4204 or email ACPSD Coordinator of
Early Learning Programs Ann Olsen at aolsen@acpsd.net. Only 120 slots are available throughout the
county, so don’t wait.
To
ensure the safety of our students, please don’t pass busses as they unload in front
of the school
or
go around any orange safety cones. Prior
to 8:00 am, only bus riders should enter at the front
door. Car riders should only be dropped off in the
area by the gym that is monitored by school
employees. Drop off begins at 7:15 am. Parents and students should remain in their
vehicles until
unloading
begins. Students who are not in class by
7:45 are tardy. Students who are tardy
should
be
dropped off by the gym until 8:00 am.
After 8:00 am, students should come to the front
entrance.
Yearbooks
will be sold through the website Treering.com.
You can purchase a yearbook at any time by going
to Treering.com and using the school's validation code. The price for a softcover yearbook is
$22.00. Hardcover yearbooks start at
$28.95. Yearbooks will be shipped to the
school and given to your child by the end of May. Validation code:1014410540564413
The
Run Hard Running Team teaches students how to lead an active, healthy and
wholesome lifestyle. We accomplish this
by focusing on nine core values: Peer Pressure, Perseverance, Wise Choices,
Work Ethic, Leadership, Teamwork, Honesty, Respect and Honor. The program is divided into eight weeks with
two practices per week. Each week
consists of two running workouts and character lessons based on the Run Hard
curriculum. The lessons are meant to
generate conversation and help the participants improve their body and
character. Students will complete the
program by running in a 5K road race. In
order to have a program like this, we need your help. Any parent or community member who is
interested in coaching should contact Coach Bundrick at jbundrick@acpsd.net or
come by the school.
To
be a Run Hard coach you must …
A.
Pass a background check.
B.
Attend a Volunteer Workshop at school.
C.
Commit to being at each practice or find a replacement at any practice(s) that
you will miss.
D.
Sign the Run Hard code of conduct policy.
E.
Organize a snack at each practice (typically parents volunteered for this
position).
Run
Hard is a fee-based program, so all participants will be required to register
and pay before they can participate in the program. The Run Hard Organization will handle online
registration for participating schools.
Scholarships are available and are based on the successful submission of
a qualifying application from a parent or guardian.
Josie Rodgers
Aiken County Schools will hold an Educator
Recruitment Event on Sat., Feb. 8, from 8 am to noon. This is the largest
recruitment event of the year. Visit acpsd.net and click on “Register Today” to
schedule an on-site interview.
RSM High: Less than 2 weeks
until THE BIG MOVE! The plan is to physically move on Jan. 17, when the
students have the day off. The students will report to their classes at the new
school on Jan. 20, the day after the MLK holiday. We are so excited! This move
has been a long time coming, and the teachers may be more excited than the
students! Our rooms are packed, boxes labeled and ready to go! Then we get the
opportunity to start fresh in our new rooms! Many of us have purged a good bit
of our “collections” from over the years. Packing up brought to our attention
how much we have really acquired, and cleaning out is such a satisfying
feeling!
The Beta Club is sponsoring a coat drive through
January. Many of us received new coats and jackets from Santa, so let’s
clean out our closets and share our bounty with those in need. Please bring
clean, gently used (or new!) coats and jackets of all sizes to the school or
give to a Beta member. For more info, contact Josie Rodgers or Kelly
Bedenbaugh. Let’s share the warmth this winter!
Review from David
Marshall James: "Lost Hills" by Lee Goldberg
This police procedural/mystery novel by
accomplished author Lee Goldberg partners a young, dedicated detective, Eve
Ronin, with a doughnut-chomping, counting-the-days-till-retirement, seasoned
detective in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Duncan Pavone.
Eve is something of a modern marvel, a
"millions of YouTube hits" sensation who, as a police officer,
happened to headlock a famous film star in a parking-lot slap-down with his
girlfriend ("Look at my Lambo. There's bitch puke all over the suede
dash.")
With lookie-loo camera phones recording
Eve's celebrity smackdown, her own celebrity was cemented like footprints at
Grauman's Chinese Theater.
However, Eve remains a sincere,
justice-for-all protector of the greater good. Meanwhile, her mother, a
longtime Hollywood extra who's delusional about her star status, among other
trumped-up attributes, frequently chides her daughter for not enhancing her
looks and not cashing in on her notoriety with movie and TV deals.
"Mommie Interfere-est" heads a
well-crafted list of Goldberg's secondary characters.
For sure, Eve is the star of this show,
whether she would seek such a spotlight in "real" life or not.
She exhibits the intuition of Jessica Fletcher (as played by Angela Lansbury)
and the street chops of Christine Cagney (as portrayed by Sharon Gless).
Her case in this novel is a chilling one, a
domestic bloodbath so rampant and raging that it seems to be the result of
someone with a personal relationship with the family in question.
Yet this isn't a run-of-the-mill,
"round up the usual suspects" scenario. After all, we're in
Southern California, and there's no dearth of psychotic and sociopathic
residents.
Even though there's a seemingly endless
drought-- and accompanying fire-- in Goldberg's setting, his Greater Los
Angeles envelops and influences the participants' actions on every level.
This is L.A. detective storytelling at its finest, with the unsettling
starkness of "Dragnet" lightened with a David E. Kelley quirkiness.
Eve may not be seeking the limelight, but
some actress with a hot production company may well see what "Mommie
Interfere-est' does, and boy, is she ever ready for her close-up.
Harriet's
Garden Tips: Here
we go again with a mixture of weather.
It has been cold but then nice and springy. Here is a guide for t hose interested in
planting trees that bring beautiful color in the fall for this is the time of
year to be planting these trees. Gold
and Yellow Foliage:: tulip tree, male gingko, birch, poplar, Norway maple...Red
foliage: dogwood, sassafras, sugar maple, red maple... 0-20-20 promotes root growth. Spread this on shrubs and perennials.
REMINDERS
Jeannette Carr Memorial: 864.656.5896,
www.clemson.edu/isupportcu, Jeannette Carr
Memorial, Annual Giving Office, 110 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29631
Ridge Spring Post Office hours: Mon-Fri. 7:30 am – 11:30 am; Sat 9 – 10 am
Ridge Spring Town Hall hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm; Sat. 8:30 am-11:30
Ridge Spring Library (located at Ridge Spring Art
Center Building) hours: Mon/Tues, 9:00-12:00; Wed/Thurs, Closed; Fri,
10:00-4:00; & Sat, 10:00-1:00
Saluda County Library hours: Mon/Wed 8:30 am-5 pm; Tues/Thurs 8:30 am – 6 pm;
Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm; Sat closed
Security Bank hours: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 9-12 and 1-5; Wed. 9-12
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 Thursday of the Month: AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783
2nd Tuesday of the Month: Harvest
Festival meeting, 7 pm, Town Halls
Every 3rd
Thursday (except during summer): FORS at RS Town Hall 5:30 pm
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