January 20, 2014
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
Friends of Ridge Spring met Thursday
and we had the chairs filled around the table in the back in the library. It was so great to have interest in
supporting our town. Pat Asbill, Joanne
Crouch and I will be speaking before the Saluda County Council for ATAX funds
for tourism projects for Ridge Spring this week. The one that has really taken off is the
Peach Tree 23 Yard sale which is June 7, the first Saturday in June. Then we begin the Farmers’ Market. The officials in Columbia are now allowing
more items to be sold at the market than in the past. They had originally laid the law down that no
live animals may be brought to the market, no cooked or canned goods and no
crafts. DHEC still inspects the Market to see if any packaged meat is sold.
They are beginning to ease up on these restrictions now. Baked items must still be individually
wrapped, though.
The newest project that the Friends
of Ridge spring are undertaking is set for March 22 at the civic center. We will soon have an application on
line.
Market on the Ridge
Antiques, Artisans
March 22 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Mark your calendars
Little League Baseball sign-ups are
as follows The dates are January 18 and the 25 and February 1,
8, and the 15th from 10-1 at the ball field in Monetta. Any Questions call
480-2290.
The Yon Family Farm Sale is coming
up in February, too. You can go on line
to check out and sign up. It is their 24th
Bull Performance Sale. www.youfamilyfarm.com
OLDE TREASURES:
Come in this week to see all that has come in since Christmas. You can
still find a few Christmas items, but we’re turning our focus towards
Valentine’s Day. You’ll find lots of vintage and antique jewelry.
CARLENE’S: We are
officially into our fifth month in town and want to say thank you to all of you
who support our efforts and are becoming regular customers with us. We
certainly do value your business and appreciate all of the favorable comments
that you give us. We also appreciate that you are sharing information
about our shop with your friends and family. Please continue doing so
because as they say about raising families, “it takes a village”; that is
essentially the same in building up the businesses of a small town. Friends
of Ridge Spring (FORS) is working hard to help all of the business
owners in town to succeed. Shopping local is the best thing each of us
can do to ensure the businesses stay. Thanks to each of you who do that.
We have quite a few
new arrivals of vintage and antique furniture and glassware. You may fall
in love with the emerald green venetian hand-blown and hand painted vase that
has a double crimped edge and is new in the shop. It would make a lovely
Valentine’s gift for a beautiful lady filled with a dozen roses that I am sure
you could order from Harriet’s Garden shop right here
in town. Just a thought!
We also have an oak
42” round pedestal table with four chairs and an oak square table with four
chairs. You will also find new this week, a white (shabby chic)
buffet/sideboard. For the primitive lovers, we have a very long
bench/table. The story is that is came from South America and the wood
certainly does not look native to the United States. There are marks that
appear to be slash marks from sharp instruments. One customer came in and
said a family member had one and it was used as a primitive surgery
table. If only this bench could talk, what tales it could tell. It
certainly is a rare piece and would look quite lovely on a porch. Hope to
see you this week.
Mae Ann Webb was crowned
Miss SC United States and will compete for Miss United States in Washington DC.
She was also photogenic winner, Miss Congeniality, Style Award winner and
awarded the About Face Modeling contract. She is the daughter of Eddie
and Mildred Webb of Studio 23. Congratulations!!!
From David
Marshall James: Just finished “Dead
Man’s Fancy,” by Keith McCafferty, who writes for “Field & Stream”
magazine. It’s the third
mystery/adventure featuring Sean Stranahan, who has fled a dead marriage back
East in order to jump start a proverbial New Life. Stranahan combines his enthusiasm for, and
expertise at, trout fishing with serving as a fishing guide for wealthy
vacationers. Additionally, he paints
(mostly landscapes, some wildlife) and dabbles in P.I. work, which was more of
a full-time occupation in his earlier life.
Stranahan is
also an accomplished fly tier (as in one who ties trout flies) and
collector. McCafferty’s accomplished
writing style and concern for wildlife issues, his descriptions of Montana
scenery, and his salty tongued characters (including a been-there-done-that
female sheriff who has her eye on Stranahan in more ways than one) add up to a
trio of novels that ought to lure fishermen and hunters in particular, but that
are inviting enough to reel in mystery readers who favor a powerful landscape
inhabited by colorful characters.
From
Harriet’s Garden: Remember to water your pots thoroughly before a freeze which
is being forecasted for the week. Water
may freeze but it does not drop below 32 where the temperature may get down to
21 degrees. This is a wonderful time to
begin dreaming about spring and gardens.
Look at those seed catalogs. Just
remember something grows great in Wisconsin may not tolerate the heat of the
south. I promise it will get hot this
summer and you will wonder about the coolness of the winter. I will reopen the shop on Saturday February
1. Hope to see you or hear from you for
Valentine’s Day.
Donna Hatcher: Many of you know that
our church, Mt. Calvary Lutheran, started a backpack ministry in January 2012.
We currently provide food each week for 25 children at Douglas Elementary who
are at risk of having little or no food on the weekends. In September, we
applied for a Matthew 25: Neighbors in Need grant from Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans Foundation. Just before Christmas, we were notified that this
ministry was selected to receive a $5,000 grant. As you can imagine, everyone was
thrilled about this and we currently are working with the school to add 5 more
children to this group. Recipients of the grant are given the opportunity to
participate in a challenge grant and receive up to an additional $5,000. From Dec 1 through March 31, all
funds raised (donations, memorials, fundraising, etc.) will be matched by
Thrivent 50 cents for every dollar. We are participating in this
challenge. At the end of December, we had received close to $1,000 from
donations, memorials, & our quarterly noisy offering. We are trying to
spread the word because there may be folks who are not members of Mt. Calvary
that would like to help up meet this challenge. Donations can be sent to Mt.
Calvary Lutheran Church, 1186 Mt. Calvary Rd., Johnston SC 29832 (checks made
out to Kangaroo Kids Backpack Ministry.
RSUMC would like to
invite you to visit their Face Book page. Daily devotional quotes along with
news from the Church appear daily. The more ‘likes’ the Church receives, the
more feedback on how to improve the page.
RSUMC continues to
collect nonperishable food items for the Johnston Food Bank. If you would like
to help, leave your donation on either the Church or the Family Life Center
porch and a Church member will make sure it makes it into The Big Red Box. We are located on
DuBose Street, two doors down from Studio 23.
Helpful Hands Ministry:
On Jan. 25, the food bank will be open from 10 am to 2 pm. Location is 101 Hazard Circle in Ridge
Spring. The following items are
needed: food, winter clothing,
computers, Bibles, other religious books, toys, games, household appliances,
clothing racks, and hangers.
They provide the following: food,
clothing, life coaching, biblical counseling, pre–marital counseling , weddings,
baby dedications, prayer, youth mentoring, preaching for all occastions, and
church referrals.
The
Ridge Spring Library always needs volunteers to help. They have also received donated books. Please call Pat Asbill if you are interested
in volunteering.
AARS News: The Art Center of Ridge Spring is open on
Fridays and Saturdays from 10-4. Admission is free. Membership meeting is the first Tuesday at
6:30 at the Art Center and the public is invited.
Rene Miller, RSM Elementary/Middle School:
Art Contest: As part of the South
Carolina Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, our school will be participating in
a drawing contest. Students in 3rd-5th grades will be participating at our
school. Time will be allowed during art class with Mr. Fulmer. However,
students are also allowed to work on their entry at home. The deadline to
submit artwork to Amy Cooper is March 5. The school will select three winners
to submit to the state department of education. The winners will be recognized
at the school-level with a fruit basket. The first place artwork of our
school’s contest will be submitted for a district-level contest. The district winner
will have his/her artwork posted on the side of
our district’s refrigerated delivery
truck for others to see as it is driven around Aiken County. The top four
winners selected by the state of S.C. will receive cash prizes from The School
Nutrition Association. If you are
interested in participating at home, please adhere to these guidelines set by
the state department:
• The physical size of submitted
artwork must be 8 ½ inches by 11 inches.
• Image layout must be
horizontal/landscape.
• Image must portray a fruit and/or
vegetable theme.
• Entries should not be matted.
• There should be no border around the
image.
• Entries must be multi-colored and
can be drawn with ink, paint, pastel, crayons, or pencil
• Design entries must by the
contestant’s original, hand-illustrated creation, and may not be traced or
copied from published photographs or other artists’ works.
Please include the student’s name and
grade on the back of the artwork. If you
have any questions about the drawing contest, please contact Ramey Fulmer (art
teacher) or
Amy
Cooper (assistant principal).
Semester
Awards Day
January
24, 2014
8th Grade
- 8:05a.m.
7th Grade
- 9:00 a.m.
6th Grade
- 10:00 a.m.
5th Grade
- 11:15 a.m.
4th Grade
- 11:55 a.m.
3rd Grade
- 12:35 p.m.
2nd Grade
- 1:15 p.m.
1st Grade - 1:55 p.m.
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