April 20, 2015
Ridge Spring News
I know we are all getting a little tired or really tired of the
rain. I am sure we can find something
positive in all of this, you cannot mow your grass, you need to remember these
feeling in the August Sun, everything is in bloom, and the old poem we learned
in school about April Showers bring May flowers is so true. On another personal note, when we were in
Goeppingen, Germany I got a text. It
startled me for I was not expecting one.
Guess who it was from? WLTX had
issued a thunderstorm alert and I got it.
Josie Rodgers
The Annual RS Fire Dept Benefit in memory of Michael Adamick
will be held Sat., May 2, 5 pm until
at the RS Fire Dept with a street dance and music
by Steele Justice Band. Tickets are $10
and can be bought in Ridge Spring or from any RS fireman. The BBQ Dinner at 5 pm with the auction
starting at 6 pm. The Fire department
welcomes all donations to support the auction.
For more info, call
Jodie Cromer at 803/685-5858
The Auxiliary of the
RS Fire Dept
is in need of cakes for the benefit. Pound cakes, sheet cakes, sponge cakes, any
cakes would be appreciated. Bake and deliver to the Ridge Spring Fire
Dept. kitchen the morning of the benefit on May 2.
RSM Middle/High: Senior Cristal Gonzalez Duarte received the
Momentum Scholarship ($14,000) and the Service and Leadership Awards ($1,000
each) to attend Columbia College! She was also honored at the Scholarship
Luncheon at CC on March 28. She was one of 23 incoming freshmen (3%) of the
2015 applicants who were granted the Momentum Scholarship. Cristal
plans to major in biology and pursue a career as a neurosurgeon.
On April 15, Senior Raven Valentine signed RSM’s 1st National Letter of Intent to
play collegiate volleyball on a FULL athletic scholarship!
A Prom Promise Assembly was
held April 15 to remind students of the dangers of drinking and driving or
wreckless driving. The prom was held at
the school on April 18.
Sixth annual
Show..Featuring: Palmetto Antique Tractor Club
Coffee will be on….
The Mt Calvary Men’s Mission Group will again be serving a delicious breakfast
and lunch! There is no fee to spend a wonderful day on this farm in Ridge
Spring! At this printing we have… The
Art Center of Ridge Spring, Judy Adamick and Anne Rauton Smith with their
wonderful Art…Bob and Jim Formerly Ridge Antiques..Kitty and Danny Wright,
Johnny Barnes, Millie Clark, Judy and Jim Keith, The Torn and Tattered
Prim Club, Christine Stucko, The Broome Closet, Vernon Carter, Singing Hills,
Jim and Sandy Cassada, Dale Sherwood from Abbeville, Walter Smith and a new
dealer Wayne Lockey Specializing in Memorabilia from Civil War, Native
Americans, Pottery and the West. Ermine Smalls with her Charleston Baskets, Pat
Curtis from Pelion, and of course Miss Harriett will be here in her glorious
garden . More to come!!! (and we have room for more…) Farm is at
intersection of Rt 39 and Rt 23 on Mt Calvary Rd. Diagonally across from
John Deere… Just minutes out of Ridge Spring * A wonderful touch of small town
South Carolina!! Magnoliaridgesc.com or call Bev 561-262-7475
Auxiliary of the Ridge Spring Fire Department is in need of CAKES for the Benefit. Pound cakes, sheet
cakes, sponges, any cakes would be appreciated.
. Men, women
and children please bake and deliver to the Ridge Spring Fire Dept. kitchen the morning of the benefit on May 2nd,
and children please bake and deliver to the Ridge Spring Fire Dept. kitchen the morning of the benefit on May 2nd,
The Town of Ridge Spring would
like to welcome Sgt. Raffield to our Police Department. He has served in
Law Enforcement for over 20 years, for various Law Enforcement Agencies and as
a Federal Air Marshall. He is attending Columbia College, completing a
Bachelor's Degree. He has volunteered with North Augusta Rescue Squad as
well as Trenton Fire Department. He is married with two beautiful
children. We look forward to a successful working relationship with Sgt.
Raffield.
Off the Beaten Path: Mother's Day is May 10th. Order your custom basket created by Sandra Smith
here in Ridge Spring. Come in and place your order by May 2. All
sizes are available. Come by as you are shopping for your mom. We have
lots of unique and beautiful things to choose from. We are open on Mondays
and Tuesdays as well as Thursdays through Saturdays, 10-5
MISSING
TROPHY: In 1954, the Ridge Spring High School Boys’ Basketball
Team won the Class C State Championship (Coached by A.L. Goff, Manager Billy
Rodgers, the team members were: Dick Holstein, Ed Gregory, Ansel Trotter,
Billy Trotter, Billy Hallman, Buddy Cassidy, Sim McCarty, Virgil
McCormick, J.W. Trotter, Curtis Koon and William Cockrell.) The Championship
Trophy was moved after school consolidation to the new Ridge Spring Monetta
High in 1957. It was prominently displayed in the Trophy Case in the lobby
entrance to the new school, along with many other Monetta and Ridge Spring
trophies. If anyone has knowledge of the whereabouts of this trophy or other
trophies of the era, please contact me at my shop, or call 685-7970.
American Legion Post 133
held its raffle drawing on April 7th. The winners were: 1st place the boat motor and trailer was
won by Trey Bland, 2nd place
the limited edition canoe knife was won by Susan Gunter, 3rd place the $50 BP gas card was won by
Cal Forrest, 4thplace the $25 Pizza Hut card was won by Brent
Asbill, and the special prize was won by Theodore Wilbur Mitchum. Many thanks
to all that purchased tickets for the fund raiser
Lee Ann Perez/ One Ash Farm & Dairy: Spring is here and things are really busy around
the farm! All of the goats and lambs have been born, chicks have been
hatching and a new calf has arrived. It's also been planting time and the
garden has been plowed with true horse-power and our trusty draft horse.
Most all of the veggies are in and this rain has really been helping them
get a good start.
We've been busy adding
to our line of soaps, salves and other bath products.
There's even a new spot
on our web site to look at all we have to offer from
Just like with our milk,
eggs and bread, we have pick up available off the farm- just give us
a call! Have a blessed week! (Personal addition to One Ash Farm and
Dairy: My cousins came to visit Ridge
Spring. One of my cousins told me of her coming from Atlanta to Columbia and
decided to get off the interstate last year.
She turned onto this road and accidentally found this farm that sold
milk that was delicious. The more we
talked the more I realized she was talking about One Ash Farm. She talked about how nice they had been and
how she wanted to find them again. Well,
no problem with that. I had all their information
in my phone. Then she showed me how to
share that info with ease. You can learn
something new every day. They also went to Juniper and Brandon warmed up the
corn chowder for them. Small town living
at its best... Oh, then they went on to
Cone’s and got 8 pounds of sausage.)
Evon
Kenner:
The Jerusalem Baptist Church
Adopt-A-Highway Anti-Litter Group was awarded the 2014 Adopt-A-Highway Aiken
County Group of the Year Award at the SCDOT Palmetto Pride annual banquet on
April 16, 2015 in West Columbia at the Store River Club for their participation
in the Adopt-A Highway program. Only one (1) volunteer group or
organization from each of the 46 counties in the state is selected to receive
this recognition each year. Congratulations to all participants who volunteer
their time and efforts to make this program in South Carolina/Aiken County and
all other counties a success.
Effie Martin:
Girl Scout troop 2081 went to see
Disney on Ice "Let's Celebrate!” They celebrated holidays. The Troop
favorite holidays were Valentine and Christmas.
Ridge Hill Baptist
Educational Association Women's Auxiliary had their Rainbow Tea on Saturday,
April 18, at Rock Hill Baptist Church in Saluda. The theme was The Fruit of The
Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23 ).Mistress of Ceremony was Ms. Barbara Herrin from
Pine Hill Baptist. The speakers were Loretta Gary on Gentleness from Caledonia;
Mary Brook -Monetta on Love; Dorothy Padgett on Joy from Reedy Branch; Miranda
Brooks on Peace from Ridge Hill; Sharon Padgett from Mt. Alpha on Goodness;
Darlene Smith on Patience from Pine Hill; Mable Bell on Kindness from
Jerusalem; Tina Martin on Temperance from Ridge Branch; Betty Holloway on Faith
from Rock Hill ; Cynthia Mobley on meekness from Mt. Pleasant and Coleman on
Longsuffering, they did not have anyone to speaker because Mr. And Mrs.
Clarence Raiford form the church were celebrating their 50th anniversary. The
purpose of the tea is to raise money for two $500 Scholarships that are given
from the women' s Auxiliary. After the program some delicious refreshments were
served.
Pat
Asbill: The Ridge Spring Library is now open
on Fridays from 8:30 until 4:30.
Rene Miller, Ridge Spring
Elementary School
Book Parade: All classes, teachers, and
many parents enjoyed our Book Parade on April 2, just before our Spring Break.
The parade was led by Mrs. Terrel Carson, our Reading Teacher of the Year. She
led the parade riding in a gator driven and provided by Mr. Dean Derrick of
Derrick Equipment. Each homeroom represented one of their favorite books. As
usual, Ms. Swamp showed up to keep us all in line. (Some of the other books
represented were: Animalia; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Very
Hungry Caterpillar; Chicka Chicka Boom Boom; and Because of Winn Dixie , to
name a few.
First in Math: For the week ending April 10 Our
school has completed 1,103,247 math problems. We have earned 367,749 stickers. The team of the week is: Mrs. Ford’s Third
Grade Class. The player of the week is:
Joshua Bailey. He earned 501 stickers. He is in Mrs. Ford’s 3rd grade class. The top team for each grade level is:
Kindergarten: No team of
the week.
1st Grade: No team of the
week.
2nd Grade: No team of the
week.
3rd Grade: Mrs. Ford’s
class
4th Grade: Ms. Starnes’
class
5th Grade: No team of the
week
Our students continue to
work hard using the First in Math program. We have met our goal of One Million
math problems well before the end of the year! This will help increase fluency with
math facts and, therefore, increase our test scores in the spring! Way to go,
Ridge Spring Elementary students!
Reminders:
May
2: Ridge Spring Volunteer Fire Department Benefit
May
16: Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering
June
5 & 6: peach Tree 23 Yard Sale
Ridge Spring Library
hours:
Mon/Tues 8:30 am - 12 pm; Wed., 12:30 – 4:30; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:00 pm; Fri 8:30
am -4:30 pm, Saturday from 9:00 until noon,
Every 2nd
& 4th Monday: Kids'
Corner
Story Time 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the
Ridge Spring Library.
Every 2nd
Monday: RSM Elem PTO meets at 6:30 pm in the media
center.
Every Friday &
Saturday: AARS hours 10 – 4 or
by appt, free admission
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