Monday, June 1, 2015

June 1, 2015
Ridge Spring News

It Is Peach Tree 23 Yard Sale Time: It is time once again for the area’s longest yard sale of the year. The Peach Tree 23 Yard Sale is Friday and Saturday, June 5th and 6th. The sale takes place in all the small towns along SC Highway 23: Modoc, Edgefield, Johnston, Ward, Ridge Spring, Monetta, Batesburg and Leesville.
This is the ninth year for the sale, and let us say that you will be able to find most anything along the way. We have antiquers, metal workers, collectors, crafters, bakers, farmers, plant growers, as well as the person who has cleaned out granny’s attic, in other words just about anything you can think.  (Boiled Peanuts, too) Come early, bring small bills, wear walking shoes and cool clothes. The Ridge heats up for the Peach Tree. For info call 803-685-7810.  Get ready to “Rummage the Ridge”.
The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Meeting will be June 9th at Cumbee Place at 6:00 PM.  Help us revamp and revitalize the Harvest Festival.
Off the Beaten Path is celebrating their birthday on June 6th.  We have been in business in Ridge Spring for 1 year now.  We love working with everyone and meeting all the wonderful people who live here and in the surrounding towns.  Thank you for all your support this year.  We are still growing and adding new artists and craftsmen.  We are excited to share their talents with you.  On June 6th, during Peach Tree 23, we will be serving cake to celebrate.  We hope you can come by and celebrate with us.  Hope to see you on June 6th.  We are open every day except Wednesday and Sunday from 10:00 to 5:00 PM.  

Evon Kenner: Jerusalem Baptist Church will have its Vacation Bible School June 9th - 12th from 6:00 until 8:00 PM.  The theme will be Jesus the True Super Hero.   The public is invited to attend.  For more information please call Ms. Brenda Legons at 803-685-5619.  The  Church will have its Father's Day program Sunday, June 21st at 10:15 AM.  The guest speaker for the occasion will be Rev. Preston Winkler.  You are invited to worship with Jerusalem as they celebrate fathers.  For additional information please call Arthur Kenner at 685-5453. The Children's Choir of Jerusalem Baptist Church will celebrate its anniversary Sunday, June 7th at 3:00 PM.  The public is invited and if additional information is required please call Brenda Legons at 685-5619.
Angela Cunningham.  The Ridge Spring Library has received a lot of new books (adult and children).  "CHECK OUT OUR NEW BOOKS".  Beginning June 1st you can start signing up for our summer reading program either online or stop by the Saluda Library and we will get them signed up.  All the information can be found at our website youseemore.com/Saluda  You can go to that site and see all the different programs we will be having at the Saluda Theatre this summer.  They are all free and for all ages.  We also have information at the Ridge Spring library about the programs.
AARS: The monthly meeting for AARS is June 9 at 6:30pm at the Art Center off Main Street in Ridge Spring.  AARS will be open for the Peach Tree yard sale.  Animal adoption will have pets to adopt set up in   front of the art center.    The adoption fee is $70.00.  If it is a puppy, that fee includes all puppy shots, spay/neuter and microchip, so it is a pretty good deal.  If the dog is older it will have already been spayed/neutered and will have a microchip as well.
The monthly needle craft is held the first Saturday at 11:00-1::00 at the Art Center.  The Next session is June 6th.  Bring your needle craft projects and share in the fun! These events are free to members and the general public.  Contact Candace Bush if you want more information 803.275.4014.
Saturday June 13, 9-2, there will be a Silk Scarf Class with Libby Bussinah, instructor.  This class is a repeat of the one Lib gave April 18th.  Students create an original 8x54 inch scarf using techniques with dyes.  All materials are provided by the instructor.  Class fee is $45.00. To register, contact Joanne Crouch at jonne.crouch26@gmail.com or call 803.685.5577.
Saturday June 27 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Polymer clay workshop with Candace Bush , instructor.  Students make a Mokume Gane Pendant.  Fee of $35.00 includes all materials.  Call Candace Bush at 803.275.4014.
Reminder – Community Awareness Meeting on Human/Sex Trafficking will be Monday, June 8  at 6:30 pm at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church.  Join guest speaker Ginger Amerson of iCare to learn more about this growing problem.  Mt. Calvary is located at 1186 Mt. Calvary Rd, Johnston.  Please RSVP to the church office at 685-7523 or mountcalvary@pbtcomm.net . Refreshments and childcare will be provided. For more information about iCare ministries visit i-care4.org.

Samantha McClure: Ridge Spring Baptist Church Vacation Bible School is titled SonSparks Lab 2015 and will be held June 22-25th. Come learn about Gods Plan4Us=JESUS. Supper will be served each night. Supper/registration starts at 5:30pm, fun starts at 6:00 pm and dismissal at 8:00 pm.  Ages 0-Adults are welcome. Adult Bible Study will be led by Pastor John Chambers. Come join us for an exciting week. For more information, please call or text Mrs. Samantha McClure 870-703-0778.

Joe Cal Watson: The Watson Family Reunion will be held at the Watson House in Ridge Spring on Saturday, August first.  All descendants of John or William are invited to attend.  If you plan to be here, please let me know so your name will be in the pot.
Josie Rodgers

RSM Mid/High news:  The coveted William J. Ward Award, formerly the Trojan Award, was voted on by the faculty and presented to senior Quameshia Gantt at awards day last week.  The Class of the Year was the Junior Class.
            Graduation will be held Fri., June 5, at the USC-A Convocation Center at noon.  You must have a ticket to attend. 
            RSM graduate Jared Crute is now stationed in Vilseck, Germany, while serving in the army.  Mama Brenda is very proud!

St. William Catholic Church in Ward will have Bible School July 27-31 from 6-8 pm.  The theme is “Hometown Nazareth.”  Children will learn about Jesus as a child.  VBS will end with a fair and a few other suprises!
Synergy Martial Arts, at 110 Tidewater Road in Johnston, announces upcoming classes, some new!  You can try them for free!  Potential students may attend 2 classes for free before they decide to register.  Registration is a non-refundable fee of $20.  New classes include Little Warriors (ages 4-7, Mon/Thurs, 5:30 – 6 pm, $40 monthly) & Junior Tigers (ages 8-12, Tues/Thurs, 6:30 – 8 pm, $65 monthly).  Family discounts are available; private lessons by appointment only.  Laura Taylor will hold a Mother/Daughter 4-week Bible study and Self-Defense course on Saturdays July 11-Aug. 1 for $50.  For more information, call 803/270-8345.
Youth Football and Cheerleading Camp, June 20, sponsored by Aiken native and New England Patriots’ Dakoda Watson.  The first 300 boys and 100 girls free! Each participant is asked to bring 5 can goods to be donated to Golden Harvest Food Bank. You can register online at www.kodaskids.org. The deadline is June 1. Other NFL players will be there and have autographs for each child. T-shirts and light snacks will be provided. For more information, please contact Angela Watson at 803/292-3830 or www.kodaskids.org
RSM Elem news (Rene Miller): Each child that participates in the school’s summer reading program will be rewarded with a ticket to a RSM varsity football game and a varsity basketball game. Information and reading log will alsobe available from our website.
4H Summer Activities information may be found at http://www.clemson.edu/extension/county/saluda/programs/4h/. You may also contact the Saluda Extension Office at 864/445-8117, Connie Lake at clake@clemson.edu, or
Beth Morlock at ekedwar@clemson.edu.
            RSM Mid/High news:  Graduation will be held Fri., June 5, at the USC-A Convocation Center at noon.  You must have a ticket to attend. 
            Former RSM graduate Steven Gantt, graduate of the Darla Moore School of Business at USC in 2014 has established a college scholarship in his great-grandmother’s name (Katie Lee Johnson) under A. Bevy Inc. for students graduating from RSM.  Johnson taught Gantt all about selflessness and inspired him to give back to his community because she was so involved in the community. Gantt works for Amica Mutual Insurance, a company that matched his scholarship contribution.  The very first scholarship was awarded to Cristal Gonzalez-Duarte, who will attend Columbia College this fall to begin her pursuit in the medical field.  Gantt hopes to inspire others to give back to their community by helping graduates have the ability to pursue their dreams.   
           
Saluda County Library Summer Reading Program: Come by the library to sign up for summer reading or sign up at our website starting June 1st (www.youseemore.com/saluda).There are prizes for all ages, including babies, children, teens and adults! Programs and events are free and all ages are invited.  All events are at the Saluda Theatre unless otherwise noted.   Call 445-4500 x2264 for more info.  The first event is Fri., June 5, at 11 am:  Super Hero Academy and Summer Reading Kickoff! Register for Summer reading! Make a mask! Get a Cape! Leap over Tall Buildings! Lift Boulders! Train to be a Super Hero! Pose for super cool pictures!  Then on Wed., June 10 at 10 am, Story Ship presents “Super Me,” an anti-bullying superhero show that combines animation, puppetry, comedy theater, magic and music.
Add some math to your summer reading! Pick up your bedtime math log sheet at the library in Ridge Spring or Saluda! Put a star on each night you do a math problem! Earn a Frisbee when you turn it in before August 15, 2015. Prevent the summer math slide! Math will never be the same. (www.bedtimemath.org)

On a personal note, our oldest grandchild graduates from Gilbert High School.  We are so proud of our granddaughter Alena Brunson Senf.
Reminders:
June 5 & 6: peach Tree 23 Yard Sale
Aug. 1: Watson Reunion
Sept. 19: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival
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
RSM Elementary Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm
RSM High Summer hours:  Mon – Thurs 8 am – 4 pm
Wardlaw Academy Summer hours:  Tues, Wed, Thurs 9 am – noon

King Academy Summer hours:  Mon – Fri 9 am - 1 pm or by appointment
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