August 31, 2015

Ridge Spring News

HARVEST FESTIVAL WILL BE IN THREE WEEKS!!!!!

BINGO IS SEPT. 17

GOSPEL NIGHT & CAKE & PIE CONTEST IS SEPT. 18

FESTIVAL SATURDAY IS SEPT. 19

The new mayor and council will be sworn in on September 8 at 6:30 in the Episcopal Church Hall. Our new mayor is Pat Asbill with council to include: Capers Asbill, Richard Christie, Geneva Harris, and Crys Lybrand. No one was opposed when petitions were returned so the Saluda County Election Commission declared these petitioners as the winners of this year's election. The public is welcome to the swearing in ceremony. 

It was a first for the town when the Trojans arrived in the Town Square for a town-wide pep rally last Thursday evening. Coaches, principals, assistant superintendents, parents, and spectators were gathered to hear the town roar for its football team, band, and cheerleaders. Chants of "Go Trojans" could be heard echoing down the side streets. It was a thumbs-up for the organizers who plan to have a second pep rally in Monetta soon. 

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church: Soldiers of Faith of SC, Southern Gospel Trio coming to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 164 Mt. Pleasant Road, Ridge Spring, on Sunday, September 6^th @ 6:30 pm.  Come and enjoy! 

Joe Watson says he has been fortunate in finding the money he has while picking up trash, but the amount is decreasing.  First he found a twenty dollar bill, Next came 35 cents.  The bottom was reached Wednesday when he found a lonesome one cent piece.  We hope things will pick up

Harvest Festival T-Shirts are on sale at Town Hall, Off the Beaten Path and at the Farmers’ Market. 

Vickie Baker, Robin Roberts, and Theresa Harmon, owners of Off the Beaten Path on Main St. in Ridge Spring have recently purchased the Eidson house on Ward Ave. in Ward for a bed and breakfast and event place.  The Gables Inn and Gardens has four spacious bedrooms in an historic house available to offer you a relaxing weekend.  A hot breakfast is included.  The gardens offer a beautiful place for any kind of events from small parties to large weddings.  Small business luncheons, meetings, retreats, and just plain get away can be planned.  There are many activities in the area to include golf, horseback trail riding, the Wild Turkey Federation, antiques, and shopping.  Call us at 803-685-0099 to book your events or weekend get away!  

The Art Association of Ridge Spring, AARS, is sponsoring the Silk Scarf Class on September 26^th from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Libby Bussinah will be the Instructor.  Cost will be $45.  This fee includes all supplies to make a 60-inch silk scarf.  The instructor will heat set the scarf at the end of the class.

Effie Martin:

Parade of Babies: Sponsored by the Ridge Hill Baptist Educational Association Woman's Auxiliary. The purpose of the program is to raise money for the students in college that are members of one of the churches in the association. The program was held on Saturday, August 29. The money raised was $ 12,210.00. Thank everyone that participated. The Moderator is Rev. Donald Hall and Effie T. Martin is president of the woman's Auxiliary. The churches in the association are: Jerusalem, Mt. Alpha, Calidonia, Pine Hill, Ridge Hill, Reedy Branch, Ridge Branch, Mt. Pleasant, Monetta, Coleman Ridge, & Rock Hill.

Mount Alpha Educational Union is sponsoring cursive writing classes on September 8, 15, 22,& 29 at the Ridge Spring Star Community Center from 6:00 pm. to 7:00 pm. There is no cost for the classes. Anyone interested in cursive writing may come, there is no age limit. 

Girl Scout Troop 2081 is inviting the public to a ribbon cutting ceremony at the playground next to the Star Center on Saturday, September 5 at 10:00 A.M.

RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH:

Ridge Spring United Methodist Church, RSUMC, would like to thank the ENTIRE community, businesses, churches, and individuals for such a grand turn out during the Fire Department Water/Gator Aide Blitz. Over 300 bottles of product was collected as well as nearly $300! The Fire Department couldn’t be more pleased. Again a huge thanks to those who helped, who got the word out and who donated. It was a real community effort.

RSUMC is on Face Book. Visit our page, like us and keep up with events and activities. 

On the porch of the Family Life Center (building next to the Church) is a prayer request box. It is checked prior to Sunday Services and requests are added to the Morning Prayer. Sunday Service is at 11 a.m. unless other wised noted. Join us!

Book Review by David Marshall James:

 “Can I Go Now?  The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood’s First Superagent” by Brian Kellow—In a 1967 CBS-TV special, Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball portrayed night-shift maids at the William Morris Agency, delivering the duet, “Chutzpah.”

     Chutzpah:  Two-time William Morris employee Sue Mengers had it in aces, deuces, and spades, flashing rock-heavy rings from pal David Geffen (who charted some of the 1970s beggest hits through his record label), with a joint in one hand and a Gauloise cigarette in the other.  Baby, it was the ‘70s!  And Sue Mengers rocked them like her friendship rings from Geffen, representing Ryan O’Neal, Ali MacGraw, Gene Hackman, and many other icons—the twinkliest of those she called her “twinklies” being Barbra Streisand, whom Sue first met back in New York, before La Babs did “Funny Girl” on Broadway in 1964.

     If you missed Sue in her trademark caftans (chocolate-chip cookies exact their tollhouse and sybaritic Sue scarfed them in bed), pink-tinted glasses, and brushed out tresses, then you must not have been reading People magazine, because Sue made the pages almost every week.  Her dinner parties were frequent and legendary during her 40-year residency in L.A., after beginning as a secretary in NYC.  Jack Nicholson remained a mainstay of her table from beginning to end, with such old pals as Gore Vidal and Joan Collins dropping by for the chicken pot pie (for real!). Brian Kellow’s biography captures Mengers in all her uninhibited, expletive-wielding glory.  She succeeded in living life large—and twinkly.

                                            Rene Miller RSM Elementary School

WELCOME! Our Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary faculty and staff would like to welcome all students and parents to the start of the 2015-16 school year. We are excited to have the opportunity to assist our students into becoming leaders and lifelong learners. We are looking forward to another fantastic year!

Procedures for Car Riders: Please be reminded that you may begin dropping off your child/children at 7:30 a.m. Please drop them off at the gym side entrance of the school. Afternoon: dismissal begins at 2:30 p.m. Please follow the car line procedures and refrain from early sign-outs. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

PTO FALL COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER: Beginning today, our PTO is conducting their only fundraiser for the Fall by selling tubs of cookie dough. This fundraiser was a huge success last year. Please support them as they work so hard for our students and school. Please note the date to turn in money and order forms is the morning of MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th. The PTO will not accept any orders turned in prior to that date. Orders will not be accepted without the money enclosed.

Reminders:

Sept. 8: Last Harvest Festival Planning Meeting before the Harvest Festival

Sept. 17: Harvest Festival BINGO

Sept. 18: Cake and Pie Contest sponsored by Bank’s Drugs

Sept. 18: Gospel Night

Sept. 19: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival

Sept. 26: AARS: silk scarf painting class with Libby Bussinah

Oct. 3: WMU of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church is sponsoring a Spaghetti Dinner

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 2^nd & 4^th Monday:  Kids' Corner Story Time 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Ridge Spring Library. 

Every 2^nd 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