November 23,
2015
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
It is already
Thanksgiving week. The weather is changing
a lot the leaves are showing color and then dropping, time for turkey and all
the trimmings…How fortunate we are. Must
admit though there are a lot of Christmas decorations up and actually I began
to see them before Halloween.
The Shoppes
of Ridge Spring are planning their own extravaganza. We are having Black Friday and Saturday
Extravaganza with great deals in all the shops, including Harriet’s Garden. There will be refreshments, too. Live music on Saturday will be enjoyed by
all. The Shoppes will stay open until
6:00. Come by and get that present for
someone and it can be for you. Christmas
items are all over the place. Hope to
see you there.
Leonard
Bell was at the Ridge Spring Town Square selling fresh produce. He will be there Tuesday and then on December
12th and 19th with January 31 being his last day
until June.
JOHNSTON FARMER'S & ARTIST'S
MARKET from 4 - 6 p.m. in front of the Library/Warehouse. The
market will be held on Monday, November 23rd bringing you your Holiday
fixins'. There will not be a market on Thursday, November 26th. . For more information
contact Donna at 803-275-0010 or Anne at 803-480-1093
At the Friends of Ridge Spring Meeting
Thursday night, Mayor Pat Asbill reported that just about half of the spots for
the Peach Tree 23 Yard sale have already been rented. We are considering having
an event during peach blooming season. Please
remember that the Friends of Ridge Spring (FORS) meets on the third Thursday at
5:00 PM at the library and all are welcome.
No food is served but we meet early enough that you may dine at home or
in a restaurant of your choice.
Josie Rodgers:
This
Saturday, Shop Small, Eat Small! It’s small
business Saturday! It is one of many
opportunities to support our local businesses by avoiding the crowds and
shopping leisurely right in our own hometowns.
You can also support local restaurants by dining there versus a fast
food chain. Support your local
businesses! They have a lot more to
offer than those chain stores: high
quality customer service, unique gifts, delicious food, and even friendship!
Ridge Spring has some of the best little places to shop and eat!
I am one lucky girl. I got to go
on a date with my dad Sunday! He felt
good enough and needed to get out and see the world and sunshine. We went to Aiken and ate at Longhorn. He ate almost his entire meal! This is a milestone for him! We had such a good time talking and just
being together
RSM Middle News: Members of the 4-H participated in a lock-in this
past weekend at the middle school. They took part in sessions
including calf birthing, robotics, ATV Safety, Basic First Aid,
Nutrition, and some team building activities. Sponsor Crystal Coleman
said the kids were super excited about this event and had a wonderful time!
RSM
High News: Dr. Jackson, head of the
Biology Department at USC Aiken, will visit Mr. Carpenter’s classes at RSM High
Nov. 23 and discuss the different research opportunities that students have at
USC Aiken and the possibilities that research has for the future. His
particular research is focused in the fields of Microbiology and Immunology.
Before becoming a professor, Dr. Jackson taught at Strom Thurmond High School,
so he is experienced in deciding to pursue education to better his career.
The FFA is sponsoring a school dance
and collecting pet toys and pet food to donate to the ASPCA. Items will be collected on December 11 in the
RSM High School Cafetorium as admission to a school dance. No monetary funds
will be accepted.
Art Contest (Carmen Holley): On Nov. 17,
Art 2, 3, & 4 Students participated in an art contest sponsored by Shawn Meekins of Meekins Studios in
Charlotte. Mr. Meekins graduated from RSM in 2000; he was even
awarded the Trojan Award his senior year for outstanding character. Mr.
Meekins explained that he wanted to give back to his high school, specifically
to its art department that helped inspire him to pursue creative endeavors upon
graduation. Meekins attended The Art Institute of Atlanta for Graphic
Design and received its Outstanding Leadership Award while in attendance.
Mr. Meekins was accompanied by his father, Gerald Meekins, who still lives in
Ridge Spring. The two men took turns sharing insightful wisdom with
students regarding determination, diligence, and holding on to a vision
with passion. Their words of encouragement will not soon be forgotten,
nor will their gesture of kindness in taking their time to help guide students
along a path of success.
The art students were challenged to draw two
unrelated objects or a celebrity they admired. Kadaija James won $75 for
her drawing
of Jhene Aiko. Josefina Lopez won $50 for her drawing of her integration of two
unrelated objects: an apple and a
butterfly. Rachel Burger won $25 for her
drawing of two unrelated objects: a small box from Nicaragua and a shell from
Key West. Linet Figueroa won $5 and an Honorable Mention for her drawing
of Stephen Curry. Mr. Meekins has plans to sponsor another contest in
January. Students will design a logo for
Ridge Spring Monetta Middle/High School that can be used on T-shirts, cups, and
bags. Art students are excited to begin brainstorming ideas for the
project!
RSM
Elem News (Rene Miller):
Music classes are working on the Christmas musical
entitled The Twelve Days of Christmas
which will be performed at 9 am Dec. 18.
Bullying Prevention Policy: At Ridge
Spring-Monetta Elementary, we strive to create a positive learning environment
where our students feel safe and ready to learn. Students are expected to
exhibit positive character traits and treat one another with kindness and
respect. RS-M Elementary has developed a Bullying Prevention Policy to ensure
the well-being of all students. If a student is bullied, the student, or their parent/guardian
should make a report to the child’s teacher, school counselor, or an
administrator. A report may be made via conference, by phone, or by completing
a Bullying Report Form located on the school website.
Fifth Grade Walk/Jog Club: Coach Shealy is
starting a 5th grade walk/jog program. It
will take place on Friday mornings from 7:15 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. All 5th graders
are invited to participate. Students will learn how to plan and implement a
program to improve their cardiovascular fitness. Students have received a
permission form. Please return this form to Coach Shealy by November 18th. The
first meeting will be Friday, November 20th,
in the gym. Please encourage your child to participate.
Joanne
Crouch, AARS, president
ART CLASSES FOR KIDS
Many folks have requested classes for children. We have a class to offer for the younger
artists. Christmas Workshop-December 5th from 10-12 Children ages 5 & up
Book Review by David Marshall James:
“Home by Nightfall” by
Charles Finch--Sir Charles Lenox, MP turned PI in Victorian London, has plenty
on his plate in this ninth volume of Lenoxian adventures by Charles Finch.
Keeping tabs on the
employees in his detective agency; keeping up with his two
business partners, who are indulging in a protracted flirtation; and
keeping up with his competitors, particularly a former partner, is enough to
send anyone dashing across the lane for a pint of fortification.
As the novel opens, the
capital is abuzz with the disappearance of a famed German concert pianist, who
has taken a powder following a performance.
Lenox & Co. would love to sink their investigative teeth into the
disappearing German streudel-of-a-case.
Meanwhile, Lady Jane Lenox is planning a fund-raising luncheon, soup to
sherbet, to benefit a children's hospital. The Queen may make an
appearance, but she's waffling.
However, the thrust of
the novel is Sir Charles's return to his ancestral home in Sussex with older
brother Edmund, still an MP for Markethouse, the nearby village. Edmund's wife, Molly, has died
most unexpectedly a few months before the action of the novel commences,
and Charles fears that the resulting sorrow may extinguish his brother.
So, when Charles learns
that Edmund is taking off two weeks in order to manage
family estate business back in Sussex, nothing can hold him
in London-- not the agency, not the dangling mystery of the pianist, nor
the waffling Queen herself.
It's not as if Charles will be flipping cards or playing
himself in chess. No, a gentleman from Markethouse is seriously
spooked over several incidents, and he engages Charles to
investigate what turns out to be a burgeoning matter that will
overwhelm the entire town.
The author's placement
of the Lenoxes on their familiar stomping grounds makes for a British
country mystery with wisps of Austen, Conan Doyle, Dickens, and Mrs. Gaskell in
the refreshing air and bucolic surroundings. This novel rolls by faster than any preceding
it in the series. Finch seems much more at home in his rural locales, as
in "The Fleet Street Murders" and "A Death in the Small
Hours," or even in the Oxford of "The September Society."
Lenox evidently performs best when he can draw a deep breath of clean air.
Reminders:
Nov.27
& 28: Shoppes of Ridge Spring Black Extravaganza
Dec.
6: Christmas Tree lighting for the Town
Ridge Spring Library
hours:
Mon/Tues 8:30 am - 12 pm; Wednesday 9:00 to 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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