March 13, 2017
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
What about
that snow??? I saw puddles with pine pollen
on the edges and then snow surrounding the puddles. Is that a juxtaposition or something like
that? Maybe just ironic is the point. AND then there is the temperature...The
flowers are in spring mode with the blooming and new growth appearing. Agriculture is our major industry for our region.
Somehow I hope and pray that all will be well for us all.
Have you noticed the renewed purple martin houses near
the Gazebo? The pipe was already
there. Henry Salter had fixed an old
metal wagon wheel so that it had three layers of hooks. Mike Cook and Bryan
Taylor got the wheel down. O. T. Price
went to at least three stores to get plastic gourds, painted them red, white,
and blue and repainted the wheel. When it was ready to be put back up, Mike and
Bryan with the help of SCE&G and their
bucket truck got it up there. That pole was really high. Hope the purple Martins will enjoy all the
mosquitoes we will have this year with the warm winter we have had. This week is going to be rough on our farmers
and the peaches. Even the strawberries
may be hurt with the drop in temperatures.
Harriet's Garden will reopen March 16th which is this week. I have started eight varieties of tomatoes and
they will be for sale at the shop when the WEATHER is warm enough, say around May. Two are heirloom and 6 are not. They are whopper, better boy, celebrity, chef
orange, sweet million, chocolate cherry, Cherokee purple, and Mr. Stripey. I did not plant any patio tomatoes for they
did not sell last year.
Off the Beaten Path: Have you gotten your green for this Friday? Stop in to see us at Off the Beaten Path on Main St. in Ridge Spring and let us help you get prepared
for St. Patrick's Day. We have clothing, jewelry and even green soaps and
lotions. You can get your things personalized with a monogram or
name. Some things are done right in the store. We are also excited to
welcome new artists to the store. Ridge Spring's own Robin Moore has
incredible pictures you have to come see. We look forward to serving you
for all your needs! We are open Mon-Tues. 11-3 PM, Thurs.-Sat. 10-5 PM.
The Gables Inn and Gardens has some open dates available for a summer slip away time.
Plan your anniversary, birthday or just a quiet weekend away. Special package
activities are available for things to do on the area. Call us now to schedule
your time away! 803-685-0099
Juniper Restaurant will have an Easter Brunch
on April 16th.
The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival met
Tuesday night. New faces were there as
well as those who have been there,
too. The plans for next year's Festival
are under way. We are trying to bring
back fireworks and other successful venues.
Of course there will be Bingo on Thursday night. Country Store, cake, pie contest with an addition of a class of
cupcakes, games, entertainment, parade, and much more. We are all very thankful that Ann Marie
Taylor agreed to continue as chairman with Patrick Arnold as co-chairman. Without their leadership where would we be?
The committee wants to get on the BBQ Circuit and we may need to change the
date but not the month.
The Art Center of Ridge Spring is sprucing up. Artists are
re-arranging work, adding new pieces of work and adding new classes. We
are open from 10-4 on Fridays and Saturdays.
What: Superheroes
to Dinosaurs Pottery Week; Instructor-Kim Ruff; Where: Art Center of
Ridge Spring; When: June 12-16 9-12; Ages: 1st-6th
grade; Costs: $100 for the 1st child/ $80 for the second child!!! Small snack served each day.
Contact Joanne Crouch
by email. Contact Joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or
Kim Ruff at makerart@aol.com to reserve spot.
Tuition must be paid in full by June 1st. Limited spots
available. Tuition may be paid at the Art Center of Ridge Spring on
Fridays or Saturdays from 10-4.
This will be
hand-building class. Quilting with a frame with Ann Forrest Watkins
Monday, March 13 6:30-9:00
with a $50.00 fee. Contact Ann Watkins
at helpinghearts4u@yahoo.com. Everything
supplied unless you have a favorite thimble, etc that you would like to bring.
Rod
Lewis, Hollywood
Baptist and Director of Missions for Ridge Baptist
Association: April 17 will be the Spring Fest at Saluda Park with eastern egg
hunt, inflatables, games, egg dying , food, 10:00 AM until noon.
Mt.
Alpha Baptist Church,
in Ward, S.C., celebrated its annual Black History Program, Sunday, February
26, 2017. The theme was “Pursuing Your
Goal”. The first part of the program dramatized the story of Rosa Parks played
by Chloe Hammond, Joseph Butler as Dr. Martin L. King, other church members
played the role as protesters, and young children carried signs and singing, “I
won’t Let Nothing Turn Me Around”. Luella
Minick narrated the Rosa Parks’ story. Earl T. Bryant III played the role of
former President Barack Obama and cited a portion of his 2009 Inaugural
address. Angie Hammond portrayed Mahalia Jackson, “The Queen of Gospel, by
sharing “tidbits” of Mahalia’s life and singing portions of her songs. Bronda Davis shared her poem entitled, “The
Giver”
Two motivational speakers shared their stories
as “Overcomers” who fought the odds, never gave up and became successful career
women. Joyce Davis is now a Licensed
Registered Nurse working as a Nurse Administrator/Manager 1-RN in the Columbia
Area Mental Health Emergency Service Unit. Robin Mitchell is a Licensed Nurse
Practitioner and employed at the Aiken Regional Hospital, Aiken S.C. The two
ladies told the youth to “pursue your
dream, work hard, don’t give up, pray and talk to God regularly and don’t let
life’s challenges stop you from becoming successful”. Be an "Overcomer”! Rev. Griffin, the pastor, shared his
spiritual message and encouraged the youth to “stay focused, keep God in your
life, pray, keep the faith and ask God
for guidance”. If youth leaders are interested in inviting these two ladies to
challenge your youth as a motivational speaker, you make contact Sadie L. Davis
at (803) 685-7938.
Josie Rodgers
RSM High: The Miss Odyssey Pageant was last
Saturday. Young ladies in grades 6-12
competed for various titles in the “Happily Ever After” themed show. Emcees were Miss Odyssey 2016 McKenna Palmer,
Junior Miss Odyssey Jordan Stone, and reigning Mr. RSM Jason Rodgers. Winners were as follows: People’s Choice Award ($1 votes), Rachel
Burger; Miss 6th Grade, Trinity LaBrew; Miss 7th Grade, Hannah Tindal;
Miss 8th Grade, Titianna Morris; Miss Scholastic ($250 scholarship),
Alicia Key; Miss All-Around ($250 scholarship), Rachel Burger; Miss Freshman,
Akira Bell-Weathers; Miss Junior, Rachel Burger; Miss Senior, Alicia Key; Miss
Odyssey, Alexia Smith. Entertainment was
provided by Jordan Stone (dance) and David Sowell
(vocal).
RSM Elem (Rene
Miller): 4-K registration for the 2017-2018
school year ends April 28. Parents must bring the following items for children
to be considered for the program: Official (long-form) birth certificate (short
form will not be accepted), updated immunization record, 2 proofs of address
(electric bill, water bill, mortgage/rental agreement), either the child's
Medicaid card OR a W2 form and pay-stub (if child does not have Medicaid),
parent ID. For more info, please ask for
Mrs. Abellan or Mrs. Mims-Herrera.
The RS-M Elem Natural
Pageant
will be held March 16 @ 6:30pm.
Registration fee of $20 & application fee are due by March 3. The
pageant is open to girls & boys in Miss and Master categories. Admission to pageant is $5. See Mrs. Cockrell for more info.
Rene Miller, RSM
Elementary
Day of
Caring: Fostering
kindness in our school community is what we strive to do daily. We would like
to thank the following who showed acts of kindness on our recent Day of Caring:
Stella and Dane's father, Mr. Edwards and their brother, Lincoln; Emma and
Gavin's father, Mr. Fulmer; Kamiyan's father, Mr. Jerry; Hailey and Lacey's
mother, Ms. Rodgers; Jamiyah's father, Mr. Williams; and Ms. Mims-Herrera, RSME
Parent Involvement Assistant. We would also like to thank the following
businesses for donating materials to our school: Price's Metal Shop of Ridge
Spring; Sherwin Williams' Paint Shop of Aiken; Amick's Farms of Batesburg .
Author visits: RSM enjoyed a visit
from Author Ronda Friend. She shared with us some of her real life stories from
her childhood and how she has written these stories in her books. Her books all
stress good character. Students and teachers were involved in her presentation
by singing songs and learning a song in sign language.
Tickets are still
available for the BBQ Benefit for Joey Fox – Saturday, March 18 - 4 – 7 pm The Lutheran Men in Mission
at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church are sponsoring this benefit for Joey, a member
of our church, who has leukemia. Tickets can be purchased from: Church Office
(685-7523) Monday thru Wednesday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm; Maxwell & Halford Drug
Store-Johnston; Larry Hatcher (275-4839); Eric Carlson (275-3140); and Joe
Derrick (803-480-0067). Anyone who would like to make a donation can sent it to
Mt. Calvary to the attention of LMM. Checks should be payable to Mt. Calvary LMM.
The benefit will be held in Mt. Calvary’s Fellowship Building. The church is
located at 1186 Mt. Calvary Road, Johnston 29832.
Review from
David Marshall James: "Bette & Joan:
The Divine Feud" by Shaun Considine
Granted, this title is
vintage (originally published in 1989), but it remains a first-rate read, a
most-worthwhile companion to the "Feud: Bette and Joan" series
that commenced Sunday, March 5th, on the FX cable channel.
Bette and Joan would be
the Misses Davis and Crawford, respectively, whilst the feud in question would
pertain to old grievances building up to their 1962 costarring venture,
"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?," a quickly filmed grotesquerie that
just as quickly became a camp classic, complete with Rodent a la Baby Jane for
luncheon, accompanied by the line, "Blanche, there are rats in the
cellar!"
When asked to finance the
picture for a mere $1 million, Warner Bros. chief Jack Warner-- for whose
studio the actresses' films had made untold millions-- responded, "I
wouldn't give one dime for those two washed-up old b-----s."
The picture went on to gross more than eleven
times its production costs, yet Warner
still made money, because he had a distribution deal.
Kept waiting to hear that
quote in the premier episode of "The Feud," particularly in the
applicable scene with Warner and "Baby Jane" director Bob Aldrich,
but alas.
In spite of such
omissions and some fact-fudging (fake facts?), the premier proved a
mucho-delicioso glam-fest laced with its own camp ("It's an honor just to
prune Miss Crawford's bush"), along with a surprisingly toned-down
performance from Miss Davis's popeyed sister-in-cinema, Susan Sarandon.
Nevertheless, the show
belonged to Jessica Lange, who looked fab in some mighty fine glad rags, which
she didn't just wear-- she owned them. Jessica/Joan's home lived up to
her wardrobe, and the atmospheric, deeply lit sets fit the bill, as if the
entire proceedings were filmed in 1940s tri-packTechnicolor.
Not even Kathy Bates as
Joan Blondell nor Judy Davis (still looking like Judy Garland, whom she
portrayed in "Me and My Shadows") as Hedda Hopper could upstage the
stars. Was surprised to see bright-blue-eyed Mark Valley as the
dark-eyed, heavily browed actor Gary Merrill, Davis's final husband, but he was
kept dimly lit.
Considine's book will set
you straight. For instance, Miss Davis DID send a congratulatory telegram
to Miss Crawford upon her Best Actress Oscar win for "Mildred Pierce"
(1945). Terse, but congratulatory.
However, the real reasons
to watch "The Feud" are: The Leading Ladies, as well as the
depiction of a Hollywood glamour in its twilight during the early 1960s.
Like Bette and Joan, it was really something during its heyday.
REMINDERS
March 18 BBQ Benefit for Joey
Fox at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Ridge Spring Library
hours:
Mon/Tues 8:30 am - 12 pm; Wed., 8:30 – 4:30; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:30 pm; Fri 8:30
pm -4:30 pm
Ridge Spring Post Office hours: Mon-Fri. 7:30 am – 11:30 am; Sat 9 – 10 am
Saluda County Library Hours:
Mon/Wed
8:30 am-5 pm; Tues/Thurs 8:30 am – 6 pm; Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm; Sat closed
Recycling Center Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 1-7; Sat 7-7; Sun 3-7; Tues/Thurs closed
First Thursday of the Month:
AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783
Third Thursday of the
Month: FORS at
Library at 5:00
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