October 16, 2017
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
Juniper's 3rd
Annual Set the Night on Fire in support of the Ridge Spring Fire
Department will be held Friday, Oct. 20, from 6:00-9:00 pm. All of the proceeds
& server tips from this delicious buffet dinner will directly support our
brave volunteers who dedicate themselves to the safety of our community.
Chairperson Ann Marie Taylor: What does the Harvest Festival mean to me? The Harvest festival is community, sharing,
laughing, family, and fun! We had a
great turnout for the Harvest Festival this year. We had 15 BBQ teams, an
abundance of cake, cookies, and pies, entertainment and games and a great night
of Bingo! I especially enjoyed our bands, Under the Sun and Shrimp City
Slim. We must have had over 250 people at Bingo Thursday night
and many folks even turned out for the Friday night
street dance. Saturday started early
with the BBQ teams eating breakfast together at the Fire Station, the parade
brought in many onlookers and the crafters had a grand time selling and
chatting with friends, old and new. I especially liked how the children's
rides were free, which helped families stay later and have more fun! The
ideas are already flowing for next year. We need a few more hands to help
make the load a little lighter. If you want to give back to our little
town - please let Town Hall know. We need you! We are all thankful for a beautiful festival.
Co-Chairman Patrick
Arnold: Pimp My Pig came out victorious at the 1st Annual
BBQ Battle for the Ridge held at the Ridge Spring Harvest Festival! Pimp My Pig
hails from Batesburg-Leesville South Carolina and is led by pitmaster Dean
Smith and his wife Valerie. Dean becomes the first to win the title of BBQ KING
of Ridge Spring winning top prize of $750 and his flag raised above the town
until next year when we crown a new champion. Yes. We nearly sold out of BBQ
with about 15lbs left out of 544lbs. Not bad.
The top five winners of the Bar-be-que Cook Off for the Boston Butts are as follows: 1. Pimp My Pig-Dean
Price; 2. Bold Branch Bar-B-Que-Joe Hillard; 3. Smokin' Stacks-Jeff Smith; 4.
Blazing Bullets Barbeque-Ken Hillard; 5. Backwoods Bar-B-Que-Gene Culbertson.
The top five winners of the Ribs Cook-Off were are as follows:
1. Backwoods Bar-B-Que Gene Culbertson; 2. Carolina Squires Brian Pearson; 3.
Mac's Lunch David McLaurin; 4. Good Time Grillers Byron Rickard; 5.
S'Lowcountrty Q Quentin Tedder;
The Harvest Festival
winners
in
Pies: 1. Rick &
Bridgett Havird; 2. /Vera Hammon; 3. Carter Senf
Layer Cakes: 1. Karen Jones; 2.
Brenda Martin; 3. Denise Boatwright;
Pound Cakes: 1. Karen Jones; 2.
Mable Robertson; 3. Heike Scott
Cookies: 1. Adalynn
Holsomback; 2. Cate Jones; 3. Riley Holsomback
Cupcakes: Zena Bedenbaugh
Brownies:1. Maci Lynn; 2.
Dawson Holsomback; 3. Allie Grace
The Country Store would not have
happened if not for the wonderful donations from the local farmers Watsonia,
Titan Farms and Clayton Rawl. We
actually had broccoli from Titan Farms that had just been picked.
Mt. Calvary Lutheran
Church
invites you to attend our “SPOOKTACULAR!”
SHOEBOX PACKING PARTY for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child. This is
an intergenerational event for children, youth, and adults. Grandparents, this
is a wonderful event to attend with your grandchildren. It will be Sunday, October 22 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church – Fellowship
Building. There will be Chili Lunch from
12:30 to 1:30. Packing Party starts at
1:45 pm then afterwards there will be Games & Hayride for youth &
children. Since this is a Halloween themed party, costumes are ok. (Please no
scary ones or play weapons.) Those attending are asked to bring items to go in
the shoeboxes. Suggested items include: crayons, coloring books, small toys,
t-shirts, socks, underwear, stuffed animals, small water bottles, spoons &
forks, tablets, small journals/notebooks, hair accessories, flash lights w/extra batteries, sunglasses, hats, small puzzles, colored
pencils, combs, brushes, etc. Our goal is to pack 120 shoeboxes. So that
appropriate plans can be made for lunch, please call the church office
(685-7523) to let us know you will be attending. If you have
questions, please contact Donna Hatcher (275-4839). Operation Christmas Child
is a ministry that blesses children around the work with gift-filled shoeboxes
that become opportunities to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Spann's Annual Fall Hymn Sing will be held Sunday, October 22 at 3:00.
It will feature congregational singing of old and familiar songs. Spann
always has a warm welcome for visitors. The church is located at 150
Church Street in Ward. 803-430-1314
Art Center in Ridge Spring by Joanne Crouch
Saturday was very exciting. We
had a rock painting event at the caboose.
We asked folks to put their family name on a rock. There were over a 100 rocks and we ran out of
rocks!! We will seal them and place them
in the town flower bed that is around the digital sign. When we ran out of rocks, we put out a
banner for folks to write their favorite Harvest Festival memory. I asked Batman to sign the banner with
his favorite memory. After a
little thought, he said okay in his Batman voice which was a little scary. He took his glove off of his left hand and
wrote a long, large passage. To
paraphrase he said that his favorite memory was riding on the fire truck. He said he enjoyed the people and that the
police and firemen were great people and signed it “The Batman” and he drew a
bat. The banner will be at town
hall. He took his time and little kids
were lining up to have pictures made. It
was really cute. Some wanted the picture
but did not want to get too close. He
kneeled for some. The cutest thing was when a mom lifted her little girl and
the little girl gave him the biggest hug.
It was fun to watch.
Kim
Ruff will have another pottery class on Monday, November 13th from
6:30-8:30. This will be a box with a bow and a spoon rest. Class
fees are $35 and must be pre-paid before the night of the class. Fees can be paid at the Art Center on Fridays
or Saturdays from 10-4 or contact Kim Ruff at makerart@aol.com or call (803)315-9203 or joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or call (803)685-5577 and leave a message.
Make your own gourd Christmas ornament with Joanne Crouch on Saturday,
October 28th from 9-12. The
ornament will be completed when it is taken home. All supplies will be supplied for $30. This class is for ages 12 & up. Preregistration is required for this
class. Contact Joanne at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com or call
(803)685-5577 and leave message or preregister at the Art Center on Fridays and
Saturdays from 10-4.
Yon Family Farms will have their Fall
Bull and Female Sale October 28.
Saluda County Farm to Table and Honey Tasting will be held at The Gables Inn and Garden, Ward, South
Carolina on November 4th, 2017 from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm. Cost is $75.00, can be purchased by calling
the Saluda County Chamber at 864-445-4100
or visiting Saluda FTT on Facebook
Rene Miller RSM Elementary:
Read Your Way to the Big Game: You can show your support for Carolina or
Clemson and possibly win a ticket to the big game simply by reading. Reading logs will be sent home. All you have to do is read 6 books to
qualify. After-School Program: The YMCA of
Aiken is offering Primetime, an after-school care program. For more info, call the school at
803-685-2000.
Thank
you to the American Legion of Monetta for a generous monetary donation the RSM
Elementary School library. They are
helping us in spreading our school's vision to increase student achievement by
helping us purchase books to put in the hands of students. We appreciate our community support.
Parent/teacher
conferences will be taking p lace on Monday, October 23 and Thursday October 26
from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. Please be on the lookout for information about signing up
for your conference time. Ms Hughes, music teacher, will be at the elementary
school on October 23 and at the middle school on October 26.
The Ridge Spring-Monetta True Blue Marching Band completed its competition on Saturday, October 14 in
the "Garden City Classic" at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School.
RS-M earned one of it's highest competition scores ever and finished 2nd Place
in Class A. The band also tied for the "Best Horn Line"
award. The True Blue Band finished the season with an 11-4 record in
head-to-head competition, losing to only one Class A band all season and
earning a 5-2 record against bands from Class AA, AAA, and AAAA schools.
The True Blue Band would like to thank the support of the parents, family
members, alumni, and friends who traveled with us to competitions this year.
Josie Rodgers: RSM
High: The Trojans football team traveled to Wagener
and brought home the coveted trophy! The
Trojans beat Wagener 28-8. It’s SPIRIT
WEEK for RSM High! Dress days include
Mad Hatters Mon, Career Tues, Cartoon Character/Action Hero Wed, Tacky Thurs,
and Blue and Gold Spirit Friday. The
Homecoming Court will be presented Wed.
In addition, the 4 classes will be competing in various activities: banner, chant, tug-of-war, obstacle course,
hula hoop, and dizzy bat. The Trojans will host Estill this Friday.
Harriet's Garden Tips:
Cooler
weather has finally arrived. Now we can
start planning which shrubs we want to move or buy and then plant. You can sow seeds of Coriander(cilantro)dill
and parsley directly into the ground.
Lettuce, spinach, and radishes can be gown now. Get those bulbs in the
ground. If you want to treat them as
perennials, you might need to fertilize them with a slow release fertilizer as
you plant them. If you want rose hips
stop deadheading your roses and remove petals with your hand to allow the rose
hips to form which helps trigger winter
dormancy.
REMINDERS
October 19: FORS Meeting
October 20: Juniper support RS
Fire Dept. Reservations
October 22: Mt. Calvary
Spooktacular
October 22: Spann's annual Fall Hymn Sing
October 28: Art Classes
October 28: Yon Family Fall Bull
& Female Sale
November 4: Saluda County Farm to
Table
November 13: Art Class
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; Sat 9-12
Ridge Spring Library Toddler Time Mondays
at 10:30
Saluda County Library
Hours: Mon/Wed 8:30 am-5
pm; Tues/Thurs 8:30 am – 6 pm; Fri 8:30am
– 5 pm; Sat closed new fax machine and can send toll free
Narcotics Anonymous Fridays at RS Library at 7:00 PM
Ridge Spring Post Office hours: Mon-Fri. 7:30 am – 11:30 am; Sat 9 – 10 am
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
Every Friday & Saturday:
AARS
hours 10 – 4 or by appt, free admission
Third Thursday of the
Month: FORS at
Library at 5:00
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