March 26, 2018
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
Happy Easter
The
Ridge Spring Fire Department Benefit in memory of Michael Adamick will be held on
Saturday, May 5th beginning with a BBQ dinner at 5:00 PM to be followed with an
auction at 6:00 p.m. and live entertainment by Steele Justice Band with
festivities held at the new fire house near the town square. Tickets may be
purchased for $10.00 per plate for dinner, auction and entertainment at the
following locations: Ridge Auto, The Nut House, the Town Hall or local
firemen/women. Many, many thanks to previous donors of this special town event.
It is so appreciated by the hard working volunteers of this community. The fire
department will soon be accepting donations for this year's auction.
Needed
to change this to the second big event. The second
big event in Ridge Spring will be Magnolia
Ridge Antique and Art Gathering featuring the Palmetto Tractor club. This will be held May 19, 2018 from 9:00 AM
to 3:00 PM.
FORS: The Friends of Ridge spring received a
grant of $500.00 from AgSouth to help promote our Farmers' Market. The market will begin the second Saturday of
June. Have you begun dreaming of those
fresh tomatoes, peaches, corn and so much more. Thanks Sherald Rodgers for your
hard work, too. Last year we received
the grant, purchased aprons for the vendors, and purchased a sign that will go
up this year at intersection of Hwy #1 and Hwy # 392.
Helpful Hands Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be 1pm Saturday, March 31st at the Brush
Arbor Park 1099 Keys Pond Rd. Helpful Hands will also
have Sunrise Services 8:00 AM Sunday, April 1st. Breakfast will
follow Sunrise Service . Sunday School
will be at 10:30 am Worship
Services 11:45 Helpful Hands
Ministries is located at 109 Pecan Grove Rd. Ridge Spring directly
behind the Circle K Gas station . Rev. Dr. George W. Key is Founder and
Overseer .
The Nut
House and Country Store now has fresh
asparagus.
Check out the discounts on items at Haley Bee's Boutique because of the
change in seasons. The spring and summer
items need room to come in.
From
the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation: Top commodity rankings in the United
States Lists : South Carolina ranks #2 in peaches, #5 in cantaloupes, #6 in
peanuts and #6 in watermelon. SC is
second only to California in peaches and ours are better.
Juniper: Join us for our annual Easter
Brunch on Sunday, April 1st 11:00-2:00 pm. This
event requires reservations. Seating times available are 11:00, 11:30, 12:30, 1:00 pm.
Ridge Hill Educational Association: The Ridge Hill Educational Association, in
collaboration with Ridge Spring Monetta High School and Morris College, invite
you and your congregation to participate in an educational information and
opportunity event on Saturday March 31 starting at 10:00 AM. The event will be held in the cafeteria at
Ridge Spring Monetta High School. All parents, high school seniors, juniors,
and recent graduates who are not currently in a program of study are urged to
attend.
Morris
College is an HBCU located in Sumter, South Carolina. It is a supportive, nurturing institution
that is highly committed to the success of its students. There will be a team of representatives in
attendance who will share information about the college and great educational opportunities
that the school offers. Attendees will
be able to ask questions and apply for admission to Morris College on the spot.
Ridge
Hill Education Association takes great pleasure in bringing this event to our
community. This is a historic
opportunity for our area; let us take advantage by attending and by helping to
spread the word in advance of the event.
Art Center in Ridge Spring by Joanne Crouch
Kim Ruff will host a class making a Garden
Angel (male or female). This class will
be held on Monday, May 14th at 6:30 at the Art Center. Students may make a herb
pot and possibly some garden stakes (“dill”, basil, etc). Class cost is $35 and includes clay. glazing
and firing. Students can bring apron to
protect clothing. Contact Kim Ruff at
(803)315-9203 or by email at makerart@aol.com
or Joanne Crouch at (803)685-5577 or by email at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com.
A
quilter from Wagener will teach a 5-week quilting workshop starting Monday,
April 9th. Students will have
a choice of 10-12 am, 2-4 pm or 6-8 pm for the class each week. Pick your preferred time. There will be hand
and machine quilting taught. The first
night will be spent discussing supplies.
Cost will be $25. Contact Barbara
Yon at (803)685-5386 or Joanne Crouch at (803)685-5577.
Saturday, March 31, a Girl Scout troop, will come to the Art Center to
make gourd birdhouses. The gourds for
this project were donated by a gourd farmer in North Carolina.
DS
Owens won an Honorable Mention for his photography at the Spring Fest Show at
the North Augusta Art Center.
Hours of operation at the Art Center are Fridays and Saturdays from
10-2. Join us for our membership
meetings on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30.
Rene Miller RSM Elementary School
2018 Title I Spring
Planning Meeting:
You are invited to attend Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary School’s Spring Title
I Planning Meeting. The meeting will be held on April 19 at 12:00 p.m. in
Tonya Rodgers’ classroom. We will work on the school’s 2018-2019 Title I
plan. The school welcomes any input from teachers, parents, and community
members. We look forward to seeing you on April 19.
Spring Musical: Our school-wide
Spring Musical will be here before we know it.
All grades will be participating in our program of Disney –The Movies
The Music. If your child has any Disney
clothes or shirts, this would be a perfect time for them to wear it. We will perform on Thursday, March 29 at 8:30
a.m. in the gym.
RSME Miss and Master
Pageant:
The pageant will be held in the RSME gymnasium on March 22nd at 6:30 pm.
Audience members can purchase a ticket for $5 at the door the night
of the pageant. Come out and support our little kings and queens!
Josie Rodgers
We
had quite a scare last Fri., Mar. 23, when 3 RSM siblings were injured in a
very bad auto accident. These were kids
very close to so many hearts! They are
cut, bruised, and sore, but praise God, they are home and recovering! This story could have had a tragic ending,
but God’s hand was one them and his protection surrounded them. We are so grateful that these kids were
spared! We love them so much! We are all continuing to pray for their quick
healing and thanking God for each day we are given.
.
RSM High: RSM Middle High’s Day
of Caring will also be April 14. The project will be construction a
little free library at the front of the school.
This project is an outreach opportunity to the community that promotes
the district’s literacy initiative. The library will be maintained by the
school’s media specialist and will include reading material for all age
levels. In addition to books, the media
specialist will include brochures of tips for parents to promote literacy in
their homes. Because RSM High will be a
farm-to-table school, we will eventually include a seed swap in the free library with brochures that have nutrition
and gardening tips. Please bring a
hammer and safety goggles. We will also
need post hole diggers, shovels and electric saws. The project begins at 8 am.
Review from
David Marshall James: "In the Presence of
Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress" by Patty Duke &
William J. Jankowski
"You know, I went to
the doctor last week, and he said I should cut back on my martinis." Thus
recalls Patty Duke, quoting one of the scores of celebrities she looks back
upon in this memoir. Any guess as to whom? Would you ever, even think of answering ...
"Helen Keller?"
Who do you think supplied
the Foreword to this collection? Would you ever, even think of answering
... "Gloria Vanderbilt?"
The surprises await along
the long and winding road that PD traveled during her career, taking her from a
child actress (several times opposite GV) to winning a Best Supporting Actress
Oscar at age 16, for portraying HK in "The Miracle Worker"
(1962).
If you've watched
the"Feud": Bette and Joan" limited series, you'll recall
that that was the Oscar ceremony whereupon Joan Crawford accepted the Best
Actress award for Anne Bancroft ("The Miracle Worker"), to whom Bette
Davis lost for co-starring with Crawford in "Whatever Happened to Baby
Jane?" Duke recalls meeting both
legends that evening, as well as Gregory Peck, who won Best Actor for "To
Kill a Mockingbird."
Although "Valley of
the Dolls" (1967) was considered a stinkeroo, it made tons of money and
has since become a cult classic. And it supplies PD with chapters on Judy
Garland, Susan Hayward, and Jacqueline Susann. And, of course, the horrifically murdered
Sharon Tate.
Game Show Network fans
will be enthralled by PD's memories of frequent appearances on Gene Rayburn's
"Match Game" and Dick Clark's "Pyramid."
The author of two previous
memoirs, "Call Me Anna" and "A Brilliant Madness," here
PD turns the spotlight on celebrities with whom she has worked or has
otherwise been associated, including Lucille Ball, Richard Burton, Helen Hayes,
and Laurence Olivier. She also includes her two sons, Mackenzie Astin and
Sean Astin, both of whom became successful actors.
This is the sort of
recollections collection that every celebrity ought to compile. Special
thanks to Duke's friend and collaborator, William J. Jankowski, for encouraging
the late actress to do so.
Harriet's
Garden Tips: The weeds are
multiplying all by themselves, no fertilizer is needed for them. I found an old book titled Your Household
Guide from 1951 sponsored by the Green Thumb Garden Club of Ridge Spring,
SC. Here are a few that might work. Mix coffee grounds with dirt to set geraniums
in. It increases both growth and bloom. Use a pail of clean, dry sand as a storage
place for small garden tools. This will
retard rust. Martha Stewart demonstrated
on her show how mixing oil in the sand should clean and protect larger tools
such as shovels. I have thought about
that but never tried it.
REMINDERS
March 30: American Legion Boston Butt Sale
March 31: Morris College Meeting at RSM High School
May 5: RS Fire Depart. Benefit
May 19: The Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Festival
Ridge Spring Library hours: Mon. Tues. 9:00 - 12:00; Wed. Thurs. Closed;
Fri.
10:00 - 4:00; Sat. 10:00 - 1:00.
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
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