May 17, 2019
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
Peach Tree 23 will be held on May 31-June 1.
Peaches are on sale!!!!
Peach Tree 23 Yard Sale
is getting really close. Still have 20 Spaces Available for Rent.
The weather was perfect
for the annual Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering. I enjoyed it again. Saw new faces and old friends. There will be one in September, too..
Grant money to redo the parking lot (plaza or
town Square) is in and the Town is now waiting on approvals from Upper Savannah
and DHEC. Good news for the work will not begin until after Harvest
Festival. The Farmers' Market will be on Town Square or Town Plaza. To save
parking spaces throughout the construction, the workers will only work on half
of the park at a time so there will always be parking spaces.
The hours for Town Hall
on Saturday are 8:30 - 11:30, not what I had been reporting, my mistake.
We like to promote "shop
local" but I must brag about the
Nut House and Country Store's Pecans that can now be found in Food Lion
stores across South Carolina. So you can
still shop local by buying the best pecans anywhere in SC.
“Farm Fresh Faith”
Come
one, come all to grow a Farm Fresh Faith through
a study of God’s work in Joseph’s life during Vacation Bible School here at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. We begin Sunday, June 2nd followed
by Four Fantastic Wednesday Nights;
June 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th.
The time is 6:00 - 8:30 pm nightly with suppers served in the
Fellowship Hall. There is a place for everyone at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
Vacation
Bible School
As a child and being Episcopalian, I
went to Camp Gravatt for summer
camp. We would have family reunions
there too. So Look what is happening
there now a fishing tournament that I can participate in. Who knows?
"Sign up your two person team for 10th annual Gravatt Fishing
Tournament, Saturday June 8 from 7:30 to 1:30.
This event is a family friendly so take this opportunity to share to
the outdoors with youth you care about. Your 2 person team can choose to
fish from the bank, from a Gravatt canoe or your own canoe, or you may bring
your own boat (trolling motors only). This tournament will be catch and release
only. Awards will given in many exciting categories. Register early; spots will
fill up fast. All registrations include lunch and tournament
t-shirt. Keep up to date with tournament news at www.campgravatt.org or
on the Gravatt Environmental Education Program Facebook Fan Page. Questions?
Call 803.648.1817 or email program@campgravatt.org"
· 2 person shore fishing team- $40
· 2 Person Gravatt Canoe Team- $60
· 2 Person Bring Your Own Boat Team (trolling motor only)- $90
· 1 Person Shore Fishing Team- $35
Art Association of Ridge Spring: We have always been proud of our artists' and
the talent they show and share with the world. We want to raise up a big cheer
for Barbara Yon who received 3rd place in the Organic category at the Aiken
Artists' Guild Members show for her piece titled "Perfect Storm". Way
to go, Barbara! You can see this painting and lots of other art from our Ridge
Spring members at the Aiken Center for the Arts from now until June 14th. Or,
of course, you can come by our Art Center and see lots of wonderful art by
our local artists. We are open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 to 2.
We also want to thank
La Ruchala A. Murphy and Cathy Lee from the South Carolina Art Commission for
coming to the Art Center and conducting an informative class on starting a
business with your art. The turnout was good and everyone left feeling like
they had learned something and that we as artists are not alone with the
challenges we face in a business world. We hope that more sessions like this
will be made available in the near future. Thanks, again!
Josie Rodgers RSM Middle/High School
RSM
High: Congratulations
to our All-State Baseball players: Kelson
Palmer, Tyler Stone, Hayden Cherry, & Regan Cherry.
The drama dept, under the direction of
Ms. Kerry Jackson, competed in the 49th Annual Garcia Theater Project last Friday. The group presented My California by Lisa L’Amour. Awards included Melvin Gibson, Best All-Around Technician; RSM, Best Costumes; & Niozjia
Richardson, All-Star Cast.
The
Trojan Track and Field team
competed Sat., May 4, at the Upper State meet. Qualifying for state competition
on May 11 will be 10th grader Destiny Glover, who placed 3rd with a
season high throw of 75 ft, 1 in. Freshman Jevon Morris also placed 3rd
in the discus for boys to qualify for state. Just missing the cut, 10th
grader De Daniels placed 5th
with a season best high jump of 5 feet 4 inches, and 9th grader Katelyn Kirk placed 5th in
the mile as well as 8th in the half mile. Senior Arturo Contreras placed 8th
in the 400 meter hurdles with a personal best time. Our 4 x 800 meter team of Khalil Smith, Arturo Contreras, J'Krayh Taylor, and DaQuan Hicks, beat Wagener Sally for the first time this season.
The 4 x 400 team consisting of Khalil
Smith, Jamaal Daniels, Jaquez Reed, and Ben Kirk had their best time of the year. Cameron Davis finished 8th in the boys shot put, and Jakobe Erving placed 11th in
the discus.
The RSM
Band’s Spring Concert
is Tues., May 14, at 6 pm in the gym. Please come out and support our band
students.
RSMH
Athletic Booster Club
is sponsoring a Golf Tournament on
Sat. May 25. This will be a 4-man Captain’s Choice at Indian Trail Golf Course
in Batesburg. Entry fee is $50 per player and includes 18 holes with cart, soft
drinks, water, meal, & prizes. Sign-in is at 8 am with shotgun start at 9.
Prizes awarded for First Place, Longest Drive, & Closest to Pin. For more
info, contact Brian McCormack at 803-960-0508 or mcfalcons@comporium.net.
RSM Elem (Tonya Rodgers):
Kindergarten
Registration:
Students must be five by Sept 1. Visit ACPSD.net ~ About Us ~ How to Enroll ~
5K Registration or stop by any one of 20 Aiken County elementary school for
detailed information.
2019-2020
Online Registration: Registration
will be completed online for next school year. You must have access to
PowerSchool/Parent Portal to register your child. Please contact Mrs. Workman
in the office before June. You will need to bring your ID. Having access to
PowerSchool/Parent Portal will also allow you to view your child’s grades.
Edmentum: Online
summer learning from June 17 - Aug 1for all rising 2nd – 9th
graders. Interested parents should
register their child by May 31 at:
( http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/summerchallenge2019
). Email questions to:
( alogan@acpsd.net ).
Important Dates:
May
27th – Memorial Day Holiday (no school)
May
31st – Trojan Pride Celebration
June
3rd – Awards day for grades 1 – 4
Second Grade – 8:15
Third Grade – 8:55
Fourth Grade – 9:35
First Grade – 10:55
June
4th – 4K/5K Promotion Ceremony
½ day – students dismiss at 11:00 am
June
5th – Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony
½ day – students dismiss at 11:00 am
June
6th – Last day for students
½ day – students dismiss at 11:00 am
Elementary
Dress Code: Warm weather has
arrived! Please be reminded of the dress
code. All shorts, skirts, and skorts
must be at least 2 inches below fingertips when standing. The dress code can be found at
https://www.acpsd.net/Page/1544.
PTO Surveys: Please return surveys to your child’s teacher
no later than June 3rd.
Review from
David Marshall James: "Dead Man's
Mistress" by David Housewright
A Minnesota resort town
on Lake Superior, an aging beauty bereft of three missing and hitherto-unknown
(and valuable) paintings, and a cast of characters worthy of the Old Vic (since
we're in Minnesota, let's say The Guthrie)-- plus St. Paul police
detective-turned-millionaire-turned-rogue-P.I. Rushmore McKenzie: 'Tall
adds up to quite a tale.
McKenzie receives his
latest mission from Perrin Stewart, friend and museum curator in The
Cities. And he's not about to pass up the chance to meet The
Muse/Inamorata of Minnesota's most commercially successful painter.
"That Wykoff
Woman" might as well be Helen of Troy to generations of Minnesotans.
Her face may not have launched a thousand ships; however, she did inspire a
series of paintings, "Scenes from an Inland Sea," in which she
sometimes appeared nude.
Butt, always artistically
so.
Now, she's claiming that
she's been in secret possession of three of the "Scenes" since the
artist, Randolph McInnis, died decades ago, and they've gone missing.
What follows is a
twist-a-rama in grand McKenzie style, complete with the sort of mayhem that
emerges when he starts kicking and stirring things up, this time in Louise
Wykoff's adopted hometown on Lake Superior.
David Housewright's
sixteenth McKenzie novel is as good as any of his others, which means it's
top-shelf in the detective-fiction genre. Not only do his plot pieces
come together in a puzzle-icious design, his characters beckon the reader
deeper into the story. The standouts include the widow of the artist
behind the whole proceedings.
Mary Ann McInnis sweeps
onstage with a flourish, never surrendering her broomstick. She isn't so
much the keeper of the flame as she is the herder of the cash cow.
Housewright gifts the
reader with a richly ironic denouement, saving the best piece of chocolate in
the box for last. Nevertheless, the reader doubts he'll ever do more than
make a quick run through this fascinating burg again. At least Minnesota
is known for its lakes (and shoreline settings), so there should be plenty of
other suitable spots where McKenzie can shoulder his Glock and get his noir on.
Harriet's
Garden Tips: With
much sadness I am announcing the closing of Harriet's Garden at the end of
June. With my husband Bob's death and my
age, too, it has gotten to be too much.
I have loved the 16 years I have been here. My therapy has always been getting dirt under
my fingernails. It has been so much
fun. Thank you for being part of the
past 16 years. I will still be a part of
Ridge Spring, will write the news for a few more years, enjoy keeping the
beauty at my shop, and enjoying life. If
my car is there, I am probably there.
Stop by.
REMINDERS
May 31-June 1: Peachtree 23 Yard Sale
June 6: Vouchers distributed at Town
Hall
June 8-Labor Day: Ridge Spring Farmers' Market on
Saturdays
Ridge Spring Library Hours: Mon. Tues. 9:00 - 12:00; Wed. Thurs. Closed;
Fri. 10:00 -
4:00; Sat. 10:00 - 1:00.
Saluda Library
Hours: Mon/Wed 8:30 am-5 pm;
Tues/Thurs 8:30 am – 6 pm; Fri 8:30 am –
5 pm; Sat closed
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
Fridays &
Saturdays: AARS hours 10:00-2:00
or by appt, free admission
Every first Thursday
of the Month: AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783
Third Thursday: FORS at Town Hall at
5:30 PM
Every 1st
Thursday: Audibel Hearing Center
in the back room of Bank
Security
Bank Hours: Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9-12 1-5, Wed. 9-12
Ridge Spring Town
Hall: Monday
- Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, Sat. 8:30am - 11:30pm
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