September 30,  2019

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

"It's ShowTime" at the Star Center on October 5th at 3:00pm.  Hosted by Dea, Fatback, and Pastor George Key.   First, Second, and Third prizes will be awarded for the Best Talent.  Can you survive the SandMan???  Tickets are $5.00.

The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Update: Bingo will be exciting again this year.  There will be at least 18 games with multiple prizes for each game. Bingo night is Thursday October 10 beginning at 6:00  with the RSM Athletic Booster Club serving great hotdogs, drinks, and chips.  It is from 6:00 to 9:00.  The Bar-Be-Que competition is now  up to 13 cookers competing for prize money and the crown. BBQ will be presold by the pound.  Entertainment is being lined up and the last band will perform from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Saturday. Arts & Crafts reported that they have around 25 vendors coming so far. Friday night will be “The Taste of Mexico” and will start around 7:00 PM. The Firefighter Relay  has not been done for around 20 years.  It is making a comeback. We will have a parade, rides and games, country store, car show and so much more.  Go ahead and put the dates on your calendar-October 10,11,and 12.

Yon Family Farms 16th annual Sale will be October 26 beginning at 10:00.

The Richland Creek Tractor Pull is not far off November 1,2,and 3.

Celebrate Fall's Bounty amidst the season's brightest foliage Saturday, November 2^nd 6-9 pm at Somewhere in Time Manor. 

Art Center of Ridge Spring: SC State Fair is coming! Cotton candy, rides, and local art! Art, you say? Yes! Make sure you check out the art exhibit at the state fair and see if you can find our own Art Association of Ridge Spring artists’ works. We have 7 members who have entered the fair this year. Keep your eye out! The SC State fair is open from October 9 -20th . We have an exciting demonstration coming to the Art Center! Have you ever seen a beautiful pen that was made of wood? Larry Sides will be showing pen turning. He will be demonstrating beginner and advanced pen turning techniques and lathe safety/use. Samples of various lathe projects (bowls, pens, etc.) will be on display. Please, come to our center on Saturday, October 19th from 10 to noon. Demo is free to all, it’s an opportunity to learn and to see if you’d like to try your hand at this wonderful craft! Want to learn to sew? Maryellen is hosting a beginner sewing class on Saturdays from 10 to noon. Sewing machine, fabric, thread, machine bobbin, and scissors are required. There will be four classes for $40.00. Young people 12 and up are especially invited, learn something fun and really useful! We have had some exciting news! D.S. Owens’ image “Here Comes the Sun” has been chosen as the winner of the 2019 Rural SC Artwork Contest. His photo is being used to represent the Annual Conference and the National Rural Health Day event. Congratulations, D.S.!

RSM Elementary School: Book Fair:  We are excited about our fall book fair.  The book fair begins on Friday, October 4th and ends on Friday, October 11th.  The book fair will be open for parents from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm each day.  We accept cash or checks made payable to RS-M Elementary.  If sending a check, no change can be given.  We are unable to accept credit or debit cards. Visit our online site at https://bookfairs.scholastic.com and search for our book fair. The shop now link will not be available until September 26th.   Please remember that we charge 7% sales tax. Student Recognition: A student recognition assembly will be held on October 17th at 1:30 pm.  We will recognize our Summer Readers and the students who currently qualify for Beta Club.  Since the first home football game was delayed due to construction, students will be recognized at school rather than at the football game.  Students will still receive the incentives for completing their reading logs.  Students who turned in their Summer Reading forms will receive a ticket for free admission to the November 1st High School Football game.

 Morale Committee Fundraiser:  Do you want to see Mrs. Herlong and Mr. Bush dress like clowns?  Do you want to wear a hat at school?  Do you want to see Mrs. Wilson cut 3 inches of Mrs. Rodgers’ hair?   If you would like for these events to happen, bring your money in from October 4^th through October 11^th.  Each ticket is $1.00.  A container will also be set up during the book fair for extra donations.  If we collect $100.00 – Mrs. Herlong and Mr. Bush will dress like clowns.  If we collect $200.00 - Mrs. Herlong and Mr. Bush will dress like clowns & everyone can wear a hat to school.  If we collect $300.00 or more - Mrs. Herlong and Mr. Bush will dress like clowns, everyone can wear a hat to school, & Mrs. Wilson will cut 3 inches of Mrs. Rodgers’ hair.

Josie Rodgers: RSM High: The Trojans traveled to Williston last Friday and defeated them 42-25. This Friday will be a memorable day. It’s the very first game in the new football stadium, the very first game played by any Trojan on a new field this year! The Trojans will host Denmark for Homecoming! Fans will tailgate and reunite with friends and classmates from all over. It’s going to be a very exciting evening! You don’t want to miss this!

It’s Spirit Week at RSM! Dress days include Inside Out Day (feelings, Mon), Career Day (Tues), Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness (Wed), Character Day (Thurs), and Spirit Day (Fri). The 4 classes will compete in events such as tug-of-war, dizzy bat, hula hoop, obstacle course, and more. They will also create and perform a chant and paint a banner for competition points as well. On Wed, we will introduce the homecoming court, and the queen will be crowned at halftime on our new field! We are so excited about this week and the big game!

RSM’s Farm to Table initiative has taken off! Every Monday, we receive a list of produce that is available for purchase from Titan and/or Watsonia as well as a list of products from the Nuthouse. We place and pay for our orders on Wed, and delivery is on Fri. If you would like to participate, contact the school for an order form. Janice Douda coordinates this venture and would be happy to talk to you

Review from David Marshall James:  "The Guardians" by John Grisham           

   "A black preacher driving a pickup truck with a white preacher riding shotgun, speeding down the interstate.  I'm sure there's a story here."

   You'd best believe it, as John Grisham wheels out one of the best novels of his 30-year career.  It features the Guardians, a nonprofit group headquartered in Savannah that works toward the exoneration of wrongfully imprisoned convicts throughout the South, particularly those who stand a good chance of facing "the needle."

   Naturally, the vetting process for such inmates claiming innocence consumes much time in and of itself.  There must be new, compelling evidence to support individual cases.

   One of the "on the road" case diggers, Frankie, is an ex-lifer himself, enthusiastic about giving back to the cause.  Meanwhile, the protagonist, the Rev. Cullen Post, has the bonus backing of a law degree, one that landed the native Tennessean a job as a public defender in Memphis.

   However, Post soon learns that this particular post is not the destination of his life's journey.  Moreover, he suffers a nervous breakdown and loses his wife during the healing process.

   That process involves frequent visits from an Episcopal priest, leading Post on a path to the priesthood himself, then a calling to a Savannah parish.  Yet he realizes his desire to minister beyond the scope of the parish, a ministry that incorporates his legal training.  Thus, he finds himself crisscrossing the Deep South on the bald tires of an old Ford SUV, offering hope to those who haven't given up on theirs.

   The novel highlights a 22-year-old case from a north Florida backwoods county.  The trial resulted in a life sentence for the defendant, Quincy Miller.  He would have faced a death sentence had it not been for the holdout vote of the sole black juror.

   No beans-spilling about the finer points of the plot.  Suffice it to say that Grisham goes full-throttle with his portraits of small-town and big-time lawyers, of dug-in-the-heels prosecutors, of unsympathetic judges along with concerned ones (the latter generally of the younger variety), and of some members of the bar so jaded that they've abandoned the profession for less-manure-filled pastures.

   The author drives the plot along plenty of cliff's edges, through hair-raising swerves and unexpected turns.  "The Guardians" rates top honors not only as an engrossing story, but also as a thoughtful analysis of judicial ills and those who seek to remedy them.

I have been working on my Bucket List which included visiting Mesa Verde. Who else but Sylvia Moran would be the person to pick to help me check this off for she lives in Creede CO and we have stayed in touch.  It was wonderful, majestic, and worth the effort.  We like eating a locally owned places although I did get a cup of Starbucks.  One of the cafes served the best tea I had had on any trip out of the South.  I had to compliment the lady.  That is when she told me she learned to make ice tea when she worked in Myrtle Beach.  Then the guy behind me told me of his daughter going to USC.  Now all of this occurred in Colorado.  Small World!!!!

Harriet's Garden Tips: Have  you noticed the tomato plants that are beginning to bear fruit, I think.  Tomatoes won't ripe when the daily average temperature falls below 65 degrees. Then is the time to  nip off all blooms so the nutrients will flow to the tomatoes already set. Not all green tomatoes ripen off the vine to an acceptable taste. Delay ripening by storing them in temperatures from 50 to 60 degrees. Light is not needed so put them where you can keep an eye on them.

REMINDERS

October 5: Show time at the Star Center

October 10-12: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival

October 26: Yon Family Farm Cattle Sale

November 1,2,3: Richland  Creek Tractor Pull

November 2:Jeannette Carr Memorial: 864.656.5896, www.clemson.edu/isupportcu, Jeannette             Carr Memorial, Annual Giving Office, 110 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29631

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

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 1^st Thursday:  Audibel Hearing Center in Ridge Spring

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

September  23,  2019

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

The mayor and town council announced Tuesday night that there will be a 199 foot cell tower going up in Ridge spring.  Verizon will begin building this tower in a couple of weeks and finish in 4 months.  It will be located behind town hall. Thank you to all who called and reminded Verizon of the poor service our area has.  Stop by town hall and watch the film created to promot the town.  It is great and  you will recognize a lot of the participants, too.

The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Update: The winners 0f the Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Beauty Pageant were:

 Baby miss - Elizabeth Grace Fisher is the winner, Laini Rae Morris 1st runner up and Harper Willow Stone 2nd runner up 

Toddler Miss - Auri Michela Taylor winner, Jade Olivia Cruz 1st runner up

Wee Miss - Tinslee Lynn Carter  winner, Harper Grace Banks 1st runner up

Tiny Miss - Demetria Rowe winner, Maggie Swygert 1st runner up

Little Miss - Kennedy Aja' Moore winner 

Young Miss - Bailey Ellianne Rowe winner,  Alana Nicole Timmerman 1st runner up,  McKinley Ward 2nd runner up

Young Teen Miss - Chaney Suzanne Faegin winner, Karsyn Newbegin 1st runner up, Claire Elizabeth Bartley and Logan Marie Timmerman tie for 2nd runner up

Teen Miss - Kelsey Delynn Long winner, Kristen Lindsey Faircloth 1st runner up,  Allison Keisler

Miss - Jordan Aliyah Abney,  as Ms. Harvest Festival,  Cicely Deatrice Wise 1st runner up, Carrie Ann Yonce 2nd runner up

First comes the Harvest Festival.  That will be October 10-12.  There will be bar-be-que everywhere.  You can even order a Boston Butt. 

October 5th at 3:00pm there will be "It's ShowTime" at the Star Center.

Yon Family Farms 16th annual Sale will be October 26 beginning at 10:00.

The Richland Creek Tractor Pull is not far off November 1,2,and 3.

Celebrate fall's bounty amidst the season's brightest foliage Saturday, November 2^nd 6-9 pm at Somewhere in Time Manor. 

Ridge Spring with the help of many and headed up by Laura Walker has been tackling the problem of feral cats.  There was a rabid fox in Ward recently.  The second date of capturing, neutering, and releasing cats, feral or pet, was held Monday.  26 cats were neutered.  When in doubt if a cat has been fixed, check the left ear for it should have been clipped, a little but noticeable.  There will not be one in October but there will be another one in November.  Call town hall to save a spot for your cat or a cat that hangs around your place.  They must weigh three pounds.

This past Saturday was slam full.  There were the Harvest Festival Beauty Pageant, Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering, the Ridge Hill Health Screening at the Gazebo, and the RSM Schools participated in "Caring Day".  There were teachers and students working on improving the appearance of the town.  The people from Ridge Hill Baptist Church also spread out the pine straw at the Gazebo.  Many hands make light work.  Several athletes and cheerleads helped at the Beauty Pageant, too.  By the way construction on improving parking and much more at Town Square is scheduled to begin the first of November.

Art Center of Ridge Spring

Art Center of Ridge Spring It’s getting to be that time of year; the weather is finally cooling down a little and the sun is a little slower to get up in the morning. What does that mean for you? You got it; The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival and  the SC State Fair are coming! Cotton candy, rides, and local art! Art, you say? Yes! Make sure you check out the art exhibit at the state fair and see if you can find our own Art Association of Ridge Spring artists’ works. We have several members who have entered the fair again this year and even a few who are entering for the first time. The SC State fair is open from October 9 -20th. Also, stay tuned for upcoming classes being offered at the Art Center.

Josie Rodgers

RMS schools will have early release this Wed. Teachers will travel to various schools that afternoon for professional development.

RSM Elem: Book Fair: We are excited about our fall book fair. The book fair begins on Friday, Oct. 4 and ends on Fri., Oct. 11. The book fair will be open from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm each day. We accept cash or checks made payable to RS-M Elementary. If sending a check, no change can be given. Please remember that we charge 7% sales tax.

RSM High: The True Blue Marching Band came in 3^rd place at the Mustang Classic last Saturday, only behind a 4A and a 3A school. That’s quite impressive! Remaining competitions include the Fin Fest Tournament of Bands, St. James High, Murrell’s Inlet, Oct. 5; Garden City Classic, Orangeburg-Wilkinson High, Oct. 12; Lower State Championship, Westwood High, Blythewood, Oct. 19; & State Finals, Chapin High, Oct. 26.

The Trojans football team traveled to North and returned victorious with a score of 60-8. A host of Trojans were instrumental in scoring the 60 points. This week, the Trojans travel to Williston, and then on Oct. 4, they host Denmark for Homecoming and the very first game in the new stadium! It’s going to be an exciting night! You don’t want to miss it!

Next week is Spirit Week! Each day will bring fun activities and various dress days for students and staff. Stay tuned!

Review from David Marshall James:  "The Last Seance:  Tales of the Supernatural" by Agatha Christie

   This brand-new collection of 20 short stories by Dame Agatha Christie-- most of them first published during the 1920s-- accents the mystery over the supernatural, as that pertains to ghoulies, ghosties, and long-leggity beasties.

   Not that things that go bump in the night cannot frighten a body-- sometimes, even to death-- yet Christie views the supernatural herein mostly as it pertains to the mysteries of the mind, how it  perceives things that cannot be readily, if ever, understood.

   As many of the characters state, once science can apply natural laws to the hitherto inexplicable, then what once failed to be comprehended ceases to be supernatural.

   Christie places psychology at the forefront of her excellent "The Fourth Man," in which a happenstance assortment of learned men on a train ride discusses cases of multiple personalities and their possible causes.

   Christie's renowned sleuths, Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, enter into several tales each, Miss Marple in the top-notch "The Idol House of Astarte," concerning a house party at a Devonshire manor.  When the participants decide to hold a "fancy dress" (costume) party, well it might as well be Halloween, with the attendant spookiness.

   "The Blue Geranium" finds Miss Marple solving a murder during the courses of a dinner party, as an unusual case of a woman prone to psychic consultations is discussed across the table.

   A striking note of the stories is that their subject matter seems as fresh as ever, leading one to believe that science hasn't made enough inroads in desmystifying what remains as supernatural, 100 years after these stories were first published.

   Nevertheless, Poirot makes a jolly go of it in "The Flock of Geryon," in which he enlists the aid of an old (literally and figuratively) lady friend in infiltrating a religious cult.

   Some of the selections, such as "Philomel Cottage," are out-and-out suspense tales of a more earthbound variety, yet enjoyable at that.  Christie does lean heavily on the spiritual, however, in "The Lamp," "The Call of Wings," and "The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael," in which characters teeter on the verge of afterlife.

   Meanwhile, "The Hound of Death" wonders about reincarnation, in an Edgar Cayce vein, presenting a figure belonging to a lost civilization resembling Atlantis, imbued with mystic powers in her present life as a nun.

   The gold medalists in the collection are "The Mystery of the Blue Jar," a ghost story with a great twist, and "The Dressmaker's Doll," which could have been made into a corking episode of Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone," as could most of these tales-- such is the continued punch of Christie's writing.

Harriet's Garden Tips: (From last year) Sometimes when looking for a bargain on plants, they are more dried out than you realize. Two weeks ago I got several. I watered each pot with plans to plant as soon as possible.  When I got them out of the pot they were really root bound and really, really dry in the center, not on the edge of the plant.  I had to soak them in a tub of water before I could plant them. If a plant floats in the water, submerge it til it stays down. I also cut off most of the blooms to help the plant take root.  I did leave a few blooms so they would go to seed and perhaps help them repopulate the plot.  Who knows if the plants will come back.

REMINDERS

October 10-12: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival

Jeannette Carr Memorial: 864.656.5896, www.clemson.edu/isupportcu, Jeannette        Carr Memorial, Annual Giving Office, 110 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29631

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

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 1^st 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

September 16,  2019

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

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Magnolia Ridge Annual Antique and Art Festival celebrates its 10th year!! Saturday Sept 21 2019 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. We are looking forward to another wonderful event!! Some of our 30 vendors include Miss Wilma's homemade baked goods and jams!!! Vendors booths perfectly displaying their Vintage Antiques and collectibles along with our amazing artists work and so much more!! Plenty of variety all in good taste.
We are excited to have back again the Palmetto Tractor club with a full display of their antique tractors. We are excited to have several Model A car’s on display as well!!
Food will be on sight provided by the Lutheran Men's Mission group. Our event is held on our 36 acre horse farm. It's a family and friend affair with an incredible setting amongst our Magnolia Trees, Pecan Trees and Walnut Trees! Plenty of shade!!
Please call for questions... some limited vendor spots available too. Wendy 803-617-8751

The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Beauty Pageant will be held on September 21.  The Junior division will be Baby Miss, Toddler Miss, Wee Miss, tiny Miss and Little Miss.  Senior Division will be Young Miss, Young Teen Miss, Teen Miss, and Miss.  The winner of Miss Harvest Festival 2019 will receive a $750.00 scholarship check made out to the college of her choice.  More information can be found on line at www.ridgespringharvestfestival.com or ridgespringsc.com or call town hall at 803.685.5511. 

The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Update: Bingo will be exciting again this year.  There will be at least 18 games with multiple prizes for each game. The Bar-Be-Que competition has 10 cookers signed up already and the judges have committed.  The Harvest Festival will serve the contestants breakfast with old fashion grits, bacon, sausage from Cones, eggs, juices, and of course coffee.  Entertainment is being lined up and the last band will perform from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Saturday. Arts & Crafts reported that they have around 20 – 25 vendors coming so far. Friday night will be “The Taste of Mexico” and will start around 7:00 PM. The Firefighter Relay  has not been done for around 20 years.  It is coming back. We will have a parade, rides and games, country store, car show and so much more.  Go ahead and put the dates on your calendar-October 10,11,and 12.

There are three farmers still at the Farmers' Market on Town Square.  Leonard Bell will have crowder peas.  Saturday mornings!!!!

RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: On Sunday a representative from Epworth Children’s Home (Columbia, SC) gave an overview of the Home’s services and mission. Epworth provides a place where a child from a broken home system can be loved, grow and learn. Since 1896, Epworth has provided children from all over South Carolina a safe environment. Receiving no funds from the Methodist Conference, Epworth has two Annual fund raising appeals September is Epworth Work Day appeal. RSUMC is proud to participate in this giving effort and we applaud their continued efforts. Thank you for what you do. If anyone would like to donate, leave cash or check (made out to RSUMC) with a church member and we will make sure it gets to Epworth.

 There will be NO Church Service on September 29, 2019. Please make a note of this.

Art Center of Ridge Spring

Beginning Quilting 1 (Hand or Machine Quilting) by Maryellen Roever, Instructor, will cost  $35 for the 4 classes.  Ages 12 and up, the dates are Monday, September 23, 30, October 7 6-8 pm.  Bring:  sewing machine (if machine quilting),  thread, bobbin, scissors, cotton fabric, pencil and paper. Contact Joanne at (803) 480-0576 or email joanne.crouch26@gmail.com to secure your spot

Coming soon: Celebrate fall's bounty amidst the season's brightest foliage Saturday, November 2^nd 6-9 pm at Somewhere in Time Manor.  A benefit for The Courage Center of Lexington SC, Carmen Holley and Amy Derrick are hosting a farm to table to celebrate Sweet Magnolia Travel’s 3^rd Anniversary.

RS-M Elementary

            Grandparent’s Breakfast:  Our school was buzzing with excitement as our grandparents visited to eat breakfast with their grandchildren.  We appreciate the love and support you give to our students at RS-M.

Book Fair:  We are excited about our fall book fair.  The book fair begins on Friday,         October 4th and ends on Friday, October 11th.  The book fair will be open from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm each day.  We accept cash or checks made payable to RS-M Elementary.  If sending a check, no change can be given.  Please remember that we charge 7% sales tax.

            Cedar Creek on the Ridge:  We would like to thank Cedar Creek on the Ridge for providing our faculty and staff with fruit and juice.  We appreciate your support!

            Box Tops:  Box Tops is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school's earnings online.  No more clipping. No more sending Box Tops to school. All you need is your phone. Download the ALL-NEW Box Tops app. https://www.boxtops4 education.com/     You can still clip them and send them to school.  Physical Box Top clips are being phased out of production, but may continue to be found on many products throughout the store.  We are also collecting drink tabs and bottle caps from Coke products.  We appreciate your support.  All items should be sent to the library.

            Day of Caring: This year’s event is a community project.  Our school will be cleaning out the flower beds on Merritt Street on September 21^st from 9:00 am - 11:00 am.  The flower beds are located between the Post Office and Davis Funeral Home.  Please come out, bring your tools, and help us beautify

the town.

            Yearbooks: Yearbooks will be sold through the website Treering.com.  You can purchase a yearbook at anytime by going to Treering.com and using the school's validation code.  The price for a softcover yearbook is $22.00.  Hardcover yearbooks start at $28.95.  If you purchase one before September 30^th, Treering will give you a 15% discount.  Yearbooks will be shipped to the school and given to your child by the end of May. 

Josie Rodgers

Congratulations to Texanna Miller, a graduate of King Academy and currently a junior at Clemson, for winning 3^rd place in the undergraduate poster competition at the 2019 American Society of Horticultural Science Conference. Texanna traveled to Las Vegas along with other researchers, scientists, and students to share new ideas and techniques in this particular agriculture field. Her poster was entitled “A DNA Test for Routine Prediction in Breeding of Peach Bacterial Spot Fruit Resistance.” She won 1^st place with this poster at the 2019 CAFLS Undergraduate Research Poster Competition at Clemson. Texanna is the daughter of Russ and Candice Miller of Saluda (and she’s our cousin!).

Congratulations to Alyssa Derrick for her equine accomplishments! Alyssa is 13 and in the 8th grade at RSM Middle. Mom Amanda says that Alyssa has always loved horses and was interested in riding lessons. They contacted Jennifer Mallory of Mallory Horse Farm in Leesville, and Alyssa began lessons in Sept of 2018. She did so well that Ms. Mallory entered Alyssa in her first horse show Sat. Sept. 7, at Red Bank Arena in Lexington. Alyssa rode Grace Mae and they place in both events they entered: 1^st place in Beginners Walk/Trot and 3^rd place in Begginers Walk/Trot (under 17). On Oct. 11-12, Alyssa will compete in the 2019 Columbia County Horse Show! Alyssa is a member of the Lexington 4H Horse Club that meets once a month at Calvary Chapel in Lexington. She is daughter of Russell and Amanda Derrick.

RSM High: The Trojans’ Day of Caring on Sat., Sept. 21, will be spent assisting with the Miss Harvest Festival Pageant. This is a full day of service for our students and our town for this exciting event.

The True Blue Marching Band has begun competition season! Remaining competitions include the Mustang Classic, Midland Valley, Sept. 21; Fin Fest Tournament of Bands, St. James High, Murrell’s Inlet, Oct. 5; Garden City Classic, Orangeburg-Wilkinson High, Oct. 12; Lower State Championship, Westwood High, Blythewood, Oct. 19; & State Finals, Chapin High, Oct. 26.

Review from David Marshall James:  "The Last Season:  A Father, a Son, and a Lifetime of College Football" by Stuart Stevens

James, who went on to become a Gamecock, was a little boy in Jackson, MS, many moons ago, when Archie Manning was quite the quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels.

Pat and Phineas Stevens, the author’s parents, lived a few blocks away, and James

fondly recalls “guest swimming” in Miss Pat’s pool on many occasions.  The author

remembers that pool at length in this memoir, the review of which is reprinted in a timely fashion.

   "Hotty Toddy, God Almighty!  Who the hell are we?  Flim Flam, Bim Bam, Ole Miss, by damn!"  You may find yourself cheering right along with Stuart Stevens and his 95-year-old father, Ole Miss legacy Phineas Stevens, as they root for the Ole Miss Rebels, taking in almost all of the 2013 football games "en stadium."

   Or-- as happened at Starkville, Mississippi, for the big SEC in-state rivalry with Mississippi State-- "en skybox"; otherwise, they were always practically on the field, near the fifty-yard line.

   That's a far cry and thousands of hot dogs (the Stevens' preferred "en stadium" dining choice-- one for each and one to split) from Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, the author's childhood home, where they took in a season more notable now for the arrival of James Meredith on campus.

   Rebel football traditions have changed with the intervening years.  Gone are its mascot, Colonel Reb, and the marching band's all-out rendition of "Dixie," but the game itself hasn't changed that much, if you don't count all the millions of dollars each time one is broadcast, or those "no tie" overtimes.

   And three hot dogs would have set you back less than two bucks in '62.

   Looking back fifty years allows the Stevens, pere et fils, plenty of space for reflection as they have the time of their lives experiencing yet another season.

   The author, who has written travel books and political reminiscences, needed to step back and return to his roots after managing Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.

   As the author reflects, the joy of winning doesn't carry the same intensity as the pain of losing-- in politics as well as in football.

   Should you find yourself in Oxford, Mississippi, upon some chilly Saturday evening in autumn, just remember:  "Hotty Toddy" is the name of the game.

   Win or lose.

Harriet's Garden Tips: Soon thoughts will turn to planting trees.  Here are some facts. Small trees may grow up to 30 feet at maturity; medium trees will grow from 30 to 50 feet at maturity: and large trees will grow 50 feet or taller at maturity.  Crepe myrtle, flowering dogwood, and Japanese maple are a few of the small trees.  Medium trees include river birch and Eastern red cedar.  Large trees include live oak, southern magnolia, and red maple.  Do not plant trees to close to your house.  If you see a little oak tree growing, use a shovel to get it for the roots are deep.  Pine trees were not mentioned in my source but they do seem to just keep growing taller and taller.

REMINDERS

September 21: Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering

October 10-12: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival

Jeannette Carr Memorial: 864.656.5896, www.clemson.edu/isupportcu, Jeannette        Carr Memorial, Annual Giving Office, 110 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29631

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

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 1^st 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

September 9,  2019

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

How fortunate we have been with hurricanes.  Dorian missed our area yet the coast suffered a lot of destruction.  I am sure most of you have seen the red car at Myrtle Beach that decided to go surfing. It did get rescued with ceremony and a bagpipe playing. The humanitarian aid going to the Bahamas was amazing.  My family and I visited Nassau , Bahamas 4 weeks ago.  It was so beautiful. It was not hit, but other parts of the Islands were devastated. I know the beauty will return.

Josie Rodgers and I were both teaching when 9/11 occurred.  This is what she wrote and I think it is perfect. Sept. 11, 2001. "I was making copies at BL High. Amber was in 6^th grade, and Annalee was 7 months old. A fellow English teacher came in and told me about a plane hitting one of the towers. Not long after, I stepped into this teacher’s room where he and the students were watching the live reports. We saw the second plane hit. The rest of the day is a blur. We all had our TVs on the news, in utter shock as events unfolded and fears grew. For the next few days, our TVs and radios stayed tuned into news shows, waiting to hear about rescues and retaliation. Our communities and country came together and held each other a little tighter. We swore that we would never forget how we felt that day. We must revisit that day, in memoirs, articles, pictures, videos, and conversation, so that we don’t become complacent in our patriotism and our commitment to protecting our country. God bless America."

 23 Mercantile in Ridge Spring wishes to thank everyone that came through this weekend for the Sidewalk Sale.  You made our week very successful and we enjoyed meeting so many new folks.  We loved our conversations with you and are thrilled that we had customers from as close by as Batesburg-Leesville and as far away as Canada.  We have been overwhelmed with the support from so many people in our new journey as 23 Mercantile.  As always, we are striving to bring you the absolute best in a small town vintage and antique shop mixed with everyday essentials and home decor items.  We want to be your destination shop for home furnishings, decor, everyday essentials and gift purchases for others as well as your shop for the best chalk and mineral paint to be found, Frenchic®️.  We aim to deliver the best in customer service and friendliness.  
Thank you again for your support and we look forward to seeing you the next time you stop in

The spade and neuter project of feral cats will again be done this month.  If you are interested please contact Town Hall who will help you get in touch with Laura Walker. There is a fee for residents and the fee goes up if outside of town.

Yon Family Farms: 6 LOADS of premium Angus feeders influenced by Yon Family Farms Genetics were sold via Mid-Atlantic Cattle Sales in Virginia and the Carolinas broadcast on DV Auction.  It is a small world yet we are far away.  Fascinating!!!!

The Nut House & Country Market: We have added Covered in Cotton Blankets and farm inspired greeting cards and graphic tees to our ever growing selection of local goods from our friends and neighbors.  There is a lot more that just pecans to be found at the Nut House & Country Market.

The Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Beauty Pageant will be held on September 21.  The Junior division will be Baby Miss, Toddler Miss, Wee Miss, tiny Miss and Little Miss.  Senior Division will be Young Miss, Young Teen Miss, Teen Miss, and Miss.  The winner of Miss Harvest Festival 2019 will receive a $750.00 scholarship check made out to the college of her choice.  Application can be found on line at www.ridgespringharvestfestival.com or ridgespringsc.com or call town hall at 803.685.5511.  Register by Wednesday September 11.

Come to the Beauty Pageant and enjoy Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering. Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Festival:  will be held  September 21, too.  This will be the second fall event for a Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art festival. Last September we had such a great show with both vendors as well as buyers!!!!

RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: The Big Red Box (BRB) outdid itself the month of August. Over 184 school supplies made their way into the BRB! Everything from glue sticks, note cards, paper towels, crayons and everything in between. These items along with a $250 check (this to help purchase kinder mats for those who might need one) were delivered the last week of August. RSUMC is proud to work closely with RSM Elementary. Well done!!

RSUMC is on Face Book. Visit our page, like us and see what’s going on with our vibrant and exciting church family. Pastor Ashley continues to ‘serve up’ meaningful and joyful messages both in words and music. Visit us soon. We will save you a seat.

 Service is every Sunday at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Art Center of Ridge Spring News:

FOOTBALL PLATTER CLAY CLASS: Kim Ruff is the Instructor.  It will be held Monday, September 16^th at 6:30 pm.  The cost will be $35.  You can make a football platter for your fan or for yourself! Get signed up soon! We have new teachers who have joined our association so keep an eye out for new classes coming soon.

Josie Rodgers:

RSM Mid: Coach Tisha Ward is proud to announce the middle school cheer team: Andrea Castro, Alya Dowling, Natalie Mitchum, Bianca Romero, Heather Osbun-Shirey, Lyndsey Flores, Lidia Renteria, & Melannie Valencia Hernandez.

RSM High: RSM Health Science program wants to give a big shout out to Russell Derrick and the Ridge Spring Fire Department for teaching our classes about fires and fire extinguishers. It was extremely helpful to be able to practice what we learned using real fire and fire extinguishers.

The Trojans football team traveled to Whitmire last Friday and defeated the Wolverines 68-28 to gain their first victory of the season. Key players included Daniel Harris (5 TD), Remedee Leaphart (5 TD), Keflin Jones (1 TD) Collier Sullivan (1 TD), Nehemiah Brooks (2 pt XP), Mike Summer (8 tackles), Bret Smith (2 pt XP), & Dantrell Weaver (2 pt XP). Coach Brian Smith also celebrated his 100^th career win as a head football coach!

The team also participated in a community service project on Mon., Sept. 9, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. The team has an open date this week and traded a day of practice for an opportunity to help beautify and clear the graveyard to honor those who have gone before us.

The True Blue Marching Band is ready for competition season! Competitions include the Blue Machine Invitational, Edisto High, Edisto, Sept. 14; the Mustang Classic, Midland Valley, Sept. 21; Fin Fest Tournament of Bands, St. James High, Murrell’s Inlet, Oct. 5; Garden City Classic, Orangeburg-Wilkinson High, Oct. 12; Lower State Championship, Westwood High, Blythewood, Oct. 19; & State Finals, Chapin High, Oct. 26.

RSM Elementary School:

Please join us at our Annual School-Wide Title One Meeting and Open House on Thurs., Sept 12, from 5:30 pm–7 pm. Sessions will be held in each teacher’s classroom to introduce you to the new school year. If you miss the first session or have more than one child, the same information will be presented at each session. Teacher presentations will include an overview of Title I, curriculum, policies, and special events for the year. Sessions run from 5:30-5:55, 6-6:25, and 6:30-6:55. We ask that you please not enter the classroom if the door is closed. This is a signal that the teachers have not completed the presentation. Volunteer orientation will be held in the library. You must attend volunteer orientation if you plan to go on a field trip or volunteer in your child’s classroom. We look forward to seeing you! 

Yearbooks will be sold through the websiteTreering.com.  You can purchase a yearbook by going to Treering.com and using the school's validation code.  The price for a softcover yearbook is $22.00.  Hardcover yearbooks start at $28.95.  If you purchase one before September 30th, Treering will give you a 15% discount.  Yearbooks will be shipped to the school and given to your child by the end of May.  Validation code:1014410540564413

Morning car rider drop off begins at 7:15 am at the side door by the gym.  If you need to walk your child to class, please enter the building by the gym and stop by the office to receive a visitor’s sticker.  All car riders must be at school by 7:30 am in order to eat breakfast.

Afternoon Procedures:  1. Please display your child’s name or children’s names on your dash or visor.  Name cards will be sent home soon. 2. The driver of the vehicle must remain in the driver’s seat.  3. Please move forward when the vehicle in front of you moves forward.  4. Please don’t pass other vehicles.  If you want to walk up to get your child, please park in the bottom parking lot.  Please wait for your child in the area marked for parents.  Please don’t walk up to the area where children are sitting – your child/children will come to you.  Thank you for helping us ensure the safety of our children.

Review from David Marshall James:  "The Nanny" by Gilly Macmillan

   Gotta love a mystery set in an English manor where the secrets cling to the crevices like lichens, moss, and ivy, where startling revelations fairly drip from the timbered eaves, like something dragged up from the depths of the nearby lake.

   Jocelyn "Jo" Holt is expecting none of this when she returns to her ancestral home following the advent of a premature, penurious young widowhood, with her daughter Ruby in tow.

   Then again, Jo's a bit of a dolt.  Psychologically speaking in kinder terms, she's suffering repressed memories, although even Sigmund Freud couldn't suppress an eye roll on that line.  Basically, Jo is naive to the point of blind faith and hung up on her childhood emotions.  She's far from the sharpest blade in her Mum's set of top-drawer knives.  Hhm-- and what are those all about?

   Thankfully, this-- postmodernist Gothic, shall we call it, to be all posh-- novel switches points of view to other characters, including Jo's scrumptiously bee-achy Mum, Virginia, also a widow.  You may call her Lady Holt, thanks ever so. 

   Milady's as cool as a three-tiered serving of cucumber sandwiches at high tea, with lots of lemon in the Earl Grey.

   You would think pence-less daughter Jo would be happy to return to Lake Hall, with all its bell pulls and whistling teakettles.  Yet, we've already mentioned she's more than a tad doltish.  And, not surprisingly, she has more mother issues than an elementary-school parking lot at three p.m.

   So, who's the titular nanny and what are her back and forward stories?  Suffice to say she's neither TV's Fran Drescher, nor Bette Davis (in the 1965 British thriller of the same name).  And she's sho-heck not Mary Poppins.

   British novelist Gilly Macmillan has crafted a noteworthy mystery steeped in classic traditions but with plenty of modern drizzle.  Her wicked wisps of humor impart the sense that she's having a fine time of it all, a feeling that is most infectious for the reader.

   Tuck into your cream tea (Nanny says the jam goes on top of the cream on the scone), and then dive into this lip-smacker.

Harriet's Garden Tips: Many people have been amazed at the plants growing at the shop and ask how?  Simple, my parents worked on the soil for years, adding compost, cow manure, peat moss, and more.  Soil can be improved over time, just keep at it.  Providing  your plants with healthy soil gives them the optimum opportunity to grow to their full potential. The old fashion roses in the back have been loved but not tended to as you can see those mean trees growing up in their spots. When plants are in pots, fertilizing is a must.   Osmocote-like fertilizer can work for 6 months, but  you still need to add diluted liquid fertilizer often.  Mums are coming in.  Just remember to deadhead the blooms to keep  that beautiful plant blooming for a long time.

REMINDERS

August 31: Town Wide Sidewalk Sale

August 31 Fall Gathering

September 21: Ridge Spring Harvest Festival Beauty Pageant

            Magnolia Ridge Antique and Art Gathering

Jeannette Carr Memorial: 864.656.5896, www.clemson.edu/isupportcu, Jeannette        Carr Memorial, Annual Giving Office, 110 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29631

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

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 1^st 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