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