September 2,  2019

Ridge Spring News

Harriet Householder

I hope all had a good Labor Day weekend.  Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in September. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894.  Just out of curiosity did you rest or did you labor?

The Ridge Spring Farmers' Market continues.  Do come and get some of those fresh fruits, honey and vegetables. There will be mountain apples, cabbage and tomatoes, too. Scuppernongs are coming in.

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!!!!

Art Center of Ridge Spring News:

Come meet our own D.S. Owens on Sunday, Sept. 8th from 1-4:00 pm at the Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta. Michael Drake and representatives from CASE will also be there to meet everyone and showcase their art.

We're also excited to announce that D.S. Owens was recently awarded 1^st place for the 2019 Rural South Carolina Artwork Competition with his photo titled “Here Comes the Sun.”

BEGINNING SEWING:  Maryellen Rover, Instructor begins Fridays  September 6,  7pm-9pm or Mondays September 9  9:00-11:00.

To Begin Quilting I, you must have finished  Beginning Sewing.  To begin Quilting II  you must have finished Beginning Quilting I

Bring:  Sewing machine, thread, bobbin, scissors, cotton fabric, pencil and paper. There will be 4 classes for $35

If the class or time you need does not work for you, call Maryellen at 864 230 0031 to check if class or time could be moved to please everyone.  Ages 12 and up

GOURD BOWL CLASS: Joan Crouch is the Instructor. It will be Saturday, September 7^th 1:00 until 4:00 pm.  Cost will be $35 – All Supplies provided.  Sign up now, class size is limited! Contact Joanne at joanne.crouch26@gmail.com.

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.

Ridge Spring Elementary School, Tanya Rodgers:

Please join us at our Annual School-Wide Title One Meeting and Open House on Thursday, September 12^th from 5:30 pm – 7:00 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.  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! 

5:30 – 5:55      Presentation 1 - Classrooms or Volunteer Orientation (Library)

6:00 – 6:25      Presentation 2 - Classrooms or Volunteer Orientation (Library)

6:30 – 6:55      Presentation 3 - Classrooms or Volunteer Orientation (Library)

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.

RSM High: Two weeks down! Dr. Webb, new principal, met with the entire student body and faculty last week to go over changes, expectations, and goals. Our new faculty and staff are working very well together, and the students are responding positively to changes. We are all extremely excited about our new school building.

Review from David Marshall James:  "The Last Widow" by Karin Slaughter

   Atlanta author Karin Slaughter detonates a finger-burner of a page-turner with her latest Will Trent thriller.

   Will's a Georgia Bureau of Investigation in-the-field agent who has pulled himself up by his donation-bin shoelaces, by the frayed threads of a deprived youth.  A product of foster homes, he could easily have become one of the "turned to the Dark Side," violence-mongering anarchists who are giving the GBI, the FBI, and all the other "alphabet soup" mm-mm do-gooders fits in this novel.

   Will has been saved-- it's an ongoing process-- by a few good women, including medical examiner Sara Linton.  You would expect such a close couple to have taken it to the altar and/or the courthouse by this juncture.  However, Sara has suffered some debilitating traumas, while Will has been put off by his first, disastrous marriage.

   Nevertheless, it's a "Pleasant Valley Sunday" as the novel opens, at Sara's aunt Bella's Druid Hills brickpile, although Bella's already into the sauce (Old No. 7, not Heinz 57), while Sara's mother is spouting a litany of unsolicited advice.

   Still, the chicken's a-fryin', the string beans are a-snappin', and mouths are a-waterin' in preparation for Sunday dinner.  Meanwhile, Will's out mowing Bella's expansive lawn-- disrespecting the Sabbath, perhaps, but definitely proving he's major son-in-law material.

   Then all hell breaks loose, and Will and Sara wind up at the wrong place at the wrong time in their rush to get to Ground Zero of an act of domestic terrorism.  Sara is kidnapped, and Will's dead-set in his search for her.

   Slaughter has fashioned a novel ripped from dozens of today's headlines.  She maintains the action on such a realistic plane that the story often seems more like a twisting, true-crime account.  The result is that, come the close, you'll feel as if you've read about something that's really happened, or that's going to happen. 

   This latest Slaughter novel is blood-raw relevant and up-all-night readable.  Will's a gutsy GBI agent, but, at the end of the day, he's PB&J at the heart, which is all the more reason for Sara to love him.

Harriet's Garden Tips: Pumpkin Spice coffee is now at Starbucks and in the grocery stores.  Pumpkins will be coming around soon.  If or when you buy one, get it with a stem but never pick it up by the stem.  When the stem pops off, there is a way for water to get in.  Try to keep the pumpkin off the ground and sometimes on the side helps for it to last.  I have gotten some large gourds and painted them orange or white.  Then I use them outside as my pumpkins.  They last for a few years, too.  Herbs make attractive, fragrant wreaths especially when combined with boxwood or ornamental grasses.  Green herbs are easier to work with, but wreaths must be hung to dry when completed.

REMINDERS

June 8 - Labor Day in September: Ridge Spring Farmers' Market

August 31: Town Wide Sidewalk Sale

August 31 Fall 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