April 18, 2016
Ridge
Spring News
Harriet
Householder.
WATER AND SCE&G PAYMENTS ARE BEING TAKEN AT RIDGE SPRING
TOWN HALL.
From
the Mayor's Desk: Last week was a difficult one for those who live in
Ridge Spring. Many thanks go to Chief Raffield who was able to apprehend one of
the robbers within minutes. The Saluda County Sheriff's office was here almost
immediately and helped with the investigation as well. The investigation is
on-going with two men in custody.
Saturday morning, the Clemson team made a
presentation to a full room of participants about their ideas on increasing
tourism in the area. Some of the suggestions included updating the farmer's
market, establishing a bike and walking trail, or adding an amphitheater. Other
suggestions came from the audience.
The
Ridge Spring Farmers Market: FORS will be holding a vendor luncheon on May 7, 2016 at 11:30am. The luncheon will be held at the Parrish Hall at
the Episcopal Church in Ridge Spring located at the end of Green Street. We ask
each guest to please bring a side dish to add to the meat dish we will furnish.
At the luncheon, ideas and information for the upcoming Farmers Market will be
shared. We invite all past, present and interested, future vendors to come
fellowship with us. Farmers Market opening is getting closer.
Down
Town RS: Save the date: April 30th. The Shoppes on E Main Street in Ridge Spring are
having Sidewalk Table demonstrations and tastings. Here are some definite
vendors and there may be more to come.
Demonstrations:
Demonstrations:
Garden Pot (Harriet Householder)
How to use chalk paint (Ridge Antiques and Dry Goods)
Pyrography on a gourd (wood burning design) - Art Center
Wood Elixir Furniture Cleaner- Olde Treasures
How to make Linen Spray with Essential Oils - Olde Treasures
TBD - Off the Beaten Path
Tastings:
Homemade baked goods - Samantha McClure
Pecan goodies - The Nut House
Dove Chocolates - Olde Treasures
How to use chalk paint (Ridge Antiques and Dry Goods)
Pyrography on a gourd (wood burning design) - Art Center
Wood Elixir Furniture Cleaner- Olde Treasures
How to make Linen Spray with Essential Oils - Olde Treasures
TBD - Off the Beaten Path
Tastings:
Homemade baked goods - Samantha McClure
Pecan goodies - The Nut House
Dove Chocolates - Olde Treasures
News
flash!
Plans are underway to bring a great awareness across the state of SC and beyond
of what treasures lie along the path of SC Hwy 23. From Batesburg-Leesville to
Modoc it is filled with history, art, small businesses, beautiful scenery,
charm and even a National Forest with bike and walking trails. Our
campaign is called SEE SC 23. In
order to be successful we will need participation from all the merchants along
this road. We are also reaching out to corporations and individuals for
financial support. As quoted frequently by John F. Kennedy, “A rising
tide lifts all boats." Our goal is to encourage families and
individuals to redirect some of their shopping and entertainment dollars to the
awesome businesses (of all types) along this route.
Merchants and/or chamber members from Batesburg-Leesville, Monetta, Ridge Spring, Ward, Johnston, and Edgefield are working together to create an awareness ad campaign for the good of all.
Exciting things to come!
Merchants and/or chamber members from Batesburg-Leesville, Monetta, Ridge Spring, Ward, Johnston, and Edgefield are working together to create an awareness ad campaign for the good of all.
Exciting things to come!
RIDGE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Shoes, shoes
and more shoes are appearing on the porch of the Family Life Center, (FLC) but
more are needed. As of this weekend, we are just shy of 1/5 of the goal of
500 pair. Remember: shoes must be in pairs, tied, bagged or rubber banded, have
no tears, rips, mold or mildew and all types, sizes, male, female, kids shoes
will be accepted. Look for members of the church April 23rd from 10
a.m. until Noon at the RS Fire Department accepting donated shoes! Come be
a part of something big, help to shoe the shoeless and provide water for the
thirsty. If you can’t make it on the 23rd, shoe collection will run
until the end of April.
Mrs. Allean Coleman Hammond of Aiken, SC Celebrates 100
Years: Mrs. Allean Coleman Hammond who lives
at 622 Marlboro Street, NE, Aiken SC with her granddaughter Tara Wildy will be
100 years old on April 24, 2016. Her church, Jerusalem Baptist Church
located at 4185 Columbia Highway North (US
1) in Ridge Spring, SC, will honor her with a celebration "Mrs. Allean Coleman Hammond Day” on that Sunday April
24th. The celebration will start at 10:15 a.m. during the morning worship service. A reception
at noon will follow the
service.
Sadie Davis:
We were entertained Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Ridge Spring
Community Center by a play written by Deborah Davis. The title of this play is “The Family
Healing”. Deborah is a graduate of Ridge
Spring Monetta High School, Monetta, SC.
She attended Midland Technical College and majored in Criminal Justice
and is presently attending Columbia College.
The play conveyed the various problems that can become “giants” in a
family. If the problems are not
resolved, the relationship will disintegrate.
Some of the family’s “giants” were drug abuse, prostitution, adultery
and finances. The Grand- Mother’s death
forced the family to make a decision and reunite. They finally realized that accepting JESUS
was the key to their problem. As a
result of their Grand-Mother’s death and accepting JESUS, the family
relationship was restored.
This play can
be a message for families today. If we
accept JESUS into our lives and live accordingly to His will, any “giant” can
be conquered. Jerusalem Baptist Church Choir entertained us with inspiring
gospel songs and Camren Samuels, a fifth grader, recited the poem, “Hey Black
Child” by Countee Cullen. Chloe Hammond operated the stage curtains
between scenes. The cast included the following: Grand Mother, Margaret Holmes,
Aunt Tracey, Vivian Coleman, Aunt Connie, Consuelo Merritt, Michael, Gary
Smith, Uncle Richard, Joseph Butler, Pastor Troy, Monica Jones, McKayla, Cicely
Mathis, Brian, Jerry Mason, Rachael, and Angie Hammond. I encourage families today to remove “giants”
from your relationship by seeking and accepting JESUS.
Mt. Calvary
Lutheran Church Operation Inasmuch, a day of community service for SC
Lutheran churches, was this past Saturday. Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
sponsored two events. The church partnered with Shepeard Blood Center to hold a
blood drive in Ridge Spring. Sixteen people presented to donate and ten pints
of blood were collected. Our thanks go to those who participated and to the RS
Fire Department for allowing us to have the blood drive at the Fire Department. At the blood drive, three bags of food were
collected.
Also, a group of adults and children gathered at the church to pack kits
for the homeless. Over 70 kits were packed. Kits will be distributed to
homeless individuals and others in need by church members and other
organizations in our communities. Thanks go to the organizers and to those who
helped put the kits together.
In
May, the Ridge Spring Volunteer Fire
Department will have their Annual
Benefit in memory of Michael Adamick. This is a wonderful time to support our local
volunteers.
The
third Saturday will be MAGNOLIA RIDGE
ANTIQUE AND ART GATHERING. This will be held on MAY 21st
from 9:00 AM UNTIL 4:00
This
leads into June with the Peach Tree 23
Yard Sale. Have you begun to clean out those closets in preparation for
that big weekend?
Rene
Miller, RSM Elementary School
First in Math:
Our students are competing against themselves, students in our school, and all
across the nation to boost their math skills. We will update biweekly in the
school newsletter to let you know who is in the lead within our school. For the
week ending April 8: Our school has completed 619,497 math problems. We have
earned 206,499 stickers. The team of the week is Mrs. Byers’ 4th grade class. The
player of the week is Cheyenne Aimar. She earned 440 stickers. She is in Mrs.
Byers’ 4th grade class.
The top team
for each grade level is: Kindergarten: Mrs. Hallman’s class; 1st Grade: Mrs.
Carson’s class; 2nd Grade: Ms. Shrader’s class; 3rd Grade: Mrs. Dressel’s class
And 4th Grade: Mrs. Byers’ class
4K Spring Registration for 2016-2017: Registration
for 4K will end on April 29th. Hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please
bring: Official Long-form birth certificate, Current immunization record, 2
proofs of residence, W2 and paystub or
Medicaid card and one of the above documents (W2 or paystub), and Parent ID. All documents must be collected and
registration forms completed by April 29th or your child will not be considered
for admission to our 4-K program. Any questions, call Mrs. Abellan at
803-685-2006.
Reviewed by David Marshall James:
"Dressing Marilyn" by Andrew Hansford with Karen Homer
This has become my insta-fave book about Marilyn Monroe, because it is so representative of the dream and the drive that propelled her into the stardom that she so fervently craved. Had she lived, MM would have been 90 at the beginning of June.
As an up-and-comer at Twentieth Century Fox studio on the edge of Beverly Hills during the early 1950s, Monroe sought the guidance of resident (and Oscar-winning) designer William Travilla, and theirs became a friendship fashioned in the cinematic heavens. Travilla dressed such stars as Ann Sheridan, Loretta Young, Judy Garland, Linda Gray (for "Dallas"), and Donna Mills (for "Knots Landing").
MM reached her sensational stardom in Travilla's designs for many of her most-famous films, including "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953), "Bus Stop" (1956), and "The Seven Year Itch" (1955), in which he outfitted MM in the uber-iconic, "Isn't it delicious!" stand-over-the-subway-grate-and-catch-the-breeze dress.
Many of this volume's stunning "test shots" have seldom, if ever, been published. The biggest jaw-dropper (and that's saying quite a mouthful, here) has to be the $4,000 creation that didn't make the cut for the "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" production number from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." This faux-diamond-dripping piece has to be seen to be believed. It's a real 180-degree twirl from the readily recognizable, deceptively simple, pink gown in which MM proclaimed the virtues of men who bestow big baguettes upon their "little pets."
Author Andrew Hansford has been granted unprecedented access to Travilla's collection of patterns, design sketches, notes, and actual dresses. Some of the fabrics used in MM's gowns are no longer available, or are difficult to locate. Ditto the craftsmanship involved in their creation, including intricate pleating and complex "underneath support."
You'll be oohing and aahing at MM modeling Travilla's glam designs. My fave: The gown in which she sang (yes, she did her own vocals) Irving Berlin’s "After You Get What You Want" in "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1954). Isn't this delicious-- a book that does both MM and Travilla justice, a book that both would have surely loved?
This has become my insta-fave book about Marilyn Monroe, because it is so representative of the dream and the drive that propelled her into the stardom that she so fervently craved. Had she lived, MM would have been 90 at the beginning of June.
As an up-and-comer at Twentieth Century Fox studio on the edge of Beverly Hills during the early 1950s, Monroe sought the guidance of resident (and Oscar-winning) designer William Travilla, and theirs became a friendship fashioned in the cinematic heavens. Travilla dressed such stars as Ann Sheridan, Loretta Young, Judy Garland, Linda Gray (for "Dallas"), and Donna Mills (for "Knots Landing").
MM reached her sensational stardom in Travilla's designs for many of her most-famous films, including "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953), "Bus Stop" (1956), and "The Seven Year Itch" (1955), in which he outfitted MM in the uber-iconic, "Isn't it delicious!" stand-over-the-subway-grate-and-catch-the-breeze dress.
Many of this volume's stunning "test shots" have seldom, if ever, been published. The biggest jaw-dropper (and that's saying quite a mouthful, here) has to be the $4,000 creation that didn't make the cut for the "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" production number from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." This faux-diamond-dripping piece has to be seen to be believed. It's a real 180-degree twirl from the readily recognizable, deceptively simple, pink gown in which MM proclaimed the virtues of men who bestow big baguettes upon their "little pets."
Author Andrew Hansford has been granted unprecedented access to Travilla's collection of patterns, design sketches, notes, and actual dresses. Some of the fabrics used in MM's gowns are no longer available, or are difficult to locate. Ditto the craftsmanship involved in their creation, including intricate pleating and complex "underneath support."
You'll be oohing and aahing at MM modeling Travilla's glam designs. My fave: The gown in which she sang (yes, she did her own vocals) Irving Berlin’s "After You Get What You Want" in "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1954). Isn't this delicious-- a book that does both MM and Travilla justice, a book that both would have surely loved?
Reminders:
Recycling Center Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1-7; Saturday 7-7; Sunday
3-7
Closed Tuesday and Thursday
Ridge Spring Library hours: Mon/Tues 8:30 am - 12 pm; Wed., 12:30
– 4:30; Thurs 8:30 am - 12:00 pm; Fri 8:30 pm -4:30 pm
Ridge Spring Library Toddler
Time Mondays at 10:30
3rd Thursday: FORS
at Ridge Spring Library 5:00 pm
1st Tuesday of the Month:
AARS meets at 6:30, 685-5783
