July 12, 2019
Ridge Spring News
Harriet Householder
The Ridge Spring Farmers' Market is a wonderful asset for our town. We were so fortunate to have had Emma
Jeannette Carr to be a great part of it.
Titan Farms is continuing to share the bounty of the land with customers
each Saturday. The Market is still going
strong so visit the town square between 8:00 and 11:00 or 12:00
I send the RS news to several people including my
brother who lives in Virginia. Archie
emailed me to let me know that he had already downloaded to his Kindle the book
by James Scott, Changing Faces. The
bank was packed with so many of such different ages. It was beautiful for all of us to come
together to honor the man, his family and his parents, Rosa and Mack Johnson
.
23 Mercantile would like to
thank the hundreds of people who took time to join us in our Grand Opening
Saturday. It was an overwhelming success for everyone.
We are not only grateful but committed to bringing you a destination shop that meets or exceeds your expectations and desires. We will always offer you friendly and quality service. We appreciate all the familiar faces and were thrilled to see new faces and make new connections.
Thank you to the makers and distributors of some of our new products that took the time to travel from as far away as Tennessee and Charleston. They graciously came to demonstrate for our customers the real value and quality of the products that we have chosen to add to our shop. All of our products are far above most similar items available on the market today in quality and safety. Many have been created by nurses who through their years of service to mankind, decided there had to be better and safer things for people to apply to their skin and to consume in their bodies and use in their homes.
So thank you to J. B. and Stacy Griffin, from Tennessee for demonstrations with Frenchic Furniture Paint. Thank you to Debbie Smith from Charleston for demonstrating Chalk Couture transfers. Thanks for the door prizes. We will announce the winners Monday.
Thanks to Missy from Lexington for sharing samples of Just Wanna Melt. Last but not least thanks to Steve and Gail Solomon from Charleston for demonstrating their very safe to use skin and shaving products. There were also samples served from Faithful Foods made in St. Matthews, Cook’s Produce made in Trenton, and Sallie’s Greatest made in Cameron.
Thank you to Ridge Antiques and Dry Goods, HaleyBee’s Boutique, The Nut House, Pat’s Corner Antiques, and The Glass Dragonfly with Shady Ridge Antiques for helping to spread the word and offering specials for your customers in celebration of our new name and branding change.
Thanks to the town of Ridge Spring for being such a great place to have a business and for helping to advertise this new adventure. We are glad that we are a part of the family. I personally have enjoyed having a booth in Ridge Spring for twelve years. Love the camaraderie and the hospitality.
Thank you to the Blended Bakery for bringing the trolley to town. It was so nice to see it parked across from 23 Mercantile and everyone that I heard comment on the food said it was great. I know mine was. D. J., the owner is open to more events in Ridge Spring. We are thankful for that.
Also, thank you to the many newspapers that so graciously printed our Press Release. We certainly appreciate it. It definitely helped to spread the word.
And last but not least; we are thankful for the many that came to the book signing in the old bank building. It was a huge success. So thrilled to meet Lieutenant Colonel James J. Scott and members of his family. I have known his mother, Ms. Rosa for quite a while. I found Mr. Scott to be very gracious. May God continue to richly bless you and your family.
Thanks again and welcome to the next chapter of our business in Ridge Spring. We truly do believe the best is yet to come!!
We are not only grateful but committed to bringing you a destination shop that meets or exceeds your expectations and desires. We will always offer you friendly and quality service. We appreciate all the familiar faces and were thrilled to see new faces and make new connections.
Thank you to the makers and distributors of some of our new products that took the time to travel from as far away as Tennessee and Charleston. They graciously came to demonstrate for our customers the real value and quality of the products that we have chosen to add to our shop. All of our products are far above most similar items available on the market today in quality and safety. Many have been created by nurses who through their years of service to mankind, decided there had to be better and safer things for people to apply to their skin and to consume in their bodies and use in their homes.
So thank you to J. B. and Stacy Griffin, from Tennessee for demonstrations with Frenchic Furniture Paint. Thank you to Debbie Smith from Charleston for demonstrating Chalk Couture transfers. Thanks for the door prizes. We will announce the winners Monday.
Thanks to Missy from Lexington for sharing samples of Just Wanna Melt. Last but not least thanks to Steve and Gail Solomon from Charleston for demonstrating their very safe to use skin and shaving products. There were also samples served from Faithful Foods made in St. Matthews, Cook’s Produce made in Trenton, and Sallie’s Greatest made in Cameron.
Thank you to Ridge Antiques and Dry Goods, HaleyBee’s Boutique, The Nut House, Pat’s Corner Antiques, and The Glass Dragonfly with Shady Ridge Antiques for helping to spread the word and offering specials for your customers in celebration of our new name and branding change.
Thanks to the town of Ridge Spring for being such a great place to have a business and for helping to advertise this new adventure. We are glad that we are a part of the family. I personally have enjoyed having a booth in Ridge Spring for twelve years. Love the camaraderie and the hospitality.
Thank you to the Blended Bakery for bringing the trolley to town. It was so nice to see it parked across from 23 Mercantile and everyone that I heard comment on the food said it was great. I know mine was. D. J., the owner is open to more events in Ridge Spring. We are thankful for that.
Also, thank you to the many newspapers that so graciously printed our Press Release. We certainly appreciate it. It definitely helped to spread the word.
And last but not least; we are thankful for the many that came to the book signing in the old bank building. It was a huge success. So thrilled to meet Lieutenant Colonel James J. Scott and members of his family. I have known his mother, Ms. Rosa for quite a while. I found Mr. Scott to be very gracious. May God continue to richly bless you and your family.
Thanks again and welcome to the next chapter of our business in Ridge Spring. We truly do believe the best is yet to come!!
Watson Family Reunion, August 3, 2019: This year we will celebrate the 100th birthday
of Joe Watson’s sister, Elizabeth. We are meeting in Columbia at the Marriott
Springhill Suites, 511 Lady Street to make it easier for Elizabeth to attend.
The reunion will be from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at the hotel. The program will
focus on James Boatwright (1773-1857), a leading early citizen of the city. If
you will attend the reunion, please send a check for $16.97 by July 22 made
payable to Mary Edmonds, 4202 Sequoia Road, Columbia, SC 29206. If you want to
spend the night, call Marriott Hotel Reservations at 803-978-2333 for a group
rate. Please let Mary know if you have questions (803-790-7780 or marywedmonds@gmail.com.) We hope to see you there!
Art Association of Ridge Spring
KID’S CLASS: (6-12 yrs old) Joanne
Crouch will be the instructor onSaturday, July 20 from 2:00 to 4:00. Gourd Birdhouse with cost being $25. Students will create a gourd birdhouse using
acrylic paint to create an original piece of art. To register, contact Joanne
at Joanne.crouch26@gmail.com at the Art Center of
Ridge Spring on Fridays and Saturdays from 10-2. Class limit: 12
BASIC QUILTING: Mackenzye Barfield will be the instructor and
held August 3 from 12:00-3:00 pm. $35
includes top cloth and batting. Students will bring scissors, quilting
thread, water soluble pen, safety pins, quilting needles, 10” embroidery hoop,
pin cushion, thimble and backing for your practice piece. The focus of this
class is the stitch work and basic quilt construction process. Students
will draw their own design and execute with stitching. The project is intended to be a start in
class to be finished outside of class.
Future classes will add additional stitches and techniques. Pre-register is a MUST. To register, contact Joanne at Joanne.crouch26@gmail.com at the Art Center of
Ridge Spring on Fridays and Saturdays from 10-2. Class limit: 8.
Josie Rodgers
Palmetto
Dance Academy: Register for fall classes now! Spaces are still available for
ages 4-9 but are filling up fast. Visit the Facebook page for the registration
form link and to pay the $35 regular fee. Email the staff with questions at
director@palmettodanceacademy.com. The latest FB post reads, “Dance isn’t just
dance! It is friendships, memories, and moments worth of those selfies or
‘usies’! It is so much more than the technique learned and fitness gained.
Perseverance, the value of practice, the importance of team work…there is so
much that will be taken into the adult world! Never underestimate the values
beyond the stage!”
Attention
softball players: On Aug. 3, Annalee
Rodgers and Davis Wash, recent graduates of Wardlaw Academy, will host a
softball clinic from 8 am- 12 pm at the Edgefield Rec Baseball Fields.
Participants will learn how to slide, how to bunt, basic hitting skilly,
infielding and outfielding techniques, and those crazy chants and cheers
players yell from the dugout. The day will also include an athletic devotional
as well as snacks and drinks. Cost is $50 per girl and is open to girls in 2nd
to 6th grade. Rodgers & Wash were starters for the varsity
softball team that played for the SCISA state championship for the past 3
years. Both have been consistently won athletic awards from the school and been
recognized state-wide for their athletic skill. Text or call 803-480-4783 or
803-522-0586 to reserve your spot.
RSM
Elem: Mark your calendars for some important dates. Registration
will take place on Aug. 5, from 11 am to 6 pm. On Aug. 15, enjoy a Meet and
Greet between 3 and 6 pm. The first day of school for students is Mon., Aug.
19. Visit ACPSD.net ~ About Us ~ How to Enroll ~ 5K Registration or stop by the
school for assistance. Registration will be completed online. 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.
RSM
High Summer Hours: Mon through Thurs from 7:15 – 5:45, with the exception of
July 2-5. Stop by for support with registration or for a tour of our
school. Summer school is almost over with several students completing credit
recovering or initial recovery credit. School starts Aug. 19! Go online and get
your student registered!
Review from
David Marshall James: "Honestly, We Meant
Well" by Grant Ginder
Greece is the vibe and
the place and the moment-- for the Wright family of San Francisco, crisping up
in the July sun while Prof. Sue Ellen Wright revisits the past.
After all, that's her
job: A classics instructor at Berkeley, sifting (literally and
figuratively) through the shards of the glory that was Greece. Then,
there's the glory of her youth, back when she was a doctoral student, when she
made a fateful stop on the island of Aegina, en route to an academic rendezvous
on Delos. Life is what happens while you're busy making plans, and all
that.
Once again, she's back on
Aegina, courtesy of a cruise-ship line that's paying her to lecture to the
passengers at the island's ancient temple ruins.
Sue Ellen would probably
be flying solo, had her husband, Dean, not transgressed. Contrition can
be a marvelous motivator, so Dean's frying by the pool, wasting away the days
in gin-and-tonic-ville. A creative-writing instructor at Berkeley, his
latest novel has gone boffo, critically and commercially. However, he
doesn't know how to handle success any better than he managed obscurity.
Last of the Wright
triumvirate comes Will, also of Berkeley till his recent graduation, alumming
it by the pool and in the local cafes. Never mind all the ancient history
around him; Will is at loose ends about his future. Too bad the Oracle of
Delphi is nonfunctional.
Electronic self-worship
has invaded Greece, along with its myriad financial woes, and the Acropolis is
overrun with selfie-taking tourists. When they're not pointing their
cameras at themselves, they're doing "junk shots" of naked marble
Greco hotties.
July on Aegina doesn't
really start smokin' for the Wrights till ... let's just say it has nothing to
do with the black-sock-and-Birkenstock crowd joining Sue Ellen over by the
temple ruins.
In this, his fourth
novel, author Grant Ginder-- himself a creative-writing instructor, at NYU--
crafts his characters better than in his previous novel, "The People We
Hate at the Wedding," for the story here develops much more naturally from
the characters. Also, the protagonists here are much more "works
in-progress"; we feel compelled to root for them. Even Dean seems as
if he's redeemable, especially if he'd just start pressing the snooze alarm on
his mid-life crisis clock.
Other characters of note
here: The young, at-a-crossroads-of-life woman who has inherited the inn
where the Wrights lodge, along with her dogsbody, who's a contemporary of her
late father.
Stealing the show is one
Ginny Polonsky, whom the author seems to have thoroughly enjoyed
sculpting. Her literary grandmother (nay, sister) would be Myrna Minkoff
in John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces."
Let's not forget Polly, a
Britisher whom Will encounters at a party on the island of Hydra. Her
voice sparkles through the scenery unlike any other character's. What's
her real back story, aside from the gossip surrounding her?
Perhaps she could have a
larger role in a sequel. To be sure, Ginder leaves us wondering what all
the characters will be doing a few years down the roads they'll take after his
suddenly-this-summer ode on a Grecian sojourn concludes.
(The book cover rocks,
too.)
Harriet's Garden Tips:
Continue
deadheading spent flowers and cut back leggy annuals such as salvias and
zinnias. Daylilies are beginning to bloom out so watch them, remove the spent
stalks because it looks prettier. Check
those little weeds and little trees sprouting up. They can get much bigger. Begin planning a fall garden, too.
REMINDERS
June 8 - Labor Day in September: Ridge Spring Farmers' Market
August 3: Watson Reunion
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 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
