ridge-spring monthly - february 2012

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Despite a winningseason finishing14-10 on the seasonand 9-7 in Region4-A, the RidgeSpring-MonettaTrojans just missedmaking the play-offs. Here is a lookat some of the boysmost recent games:

RS-M 61Nort h HS 58

Bradshae Jefferyscored 22 points tohelp Ridge Spring-Monettas boysbasketball teamdefeat North HighSchool on Feb.10 in the regularseason finale forboth teams. TheTrojans finished14-10 overall and9-7 in Region 4-Aplay, tying withHunter-Kinard-Tyler for fourth in the region and the playoff spotthat comes with such a finish. Mike Jones added 17 points, whileChris Oakman scored 12. Justin Millhouse was the fourth playerin double figures with 10 points.

RS-M HS 64 ,Fox Creek HS 57

Ridge Spring-Monetta (13-10, 8-7 Region 4-A) collected thecrucial region win with a balanced scoring attack on Thursday,Feb. 9. Justin Millhouse scored 18 points in the win, and MikeJones and Bradshea Jeffery each scored 16. Fox Creeks DJ

The Ridge Spring-onetta girls

basketball team hashad quite a year.The team made theplayoffs, losing to

A Johnson 52-30n the first round ofhe Class A playoffsn Feb. 13. Shayreeman also had aecord-setting year

after scoring her1,000th career pointagainst Wagener-

alley High Schooln Jan. 27. Here is aook at some of theirls most recentames:

RS-M HS 57,North HS 36

Shay Freemanled Ridge Spring-

onetta (17-8, 10-6Region 4-A) with 18

points, 12 rebounds,seven steals and four blocks. TyMiyah Tyler also scored in doubledigits with 13 points, and Tiffany Gomillion scored seven points, fiverebounds and five steals.

Fox Creek HS 38,RS-M HS 31

Fox Creek pulled off the region win behind a 17-point effortfrom Kiana Green, and Dominique Moore chipped in 12 on Thurs-day, Feb. 9. Shay Freeman scored 16 points, 18 rebounds, fivesteals and four blocks in the loss for the Trojans, and TyMiyah

Tyler added 11 points, six rebounds and three steals.

Town Council met Feb. 6, at TownHall for its regular meeting. Presentwere Council members: Capers Asbill,Bob Nelson, Charles Patterson, Geneva

Harris, and MayorPat Asbill.

Council membersgave their reports:Mr. Asbill reportedthat Shawn Salley ofSCDOT had visitedRidge Spring and hadaddressed at leastone of our problemsrepairing the ditch atKents Korner.

Mr. Nelson report-ed that the Town had

met with Rural Development to final-ize a request for a loan-grant that willallow the Town to upgrade its watersystem and locate some problems thatwe are experiencing with the sewersystem.

There were no other reports.Chief Taylor gave his police report

for the month, and Max Parrish report-ed about the water system.

Council was reminded to finish Eco-nomic Interest surveys and that theMunicipal Association was sponsoringLegislative Action Day on Feb. 15.

A motion was passed that priorapproval by the mayor was neededbefore Council would be reimbursedfor travel expenses.

The meeting was adjourned toExecutive Session to discuss matters ofemployment.

When Council returned to regular

session, a motion was made and passed

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RS-M TROJANS!

MAYOR

PAT ASBILL

FROM THEMAYORS DESKGirls make playoffs; Freeman tops 1K points Boys finish season 14-10, 9-7 in region play

STAFF PHOTO BY NOAH FEIT

Ridge Spring-Monettas Shay Freeman shootsin a 48-21 win over Hunter-Kinard-Tyler. Shehad 22 points, 19 rebounds and nine blocksin the win.

SEE LADY TROJANS, 8

STAFF PHOTO BY NOAH FEIT

Ridge Spring-Monettas Bradshae Jefferyshoots in a 81-59 win over Fox Creek. Jefferyhad 32 points and 19 rebounds in the win.

SEE TROJANS, 9 SEE MAYOR, 2


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2 Ridge Spring Monthly Wednesday, February 15, 2012

R.S. Masonic lodge merges with Saluda lodgeHampton Masonic Lodge No.

134 has merged with Travis

odge No. 241 in Saluda.On Nov. 17, 1868, a charter was

ssued to form Hampton Lodge inhe Ridge Spring area within theld Edgefield District.One year later the Edisto Lodge

n the Mt. Calvary area wasssued a charter. Hampton anddisto consolidated in 1948.In 1970, Hampton acquired

wnership of the old Post Officebuilding which it had been rent-ng for many years.In that year, a cornerstone and

time capsule was set in the build-ng, by Robert E. Yonce and

Larry Kinard.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Pictured, from left, are Robert D. Yonce,Robert E. Yonce and Robert S. Householderremove the corner stone and time capsulefrom Hampton Masonic Lodge No. 134. Theywill be transferred to Travis Lodge No. 241.

to accept the job description for watertechnician, and that we would advertisefor the position during February.

The meeting was adjourned.Meetings with Johnston and Edgefield

have already begun to discuss this yearsPeach Tree 23 Yard Sale.

Ridge Spring will allow sellers to setup on Friday, as well as Saturday, thisyear.

We have already assigned about 15spaces for this years sale.

If you are interested in selling at theyard sale, call and reserve your space.

Last year, we had 65 spaces to rent,and all of them were filled on the Satur-day of the sale.

To reserve a space, call (803)685-7810.

Police Report for January 2012Traffic Stops: 12 speeding (4), park-

ing violation (1), defective equipment(1), DUI (1), DUS (1), child endanger-ment (1), failure to stop for police (1),allowing unlicensed driver to drive (1)

Misc. Arrests: bench warrant (1),felony resisting arrest (1)

Suspicious Activity: 2Service Calls: 12Incidents: Theft 1, Disorderly Conduct

2, Child Neglect 1

Officer Bellamy worked 12 hours, andState Constables worked 16 hours.

MAYORCONTINUED FROM 1

AIKEN STANDARD FILE PHOTO

Planning for the 2012 Peach Tree 23 YardSale, which spans 44 miles down Highway23, has already begun.


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Ridge Spring Monthly 3

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Residents commit to a minimum stayof six months. Of residents who havecompleted the program, 80 percent con-tinue to live in sobriety.

In 2011, 17 residents completed theprogram at Recovery Works. Men fromas far away as Phoenix, Arizona andWashington, D.C., as well as from SouthCarolina and Georgia, are living fuller,richer lives.

This is a program of recovery thatactually works. And it is a program thatdoes not rely on taxpayer monies.

Recovery Works does not accept anyfederal, state or local government funds.They do not accept insurance becausethey are not a medical facility.

Recovery Works is a nonprofit orga-nization. They rely strictly on the dona-

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The men at Recovery Works aretaught structure and discipline. In activeaddiction structure and discipline areabsent.

Recovery Works believes that workis therapeutic. Hard work and spiritualprinciples are a key part of the journeythat is recovery.

The residents of Recovery Works doall of the chores: cooking, cleaning,laundry, maintenance and yard work. Itis a self-sufficient organization.

They have their own garden whichproduces fresh vegetables for the kitch-en. The residents also tend to the chick-ens, quail and horses at the facility.

Taking care of the animals helps themen to learn to care for themselves.Most of them have been dependent onothers all their lives.

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Mr. Roberts 7th-grade class

On Friday, Jan. 20, students in Mr. Rob-

erts 7th grade World History class had theopportunity for some hands on (thoughnot exactly for safety sake) history. Mr.Roberts students were learning about thendustrial Revolution and the many ways it

changed the world. Though not technicallyinvented during the Industrial Revolution,but improved and used on a large scaleor the first time, steam engines providedhe power of the Industrial Revolution.hough we use steam engines less today,

(for example a modern train does not have

a steam locomotive, but rather a diesel-powered one) steam engines are still widelysed to generate electricity, with the heatoming from the burning of fossil fuels such

as coal or natural gas or from the heat of auclear reaction. Mr. Roberts brought in aodel Jensen steam engine complete with

ynamo that generated electricity just likea full size engine would. Ive only seen ateam engine on TV or in movies, but nevern person before. It was fun, said JaRekaickson, a student in Mr. Roberts class.

K Goes to the Circus

The Child Development classes took afield trip to the Ringling Brothers and Bar-num & Bailey Circus on Friday, Jan. 20 inColumbia. The children enjoyed watchingthe clowns, horses, tigers, acrobats, anddaredevils during the show. Lots of chil-dren enjoyed eating delicious popcorn, cot-ton candy, and snow cones. A special thank

you to all of the chaperones that attendedwith us.

Healthier U.S. schools

Recently, third- and fourth-graders were

visited by Meredith Faulling from the StateDepartment of Education. She spoke withthe students about nutrition and exercise.Students were given a pretest to assesswhat they already knew about food groups,vitamins, and healthy living. Studentslearned about which food groups are ben-eficial to various parts of our bodies andhow much exercise it takes to keep ourbodies healthy. The importance of read-ing nutritional labels was also discussed.Ms. Faulling surprised us all with how

much sugar can be found in a 20 oz. soda a WHOPPING 69 grams! We certainlyappreciate the enlightenment our guestspeaker brought us and hope our third- andfourth-graders will use this new knowledgeto live a bit healthier.

Third-grade experiments

Third grade has been studying habitatsand the adaptations animals and plants have

to help them survive. This week they studiedthe Arctic Tundra Habitat. One of the adap-tations animals such as polar bear and muskox have is blubber (fat) to keep them warmin the bitter cold Arctic. They investigatedthe effect of blubber by covering one fingerwith shortening (fat) and leaving one fingerbare while soaking them in ice water. Stu-dents then wrote their conclusions discuss-ing their results. The finger covered in short-ening stayed warmer and could be immersedlonger in the ice water. The students really

enjoyed participating in the lab, even if theirfingers were a little cold!

District spelling bee

Congratulations to Miranda Middlebrookswho placed in the top 5 in the district spell-ing bee. She represented RSM well, and weare so proud of her. She received a $100 giftcertificate to Books a Million.

Second quarter All A honor roll

Alicia Key, Alexis Gray, Aviana Kend-rick, Annalee Rodgers, Tyler Stone, HunterWaters, Camaya Brown, Alieaun Gilliam,Forrest Berry, Kara Canady, MaKayla Car-son, Destiny Glover, Dawson Holsomback,Nathaniel Long, Mikala Middlebrooks, Mad-elyn Moss, William Moyer, Jordan Stone,Kelsie Storey, Kendra Storey, Bryan Valeri-

ano, Vy Bussey, Breanna Gillian, Allie Hod-son, Harley Rodgers, Alana Bailey, Alex Bur-dett, Jose Centeno, Waylon Cockrell, HanahGist, Emily Gonzalez, Robby Mitchell, Larry

Price, Tristen Puckett and Franklin Starkey

Second quarter A/B honor roll

McKenna Palmer, Stanley Rolland, LinetFigueroa, Andrew Moyer, Jessica Muns,

Adam Robert, Edith Torres, Darren Abney,Melvin Alewine, Nikaeshia Bussey, CadeCockrell, Gracie Holsenback, Carlos Moreno,Shania Youmans, Arturo Contreras, BaileDavis, Brenna Edwards, Jennifer Gonza-lez, Cheyenne Hartley, Carlos Hernandez,Perla Hernandez, Elizabeth Maguire, HunterPlatty, Jason Rodgers, Stefany Shealy, ChazSuydam, Kaylee Belt, Wondrecus Brunson,Andie Cress, Taylor Cullum, Conner Goss,Courtney Maguire, Jocelyn Martinez, JoseMatias, JaVontae Satterwhite, Dalton Shep-

pard, Symia Wilson, Carrie Yonce, HisiahCubbuck, Roydell Dicks, Lincoln Edwards,Lizbeth Figueroa, William Kaiser, HaleyLong, Malaysia Morris, Titianna Morris, Bai-ley Padgett, Casey Randall, Chelsey Ricker,Drew Rodgers, Breyuanna Smith, JaydenTunnell, Clayton Vaughn, Robbie Barrineau,Nehemiah Blacks, Zayvion Brown, AmaneeGilliam, Morgan Johnson, Katelyn Kirk,Maria Renteral, Gabriel Rueda, PreciousWhite, Joel Yoho, Garrett Altamirano, PeterBlacks, JQuan Bowers, Jazmine Flores,

Khalil Gilliam, Tarik Harris, Ariona Kinard,Trinity LaBrew, KaNaan Ligions, ElvieMcDowell, Tita Mendez, Peyton Miller, JesseOsbun, Chaley Robb and Camren Samuels


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RS-M HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

Senior Beta ClubOn Jan. 23, the RS-M High Senior Beta

Club treated their Beta Buddies to refresh-ments and a few words of advice from aformer student. Beta Buddies are fresh-men who have been teamed up with Betamembers for guidance, advice, and overallencouragement during that tough 9th gradeyear. Before enjoying the tasty treats pro-vided by the Beta members themselves, thefreshmen listened intently to a 2010 RS-M

High graduate speak of his own experi-ences and give some pertinent advice aboutsurviving in high school. Denzel Young, E4

Specialist with the Army National Guard,first made the group get up and sit by some-one they didnt know. He wanted them tomix it up, an illustration that proved hispoint about choosing their friends wiselyand getting to know people outside theircomfort zone. He told them about his daysin high school when he was less than a per-fect student and got into his share of trouble.Young emphasized the importance of mak-ing good decisions and having a plan fortheir futures. Young is still a member of the

Army National Guard, works full-time andattends Midlands Tech, where he is major-ing in business and accounting.

RS-M ELEM/MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

First-grade 100th-day celebrationFirst grade celebrated the 100th day of school on Friday, Jan. 27. The students worked

at home to create a display of 100 items. Each student presented their projects andexplained how they determined if the project contained 100 items. Pictured are some ofthe students with their 100th-day projects.

January Terrific KidsKindergarten Courtlyn Floyd, Alyssaerrick, JaQuan Jefferson1st grade Nehemiah Singley, Tita Men-

dez-Perez, Alfredo Gaspar, Tristen Puckett2nd grade Logan McClure, Kyla

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3rd grade Dawson Holsomback,aDaisha Norris, Luz Segura

4th grade Kaylee Belt, CamayaBrown, Courtney Maguire

5th grade AKyra Davis, JonathanMiddlebrooks, Jennifer Gonzalez

6th grade Kodi Smart, Gracie Holsen-back

7th grade McKenzie Minor, BobbyNewsome, Ashlyn Miller

8th grade Ariyal Phillips, AllysonHall, Devin Ritchie

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High school students voice original works at festival

Even after the Ridge Spring-Monettaigh School students had finished com-

peting in the USC Aiken Language Artsestival on Saturday, they were present-

ing their original poems to each other forpractice.

Its fun to actually come here and takesomething that I wrote and read it andhave others like it, said Wesley Bright, aRidge Spring-Monetta High School junior.

For several years, USCA has sponsoredthe festival for middle and high schoolstudents. The language arts contests in2012 included original interpretation ofpublished poetry, dramatic monologue,original short fiction, original poetry andpublic speaking.

All six traditional county high schoolsparticipated, along with the Aiken Per-forming Arts Academy and several middleschools.

Im very glad we have this festival,said Aiken High English teacher Franc-esca Pataro. We have a lot of talentedand hard-working kids and getting upthere is not easy. They do some wonderfulthings.

Dr. Carla Coleman, a USCA Englishprofessor, was delighted that all of theschools had students who won awards.There is increasing interest in originalflash fiction - short stories that can beread in 2 to 4 minutes. The most popularcategory is original poetry, where so manystudents entered that prizes were awardedby grade level instead of in multiple gradebrackets.

Many judges said the kids wereextremely well-prepared this year, saidColeman. That means the teachers areworking with them in the schools, and Iappreciate them for that. Almost all thestudents were here (for the awards cer-emony) and were quite excited to win. Itsnice to see that kind of enthusiasm for thearts.

Derek Berry, an Aiken High senior,won first place for original poetry at thatgrade level. He attended a spoken wordconcert a few years ago and was amazedhow great the poems were and how theyaffected him.

I started writing my own poems,erry said. I plan to major in political

science, and this kind of festival will helpwith that. Its great to speak in front ofpeople and learn how to speak better.

Senior writer Rob Novit, a journalist forthe past 41 years, joined the Aiken Stan-dard staff in 2001. He covers educationews and general assignments.

BY ROB [email protected] Festival winners

Public speaking, grades 7-9 WilliamBosley of Schofield Middle School, first;Madison Whetstone of Schofield MiddleSchool, second. Grades 10-12 ValerieGutmann of Aiken High School, first;Venning Morrison of Wagener-Salley HighSchool, second.

Interpretation of Published Poetry,grades 7-8 Frelicia Tucker of SchofieldMiddle School, first; Alicia Key of RS-M

Elementary/Middle School, second;Madison Whetstone of Schofield MiddleSchool, third. Grades 9-10 Tonie Gerberof Aiken High School, first; QuameishaGantt of RS-M High School, second;Valenita DiGiacomo of RS-M High School,third. Grades 10-12 Annalise Eberhard ofAiken High School, first; Jocelyn Jones ofAiken High School, second; Annie Hall ofSouth Aiken High School, third.

Dramatic Monologue, grades 7-9

Brittany Winans of Aiken High School,first; Jaslyn Croft of Schofield MiddleSchool, second; Minna Heaton of AikenHigh School, third. Grades 10-12 TocoaAllen of Aiken High School, first; MichaelParnifoff of South Aiken High, second; ElinCampbell, third, APAA.

Short Fiction, grades 7-8 DylanSharp of Kennedy Middle School, first.Grades 9-10 Hunter Grooms, first; RayMoister and Lydia Gerstenberg, second-

place tie; and Colleen Roach, third all ofAiken High School. Grades 11-12 RiggsMatthews, first; Sydney Hayes, second,Kaycee Van Pelt, third all of Aiken HighSchool.

Original poetry, grades 7-8 AliciaKeys of RS-M Elementary/Middle School,first; Vidal Corona of Schofield MiddleSchool, second; Allen Landry of SchofieldMiddle School, third. Grade 9 EricWalters of Silver Bluff High School, first;

Amy Kalarijan of North Augusta HighSchool, second; Roneisha Summers ofAiken High School, third. Grade 10 Rowan Miller of Aiken High School, first;Melinda Stone of South Aiken High School,second; Alison Davis of Aiken High School,third. Grade 11 Orlando Moldovan, first;Meghan Peterson, second; Aubry Harmon,third all of South Aiken High School.Grade 12 Derek Berry of Aiken HighSchool, first; Annie Hall of South Aiken

High School, second; Kwashane Robisonof North Augusta High School, third.

STAFF PHOTO BY ROB NOVIT

Wesley Bright, a Ridge Spring-Monetta High junior, reads his original poem at the USC AikenLanguage Arts Festival.

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Who am I? I am an intelligent, funny,athletic individual.

My name is Jessica Janay Turner;

attend Ridge Spring-Monetta HighSchool in Monetta, South Carolina. Iam 17 years old.

A big part of who I am is playingsports and being around people. I loveto help people when theyre hurt, evenit its just staying by their side.

What makes me unique is that I loveto be a part of making a person feelbetter when they are hurting. Puttingsmiles on peoples faces is what I enjoydoing every day.

Another unique part of me is thatm very interested in dissecting things

and exploring whats inside of them.Although some people would think dis-secting things is weird, I think it is veryinteresting to observe.

These are the reasons I want to gointo a career that deals with medicalthings.

Some accomplishments Ive achievedover the years are getting my GPA up sothat I could join the National Beta Club.

Another achievement is being Studentody Vice President of my high school.When I was participating in marching

band we finished eighth in class 1-A inthe state Band Competition and that wasthe highest ranking that our band hadever gotten.

This year Im the Drum Major ofthe band. Ive also succeeded in beingranked in the top eight of my class.

I would be a perfect college studentbecause I work hard to achieve my

goals. I am all about school spirit, butIm also all about the books. I havegreat leadership skills.

I am also ranked in the top ten of myclass. Holding down the eighth spot inmy senior class with a 3.6 GPA is goodbut I intend to go higher so that by theend of this year I will have a 4.0 GPA!

In conclusion, working hard to get tothe next level of learning is what Im allabout, not only for me but for my fam-ily, as well.


Second quarter A honor rollAlyson Cromer, Shalonda Johnson,

Olivia Matthews, Marc Cleveland andrittany McCord

Second quarter A/B honor rollValentina DiGiacomo, QuameshiaGantt, Cristal Gonzales, Dallas Davis,

iarra Davis, Tiffany Gomillion, Morgan

Havird, Shila Johnson, Jayne Martinez,Brandi Pryor, BaChondria Raiford, Aus-tin Rodgers, Jordyn Rodgers, LatonyaSamuels, CaDedra Sullivan, RagineBrooks, Shanquita Brown, Keith Casares,Bridget Corder, MariCarmen Figueroa,

Jose Garcia-Montoya, Angel Lybrand,Rasheeda Martin, Braxton Matthews,Whitney Miller, LaDavia Prescott, CodyTurner, Austin Whitfield and Corbin Yon

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Trojans sweep AL Corbett Middle School

RSM basketball closed out another chapter in our exciting history on Jan. 26, as

our Trojans swept AL Corbett Middle School in Wagener.Our teams defeated the Lions each game this season. Our girls won 17 to 15, hold-

ing off a Lion come back. Porsha Quattlebaum, again, led our team finishing with 11points. Porscha finishes her middle school career as one of the top scorers in RSMMiddle School history. We look forward to great things from Porsha and our otherdeparting 8th graders. Amber Merritt scored 4 points and Dominique Lee scored 2points to complete the scoring.

Our boys team jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 45-27 victory overour rivals. Raekwon Parrish, again, led our team in scoring with 21 points. Deonte

Robinson scored 9, Jonathan Gibson 6, Marquiz Hopkins 3, Marcus Hopkins 2, TonyMartin 2 and Miguel Leaphart 2.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL

RS-M HS 38,Black ville-Hilda HS 32

Ridge Spring-Monetta (15-6, 10-4 Region-A) collected the close region win withTyMiyah Tyler scoring 11 points on Friday,

eb. 3. Shay Freeman and Kendra Cyrusscored six points each.

Denmark -Olar HS 54,RS-M HS 37

Despite another solid effort from Shayreeman on Thursday, Feb. 2, Ridge Spring-onetta (9-4, 14-6 Region 4-A) couldnt

pull out the region victory. Freeman scored10 points to go with 17 rebounds and sixblocks.

RS-M HS 53,Wagener-Salley HS 14

The game on Friday, Jan. 27, was a his-toric one for Ridge Spring-Monetta (14-5,9-3 Region 4-A), as Shay Freeman collectedher 1,000th career point for the Lady Tro-ans. Freeman had 14 points, eight rebounds,

ight steals, five blocks and four assists onhe night. Ebony Hines and TyMiyah Tylerhipped in 11 points for RS-M.

RS-M HS 48H-K-T HS 21

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler had no answer forRidge Spring-Monettas Shay Freeman onThursday, Jan. 26. The center dominatedon both ends of the floor in a 48-21 winthat wasnt even that close.

Freeman outscored H-K-T by herself,posting a game-high 22 points. She domi-nated in the paint, but was just as goodstepping away from the hoop, hitting shotsfrom the perimeter including a 3-pointer.

Freeman had 19 rebounds and justmissed a triple-double, finishing the gamewith nine blocked shots. For good mea-sure, she had four assists and four steals.

RS-M (13-4, 7-3 Region 4-A) domi-nated the boards, as Ashley Perry hadeight rebounds and Tiffany Gomillion tal-

lied seven. That helped it extend posses-sions and keep the ball away from H-K-T(4-10).

HKT 5 3 9 4 21RSM 11 12 13 12 48

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (4-10)-AntuanePatterson 1 4-6 7, Amanda Wright 3 0-4 6,Zhanela Tyler 3 0-0 8. Totals: 7 4-10 21.3-Pointers: Tyler (2), Patterson.

Ridge Spring-Monetta (13-4, 7-3Region 4-A)-Ebony Hines 1 0-0 3, JessicaTurner 3 0-0 6, Tiffany Gomillion 2 0-0 4,Shay Freeman 9 3-7 22, TyQuazja Tyler1 0-0 3, Ashley Perry 0 0-2 0, Shanquita

Brown 1 0-0 2, TyMiyah Tyler 2 0-0 6,Kendra Cyrus 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 3-9 48.3-Pointers: TyMiyah Tyler (2), TyQuazjaTyler, Hines, Freeman.

Williston-Elko HS 50RS-M HS 38

Williston-Elko (12-2, 8-1 Region 4-A) gota 26-point effort from Tierra Richburg on Fri-day, Jan. 20, and Jalen Reed added 15 pointsfor the Blue Devils in the win.

For Ridge Spring-Monetta (11-5, 6-3), theleading scorer was Jessica Turner with 13points, followed by Shay Freeman with nine.

Fox Creek 30RS-M girl s 39

A dominating defense and timely scoringfrom Shay Freeman was enough to propelthe Ridge Spring-Monetta High Schoolgirls basketball team to a 39-30 win overFox Creek on Thursday, Jan. 19. Freemanscored 16 points, and the Lady Trojans(12-4, 6-2 Region 4-A) employed an aggres-sive full-court, man-to-man defense to holddown the Predators (4-6).

RS-M trailed by six points after the firstquarter, but turned the game around withits defense. It held Fox Creek scoreless fornearly 4 minutes at the start of the secondquarter. The Predators didnt connect on afield-goal attempt until 2:57 remained in thefirst half, during which time the Lady Tro-

jans had gone on an 8-0 run.That wasnt even the longest dry spell for

Fox Creek. It was held scoreless for the first7 minutes of the fourth quarter, as RS-Mturned a three-point lead into a double-digit

advantage, putting the game out of reach inthe process.It was a big all-around performance for

Freeman, who was the only Lady Trojanto score in double figures. She added ninerebounds, six assists, three blocks and threesteals. Teammate Ashley Perry led RS-Mwith 10 rebounds and posted seven points,five steals and two assists.

Fox Creeks Dominique Moore led allscorers with 18 points including all fiveof the Predators points in the fourth quarter.Her teammates didnt provide enough sup-port, as only three other Predators scored inthe loss.

FC 13 4 8 5 30RSM 7 10 11 11 39

Fox Creek (4-6)-Dominique Moore 8 2-418, Samantha Hodges 0 2-4 2, Kiana Greene2 1-5 5, Michaela Bell 1 2-4 5. Totals: 117-17 30. 3-Pointers: Bell.

Ridge Spring-Monetta (12-4, 6-2 Region4-A)-Ebony Hines 3 0-0 7, Jessica Turner1 2-6 4, Shay Freeman 3 8-16 14, AshleyPerry 3 1-2 7, Shanquita Brown 1 0-0 2,

Raven Valentine 1 0-0 2, Kendra Cyrus1 0-2 3. Totals: 13 11-26 39. 3-Pointers:Hines, Cyrus.

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Ridge Spring-Monettas Raven Valentine (30) defends in a 48-21win over Hunter-Kinard-Tyler.

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Ridge Spring-Monettas Shanquita Brown (23) drives to the basket ina 48-21 win over Hunter-Kinard-Tyler.


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Curry led all scorers with 28 points,Quadre Castleberry had 14 for the Preda-

tors and Deondre Baskett had 11.

Black ville-Hilda HS 54,RS-M HS 53

Mike Jones scored 17 points for RidgeSpring-Monetta (12-9, 7-6 Region 4-A) on

riday, Feb. 3, but the Trojans fell to Black-ville-Hilda. Justin Millhouse added 12 pointsin the loss.

Denmark -Olar HS 72,

RS-M HS 62Bradshea Jeffery scored 20 points andike Jones added 15, but Ridge Spring-onetta (12-8, 7-5 Region 4-A) fell toenmark-Olar in region play Thursday, Feb.

2. Chris Oakman added 12 for the Trojans.

RS-M HS 62,Wagener-Salley HS 60

Ridge Spring-Monetta (11-7, 6-4 Region

-A) collected the big region win on theroad Friday, Jan. 27, led by a 23-point effortby Mike Jones. Bradshea Jeffery wasnt farbehind with 19 points, and Chris Oakmanadded 10. Malcolm Stroman was the War

agles leading scorer with 20 points, andAndre Lilly added 13 points.

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The Ridge Spring-Monetta High School

boys basketball team took the best shotsunter-Kinard-Tyler had to offer on Thurs-ay, Jan. 26, absorbing them all before

pulling away in the second half of a crucial3-55 victory.With the win, RS-M avenged a loss from

arlier in the season and, more importantly,ied H-K-T for fourth place in the Region-A standings. Only the top four teams fromhe region will advance to the postseason, sohe victory on its home court was crucial toS-Ms hopes.

It was very important, RS-M headoach Mark Wright said of the his teamshird win in a row, which improved itsecord to 11-7 overall and 6-4 in the region.H-K-T (10-6, 7-4) was one game ahead ofs (in the loss column) for the final playoffpot. Now were tied.

RS-M forced the deadlock with a resur-

gent defensive effort. In the first quarter,H-K-T was able to push the ball down thecourt at an extremely rapid pace and getquality looks at the basket before RS-Msdefense was able to get set. The visitorsalso used the fast tempo to get some easybaskets, forcing turnovers with an extended

1-3-1 zone defense that trapped RS-M. Thisallowed H-K-T to build a lead as large asseven points.

In a contradiction, RS-M was able to rallyby picking up the pace on defense, whileadopting a methodical approach with theball. It slowed things down and didnt givethe ball away against the press. RS-M alsobeat H-K-T down the floor and got to itsman-to-man without problems.

We had to play fast defensive-wise,Wright said. Offensive-wise, we took our

time but were able to run when we had to.When presented with fastbreak opportuni-ties, RS-M capitalized. For the most part, itwas patient with the ball. It moved it aroundthe floor until discovering an opening in thezone. RS-M was especially adept at break-ing down the defense of the dribble in thesecond half, with Mike Jones doing most ofthe damage.

Jones led all scorers with 21 points, manycoming when he was able to put the ballon the floor and get to the cup. Thats how

he scored all eight of his points in the thirdquarter. Teammate Bradshae Jeffery hadsimilar success off the dribble, finishing thegame with 15 points.

He scored four in the first half, four morein the third quarter and seven points in lessthan 3 minutes at the start of the fourth quar-ter. Most of his scoring came after breakinga defender down and driving past him. Jef-fery had a well-rounded performance, add-ing seven rebounds, four steals, three assistsand a block.

Jeffery is our leader, and Mike Jones dida good job, said Wright, who also got 13points and 10 rebounds from Justin Mill-house, as well as nine points, three reboundsand two blocks from big man Hayorn Walk-er. They were able to create shots for otherplayers and get to the hole.

Jefferys blitz at the start of the fourthquarter put RS-M up by as many as 13points. H-K-T did everything it could to tryto rally, especially Kalebe Bell, who scoreda team-high 19 points. But it couldnt stop

RS-M from scoring and maintaining a com-fortable lead.RS-M will try to maintain its winning

ways and solidify its spot in the playoff racetonight when it hits the road to play Wagen-er-Salley. The War Eagles are also amongthe top-four teams in Region 4-A and willlook to avenge a loss to RS-M from earlier

this season.Its a rivalry game, Wright said. They

didnt do too good here, so I expect theyllhave a chip on their shoulder.

RS-M HS 59,Williston-Elko HS 58

Bradshea Jeffery was at the forefrontof the Ridge Spring-Monetta (10-7, 5-4Region 4-A) attack Friday, Jan. 20, scoring21 points in the win over Williston-Elko(4-9, 3-6). Justin Millhouse added 13 pointsfor the Trojans, Chris Oakman scored 12points and Mike Jones chipped in 10.

RS-M 81Fox Creek 59

If the bright orange socks and sneakersBradshae Jeffery wore in the Thursday,Jan. 19, game werent enough to make himstand out, his performance ensured thatall eyes were on the senior forward. Jef-fery had 32 points and 19 rebounds for theRidge Spring-Monetta High School boysbasketball team in an 81-59 win over FoxCreek.

Hes been our man all year, Trojanscoach Mark Wright said of Jeffery, whoalso had two assists and two blocks in the

win. Hes a senior, one of our captains.We ask him to do a whole lot and rely onhim.

Jeffery did everything asked of him,and more. The undersized Predators (2-11,1-7 Region 4-A) had nobody to match thelanky player when he posted up. He coulduse his long reach to extend over defendersfor a shot, tip a loose ball in his directionfor a second-chance shot or fill a passinglane and knock the ball away for one of theTrojans (9-7, 4-4) 10 steals.

That alone made for a successful nightfor Jeffery. The fact that he looked just ascomfortable if not more off the dribblemade him close to unstoppable. Jefferys aformer guard who has made the switch tothe front court to help Ridge Spring-Mon-etta win more games. His ball-handlingskills were evident, as he stepped out andbroke Fox Creeks defense down from theperimeter.

Their big men had to come out andguard him, and that makes life easier,

Wright said. He gives us an advantagehandling the basketball.Jeffery also flourished in the open court.

Wright said it was the Trojans plan to playthe game as fast as possible, and their full-court pressure led to turnovers and easyscoring opportunities. Jeffery had the mostmemorable play following a turnover.

With just under 6 minutes to play in thesecond quarter, Jeffery made a steal at mid-court and easily broke away from a pack ofplayers with his long strides. He delivereda one-handed dunk that sent roars throughan already fired-up crowd. The jam putRS-M ahead 31-12, and its lead was never

threatened.As spectacular as Jeffery was, it wasnt

a one-man show for the Trojans. Theydominated because of their balance and thecontributions of a number of players.

Chris Oakman scored 17 points forRS-M. He displayed accuracy from 3-pointrange, where he hit four shots, and wasexplosive off the dribble. Like Jeffery, hebroke down the defense by beating his manand driving to the hoop, where he regularlydrew contact. Oakman went 5-of-7 at the

free-throw line.Mike Jones was also tough to handlewith the ball in his hands. He scored 12points for the Trojans, who got major con-tributions from players who didnt scorein double digits. Diminutive point guardPhillip Putnam was effective initiating theoffense, posting seven assists and six pointsto go with five rebounds that were theresult of hustle.

His physical opposite is center HayornWalker. Long and athletic, Walker was a

force in the middle even though he onlyscored two points. He had six blocks,affected many more shots and pulled downfive boards.

We played with intensity, we playedwith heart and played well together,Wright said of his team, which will playhost to Williston-Elko tonight. Its not toooften that we win the rebounding battle, butit made a huge difference for us tonight.

In spite of the lopsided score, Fox Creekplayed with great intensity. Its problem is

the same it has had most games this sea-son; it cant compete with the oppositionsheight advantage. In order to combat that,the Predators looked to play at a fasterpace. But that strategy fueled the Trojanson Thursday.

Fox Creek had to expend so much efforttrying to score, that it never had a chanceto catch its breath on defense. One playerwho had a strong showing in the up-tempocontest was Quadre Castleberry. The seniorguard led the Predators with 28 points

and was the main reason they were ableto break the press as often as they did.D.J. Curry added 20 points for Fox Creek,which never quit, even when it trailedby 20 or more points. That effort will beneeded again tonight when it plays host toanother of Region 4-As top team, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler.

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ENGAGEMENTSAcker Yoho

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Allen Acker of Mt.Pleasant, SC, announce the engagementof their daughter, Emily Duval, to JamesAndrew Yoho, son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles

Yoho of North Charleston, SC, formerly ofRidge Spring, SC.

Miss Acker is the granddaughter of Mr.and Mrs. Joe Acker of Elberton, GA and

llen Moore Baynard Hanlon and PercivalWhaley Baynard, both deceased. Emilyattends Presbyterian College School of Phar-macy, Clinton, SC and will graduate in 2014.

Mr. Yoho is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs.George W. Yoho, deceased, of Middletown,Ohio, and Mr. John Lanier, deceased, ofColumbia, SC, and Mrs. Vivian Lanier of

Columbia. Andy will graduate from Univer-sity of South Carolina School of Law in May,and become a Staff Attorney for the SouthCarolina Supreme Court in August 2012.

Their wedding will be Saturday, May 19,2012, in St. Michaels Church, Charleston,with reception following at Society Hall inCharleston.

Emily Duval Acker and James Andrew Yoho

Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Carter ofAiken, SC announce the engagementof their daughter, Morgan Elizabeth ofLexington, SC to Zachery Scott Tolleyof Lexington, SC, a son of Mr. and Mrs.Clayton Burnette of Ward, SC and thelate Mr. William Dalebert Tolley. Thewedding is planned for March 24, 2012,

at First Baptist Church, Clemson, SC.The bride-elect is a maternal grand-daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Carl L.Phlegar of Batesburg-Leesville, SC, anda paternal granddaughter of the late Mr.and Mrs. Fletcher M. Carter of Salley,SC.

She is a 1998 graduate of Williston-Elko High School. She is a graduate of

Clemson University with a degree inPsychology and Citadel with a degree inSchool Psychology. She is employed byLexington County School District One asa School Psychologist.

The bridegroom-elect is a maternalgrandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. CurtisE. Johnikin of Ward, SC, and a paternal

grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Padgettof Sheffield Village, Ohio and the lateMr. Samuel Tolley.

He is a 1995 graduate of Ridge-SpringMonetta High School. He is a graduateof Clemson University with a degree inAgriculture Mechanization and Business.He is employed by Netafim USA as aDistrict Sales Manager.

Carter Tolley

Morgan Elizabeth Carter and Zachery Scott Tolley

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Dear Friends:Your General Assembly has been in

session a little more than a month and

there is a lot to report from the SouthCarolina State House.

FOI bill advances:The enhancementsIm proposing to theSC Freedom of Infor-mation Act got theunanimous approval ofHouse Judiciary sub-committee after mem-bers heard testimony

on two different days.The amendments toH.3235 put real teeth

n S.C.s FOI law and give the advan-age to citizens who seek informationrom the government they pay for withax dollars. The bill has a long way too, but is receiving much support fromhe S.C. Press Association, newspapers

and citizen activists. It is significantovernment transparency and accessibil-ty.

Rooting out waste, fraud and abuse:outh Carolina now has a governmentatchdog agency; the Office of the State

nspector General. The mission is tonvestigate allegations of waste, fraud

and abuse in state government. Jimartin was appointed to the position of

nspector General by executive orderast spring. In eight months his officeas successfully handled 101 cases with

a staff of four. The law gives the office

a couple of more investigators and morelout by granting the use of subpoenapower.

Port bill to face governors veto:The House unanimously voted to agreewith the Senate to a bill that says

HECs board overstepped its author-ity when it granted Georgia permission

that helped clear the way for an expan-sion project at the Savannah port whichcompetes with the Charleston port. A

spokesman for Gov. Haley says she willveto the bill. It will then come back tothe General Assembly for a very quickveto override.

No state law for football: Most SouthCarolinians look forward to the annualfootball game between rivals USC andClemson. Theres some concern that theexpanding football conferences mightschedule that game out of existence. Alegislator proposed a bill mandating the

annual contest. In my view, it is unnec-essary government intervention and Iopposed it. It came before the Housesub-committee I serve; we threw a pen-alty flag and the bill was unanimouslyrejected.

Officer down and the blue alert sys-tem: Legislation has been approved bythe House and Senate that would createa Blue Alert system to more promptlyinform police agencies and residents

when an officer is seriously injured,killed or kidnapped in the line of duty.The system would be modeled afterAMBER Alerts in which the publicis told about missing children throughelectronic message boards, emails andtext messages.

Tougher penalties for first-time DUIoffenders: The State Senate is work-ing on bill to require first-time DUIoffenders to have Breathalyzers installed

in their vehicles for six months. Thecost to the offender would be $100 permonth for the device. Current state lawrequires repeat offenders to have thedashboard devices installed in theirvehicles.

Teenage drop-out/driving bill: Thehigh school drop-out/driving bill has

advanced in the state senate receivinga positive vote from a committee. TheHouse passed the bill in May of last

year. A 16-17 year old high school drop-out would lose their drivers license anincentive to stay in school and graduate.(Factoid: 65 percent of all jobs in SouthCarolina require a high school degreeand some post high school education!)

Driving/texting ban: A bill to bantexting-while-driving will soon bedebated on the House floor. The legis-lation received unanimous committeeapproval. I voted in favor of it. S.C. is

one of only 8 states having no statewidedriving texting ban.

DOT reform: Many of us in thelegislature believe it is time to reformthe S.C. Department of Transportationby eliminating the DOT Commission,which is mostly appointed by legisla-tors, and give the executive branch fulloversight of the agency. The restruc-turing bill received House committeeapproval this week and will move to the

House floor for debate. There may stillbe an advisory board from various areasof the state, but thats debatable.

Legislative Agenda Success inthe House, not in the Senate: Lastyear, Republican members of the Houseunveiled an agenda that was expectedto take two years to complete. We com-pleted it in 19 weeks. Regrettably, thework is only half done. There are still14 items that still need the approval of

the Senate. Included in these are impor-tant reforms for Conservatives: a statespending limit, shortening the legisla-tive session, reforming how bureau-cratic regulations are created, creating aDepartment of Administration, and criti-cal new pro-life protections. Please callyour state senator and urge him to breakthe logjams and pass these items before

they die in June at the end of the sessionand we have to start all over again nextyear.

GOP legislative agenda lookingahead: The top item is systemic taxreform. I served on the Caucus tax studycommittee that will be introducing taxreform in the next few weeks. The goalis to create a fairer tax code. For start-ers, we will call for the elimination ofnearly two-thirds of the special interestsales tax exemptions, flatten incometaxes, lower the sales tax, reform prop-erty taxes, and lower burdensome taxes

on small businesses.A key agenda item was completedthis week with approval of the Rightto Work Act. This legislation identifiedmore than a half-dozen places where ourRight to Work Act could be strengthenedto protect our workers, and protect indi-vidual liberty.

The next item on the agenda is shor-ing up the state retirement system,which threatens not only tens of thou-sands of state retirees and their families,

but also threatens the wallets of millionsof taxpayers. What is clear is this wemust make major changes to the sys-tem to keep it solvent. We also have aresponsibility to the taxpayers to ensurethe retirement system doesnt bust thestate budget for years to come. We arenearing completion of a plan that willfulfill our promises, and it will requiresacrifice from everyone.

From the State House to the SchoolHouse: Most every Friday you will find

me at an elementary school in HouseDistrict 86. S.C.s third-grade curricu-lum includes the study of state govern-ment. I meet with the third-grade classesand answer their great questions. I willbe at Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementaryon Feb. 17.

As always, thank you for the privilegeof serving you.

REP. BILLTAYLOR

S.C. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Harri s WilliamsPamela Sabina Williams of Ridge Spring

and Christopher Harris of Ridge Spring weremarried Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at 4:00, inThe Victorian Wedding Chapel. The bridewas given in marriage by George Williams.The Rev. Jerry Tindall officiated.

The bride is a daughter of George Williamsand the late Willie Mae Williams of Aiken.

The bridegroom is a son of Willie PearlAnderson of Beech Island.

Carpenter RhodenSallie Nicole Rhoden of Hephzibah,

Ga., and Scott John Carpenter of Hephzi-bah, Ga., were married Saturday, Oct. 29,2011, at 6:00, in The Victorian WeddingChapel. The bride was given in marriageby Dale Stone and Tommy Rhoden. TheRev. Jerry Tindall officiated.

The bride is a daughter of Jane Howardof North Augusta and Tommy Rhoden ofJohnston.

The bridegroom is a son of Joyce Car-penter and the late Ralph Carpenter of

Meriden, Conn.

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Ridge Spring BaptistPastor: Chris YearginSunday Services Sunday School: 10 a.m.Morning worship: 11 a.m.

Evening worship: 7 p.m.Wednesday prayer: 7 p.m.

Ridge Spring United Methodist Church,206 Dubose St., Ridge Spring

Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m.Pastor: John KneeceInfo: 803-532-2354

Spann United Methodist Church, ChurchSt., Ward

Sunday Morning Worship: 9:45 a.m.Pastor: John Kneece

Info: 803-532-2354

The Episcopal Church of the Ridge is amission of three small churches Edgefield,Trenton and Ridge Spring meeting on arotational basis. Calling the church office at(803) 275-3934 will give you the location forthat Sunday. Every third Sunday church isin Ridge Spring. The church sign also showswhere church will be each Sunday. Biblestudy is at 9 a.m. with services at 10 a.m. TheRev. Tom DiMarco is now the minister.

Ward Baptist ChurchSunday School: 10:00Worship Service: 11:00 (no Sunday night

or Wednesday night services)Rev. Charles A. Bodie is pastor.The address of the church is P.O. Box 125,

WardPhysical address: 125 Ward Ave., Ward, SC

29166

Mount Alpha Baptist ChurchLocated on Front Street, Ward, SCSunday School: 10 a.m. Church Service:

11 a.m.Pastor: Rev. Eldwin Griffin

Ridge Hill Baptist Church, 144 RidgeHill Drive, Ridge Spring, SC 29129

Worship Service 1st through 4th Sundays:Church Sunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship Service 10:30 a.m.Pastor: Rev. Donald G. Hall

Jerusalem Baptist Church4185 Columbia Highway, NorthRidge Spring, SC 29129Rev. Sim E. Murray, pastorSunday School 9:00 to 9:45Church service 10:15

Bible Study Wednesday 7:00 to 8:00

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 1186 Mt.Calvary Road, Johnston Pastor John Wertz

is interim pastorSunday School at 10 a.m., Worship at 11

a.m.The service can be heard each Sunday

afternoon at 1 p.m. on WKSX 92.7Communion is celebrated on the first Sun-

day of each month and all major festival daysof the church. We are Equipping the Saintsfor Ministry.

St. Williams Catholic Church1199 Ridge Spring HighwayWard, SC 29166

Rev. Noel Tria Administrator (803)637-6248

Deacon John P. Klein (864) 445-7215Email - [email protected] ScheduleSaturday 6 p.m. Misa en Espanol (Span-

ish Mass)Sunday 10:30 a.m. Rosary

11 a.m. MassFriday 8:30 a.m. Mass

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church164 Mount Pleasant Road

Ridge Spring, SC 29129Phone: 803-295-3421Email: churchoffice@mountpleasantbap-

tist.netPastor is Rev. Vollie Gibbs; Worship Lead-

er is Jeff FaulkService Time:Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 11 a.m.Wednesday:Supper: 6 p.m.Prayer Meeting: 7 p.m.Wed. Missions/Preschool Youth

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Services are Sundays at 10 a.m.

Ministers: Apostle Peter and Virginia

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Young Second Baptist Church

Pastor Oscar J. Boyd

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.; worship: 10:15

a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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Maggie HarrisJOHNSTON Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Harris were held at 11 a.m. Monday,

eb. 6, 2012, at the Pine Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerome Coleman, pastor. Inter-

ment will be in the church cemetery.She is survived by her children, Bennie Harris, Jr. and Patricia H. Williams, both of Tren-ton, SC; step-grandmother, Cora Mathis., brothers, Ernest (Shirley) Dicks, Edward MathisJr. and George (Cynthia) Mathis, all of Monetta, SC, MC (Phoebe) Harris, NY and Elijah(Christine) Harris, Johnston, SC; sisters, Beatrice Dicks, Williston, SC, Joyce Mathis, RidgeSpring, SC, Brenda Mathis, Aiken, SC, Valarie Mathis and Geneva Roper both of Johnston,SC and Carrie (Frank) Daniels, Ward, SC; five grandchilden, and a great-grandchild.

Amos & Sons Funeral Home, Johnston, SC.

Faun Volz DooleyRIDGE SPRING Funeral Services for Mrs. Faun Volz Dooley, 70, of Willis Road,

Ridge Spring, SC, who entered into rest January 30, 2012, were conducted Saturday morn-ing, Feb. 4 at 11 oclock from the Posey Funeral Chapel. Interment was in Sunset Gardensemorial Park, Johnston, SC.Mrs. Dooley was a native of Fremont, Utah, having made the Johnston-Ridge Spring

area her home for the past 22 years. She attended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints, was a retired CAD Operator at the Savannah River Site and other Nuclear Facilitiesthroughout the United States and was a volunteer at the Cumbee Center. Mrs. Dooley wasthe wife of the late Milton Vernon Volz.

Survivors include her son and his partner, Paul Kevin Volz and Dennis Gmerek, RidgeSpring; her mother, Shirley Jackson, Fremont, Utah; four brothers, Elvin Jackson, JerryJackson, Vernon Jackson and Stanton Jackson, all of Utah; three sisters, Carolyn Giffordand Rhea Stevens and Dawnetta Bolaris, all of Utah; several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Dennis Gmerek, James Brown, Matt McMahon, Stacey Prince, StantonJackson and Jerry Jackson.Memorials may be made to the Cumbee Center, PO Box 1293, Aiken, SC 29802.Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803.278.1181).Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneraldirectors.com.

Elizabeth DornNEW YORK Elizabeth Dorn of Queens, NY entered into rest on December 22, 2011.

A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Ridge Hill BaptistChurch, Ridge Spring, SC.

Helen Carver ReddRIDGE SPRING Helen Carver Redd, 79, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012.

uneral services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 20, at New Holland Pentecostaloliness Church with internment in the church cemetery with Rev. Virgil Parsons officiat-

ing.Helen was born on February 4, 1932 in Salley, SC, daughter of the late Claude T. and

soline Cox Carver. She was married to the late Paul Bert Redd and they were blessed withfour children, son, Charles Redd of Tulsa, Oklahoma; daughters, Paulette Redd of RidgeSpring, SC; Tillie Redd Melilli of Dana Point, California; Cherrie Redd Brown of Elgin,SC; five grandchildren, Joshua and Marianne Brown Martin, Danielle and James Melilli;and one great grandson, Andrew Redd. She is also survived by sisters, Eileen C. Marsh;

Virginia Jackson; Linda Hawkins; and Laura Green. She was preceded in death by grand-son Charlie Redd of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and her brother, Ray Carver of Wagner, SC.A member of New Holland Pentecostal Holiness Church, with a heart for missions, she

was Missions Director for many years and played the piano for the worship services. In RidgeSpring, Helen enjoyed membership with the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 133, RidgeSpring Study Club and was a volunteer for various functions in the town of Ridge Spring.

ilton Shealy Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements.

Bennett StokesRIDGE SPRING Bennett Maurice Stokes, 45, of 318 Meadow Court, Martinez, Ga.,

died on Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Wise Choice Personal Care Home, Martinez, Ga.Funeral services were held Friday, January 27, 2012, at 4 p.m. at Davis Funeral Chapel,

Ridge Spring.

Alfonza BarnesAUGUSTA, Ga. Alfonza Barnes died on January 29, 2012 in VA Hospital.Born in Saluda County, SC, son of the late David and Ella Mae Lott Barnes. He

was a member of the Poplar Branch Baptist Church, Saluda, SC. He was a veteranof the US Army.

He is survived by his wife, Rose Mae Barnes, two sons, Stanley Barnes and

Rufus Barnes, one daughter, Linda Wilson all of Columbia, SC; two brothers, DavidBarnes, Jr., Edgefield, SC and James Barnes, Saluda, SC; four sisters, Annie Gib-son, Josephine Adams, and Carrie Bates, all of Saluda, SC and Veola Turner, RidgeSpring, SC; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 at the Poplar Branch BaptistChurch conducted by Reverend Raymond Adams with burial in the church cem-etery.

Butler & Sons Funeral Home, Saluda, SC is in charge.

Robert Milton HoodA Memorial Service for Robert M. Hood, age 49, was held Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012,

at Johnston First Baptist Church at 1 p.m.Robert passed away at his home Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, after a courageous battlewith cancer. He was born in Macon, Ga. He was former manager of Kangaroo Expressin Aiken, was a member of Johnston First Baptist Church where he served as Deaconand was a member of the Chancel Choir.

His memory will be forever cherished by daughters: Jessica (Halford) Campbell andCarley Rearden; sons: William Hood and Zach Rearden; Mother: Mildred Cobb Hood;sisters: Martha (Al) McLellan, Ruth (Russ) Collins, Patricia Beach, Christie (Sidney)Bazemore; wife: Angie Hood; nieces and nephews: Billy Collins, Jesse Beach, EricMcKee, Chelse Robinson, Scott Bazemore, Jayla Robinson, Deanna McLellan, andBrandi Davidson. He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Ray Hood and sister,Susan Hood McCleskey.

Memorials may be made to Johnston First Baptist Church, 700 Church St., Johnston,SC 29832.Please sign guestbook and send condolences to family at www.blandfh.com.


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Aretta PenningtonA memorial service for Mrs. Aretta Pen-

nington, 72, was held at Johnston First BaptistChurch on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at 2 p.m.

Mrs. Pennington, a native of Melbourne,lorida, died Friday, January 20, 2012. She

was a daughter of the late Walter, Jr. and Sybil

urphy Hart. She was Administrative Assis-tant for the Ridge Baptist Association, wasa member of Johnston First Baptist Churchwhere she was former WMU Director, GA

eader, member of the Fidelis Sunday SchoolClass, the Johnson-Holston Circle and onmany occasions lead the Childrens Sermonduring the Sunday morning worship services.

Survivors include her husband: Ray Pen-nington; daughters: Debbie Pennington andPeggy Conrad; sister: Barbara Rushton (Eulie);granddaughter: Shannon Conrad: Niece: Kim

Rushton and nephews: Stephen Rushton andChris Hart. She was preceded in death by abrother: Russell Hart.

Memorials may be made to Ridge BaptistAssociation Disaster Relief Building Fund,130 Bethel Road, Monetta, SC 29105.

Please sign the guest book and send condo-lences to family at www.blandfh.com.

Diana Strick land HerlongA Graveside Service for Mrs. Diana Strick-

land Herlong, age 85, was held Tuesday,Jan. 24, 2012, in Harmony United MethodistChurch Cemetery at 10 a.m.

Mrs. Herlong passed away peacefully onSaturday, January 21, 2012. Born in Rome,Georgia, She was a daughter of the late SimBoyd and Ruby Ayer Strickland who relocatedto their home in Columbia, SC. Mrs. Herlongwas a member of Harmony United MethodistChurch. She faithfully supported her hus-

band, Ben, (who predeceased her in 1980)in the family business, Herlong Implementand Motor Company including serving as thedealership bookkeeper.

Chief among her many interests was servingthe Lord in various capacities. An avid prayerwarrior, she devoted many years of her laterlife as a teacher of Gods Holy Word. Shevolunteered to conduct a weekly Bible studyfor the inmates at the Central CorrectionalInstitute (CCI) in Columbia and also at theRikard Nursing Home in Lexington where her

brother, Donelle, was a resident. She and herhusband, Ben, were members of the CotillionClub, and she was an active member of severalbridge clubs.

She is survived by her three children: Susan(Ricky) Bledsoe of Whitmire: Joe Ben (Mar-tha) Herlong of Johnston: and Harriet Parkerof Florence; her sister: Dolores Blackburn ofNorth Charleston. She was the proud grand-mother of eight grandchildren six great grand-children. In addition to her beloved husband,she was predeceased by her brother.

Memorials may be made to EdgefieldCounty Hospital, 300 Ridge Medical Plaza,Edgefield, SC 29824.

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The War to End All Wars has renderedmany a young Englishwoman a widow, KateShackleton among them.

Technically, her late husband is missing,presumed dead, in France. No one actuallywitnessed him perish. However, no one hasproduced a body as proof positive.

Quite understandable, then, that Katewould answer the call of a chum from herVAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) days dur-ing the war a friend whos about to wed andwho would dearly like for her dad to walk herdown the aisle.

Trouble is her dad has been missing since1916, yet on the homefront. Seeing as how

its been almost six years, any hope of locat-ing him seems remote.

He was made out to be suicidal at the timeof his disappearance, having been discoveredin a stream by a bunch of boy scouts. Cartedoff to a nearby psychiatric ward (for soldiers),he should have been assigned to a jail cell,given the standing law against suicide.

Nevertheless, his alleged motive arousessympathy, as he has just lost his only son onthe battlefront.

The missing father supposedly escaped the

psychiatric facility and finished off the jobproperly, although his body has yet to surface.

Kate, who has earned a reputation for acase in which she unearthed another missingperson, is to receive fair wages for this lat-est quest. That takes her aback at the outset,although her own father, a police superinten-

dent, suggests that she hire an ex-copper as asort of Dr. Watson in her private investigation.

This is, after all, 1922, and the fact of thematter is that a male investigator can pokeand prod in places where a lady such as Katecannot.

Kate can scarcely expect her Dr. Watsonto work pro bono, so she steps up to profes-sional status. She sets out by motorcar fromher home in Leeds to the mill village fromwhich the missing father, a mill owner, van-ished. Immediately, Kate begins hitting brick

walls in her investigation always a goodsign for someone whos turning over stones.That is, people are hiding something.

Kates muck-about in the past makes for afine mystery, full of well-tailored charactersand multiple layers of intrigue, leading tomurder.

British author Frances Brody has a firmhand on the period, the mill milieu, and thedialogue, which cuts across all classes, fromlords and ladies to weavers and dyers.

Kate is a thoroughly modern 1920s woman

and taking cheek for it, but she can chuckcheek back with the best of them.


BOOK REVIEW

BY DAVID MARSHALL JAMES

Dying in the Wool

Remembering Stu HankinsonThis year, Christmas in Ridge Spring may

have continued a few days past Epiphany.

On Jan. 8, 2012, a dear child of The Ridgedeparted this life. Warrena Stywaskee Broad-nax Hankinson died in Charlotte, N.C., whena particularly invasive cancer ended herearthly life.

Stywaskee grew up on the Ridge, a childof its fields and homes, neighbors and church,library and schools. Though she moved inearly adulthood to the big city of Charlotte,

.C., Stu never grew past her strong roots,iven her by her hard-working, deep-valued

parents, James W. and Ora B. Broadnax. She

became a strong administrator in the Char-lotte-Mecklenburg schools, touching adulteducators and elementary students with even-tempered and just leadership. In testimony toher values, a large sanctuary in Charlotte wasfilled to capacity to share goodbyes to Mrs.

ankinson on Friday, January 13, 2012.And, in the best of the Christmas spirit,

with peace on earth and goodwill to men andwomen, a full church on The Ridge was gath-ered on a bright, sunny Saturday at Ridge Hill

Baptist recently. Folks from allover the coun-try made their ways in planes, cars and walk-ing from home to join in a proper Celebrationof Life. As pastors led prayers and eulogies,

the choir sang with gusto and friends of theheart tributed Stus very real and grace-filledlife, there was a spirit of holidays and happydays in that place! Her regal mother, Mrs. B.,held her daughters love close; Stus husband,Golphin Hank tended his family, and sonEvan was as tall as his mom on that beautifulday.

The visitors to The Ridge that day sensed anew way of celebrating Christmas and MartinLuther Kings Day, all wrapped in the pre-cious gifts of friendship across the years and

miles, warps and ridges of a life woven inStu Hankinsons life.

Thanks for being the people of The Ridgefrom those who were sincerely blessed andbettered for having known one of your own,Stywaskee Hankinson. May she rest in peace!May your community continue to producedown home super stars who grow up andmake your community proud!

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