One Week Before Arts On The Ridge

Esther Legette (2nd left)
with the mayor and the Ridgeway Arts Council

Be sure to mare your calendar for next weekend for

 The Arts On The Ridge

Friday, May 4th preview reception (and sale) which is designed especially to welcome and introduce each participating artist. The reception is from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at The Century House. We will make artist introductions at the beginning and at 6:30 Fairfield Arts Council will announce the recipient of the Friends of the Arts Award. This is not a formal event and is open to the public. Each person will have the opportunity to cast his/her vote for “Best in the Show” so bring family and friends. All items sold on Friday evening may be picked up the following afternoon. The Saturday, May 5th Art Show will be from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

This Months Sports (Motivation)

Nineteen Years

19 years has slipped by while we played. 

It's been nothing but fun. 

Time to get serious.

Toe Jam

 When you smash your big piggy like this.

The  only cure is this

IPhone Tips You May Not Know

Whether you're a seasoned user or brand new to the iPhone world, chances are you're probably not using your smartphone to its fullest.




Don't worry, you're not alone, as these pocket-sized computers boast many hundreds of features buried in the operating system.



And so here we share a number of our favorite iPhone tips and tricks, some of which you may know already. Hopefully there's a good number of ones you aren't aware of yet. Most of these following 25 suggestions will work with all versions of the iPhone, but be sure to have the latest software installed (iOS 5.1).



OK, here we go:



Click through to get the tips

The Chair

Strenght Through Temptation



No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.

 God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability,

 but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape,

 that you may be able to endure it.

1 Corinthians 10:13

Gamecock WBB

What an exceptional season this has been for the women’s basketball team at the University of South Carolina. Often great players don’t always turn out to be great coaches. The communication, managerial and motivation skills are often thought of as a given. However many a great players end up pushing too hard or not enough (49ers ex Head Coach Mike Singletary comes to mind). Coach Dawn Staley learned quickly that no player on her team plays exactly like she did or my never will. Everybody has their own way of doing things. It’s up to a coach and his/her staff to recognize and develop them to do the best that they can do. I have watched players on this women’s basketball team advance with skills quickly through trial and errors. The building block has been defense as an individual. One on one each of one of the seniors will find a way to dominate their opponent. This not only helps them win it also shows the underclass what to do.

I like what Coach Staley has done. Well…what she is doing because they are still playing in March. I have been a Gamecock fan for a long time but I have never seen this much excitement about women’s basketball. It’s Sweet….16 that is. Good luck women.

Red Ribbon

Thanks To A Classy Guy Derrick Fisher

As a long time Laker fan I can only give well-wishes to Derrick Fisher. I have never watched a game where I can say that he didn't give all that he had. Unfortunately time catches up with us all. Believe me I know. The mind is willing but the body can only do with what it has left. The saying you are as only as old as you think... Well, that's a good motivator if you're playing marbles or spades. However, to compete on a nightly basis in a league of professional ball playas is a totally different world. Fifteen years takes its toil. I would hate to see the study of what the body is actually like after that many years of pounding up and down the court. Most real playas are well compensated for that but still it doesn't make it feel any better. As Magic or look at Sir Charles.

Well anyway…Thanks again Mr. Fisher it's been a great run.

Savior of the World by da Vinci

A painting by Leonardo da Vinci that was lost for centuries has been authenticated by distinguished scholars in the United States and Europe and will be exhibited at London’s National Gallery as part of a Leonardo show that opens November 9, ARTnews has learned.