Power f ul
Visit to War Memorials in DC, Arlington Cemetery was overdue
It took me almost 75 years but, along with wife Peg, friends Bob and Geri Burnett of Rockdale and Jerry and
Vicki Roddy of Walland, Tennessee, I made it to the National Mall in Washington DC.
(Since I admitted to almost 75 years, let
me hasten to explain that Peg and those
friends are much younger; no doghouse
for this scribe.)
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RHS grad honored as ‘Unsung Hero’
(Editor’s note: The following is
reprinted with permission from
The Brazosport Facts about 1975
Rockdale High School graduate
Annie Ray. Full Story
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Taken from community calendars. For additions, call 446-5838.
Birthdays
Sept. 2—Karen Sanders, Clyde H. Reynolds, Keith Dibble, Olivia Henderson, Kelli Alford Hilton, Hailey Offield.
Sept. 3—Darlene Shaw, Blake Edward Chapman, Jane Knott, Latisha Hirt, Earl Gandy, Joyce Kaderka, James Powell, Evelyn Stork, Peggy Nadeau, Raymon Puente.
Sept. 4—Margaret Gause Benson, Bart Lockhart, Dakota Eubanks. Full Story
MILESTONES
Divorces Granted
Angela Deanna Ramsey and Barkley Adam Ramsey.
Robert Alan Lewis and Tracy Lynn Lewis.
Mary Danice Steinbecker and Dewey M. Steinbecker.
Glen Robert Graham and Dawn Andrea Timmers.
Douglas Lynn Oslick and Gladys Renee Oslick.
Paker Jerome Baldwin and Mary P. Greyson Baldwin. Full Story
SENIOR CITIZENS MENU
Monday—Labor Day holiday.
Tuesday—Beef tips with gravy, cucumber tomato salad, baked potato, green beans, apple crisp, milk.
Wednesday—Chicken salad plate, pea salad, fruit salad, whole wheat bread, fruit yogurt, milk.
Thursday—Quiche, steamed broccoli, wheat roll, carrot raisin salad, fruit cocktail cake, milk. Full Story
Annual Founders Day celebration Saturday
If you have any questions about the forming and et cetera of the trial ride for the Gause Community Improvement Program’s (CIP) Founders Day parade coming Saturday, Sept. 4, please call J. Lynn Grace, 979- 279-6645. The parade will form at the school at 9:30 a.m. and if you want to be a part of this event, be there at that time. Full Story
MILITARY NEWS
Hauk, Brazeal complete airman basic training at Lackland AFB
LACKLAND AFB—Air Force Airman Jared S. Hauk and Airman First Class David A. Brazeal graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.
The airmen completed an intensive, eightweek program t hat included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Full Story
Masons set sale next weekend
Milano’s Masonic Lodge will hold a garage sale at the Milano Community Center starting at 8 a.m. on both Sept. 10 and 11. To donate items for the sale, call Jesse Love, 512-455-7915, Eugene Morgan, 512-455-3894, Mark Morgan, 512-455-9837 or Aaron Alford, 512-446-5450. Full Story
Down Home Ranch sets Swim Fest fund-raiser
ELGIN—Down Home Ranch, a working farm and ranch for people w ith intellectual and developmental disabilities (such as Down syndrome) will host its sixth annual Swim Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Labor Day, Sept. 6. Full Story
REUNIONS
The Reporter welcomes news of
homecomings and school or class
reunions. There is no charge. Email
to bill@rockdalereporter.
com or fax to 446-5317.
Eiland family’s 72nd
reunion here Sunday
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ORGANIZATIONS
The Reporter welcomes news from local organizations. There is no charge. E-mail to bill@rockdalereporter.com or fax to 446-5317.
Girl Scout signup
rallies set across
Milam County
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