10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO
Plans were made for the Rockdale Public Schools to hold a Halloween Carnival on the school campus on Oct. 31. This would be a festival in the true sense of the word—outdoors under canvas, homemade candy, popcorn balls, lemonade, sandwiches and tea, sideshows, fishing ponds and lots of fun for everybody. If you were scared of spooks, wear your rabbit foot, for all the hobgoblins and witches would be there.
The new, up-to-date Sherar’s Soda Parlor was formally opened to the public when Mrs. C.H. Sherar entertained her many friends with a reception. Assisting in receiving were Lon Hudson and Leonard Isaacs. The chosen color scheme of pink and white was effectively carried out, the entire parlor being a bank of graceful ferns and la France roses, while hanging baskets of dainty blossoms and others filled with the same blooms were place everywhere in profusion. Delicious cake and cherry brick cream were served at tables ornamented with pink roses.
Louise Hale was a most charming hostess to the Matinee Musical Club meeting. Members responded to roll call with current musical events. After a short business session and a well rendered program, a novel musical game was enjoyed in which Mrs. Bruce Gentry won and received a beautiful buffet scarf as reward. The club was then invited into the beautiful dining room by the hostesses’ mother, Mrs. Hale, and a most beautiful sight greeted all. The large centerpiece of yellow cosmos and banks of yellow roses used in decoration suggested Halloween, which was further carried out in the place cards of that design.
40 YEARS AGO…
Denise Morrison of the Thorndale High School FFA exhibited the grand champion steer at the 1982 Fair. The steer was purchased by Food Land for $4,336.75.
Darla Noack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Noack, was crowned queen of the 1982 Fair in the junior high commons. First runner-up was Mary Brogger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Brogger, and second runner-up was Michelle Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Jones.
20 YEARS AGO…
Ken Cockrell, “Rockdale’s astronaut,” returned to his hometown for a whirlwind day that featured a speech, a tour and lots of reminiscing. Cockrell addressed a packed RHS auditorium. His audience included students from RHS, Rockdale Junior High, Lexington, Cameron, Thorndale and Milano. Then it was on to Alcoa’s Rockdale Operations atomizer which produces the aluminum powder used as a rocket propellant for shuttle flights.
10 YEARS AGO…
Teachers, and other Rockdale ISD employees who thought their first paychecks of 2012-13 didn’t make the grade, got a little relief from school trustees. On a 4-3 split vote the board okayed a 2.23-percent salary adjustment for RISD employees.
Rockdale volunteer firefighters got called out on a rare funnel cloud sighting but were about a dozen miles north of the action. The RVFD was summoned to a report of a funnel cloud touching down near Tanglewood. A tornado had briefly touched down just east of Lexington, damaging a home on Lee County Road 408.
Emily McCoy, a 17-yearold junior at Rockdale High School, was crowned Miss Rockdale Fair 2012 before a crowd of more than 600 in the Rockdale High School auditorium. First runner-up at the annual pageant was Allyson Steinbecker and second runner- up was Jacey Jerman.
- Log in or Subscribe to post comments.