Grass roots

Veterans Day had its start in a small town from the heartland Care to guess in what city the movement which led to Veterans Day being celebrated had its origins? Washington, D. C.? New York City? Boston? No and you’d probably guess a while unless you already knew the answer. It’s Emporia, Kansas.

What can we do to draw folks to town?

We need a reason for people to visit Rockdale again and again. That was the consensus of Leadership Rockdale’s meeting last Thursday. And we need to have all of Rockdale’s organizations working together to achieve this goal. Maybe it’s a once-peryear thing?

LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. N.M. Bullock threw open the doors of their spacious home, where Miss Johnny Cone entertained the Epworth League with a Halloween party. The decorations were in regular Halloween colors of orange and black.

A story for the season from Transylvania

(Enjoy this “punny” story from 2010 from Publisher Emeritis Bill Cooke.) In keeping with the season of Jack-O-Lanterns, costume contests, Halloween trick-or-treating and Fall Festivals, here’s a story you will find timely and entertaining.

Junior High ‘B’ lunch + iPhone = suspect

At last Tuesday night’s town hall meeting at the Junior High Commons, it was revealed that the identity of the student who air dropped the threatening text on October 11, which closed all RISD campuses, has not yet been discovered.

Fair notebook: Goutburgers and Evel

(A timely 2010 Fair remembrance from our late editor Mike Brown.) First you’ve got to understand there are many people who work much harder than me at the Rockdale Fair.

EDITORIAL

The 2022 Fair

2022 Fair Officers President Jimmy Patin President Elect Kris Moreland Secretary Cindy Hughes Vice President of Accounting Kris Moreland Vice President of Activities Scott Heintze Vice President of Fiscal Affairs Sheree Smith Vice President of General Affairs James Birkhead Vice president of...

LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO… An item of interest to all readers of The Reporter was found in the announcement that the old firm of Perry and Quebe Pharmacy would hereafter be called Quebe and Prewitt Pharmacy. Our fellow townsman, A.P. Perry, Jr.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Boil recipe

Because my Dad is allergic to chocolate, we normally have Payday candy bars at home because he loves them. He also likes those round pink things with peanuts in them. Can’t think of the name. I’ve seen this recipe going around on several food websites so it must be good.