Record year for MARC Ride

Saturday’s 23rd annual MARC Ride had 79 entrants with 100 riders and set a new record raising $56,891 with more money promised to come in this week. About $22,000 of the total came from the live auction with auctioneer John Fisher. A grand total over the 23 years comes to $491,176 raised.

QUICK LOOK

Roddam sworn in as mayor during meeting Ward Roddam was sworn in as Rockdale’s mayor at Monday night’s city council meeting by City Secretary Shanna Johnson. Roddam is f inishing former mayor Brett Boren’s term and another election will be held in May of 2025.

Making things happen

When I served at a big church in East Texas I spent way too much time in way too many meetings. Thomas Sowell said, “People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.” I’m not in that category. I don’t want to meet, I want to do (James 1:22).

Joseph taught Jesus importance of worship

Joseph the father of Jesus; the Bible tells us some things about him. An angel of the Lord appeared to him before Jesus’ birth. He took his family to Bethlehem for a census. He f led with his family to Egypt. Later, he settled in Nazareth where he practiced his trade of carpentry.

CHURCH NEWS

Connect Church sets book club for June 26 Connect Church will hold a book club at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26. It will meet in The Upper Room at The Place of Hope on Cameron Avenue. The book is available now, it is entitled All In by Mark Batterson.

ORGANIZATIONS

There’s a new shop in town at Street Ministries, 225 N. Main St. The shop is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and sells a variety of Christian- themed merchandise. Sandy Creek Cemetery Assn.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

June 19—Kelley Zapata.

Three inauthentic recipes

Kyle’s Kitchen Sometimes you just need something easy and quick for dinner, especially if you have kids who are involved in sports or anything else. You can have these cheater enchiladas on the table in 30 minutes.

ROCKDALE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER MENU

Monday—Loaded baked potato, green salad with dressing, crackers, apple crisp, 2% milk. Tuesday—Stuffed bell pepper, roll, mashed potatoes, spinach, yogurt, 2% milk. Wednesday—Holiday. Thursday—Spaghetti and meat sauce, garlic bread, green beans, corn, Mandarin oranges with Cool Whip, 2% milk.

Rockdale PD makes two felony arrests, responds to three traffic accidents

Rockdale Police Officers made two felony arrests during the past week including: • Crystal Nicole Mayberry, 44, Rockdale, was arrested of Ofc. Wall on June 4 for public intoxication, resisting arrest and assault of a public servant.