HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Charlie Watson celebrated his 90th birthday on Sunday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with lots of friends and family. Guests were asked to bring food for the Rockdale Christian Services food pantry and they responded with over 115 pounds of food.

Two upcoming events for Rockdale’s first responders

An appreciation dinner and a fundraiser for Rockdale’s first responders are coming up soon. Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual All Fired Up fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday at The Ranch.

St. John’s Methodist Chili Supper Feb. 15th

St. John’s United Methodist Church will hold their annual chili supper on Thursday, Feb. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Tickets are $13 and are available at the door and includes chili, cornbread, dessert of your choice and a drink and can be taken home or eaten there.

GIRL SCOUT COOKIES

This little lady, Paulina Waak, is the only Girl Scout in Milam County since they disbanded here. You can find her all over town selling cookies. She is the daughter of Paul and Paula Waak.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Rockdale Elementary School’s west hallway is the first thing that will be updated after the school bond passed last year. There will be a new, secure office as well as new classrooms with updated windows and doors.

QUICK LOOK

Spaghetti fundraiser February 8 The Rockdale Band Boosters will hold their annual spaghetti supper fundraiser on Tuesday, Feb. 8, in the junior high commons from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Plates are $10 and include spaghetti, salad, bread and a drink. Desserts made by band students are available to purchase.

ORGANIZATIONS

Rockdale Rotary Club meets the first, third and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department from noon to 1 p.m. Lunch is provided. Rockdale Noon Lions Club also meets at RVFD on the first and third Wednesday of each month with lunch provided.

GAUSE NEWS

What a way to start the week—rain, rain, rain! The thing is, who am I to question God? I have a Boys Ranch Daily Planner, but I’ll use it as a “What did I do today” planner. And the most used reply is “Nothing.

ROCKDALE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER MENU

Monday—Roast turkey, roll, wild rice, Tuscan vegetables, spice cake, 2% milk. Tuesday—Meatloaf, roll, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, Mandarin orange, bananas, 2% milk. Wednesday—Barbecue chicken breast, wheat bread, hot potato salad, pinto beans, peaches, 2% milk.

Three crockpot recipes

If there’s anything I hate more than cold weather, it is cold and rain together which is what we’re having this week. I get chilled to the bone the older I get.