Residents dump 36 tons of trash Saturday

Rockdalians got serious with their spring cleaning on Saturday and filled up nine 30-cubicfoot containers with trash at city’s spring Stash Your Trash event at Fair Park. This equates to 36 tons of trash.

AND THE WINNER IS—

AND THE WINNER IS

GRAND RE-OPENING—

GRAND RE-OPENING

Attributing human characteristics to God

Ihave always enjoyed and been inspired, comforted and challenged by the anthropomorphisms of the Old Testament, the manner in which the biblical authors attributed human characteristics and traits to God.

Empty the jar

We have this blue Mason jar that sits on a shelf in our tiny Polly Pocket home. At the end of the day we put all our loose coins in that jar. In today’s culture we don’t use much cash so the jar has stayed pretty much at the same level for years now.

Math, science students advance to UIL regionals

Milano Academic UIL competed in Brenham March 24. Advancing to regionals are the mathematics team and one member of the Science team. Congratulations to all students that competed. Academic contests don’t get the fans—or cheerleaders— but they need to be recognized.

Smothered pork chops and ribs

Smothered food is soul food and there are a lot of different kinds of smothered dishes. We’ve probably all had smothered steak and one point or another, but even shrimp etouffee is considered a smothered food.

DID YOU KNOW...

The number of people in the world affected by hunger continues to rise despite a global commitment to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition by 2030, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Rockdale Homecoming Association annual citywide homecoming will be Sunday, June 11 at the Patterson Civic Center. Rockdale High School Class of 1973 will be the honored class of 50 years. The Honored Business for 2023 is McVoy Grocery & Feed Store.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Christopher David Sanchez, 46, Cameron, public intoxication, released on $500 bond.