Sportsmanship Award

Ciara Miles seen smiling while sitting at Rockdale High School’s spring athletic banquet which honored Tigers and Lady Tigers who participated in basketball, baseball, softball, powerlifting, soccer, tennis, track and golf this past semester.

Rockdale MDD to host Lunch and Learn June 3 at Patterson Center

The Rockdale MDD will be hosting a Lunch and Learn with speaker Dr. Adam Perdue, a research economist from the Texas A&M Real Estate Center on Friday, June 3, at 11:30 a.m. at the Patterson Center. Dr.

Annual MARC Ride set for June 11

The 21st annual MARC Ride will be held on Saturday, June 11, at The Ranch. The Bad to the Bone Riders holds this benefit each year and it is the largest yearly donation received by the MARC Center.

DOWNTOWN CONSTRUCTION

DOWNTOWN CONSTRUCTION—The TxDOT downtown project continues in front of Citizens National Bank. The parking area is being torn up there while the finishing touches in the next block are being completed.

WHEN ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK PAYS OFF

WHEN ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK PAYS OFF—Mallory McDaniel, daughter of Chuck and Sharon McDaniel, is headed to Harvard by being awarded with almost $84,000 in scholarships last Wednesday night at the Rockdale High School Awards Program.

POSGCD to host groundwater rights seminar in Caldwell

On June 21 Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) will host an event at the Caldwell Civic Center entitled “Groundwater Rights for Real Estate for Realtors, Brokers, Title Companies, and Interested Local Landowners.” The event will feature Dr.

Love thy neighbor

Jesus told us to love our neighbors the way we love ourselves (Mark 12:31). How do we do that when many times we do not even know our neighbors? Of course when the Rabbi spoke of neighbors He went beyond geographic boundaries but still how can I show love to someone I don’t even know?

Sometimes monuments don’t seem to be monuments

From Shakespeare’s King Henry the Fifth: “Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household words Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb’red.” On Memorial Day, those who have sacrificed their lives in the service of our country shall be “freshly rememb’red.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

RCS food pantry Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open the second and fourth Thursday and Friday of the each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

Milam 4-H starting dog project in the fall

We are starting the 4-H dog project in the fall. We would like to see who might be interested in participating. We also hope to make a field trip in July to the State 4-H Dog Show to learn how to get started this summer.