Spring clean your routine

Falling short of your goals? In a period of stagnation? It may be time to spring clean your routine. Here are a few tips and ideas for getting more done with greater ease. • Spruce up your settings—Do you find some of the push notifications on your phone distracting?

STIRRING THE POT

STIRRING THE POT—Kevin Love (L) and John Yakesch made the chili for the Milano Volunteer Fire Department’s chili fundraiser on Saturday night. Over $53,000 was raised which included a $25,000 gift from the Ladies VFD Auxiliary from a successful garage sale and bake sales.

Rockdale Youth Baseball raises $8,000 Saturday

Above, Monica Whiteley and Chelsea Tindle getting people registered at the door, while Jennifer Montelongo (below) checks out all of the silent auction offerings at Saturday’s chili fundraiser at The Ranch. Kase Quinney was enjoying the sights on Saturday with his aunt, Theresa Tindle.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for March 10-16. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx.publicsearch.us. Warranty Deeds Schweitzer Development LLC to Dennis Johnson – Lots 24-37, Sunset Terrace Addition, Cameron (628).

GAUSE NEWS

Here we are with a dreary Monday morning. Hopefully by afternoon it will be a beautiful day with the sun shining. The months fly by, so it The months fly by, so it will not be long until the hot weather arrives, then cool off and time to put up the Christmas tree and decorations.

Texas hunting accidents at a record low

AUSTIN—Hunting-related accidents in Texas are at an all-time low since Hunter Education became mandatory in 1988, according to the 2021 Texas Hunting Accident Report released by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD).

ORGANIZATIONS

Salty Cemetery Assoc. meeting March 7th The Salty Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7. The meeting will be held in the Salty Church Annex.

Two delicious chicken recipes

This recipe makes a bunch so there will be leftovers unless you have a large family. Of course you can adjust by using only one chicken, however the reviews of this recipe make me think it’s so good you’ll wish you had used two.

We must forgive

I’m going through 1st Timothy with some people, and at the end of the first chapter the Apostle Paul tells Timothy to hang in there. In verse 18 Paul encourages Timothy to “fight the good fight of faith.” Jesus calls us to a great life but it’s not an easy life.

‘That Lewis story should be in the Bible’

Most always, when I pen a spiritual devotional or a religious article such as appears below, I attempt to ground it in a particular scripture of the Bible. On the other hand, I often encounter stories that, to me, express the nature or will of God and think, “That should be in the Bible.