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Monday—Closed for Memorial Day. Tuesday—Beef steak fingers, cream gravy, mashed potatoes, corn O’Brien, wheat bread, Mandarin oranges and cherries, milk. Wednesday—Santa Fe pork cutlet, white beans, seasoned spinach, bread, fruited gelatin, milk.

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Landon Levi Enderson and Janice Cowen Elliston. Matthew David Carruthers and Amber Danae Cochran. Terry Dean Simank and Kimberly Jones Leschber. Martinez Lamont Rogers Jr. and Cindy Baez-Granados.

Social media helps ID criminals

Game Warden Field Notes The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports: A soaring recovery In October 2018 a Titus County game warden responded to a call of an injured hawk laying in a county road bar ditch.

$179,695 in scholarships for RHS seniors

Rockdale High School graduating seniors picked up $179,695 in scholarships last Wednesday in the annual RHS Awards Ceremony in the high school gym. Counselor Kelly Windham listed scholarships and awards as follows: Dustin Pickel Memorial Scholarship—Mason Monzingo, $500.

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Meadowbrook slated to host Baccalaureate Meadowbrook Baptist Church will host the Baccalaureate Service for the Rockdale High School graduating class of 2019 at 3 p.m. Sunday. All graduating seniors are welcome to attend the service and are asked to wear their caps and gowns.

Health care tax idea floated

The Rockdale Hospital District is now formally seeking tax money in its attempts to get CHI-St. Joseph’s of Bryan to restore some health services to the former Richards Memorial Hospital campus.

Gee, what a mountain

Gee, has a 146-year-old mystery finally been solved? Thanks to a church history in a 100-year-old Rockdale Reporter, a different story on the naming of our town has emerged.

Gonzalez, Pantaleon lead RHS graduates

Reyna Gonzalez is the valedictorian and Stephani Pantaleon the salutatorian of the 102-candidate graduating class of 2019. Commencement exercises are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. May 24 at Tiger Stadium. Gonzales, daughter of Faustino and Cynthia Gonzales, posted a 4.

Free app can aid public in emergencies

Rockdale’s Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home is providing a free phone app which just might save your life. Vital ICE (In Case of Emergency) is available on either the Apple App Store or Google Play. It only takes a few minutes to fill out.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

221-225 E. Cameron • Rockdale 512/446-5838 • Fax 512/446-5317 www.rockdalereporter.com THURSDAY, MAY 16 • Free Food Distribution 9 a.m., Rockdale KC Hall parking lot. • City debris pickup, call City Hall 512-430-2511. FRIDAY, MAY 17 • City debris pickup, call City Hall 512-430-2511.