Deadline is Friday for
Roundup nominations
Friday is the deadline to nominate persons to be served by Rockdale’s Christmas Roundup, which provides holiday cheer for the less fortunate.
Applications can be picked up at The Rockdale Reporter, Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library, One-Stop Center, Citizens National Bank, Classic Bank, Rockdale Federal Credit Union, Rock-dale Chamber of Commerce, Rockdale City Hall, Rock-dale Senior Citizen’s Center, Rockdale Christian Services & Food Pantry and local churches.
Monetary donations can be deposited in the Christmas Roundup account at Citizens National Bank or sent to PO Box 766, Rockdale, Texas 76567.
Food and toy donations can be taken to Rockdale Signs at anytime.
Blood drawing ahead
Sunday at St. Paul’s
THORNDALE—Baylor Scott & White Health will host a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 12-noon Sunday, at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School in Thorndale.
A photo ID is required to donate.
All blood donors during December will receive a long-sleeve T-shirt.
For more information call Stacy Irwin at 512-269-7953 or go to BSWBlood.com.
‘Tree of Angels’ ahead
Monday at museum
CAMERON—The Milam County & District Attorney’s Office will sponsor the 20th Annual “Tree of Angels” ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday, at the Milam County Museum in downtown Cameron.
The “Tree of Angels” program is celebrated and enables survivors of violent crime and victims’ families to place an angel ornament on a special Christmas tree. Members of the armed services will also be remembered and honored.
Participants are asked to bring an angel ornament tagged with the first and last name of the person to be remembered or honored. Those not able to attend should contact Natalie Keen at (254) 697-7013 or keen@milamcounty.net for more information.
Refreshments will be served. Donations can be made to the Tree of Angels Account at Buckholts State Bank in Cameron, Buckholts or Rogers.
Monday reception will honor outgoing judge
CAMERON—Dave Barkemeyer, outgoing Milam County Judge will be honored with a reception in the Milam County Courthouse on Monday.
The reception will be held at 11 a.m., immediately following the regularly scheduled commissioners court meeting which will be held in the commissioners courtroom on the second floor
Barkemeyer served two terms as county judge. He was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.
He passed up the 2018 ballot and Steve Young was elected as his successor.
Little Rivers workers
getting aid from TWC
The Central Texas Workforce Center, 313 North Main in the One-Stop Center, is assisting laid-off employees of Little River Healthcare with Work in Texas registration and unemployment benefit applications with special sessions on Monday.
Hours for the Little River special sessions Monday are 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Regular Workforce Center office hours are Monday through Friday 8 to 5 and Thursday 9 to 6.
For more information call 512-446-6440, extension six.
More turkey winners
listed by Chamber
More turkey winners in the annual holiday giveaway sponsored by local businesses through the Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center have been listed as follows:
Janse Gangl, Atmos Energy; Bertha Lepe, Atmos Energy; Debbie Rodriguez, Aaron’s Sales & Lease; Adelaide Yanez, Beauty Counter by Felicia Brock; Shannon Clinard, A-Plus Services.
Nanette Wells, Long Star Premier Real Estate/Rebecca Vasquez; Patricia Bittner, KRXT; Pruett Insurance, Linda Muston.
Miranda McAdams, Fastenal; Johnny Ray Valchar, Atoms Energy; Alvina Randall, Attorneys of Texas Title; Joy Voss, Rockdale Federal Credit Union.
Brian Burleson, Atmos Energy; Jerry Biar, Citizens National Bank; Ricky Gerren, Monique Gebhart-Pud Owens/Judith Matula Realty; Margret Von Gonten, The Rockdale Reporter.
Anna Zelaya, Brian Price, Milam County Assistant District Attorney; Ronnie Rieger, Atmos Energy; John Hardy, Law Office of Gretchen McCord; Judith Tovar, Pruett Insurance.
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