Homecoming ahead
June 9 at civic center
Rockdale’s annual homecoming is for everyone when homecomers gather June 9 at the Patterson Center.
Barbara Gross, Rock-dale Homecoming Association president, said the group wants to emphasize the annual event is not just for graduates of Rockdale High School, but for all current and previous residents of Rockdale.
“Honoree on June 9 will be The Rockdale Reporter with its owners and dedicated staff. The Cooke Family has led this award winning and well respected weekly community newspaper for four generations and has contributed so much to the community,” Gross said.
The event will begin with coffee, donuts and fellowship. The annual business meeting will be held around noon.
This year the officers of the Homecoming Association will prepare and serve the meal of brisket, beans, potato salad, coleslaw, dessert and iced tea for $12 per plate.
Also see guest editorial, page 5A.
MARC Ride scheduled on June 8 at The Ranch
The traditional ride to benefit the Milam Adult Resource Center (MARC) has been moved to June 8 this year.
“We’ve moved the event in hopes of not conflicting with other local fundraisers,” Charles Starr, spokesman for Bad to the Bone Riders, who stage the event, said.
As in past years the ride begins and ends at The Ranch, 413 West US 79.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. with first bike out at
11. Fee is $20 for riders, $25 with a passenger, and includes a barbecue meal with all the trimmings.
Plates will be sold to the public at $10 each, starting at 11:30 a.m. until sold out.
Stops will be in Milam, Lee and Burleson counties.
Last bike in is at 4 p.m. Afterwards there will be a barbecue meal prepared by Kathy Quinney and an auction with John Fisher starts at 4:30. There will be music and a drawing for door prizes.
Since the MARC Ride began, $285,955 has been raised for the organization.
For more information about the event, contact Starr at 512-540-2561 or Neal Ferrell at 512-299-7446.
Blood drive set June 9 at St. Paul’s, Thorndale
THORNDALE—St. Paul Lutheran Church and School will host a Baylor Scott & White Blood Center Blood Drive Sunday. June
9.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 12-noon. Donors will receive a T-shirt.
A photo ID is required to donate. Registration is inside the school gym.
To register contact Stacy Irwin at 512-898-7953 or visit BSWBlood.com.
MDD, Workforce land 2019 excellence awards
The Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) has named the Rockdale MDD and the Workforce Solutions of Central Texas-Rockdale Office the winners of the 2019 Workforce Excellence Award.
Criteria for evaluation include Innovativeness, Transferability, Community Commitment and Leverage, Measured Objectives, and Secondary Benefits.
Kara Clore, MDD executive director, noted that even with the closings of Alcoa and Luminant power plant, Rockdale and Milam County now have their lowest unemployment rate in the past 21 years.
She said since May 2018, the phenomenal Workforce Solutions-Rockdale team has assisted 8,715 applicants seeking employment and 197 employers in Milam County with their job posting and recruiting needs.
TEDC will recognize the recipients of the 2019 Workforce Excellence Award at their Mid-Year Conference at 8 am on Thursday, June 13, in Rockwall.
TISD trustees okay
purchase of new van
THORNDALE—Meeting recently in regular session for May, Thorndale ISD trustees approved purchase of a new van.
Supt. Adam Ivy said the district had recently purchased a 12-passenger van and noted the vehicle “had become very popular.”
“It has reduced the need to have bus drivers or coaches drive trips with small numbers of students,” he said.
Ivy said the van has 3,000 miles on the odometer after one month of use.
The board voted unanimously to purchase another van.
Also during the May meeting, the board voted to hire Meggie Bow, Kelly Pickel, Kelbi Kovar, Morgan Laughlin and Doug Franklin.
Resignations were accepted from Kalyn Paceley, Bobby Sugg, Jenn Sugg, Diana Remmert and Nancy Lindemann.
Area 12 water groups set meeting Thursday
MILANO—Groundwater Management Area 12 water conservation groups will meet for a joint planning session at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District office in Milano.
Agenda items include discussion of groundwater availability models (GAM), development of two future pumping scenarios concerning the Sparta/ Queen City-Carrizo-Wilcox groundwater availability model and update, and possible action, on legislation that relates to a joint planning process.
Area 12 consists of the Post Oak Savannah, Fayette County, Lost Pines, Mid-Texas and Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation Districts.
The meeting is open to the public.
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