Turkey giveaway begins
The annual Christmas turkey giveaway, sponsored by local merchants through the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce has begun and will run until the week of Christmas.
Here’s how it works. When KRXT plays a “gobbling” sound if you are the first to call you win a $15 gift certificate toward the purchase of a turkey.
Winners have included:
Sandra Drake, Pruett Insurance; Pam Nelson, KRXT; Alvin Faykus, Citizens National Bank; Raymond Leschber, Atmos Energy.
Steve Honeycutt, Prosecutor Bill Torrey; Debbie Biehle, Atmos Energy; Harold Macek, The Rockdale Reporter; Linda Roberts, Atmos Energy.
Cindy Zulaica, Bassler Energy; Louis Hill, Attorneys of Texas Title; Penny Muston, Atmos Energy; Joe Cleveland, Jobi Brock with Schneider Group/ Premier Realty.
Freddie Debault, Prosecutor Bill Torrey; Wayne Leschber, KRXT; Joyce Voss, Atmos Energy; Irma Niemtschk, Marvin Clement CPA.
Sponsors for 2019 are:
Bassler Energy, Pruett Insurance, Carol Matous-Jim Currey Realty, Prosecutor Bill Torrey, A-Plus Services/Jack Jordan.
Attorneys of Texas Title, Citizens National Bank Atmos Energy, Marvin Clement CPA, Monique Gebhart with Pud Owens-Judith Matula Realty.
Jobi Brock with Schnei der Group/Premier Realty The Rockdale Reporter, Ter ri Buchanan and Dr. Jere miah Havins with Rockdale Medical Clinic (Main Street) Mara McDowell with Mary Kay, Kindred Hospice.
Bands set Christmas
concert for Thursday
Rockdale ISD bands will present their annual Christmas Concert at 7 p.m Thursday in the high school audi torium.
The traditional concert will feature all district bands including the Rockdale High School Big Blue Band,
Brown Santa taking
applications for 2019
Brown Santa, the Milam County Sheriff Depart ment’s Christmas-time drive to provide toys for the needy will take applications at the sheriff’s office in Cam eron until Dec. 12.
Applicants must bring a Medicaid or WIC card with the child’s name, a current utility bill, a birth certificate (if the child is not in school) or a report card/ progress report if the child is in school.
Parents/guardians must have valid Texas IDs. Applications may be picked up at the sheriff’s office.
New, unwrapped toys may be donated at the sheriff’s office. Money may be donated at the Brown Santa account at Classic Bank or by mail to: Brown Santa/Wynema Adams, 512 North Jefferson, Cameron, TX 76520.
Brown Santa serves children in all areas of Milam County.
Fire calls listed for
South Milam VFDs
Here are fire calls dispatched for South Milam County volunteer fire departments from the Rock-dale Police Department during the past eight days:
• 10:33 p.m. Nov. 25, Rockdale VFD responded to Village Courts, 1239 West US 79 for report an oven had exploded. Flames were extinguished before arrival, oven was still smoldering, smoke in residence.
• 1:26 p.m. Saturday, Milano VFD responded to grass fire, 2600 block of County Road 342.
• 7:26 p.m. Saturday, Rockdale and Thorndale VFD responded to report of hay fire spreading toward pasture on CR 412, Fire was reported as an out-of-control burn.
• VFDs also responded to several accidents on area roads. See story above.
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