Blood drive Aug. 28th at Meadowbrook BC
An American Red Cross Blood Drive has been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 28 at Meadowbrook Baptist Church.
“The need for blood and platelets is constant,” coordinator Tatiana Olivares, an RHS sophomore, said. “There is COVID-19 antibody testing on all completed blood donations. Donors who test positive for those antibodies may have the unique opportunity to help patients fighting the disease.”
To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-REDCROSS.
At presstime, 38 appointment slots were available.
Schedules listed for food pantry and thrift shop
August schedules for the Rockdale Christian Services Food Pantry and Heavenly Treasures thrift shop have been announced, according to Pam Warren, RCS chair.
The food pantry will be open from 10 a.m. to 12-noon on Friday, Aug. 27.
She said clients may pick up their commodity boxes on either of those days.
“Distribution will continue as a walk-up model,” she said. “Clients are not permitted in the building.”
THRIFT SHOP—The Heavenly Treasures thrift shop will be open every Tuesday and Wednesday in August from 9 a.m. to 12-noon.
Area VFDs have busy week chasing fire calls
Fire calls for area volunteer fire department dispatched from the Rockdale Police Department during the past week included:
• 3:01 p.m. Aug. 11, grass fire FM 485 at CR 262.
• 5:37 p.m. Aug. 11, Gause VFD returned to FM 485/CR 262 for rekindle.
• 6:28 p.m. Aug. 12, brush fire, 500 block of County Road 350, Gause VFD.
• 4:53 a.m. Sunday, fire alarm at Hunter’s Chase Apartments, no fire located, Rockdale VFD.
• 7:50 a.m., Sunday, hay bale on fire, 800 block of CR 432, Thorndale VFD.
• 9:04 p.m. Monday, RV fire, FM 2095, Gause VFD.
• 11:19 p.m. Monday, grass fire near CR 355 Loop, Gause VFD.
School board okays November election
Meeting in regular session Monday in the juniorhigh commons, the Rockdale ISD School Board okayed the order of election for Nov. 3 school board voting.
That election was postponed from May 2 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
There’s one school board race. Michael Whitsel and Janice Keen are vying to replace Place 6 incumbent Lin Perry.
Perry passed up a chance at re-election to run for a west-ward city council seat being vacated by Doug Calame.
Perry is opposed by Monique Gebhart.
That city election has also been postponed to Nov. 3.
Also on Monday, trustees heard a school-opening report from Supt. Dr. Denise Monzingo.
(Also, see page 1A.)
RVFD annual giveaway coming up on Aug. 29
The annual Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department Giveaway Event has been rescheduled for Saturday, Aug 29, according to Fire Chief Ward Roddam who said it will be an online event.
“To ensure the safety of our valued supporters, RVFD has rescheduled the event, which was to have been held in the spring,” Fire Chief Ward Roddam said.
Roddam said the giveaway event will begin at 5 p.m.
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