QUICK LOOK

The Rockdale Reporter is pleased to announce that, after a long search, Ken Ansell will be The Reporter’s

new sportswriter.

Ken and his wife, Jennifer, having returned to Rockdale just in time for fall sports.

Regular readers will already know him from his columns on the Faith page.

Turn to page 1B to read Ken’s introduction column.

Welcome back to Rockdale. We are happy to have you as a member of The Reporter Gang.

Homecoming set for Aug. 20

St. Monica Catholic Church in Cameron will hold their annual Homecoming Festival on Sunday, Aug. 20, starting with a polka mass at 10 a.m. featuring the Jodie Mikula Band.

Barbecue beef and sausage plates will be sold for $12. There will also be hamburgers, tamales and barbeque sandwiches.

Game booths begin at 11 a.m., bingo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a live auction starts at 2:30 p.m. A horseshoe tournament begins at 1 p.m. with registration from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at $20 per team.

Join the Trail at

Meadowbrook

August 28th

Trail Life Troop TX-1516 will be hosting a Join the Trail event at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at Meadowbrook Baptist Church fellowship hall. This is an opportunity to learn who they are and how you and your son can join. Trail Life is for boys 5 to 17 years old.

Trail Life USA partners with churches and parents across America as the premier national character development organization for young men which produces generations of godly and responsible husbands, fathers, and citizens. In over 1,000 churches in all 50 states, fathers and sons are connecting, relationships are deepening and legacies are beginning as a new generation of godly leaders rises up.