Plastic problem

Earth Day is this Friday. Plastic consumption in the US, and all over the world, is a big problem. Cutting down the amount of plastic we use is a good way to make our earth healthier for everyone, and earthday.org has lots of good ways to reduce our consumption.

Egg hunts, Funfests and Dewberry Jams

We had a very nice Easter and I hope all of you did too. It was a quiet Easter with just four of us, but we ate like there were 20 of us. I made the recipe for Carne Adovada that I had in my food column a week or so ago and it was delicious and everyone enjoyed it.

Milam County Veterans Service Office

For the past 24 years Milam County government has funded a full-time Veteran’s Service Officer. Mr. Ken Janicek filled the position and did an outstanding job. With Ken’s retirement we have reviewed the need for a veteran’s service officer in the county.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO… A contract for another five-year lease was entered into between Uncle Sam and the and the J.W. Perry Estate, which ensured the Rockdale Post Office retention of its location in the Perry building on upper Cameron Avenue.

Easter

The date of Easter, when the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place, changes from year to year. The reason for this variation is that Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox.

THEY REALLY SAID THAT?

“There are always some churchgoers whom the preacher doesn’t remember from one Easter to the next.” — Evan Esar

My grandparents were watching over me

My friend, Brenda, about whom I’ve written before, sent me some old photos from the early 1990s and brought back a ton of memories. I lived in an apartment complex when I was working at The Houston Post. It was just a normal complex probably built in the 1950s.

This’ll make you enjoy your yard work even more

Here’s a timely column from 2008 by Reporter Publisher Emeritus Bill Cooke. Pete Taylor sent me this. I’d love to credit the writer but it’s one of those items that circulated on the Internet and somewhere along the way the author got dropped.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO… The Empire Fuel Co., which owned lignite mines in Milam County and maintaining executive offices in Dallas, increased its capital from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000, according to a message received from Ada, H. Davidson of Dallas, now in New York.

Easter potatoes prepared two ways

Are you going to have potatoes on your Easter menu? Here are some potato recipes to try instead of mashed. The first one comes from Ina Garten who got it from actress Emily Blunt. The potatoes are boiled first and then roasted and they are going viral lately.