Where is our power? From The Texas Tribune

The state’s electric grid operator lost control of the power supply Monday morning as 2 million Texas households didn’t have heat or other electric appliances working at home while a massive winter storm delivered freezing temperatures across the state.

Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO... Rockdale was going after an established Trade Day, selecting the second Monday as the day for all traders to meet and transact business. Upon report of Ben Loewenstein Jr.

Check in with Jesus

The Blonde went down to Houston recently to help the grad student move into a new apartment. The youngest daughter graduated with her bachelor’s degree a year ago and subsequently she moved into her first real big girl apartment off campus.

Short ribs warm you up; pound cake satisfies

When we found out the weather was going to be very cold Mom decided we should make short ribs for one of our meals. I have eaten them before but never made them. We used a different recipe but this one sounds good.

ORGANIZATIONS

Milano VFD chili supper to be held Saturday Milano Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual chili supper Saturday, starting at 4:30 p.m. Dinners include chili, beans and all the fixings including tea and dessert. There will also be an online auction and a gun drawing.

GAUSE NEWS

Hope you had a nice Valentine’s Day. If you got out on Sunday, it must have been an emergency! Our family lost a muchloved person over the weekend—Wayne’s aunt, Martha Newman, who lived in Milano. She was 97 years young.

Alex’s fish fry

An amazing amount of people, companies and charity groups got together to raise money for the Sandoval family last weekend and the results were spectacular. The fish fry at Brett’s Backyard BBQ raised over $15,000.

Alex’s classmates tell us who she really is

Last week when I was writing my editorial about Alex Sandoval, I reached out to Kathy Pelzel, principal at Rockdale Intermediate School. I asked her which classes Alex liked and if she had won any awards. That kind of thing.

Feel the love on Valentine’s Day even for yourself

It’s easy to feel alone on Valentine’s Day if you do not have a “special someone” to celebrate the holiday with. Living in a monogamous society that is in many ways, obsessed with the concept of romance, being single is often seen as being synonymous with being alone.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks for Judge Young, COVID-19 volunteers Dear editor, My wife and I got our second COVID-19 vaccine shot recently. This was made possible and easy by the hard work and dedicated efforts of Judge Steve Young and all the fine staff and volunteers of Milam County.