Columns & Opinions

Go ahead and wash somebody else’s dishes

He told me to tell you that Our baby-girl is soon to be a senior at Houston Baptist University. She has been busy not only making the dean’s list but also moving up the on campus housing food chain. She started out with seven other girls sharing a four bedroom dorm room with only two bathrooms.

BIBLE VERSE

Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. You’ll receive the same judgment you give. —Matthew 2:1-2 (CEB)

Milano selected for one-act play contests

MISD REPORT Last year, in an incredible football game, we snapped Bremond’s 49-game winning streak. Friday night, our football team snapped another impressive Bremond streak. Bremond had not lost a home football game in over four years.

Lots of fun activities for fall in Rockdale

CHAMBER CHAT The Milam County Area Go Texan Fundraiser is Sept. 29 at the KC Hall. I will find out who is performing by next week, so please check back. Ginno’s’ Italian Restaurant, 1200 W. Cameron (US 79) has now opened a bar and has an all new menu.

‘Transfoming’ at RJH

RISD REPORT Junior-High Principal Kelly Blair discusses changes at the campus: Rockdale Junior High Teachers have new and improved tools to help them engage your students in meaningful and valuable learning.

Constitution Day

EDITORIAL Just because we’re not reading it this year doesn’t mean it’s not in use Monday is Constitution Day. That’s not up there with the big holidays but it certainly was last year in Milam County.

Rockdale activities listed

Congratulations to Pruett Insurance for being our Business of the Month for September. Please join us in welcoming our newest member of the Chamber, Marvin R. Clement CPA, located in Milano. Don’t forget the city pool is open 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through October.

North, south, east, west it looks good to me

If you, like me, pass by the construction site of the new Tiger Field at least once a day, it’s been a lot of fun watching the progress on a day-to-day basis. It’s really been fun in the past two and one-half weeks.

It’s sure not easy becoming an octogenarian

GUEST COLUMN It ain’t easy reaching 80 years old and beyond. Just ask someone who has reached that age and older. Many factors go into play. They could be genes, life style, and many other things in and out of our control. On Aug. 24 I turned 80.