LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, The Thorndale VFD Ladies Auxiliary wish to thank everyone who purchased turkey and dressing plates at the 28th annual Thorndale VFD Barbecue Cookoff. Also thanks to those who purchased their baked items before the awards.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, Milam Community Theater would like to thank the parents and children who made our children’s summer camp, “Big Bad”, such a success. The turn out was beyond our imagination! We are so proud of each and every one of you for the hard work you accomplished.

Speed up basketball? Turn off the clock

EDITOR’S CORNER There is a basketball tourney somewhere in Pennsylvania, I think, which has become the first notable competition to adopt the Elam Rule, or just “Elam,” What’s Elam? Besides being “male” backwards, it is a symptom of our society’s continuing passion to Just Get It Over With.

Lean back and enjoy your reserve seats

SPOILIN’ THE BROTH After roaming the sidelines shooting Friday-night football action for 40-plus years, I became a “fan-in-the-grandstand” about 15 years ago. Peg and I have had the same reserve seats over that time, seats 15 and 16 on the top row against the press-box, Row 16, I believe.

Reversing June’s heat index? It’s a breeze

EDITOR’S CORNER Iwas standing at the corner of Ackerman and Cameron—or, if you’re into numbers, the corner of US 79 and FM 487—yesterday waiting to cross the street. It was hot. That day Rockdale’s official high was 96.

‘Caution: Do not step in the exhaust’

SPOILIN’ THE BROTH Neighbor Grover sez old lawyers never die, they just lose their appeal. Positive response to a recent column of religious humor has sent me to the file for more. Gaye Bland recently sent me some so you can thank her for what follows.

‘The legend’

EDITORIAL The Rockdale legend. Doesn’t that sound good? That’s the way Fort Worth’s Cowboy Coliseum starts out its exhibit on African-American cowboy Bill Pickett, calling him exactly that. The exhibit is located in the Fort Worth Stockyards, sacred ground to all things western.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear editor, The Kay Theatre Foundation Board would like to recognize the generosity of our friend and former Kay Board member, Joy Graham. Even after she has gone her thoughtfulness and love of Rockdale and its history continues.

Book chronicles long-ago life at Pleasant Hill

Neighbor Grover sez five-fourths of people admit they are bad with fractions. Anew book available on Amazon is entitled My Life at Pleasant Hill: A Child’s Perspective. Pleasant Hill is (was) a small farming community some 10 miles southwest of Rockdale.

‘You will update me!’, Windows 10 says

I’ve quoted a line many times over the years, always to get a laugh, but after events of the past couple of days, I’m starting to think it has crossed the line from humor to wisdom.