Business of the month

Renaissance Villa, currently located at 700 Dyer, has been named business of the month for April by the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center. Administrator Matthew Bur-rough, and staffers, accepted the honor from Chamber members, directors, ambassadors and well-wishers.

BBQ, music, 5K in Cameron

CAMERON—It’s a huge weekend May 4 and 5 in Cameron’s Ledbetter Park surrounding the 2018 Cameron Fun Fest and Barbecue Shootout.

RE-CERTIFIED

These El Camino Real chapter Master Naturalists have been re-certified during 2018. To re-certify, members must complete 40 volunteer hours and take eight hours of training.

Trop Rock Queen

Milano will never be confused with a tropical paradise, but in Brooke Graham’s mind, she’s got her toes buried in the sand and a cool sugary drink with a paper umbrella perspiring in her hand.

DEDICATION AHEAD

—This new 30-foot flag pole bearing Old Glory will be dedicated Tuesday, April 24, at the Rock-dale High School baseball field, prior to Tigers playing Jarrell.

Scholarship golf tourney Saturday

MILANO NEWS The annual Milano ISD scholarship golf tournament will be held Saturday, April 21, at the Rockdale Country Club. Cost is $75 per player and is a four-person scramble event. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start.

Kay set to honor Applegate

The Kay Theatre Foundation will host a celebration honoring the late Leona Applegate, and other founding supporters, at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29. Open to the public, the afternoon will include a reception with light refreshments and a movie.

Think pink

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and the pink flamingos are out again in Rockdale. The seven-foot-tall eye catchers are placed in yards as a fund-raiser for Milam County Child Protective Services and stay in yards until a donation enables them to “take wing” and move to another location.

‘Home stretch’ time; summer school coming

RISD REPORT Rockdale ISD campuses are in their last six weeks of school, and there are plenty of activities that occur at the end of every school year. However, on May 24, senior graduation day, our schools don’t completely close their doors until August.

Young artists

Winners have been listed in the annual Rockdale Junior-High School Art Show, held at the RJH campus, according to Lani Young, art instructor.