Education luncheon held Friday

Rockdale Education Foundation held their annual donor luncheon on Friday at the SLR Training Center. Above, RISD Superintendent Dr. Denise Monzingo speaks to the crowd to get things started.

HOLY WEEK

Holy Week luncheons, sponsored by the Rockdale Ministerial Alliance, were held Monday through Wednesday in Peace Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Here Monday’s attendees hear Pastor Madison Garcia-Taylor from St. John’s United Methodist deliver the devotion.

The 23rd annual MARC Ride to be held June 8th

Mark your calendars for the 23rd annual MARC Ride brought to you by The Bad to the Bone Riders. This year’s ride will take place on Saturday, June 8, at The Ranch and benefits the MARC Center which serves Milam County adults with physical and learning disabilities.

Happy Birthday !

George Wall Sr. — together with his children, George and Martha Wall of Devine, Keith and Missy Wall of Huntsville,and Paul and Diane Galownia of Conroe — will celebrate Chris Wall for her 99th birthday on April 8th.

Three Easter side dish recipes

Have you dec ided what you’re going to make for your Easter lunch? I’m not even sure Mom has started to think about it. Sometimes we have ham but not always. Whatever kind of meat you have, here are some side dishes that’ll be great for Easter.

Signs of spring in Rockdale

Photos provided by Larry Kocian and Annette Stone from their own gardens. Clockwise from the upper left honeysuckle, daffodil, and sunset colored rose, yellow rose, Indian paintbrush, peach blossoms, lilies and vinca in the middle.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

March 14—Justin Breithaupt. March 17—Kaleb Breithaupt.

Texas Public School Week 2024

RISD is celebrating Texas Public School Week, and these are some photos The Reporter received from the Rockdale Elementary School activities. We will have more photos next week.

Some good copycat recipes

Kyle’s Kitchen Ifound a bunch of copycat recipes and I’m sharing a few with you this week. I haven’t been to Chipotle Mexican Grill since I left Houston, but I do remember their chicken and it was very tasty. The recipe calls for breasts but you could also use thighs.

LADY OF THE YEAR

Alpha Tau Delta’s Lady of the Year for 2024 is Peggy Cooke who was feted at the annual event at a dinner hosted by Brooksy Fisher last Tuesday evening.