MORE FROM ONEY RUN

This year’s Buddy Oney Toy Run, sponsored by Bad to the Bone Riders, raised more than $8,000 for four organization. Above, organizers expressed appreciation to Brookshire Bros. stores in Rockdale and Cameron for discounts on toys and making donations and Brookshire Bros. Corporate for its support.

Thorndale heroes honored by state

Two young Thorndale residents have been awarded the EMS Citizens of the Year award for their efforts in saving the lives of two persons in a highway crash. Chris Posey and Joseph Posey were presented the award by the Texas Dept.of Services at the 2019 Texas EMS Conference in Forth Worth.

BUSINESS OF THE MONTH

Redd’s Shredding has been named the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Month for December. Chamber and city officials made the presentation recently to owner Jonathan Harris, his wife, Amanda, and children Madalynn and Brantley.

FOR THE PANTRY

—Rockdale Girl Scouts Troops 9603, 9505 and 23001 recently donated canned goods to the Rockdale Christian Services Food Pantry: (L-R) Front row: Natasha Rivera, Sarah Edens, Nataly Hernandez, Courtney Mercer-Basquette; back row Emerson Hirt, Adyson Basquette, Makayla Turman, Victoria Smith, Maria...

HEATERS

—At left, Rock-dale Masonic Lodge No. 414 (represented by Clint Wallace and Paul Brockenbush) have donated to the Rock-dale Chamber of Commerce’s heater drive for the community. Above, Charlie Watson of KC Council 7014, presented a $200 check to the Chamber’s effort.

LIGHTING WINNERS

Here are some of the winners in the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce’s annual lighting contest who received their awards last week at the Chamber’s rock house headquarters: Seated (L-R), Daphnie Diestel and Dante Diestel, Tammy Stephenson Family; Glenda Guthrie, Calvin Ivins and Caitlyn Ivins, Tim and...

CHURCH NEWS

Rising Star Baptist Church will hold a New Year’s Eve service at 9:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday Dec. 31. There will be music, testimonies and guest speakers. Rising Star Baptist is located at the north end of Texas Street. Take Belton Avenue to Texas and turn north to find the church

DONATIONS

—At left, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church has donated 227 pounds of food to the RCS Food Pantry. From left, Yarely Navarro, Mariana Santellano, Oscar Hernandez at Westyn Smith, Above, Peace Lutheran Church donated $605 to Christmas Roundup. Allen Sanders accepted from Geri Burnett.

Winners listed in Chamber lighting contest

The top residences and businesses in the Rock-dale Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lighting Contest have been announced as follows: RESIDENCES Yard—Tim and Glenda Guthrie, 713 Vogel. Traditional—Tammy Stephenson Family, 503 East Bell. Whimsical—Jonathan Hartley, 615 Jackson (see page 1A).

Parade, Santa highlight Saturday

Rockdale’s annual Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade drew hundreds of happy spectators Saturday night, capping off a day-long celebration of all things Christmas.