LADY OF THE YEAR

Alpha Tau Delta service sorority recently recognized Denice Doss as their Lady of the Year for 2019. Mrs. Doss was chosen as this year’s recipient because of her “continuous efforts in various capacities to help the community and always with a smile.

ORGANIZATIONS

Organizations update scholarships, deadlines Many local and area organizations have scholarships available in 2019. An update, with deadlines, has been listed as follows by Kelly Windham, Rockdale High School counselor: • Alma Regenbrecht Scholarship, general, May 6.

RIBBON-CUTTING

—Lone Star Premier Real Estate is a new business in Rockdale and it held a ribbon cutting recently at the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce Rock House visitor center, The business is owned and operated by Rebecca Vasquez, Chamber directors, officers and ambassadors participated in the ribbon-cutting.

Track meet ahead for Gause

GAUSE NEWS Gause School will have a track meet in Bremond on Monday. The Sweetheart Banquet at the Baptist Church was very nice—and a huge success. Baseball season for Gause will start shortly. Check with the school for the schedule.

Trustees talk PBMAS, discipline

Rockdale ISD trustees heard administrators give a presentation on the state’s Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) and heard first semester discipline statistics during a regular meeting Monday.

Milano, Thorndale races

Milano and Thorndale voters will each have one contested race to decide on May 4. MILANO—In Milano, that’s for the school board with a four-person contest for three at-large positions. Candidates are incumbents Carl Blake, Lynnette Taylor and Michael Taylor, along with challenger Dennis Magee.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Texas State of Veterans Land Board to Michael James Waldrum – James Shields Survey (610). Warranty Deeds Florence G.

MVFD fundraiser ‘a great success’

The Milano Volunteer Fire Department’s annual chili supper fundraiser and drawing was a great success on Saturday. Winners of the drawing were as follows: Cheryl Stewart, Henry Golden Boy 22 LR; Nancy Wadlington, Taurus Public Defender .

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

RCS food pantry Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, 10 a.m.-noon weekdays. Donations of non-perishable food items are welcome, especially one-pound bags of rice, pinto beans, macaroni and cheese, canned soups and peanut butter.

BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM

—Springfield Baptist Church hosted a Black History Month Program Sunday with Margaret Green (front row, second from right) as speaker. Her topic was “We’ve Come a Long Way. Men of the church dressed in black and white for the occasion, according to Henry Miller, spokesman. Rev. S.L. Ross Sr.