HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Dec. 6—Anita Ogea. Dec. 7—Terry Dennis, Brody Avrett. Dec. 8—Shay Gibson. Dec. 9—Lee Jenkins, Rick Eubank. Dec. 10—Sandee Calame. Dec. 11—Nancy Puente. Dec. 12—Bill Cooke, Esten Cooke, Karen Huff, Greg Nichols, George Young. Anniversaries Dec. 10—Dennis and Lillie Magee. Dec.

Holiday exchange was ‘on the button’ for useful ideas

MILAM 4-H NEWS Thanks to everyone who attended the Holiday Gift Idea Exchange and to Julie Eason for coordinating it.

Decorations contest set for December 14

MILANO NEWS It is time to get those outside Christmas decorations up and ready for judging. Judging for the city’s annual Christmas decorations contest will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14. Plaques will be awarded to the winners at the community Christmas meal following the parade on Dec. 15.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

—St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Ladies Society held its annual bazaar Saturday in the church’s educational building. The bazaar offered baked goods and a silent auction, there were crafts, jewelry and other items for sale and chicken stew, chili and more was for sale in the kitchen.

Rockdale welcomes Christmas

If you weren’t in the Christmas spirit before attending the weekend’s activities in Rockdale, bet you are now.

FINALLY! Fall colors in all their glory

If you’re one of those people who headed into late November going “where are all our fall colors this year?” did Mother Nature ever hear us! During the past week fall didn’t so much arrive as explode in Rockdale and Central Texas.

Details don’t interest me

He told me to tell you that New Southern Baptist Convention president, JD Greear recently said: “Maybe the worst failure for a church is success in things that aren’t producing reproducing disciples.” I totally get that.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

RCS food pantry Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open 10 a.m. until 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.

CHURCH NEWS

The Reporter welcomes news of special events at local area churches. Email bill@rockdalereporter.com or fax to 512-446-5317. More grief ministries ahead at Meadowbrook Meadowbrook Baptist Church is sponsoring new ministries for the community entitled “GriefShare.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Call additions or corrections to The Reporter, 446-5838. •American Cancer Society, Gaye Bland, memorial chair, 963 N. FM 908, Rockdale TX 76567. • American Heart Association Processing Center, PO Box 8411125, Dallas, TX 75284-1125. • American Legion Carlyle Post 0358, PO Box 501, Rockdale, TX 76567.