I can’t do everything but I can do something

Around the year 404 there lived in Syria a young man by the name of Telemachus. He had become a follower of Christ and lived in a monastery until he was sent to Rome on an errand. Telemachus had never been to a big city before. All the sights amazed and excited him.

CHURCH NEWS

‘Preschool Discovery Days’ now enrolling here at First Baptist First Baptist Church “Preschool Discovery Days” enrollment has begun and classes will begin Sept. 4 according to Janet Vaughn, director. Classes will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. for ages 2 through 5, she said.

This can be fixed

This past Sunday we “blessed the backpacks” of students who are going back to school. We had 4 jillion backpacks on the platform and it was a great part of our service. One 7th grader sat behind me during the service. His mom had dropped him off and left. I saw him bring in his backpack.

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.

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.

YARD OF THE MONTH

—The yard of Johnny and Evelyn Hirt, 601 Allday, has been named yard of the month for August by the Linwood Acres Garden Club. From left are Margo Gil-less, McClelland Jackson, Evelyn Hirt, Megan Jackson and Johnny Hirt.

Annual meet the teachers and Eagles events set for Thursday

MILANO NEWS Milano ISD has announced its annual Meet the Teachers and Meet the Eagles events for the 2018-19 school year. The Meet the Teachers will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at all three campuses. The Meet the Eagles event will be held at 7 p.m.

Fun and free: ‘Uke-Stravaganza 2’ will offer variety of musical talent

ORGANIZATIONS Matinee Musical Club will sponsor Uke-Stravaganza 2 at the historic Kay Theater, 350 N. Main Street in downtown Rockdale on Sunday, Aug. 26. The event is free.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

August 17—Billy Ogea, Jacob Willingham, Adil Baban. August 18—Lisa Drummond, Tanya Montelongo. August 20—David Jeter, Linda Whorton. August 21—Nathan Starr. August 22—Stanley Stork, Viva McGregor. Anniversaries August 20—Kelley and Jeff Zapata, Kenneth and Ryha Carpenter.

Grimm (the fun kind) halftime show on tap

Prepare to be amazed and little creeped out this fall, when the Big Blue Band takes the field at half time on Friday nights. Adrian Acevedo’s Rockdale Tiger band is 67 strong and like the Tiger football team is filled with young players. “Most of our band are freshman and sophomores,” he said.