Peace Lutheran will install ‘Pastor Gary’ at 3 p.m. Sunday

Rev. Gary Veit will be installed at Peace Lutheran Church, 303 Meadow Dr. in Rockdale, at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 10. “Pastor Gary,” as he is known, has been serving Peace Lutheran as an interim pastor for the past year—which is why you may and seen him around town.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

FOOD PATRY—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.

Alaska: It’s a whale of a place

(There’s a reason there are more pictures than prose on this page. The reason is the pictures, even though they don’t do Alaska justice.) When I was just out of college I sat down to read a book in Rockdale’s library, written by an elderly travel author.

HONOR ROLLS

Freshmen—Nicholas Acevedo, Tyley Arledge, Miah Beckwith, Lisbett Boussart, Braden Burns, McKade Casas, Arianna Eastridge, Richard Eubank, Riley Henderson, Mason Hendrix, Averie Hobbs.

Crossroads BBQ set for Saturday

Crossroads Bible Church will have a barbecue fundraiser on Saturday to support summer events for its young people including summer camp and its Girls in Action (GA) and Royal Ambassadors (RA) activities, according to pastor David Kaufmann.

‘THANKS FOR THE HELP’

The City of Rockdale recently presented an appreciation certificate to Dusty Albright. City Manager Chris Whittaker, who presented the award, said Albright assisted with gravel work to help repair a portion of Beverly Drive.

FIRST FRIDAY

Clients of the Milam Adult Resource Center (MARC) recently enjoyed a “Fiesta Day” celebration at the center, located on Pecos Street next to Little River-Rockdale Hospital.

MARC FIESTA DAY

Clients of the Milam Adult Resource Center (MARC) recently enjoyed a “Fiesta Day” celebration at the center, located on Pecos Street next to Little River-Rockdale Hospital.

RETIREES

These three teachers have retired and were honored in a recent Rockdale ISD ceremony. From left, Wanda Cooksey, 35 years (33 with RISD); Sarah Cleveland, 38 years (all with RISD); Lynn Whiteley, 26 years in Texas (5 with RISD, 21 with Bryan ISD), 5 years in Illinois.

WHAT DO THEY MEAN

Buddy Poppies and the “white table” Missing in Action ceremony held each Memorial Day, Rockdale Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6525 and auxiliary members keep hearing those questions. So the Auxiliary has done something about it.