Love keeps on giving

Lift up your eyes “Love ever gives, Forgives, Outlives. And while it lives It gives. For this is love’s prerogative, To give, and give, and give.” Henry P. Crowell was a powerful industrialist on the eastern seaboard of our nation quite a few years ago.

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.

CHURCH NEWS

The Reporter welcomes news items of special events at local area churches. Email bill@rockdalereporter.com or fax to 512-446-5317.

Go ahead, cannonball into the deep end

He told me to tell you that One of our grandsons (he’s 10 years old) lives in Dallas and he walks to and from his school everyday. Last week while walking home he got stung on his cornea by a bee.

VALEDICTORIAN: “So many twists and turns ahead of us”

2018 RHS GRADUATION Iwant to start by saying welcome to all our friends, administrators, and parents. Today is a day that will live in our memories forever. It is the day in which our lives are truly about to begin.

SALUTATORIAN: “Could have not imagined a better journey”

Parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, relatives that weren’t invited but showed up anyway, I would like to thank all of you for coming tonight to honor the class of 2017.

RHS GRADUATION 2018

RHS GRADUATION 2018

SPRING BIKE WINNERS

SPRING BIKE WINNERS—Milano Parents Club awarded four bikes to Milano Elementary students last week. Students’ names were put into a drawing based on making the honor roll throughout the spring semester. Winners were (L-R) Jac Chrisman, Miranda Balderas, Christian Reyes and Hannah Bakken.

ONE THOUSAND BOOKS

ONE THOUSAND BOOKS—Members of Milam County retired School Personnel have donated one thousand books to the county’s six school districts.