Trop Rock Queen

Milano will never be confused with a tropical paradise, but in Brooke Graham’s mind, she’s got her toes buried in the sand and a cool sugary drink with a paper umbrella perspiring in her hand.

DEDICATION AHEAD

—This new 30-foot flag pole bearing Old Glory will be dedicated Tuesday, April 24, at the Rock-dale High School baseball field, prior to Tigers playing Jarrell.

Scholarship golf tourney Saturday

MILANO NEWS The annual Milano ISD scholarship golf tournament will be held Saturday, April 21, at the Rockdale Country Club. Cost is $75 per player and is a four-person scramble event. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start.

Kay set to honor Applegate

The Kay Theatre Foundation will host a celebration honoring the late Leona Applegate, and other founding supporters, at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29. Open to the public, the afternoon will include a reception with light refreshments and a movie.

Think pink

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and the pink flamingos are out again in Rockdale. The seven-foot-tall eye catchers are placed in yards as a fund-raiser for Milam County Child Protective Services and stay in yards until a donation enables them to “take wing” and move to another location.

‘Home stretch’ time; summer school coming

RISD REPORT Rockdale ISD campuses are in their last six weeks of school, and there are plenty of activities that occur at the end of every school year. However, on May 24, senior graduation day, our schools don’t completely close their doors until August.

Young artists

Winners have been listed in the annual Rockdale Junior-High School Art Show, held at the RJH campus, according to Lani Young, art instructor.

Surrendering all

Lift up your eyes E. Stanley Jones was probably the greatest missionary of the 18th Century. If you had inquired of anyone who knew him as to the secret of his dedicated life, they would have told you that it was his total commitment to Christ.

Are we planting trees or burying pecans?

He told me to tell you that Iwas working from a home office a week or so ago and I could see some neighborhood squirrels burying pecans.

Greet overnight guests with freshly baked bread

The aroma of homemade bread baking in the oven is enough to compel many people to get in the kitchen and bake. That aroma is even more welcoming when hosting friends and family overnight, as there’s nothing quite like waking up to the smell of freshly baked bread coming from the kitchen.