EQUINE EXCELLENCE

—Milam County 4-H Horse Judging teams participated in district competition Sunday. Bailey Webb, Lukas Stifflemire and Lyndon Stifflemire were first in the junior division and Mackenzie Mahan, Ann Warrick, Corey Callahan and Joseph Barbo were second in intermediate.

EDUCATION BRIEFS

RHS students wins state in Skills USA contest CORPUS CHRISTI—Nathan Thomas, a student at Rockdale High School, won first place and received a gold medal during the weekend in the SkillsUSA competition held in Corpus Christi. Thomas won the Employment Application Process competition.

EDUCATION NOTES

Rockdale Elementary Wednesday—PLC meetings during teacher planning period, PALS, 1 p.m.; Head Start meeting with Kindergarten teachers, 3 p.m. Thursday—Admission, Review and Dismissal meetings. Friday—Elementary Gifted and Talented fi eld trip to Mayborn Science Center in Killeen, 8:30 a.m.

El Camino Real chapter welcomes new members

CAMERON—The Texas Master Naturalist El Camino Real Chapter awarded certifi cates to their new 2018 members recently near Cameron. Trainees had attended 40 hours of classroom training and fi eld trips to learn about Texas natural resources and areas.

Milano native will turn 100 May 5th

TOMBALL—Vera Oneta Morgan Williams, a native of Milano, will turn 100 on May 5. A celebration of her 100 years will be held at 2 p.m. May 5 at Lawrence Street Healthcare and Rehab, 615 Lawrence in Tomball. She was born in Milano May 5, 1918, to Walter Lee and Edna Ray Kelley Morgan.

Stash Your Trash ‘early’ Earth Day event

In keeping with the 2018 promise of Earth Day as more than one day the annual spring Stash Your Trash day at Fair Park is listed as part of “Earth Month.” It goes from 8 a.m. to 12-noon and is for Rock-dale residents only.

Common tax return errors to avoid

IRS TAX TIPS To ensure they meet their tax obligations, taxpayers should file accurate tax returns. If a taxpayer makes an error on their tax return, it will likely take longer to process and could delay a refund.

Highway work to start in fall

City Manager Chris Whittaker said this week the long-awaited US 79 work will start this fall and that’s the first step toward a major downtown makeover.

REMEMBERING OTTO

—This stunning quilt, crafted by family member Rola Doelitsch in memory of the late Otto Brogger Sr., and his family, was presented to the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department Monday at the fire station. The Brogger family have been longtime supporters, and members, of the Rockdale VFD.

Bringing color to a grey day

The antidote to a cold, grey, windy day was clouds of color, some “stay warm” exercise and a lot of fun. Alpha Tau Delta sorority held its 19th annual Dewberry Jam 5K Fun Run Saturday morning after a stormy night which saw temperatures drop into the 40s and winds roar above 30 miles per hour.