LOOKING BACK

100 YEARS AGO The work of making the soil map of Milam County is going on steadily, and considerable progress has been made during the past month since dry weather conditions have prevailed.

Outraged and offended

Iwork very hard at staying away from what we used to call drama. I like simple things and I like things in working order. The trouble is that’s not real life. This old, t ired, too often, too cynical pastor struggles in the brokenness of life. I hate the bigotry of our culture.

CHURCH NEWS

Milam County Cowboy Church is holding a jungle- themed Vacation Bible School Monday-Friday, July 22-26, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. with dinner at 5:30 each evening. Ages 4-12 years may attend (must be 4 years old by July 2024).

God’s fingernails Mammoth Pass

Humankind just may be the only one of Earth’s species that worries. Why? Because the human brain is able to conceive various, possible future scenarios: We are able to imagine the future. We are able to imagine the best; we are able to conceive of the worst.

It’s a sesquicentennial miracle

Yes, a miracle is happening before your eyes as you read this. I am writing a column about eggs this week. Some of you know I have been an egg hater for 60 years, but I also know that I am in the minority in that thinking. So here are recipes for all you egg lovers out there.

SPECIAL GUESTS

Girl Scout Troop 12345 welcomed two special guests at their July 9 meeting at Murray Street Church of Christ. Ofc. Stephen Wall with his K-9 accomplice, Roki, talked about how graffiti is illegal when the individual didn’t get permissi

DAY CAMP

Milam County 4-H partnered with Milam Community Theater to offer a Youth Theater Day Camp. The camp was held on Tuesday, July 9, at the Williams Civic Center. Youth aged 5-18 attended.

FIVE GENERATIONS

The Jimenez family celebrated with a photo of five generations recently.

DOUBLE DUTY

Annette Stone gave two talks at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library last week including in the photo above, her talk on Rockdale’s most famous author, George Sessions Perry.

LOOKING BACK

100 YEARS AGO Uncle Tom Phillips of Rockdale had a most appreciated present. His oil well came in on June 27, which also happened to be Uncle Tom’s 82nd birthday. For several days it gushed by heads throwing the oil higher than the mast head. It’s daily production at first was 176 barrels.