4-H HORSE JUDGING

The District 8 horse judging contest was held April 6 in College Station. The junior team of Shelby Renaud, Wayde Woods and Callie Morris received second place. Intermediate team of Warren Woods, Sloan Sanders, Eli Sherer and Levi Goodson received fifth place.

DONATION

The Rockdale branch of Texas Pi Epsilon recently donated $651 to the local Pack Pal program. Accepting the donation are Jocelyn Lewis and Pi Epsilon member Dee Maines.

Happy 106th Birthday to Gertharine Green

PARTY TIME— Family and friends of Gertharine Green had a great time Saturday celebrating her 106th birthday. Clockwise from the top left, the choir from Rising Star Baptist Church sang for the birthday girl, Mary Butler, Mrs.

Recipes using spring veggies

Kyle’s Kitchen Carbonara is a pasta sauce typically made with just four ingredients: eggs, black pepper, pecorino Romano or parmesan cheese and pancetta. Ina Garten has a great recipe using lots of spring vegetables that sounds perfect for spring.

Great weekend for Rockdale youth sports

Great weekend for Rockdale youth sports

Education luncheon held Friday

Rockdale Education Foundation held their annual donor luncheon on Friday at the SLR Training Center. Above, RISD Superintendent Dr. Denise Monzingo speaks to the crowd to get things started.

HOLY WEEK

Holy Week luncheons, sponsored by the Rockdale Ministerial Alliance, were held Monday through Wednesday in Peace Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Here Monday’s attendees hear Pastor Madison Garcia-Taylor from St. John’s United Methodist deliver the devotion.

The 23rd annual MARC Ride to be held June 8th

Mark your calendars for the 23rd annual MARC Ride brought to you by The Bad to the Bone Riders. This year’s ride will take place on Saturday, June 8, at The Ranch and benefits the MARC Center which serves Milam County adults with physical and learning disabilities.

Happy Birthday !

George Wall Sr. — together with his children, George and Martha Wall of Devine, Keith and Missy Wall of Huntsville,and Paul and Diane Galownia of Conroe — will celebrate Chris Wall for her 99th birthday on April 8th.

Three Easter side dish recipes

Have you dec ided what you’re going to make for your Easter lunch? I’m not even sure Mom has started to think about it. Sometimes we have ham but not always. Whatever kind of meat you have, here are some side dishes that’ll be great for Easter.