EARTH DAY CONTEST ENTRANTS

All of these eighth graders entered the annual Rockdale Earth Day poster contest for 2023. The students are under the direction of at teacher Lani Young. The winner of the contest was Jadon Moody who received a $25 gift certificate from the good folks at Corona’s Mexican Restaurant downtown.

BLACK HISTORY

A Black History Month program was held in Cameron’s Ledbetter Park Saturday, Feb. 18. Rockdale’s own Angela White gave a message about mental health and stigma within the black community.

CELEBRATING A ROCKDALE ARTIST

Some Rockdalians and former Rockdalians were at the opening of local artist Tommy Nienaber at the Link & Pin Art Space in Austin on Saturday.

FIRST DONATION

Bring CASA to Milam County recently became CASA of Milam County thanks to receiving their 501(3) c non-profit status. Their first donation since getting this designation was from Alpha One Chevrolet Buick.

MILANO VFD FUNDRAISER

The Milano Volunteer Fire Department held their annual fundraiser on Saturday and it was another huge success raising over $35,000 through a chili dinner with all the trimmings and both live and silent auctions. There was also live music, as seen in the photo, and a drawing for guns.

Easy weeknight dinners

Kyle’s Kitchen In my humble opinion White Chicken Chili has always sounded both unappetizing and un-Texan until I saw this recipe. It’s from Nicole at allrecipes. com who always has good recipes. So I guess I’ll have to get over myself and make this. Like normal chili this is a one-pot dish.

You made her a follower of Christ

Forty years ago the police serial Hill Street Blues premiered. Every opening scene was the briefing room where Sgt. Esterhaus would inform all the police officers of the most wanted, the evening’s crimes, and so forth.

Parenting advice

Someone asked me the other day for some parenting wisdom. Ha! I barely know where babies come from. I’m glad that all of our kids are grown up and are responsible for making their own bad decisions. But let me tell you a quick story.

CHURCH NEWS

Gospel of Life to hold revivals The Gospel of Life Church will hold monthly revivals with hosts Senior Pastor Santos and Dr. Maria Gonzales. The revival speaker will be evangelist Sonia Bass. The first revivals will be held on Feb. 11-12 and March 18-19 starting at 7 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m.

Rotary Casino Night a big hit

The Rockdale Rotary Club hosted their annual Casino Night at the Ranch. All kinds of games of chance were enjoyed by the crowd. Sponsors of the evening were Absolute Flooring Solutions, Botts Title Co.