MILANO NEWS

Milano volleyball, cross country, and football have started the year strong and ready for a successful season. Go Eagles! The Gold Out Game is Sept. 16. T-shirts are on sale for $10 each. More than $6 of each purchase goes to support Childhood Cancer Research.

GAUSE NEWS

This may become a “rainy Monday” from the way it looks outside. It it is, we find things to do inside even if it is watching TV to see what the weather is going to do. Delores Fisher has been in the hospital very ill.

NEW TEXAS MASTER GARDENERS

The Little River Basin Master Gardener Association (LRBMGA) is proud to announce the certification of Linda Richter and Davis Basonic as Texas Master Gardeners.

Lake RJH

The water retaining pond at Rockdale Junior High is full after about five inches of rain over the past several days. It looks ready for swimming, fishing and water skiing after the much-need rain.

REUNIONS

Holliman-Tuma Reunion The 91st annual Holliman- Tuma Reunion will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, at the American Legion Hall, 2534 N FM 487. A fully-catered barbecue meal with beef brisket and sausage and all the trimmings will be served at noon for $17 for adults.

The late Margaret Green’s daughters honor their mother in two unique, thoughtful ways

Long-time kindergarten teacher, Margaret Louise Green, died earlier this year on July 16 at the age of 83. Her husband, Elias, and daughters Felecia, Lanell and Melanie held a funeral service on July 23.

WE HAVE A WINNER

Manley Christopher (L) is the winner of Milam Touch of Love’s Canine Cuddles quilt fundraiser. The beautiful quilt was made by Diana Casario of B&D Longarm Quilting to benefit MTOL’s spay and neuter program and the ticket sales raised over $2,000.

BIG MONEY

The Rockdale High School Cross Country team held a car wash on Saturday at Cardinal Roofing and raised over $2,000 for equipment and out of town meals. Senior team member Tatiana Olivares (R) takes a $100 donation from her uncle Joe Ruelas before washing his big blue truck.

Happenings Around the rock

Over the weekend, the Rockdale Cross Country team hosted the Rockdale River Run at Apache Pass on Friday, which was a long-distance relay race through the woods of the park where competitors had to run through the San Gabriel River before making their way to the finish line.

The dog we feed

He told me to tell you that KEN ANSELL Imeet with two different small groups during the week and these people are committed to gathering and hearing the Word of God. This last week we looked at Romans 12:9, “Let your love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.