Lifestyle

SUMMER FUN–Top row, L-R: Colt Matthews makes his way down the first base line during a game in the Rockdale Youth Baseball Association last month; Rockdale High School kicker Daniel Romero was at the Jake Spavital Football Camps last week; former Rockdale High School basketball coach and Hall of Honor member Liz Galloway-McQuitter (L) poses with U.S. Olympic gold medalist Julie Foudy (R) at an ESPN premiere in New York City last week (the premiere was honoring ESPN’s 50 Greatest Women Athletes of All-Time and Galloway-McQuitter was in the Big Apple on behalf of Legends of the Ball, an non-profit focused on promoting the heritage of women’s basketball); bottom row, L-R: Thorndale’s Emilee Baker was a nominee for Softball Athlete of the Year at Monday’s Austin Area High School Sports Awards Banquet (her classmate Stryker Leschber was a nominee for the same award in football); incoming RHS seniors Julie Bartsch (L) and Alyzza Davilla (R) after a tough summer workout earlier this week; Thorndale seniors Chance Betak (L) and Dereck Cauble (R) played in the Lace ’Em Up All-Star Game on Saturday.

TREASURE TROVE—Believe it or not this is only a very small sampling of the artifacts found on the property of Gene and Elaine Baumann which is part of the Rancheria Grande.

POOL TIME—The sparkling pool at Veterans Memorial Park on Mistletoe Lane opened over Memorial Day weekend and it was definitely the place to be. The pool has seen lots of activity since then. Admission is only $4.