LOOKING BACK

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO Old residents of Rockdale and vicinity are practically unanimous in expressing the belief that the sow which visited this section last Saturday and Sunday was the heaviest in the history of the town. Beginning about 8 a.m. on Saturday the snow fell until 4 p.m.

Cold weather recipe favorites

I’m writing this food column on Friday, January 23 just before the cold front hits. I am dreading the temperatures over the next week or so but also thinking about some good cold weather food. I’m hoping mom makes a big pot of pinto beans and cornbread.

Two low carb recipes, one side

These first two recipes are low carb, but you could add carbs to the meal if you're not eating low carb. This first one would be good with rice.

A time to cast away

In the summer of 1986, municipal workers of Philadelphia went on strike. During that hot summer, the trash got higher and higher. Orange rinds, drink bottles, old newspapers. Junk mail, aluminum foil, chicken bones. Old shoes, dead batteries. Coffee grinds, half-eaten hot dogs, tin cans.

How I’m doing 2026

“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” (Psalm 65:11) James 1:22 is one of my favorite verses. It tells us we can’t just read the Bible, we must do what it says (hear and do).

Living with your loss: finding comfort, hope in 2026

A new workshop series coming to Rockdale helps mourners transform grief into joyful living. Walking the Mourners Path workshops runs February-March 2026. Attendees share their personal grief stories in a series of eight 90-minute small group sessions shepherded by commissioned facilitators.

LOOKING BACK

100 YEARS AGO The Rockdale Gun Club members re-set the club trap at Fair Park and a few of the “bugs” went out and tried a few rounds. The long layoff from shooting causes very poor scores—so poor, in fact, that the shooters decided they were “not fit for publication.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO An announcement is made this week of the purchase by H.O. Quebe of his partner's (Mr. Ed Prewitt) interest in the Quebe & Prewitt drug business. The change is effective January 1st, and the firm will hereafter do business under the title, 'H.O. Quebe, Druggist.' Mr.

Happy New Year from Milano!

Happy New Year! I pray that your year is blessed and filled with joy. I am taking a bucket list trip to New York City for the New Year. I hope all of you get to check something off your list this year.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO Rockdale is to have a Community Christmas Tree again this year. The ladies of the Parent-Teacher Association are responsible for the movement, and the assistance of various civic bodies has been enlisted.