GAUSE NEWS

I called the school to see if they had any news and was told they didn’t have any. Everything must be running on schedule. Can you believe it will soon be time for Thanksgiving and then Christmas—then a New Year. Wow! Do you think the young children already have their Christmas wish list ready?

Vegetarian (or not) lunch or dinner

I ran across this recipe the other day and it sounds so good. This would be a good weeknight meal or something different to take to a covered dish dinner. The person who I got the recipe from said to make sure to use the hot sausage, not the regular. It just has better flavor.

Practice what you preach

I find myself in too many meetings (it’s what pastors do). Thomas Sowell said, “People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.” I’m not in that category. I don’t want to meet, I want to do (James 1:22). I wonder if we have too much Bible studying and not enough Bible doing?

Someone to lift the burdens of our lives

A wonderful, oncefriend of mine, the late Rev. Dr. Ralph Glenn, once spoke at a minister’s luncheon on the topic of “baggage”: that bundle of guilt and remorse that burdens our lives when we do not confess, and permit the mercy of God to lift it from our shoulders.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Call additions or corrections to The Reporter, 446-5838. • American Cancer Society, donate at www.cancer.org. • American Heart Association Processing Center, PO Box 8411125, Dallas, TX 75284-1125. • American Legion Carlyle Post 0358, PO Box 501, Rockdale, TX 76567.

RCS food pantry

Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open the second and fourth Thursday and Friday of the each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

Heavenly Treasures

Rockdale Christian Services “Heavenly Treasures” thrift store, 233 North Main, serves the needy with gently used clothing and household items at prices from 25 cents to $5. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday.

MILANO HOMECOMING ROYALTY

MILANO HOMECOMING ROYALTY—Milano crowned their homecoming King and Queen on Sept. 24. Homecoming Queen is Dara Doelitsch, daughter of Nathan and Marci Doelitsch, and Homecoming King is Donnie Dennis, son of Donald and Kristina Dennis. Submitted photo

ORGANIZATIONS

Deanville VFD holds fried chicken fundraiser The Deanville community will hold its annual fried chicken meal fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 11: a.m. at the Deanville VFD at FM 60 and FM 111. The meals will include fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, noodles, dessert and tea.

Our King Ranch Casserole hits the spot

Mom made King Ranch Chicken Casserole the other night and it was so good. None of us could remember the last time we had it. We almost never buy big bell peppers anymore since they started selling those smaller ones in a bag. So that’s what she used.