LOOKING BACK

100 YEARS AGO The game of football between the Boy Scouts of Rockdale and Cameron, played at Fair Park Friday afternoon, deserved a better attendance than it received. Those football fans who failed to go because they didn’t believe they would see much, missed a genuine football game.

Milano Xmas parade set for Dec. 13th

The Milano Christmas Parade will be at 10 a.m. Dec. 13. This is always a fun event for the entire community. CAROLING— If you are interested in Christmas caroling around Milano, please email and let me know as soon as possible at fsimpson422@ gmail.com. All ages and abilities are welcome.

A Christmas dinner

We only had Rockdalians for Thanksgiving plus niece Kennedy and her boyfriend Derek and that's all we'll have for Christmas too since Ken and Christine will be out of town, so I've tentatively decided we are having ribeyes for Christmas.

ORGANIZATIONS

The American Legion Post 358 meets the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Legion Hall. New members are welcome. For more information call Rod at 512-429-- 3458.

A side and two easy desserts

My sister, Kathy, used to love green bean casserole and she always made it and brought it to Thanksgiving along with the mashed potatoes. I honestly don’t think we have had it since she died eight years ago.

Happy early new year

Imight like New Year’s Day as much as any holiday. A day off is always nice plus having time to hang out on the big brown couch and reflect on the year that has just passed always blesses my socks off.

Powerful inconvenience of God

The late Walter A. Brueggemann was an American Christian scholar and theologian who is still widely considered an extremely influential Old Testament scholar.

LOOKING BACK

40 YEARS AGO… Jim Currey, local realtor, invested $6,800 and realized a near-$15,000 return and the Rockdale EMS grossed $39,385 and cleared more than $20,000 in a fundraiser extravaganza Friday.

Ready for adventure

“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.” (Titus 2:11) I saw this ad from Taylor Stitch on my social feed, and they sold me on an old school thermal knit waffle shirt.

The Lord is in this place

In the 28th chapter of Genesis it is told how Jacob was traveling and had stopped at night in the wilderness to sleep. The story says that as Jacob dreamed, “The LORD stood by him” and spoke promises to him: “Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go.