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Monday—Teriyaki chicken, rice pilaf, oriental vegetables, egg roll, Mandarin oranges and cherries, milk. Tuesday—Meatloaf with spaghetti sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans, Jell-O, milk. Wednesday—Chili with beans, squash, cornbread, cake, milk.

Area musician named to hall of fame

Fiddler, vocalist and band leader Paul Schlesinger of Taylor was inducted into the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest (WSMSS) Hall of Fame in Lawton, Okla. He was lauded for promotion and performance of western swing music.

ORGANIZATIONS

Springfield Baptist holds BBQ fundraiser Springfield Missionary Baptist Church will hold a barbecue fundraiser on August 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plates with sausage, chicken and brisket with all the trimmings will be available for pickup for $12. Delivery is available.

Summer salad and light pasta

You can supposedly have dinner on the table in 22 minutes using this recipe. And who wants to be in the kitchen in the heat of the summer?

GAUSE NEWS

It is certainly a dreary morning for July. Where is the sunshine? A perfect day for allergies. The reason I know? Mine are horrible. Oh, well, it could be a lot worse. I’m able to be up and around. Reminder: Gause Baptist Church Vacation Bible School will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 2-6.

COVID-19 takes another life in county

Milam County Judge Steve Young announced the grim news Tuesday night: another death from COVID-19. “Again, I am saddened to report the death of another Milam County resident who died as a result of the COVID-19 virus,” he wrote in an email. “This brings our COVID-19 death toll in the county to 53.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

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.

Honored on 90th

Pearlie Mack (R) displays a Texas House of Representatives resolution honoring her on her 90th birthday, presented during a party in her honor held Saturday at the historic Kay Theater in Rockdale.

Rockdale High School sets summer band practice

Rockdale High School band members will be striking up practice starting July 19 preparing for the coming marching season. Students will need to bring more that just their instruments, band director Adrian A. Acevedo said.

Blood drive planned at KC Hall on July 16

There will be a blood drive July 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus on U.S. 79 east of Rockdale. The Red Cross blood drive is the eighth one dedicated to Naomi Ruelas who was 17 when she died from a rare immune disorder.