LOOKING BACK

40 YEARS AGO Sonja Shiller, Rockdale High School senior and the daughter of Mrs. Marion Shiller, was crowned the 1985 Rockdale High School Homecoming Queen during ceremonies at halftime of Friday’s Rockdale-Lampasas football game. St.

REUNIONS

RHS Class of 1968 will hold its annual reunion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Rockdale Country Club. Country Club Cafe will be open. Friends from other classes are invited to join the group from 2 to 3 p.m. Contact persons are Debby Currey, 512-775-0977, and Jane Morrison, 309391-1022.

2025 Rockdale Fair Children’s Pageant Contestants

The Rockdale Fair Association kicks off its 2025 Rockdale Fair & Rodeo on Saturday, Oct. 11, with one of its first events, the Children’s Pageant. The public is invited to come encourage these youngsters as they take the stage at Rockdale High School auditorium. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.

CHURCH NEWS

Rising Star to host luncheon on October 11 Ri sing Star Bapt i st Church’s Sisters Working Together present “Are You Half Stepping” (Ps. 119:133, Eph. 6:13-15) with a women’s luncheon at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Guest speaker will be Evangelist Carolyn E.

Three easy recipes

This recipe only requires you to boil a pot of water for the pasta and no other cooking at all. Halved cherry tomatoes are called for, but any good tomatoes would work.

Skyrocketing

For the millions of Texans who get their health insurance on the marketplace, coverage is likely to get a lot pricier next year. In 2026, marketplace enrollees will likely face a dual hit, from the expected expiration of federal subsidies and insurers’ forecasts of higher premiums.

Some Mexican recipes

Whenever I eat breakfast at a Mexican restaurant, I like to order chilaquiles because there are no eggs involved, although they are often served with an optional fried egg on top, as well as a lot of other add ons. I looked at several recipes and this one looks very traditional.

CHURCH NEWS

Internationally-known gospel singer and songwriter Gene Higgins will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at San Gabriel Christian Church, located at 184 CR 421, about seven miles north of Thorndale.

Looking back...

10-20-40-100 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO.... Night watchman Joe King was credited with saving an entire block of downtown Rockdale after discovering five gallons of kerosene were poured at the rear of Model Market and set ablaze.

MILAM COUNTY 4-H AWARDS PROGRAM

The Milam County 4-H Awards Program is held each year to celebrate the accomplish ments of our Milam County 4-H members who have excelled in their specific field(s) of interest throughout the year. The presentation of the Gold Star Awards began in 1933.