GAUSE NEWS

Our family had a very nice Thanksgiving Day at home. Plenty of good food and a great time of getting together, visiting and eating. Then comes Christmas so we can do it all over again. Sherri and James Rasco shared parties Saturday at Pony Express in Bryan.

Christmas play slated in Cameron

Milam Community Theater announces its second annual Christmas performance. The MCT Children’s Theater is presenting “A Suessified Christmas Carol” a twist on the classic Charles Dickens. Shows are set for 10 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and 2 p.m. Dec. 15, all in the Williams Event Center.

EDUCATION NOTES

Elementary Wednesday—Mid-year TPRI and Circle Review. Thursday–Admission, review and dismissal meetings; last day of iTigers for fall semester; progress reports sent home.

Film classics rev up the holiday spirit

Families often have their own unique traditions when it comes to the holidays. Lately, families have begun to include films in many of those traditions. That’s thanks largely to the array of classic holiday films that have consistently put people in the holiday mood.

‘Tree of Angels’ ceremony Monday

The 21st annual Tree of Angels ceremony is set at 6 p.m. Monday at 112 West First in downtown Cameron on the courthouse square. Participants are asked to bring a decorative angel commemorating a loved one lost to violent crime. Members of the military and law enforcement will also be honored.

RHS senior in semis

Rockdale High School senior Devon Whitsel has been named a semifinalist for the 2020 class of Coca-Cola Scholars Program, moving to the next round of the selection process in becoming a Coca-Cola Scholar.

EDUCATION NOTES

Elementary Wednesday—Mid-year TPRI and Circle Review. Thursday–Admission, review and dismissal meetings; last day of iTigers for fall semester; progress reports sent home.

FIVE GENERATIONS

Eleanor (Susie) Weems, seated, is the matriarch of this five-generation photo taken at her Rockdale home last week.

Tips for selecting, maintaining a freshly-cut Christmas tree

Christmas trees strung with colored lights and covered in ornaments and other trinkets are staples of the holiday season. Finding the perfect tree and decorating it is as much a Christmas tradition as eggnog and bad gifts from distant aunts and uncles.