EDUCATION NOTES

Elementary Wednesday—Red Ribbon Week Daily Theme “Our Future is Too Bright For Drugs,” watch exercise clothes, watch Video “What Is Medicine”; College Colors Day; student early release, 12-noon for parent-teacher conferences; no iTigers.

Gallery time

Work by Rockdale-area artist Melton Guthrie has been on display in a couple of Central Texas venues this fall. His painting of the late Cliff Dungan, a Reporter employee, titled “Bad Medicine,” was on display at the Georgetown Art Center as part of the 2019 Art Hop, a juried art show.

Career tech also for those who ‘don’t fit mold’

RISD REPORT Career and Technical Education can impact students in many different ways, and can reach students who don’t always “fit the mold”.

BUSY CHAMBER

The Rockdale Chamber of Commerce recently held ribbon cuttings for two businesses which have recently become Chamber members. Above, at Rockdale Medical Clinic ribbon-cutting included health care providers Dr.

Tax notices mailed, special hours set

CAMERON—Milam County Tax Collector Sherry Mueck says 2019 tax bills have been mailed. “If you do not receive your bill by the end of October 2019, please contact the Milam County Tax Office,.” she said. Mueck said taxes are due upon receipt and become delinquent on February 1.

4-H’ers win; new time for Yule Cottage

COMMENTS FROM MICAH Milam County 4-H members recently competed at the Heart of Texas Consumer and Ag Product ID Contest in Waco.

Ask and receive

He told me to tell you that I pray and I pray a lot (I’m a pastor and it’s what we do). One of the components of prayer is petitioning (asking). I ask and I ask a lot because a guy named James told me, “You do not have because you do not ask (James 4:2b).” One of the things I ask for is help.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Call additions or corrections to The Reporter, 446-5838. • American Cancer Society, Gaye Bland, memorial chair, 963 N. FM 908, Rockdale TX 76567. • American Heart Association Processing Center, PO Box 8411125, Dallas, TX 75284-1125.

ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES

RCS food pantry Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West Cameron Avenue, open 10 a.m. until noon weekdays. Donations of non-perishable food items are welcome, especially one-pound bags of rice, pinto beans, macaroni and cheese, canned soups and peanut butter.

What a colorful Fair

Special week The 2019 Rockdale Fair was special to a lot of people, none more than 91-year-old Claude Spence.