Things above

The Blonde took off on a walk with the world’s greatest Rough Collie named Captain, so I grabbed my Bible and a book I’m reading and I headed outside. It seems like I have been all gas and no brake for about two weeks. Not only me but several other big time Christians I hang out with.

All thorns are woven into a crown

In chapter twelve of Second Corinthians Paul tells us: “A thorn was given me…” What was this thorn? We don’t know. Sometimes Paul was totally disabled by it. The best guesses are that the thorn was epilepsy or migraine headaches or a malarial fever.

CHURCH NEWS

Milam County Cowboy Church is holding a jungle- themed Vacation Bible School Monday-Friday July 22-26 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. with dinner at 5:30 each evening. Ages 4-12 years may attend (must be 4 years old by July 2024).

ORGANIZATIONS

Pleasant Hill Cemetery will hold their annual homecoming and meeting at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 14, to elect a board of directors, vote on bylaws and other business to maintain and improve the cemetery foundation.

Summer food

Kyle’s Kitchen We’re going to talk about some more hot weather foods this week and we’re starting out with a pasta salad. This recipe has you make the ranch dressing yourself, but I won’t tell anyone if you use the bottled kind. Doing so would eliminate half the ingredients.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Robert Kelly Rawles, 62, Buckholts, failure to comply with registration requirements, released.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff ’s Office dur ing the past week included: July 2—Abandoned vehicle, US 79; traffic hazard, US 77, Rockdale; animal call, CR 307; information, no location given; welfare check, Salty Street, Thorndale; abandoned vehicle, Sunrise Vista Drive, Thorndale; information,...

Officers respond to four accidents over past week

• Ofc. Davis responded to Burleson at Davilla for a two-vehicle accident on July 4 at 2:34 p.m. • Ofc. Lentz responded to Wilcox at Bell for a two-vehicle accident with no injuries on July 5 at 3:17 p.m. • Ofc.

FIRE CALLS

Responded to: • Beverly at Hickory for a grass fire on July 4 at 2:34 p.m. • 850 Hickory for an alarm on July 4 at 10:01 p.m. • Wilcox at Bell for a two-vehicle accident with no injuries partially blocking the roadway on July 5 at 3:17 p.m.

ROCKDALE MULTISERVICE CENTER MENU

Monday—Breaded tilapia, white bread, black-eyed peas, spinach, fruit for salad, 2% milk. Tuesday—Beef patty with gravy, roll, roasted potato, Brussels sprouts, Mandarin orange fluff, 2% milk. Wednesday—Sliced ham, bread, five-way vegetables, macaroni and cheese, apple cobbler, 2% milk.