HALL OF FAME

In 1982 Carroll Gaser, Linwood Mehaffey, Wayne Meissner and Stanley Beard bought Triple Sec for $28,000. The horse completed his career with a total of 46 races, nine wins, 11 second places and eight third places with earnings of $526,652.

Recipes using leftover ham

If you have leftover ham after Easter, I have your back this week with recipes to help you use it up. This first one sounds very interesting to me. I have had ham biscuits but not like this where the ham is chopped up in the dough. Cayenne pepper is often added to dishes with cheese.

ORGANIZATIONS

Rockdale Rotary, Lions Club meeting at RVFD Rockdale Rotary Club meets the first, third and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department from noon to 1 p.m. Lunch is provided.

MVFD Ladies Auxiliary spring garage sale set for this week

Milano VFD Ladies Auxiliary Spring garage sale is this week. Starting Thursday morning and ending Saturday afternoon. CHICK EN DINNER— Seniors are selling tickets for their chicken dinner, April 21, at the Milano Community Center.

One arrested on felony warrant, one accident responded to by RPD

Rockdale Police Officers made one felony arrest during the past week: • Derek Marcel Contreras, 27, Rockdale, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance (less than 1 gram), possession of a dangerous drug, and prohibited substance/item in a correctional facility. Accidents Ofc.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Office during the past week included: Mar.

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.

FIRE CALLS

Rockdale VFD Responded to: • Rockdale Federal Credit Union on March 28 at 4:03 p.m. for a two-vehicle accident with no injuries in the roadway. Milano VFD Responded to: • US 79 at CR 308 for a report of heavy smoke which turned out to be a controlled burn on March 29 at 4L04 p.m.

Popular dog names according to the American Kennel Club

The American Kennel Club reports that the most popular dog names of 2023 were “Luna” for girl dogs and “Max” for boy dogs. Luna beat out “Bella” for the top spot, while Max bested “Charlie.

Easter Sunrise Service at Wolf Park

Sunrise Easter Services were held at 7 a.m. at Wolf Park, sponsored by the Rockdale Ministerial Alliance. Royal Johnson, pastor of Rising Star Baptist Church and alliance president, gave the welcome, opening prayer and closing hymn.