GAUSE NEWS

What a way to start the week—rain, rain, rain! The thing is, who am I to question God? I have a Boys Ranch Daily Planner, but I’ll use it as a “What did I do today” planner. And the most used reply is “Nothing.

ROCKDALE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER MENU

Monday—Roast turkey, roll, wild rice, Tuscan vegetables, spice cake, 2% milk. Tuesday—Meatloaf, roll, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, Mandarin orange, bananas, 2% milk. Wednesday—Barbecue chicken breast, wheat bread, hot potato salad, pinto beans, peaches, 2% milk.

Three crockpot recipes

If there’s anything I hate more than cold weather, it is cold and rain together which is what we’re having this week. I get chilled to the bone the older I get.

Rockdale PD report one felony arrest, four traffic accidents

Rockdale Police Officers made one felony arrest during the past week: • Mikayla Strelsky, 28, Rockdale, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance (1 to 4 grams). Accidents • Ofc. Lentz responded to San Andres at Main Street for a two-vehicle accident with no injuries on Wednesday, Jan.

FIRE CALLS

Responded to: • 6731 North FM 908 for a chicken coop on fire on Jan. 18 at 10:17 a.m. • South FM 908 a half mile from Rock Solid Storage for a hay bale on fire on Jan. 19 at 12:14 p.m. Thorndale VFD Responded to: • 2404 North FM 486 for a two-vehicle major crash with fatality on Jan. 16 at 9:01 a.m.

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.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Office during the past week included: Jan. 16—Accident, FM 486; accident, FM 486; animal call, FM 487; follow up, Jefferson Avenue, Cameron; motorist assist, Blake Avenue, Cameron; animal call, CR 323; assist other agency, US 79, Thorndale. Jan.

MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for Jan. 11-17. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx.publicsearch.us. Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Latasha Wilson and Ray Charles Basey to John C. Pemberton (161). Warranty Deeds Kevin Chudej and Melissa D. Chudej to Edward L. Gregurek Jr.

Just do it

Sometimes I feel like I’m becoming an old man who is against ever y thing. They say old people are already mad about being old so it doesn’t take much to tick them off. That might describe me as I am having a birthday this week and I’m hitting a milestone that my family wants to celebrate.

Has your love grown cold?

As I write this, it has just warmed up above freezing for the first time in over forty-eight hours. It was 14 degrees at our house last night. It took over an hour to shut off t he water from a busted water pipe. At one point (it was 25 degrees at the time) I literally lost feeling in my fingers.