Peebles scholarship deadline nears

Supported through contributions and memorials to the Thursday Reading Club, the Bootsie Peebles Memorial Scholarship has a 53-year history of helping students achieve success in the medical field.

NEWSBRIEFS

RYBA holds mandatory parents meetings The Rockdale Youth Baseball Association will hold mandatory parent meetings at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 16, and 4 p.m. Sunday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY—Margie Clark celebrated her 100th birthday at Rockdale Estates & Rehabilitation on Friday. After ‘Happy Birthday’ was sung, guests enjoyed refreshments with lots of visiting going on.

NEW BOOKS FOR RISD—

NEW BOOKS FOR RISD—Rockdale Earth Day provided new books to Rockdale ISD schools as part of part of its mission to educate on things related to the environment.

City starts curbside recycling program

The City of Rockdale is going to do a trial run of curbside recycling with Brannon Industrial Group (BIG), the city’s current trash contractor. In order for this to happen the city needs at least 200 people to sign up for the twice per month service which is $12 per month.

QUICK LOOK

‘Stash Your Trash’ set for March 25th The City of Rockdale’s annual spring Stash Your Trash event will be held on Saturday, March 25, from 8 a.m. to 12-noon at Fair Park. Containers will be available for free disposal of miscellaneous household items like old furniture or mattresses.

SUPERIOR STUDENTS

SUPERIOR STUDENTS—Rockdale Junior High Symphonic Band performed at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation last week in Bastrop. ‘Our students spent the past two months working on three pieces and sight-reading skills. There were two parts to this evaluation.

Baked goods silent auction Saturday

The Milam County Junior Livestock Show Baked Goods Silent Auction is set for Saturday at the Youth Exposition Barn from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The 4-H and FFA youth work hard on baking amazing pies, cakes and cookies and would love the community’s support in purchasing their items.

National Nutrition Month and a healthy recipe all will love

Each March, as part of National Nutrition Month, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages people to make informed food choices and develop sound eating and physical activity habits that you can follow throughout the year and throughout your life.

Grand opening

Oakstone Real Estate held their grand opening on Thursday at their address at 113 N. Main St. On hand for the ribbon cutting are Katy Graham, Monique Gebhart, chamber representatives Charlie and Pat Watson, Taylor Pickett, owner John Dean and Shannon Kornegay. Not pictured is Zena Caldwell.