Milam Touch of Love starts unique fundraiser

Milam Touch of Love started a unique fundraising campaign and you can help simply by drinking coffee or tea.

Fair and Rodeo news, features

• Children’s Pageant and Miss Rockdale Fair Queen Pageant, Oct. 15 at the RHS Auditorium.   • Oct. 20—A.J. Castillo at 9 p.m.   • Oct. 21—Giovanni and the Hired Guns at 10:30 p.m. • Oct. 22—McBride and the Ride at 9 p.m. and Josh Ward at 11 p.m. • Rodeo nightly at 7:30 p.m.

Online threat to Cameron ISD foiled by law enforcement

On Sept. 30, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) received a tip from a person who had knowledge of an online threat to cause harm to Cameron ISD. The tip was referred to the Milam County Sheriff’s Office for investigation.

MFVD pancake supper Saturday

The Minerva Volunteer Fire Department will hold a pancake supper and silent auction fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 8. Plates are $10. For more information, contact any Minerva Volunteer Firefighter or Chief Ernie Glenn at 512-3650075. Crystal Denman is in charge of the silent auction.

Deanvlle VFD fundraiser Sunday

The Deanville Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual fundraiser on Sunday with a meal beginning at 11 a.m. The meal includes fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, noodles, dessert and tea. Barbecue by the pound w ill also be available starting at 7 a.m.

QUICK LOOK

Milam Historical Commission to host First Friday Coffee The Milam County Historical Commission is hosting the First Friday Coffee at the Lucy Hill Memorial Library on Oct. 7. The coffee will start at 9 a.m.

Brown’s service set for Oct. 15

(Editor’s note: For those of us fortunate enough to have known former Reporter editor Mike Brown, this eulogy is so beautifully and perfectly written by his stepdaughter, Kayla Wieczorek Offield, that we wanted to share it with our readers as a special tribute to him. His obituary is on page 6A.

BLUE RIBBON

Rockdale’s Jody Morris took home first prize at the Austin Area QuiltGuild’s 2022 Quiltfest held recently. “The idea for this quilt began in 2020 during COVIDlockdown. I love feathers and pebbles, so I combined the two to create as much textureas possible.

HONOR FOR WILLIAMS—

Rickey Williams, Presidentof Classic Bank received a plaque from Milam CountyJudge Steve Young and the Commissioners Court forbeing instrumental in helping to make the Milam CountyAnnex possible.

Jesus is a great gift

I’m sitting across from the Blonde right now. One of the best things I do every day is drink coffee with her, talk about the news and pray together. The kitchen table is a blessing many families have forgotten about. I am however a little disturbed by something she just shared with me.