VFW Auxiliary seeking school supplies for kids

As one school year ends, the beginning of a new one is just a summer away. So preparation for the coming school year is underway in some corners of the area. The VFW Auxiliary Post 6525 in Rockdale is now accepting donations for its 2021 School Supplies Drive.

4-H’ers learn at day camp

Teen leaders and adult leaders taught 4-H lessons at 4-H Food Day Camp on July 15. The 4-H’ers took a tour through the Central Avenue Bistro in Cameron led by owner Spring Janke. They learned how a restaurant runs, food safety and the operation of a restaurant kitchen.

Rockdale officer works 3 wrecks with 2 in one day

Three no-reported-injury accidents kept officer Christain Fain busy over the past week. On Saturday he worked an accident in front of a flower/gift shop on U.S. 79 at 10:58 a.m. Two vehicles were involved in that wreck.

FIRE CALLS

• Wednesday 10:27 a.m. Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department along with Milam County Sheriff’s Office and AMR responded to US 79 by Wiley's Auction for a major rollover. • Wednesday 8:39 p.m. Rockdale VFD responded to the 200 blocks of west Bell for a transformer on fire. • Friday 9:32 p.m.

Baby boomlet happens at Fort Worth hospital

A COVID baby boom had been expected but it never happened – at least not on a nationwide scale, says the Association of Mature American Citizens. But Andrews Women's Hospital in Fort Worth experienced a mini boom recently, delivering 107 newborns in the space of just 91 hours.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Department during the past week included: July 13—911 abandoned call, CR 203 Loop, Cameron area; medical call, North FM 486, Pettibone area; civil matter, North FM 486, Thorndale area; information, FM 3242, Milano area; alarm, CR 305, Rockdale area; animal call,...

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.

MILANO NEWS

FOOTBALL CAMP—A freshman football camp will be held for incoming freshmen July 26-27. The camp is free and will be held from 8-11 a.m. both days. It will provide instruction, competitive drills and activities to get a jump-start on the upcoming season.

Try Summer Sauce this summer

Mr. Dale Jaecks is a good friend of The Reporter Gang and he has twice blessed us this summer with lots and lots of his homegrown tomatoes. I was looking for a recipe to do something different with his tomatoes and I ran across this recipe for “Summer Sauce.

GAUSE NEWS

I’m another year older. I celebrated my 80th birthday on Sunday with family and friends who are like family. I know I can’t do some of the things I did at an earlier age, but I don’t care. If it is something that I need done, I just ask for help and always get it.