Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” bid a fond farewell to a stalwart member, Mary Ellen Merkel, as she begins her new life in Llano. We gathered at Willow Creek Cafe in March, and, as usual, enjoyed fun, food, and fellowship. In addition to our plethora of door prizes, we awarded Mary Ellen a special prize-a framed picture of the Scarlet Punchers, and, on the theory that you give someone else what you most want to get for yourself, a jar of chocolate. We ho ...