August 28, 2019 Issue

Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely insist on living life to the fullest, partied down in August at the home of Brenda Koepke. A robust crowd of 12 filled her living room and dining room, then invaded her husband Tommy’s “man cave” to admire his vast collection of military memorabilia.

Boss Lion Michael Murphy gaveled the meeting to order at 12:30 pm at Nacho’s Café on August 13. Guests included Lion Brent Hinckley’s wife Monica and Omar Martin. Lion Michael Murphy gave the Lions in attendance a program on global population explosion and the effects on the environment. The world population is increasing by a billion people every 13 years.

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A pilot for a new show on the INSP network featuring Mason County will be airing on Saturday. The pilot was filmed in Western Mason County (a bit of Kimble County as well) and an amount of 'B-roll' footage was taken around the Mason square; people will recognize the town and the landscape throughout.

We are all excited about the upcoming football season; and, especially the Mason versus Wall game that will be televised from here on Thursday, the 29th of August. The City and the School officials have made a few adjustments to the parking for this game. Get ready to park down by the dance slab and rodeo arena and to walk up to the Football Stadium. • We will be blocking off a section of the parking from the front of the community building back that will be parking for handicapped and th ...

Enrollment for the 2019-2020 schoolyear is underway for Kingdom Kids, River of Life’s Mom’s Day Out program. Kingdom Kids mission is to provide a loving, Christ-centered environment where children are nurtured and the mother’s needs are met. Daily activities for children ages 3 months to 4 years old include Bible and age appropriate pre-school lessons, music time, crafts, and outside play plus added events throughout the schoolyear. The program runs Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting Se ...

The MCF is now accepting applications for our fall grant cycle. In the past 13 years, the MCF has awarded over 135 grants for a total of over $350,000. We have provided grants for upgrades in medical services in our community, area fire departments, school programs, city beautification, and many other areas. If your non-profit group has a project that will benefit the majority of our community, and you have not received a grant from MCF in the last year, you can pick up and return a grant a ...

Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely insist on living life to the fullest, partied down in August at the home of Brenda Koepke. A robust crowd of 12 filled her living room and dining room, then invaded her husband Tommy’s “man cave” to admire his vast collection of military memorabilia.

We are all excited about the upcoming football season; and, especially the Mason versus Wall game that will be televised from here on Thursday, the 29th of August. The City and the School officials have made a few adjustments to the parking for this game. Get ready to park down by the dance slab and rodeo arena and to walk up to the Football Stadium. • We will be blocking off a section of the parking from the front of the community building back that will be parking for handicapped and th ...

The first meeting of the Menard-Kimble-Mason Texas Teacher Retired Association (MKM TRTA) will meet on Thursday, September 5, 2019. It will begin at 11 a.m. at the Menard Community Center. The unit now has 137 members on the roster . There will be some changes coming up, and members will be advised about them.

The Odeon theater will bring live theater to Mason Saturday September 22 at 7:00PM. Texas Comedies and Crank Collections presents their musical comedy The Feud: The Most Dangerous Musical Comedy in the West. After the Civil War, outlaw bands and vigilante groups fought over land and cattle, and blood feuds were common.

Enrollment for the 2019-2020 schoolyear is underway for Kingdom Kids, River of Life’s Mom’s Day Out program. Kingdom Kids mission is to provide a loving, Christ-centered environment where children are nurtured and the mother’s needs are met. Daily activities for children ages 3 months to 4 years old include Bible and age appropriate pre-school lessons, music time, crafts, and outside play plus added events throughout the schoolyear. The program runs Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting Se ...

Kevin Klaus, a lead researcher in the Texas General Land Office Archives and Records Program Area, will present “The Texas General Land Office and German-Texas Genealogy” on Tuesday, September 10, at 6:00 P.M. in the Stribling Room of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill Street.

The MCF is now accepting applications for our fall grant cycle. In the past 13 years, the MCF has awarded over 135 grants for a total of over $350,000. We have provided grants for upgrades in medical services in our community, area fire departments, school programs, city beautification, and many other areas. If your non-profit group has a project that will benefit the majority of our community, and you have not received a grant from MCF in the last year, you can pick up and return a grant a ...

I hope you were blessed on Friday with rain. My gauge showed 3.75 inches. We were so happy to see the ground soak up the rain. Labor Day is September 2. We don’t do much on this holiday since we are retired, but it is nice to have a chill day. There will be a covered dish lunch on September 8 following the morning worship to celebrate Grandparent’s Day. Mark your calendars on September 22.

Hilda Ruth Larrimore, of Burnet, passed away on Monday, August 26, at the age of 86. Mrs. Larrimore is survived by her son Charles Eugene “Gene” Larrimore and wife Nan of Mason, two grandchildren; Jordan Larrimore and fiancé Stephanie Castillo of Kyle, and Amy Britt and husband Robby of Pflugerville. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Richard W.

David H. Behrens Sr. (Pop), 79, was born in Mason County Texas to Roscoe and Emma Behrens. He joyfully joined his Lord on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019. We celebrateD Pop’s life on Monday, August 26th, 2019, at 11:00 am, at Ft. McKavett Cemetery in Ft. McKavett, TX. Pop’s Pastor, Tony Valdez of Edmund Blvd Baptist Church, officiated.

Calvin Emil Wissemann passed away from cancer in Coldspring, TX at the home of his sister. He was born July 3, 1930 to Emil and Anna Wendel Wissemann in Grit, Tx. After graduation from Mason High School, Calvin enlisted in the US Navy and served on the USS Everglades as a Metalsmith Fireman during the Korean war from 1951-1954.

How Do We Look to Them? On Thursday night, the Mason Punchers will meet up with the Wall Hawks for the opening game of the 2019 season. The first anomaly is that the game is going to be on a Thursday night. The second anomaly is that the game begins at 7:00 rather than 7:30.

Gerry, Of all your editorials I have read since beginning my move to Mason, I must say I especially appreciate the one in yesterday’s edition (Aug. 21, ‘19). My years as a religion opinion writer—all clearly personal editorial content—has taught me that many in our current culture seem to be unable to remember, or maybe never learned, the nature of an editorial.

Italian Batter Bread courtesy: Complete Book of Breads This recipe requires no kneading, so for those of you who are “knead-averse,” this will be right in your wheelhouse! It has been called the “mother loaf” by Italian bakers because it is so basic: yeast, flour, salt and water. It produces a crackly crust and a coarse, open texture.

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Truth, or something like it The Chicken Littles are once again running around, squawking, and grabbing all the buckets they can find to catch the falling sky. This happens every so often, anytime some knothead posts something to social media that says this or that is ruining the planet, and we’re all going to die horrible deaths.

A Dream Comes of Age… Just two decades ago, visionary Galveston leaders risked public monies, made promises they hoped they could keep, and readily shared their vision with cruise lines. They fully believed that cruising was ready to “take off.” Galvestonians--proud of their historic island city--were “in” for the long haul, and Carnival officials wanted to be.

I hope you were blessed on Friday with rain. My gauge showed 3.75 inches. We were so happy to see the ground soak up the rain. Labor Day is September 2. We don’t do much on this holiday since we are retired, but it is nice to have a chill day. There will be a covered dish lunch on September 8 following the morning worship to celebrate Grandparent’s Day. Mark your calendars on September 22.

Back in the saddle again. It’s back-to-school time. You know what that means. So long, August. Can’t say we’re sorry to see you go. Although it’s been memorable. Hotter than a $2 pistol is what it’s been. 1925 holds the record. And they can have it. Bring on Autumn. Let the leaves begin. Begin to turn and fall. And cool down these 100-degree days. Ah, Nature. What an equalizer. We’re all hot. Every single dang one of us. Weather plays no favorites ...