March 10, 2021 Issue

ABILENE, TX- More than 1,300 students were named to the Fall 2020 Dean's List at Abilene Christian University. To qualify for the Dean's Honor Roll, students must be registered for 12 or more credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.6 or higher. The following local students made the list: Raegan Palacio of Mason, a senior majoring in math for teaching. Caleb Horne of Mason, a senior majoring in kinesiology. Abilene Christian is the highest-ranking university in Texas in a 2021 U.S.

"Vegetable Gardening" topic of the March Meeting of the Mason Garden Club. The regular meeting of the Mason Garden Club will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 2 p.m. in the Stribling Room of the Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library. 410 Post Hill Road. Allison Watkins, Agri-Life Agent for Concho County in San Angelo, will present a program on "Vegetable Gardening."

We are eager to continue the Lord's work this spring semester and kicked off the semester with some fun. Monday night, March 1st, we met with kids to hang out, catch up, eat chips & queso, & most importantly- make s'mores! Amongst the chips, queso, and s'mores- we asked the kids to write down a question they have about Jesus.

The beautiful weather is really appreciated after our taste of severe winter weather. I felt it was time to face the greenhouse on Saturday. There are some signs of life under the limp black foliage. I cleaned the dead leaves and am waiting to see what will come back. I even cleaned the asparagus bed.

This is a practice my Farming Gardening Grandparents did. My Grandfather was also a water dowser using a fresh willow branch that had a Y. He had me walking all over the garden with that branch until it finally went down on its own. And that was a big moment for me. Planting with the Signs.

With St. Patrick’s Day coming up I thought I would do a dish that would have some relation to do with Ireland. Those that know me, know I love John Wayne. I’ve always loved his movies, maybe because I spent Sundays watching John Wayne, western and war movies, with may dad.

There is currently a critical need for type O blood — the most transfused blood type. Type O donors can maximize their impact by giving a Power Red donation where a concentrated dose of red cells is given, and other blood components are safely and comfortably returned to the donor. All blood types are needed and welcomed!

It’s Spring Break! We are open from 10 to 5 and Camp Discovery behind the library is open from dawn until dusk! We also have puzzles and board games available for checkout as well as our new selection of children’s books from our Texas Book Festival Grant. Stop by with your family to pick up some books, DVDs, and games for this week. New to the Library: DVDS: The Croods: A New Age The Last Vermeer The Reason Scooby-Doo: The Sword and the Scoob Synchronic The Very Excellent ...

The Mason Lions Club met on March 2 at Nachos for their weekly meeting. Per their motto of ‘Service’ the Lions have been busy working on Ramon Park, in memory of Pepe, and sons Charlie and Trey. Lions Club members, City of Mason employees and many volunteers have been busy, leveling the land for the new park, clearing trees and vegetation, pruning the larger trees, and digging holes for the new playground equipment. Clay Lindsey donated the playground unit last month, and the Lions have ...

By almost any measure, the unmanned NASA Mars rover program has exceeded virtually all expectations. The rovers have functioned nearly flawlessly, and have worked for years beyond their expected useful lifetimes. NASA’s five Mars rovers—Sojourner, Opportunity, Spirit, Curiosity, and Perseverance—together have been sending beautifully detailed photographs, data, and even sound recordings from Mars since the 4th of July, 1997.

***NEW LANDFILL GRAND OPENING CEREMONY TODAY AT 3:30PM*** The City of Mason will be accepting trash at the new landfill beginning at 8:00AM on Thursday, March 11, 2021. We are so excited that this project is complete, and we are all so proud of this new asset for our city. City crews and local volunteers (led by our Lion’s Club) have been working hard on our newest park that will be known as The Ramon Family Park.