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County Sets Public Hearing on Budget, Tax Rate;
Considers Major Project Financing Options
August 14, 2023
Co. Comm.
By Catherine Grace
At their regular meeting Monday, Mason’s County Commissioners made the final adjustments in the proposed budget for 2024, and set the date for a public hearing on the budget and tax rate. In addition to their full agenda, commissioners also heard a presentation from the county financial advisor on financing approaches for future county projects.
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PUNCHERS' UNIQUE TALENTS SHINE DURING SCRIMMAGE AT LLANO
By Jennifer Fierro
The Mason High School football team took the short trek to Llano to face the Yellow Jackets in the first scrimmage for both teams Aug. 11.
"The kids had great energy and enthusiasm," head coach Michael McLeod said. "They fought really hard.
Rodeo was found wandering on the highway and luckily a couple of individuals stopped and picked him up. His owners have not been found, and he is now under Second Chance’s care. Rodeo is a fun dog who loves to play ball, both catching and bringing the ball back! It seems he could do this all day long!
For the Week of August 14
Old Yeller Day will soon be here! Join us on Saturday, September 30 from 9:00-2:00 for dogs, food, fun,
and more! We will have our annual dog parade and dog contest at 11:00. We are also still accepting
vendors. Happy Reading!
New to the Library:
DVDS:
1923
Brokenwood Mysteries Series 9
Fast X
Father Brown Season 10
Sun Moon
Fiction (all quotes from publishers’ summaries):
The Collector by Daniel Silva
“Legendary art restorer and spy Gab ...
Pastel Pencil Workshop for Adults
The San Angelo Art Club have been organized since 1928. They sponsor several art
shows throughout the year. Their home is in the Kendall Art Gallery, 119 W. 1 st Street.
Beginning with a watercolor workshop held in July, the club will be sponsoring several
workshops in the future.
Buddy lives on a ranch with his best friend JR and another companion, Primo, a black lab. I work on the
ranch for JR, Buddy and Primo.
Buddy likes to hitch a ride in the mule whenever someone tools around the ranch doing work.
He absolutely loves to be around and with people.
Dwain (Butch) Leifeste passed away at the age of 84 on August 9, 2023. He was born to Henry and Mamie Leifeste on February 16, 1939. He is survived by his wife Martha Estes Leifeste, son John Henry Leifeste, daughter-in-law Katrina Leifeste, grandsons Matt and Jace and a sister Darlene Leifeste McDougall.
This year marked a milestone moment in our life, our last Meet the Teacher night as parents. It
was the first of many lasts as our kids are moving closer and closer to graduation. Today will
mark the last time we will have kids below the high school level, and next year we will be
starting our oldest daughter’s Senior Year.
RONdom Thoughts
By Ron Birk
Quoth The Reverend Evermore
I am a quoter.
You can quote me on that.
As a speaker and writer I like to think of myself as clever and witty and wise. However, I must humbly admit that I am not the only one with these gifts. The past and present are filled with the thought provoking quotations of talented thinkers.
Reading these my reaction is, “I wish I'd said that.
Organic satire
Kendal Hemphill
Most people probably don’t realize how difficult it is to write satire these days. It used to be easy, back when people were mentally stable, for the most part, and could tell when you said something that was obviously meant as a joke. When I started writing this column, 26 years ago, I could say I’d met bigfoot while having coffee with Elvis, and no one would take me seriously.
When will this summer heat end? I am working on the highest water bill around this year. That is not for
a green lawn, but just to keep it crispy and not brown. The weatherman said we could have over 100
degree days through the third week of September. Pray for rain.
This was a hard week for our family.
President’s Column
Aaron W. Beeman
August 16, 2023
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EARNEST MONEY
An important part of the homebuying process that you may never have heard of could help you land the home of your dreams. Here’s an explanation of how earnest money works in a real estate transaction.
WHAT IS EARNEST MONEY?
The Christian Friedrich Loeffler Family Reunion was held in Hilda,Texas at the Hilda
UMC fellowship hall on Saturday, July 29 th .
Christian’s parents, Johann Martin and Johanna (Zizelmann) Loeffler arrived in Texas in
mid-1854 and he was born on December 9, 1854 in Fredericksburg.
Christian, when a young man, moved to Mason County and married Maria Geistweidt
on May 17, 1878 at her parents’ home in the Hilda community.
Animal Behavior: The More You Know, the More Amazing It Is
The scientific study of animal behavior is called Ethology. Much of Ethology is concerned with understanding what is instinctive behavior and what is learned behavior. Instinctive behavior, sometimes called innate behavior, is inherited and not based on any prior experience.
THE LION'S ROAR
by Lion Will McCann, Recorder
LEX IS A LION, AND THE RIGHT TO FARM!
On August 8, 2023, Acting President Thom Canfield opened the weekly meeting of the Mason Lions Club by welcoming JoAnne Davee, wife of Lion Bob Davee, Mike Raymond, son-in law of Lion Bob Davee, Laura Emerson, wife of Lion Glenn Emerson, and Jan McCann, wife of Lion Will McCann, as our guests.
Lion Will McCann moved that the Mason Lions Club make Lex, the Wonder Dog, a lifetime honorary member of the C ...