FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS - Oktoberfest, the family-oriented German event taking place in the center of Fredericksburg, is poised to again attract 1,400 volunteers and 25,000 visitors in its 38th year.
As a result, the oom-pah-pah echo of 37 previous years will carry over in the hearts and minds of people who have made the event an annual tradition, many who traversed hundreds of miles to attend.
Thursday, October 4th, 5PM to 8PM
At the home of Jan Appleby
1316 Ritter, Mason
Join us for a fun filled evening with delicious appetizers and excellent wine. Here is just a sampling of what will be available for your eating pleasure: Delhi Blues ( blue cheese shortbread with cream cheese, walnut and Major Grey’s Chutney;) Devils on Horseback (bacon wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese;) Wonton Wonders (peanut-curry chicken salad in wonton cups;) Shrimp & Dip; Stuffed Mushrooms.
Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 PM, Monday, October 1, in the HEB Activity Room at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg.
Richard Nugent will present a program on occultation techniques, recent occultation discoveries and how to observe, time, and record occultations using amateur equipment.
Nugent is the Executive Secretary of the International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA) and has been studying occultations since 1990.
Harpeth Rising…They’re coming back, and cooler than ever. As soon as their last show was over at the Odeon folks were asking “When are you bringing them back?”. The trio will perform at the Odeon theater Saturday October 13 at 7:00 PM.
Those who made the first show will remember their crazy awesome skills, but they’ll also remember the fantastic music, and the utterly entertaining great time they provided.
We will start spraying between the hours of 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm. Please try to stay indoors during these and times if not this Product (Delta Guard) we are spraying is safe for animals and People. We want to thank everyone for their cooperation in advance in keeping Mason safe!!!
Wednesday September 26, 2018, we will spray south East side of Mason streets are:
Spruce, West Rainey, Post Hill, Wilson Elm, Pecan, Wheeler, Coolidge, College, Bryan, Short, Moody, Westmorland, Lee, Howard, Merr ...
We will start spraying between the hours of 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm. Please try to stay indoors during these and times if not this Product (Delta Guard) we are spraying is safe for animals and People. We want to thank everyone for their cooperation in advance in keeping Mason safe!!!
Wednesday September 26, 2018, we will spray south East side of Mason streets are:
Spruce, West Rainey, Post Hill, Wilson Elm, Pecan, Wheeler, Coolidge, College, Bryan, Short, Moody, Westmorland, Lee, Howard, Merr ...
The Mason ISD Flu shot clinic will be on Friday, Oct. 5th from 9-12 and 1-3 p.m. at school.
Flu shot forms will NOT be mailed out. If you want your child to receive the flu vaccine, you can pick up the forms at the offices or print them off from our school website.
Permission slips are due by Friday, September 28th.
The Mason High School Class of 1973 will have their 45th Reunion, on Saturday, October 6th, from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M., at the home of Warren and Susan Grote. This is located at 650 Twins Ln, just off James River Road. Share this info with any classmates you see. If you have any questions, call Warren at 325 347-4963.
The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library is proud to bring singer/musician Sarah McQuaid to perform in the Stribling Room on Tuesday, October 2, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free to the public.
Recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Ards International Guitar Festival in Northern Ireland, Sarah’s also drawn critical praise for her voice (which has been variously likened to malt whiskey and melted chocolate) and her engaging rapport with audiences: “I’ve at ...
Welcome to Fall. This weather is so crazy. The rain has been wonderful. We are so grateful to have had slow rain with no flooding. Our neighbors in Sonora and the Austin area were not so lucky. I was out in the country this week and the wildflowers were blooming like it was spring.
