The Heart of Texas Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic (DRT) will host a guest speaker, Gary Sutton of Melvin, Texas. Sutton will be presenting local history which is contained in his book, “Western McCulloch County Pioneer Joseph Absolom Johnson – Much More Than a Cowboy.” Joseph Johnson was a leader is establishing the Bodenhammer School, the Melvin Baptist Church and the Melvin Post Office where he served as Post Master.
Mason County Fall City Wide Garage Sale is almost here, September 15, 2018!
Do not miss out on the opportunity to have a home or business listed on the Garage Sale Guide. Maps of Mason will be available throughout town marking individually registered locations, times and a brief inventory of sale items.
To be included on this map please fill out a form and return it with a $10.00 registration fee to the Mason County Chamber of Commerce no later than September 10th.
Happy September. This year is marching by quickly. Hopefully by the time you read this, we will have rain showers and it will feel like fall.
The Mission Team of the Art United Methodist Church will meet at 6 on September 10.
Class Meetings continue on Wednesday evenings with soup at 6 and the meeting begins at 6:30.
Now is the time to start working on your shoeboxes for Mexico.
Everyone is invited to the 7th Annual Fundraising Dinner for Mason Young Life! We invite you to learn more about this exciting ministry and how it is impacting the lives of students right here in Mason!
Young Life ministries around the world are filled with concerned adults who want to make a difference in the lives of kids in their communities.
You must be registered by October 9 in order to VOTE November 6.
Register on the Square and at Lowe’s Market Thursday, Sept. 13th and Saturday, Sept. 15th, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
www.rockthevote.org
So, would you like to enjoy a good meal that also brings a good deed to this community? Second Chance Mason Animal Rescue is hosting a spaghetti lunch on Sunday, September 9 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Parish Hall. This lunch is a fundraiser for the Second Chance Free Spay/Neuter Program for income eligible residents within Mason and Mason County.
River of Life Church will host the Living Proof Simulcast event with Beth Moore, one of today’s top women’s ministry leaders, on Saturday, September 15, 2018. Along with Beth Moore, worship pastor and Dove Award recipient Travis Cottrell will lead worship via simulcast.
Living Proof events bring women from all walks of life together for a time of biblical teaching, worship, and encouragement.
The first meeting for the 2018-19 year of the Menard-Kimble-Mason Texas Retired Teachers Association Unit will be held on Thursday, September 6, at the Mason Public Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch will be served ($6). Local dues should be paid at this time.
District President Dr. Janis Petronis will be the guest speaker, and AMBA representatives will also be present to answer your questions.
I have been the Supervisor of the Recycle Center for a little over 3 years. As the years go by, I have watched as the price of plastics fall lower and lower until many of the plastic items we take in have become worth absolutely nothing. In the last year, China has decided that it is no longer going to, “buy America’s trash” which has made things even harder.
I have had four companies that used to take our recyclables go out of business in the past two years.
World traveling Texas troubadour Butch Hancock will perform one night at the Odeon theater in Mason, Texas, Saturday, September 8 at 7:00 PM.
With a long string of recorded songs and albums, Butch Hancock has been called “one of the finest songwriters of our time” and is acknowledged by his peers and critics alike as one of the premiere singer-songwriters Texas has ever produced.
