Announcements

One in 6 children in America face food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined as “the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.” According to Feeding America, children in rural and farm communities are more likely to face food insecurity. To help combat hunger in our community, Fontera Healthcare Network will be holding a food drive at the Mason Clinic through the month of July.

The 18thAnnual Extension Banquet, sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Llano County and the Llano County Leadership Advisory Board, will be held Thursday, August 2, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at the St. James Lutheran Church Activity Center (Schorlemmer Hall) in Llano. The Leadership Advisory Board is composed of individuals who serve on committees which give direction to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s programs in Llano County. This year’s speaker will be Billy K ...

The Mason County 4H Club invites any interested families to learn more about 4H and the programs available to them on Wednesday, August 1st at 5:30 p.m. at the Historic Building at 505 Moody St. A hot dog supper will begin at 5:30 and continue with a swim party at the city pool for all members and prospective members from 6:30 to 8:30.

Another week of Roundup is over. John and I skipped the festivities. It was hot by parade time and we decided to stay cool at home. We had a party for granddaughter, Amber, and her fiancé, Wade, a gender reveal party for our expected great grandchild. Grandma doesn’t trust this technology, but we are all excited about the expected arrival of a baby boy in December. Pray for rain.

We will be holding our 50th year Class Reunion on Saturday, September 22, 2018. We hope to have a large group of classmates and their spouses attending, as well as former classmates who were with the class at one time or another between 1964 and 1968. Former teachers will also be invited to attend as well as family members, spouses and other relatives of our deceased classmates. Formal invitation letters will be going out the first week of August.

The public water system of the City of Mason has reached a Critical, Level 1 condition recently, and the City Administrator John Palacio has implemented additional water conservation measures.  While we do not fear immediate water shortages, we feel it is necessary to move to voluntary measures to protect the water levels for everyone and the increase demand of the limitations of our water system.  As the hot summer winds continue to blow and the dry conditions only worsen, the City of Maso ...

E.P. Garth, a former Brady resident, has released his latest Pat Cassidy novel and will hold a book signing 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, July 28, at the Heart of Texas Country Music Museum in Brady. OUT OF BOUNDS is Garth’s fourth in the series. The first book, OFF THE AIR in 2009, was followed by OUT OF TOUCH and ON THE RANGE.

The public is invited to the opening reception for “Regional Reflections 2018” exhibit on Thursday, July 19, 5 pm to 7 pm at Arnold Art Gallery. Works by Lily Beard, Don Day, Linda Fawcett, Linda Fleece, Syraya Horton, Ray Istre, Bridget Langdale, Sue Kaan, Karen Sharbo, Tom Tannehill, and Cathie Tyler show a sampling of art by area artists.

The float representing the Veterans will be sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars during the Round Up parade Saturday, July 14. We ask any veteran to arrive by 9:30 AM Saturday if they wish to be represented to the parade crowds on our float. All are welcome as hope to seat 18. This year, Parade Chairman Farmer has given the VFW permission to dress the float at the Table on the north side of Heritage Park (across from fire station) and leave over night if desired and that is where all a ...

Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely insist on enjoying life to the fullest, had a peaceful and, thankfully, cool gathering in June at the home of Brenda Koepke. Everyone enjoyed a pot luck luncheon, door prizes, an after-lunch game, and, as usual, talking about people who weren’t there! Monday, July 16th finds us gathering at 11 AM at the Methodist Church parking lot for a road trip to scenic Llano, Texas.