Announcements

Alive Inside is a cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken and uncover the deepest recesses in the very souls of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. This rousing documentary features Dan Cohen, social worker and founder of the nonprofit organization Music and MemoryTM as he works to demonstrate music’s ability to improve the lives of patients living in a nursing home.

ger/aug 30 cattlemens conference in san saba Central Texas Cattleman’s Conference Submitted by AgriLife Extension Mason County There will be a Central Texas Cattleman’s Conference held on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Jordan Cattle Auction Arena, 1310 US 190, San Saba TX 76877.  Registration will be from 7:30 to 8:30 am with the program beginning at 8:30 am and it should conclude about 3:00 pm.  There is a $20 registration fee to attend which is payable at the door.  Two (2) c ...

This is the first week of school. My grandkids are not as excited as I am. Although, it is a busy time of year. The new routine will be easier for them than for me. I hope all students and teachers have a great school year. The Art-Trinity United Methodist Women will meet on September 12th at Art at 2:30. Class meetings continue on Wednesday evenings at the parsonage.

Below is a web site with more information about our Memory Café. If you have any more questions please call Michael Stork at 903-399-5472 or Ann Scarth 325-347-5983. Looking forward to seeing you at our Memory Café the last Thursday of every Month at our Senior Center. In August it will be 24th at 2 PM http://www.alzheimerscafe.com/public.html.alzheimersatoz.com/Welcome.html What it is: An Alzheimer’s, dementia or memory café is a monthly gathering of individuals with memory loss ...

Mason ISD has unveiled a brand new website! If you haven’t had a chance to check it out you will want to do that. There is a completely new format and design with wonderful Mason County photographs, thanks to Jeff Durst for sharing his expertise. All available information is on our website, but we are constantly updating and changing information. One of the greatest new features of the site is the ability to “Subscribe” to a teacher page.

JUNCTION – A Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop will be held September 8 at the Llano River Field Station, 254 Red Raider Ln, in Junction. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service workshop will be from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An RSVP is not required but can be done by contacting Matt Brown at 979-862-8072, or on the Lone Star Healthy Streams website,www.lshs.tamu.edu/workshops. Workshop presentations will focus on basic watershed function, water quality and specific best management prac ...

The Bennett Trust is a first-of-its-kind endowment made by Eskell and Ruth Bennett. The trust provides an endowment for AgriLife Extension to continue their tradition of conservation education and preservation of the Edwards Plateau. Funded by the endowment, the Bennett Land Stewardship Program uses conferences tailored specifically for land management in the Edwards Plateau, covering issues such as brush control, prescribed burning, estate planning, water management and livestock stocking ra ...

The Heart of Texas Historians and Storytellers will be hosting their 5th annual event on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at the Heart of Texas Event Center. This year the group has invited William Groneman III who was a captain and company commander of Engine Company 308 which worked at Ground Zero just hours after the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. William Groneman III was born and raised in New York City, and currently lives in Kerrville, Texas.

Hill Country Memorial and orthopedic surgeons are again teaming up to offer free orthopedic and physical therapy evaluations to middle and high school students on Saturdays from Aug. 26 through Nov. 11. Sports Injury Clinics are held each Saturday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Hill Country Memorial Hospital, 1020 S.

The Mason Community Foundation fall grant cycle is currently open to any organization registered as a non-profit corporation under the rules and regulations of the State of Texas. Also, any other local non-profit organization that contributes to the betterment of the community of Mason or organizations that receives funding from this type of entity are eligible for the grant. The Mason Community Foundation has provided funding for many organizations funding that might otherwise be difficult ...