MISD will hold the Box Seat drawing on Wednesday, August 23 @ 10 a.m. in the High School auditorium. They must have your check by 9:30 delivered to the auditorium to participate in the drawing. Please enter into the commons area as all other doors could possibly be locked.
We put forth an effort to adjust our activities in accordance to the members requirements and in order to comply with the wishes of most, we have re-scheduled our meeting nights to the 2nd MONDAY NITE OF THE MONTH in which for the month of August, it will be August 14 at 6:30 TO BE HELD AT THE Greater Works facility on Brazos Street.
Changes in National By Laws will be discussed as well as obtaining a dependable call list of our members.
Mason County AgriLife Extension and written by Steve Byrns
The Texas Sheep and Goat Expo slated for Aug. 18-19 at San Angelo’s First Community Spur Arena has added a youth component. Billed as the largest, most comprehensive educational event of its kind, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-conducted expo addresses wool sheep, hair sheep, meat goats, club lambs and Angora goats.
Meet Ben!!
Sweet Ben is pondering why no one thinks he us just the cutest guy out there! Look at that face! Look at those ears!! Ben is a 5 month old mixed breed puppy who is totally ready for his forever home. He has a great outgoing personality and he absolutely adores people.
Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely insist on enjoying life to the fullest, are reporting that, despite all temptations to the contrary, decorum was maintained during July’s Chinese auction at Rose Stein’s charming house.
Probably the environment - cute decor, valuable antiques - is what kept us all in line, because I know that no matter how low our standards of behavior are, we can always go below them during Chinese auctions.
On Sunday, August 20th, Mark Hierholzer will be performing a piano concert of German Folk songs. The concert will be at 3 PM at Hill Country Church, 107 E. Lower Crabapple.
Hierholzer is a local pianist, composer and choral conductor. He is director of the Fredericksburg Chorale and for thirty years has been director of the Fredericksburg German choirs.
Do you have handcrafted arts/crafts to sell? Are you an author who would like to promote your latest book? Are you looking for a place to sell your delicious homemade goodies?
If your answer is YES to any of these questions, we have the PERFECT place for you. Saturday, September 30th, Old Yeller Day will be held on the Mason County Courthouse Square from 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Jim Stanley, Texas Master Naturalist and author has published his third book, “Hill Country Ecology: Essays on Plants, Animals, Water and Land Management.”
For the last 7 years Stanley has written the Hill Country Naturalist column for the Kerrville Daily Times, and for the last 10 months, his columns have appeared in our paper as well.
How does Mason County’s Hoo Doo War (1875-77) affect us today? Excerpts from Lucia Holmes’ Diary of the time, statements of local historians, Stella Polk and Jane Hoerster, a look at the 21 sites of killing and confrontations are part of the program at the annual County Historical Society meeting, Thursday, Aug.
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 ...
