7:00 a.m. - street closings for floats
Westmoreland & Post Hill...jail
Post Hill & Schmidt...library
Post Hill & Bryan...swimming pool
Bryan & Moody (east)...Historical Bldg.
All float entries have to check in on Post Hill Street by the jail and will line up as they arrive.
Float entries that are being towed may off-load at the library parking lot and leave those vehicles there to re-load.
Those that are riding horses in the parade should park in the creek bottom just north of the library (weat ...
The Llano Country Opry will be staged on Saturday, July 8, at the Lantex Theater in Llano, Texas. Tickets are now on sale at www.heartoftexascountry.com or by calling (325) 247-5354. Admission is $15.00 per person and the show begins at 7:30 PM. The Survivors-Darrell McCall, Tony Booth-will be featured. McCall and Booth will do a set of their solo hits and then the join each other for some selections off of their Survivors album that also featured the late Curtis Potter.
In 1959, McCall was con ...
Let’s learn about cells, DNA, and animals like in Where the Wild Things Are! Wednesday, July 5th will be the first Science Fun Day at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill St. The activities will be appropriate for children in grades K-5. The fun will begin at 10:00 A.M.
Magician Cody S. Fisher will be performing at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library on Tuesday, July 11th at 1:00 p.m. His show will close this year’s summer reading program. Admission is FREE! Cody is one of the most in-demand speakers/entertainers in the world today! Cody’s unique blend of stand-up comedy mixed with mind-blowing magic has taken him all across the United States and over 15 countries worldwide.
His magic show is designed to teach children the joys of reading and th ...
The Library Book Club has selected If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name by Heather Lende to read for July. They will meet in the Stribling Room of the library, located at 410 Post Hill St., on Tuesday, July 25th to discuss the book. The discussions are fun and lively, and everyone is welcome!
United Blood Services of San Angelo will have their bloodmobile in the parking lot of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill St., on Thursday, July 6th, from 4:00-7:30 P.M. Appointments may be made by calling Ann Scarth at 325-347-5983. Walk-ins are welcome! Be a hero—give blood.
It is very early to write this column. I am having trouble thinking three days early. I hope everyone had a safe and fun Fourth of July holiday. Roundup is coming up fast. Granddaughter Megan is in a play this weekend with the Llano Community Theater. Grandma is busy.
Class meetings continue at the Art United Methodist Church on Wednesday evenings.
The American Legion Fort Mason Post 285 and VFW Post 8554 will be sponsoring a Mason County Veterans float in the 2017 Mason Roundup Parade on Saturday, July 8th. Any veteran who would like to ride on the float should call either Joaquin Velez, 218-2049, or Tommy Koepke, 347-6021, to reserve a seat because space is limited.
Riders, in uniform if possible, should assemble in front of the American Legion Post Hall, 237 Post Hill Road [behind the County Jail] at 8:30am on Saturday.
JULY 31 - AUG 2
3RD - 5TH GRADES 9:00 - 10:30AM
6TH - 9TH GRADES 10:30 - 12:00PM
Registration is at 8:30 in the High School gym on July 31st. The cost is $15.
Bring cleats if you have some.
Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 PM, Monday, July 3, at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg.
We will view Dr. Alex Filippenko’s video lecture entitled “The Intrinsic Brightnesses of Stars.”
Instead of just observing the apparent brightness of a star, Dr. Filippenko discusses how astronomers can extract information on a star’s true brightness – how bright it is independent of distance and the obscuring effects of interstellar dust and gas.
