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    On November 5th, the FIRST SATURDAY of DEER HUNTING SEASON, the Castell School will be serving homemade chili, cornbread, desserts and all the trimmings from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm, or as long as it lasts. Tickets for the meal are $10 and will be purchased at the door.     You will be able to drive through the old Castell Schoolyard in “Downtown” Castell and get your chili and fixings to go, or “come on in” and sit down in the historic Castell School and enjoy yo ...
    It has been a great week. We had good weather, a few drops of rain, good football game, and a good trip to see our grandson.     For your calendar: Church workday at the Art United Methodist Church on Saturday, October 29th, from 9 to 12, with lunch provided; Church congregational pictures on Sunday, October 30th, at 10:55; and Church Charge Conference on Sunday, November 6th.     Best of all, I just realized that Daylight Savings time ENDS on Sunday, November ...
    Fall is in the air and Halloween is just around the corner! Come spend a delightful day with us on Saturday, October 29th in Mason. Over 20 artists from the Hill Country will be participating in the Mason Fall Arts Fest from 11am-4pm. The historic Seaquist House will have a storyteller for children from 11am-Noon.
    Sue Gierisch, aka Grammies Goodies, has been selling her products at the Farmers Market from its beginning. Sue creates wonderful body creams from all natural products, including shea butter, coconut oil, jojoba oil, vitamin E oil, sweet almond oil and essential oils. At the market, you can choose your favorite fragrance and she will put it together right then for you.
    Vampires—supernatural, blood-drinking, dead humans—are a worldwide myth...most of the time. Some stories are difficult to classify as fiction.     Thursday, October 27, 6:30 p.m. at the Stribling Room of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library (located at 410 Post Hill Street), John L. Davis will talk about whether vampires have appeared in places other than questionable books and bad movies.     Some time ago, as a university teacher of rhetoric and ...
    Mason-Llano County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director CED Randy Maenius, reminds producers to review available USDA crop risk protection options, including federal crop insurance and the 2017 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage, before the signup deadline of December 1, 2016.     NAP covers losses from natural disasters on crops for which no permanent federal crop insurance program is available, including forage and grazing crops. &n ...
   Second Chance – Mason Animal Rescue is hosting its second annual Halloween Soiree, a costume and cocktail party this Saturday, October 22, 2016. The party will be held at the Seaquist House beginning at 7 p.m. and will feature spooktackular appetizers, deserts and drinks. Prizes will be awarded for the best individual, couple, funniest, scariest and most original costumes!    Or come as yourself!    This is a wonderful opportunity to see how much fun an event ...
   World renowned banjo player Alan Munde will be leading classes at the Hill Country Acoustic Music Camp to be held Feb 17-19, 2017 at Mt. Wesley Conference Center in Kerrville TX.    Registration, schedules, accommodations, and directions can be found at www.hcamp.org, or by calling 830-459-2120. Signup deadline is Jan 17, 2017, although directors encourage earlier registration to ensure accommodations and class preference.    Alan Munde has played banjo professi ...
   Thread, Felt & Clay    Works by Debbie Armstrong, Kim Paxson and Gayle Sterling    October 27, 2016 thru January 7, 2017    Opening Reception: October 27, Thurs., 5-7    Arnold Art Gallery invites public to opening reception October 27.    Thread, Felt & Clay features works by Mason artists Debbie Armstrong, Kim Paxson and Gayle Sterling.    Debbie Armstrong’s vibrant quilt is inspired by papel picados from a chi ...
   The Mighty Mason Puncher Band will be attending the UIL Region 32 Marching Contest this Saturday, October 22nd. It will be held at Gupton Stadium in Cedar Park. Tickets will be $5 per person at the gate.    The band will be the 2nd band to perform at the contest and will play at 1:15 with their rating announced at 2:15.    The band’s show this year is the music of Bon Jovi, including “Wanted Dead or Alive”, “It’s My Life”, “Always”, “Bed of Ros ...

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