Guitar virtuoso Rhett Butler will play at the Odeon theater in Mason Saturday June 11. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the surely to be “jaw dropping” performance begins at 7:00.
The young Texan’s technique is beyond belief. Rhett developed a trademark hammer-on style that allows him to play two guitars at once by fingering each of their fret boards, coaxing filigreed harmonies and shimmering melodies without needing to strum.
While Rhett is most well known for playing two guitars at once, don
Mason County Republican Women (MCRW) honored the winners of our 2016 scholarships this last week at our regular May club meeting. This year’s recipients are Pete Rochat and Monaco Schmidt. Both Mason High School graduates submitted excellent essays, outstanding resumes and are soon to be college bound with very promising futures ahead of them.
Take advantage of the Seamless Summer Program.
Nutritious meals are offered at no cost to all children aged 18 and under.
At the Cafeteria beginning on May 31 thru June 3, Tues thru Fri. and June 6 thru June 23, Monday thru Thursday, from 7:15 am to 8 am for Breakfast and 11:30 am to 12 noon for Lunch.
Summer Reading begins on Wednesday, June 1st. at the Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library.
Students who were in grades K-5 during the 2015-2016 school year may participate. Pre-K children may participate if a parent reads with them. Read to Swim will run Mondays to Thursdays from 1:00-2:00 P.M. When a child has read for 30 minutes, he or she will be given a free swim pass or coupon for Dairy Queen ice cream, and his or her name will go into a drawing for Walmart gift cards.
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Mason Young Life is having its 5th Annual Car Wash to help send kids to camp. The car wash will be on Saturday May 28th, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., on the south side of the square. Please bring your cars, trucks, or even your dog and we’ll give them a good cleaning.
The car wash is by donation only to help send over 30 Mason high school students to Windy Gap, a Young Life camp near Weaverville, NC, from June 18th to 25th.
Another fun and exciting regular season of baseball and softball is almost in the books. We will hold our closing ceremonies at the ballpark this Thursday, 5/26 at 6:30 pm. Please come out and support our youth.
A special appreciation to all of our young baseball/softball players, parents, coaches and umpires for their commitment that enabled Mason to have another great season.
SAMSON
2-3 Year Old Male Boxer Mix
SAMSON is a dog that truly loves life! He is a happy and energetic guy with a fun and goofy personality. Samson is very friendly and does great with other dogs. He has a lot of energy and would do best in an active home with a big backyard to run around in.
Want to be a leader in your community? Want to try your hand at photography, shooting sports, livestock projects, cooking, or consumer decision making? 4-H can open a world of experiences to the youth of Mason County.
The next meeting for the Mason County 4-H Club is Monday, May 23 at 6 PM at the First Baptist Church fellowship hall, 325 E.
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service Mason County is accepting applications to the Youth Agricultural Lifetime Leadership (YALL) program. 4-H members that have a
strong interest in production agriculture and are outgoing high school freshman through outgoing seniors or ages 15-18 as of September 1, 2016, should apply. The program is limited to 30 students.
MASON, TX – Watson Auto Parts, located at 1111 Fort McKavitt St./Highway 87 North, is now partnered with Parts City Auto Parts, a brand of Ozark Automotive Distributors developed specifically for supplying parts and business support to independently-owned auto parts businesses. Currently, Ozark Automotive services over 4,500 O’Reilly Auto Parts stores and independent Parts City Auto Parts locations from coast-to-coast.
Watson Auto Parts will continue to be locally owned and operated by Don ...
