Each winter from December through early March, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) stocks rainbow trout in more than 100 locations across Texas. This winter Mason County will again host one of these fishing opportunities at the James River Crossing on Highway 2389. The 3rd Annual Mason County WinterFisch will kickoff the season with the WinterFisch Celebration on Saturday, December 7th from 1-5 pm at James River Crossing and Dos Rios RV Park wit the release of 1500 trout.
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Storytime read-alouds continue in December with festive Christmas stories. On Monday, December 9, the selection will be Mouse’s Christmas by Alan Baker. Afterwards don’t miss the craft where kids will create a one-of-a-kind Christmas treasure to take home!
In November, kids heard Thanksgiving stories, gave thanks, and made silly turkey table toppers.
Please remember to attend "The Journey to Bethlehem Drive Through Christmas Luminary" on December 8. Fort Mason City Park is the outdoor venue, and the time is 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
We are reserving December 15 as an alternate date.
St. Paul Lutheran Church has been sponsoring this unique Mason, Texas, tradition for many years.
Please join us and be a witness to this lovely presentation.
Please remember to attend "The Journey to Bethlehem Drive Through Christmas Luminary" on December 8. Fort Mason City Park is the outdoor venue, and the time is 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
We are reserving December 15 as an alternate date.
St. Paul Lutheran Church has been sponsoring this unique Mason, Texas, tradition for many years.
Please join us and be a witness to this lovely presentation.
It’s that time of year once again! Shopping until you give out, or until you max out your budget, either way, we enjoy shopping! How about shopping and donating to a worthy cause at the same time? Woah, that’s a mind blower. Yes, feel free to shop and donate without spending or giving extra money.
River of Life Church invites the Mason community to come spend an evening with us during this Holiday Season! We will be hosting a Hill Country Christmas Dinner and Dance in the River of Life Gym on Sunday, December 8th from 6-8:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m.
Music will be provided by the Darrell Goldman Band who will play great country western music for dancing from 6:30-8:30 pm.
As in the past years, we need RSVP’s with the number of guests from those who plan to attend so that we can place our meat order.
The party will be held Saturday, December 14th @ 6 PM.
The Association will be serving BBQ (brisket, sausage & chicken), Pinto Beans, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Pickles, Onion, Jalapeños, BBQ Sauce Bread, Coffee & Tea.
If you attend, please bring a Dessert ~~ or dish of choice.
We are requesting Monetary donations to Bluebonnet Casa to purchase Christmas gi ...
We invite you to support “Operation Christmas Greeting”; Mason County’s annual fundraiser for the EMS Association. For new participants, it works like this: A donation is made to the “Greeting” fund and your name is listed on a full page Greeting Card that appears in the paper’s Christmas edition. Wednesday, December 18th, is the deadline to make your donation.
“Greeting” accounts are set up at each of the three Mason banks.
Jim Gallagher, PhD., will present “The Texas Horned Toad Lizard under Threat” in the Stribling Room of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill St., at 6:30 P.M., Thursday, Dec. 12. Jim works for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA).
If you happened to catch the elaborately adorned “Matachines” dancers before the Light up Our Town festivities this past weekend then you witnessed one part of our veneration for the Lady of Guadalupe, our blessed Mother Mary. The danza performers are usually the opening ceremony for the veneration followed with a mass.
