The Mason County Republican Women’s Club will host an evening event at the Mason County Library on October 29, 2019, at 7 p.m. Our guest speaker will be David Heckert, a US Army veteran and a field leader with the Texas Border Volunteers.
He will be giving us an update on the current activities on the Texas border and his first hand experiences.
Operation Orphans, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization which is preparing for its 60th year of taking less fortunate kids deer hunting. Due to the recent anthrax outbreak, several ranches which normally host children have had to cancel. We have girls which would like to participate in the October 26th hunt, but may not be able to if we can’t find places for them.
Groups come to Camp Gene Ashby the Friday evening before a scheduled hunt.
Fall weather has been so nice. I don’t feel the need to save money and not turn on the heat until we are frozen. We have had cooler weather and a little rain. Best of all, grandson John helped me move all my plants into the greenhouse. This is a chore that gets harder to do each year.
Western Swing Legend Jody Nix will headline the Heart of Texas Fall Ball at the Heart of Texas Events Center in Brady, Texas, on Saturday, October 19. The dance will be held from 8:00 PM until Midnight and is BYOB. Set ups and concessions will be available from the Heart of Texas Country Music Museum volunteers.
Mason barber and adventure-seeker Ethan West will present a program at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill St., at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 22. He has spoken twice before at the library, but his time his topic will be “Beekeeping and Tree Cut-outs.” Ethan has been a beekeeper for several years and recently moved a swarm from one of the trees near the library’s Camp Discovery.
The Mason ISD Education Foundation will host their 4th Annual Cattle Roundup on Monday, October 28 at noon at Jordan Cattle Auction in Mason. Proceeds from the fundraiser help directly fund creative and innovative teacher grants in our award-winning Mason schools, positively impacting the education of students from Pre-K through 12th grade and enriching the District’s mission of excellence in education.
For many decades, roundup fundraisers in various parts of West Texas have demonstrated ...
Mason-Llano, Texas, October 1, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director in Mason and Llano County, Randy Maenius, today announced that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2019.
According to Maenius, “Both Mason and Llano County recently met qualifying drought ratings that ‘trigger’ eligibility for the Livestock Forage Pro ...
The Texas Silver-Haired Legislature (TSHL) will conduct its second of three sessions for the 2019-2021 biennium in Austin, October 20-23. Dr. Sherry Hubbard of Junction, Gloria Henderson and Wayne Merrill of San Angelo, and Brigitte Rogers of Sonora represent the Concho Valley area of the state. The October session is dedicated to member training on identification of issues relating to Texas seniors, legislative research, writing resolutions advocating on behalf of seniors, and continuing adv ...
Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely insist on living life to the fullest, are eagerly anticipating one of our favorite rituals - our annual trek to Joan Lindley’s house for food, fun, and fellowship. Every year Joan graciously hosts us in October, and her beautiful house is always gorgeously ghouly, festively frightful, and specially scary.
SAN ANGELO, TX, October 7th – The Area Agency on Aging of the Concho Valley (AAACV) is excited to announce the upcoming Annual Medicare Open Enrollment, which runs from October 15 through December 7. This is an important time of the year to compare prescription drug plans and ensure that you have the right coverage for you.
Three certified Benefits Counselors are available through the agency to provide you with a comprehensive look at your Medicare prescription drug coverage options for t ...
