A capacity crowd at the Castell General Store learns about flood forecasting from Greg Waller (left) with the National Weather Service. For more information about this event and other happenings along the Llano River, go to llanoriver.org and sign up to receive the weekly newsletter from the Llano River Watershed Alliance.
"Jazz Sunday" will be leading the worship service Sunday, March 31 at St. Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Ron Birk will be delivering the sermon. The music group will also be playing Saturday evening at Lea Lou Co-Op.
At their meeting on Monday, March 25, the Mason I.S.D. School Board officially hired Michael McLeod as the Mason Puncher Athletic Director and Head Coach. McLeod replaces Kade Burns who has been hired as the new high school principal.
Offerings to to Mason County Cancer Benefit Fund each Wednesday evening, as St. Paul Lutheran Church continues to invite the community to Lenten suppers at 5:30 p.m. and half hour devotional services at 6:30 p.m. Surprise members of the Mason community will portray two of the 14 traditional stations of the cross each Wednesday up to Holy Week and four on Good Friday.
The City of Mason will be holding a City Election Saturday, May 4, 2019. Position up for election this year is City Commissioner District 4. The City will begin accepting applications for early ballot by mail beginning March 20, 2019. Application for ballot by mail may be made to Pattie Grote, P.O.
Mason resident Tonya Huston recently returned from a mission trip to Rwanda, Africa in support of Heart and Sole Africa (HASA), an organization she founded a decade ago to help end Podoconiosis. Podoconiosis is a debilitating, chronic form of Elephantiasis caused by the absorption of silica (glass) from the rich volcanic soil of the Virunga area of Western Rwanda.
This Saturday, the Steady Steps Program will be hosting its annual Golf Tournament and Dinner/Cake Auction/and other prizes at the Mason Community Center in the Park with the Golf Tournament starting at 11:30 am and the Dinner at 6:00pm. This year Steady Steps will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary so extra efforts are underway to host a big celebration.
There are only eleven days until The Riata Fundraiser, so be sure to stop by Mason Bank to view this year’s collection of art; which will be available at the Live Auction. Remember, if you are unable to attend the auction and wish to place a bid, you can contact us at [email protected].
This past weekend I enjoyed yet another fine concert at the Odeon Theater. The performers were complimenting the theater and the new dressing room addition completed last year. They said it was one of their favorite venues in which to perform. The fact that it was their 5th time to perform here underscores their accolades for this fine gem.
Classic Movie Night at the Odeon continues after a huge success at the opening event. A nearly packed house was in attendance to view one of America’s top 100 greatest films of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird. Next up, Wednesday March 20, is Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
