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 this paper’s Christmas edition on December 19th.
Please make plans to attend "The Journey to Bethlehem" Drive Thru Christmas Luminary, presented by the youth of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
The 2018 Christmas Luminary is set for December 9 at Fort Mason City Park. The time is 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
A backup date of December 16 is being reserved if the need arises.
Come be a witness to this beautiful rendition of the Christmas story.
It’s the job of first responders to rush into danger, a calling if you will, rather than a job. It takes a special kind of soul to pursue this calling and so it’s all the more deeply felt when we loose a fellow responder.
Mason lost one of their own in Koby Smith, not rushing into danger, just trying to get home late one night.
Llano Tea Party Meeting December 6th at the Lutheran Church in Llano, Schorlemmer Hall.
Doors will open at 5:30 for a Pie Tasting Contest which ends at 6:15, followed by dinner at 6:30 and our guest speaker, Teresa Beckmeyer, a big voice in Texas politics and a catalyst for citizen engagement.
Country Music Superstar Billy Dean will make his first appearance at the Llano Country Opry on Saturday, December 8, with two performances at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM. The show is held at the Lantex Theater in downtown Llano, Texas. Admission is $20 and tickets are now on sale at www.heartoftexascountry.com or by calling (325) 247-5354.
Born in the small town of Quincy, Florida, Billy Dean started his music career at the age of eight, singing with his father’s band, the Country Rocks.
Storytime is held Mondays at 10:30 am in the Kid’s Zone of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library. Come for holiday stories and crafts in the month of December. On Monday we’ll be reading Jerry Palotta’s Who Will Drive My Sleigh Tonight. Just how and why did Santa select the perfect animal—the reindeer?
Nothing gets us in the Christmas spirit better than singing or hearing Christmas carols! Join musician, singer, and songwriter Fletcher Clark at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, located at 410 Post Hill St., on Thursday, December 13, at 6:00 p.m. for a festive hour of Christmas singing.
Kayla Hahn Olson, a graduate of Mason High School, will be at Market Square in Mason this Saturday, signing copies of her second novel, This Splintered Silence.
Kayla's first novel, The Sand Castle Empire, has been optioned for a film, and has been translated into twelve languages. This second novel is a science fiction/survival mystery set on a space station.
The Mason Garden Club will hold its annual Christmas Party on Tuesday. December 11, 2018, at 11:30 p.m. in the Stribling Room of the Mason CountyM. Beven Eckert Memorial Library.
This will be a pot luck luncheon. Members are asked to bring their favorite holiday recipe and a gift for exchange.
High school and college graduations may be months away, but now is the time to start thinking about applying for scholarships, according to Shannon Worrell, Mason County Farm Bureau president.
Mason County students are encouraged to apply for more than $200,000 in Farm Bureau college scholarships offered on the local, district and state levels.
“Scholarships and awards are an excellent opportunity for Farm Bureau families to earn money to pursue their education,” Shannon said.
