The upcoming cooler months remind us to be thankful, to have gratitude and to be giving to others. With the changing of the season upon us, I thought I would take the opportunity to introduce myself and to express my gratitude. My name is Rebecca Burns and I am the Mason County Nutrition program director at the Mason Senior Center.
Mason County Republican Women are offering a ride to the polls on November 6th. Anyone needing a ride can contact one of the following people depending on your precinct. Your precinct is listed on your voter registration card.
Call on or before Tuesday November 6th:
Joni Matthews 281-222-0081 -Precinct 210- or if you vote at the County Courthouse-upstairs
Annette Thomas 512-940-9456 -Precinct 302- or if you vote at the Eckert Center
Sabin Nelson 325-347-2715 -Precinct 101-or if your v ...
The Disaster Relief application is entirely online and automated. Upon completing and submitting their online application, applicants will receive an email with a link they can follow to see the progress of their application through the approval process. This automated system should make response times much faster and eliminate uncertainty.
Applicants are encouraged to fill out the application entirely before it is submitted.
Aileen Roberts, author and researcher, will present “The Bloody Handprints of Alice Todd” during the annual membership meeting of the Friends of the Library. The meeting will be held on November 1, 2018 at 6:30 pm in the Stribling room at the library. Everyone is invited, and admission is free.
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Mason ISD is currently accepting nominations for the Gifted and Talented Program. Nominations will be accepted until 3:30 p.m. on Friday,November 2, 2018. If you would like to nominate your child for the screening/testing process of the Gifted and Talented Program, please go to the Mason Elementary/Junior High Office for the necessary paperwork.
Come one and all one and all! It’s time once again for a fun-filled day in Magical Mason on Saturday, October 27th! Kick things off with the Mason Arts Fest from 11am-4pm. The Hill Country is full of artists and craft-folk of all kinds, and we are proud to have some of the best (and most fun) to take to our canopy-covered sidewalks on the Square in Mason!
Among those artists who are participating are local talents like our “forever child,” Dayna Fowler Haines whose imagination takes f ...
The public is invited to the opening reception for “Dia de Muertos” exhibit on Thursday, October 25, 5 pm to 7 pm at Arnold Art Gallery.
Barbra Riley will exhibit her series of Dia de Muertos photographs documenting how the ancient tradition continues to be celebrated in modern Mexico, sometimes in funny and surprising ways.
It’s not too late to let your preschooler be a Book Puncher! Children five years old or younger are eligible and may sign up for the program at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, preschool, or pre-K. The goal is to read 100 books with your child this year.
Last week I wrote the column on Sunday evening before the storm became so serious. We had cool temperatures and more rain than I remember. The rivers and creeks were on a rampage. My Grandpa always said one extreme follows another. Wet follows dry.
The workday at the Art Schoolhouse was cancelled on Saturday due to weather.
Storytime is held Mondays at 10:30 a.m. in the Kid’s Zone of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library. Children ages 2-6 are welcome and should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Weekly stories are led by Carol Lampman, an elementary school teacher specializing in early childhood development.
Join us Monday, October 15, for an all-time classic as we encourage the little engine over the hill in The Little Engine That Could retold by Watty Piper.
