Last Friday the JV Punchers started district with a thriller against Harper that did not end in their favor.
The Longhorns jumped out to an early lead which they kept for most of the game. The Punchers, being down by as much as 10 in the second half, found a way to claw back and force overtime.
Twenty-two Mason County youth and 6 accomplished judges were living the ‘sweet life’ at the 2018 Mason County Livestock Show and Expo! Could you smell the yummy aroma of cakes, candies, pies, and cookies in the air on Saturday morning as the Foods and Nutrition Exhibitors carried their delicious homemade goods into the courthouse?
The 2018 Farm Bill is on the horizon, and it has many in agriculture eyeing funding, challenges and defining needs as farm policy talks continue.
As part of the dialogue surrounding the new farm legislation, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee this month launched a farm bill landing page to serve as a central location for updates and information throughout the process of crafting the 2018 Farm Bill.
The new web page, which can be found at https://agriculture.house.gov/farmbill/, includes ...
First Vice President Marty Bentson convened the weekly meeting of the Mason Lions Club on January 9. Thirty-two members and four guests attended the meeting.
Lion Marty asked our two Mason High seniors to introduce themselves. They were Shay Baker, who intends to attend Texas Tech following graduation, and Cason Dudney, who will “go far away” to continue his education at Montana State University.
I introduced my daughter, Hilary Henry, who resides in Norfolk, Virginia.
I was rather surprised last week to see a news story from CBS News highlighting the issues regarding Radium in the Public Drinking Water systems throughout our country. This is an issue, as was reported, for a majority of the municipal and private public water systems nationwide, however the article highlighted the fact that Texas leads the nation in this problem.
The MKM TRTA Unit met Thursday, January 4, at Nachos Restaurant in Mason. President Mary Ann Bartlett read a memorial for Dolphia Dawson, former club treasurer, for her many years of service and devotion to TRTA, her church, and the many preschool children that she loved and taught.
CASA Director for the local five-county area, Lisa Goehmann, talked about the help and support given to approximately 73 children at this time.
The rainbow trout fishing was hot this past Saturday as WinterFisch kicked off on the banks of the Llano River at the James River Crossing. Over 50 anglers of all ages enjoyed the gorgeous weather and an afternoon of extraordinary trout fishing.
Special treats for the opening WinterFisch Celebration were camping and Dutch Oven demonstrations by TPWD, fly fishing and fly demonstrations by the Alamo Fly Fishers Club from San Antonio, fish frying by Don Gray, and campfire music by Justin McFar ...
Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely insist on enjoying life to the fullest, celebrated Christmas in our usual inimitable ways: by pigging out (on a wonderful potluck lunch), followed by a LOT of trash talking and stealing! Luckily nobody was armed, as many items changed hands during our often-imitated-but-never-duplicated Chinese auction!
With all of the holiday gatherings and parties a not so distant memory, and most of the New Year’s resolutions still in place, it is time to look at the fresh calendars and think about the many challenges and opportunities we have ahead of us. With twelve clean pages on your calendar, how do you envisage spending your allotted 8760 hours in the next year?
