Mason County Habitat for Humanity’s Spring Benefit will be held this Saturday, May 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. The weather forecast for the day of the benefit is looking great (for a change) and the Habitat board is looking forward to hosting the event in a beautiful creek-side pecan grove on the McHale Ranch located just a few miles northwest of the Mason Square.
During the first part of the evening patrons will be able to sample a variety of wines from thirteen wineries and, for the first time, th ...
The regular meeting of the Mason Garden Club will be held onTuesday, May 16, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the Stribling Room of the MasonCounty M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library.
Vicki Ritter with the Eckert Bat Cave will give a program on “Bats.” Vicki has worked many years at the bat cave and has many wonderful stories about these fascinating creatures.
The Mason FFA Chapter Banquet will be held Friday, May 12th, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Mason School Cafeteria. The event will begin with a fajita supper provided by the FFA Chapter. The banquet will begin promptly at 5:30 pm and conclude around 7:00 pm
Each year, Mason’s FFA officers’ conduct this program to thank their supporters and recognize the accomplishments of chapter members for the 2016-2017 school year.
Mason Independent School District had two At Large positions expiring this year. Elected to the Board were Katherine Martin with 365 votes and Jim Bob Smith receiving 491 votes -- the most among the four candidates running. The other candidates in the race were incumbent Chad Lemke with 245 votes and Willie Alba with 57 votes.
In the Mason City Commission election, Vicki Enrigue received 72 votes, defeating incumbent William Beatty who received 52 votes.
Fredericksburg, Texas is excited to announce the 2017 Crawfish Festival. The Crawfish Festival, a celebration of all things Cajun, is a three day festival held on Memorial Day weekend, May 26 – 28, 2017. Located in the beautiful Marktplatz (100 block of W. Main) in downtown Fredericksburg, Texas, the Crawfish Festival is a unique showcase of food, arts and crafts, live entertainment, inflatables, bungee, hamster balls, music, and CRAWFISH!
Headliners for 2017 include Little Texas (Friday nigh ...
04-01-17@0141 Deputy Hebert responded to Suspicious Activity at the Pontotoc Cemetary.
04-01-17@0331 Mason EMS responded to a Medical Alarm on Creek St. Patient refused transport.
04-01-17@0958 Mason EMS responded to a request for a Lift Assist on Lee St.
04-01-17@1042 Deputy Stafford handled a walk in complaint for theft.
04-01-17@1230 Deputy Stafford handled a walk in complaint about Threats.
04-01-17@1404 Deputy Stafford provided a Funeral Escort
04-01-17@1419 Mason EMS responded to Rainey S ...
04-01-17@0141 Deputy Hebert responded to Suspicious Activity at the Pontotoc Cemetary.
04-01-17@0331 Mason EMS responded to a Medical Alarm on Creek St. Patient refused transport.
04-01-17@0958 Mason EMS responded to a request for a Lift Assist on Lee St.
04-01-17@1042 Deputy Stafford handled a walk in complaint for theft.
04-01-17@1230 Deputy Stafford handled a walk in complaint about Threats.
04-01-17@1404 Deputy Stafford provided a Funeral Escort
04-01-17@1419 Mason EMS responded to Rainey S ...
The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, May 2nd, for it’s weekly luncheon meeting. There were 32 members and 1 visitor in attendance.
“Boss” Lion Jess Irwin was in charge of the meeting and announced that we have 2 birthdays this month: Kirby Groves and Elliott Courtwright. We sang happy birthday to them.
Last week was Children’s Book Week, the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading.
Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. To celebrate, we’ve added new easy books and new non-fiction easy books to our children’s collection. We hope you’ll read with your children and bring them in so that they can choose their own books sometimes.
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My U.S. Marshall friend recently posted a question on Facebook, asking what the best western movie ever made was. A few people had offered replies by the time I saw the post, and all of them were wrong. The answer, of course, is Lonesome Dove. Some claimed Tombstone, which is a great western movie, and the closest second to Lonesome Dove there is.
