On Thursday, April 13th, The American Legion Fort Mason Post 285 will have its regular meeting at 6:30pm, at The American Legion Post Hall, 237 Post Hill [behind the Jail]. All members plus friends, family, and other interested parties are encouraged to attend.
For more information on The American Legion, call Joaquin Velez, 218-2049, or Tommy Koepke, 347-6021.
Mason’s second annual Bluebonnet Choral Festival showcases performers from three states, two countries and Classical, Gospel, ethnic and popular music.
Performances will be Thursday, April 20, 5:30 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church of Mason; Friday, April 21, 7 p.m., also at the church; and Saturday, April 22, at 2 p.m., in Mason’s historic Odeon Theater.
10 years of Caring -Mason County Cancer Benefit is honored to have helped over 73 families in their battle against cancer since our inception!
MCCB is excited to spread the word about this year's benefit Chili Cook off and Washer Pitching Tournament!
Help us celebrate 10 YEARS and raise funds to help our community in the future!
Saturday April 29th at the Mason City Park Pavilion or Community Building (depending on the weather).
RESOLUTION # 17-324
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MASON TO AMEND THE NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION OF MAY 6, 2017, TO SET THE ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACE AT 1024 McKINLEY AVE, THE RICHARD ECKERT CIVIC CENTER.
WHEREAS, the General Election scheduled for May 6, 2017 will include the voting for two places on the City Commission and concurrently include the voting for two at-large places on the Mason ISD Board of Trustees,
WHEREAS, there is an expectation of a larg ...
Easter Sunday.
Coming up.
Just like all the bulbs.
All over town.
And all around.
Spring.
New life.
Springing up.
Resurrection.
Hope springs eternal.
April 16th.
Easter Sunday.
Also called “Pascha” (Greek/Latin).
Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
Easter is celebrated by Christians and non-Christians too.
In many languages, the words for “Easter” and “Passover” are the same.
Decorating Easter eggs goes back centuries.
The egg symbolizing the empty tomb.
Some colore ...
We have been enjoying the beautiful spring weather. We have called on our kids and grands to help us get things done around here. Thus, the greenhouse is empty. That is a huge job and I am so glad it is done. Scott has the old lawnmower running again. It is leaf raking time.
Rainbow Choco-Log Slice Cookies
This is a cookie my mom would fix at Christmas, because they were colorful and festive, children especially love these cookies. I thought it would be fun to make these for Easter, one of my favorite holidays. I would still be making my kids color Easter Eggs with me, if they would!
Once an Indian...
If all of his certificates, proclamations and other awards were tacked up, Hershel Kimbrell would need a bigger room, hopefully with at least six sides. Still, there’d be other memorabilia stored, and that’s fine with him.
He’s not an award-seeking guy. At age 90, memories of a life well lived are best tucked in the heart than tacked on the wall.
More than 100 family members, former players and friends helped him blow out candles at his recent birthday party held in Kimb ...
I’m going to sit here until inspiration comes for this week's article! Really need to do some laundry, still no service on the land phone, maybe another cup of coffee! Coffee was good, but all I thought of was the laundry.
For two adults, there sure is a lot of laundry.
We had 28 youth baseball players participate in a clinic this past Saturday, April 8th. It was a fun event with a focused effort on batting, pitching and fielding drills and techniques.
A special thank you to our baseball instructors, Danny Jordan and Mike Brown. We appreciate Danny and Mike sharing their knowledge of the game with the youth of our community.
