12-01-17@0829 Deputy Escobar responded to a possible Shots Fired complaint. The loud noise was a squirrel in a transformer.
12-01-17@1023 A caller reported a phone scam in which the caller was threatened with arrest by someone posing as an IRS agent if she didn’t give them money.
12-01-17@1028 Mason EMS responded to Art for a Fall.
Happy New Year! “Boss” Lion Jim Heidelberg convened the weekly meeting of the Mason Lions Club on January 2. Twenty-six members, one guest and our speaker were present. Lion Don Grote introduced his guest and friend of many, many years, Raymond “Ray” Coffman, who in 2008 retired as Chief of the Texas Rangers and Senior Captain.
The Stock Show this past weekend was a great success, with pleasant weather and a fine showing of the best of Mason youth and livestock. Good luck to all of the youth and families that go on to the larger Stock Shows throughout the State in the coming weeks. As we start out this new year it has been pleasant to have some spring-like temperatures and sunshine in Texas, and not the bitter cold that the northeast states have been experiencing.
Meet Parker!!
1-1/2 year old male large mix breed
Neutered and current on vaccinations
You will be one lucky pet owner if Parker picks you! This handsome boy is a fantastic dog. He would love to be part of an active family. Parker has a few great loves in his life: swimming, frozen peaches and having his teeth brushed.
Yes, he lines up at night to have his teeth brushed.
Are you a Food Network addict? Do you tense up watching “Chopped” (even if you’ve seen the reruns a ga-jillion times)? Let us introduce you to Food Challenge - the fasted growing 4-H event across the state of Texas! This contest challenges teams of 3-5 members to create a dish using a predetermined set of ingredients.
Howdy and Happy New Year. As we head into 2017, we are also approaching the beginning of the next session of the Texas Legislature. Unlike the U.S. Congress which meets year round, our state legislature meets for just 140 days every two years. That means we have to get down to business right away, pass a state budget and address as many of Texas’ challenges as possible, before going back home to tend to our families and businesses.
In my first legislative session in 2015, we pass ...
It’s okay.
OK.
A-o.k.
Okeydokey.
O period K period.
From the Scottish dialect och aye.
According to trusty Webster.
Which means “ah yes” or “oh yes.”
And Gaelic och (“ah, oh”).
OK became an American colloquialism.
First known usage was March 23, 1839.
By C. G. Greene.
An editor at the Boston Morning Post newspaper.
He facetiously misspelled “all correct” as “oll korrect.”
The “OK” abbreviation for that stuck.
And we’ve been okaying ever since.
There was even a book b ...
We made it to 2017. Hope you have a great 2017.
Don’t forget the Patriot Warriors Lunch on Friday, January 6th, at the Eckert Civic Center. Bring a dish and come meet the disabled veterans that come to hunt in our beautiful countryside. If you can’t make the lunch, you can donate to this group by contacting Steve Toone.
The Art-Trinity United Methodist Women will meet January 10th at Art at 2:30, to plan the year.
It seems impossible that the holidays have all come and gone, but the leftovers in the refrigerator for the past couple of weeks and the mounds of extra trash and recycle are sure signs that life has been busy! I hope that all of your days of celebration were blessed with family, friends, good food and many joyful gatherings.
