In their third outing for the 2016 football season, the Mason Punchers chalked up their second victory of the year by defeating the Comfort Bobcats 34-14 at home in Puncher Stadium.
The Punchers kicked off to Comfort to start the game, but in the first of three turnovers in the game, the Bobcats handed off control of the ball to Mason.
Kenneth Lester will be the Mason Star Gazers speaker at their meeting on Friday, September 23. Kenneth has been active in astronomy since 1997 and brings a wide scope of knowledge and experience which he can simply explain to beginners and yet hold the attention of PHDs in the field.
In spite of some rather ominous weather forecasts earlier in the week, all we had was cool temperatures, a bit of wind, some sunshine and a few threatening-looking clouds on Saturday for the Annual Mason Bank Fundraiser Tournament. A good crowd of 34 golfers showed up, as well as several friends and family members of golfers to cheer them on and enjoy an excellent fajita supper that followed the Tournament.
The competition between the 7 teams was fierce but friendly.
Travel Time in Texas - Distance Not a Factor
Texas is the second largest state in the nation. For Texans, we don't measure our distances in miles; but, rather, we talk about our trips in terms of travel times. Therefor, we don't travel 120 miles, we tell people that our destination is two hours away.
JAZZ!!!
5 Month Old Male
Border Collie / Terrier Mix
Second Chance rescued Jazz from the pound not quite a month ago. He joined his foster family around the middle of August, and had no problem at all adjusting to his new home. We had a difficult time determining exactly what breed(s) Jazz is, and we have come to the conclusion that he probably has some Border Collie and some Terrier in him.
Micah Walker, CEA and Sheree Hardin, CEA have announced the date for this year's 4-H Enrollment meeting. 4-H enrollment will take place on Monday, September 19 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Mason County Library. The library is located at 410 Post Hill St. The meeting is come and go.
The members of the American Legion Fort Mason Post 285 and Ladies Auxiliary opened the September meeting with the pledge of allegiance and a prayer. The pledge was led by Commander Joaquin Velez and a prayer was offered by Legionnaire Bruce Fowler.
Post Adjutant Holly B. Gilmore reported that the fundraiser for the Remington 30-06 Rifle Raffle is still continuing and member volunteers are needed to help sell the tickets.
It’s a bird.
It’s a plane.
It’s confetti with wings.
No.
It’s little butterflies.
Or moths.
Hundreds of them.
Aloft in the wind.
Like ashes blowing hither and yon.
Never alighting.
Perpetually flying.
And flitting.
And fast, too.
Moths, as compared to butterflies, are generally smaller.
And less ...
Were you outside Saturday morning when the cold front blew in? It almost felt like fall. I am ready for cooler weather.
For your calendar: The Art-Trinity United Methodist Women will host the District Meeting on September 17th at Castell. On September 18, we will have a church lunch to honor our newlyweds, Quinton and Sterling McKinney.
Many of the City projects continue to move ahead as we work to improve and serve our community. We have received the mosquito insecticide and started some spraying last week and will continue this week to reduce that pesky population in our neighborhoods. Look for another article in this paper that will state the exact schedule and pattern of our mosquito spraying.
