This year we will host a Fundamental basketball camp for 3rd through 8th graders & a High School camp for Freshmen through Seniors in August. The Fundamental camp will be Aug. 1st--4th & will be from 1pm to 4pm. The cost for the Fundamental will be $50 per camper.
All incoming 7th-12th boys and girls are invited to attend the summer strength and conditioning camp. This is a good chance to get a “jump start” on the upcoming season. This free camp will be from 6 - 7 p.m. Monday thru Thursday. Dates are as follows:
July 11th - 14th
July 18th - 21st
July 25th - 28th
Also, don’t forget to get your physicals taken care of if you didn’t get that done in May.
The City of Mason Commission met on Monday evening for what turned out to be a long and sometimes contentious meeting. Most of the items on Monday's agenda dealt with the application processes for grants to help deal with sidewalk improvements and solar panels at the water treatment center; but, it wasn't discussion on those issues specifically that dominated the meeting.
During a public hearing that preceded the regular meeting, comments lasted almost one hour.
Importance of Reliable, Consistent Credit for Rural America and Agriculture Acknowledged in Congressional Resolutions and Comments from Agriculture Secretary
MASON, TX – July 15, 2016 – Capital Farm Credit is celebrating Farm Credit’s 100th anniversary of helping rural areas grow and thrive by providing farmers and ranchers with the capital they need to make their businesses successful on July 17, 2016.
Looking for Differences, Ignoring the Similarities....
I saw a great photo on Facebook the other day. A bear sits at a picnic table holding a knife and fork in its paws. The caption says: "White, black, man, woman, straight, gay, Catholic, Muslim, American, Mexican.... all taste like chicken!"
If an alien spacecraft were to land on Earth, they would notice some marked differences in the life forms that are here.
It is Customer Appreciation time once again at the Mason Community Thrift Store! On Friday, July 29, the store is planning a special event celebrating our customers while commemorating the 3rd anniversary of the move to a permanent location on the Courthouse Square, at 206 Moody Street.
In appreciation for the support of the community, both in shopping and in donations, drawings will be held every half hour for terrific Door Prizes.
Winners of the 2016 Mason County Team Roping Buckles were Karson Johnson (at right, header) and Jim Bob Thomas (at left, heeler). The Thursday night County Roping had174 teams and winners of that roping were Cody Schuessler and Reagan Bownds. Special thanks to the Mason Bank and the Commercial Bank for sponsoring the buckles this year!
Summer reading was a grand affair this year with special programs by John R. Erickson, Percussion Things, and Wild Things Zoofari. Shay DeVos was a special storyteller, and Diane Esquell was here for an extra hour--Reading with Miss Diane--in addition to our regular Read to Swim, Book Hounds, and Read with a Dog programs.
KERRVILLE, TX - Sheryl Smith-Rodgers will be the Texas Master Naturalist Hill Country Chapter’s speaker at the July 25th monthly meeting. Sheryl is a freelance writer, photographer, and a Texas Master Naturalist. She holds a journalism degree from Trinity University and has worked many years as a newspaper reporter & editor.
There is a town meeting planned for people interested in the Upper San Saba River Management Plan.
This meeting will introduce the attendees to the proposed legislation to bring local control of the San Saba River flow. The meeting will be open to the public but comments will be accepted from riparian land owners or water rights owners only.
The meeting will be held July 19, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
