Telemarketers! Oh, how we have to put up with them. Hanging up on them, giving them the one-two. Yelling and screaming. These don’t do the trick anymore. Forget the “No call” list. Rachel, still wants to lower your interest rates on your credit cards. So, being on the “No call” list isn’t much help.
These folks have gotten smart.
Gratuity not included
You can learn a lot by traveling, and I enjoy a trip to a semi-developed area about as well as the next guy. So when my wife told me we were going to St. Thomas for a week, I was stoked. I said, “Great. Where’s St. Thomas?” She said it was an island someplace in the Caribbean Sea.
Roundup Week is always so busy for so many organizations, and the library was no exception. The Library Board members do the float, and I want to thank Rosemary and John Davis, Pam and John Scott, Mitzi Drennan, her granddaughter Brynlee, and Nanci Gibbons for decorating it. I want to thank Bill Skinner for loaning us his trailer, Julio Ramon for driving, and Shay DeVos, Ryland Pearce, Jackson Pearce, Werner Bauer, and Garrett Lindsay for being on the float.
The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, July 5th, for it’s monthly business meeting. There were 35 members and 1 visitor in attendance. “Boss” Lion Jess Irwin was responsible for the program.
Lion Jess read a thank you card from Steeley Smith for our support and gave concession stand information for the upcoming hamburger cook at the Mason County Rodeo event.
It was decided at the board meeting to have the membership business meeting be a quarterly event.
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.
Anna McMillan, the Round Up representative for Capital Farm Credit, received the Miss Congeniality award from her fellow contestants during the proceedings on Friday and Saturday.
Just prior to Saturday night's rodeo performance, the 2016 Round Up Court for Mason County was named and presented to the crowd. Left to right: Duchess Raegan Glentz (representing The Commercial Bank), Duchess Tiani Tovar (representing Benji's), Queen Brooke Wheelock (representing Mason Bank), Duchess Araceli Olvera (representing Willow Creek Cafe & Club), and Duchess Maddy Heath (representing the M.
During Saturday's parade, famed rodeo clown Leon Coffee stopped in front of the Mason County News office and entertained the children who were in attendance. This photo is of the grandchildren of Randy and Julie Moore with the famous performer. Ruby, Lexi, Henry and Roan with Leon!!
