I’m not saying that I can solve all the problems, but there are a few I could put a dent in. Like, the commercials on television about drugs. The saving from these advertisements could be savings at the pharmacy and help whoever needed these drugs. You have to get a prescription from your doctor, so why advertise?
My Goat is Got
This goat thing is driving me nuts. Not that I necessarily had all that far to go, of course, but still. I’m going to need some help on this one.
What happened was, a goat got arrested. Now, right off, you know you’re looking at good column material when you see a headline that says, ‘No, seriously.
March is National Nutrition Month—what better time to build a keyhole garden? Dr. Deb Tolman gave a great program last Saturday, and while “Rome wasn’t built in a day” our keyhole garden at the Food Bank was built in about 3 hours! We had 15 people stay after the program to help build it, and having Bob and Linda Laury and Craton and Wendy Hastings involved from the “get-go” was a huge factor in our success.
The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, March 8th, for it’s weekly luncheon meeting. There were 40 members and 2 visitors in attendance.
“Boss” Lion Joel Kuykendall announced a meeting of the new officer nominating committee to be held immediately after the regular meeting.
Lion Mark Kirby was responsible for the program and introduced Jeff Guice who spoke about the Mason Cowgirl and Puncher basketball programs.
CHINESE medicine dates back over 3000 years. It is still a very valid system that treats the body holistically. At first glance, it seems simplistic because the conditions treated within Chinese medicine use terms such as excess fire or water or wind rather than our modern scientific names. Yet this system is actually very complex and can be significantly more effective than our modern medicine especially with chronic health problems.
The part of Chinese medicine that I find particularly useful ...
It’s that time of year again; we lost an hour overnight without hesitation. I woke up on Sunday feeling just as tired as the night before when I went to bed. It’s funny how the time just disappears while you are asleep. It’s like that theory of alien abduction, where the abductee experiences lost time.
March 14, 2016 - Doss, Texas - Doss Volunteer Fire Department improved both its equipment and its capabilities with the help of a $15,000 grant from Texas A&M Forest Service.
The cost share grant helped the VFD purchase several new items including a Rapid Intervention Team bag, a cascade system and a thermal imager.
“This equipment is a new addition that will support many of the items we already have,” said Doss VFD Assistant Chief Mark Geistweidt.
The Ft. Mason Golf Association is starting their weekly Scramble beginning this Wednesday, 3/16!
Everyone is invited to come out and join us. Sign up at the clubhouse by 5:00 p.m.; play begins at 5:30. It’s a 9 hole event, so we normally finish by 7:30 or 8:00 p.m.
Clubhouse phone number: 347-5798.
All interested local charities and organizations must fill out an application for distribution of funds from the 2015 Lions 5K/10K event. Application forms are available at all 3 Mason Banks.
