Mildred Evelyn Eckert Carder, 94, died peacefully in her sleep on November 25, 2015, at Patriots Colony in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Born July 31, 1921, in Mason, Texas, she is predeceased by her parents, Kinney Milton and Zilla Minnie (Wood) Eckert of Mason, Texas, and her husband, John Thomas Carder of Johnson City, Tennessee.
Survivors include her two sons, Patrick Carder (Sandra) of Williamsburg, Virginia, and Kinney Carder (Virginia) of Leesburg, Georgia.
53 boys enjoyed hunting with Operation Orphans, Inc. December 5th and harvested 70 animals. Animals taken during the hunt were 49 whitetail does, 5 spikes, 11 bucks, 3 feral hogs, 1 axis and 1 sika. Homes bringing boys to hunt were Sweeten Home, Brownwood; Gulf Coast Trade Center, New Waverly; Cox Foster Home, Orange; West Texas Boys Ranch, San Angelo; Ramirez Foster Home, Converse; Acuna Foster Home, La Porte; Araujo Foster Home, Elmendorf; Methodist Boys Ranch, Waco; and Lawrence Foster Home, ...
2 Year Old Male Mix Breed
Sweet, sensitive and full of love. Artie is one FANTASTIC dog. He is well mannered, and wants nothing more than to be your best buddy. Artie really craves attention. As soon as you start petting him he sits calmly, and looks up at you with the sweetest eyes.
River of Life Church is hosting its 2nd annual senior angel tree. Angels are ready for adoption!
If you or your group would like to adopt an angel, please visit River of Life Church at 217 W College Ave, next to the post office. Available angels are located on the tree.
KERRVILLE, Texas (December 9, 2015) - Amanda Ruiz of Mason graduated from Schreiner University in Kerrville and will be recognized at the December Commencement Services. Ms. Ruiz received a degree in Vocational Nursing.
Schreiner University is an independent liberal arts university related by choice and by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
There are lots of Christmas carols at this festive time of year. You can hear them on the country channels, the classical, and even on the rock and roll music channels. Some are ecumenical, referencing Jesus Christ and the events surrounding His birth. Others are more secular, discussing the foods, smells, sights and emotions of the entire holiday season.
Medicine.
A new four-letter word for the 21st Century.
Commonly referred to as "meds."
Thus, the four-letter word.
With the same reputation as other four-letter words.
Medicine used to be a good thing.
Mothers would say:
"Take your medicine and you'll feel better."
And we would.
Now medicine makes us sick.
It's too much.
It's too strong.
Or just downright wrong.
More than one million people die every year from medicine.
1,000,000.
Not from the disease at hand.
Nor the symptoms.
They die from re ...
Christmas is coming soon. The older I get, the less prepared I seem to be. I have grand plans to decorate, bake, visit friends, and send clever notes in beautiful cards. However, reality is quite different. I will never be as organized as my mother. She had her cookies baked shortly after the first of December.
I cannot believe that the year is almost over! It has been such a successful and productive year at the Mason County Chamber of Commerce. Many improvements and accomplishments were made in 2015. Our new website was launched, we had a significant increase in membership and through good planning and budgeting we were able to increase advertising which in turn brought visitors to town that shopped, ate in our restaurants and slept in our beds.
The Wild Game Dinner was a huge success!
The past few weeks have been very busy around the City, and the coming weeks will surely continue this level of activity. The lights are all on around the Square every night, as well as some of the buildings just off of the Square, and the light tree is up in Heritage Park and with the various windows and buildings being decorated it is certainly "beginning to look a lot like Christmas."
