Shortly after I got my Tesla Model 3, someone asked me (with a snide tone to their voice), “Why would you want to buy an electric car?” I replied that it was saving me $4000 a year in gas, maintenance and repair. It was the end of the discussion. I checked my records for this article and by this time last year I had already spent $2000 on gas.
This past weekend was a great opportunity to celebrate a day of Thanksgiving and then enjoy a start to the Christmas season in small town Texas. I heard several tales of joyful feasts for family and friends and hope that you had a chance to spend time with those you love.
Members of Mason Study Club met on Wednesday, November 13th for their regular monthly club meeting. District Attorney, Tonya Ahlschwede, presented a program on CBD oils which is currently popular for aches, pains and medical problems. She explained with a power point presentation that the CBD is a derivative of the hemp plant and is strictly regulated in Texas.
Riata Service Organization’s November 19th meeting was held at the lovely home of Nonie Stringer.
We were fascinated by our unique program. Mariana Davis moved to Mason with her poet husband Glover Davis a little over two years ago. She is a native of San Antonio, She received her PhD from the University of North Texas.
Operation Orphans, Inc. held its second hunt of the 2019 “Take a Child Hunting” program Saturday, November 16. The boys from five child residential and one foster home came to Camp Gene Ashby on Friday evening ready to enjoy a couple of days in the Texas hill country. Groups were represented by Texas Baptist Home, Round Rock; West Texas Boy’s Ranch, San Angelo; Boy’s Country, Hockley; Foster’s Home, Stephenville; and Collard Foster Home, Walnut Springs.
The kids enjoyed playing ga ...
November is DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH, but realistically, in order to save lives and improve the quality of our life for those with diabetes, every month and every day we need to be AWARE and responsible for our health. The World Health Organization released its first global report on diabetes in 2016 and the news was not good, diabetes was unrelenting.
With this being Thanksgiving week, I have been thinking about all that makes me thankful to be able to live and work in the community of Mason. For one thing there is the fact that we truly are rural, we can get to work or the store without having to fight the traffic every day, and when you look up at night you can see a sky full of stars and a clear view of the Milky Way from most anywhere in the area!
Boss Lion Michael Murphy gaveled the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. at Nacho’s Café on November 19.
Lion Michael introduced a friend visiting from South Africa-Chris Mulder.
Lion John Palacio was the program chair this week and he introduced Greg Adams who was going to talk about the new landfill.
Greg works for Biggs & Mathews, the firm that will be installing the new landfill.
Mason Elementary and Junior High School students had the privilege of honoring 30 Mason County Veterans on Monday, Nov. 11.
The fourth grade students hosted a hot dog lunch for the veterans and their close family members and had the opportunity to visit with them and learn a little about their time in the service.
