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It is definitely August. It is hot. There are many grasshoppers everywhere. We need rain. It is back to school month and I am grateful that I am retired. School starts at Mason ISD on August 18. The Art Methodist Church will have a blessing of the backpacks on August 15 during the morning worship. The Men’s Choir is scheduled to sing during the morning worship on August 15.

There are more than just logistical challenges when you move with children. Many kids feel emotional about leaving their friends or old home behind. Here are some common challenges kids face when moving and ways to help them feel more comfortable in their new place. When Your Child is Nervous About a New School … Coordinate a tour of the school before her first day so she can get familiar with the building.

Mid-August is here, and the heat and dry weather are intense. We may occasionally get some rain if the storms flow in our direction from the gulf, but you never know for certain if these storms will reach us. Storm paths are prone to change rapidly. Although we are in this time of late summer, there is still much to do.

On August 3 the Mason Lions Club met at Nachos for their weekly meeting. Any ladies or gentlemen who are interested in joining the Mason Lions Club and serving the Mason community need only ask any Mason Lion! The Board of Directors of the Mason Lions Club met at the Church of Christ before the regular Tuesday meeting of the club to make plans for the future. The Mason Lions Club will host group of senior Lion officers at their conference in Mason on August 21-22. The Board wishes to pr ...

Most transmissible diseases are caused by replicating organisms—especially bacteria and viruses. The development of antibiotics in the 1930s made many bacterial diseases easily treatable, and human deaths from bacterial diseases rapidly declined. Antibiotics are not effective against viruses, however. Instead, most viral diseases are controlled through vaccination, which stimulates our immune systems to destroy the virus before it can cause extensive harm.

Scientists divide the Natural World into numerous categories based on characteristics such as structure, function and reproduction. All living things are placed into one of two main categories, called kingdoms, as either a plant or an animal. In the plant kingdom, the great majority of all plants are placed into one of two divisions, the Gymnosperms (all conifers) and the Angiosperms which are all the flowering plants—the majority of all plants. Within the divisions, plants are grouped wi ...

We have two upcoming events for the month of August: our Retro Videogames for kids on the 11th from 1:00-3:00 and 6:00-8:00 and a program for adults, Fletcher Clark’s The Runaway Scrape on the 19th at 6:00. In song, verse, and lecture, songwriter Fletcher Clark will recount the event from Texas History. New to the Library: DVDS Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 Cool Runnings Dream Horse Keeping Faith Season 3 Separation Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Wrath of Man Fiction: (a ...

Sheila came across this recipe while cruising the internet, and she thought it sounded perfect for The Practical Baker. Simple, straight-forward, quick, and fast. I tried it and the resulting rolls were an absolute delight, and will become a regular guest at our dinner table. I think you'll like them, too. Ingredients: 1 cup water 2 tablespoons melted butter ½ cup milk 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 1 teaspoon salt 3 ½ to 4 cups all-purpose flour extra m ...

With summer in full swing some of you have an abundance of vegetables from your gardens. That is if the grasshoppers haven’t eaten your garden up! This dish is a delectable mixture of beef and vegetables. I am always looking for new ground beef recipes and this one was not a disappointment.

A popular religious slogan of recent years has been, “Christ is the answer.” I have no disagreement with that. However, to balance the picture we should remember that it can also be said, “Christ is the question.” Jesus was not just a giver of answers, he was also an asker of questions. “Have you noticed how often Jesus used a question, where we might have expected a statement?” observes J.