I recently had a couple of requests to re-run the “ The Mason Puncher Tavern Burger Recipe” I think that with this being the midst of Fall Football season it brings back memories of those of us that couldn’t wait to get to a “Mason Puncher” home football game to have a “Tavern Burger”.
Is ‘Fake’ the New Normal?...
We called prized possessions “gen-u-wine” back in the day. That’s not the correct spelling, of course, but when the word fell from our lips, we emphasized each syllable to make sure hearers clearly understood that our claims were 100% true.
“Genuine” back then was about as far away from “fake” as the east is from the west.
Come rain or shine, don’t miss Texas Trail Hall of Famer, radio broadcaster, Tumbleweed Smith tomorrow night in the Stribling Room at 6:30! Admission is FREE, and he’s sure to be entertaining! Don’t forge, we’ll be closed Monday, November 11, for Veterans’ Day.
DVDs:
The Lion King
Cancer: Emperor of All Maladies
Shetland: Season 5
Veronica Mars
Chicago Med: Season 4
Crawl
911: Season 1
Toy Story 4
Encounter
The Sponge Bob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Peanuts Tw ...
Chocolate Pecan Pie
courtesy: Hershey
Just like biscuit and roll recipes, a person cannot have too many pecan pie recipes. Particularly if the person is blessed like we are by living in “Pecan Country!” This recipe has been kicking around the Innis family for years, and with the holiday season fast approaching, I thought I'd share it with you and hope you and your family enjoy the pie as much as we have.
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups pecan bits and pieces
1 cup semisweet chocolate chip ...
Cowboys Don't Cry
(October 26th marked 40 years since my father's death. These are thoughts I put on paper after that event.)
I was raised in a "cowboys don't cry" culture. A real man does not show his emotions.
Even though I have come to realize how ridiculous that is, I still have a difficult time showing my emotions.
Change. We court it. We fear it. We anticipate it and ignore it. We are surrounded by change for the simple fact that nothing in life remains the same.
Start with the global population. In 1950 there were 2.55 billion people. Today, 69 years later, children of the baby boomer generation are raising families of their own in a world with a growing population of 7.7 billion.
Think of all the changes that have happened in 69 years.
People are upset with the cancellation of Kendal Hemphill’s column in the Mason County News. That’s understandable. He has loyal followers and good friends. And he’s an engaging writer. That is, when he sticks to his outdoor humorist topics. Then he’s warm, funny, and worth reading.
When he veers off into topics that rile people up, on both sides of our current political divide, it does no service to public civility and discourse.
I commend the Mason County Historical Commission in their tireless efforts to protect and preserve our beautiful county.
Our history, heritage, and culture deserve preservation. Each is fragile and can easily disappear in a generation. We must respect what has come before us, preserve what we have inherited, and cherish the memory of our ancestors.
Sincerely,
Donna Horton Byrd
To the Editor
Good grief! Please put Kendall’s column back in! I missed the column that must have created this uproar, I miss a lot of them. If I didn’t like what he wrote, I quit reading. If I liked it I laughed. If it was removed because someone complained over politics, substance, humor, no humor, grumpiness or just because they are mad at the world.
Looking for the Best in Us
The annual Hunters' & Visitors' Guide is in this edition of the paper. It is, by far, the largest publication we do all year long, and subsequently, it requires all our focus and attention in the final days of preparation.
As we were finishing up this year's Guide, tightening up the layout and making last minute edits, we still had to deal with all the usual weekly/daily tasks.
