The Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library’s second virtual program, Austin Reptile Adventures, is now available to watch online. Patrons can go to the library’s Facebook page and click the provided link to watch the program. The show features live reptiles including snakes, tortoises, and lizards, and children have a chance to learn about the animals’ environments and habits.
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will take effect on July 1, ending a nearly three-year process to modernize the North American trade agreement.
“The USMCA’s entry into force marks the beginning of a historic new chapter for North American trade by supporting more balanced, reciprocal trade, leading to freer markets, fairer trade and robust economic growth in North America,” a release from U.S.
Don’t forget to buy your lucky ducks this week! The first annual Mason County Llano River Duck Race will be held Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 at the James River Crossing at 6:30 PM.
This is a new fundraiser for the local Chamber of Commerce where 200 rubber duckies will be let loose on the Llano River to race 100 yards!
Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden was notified late last week that Mason County has been selected for a Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program (THCPP) grant to fund the restoration of the Mason County Courthouse. The THCPP conveyed to Judge Bearden that competition during this round of funding was rigorous. Of the twenty-one applicants, the commissioners selected three major construction projects, two emergency projects, and four planning projects.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (June 10, 2020) - The students listed on the Dean’s List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.
The annual Puncher Club Tournament will be held this Saturday June, 20th.
This will be a 4 person A,B,C,D scramble format with a length of string for continuation of shots. The price is 50$ per person with mulligans available for purchase at the club house.
You may have pre-arranged teams or sign up individually by noon on Saturday.
The woodcarvings of Mason artist Gene Zesch will be displayed in a special retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville titled “Looks Like We’ll Just Have to Tighten Our Belts Again.” The exhibition runs from June 19 through August 1 and features over 60 of his pieces.
The Kerrville exhibition will be the fifth single-artist museum show of Zesch’s career.
The Brownwood Area Fellowship of Christian Athletes is honored to recognize Mason High School coach Denis Cano as the Area Huddle Leader of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year. Cano was selected from more than 30 FCA huddle leaders in the area.
Cano has served as Mason’s FCA huddle leader for the past three years.
Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there. Since I received no reply to my question, “What do you want to do for Father’s Day?”, we will proceed as normal.
Summer is officially here June 20. Maybe I should ask what he wants to do to celebrate summer.
There will be no class meeting this week.
The Mason Tennis Association regretfully but respectfully announces the cancellation of this year’s Mason Dr. Pepper Open set for the 3rd weekend in July. We did not come to this decision lightly. We so wanted to showcase the many improvements to our tennis facility to our competitors who come from all across the state.
