Recently, the Operation Round-Up Board of Directors at Central Texas Electric Cooperative approved two grants to support local Meals on Wheels programs.
The Gillespie County Committee on Aging, locally known as the Golden Hub, provides nutritious meals to seniors in and around Fredericksburg. This organization also provides opportunities to enhance the quality of life for senior citizens in Gillespie County by providing social and health related activities as well.
Decades ago, the farm-to-market (FM) road system was established to bring products from Texas farms to markets. Those roads still do that today, but they also see more traffic.
“There are more vehicles on the road today, and many people travel on our local FM roads,”
Will Frey, Mason County Farm Bureau president, said.
New to the Library:
DVDS:
Dreamland
Houseboat
Paw Patrol: Rubble on the Double
SNL: Best of Chris Farley
Super 8
4 Film Favorites: Sylvester Stallone
Nonfiction:
Expedition Deep Ocean: First Descent to the Bottom of All Five Oceans by Josh Young (551.46 YOU)
Fiction: (all quotes from publishers’ summaries)
All the Colors of Night by Jayne Anne Krentz (f KRE Fog.2)
“North Chastain possesses a paranormal talent that gives him the ability to track down the most danger ...
With the Odeon Theater closed for the COVID epidemic, you may be wondering where you can go in Mason County to listen to beautiful, original, live music, in a safe venue. I know just the place.
The theater I have in mind charges no admission fees. Scheduling is sporadic, and the performers can be picky about showing up if the weather is not to their liking.
New to the Library:
DVDS:
Blast from the Past
Double Indemnity
Love and Monsters
Love’s Abiding Joy
Love’s Unending Legacy
Love’s Unfolding Dream
The Sting
Wander
Fiction: (all quotes from publishers’ summaries)
The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson (F JON Hul.1)
“A body is found off the coast of Iceland. A cursory police investigation calls it suicide. But not Detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir. Difficult and unconventional, Hulda is being forced into early retiremen ...
New to the Library:
DVDS:
Blast from the Past
Double Indemnity
Love and Monsters
Love’s Abiding Joy
Love’s Unending Legacy
Love’s Unfolding Dream
The Sting
Wander
Fiction: (all quotes from publishers’ summaries)
The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson (F JON Hul.1)
“A body is found off the coast of Iceland. A cursory police investigation calls it suicide. But not Detective Hulda Hermannsdóttir. Difficult and unconventional, Hulda is being forced into early retiremen ...
Dear Readers, I am sure that among those who read my columns there are folks who are seriously concerned with the condition of our planet and want to do what they can to solve it, others who either don’t believe in Global Warming or consider it something modern technology can find a cure for, and lots of folks in between.
David Attenborough’s book, “A Life on Our Planet,” discusses about every aspect of this topic, what the problem is, how it happens, what causes it and what we can ...
Two vaccines for COVID-19 have now been approved for use in the United States, and additional ones are likely to be approved in the near future. Initial supplies are limited, so people are beginning to receive vaccinations on a priority system. Health care workers and those most at risk from the virus are receiving the vaccine first, but anyone who wants to be vaccinated can sign up for a waiting list.
This year CTEC is offering twenty-five $1,000 college scholarships, bringing the combined amount of financial help awarded to area students over the program’s 24-year history to $639,000. Completed scholarship applications must be in the Fredericksburg CTEC office by 5 p.m., Friday, February 26.
In order to be eligible, applicants must attend a recognized Texas institution of higher education in the fall 2021 semester and be considered a full-time student.
The Texas Legislature is back in session, and Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) members from across the state are working with their lawmakers to ensure agriculture’s needs are addressed. The session kicked off with new protocols in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Although the legislative session looks differently this year with COVID-19, we are still working with our elected leaders to address the needs of farmers, ranchers and rural communities,” Will Frey, Mason County Farm Bur ...
