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First is foremost.First day of February.First place.First Lady.First-string.There’s even a perfume called “First” by Van Cleef & Arpels.First class.First rate.Life is full of firsts.First day of the week.First day at school.First year at college.First gun.First deer.First time away from home. First time we get to drive.Usually the old pickup out in the pasture.Fresh.New.First job.First date.First kiss.First love.And the first consummation thereof.Oh my.As the saying goe ...

No, this isn’t about Super Bowl “grunt” players “duking it out” in the football trenches. I’m referencing Glen Campbell, who is crooning around the country on his well-earned “farewell tour” to cap off a career spanning 50+ years.The Alzheimer victim is singing our old favorites, including “Wichita Lineman,” one of lyricist Jimmy Webb’s best songs.

My “weather confusion condition” is getting a little better after last weeks’ rain and cooler days. It’s amazing what a little rain can do. Thank you Lord for answered prayers!Marion Leifeste and Nea Young will be celebrating their birthdays on Wed. Feb. 1st. Happy Birthday ladies! Our “For Unto Ya’ll” practice will be this Wednesday at 5:30pm and our Revelation Bible Study will start at 6pm.

The rain coming about once a week, and the warm temperatures and sunshine make the past few weeks seem more like spring than winter. The City of Mason is taking advantage of the nice weather and working to clean up and make a few things better right now. We have completed the leaf pickup throughout the neighborhoods and have helped to clean up that annual problem, but if you still have leaves raked to the curb or bagged in your yard just call the City office at 347-6449 and we will arrange f ...

Kidneys are the organs that maintain our water balance and help manage the pH of our bodies. While we generally think of kidneys as organs that get rid of water, they actually conserve water by filtering waste products into urine while returning the rest to the blood stream. Approximately 100 quarts of liquid are filtered through the kidneys daily with only 1½ quarts passing out of the body as urine.High protein diets are hard on the kidneys.

Of every bad thing that happens, there’s a good thing that comes from it. My computer got zapped on the 9th of January, however I can still play my games! Then I got a new computer and will soon have Y5 rabbit speed! No longer will I connect after ten minutes and have to wait fifty more minutes for my mail to come up.The toilet seat is now broken and has become a Democrat!

This is a neat new feature that the USDA came up with the help us get healthier. Supertracker is an online tool where you can get a personalized nutrition and activity plan. Track what you eat and your activities to see how they stack up, and get tips and support to help you make healthy choices.

If you’re not aware of the Mason County Garden Club, you may not realize what “go-getters” they are! Sheri Clarkson (President) and a dozen or so members came last week and spent the afternoon cleaning up our front flowerbeds. The Garden Club has officially adopted the library as a public service project.

The Mason Lions club met Tuesday, January 24th, for its regular weekly luncheon meeting. There were 36 members and one visitor in attendance. Lion Kendal Hemphill was responsible for the program and introduced Scott O'Neal who spoke about living up to our potential.Scott gave a very inspirational talk and challenged us to set a good example by the things we do and say, both in the Lions Club, and also in our private life.The club’s next meeting will be held next Tuesday, January 31st, ...

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ~ George Bernard Shaw 1903Galileo Galilei was an unreasonable man. He was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who died in 1642, and is still dead.