The Thing Is Boutique and Uptown 244 welcome you to join us for the co-sponsored Chamber of Commerce Spring Mixer on April 25th! The event will be held on the square (244 Ft. McKavitt) in Mason from 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Come and enjoy great food, fun and community fellowship! Join us and find out the latest buzz about what’s going on around the square!!

Castell General Store will be hosting Trade Days every third Saturday beginning April 20. Vendors are welcome to peddle their wares at no charge. Call (325) 247-4100 for more information. The best BBQ will be available. Help restock the Llano River with rainbow trout.

Seats remaining for the Katie Holmes Project Continental Graffiti. Katie and band bring standard American Swing and Jazz as well as European pop music of all vintages. This is a show for all ages and the Odeon is the perfect venue for the unique Gypsy jazz sound of this group. Come out and support the Odeon and the great music that is presented here.

The Mason County Cancer Benefit will be held Saturday, April 27th, at the Heritage Park! We hope that you will be able to stop by and show your support to the cancer survivors of Mason County. The event will begin at 11 a.m. sharp with a tribute to our survivors and their caregivers.

The Mason Puncher Alumni football players will face the Brady Bulldogs in Puncher Stadium on Friday June 7th with a 7:30 p.m. start. It will feature two fine teams with most of our great ones coming together again one more time. If you wish to play you must register at gridironglory.com between now and the 1st of June.

Tickets are now being sold for the Annual Mason County Habitat for Humanity Spring Benefit. This year’s gala will be held on Saturday, May 18th at the Jacques-Hurley Farm at Camp Air. Habitat President Paul Branch noted this year’s location is significant because Don Jacques and his late wife, Wanda, were very instrumental in getting Habitat for Humanity started in Mason eleven years ago. Once again the top Texas wineries have been selected to showcase their finest wines, and attendees wi ...

This 2013 MCRW Home Tour is to be held Saturday, April 20th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with tickets available at Market Square for $10 each. On April 20th tickets can be purchased at any place on the tour. Directions are provided with each ticket. A portion of this year’s MCRW Spring Home Tour involves three destination areas well known to local residents.

The Bluebonnet Study Club will travel to Christoval on Monday, April 15th. There they will tour the Hummer House, a hummingbird wildlife habitat. Meet at the Lutheran Church parking lot at 9:00 a.m. We will car-pool to the Hummer House. If time permits, some sightseeing may be included. The Bluebonnet Study Club’s activities are open to all.

The Mason Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 16 at the Mason County M. Beven Memorial Library, Stribling Room, at 2 p.m. The program will be “Making Soaps, Lotions, and Fresheners”, presented by members Wendy Hastings, Laura Hansen and Penny Peterson. These members have had such a good time making these products that they wanted to share it with the garden club members.

Stylish fashions, yummy food and drinks, and a chance to bid on great silent auction items sounds like a fun way to spend a weekend afternoon and help raise funds to support community projects and scholarships for local students! Join Alpha Beta Psi for their Spring Cabi Fashion Show and Fundraiser this Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m.

The Mason Cowgirls Softball team will sponsor a softball clinic on Thursday, April 11th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the high school softball field. The clinic is open to PreK-8 girls who are interested in softball. Cost will be $15per girl with siblings being an additional $10 per girl. All proceeds will benefit the Cowgirl Softball program for field maintenance and equipment.

Date: April 4, 2013 City: Menard, Texas Former students of Texas A&M University will assemble in Menard, Texas on Sunday, April 21st for the annual Texas Aggie Muster to honor all Texas Aggies who have passed away within the last year, announced Muster Chairman Willy Wright. The event is hosted by the 3MC Aggie Club which represents Mason, Menard, McCulloch and Concho Counties. The Muster activities, including a meal and program, will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Many riders from across the State and beyond will enjoy the Hill Country in a whole different way - astride a motorcycle - at the 17th annual Hill Country Run motorcycle rally, which is headed to Luckenbach on May 3 - 5, 2013. This event is sponsored by the Optimist Club of Fredericksburg. Billed as “More than just a plain ole motorcycle rally,” the Hill Country Run is three days filled with hearty food, live music, new friends and miles of riding through the towns and vistas of the scenic ...

There will be no American Legion meeting on Thursday, April 11th due to illness. There WILL BE an American Legion meeting on Thursday, May 9th to make plans to put out veterans’ cemetary flags and for the Memorial Day Ceremony on the Square. Anyone interested in the future of the American Legion Fort Mason Post 285 is invited to attend May’s meeting.

The City of Mason will be holding a General Election for City Commissioner District 2 Saturday, May 11, 2013. Early voting begins Monday, April 29, 2013 in the City Office Building, 124 Moody St., and concludes Tuesday, May 7, 2013. To vote for the position of Commissioner District 4 you must be a registered voter in those district.