Arils pick of the week at Ole Yellow Rescue is Mickey! Mickey has had a rough life and needs someone to open their heart and give this little one a good loving home. He is a small 10 month old spaniel mix up to date shots and has been neutered.

This is Ruby she is a six month old Boxer terrier mix. She has her shots and has been spayed and is just waiting to find a great home. She is middle size dog full of love and very gentle. Karen 325-347 2387 Ashley 325-347-7277 Justin 325-347-2187 MKM 325-347-5145 oleyellowrescue@gmail.com

Mr. & Mrs. Armando Gonzales of Austin announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jacqueline Irene Gonzales, to Caleb Ethan Hey, son of Mark Hey and Susan Hey of Austin, Texas. Caleb and Jackie are both graduates of Texas State University. They will be united in marriage February 23, 2013, at Austin Creekside in Driftwood, Texas.

This is Valarie she is a 9 month old Spaniel terrier mix. She has her shots and has been spayed and is just waiting to find a great home. She is full of love and very gentle and sweet. . Just give Karen a call.

Operation Orphans, Inc. held its fourth hunt of the 2012 hunting season January 12th. 64 boys from 11 children’s homes and foster facilities participated. The 64 boys harvested 64 animals which consisted of 46 whitetail does, 6 spikes, 6 management bucks, 3 hogs, 2 aoudad, and 1 sika. Groups represented were from Still Creek Boy’s Ranch, Bryan; Harding Foster Home, Kerrville; John Carl Smith Home, Mullin; Irma Ramirez Home, Converse; Kidz Harbor, Liverpool; Texas Baptist Home, Waxahachie; H ...

Second Chance – Mason Animal Rescue has nine new pets of the week but this is the kind of story we do not like to have to tell. Nine beautiful and helpless hound mix puppies around three months old were found dumped on the side of the road over the weekend.

At its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, Second Chance – Mason Animal Rescue identified goals and needs for this year. The group decided that 2013 will be all about spaying and neutering. The group will be asking for Mason’s support to help reduce the number of unwanted kittens and puppies coming into the city pound.

Arlis Pick of the Week ! This is Princess she is a six month old Boxer/terrier mix. She has her shots and has been spayed and is just waiting to find a great home. She is full of love and very gentle and sweet. Just give Karen a call.

It looks like Second Chance – Mason Animal Rescue is going to have another very busy year. The day after last week’s article came out, seven beautiful and sweet puppies were left at the city pound. Several other animals have also been at the pound in just the first two weeks of this year. Basil and his brothers and sisters are our pets of the week.

It was cold outside on a quiet overcast day, but it was a ‘great day to paint’ at The Painted Tree Studio. It turned out to be a mother/daughter day of painting. Rachel Yount gave her mother Lisa Polk a Christmas present of a class and Andrea Wilson brought her 4th grader Kyra.

Bluebonnet CASA encourages everyone to "save the date" for this year's Hearts for Hope Gala on February 9th. The event will be held at the Ft. Mason Park Community Building with a 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. social hour, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. catered dinner, live auction from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., and a dance afterward featuring The Drugstore Cowboys.

This is the time of the year when everyone reflects on how they can make this year better than last year. People make plans and set goals – losing weight, saving money, being a better person, and many other things. This year we encourage you to make it your goal to make it a better year for the cats and dogs of Mason County by spaying and neutering all of your pets. Second Chance – Mason Animal Rescue had a very, very busy year last year finding homes for unwanted cats and dogs.

Scott Monroe took office January 1, 2013, as the new District Attorney for the six county 198th Judicial District which includes Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch and Menard counties. Monroe, shown above being sworn in by District Judge Rex Emerson, said that he is excited about taking office. “Being District Attorney is something I have hoped for and worked toward for a long time.

On December 21st, the Mason County Habitat for Humanity (MCHFH) dedicated a home for their newest Habitat family. Isidro and Vanessa Soto and their two children moved into their beautiful home just in time for Christmas. Attending the dedication ceremony were members of the MCHFH board of directors and members of the community.