Everyone was curious about the men on our beautiful Sesquicentennial cover, so we decided to unwrap the mystery a bit. The picture was sent to us by Steven B. Kensing and is a 1910-1915 Mason County volunteer road crew.

(Mason, Texas) ~ Sandstone Cellar Winery and Santos Taqueria, (featured as one of the Hill Country’s Top 25 Best Places in Texas Monthly Magazine), are pleased to present Kevin Higgins and Barbara Malteze, (founding members of The Dust Devils), in a rare, intimate acoustic setting. The performance of mostly original Americana-style songs will be given in the courtyard of these companion businesses, (Southeast corner of the town square in Mason), on Friday, July 18, 2008, 6-8pm.

For information on the use of prescribed fire for vegetation management on your ranch, plan to participate in the field day and ranch tour on the M. M. Kothmann ranch on Friday, July 25, 2008.

Michael Rode (owner of Genesis Organics on Highway 29) is needing a bone marrow transplant. In order to help with his medical costs, please join his friends for: