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The Negro school was located in the southwest part of the Wheeler pasture, nestled smugly amidst a grove of live oaks with grapevine climbing and hanging endearingly to their trunks. The plank, rectangular structure had a front entrance facing east, a back entrance facing west and three windows to the South. The structure was painted white nearby, to the right, was Centennial Creek flowing gently by the little school house.

Mason's Comanche Creek Golf Course may very well be one of the best kept secrets in the Texas Hill Country. As a key attraction of Ft. Mason City Park, the golf course provides the citizens of Mason with great outdoor fun in a beautiful setting.

The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday August 12th, for its regular weekly luncheon meeting. There were 43 members and 8 visitors in attendance.

In many of my news articles reporting activities of the Mason Bluebonnet Study Club, the phrase “the club is a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs” is included. Some readers have asked what the General Federation of Women’s Clubs is and why a local club belongs to an international organization headquartered in Washington, DC.

Due to rain and a muddy construction site, the ground breaking ceremony for the site work on the Hill Country University Center (HCUC) will be moved to Marktplatz at the corner of Main and Adam Streets on Thursday, August 21 beginning at 10: 00 am. The community is invited.

Llano Memorial Healthcare System is going tobacco-free on November 20, 2008, the date designated by the American Cancer Society for their nationwide campaign known as “The Great American Smokeout”. As of that date, no tobacco use of any kind will be permitted – inside or outside – on hospital and all related health system property.

Need an escape? Place to put up guests and visitors? An intimate retreat from city stress?

On Aug. 7th, members of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit #285 met to discuss their plans for the upcoming year. In attendance were Gail Coldiron, Leta Durst, Sherry Alm, Carlita Jordan, Fae Danz and the Auxiliary’s newest member, Nancy Laycock.

The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, August 5th, for its regular weekly luncheon meeting. There were 40 members and 1 visitor in attendance.

One of the first rules of using computers to manage your data is to always have current backups. Unfortunately, that is one of the most frequently overlooked tasks that managers of data perform.