Mason County News Page 19Wednesday, October 3, 2018

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Hosted by Mason County Livestock Show & Expo, INC

October 13

Fort Mason Park

Concert Lineup

Brendan WeathermanJohn Slaughter

Clayton GarnerSam Whiskey

HEADLINERBri Bragwell

Starting at 3pm

Cookoff Sanctioned by Lonestar BBQ Society

Fort Mason Cookoff @ 9am

Saturday $150/Team*

for More Information CallShannon Worrell- 210-241-4925Bryan Mock- 936-672-0418

Texas Female Artist of the Year

Trophy bucklesFor overall points

Mason, Texas

Chicken Brisket Pork Ribs* *FOR THREE CATEGORIES

Desserts **ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES $30 EACH

WILDLIFE APPETIZERS

Golf Tournament Saturday at 9am

Goat Roping Saturday at 10am

WASHER PITCHINGSATURDAY 1PM

$75/man Melissa Schneider- 810-813-1868

Walt Broyles- 325-423-4586Josh Brooks- 325-347-7820

Brandy Neece- 325-347-7455

Tickets Available www.outhousetickets.com

9th ANNUAL BENEFIT

BBQ LUNCHBBQ LUNCHOCTOBER 13 11AM–1PM

ST. JOSEPH’S HALLE

Chris Staats Memorial Scholarship Fund 506 Jenschke-Staats Road | Fredericksburg, TX 78624 | Donations are Tax Deductible

WWW.CHRISSTAATSMEMORIAL.COM

The BBQ is the primary means of raising money to be given annually to graduating seniors from Fredericksburg High School through the

Chris Staats Memorial Scholarship Fund. Thank you very much for your support and we look forward to seeing you soon!

BBQ (pork) plates to go seating available for those who wish to stay & visit

live raffle benefits graduating Fredericksburg High School students and honors the memory of Chris Staats and the sacrifice he made for our country

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Trailer Repair

Mobile RoadService AvailableHOURS: M-F 8-5:30 • SAT. 9-12

Call Shane Criswell325-347-6108

EMERGENCY NUMBERS ARE325-265-4367 or 325-347-2656

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Old age is not for the faint of heart! Varicose veins, saggy skin, wrinkles, bulges where fl esh was once fi rm (as memo-ry serves). And that’s just the superficial: most of us have paid for multiple doctors’ world cruises or orthodontics for their entire families! Why the gloom and doom? Because sometimes when I look in the mirror I scare myself! Who’s that old lady? And what has she done with the 25-year-old woman who drove cross-country in a VW convert-ible with only a cooler, a hibachi, a backpack tent, and a CB radio? I think she’s in there somewhere (hopefully), but it just doesn’t show on the outside.

If, like the Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a cer-tain age,” who absolutely enjoy

Halloween: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid!! By Lenore Newsom

living life to the fullest, you are practicing “just saying no” to the rocking chair on the front porch form of aging, we hope you’ll join us for our annual October gathering, one of the highlights of our year, at the home of Joan Lindley, on Monday, October 8th, at 11:30 AM. Pot lock is the order of the day, and if you won a present in September, please bring one for the door prize. We will carpool from the Methodist Church parking lot at 11:10 AM, and since this is our Hal-loween month, we’re all going as fun-loving old ladies! All are welcome, and we hope to see a good turn-out, cuz Joan pulls out all the stops, decorating-wise, for Halloween.

September the weather coop-erated and we had a delightful

gathering on the deck of Mary Carlman, while Jerry (and Sugar, their new dog) took off for parts unknown. We tried a new “party game,” the food was great (as always), and lots of laughter (and great prizes) were had. We took an informal poll, and in October we will revisit a previously-tried party game, “2 truths and 1 lie,” which was a big hit this past summer. You tell 2 truths and 1 lie about yourself, and everyone has to guess which one was the lie. I’ll illustrate using myself: I have a twin brother named Carl, my parents used to make dill pickles in our basement, and I fl unked out of college right after high school. If you call me (325-347-2766) for more information about our October get-together, you’re welcome to take a guess

From left: Lenore, Brenda, Penny, Welda, Mary, Joan, Kacey, Sherrie, Ann and Mary - a motley crew!!

at which of those statements is a lie. Good luck! And join us on October 8th!

The Republican Woman’s Club will sponsor a mixer at Lea Lou Restaurant on October 13th, 2018, at 5:30 pm. It will be a cash bar. Our featured guest is James Dickey, Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. He has served in this position since 2017. For most of the prior years, he was chairman of the Travis County Republican Party.

Mr. Dickey received his undergraduate degrees in English and Political Science from Stanford University, and earned his MBA from Baylor University. He is currently Chief Operating Offi cer of a specialty insurance market.

He and his wife Lynda live in Spicewood, TX. They have a son, two daughters, three dogs, and a cat.

P lease join us for an informative and entertaining evening.

The Mason County Republican Woman’s Club Mixer at Lea Lou’s Restaurant on October 13, 2018 Submitted by:

Jan McCann

According to Micah Walker, County Extension Agent in Mason County the Hill Country Youth Commercial Heifer Show and Sale is currently entering its fi fth year of existence.

“It all started with a group of passionate ranchers who believed in facilitating an op-portunity for youth to acquire knowledge of life in the com-mercial beef industry.”

The project is one that is un-doubtedly most practical in terms of its goals.

Participants from seven coun-ties commit and dedicate six months to raise three commer-cial female heifers. Throughout this experience they learn about the dynamics of the beef cattle industry including all aspects of animal husbandry, estrus syn-chronization, genetics, problem solving, record keeping, and marketing. At the completion

Hill Country Youth Commercial Heifer Show and Sale October 18of their time invested, the par-ticipants, as producers, have the opportunity to defend every deci-sion-making process throughout the raising of the females via an expense summary form and oral presentation to a prospective buyer.

Year after year, the commer-cial heifer project has made a lasting impact on the young producers’ futures.

“We believe this commercial beef industry model could grow and adapt towards extra oppor-tunities including, but not limited to the following: additional leadership opportunities, broad-ening educational perspectives, and increasing the real-world application prospect to further enhance the knowledge base of all youth involved,” says Walker.

The longevity of this excel-lent agricultural program and educational opportunity will

continue to be expanded upon and sustained by your generous support. Walker encourages lo-cal ranchers to take part in this inspiring vision of promoting the agricultural industry by educating the youth through an enhanced yet practical hands-on experience.

The Heifer Show begins at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds on Thursday October 18 at 9 AM. Prospective buyers may visit with youth and their proj-ects from 2:30 to 4: 15 PM. The sale begins at 5 PM at the Fairgrounds. Please RSVP for the dinner with the Texas Cattle Raisers Association at 1-800-242-7820 x 192.

The goal is to promote ex-cellence in our youth with the highest quality of leadership, education, and agricultural ser-vice our world deserves.

“Thank you for this oppor-

tunity to share our passion with you,” says Walker.

For additional information or any questions you may have, please contact Micah Walker at (903) 439-5935 or Adam Geist-weidt at (830) 998-8145.