More than 200 Central Texas Electric Cooperative members gathered August 16 in the Fredericksburg High School Auditorium for the co-op’s 68th annual members’ meeting.
Board president Riley Kothmann welcomed everyone and introduced the 11 members of the board of directors. Director Jack Asbill from Mason provided an invocation.
The business of the meeting included the election of four directors to represent their respective districts on the board.
On July 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new, one- to five-star quality rating system for US hospitals. Hill Country Memorial was one of only 102 hospitals in the nation to receive the highest five-star rating.
“This rating is reflective of the work the entire HCM team does each day for every person and family we serve,” HCM CEO Jayne Pope said.
Meet Tango!!
Beautiful and sweet, 12 to 14 week old kitten.
Tested negative for Feline Leukemia/HIV. Fully vaccinated. Will be altered before going home. We have several kittens and cats that are dog and cat friendly, litter box trained, tested and vaccinated. ALL will be altered or have been already.
Kingdom Kids is a Mother’s Day Out program which takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. at River of Life Church. Kingdom Kids provides a Christian environment in which the spiritual, educational and social needs of preschool children can be met. We offer a structured program within a caring, loving and nurturing atmosphere that allows children to grow, to experience new things, and to feel secure and capable in God’s world.
We are very exc ...
Second Chance – Mason Animal Rescue will be hosting a Halloween Costumes and Cocktails Party on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The party will be held at the Seaquist House beginning at 7 p.m. and will feature appetizers, deserts and drinks. Prizes will be awarded for the best individual, couple, funniest, scariest and most original costumes!
This fun event will benefit the Second Chance Capital Campaign for the construction of a no-kill shelter in Mason.
The Mason ISD faculty and staff began the 2016-17 school year on August 15th with a week of training. Monday was a great first day back where a professional development rotation was held in the new Mason Junior High wing. There were eight breakout sessions to inform the staff in a way that was efficient, informative and enjoyable.
WHO
The Gillespie County Fair & Festival Association
WHAT
Presents the 7th Annual PBR (Professional Bull Riders) event
40 riders from Texas, the US, and other countries to ride PBR Finals-caliber bulls
WHERE
Gillespie County Fair Grounds in Fredericksburg, Texas
WHEN
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Show begins at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30
HOW
Tickets available for purchase online in advance
www.gillespiefai ...
Back in the saddle again.
It’s back-to-school time.
You know what that means.
So long, August.
Can’t say we’re sorry to see you go.
Although it’s been memorable.
Hotter than a $2 pistol is what it’s been.
Although the year 1925 holds the record.
And they can have it.
Bring on Autumn.
Let the leaves begin.
Begin to turn and fall.
&n ...
Wave goodbye to summer. It is gone. School has started. We had a few cool days to make us feel that fall might be coming soon. And, football games are on TV and in the Puncher Dome. Welcome to fall, even if the official day is weeks off.
Construction is coming along at the Art United Methodist Church.
The cooler temperatures and the rains for the past couple of weeks have significantly changed the weather patterns here in Central Texas, and therefore everyone in our community seems to be happier and ready for the approaching fall activities. Today school started and I hope everyone is being careful as you drive about town in the mornings and afternoons, particularly around the school campus.
Uncle Mort Ticked Off...
We can all agree that dullness--paarticularly for the “Jacks” of the world--is a predictable result when we’re wallowing in unending “work ruts.” Such scenarios rarely crop up in my Uncle Mort’s life, ‘cause at first “scent” of toil, he “sniffs it out.” Like a shifty football running back, his end runs and careful sidesteps usually work.
Sometimes, such vignettes occur in concession stand line ...
There are unwritten laws in Mason County. Here they are, reminding and advising the newcomers.
First, you will never utter a bad word about the wet weather. I don’t care if you have cabin fever. Get over it.
Second, there are two seasons, Football and hunting. Enjoy, the football and be nice to the hunters.
Wrinkled Under Armor
What I want to know is: Who stole my America and replaced it with a country full of whiney, mamby-pamby, complaining, wimpy, weak sisters? Americans used to be tough, self-motivated, resilient, strong, and independent. We used to take responsibility for our own actions. We valued accomplishment and praised those who did difficult things.
Ready or not, school has begun, and we want to wish all the teachers, coaches, students, and other Mason ISD personnel a great year. We’ll be starting a new Excel class on Tuesday, Sept. 6th—call 325-347-5446 to register. There is not cost for the class.
Non-fiction: (new to our library)
Trump Revealed by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (921 TRU)
Joe the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend by Ron J.
The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, August 16th, for it’s weekly luncheon meeting. There were 31 members and 4 visitors in attendance.
“Boss” Lion Jess Irwin could not attend and First Vice President Jim Heidelberg was in charge. Jim passed out sign up sheets for the hamburger cook on Wednesday, September 7th, at the cross country meet.
The Mason Community Foundation would like to remind local non-profit organizations that the deadline for grant applications is fast approaching! Annually, this round for grant applications is due on September 1st . Non-profit groups and organizations that have projects intended for the betterment of the community are encouraged to submit an application, which can be picked up at the Community Thrift Store at 206 Moody Street, during store hours (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.
Smoke Signals and Twitter Not Preferred!!!
When I first started at the News, every piece of copy that came into the office was either hand written, typed, or printed out from a computer. When we received it, every single word had to be retyped and entered into our system as an Adobe PageMaker document so that we could access it when we started laying out the final paper.
The 128th Gillespie County Fair–the oldest continuous county fair in Texas–kicks off this week with four days of traditional family fare, three nights of live musical entertainment, and two days of pari-mutuel horse racing in Fredericksburg from Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 25-28, 2016.
Visitors will enjoy traditional county fair activities including a parade, carnival and midway, displays of agricultural and home products, livestock competitions, queen’s contes ...
The annual meeting of the Mason County Historical Society will be on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 7 p.m. at the River of Life Church. Featured speaker will be Jeff Salmon of Abilene, the executive director of Frontier Texas.
Jeff has served as the Executive Director of Frontier Texas since September of 2003.
KNEL Radio owner and general manager, Lynn Farris, has announced that the station’s more than 40-year tradition of broadcasting Mason Puncher football will continue in 2016 with the broadcast team of Will Lehmberg and Dennis Cano providing live coverage of all the action and excitement of Mason Punchers football every Friday Night .
Beginning with Lee Graham and continuing for over 40 years, Mason Punchers football has been a part of the weekly sports line-up through ...
Students, artists, schools, organizations, government entities and non-profit organizations from across Mason Country are invited to be a part of history in the creation of a collaborative painting to be installed in the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library. World- renowned wildlife conservation artist, Vickie McMillan, with a long history of leading collaborative community mural projects throughout Texas, has been commissioned to design and direct the efforts of those who pa ...
The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library will be offering a free Microsoft Excel class in September. Carol Tucker will be teaching primarily Excel 2010, but she will also highlight the differences in Excel 2016 and explain Microsoft 365. The class meets on eight consecutive Tuesdays; the first four sessions cover the basics, and the next four more advanced applications.
The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library is partnering with Howard College to offer online G.E.D. classes. Leeann Hood, the Howard College teacher will hold orientation and registration on Saturday, August 27th, at the library, located at 410 Post Hill St. The orientation will run from 2:00-6:00 P.M.
Old Yeller Day will be on Saturday, September 24th this year and will run from 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Local vendors may pick up their applications at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library located at 410 Post Hill St. or at the Mason Chamber of Commerce.
City Engineer
The ongoing public discussion concerning Daniel Hinckley’s service as a professional engineer for the City has raised questions that need fair and objective evaluation by all of us. The purpose of this letter is not meant to address the legal issues surrounding claims of nepotism(this will be addressed by David Young at the next Commission meeting on the 29th) but rather to clear up some misconceptions that I have heard concerning Hinckley’s jobs ...
The Mason ISD Website has recently undergone a complete re-design. Megan Bierschwale is our new webmaster and she has been working for the last month to get it up to date and ready to assist the students, staff, parents and community. There are new tabs/channels at the top to make the information easier to find and more user friendly.
New to Mason this year the Puncher Club will host complimentary weekly Varsity game film screenings every Tuesday during football season at the Odeon. The premiere showing will kick off Tuesday August 30th at 6:30 P.M. with the screening of your mighty Punchers vs the Goldthwaite Eagles. Screenings will provide a fantastic opportunity to relive spectacular plays or perhaps catch a game that you were not able to attend!
The 2016 Round-Up Queens’s Court year of activities has begun. We had our first parade in Junction and debuted the new float. We won Best Overall Parade Entry and had a great time representing Mason, despite the rainy weather.
Thank you to Lone Storage for being our sponsor for this parade and to Capital Farm Credit for providing water.
San Saba, Texas is excited to announce the 2016 San Saba Pecan Jam Festival which will be held on Saturday, September 24th. Located on the Downtown Square, Pecan Jam will be an exciting showcase of Texas Food, Beer, Wine, Arts and Crafts, Carnival Activities, Live Music, and most of all PECANS!
Festival Hours are 11:00 am to 11:00 pm on the Downtown Square.
San Saba, Texas is excited to announce the 2016 San Saba Pecan Jam Festival which will be held on Saturday, September 24th. Located on the Downtown Square, Pecan Jam will be an exciting showcase of Texas Food, Beer, Wine, Arts and Crafts, Carnival Activities, Live Music, and most of all PECANS!
Festival Hours are 11:00 am to 11:00 pm on the Downtown Square.
The Mason ISD Website has recently undergone a complete re-design. Megan Bierschwale is our new webmaster and she has been working for the last month to get it up to date and ready to assist the students, staff, parents and community. There are new tabs/channels at the top to make the information easier to find and more user friendly.
The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library is partnering with Howard College to offer online G.E.D. classes. Leeann Hood, the Howard College teacher will hold orientation and registration on Saturday, August 27th, at the library, located at 410 Post Hill St. The orientation will run from 2:00-6:00 P.M.
The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library will be offering a free Microsoft Excel class in September. Carol Tucker will be teaching primarily Excel 2010, but she will also highlight the differences in Excel 2016 and explain Microsoft 365. The class meets on eight consecutive Tuesdays; the first four sessions cover the basics, and the next four more advanced applications.
KNEL Radio owner and general manager, Lynn Farris, has announced that the station’s more than 40-year tradition of broadcasting Mason Puncher football will continue in 2016 with the broadcast team of Will Lehmberg and Dennis Cano providing live coverage of all the action and excitement of Mason Punchers football every Friday Night .
Beginning with Lee Graham and continuing for over 40 years, Mason Punchers football has been a part of the weekly sports line-up through ...
The Mason ISD faculty and staff began the 2016-17 school year on August 15th with a week of training. Monday was a great first day back where a professional development rotation was held in the new Mason Junior High wing. There were eight breakout sessions to inform the staff in a way that was efficient, informative and enjoyable.
Howard College San Angelo is offering Distance Learning GED in Mason. There will be occasional face-to-face classes held at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, and on-line classes will be utilized for flexibility to the students.
Orientation: August 27, 2016
Day: Saturday
Time: 2:00 PM– 6:00 PM
Where: Mason County Library
410 Post Hill S ...
Mason ISD announced its policy today for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the included current income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by anyone on request.
Starting on August 22, 2016, Mason ISD will begin distributing letters to the households of the children in the district about eligibility benefits and any actions households need to take to apply for these ...
Lone Star 102.5 KHLB-FM, Mason’s hometown radio station, is proud to announce new additions to our team! Justin Fisher and Wade Powell will be broadcasting Mason Puncher Varsity Sports on 102.5fm/101.7fm in the 2016-2017 season. With years of broadcasting experience, these gentleman share our passion for covering hometown Mason sports.
We are happy to combine our legacy of Puncher Football coverage with the years of hard work and dedication brought to the table by Ju ...
I am proud to introduce this year’s Mason Jr. High Cheerleaders. The 8th grader team members are Allie Guice, Kaelee Silerio, Kendra Munsell, Kyra Wilson and Parker Standard. The 7th grade members are Alex Row, Brooke Stockbridge, Sterling Smith, Tara Bolley, Tori Perlichek and Tristin Keller.
The Mason Jr.
Meet Tango!!
Beautiful and sweet, 12 to 14 week old kitten.
Tested negative for Feline Leukemia/HIV. Fully vaccinated. Will be altered before going home. We have several kittens and cats that are dog and cat friendly, litter box trained, tested and vaccinated. ALL will be altered or have been already.
On July 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new, one- to five-star quality rating system for US hospitals. Hill Country Memorial was one of only 102 hospitals in the nation to receive the highest five-star rating.
“This rating is reflective of the work the entire HCM team does each day for every person and family we serve,” HCM CEO Jayne Pope said.
Individuals interested in obtaining a free or reduced cost mammogram and Pap test are invited to a free presentation and dinner on Thursday, Aug. 11.
The “Friend to Friend” program will be at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. A complimentary dinner will be provided at 6 p.m., and a presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.
Blair Tull, M.D., of the Hill Country Memorial Medical Group, will speak about women’s health issues and the importance of mammogram ...
Lone Star 102.5 KHLB-FM, Mason’s hometown radio station, is proud to announce new additions to our team! Justin Fisher and Wade Powell will be broadcasting Mason Puncher Varsity Sports on 102.5fm/101.7fm in the 2016-2017 season. With years of broadcasting experience, these gentleman share our passion for covering hometown Mason sports.
We are happy to combine our legacy of Puncher Football coverage with the years of hard work and dedication brought to the table by Ju ...
The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library will be offering a free Microsoft Excel class in September. Carol Tucker will be teaching primarily Excel 2010, but she will also highlight the differences in Excel 2016 and explain Microsoft 365. The class meets on eight consecutive Tuesdays; the first four sessions cover the basics, and the next four more advanced applications.
The third annual Masonic Lodge scholarship roping was held last Saturday, August 6. The roping turned out to be a great success. Ropers from all around showed up to compete and to aid the McCulloch lodge #273 in their scholarship fundraising efforts. The roping consisted of both a 5 cap and an 11 slide.
The “Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER)” was revised and updated and will be effective October 11, 2015. A major change in the revision now requires all food employees to complete an accredited food handlers training program within 60 days of employment, effective September 16, 2016.
A food handler’s course accredited by the Texas Department of State Health Services is being offered by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Mason County.
Howard College San Angelo is offering Distance Learning GED in Mason. There will be occasional face-to-face classes held at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, and on-line classes will be utilized for flexibility to the students.
Orientation: August 27, 2016
Day: Saturday
Time: 2:00 PM– 6:00 PM
Where: Mason County Library
410 Post Hill S ...
Everyone is invited to attend the Fundraiser! There are lots of things going on, and you do NOT have to be a member to join in on the festivities:
Lunch will be served from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
A nine hole scramble will begin at 2:00 p.m.
Following the scramble, there will be a Social Hour, during which you may take a look at the many auction items and do some bidding on the silent auction offerings.
Dinner will be served between 6: ...
The Hilda Community Club will hold its annual Ice Cream Social this coming Friday, August 19th at 6:30 p.m. and the everyone is invited.
Members, please bring a gallon of your favorite ice cream (home-made or store-bought) to share. Hosts Carol Kothmann and Jan Appleby will provide toppings for the ice cream and drinks.
Old Yeller Day will be on Saturday, September 24th this year and will run from 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Local vendors may pick up their applications at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library located at 410 Post Hill St. or at the Mason Chamber of Commerce.
Bob Livingston returns to the Odeon theater in Mason, Texas Saturday August 27 at 7:00PM.
Yes, he’s back. Livingston’s discography spans beyond progressive country, singer-songwriter and rock music to such myriad recordings as film music for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, environmental and peace activist albums, and a children’s record on Gentle Wind’s record label, called Open The Window.
During his career, Bob has performed with a long list of mus ...
The Old Yeller Days celebration will be held Saturday, September 24th, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Mason County Courthouse lawn.
This annual event, sponsored by the Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, will bring to life the frontier times of Mason County and its literary heritage Mason author Fred Gipson.
The Mason Puncher Club will be auctioning off a 50 yard line box seat.
Hurry to the Chamber of Commerce to put in your bid! The auction will close at 5:00 on Friday August 26.
Hold on to your horses and get ready for a true tale from the Good Book like you’ve never heard before!
Once again, River Kid’s are raising money with our performances to help support two orphans in Sudan and two orphans in India. There will be two performances: Saturday, August 27th @ 6:00pm & Sunday, August 28th @ 10:30am during the worship service at River of Life Church, 217 E.
Hill Country Memorial and orthopedic surgeons are again teaming up to offer free orthopedic and physical therapy evaluations to middle and high school athletes on Saturdays from Aug. 27 through Nov. 5.
Sports Injury Clinics are held each Saturday in Fredericksburg at the hospital, 1020 S. State Hwy. 16, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
“We bring orthopedic, imaging, and rehab specialists directly to injured athletes,” said Clay Holland, Director of Therapy Servi ...
August 31st is the date we recognize as the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The veterans will hold a remembrance of this date on August 30 at 1:30 p.m. This will be at the Post on Post Hill St. All interested parties are invited to attend.
All questions about Mason VFW Post 8554 may be directed to Lawrence Spell, Post Commander, at 325 429 6224.
Kingdom Kids is a Mother’s Day Out program which takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. at River of Life Church. Kingdom Kids provides a Christian environment in which the spiritual, educational and social needs of preschool children can be met. We offer a structured program within a caring, loving and nurturing atmosphere that allows children to grow, to experience new things, and to feel secure and capable in God’s world.
We are very exc ...
Second Chance – Mason Animal Rescue will be hosting a Halloween Costumes and Cocktails Party on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The party will be held at the Seaquist House beginning at 7 p.m. and will feature appetizers, deserts and drinks. Prizes will be awarded for the best individual, couple, funniest, scariest and most original costumes!
This fun event will benefit the Second Chance Capital Campaign for the construction of a no-kill shelter in Mason.
WHO
The Gillespie County Fair & Festival Association
WHAT
Presents the 7th Annual PBR (Professional Bull Riders) event
40 riders from Texas, the US, and other countries to ride PBR Finals-caliber bulls
WHERE
Gillespie County Fair Grounds in Fredericksburg, Texas
WHEN
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Show begins at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30
HOW
Tickets available for purchase online in advance
www.gillespiefai ...
The Mason Community Foundation would like to remind local non-profit organizations that the deadline for grant applications is fast approaching! Annually, this round for grant applications is due on September 1st . Non-profit groups and organizations that have projects intended for the betterment of the community are encouraged to submit an application, which can be picked up at the Community Thrift Store at 206 Moody Street, during store hours (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.
The 128th Gillespie County Fair–the oldest continuous county fair in Texas–kicks off this week with four days of traditional family fare, three nights of live musical entertainment, and two days of pari-mutuel horse racing in Fredericksburg from Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 25-28, 2016.
Visitors will enjoy traditional county fair activities including a parade, carnival and midway, displays of agricultural and home products, livestock competitions, queen’s contes ...
The annual meeting of the Mason County Historical Society will be on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 7 p.m. at the River of Life Church. Featured speaker will be Jeff Salmon of Abilene, the executive director of Frontier Texas.
Jeff has served as the Executive Director of Frontier Texas since September of 2003.
Students, artists, schools, organizations, government entities and non-profit organizations from across Mason Country are invited to be a part of history in the creation of a collaborative painting to be installed in the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library. World- renowned wildlife conservation artist, Vickie McMillan, with a long history of leading collaborative community mural projects throughout Texas, has been commissioned to design and direct the efforts of those who pa ...
The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library will be offering a free Microsoft Excel class in September. Carol Tucker will be teaching primarily Excel 2010, but she will also highlight the differences in Excel 2016 and explain Microsoft 365. The class meets on eight consecutive Tuesdays; the first four sessions cover the basics, and the next four more advanced applications.
The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library is partnering with Howard College to offer online G.E.D. classes. Leeann Hood, the Howard College teacher will hold orientation and registration on Saturday, August 27th, at the library, located at 410 Post Hill St. The orientation will run from 2:00-6:00 P.M.
Old Yeller Day will be on Saturday, September 24th this year and will run from 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Local vendors may pick up their applications at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library located at 410 Post Hill St. or at the Mason Chamber of Commerce.
The Mason Puncher Club will be auctioning off a 50 yard line box seat.
Hurry to the Chamber of Commerce to put in your bid! This will be a great opportunity to get a prime box seat if you missed out on the school district box seat drawing.
The auction will close at 5:00 P.M.
New to Mason this year the Puncher Club will host complimentary weekly Varsity game film screenings every Tuesday during football season at the Odeon. The premiere showing will kick off Tuesday August 30th at 6:30 P.M. with the screening of your mighty Punchers vs the Goldthwaite Eagles. Screenings will provide a fantastic opportunity to relive spectacular plays or perhaps catch a game that you were not able to attend!
San Saba, Texas is excited to announce the 2016 San Saba Pecan Jam Festival which will be held on Saturday, September 24th. Located on the Downtown Square, Pecan Jam will be an exciting showcase of Texas Food, Beer, Wine, Arts and Crafts, Carnival Activities, Live Music, and most of all PECANS!
Festival Hours are 11:00 am to 11:00 pm on the Downtown Square.
Jim Johnson
Jim H. Johnson of Hutto,TX (77) was born July 21, 1939, in Lubbock, TX. He passed on to heaven August 5, 2016.
Services were held in the chapel of Beck Funeral Home in Pflugerville on Monday, August 8 at 10:00 am. Burial followed in the Hutto Lutheran Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Jarrod Purvis, Jim Jordan, Chad Foster, Jim Jansen, Richard Sweeney and Rob Bocanegra.
Jim is survived by his wife/soulmate Kay Johnson.
Iris Moore
Iris Richardson Moore, age 93 of Mason, Texas, passed away on Thursday, August 11 in Concho Health and Rehab in Eden, Texas.
Iris was the 7th of 8 children. She was born on May 7, 1923, to Hiram and Ada Richardson. She was married to J. C. Moore for 47 years.
City Still Seeking Answers to Conflict of Interest Questions
Monday night's regularly scheduled City Commission meeting continued the effort to clarify and put to rest any conflict of interest questions concerning the use of an engineering firm owned by Mayor Brent Hinckley's son.
The meeting began with Mayor Hinckley recusing himself from the discussion and Mayor Pro Tem, William Beaty, taking over the conducting of the proceedings.
Cement
To the Editor:
The debate surrounding the tax abatement proposal in Brady and McCulloch County on US Cement’s quarry and manufacturing facility continues to heat-up with a host of negative outcomes for the citizens of Mason and Mason County.
How so?
Recently Brendon Gibbons Staff Writer for the San Antonio Express-News wrote an article: “Cement plants penalized by EPA
On Dreams of “Iron Horses”...
Perhaps dream-sizing today of century-old happenings should be linked to individuals with king-size visions of what can be. We can’t get our minds wrapped around ideas of such dreamers whose unbounded optimism and rolled-up sleeves led to projects of grandeur.
Before automobiles, before area oil discovery, and a full century before wind turbines turned lazily in the west Texas winds, cotton and cattle un ...
I’ve been told that when three bad things happen, three good things will happen. Z and I were in Hot Water! That is in the shower. No warm or sort of warm. Only hot water. The wind and rain storm Friday took our land phone out. All day Saturday, no internet service.
Gold medals and green water
Because I write about outdoor activities, and because most summer Olympic competitions consists of outdoor activities, I decided to attend the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. I figured it would be a nice break from my hectic summer schedule of irritating people I don’t know on Facebook and complaining about Pokemon Go players who drive their cars into buildings.
Unfortunately, Rio de Janeiro is no ...
Even though you may not see it when you come in the doors, the 2,000-piece Sistine Chapel puzzle is alive and needing work! We have moved it to the north end of the library by the mural wall to create a little more room for foot traffic in front of the circulation desk.
Tamale Loaf
I found this recipe in the San Angelo Standard Times from 1963. It was submitted to the “Angelo Woman’s Concho Cookery Cooking contest”. My mother never threw anything away, especially recipes. (Gee, I wondered where I got that from.)
I hope you enjoy this dish. It is a different “twist” on meat loaf.
As summer is winding down, the Ceynowa bunch gathered at Lake Buchanan this weekend for fishing, tubing, lounging and eating. We all had a great weekend and celebrated hubby John’s birthday.
The first thing I did when we drove up to our house was to check the rain gauge.
[Since 2004, it’s been a tradition to run this column every year before school starts]
Last week Mason County News published the School Supply List for Mason Elementary and Mason Junior High.
You can probably find most of these items at Mason Variety Store or Dollar General.
Anyway, I was so intrigued I just couldn’t put it down.
The list began with Pre-K.
One large box of crayons.
Smoke Signals and Twitter Not Preferred!!!
When I first started at the News, every piece of copy that came into the office was either hand written, typed, or printed out from a computer. When we received it, every single word had to be retyped and entered into our system as an Adobe PageMaker document so that we could access it when we started laying out the final paper.
Back in the saddle again.
It’s back-to-school time.
You know what that means.
So long, August.
Can’t say we’re sorry to see you go.
Although it’s been memorable.
Hotter than a $2 pistol is what it’s been.
Although the year 1925 holds the record.
And they can have it.
Bring on Autumn.
Let the leaves begin.
Begin to turn and fall.
&n ...
Wave goodbye to summer. It is gone. School has started. We had a few cool days to make us feel that fall might be coming soon. And, football games are on TV and in the Puncher Dome. Welcome to fall, even if the official day is weeks off.
Construction is coming along at the Art United Methodist Church.
Uncle Mort Ticked Off...
We can all agree that dullness--paarticularly for the “Jacks” of the world--is a predictable result when we’re wallowing in unending “work ruts.” Such scenarios rarely crop up in my Uncle Mort’s life, ‘cause at first “scent” of toil, he “sniffs it out.” Like a shifty football running back, his end runs and careful sidesteps usually work.
Sometimes, such vignettes occur in concession stand line ...
There are unwritten laws in Mason County. Here they are, reminding and advising the newcomers.
First, you will never utter a bad word about the wet weather. I don’t care if you have cabin fever. Get over it.
Second, there are two seasons, Football and hunting. Enjoy, the football and be nice to the hunters.
Wrinkled Under Armor
What I want to know is: Who stole my America and replaced it with a country full of whiney, mamby-pamby, complaining, wimpy, weak sisters? Americans used to be tough, self-motivated, resilient, strong, and independent. We used to take responsibility for our own actions. We valued accomplishment and praised those who did difficult things.
Ready or not, school has begun, and we want to wish all the teachers, coaches, students, and other Mason ISD personnel a great year. We’ll be starting a new Excel class on Tuesday, Sept. 6th—call 325-347-5446 to register. There is not cost for the class.
Non-fiction: (new to our library)
Trump Revealed by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (921 TRU)
Joe the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend by Ron J.
City Engineer
The ongoing public discussion concerning Daniel Hinckley’s service as a professional engineer for the City has raised questions that need fair and objective evaluation by all of us. The purpose of this letter is not meant to address the legal issues surrounding claims of nepotism(this will be addressed by David Young at the next Commission meeting on the 29th) but rather to clear up some misconceptions that I have heard concerning Hinckley’s jobs ...
