Nellie Kuhlmann Mills, age 94 of San Antonio, was called home on Monday, May 22, 2017. She was born December 4, 1922, to Alfred and Rosa (Jacoby) Kuhlmann in Mason, Texas.
She is preceded in death by her husband, of 38 years, Marshal Mills.
Nellie is survived by two brothers, Clayton and Dayton Kuhlmann; sister-in-law, Oleta Kuhlmann; son, Gil (Rosanne) Mills; two daughters, Marsha (Edward) Schroeder, Pam (David) Kempen; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and ne ...
Jerrell Dan Sagebiel, passed away at age 67, in Cameron on May 20, 2017. He was born in Germany on October 2, 1949, and came to Llano County at the age of 2 years old, where he was adopted by Hatty and Dan Sagebiel, of Castell and later was joined by his sister Jannelle Sagebiel.
Jerrell excelled at FFA and 4-H programs in LHS where he graduated from Llano High School in 1967.
Jerrell is survived by three sons, Marc, Daniel, Justin, a nephew Brandon Castro.
Darrel Dean Kothe of Harper, Texas passed away on May 21, 2017, at Knopp Nursing Home in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was born in Fredericksburg, Texas, to Stanley Kothe and Olga Woerner Kothe on August 28, 1952. He married the love of his life, Cynthia Kramer, in Harper, Texas, on July 27, 1974.
Darrel grew up in Cherry Springs attending the Cherry Springs School where he spoke mostly German as a youngster.
Charles Henry “Jay” Partin, 96, passed away at his home in Calf Creek, TX surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 27, 2017.
Pappy, as he is known by most, was born on October 3, 1920, near Center City, TX, to Charlie Greene and Sara Elizabeth Harris Partin. He grew up and graduated from Priddy in 1939.
Are you looking for something different, fun, and (don’t tell them) educational for your school-age children to do this summer?
The Mason Square Museum is offering a Seek & Find Challenge for six weeks beginning June 3. Come in out of the heat, pick up a Challenge List, and see how many answers you can find.
City Votes
Dear Gerry:
I had a visit with Vickie Enrique, the commissioner with “one day’s experience” representing District 4. I asked her how she prepared herself before taking her seat on the Commission. She told me that she had spent considerable time researching the matter of the Mitigation Plan and had many visits and conversations with a lot of people in her district.
Summer Reading Activities Schedule
Read to Swim is on Mondays-Thursdays, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Read with a Dog is on Mondays, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
June 5—Read to Swim and Read with a Dog begin
June 12—Storyteller Consuela Samarripa will entertain in place of Read to Swim—attendees will receive a swim pass
June 13—Expository Writing Workshop for grades 4 & 7, 10:00-12:00
Read to Swim will still be held
June 19—Polka music & dance program—1:00-2:00 p.m.
Carol Tucker will be teaching Photoshop at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill St., in August. The class is free, and the library’s computers may be used. Please call 325-347-5446 or come in to register. Class Size will be limited.
Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 PM, Monday, June 5, at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg.
Scott Netherland, HCA member and Executive Director of SystemsGo, will provide an overview of the SystemsGo STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Program.
Pierce Vasquez, Jacob Wienecke, Chris Calzada, Bryce Erwin and Corbin Smajstrla, all students from the Junior Engineering Class of Fredericksburg High School (FHS) who participated in the recent rocket launch ev ...
On June 5, the Hill Country Memorial Medical Group will welcome pulmonologist Dure Fernandez, M.D. She will see adult patients in Fredericksburg at the Eckert-Smith building at 1009 S. Milam St., Suite 3.
Fernandez is board certified in internal medicine and board certified specifically in pulmonary diseases.
As part of the HCM Medical Group, Fernandez will treat asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, sleep apnea and other conditions that affect lung functi ...
The Gooch Cemetery’s annual meeting will be held at Mason Bank on Thursday, June 15th at 10:00 a.m.
Cemetery Board members invite all interested parties to this meeting.
The annual reunion will be June 10th in Doss, as described in the blyers, hopefully received by all the family members.
Our world famous chef (Bear Crenwelge) will be preparing delicious barbecue.
Vegetables, desserts, etc... will be pot luck.
Kids, bring bathing suits, as I am pursuing a water activity. Fun for all!!!
The Mason County Historical Society will be holding a Ft. Mason Restoration Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Fort Mason located at 204 West Spruce Street on top of Post Hill. The society will be placing several plaques at the fort to thank the project donors.
The Society has been working on this restoration project of the Officers Headquarters for several years and it is finally finished.
Elijah Dickinson, 2014 Mason High School graduate, has been named to the Tarleton University Scholastic Honors Dean's List for the Spring 2017 semester.
The Scholastic Honor Dean's List is one of the highest honors Tarleton State University confers on its students. It is the University's way of honoring a student's academic achievements and recognizing their importance on campus.
Dickinson is the grandson of Larry & Sheila Kemp of Mason.
The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, May 23rd, for it’s weekly luncheon meeting. There were 32 members and 1 visitor in attendance.
“Boss” Lion Jess Irwin said we all should remember those who have sacrificed to keep us safe this memorial day. “Boss” Jess said that 651,031 have died in defense of this nation and 1,195,856 since the revolutionary war ( including the war between the states ).
It’s coming next week! Summer Reading begins! Read with a Dog will be on Mondays beginning Monday, June 5th from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Students should be here no later than 10:30 a.m. so that they can finish their 30 minutes on time. Read to Swim will on Mondays through Thursdays from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
The Israelites
Like many Americans, I miss my old college days. It’s been almost three weeks since I graduated from Harding. I remember the day I graduated like it was less than three weeks ago. And right after the ceremony someone came up to me and asked what I’m going to do now.
Television commercials really stomp on my nerves and intelligence. Some, I have no idea as to what they are selling. Some, silly and some, just down right stupid. Like, who wears a gown to pour Clorox? That’s just stupid. Too, who Swiffers wearing three inch heels?
I change channels to the cooking shows during commercials.
Leg-Pulling Long Gone...
Back in the 20th century, kids--as well as adults who sometimes acted like them--seemed destined to “make their own fun.” Not too much in the way of “time-passing” was in play if it cost anything, thus fertile minds were often in “creative mode,” if only in the sharing of jokes and stories.
Many times conversations began with, “Did you hear the one about...?” Sadly, these words rarely are heard anymore.
My old daddy could tell stories wi ...
Ranch Potato-Topped Chicken Bake
Chicken, Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers frozen mixed vegetables baked with potato mix and ranch dip gives you a flavorsome casserole dinner. You are going to want to ad this to your “favorite’s” list. Tasty veggies, with mashed potatoes and chicken.
Filling:
2 cups cubed cooked chicken or turkey
2 cups Green Giant (Steamer’s) frozen vegetables, thawed
2 cans (10 ¾ oz each) cream of chicken
½ cup chicken broth
Potatoes:
1 3/4 cups wa ...
Before I start writing about some other issues, I want to remind our residents that there will be a Special meeting of the City Commission today, Wednesday, May 31 at 5:30 at the Eckert Civic Center. The agenda includes a closed discussion with a municipal attorney about subdivision issues with particular importance to the Tyler subdivision on the west side of town, and then there will be an agenda item to allow any action that might result from that consultation.
We celebrated a great Memorial Day weekend. Our air conditioner went out Saturday night. The weather was kind to us on Sunday with cloud cover and a shower. Hope Monday is as calm. I seriously thought of riding around in the car after lunch Sunday to cool off. However, I never had air conditioning until I was a junior in college and moved into an upper classman dorm.
Driving out to The Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve on Sunday evening was almost like being in the middle of a fireworks display. Lightning flailed about in the sky like giant long- fingered hands trying to reach out and grab something. Rain hit in huge splats on the windshield, but I continued on out thinking that maybe the system was already past the Preserve.
Fine.
Be that way.
O very, merry month of May.
June’s right behind you.
Just waiting.
So go ahead.
Leave.
Not that anybody could stop you.
You sure didn’t last long.
In fact, you sped right by.
Or so it seems.
But you packed a wallop while you were here.
You brought rain.
And wind.
Thunder and lightning.
Hail.
Tons of wildflowers.
And 90-degree days.
You brought a ton of pollen too.
And allergies.
Asthma.
Pneumonia.
Bronchitis.
Nothing very merry about that.
Still, a month has to do what a ...
On Monday, May 29th, under overcast skies and the blessed shade of the venerable pecan trees on Mason’s Courthouse Square, approximately 100 folks gathered together to honor the memory of America’s military men & women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend this great land.
Joaquin Velez, himself a Vietnam War veteran and Commander of The American Legion Fort Mason Post 285, officiated along with Chris Dyer, an Iraqi war veteran and member of VFW Post 8554.
Reunion, Baptisms, Confirmations and a Funeral....
It is almost a certainty of life that we cannot control the timing or pace of events in that life. We may have long periods of quiet and ennui, followed by periods of mayhem and excitement. There will be the occasional periods of moderation and balance; but, they really do seem to be the exception, not the rule.
This last week was a perfect example.
The Youth Agricultural Lifetime Leadership opportunity is a 6 day exploration for youth in 4-H Districts 7,10,11 & 12 to experience South Texas agricultural production.
Youth that have a strong interest in production agriculture who are outgoing high school freshmen through outgoing seniors or ages 15—18 as of September 1, 2015 are invited to apply and 30 youth will be selected.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Auxiliary will hold their monthly meeting at the Mason Greater Works Center Tuesday nite. June 20 at 6:30 pm, which will kick off the 2017 fund raising campaign , to offer assistance for those veterans in need.
We were fortunate this year in having two local businesses support us with raffle items, for which we are great full.
Micah Walker, Mason County Extension Agent for Ag and Natural Resources has announced the date and time for steer and heifer validation. Anyone wanting to show during the 2017-2018 stock show season will need to validate their livestock. Non-members of 4H or FFA are welcome.
The date is Thursday, June 22 at 8:30 am at Worrell Enterprises located at 7141 U.S.
The National FFA Organization awarded a $1,000.00 Chevy Trucks scholarship to Steeley Smith of the Mason FFA. The scholarship is sponsored by Bob Price Chevrolet Buick GMC. Smith plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at Texas Tech University.
The scholarship is one of 1,888 awarded through the National FFA Organization's scholarship program this year.
