January 31, 2018 Issue

The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on January 22, 2018 at the High School Library. Board President Jeff Durst called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with members Tommy Bierschwale, Jim Bob Smith, Julio Ramon, Tina Cantu-Navarro, Treg Hudson and Kathryn Martin in attendance.

Riata held their membership meeting on Tuesday, January 23rd at the Stribling room of Mason Memorial Library. Hostesses were Becky Griffith, Susan Coe and Deann Gregg. Vice President, Doris Courtright introduced Margaret Persky and Stephanie Martinez of The Steady Steps Ministry. Margaret (past director) and Stephanie (present director) gave a discussion on the ministry and mission of Steady Steps.

Hill Country Memorial was recently recognized with a Guardian of Excellence Award® by Press Ganey for excellence in patient experience. This is the hospital’s fourth consecutive Guardian of Excellence Award for patient experience since 2014. In the most recent award period, HCM was one of 221 hospitals in the U.S. to be recognized with an award for patient experience. “To earn this recognition four years in a row is a testament to Hill Country Memorial’s daily commitment to our pat ...

Over 500 youth participated in the 2018 Food Challenge competition held on Wednesday, January 24th in San Angelo, Texas. District 7 4-H and San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo teamed up to host the largest Food Challenge competition to date in the area. Food Challenge is the fastest growing 4-H event across the state of Texas!

Varsity Cowgirls vs. Junction Friday, 1/26 Mason   25—16—23—14 = 78 Junction     0—4—0—6 = 10 Scoring—Pr. Anastas—6, Baltierra—5, Hanscheck—6,  Herrington—8, Palacio—8, Pe. Anastas—6, T. Guice—8, Magnus—10, Armstrong—4, A. Guice—6, Cano—11. Record: 26-7 JV Cowgirls vs. Bronte Tuesday, 1/23 Mason 12—10—16—6 = 44 Bronte 2—7—6—1 = 16 Scoring—Elliott—5, Rodriguez—12, Doss—8, Munsell—3, Adams—2, Gleghorn—13, F ...

The Mason Community Foundation is pleased to announce the Spring Grant cycle is now open! The request must specifically state, among other things, the purpose for which the funds will be used, how much money is needed, and to whom the funds will be delivered. Organizations are limited to one grant per 12-month period.

“Boss” Lion Jim Heidelberg called to order the January 23 meeting of the Mason Lions Club. Thirty members attended the weekly meeting along with three guests and the day’s speaker. “Boss” Lion Jim asked our two Mason High seniors to introduce themselves. They were Grace Chapman and Sandra Duarte. Grace said she hasn’t decided which college she will attend, but she plans to pursue a career in the medical field.

The News reported that, at the January 8 City meeting, the Commission declined to act upon the appeal made by Chase and Emily Mixon. That same article stated that City Attorney David Young had addressed the Commissioners and stated that all three claims were without merit. That conclusion was disputed, on Facebook, and a correction/retraction was requested. The points Mr.

Two Mason High School seniors, Grace Chapman and Ryli Ruffin, competed at the State UIL Congress Meet held in the State Capital in Austin on January 8-10. UIL Congress is an event that is comprised of two days of debate, with students following parliamentary procedure to debate on proposed bills. The students debate for a full seven hours on the first day of competition, in order to earn a chance to compete for the championship in the final chamber on the second day of competition. Both G ...

The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on January 22, 2018 at the High School Library. Board President Jeff Durst called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with members Tommy Bierschwale, Jim Bob Smith, Julio Ramon, Tina Cantu-Navarro, Treg Hudson and Kathryn Martin in attendance.

Last week, the JV Punchers took on San Saba and Junction. Against San Saba, the Punchers started out on a very hot finishing the first quarter with a lead of 16-7. The Armadillos stormed back in the second quarter to take a 24-21 lead at half. That lead was extend in the third.

Over 500 youth participated in the 2018 Food Challenge competition held on Wednesday, January 24th in San Angelo, Texas. District 7 4-H and San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo teamed up to host the largest Food Challenge competition to date in the area. Food Challenge is the fastest growing 4-H event across the state of Texas!

Need extra money for college? Scholarships are available for students who are part of a Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) member-family, County Farm Bureau President Shannon Worrell said. The deadline for applications is before midnight on March 1. Several scholarships are available for both high school students and enrolled college students, including one-time scholarships and recurring semester-based assistance.

Varsity Cowgirls vs. Junction Friday, 1/26 Mason   25—16—23—14 = 78 Junction     0—4—0—6 = 10 Scoring—Pr. Anastas—6, Baltierra—5, Hanscheck—6,  Herrington—8, Palacio—8, Pe. Anastas—6, T. Guice—8, Magnus—10, Armstrong—4, A. Guice—6, Cano—11. Record: 26-7 JV Cowgirls vs. Bronte Tuesday, 1/23 Mason 12—10—16—6 = 44 Bronte 2—7—6—1 = 16 Scoring—Elliott—5, Rodriguez—12, Doss—8, Munsell—3, Adams—2, Gleghorn—13, F ...

Join the TEXAS WALK THE WALK movement today! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Mason ISD are inviting community members to participate in the effort to walk 832 miles across Texas. Walk Across Texas is a fun and flexible exercise program that fits every age, schedule, and lifestyle. All you have to do is find up to seven other people – friends, neighbors, coworkers, and/or family members – to track and report their physical activity during an 8 week period. Walk Across Texas has made it ...

A vintage market to be held in Mason! Sweet Pickin’s Vintage Fair is a vintage market that will take place in the event barns of Lea Lou Co-Op located on Mason’s downtown square. The happenings will be Friday March, 2 (5-9pm) and Saturday March, 3 (9am-5pm). A great group of vendors will coming from all over Texas (and Mason locals, too) to take part in Sweet Pickin’s Vintage Fair.

The Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library presents the of celebrated acoustic duo Hungrytown. Last July, they returned from a successful six-and-a-half-month tour of the US (including Mason), UK and New Zealand, covering over 16,000 miles on American highways alone. They are currently on a four-month tour of the American south and southwest. Vermonters Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, who make up Hungrytown, have been touring professionally for nearly 15 years.

Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 PM, Monday, February 5, in the H-E-B Room at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg. Richard Nugent will present a program on determining stellar and galactic distances. Nugent worked for NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, specializing in image processing and analysis of images from the land remote-sensing satellite (LANDSAT) system.

As part of its fourth annual Red in Fred heart health campaign in February, Hill Country Memorial will offer calcium scoring CT scans for $99 in February. The calcium scoring CT is a type of x-ray that identifies the presence of calcified plaque in the arteries of the heart. This plaque can indicate coronary artery disease that can lead to a heart attack. Interested individuals should contact their primary care physician to request an order for this CT scan.

Need extra money for college? Scholarships are available for students who are part of a Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) member-family, County Farm Bureau President Shannon Worrell said. The deadline for applications is before midnight on March 1. Several scholarships are available for both high school students and enrolled college students, including one-time scholarships and recurring semester-based assistance.

We had a lovely week. It was not too cold and not too hot. Some in our community got rain. I don’t think it sprinkled at our house, but maybe next time will be our turn. We had a great birthday celebration for son Scott on Sunday afternoon. How can my baby be 34 years old?

A First - Running a Day Late! Last week, just after we had finished sending the final pages to the press, I got a phone call from one of the production staff. She let me know they were having some problems, and the papers might be arriving a bit later on Wednesday.

Cinnamon-Sugar Biscuits This recipe started out as a buttermilk biscuit recipe. The biscuits turned out so well I thought I’d see if there were other variations out there to try, and sure enough, this recipe popped up. Ingredients: 2 ½ cups self-rising flour ½ cup sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup unsalted butter 1 cup buttermilk (and add more if the dough doesn’t quite come together) Cinnamon-sugar (for the tops; mix ¾ cup of sugar with 2 tablespoons of cinnamon) 1 t ...

We have three special events coming up in February, so mark your calendars for the first one—the Piatagorsky Foundation and the library are bringing world-class pianist Victor Asuncion to Mason on Sunday, Feb. 11th, at 4:00 p.m. If you haven’t been to a Piatagorsky concert yet, you are missing out!

Ground Hog Day Ground Hog Day, which is Friday, is the Kim Kardashian of holidays. It’s only a holiday because someone decided to make it one. Nothing important ever happened on February 2, and probably never will. It does no one any good, and in fact shouldn’t even be a holiday, and if it disappeared from the calendar, no one would notice, or care.

I’ve come of a certain age where drama isn’t in my life. Seems, I just roll with the punches. However, I have never seen so much stupidity, these last couple of years. The nightly news has gotten to be a comedy! I don’t know if I should cry or laugh. In the late sixties, San Antonio had a TV station known as the, “Blood and Guts Station!” Gee, that station seems light compared to what they have now days.

Words Fail in New Orleans… “Words failed us”--accompanied by a smiley face--provided a touch of grim humor on the front door of a bookstore when its owner declared Chapter XI bankruptcy. Front-page headline writers for the New Orleans Times-Picayune reacted similarly following the Saints’ shocking last- second loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League play-offs. The words--printed in bold face--were huge, previously believed to be the font size held in reserv ...

We had a lovely week. It was not too cold and not too hot. Some in our community got rain. I don’t think it sprinkled at our house, but maybe next time will be our turn. We had a great birthday celebration for son Scott on Sunday afternoon. How can my baby be 34 years old?

The key to long life— Learn somethin’ new every day. If we’re lucky. Once we depart from formal education, the rest is up to us. So here’s some fascinating facts. Buzzards do not eat cattle killed by lightning. Overcooked perhaps? Buzzards do not eat rabid roadkill. Something about the body temperature. They sense the rabid meat is “off” just a bit. You think? What gourmands. ‘Course, you never see a buzzard eating another buzzard. Blecchh. But they d ...

When: February 20, 2018 Where: Spinellis Wedding Chapel 331 5th Street Comfort, TX Time: Social starts @ 10:00 a.m. Meeting starts @ 10:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. Cost: $18.00 per person Speaker: No speaker for this meeting. Will celebrate the success of the Women’s Ranch Seminar and jump starting the Spring Round Up. Contact: Please RSVP to Kitty-Sue Quinn at 512.644.3508 or email to [email protected] on or before February 13, 2018.