February 21, 2018 Issue

The Mason Central Appraisal District will be hosting a reception to introduce and welcome our new Chief Appraiser, Terry Holley. The reception will be in the Stribling Room of the Mason County Library on Friday, February 23, 2018, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring a friend. Please help us welcome Terry to our community and make her feel certain she has a wonderful, new hometown. Terry issued the following statement in regards to her arrival in Mason Count ...

The Mason Tennis Team hosted tournaments the past two weekends that included 4A, 5A and 6A teams from Lubbock, Abilene, Midland, Houston and Fredericksburg. These tournaments allow our kids to compete against some of the best players in the state right here at home. We are very fortunate to have facilities, players and local support that allows us to host these teams year in and year out. The Puncher Shootout hosted Midland Christian, Abilene Wylie, Fredericksburg and Magnolia.

The Mason High School UIL Academic Team competed last week in the Sonora Invitational Tournament and came home as the meet champions. The competition proved to be a very successful tune-up for the upcoming district meet in late March. In all, students brought home 28 different medals in 16 different events, with students earning 12 gold medals. Full results are below: Sonora Invitational Results - 2018 Overall Championship: 1st Place Persuasive Speaking: 4th - John Benefield Inf ...

The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on February 12, 2018 at the School Administration Office. 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.

Say HI to Cow Girl!! She is about 10 months old and absolutely full of life and happiness. We believe Cow Girl is a Border Colle/Shepherd Mix. What we do know for sure is that she is an absolute sweetheart. Never met a stranger. If you think you might want to add this darling girl to your family, please call Second Chance – Mason Animal Rescue at 325/347-6929 or e-mail to [email protected]

National Grocers Association names Lowe’s 2018 Outstanding Marketer Littlefield, TX: The National Grocer’s Association has announced Littlefield, Texas-based Lowe’s Market, as the 2018 Creative Choice Outstanding Marketer at this week’s NGA Annual Convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The title is the highest award of the annual program, which recognizes the best marketing and merchandising programs in the grocery industry that have increased item or department sales, positively aff ...

Each Spring the City goes through the many steps to hold a municipal election because we have five elected positions on the Commission each with a two year term. This year there are three elected positions whose terms are completed, and each of the three will now have contested elections.

“Boss” Lion Jim Heidelberg gaveled the weekly meeting of the Mason Lions Club to order on February 13 with 31 members present and two visitors in attendance. “Boss” Jim recognized Mackenzie Carter, a senior at Mason High School. Mackenzie told the members she has been accepted at Schreiner University and she plans to earn a major in psychology and minor in Spanish. According to “Boss” Jim, today on February 13, 1866, Jesse James robbed his first bank.

The Mason Community Foundation is preparing to begin accepting applications for their first funding cycle of 2018. As they prepare for the next stage of those applications, it's revealing to see just how instrumental the Foundation has been in the Mason community with their funding since their inception in 2007 Total Grants Awarded since 2007 $333,615.49 GRANT RECORD FOR 2007 - $16,004.00 Mason Rural Health Clinic - AEC (Defibrillator) Mason Girl Scouts - tables and chairs Bluebon ...

Mason Cowgirls vs. Flatonia Tuesday, 2/13 Mason 12—21—19—4 = 56 Flatonia 0—15—11—8 = 34 Scoring—Pr. Anastas—10, Hanscheck—2, Pe. Anastas—12, T. Guice—1, Magnus—20, Cano—11. Mason Cowgirls vs. Snook Friday, 2/16 Mason 18—6—16—10 = 50 Snook 9—8—8—16 = 41 Scoring—Pr. Anastas—5, Pe. Anastas—6, Magnus—27, Armstrong—4, Cano—8. Upcoming Games: Monday 2/19 @ 7pm: Regional Quarterfinals: Thorndale vs. Mason @ Lampasas High Sc ...

The Mason Tennis Team hosted tournaments the past two weekends that included 4A, 5A and 6A teams from Lubbock, Abilene, Midland, Houston and Fredericksburg. These tournaments allow our kids to compete against some of the best players in the state right here at home. We are very fortunate to have facilities, players and local support that allows us to host these teams year in and year out. The Puncher Shootout hosted Midland Christian, Abilene Wylie, Fredericksburg and Magnolia.

The Mason High School UIL Academic Team competed last week in the Sonora Invitational Tournament and came home as the meet champions. The competition proved to be a very successful tune-up for the upcoming district meet in late March. In all, students brought home 28 different medals in 16 different events, with students earning 12 gold medals. Full results are below: Sonora Invitational Results - 2018 Overall Championship: 1st Place Persuasive Speaking: 4th - John Benefield Inf ...

The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on February 12, 2018 at the School Administration Office. 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.

SMD #1 Tina Cantu-Navarro (incumbent) SMD #2 Jeffery Durst (incumbent) SMD #3 Ryan Jordan (seat vacated by the retirement of Tommy Bierschwale after nine years) The School Board will decide at their next meeting if the election can be called due to no opposition in any of the races.

Mason Cowgirls vs. Flatonia Tuesday, 2/13 Mason 12—21—19—4 = 56 Flatonia 0—15—11—8 = 34 Scoring—Pr. Anastas—10, Hanscheck—2, Pe. Anastas—12, T. Guice—1, Magnus—20, Cano—11. Mason Cowgirls vs. Snook Friday, 2/16 Mason 18—6—16—10 = 50 Snook 9—8—8—16 = 41 Scoring—Pr. Anastas—5, Pe. Anastas—6, Magnus—27, Armstrong—4, Cano—8. Upcoming Games: Monday 2/19 @ 7pm: Regional Quarterfinals: Thorndale vs. Mason @ Lampasas High Sc ...

Walk Across Texas participants will gather at the band practice field on Sunday, March 4th at 4pm to kick off the community-wide walking campaign. On location will be buckets and buckets of colored powder which will be tossed at participants as they pass by designated areas of the walking trail.

The Mason Central Appraisal District will be hosting a reception to introduce and welcome our new Chief Appraiser, Terry Holley. The reception will be in the Stribling Room of the Mason County Library on Friday, February 23, 2018, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring a friend. Please help us welcome Terry to our community and make her feel certain she has a wonderful, new hometown. Terry issued the following statement in regards to her arrival in Mason Count ...

The Mason Central Appraisal District will be hosting a reception to introduce and welcome our new Chief Appraiser, Terry Holley. The reception will be in the Stribling Room of the Mason County Library on Friday, February 23, 2018, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring a friend. Please help us welcome Terry to our community and make her feel certain she has a wonderful, new hometown. Terry issued the following statement in regards to her arrival in Mason Count ...

The annual Steady Steps Fundraiser of the Mason First United Methodist church will be held at the Community Center on April 21, 2018, starting at 5:00 p.m. for viewing of silent auction items with dinner to be served at 6:00 p.m. Following the dinner a fabulous cake and pie auction will be conducted.

SMD #1 Tina Cantu-Navarro (incumbent) SMD #2 Jeffery Durst (incumbent) SMD #3 Ryan Jordan (seat vacated by the retirement of Tommy Bierschwale after nine years) The School Board will decide at their next meeting if the election can be called due to no opposition in any of the races.

Say HI to Cow Girl!! She is about 10 months old and absolutely full of life and happiness. We believe Cow Girl is a Border Colle/Shepherd Mix. What we do know for sure is that she is an absolute sweetheart. Never met a stranger. If you think you might want to add this darling girl to your family, please call Second Chance – Mason Animal Rescue at 325/347-6929 or e-mail to [email protected]

If you love music, you won’t want to miss Hungrytown, performing in the Stribling Room of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill St., Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 P.M. Admission is free, but you can help feed our “hungry town” by bringing canned tomatoes or tomato sauce for our local food bank. Vermonters Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson have toured the world for a decade.

The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library is offering a Microsoft Office Excel 2010 class this spring. The class is free, and materials are provided. Carol Tucker will be the instructor, and she has many years to her credit as an excellent teacher of computer skills. The class will begin in mid-March, but you must call to register.

June Hall will continue to teach embroidery at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 10:00 a.m. The class is free; come join the fun!

As part of its fourth annual “Red in Fred” heart health campaign, Hill Country Memorial will host a free heart screening for teenagers aged 14-18 years old on Thurs., March 8 from 4-7 p.m. at the hospital in Fredericksburg. The “SCORE” screening will examine teens’ hearts for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a rare condition that causes part of the heart muscle to stiffen, producing an abnormal cardiac rhythm.

On March 14th, 2018 the Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC) will announce their selections for their 22nd season entitled Music, Mystery and Merriment! with a Season Announcement Celebratory Performance. The celebration will be held at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, 1668 Hwy 87 South, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624. The evening’s performance is a preview of songs and scenes from the chosen titles for Season 22.

Mason will be brimming with activities and wildflowers for tourists to enjoy the first weekend in April 2018. The Mason County Chamber of Commerce invites you to enjoy Mason and these events and happenings: Third Annual Mason County Chamber Music Festival -featuring The Austin Symphony’s Artisan String Quartet, performances April 5-8 Contact: Cathy Terrell- 325 218 2353 or for more information www.masonchambermusicfestival.org Mason Spring Arts Fest -Saturday, April 7th, 11 am to 4 pm C ...

Individuals that placed their names on the ballot for the May 5, 2018 election: City Commissioner District 1: Sabin Nelson (I) Annette Thomas City Commissioner District 3: Sue Jordan Pledger (I) J.D. Kidwell Mayor At-Large: Brent Hinckley (I) William E. Beaty Nicholas Gierisch Lyle (Waddie) Waddill

We had to run the wipers on our way to church Sunday. It was wonderful. It is not raining this afternoon but we can always hope for more. I am not asking for cold weather, but we do need to use up the wood on the porch so it doesn’t have to be hauled back to the wood pile.

Robert Edwin (Bob) Tear died peacefully at his home in Mason, Texas, on Sunday, December 31, 2017. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 2, 1926; the only child of Kendrick D. Tear and Ruth Benedict Tear. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife and mother of his children, H.

Nancy Jane Birley Trip of Bandera, Texas, graduated to her Heavenly home on Monday, February 19, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. Nancy was born in Moweaqua, Illinois on August 15,1941, to Jim and Virginia Birley. Nancy and Robert Larry Trip were married for 47 wonderful years. During these years they made their home in Tomball, Texas, but were able to enjoy numerous jeeping vacations, and spending time with family and friends.

Jerry Wayne Pike, age 71, of Brady, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018, in Houston, Texas. Jerry was born November 20, 1946, in Brady to Slayden Luther Pike and Gladys Loerne (Cravey) Pike. He married Linda Anderson on July 12, 1968, in Brady. He moved back to Brady in 1989 and worked for the Brady Independent School District and for the Heart of Texas Memorial Hospital for many years.

The annual Steady Steps Fundraiser of the Mason First United Methodist church will be held at the Community Center on April 21, 2018, starting at 5:00 p.m. for viewing of silent auction items with dinner to be served at 6:00 p.m. Following the dinner a fabulous cake and pie auction will be conducted.

Everything Old Is New Again... We're a rather short-sighted society, opting to think that any indiscretions, any innovations or any scandals that occur during our time must be more momentous and original than any that have occurred in our history. That is a rather egotistical outlook, and one that fails to recognize the importance and lessons of our own history. For six months, the headlines have been filled daily with stories of the ongoing investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller ...

Ever wake up and not know where you are? Not to worry. If that happens, read the classifieds. You’ll know right quick where you are. Or at least, where you’re not. You’ll know for sure you ain’t in Houston. Or New York City. Or on the other side of the world. Thanks to the classified ads in the local paper. That would be Mason County News. And just so happens it’s one of the oldest papers in Texas too. How about that? Take a bow, MCN. And how about these ad ...

We had to run the wipers on our way to church Sunday. It was wonderful. It is not raining this afternoon but we can always hope for more. I am not asking for cold weather, but we do need to use up the wood on the porch so it doesn’t have to be hauled back to the wood pile.

In Circles Will We Go… Columns often “just happen”--devoid of both rhyme and reason. Such is the case as this 16th year of weekly “whims” begins. For several days, I’ve thought frequently of circles, some from 1944, when a beloved first-grade teacher meticulously drew circles on the chalk board. She called them “dishes,” explaining that unexpected company had shown up, departing well before clean-up.

Bloom where your planted Countdown to spring is clicking away. The La Feliciana peach has given me the first flower yesterday. This peach has become very popular recently, and I went to the nursery to get another and they were sold out. This tree was developed at Louisiana State and is able to tolerate high humidity, late producing and heavy with fruit even after thinning.

Turn off the faucet To determine whether an Aggie was prepared to graduate, he or she was sent into a room containing a bucket, a mop, and a running water faucet, and told to mop up the water. If the Aggie first turned off the faucet, he or she was deemed sufficiently educated.

Well, February will soon draw to a close, and I’ve enjoyed it immensely because of the musical performances that the library offered. They were three totally different genres with one thing in common—outstanding talent entertainment! Next week we’ll have fun with the Library Book Club. We’ve been reading Fahrenheit 451, and on Feb.

Baguettes, the P.B. Way The Practical Baker really enjoys experimenting in the kitchen. From taking tried and true recipes and altering them in different ways, to sometimes striking out and attempting to build something from scratch, I get a lot of pleasure in seeing how many different ways I can make a baked good!