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Steady Steps is proud to announce our CDA recipients: Patricia Thomas, the Older Infant/Younger Toddler teacher; Casandra Castillo, the Younger 3’s preschool teacher; and, Natalia Ramon, the Toddler teacher. These women have been awarded a national Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential from the Council of Professional Recognition in Washington, DC in recognition of outstanding work with young children.
The Second Chance Spayghetti Lunch held on Sunday, September 9 was a success! Thanks to the support of the many attendees and the hard work of Mason High School student volunteers, Boy Scouts, Second Chance Board members and volunteers, the spay/neuter program is now funded, and we are taking applications!
Spay/neuter services are expensive and many pet owners in Mason and Mason County cannot afford it.
Hi Mason! My name is Graci Weber. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a Mason County Queens Court Duchess. I also run cross country and track, participate in FFA, I’m involved in Mason County 4H, and I barrel race. I would like to tell you a little bit more about what I did this summer.
Selah Farmer, Will Ince and myself had the pleasure of volunteering for the Mason County Senior Center delivering Meals on Wheels every Thursday.
Hi Mason! My name is Graci Weber. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a Mason County Queens Court Duchess. I also run cross country and track, participate in FFA, I’m involved in Mason County 4H, and I barrel race. I would like to tell you a little bit more about what I did this summer.
Selah Farmer, Will Ince and myself had the pleasure of volunteering for the Mason County Senior Center delivering Meals on Wheels every Thursday.
ASHA Approved CE Provider Status Demonstrates Commitment to High-Quality CE Programming for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
(Sept 17, 2018) – The Continuing Education Board (CEB) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) recognized Minds on the Move, co-owned by Misty Standard, MS CCC-SLP, C/NDT and Jennifer Griffith, OTR, C/NDT on September 1, 2018, by reapproving them for an additional five years as an ASHA Approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider.
While Hurricane Florence was lashing the Carolinas, we here in Texas were dealing with a subtropical system that had moved in from the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday. By game time on Friday night, with both sides of the stadium full of fans, everyone nervously eyed the large thunderheads moving toward Mason from the southeast.
The Punchers and the Broncos didn't allow themselves to be distracted by the weather.
Temporary “Boss” Lion Michael Murphy gaveled to order the weekly meeting of the Mason Lions Club on September 11.
The Lion’s Club had four guests, Bailey Taylor and Lucas Martin, seniors from Mason High School. The other two guests were Martin Ash and Bob Shipman.
Lion Joel Kuykendall was responsible for the program.
For a few days, the clouds have cleared off and we have seen some blue skies, and it has been a tremendous blessing to have the rains of the past couple of weeks. It has generally been a slow and soaking rain that our land needed, and with the changes this has brought the City is removing the Mandatory Water Conservation requirements regarding the usage of treated water for outdoor landscape watering and other household needs.
The Mason ISD Flu shot clinic will be on Friday, Oct. 5th from 9-12 and 1-3 p.m. at school.
Flu shot forms will NOT be mailed out. If you want your child to receive the flu vaccine, you can pick up the forms at the offices or print them off from our school website.
Permission slips are due by Friday, September 28th.
While Hurricane Florence was lashing the Carolinas, we here in Texas were dealing with a subtropical system that had moved in from the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday. By game time on Friday night, with both sides of the stadium full of fans, everyone nervously eyed the large thunderheads moving toward Mason from the southeast.
The Punchers and the Broncos didn't allow themselves to be distracted by the weather.
Mason High School's annual Queen's Coronation event is right around the corner: Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 for pictures. Please save the date on your calendar.
This year’s theme is “A Walk in Central Park.” Tickets are $10 and are available in the High School office or by contacting a Band Booster Officer: Piper Perlichek, Deandra Palacio, Tiffany Klaerner or Misty Standard.
If you would like to volunteer to help with decorations, food or clean-up, ...
Hi Mason! My name is Graci Weber. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a Mason County Queens Court Duchess. I also run cross country and track, participate in FFA, I’m involved in Mason County 4H, and I barrel race. I would like to tell you a little bit more about what I did this summer.
Selah Farmer, Will Ince and myself had the pleasure of volunteering for the Mason County Senior Center delivering Meals on Wheels every Thursday.
The annual Old Yeller Day, filled with fun and educational activities, is only two weeks away.
Be sure and join us on the Courthouse lawn on Saturday, September 29th from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
We will start spraying between the hours of 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm. Please try to stay indoors during these and times if not this Product (Delta Guard) we are spraying is safe for animals and People. We want to thank everyone for their cooperation in advance in keeping Mason safe!!!
Wednesday September 19, 2018, we will begin spraying the south side of Mason, streets are:
Austin, Fuchsia, Willow, Hackberry, Schuessler, Fir, Oak, Pine, Orange, East Rainey, Post Oak, East Kettner, South Live O ...
The Mason ISD Flu shot clinic will be on Friday, Oct. 5th from 9-12 and 1-3 p.m. at school.
Flu shot forms will NOT be mailed out. If you want your child to receive the flu vaccine, you can pick up the forms at the offices or print them off from our school website.
Permission slips are due by Friday, September 28th.
Become a Second Chance PAWPAL!!
Thurday, October 4, at the new home of Jan Appleby, 1316 Ritter, Mason, from 5 to 8PM.
Second Chance would like to show their appreciation for your support. Please join us.
A $20 Membership Donation will help support our vet expenses. All Dogs are heart worm tested, put on monthly heart worm prevented, spayed or neutered, fully vaccinated and microchipped.
ASHA Approved CE Provider Status Demonstrates Commitment to High-Quality CE Programming for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
(Sept 17, 2018) – The Continuing Education Board (CEB) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) recognized Minds on the Move, co-owned by Misty Standard, MS CCC-SLP, C/NDT and Jennifer Griffith, OTR, C/NDT on September 1, 2018, by reapproving them for an additional five years as an ASHA Approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider.
MENARD – The 2018 Menard County Range Workshop sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Menard County Soil and Water Conservation District is set for Oct. 3 at the Murchison/Whitehead Memorial Youth Complex, 190 W. U.S. Highway 190 in Menard.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with the program starting at 8 a.m.
The public is invited to attend the September 24, 2018 meeting of the Hill Country Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist program. Monica Morrison, founder of Texas Native Cats will be the presenter. Come learn about Texas’ wide diversity of wild cats. Home to five species, three of which are endangered, Texas can claim more wild feline species than any other state.
Fine western art & gear exhibit and sale. Make it a Llano Western Weekend!
Opening night – Meet the Artists Gala and Preview sale – Oct 19, 2018.
Live Art Auction to benefit Museum – Oct.
Grand Opening and Exhibit - 10/20/18 thru 11/3/18
For more info and tickets www.westerntrappings.com
Hill Country Memorial announces the fourth quarter dates for its Obstetrics Department Tour & Open House for expectant parents.
The open house will be held on Thurs., Oct. 4 from 5:30-7:15 p.m. in the HCM Women’s Pavilion (1011 S. Milam St.). Light refreshments will be served.
The event will continue to be held on the first Thursday of each month, including Nov.
Hill Country Memorial announces the fourth quarter schedule for its Cardiac Support Group. The group is open to anyone interested in heart health, including those affected by heart issues like congestive heart failure, heart disease or heart attack.
The Cardiac Support Group will meet on Thurs., Oct. 4 from noon to 1 p.m.
Kinder Morgan, one of North America's largest pipeline companies, and a company that already has pipelines in Mason County's southwest corner, is looking to expand its operations with the construction of a $2 billion pipeline to move gas from the Permian Basin to Houston, Corpus Christi and Mexican hubs.
The move was announced back in June; but, information about the route came to the attention of Save Our Scenic Hill Country in Gillespie County, and that group has shared the news with our ...
Fredericksburg, TX (Sept. 12, 2018) – The Fredericksburg Theater Company (FTC) announces the cast for their fall mystery, Dial ‘M’ For Murder which opens Friday, Oct. 12th. The production will have nine performances at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, 1668 Hwy 87 South, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624.
The action of the play centers around a glamorous socialite named Margot Wendice.
The 2018 Fall meeting of the Edwards Plateau Historical Association will convene in the meeting room in Isaack’s Restaurant, at 1610 Main Street, Junction, Texas, on Saturday morning, October 6. Registration begins at 9:30 and parking can be accessed on the east side of the building. The event is open to the public and if you have any interest in the history of Texas, especially of the Edward’s Plateau region, please join the group.
The Edwards Plateau Historical Association encompasses ...
Mason High School's annual Queen's Coronation event is right around the corner: Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 for pictures. Please save the date on your calendar.
This year’s theme is “A Walk in Central Park.” Tickets are $10 and are available in the High School office or by contacting a Band Booster Officer: Piper Perlichek, Deandra Palacio, Tiffany Klaerner or Misty Standard.
If you would like to volunteer to help with decorations, food or clean-up, ...
The rain has been wonderful. The mold has been messing with my sinuses. I hear this from others in the community also. I don’t remember having allergies when I was young. I think this is another of those “old people” things that I am discovering.
The Board of Regents of the UT system named Dr.
Okay, classmates, save the date! October 13th, we will be holding our 40th class reunion. We're meeting at Scott Zesch's home on Korn Pasture Rd. Mason will be playing Brackett the night before, in Mason, so enjoy some great Puncher football, then join your classmates for the fun. Time & details to follow.
Also, if you have a way to contact ANY of our classmates, just in case they're not on Facebook or a member of the class group, give them the information.
The public water system of the City of Mason has reached, Level 1 condition recently, and the City Administrator John Palacio has implemented Voluntary water conservation measures. While we do not fear immediate water shortages, we feel it is necessary to move to Voluntary measures to protect the water levels for everyone and the demand on our water system. We have been blessed with much needed rain these last few weeks and as it dries out and the hot summer winds once again continue to b ...
Become a Second Chance PAWPAL!!
Thurday, October 4, at the new home of Jan Appleby, 1316 Ritter, Mason, from 5 to 8PM.
Second Chance would like to show their appreciation for your support. Please join us.
A $20 Membership Donation will help support our vet expenses. All Dogs are heart worm tested, put on monthly heart worm prevented, spayed or neutered, fully vaccinated and microchipped.
Victor Castillo, of Mason, passed away on Monday, September 10, at the age of 78.
Victor was born in Allende, Mexico, on March 7, 1940, to Jose Castillo and Agustina Govea Castillo. He came to the United States. He lived in Denton and Sanger before moving to Mason. He married Eva Jacobs in Denton on August 17, 1984.
ger/opinion - vaping
Learning Addictive Behavior...
On Monday, at the Mason High School regular Monday assembly, there was a special presentation. It only had one topic, and it was one that is probably long overdue for discussion. Vaping.
In case you're unclear on just what vaping is, it is e-cigarettes, electronic versions of smoking that is more socially acceptable than actual tobacco.
It’s been 2 years since you were taken from this earth. I never knew a part of my heart would stop beating.
My son, Jerrad W. Trevino, Sr. was killed in Mason, Texas.
On a Sunday afternoon, September 18, 2016, driver Patricia Rougeau McDaniel, and passenger John JC Copeland drove through the winding roads from Mason Square Apartments to a nearby store.
Quick Bread, Buns or Pizza Crust
recipe origin unknown
This recipe floated into my inbox a few years ago, sent to me by a local reader of the column. She did not know where she had gotten it, but thinks it came from her grandmother “back in the old country.” All I do know is that it is a good recipe and is just as versatile as the title implies so I’m certain you and your family will find a few good uses for it.
Ingredients:
2 ½ cups warm water
6 tablespoons sugar
3 tablesp ...
Old Yeller Day, September 29th, is just a couple of weeks away, but it’s not too late to get a spot as a vendor. If you want to be a food vendor, sell your arts and crafts, baked goods, or even your homemade salsa, just give us a call at 325-347-5446.
Felons amok
Several years ago I started using game cameras. Granted, I was a little behind the times, since game cameras had become popular many years before. When friends asked me why I didn’t use them, I would always say it degraded the challenge between the hunter and the prey, and that I was a purist.
Old Harry’s Kitchen Advice…
The late Harry Truman, whom we always regarded as “unbridled” until here lately, advised folks affected adversely by the heat to stay out of the kitchen.
Well, I wasn’t listening, and/or failed to take notes. I find myself in the kitchen more often in later years, for reasons others of a certain age may understand.
My wife and I implement a simple to-each-his-own system for many meals.
The rain has been wonderful. The mold has been messing with my sinuses. I hear this from others in the community also. I don’t remember having allergies when I was young. I think this is another of those “old people” things that I am discovering.
The Board of Regents of the UT system named Dr.
Beef.
It’s what’s for dinner.
Or supper.
Or lunch.
Maybe even breakfast.
Where’s the beef?
All over town.
Beef.
From Old French “boef.”
According to trusty Webster.
Beef is a full-grown ox, cow, bull, or steer.
Especially one bred and fattened for meat.
One can also beef up a football team.
Go Punchers!
Or have a beef with somebody.
That’s no fun.
Have some beef tea instead.
Supposed to be good for you.
Then there’s beefcake.
Which has nothi ...
