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Recent changes in our financial status with the State of Texas has Mason Independent School District facing dwindling state revenue. Increased local, appraisal values means MISD is being reclassified as a Schedule 41 district for our next school year. Most Texans know Schedule 41 as “Robinhood” school funding where money is redirected from wealthy districts to needy districts throughout the state.
On September 23, 2018 Rebecca Clark of Mason was elected the 92nd President of the Texas Jaycees in an uncontested race. Rebecca began her Jaycee career with the Fredericksburg Chapter where she served in multiple positions including being elected the first female president of the chapter.
In 2012 Rebecca moved to Mason with her husband Jeremy and in 2014 they opened Puncher Towing & Recovery.
Puncher football, recent rains and green grass, friendly neighbors, great businesses, a sky full of stars at night, wildlife and livestock in the pastures, beautiful sunsets, wonderful friends and family! These are just a few of the many blessings we share living in the best hometown in Texas, Mason! There are certainly many more little blessings around us every day, and we should not wait for Thanksgiving to be grateful and share our appreciation of them all.
“Boss” Lion Marty Bentson gaveled to order the weekly meeting of the Mason Lions Club on October 2.
Senior guests from Mason High School were Jake Cockerham and Cierra Wright.
The presenter was Lioness Debbie Sonberg, President, Board of Directors of the West Texas Lions Eye Bank Alliance, and President of the San Angelo Lady Lions Club.
Recent changes in our financial status with the State of Texas has Mason Independent School District facing dwindling state revenue. Increased local, appraisal values means MISD is being reclassified as a Schedule 41 district for our next school year. Most Texans know Schedule 41 as “Robinhood” school funding where money is redirected from wealthy districts to needy districts throughout the state.
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 White team had their 3rd home game this past week as they took on the Johnson City Eagle Freshmen Team.
The Punchers got off to a quick lead to go up 8-0. Late in the second quarter however, Johnson City found its stride scoring a late touchdown to end the half.
After a pick six by the Eagles, the Punchers were down 16-8.
Only six weeks remain to take advantage of Hill Country Memorial’s Sports Injury Clinics that provide free orthopedic and physical therapy evaluations to middle and high school students.
Sports Injury Clinics are held each Saturday through Nov. 10 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Hill Country Memorial Hospital at 1020 S.
On Monday, October 22nd the Mason ISD Education Foundation is holding its 3rd Annual Cattle Roundup at Jordan Cattle Auction. The concept of first pen cattle profits going to local charities began at the O-D Ranch with Edna and Conda H. Wylie around the turn of the century. The first auction proceeds were earmarked for the Care of Crippled Children.
St. John Lutheran Church of Castell will be celebrating their 125th year of service on October 21, 2018. A special celebration service will be conducted by Pastor Richard Bremer. The service will begin at 10:00 AM with special readings and music. A bar-b-que meal is to follow. All present, former, and descendents of St.
Recent changes in our financial status with the State of Texas has Mason Independent School District facing dwindling state revenue. Increased local, appraisal values means MISD is being reclassified as a Schedule 41 district for our next school year. Most Texans know Schedule 41 as “Robinhood” school funding where money is redirected from wealthy districts to needy districts throughout the state.
The members of American Legion Fort Mason Post #285 & Ladies Auxiliary invite other veterans, friends and family, and anyone interested in the American Legion to attend our regular monthly meeting to be held at 6:30 pm Thursday October 11, 2018 at the American Legion Post Hall on Post Hill Road (behind the Jail).
For more information on this meeting or the American Legion please contact Joaquin Velez, 218-2049 or Tom Koepke 347-6021.
This has been another crazy week at the Ceynowa house. John spent a few days in the hospital after a fall on Saturday. He is recovering. This getting old stuff is not as much fun as I anticipated. It is hard work to stay healthy and keep going.
Cookies for the Kairos Prison Ministry are due at church on October 14th.
Storytime is held Mondays at 10:30 a.m. in the Kid’s Zone of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library. Children ages 2-6 are welcome and should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Weekly stories are led by Carol Lampman, an elementary school teacher specializing in early childhood development.
Join us Monday, October 15, for an all-time classic as we encourage the little engine over the hill in The Little Engine That Could retold by Watty Piper.
Today is 42 and Dominoes Game Day at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill St., at 1:30 p.m. in the Stribling Room. Bring your dominoes if you have them and a partner if you can find one. Come join the fun! Everyone is welcome.
The United Blood Services Bloodmobile will be in the south parking lot of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill Street, on Thursday, October 11, from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Please call Ann Scarth at 325-347-5983 to schedule an appointment. You may also visit www.bloodhero.com Sponsor Code: masontx.
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, ...
Only six weeks remain to take advantage of Hill Country Memorial’s Sports Injury Clinics that provide free orthopedic and physical therapy evaluations to middle and high school students.
Sports Injury Clinics are held each Saturday through Nov. 10 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Hill Country Memorial Hospital at 1020 S.
The regular meeting of the Mason Garden Club will be held onTuesday, October 16, 2018 at 2 p.m. in the Stribling Room of theMason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library.
Connie Townsend, Master Gardener from Fredericksburg, will give a program on “Those Awesome Alliums”. Visitors are always welcome. For more information contact Joan Lindley at 347-7007.
Common sense, vigilance the best precautions
On the centennial anniversary of the worldwide flu pandemic of 1918, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Texas Department of State Health Services and local health experts encourage the public to take every precaution against the flu this year.
“Last year our community was particularly hard hit by the flu,” said James Partin, M.D., Hill Country Memorial Chief Medical Officer.
Families from across Mason County recently met to help shape policy for the state’s largest farm organization.
“Each year, we invite Mason County Farm Bureau members to our county convention so we can discuss issues important to agriculture and rural Texas,” Shannon Worrell, Mason County Farm Bureau president, said. “It’s a true grassroots effort that enables each one of us to have a stronger voice through Texas Farm Bureau.”
The issues discussed at county meetings are later s ...
This year’s Fall Range Supper has been set for Tuesday, October 23 at the Mason Community Building in Fort Mason Park. The late afternoon event is presented by Texas AgriLife Extension Service Mason County and NRCS. The event is sponsored by Capital Farm Credit, BancorpSouth, The Commercial Bank and Mason Bank.
This year’s program will include: a demonstration of rain water capturing and a presentation about using livestock to manage wildlife.
On Monday, October 22nd the Mason ISD Education Foundation is holding its 3rd Annual Cattle Roundup at Jordan Cattle Auction. The concept of first pen cattle profits going to local charities began at the O-D Ranch with Edna and Conda H. Wylie around the turn of the century. The first auction proceeds were earmarked for the Care of Crippled Children.
River of Life Church will be holding their 12th Annual Fall Festival on Wednesday, October 31st from 5 - 8pm. There will be free food, a variety of fun games, Cake Walk, Giant Inflatable Slide, Bouncy Castle, Laser Tag, Prize Booth and of course plenty of candy! Once again this year we will have our Photo Booth, get a photo taken of your family and you will receive a free 5 x 7 picture.
Evelyn Eileen Welsch, 94, of Brazoria, passed from this life on Friday, October 5, 2018, in Lake Jackson, Texas.
She was born on July 11, 1924, in Mason, Texas to William and Lillian (Donop) Splittgerber. Evelyn Welsch grew up in rural Mason, Texas. She attended Mason High School where she was a cheerleader.
Camee Carol Rumbaugh of Llano, Texas passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at the age of 35.
She was caring and giving and would go out of her way to help those around her, even when she paid the price to do so. She was a true friend. Camee lived for her children and loved them with all her heart.
St. John Lutheran Church of Castell will be celebrating their 125th year of service on October 21, 2018. A special celebration service will be conducted by Pastor Richard Bremer. The service will begin at 10:00 AM with special readings and music. A bar-b-que meal is to follow. All present, former, and descendents of St.
It has been years since many of the streams in Mason County have flooded outside their normal stream channels. For just as many years, dry conditions and drought have caused a die off of trees along those stream beds and waterways. The small floods we have had were never quite enough to raise the water high enough to reach all that debris, so it continued to accumulate, year after year.
Then, on Sunday night and on into Monday morning, Telegraph and Junction got eight to ten inches of rain.
You get what you wish for.
And more.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
And don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Look before you leap.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
Silence is golden.
Give an inch, they’ll take a mile.
Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.
Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.
And don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
Now that’s a horse of a different color.
Never bite th ...
This has been another crazy week at the Ceynowa house. John spent a few days in the hospital after a fall on Saturday. He is recovering. This getting old stuff is not as much fun as I anticipated. It is hard work to stay healthy and keep going.
Cookies for the Kairos Prison Ministry are due at church on October 14th.
Uncle Mort and Biases….
“You can look it up.” Late sports writing giant Blackie Sherrod was fond of using this quote. He repeated it often in a half-century of columns, attempting to keep sports in the context of a larger world.
He died years before the “Google Age,” but if he were still clacking out journalistic brilliance on his old upright typewriter, he’d take his observations--and bluffs--even further.
Yep, old Blackie would have enjoyed field days of “fun-poking” a ...
Maine events
A while back I started getting daily emails from the Bangor Daily News, for some reason. Someone evidently decided I needed to know what was going on in and around Maine’s capital city, I guess. And before I get three or four angry emails telling me Bangor’s not the capital of Maine, let me point out that I don’t care.
At first I thought about deleting the emails and trying to unsubscribe, but after glancing at a few of the headlines I changed my mind.
The rain held off just long enough for Old Yeller Day. We had a good crowd, more dogs than last year, and the costumes were great! I have many, many people to thank. I appreciate Judge Bearden and the County Commissioners for allowing us to continue this great tradition. I’m so grateful for our sponsors: K9 Energy donated the license to show the free movie; Sunny Star Kennels donated the trophies and the Best Travis Lookalike prize; Tractor Supply in Brady donated the rest of the prizes.
Ok, so you are wondering why I am writing this column. Well, I’ve kind of got a bit of a reason. No, it’s not to spout political opinions. Even though I have a few, I know not many readers are interested in hearing any from me.
Anyway, many of the older readers of the Mason County News will remember Krazy Kurt’s Kolumn.
FEMA
Andrew Murr, our local State Representative, told Mason citizens that FEMA standards leave small communities like Mason at a disadvantage when attempting to qualify for a “national disaster” status. Mason City Commissioner Sue Pledger attended Rep. Murr’s recent meeting and followed up with a call to his Austin office for further details on FEMA’s criteria for National Disaster.
Lizard Pumpkin Pie
courtesy: myrecipes.com
I’m not real sure just why they call this Lizard Pumpkin Pie. I get the “pumpkin” part, but there wasn’t a single call for lizard parts in the ingredients. Regardless, it makes for a good, rich, no-bake pie that will be a hit with your friends and family, I guarantee it.
Ingredients:
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping, divided
1 nine inch graham cracker crust
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons pecan pieces, divided
1 cup ...
