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As the month of November quickly comes to a close, we are reminded to slow down and enjoy the everyday simplicities that surround us. The changing of the time, temperature and seasonal spirit are things that everyone can enjoy. Here at the Mason County Nutrition Program, we hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
The second playoff game of the 2018 season ended well for the Punchers on Friday night, as they defeated the Weimar Eagles 35-6 in the Area match in Buda.
This game would feature the Mason defense in a prominent role, as Weimar had lots of speed behind the ball, and Mason was ready for them.
During the first quarter, both teams showed that they deserved their playoff berths.
Getting back to work after the full Thanksgiving weekend is a bit of a challenge, but I hope that everyone had a great time full of food, family and good friendships. The Punchers won another game and are still playing football and likely to well into December again, the hunters all had fine weather to enjoy the outdoors and hopefully bring home some venison, and the gatherings and food were a blessing to everyone as we shared time with those are nearest and dearest to us.
SAN ANGELO, TX (11/19/2018)-- Angelo State University intramural flag football team IM Legends, including Miguel Castillo of Mason, claimed the 2018 Co-Rec Division Regional Championship at the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Region IV Tournament earlier this month in Austin.
IM Legends defeated a team from the University of North Texas, 28-16, in the championship game to win the title.
The second playoff game of the 2018 season ended well for the Punchers on Friday night, as they defeated the Weimar Eagles 35-6 in the Area match in Buda.
This game would feature the Mason defense in a prominent role, as Weimar had lots of speed behind the ball, and Mason was ready for them.
During the first quarter, both teams showed that they deserved their playoff berths.
Two weekends ago, the Mason JH band sent eight kids to try out for the Region Band. Five students qualified for the Region Concert Band and will be participating in a clinic and concert this Saturday in Burnet.
They will rehearse with the other students from around the area during the day Saturday and present a concert that evening at 5:00 p.m.
Veteran’s Day Celebration
What an honor it was to celebrate our veterans in Mason on Monday. Our 4th grade students did an outstanding job of planning, preparing and delivering heartfelt messages and words of support for our veterans. The ceremony was extremely touching when the 3rd grade class came out and sang God Bless the USA.
Veteran’s Day Celebration
What an honor it was to celebrate our veterans in Mason on Monday. Our 4th grade students did an outstanding job of planning, preparing and delivering heartfelt messages and words of support for our veterans. The ceremony was extremely touching when the 3rd grade class came out and sang God Bless the USA.
St. Paul Lutheran Church will present "The Journey to Bethlehem" Drive Thru Christmas Luminary on December 9 at Fort Mason City Park. The time set is 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
A backup date of December 16 is being held this year.
Please come and join us for a joyful evening that will ignite the spirit with hope and peace.
For more information, please call the church office at St.
A beautiful Victorian style home built in 1882 is a “Must See” on this year’s Holiday Home Tour coming up on December 1st from Noon until 5 PM in Llano. The home, which is now owned by Llano Pastor Ralph Reitmeyer and his wife Ruth, was originally built by Richmond Alexander McInnis.
Mason, Texas-It’s a new day in Mason, Texas and the sun has risen on a quiet town that is turning to the sun to power its homes and businesses. A transition to use of solar energy is taking place in Mason and the surrounding counties in the Texas Hill Country.
On Monday, December 3rd at 9:00 a.m. the box office opens to the public for the Fredericksburg Theater Company’s (FTC) Holiday Musical Winter Wonderettes. The show opens on Friday, December 14th and will have six performances at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, 1668 Hwy 87 South, Fredericksburg, TX, 78624.
Winter Wonderettes is the holiday sequel to FTC’s hit jukebox musical production of The Marvelous Wonderettes.
The Mason Community Choir will present the cantata, “More Than a Manger” this Sunday, December 2, 6 :00 pm at First United Methodist Church. It is our wish that these songs will help you look through the eyes of your circumstance and see Christmas in a fresh new way. The service is sponsored by the Mason Ministerial Alliance and an offering will be taken to benefit the Mason Food Bank.
I am thankful for a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with lots of good food and visiting with family. If you were too busy to think about your blessings, take time now to be thankful.
I am ready to put up my Christmas decorations. However, my energy level is not there to dig out and tote all the tubs downstairs.
Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 PM, Monday, December 3, in the HEB Activity Room at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg.
HCA member Dan Posey will present “Telescopes by the Numbers.” His program will cover easy ways to estimate the sharpness and brightness of views that your telescope can provide.
The Mason ARTISAN GALLERY, 117 N. Liveoak, across from Willow Creek Parking Lot, welcomes visitors to their Holiday Event, Nov. 29, from 12-7.
They will have refreshments, prizes, and great Christmas gifts to choose from.
They also welcome Lily Beard, their newest artist. The hope everyone will stop by and patronize a Mason Business.
Arnold Art Gallery is proud to present Kathleen Cook, renowned pastel artist.
Kathleen considers her work to be contemporary realism with an emphasis on the figure, still life and landscape. A painter of light and color, Kathleen explores many themes from humorous storytelling to deeper inquiries into human nature. Her work has been the subject of feature articles in American Artist and Southwest Art magazines and has won numerous top awards in national and international competition.
The ...
June 17, 1985-November 18, 2018
Koby Tyler Smith was born June 17, 1985, in Fredericksburg, Texas, to Ted and Trish Smith. He went to be with his Lord November 18, 2018.
A sixth generation Masonite, he grew up on the family ranch in Mason along with sisters, Heather and Brigett. He graduated from Mason High School in 2004 where he was a member of the 2003 District Champion Mason Puncher football team.
The mission of Don Cunningham began on January 29, 1942 when he was born to Wesley and Violet (Squiers) Cunningham in Brady, TX. He departed this earth on November 21, 2018 where he will live eternally in heaven. God’s unique design and providential path, along with the influence of his parents, family and community allowed him to live a profoundly impactful life--a life centered around integrity, humility, patience, wisdom, humor, virtue and faith.
Don grew up in Mason, TX where he devel ...
St. Paul Lutheran Church will present "The Journey to Bethlehem" Drive Thru Christmas Luminary on December 9 at Fort Mason City Park. The time set is 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
A backup date of December 16 is being held this year.
Please come and join us for a joyful evening that will ignite the spirit with hope and peace.
For more information, please call the church office at St.
The First United Methodist Church of Mason invites the community to join them on the three Wednesdays of Advent for a celebration of the season with music, lunch, and a message of the joy of Advent. This annual event starts on Wednesday, December 5, with songs presented by the Mason Community Choir from its Christmas Cantata.
The Mason Community Choir will present the cantata, “More Than a Manger” this Sunday, December 2, 6 :00 pm at First United Methodist Church. It is our wish that these songs will help you look through the eyes of your circumstance and see Christmas in a fresh new way. The service is sponsored by the Mason Ministerial Alliance and an offering will be taken to benefit the Mason Food Bank.
Holidays Throw Schedules Into Disarray....
I am, by all definitions, a creature of habit. I suppose much of that is dictated by this profession. There are meetings, events, happenings and gatherings, all neatly scheduled on my calendar, and all carefully planned so that I can make it from one to the other with no conflicts.
It's not just the day to day schedule, I also have my hour to hour planning carefully scheduled.
Passing of a Star
Found out “The Shooting Star” is going out of business. Having been on the square for 8 years under the ownership and management of Ms. Carolyn E. Airheart, this outlet was much more than just a store. It represented Carolyn’s love of people, from clients to customers to fellow vendors.
Mother’s Brown Bread
courtesy: Cooks.com
This old recipe dates back to the Second World War. The brown bread loaves were made and sold by patriotic women all across the United States so they could buy War Bonds and support the effort. Real easy; real good; quite different.
Ingredients:
1 cup molasses
2 cups buttermilk
1 handful bran
1/2-1 cup raisins
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon salt
Process:
Mix all ingredients toge ...
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I surely did! We got to celebrate with family and still have time to start putting up Christmas decorations and even read a little while! We have a great selection of Christmas DVDs and books to help you get into the holiday spirit, so be sure to put a stop at the library on your to-do list!
Audiobooks:
Pulse by Michael Harvey (CD F HAR)
You Don’t Own Me by Mary Higgins Clark (CD F CLA)
Non-Fiction:
Becoming by Michele Obama (9 ...
Carpe Diem
When I started school at age six, my mom thought I could read. She’d been reading the same children’s books to me for years, and I had them all memorized. I could turn the pages and say the right words, so she assumed I’d learned to read, somehow. Which is pretty much how I got through high school, later on.
In Search of Yesterdays…
If there should be an appeal for volunteers to search for innocence lost, misplaced or forfeited in recent decades, sign me up. The downward spiral has been gradual, unlike Dorothy’s sudden realization--upon her arrival at Oz’s Emerald City--that she and her friends weren’t in Kansas anymore.
Mired in a culture where too much information bombards daily, we’re “running out of respites,” even during holidays.
I am thankful for a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with lots of good food and visiting with family. If you were too busy to think about your blessings, take time now to be thankful.
I am ready to put up my Christmas decorations. However, my energy level is not there to dig out and tote all the tubs downstairs.
Catalogs.
Clogging mailboxes.
From everywhere.
For everything.
Nearly.
Pick me, pick me.
Buy, buy, buy.
Free shipping.
Buy one, get one free.
Everything 50% off.
Today only.
And so and so on.
Some are non-profit.
UNICEF.
Southwest Indian Foundation.
SERRV.
Others support a place.
MOMA.
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Or a cause.
The Arbor Foundation.
The majority are commercial.
For profit.
Free enterprise knows no bounds.
Selling their wares throug ...
