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Over the last year, many residents of Mason, as well as some residents of the surrounding communities, have observed the progress of the new construction of our 45 apartment homes occurring on the east side of town. We are pleased to announce that construction is now complete and we are accepting applications for new residents!
The Family and Community Services class of Mason High School organized “Punchers Support Our Troops”, a drive to raise supplies for troops deployed abroad. The drive was spearheaded by Senior Pablo Lopez and successful in great part due to freshman Nicholas Rodriguez who took our plight to social media. In true Mason fashion, the community rallied around the drive and along with the faculty and students helped us raise over 300 items.
Friday, November 23rd the Mason High School Class of 1998 gathered at Lea Lou to celebrate their 20 year class reunion. Pictured L to R back row, Albert Herrington, Haden Keyser, Ben Lehmberg, Walt Reichenau, Chase Smith, Derrick Schulze, Rode Moore. Front row, Emily Roach (Francis), Leslie Becker (Stockbridge), Kathy Loeffler (Bearden), Marcy Young (Lehmberg), and Ginny Barlow (Grote).
Lion president Marty Bentson opened the December 11 meeting of the Mason Lions Club for the Christmas party at the Eckert Center.
The Mason Community Choir serenaded the party and lunch with a variety of Christmas songs.
The role of the Lions Club is one of Service, and one way the Lions Club serves the community is through financial support of various non-profit groups that serve the community.
To that end Lion Jim Heidelberg presented checks totaling $7,000 from the Lions Club to the ...
Congratulations to the Punchers on another win on the football field, and of course many in Mason will not even get this paper until after a trip to the metroplex and a State Championship Game. We all wish the best of luck to everyone involved in this great team from the coaches, to the players, to trainers and cheerleaders, to band and the very faithful supporters and parents!
Mark your calendar and make plans to attend the Mason County Livestock Show & Expo Friday and Saturday, January 4-5 at the Fort Mason Park Community Building.
The mission of the Mason County Livestock Show & Expo is to promote a safe and educational platform for Mason County youth to exhibit livestock and agricultural products to develop valuable life skills in responsibility, competition, financial management and community service.
Building on a rich tradition spanning over many decades, ...
The Family and Community Services class of Mason High School organized “Punchers Support Our Troops”, a drive to raise supplies for troops deployed abroad. The drive was spearheaded by Senior Pablo Lopez and successful in great part due to freshman Nicholas Rodriguez who took our plight to social media. In true Mason fashion, the community rallied around the drive and along with the faculty and students helped us raise over 300 items.
On Wednesday, December 19th...
-Pep Rally 8:05 a.m. in the high school gym
-The football team will be leaving school around 8:45 a.m. and will make a loop around the square on their way out of town. Come out and give the team a Big Puncher send off!
-Cheerleaders will be volunteering to decorate car windows from 8:45 - 9:45 a.m.
Mark your calendar and make plans to attend the Mason County Livestock Show & Expo Friday and Saturday, January 4-5 at the Fort Mason Park Community Building.
The mission of the Mason County Livestock Show & Expo is to promote a safe and educational platform for Mason County youth to exhibit livestock and agricultural products to develop valuable life skills in responsibility, competition, financial management and community service.
Building on a rich tradition spanning over many decades, ...
Christmas has come early this year for the Mason County Nutrition Program! Thanks to the Community Foundation grant, we were able to purchase an ice dispenser and two beverage dispensers for the dinning hall and much needed kitchen serving utensils. We are very grateful to be the recipient of this generous grant!
In addition to these wonderful items, we also were given the gift of creativity.
On Wednesday, December 19th...
-Pep Rally 8:05 a.m. in the high school gym
-The football team will be leaving school around 8:45 a.m. and will make a loop around the square on their way out of town. Come out and give the team a Big Puncher send off!
-Cheerleaders will be volunteering to decorate car windows from 8:45 - 9:45 a.m.
The Patriot Warrior Foundation will host the Big Hunt for Wounded Veterans on Friday, January 11, at 11:30. We will again be using the Community Building for the activities.
As usual, we will be serving a sirloin and sausage lunch to over fifty Veterans , and hopefully a couple hundred or more of you Mason folks.
Merry Christmas. This is a really special Christmas at our house. We welcomed our first great grandson to our family last week. Tanner is the most beautiful baby. He weighed almost 9 pounds and is 22 inches long. Even when he fusses, he is darling. Our Christmas will be such fun.
The City of Mason will be closed Thursday December 20th, Monday and Tuesday December 24th and 25th for the Christmas Holidays.
Trash trucks will pick up as scheduled:
Thursday the 20th (City facilities Closed) will be pick up Friday 21st.
Monday the 24th will be on Wednesday the 26th
Tuesday the 25th (City facilities closed) will be on Thursday the 27th
Landfill and Recycle operations open on Saturday December 22nd.
Trash pickup will resume back on schedule Wednesday December 26th ...
Shirley Wilkins passed away on Tuesday, December 11, at the age of 68. She was born in Mason on January 9, 1950, to Leonard Sturdivant and Iva Mae (Keith) Swinford.
She is survived by her sons John Steven Wilkins II, Daniel M. Wilkins and wife Susan all of New Braunfels and three grandchildren: Brady A.
Mrs. Richard “Dick” Hoerster nee Maxie Lehmann of Fredericksburg passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at the age of 89 years.
Maxie Louise Lehmann was born on December 15, 1928 in Houston, Texas to Max Rene and Leta Powell Lehmann.
She married Richard “Dick” Hoerster on February 10, 1951 in the Grace Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas.
Mrs.
Marilyn ascended into heaven on the evening of December 13, 2018 surrounded by her family and friends. There, she will with God and guide us forever.
A native of Art, Texas, her parents were Reuben and Pearl (Vater) Leifeste. She is the loving mother of Ryne Kahan and the loving wife of Larry Kahan.
Leola Grote was born at home December 11, 1931, in Gillespie County to Max Arthur and Ella Mae Windom Schuch. She was baptized April 10, 1932, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg and was the oldest of four children. Her family moved to Mason in 1941 and was confirmed at St.
Kary June Kent Tyler, 62, of Mason Texas passed away on Saturday December 8, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas Methodist Hospital with family by her side.
Graveside services were held Friday December 14, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Rising Star, TX, Cemetery under the direction of the Mason Funeral home and Pastor Ryan Buck of the First Baptist Church of Mason.
Kary was born December 3, 1956, in Kermit, Texas, to Thomas and Frances Kent.
A Christmas Gift Under the Dome
On Thursday, for the third time in eight years, Mason will be playing for the state 2A-Division 1 title in Dallas. The fact that the playoff game occurs less than a week before Christmas.... that's just a gift we have to be grateful for this year.
The Punchers finished their regular season almost nine weeks ago.
Buttermilk Bread for the Bread Machine
courtesy: Genious Kitchen
We like a lot of different breads. Chewy breads for sopping up pinto bean juice; not-so-chewy ones for soups; soft bread for dinner and toasting for breakfast. This is one of those soft breads. I had some buttermilk left over from another cooking project so I jumped on the internet and searched for “buttermilk bread,” and this little gem came up!
The end of the year is fast approaching, and as I look back, I’m amazed again at the generosity this community shows the library. The Friends of the Library book sale and the Mason Study Club fundraisers are incredibly successful, and we’ve received many other donations and memorials from individuals and businesses.
Name that rifle
My friend, Randy Young, and I were watching a movie once, the one where George Clooney was a football player in the 1920s. One scene, which was supposedly set in 1925, showed a Model T Ford, and Randy said, “Look at those fenders! They didn’t make fenders like that until 1927!
Good Cheer on a Gloomy Day…
Conversations about the life of President George H. W. Bush didn’t remain on shore as more than 3,000 folks left Galveston last week for a short cruise on the Carnival Valor. About the time we put out to sea, the United States’ 41st president was completing the final miles of life’s journey, aboard a special train from a final funeral service in Houston to College Station for interment next to his beloved wife, Barbara.
Texas Highway 6, near the tracks ...
Merry Christmas. This is a really special Christmas at our house. We welcomed our first great grandson to our family last week. Tanner is the most beautiful baby. He weighed almost 9 pounds and is 22 inches long. Even when he fusses, he is darling. Our Christmas will be such fun.
Christmas.
Excitement.
Anticipation.
Going out of town.
Or company’s coming.
And Santa Claus.
Sleigh bells ring,
Are you listening?
It’s a gearing-up.
And a winding-down.
All at the same time.
Big holiday.
End of a year.
Wrapping gifts.
Stringing lights.
Decorating trees.
Lighting candles.
Saying prayers.
Singing carols.
Feeling the heart.
Feeling the heat.
Especially in the kitchen.
Baking baking baking.
Pies.
Cakes.
Fudge.
Divinity
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