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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (January 28, 2019) - The students listed on the Dean’s List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.
The Llano Country Opry will host the Johnny Bush 84th Birthday Bash on Saturday, February 9, featuring Johnny Bush and his award-winning band The Bandoleros at the Lantex Theater in downtown Llano, Texas. There will be two performances at 2:30 & 7:30 and tickets are $20. They are on sale at www.heartoftexascountry.com or by calling (325) 247-5354.
Johnny Bush began his career as a member of Ray Price’s Cherokee Cowboys.
Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company made the largest flying flag in the United States, the 60’ by 90’ flag that flies on the George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey.
Pete Van de Putte, president and CEO of the Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company, will present “The History of the Texas Flag” Thursday, February 7, at 6:30 P.M.
The Hill Country District Junior Livestock Show was held in Kerrville on January 13 to 19th. Mason 4-H entered 31 members with a total of 57 animals. Of those animals, 13 placed in the top ten. Here are how our Mason 4-H members finished.
Fisher Bradley had a 1st place steer.
Hunter Bradley had a 2nd place heifer and a 2nd place steer.
Eliza Cope had a 7th Place market hog.
Mason Hatfield had a 4th place market goat and a 5th place market goat.
Kelton Jordan had a n 8th place market ...
At the area contest January 19th, Mason had 6 teams competing. Mason’s team of Jack Gillespie, Wyatt Row, Cy Nobles, and Ryne Todd placed 4th with their automated tractor. The team of Leroy Bobbitt, Laney Lastly, and Cutter Couvillion, placed 3rd with their automated plant picker. Taking 2nd place, and qualifying to go to state robotics in May, were Hunter Bradley, Jordan Lyles, and Scout Magnus.
On February 1st, the Mason Jr.
Farmers and ranchers from across the state traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana recently to shape national agricultural policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 100th annual meeting.
The Texas delegation helped chart the course for the national organization through the policy session.
Language submitted by Texas farmers helped craft a national policy position that defines clear labeling boundaries as imitation meat products become more widely available.
Cell-cultured prot ...
Interim Boss Lion Michael Murphy opened the January 29 meeting of the Mason Lions Club, and he recognized two guests, senior students from Mason High School, Kate Gillespie and Otto Wofford.
Lion Chad Schmidt had the program, but first, some background. Recently, Mason 4-H made an emergency request to the Mason Lion’s Club for grant funding for its contestants in the District 7 Food Challenge, a part of the 4-H Food and Nutrition Project, where 130 teams competed.
There were four teams ...
The Hill Country District Junior Livestock Show was held in Kerrville on January 13 to 19th. Mason 4-H entered 31 members with a total of 57 animals. Of those animals, 13 placed in the top ten. Here are how our Mason 4-H members finished.
Fisher Bradley had a 1st place steer.
Hunter Bradley had a 2nd place heifer and a 2nd place steer.
Eliza Cope had a 7th Place market hog.
Mason Hatfield had a 4th place market goat and a 5th place market goat.
Kelton Jordan had a n 8th place market ...
At the area contest January 19th, Mason had 6 teams competing. Mason’s team of Jack Gillespie, Wyatt Row, Cy Nobles, and Ryne Todd placed 4th with their automated tractor. The team of Leroy Bobbitt, Laney Lastly, and Cutter Couvillion, placed 3rd with their automated plant picker. Taking 2nd place, and qualifying to go to state robotics in May, were Hunter Bradley, Jordan Lyles, and Scout Magnus.
On February 1st, the Mason Jr.
Tyson Keller - 1st Team
Josh Fluhmann - 1st Team
Zach Norman - 1st Team
John Benefield - 2nd Team
Ethan Powell - 2nd Team
Jake Cockerham - Honorable Mention
Shiloh Dickinson - Honorable Mention
Jason Harwell - Honorable Mention
Lucas Martin - Honorable Mention
Otto Wofford - Honorable Mention
Home of the World Rock Stacking Championship
WHO
Llano Earth Art Fest (LEAF) and World Rock Stacking Championship
WHAT
Celebrates its 5th Annual celebration with the original and only World Rock Stacking Championship
Events include:
Workshops by international artists
50 juried crafters and vendors featuring unique, handmade art
Information booths and demonstrations of rock stacking, science activities, master gardeners, birding, and more
Entertainment with music, magician, j ...
Storytime activities in January included making take home penguins after reading Helen Lester’s story Tacky, the Penguin.
A selection of Valentine’s Day stories and crafts will be center stage at Storytime on Monday, February 11. From Mice to Bears, it seems like everyone wants to show their friends they care about them on this special day.
Storytime is held Mondays at 10:30 am in the Kid’s Zone of the Mason Co.
Carol Tucker will teach Microsoft Excel at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill St. The class is free and will meet from 6:00-7:15 P.M. on four consecutive Tuesday nights, beginning on February 12 in the library’s computer section. Please call Carol at 281-788-5145 to register or for more information.
Morning Star Memory Care of Fredericksburg invites everyone to a free community group meeting on February 20th to discus issues facing seniors.
The meeting will be held at the Mason County Library and begins at noon. The topic: Myths of Hospice, presented by New Century Hospice.
Whey attend a support group?
- Share common experiences in a safe environment with other participants and learn from them.
- Discover creative solutions for issues particular to caring for someone with memory ...
The MCF is now accepting applications for our spring grant cycle.
In the past 12 years, the MCF has awarded over 135 grants for a total of $364,000. We have provided grants for upgrades in medical services in our community, area fire departments, school programs, city beautification, and many other areas.
If your non-profit group has a project that will benefit the majority of our community, and you have not received a grant from MCF in the last year, you can pick up and return a grant ap ...
Have you noticed that spring seems to be here already? We have had beautiful weather. I was inspired to walk around my yard to look at all that needs to be done. The water table must be very high. We have several springs that run when the water table is high.
Mason, Texas-Care-A-Vanner volunteers from across the country begin arriving in Mason this week to start work next week on Mason County Habitat’s eighteenth home. This year more than 30 Care-A-Vanners are expected to come to Mason from other Texas cities and from California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.
The Care-Vanners will work in groups of 10 – 14 people at a time under the supervision of Cynt ...
Arnold Art Gallery is proud to announce a special photography exhibit, A Closer Look, featuring works by area photographers Suzanne Demaree, Dana McGuire, and Amy Zesch. The works of these talented artists encourage the viewer to slow down and really see what is often passed by. The SPCA of Texas honored Demaree, a professional photographer, with The Susan Darsey Humanitarian Award for her dedication in helping find animals homes through her sensitive photographs.
Love is in the air…Let’s keep it that way! February is National Spay/Neuter Month. In support of the community of Mason, Second Chance Mason Animal Rescue is holding a raffle for a free cat spay or neuter each week for the month of February. Raffle ticket locations are the Mason Chamber of Commerce (108 Fort McKavitt) and Lone Star 102.5 Radio Station (105 N.
Bobby Jake “Bob” Jones, of Mason, passed away on Sunday, February 3, at the age of 87.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife Madalyn Jones, of Mason, their children: Bill Jones and wife Connie, of Amelia, Virginia, Janet Bankston and husband Mitchel of Mason, Pamela Medici and husband Jeff of Southlake and Lisa Velez and husband George of Mason.
Visitation will be Saturday morning, February 9, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Kathy Lynn Crocker 06/19/1947-01/26/2019
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, sister, and favorite teacher. She went to the Lord Saturday evening, January 26th. Her granddaughter, Mikaela Lynn Crocker, posted this to her facebook page. Kathy’s family would like to share this with all our friends.
“Grandma died Saturday, January 26 around 7:26 p.m.
A Bowl That Was Less Than Super
It was difficult to churn up much enthusiasm going into Sunday's Super Bowl, if only for the fact that neither team really mattered much to me. It's not that I don't like the Rams and the Patriots, I just didn't really care which of them ended up winning the title on Sunday.
My other problem with the Super Bowl, and it's been one that I've had for years, is playing the game on a Sunday night.
Cornmeal Rolls
courtesy: epicurious
Now this particular recipe attracted my attention because it was something I’d never seen before. It looked pretty easy and straight-forward, just what I look for in a recipe, and I was most pleased with the resulting rolls. I urge you to give them a try.
Ingredients:
2 ½ teaspoons dry yeast
Pinch of sugar
1 ¼ cups lukewarm water
1 cup yellow corn meal
2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 large egg, beaten lightly
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Be sure to come to “The History of the Texas Flag” tomorrow night at 6:30 to hear Pete Van De Putte! Admission is free!!
DVDs:
Castle Rock: Season 1
The Wife
Night School
First Man
Jamestown: Season 1 & 2
Indivisible
Beer for My Horse
Hunter Killer
Non-fiction:
Getting Real About Getting Older by Linda K. Stroh, PhD. (612.6 STR)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (909 HAR)
Fiction: (all quotes from publishers’ summaries)
The Weight of ...
Be sure to come to “The History of the Texas Flag” tomorrow night at 6:30 to hear Pete Van De Putte! Admission is free!!
DVDs:
Castle Rock: Season 1
The Wife
Night School
First Man
Jamestown: Season 1 & 2
Indivisible
Beer for My Horse
Hunter Killer
Non-fiction:
Getting Real About Getting Older by Linda K. Stroh, PhD. (612.6 STR)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (909 HAR)
Fiction: (all quotes from publishers’ summaries)
The Weight of ...
Polar what?
While AlGore’s troops are busily writing their Letters To The Editor about my column last week, demanding that I be fired and shot and drowned and spoken rudely to, let me just point out that, when that column was published, it was 62 below zero in Minnesota. Sixty-two below.
Now, I know, a cold snap is not irrefutable evidence that the planet’s climate is not actually getting warmer, overall.
Weighing In On a New Year…
A friend observed that we have arrived at the time of year when Americans take on the weighty matter of discussing weight loss. As a rule, that’s as far as it goes. As the wordsmith said, “When everything is said and done, usually more is said than done.” Talk is cheap.
Oh, a few hang on, going to great lengths to avoid great widths.
Have you noticed that spring seems to be here already? We have had beautiful weather. I was inspired to walk around my yard to look at all that needs to be done. The water table must be very high. We have several springs that run when the water table is high.
Gee whiz.
There’s a new science out there.
It’s called Gee-Whiz-ology.
You heard it here first.
(Because I just made it up.)
A new science for the New Age.
The study of awe.
As in “awesome.”
Or “wowie zowie.”
We can say that about so many things in life.
The very ordinary becomes extraordinary.
Every day.
All the time.
To be in awe.
It’s all in the eye of the beholder.
Redbird in a bare tree.
The bare tree blooms into a redbud.
Bulbs come up wit ...
