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FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Cody Rahe White, 36, of Johnson City was arrested last week on six outstanding warrants, including one for theft of livestock in Burnet County. The arrest was made Feb. 12, 2019, by Fredericksburg police after they pulled over White for a defective brake light.
The outstanding theft of livestock warrant stemmed from an investigation conducted by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Mike Barr.
In November 2018, a Burnet County rancher r ...
Congratulations to the Cowgirls on advancing to State with a big win in basketball. As always our youth provide excitement and make us proud, and we all wish for them a great game and a win in San Antonio on Friday. With the pretty weather this week we are reminded that Spring is just around the corner, but that also means that there is extra work for everyone as we prepare for the new growth and changes in the season.
Boss Lion Marty Bentson opened the February 19 meeting of the Mason Lions Club. Boss Marty announced that there would be a hamburger cook-sale on the Square on April 5.
Lion Mark Nash introduced the speaker, Dwight Williams, an internationally famous and successful firefighter. There were a number of guests who came specifically to see Dwight and hear his fascinating tales of fighting oil field fires.
At the Mason County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet on February 21st, Charles Reichenau was honored with the prestigious Hall of Fame Award. Jan Appleby, last year's recipient, made the presentation.
This year's Business Over Ten Years was The Thing Is... Boutique. Kim Jackson with last year's winner, Bluebonnet CASA, made the presentation to owners Mary Polk and Lisa Polk.
The award for Business Under Nine Years went to Lea Lou Coop.
Mark you calendar for the first public performance of the 2019 Mason High School One Act Play. This Sunday, March 3 at 5 pm, the cast and crew will present their competition piece at the MHS auditorium. The students have been attending rehearsals after long days of school and sport practices, sacrificing free time on Sunday afternoon while keeping up with school work to prepare their production.
The Mason Cowgirls competed well in their first track meet of the season, the Harper Carnival Relays, on Thursday, February 21. Results are as follows.
Shot Put: Vivi Montellano, 1st, 28’1&1/2”; Kylie Cockerham, 5th, 27’2”
Discus: Alina Ordonez, 3rd, 74’5”; Kylie Cockerham, 4th, 73’11”; Alexis Hernandez, 6th, 73’9””
High Jump: Madi Carter, 3rd,4’4”
Triple Jump: Reagan Norman, 3rd, 29’6”
100m hurdle shuttle relay: Victoria Baltierra & Kyra Wilson, 2nd pl ...
Mason ISD is accepting nominations for the Gifted and Talented program. All nominations are due by 3:30 p.m. this Friday, March 1. If you would like to nominate your child for the Gifted and Talented program, please go to Mason Elementary/Junior High for the necessary paperwork. For more information, please call Mason Elementary/ Junior High office at (325)347-1122.
The Fredericksburg Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International announces a $500 scholarship to be awarded to a local female college student. Eligible applicants must be female and either the student or her parents must reside in Gillespie, Mason, Kimble, or Kendall counties. Applicant must be admitted to a teacher education program.
Students must call Leatrice Haley, Scholarship Chair, at 830-669-2611 to get an application.
The Mason Punchers season came to an end with Area round loss to the high scoring Snook Blue Jays. Snook came in averaging seventy points per game in their previous seven games including a 70-62 win over Holland in bi-district. The Puncher’s defense was up for the challenge and did a phenomenal carrying out the game plan to stop the opponent.
The first quarter started with both teams trading three point shots and inside baskets and ended in a 9-9 tie.
The annual spring fundraiser for the Steady Steps pre-school program will be held on March 23, 2018 both in the form of a golf tournament and dinner/auction , all at the City park. The Golf will start at 11:30 with a lunch, followed by pre-registration at noon with tee-off for the 18 hole Golf Scramble at 1:30 p.m.
Beginning at 5:30 p.
Each year during the 40 days of Lent, Christians throughout the world remember and contemplate the deep, sacrificial love of Jesus Christ, as he gave his life to make God’s love real to the world! GATHER NEAR THE CROSS is the 2019 theme for Wednesday Lenten suppers and services at St.
The Riata Service Organization plans their Annual Rummage Sale for Saturday morning, March 2nd from 8:00-12:00 at the American Legion Hall, located on Post Hill St. behind the Mason jail. The funds raised from the sale are always channeled back into the Mason community through various projects.
Some items available will include furniture, household items, linens, jewelry, clothes and other treasures.
If you own tangible personal property that is used to produce income, you must file a rendition with the Mason Central Appraisal District.
A rendition is a report that lists all the taxable property you owned or controlled on Jan. 1 of this year. Property includes inventory and equipment used by a business.
Mark you calendar for the first public performance of the 2019 Mason High School One Act Play. This Sunday, March 3 at 5 pm, the cast and crew will present their competition piece at the MHS auditorium. The students have been attending rehearsals after long days of school and sport practices, sacrificing free time on Sunday afternoon while keeping up with school work to prepare their production.
The Llano Tea Party March 7th Meeting will be held at Schorlemmer Hall.
Guest Speaker is Michael Quinn Sullivan, Founder, President and CEO of Empower Texans, which is a nonprofit organization focusing on fiscal conservatism by supporting lower taxes and spending restraints. A conservative activist, Michael Quinn Sullivan has become one of the most powerful (and feared) un-elected figures at the Capitol, happily doing battle with lawmakers he believes are wasting tax-payer’s money.
Soci ...
Legendary music innovator Jay Boy Adams and his one-of-a-kind sidekick, singer/pianist Zenobia, will present an unforgettable intimate evening of their special brand of magic music Saturday March 16 at 7:00 at the Odeon theater in Mason.
For two years Jay Boy Adams was the opening act for ZZ Top and shared concert billing with The Allman Brothers, Joe Cocker, Jackson Browne, Marshall Tucker Band, Bonnie Raitt, the Kinks and many others.
Mason County Ministerial Alliance continues its longtime tradition of short noontime Lent devotional services with luncheons at our various churches in Mason. Lent begins March 6. Easter Sunday is April 21. All who can come on Wednesdays at noon are cordially invited to experience good spiritual fellowship with Mason friends.
The 30th Heart of Texas Country Music Festival will run from March 15-23, in Brady, Texas, and will feature fifteen shows and dances with over 30 traditional country music artists plus the Darrell McCall and Friends Golf Tournament.
Country Music Entertainers being featured this year include Johnny Bush, Johnny Rodriguez, Moe Bandy and the Americana Band, Mel Tillis Jr and the Statesiders, Darrell McCall, Tony Booth, Justin Trevino, Amber Digby, Jeff Woolsey, Mary Lou Turner, Tommy Horton, ...
Mason ISD is accepting nominations for the Gifted and Talented program. All nominations are due by 3:30 p.m. this Friday, March 1. If you would like to nominate your child for the Gifted and Talented program, please go to Mason Elementary/Junior High for the necessary paperwork. For more information, please call Mason Elementary/ Junior High office at (325)347-1122.
The Fredericksburg Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International announces a $500 scholarship to be awarded to a local female college student. Eligible applicants must be female and either the student or her parents must reside in Gillespie, Mason, Kimble, or Kendall counties. Applicant must be admitted to a teacher education program.
Students must call Leatrice Haley, Scholarship Chair, at 830-669-2611 to get an application.
Mason, Texas- Save the Dates! The Fourth Annual Mason Chamber Music Festival will take place April 4th -7th and is sure to be the gem of the weekend’s festivities in Mason, Texas. The weekend of performances by the Artisan String Quartet will include free Thursday, Friday, and Sunday performances and the $20 ticketed Saturday Gala performance at Mason’s Historic Odeon Theater.
The Artisan String Quartet who hail from Austin will again be the Festival’s artists-in-residence and will in ...
Bring on Spring. I am ready for the windy month of March. That just means that we had the carport roof repaired and it is tightly screwed down once more. This has been a worry for several years as the carport is about 38 years old. We are not ready for all the oak leaves to fall.
Sam Rasco of Mason passed away in Fredericksburg, Texas, on Sunday, February17, 2019 at the age of 88. He was born on August 22, 1930, in Memphis, Texas, to Earlice and Emma Rasco.
Sam attended Memphis High School where he was an All American Basketball player. He then attended Wesleyan University on a basketball scholarship.
Opal Esther Rode was born April 30, 1929 and passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David Rode, son, Michael Rode, parents, August and Elsie Schmidt and a brother, Dorman Schmidt.
She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Adotia Rode of Kerrville, a brother, Philip Schmidt and wife Joanna of Georgetown, three grandchildren, Charlotte Newport, Skye Farhoudi and husband Kamron and Audra Rode and four great-grandchildren, Michael Newport, Ryland Farhoud ...
Kathy Lynn Crocker passed away following a few months’ illness on Saturday, January 26, 2019 surrounded by her family in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Kathy is survived by her beloved husband of 51 years, Ron and three sons, Blaine and wife Shannon of Elizabeth, CO; Chad and wife Ashley of San Angelo, TX and Justin and wife Missy of Mason, TX; nine grandchildren, Caleb Crocker and wife Celeste of Wamego, KS; Cortney Crocker of Elizabeth, CO; Christin and husband Brady Kraft of Kiowa, CO; Cole Cr ...
Frederick Raymond Gormley, 70, of Nolanville, Texas, passed away at Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Temple, Texas, on February 17, 2019.
He was born on April 13, 1948 in Mason, Texas, to Raymond Zellner and Iona Lillian (Goff) Gormley. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Charlene (Beier) Gormley.
He is survived by his sister, Colonel (USAF retired) Lilly Chrisman and her husband, Michael of Nolanville, Texas; and his niece, Stephanie Woods, and her children, L ...
Each year during the 40 days of Lent, Christians throughout the world remember and contemplate the deep, sacrificial love of Jesus Christ, as he gave his life to make God’s love real to the world! GATHER NEAR THE CROSS is the 2019 theme for Wednesday Lenten suppers and services at St.
Mason County Ministerial Alliance continues its longtime tradition of short noontime Lent devotional services with luncheons at our various churches in Mason. Lent begins March 6. Easter Sunday is April 21. All who can come on Wednesdays at noon are cordially invited to experience good spiritual fellowship with Mason friends.
Fall is Football... Spring Is Everything Else!
Mason has a rather unbalanced system of calendering events. It's probably not just us, as I would imagine most small towns in Texas suffer through the same travails that we do when marking up the calendar and making our plans.
Summers are relatively laid back and relaxed.
Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who insist on enjoying life to the fullest, are DONE WITH WINTER!!! Never mind the “but it was a mild winter,” or “but you got such cute winter clothes for Christmas this year.” We are DONE!! Because of our rapidly advancing age, unfortunately accompanied by our rapidly advancing waistlines, the new, politically correct rule is we can complain endlessly if we feel like it!
Odeon
Mason county has more than one Gem, and it’s the Odeon theater. What a wonderful theater to have in a small town like Mason. Not only do we have good movies but live music venues that have something for everyone, from classical to country and everything in between. How about the free classic movie scheduled for once a month on the third Wednesday.
There is a theme here, isn’t there? These were some of my favorite foods that one of my Grandmothers prepared for me whenever I was young – and on a wood-burning stove! All I need to do is smell or taste those flavors and I am seated at her table on a Sears Roebuck catalog (to better reach the table) and always licking my plate clean when I finished.
Supper’s ready.
Help yourself to some phytonutrients.
Polyphenol antioxidants.
Including kaempferol, a cardioprotective flavonoid.
Syringic acid which inhibits activity of an enzyme called alpha-glucosidase.
Betalains.
Reddish-purple betacyanin pigments.
And yellowish betaxanthin pigments.
Nine betacyanin pigments, in fact.
Including betanin, isobetanin, betanidin, and isobetanidin.
And a staggering 19 betaxanthin pigments.
Including histamine-betaxanthin, alanine-beta ...
Bring on Spring. I am ready for the windy month of March. That just means that we had the carport roof repaired and it is tightly screwed down once more. This has been a worry for several years as the carport is about 38 years old. We are not ready for all the oak leaves to fall.
A Patriot to the Core…
Most veterans stand proudly on annual dates they’re honored, springing to their feet when their military branches are introduced and their “fight songs” played in musical medleys. Ken Kelley, however, squirms a little, wondering what others think of his standing repeatedly during tributes to four U.
Alpaca suitcase
My research department, a fellow named Pat Wentworth, has been busy lately. Pat sends me outstanding news items from time to time, always good stuff I can write about in my column. In return I promise never to reveal his name in print.
After a recent column about the abundance of polar bears, despite the detrimental effects of ‘climate change,’ Pat sent me a Unilad piece about a little problem they’re having over in Russia.
We had a terrific turnout for J. L. Wilkins’ country music show last week--the Stribling Room was filled to the max! As if playing the guitar, fiddle, bass, and drums weren’t enough, he’s now added the mandolin to his array of musical talents, and he put on another wonderful show!
Bread Machine French Bread
Practical Baker Original Recipe
I have one of these really fancy bread machines, but have never been too impressed with the quality of the breads I’ve prepared in it. I decided to come up with a recipe that produced a better product, so I began to experiment. Since it takes 4 hours to make a loaf of bread in my machine, I got to spend a lot of time wondering just exactly how each loaf would turn out.
