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Results of the San Angelo Livestock Show and Sale:
Mason had 33 total entries from 14 4-H members. These 33 entries included five steers, 15 sheep, five hogs and eight goats.
Rodee Brooks – 3rd place sheep
Mason Hatfield - 2nd place goat
Aspen Martin – 4th and 7th place sheep
Dakota Martin – Grand Champion Goat, Champion Hamp and Reserve Champion hog, 3rd place Dorper sheep, 4th and 5th breeding sheep
Results of the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo:
Mason had 29 total ...
The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on February 25, 2019 at the High School Library. Board President Jeff Durst called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with members Jim Bob Smith, Julio Ramon, Tina Cantu-Navarro, Ryan Jordan, Treg Hudson and Kathryn Martin in attendance.
James R. Edmonson, a member of the Boy Scout Troop #301 in Llano, has earned the honor of Eagle Scout, the highest rank that the Boy Scouts offer. Nation wide, only 3-4% of Boy Scout members ever attain this prestigious honor.
James received the Eagle award in a Court of Honor ceremony on January 5, 2019, at the Lutie Watkins First United Methodist Church.
The grant titled “Cars, Circuits, and Chicks - Oh My!” was submitted by our fabulous Elementary science teacher, Kaylee Halamicek. Mason Education Foundation happily funds building a child’s interest in the sciences.
02-01-19@0946 Deputy Horn took a complaint at a local business that a man was intentionally flooding the toilet.
02-01-19@1353 Deputy Horn handled a walk in complaint.
02-01-19@1700 Deputy Moller handled a Civil Matter.
02-01-19@2131 Deputy Moller responded to a complaint about traffic in the area of Stengel and Ave F.
02-01-19@2352 Deputy Moller responded to a Loud Music complaint on Stengel.
02-02-19@0921 Deputy Horn responded to Bluebird for a Deceased Subject.
02-02-19@1826 De ...
Acting Boss Lion Michael Murphy opened the February 26 meeting of the Mason Lions Club. Lion Mark Nash introduced the speaker, Fran Hoerster, noted local historian in Mason and the Hill Country.
Fran made an excellent presentation about life in the 1870’s through the view of stagecoach journeys, generally from Mason to Fort McKavett, with additional background information about the region in general.
For her presentation Fran wore a beautiful period dress that swept the floor and visual ...
During the past several months the City staff and City Commissioners have been considering and working toward the goal of providing a beneficial retirement package for several of our long term employees. Our goal was to give all of our employees that are over the age of sixty an option to consider retirement in the near future and at the same time to ease some of the challenges of retiring and providing individual health care and the additional costs of transitioning to a slower lifestyle.
Mason’s Clint Lane recently competed at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Expo’s Junior Shootout. Lane finished 4th in American Trap in Senior 1 Class shooting 97 of his 100 targets earning a buckle and gun for his efforts. Lane also competed in the categories of American Trap and Sporting Clays, taking 12th place in Clays.
This year the San Antonio Livestock Show and Expo Junior Shootout had over 1000 entries from all over Texas.
Mason’s Clint Lane recently competed at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Expo’s Junior Shootout. Lane finished 4th in American Trap in Senior 1 Class shooting 97 of his 100 targets earning a buckle and gun for his efforts. Lane also competed in the categories of American Trap and Sporting Clays, taking 12th place in Clays.
This year the San Antonio Livestock Show and Expo Junior Shootout had over 1000 entries from all over Texas.
Mark your calendars - Opening Day for Mason Youth Baseball and Softball will be on Saturday, March 23rd. Opening ceremonies will start at 9:30 am and first pitch at 10:00 am. Come early, hungry and stay all-day! We will serve a BBQ brisket lunch meal, which is our annual fundraiser event.
We have 175 baseball and softball players this year!
Results of the San Angelo Livestock Show and Sale:
Mason had 33 total entries from 14 4-H members. These 33 entries included five steers, 15 sheep, five hogs and eight goats.
Rodee Brooks – 3rd place sheep
Mason Hatfield - 2nd place goat
Aspen Martin – 4th and 7th place sheep
Dakota Martin – Grand Champion Goat, Champion Hamp and Reserve Champion hog, 3rd place Dorper sheep, 4th and 5th breeding sheep
Results of the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo:
Mason had 29 total ...
The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on February 25, 2019 at the High School Library. Board President Jeff Durst called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with members Jim Bob Smith, Julio Ramon, Tina Cantu-Navarro, Ryan Jordan, Treg Hudson and Kathryn Martin in attendance.
The Mason Punchers competed at the Comfort Relays this past Thursday. The Punchers competed well on a very cold night and against very good competition. Here are the results for the JV and Varsity boys:
JV Boys placed 4th out of 12 teams with 44 points.
200 m. Dash - 4th - Aaron Estrada - 25.91
400 m.
Boys Singles
Matthew Kerr
Roman Coe
Rudy Rochat
Ethan Powell
Kyle Montoya
Chet Weitz
Alternates
Slone Stultz
John Benefield
Ty Spencer
Tate Spencer
Tyler Schmidt
Jay Ahlshwede
Boys Doubles
Roman Coe/Ethan Powell
Rudy Rochat/Matthew Kerr
Slone Stultz/John Benefield
Girls Singles
Kate Gillespie
Raegan Glentz
Makenna Palacio
Meg Canfield
Maddy Heath
Sterling Smith
Alternates
Bailey Taylor
Parker Standard
Blixen Hofmann
Tristan Keller
Ke ...
Boys:
First Place Team
Aaron Reardon 79 First Place Medalist
Kyle Montoya 83 Second Place Medalist
Conner Leifeste 85 Third Place Medalist
JJ Ake 98
Derek Ontiveroz 98
Cooper Padgett 102
Pablo Lopez 103
Sutton Graves 106
Phillip Edmonson 82 First Place JV Medalist
Jax Tedder 108 Second Place JV Medalist
Girls:
Second Place Team
Brianna Morris 109 Fourth Place Medalist
Isela Rodriguez 111 Sixth Place Medalist
Soleil Peaden 119
Mariah Avalos 134
Annissa Fluhm ...
8:00 SCRATCH MEETING (JH GYM LOCATED IN BETWEEN HS / JH (JUST NORTH OF TENNIS COURTS))
9:00 FIELD EVENTS (JV- 4 ATTEMPTS, VARSITY – 7 TO FINALS)
TRIPLE JUMP: JVG, JVB, VG, VB
LONG JUMP: JVB, JVG, VB, VG
HIGH JUMP: VG, VB, JVG, JVB
POLE VAULT: VB, JVG, JVB, VG
SHOT PUT: JVG, JVB, VG, VB
DISCUS: JVB, VG, VB, JVG
10:00 3200 METER RUN: JVG, VG, JVB, VB
1:00 RUNNING FINALS (WILL RUN APPROXIMATELY 1 HR AFTER FIELD EVENTS ARE COMPLETED)
WEIGHT MAN RELAY: VB
400 M.
Our Mason Junior High Cowgirls competed in a dual track meet vs. San Saba on Tuesday, February 26. Field events participants were awarded ribbons, but we do not have their distances or heights. All runners were awarded ribbons by heat, so we do not have overall places, only individual times.
8th Grade Girls Results
2400m run: Isabel Cajellas
4x100m relay: Ellie Whittle, Mia Weaver, Isabel Cajellas, Eliza Cope, 56.60
800m run: Kinsley Jordan, 2:38; Kate Taylor, 2:47
100m hurdles: Kar ...
Our Mason Junior High Cowgirls competed well at the Comfort Middle School Relays on Friday, March 1. We had some great competition from much larger schools. Our 8th grade team finished in 3rd place overall behind Fredericksburg and Lago Vista. Our 7th grade team finished in 4th place overall behind Fredericksburg, Lago Vista, and Llano.
8th Grade Girls Results
800m run: Kinsley Jordan, 1st, 2:38.25
100m hurdles: Karli Bauer, 2nd, 19.13; Avery Brooks, 4th, 19.84
300m hurdles: Avery Bro ...
James R. Edmonson, a member of the Boy Scout Troop #301 in Llano, has earned the honor of Eagle Scout, the highest rank that the Boy Scouts offer. Nation wide, only 3-4% of Boy Scout members ever attain this prestigious honor.
James received the Eagle award in a Court of Honor ceremony on January 5, 2019, at the Lutie Watkins First United Methodist Church.
The grant titled “Cars, Circuits, and Chicks - Oh My!” was submitted by our fabulous Elementary science teacher, Kaylee Halamicek. Mason Education Foundation happily funds building a child’s interest in the sciences.
Our Mason Cowgirls competed in the Comfort Bobcat Relays on Thursday, February 28. We had some great competition against some much larger schools. Our Varsity team finished in 4th place overall behind Blanco, Llano, and Lago Vista. Our JV team finished in 6th place overall.
Varsity Girls Results
800m run: Ana Segura, 3rd, 2:34.49
1600m run: Ana Segura, 6th, 6:51.00
100m hurdles: Victoria Baltierra, 1st, 17.35
300m hurdles: Victoria Baltierra, 1st, 50.77
4x200m relay: Kyra Wilson, ...
Mason’s Clint Lane recently competed at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Expo’s Junior Shootout. Lane finished 4th in American Trap in Senior 1 Class shooting 97 of his 100 targets earning a buckle and gun for his efforts. Lane also competed in the categories of American Trap and Sporting Clays, taking 12th place in Clays.
This year the San Antonio Livestock Show and Expo Junior Shootout had over 1000 entries from all over Texas.
The Mason Boys Track Team Competed at the Harper Relay Carnival on February 21. The boys competed well. Results:
Distance Medley Relay: 2nd - Colby Brown, Caden McKinney, Pablo Lopez, Riley Potts - Time of 13:46.91
Shuttle Hurdle Relay - 2nd - John Benefield, KO Tedder - Time of 36.5
3rd - Ty Spencer, Tyler Schmidt - Time of 40.8
Discus - 4th - Michael Longoria - Distance of 96’0
6th - Chase Montague - Distance of 88’5”
Pole Vault - 2nd - Blake McLaughlin - Height of 12’
...
Once again this summer, The American Legion Auxiliary Fort Mason Unit 285 will be sending several Mason girls to attend the Bluebonnet Girls State Program, to be held at the Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, June 16 – 22, 2019.
The Bluebonnet Girls State Program was founded by the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Texas, more than fifty years ago, and is open to young women in the summer before their senior year in high school.
Mark your calendars - Opening Day for Mason Youth Baseball and Softball will be on Saturday, March 23rd. Opening ceremonies will start at 9:30 am and first pitch at 10:00 am. Come early, hungry and stay all-day! We will serve a BBQ brisket lunch meal, which is our annual fundraiser event.
We have 175 baseball and softball players this year!
On March 23 Steady Steps will hold a Golf Tournament and Dinner to raise funds for the continued operation of its pre-school, after-school and full day education programs , all centered on providing a nourishing Christian rooted environment for Mason’s youth. It is well established that a child’s early years serve as the foundation for later learning and development of social skills necessary to perform well and to contribute in a positive way both in terms of enhanced employment abilitie ...
The Mason-Kimble-Menard Retired Teacher Unit will meet on Thursday, March 7, at 11 a.m. at the Kimble County Museum in Junction.
It is located on Main Street and Hospital Drive. A $6 lunch will be served. There will be a presentation by the Historical Commission regarding the newly renovated Kimble County Museum.
San Angelo, TX March 4, 2019 Do Good for Yourself and Others. Your role in the world matters. You’re part of something bigger than yourself. What if you could transcend your own fears and uncertainties because you know you’re impacting someone else’s life significantly?
From the day we’re born, we all have a gift inside of us.
Four years ago, June Hall, a volunteer at the Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, started the Mason Embroidery Group. Giving of her knowledge of embroidery and the enjoyment of sharing ideas, June is the lead in the group. The Embroidery Group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the library, located at 410 Post Hill Street, from 10:00 A.M.
8:00 SCRATCH MEETING (JH GYM LOCATED IN BETWEEN HS / JH (JUST NORTH OF TENNIS COURTS))
9:00 FIELD EVENTS (JV- 4 ATTEMPTS, VARSITY – 7 TO FINALS)
TRIPLE JUMP: JVG, JVB, VG, VB
LONG JUMP: JVB, JVG, VB, VG
HIGH JUMP: VG, VB, JVG, JVB
POLE VAULT: VB, JVG, JVB, VG
SHOT PUT: JVG, JVB, VG, VB
DISCUS: JVB, VG, VB, JVG
10:00 3200 METER RUN: JVG, VG, JVB, VB
1:00 RUNNING FINALS (WILL RUN APPROXIMATELY 1 HR AFTER FIELD EVENTS ARE COMPLETED)
WEIGHT MAN RELAY: VB
400 M.
When: March 19, 2019
Where: Kairos
1213 Kott Road
Fredericksburg, TX
830.990.9515
Speaker: Hill Country CattleWomen celebrating its 40th Anniversary as a chapter of the Texas CattleWomen by honoring its charter members (Cowbelles).
Time: Social starts @ 10:00 a.m.
Meeting starts @ 10:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
Cost: HCCW will supply lunch for its members. We are asking our members that they do not bring a guest.
Contact: Please RSVP call or text to Fran Hawkins, 325.251.6668.
Micah Walker, Mason County AgriLife Extension Agent for Ag and Natural Resources has announced the dates for entries to the Hill Country Commercial Heifer Show and Sale as Saturday, April 13, 2019. The show and sale will be held in October.
Rules and entry forms are available at the Mason County AgriLife Extension Office at 505 Moody St.
Mason, Texas-It’s a new day in the Texas Hill Country, and the sun has risen on a population that is turning to the sun to power its homes and businesses. A transition to use of solar energy is taking place in the Texas Hill Country. And Greater Texas Solar is primed to facilitate that process.
Greater Texas Solar began business as Mason Solar & Energy Savers in Mason, Texas in 2016.
Since Mason County received several inches of Fall rains, wildflowers should be abundant this Spring. The Mason Garden Club is sponsoring a photo contest to feature the loveliness and to get people out to explore Mason County. The contest is currently underway ending May 15th with winning photos announced in early June.
We are hoping this is winter’s last stand. I am writing this Sunday evening. The thermometer has been dropping hourly this afternoon. We have a nice fire in the fireplace. My woodpile will probably be gone by tomorrow evening. Maybe I was too vocal about not wanting to move the woodpile.
Lenten Lunches begin March 6.
Mr. Roberto Villarreal, of Mason, passed away on Friday, March 1, at the age of 87.
Mr. Villarreal is survived by his wife Guillermina Villarreal, of Mason, 2 sons: Roberto Villarreal and wife Maricela of Mexico, Javier Villarreal and wife Cindy of Mason, 4 daughters: Gigi Castillo and husband Eli of Mason, Rosy Flores and husband Baldemar of Natalia, Blanca Torres and husband Francisco of Mason and Veronica Diaz Infante and husband Eduardo of Mexico, 2 sisters Estela DeLaRosa of San Antoni ...
Pastor Tim Fahrenthold, Treasurer, Mason Ministerial Alliance
It is a great feeling to say or do something that makes a person smile. A smile that is not only on their lips, but also in their eyes! Their smile often makes us smile, too. What if you could make a lot of people smile in one town? Wouldn’t you want to do that?
Many of us are Amazon shoppers, buying things from Amazon on a weekly basis.
Deeper in the Hill Country!
Starting with this issue, we have moved all our printing to a new location. We had been using a printer in Marble Falls; but, as of today, we are now using the services of the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
It has not been a quick process.
For the last few weeks, we've been in contact with HZ folks who work in the printing, insertion and mailroom departments trying to determine what processes are going to be changing.
Crescent Roll (½ Recipe)
courtesy: Delish.com
We really enjoy crescent rolls and, as the Practical Baker, I prefer making my own rather than using the canned rolls out of the refrigerator section of the grocery store. I think that you’ll agree with me that these rolls are much tastier and are well worth the effort.
The Library Book Club is open to everyone and meets on the last Tuesday of every month at 5:00 P.M. in the Stribling Room to discuss the month’s book. The March selection is Christina Baker Kline’s A Piece of the World. The library has the novel available in print, on Kindles available for checkout, on audiobook, and in eBook and downloadable audiobook formats through Overdrive.
Cowabungle
Maybe I’m just getting too old to remember my youth, but I don’t recall doing stupid, dangerous things when I was a kid, just because someone dared me to. Not that I didn’t do stupid, dangerous things, but I usually came up with the ideas all by myself. These days it seems kids have to be challenged before they risk their lives for no apparent reason.
Leaders Greatly Missed…
One was nationally renowned, known for the spoken word--the other, for words written down.
The former was radio newsman Paul Harvey; the latter--as eloquent in print as Harvey was on the airways--was William Arthur Ward.
They were genuine to the core. During these days when too much is called “fake news,” these inspirational giants deserve “top shelf” status, the kind one could take to the bank….
*****
Both were day-brighteners, and they both died ...
We are hoping this is winter’s last stand. I am writing this Sunday evening. The thermometer has been dropping hourly this afternoon. We have a nice fire in the fireplace. My woodpile will probably be gone by tomorrow evening. Maybe I was too vocal about not wanting to move the woodpile.
Lenten Lunches begin March 6.
Polka dots.
Something to think about.
Maybe it’s this cold, gray weather.
Polka dots are cheerful by nature.
Like blowing bubbles.
Even if they’re black and white.
Polka-dotted blouse.
Polka-dotted pillowcases.
Polka dots on paper plates.
Party time.
Birthday cakes with polka dots.
Writing stationary.
Wrapping paper.
Pajamas.
Baby clothes.
Bathing suits.
(Some might remember the song about the “yellow polka-dot bikini.”)
Neckties.
Even a cashmere sc ...
