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The Mason Youth Baseball & Softball Association kicked off the 2019 Season with Opening Day held on Saturday, March 23rd. We would like to thank all of those involved in making Opening Day a success!
Opening pitches were thrown by Mason’s very own Jessie Armstrong and Mickey Nail. A special thank you to Arett Gentry for her beautiful performance of the National Anthem.
Fort Worth, Texas, March 19, 2019 -The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame is excited to introduce the 2019 Inductees. MEN CONTESTANTS: Jon Brockway, Derek C. Clark, Tutt Garnett, Darrell Lambert, James Ward, Lonnie Wyatt. WOMEN CONTESTANTS: Shanna Bush, Tami Noble Herbert, Martha Lynn Walters. RODEO PERSONNEL: Jim D. Smith.
The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on March 25, 2019 at the MISD Administration Office. 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.
Menard/Kimble/Mason TRTA delegates attending the 2019 TRTA State Convention in Austin , April 1-3, include president, Mary Ann Bartlett; 1st vice-president, Sherry Hubbard; 2nd vice-president, Jeannie Sullivan; and parliamentarian, Sally Callan. The Convention had 894 members in attendance. TRTA membership numbers just under 94,000 members from across the state including retired teachers, administrators, and support personnel (secretaries, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, etc.).
Friends and family joined together to celebrate the Grand Opening of Church at the Camp, located on the grounds of Logan Ranch Camp in Mason, Texas on March 30, 2019. Church at the Camp is a non-denominational, Spirit-filled church that was founded by Michael and Donna Logan. After the ribbon cutting, there was a celebration service, followed by a delicious dinner catered by Nacho’s Café, and plenty of fellowship.
Michael Logan, Senior Pastor of Church at the Camp, spoke briefly, telling ...
Everything each of these women needed to survive, she carried on her back and in her heart for 2,190 miles on foot! Lorrie Hess and Karen Kuhlmann will speak about their amazing adventure at 6:30 P.M., Tuesday, April 16, in the Stribling Room of the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, 410 Post Hill Street.
The Texas Girls Coaches Association selects All-State teams in basketball for conferences 1A through 6A. Selections are made by the TGCA All-State Committee at their annual meeting during the UIL State Basketball Tournament from nominations submitted by TGCA member coaches. The Committee members are selected by their peers during the regional meetings at Summer Clinic in July each year.
Boss Lion Marty Bentson opened the April 2 meeting of the Mason Lions Club by presenting membership awards to Lion Jim Heidelberg and Lion Chuck Bearden.
Our guest speaker was Michael McLeod, now Baseball Coach at Mason High School. Coach Burns is now the head coach and Athletic Director, but on July 1, he leaves that position and becomes the principal of Mason High School.
After the interim transition period Coach McLeod, now the baseball coach, will become the head coach and Athletic Di ...
With the sun shining bright, the wildflowers and trees showing their color and the many activities and fundraisers on the calendar we are all well aware that Spring has come to our corner of the Hill Country. This past weekend was full, with the Chamber Music festival, Artfest on the Square, a couple of different food fundraisers and everyone watching basketball, but next weekend will also have its own schedule.
The Mason Youth Baseball & Softball Association kicked off the 2019 Season with Opening Day held on Saturday, March 23rd. We would like to thank all of those involved in making Opening Day a success!
Opening pitches were thrown by Mason’s very own Jessie Armstrong and Mickey Nail. A special thank you to Arett Gentry for her beautiful performance of the National Anthem.
Our Mason High School Cowgirls track & field team competed in the District 27 AA Track & Field Meet in San Saba on Thursday, April 4. Our Varsity Cowgirls team scored over 150 points, and came in 2nd overall behind San Saba. We have 15 qualifiers who have advanced on to the area meet qualifying in 14 of the 17 events.
The Texas Girls Coaches Association selects All-State teams in basketball for conferences 1A through 6A. Selections are made by the TGCA All-State Committee at their annual meeting during the UIL State Basketball Tournament from nominations submitted by TGCA member coaches. The Committee members are selected by their peers during the regional meetings at Summer Clinic in July each year.
The Mason Punchers traveled to San Saba for the District Track Meet this past week. They represented the school and the town very well. Here are the results.
Mason JV Boys - Team Champions - 1st - 199 points
100 - 6th - Conner Leifeste
200 - 4th - Tate Spencer
5th - Jaden Scantlin
400 - 1st - Matthew Kerr
800 - 4th - Caden McKinney
1600 - 2nd - Caden McKinney
110 hurdles - 1st - Braden Hollingshead
2nd - Derek Ontiveroz
3rd - Brody Baker
300 hurdles - 1st - Brody Baker
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Get your hats and gloves ready for the Mason Study Club’s upcoming tea!
The Mason Study Club will hold their 2nd annual afternoon tea Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 in the fellowship hall of St Paul Lutheran Church. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased from any Study Club member.
Monday April 15th thru Sunday April 21st, 2019—Rev. Melvin Dornak
TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK-- 10:30am-- Chrism Mass @ St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Austin, Bishop Joe Vasquez with concelebrating priests; laity are welcome to attend.
THURSDAY OF HOLY WEEK--Conclusion of Lenten Time
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper-- 4:15pm
[Washing of the disciples’ feet-- 6 “chosen servants”
Transfer of the Holy Eucharist with Adoration
Period till 5:35pm]
[Altar is bare/ Holy Water ...
The Mason County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce an Artwork Competition for the 55th Annual Roundup Weekend, and invite all artists and enthusiasts to participate at a chance to win! Winners will receive $100.00 dollars and have their artwork honored for the year at the Chamber of Commerce office and website, in addition to being featured on the annual shirts and posters.
The Mason County Republican Women’s 33rd Annual Home Tour will be on Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 10 am to 5 pm. This home tour is a fundraiser which provides two scholarships...one for a college bound and one for a trade school bound graduating senior. Tickets with maps are available at each of the seven home as well as at Market Square located on the west side of Mason’s Square.
After 2 classic movies in a row that brought a packed house to the Odeon theater the American Film Institutes # 6 Best American Movies of all times, The Wizard of Oz, will be the next classic film presented. The feature is free and show time is Wednesday April 17 at 7:00PM.
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film adaptation of L.
Friends and family joined together to celebrate the Grand Opening of Church at the Camp, located on the grounds of Logan Ranch Camp in Mason, Texas on March 30, 2019. Church at the Camp is a non-denominational, Spirit-filled church that was founded by Michael and Donna Logan. After the ribbon cutting, there was a celebration service, followed by a delicious dinner catered by Nacho’s Café, and plenty of fellowship.
Michael Logan, Senior Pastor of Church at the Camp, spoke briefly, telling ...
The Llano Country Opry will be held on Saturday, April 13, at the Lantex Theater in downtown Llano. Country Music legend David Frizzell will headline two shows at 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM at the Lantex Theater. Tickets are $20 and now on sale at www.heartoftexascountry.com or by calling (325) 247-5354.
David Frizzell is the younger brother of country music legend Lefty Frizzell.
This year will mark the 69th year for the Annual Easter Pageant, held at the Amphitheater under Lover’s Leap Hill in Junction.
The three-hour long performance is always held Easter Eve, this year to be April 20, at dark-thirty.
The Pageant is performed on the hillside with volunteer actors silently portraying the last days in the life of Jesus Christ while readers and sound effects are broadcast through the public address system at the Amphitheater.
Every year people come from near an ...
Grab your boat, paddling gear and some chips and salsa and head for the South Llano River this Saturday. Last February, a truck carrying 42,000 pounds of avocados overturned into the South Llano River on Highway 377 above Junction. While many of the avocados and their plastic mesh bags were recovered at the site of the accident, many continued downstream and now litter the South Llano River.
The Llano River Watershed Alliance is hosting the “Great Guac Grab” this Saturday, April 13, fro ...
It is time once again for the Edwards Plateau Historical Association meeting. This semi-annual meeting will take place on May 4, 2019, this time in San Saba, Texas. San Saba has hosted this group at least twice before since the EPHA’s inception in 1962, and more great stories of the region will be presented that day.
In 2011, presenters told about the Fleming and Davenport families, the San Saba Treaty of 1851 and the Texas Ranger, Edgar Neal.
In March, kids painted shamrocks, read about “not-a-boxes” and learned a little about honeybees. One week kids created bumble bee puppets they could use to race to find nectar, and another week they constructed cars, fire trucks, a garbage truck, and a building on fire from boxes.
Come hear an Easter story on Monday, April 15. Storytime is held Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
I hope you had a nice rain. I don’t think it was enough to measure at our house. Reports were higher in the eastern part of the county. We will take any raindrops we get. We would love to get enough to wash some of the oak pollen away.
The Lenten Lunch today is at St.
The members of American Legion Fort Mason Post #285 & Ladies Auxiliary invite other veterans, friends and family, and anyone interested in the American Legion to attend our regular monthly meeting to be held at 6:30 pm Thursday April 11, 2019 at the American Legion Post Hall on Post Hill Road (behind the Jail).
For more information on this meeting or the American Legion please contact Joaquin Velez, 218-2049 or Tom Koepke 347-6021.
Former students of Texas A&M University will assemble in Brady, Texas on Monday, April 22, 2019, for the annual Texas Aggie Muster to honor all Texas Aggies who have passed away within the last year. The event is sponsored by the 3MC Aggie Club which represents Mason, Menard, McCulloch and Concho Counties, Texas.
The Muster activities, including a meal and program, will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Here’s your chance to go see where the Llano River begins. The famed “700 Springs” are the 11th largest springs in Texas. They flow into the South Llano River from the bottom of a cliff located on the 700 Springs Ranch south of Junction.
The date for 700 Springs Ranch Tour is Saturday, April 27, 2019.
Here’s the view from the porch of the really cool residence of Scott and Amelia Zesch. This home, affectionately called the Dog Run with a design that provides a view from the front door straight out to the Llano River, is the site of Pawtail IV, the 4th annual Second Chance Mason Animal Rescue fundraiser.
Mark your busy spring calendar for Saturday, April 27 and come and enjoy the Taste of the Mediterranean.
Beverly Ann Goff, age 76, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019. She was born July 26, 1942, in Wilson, Oklahoma to Walter and Virginia Crabb.
She moved to Texas with her family for her senior year of high school. She called herself an “Okie” but she was a Texan at heart.
Alfred James (A.J.) Baker passed away on April 2, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. He was born September 2, 1939, in Austin, Texas, to Noel James and Martha Stewart Baker and raised by his father and stepmother, Florence Biggers Baker, whom he loved dearly.
A.J. was a 1958 graduate of McCallum High School in Austin.
Monday April 15th thru Sunday April 21st, 2019—Rev. Melvin Dornak
TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK-- 10:30am-- Chrism Mass @ St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Austin, Bishop Joe Vasquez with concelebrating priests; laity are welcome to attend.
THURSDAY OF HOLY WEEK--Conclusion of Lenten Time
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper-- 4:15pm
[Washing of the disciples’ feet-- 6 “chosen servants”
Transfer of the Holy Eucharist with Adoration
Period till 5:35pm]
[Altar is bare/ Holy Water ...
Spring Awakens - Ahhhhchoo!
It is a part of the cycle of the earth. Each season in its own time, arriving in its annual cycle based upon the tilt of the planet and its rotation around the sun.Summer turns into fall, fall into winter, and winter into spring.
Though there is a running joke about there only being two seasons in Texas (hot, and hotter), Mason lies in a temperate zone of the state and enjoys a bit of each of the seasons.
Memories of Chris
We have know Chris for 10 plus years. She was our neighbor; but she was more than a good neighbor; she was a great friend. She was intelligent, cheerful and kind. Our conversations cover all facets of life: politics, health issues, local and global circumstances and events. Her standings on issues were based on sound reasoning and understanding.
Chocolate Pecan Skillet Cookie
courtesy: Taste of Home
This great recipe produces a 12 inch sized chocolate chip cookie for you (and others, if you wish) to enjoy. You can change it around a bit by using M&M’s, chocolate chunks, peanut butter chips, or just about anything else you may have ever tried to use in the classical chocolate chip cookie!
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all- ...
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for April 16th! Lorrie Hess and Karen Kuhlmann will be here to tell about their amazing hike of the Appalachian Trail! And I want to thank all of the Friends of the Library executive board and members and volunteers who worked the Book and Bake Sale and brought baked goods.
Movin’ on up
Those of you packing a few extra pounds around will be happy to hear that weight loss is a negative thing. If you’ve been considering the possibility of maybe thinking about starting to mull over the idea of beginning to get in shape, don’t. According to some students at Dickinson College, promotion of improved health is a dangerous narrative.
Now Isn’t That Special?...
A common practice when decision-makers arrive in Washington, D. C. is to check common sense at the door. There’s daily evidence of “bonehead” decisions that make us wonder about competencies.
The other day, President Trump hit replay when citizens came unstuck with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ announcement that the federal government would no longer fund Special Olympics.
She, too, quickly “pedaled backwards,” finding out how special the Spec ...
I hope you had a nice rain. I don’t think it was enough to measure at our house. Reports were higher in the eastern part of the county. We will take any raindrops we get. We would love to get enough to wash some of the oak pollen away.
The Lenten Lunch today is at St.
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