April 24, 2019 Issue

On April 25, 2019, The Texas Federation of Republican Women will sponsor a meeting at the Sheridan Hotel near the state capitol to share ideas and hear from legislators in our districts. Five officers/chairpersons of the Mason County Republican Women’s Club (MCRWC) will represent Mason County, Jan McCann, President, Laura Fulkerson, Vice-President, Annette Thomas, Secretary, Mary Carlman, Campaign Activities, and Sabin Nelson, Vice-President of Legislative Affairs. This trip is to educa ...

It was a windy few days in Corpus Christi during the Region IV tennis tournament last week, but the Punchers and Cowgirls prevailed to win four of the five divisions and will represent Region IV in 14 of the 16 available spots at the State tennis tournament in College Station on May 16-17.

Operation Orphans, Inc. held a Fishing Day for boys who are wards of the State, April 13th. 69 boys from seven child residential homes participated. Homes represented were Sweeten Home, Brownwood; Gulf Coast Trades Center, New Waverly; West Texas Boys Ranch, San Angelo; Fosters Home, Stephenville; Texas Boys Ranch, Lubbock; Presbyterian Home, Itasca; and Big Springs Ranch, Leakey.

A pair of bills that seek to reform the private entity use of the eminent domain process in Texas were filed in mid-January, and they have the support of Texas farmers, ranchers and rural landowners. “Right now, the eminent domain process is very one-sided. Landowners are often left in the dark on the details of the project that will cross their land,” Shannon Worrell, Mason County Farm Bureau president, said. That’s why landowners are asking for reform this legislative session, Wor ...

Boss Lion Marty Bentson opened the April 16 meeting of the Mason Lions Club by welcoming Chip Edmondson as our guest. He also presented a membership award to Lion Michael Cope. Chuck Bearden introduced Jax Tedder as our speaker. Jax is 17, and he is a junior in Mason High School, where he is a member of the Future Farmers Association and is very active in sports.

It is fully spring now, and all of the trees are showing green and the wildflowers are coloring the fields and highways with a wide variety of color and beauty. One of the municipal issues that come along every spring is the election of one or another of the City Council positions.

Since 1983, April has been designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of child abuse/neglect and to promote the safety and well-being of all children. Children are the next generation of leaders and brightest rays of hope for the future. All children deserve to grow up in a nurturing environment free from harm and fear.

The Department of Texas VFW Auxiliary sponsors a scholarship program to assist nursing students achieve their goals. Current nursing students, who will be seniors for the fall 2019-2020 school year can apply. The nursing student must be attending a Texas College or University, be an American Citizen and have a 3.0 or higher GPA.

The Mason High School UIL Academics Team won the 2A Region IV Championship on Saturday, April 13th, in Corpus Christi. This was the Mason’s fourth year in a row to win the contest. In addition, 13 of Mason’s students advanced to compete at the UIL State Tournament later this spring. The Current Events team, comprised of seniors Zachary Norman and Pablo Lopez and sophomores James Potts and Colby Brown, placed 1st overall in the contest.

It was a windy few days in Corpus Christi during the Region IV tennis tournament last week, but the Punchers and Cowgirls prevailed to win four of the five divisions and will represent Region IV in 14 of the 16 available spots at the State tennis tournament in College Station on May 16-17.

The Mason Punchers Track Team competed at the Area meet this past week in Charlotte, Texas. These young men represented Mason very well. Here are the results: Mason Punchers Team Champions with 118 points. 3200 - 6th - Colby Brown 4x100 - 4th - Hayden Harding, Klay Klaerner, Rylan Jordan, Jase Eckert 800 - 5th - Carlos Watson 110H - 2nd - Otto Wofford 3rd - John Benefield 100 - 3rd - Hayden Harding 4x200 - 1st - Jase Eckert, Tad Kirby, Ethan Powell, Otto Wofford 400 - 4th - Ja ...

The Department of Texas VFW Auxiliary sponsors a scholarship program to assist nursing students achieve their goals. Current nursing students, who will be seniors for the fall 2019-2020 school year can apply. The nursing student must be attending a Texas College or University, be an American Citizen and have a 3.0 or higher GPA.

Don’t miss the Mason Study Club’s 2nd annual afternoon tea this Sunday 3:00 at St. Paul’s Fellowship Hall. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased from any Study Club member. All proceeds benefit Mason County Library. In addition to a wonderful selection of tea and scrumptious treats, there will be fabulous raffle items available from local artists.

St. Joseph Catholic Church invites you to their 14th Annual BBQ Chicken Dinner THIS Sunday, April 28th. The full meal deal includes ½ BBQ Chicken and all the trimmings. NEW serving time: 12 Noon – 2 PM or Sold Out. You may Dine In at The Parish Hall or Drive Thru for Take Out.

San Antonio has Fiesta this week and Mason has its own special party! Pawtail IV, Taste of the Mediterranean, the 4th annual Second Chance Mason Animal Rescue fundraiser, promises to be festive and best of all, this party is for a good cause. Your ticket purchase and participation in the silent auction support a worthy goal of building a no-kill shelter and adoption center that will provide for dogs and cats in need of rescue and care while awaiting their forever homes.

Bob McWilliams, President, Hext Community Center, LLC, 210-275-5657 WHAT: Hext, Texas Homecoming and Reunion. The Homecoming has been held for over 70+ years. WHEN: April, 27th 2019 10 AM til 5PM Lunch served 12:30, ($10 per adult / $8 per child) WHERE: Hext School House 164 Anderson Lane Hext, Texas 76848 More Info: www.HextTexas.com https://www.facebook.com/HextTexas/

Harper’s 55th annual Frontier Days will be held Friday & Saturday May 17th and 18th at the Harper Community Park. This is Armed Forces weekend, so please help us celebrate our active military personnel. A weekend of activities are planned with the annual rodeo highlighting the action on Saturday night! The Harper Community Park Association is once again proud to have the Crenwelge Auto Group as our title sponsor for the weekend.

The Heart of Texas Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas congratulates Riley McBride, daughter of Heath and Larissa McBride, as recipient of the Chapter’s annual DRT Texas History Contest for 7th Grades. This year’s topic was the “Siege of Bejar”. Riley’s creative essay was also chosen as the winner of the District VIII Contest, which is comprised of 19 Chapters.

I hope your Easter weekend was a success. Our family met in two groups and it was easier on the old cook. It gives us more time to visit in a small group. We will admit that the most fun was the great grandbaby visiting. He is so precious. His smile melts your heart.

The Mason County Cancer Benefit would like to present the 2019 fundraiser, Betting on a Cure. This year’s fundraiser will be held April 27th, 2019 and will include; a fajita dinner, silent auction and a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament. The event will be held at the Mason County Community Building. The fajita dinner, by Santos Restaurant, will be served at 5:30 p.m.

John Harold Schuessler, son of John Herman and Ida Wilhelmina Jordan Schuessler, was born on February 24, 1925 and died on April 15, 2019. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, 4 sisters--Frances Mae Schuessler Schmidt, Johnita Pearl Schuessler Bohmfalk, Ruth Alice Schuessler, Virginia Marie Schuessler and 1 granddaughter. John spent his life as a rancher in Mason County on the Llano River near Castell with his wife of 73 years, Dorothy Bauer Schuessler.

John L. Beam, son of General Pershing Beam and Cora Lee Martin Beam was born on May 14, 1957 and died on April 18, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents and two siblings. Iva Lee Baily and G. P. Beam, Jr. John lead a very adventurous life. He was an accomplished musician, a carpenter, a Naval veteran, biker, son, brother, uncle, husband, father, and grandfather. In 1978, John entered the Navy.

St. Joseph Catholic Church invites you to their 14th Annual BBQ Chicken Dinner THIS Sunday, April 28th. The full meal deal includes ½ BBQ Chicken and all the trimmings. NEW serving time: 12 Noon – 2 PM or Sold Out. You may Dine In at The Parish Hall or Drive Thru for Take Out.

Since 1983, April has been designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of child abuse/neglect and to promote the safety and well-being of all children. Children are the next generation of leaders and brightest rays of hope for the future. All children deserve to grow up in a nurturing environment free from harm and fear.

Blaming Others for Our Own Woes.... From the time that we're children, we're taught that there are certain behaviors that are important to our growth as small human beings. Whether from our parents, our family members or our friends, we are constantly being taught lessons that help us to become better people. - Don't lie. - Share with others. - Always be polite and respectful. - Take responsibility for your own actions. The lies were always the easiest to get caught doing.

The Wolf Whistle One afternoon some time ago I was coming out of Lowe’s grocery, carrying two big jugs of tea when I heard a piercing Wolf Whistle, splendidly done. Now Wolf Whistles come in varying levels of quality, from the beginning sophomore to the New Jersey construction worker or a Marine.

ger/apr 24 col-practical baker The Practical Baker Paula Deen’s Lemon Blossoms courtesy: cookingwithserena.com Here’s a recipe you can whip together pretty quickly and show up at your next social event with 4-5 DOZEN marvelous little treats! I can assure you that you’ll be the hit of the food party and have folks asking you for the recipe. Ingredients: 4 large eggs 3 ½ ounce package instant lemon pudding mix 18 ½ ounce package of yellow cake mix ¾ cup of vegetable o ...

We’re in the middle of a gorgeous wildflower season and the return of many bird species, and I always want to know their names. If you need help in your own discovery of our flora and fauna, the library has excellent field guides for wildflowers, birds, snakes, mushrooms, stone artifacts of Texas Indians, and more in our non-fiction collection, all available for checkout!

The cutting edge You know that scene in a horror movie, where the young girl is home alone at night, and she hears a noise in the basement, so she decides to go down there and check it out, even though she knows there’s a murderer loose in the area, and murderers in horror movies love to hide in basements waiting for young girls?

Say What? Cursive Back?... The news that cursive handwriting is returning to elementary school curricula is being roundly applauded, perhaps equal to ovations that welcomed Dolly back to Broadway. Some of us thought cursive instruction had been “written off” in recent years, replaced by fingers fleeting across tiny keyboards on iPhones, iPads and such. No one is more exuberant than my 106-year-old Uncle Mort.

I hope your Easter weekend was a success. Our family met in two groups and it was easier on the old cook. It gives us more time to visit in a small group. We will admit that the most fun was the great grandbaby visiting. He is so precious. His smile melts your heart.

April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. So wrote T.S. Eliot in “The Waste Land.” Poor fella. He never lived in the Hill Country. No wonder he was depressed. The very title of the poem is the first clue. Waste Land? Mason’s far from it. And April is far from being “the cruellest month.” However, one thing’s the same. April has been known to bring spring rain. And ...