November 27, 2019 Issue

Members of Mason Study Club met on Wednesday, November 13th for their regular monthly club meeting. District Attorney, Tonya Ahlschwede, presented a program on CBD oils which is currently popular for aches, pains and medical problems. She explained with a power point presentation that the CBD is a derivative of the hemp plant and is strictly regulated in Texas.

Riata Service Organization’s November 19th meeting was held at the lovely home of Nonie Stringer. We were fascinated by our unique program. Mariana Davis moved to Mason with her poet husband Glover Davis a little over two years ago. She is a native of San Antonio, She received her PhD from the University of North Texas.

Operation Orphans, Inc. held its second hunt of the 2019 “Take a Child Hunting” program Saturday, November 16. The boys from five child residential and one foster home came to Camp Gene Ashby on Friday evening ready to enjoy a couple of days in the Texas hill country. Groups were represented by Texas Baptist Home, Round Rock; West Texas Boy’s Ranch, San Angelo; Boy’s Country, Hockley; Foster’s Home, Stephenville; and Collard Foster Home, Walnut Springs. The kids enjoyed playing ga ...

November is DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH, but realistically, in order to save lives and improve the quality of our life for those with diabetes, every month and every day we need to be AWARE and responsible for our health. The World Health Organization released its first global report on diabetes in 2016 and the news was not good, diabetes was unrelenting.

With this being Thanksgiving week, I have been thinking about all that makes me thankful to be able to live and work in the community of Mason. For one thing there is the fact that we truly are rural, we can get to work or the store without having to fight the traffic every day, and when you look up at night you can see a sky full of stars and a clear view of the Milky Way from most anywhere in the area!

Boss Lion Michael Murphy gaveled the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. at Nacho’s Café on November 19. Lion Michael introduced a friend visiting from South Africa-Chris Mulder. Lion John Palacio was the program chair this week and he introduced Greg Adams who was going to talk about the new landfill. Greg works for Biggs & Mathews, the firm that will be installing the new landfill.

Friday night's area playoff game against Weimer down in Dripping Springs began with the Punchers kicking off to the Wildcats. That was immediately followed by a Mason interception by Klay Klaerner, setting the tone for the game that would follow. In short order, Mason marched down the field and made their first score with a short 4-yard run by Matt Kerr, followed by Kyle Montoya's extra point, and the score was 7-0 with 8:45 left in the first quarter. A series of missteps on both sides of ...

Varsity Cowgirls @ Goldthwaite Tuesday, 11/19 Mason 5—14—12—17 = 48 G’waite 8—18—9—8 = 43 Scoring—Stockbridge—5, Keller—9, Guice—2, Olson—20, Armstrong—5, Cano—7. Rebounding—Smith—1, Stockbridge—1, Keller—5, Hanscheck—3, Guice—1, Olson—8, Armstrong—4, Cano—7. Assists—Smith—2, Keller—1, Guice—3, Armstrong—2, Cano—2 . Varsity Cowgirls vs. Wall Saturday, 11/23 Mason 4—7—9—12 = 32 Wall 2—6—8—10 = 26 Sc ...

Evangelism will come alive when The Journey to Bethlehem Drive Through Christmas Luminary arrives in our midst. Come join us on December 8 at Fort Mason City Park, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.. Admission is free. In case of inclement weather on December 8, we are reserving December 15 as an alternate date. The Christmas Luminary is sponsored by St.

River of Life Church invites the Mason community to come spend an evening with us during this Holiday Season! We will be hosting a Hill Country Christmas Dinner and Dance in the River of Life Gym on Sunday, December 8th from 6-8:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Music will be provided by the Darrell Goldman Band who will play great country western music for dancing from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 PM, Monday, December 2, in the HEB Activity Room at Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg. Dr. Kim Arvidsson will review the exciting results from lander and orbiting missions in recent decades that contribute to why the Red Planet continues to be intriguing to the human imagination. Dr.

Get ready to kick off the Christmas Season with Mason’s annual Light Up Our Town, Saturday, November 30th! Mason County Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to celebrate our community and to help get us ready for the holidays! The day kicks off with Small Business Saturday on and around Mason’s Historic Square.

Alpha Beta Psi will be hosting its annual Light Up Our Town Saturday, November 30th 4:00 – 6:00 p.m! Santa and Mrs. Clause will be arriving by fire truck at 4:00 p.m. They will be on the courthouse porch, so parents bring your cameras. Thank you to the Little Tykes Express of Mason who will be on the courthouse lawn giving train rides and Mason Building Supply for donating the bounce houses. There will be live music by local artists with Justin Fisher emceeing the event. Cookies and ...

The Heart of Texas New Years Celebration will be held on Monday, December 30 and Tuesday, December 31, at the new Brady Civic Center in Brad, Texas. Tickets for the dances are now on sale at www.heartoftexascountry.com or by calling (325) 597-1895. On Monday, December 30, Johnny Bush and The Bandoleros will headline the dance at the Brady Civic Center. Johnny Bush began his musical career in Houston.

Hunger is real for some Mason County children and families. Beginning December 2, 2019, the Mason County Ministerial Alliance Food Bank will collect food in the lobbies of the Mason Bank, Bancorp South and Commercial Bank. Food will be distributed to families beginning December 9, 2019. The food bank is open the second Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each month. Items especially needed include macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, canned tomato products and canned fruit and vegetables.

Mason has an increasing feral cat problem. This picture was taken in one location in Mason. Word in the community there is a woman by the name of Eleanor, who lives in the county. She drives into our town, purchases a large quantity of cat food at Dollar General and then drives around town pouring cat food out of her truck.

If you’ve had the happenchance to be in your home on a fall afternoon and heard some drums beating from downtown Mason, you are not hearing the Mighty Mason Puncher Band. It will most likely be the drums beating from the DANZA AZTECA TONANTZIN, the matachines (ma-ta-chee-nes) procession. The matachines are a dance troupe that adorns themselves in brightly colored ritual attire called bouffon.

For a great beginning to the sacred season of Advent, you are invited to join us for “Love Made a Way” Sunday, December 1, 6:00 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church. If you have never attended one of the Mason Community Choir cantatas, consider coming and listening! You’ll hear a little bit of everything in this work, new songs, familiar carols, fresh settings of timeless Christmas favorites and ministry songs that will reach deep into your heart. The singers are Amy Capps, Kay Evans, Jon ...

For a great beginning to the sacred season of Advent, you are invited to join us for “Love Made a Way” Sunday, December 1, 6:00 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church. If you have never attended one of the Mason Community Choir cantatas, consider coming and listening! You’ll hear a little bit of everything in this work, new songs, familiar carols, fresh settings of timeless Christmas favorites and ministry songs that will reach deep into your heart. The singers are Amy Capps, Kay Evans, Jon ...

Happy Thanksgiving. I trust that each of you will have a great holiday with family and friends. Remember to take time to give thanks for all the blessings in your life. The Art United Methodist Church was decorated for the season Sunday morning. The hanging of the greens is a great time for members to get together and spruce up the church.

Have ya’ll seen the new Anna Martin exhibit? So far this month, visitors from Iowa, Oklahoma, California, Virginia, Colorado—in addition to sixteen Texas towns and cities—have learned that Mason is the home of the first woman bank founder and president in the U.S. Even visitors from Japan now know Anna Martin’s story!

Stanley Henrich of Mason, Texas passed away on November 19, 2019, at the age of 70 after a long, hard fought battle with cancer.  He was born on March 6, 1949, to Leroy and Lois Edna (Henke) Henrich in Fredericksburg, Texas.  Stanley grew up in Mason, graduating from Mason High School, and Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos, Texas. Stanley married Mary Jane Crenwelge on June 27, 1986, in San Antonio, Texas.

Melissa Ann Estes, 36, of Houston, passed away peacefully November 21, 2019, in Mason, Texas. She was born in Houston, Texas, on October 26th 1983, to John and Lynda Scoblick. She was a 2002 graduate of Klein Forest High School. She married Brock Estes of Mason, Texas on October 16th 2010. She worked as a counselor for a couple different companies, and then started her own practice.

Evangelism will come alive when The Journey to Bethlehem Drive Through Christmas Luminary arrives in our midst. Come join us on December 8 at Fort Mason City Park, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.. Admission is free. In case of inclement weather on December 8, we are reserving December 15 as an alternate date. The Christmas Luminary is sponsored by St.

River of Life Church invites the Mason community to come spend an evening with us during this Holiday Season! We will be hosting a Hill Country Christmas Dinner and Dance in the River of Life Gym on Sunday, December 8th from 6-8:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Music will be provided by the Darrell Goldman Band who will play great country western music for dancing from 6:30-8:30 pm.

We Give Thanks - Even In the Worst of Times! Many families have a custom during Thanksgiving dinner of going around the table and sharing what each person is thankful for during the prior year. Often, it results in repetitive lists that include family, friends and good fortune. The recitation starts to sound the same from year to year, with only slight variations. Similarly, the blessing of the Thanksgiving meal every year usually includes mention of the shared blessings of the gathered a ...

Mason's Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women "of a certain age," who absolutely insist on enjoying life to the fullest, are having their annual not-to-be-missed Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Christmas herself, Mary Hemphill, on Monday, December 9th, at 11:00 AM until someone goes home in a huff or a sugar-induced coma! This annual event, one of the Scarlet Punchers' highlights, features our often-imitated but never-duplicated Chinese auction.

Free Speech I feel the need to speak up in regards to the cancellation of Kendall Hemphill's column. I'm neither a liberal nor a conservative, so I feel as though I can speak to the issue with a fresh perspective. First, understand that I'm not a fan of Hemphill and generally find him to be as dumb as a sack of hair.

Happy Thanksgiving. I trust that each of you will have a great holiday with family and friends. Remember to take time to give thanks for all the blessings in your life. The Art United Methodist Church was decorated for the season Sunday morning. The hanging of the greens is a great time for members to get together and spruce up the church.

Ranch Potato-Topped Turkey (or Chicken) Bake If you are like me I always eat too much at Thanksgiving and then there are the leftovers. With this dish you can use your leftover turkey or it is really good with Chicken, too. Hope you all had a BLESSED Thanksgiving!! Filling: 2 cups cubed turkey or chicken 2 cups Green Giant frozen mixed vegetables, or frozen green beans thawed 2 cans (10 ¾ oz.

You Might Be In a Country Church If..... Being a fan of Jeff Foxworthy's "YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK IF.... " books, I have been inspired to come up with some indicators that might help you identify the place where you worship. You Might Be In A Country Church If... the minister wears boots under his/her robe. you cross three cattle-guards to get there. there are more pickup trucks in the parking lot than cars. you can look out the church window and see straight down the row of a cott ...

An Original Take on an Old Favorite courtesy: The Practical Baker Every year at Thanksgiving I’m put in charge of two things: the turkey and the bread. This year I decided to make up some Parker House Rolls, but after I got out the recipe and studied it a few minutes, I remembered why I didn’t make them very often.

An Imperfect World… This would be a terrible time for the meek to inherit the earth. However, it would be a sobering time to acknowledge that TV revenue to major university football programs has greatly changed views on what intercollegiate athletics are supposed to be. It would be great if our nation were swept by a burning desire to claim the oft-quoted line penned by the late Grantland Rice a full century ago…. ***** Dubbed “the dean of American sportswriters,” Rice isn

We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Hopefully, you’re spending time with friends and loved ones and enjoying a sumptuous meal! We close at noon today and will reopen on Monday. DVDs: Christmas Camp Brian Banks Until Forever The Angry Birds 2 Movie The Big Bang Theory: The Final Season Star Trek Discovery: Season 2 Audiobooks: This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger (CD F KRU) Child’s Play by Danielle Steel (CD F STE) Non-Fiction: Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilib ...