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With the City of Mason actively working to provide a new Landfill for the current and future needs of our community, Mason Bank has become a full partner in the project by providing the funding that can make this happen. On August 12 the final steps were taken and Mason Bank purchased the entire bond issue of Certificates of Obligation from the City providing $1,800,000 to pay for all of the construction costs for this new project.
Hill Country Memorial has been recognized as one of the “best maternity hospitals in the U.S.,” according to Becker’s Hospital Review, receiving Five-Star Ratings for its birthing and delivery care.
HCM was one of only eight in Texas on Newsweek’s annual list of best maternity hospitals, that includes 231 hospitals across 36 states.
Perry Donop Jr. knows the details of his family history in Texas going back to the 1800s, from the
time his forebears made the journey from Germany to Texas in 1845. It was a journey fraught
with peril, with several family members dying of cholera on the trip, and the ship foundering in a
horrific storm off the Texas coast.
We are still offering curbside services, but keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages as well as our website for information on our closures and openings. You can always call the library too if you have any questions about our services (325)347-5446. If you haven’t already, there’s no better time to fill out the 2020 Census.
The cooler weather this week is a welcome relief, even if it does get up to 100 degrees for a bit before the week is over. It means the air conditioners will not have to work as hard as the previous couple of weeks, and the watering of our grass and landscape will be a bit more effective.
Twelve deserving students from the Texas Hill Country were awarded a total of $19,000 in scholarships by the Hill Country Cattle Women. These students are currently Juniors or Seniors attending Texas Universities. One graduating High School Senior also received a scholarship to a Texas Trade School.
Gillespie county claims three proud recipients, including the top award winner, Daylon Nebgen from Fredericksburg, The two additional recipients from Gillespie county were Kaylyn Marie Burrow, a ...
Puncher Club continues to plan for the upcoming football season. We will sponsor Dine with the Punchers on Friday August 21st. Meal tickets can be purchased at Commercial Bank, Mason Bank and the MISD administrative office. Tickets are $10 per plate and proceeds help fund various projects for our athletes.
The barbeque meal will be served from 6-8 in the evening and will be served drive-thru style.
After 35 plus years of service, Carole Warlick is retiring as General Manager of Hill Country Transit District, effective August 1, 2020. Carole became General Manager of Hill Country Transit District (HCTD), doing business as “The HOP,” in 1985. Little did she know at the time that it would become an all-consuming career that would take her all over the country and would give her an opportunity to affect the quality of life of so many.
Perry Donop Jr. knows the details of his family history in Texas going back to the 1800s, from the
time his forebears made the journey from Germany to Texas in 1845. It was a journey fraught
with peril, with several family members dying of cholera on the trip, and the ship foundering in a
horrific storm off the Texas coast.
On Saturday August 15th, Tommy and Joyce Durst celebrated their 50th anniversary with their family. They were married August 15th, 1970, in Perryton, Tx. Their children and friends told Tommy and Joyce, "Happy 50th wedding anniversary to our amazing parents and grandparents. Thank you for showing us what love is all about.
Due to the Coronavirus the Mason Lions Club has not been having their weekly meeting at Nacho’s Café. We do, however, continue to work to improve the lives of people in Mason, Texas.
Lion Trey Carrington is involved in Habitat for Humanity its Aging in Place division. Trey had funds to replace a front porch for Mason resident Ann Taylor but did not have enough money to pay for the labor.
Lions Mark Hurta, Dane Phillips, Trey Carrington, and Frank Bartlett volunteered to provide the lab ...
School has started in Mason. Hopefully, our students and teachers will have a great year. It may be a different year, but hopefully by spring, all will be normal again.
The shutters that were replaced at the Art United Methodist Church months ago could not be opened because of the design of the hinges.
Twelve deserving students from the Texas Hill Country were awarded a total of $19,000 in scholarships by the Hill Country Cattle Women. These students are currently Juniors or Seniors attending Texas Universities. One graduating High School Senior also received a scholarship to a Texas Trade School.
Gillespie county claims three proud recipients, including the top award winner, Daylon Nebgen from Fredericksburg, The two additional recipients from Gillespie county were Kaylyn Marie Burrow, a ...
Raymond (Ray) Don Everett rode off on his last adventure August 13, 2020; surrounded by his wife, daughters, and grandchildren who were the loves of his life.
He was born at home, delivered by his grandma, Susie Morris, on February 27, 1950, in Fort Davis, Texas. The third of seven children belonging to Otto (Bud) Everett and Pauline Morris Everett.
Raised on ranches in West Texas and New Mexico he left school with a GED at 16 and went to work.
Dewey Douglas Stockbridge, 36, of Alpine, Texas, tragically passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020, while performing annual aerial surveys for his beloved Desert Bighorn Sheep at the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area.
He was born November 16, 1983, in Fredericksburg, Texas, to Randy and Connie Stockbridge. In Mason High School, he excelled at academics; but was also an outstanding football, basketball and baseball player.
A Prayer for wisdom
O Wisdom on High, by you the meek are guided in judgment,
and light rises up in darkness for the godly.
Grant us, in all doubts and uncertainties,
the grace to ask what you would have us do,
that we may be saved from all false choices,
and that in your light we may see light,
and in your straight path may not stumble;
through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Amen.
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, U.S.A., 20TH CENT., ALT.
On Saturday, we'll say our final goodbyes to my nephew, Dewey Stockbridge. That funeral is for us, the living, to share our memories and our love for one who is no longer with us on life's journey. That doesn't mean that his influence will not be a huge part of our lives going forward, it just means that we won't have him there to share those experiences.
Those who remain still have to get up and go to work every day.
Dear Gerry,
You and I, along with many others, have long sung the praises of the Mason community, both the people and the land. Unfortunately now all is not well in Masonland.
A serious case of Trespassing Thieves has broken out. Since Trespassing Thieves don’t have any Biden signs of their own, they are now stealing ours.
Trespassing Thieves have now stolen more Trump campaign signs from private property than the number of COVID cases we have had.
Sirs,
Last week I told you about my dog, Fred, who becomes dead weight when he doesn’t want to do something. It is hilarious if you are a fat, 10-year-old, black mouth cur, but not so much for a Senator.
I’m still upset about the Senate’s inability to craft a response to the coronavirus relief bill the House passed on May 15.
I was blown away by Carolyn Karner’s letter in last week’s mcn. Talk about calling a spade a spade! I could not agree with her more in that a vote for the Democratic candidate in the upcoming Presidential election will take our country down a road to ruin. Socialism/Communism will result in the loss of personal freedom including the right to defend ourselves and will be a disaster for our economy which has already been damaged by the virus our Chinese Communist trading partners have unlea ...
Dear Gerry,
A few years ago I was drawn with a group of friends for a javelina hunt at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area out in the Big Bend country.
At the hunt orientation I kidded area manager Dewey Stockbridge about his adoring family back in Mason. He took it good naturedly, assigned us a beautiful hunt area in the Del Norte mountains, and gave us specific tips on where to look for game there.
I was surprised to learn that only 38.6 % of the residents of Mason county have responded to the 2020 Census according to Mason County News last week! What is the matter with the other 62.4% of you? Do you drive on the roads? Do you use the library or the clinic?
It was hot. Mid-day, late-August, South-Central-Texas hot.
So hot the farmers and ranchers had come to town to sit under the cafe air conditioner and see who could tell the "hottest" story.
"It was so hot," said one ol' cattle rancher, "yesterday when I was in town I bought a bag of marshmallows, laid 'em up on the pickup dash, and by the time I drove back out to the ranch, they was roasted !"
"You think that's hot,"
While I must admit that neither of my grandmothers made these little cakes, my mother certainly did. It makes several dozen, but the rate at which they will disappear from the serving plates will make you glad you had a bunch to share.
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
3 teaspoons baking powder
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
Ground or freshly grated nutmeg
Process:
Beat sugar and butter until creamy
...
Americans have fallen into a crevice of sloppiness with usage of the word “hot,” and it has nothing to do with 100-plus degree days.
Indeed, “hot” has become a handy word for descriptions that don’t involve thermometers.
“Hot” describes fast cars, stolen property and well-sculpted bodies….
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Coming to light are precise procedures to measure “hotness” that may put the “quietus” on flippant use of the word.
This could be “bubble-bursting” for many curr ...
The cooler weather this week is a welcome relief, even if it does get up to 100 degrees for a bit before the week is over. It means the air conditioners will not have to work as hard as the previous couple of weeks, and the watering of our grass and landscape will be a bit more effective.
Puncher Club continues to plan for the upcoming football season. We will sponsor Dine with the Punchers on Friday August 21st. Meal tickets can be purchased at Commercial Bank, Mason Bank and the MISD administrative office. Tickets are $10 per plate and proceeds help fund various projects for our athletes.
The barbeque meal will be served from 6-8 in the evening and will be served drive-thru style.
With the City of Mason actively working to provide a new Landfill for the current and future needs of our community, Mason Bank has become a full partner in the project by providing the funding that can make this happen. On August 12 the final steps were taken and Mason Bank purchased the entire bond issue of Certificates of Obligation from the City providing $1,800,000 to pay for all of the construction costs for this new project.
Frida says don’t forget about me! Frida was one of the (9) dogs we recently rescued from our local pound. She is one of the sweetest dogs you will ever meet. All the other dogs have been adopted, and now we need that special someone for a special girl! Frida is between 1-2 years old.
While I must admit that neither of my grandmothers made these little cakes, my mother certainly did. It makes several dozen, but the rate at which they will disappear from the serving plates will make you glad you had a bunch to share.
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
3 teaspoons baking powder
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
Ground or freshly grated nutmeg
Process:
Beat sugar and butter until creamy
...
Due to the Coronavirus the Mason Lions Club has not been having their weekly meeting at Nacho’s Café. We do, however, continue to work to improve the lives of people in Mason, Texas.
Lion Trey Carrington is involved in Habitat for Humanity its Aging in Place division. Trey had funds to replace a front porch for Mason resident Ann Taylor but did not have enough money to pay for the labor.
Lions Mark Hurta, Dane Phillips, Trey Carrington, and Frank Bartlett volunteered to provide the lab ...
We are still offering curbside services, but keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages as well as our website for information on our closures and openings. You can always call the library too if you have any questions about our services (325)347-5446. If you haven’t already, there’s no better time to fill out the 2020 Census.
Hognose snakes are fascinating animals. They get their name from their up-turned snouts, which they use to root for their favorite prey, namely toads. The coloration of Hognose snakes is quite variable, and can range through various shades and combinations of yellow, orange, brown, and black. They usually have a roughly checkerboard-like pattern of light and dark blotches, but some individuals (especially dark ones) can be nearly uniform in coloration.
School has started in Mason. Hopefully, our students and teachers will have a great year. It may be a different year, but hopefully by spring, all will be normal again.
The shutters that were replaced at the Art United Methodist Church months ago could not be opened because of the design of the hinges.
Twelve deserving students from the Texas Hill Country were awarded a total of $19,000 in scholarships by the Hill Country Cattle Women. These students are currently Juniors or Seniors attending Texas Universities. One graduating High School Senior also received a scholarship to a Texas Trade School.
Gillespie county claims three proud recipients, including the top award winner, Daylon Nebgen from Fredericksburg, The two additional recipients from Gillespie county were Kaylyn Marie Burrow, a ...
