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Dear Gerry,
The October 26th issue of The New Yorker ran a list of vaccines currently in development. One vaccine might rate particular interest in our area.
“Blubbering Vaccine: As men age their immune systems are less able to resist sentimentality, and they cry more, like babies. Ten older men were given the vaccine and were then asked to watch the scene in ‘Old Yeller’ in which Old Yeller dies.
Voters will cast their ballot on several important races this fall, including U.S. president, and the rural vote is an important one, according to Mason County Farm Bureau.
“Farmers and ranchers are a small part of the population, but rural Texas and rural America have a considerable stake in the outcome of the election,” Will Frey, Mason County Farm Bureau president, said.
Agriculture is one of the top industries in Texas and in the nation.
In the Lone Star State, the economic impa ...
The City staff is busy working to keep up with the several projects and deadlines that are underway. The new landfill is nearing completion with the new scale house being built out, the signage and fencing contracted out and a few more specific chores to complete with the intent of calling for a final inspection in a few weeks.
The Mason High School varsity football team travels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 for a pivotal matchup this week against the Ozona High School Lions that will determine the 2A-1 District 14 champion for the 2020 season.
The Punchers are coming off a bye week after deciding to reschedule their Senior Night game vs.
Last week, the JV Punchers traveled to Llano to take on the Yellowjackets.
The Punchers jumped out to an early lead with a score at halftime of 22-6. After halftime, the Punchers continued to roll, pushing their lead to a final of 39-14.
With the win, the Punchers improve to 9-0 on the season.
7th grade
The seventh grade Punchers ran into good competition as they pulled out a win and a shutout against Lampasas, 16-0. Defense played lights out with the shutout and were able to get a defensive touchdown as well. Offense had some trouble getting going but kept going at it and was able to put some points on the board.
Scoring for the seventh grade were Fisher Bradley with a rushing touchdown, Ray Row with a fumble recovery for a touchdown and Carsten Hays with 2 rushing two point c ...
The 2020-21 Mason Cowgirl basketball season is little more than one week away from tip-off. The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches preseason poll has been released and the Cowgirls are ranked 4th among Class AA schools. The Cowgirls will open their season with perennial AAAA Levelland on Nov. 6 at Sterling City.
It is time for the 63rd Annual Coronation as the students of Mason High School celebrate this unique year with a Mask-querade Ball. The students will be presented to the community in formal attire, and the Queen and King and their court will be crowned on November 7th at the High School Auditorium.
Mary Elizabeth “Tootsie” Pollard Stengel was born on August 25, 1917, in Sylvester, Texas, and was the fourth of five children to Napolean Pollard and Mary Ann Webb Pollard. She grew up in Sweetwater, Texas, and graduated from Newman High School in 1935 (now Sweetwater High School) where she was voted “Most Beautiful” in her class. Some of Tootsie’s fondest memories growing up were visiting her grandparents who lived on a farm nearby and listening to her father play the piano wi ...
David William Ross born January 27, 1937, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020.
David was preceded in death by his parents, Wilda Williams Ross and Forrest Ross of Llano County. He was also preceded in death by brother Joe Ross and sister Doris Ross Copeland.
David is survived by six children and seven grandchildren.
The youth of St Joseph’s Catholic Church spent this past Sunday afternoon sprucing up Crosby Cemetery.
The “work crew” along with their leaders spent this past Sunday afternoon sprucing up Crosby Cemetery as part of their service project. Following in the rich tradition of the Catholic Church in celebration of upcoming All Souls Day on November 2, 2020, the teens will be hosting a prayer service at Crosby cemetery on Sunday November 1, 2020 at 6 pm.
The annual Hunters' Guide is inside this week's paper. It's a healthy 56 pages and, I think, does a really good job of presenting Mason at its best for all those camo-clad visitors that have started their annual fall migration.
We've worked with Macy Ledbetter of Spring Creek Outdoors for many years now to provide really good articles about deer and wildlife for our readers.
The print on canvas is titled “America’s Vision of Liberty.” In the generic
landscape, overlooking a valley, there are 20 symbols of America’s founding and
heritage such as the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, the Capital building, the
10 Commandments, the Bible, and “Old Glory.”
It also depicts founding figures such as Washington, Jefferson, Adams,
Lincoln and Sitting Bull.
This patriotic rendering by the artist, larry Dyke, was given to President
Trump by the a ...
It had been a bad year for deer blinds on the Birk's Red Hill Ranch. When you have 14 of these small, enclosed hunting stations scattered around the pastures you expect a certain amount of upkeep. But this year had been ridiculous.
For example: there was the case of the toppled tower blind.
Google gets the last laugh, probably far more often than we know. Include one letter more than needed to “Google” a subject turns research to clabber quicker than political candidates can call their opponents liars. (Seems like mere decades ago that such comments were tenderized, usually beginning with sentences like, “My worthy opponent deals loosely with the facts,” or maybe, “He is known to spend much of his time in the company of ‘terminological inexactitudes’.”)
I digre ...
We are having beautiful fall weather. I see a few leaves changing colors in town. There is a chill in the air some mornings. Our dog lets me know if it is cold outside. She wants right back in. I don’t know how she will act when winter gets here.
The Art United Methodist Church is gradually returning to normal.
The youth of St Joseph’s Catholic Church spent this past Sunday afternoon sprucing up Crosby Cemetery.
The “work crew” along with their leaders spent this past Sunday afternoon sprucing up Crosby Cemetery as part of their service project. Following in the rich tradition of the Catholic Church in celebration of upcoming All Souls Day on November 2, 2020, the teens will be hosting a prayer service at Crosby cemetery on Sunday November 1, 2020 at 6 pm.
AUSTIN, Texas—The Texas Historical Foundation, a 66-year old preservation organization, has announced a grant to the Seaquist House Foundation. THF board member and former Foundation President Tom Doell recently presented the check to SHF representatives Pat Dixon and Nonie Stringer.
This donation is the second one given by THF to assist with the restoration of the 1887 home in Mason.
Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely enjoy living life to the fullest, had another fabulous get-together in October at the home of Sherie Clarkson. Our small but mighty group easily fit around Sherie’s vintage library table, which held a place of prominence in her newly-completed remodeled kitchen.
On Halloween Night from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, the library will be passing out candy for trick-or-treaters. The foyer will be decorated and we will be in costume (with a literary theme, of course). We will be masked and ready to safely pass out candy. We hope that you will make the library one of your trick-or-treat stops this Halloween!
From left to right:
1st place—Mitzi Drennan, Cindy Henrich, Rita Ash, and Bertha Templeton.
2nd place —Sherrie Clarkson, Cynthia Bauer, and Minnie Schmidt.
3rd place—Sherrie Patrick; Patsy Brandenberger; Connie Stockbridge; and Amy Herring.
Taffy is a friendly and eager to please cattle dog mix. She can be a little shy at first, but once she feels secure you can see her confidence grow! She has spent most of her life outside but would adapt nicely to an inside home. Our volunteers think she will make a great family companion!
It is time for the 63rd Annual Coronation as the students of Mason High School celebrate this unique year with a Mask-querade Ball. The students will be presented to the community in formal attire, and the Queen and King and their court will be crowned on November 7th at the High School Auditorium.
This recipe will produce two loaves of soft, slightly sweet bread that is perfect for sandwiches, toast, French Toast, or just buttered up and served with your favorite meal.
Ingredients:
2 cups boiling water
1 cup rolled oats; traditional or quick (not instant)
½ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
¼ cup unsalted butter
1 tablespoon kosher salt or 2 ½ teaspoons table salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon instant yeast
2 ½ cups white, whole wheat flour
3 cups a ...
Don’t forget to stop by the library this Saturday from 6-8 PM for some candy. Happy Halloween and Happy Reading!
New to the Library:
DVDS:
Casper
Hannibal Lecter Triple Feature
Masterpiece Theater Classic Literature Collection Vol.1
Star Trek: Picard, Season 1
Van der Valk
Vikings Season 6, Vol.1
Nonfiction:
The Bees in Your Backyard by Joseph Wilson (595.79 WIL)
Audio:
Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown (CD F BRO)
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (CD F BAC)
Ficti ...
A topic that appears to be on many readers’ minds is global climate change. Is it real? How serious is it? When will it affect Mason County? How will it affect Mason County? Is there anything we can do about it?
Let’s begin with the fact of global climate change. There is no doubt that the Earth is warming rapidly at present.
I recently had a couple of requests to re-run the “ The Mason Puncher Tavern Burger Recipe” I think that with this being the midst of Fall Football season it brings back memories of those of us that couldn’t wait to get to a “Mason Puncher” home football game to have a “Tavern Burger”.
