April 21, 2021 Issue

Mason voters are in the process of deciding who will sit at the city commissioner’s table to represent District 2 and District 4. Early voting is underway ahead of Election Day on May 1. Running to represent District 2 are Melanie Eckert and Nicholas Garish. Current District 4 Commissioner Robin Lee is aiming to keep his seat against challenger Paul Smith. The Mason County News spoke with most of the candidates so voters may get to know them better. DISTRICT 2 CANDIDATES Melanie Eck ...

On April 13, 2021 in Corpus Christi, Mason High School’s One Act Play entry, SILENT SKY, won the Region contest and will make the school’s 9th trip to the Texas University Interscholastic League’s OAP State Contest. The cast and crew hope to bring home a fifth state championship to add to the others won in 1966, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The oral critique judge, Don Luna of Texas A&M Corpus Christi, gave high praises.

On Saturday, April 10th Mason hosted the district 27 2A tennis tournament that included Center Point, Junction, San Saba, Johnson City and Mason. Mason earned 1st and 2nd in every varsity division qualifying all 16 entries to the Regional Tournament. In the Junior Varsity draw Mason won 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Boys Doubles, 1st and 2nd in Girls Doubles, and 1st and 3rd in Boys Singles.

On April 13, 2021 in Corpus Christi, Mason High School’s One Act Play entry, SILENT SKY, won the Region contest and will make the school’s 9th trip to the Texas University Interscholastic League’s OAP State Contest. The cast and crew hope to bring home a fifth state championship to add to the others won in 1966, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The oral critique judge, Don Luna of Texas A&M Corpus Christi, gave high praises.

The Mason High School boys and girls varsity track and field teams did exceptionally well on Wednesday, April 14 during the 2A District 29-30 Area Championship meet hosted by Harper High School with athletes needing a fourth-place or better finish in their respective events to qualify for the upcoming regional meet. MASON PUNCHERS VARSITY For the boys, the Punchers put together a great display of athleticism with multiple runners placing first in their respective track events: Blake Lewis ...

The Mason High School varsity baseball team won both District 29-2A games it played the past week as the Punchers defeated Johnson City High School and Harper High School. MASON PUNCHERS 4, JOHNSON CITY EAGLES 3 In perhaps the biggest victory for the Punchers during the 2021 season, they avenged their lopsided 16-5 loss on March 23 to the Eagles as Mason went on the road to Johnson City on April 13 and held on for a crucial 4-3 win. The Punchers would end up striking first on offense.

The Mason High School varsity softball team continued its dominant stretch of the 2021 season as the Cowgirls won three straight lopsided District 28-2A games vs. Johnson City High School, San Saba High School, and Medina High School. MASON COWGIRLS 11, JOHNSON CITY LADY EAGLES 2 Cowgirls softball started the week off with a bang on Tuesday, April 13 as Mason avenged its only district loss of the season by smacking Johnson City 11-2 in front of a home crowd. The Cowgirls, who were edged ...

Jean Flowers Dudney was born on July 15, 1938, in Canton, Texas, to Bryant and Roberta Flowers. Jean went home to her Lord and Savior on April 17, 2021, in Llano, Texas. She graduated from Howard Payne University with a Bachelor of Physical Education and received her Masters of Education from Southwest Texas State University, where she was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus by the Kinesiology Department. On December 22, 1962, she married Wayne Dudney, and together they enjoyed fifty-eigh ...

Last week, portions of Mason and surrounding counties experienced a massive hailstorm. Our Double Helix Ranch was right in the bullseye of this storm, and we were pummeled for 20 minutes with 2- to 3-inch hailstones that caused considerable damage. All our trees had been leafing out and were green before the storm, but they were stripped bare by the hailstones.

The City Commission met on Monday night. One quick item on the agenda was moving the May meeting from the 3rd Monday to the 2nd Monday of the month, making the next meeting fall on May 10th at 5:30PM. The reasons for this change were that the results of the May 1st election will need to be canvassed at that time, and there will be an item that has been recommended by the P&Z that will need to be addressed prior to the regularly scheduled time. On Monday’s meeting, the City Commission also ...

I wish I could erase the terms “deer proof” or “deer resistant” from the English language. It is just more complicated than those terms indicate. Animals have things they really like to eat, things they will eat if available, things they only eat when desperate, and then some things they almost never eat. For white-tailed deer what they eat is determined by what is available and what is not available.

New to the Library: DVDS 55 Steps Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar The Codebreaker Noon Wine Parks and Recreation, Season 1-3 Pinocchio Shadow in the Cloud Son of the South Nonfiction: The Doctors Blackwell by Janice P. Nimura (920 NIM) “In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to receive an M.D. She was soon joined in her iconic achievement by her younger sister, Emily, who was actually the more brilliant physician.

Things have been a little crazy, lately so I was looking for something I could, just throw together and quickly clean up. This is an easy recipe that you basically dump, bake, and serve. This recipe takes minimal time, but it is a definite crowd pleaser. It’s great for after work of on weekends.

Fear is a universal, eternal emotion. All humans experience it. Just as the scared disciples on the stormy Biblical boat prayed, “Wake up, Jesus! Calm the storm. Calm our fear,” so I make the same plea about the inner storms in my life. And I get the same response the disciples did, two questions.

The Ceynowa household has been at war with a million worms that decided to take up residence in our trees and plan attacks on us when we walk under any tree. At least a dozen will come down to greet us on tiny spider web strings. They crawl all over you.

The Ceynowa household has been at war with a million worms that decided to take up residence in our trees and plan attacks on us when we walk under any tree. At least a dozen will come down to greet us on tiny spider web strings. They crawl all over you.

People sometimes ask which of my outdoor adventures was the most fun. I get the impression they think the life of an outdoor humor columnist is glamour and glitz pretty much all the time, but that’s not the case. Sometimes it’s glitz and glamour, and sometimes it’s just glamour with no glitz.