The Mason Study Club held their January meeting last Wednesday at the Mason County Library where they were served lunch by hostesses Alberta Birk, Sherie Clarkson, Karla Durst, and Margaret Persky. In addition to a delicious lunch, the Club enjoyed a fascination presentation by Mason’s own Warren and Susan Grote of Mason Country Collectibles.
(Bee Cave, TX) Managers of the Rainwater Revival School Grant Program were happily overwhelmed with 6 grant applications from Hill Country schools this year. Though all projects had merit, the three judges made difficult choices and picked two deserving high schools in Mason and Center Point to receive a combined $4,000 of grant funds.
The school grant program is run in association with the Rainwater Revival + Hill Country Living Festival, a daylong educational event that takes place every ...
The 2018 Farm Bill is on the horizon, and it has many in agriculture eyeing funding, challenges and defining needs as farm policy talks continue.
As part of the dialogue surrounding the new farm legislation, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee this month launched a farm bill landing page to serve as a central location for updates and information throughout the process of crafting the 2018 Farm Bill.
The new web page, which can be found at https://agriculture.house.gov/farmbill/, includes ...
There are times when it is important to spend a few minutes talking about issues that are beyond the daily activities of our town. I recently read an editorial that seemed to reach beyond the national scope that it was aimed for and speak directly to some of the issues that I see in every corner of our political life, even down to the level of small rural Texas towns.
The City of Mason will be holding a City Officials Election, Saturday, May 5, 2018. City positions up for election this year are: Mayor At-Large, Commissioner District 1 and Commissioner District 3. Residents of the City of Mason who desire to place their name on the ballot for one of these positions may do so until Friday, February 16, 2018.
The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on January 22, 2018 at the High School Library. Board President Jeff Durst called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with members Tommy Bierschwale, Jim Bob Smith, Julio Ramon, Tina Cantu-Navarro, Treg Hudson and Kathryn Martin in attendance.
Riata held their membership meeting on Tuesday, January 23rd at the Stribling room of Mason Memorial Library. Hostesses were Becky Griffith, Susan Coe and Deann Gregg. Vice President, Doris Courtright introduced Margaret Persky and Stephanie Martinez of The Steady Steps Ministry. Margaret (past director) and Stephanie (present director) gave a discussion on the ministry and mission of Steady Steps.
Hill Country Memorial was recently recognized with a Guardian of Excellence Award® by Press Ganey for excellence in patient experience.
This is the hospital’s fourth consecutive Guardian of Excellence Award for patient experience since 2014. In the most recent award period, HCM was one of 221 hospitals in the U.S. to be recognized with an award for patient experience.
“To earn this recognition four years in a row is a testament to Hill Country Memorial’s daily commitment to our pat ...
Over 500 youth participated in the 2018 Food Challenge competition held on Wednesday, January 24th in San Angelo, Texas. District 7 4-H and San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo teamed up to host the largest Food Challenge competition to date in the area.
Food Challenge is the fastest growing 4-H event across the state of Texas!
