St. Joseph’s Youth Group are hosting a pancake brunch fundraiser on Sunday, February the 12th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the St. Joseph’s Parish Hall.
We will be making pancakes with your choice of topping. Our youth group will be your pancake flippers for the day. Please come join us.
We are raising funds to attend many activities.
COLLEGE STATION, Jan. 30,02017 - Diplomas were awarded to approximately 4,600 Texas A&M University graduates during fall commencement ceremonies.
Among those receiving degrees were:
Sarah E. Pledger
Master of Science - Kinesiology
Sylvia Rosalyn Schulze was born July 7, 1924, in the Wright City, MO, Methodist parsonage. Her parents were Rev. Wesley Otto Schulze and Olga Rose Jordan Schulze.
The first seven years of her life were spent in Missouri as her father served several Methodist churches. The family moved to San Antonio, TX in October, 1931.
Henry Hawthorne Harrison, Jr., passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 22, 2017. He was born in Austin, Texas on July 7, 1932, to Henrietta Bogert Winslow and Henry Hawthorne Harrison and grew up in the Texas Hill Country.
Hank, as he was known among his family, had many fond childhood memories of summer adventures with cousins under the watchful eye of his grandmother at the family's 100-yr old ranch outside Menard, two hours from Austin.
Andrew Daniel Loeffler of Fredericksburg passed away on Tuesday January 24, 2017, at home surrounded by family.
He was born on August 21, 1930, to Dan and Meta Itz Loeffler in Hilda TX. He married Victoria Kramer on April 13 1952.
Mr. Loeffler worked for TABC as a Special agent. He retired after a 27 ½ years of honorable service in law enforcement.
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 third consecutive Guardian of Excellence Award for patient experience since 2014.
“This recognition comes as a result of Hill Country Memorial’s daily commitment to our patients and our community,” said Jayne Pope, HCM CEO.
The Afterschool Program of the First Baptist Church is off to a great start.
We have three amazing ladies leading our program Monday through Friday 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. for children in Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade. In order to better accommodate the community’s needs, we have started offering 3 day a week care in addition to the 5 day a week program.
Our rates are $10 per day.
The cost for college continues to rise, but Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) offers several scholarships to help students pay for college.
“Texas Farm Bureau devotes large amounts of money and time to develop youth leadership,” Mason County Farm Bureau President Shannon Worrell, said. “We offer a variety of scholarships at both state and county levels to help meet student’s goals and needs.”
Scholarships totaling more than $115,000 are awarded annually to students of TFB member-families.
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It’s been a busy year for the Doss School. Pre-K and Music have been added to the curriculum, Cursive has been introduced in the classroom and the kids continue to work and add things to the School’s organic garden with the help of Farmer Shawn and Farmer Shelly. After many lengthy hours donated by Farmer Shawn the green house is complete.
This year, CTEC is offering twenty-five $1,000 college scholarships, bringing the combined amount of financial help awarded to area students over the program’s 19-year history to $534,000. Completed scholarship applications must be in the Fredericksburg CTEC office by 5 p.m., Friday, February 24.
In order to be eligible, applicants must attend a recognized Texas institution of higher education in the fall 2017 semester and be considered a full-time student.
