William J. "Bill" Johnson
William Jackson “Bill” Johnson, Ph.D., beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, educator, rancher and community steward passed away peacefully on August 23, 2016, with his wife and daughters by his side.
Born in Mason, Texas, he was always drawn to reading and education. After graduating from Mason High School and earning his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, he moved to Augusta, Georgia, where he ...
Come to the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, located at 410 Post Hill Street, and participate in the creation of a unique 60” x 40” painting created by our community and installed in the library! There is no need for artistic talent as Vickie will direct and guide participants during the workshop where and how to paint.
The annual meeting of the Mason County Historical Society will be on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at 7 p.m. at the River of Life Church. Featured speaker will be Jeff Salmon of Abilene, the executive director of Frontier Texas.
Jeff has served as the Executive Director of Frontier Texas since September of 2003.
Our meeting will be hosted by the executive committee members, and will be held in Fredericksburg, TX. All ladies that are interested in joining are welcome to attend!
WHEN: September 20, 2016
TIME: Social 10:00 am with meal to follow
WHERE: The Parish Hall of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 601 West Creek Street, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 830-997-5762
Located on the corner of We ...
The Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, September 5, at the Hill Country University Center, 2818 East US Hwy 290 in Fredericksburg.
Club president Ryan Behrends and club vice-president Mark Ward will present a program on “Lucky Imaging,” a technique for shooting the Moon and Planets with a high-speed video camera.
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Workforce Solutions Alamo, will host a Job Fair on Wednesday, September 14 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Fredericksburg High School Gymnasium, located at 1107 South Highway 16. There will be free parking in the lot located between South Milam Street (also called Stadium Drive) and the FHS Auditorium.
Representatives from 25 different employers will be hiring for at least 75 positions in healthcare, manufacturing, h ...
From pencils and paper to school rooms and playgrounds, Texas agriculture is helping students head back to school.
“With the hustle and bustle of this time of year, it can be easy to forget the large role Texas farmers and ranchers play in our everyday lives,” Shannon Worrell, Mason County Farm Bureau president, said.
The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, August 23rd, for it’s weekly luncheon meeting. There were 32 members and 2 visitors in attendance. Among the visitors were Whitney Bounds, guest of Lion Michael Cope, and our guest speaker, new Mason I.S.D. Superintendent John Schumaker.
“Boss” Lion Jess Irwin read 3 thank you cards; The first from former Lion Mike Ritchie’s daughter thanking the Mason Lions for the donation of the memorial brick at the Texas Lions Camp in Mike ...
Oh, I hope you take time out to join us in creating a unique painting symbolizing the culture, heritage, and beauty of Mason! World-renowned artist Vickie McMillan will be here on Thursday, September 8th, to guide participants in their painting. She’ll also be giving a slide-presentation twice during the day and will be discussing her trips to Africa and her work, how art is vital to global wildlife conservation, color theory, and how to make photographs dramatic.
Bear Right
Running is bad for your health. I’ve been saying that for years but, for some reason, people don’t listen to me. You still hear about people going out and running, and bad things happen to these people. I mean besides getting real tired. Well, I’ll bet Karen Williams will pay more attention to my column in the future.
Karen was running in the Valles Caldera Marathon in New Mexico recently, and was less than three miles fro ...
