The Fredericksburg Minor Little League Softball Allstars team took home the District 26 championship Wednesday night, in Fredericksburg, with awin over Blanco 13-3.
The girls played really well going undefeated throughout the tournament with wins over Burnet 11-3, Kerrville 22-4, and Blanco 13-2.
Strong pitching by Ashlyn Rausch, great defense by Anabelle Sanchez who went 4-4 and drove in 5 runs, a strong bat from Lauren Danz who went 3 for 4, and an outstanding defensive snag at 2nd base by Ki ...
Join us Saturday, July 9th, for a washer pitching tournament BENEFITTING THE MASON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT at the Community Building.
Registration will begin after the parade (approximately 11:30). It will be a double elimination tournament with championship being best two out of three. Entry fee is $40 per team. 1st place wins custom handmade buckles courtesy of CA Cattle Co., 2nd place wins Yeti roadies courtesy of the Hicks Family, 3rd place wins custom washers courtesy of Mason Greenstar ...
4th of July
For our Post's 4th of July celebration we will have a float in the Round Up parade. All veterans are invited to ride the float.
The next post meeting will be held on July 19th at 6:30 p.m., at Post on Post Hill Street.
All questions about Mason VFW may be directed to Lawrence Spell, post commander, at 325 429 6224.
We would like to invite all veterans to join our Faces of Freedom float for the Round Up Parade on Saturday, July 9th.
Please meet in front of the pharmacy between 9:30-9:45a.m.
All of our WWII veterans will be honored as the parade’s Grand Marshal this year.
Immediately following the parade the WWII veterans will be dropped off at the new Grunts Frozen Yogurt shop on the square by the Chamber of Commerce for a free ice cream.
Sterling Sam Jordan was inducted into the U. S. Navy at the Navy Recruiting Station in San Antonio, Texas. His father, Ernest Max Jordan, had told him to get into anything but the infantry (Army World War I). Sterling volunteered for the Navy.
He was sent by train to the Naval Training Center, San Diego, California on October 4, 1944 for his basic training.
Night in Old Fredericksburg will present the new Sommerzeit Festival on Saturday, July 16, in conjunction with the Gillespie County Pari-Mutuel Horse Races held that Saturday and Sunday, July 16-17.
Sommerzeit is German for “Summer Time.” According to the host Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, this event celebrates the cultures of the Hill Country, and features a Mexican Mercado, Cowboy Grill, and Night in Old Fredericksburg Biergarten.
Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age” who absolutely insist on enjoying life “to the max,” took their show on the road in June as they journeyed to Fredericksburg for lunch at Pastabella. Judging by some of the comments overheard (“I’d like to take off all my clothes and roll around in this sauce,” “let’s come back here again immediately,” etc.), we deemed the outing a huge success.
7:00 a.m. - street closings for floats
Westmoreland & Post Hill...jail
Post Hill & Schmidt...library
Post Hill & Bryan...swimming pool
Bryan & Moody (east)...Historical Bldg.
All float entries have to check in on Post Hill Street by the jail and will line up as they arrive.
Float entries that are being towed may off-load at the library parking lot and leave those vehicles there to re-load.
Those that are riding horses in the parade should park in the creek bottom just north of t ...
The 2015-2016 Mason County Queen’s Court would like to thank the Community of Mason for supporting them throughout the year. We live in such an amazing and generous town that continues to support each other in all endeavors. The girls were proud to represent Mason at each parade and will cherish the friendships they made along the way.
The Mason County Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to join us for our 52nd Annual Round-up Celebration!
Kick off for this weekend long celebration will begin Thursday, July 7th with the Mason County Team Roping Event sponsored by Karen and Dennis Townsend. For more information, please call Dennis Townsend at 325-456-8635.
On Friday July 8th, the Mason Rodeo Association will host a 4-D barrel race beginning at 8:00 p.m.
