Alex Howard Grosse was born February 4, 1925, on the best street in Mason, Rainey Street. His parents were Alex Egon and Alma Willmann, brother Billy Dick, and sister Jewel Grosse. He attended Mason schools and after graduating he joined the Navy. He served on the eastern U.S. coast during World War II.
Lonnie was born to Leonard J. Sturdivant and Iva Mae Keith Sturdivant on January 21, 1956, in Hobbs, NM.
Lonnie was in Little League and Agriculture as a boy. He was always busy. Lonnie began driving big rigs and tractors at 15 years of age. I'm sure his favorite pastimes were roping in the rodeo and fishing.
The Mason County Republican Women will hold their first luncheon meeting of the new year at noon on Wednesday, January 20 in the Stribling Room of the Mason County Library. The guest speaker will be Attorney Mark Pulliam from Texans for Lawsuit Reform. Mr. Pulliam has had a long and distinguished career in litigation with a specialty in Labor and Employment Law.
Members and quests begin gathering at 11:30 with the luncheon starting promptly at noon.
Please RSVP to Mary Carlman at 325-347-2290 b ...
Angelo State University conferred 440 undergraduate and graduate degrees upon 436 graduates during 2015 fall commencement exercises Dec. 12 in San Angelo, Texas.
Areas of undergraduate academic study at ASU lead to the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Border Security (B.B.S.), Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Bachelor of Cultural Competence and Security Studies (B.C.C.S.S.), Bachelor of Cultural Fluency and Security Studies (B.C.F.S.S.), Bachelor of Fine Arts ...
The City of Mason will be holding a City Election, Saturday, May 7, 2016. City positions up for election this year are: Mayor At-Large, City Commissioner District 1 and City 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 beginning Wednesday January 20, 2016 until Friday February 19, 2016.
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Blankety-blank.
What a funny word.
Blank.
Rhymes with bank, sank, and tank.
Also dank, rank, and yank.
But its history isn’t blank.
The word originally was “blanc” (“white”).
Comes from Middle English and Old French.
According to trusty Webster.
From there it went to Frankish “blank.”
(Frankish? Is there a Fredish?)
The Frankish word means “white, gleaming.”
Akin to Old English “blanca.”
Meaning “white steed.”
And that got convoluted with Indo-European
It has been quite busy in our household. Amber is back in school part time. John would rather be in school part time. The old folks are making the usual round of doctors. The weather is not too hot or too cold. Life is good.
The trustees of Art United Methodist Church will have a meeting January 20 at 6 pm.
Happy New Year! It is almost time for our 2016 Annual Awards Banquet. This year we have some very exciting changes and the event is taking on a somewhat classy flare. The event will take place at the Ft. Mason Community Building on February 18th at 6:00 p.m. At this time, we will recognize our 2015 Business of the Year, Business Man of the Year, Business Woman of the Year, Public Servant of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Educator of the Year and Hall of Fame Individual.
For the last few months, I have been thinking about some of what Reader’s Digest called “The most Unforgettable Characters” of our area and some of the activities of each that was worthwhile to mention and I think I have come up with a few that will bring back THOSE TIMES.
I am sure that many of you still remember my brother,” Cub” Hight who was a resident of the London area most of his life.
One doesn’t hear much about dares anymore, and rarer still are “double dog dares.” Well, Stephenville’s Debbie Beverly issued dares to members of Cub Scout Pack 18 in both 2014 and 2015.
They’ve responded, easily topping the goals she set for annual popcorn sales. The proceeds cushion costs of meetings, outings, awards and such.
