Effective January 1, 2020, Mason Bank has named Amanda McMillan as Senior Vice President, Audit - Investments, along with naming Jennie Armes, Irene Martinez, and Sheri Simon as Vice Presidents of the bank. “On behalf of our board of directors, I’m proud to announce these promotions of some of our key employees who contribute daily to the success of our bank and our community.
The 9th of January was National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and to honor our local defenders of the law, the Mason Post 8554 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars had the pleasure of having about 30 of our Esteemed Group as our guest for a lunch at Mi Pueblo Restaurant, Wednesday, the 8th, as well as our EDITOR OF THE NEWS.
I am excited about what our new year, our new decade, holds for our wonderful community.
LONG TERM PLANNING WORKSHOPS: We are starting the new year off by each commissioner volunteering to assist in planning for our city’s future projects. In October, the Commission accepted my recommendation to form a City Committee for long term planning, comprised of all the Commissioners that will meet throughout the year in workshops.
Boss Lion Michael Murphy gaveled the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. at Nacho’s Café on January 7.
We had a Board of Director’s Meeting prior to this meeting.
The main subject was whether to do a 5k 10k event this year. No Lion has volunteered to oversee the 5k 10k, so it appears that we will not do it this year.
It was our major fundraiser for quite a few years.
The last two articles I have written have included information regarding the spring municipal elections and the opportunity our residents have to consider serving our community. I have been asked a number of times during the past several weeks if I intend to run again for Mayor and my answer is the same as it has been for the past two years, “I have served as Mayor long enough and it is now time for someone else to take up that job.” I suspect a few citizens are beginning to believe me, b ...
Grand Champion Market Steer
Aspen Martin
Buyer: Star S Ranch
Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer
Angela Huffman
Buyers: Capital Farm Credit, FLBA, Joe David & Heather Yates, Joe David Yates & Associates
Grand Champion Breeding Heifer
Jarrett Worrell
Buyers: Jimmy & June Scripps
Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Heifer
Fisher Bradley
Buyer: Red Rock Ranch
Senior Cattle Showmanship
John Finn
Intermediate Cattle Showmanship
Fisher Bradley
Junior Cattle Showmanship
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Grand Champion Market Steer
Aspen Martin
Buyer: Star S Ranch
Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer
Angela Huffman
Buyers: Capital Farm Credit, FLBA, Joe David & Heather Yates, Joe David Yates & Associates
Grand Champion Breeding Heifer
Jarrett Worrell
Buyers: Jimmy & June Scripps
Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Heifer
Fisher Bradley
Buyer: Red Rock Ranch
Senior Cattle Showmanship
John Finn
Intermediate Cattle Showmanship
Fisher Bradley
Junior Cattle Showmanship
...
Texas residents will receive an invitation early this new year to participate in the 2020 Census, and an accurate count is important for the state, especially rural Texas.
In February or March, a postcard will ask each Texas home to respond to a short census questionnaire online, by phone or by mail.
The 2020 Census marks the first time that responses can be submitted online.
The results of the census determine the number of seats each state will have in the U.S.
With the days off and multiple parties and gatherings behind us, as well as a successful Stock Show for our youth, now it is now time to start working on the New Year and making this the best decade of progress and service we have seen in Mason. At the City we are working toward some major improvements as well as looking at several of the less visible challenges, and we are looking to see what is the best way to make these needed improvements.
In the immortal words of the noted poet Eric Burdon, and echoed by everyone in my High School Class of ‘69, “we gotta get outa this place!” Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely insist on living life to the fullest, have taken this quote to heart for our inaugural get-together of 2020, as we hit the road for a field trip to scenic Brady, Texas.
But first, a recap of our fabulous Christmas party, celebrated at the home of “Mrs.
