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Saturday, December 12, is the day set aside to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, a very special day to Catholics and especially to anyone with ties to Mexico where Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego in 1531. Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Llano will hold a celebration in honor of Our Lady, as do many Catholic churches throughout the Americas on this special day.

Please make plans to attend The Journey to Bethlehem Drive-Thru Christmas Luminary. The Luminary will be held on Sunday, December 13, 2015, at Fort Mason City Park from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., weather permitting. Admission is free. Please note that there will NOT be a backup date this year. This beautiful event is sponsored by St.

On Friday, November 13, Mason High School hosted it's annual College and Career Day sponsored by the Career and Technology Department and Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). When the event originated 5 years ago most guests were Mason community members and representatives from nearby colleges and universities. It has grown to include not only our own successful community members, but other notables inlcuding NASA engineers, Rice University fellows and major universities su ...

Cliffa Gene Cook of Pontotoc, Texas passed from this life on December 2, 2015, at the age of 92. She was proceeded in death by her husband Ezra Glen Cook, her son Charles Ezra Cook and son-in-law Donald Ray Henderson. She was born August 30, 1923, in Llano, Texas, to Dawn (Spinks) Lange and Walter Lange of Pontotoc, TX. She graduated from Llano High School in 1940.

Patricia "Pat" Wagner passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the age of 70. She was born in Austin on March 8, 1945, to Edith (Kidd) and Floyd E.Kothmann. Pat married Phil Wagner September 4, 1965, in Mason, Texas. She was a teacher for many years and retired from Llano Independent School District.

A reminder that Saturday, December the 12th is the Community Christmas Party at the Peter's Prairie School- house at Camp Air. At 6:00 PM, friends and neighbors will gather to visit and enjoy a wonderful Barbeque meal with lots of sides and assorted desserts. If you have let the RSVP deadline pass and had planned to attend, give us a call at 258-4495 or email bhnme@hctc.net (by Friday). MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!

The Mason Punchers started the 2015-2016 basketball season at the Rocksprings Tournament winning all four games to take first place. The team played extremely well for the first games of the season passing the ball extremely well and attacking the basket to draw some early fouls in the game. Rebounding was also a key in their wins by averaging pulling down eight more rebounds per game than their opponents.

Llano River Region Adventures recently conducted its last, scheduled trip of the year by leading a group of Rice University students on the Llano River between Honey Creek Ranch and the James River Crossing. The group of mixed-discipline undergraduates, led by Rice University Earth Sciences Professor, Andre Droxler, was enjoying a field trip to Mason County to have a close look at the ancient Cambrian Stromatolite Reefs along the cliff faces in this section of the river.

Every day, I see folks on Facebook complaining about political correctness. There is griping and moaning about how people aren't allowed to speak their minds anymore without fear of the responses they'll get from the "PC Police." I guess I'm confused at what point it became more acceptable to be rude rather than polite in our society.

The Mason County 4-H took part in the District contest last week. Mason county was represented by 20 hardworking kids that had been practicing for the last 2 months. As a Team the Intermediates were 4th in sheep and goats Jay Ahlschwede was 4th in Sheep and Goats Rylan Jordan was 7th in Swine Senior Team was 3rd in Cattle, 4th in Sheep and Goats, 4th in Swine, 4th in Reasons and 4th Overall High Team Ryli Ruffin was 10th in Cattle, 5th in Sheep and Goats, 8th in Reasons Lucas Martin was 8th in ...