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On Thursday, August 8th, Maddy Heath & Shiloh Peaden addressed family members, members of the American Legion Fort Mason Post 285 and Auxiliary Unit 285, and other interested parties at the American Legion Post Hall. Maddy & Shiloh described their experiences to those present, including their campaigns for public office and their duties when elected.

The Mason County Historical Society’s annual meeting was held Saturday, August 3rd. The program led by Jeannie Berger was “Genealogy 101.” Ms. Berger is Hill Country native and descendant of four German immigrant families who settled in Gillespie and Mason Counties between 1845 and 1857. Ms. Berger, as a member of the Kerrville Genealogical Society, gave an in-depth workshop on tracing ancestors and a handout containing a long list of resources.

Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) released the following statement: “Representing the people of the 11th District of Texas has been an honor and privilege that I cannot adequately describe. Over the years, Suzanne and I have been blessed to work with the finest group of public servants. They have served unselfishly in an exemplary manner. “While serving in Congress, I have asked Suzanne and our family to make innumerable sacrifices.

7/1/19@925 EMS Responded to Lee St for a male who fell-no transport 7/1/19@1624 Deputy Horn Assisted by Deputy Lancaster responded to Kettner for a disturbance that resulted in an arrest of a male for assault family violence 7/1/19@1952 Deputy Moller Responded to El Paso St for a welfare check on an earlier assault victim 7/1/19@2044 Deputy Moller Spoke to a female about a civil problem with boyfriend 7/2/19@1540 Deputy Horn Responded to Morrow St for a welfare che ...

Boss Lion Michael Murphy gaveled the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. at Nacho’s Café on Tuesday July 30. Guests were John Cook and Emma Canfield. Presenter this week was Lions Dale Henry who introduced our speaker Lion Dale Henry. Lion Dale is also our treasurer serving the second year of a life sentence.

Last month, Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely insist on enjoying life to the fullest, thoroughly celebrated Christmas in July at the home of Rose Stein. We came, we saw, we ate, we ate some more, then we had yet another successful Chinese auction.

The July 15 City Commission meeting had a large outpouring of citizen interest, which is a great feature of Mason. We care deeply about the future of the community. We are small enough that most of of us know each other individually. In surveying the audience, I saw mostly people I know, and when I saw people who are not current friends of mine, I was able to see how we were connected. This energy and interest in the community is wonderful, and is one of the things that have kept Mason a gr ...

Boss Lion Michael Murphy gaveled the meeting to order at 12:30 PM at Nacho’s. The program Chair this week was Lion Jim Heidelberg. Lion Jim introduced two speakers; Lisa Goehmann and Lisa Heath. Lisa Goehmann spoke first and covered the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA). First, she thanked the Lions for their wonderful support every year.

Pictured are Nan Larrimore, Patti Grote and Sherie Clarkson. Nan and Sherie are Mason Study Club members who recently presented proceeds from the April Afternoon Tea fundraiser to the library. These funds will be used to complete the Discovery Garden. The Garden was created within the last few months and is located in the shaded area behind the main building.

KERRVILLE, Texas (July 16, 2019) - Schreiner University has named qualified students to its President’s and Dean’s List. To be eligible for the President’s List, full-time students must earn at least a 4.0 grade point average for the term, passing all classes, and have at least 12 hours credit for the term.