The City is continuing to move forward with the many summer jobs that are needed any every small community, including the work to provide for the pool to be open with the end of school. There has been one issue that has created a certain level of concern in the past week, and I would like to address this and provide up-to-date information to be sure that our residents and the community as a whole are aware of the considerations.
The benevolence of the Mason community was on full display this week as the Greater Works organization donated their facility to the Mason Ministerial Alliance. Greater Works is a non-profit organization birthed over 7 years ago to provide a home for the Mason Food Bank and to help meet other needs in the community such as provide a home for Mason Young Life.
The City of Mason is approaching a significant event next week with the retirement of our long serving City Secretary, Pattie Grote. Pattie has served the City as a faithful employee for 36 years and we have all grown accustomed to her many contributions and smiling presence in the City office every day.
On May 14 the Mason Lions Club met in general session at Nachos, with Samantha Whyte in diligent attendance, for its weekly meeting and heard about the most recent adventure of Ethan West.
At age 22, Mason’s own barber, young Ethan West, seeks adventure as part of his life. Last year’s adventure was a long and difficult hike up the Appalachian Trail, where he found danger, beauty, good people, and a physical challenge.
This year Ethan floated down the Llano River in a 14-foot kayak (w ...
4-H Photography Class teachers Kathy and Don Day are justifiably proud of students Kaymie Alba, Kristian Alba, Kayson Couvillon, Millie Marquart, Casey Montague, and Cypress Van Delist. Their solar graphs, created using pinhole cameras set out from November through mid-April, trace the annual path of the sun across the sky, and they’re amazing.
The Mason Lion’s Club conducted its weekly meeting at Nacho’s with Boss Lion Marty Bentson doing the gavel duties.The weekly fare consisted of a tasty Chicken Fried pork chop, green beans, salad and a loaded baked potato, mighty good, mighty tasty, thanks Lisa!
The program sponsor was Thom Canfield who brought a very informative presentation to the group.
It has been a very pleasant spring so far this year and the alternating rains and sunshine are bringing out the absolute beauty of God’s creation around us. I hope that you have a chance to spend many hours outside in this wonderful weather. One thing that we at the City are trying to get ahead of to help everyone enjoy the outdoors here in town is to start spraying for mosquitos.
On May 3-4, nine students from the Mason High School Academic Team competed at the 2019 State Academic Meet, and eight of those nine brought home medals.
Brooke Wheelock, a senior, led the way by winning a State Championship in Feature Writing. She wasn’t the only journalism competitor to have a successful day.
The Board of Trustees of MISD met for their regular meeting on April 23, 2019 at the MISD Administration Office. Board President Jeff Durst called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with members Jim Bob Smith, Julio Ramon, Tina Cantu-Navarro, Ryan Jordan, Treg Hudson and Kathryn Martin in attendance.
The West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association, a 118-county subregion of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT), has selected Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden as Official of the Year.
Some 200-plus county officials and guests honored Bearden as he accepted the prestigious honor at the Association’s 90th Annual Conference conducted in Amarillo April 23-26.
