Mason’s Scarlet Punchers, those intrepid women “of a certain age,” who absolutely insist on enjoying life to the fullest, celebrated Christmas with a December party at the home and Bed & Breakfast of “Mrs. Claus,” Mary Hemphill. 15 of Mason’s finest swept through a delicious pot luck luncheon like a herd of locusts, but with better table manners.
Otto Wofford: Overall MVP
Klay Klaerner: Co-Offensive MVP
Slone Stultz: Co-Defensive MVP
Jake Cockerham: Co-Defensive MVP
Chandler Buntyn: Utility Player of the Year
Lucas Martin: 1st Team Offense
Zach Norman: 1st Team Offense
Elijah Pinter: 1st Team Offense
Oscar Ortiz: 1st Team Offense; 1st Team Defense
Andrew Padilla: 1st Team Offense
Ethan Powell: 1st Team Offense
Roman Coe: 1st Team Offense; 1st Team Defense
Tyson Keller: 1st Team Offense; 1st Team Defense
Blake ...
Eminent domain tops the list of concerns Texas farmers and ranchers have as the next legislative session approaches.
“Our state population is growing rapidly, and eminent domain is being used more frequently,” Mason County Farm Bureau President Shannon Worrell said. “Private property owners in Texas need to receive a fair offer, transparency in the process and a level playing field when an entity decides to take their land for the good of the public.”
Eminent domain reform is one ...
A Very Happy New Year to each and every one of you! I know I am blessed to live in and serve this lovely community, and am looking forward to and believing 2019 will bring many good things that will benefit our town and citizens. We as a community celebrate the achievement of our state champion Puncher football team!
Three major city engineering projects are scheduled for 2019.
In most households, the Christmas tree and decorations are put away for another year, we have recovered from celebrating the New Year, and many of us are wondering how we are going to lose the extra pounds we gained in the past month. I hope each of you had a very blessed Christmas season and had opportunities to spend time with family and friends. As we look forward to the fresh calendar of 2019 there are certainly going to be many ways in which we can work together to continue the imp ...
Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects teachers within the school system to receive recognition for teaching citizenship principles to their students to further their patriotic senses to our great country and on December 10, we rewarded two teachers our Citizenship Education Awards to a 3rd grade teacher, Mrs.
The United Way of the Concho Valley held a raffle drawing on December 12th for a big screen television set donated by Texas State Bank. Anyone who made a donation to the 2018 United Way of the Concho Valley Campaign was eligible for entry into the drawing. The winner was Darla Pape of Mason.
The 2018 Campaign theme is "Imagine the Possibilities."
Last Tuesday the Mason Study Club celebrated its annual Christmas party at the newly redecorated home of Jan Appleby. The mood was unusually happy and festive for this stately group of ladies whose club actively supports the Mason Library.
The ladies displayed their usual Mason cooking abilities in their dishes and desserts, some of which were quite exotic and delicious, and definitely caloric!
The Mason County Livestock Show & Expo will be held Friday and Saturday, January 4-5 at the Fort Mason Park Community Building. Come join us for a great event and show your support for the youth of our community!
This year’s event is dedicated to long-time supporters of the stock show, Jimmy and June Scripps.
RECENTLY, THE OPERATION ROUND-UP Board of Directors at Central Texas Electric Cooperative approved a grant to the Hill Country Community Actions Meals on Wheels Program.
Hill Country Community Action Association’s Meals on Wheels program, which provides meals to senior shut-ins in Kingsland, Buchanan Dam and Sunrise Beach. The program includes senior nutrition and home delivered meals as well as someone to check in and talk to the seniors once a day.
