Hill Country Cattlewomen honors Sierra Martin with a $2,500 Scholarship. Sierra is the daughter of Glen and Rae Ann Martin of Mason, Texas. She will be a senior this fall studying Animal Science Texas A&M University. She anticipates graduating in May of 2019. After graduation, she hopes to enter Chiropractic College in Pasedena with an emphasis onanimals.
Hill Country Cattlewomen are proud to award $22,000 in Scholarships to recipients in their 13 County District in 2018.
10-01-18@0941 Deputy Escobar provided a Welfare Check on Wilson St.
10-01-18@1330 Deputy Escobar and Deputy Lancaster responded to the Hill Country Inn for a Trespassing subject.
10-01-18@1548 Deputy Escobar responded to the Mason Clinic for a Disorderly Subject.
10-01-18@1630 Deputy Escobar responded to a Reckless Driver on Hwy 87. Driver was stopped.
10-01-18@2332 Deputy Kealer and DPS Eckert responded to multiple calls about Shots Fired on the S-curve.
10-02-18@1410 Deputy Escoba ...
Lion President Marty Bentson opened the October 30 meeting by recognizing the guests, Jan McCann and Kathryn McCann Stevens, wife and daughter of Lion Will McCann. Lion Bentson next introduced the visiting high school seniors and asked them to introduce themselves to the club. Senior Rudy Martinez introduced himself and said the he played football for the Punchers and intended to attend a technical school when he graduates.
Two weekends ago the Mason HS band went to Cedar Park for Regional competition. They received a 1st division from the judges and thus qualified for Area Marching competition.
This last weekend they went to Whitney for the Area D marching contest. 21 bands from around our area (which stretches from Harper over to Shiner and up to almost Fort Worth) competed for a chance to go to state.
Friday night was Mason's Homecoming, and the Punchers gave the hometown fans a decisive victory to go along with all the halftime festivities.
In the first quarter of the game, Mason quickly and easily set the tone of the game. Just a few minutes into the game, Chandler Buntyn made the first score on a 51-yard run.
At their monthly meeting, the Mason Study Club members enjoyed a scrumptious lunch hosted by Linda Kesler, Kathy Jordan, Carol Holmes, Alberta Birk, Dorothy Grote, and Rae Williams. Among other items, the hostesses served finger foods that were debuted in anticipation of the Club’s upcoming Spring Tea.
The members were also treated to a presentation by Patrice Searsy, Mason’s own designer.
The presentation recalls the captivity of a young Mason County girl and her journey through Mason and San Saba counties where, on a stone bluff in western San Saba County, you can see red prints with small fingers about 4 feet from the ground. These prints, as legend states, young Alice stood, her wrists tied with green rawhide which caused bleeding.
With the general hunting season for white-tailed deer just a few days away, landowners and hunters are reminded to use caution on all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
“More Texans have died in ATV-related accidents over the last 30 years than in any other state,” Shannon Worrell, Mason County Farm Bureau president, said. “They’re a popular way to get around the farm, ranch or deer lease, but that convenience also comes with a certain risk.”
There are more than 700 deaths and 100,000 inj ...
