“Boss” Lion Jim Heidelberg convened the weekly meeting of the Mason Lions Club on March 20. Thirty-three members attended the meeting along with today’s speaker and three guests, Lion Mark Kirby’s son, Tad, and two Mason High School seniors.
“Boss” Jim asked the seniors to introduce themselves. Tiani Tovar said after graduation she plans to attend Angelo State University and double major in Communications and Agribusiness.
31 teams, comprising of 242 Mason County participants are Walking Across Texas! This past week alone, participants walked 3557 miles with team Rehab Rockstars leading the way. Congratulations to Rehab Rockstars for walking a whopping 292.43 miles in a seven day period! The Rehab Rockstars will showcase their success by holding bragging rights to the Golden Shoe trophy for a week!
Over Spring Break two teams represented Mason High School at UIL State CX Debate. Joshua Fluhmann, the son of John and Andrea, and Raegan Palacio, the daughter of John and Deandra comprised one team. The other team representing Mason consisted of Grace Chapman, the daughter of Shain and Michelle, and Jenna Johnson, the daughter of Billy and Donna.
On March 5, Hill Country Memorial was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson HealthTM for the seventh time.
Formerly known as Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals, this study spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. based on publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction data.
Hill Country Memorial was one of nine Texas hospitals to receive the 100 Top Hospitals designation from Watson Health.
“We are honored to receive this reco ...
Wildfire season hit Texas early this year, emphasizing the need for farmers, ranchers and homeowners to be prepared, Mason County Farm Bureau President, Shannon Worrell said.
“It’s extremely important for everyone to take precautions and prepare their homes, barns and any other buildings,” Worrell said. “Fires can start suddenly and overwhelm even the best of us.”
One match, welding equipment, a careless fire or a cigarette can spark a wildfire, so stresses the importance of bei ...
Super Team
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jeff Guice, Mason
Guice led the Cowgirls to the Class 2A UIL State Girls Basketball Tournament for the first time in school history. A former All-West Texas Class 2A coach of the year honoree, Guice finally got his team past the regional finals hump after coaching the Cowgirls there the previous two years.
TEAM
Peyton Anastas, Mason
5-7, Jr., Forward
The District 27-2A offensive player of the year, Anastas was Mason’s best defender, always drawing ...
The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, March 13th, for it’s weekly luncheon meeting. I did not get a head count but the place was packed! In fact a few extra chairs had to be brought in. Among our guests were Richard & De Ann Johnson who presented the program, Lion Ted Smith’s Mother, Glenn Ruthven Jr., Sarah Ruthven, & Samantha Ruthven, guests of Lion Glenn Ruthven, & Forster Ntubsi, guest of Lion Michael Murphy.
“Boss” Lion Jim Heidelberg was back at the helm & after the guests were an ...
The warm weather is a welcome relief, but I have not seen any mesquite trees budding out so I expect we still have some cold weather on the way, even if it is just a few days till Easter. Spring Break is also over for the schools, so the students are back in class and looking at just a couple of months till graduation and summer activities.
