The countdown is on for Mason's first Fall Art Fest scheduled for this Saturday, October 31 from 11-4pm. Artists of all shapes and sizes from the Texas Hill Country will be taking to the sidewalks with their creative endeavors. Some will even be working their magic right before our eyes!
Texas born award winning sculptor Irene "Cookie"
Mark Hierholzer will be presenting a concert of free improvisation on the piano at Hill Country Evangelical Free Church, 107 East Lower Crabapple in Fredericksburg at 3 PM on Sunday, November 8.
Hierholzer is director of the Fredericksburg Chorale and the German Choirs. He performs his compositions and improvisations regularly in Fredericksburg and surrounding areas.
It's been a very busy month! The Board of Directors and I have been working very hard on our largest fundraiser of the year, Wild Game Dinner. Proceeds from this event help maintain Chamber office expenses and promote tourism to Mason. I would like to introduce you to our Board of Directors: President – Brandy Neece, Vice President – Sabin Nelson, Treasurer – Chad Schmidt, Secretary – Courtney Nix, Christina Gonzales, Jared Henrich, Monica Hinckley, Crockett Keller, Robert Owens, Tammy ...
The Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 PM, Monday, November 2, at the Hill Country University Center, 2818 East US Hwy 290 in Fredericksburg.
Club members Ryan Behrends, Mark Ward and Jack Petersen will talk about the three club telescopes available for members to borrow.
Earlier this year, a local amateur astronomer passed away, and his wife, Susan Weddington, donated his telescopes to Hill Country Astronomers.
Hill Country Memorial Hospital Foundation is hosting an annual Wills Clinic Thursday, November 5, at the Fredericksburg Inn and Suites Barons Creek Conference Center which is located at 201 South Washington Street, in Fredericksburg.
The HCMH Foundation is sponsoring the event as a free public service to the community. The clinic will begin at 1p.m.
It's that time of year! The Mason County Chamber of Commerce Wild Game Dinner is scheduled for November 14, 2015 at the Ft. Mason Park Community Building. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. This year we are giving away 40 + guns including a unique, original Henry Rifle.
Helen M. Smith, 78 of Victoria passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015. She was born in Brady, TX on December 5, 1936, to Bill and Marie Schooley Morgeson.
Helen retired from the City of Victoria and the County Treasurers' office after 25 years.
She is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth (Robert) Johnston, Theresa (Gaylen) Youngblood both of Victoria; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L.
The Mason Volunteer Fire Department received a check for $150 recently from Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies as an expression of thanks fro the department's work on the property of Mike Merrill.
The money will be used for their loss prevention program.
The Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies pay fire departments this amount when the department works at a fire in rural areas, involving property insured by them.
The Insurance Company believes fire departments have contributed to reduce the ...
The Fine Arts Association of the Hill Country is hosting a sale of 5" x 7" paintings by member artists, on Saturday, October 31, from 8:00 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Topaz Bakery. All paintings will be sold for the price of $20 each and all funds will go into the FAAHC Scholarship Fund.
On November 7, 2015, the Castell School will be serving homemade chili, cornbread, desserts and all the trimmings from 11:00 a.m. until 3 p.m., or as long as it lasts.
You will be able to drive through the old Castell schoolyard in "Downtown" Castell and get your chili and fixings to go, or "come on in"
