Dia de Los Muertos is a jubilant and festive celebration that unites the family and establishes a sense of common identity. Among other activities, families create and decorate altars to commemorate multiple, or one, deceased family members. To most families, creating an altar is a ritual to welcome, connect with, and joyfully remember their ancestors.
The 66th Mason County Farm Bureau County Convention was held on Tuesday October 13, 2015, at 6:00p.m. The theme for the evening was Texas Patriotic. The evening began with Vice President Randy Kruse introducing himself and thanking all for their attendance and continued support of the Farm Bureau. Pastor Dave Bennefield gave the invocation which was followed with Texas Deadwood Barbeque serving approximately 150 guests a traditional BBQ meal.
After the meal Vice President Randy Kruse welcomed t ...
The Mason County Grand Jury met in regular session on October 16, 2015, and returned the following indictments.
Teresa Toeppich - DWI 3rd or more
James McGowan – Possession of a controlled substance
Erasmo DelToro - Unauthorized use of a Motor Vehicle
Judith Burkett - Possession of a Controlled Substance
Justin Allen - Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
The Hext Volunteer Fire department will be having their annual fundraiser on Saturday October 31st. from 11:00 to 4:00 at the old Hext schoolhouse on Hwy. 29.
The men of the fire department will be cooking the fish, French fries and hushpuppies and the ladies will be cooking all the trimmings including beans, coleslaw, corn salad, and deserts.
There will be a raffle of about 80 items including 6 guns, and a silent auction with numerous items including baked goods.
7th
Our seventh grade Punchers played a hard fought game against Junction. A low scoring game but a very much improved game. The boys came out with a lot more intensity and played the way that they know how to with a 14-0 win over the Eagles.
Scoring for the 7th grade Punchers: a 25 yard pitch pass from Tyler Schmidt to Aeron Dayton with a 2 point conversion by Tyler Schmidt to follow; a 70 yard kickoff return by Aeron Dayton.
8th
Eighth grade came to play on Thursday.
Last week the JV traveled to Junction to take on the Eagles for the second time this year.
The Punchers started off with the ball and drove it down the field on a 10 play 60 yard drive that was caped off by Fernando Torres on a 3 yard touchdown run.
Hi Gerry,
I have a suggestion that might solve the problem of portable toilets at the golf course being vandalized.
Paint a Texas flag on the porta-johns. Better yet, paint the entire porta-john as a Texas flag.
The Chamber could commission the art classes at the High School to paint and decorate them.
Or the Chamber could have a Porta-Potty Paint-Off.
Or businesses in town could requisition a porta-john to paint and decorate for a prize of some sort.
I'm not guaranteeing this will work to keep ...
The score from Friday night's victory of the Mason Punchers over the Junction Eagles doesn't begin to tell the tale of what a hard-fought game it was.
The Punchers took the opening kickoff and began a slow, steady drive down the field. It would take almost half of that first quarter before Seth Hudson was finally able to break out on a quarterback keep and dive seven yards across the goal line.
Alfred Lee Koerner, of Arlington and formerly of Mason, passed away on Sunday, October 11, at the age of 76.
Alfred was born in Mason on June 30, 1939, to Eddie Rudolph Koerner and Iva Keith Koerner. He was raised in Mason. On August 3, 1973, Alfred married Sue Goss in Abilene.
Aloise Kuykendall, formerly of Midland, passed away on Monday, October 12, at the age of 90.
Mrs. Kuykendall is survived by her daughter Karen Kuykendall Collins and husband Scott of Trophy Club, Texas, two grandsons Tyler James Collins and Chase Allen Collins, both of Trophy Club and several nieces and nephews.
