To memorialize the patients under their care this year, HCM Hospice is hosting a candlelight drive-through Celebration of Life on December 11 and 12, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Brune Campus parking lot, 820 Ruben Street in Fredericksburg.
“We at Hill Country Memorial Hospice are honored to have cared for patients and families throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic,” said Randa Kirchner, Hospice Administrator.
Hill Country Memorial recently delivered 83 bicycle helmets to Mason Elementary and Junior High Schools.
The helmets are a gift from HCM as part of their sponsorship support of Ian’s Foundation. Ian’s Foundation was founded in memory of Ian Christopher Fincke, son of HCMMG physician Christopher Fincke, M.D., Gastroenterologist, and wife, Stephanie Fincke, who passed away in 2008 at the age of 16 from a traumatic brain injury sustained during a skateboarding accident.
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Be sure to head out to the edge of town and admire the new “Welcome to Mason” signs courtesy of the Mason County Chamber of Commerce! Located at the Fort Mason City Park on Hwy 87 and a second location on Hwy 29. Board Members Curtis Donaldson, Rachel Martin, Rhea Van Delist, Jasmine Rodriguez, Jacob Beam Photo taken by Augusta Banner.
The FCCLA organization at MHS held a hand sanitizer drive at school to benefit the Mason VFD. 130 bottles of hand sanitizer were collected thanks to the many students, parents and community members that donated. Additionally, Ben Caswell with Shotwell Hydrogenics in Midland contacted the school and donated 214 bottles of hand sanitizer from his company.
We will close at noon today and remain closed on Thursday and Friday. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
New to the Library:
DVDS:
Antebellum
Bull Season 4
Hard Kill
Heart of the High Country
Schitt$ Creek, the Complete Series
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
Nonfiction:
Murder of Innocence by James Patterson (364.152 PAT)
“It’s impossible to resist Andrew Luster. He’s rich, charming, good-looking, and dozens of women have fallen under his spell.
The suggestion for this week’s column came from my friend and ranch neighbor, Hal Zesch. The Zesch family is one of the original German families that settled Mason County in the mid-1800s. The Zesches are known throughout the county for their stewardship of their family ranches, which have been protected, managed, enjoyed, and passed down through many generations.
The Hill Country CattleWomen (HCCW) presented BEEF to Food Pantries across the Hill Country. $100 gift cards for BEEF to be purchased at a Fredericksburg meet market were presented to the Mason Community Kitchen, Llano Food Pantry, Hill Country Dailey Bread Ministries in Boerne, Mason Community Kitchen, Kimble Meals on Wheels in Junction, Hill Country Veteran’s Center in Kerrville, Hill Country Community Action Association in San Saba and the Blanco County Community Resource Center
The Me ...
The Texas Bar Foundation awarded a grant this month to Bluebonnet CASA. The grant will provide items (ie: clothing, food, school supplies, camps, etc.) for our children that come into care after being removed from their homes by DFPS.
Since its inception in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $21 million in grants to law-related programs.
Dixie girl is now living with Second Chance volunteers while she waits for someone to adopt her. During the last week, we’ve been able to get to know Dixie better.
On the first day with her foster family, she explored her new surroundings and basked in the sun. On the second day, she tolerated a hose bath, but LOVED being towel dried.
Fredericksburg, Texas - Hill Country Memorial’s (HCM) Give Wellness campaign to renovate its Wellness Center has $428,953 left to raise of its $5,100,000 goal. As HCM looks to complete funding for this project, it is excited to announce that the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation has offered a challenge grant of $1,000,000, to be awarded if the balance is raised before the spring of 2021.
The HCM Wellness Center focuses on the full continuum of healthcare by keeping community members out of t ...
