Four Mason High School students will compete at UT Austin on May 21st and 22nd during the UIL academic state meet. Senior Gideon Gonzales will compete in Ready Writing. Star Longoria (at left) returns to state in Prose Reading. Junior Lorri Ann Drazan (far right) advanced in informative speaking. Additionally, sophomore Jacki Drazan is attending as an alternate in headline writing.

The Municipal Elections held Saturday, May 12, resulted in some confusion due to the combined polling place for the City of Mason and the Hickory Underground Water District and the heavy turnout for each election. After very careful reconciliation of the voter signature pages and the voter lists that are kept for each district, on Monday the Presiding Judge of the City election could certify the returns and declare the election results correct.

The Tenth Annual Habitat for Humanity Spring Benefit will be this Saturday, May 19 at the beautiful home of Van and Willeda Rea, located east of Art. In what has become one of the highlights of the spring season, this year’s event is shaping up to be one of the best ever.

It would have been easy for the track team to look at the qualifying times going into the state track meet and say “oh well we had a great year,” but that just wouldn’t be the PUNCHER WAY. The 1600 meter relay team for Mason had the eighth qualifying time out of the nine teams competing and were four seconds behind fastest three teams.

A Health and Wellness Program Offered by the Wesley Nurse Health Ministries™ The Wesley Nurse at First United Methodist Church invites you to take part in a free Lunch ‘N Learn program open to all citizens in the Mason area. The focus of the program is epilepsy awareness. This program is aimed at providing education on epilepsy.

Chance Stockbridge went 2-4, helping Mason to a 6-1 victory over Benevides on Saturday at S.A I.S.D Sports Complex. He tripled in the third inning and singled in the sixth inning. There were many good approaches at the plate, by the Mason Punchers, Saturday night. With the wind blowing across the stadium, several hard hit balls were held up for outs.

Grace Christian School cordially invites friends to join in the celebration of twenty-five years of operation. Friday, May 18th, at 6:30 p.m., 516 N. Robin Ave. There will be a brief award ceremony followed by an informal meal (No Charge). RSVP will be appreciated. (347-5417 or 347-5811).