The Mason High School One Act Company competed at the district competition last Thursday at Kerrville Tivy High School. Their play, Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley, was presented and earned the award to advance to the Area Competition. Each cast member received acting awards: Best Actress – Cassie Benefield, All-Star Cast – Claudia Canfield, Honorable All-Star Cast – Elliot Bibb, Caroline Hudson and Katherine Koock.

Blooms in Sunshine is the new quilt on display at the Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library. Doreen Cardenas made the quilt, and it reminds one of a spring garden with its bright florals and sunshine-yellow background. Be sure to come in so that you can see the intricate details—it is a work of art!

During Monday's regularly scheduled meeting of the Mason County Commissioners' Court, the two most time consuming matters for the group involved courthouse repairs and EMS staffing. During the discussions on the current renovations and repairs to the courthouse building, Commissioner Stephen Mutschink shared his observations of the work that has been conducted thus far, and discussed some of the tasks that still remain to be done before the project can be termed completed.

H-E-B and Texas Nature Project proudly announce our continued partnership in bringing Sustainable Leadership Workshops to Mason. For the fifth year in a row, H-E-B is funding our Spring series of eight, six-hour Saturday workshops for college students from all over Texas. Spencer Bierschwale has been a favorite faculty guest, as have so many in our community, and from all over Texas.

Sometimes that is wonderful. (you get a job; a child graduates) At other times Change can really set you back. (you get very ill; you are laid off) The Mason Food Bank assists people with their food needs during times of difficult change and emergencies. A job loss, fire or accident can create immediate needs.

One of our favorite stops on the Art Walk is the Artisan Gallery, owned by painter Sue Kaan, featuring 100% Mason artists and artisans in media from oil to wool to silver. The Artisan Gallery is both grateful and excited to be celebrating our Fourth Anniversary in April. Part of this anniversary celebration invites naturalists in the area to visit anytime to examine a special cube of Mason Nature and to identify the over 40 distinct bio-facts brought together for this occassion.

The Mason High School One Act Company began the competition season last Thursday in Sonora. Their play, Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley, was presented at the zone competition and earned the award to advance to the District Competition. Each cast member received acting awards: Best Actor – Elliot Bibb, Best Actress – Caroline Hudson, All-Star Cast – Claudia Canfield, Honorable All-Star Cast – Cassie Benefield and Katherine Koock.

Mason art students competed in the Regional Visual Art Scholastic Event on February 23 in Brady. Out of eight works of art advancing to the state competition five were from Mason High School. The state competition will be held on April 5th and 6th in College Station. Students advancing to state are from left to right are: Alondra Balderas, Ashlyn Brandenberger, Abby Nash, India Airheart, Bria Martinez (not pictured).

Marie Beaver sent this great photo of a late winter rainbow taken from Ranch Road 386.

Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 5:00 PM in the Elementary/Jr. High Library 2nd - 4th grade parents are invited to join us for an informational meeting regarding the upcoming STAAR Test. Topics to be covered include: · Changes from TAKS to STAAR · Testing format/What test will look like · What Mason Elementary is doing to prepare for STAAR · What parents can do to help their child prepare for STAAR

The Bluebonnet Study Club 42 Tournament was a relaxing and enjoyable event. Bill Placker and Lorine Metz won prizes for high scores. Lorine Metz also won as the oldest player and Mary Jane Henrich took home the prize for the youngest player. Thanks for everyone who came and played. On Monday, March 18, 2013, the Bluebonnet Study Club held their regular monthly meeting and competed in games of Memory Madness and Trivial Pursuit.

Iglesia Bautista El Divino Salvador is celebrating its three year anniversary on March 23, 2013!!! Come help us kick off our $100,000 fund drive to remodel the beautiful, historic church, located on Highway 87 North between Zavala's and Stripes. We will have special music and we will be selling hot dogs and drinks to do some much needed repairs to the sanctuary.

The Mason Study Club held a short meeting on Tuesday, March 12th. Two items of business were discussed. The first item regarded the upcoming Ham sale, with the order deadline being Saturday, March 16th, and the delivery date being Saturday, March 23rd. The second order of business concerned the proposed slate of officers for the 2013-2014 year. The nominees recommended by the nominating committee were unanimously approved.

The Mason Co. M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library has chosen Johnnie Moreno II from Brady, Texas, as the Artist of the Month. Mr. Moreno recently joined the Fine Arts Association of the Hill Country. While Moreno can work in many other media, his signature technique is reverse art on glass.