Zilss Hall Receives New Sign

Cemetery Decoration Day 

The annual Winchester Cemetery Decoration luncheon will not be held this year.

Members of the association should send their annual dues to Winchester Cemetery Association, 8315 FM 153. Winchester, Texas 78945. It is hoped that the members will continue visiting and decorating the cemetery the first Sunday in May as in years past.

Mother’s Day Event 

Accidental Catering by Pines Media is hosting a Mother’s Day Dinner event at Zilss Memorial Hall in Winchester on Sunday, May 12 from 5-7:30 p.m. Spend an evening filled with delicious food, great company, and heartwarming moments. Treat your mom to a night she will not forget surrounded by love and laughter. Do not miss this opportunity to show your appreciation for all that she does. Make your reservation today at pines-media.com or call (512) 772-5483.

Round Table Book Club 

“If the Creek Don’t Rise” is the book selected for the May read. The book has a colorful cast of characters and is the debut novel from Leah Weiss. Join the group to discuss the novel of a tenacious community of Baines Creek. Everyone is welcome.

Quilt Block Trail 

Drive out to Winchester, pick up a map at Murphy’s or Zilss Hall, and enjoy viewing the sixty-five quilt blocks displayed in our area on the Quilt Block Trail. The trail is self-driven, available at your convenience, and is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon viewing quilt blocks on fences, gates, barns, and houses that can be seen from the road. Wildflowers are blooming and the trail is even more beautiful. Winchester Barn Board Quilt Trail maps may be picked up at the Texas Quilt Museum, Casino Hall, the Wendish Museum, quilt stores, and other businesses in Giddings, Smithville, and La Grange.

Recycling Trailer 

The Winchester recycling trailer is located on the side of Zilss Hall on Memorial Hall Street. Please place your recycling in the appropriate bins. We would appreciate it if you made sure that you close the bins so that any trash will remain in the bins and not blow out. Reminder: these bins are not for household garbage. Please recycle items only.

Zilss Community Hall 

Anyone wishing to rent Zilss Hall should contact (512) 434-0292. The hall is inexpensive to rent and air conditioned. The hall is now available for your upcoming rental needs.

The Little Free Library The library is on the covered patio at Hall and is always open and has a variety of authors. Space is limited, so please, if you donate a book(s) look through the current selection and take as many as you leave. Also on the patio, there is a bulletin board available to post event notices.

Birthdays 

Wishing happy birthdays to Jena Althaus-April 30; Emma Adams and Kami Maldonado- May 1; Stacy Zoch-2; Belinda Bamsch, Colton Murphy and Evan Murphy-3; Katherine Leer-4; Kalli Montgomery- 5; Darline Warren and Wayne Brumback-6.

Anniversaries 

Anniversary congratulations to Jillian and Andrew Franke and Trish and Shane Herzog-May 1; and Karen and Daniel Kilian-4.

First United Methodist Church The Winchester First United Methodist Church has service on the first and third Sunday of the month at 9 a.m.

Shiloh Baptist Church The Shiloh Baptist Church is located on FM 153 at North Raymond Road. For more information, please contact Rev Paul Whitmill at (512) 629-- 1428.

St. Michael’s Lutheran 

The weekly worship service takes place at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning in the sanctuary. Following the worship service, you may gather in the Education Building for Bible Study and Sunday School beginning at 10:15 a.m. The Reverend Nate Hill is the pastor. You are welcome to visit.

In Our Prayers 

Kourtney Burton, Sam Gibbs, Bea Kilian, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, Colton Montgomery, Marceil Prestridge, and Layne Schramm.

Remembering Our Shut-Ins Charlene Franke, Evelyn Kasper, Lillian Pietsch, Thelma Kieschnick, and Audrey Koenning.

Calendar of Coming Events May 6-WACA monthly meeting at Zilss Hall at 7 p.m.

May 11-Farmer’s Market at Zilss Hall from 8:30 a.m. to noon May 12-Mother’s Day dinner at Zilss Hall at 5 p.m. Tickets required.

May 14-Young at Heart meets at Zilss Hall at 2 p.m.

May 14-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting at 7 p.m. at the Fire Dept.

May 21-Round Table Book Club meeting at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall reading “If the Creek Don’t Rise” by Leah Weiss.

Have News? 

If anyone has news to share with readers of the Winchester News column, contact Rhoda Gersch at (512) 2370842 or email rmgersch@yahoo. com.