Benefit for Dana Srubar Slated October 19

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An evening to benefit Dana Srubar in her battle against Metastatic Carcinoma is being held on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Shorty’s Bar in Winchester. Pulled pork sandwiches and sausage wraps will be available for purchase at 5 p.m. A live auction will start at 6 p.m. followed with music by Jeff Kimey at 8 p.m. Dana is the daughter of Joyce Herzog of Winchester. For more information contact Trish Herzog at (979) 639-1517 or Nikki Gooch at (979) 966-8144.

Guntown Showdown 

The BBQ Cookoff is scheduled for Oct. 11-12 in Winchester. Get your teams registered for this fun event. The cookoff will not be utilizing the land behind Shorty’s Bar this year but has planned for other locations, in Winchester, to set up your teams and pits. Categories for this year’s cookoff will be meats, brisket, pork spareribs (no baby backs,) and chicken; jackpot open; jackpot beans (pinto beans,) and Bloody Marys. Entry for meat category is $150. Entries for beans and Bloody Marys are $20 each. For more information contact Jake Franke at (979) 966-7416 or Trish Herzog at (979) 6391517. Make checks payable to Shorty’s Bar. All proceeds will go to Meals on Wheels Rural Capital Area to help feed older adults. Come on out and support this very important cause.

4-H Spaghetti Dinner 

Winchester Area Civic Association will be preparing the spaghetti dinner to benefit the Winchester 4-H Club on Sunday, Sept. 22 beginning at 11 a.m. The benefit is a “free will” donation, and you may either eat in or drive thru. Items still needed for the fundraiser is diced tomatoes and cash.

Scarecrow Fun Run 

The Scarecrow Fun Run is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 with an 8:30 a.m. start time. Start planning to participate in the fall fun run with the whole family. Scarecrows will be along the route, and you can come dressed in a scarecrow costume and compete in the “Best” scarecrow costume contest. All proceeds from the Run/Walk will benefit the Winchester Area Civic Association’s Scholarship Fund. If you are interested in sponsoring the event or would like to participate, please contact Michele Weth at sweetcity@aol.com or Karen Derr at karencderr@ gmail.com.

FLHS Oktoberfest 

Faith Lutheran High School’s annual Oktoberfest will be Saturday, Oct. 28. New this year will be The Battle of the Vines, in addition to The Battle of the Brew - both are home brew competitions, so start planning your brews now. Returning will be the traditional German meal, domino tournament, cornhole tournament, music, kids’ games, fellowship, and lots of fun.

Winchester Area Civic Assoc. 

The Winchester Area Civic Association is announcing a new award to be presented to an individual, group, organization, or business who has made a significant contribution in furthering the WACA work of community service. Nominees are to be residents of the greater Winchester area or if a business, their business area must include Winchester. Only current members of WACA may make a nomination through a written resume of the nominee’s contribution. Applications must be submitted by Nov. 1, 2024 to the current WACA secretary. The award will be presented at the WACA Christmas party.

Round Table Book Club The Round Table Book Club will not meet in July or August and has set the September meeting for Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. The selection for reading is “The Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters. Please mark your calendars.

75th Anniversary Calendar In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Winchester Community Center & Winchester Civic Association the association is working on a historic calendar to sell for 2025. Funds will be used for building maintenance/painting or scholarships. The association is looking for historic Winchester area pictures, buildings, people, family, or events. If you have any pictures that you might like included, please call Michele Weth at (281) 435-9245. Your pictures will be scanned and returned to you.

Quilt Block Trail 

Drive out to Winchester, pick up a map at Murphy’s or Zilss Hall, and enjoy viewing the 65 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. 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.

Zilss Community Hall 

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

The Little Free Library The Little Free Library is on the covered patio at Hall and is always open and has a variety of authors.

Birthdays 

Wishing happy birthdays to Colter Zoch-Sept. 10; Beverly Madison and Jon Hart-11; Caleb Burton-12; Carter Hill-13; Addison Fryer, Tom Atkins, and Sherwood Gersch -15 and Christie Murphy-16.

Anniversaries 

Anniversary congratulations are sent out Gina and Ryan Marek and Denise and Glenn Becker-Sept. 10; Stacy and Glenn Zoch-12.

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.