Farmer’s Market Saturday in Winchester

The first Farmer’s Market for 2024 will be held March 9 beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Zilss Hall in Winchester. Vendors may sign up on site for a $10 fee. Several individuals will be having garage sales in the community also. Please stop by.

Winchester Area VFD March 12 is the date set for the annual public meeting of the WAVFD meeting. A 6 p.m. social will be held at Zilss Hall followed by a 6:30 p.m. meeting with election of officers for the 2024 year. A meal will follow the meeting. Supporters in our responding area are welcome to come participate in the evening. The WAVFD is looking for fire department volunteers. Due to the retirement of many of the older volunteers, new fire department personnel are needed. Training is provided. If you have questions, please contact one of the current firefighters for information about how you can join or attend this annual meeting.

Annual Spring Fling 

The Winchester Area Civic Association will sponsor its annual Spring Fling on Saturday, March 30. More information will be coming in future columns. Mark your calendars now to enjoy breakfast and visit the Easter Bunny.

Winchester 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. Soon wildflowers will be blooming and the trail is 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 and air conditioned. The hall is now available for rentals.

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 Karen Robbins and Tommy Franke-March 5; Joseph Lehmann, Ron Kaiser, and Saydee Hart-6; Markus Wilson- 7; Kaitlyn Robbins-8; and Marvy Gibbs-9.

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, contact Rev. Paul Whitmill at (512) 629-1428.

St. Michael’s Lutheran Church 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, Mary Lehmann, Lillian Pietsch, Thelma Kieschnick, and Audrey Koenning. Calendar of Events

March 12-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall; annual Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting at 6 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

March 26-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall; Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

March 30-WACA Spring Fling at Zilss Hall.

Have News? 

If anyone has news to share with readers of the Winchester News column, contact Rhoda Gersch at (512)237-0842 or email rmgersch@yahoo.com.