Kaydin Gooch Named Taste of Winchester Master Chef

The Taste of Winchester was held this year with the Master Chef award being given to Kaydin Gooch. In the young people division, Chef in Training - Kennedy Breeden, Sous Chef Appetizer - Kaydin Gooch; Sous Chef Desserts - Jack Carter and Sous Chef Main Course Kaydin Gooch. In the adult division, the appetizer category was won by Margaret Atkins; main course category - Barb Schafer; and desserts category - Dinah Breeden. The homemade sausage category was won by Kaydin Gooch.

Domino Tournament 

The 29th annual domino tournament and fried chicken dinner, sponsored by WACA, has been set for Sunday, Feb. 18 at the St. Michaels’s Park Pavilion in Winchester, with dinner beginning at 11 a.m. The tournament will start at 1 p.m with both “Straight” and “42” dominos being played. Dinner will be $15 a plate and the registration for the tournament will be $10 per player. There will be a silent auction and dinners of “to go orders” available.

Barn Board Quilt Trail Wanting to take a drive in the country. Then 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. 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. 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, recyclable 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 will be unavailable for rental in January 2024, due to renovations.

Winchester Area VFD 

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 one of the weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station in Winchester.

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 Kyle Pease-Feb. 14; Brandon Gooch and Kaydin Gooch -16; and Melissa Pinter-18.

First United Methodist Church The Winchester First United Methodist Church has services 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. Have News?

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