Taste of Winchester Set for Saturday, Jan. 25

On Saturday, Jan. 25 join the cooks of Winchester at the Taste of Winchester. The Taste will start at 4:30 p.m. at Zilss Hall and will have categories of appetizers, main course, desserts and mac and cheese. All ages are welcome to compete in the event.

Winchester Book Club 

The book club will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. The book to be discussed is “Where Butterflies Wander” a novel by Suzanne Redfearn. Please come.

All are welcome.

Winchester 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, Zilss Hall, Murphy’s Steakhouse, 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.

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 Hadley Deters-Jan.14; Chuck Breeden and Dillon Miertschin-15; Lucas Clowers- 16; Ed Dykes-17; Angel Clowers and Sharon Teinert- 18; Linda Krautz and Shane Herzog-19 and Sharon Clowers-20.

Anniversaries 

Anniversary congratulations are sent to Sarah and Lucas Cavett-Jan. 16; and Sandi and Matt Hepner-19.

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

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 Rev. Nate Hill is the pastor. You are welcome to visit.

In Our Prayers 

Those on the prayer list include: Kourtney Burton, Sherwood Gersch, Mitzi Haschke; Sam Gibbs, Bea Kilian, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, Colton Montgomery, Dana Srubar, Layne Schramm, and Sharon Teinert.

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

In the US Armed Forces US Air Force: Nathan Brothers, Langley, Va.; Ryan Spray, San Antonio; US Army: Caleb Burton, Ft. Carson, Colo.; Warren Evans, Fort Bragg, N.C.; Jake Hagood, Ft. Hood; Byron Taylor, South Korea; Seth Lopez, Army Reserve National Guard, Egypt; Kaleb Pyle, Ft. Bliss; US Marines: Damien Hernandez, San Diego, Calif.; Kevin Gonzalez, San Francisco, Calif.; Dylan Robbins, Jacksonville, N.C.; US Navy: Christopher Brand, Great Lakes, Ill.; US Coast Guard: Brett Smith, Corpus Christi; Texas National Guard: Erik Vallejo, US Border.

Calendar of Events 

Jan. 14-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall for games and light lunch.

Jan. 14-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

Jan. 21-Winchester Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

Jan. 25-Taste of Winchester begins at 4:30 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

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.