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Dinah 4 Ranch Christmas A free community Christmas event will take place west of Winchester at 1231 Hwy. 153. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and will feature a lighted walking trail, Santa visits, children’s activities, and refreshments. The Dinah 4 Ranch Christmas will be open on Dec. 8-9; 16-17; and 22-23 from 6-9 p.m. Santa will be present between 6:308:30 p.m.

Food Donation Drive

The Winchester 4-H will be sponsoring a food drive to benefit the AMEN Food Pantry on Dec. 6-20. All donations should be non-perishable items and be dropped in the donation box at the Narthex of the St. Michael’s Lutheran Church.

It is 4-H Poinsettia Time The Winchester 4-H club members are taking orders for the purchase of poinsettias for Christmas. You may order red, white, and pink at $12 each. Orders will arrive tentatively on Nov. 30. For more information, contact a 4-H member.

Round Table Book Club The Winchester Round Table Book Club’s next meeting will be on Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. The book to be discussed is “West With Giraffes” by Lynda Rutledge. The book is a historical saga of the twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. All are welcome.

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.

Barn Board Quilt Trail

This summer is the perfect time to 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. 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.

Zilss Community Hall

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

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 Elna Koenning and Bryan Burton-Nov. 22; Grant Pease -25; Sam Appleman and Raymond Matthijetz-27.

First United Methodist Church

The Winchester First United Methodist Church has service on the first and third Sunday of the month at 8:30 a.m. The Rev. Patricia Zaiontz-Newcomer 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. You are welcome to visit.

At this year’s Christmas Eve Service, the children of the congregation will perform the program. If you would like your child or grandchild to participate, please plan to have them attend all rehearsals for the children’s program. Rehearsals will take place during the Sunday School Hour each week and begin Nov. 26.There will also be a final rehearsal at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20. To ensure that the children aprepared for their songs and speaking parts, attendance at each of the December rehearsals is mandatory. Please contact Amanda Hart at (979) 540-0600 or another member of the Board of Education for more information.

Poinsettias At Christmas St. Michael’s Lutheran Church will soon be celebrating the birth of our Lord on Christmas. They would like to have Poinsettias in the church for the Christmas Season. They will be selling Poinsettias with the proceeds going to the LWML. The Poinsettia plants will cost you $10, will have 4 to 6 blooms, and will be fully dressed.The plants will remain in the church until after the New Year’s Eve Service when you may take them home. Please place your order with Mirlyn Griffin no later than Sunday, Nov. 26. Be sure to designate what you want printed in the bulletin (Memorial or Honorarium) about your Poinsettia. Sorry, no late orders can be accepted.

Calendar of Events

Nov. 21-Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall, “West With Giraffes” by Lynda Rutledge.

Nov. 28-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall .

Nov. 28-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meets at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station. Have News?

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