WACA Spring Fling Saturday; Scholarship Offered

The 7th Annual Spring Fling sponsored by the Winchester Area Civic Association will be held March 30 beginning at 9 a.m. with a pancake and sausage breakfast. Games, Easter Egg Hunt and pictures with the Easter Bunny will all be included in the fun morning. Come and bring your children and/or grandchildren.

The Winchester Area Civic Association (WACA) will be offering a $1,000 scholarship to a person(s) enrolled or enrolling in an institute of higher learning for careers in the professions helping in the community such as nursing, teaching, criminology/peace officer, fire sciences, dental, radiology/imaging, EMT certification/ paramedic. The Association feels careers in these areas serve our community and this is a way to show appreciation to those entering these fields.

To qualify, you must be a resident of the area serviced by Winchester Area Civic Association; be a senior attending or have attended a school in the area; enrolled in college or an approved program by the fall of 2024 and proof of enrollment. Or you must have been enrolled in college for at least one semester with a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Please submit by email, hand delivery or mail by April 24, 2024 to richardbarbschafer@ gmail.com or WACA Community Service Scholarship Committee, ℅ Barbara Schafer, 8945 Hwy 153, Winchester, Texas 78945 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. Soon wildflowers will be in bloom 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 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 Ethan Hankemeir-March 26; Krystel Burton-27; Ron Krautz, Jace Lehman and Will Bundick-30; Marie Schulz-31 and J. D. Kilian-April 1.

First United Methodist 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 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 26-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

March 26-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meets at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

March 30-WACA 7th Annual Spring Fling at Zilss Hall beginning at 9 .a.m.

April 1-Winchester Area Civic Association meeting at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

Have News? 

If you have news to share, contact Rhoda Gersch at (512) 237-0842 or email rmgersch@yahoo.com.