Winchester Area Civic Association Awards Scholarships

WACA Sets Future Dates At the monthly meeting of the Winchester Area Civic Association, it was announced that an Outdoor Children’s Movie Night would be held on June 8 at 8 p.m. on the lawn of Zilss Hall. Anyone attending is asked to bring their own drinks, lawn chairs/blankets and bug spray. Popcorn will be provided. The movie selection is to be determined.

Other dates determined were for the monthly Neighbors Night Out potlucks. They will be held at Zilss Hall at 6:30 p.m. on June 19, July 7, and Aug. 21. Each event will be hosted by WACA members and everyone from the community is invited. Please bring a dish to share.

WACA Needs Your Help In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Winchester Community Center and Winchester Civic Association the association is working on a historic calendar to sell for 2025. Funds will be used for building maintenance/painting or scholarships.

The association is looking for historic Winchester area pictures, buildings, people, family, or events. If you have any pictures that you might like included, call Michele Weth at (281) 435-9245. Your pictures will be scanned and returned to you.

Round Table Book Club “If the Creek Don’t Rise” is the book selected for the May read. The book has a colorful cast of characters and is the debut novel from Leah Weiss. Join the group to discuss the novel of a tenacious community of Baines Creek on May 21 at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. Everyone is welcome.

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. 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.

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 Beatrice Kilian and Jason Koenning-May 14; Matt Hepner-16; Scott Miller and Daniel Kasper – 17; Barbara Schaefer and Mikayla Peschke- 19.

Anniversaries 

Anniversary congratulations to Nikki and Brandon Gooch-May 19.

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 

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, and Layne Schramm.

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

Calendar of Events 

May 14-Young at Heart meets at Zilss Hall at 2 p.m.

May 14-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meets at 7 p.m.

May 21-Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall reading “If the Creek Don’t Rise” by Leah Weiss.

June 8-Childrens Outdoor Movie Night at Zilss Hall at 8 p.m.

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.