Winchester Area Civic Association to Present New Award

WACAAward 

The Winchester Area Civic Association is announcing a new award to be presented to an individual, group, organization or business who has made a significant contribution in furthering the WACA work of community service. Nominees are to be residents of the greater Winchester area or if a business, their business area must include Winchester. Only current members of WACA may make a nomination through a written resume of the nominee’s contribution. Applications must be submitted by Nov. 1 to the current WACA secretary. The award will be presented at the annual WACAChristmas party. More information will be forthcoming in future columns.

Early Registration for Scarecrow Fun Run 

The run is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 with an 8:30 a.m. start time. Early registration is Aug. 15 and will include a limited edition T-shirt. Start planning to participate in the fall fun run with the whole family. Scarecrows will be along the route and you can come dressed in a scarecrow costume and compete in the “Best” scarecrow costume contest. All proceeds from the Run/Walk will benefit the Winchester Area Civic Association’s Scholarship Fund. More information will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead. If you are interested in sponsoring the event or would like to participate, please contact Michele Weth at sweetcity@ aol.com or Karen Derr at karencderr@gmail.com.

Round Table Book Club 

The Round Table Book Club will not meet in July or August and has set the September meeting for Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. The selection for reading is “The Berry Pickers” by Amanda Peters. Please mark your calendars.

Pictures for Calendar 

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Winchester Community Center & 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, please call Michele Weth at (281) 4359245. Your pictures will be scanned and returned to you.

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 Jerry Hielscher II, Joyce Herzog and Misty Miertschin – July 30; Lisa Kilian Bubert – Aug. 1; Matthew Kasper – 2; Judy Wagner – 3 Raymond Schulz and Renee Short – 4.

Anniversaries 

Anniversary congratulations go out to P. J. Pierce and Jack Pierce – Aug. 1 and Glenda and Larry Herzog – 3.

Condolences 

Condolences are extended to the family of Mirlyn Griffin, 81, who passed away on July 2, 2024. She was predeceased by her husband, Jimmie Griffin and is survived by her siblings, sisters, Nancy, and husband Ralph Zoch and Jenny and husband Jerry Althaus and brother, Bobby Miertschin as well as numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Mirlyn was buried at the St. Michael’s Lutheran Church cemetery in Winchester. The entire community will miss her.

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. Richard Johnson is the interim pastor.

Shiloh Baptist Church 

The Shiloh Baptist Church is located on FM 153 at North Raymond Road. For more information, please contact Rev Paul Whitmill at (512) 6291428. 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, and Layne Schramm.

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 Virginia; Ryan Spray, San Antonio, Texas USArmy

Caleb Burton – Ft. Carson, Colorado; Warren Evans – Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Jake Hagood - Ft. Hood, Texas; Byron Taylor - South Korea; Seth Lopez -Army Reserve National Guard – Egypt; Kaleb Pyle – Ft. Bliss, Texas US Marines

Damien Hernandez - San Diego, California; Kevin Gonzalez - San Francisco, California; Dylan Robbins – Jacksonville, North Carolina US Navy

Christopher Brand - Great Lakes, Illinois

US Coast Guard

Brett Smith - Corpus Christi, Texas

Texas National Guard Erik Vallejo – US Border Have News?

If anyone has news to share and/or corrections call me, Rhoda Gersch, at (512) 2370842 or email rmgersch@yahoo. com.