Winchester Area Civic Association Spring Fling Slated March 25

INCHESTER News

Winchester Area Civic Association members are planning their community Spring Fling for March 25 beginning at 9 a.m. A pancake breakfast, pictures with the Easter bunny, Easter egg hunt and games will be enjoyed in the morning. For more information call Barb Schafer at (254) 6440336. WinchesterVFD

The Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, March 14. A Social will begin at 6 p.m. with meeting and meal following at 6:30 p.m. Firemen and supporters in the responding area are welcome to attend.

Quilt Block Paint Class

April 15 is the date set for the next paint class for Quilt Blocks. Mother’s Day is fast approaching and this is the perfect present for a mom “who has everything”. The class will begin at 10 a.m. and will go to 4 p.m. at Zilss Hall in Winchester. If you would like to paint a 2x2 foot block to hang on an exterior wall, gate or fence please register on the website, www.quiltblocktrail. com. All supplies are provided and the cost for the class is $75. You will need to bring a sack lunch and wear appropriate clothing for painting. Templates are provided for you to choose your design or you may bring your own. If you have any questions, call Rhoda Gersch at (512) 2370842.

Classes at Quilt Festival Margaret Atkins, Pat Karisch, and Rhoda Gersch have once again been asked to teach the Quilt Block Paint class at the International Quilt Festival in Houston on Nov. 1 and 2. They will be part of the 84 instructors that will be offering classes, lectures and presentations at the show. The festival brings people from all over the world. This will be the third year that the Quilt Block Paint class has been offered at the event.

Round Table Book Club The March book to be read and discussed is “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker” by Jennifer Chiaverini. This is a historical novel written through the perspective of the First Lady, Mary Lilncoln’s, dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley. The meeting will be March 21, at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. Everyone is 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 that you make sure that you close the bins so that any trash will remain in the bins and not blow. Reminder: these bins are not for household garbage. Please recycle items only.

Barn Board Quilt 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. The trail is self-drive, 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.

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

Birthday wishes are extended to Laura Matthijetz, Linda Jones and Pat Klieber-March 15; Mark Wilson and Richard Laws-16; and Georgia Appleman and Kurtis Hankemeier-19.

Anniversary

Anniversary wishes are extended to Dinah and Chuck Breeden on their March 20 anniversary. Condolences Sincere sympathy is offered to family of Intz Walker. Intz, 80, passed away in La Grange on March 5. She had recently moved from Lincoln City, Oregon, to La Grange to be closer to her sisters, Michelle Weth and Liz Wallace, both of Winchester. Intz is survived by her sisters of Winchester and two brothers Dan and Tim as well as numerous nieces nephews, great nieces and nephews.

First United Methodist 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

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. You are welcome to visit.

In Our Prayers

Those on the prayer list incldue: Dale Dunk, Sam Gibbs, Evelyn Haschke, Bea Kilian, Mary Lehmann, Rose Lehmann, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, and Layne Schramm.

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

Calendar of Events

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

March 21-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meets at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

March 25-WACA’s Spring Fling at Zilss Hall.

Have News?

If you have any news or notices you wish to have announced in the Winchester News column, contact Rhoda Gersch at (512) 237-0842 or email rmgersch@yahoo.com.