Winchester Christmas Light Winners Announced

INCHESTER News

Contest Winners Announced

The Tracy Robbins family took home the first prize in the Winchester Christmas Decorating Contest “Light the Night.” Sherry and Britt Karisch placed second and the Odom Family were third. The Winchester Area Civic Association thank everyone who participated in the third annual event.

Book Club

The Winchester Round Table Book Club will meet on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. The book to be discussed is “Born A Crime” by Trevor Noah. The memoir details growing up in his native South Africa during apartheid and days of freedom that followed. 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 away. These bins are not for household garbage. Please recyclable items only.

Barn Board Quilt Trail Drive out to Winchester, pick up a map at Murphy’s or Zilss Hall and enjoy viewing the sixtyfive 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) 4340292. 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 sent to Rose Lehmann – Jan. 3; Bennett Alvarado – 4; Brian Wilson and Neta Parker – 6; Daniel Bamsch – 7; Kali Kana and Ellen Brumback – 8; Matthew Qualman and Brazos Vick – 9.

Anniversary

Congratulations are sent on their wedding anniversary to Shanti and Travis Odom - Jan. 4.

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, please 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 p.m. You are welcome to visit.

In Our Prayers

Dale Dunk, Marian Fritsche, Sam Gibbs, Evelyn Haschke, Bea Kilian, Mary Lehmann, Rose Lehmann, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, Layne Schramm, Intz Walker and Pastor Patricia Zaiontz-Newcomer.

Remembering Our Shut-Ins

Charlene Franke, R. C. Franke, Evelyn Kasper, Lillian Pietsch, Thelma Kieschnick, and Audrey Koenning.

In the US Armed Forces

USAir Force

Nathan Brothers, Wilson AFG, Fairbanks, Alaska; Ryan Spray, San Antonio, Texas USArmy

Caleb Burton - Ft. Benning, Georgia; Warren Evans - Ft. Wainwright, Alaska; Jake Hagood - Ft. Hood, Texas; Byron Taylor - South Korea; Seth Lopez - Army Reserve National Guard - Egypt; Kaleb Pyle - Ft. Jackson - South Carolina US Marines Damien Hernandez - San Diego, California; Kevin Gonzalez - San Francisco, California; Dylan Robbins – Newport, Rhode Island US Navy

Christopher Brand - Great Lakes, Illinois US Coast Guard

Brett Smith - Corpus Christi, Texas

Calendar of Coming Events Jan. 10 – Young at Heart – 2 p.m. – Zilss Hall Jan. 10 – Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting – 7 p.m. – Fire Station Jan. 17 – Round Table Book Club – 7 p.m. – Zilss Hall Jan. 21 – Quilt Block Paint Class – 10 a.m. – Zilss Hall Jan. 24 – Young at Heart – 2 p.m. – Zilss Hall Jan. 24 – Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting – 7 p.m. – Fire Station Feb. 6 – Winchester Area Civic Association meeting – 7 p.m. – Zilss Hall

Have News?

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