Winchester Fish Fry July 22 at St. Michael’s

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Volunteer Firemen’s Fish Fry Plans are being made for the 26th Annual Fish Fry and Auction on Saturday, July 22, at St Michael’s Park Pavilion in Winchester. The meal will be served from 5-7 p.m. with a free will donation being accepted. The dinner will be dine-in or take-out. A silent auction will be held from 4 -6 p.m. and a live auction will begin at 6 p.m. Come support the volunteer fire department which serves Winchester and the surrounding area.

Round Table Book Club The Winchester Round Table book club will meet Tuesday, July 18, at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. The club will be discussing “Go As A River” by Shelley Read. Everyone is welcome.

TWHS Scholarship Program The Texas Wendish Heritage Society (TWHS) appreciates support given to our scholarship program. All Texas Wendish Heritage Scholarship funds are received through fundraising projects and donations. The TWHS scholarship program is available to students of Wendish descent and encourages students to learn more about their Wendish heritage.

Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or trade school for Fall 2023 semester. 20232024 scholarship applications are available online at texaswendish. org and on the Texas Wendish Facebook Page. The entire process is online and must be submitted digitally by the deadline; 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, 2023. For more information contact the Texas Wendish Heritage Museum at (979) 366-2441 or museum@texaswendish.net.

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. Please make sure that you close the bins so that any trash will remain in the bins and not blow out.

Barn Board Quilt Trail

This summer is the perfect time to 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-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.

Zilss Community Hall

Anyone wishing to rent Zilss Hall should contact (512) 434-0292. The hall is inexpensive and air conditioned and is now available for rentals following renovations.

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 Erik Jakobeit – July 13; Clara Adams – 14; Kayla Jakobeit – 15; James Wannamaker – 16; and Sandy Zoch 17.

Anniversaries

Wishing happy anniversary to Mary and Kenneth Watts – July 13; Barbara and Richard Schafer – 16 and Kelly and Tommy Franke - 17.

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) 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. You are welcome to visit.

In Our Prayers

Kourtney Burton, Dale Dunk, Sam Gibbs, Evelyn Haschke, Bea Kilian, Mary Lehmann, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, Marceil Prestridge, and Layne Schramm.

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

In the US Armed Forces US Air 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 Texas National Guard- Erik Vallejo – US Border

Calendar of Events

July 11 – Young at Heart 2 p.m. – Zilss Hall July 11 – Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department – 7 p.m. – Fire Station July 12 – Neighbors Night Out – 6:30 p.m. – Zilss Hall July 18 – Winchester Round Table Book Club – 7 p.m. – Zilss Hall July 22 – Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry – St. Michaels Park at 5 p.m.

July 25 - Young at Heart 2 p.m. – Zilss Hall July 25 - Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department – 7 p.m. – Fire Station Have News?

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