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Back at School 

School has started and children will be waiting in Winchester at area bus stops and riding on school buses. Please help keep them safe. You must yield the right-of-way to school buses. Always drive carefully when you are near a school bus. If you approach a school bus from either direction and the bus is displaying alternately flashing red lights, you must stop. Do not pass the school bus until the school bus has resumed motion; you are signaled by the driver you may proceed; or the red lights are no longer flashing. It is not necessary to stop when passing a school bus on a different road or on a controlled-access highway where the bus is stopped in a loading zone and pedestrians are not permitted to cross. A person who fails to obey the law regarding yielding the right-of-way to school buses displaying alternating, flashing lights is subject to penalties.

Recycling Trailer 

All cardboard boxes need to be broken down before placing them in the recycling trailer. The Winchester Recycling trailer is located on the side of Zilss Hall on Memorial Hall Street. Place your recycling in the appropriate bins. .

Winchester Quilt Block Trail Drive out to Winchester, pick up a map at Murphy’s or Zilss Hall, and enjoy viewing the 65 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, Zilss Hall, Murphy’s Steakhouse, 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 available for rentals.

The Little Free Library 

The library is on the covered patio at the 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.

Round Table Book Club 

The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Sept. 16 at Zilss Hall. The book selection is “One Good Thing” by Georgia Hunter. All are welcome.

Birthdays 

Happy birthday greetings are sent to Heather Deters, Nancy Buck, and Katrina Miertschin-Aug. 26; Gladys Musgrove and Samantha Appleman- 27; Boyd Murphy and Tom Juergen-28; Hailey Bamsch-30; and Bob Stiles and Clayton Kleiber-31 

Anniversaries

Anniversary congratulations are wished for Darline and Ron Kaiser-Aug. 26.

Winchester United Methodist 

The United Methodist Church has service on the first and third Sunday of the month at 9 a.m. Richard Johnson is the pastor.

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 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 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Nate Hill is the pastor.

Calendar of Events 

Aug. 26-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall; Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

Sept. 2-Winchester Area Civic Association meets at 6:30 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

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.