Winchester Shrimp Boil Slated Feb. 4

INCHESTER News

The Winchester 4-H Club will be holding its Annual Shrimp Boil to support the Winchester youth livestock projects on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. at St. Michael’s Park in Winchester. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased from any Winchester 4-H member. If more information, email Mindy Fryer, at mindy.fryer@gmail.com.

WACA Holds Meeting

The first meeting of the Winchester Area Civic Association was held this last week with sixteen members present. During the business meeting a tentative date for the annual domino tournament was announced as Sunday, Feb. 19 with a fried chicken dinner to be held before at 11 a.m. and the dominoes to begin at 1 p.m. A firm date will be in next week’s column.

Winchester 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.

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 Elizabeth Kipp and Don Jakobeit- Jan. 10; Dinah Breeden-11; Amy Miertschin-13; Jerry Hielscher and Hadley Deters- 14; Chuck Breeden and Dillon Miertschin-15; and Lucas Clowers-16.

Anniversary

Congratulations are sent on their wedding anniversary to Sarah and Lucas Cavett-Jan. 16.

First United Methodist

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 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

US Air Force: Nathan Brothers, Wilson AFG, Fairbanks, Alaska; Ryan Spray, San Antonio; US Army: Caleb Burton, Ft. Benning, Ga.; Warren Evans, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska; Jake Hagood, Ft. Hood; Byron Taylor, South Korea; Seth Lopez, Army Reserve National Guard, Egypt; Kaleb Pyle, Ft. Jackson, S.C.; US Marines: Damien Hernandez, San Diego, Calif.; Kevin Gonzalez, San Francisco, Calif.; Dylan Robbins, Newport, R.I.; US Navy: Christopher Brand, Great Lakes, Ill.; US Coast Guard: Brett Smith, Corpus Christi.

Calendar of Coming Events

Jan. 17-Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

Jan. 21-Quilt Block Paint Class class begins at 10 a.m. at Zilss Hall.

Jan. 24-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

Jan. 24-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the-Fire Station.

Feb. 4-Winchester 4-H Annual Shrimp Boil at St. Michael’s Park beginning at 6 p.m.

Feb. 6-Winchester Area Civic Association meeting at 7 p.m. at 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.