Winchester Women’s Luncheon Thursday

The Winchester Women’s Luncheon will be held Thursday, May 8 at 11 a.m. at Murphy’s Steakhouse. All are welcome to visit with their neighbors.

CCA to Hold Casino Night The 20th Annual CCA Casino Nite is being held on June 6 at the St. Michael’s Park Pavilion at 310 Frio Street in Winchester. Come and roll the dice, place your bets, and join us for a high-energy night of fun and fundraising.

The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and gaming starts at 7 p.m. There are two ticket options: a VIP Ticket for $75 will include dinner, drinks/ BYOB, and $30,000 in gaming tokens; the General Ticket is $50 and includes dinner, drinks/BYOB, and $10,000 in gaming tokens. Gamers will be competing for a $1,000 Southwest Airline gift card.

Also available will be a Silent Auction and door prizes.

Call (979) 540-2980 to reserve your tickets today.

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.

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. We would appreciate it if you made sure that you close the bins so that any trash will remain in the bins and not blow out.

Zilss Community Hall 

Anyone wishing to rent Zilss Hall should contact (512) 434-0292. The hall is inexpensive and air conditioned. The hall is now 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 May 20 at Zilss Hall with the book selection of “Other People’s Houses” by Abbi Waxman. All are welcome. Birthdays Happy birthday greetings are sent to Darline Warren and Wayne Brumback-May 6; Veronica Dykes-7; Nikki Gooch-8; Karissa Dancoe-9; Rebekah Koenning-10; and Pam Prendergast-11.

Anniversary 

Anniversary congratulations are sent to Julie and Mark Bundick-May 12.

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. (This is a new time for Sunday School and Bible Class). The Reverend Nate Hill is the pastor. You are welcome to visit.

In Our Prayers 

Kourtney Burton, Sam Gibbs, Bea Kilian, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, Kolton Montgomery, Dana Srubar, Layne Schramm, and Sharon Teinert.

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

Calendar of Events 

May 8-Winchester Women’s Luncheon begins at 11 a.m. at Winchester Steakhouse.

May 13-Young at Heartmeets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

May 13-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

May 20-Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

May 27-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall.

May 27-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

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.