Winchester 4-H Annual Shrimp Boil Slated Feb. 4

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. A drawing will be held at the event with 10 items available, five heifers and five guns. Only 700 tickets will be sold and are available at $20 each. If more information, email Mindy Fryer, at mindy. fryer@gmail.com.

Domino Tournament

The Winchester Area Civic Association will be holding it Annual Domino Tournament and Fred Chicken dinner at the St. Mark’s Park Pavilion in Winchester on Sunday, February 19. Dinner will be served at 11 a.m.

with the Dominos beginning at 1 p.m. Dinner will be $10 per plate and the Registration for the tournament will be $10 per player. Straight dominos and 42 will be played. The event is BYOB. For more information contact Evelyn Parker at (979) 2425097 or Rhoda Gersch at (512) 237-0842. All proceeds benefit local charities and scholarships.

Round Table 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 out. Reminder: these bins are not for household garbage. Please, recycle items only!

Barn Board Quilt 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. 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 Ed Dykes-Jan. 17; Linda Krautz and Shane Herzog-19; Sharon Clowers-20; Karen Derr-22; and Dylan Robbins-23.

Anniversary

Congratulations are sent on their wedding anniversary to Sandi and Matt Hepner-Jan. 19.

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. You are welcome to visit.

In Our Prayers

Those on the prayer list include: 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.

Calendar of Coming Events

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

Jan. 21-Quilt Block Paint Class meets 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 meets at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

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

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

Feb. 19-Winchester Area Civic Association Annual Fried Chicken and Domino Tournament. Have News?

If anyone has news to share and/or correction, contact Rhoda Gersch at (512) 237-0842 or email rmgersch@yahoo.com.