Winchester VFD Annual Meeting Tuesday
Does the Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department respond to your property? You are welcome to attend the March 24 annual public meeting at Zilss Hall. A social will begin at 6 p.m. followed by a meeting of voting for officers at 6:30 p.m.
Winchester Spring Fling
The annual Spring Fling hosted by WACA will be held on Saturday April 4 beginning at 9 a.m. Mark your calendars and plan to attend the pancake breakfast, the Easter Egg hunts and welcome the Easter Bunny.
Women’s Luncheon
The April luncheon for the Winchester Women will be on Thursday, April 9 at 11 a.m. at Murphy’s Steakhouse in Winchester. Please come and bring a friend. Contact Bobbie Hajek, at (970) 639-1646, to make reservations so she can let the restaurant know the number of participants.
Quilt Block Class
The next quilt block class has been scheduled for April 11. The class runs from 10-4 p.m. with a cost of $90. All supplies are provided for you to finish a 2’x2’ block. Design templates are available. Please dress appropriately for painting.
Bring your lunch and beverage, there is a refrigerator, microwave, and Keurig available. Class size is limited to 10. To register for a class go to
www.quiltblocktrail.com
and complete the registration form. Your registration is not confirmed until we receive your payment. After filling in the registration form you may pay by credit card. Look for “click here” to complete the transaction. If you wish to pay by check, make checks payable to WACA and send them to: WACA, 8945 FM 153, Winchester Texas 78945. For more information about the class contact Karen Kilian at (979) 966-7091.
Round Table Book Club
“Eight Hundred Grapes” by Laura Dave is the book that has been selected for the April meeting of the Winchester Round Table Book Club, scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, at Zilss Hall at 7 pm. All are welcome.
Recycling Trailer
All cardboard boxes need
to be broken down before placing them in the recycling trailer. 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. The Winchester Recycling trailer is located on the side of Zilss Hall on Memorial Hall Street. Please 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.
Birthdays
Wishing birthday greetings to Ethan Hankemeier-March 26; Krystal Burton-27; John Vick-28; Jace Lehmann, Ron Krautz and Will Bundick -30.
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
Lenten midweek services have commenced and will be held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. through the Lenten season at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church. The weekly worship service takes place at 9 am 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 Reverend Nate Hill is the pastor. You are welcome to visit.
In Our Prayers
Those on the prayer list include: Kourtney Burton, Irma Gersch, Sam Gibbs, Bea Kilian, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, Jodi Miller, Scott Miller, Kolton Montgomery, Travis Odom, Eddie Schneider, Dana Srubar, and Layne Schramm.
Remembering Our Shut-Ins
Evelyn Kasper, Lillian Pietsch, and Raymond Schulz.
Calendar of Events
March 24-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall.
March 24-Annual Meeting of the Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department begins at 6 p.m. at Zilss Hall.
April 4-WACA Community Spring Fling begins at 9
a.m. at Zilss Hall.
April 6-Winchester Area Civic Association meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at Zilss Hall.
April 9-Winchester Women’s Luncheon begins at 11 a.m. at Murphy Steakhouse.
April 11-Quilt Block Painting class begin at 10 a.m. at Zilss Hall.
April 14-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall.
April 14-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.
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