Mother’s Day Dinner Event at Zilss Hall Coming Up May 12
Accidental Catering by Pines Media is hosting a Mother’s Day Dinner event at Zilss Memorial Hall in Winchester on Sunday, May 12. Come spend an evening filled with delicious food, great company, and heartwarming moments. Treat your mom to a night she won’t forget surrounded by love and laughter. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to show your appreciation for all that she does. Make your reservation at pines-media.com or call (512) 772-5483.
WACA Scholarship
The WinchesterArea Civic Association (WACA) will be offering a $1,000 scholarship to a person(s) enrolled or enrolling in an institute of higher learning for careers in the professions helping in the community such as nursing, teaching, criminology/peace officer, fire sciences, dental, radiology/imaging, EMT certification/ paramedic. The Association feels careers in these areas serve our community and this is a way to show appreciation to those entering these fields.
To qualify you must be a resident of the area serviced by Winchester Area Civic Association; be a senior attending or have attended a school in the area; enrolled in college or an approved program by the fall of 2024 and proof of enrollment. Or you must have been enrolled in college for at least one semester with a GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Submit by email, hand delivery or mail by April 24, 2024 to richardbarbschafer@gmail.com or WACA Community Service Scholarship Committee, ℅ Barbara Schafer, 8945 Hwy 153, Winchester, Texas 78945.
Team Winchester
Amanda Hart is participating in the MS150 this year.She is not only training to yet again conquer the hills of Bastrop State Park, but also exceed her fundraising goal of $3,000. Amanda will be riding from the State Capitol to La Grange, cycling through Winchester between 11:30 and 12:30 on Saturday, April 27th and then from La Grange to Kyle Field on Sunday, April 29th. This totals approximately 159.5 miles with an average cycle time of 5.5 hours on Saturday and six hours on Sunday, not including break times.
Through fundraising efforts, 79 cents of every dollar goes directly to improve the lives of people living with MS. Contact Amanda if you would like to support her fundraising efforts. You can donate directly by calling her at (979) 540-0600.
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. Wildflowers are blooming and the trail is even more beautiful. 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.
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 available for rentals.
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
Wishing happy birthdays to Sarah Lude-April 16; Wit Hatton-18; Bryce Miertschin and Roger Loewe-20; Hailey Gonzalez-21.
Anniversaries
Anniversary congratulations to Nancy and Don Buck -April 18; Brittni and Michael Adams-20.
Condolences
Extending condolences to the family of Mary Lehmann, 93, of Winchester. Mary past away on April 8, 2024 and is survived by four children, Mary Burns and husband, Howard Jr, Joyce Herzog, Connie Taylor and husband Keith, and Kenneth Lehmann and wife Stacye. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Services were held at St, Michael’s Lutheran Church with burial at the St. Michael’s Cemetery in Winchester.
First United Methodist
The Winchester First United Methodist Church has service on the first and third Sunday of the month at 9:00 a.m. Richard Johnson is the interim 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 10:15 a.m. The Reverend Nate Hill is the pastor. You are welcome to visit.
Calendar of Coming Events April 16-Round Table Book Club meets at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall.
April 23-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall.
April 23-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meets at 7 p.m. at the Fire Department. Have News?
If anyone has news to share and/or corrections, call Rhoda Gersch at (512)237-0842 or email rmgersch@yahoo.com.