Clubs & Organizations | Winchester Star

Boyce Agricultural High School/Boyce Elementary School reunion

A reunion of all students and employees of Boyce Agricultural High School/Boyce Elementary School will be Oct. 16 at 11:30 a.m. at Golden Corral, Costello Drive, Winchester.

Glen Burnie Garden Club

The Glen Burnie Garden Club meets on the third Thursday of each month. At noon on Oct. 16 the club will meet at the home of Tricia Boyd. Members should bring a bagged lunch. Member Sue Spangler will present a program, “The Designer’s Eye.” The design of the day is “Parallel.” Anyone interested in garden clubs should contact Susan Creasey at 540-667-4193.

Pet adoption event

The Winchester Area SPCA and CMA Subaru of Winchester have planned a pet adoption on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the dealership at 3019 Valley Ave., Winchester, to meet adoptable pets and enjoy a bake sale and raffle. WASPCA recently received a $4,000 grant from CMA Subaru to get 30 pets ready for adoption during Subaru Loves Pets Month. For more information about Subaru Loves Pets, visit https://www.cmasubaruofwinchester.com/subaru-love-promise/

Winchester Hot Wheels Club

The club’s next meeting will be Oct. 19 from 1-3 p.m. in the War Memorial Building (Lord Fairfax Room), Jim Barnett Park, 1001 E. Cork St., Winchester. Buy, sell and trade diecast cars. We will have door prizes, too. Admission: $5 (under 12 free). For more information, contact Dan Hammond at [email protected] or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WinchestershenandoahValleyHotWheelsclub.

Tickets on sale for Our Health’s Commanders vs. Cowboys watch party

Our Health, a Winchester-based nonprofit organization serving the community, will host a Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys watch party on Oct. 19 at beautiful Audley Farm in Clarke County. “Tailgating” starts at 3 p.m., kickoff at 4 p.m. Enjoy great food and drinks, meet former Washington players, play halftime games, win prizes, and bid on exclusive sports memorabilia and more, all while watching the game in an unforgettable setting. Get your tickets or donate: The auction is now live at https://givebutter.com/c/OUoyQi/auction.

TalkWALK Community Walks

Join us every third Monday of the month for a free, casual 2-3 mile walk through a different Winchester neighborhood. Walk and chat with city staff, local leaders and community members. No sign-up required. Just meet us at the start location. For this month’s walk, meet at the entrance to Mount Hebron Cemetery, 305 E. Boscawen St., on Oct. 20 at 5:15 p.m. for a walk through historic downtown Winchester. More details: bikewalkwinchester.org/talkwalk.

Walk With a Doc

The Winchester chapter of Walk With a Doc will have its next walk on Oct. 25 from 9-10 a.m. Meet at the Valley Health Wellness and Fitness Center lobby. The event is free to attend. Hear a brief talk, “Breast Cancer Screening,” by Dr. Anita Minghini, followed by an enjoyable walk with the group at your own pace and distance. Rain or shine. Arrive 10-15 minutes early to check in. For more information, email [email protected]. These are recurring walks.

Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter

The Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter (WATTS) will host its annual fundraiser, “An Evening of Caring & Sharing,” on Oct. 25 at the Elks Lodge, No. 867, 466 Front Royal Pike, from 5-9 p.m. Dinner, cash bar, raffles, live auction, DJ, selfie station, more. For ages 21 and over. Help WATTS raise funds for its upcoming overnight shelter season. Tickets: $35. Go to www.watts-homelessshelter.org.

On Nov. 8, WATTS will host a grilled cheese and tomato soup extravaganza, “Cheesin for a Reason,” in Old Town Winchester. Enjoy tastings at 10-plus downtown restaurants and food trucks and vote for your favorites. Live music, activities for kids, shopping and craft vendors. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under, and they must be purchased in advance at www.watts-homelessshelter.org. Entry times at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

MOVE U! Move to Music

Do you have a movement challenge? Join us as we move to a variety of music and enjoy the camaraderie of others in a safe, fun environment in the MOVE U! Move to Music program. All ages welcome. No cost. Fridays from 2-3:30 p.m., through Dec. 12, in the Shingleton Gym on Shenandoah University’s main campus. Accessible parking available. Come on your own or with a friend/caregiver. Contact Dr. Missy Wolff-Burke, PT, at [email protected] or call 540-665-5523 to sign up. If you cannot attend in person, here’s a Zoom link: mwolffburke?omn =98424877861

Wheels for Wellness

Wheels for Wellness needs you to make a difference in the community by helping neighbors get to vital medical appointments. Flexible scheduling, drive when it works for you! Plus, our annual Gas Card Raffle is underway. Prizes include $500, $300 and $100 gas cards. Tickets are available at www.Wheels4Wellness.org.

Recurring meetings, notices

Winchester Host Lions Club

The Winchester Host Lions Club meets Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. at the Winchester Moose Lodge, 213 E. Cork St., Winchester. The public is invited. If you would like to join the meeting, send an email to [email protected].

Stephens City Lions Club

The Stephens City Lions Club meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month for a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. at Stephens City United Methodist Church from September through June. The group meets at the Lions Shelter in Sherando Park in July and August. The meeting starts with dinner ($15) being served at 6 p.m. No charge for prospective members. A business meeting follows and normally a speaker. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information or if you plan to attend, email [email protected] or text or call 540-686-6260.

Winchester Shawnee Lions Club

The Winchester Shawnee Lions meets the third Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury. Members of the public interested in attending are asked to contact Larry Gale at [email protected] or Matt Foltz at [email protected].

Shawnee Ruritan Club

The Shawnee Ruritan Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month (except September and December) in the WOW building at 109 Boundary Ave. (off Senseny Road beside the Country Store). Join us for a monthly meeting and enjoy a meal, fellowship and learn about the many ways we support the community.

Gainesboro Ruritan Club

The Gainesboro Ruritan Club meets the third Thursday of the month at the Gainesboro Fire and Rescue’s fire hall at 221 Gainesboro Road, Winchester. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m., normally a guest speaker at 7 p.m., followed by the club’s business meeting. For more information, call 540-247-2249 or email [email protected].

Stonewall District Ruritan Club

The Stonewall District Ruritan Club meets the first Thursday of the month at the Ruritan Building in Clear Brook at 6:30 p.m. Join us for a simple meal and learn about the many interests of the club that provide support to the Winchester-Frederick County community. New members always welcome.

Shawquon Ruritan

The club meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Anthony’s Pizza, Stephens City, with guest speakers. Members and guests may order off the menu. New members welcome.

Kiwanis Club of Winchester

Kiwanis Club of Winchester meets every Wednesday at noon on the first floor of the Winchester Moose Lodge, 213 E. Cork St. Lunch is available. Oct. 15, Kristen Span of the Free Foundation Northern Shenandoah Valley will be the speaker; Oct. 22, Marsha Boden of Olive Branch Food Pantry will be the speaker; Oct. 29, Christian Nelson of Disabled American Veterans will be the speaker. For more information about the club or to arrange to attend a meeting, email [email protected].

Kiwanis Club of Old Town

Kiwanis Club of Old Town meets the second and fourth Mondays at noon at Village Square Restaurant, 104 N. Loudoun St., Winchester. For more information about the club or to arrange to attend a meeting, contact William Nordman, 540-323-2455, [email protected].

Rotary Club of Clarke County

The club will meet on Oct. 15 at noon in the Berryville Presbyterian Church’s social hall, 123 W. Main St., Berryville. This week’s program will be a celebration of our founder Kemp Denning. Rotarians, guests, and anyone interested in learning more about Rotary are invited to attend. For more information, call 540-8257 or email [email protected].

Rotary Club of Winchester

Club meetings are at noon Thursday at Winchester Country Club. More information at www.rotaryclubofwinchester.org/. Oct. 16, Catherine Stickley, fraud; Oct. 23, no noon meeting (shrimp feed); Oct. 30, Jason Van Heukelum, JHHS Innovation Center Update; Nov. 6, Woody Saddler, wheelchair project; Nov. 13, Andy Vanhook, District Governor, peace garden and area update.

Winchester Chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America

The chapter hosts two stitch-ins each month. They are on the second Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the Godfrey Miller Center, 28 S. Loudoun St., Winchester, and the fourth Saturday from 2-4 p.m. at Bowman Library, 871 Tasker Road, Stephens City.

Trout Unlimited

The Winchester Chapter of Trout Unlimited is dedicated to the conservation of Virginia’s cold-water fisheries. Meetings take place the first Thursday of the month (except July and December) at Rachel’s Kitchen, Shenandoah Lodge, Lake Frederick. Bar Fly-Fly Tying (no experience required) is the third Wednesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. at Escutcheon Brewing, Commercial Street, Winchester (the next dates are Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17). The Nov. 6 meeting is the annual chapter business meeting. Members and nonmembers are invited to the monthly meeting and fly tying. More information: https://winchestertu.org.

Winchester Climate Café

The Climate Café takes place at Doppio Bunny Coffee inside the Vibrissa Brewing Company at 10 N. Kent St. at 9 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month. A Climate Café is a facilitated discussion group for climate-concerned people, often in a pop-up setting. It’s a place where participants can openly and freely express their concerns in a supportive environment. Come buy yourself a hot beverage and join the conversation.

Winchester Federation of the Blind

The Winchester Federation of the Blind provides services, support and training to help blind and low vision individuals live the life they want. The chapter meets the third Saturday of each month at Solenberger’s Hardware Store, 832 Berryville Ave., Winchester. The meeting time is from 10-11:30 a.m. Contact: Chris Walker, [email protected].

Parkinson’s support group

Caregivers and those who have Parkinson’s disease are invited to attend monthly meetings in the chapel at The Village at Orchard Ridge, 400 Clocktower Ridge Drive, Winchester. The meetings are at 1:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of each month. We will meet to provide support, encouragement, educational information and fun!

Grief support services

Blue Ridge Hospice’s Center for Healing and Hope, 314 Hope Drive, Winchester, offers a variety of grief support services for adults and teens. For more information about the different support groups and upcoming events, call 540-313-9275, email [email protected] or visit BlueRidgeHospice.org.

Winchester FREE Foundation

The Winchester FREE Foundation (Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment & Endowment) located at 333 W. Cork St., Suite 40, Winchester, is requesting donations of gently used wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, shower chairs and rollators. Contact us at 540-664-7552 or email [email protected]. For more information about our program, visit www.free-foundation.org. F.R.E.E. is a 501©(3) organization and donations are tax deductible at their present fair market value. Please note we do not accept hospital beds, braces, bandages, adult diapers, tubing, CPAP or diabetic equipment.

Winchester Frederick Clarke Republican Women

The Winchester Frederick Clarke Republican Women meet the first Wednesday of every month (except July and August) for their monthly meeting. The luncheon is held at Winchester Country Club, 1300 Senseny Road, Winchester. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m., speakers at noon and a business meeting at 12:30 p.m. Adjourn by 1 p.m. RSVP is a must: Chris Rathbun at [email protected] or 703-3030-3850. Lunch is $17 at the door by check or $18 at the door by credit card; nonmembers $20 cash/check and $21 credit card. Or, you can reserve your seat at wfcrw.org, click on monthly meetings to RSVP and pay in advance. Guests and friends are welcome.

Winchester Area Newcomers Club

We are a social organization for women who are new to the area or would like to make friends through a variety of social activities and general meetings featuring community speakers. For more information about the club, visit winchesternewcomers.org.

Dick Bowers Duplicate Bridge Club

The club meets every Tuesday and Friday at the Kernstown United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 3239 Valley Pike, Winchester. The Tuesday game starts at 12:30 p.m. and the Friday game starts at 11:30 a.m. Please arrive 15 minutes early. All bridge players are welcome and lessons are available. If you need a partner, call Jon at 703-935-6720 or visit www.winchesterbridge.com.

Apple Valley Woodturners

Apple Valley Woodturners (AVW) is a 501©(3) nonprofit affiliate of the American Association of Woodturners and has been active in the Winchester area for over 30 years, serving woodturners throughout the Northern Shenandoah Valley. Its mission is to educate its members, other woodturners and the public about the art and craft of woodturning. We invite experienced turners, hobbyists, those just learning, and the merely curious to join us. AVW meets at 9 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month at the NW Works facility, 3084 Shawnee Drive, Winchester.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Maintaining a healthy weight can be especially challenging during the holidays. For help staying on track, visit one of the three TOPS weight-loss support groups in our area. Fees to join are modest and the first meeting is always free.

Mondays from 6-7 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church, 2077 N. Frederick Pike. Call Joan at 540-550-3897.

Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Kernstown United Methodist Church, 3239 Valley Pike. Call Mary Alice at 540-323-2078.

Thursdays from 9-10:30 a.m. at Kernstown United Methodist Church, 3239 Valley Pike. Call Barbara at 540-869-4445.

CCAP

CCAP of Winchester is a great place to give your clothing a second life. Because of limited storage, we can only accept fall/winter clothing beginning Sept. 1. We need the following gently used items:

Fall/winter clothes infant-adult sizes; tennis shoes (all sizes); men’s jeans and T-shirts; women’s jeans, size 2-8; sweatpants and sweatshirts for all; fall jackets and hooded sweatshirts for all; new socks and underwear for toddlers through adult 5XL; men’s belts and women’s purses; adult backpacks and gently used/clean linens (sheets, pillowcases, blankets, and towels); individual baby wipe packs; size 2-6 diapers; hygiene products for babies and adults; tampons, adult disposable underwear in all sizes, incontinence pads.

Donations may be dropped off Monday-Friday between 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 112 S. Kent St., Winchester. Call CCAP at 540-662-4318 for a scheduled donation drop off if these hours don’t work with your schedule.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123

VFW Post 2123 holds its monthly membership meeting the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the HIVE at Shenandoah University, 608 Millwood Ave., Winchester. Any eligible veteran is welcome to attend and participate. We continue to serve our active duty and veteran community. We offer Service Officer resources to help with benefits claims and can put you in touch with all other government and local resources in our area.

Veterans breakfast

All veterans are welcome to breakfast on the first Saturday of each month beginning at 8-8:30 a.m. at the Golden Corral Restaurant in Winchester. For more information, contact Carl Lachenmayer at [email protected] or 540-667-7675.

Disabled American Veterans

D.A.V. currently meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center, 181 Pendleton Drive, Winchester. For more information, contact Commander Christian Nelson, 540-394-5089. Starting in June, the group will meet the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at AMVETS, 851 Green St., Stephens City. Moving forward the group’s monthly meetings will be in February, April, June, August, September and November.

Ask a Master Gardener

Home gardeners who have questions regarding their lawn, landscape, native plants, pollinator gardens, invasives or vegetable gardens can get their questions answered by an Extension Master Gardener on Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-noon. Bring your questions and/or plant samples to the Virginia Cooperative Extension-Frederick County Office, 107 N. Kent. St., Winchester, to talk with an Extension Master Gardener. Or call 540-665-5699 or email [email protected].

Spay Today

Does your cat or dog need spay or neutering services? Spay Today is the area’s nonprofit, reduced-price pay and neuter program (office is in Charles Town, West Virginia). It has participating vets throughout the area. At the time of surgery, initial shots and tests can be obtained at lower costs. Call 304-728-8330 or visit baacs.org.