Winton Recreational Celebration

On Saturday, July 23, the Winton Recreational will sponsor a Winton Centennial Celebration at the Winton Park from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
There will be booths, games, ballgames including T-Ball All Stars.
The little guys will play T-Ball at 9:00 a.m. Other games will be played at 11 and 12 o'clock.
The booths will be informational or will have merchandise to sell.
There will be a raffle sponsored by Winton Recreational.
Closing ceremonies will be at 1:00 p.m.
The Winton Historical Society will have a booth there with the Winton Centennial recipe books ($15.00); the souvenir mugs with a picture of the Winton Depot on them for $5.00 each and also the "Memories of Winton, 1911-1950" history book for $35.00.
The history book, written by Rosalie Heppner and Lorraine Richards, is a hardback, 530 page book with 750 pictures. Lots of Winton School class pictures and historical pictures of Winton.
My sister, Carolyn and I will man the Winton Historical Society booth.
Please try to be there. There will be other booths with merchandise for sale. Probably homemade wooden signs and other crafts, etc.
The above picture of Carolyn and I was taken on the 4th of July at the Rancho Grande MH park party.

Last Saturday

The Winton Church of God in Christ Mennonite celebrated their centennial this past weekend. It started Friday night with a supper for the out-of-town (and state) visitors and the locals. They rented a large tent, shown in the picture above, round tables and lots of chairs. The tent was set up on the Mennonite School grounds on Central Avenue in Winton.
Saturday was an all day affair beginning at 9:00 a.m. with registration and the program beginning at 9:30. Rosalie, Carolyn and I were there with the "Memories of Winton 1911-1950" books, the Winton Historical Society's Winton Centennial recipe books and the souvenir mugs. We stayed until 8:00 p.m., so it was a long day, but a very good one. Carolyn and I got to see some relatives from out-of-town and met some other people for the first time.
Three people were given prizes for having traveled the fartherest, one was from Canada and the other two from Southern States and South Carolina. People also came from Kansas and Wisconsin. Probably other states as well. I don't remember what the other prizes were for. The prizes were: A Winton Centennial recipe book; 3 mugs and a membership to the Winton Historical Society.
On the back wall were pictures, stories and articles depicting the past 100 years in Winton with the focus on the Mennonite Church. Several committees were set up with a 20-year span to report on. I understand they are going to make up a booklet with all the information that was posted on the wall and maybe more.
In one corner was the "museum" with old kitchen utensils and other tools, also hanging up were wedding dresses from the past usually sewn by the bride or relative.
In the opposite corner a long table was set up for Rosalie, Carolyn and I. When there was a break in the program, people would come up to our table and buy books and mugs. It was a very good day for the Winton Historical Society.
The program consisted of the main speaker, songs by various groups, which was very good; the committee members for each 20 year span got up to tell about their time period. Many people talked about their memories of Winton.
It was a very interesting day and I'm glad we were invited to be there.

Winton Spring Parade 2011

Clark is driving his classic Lincoln Continental in Winton's Centennial Parade.

In the car are the three Grand Marshals.

Irvin is in the front seat with Clark; Leona in the back, wearing a blue suit and Ernestine by the window.
The parade ended by the Winton Park at the corner of Winton Way and Olive Avenue. This is where the entertainment was set up. A carnival for the kids, big and little, live pony rides, hot dog stands and hamburgers and hot dogs cooked on the barbecue.
This is where Carolyn and I set up to sell the Winton Centennial recipe books and the souvenir mugs. It was a bit chilly, but we enjoyed the day at the park.
Tomorrow, Saturday April 16, Marilyn and I will be at the Frank Sparks School on Almond Avenue in Winton from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Safety Fair. We will be selling the recipe books and the coffee mugs with a picture of Winton's Depot on them. Recipe books are $15.00 each, 1 book and 1 mug $20.00. Come out and see us even if you don't have any kids in the Safety Fair.

Winton Monument Dedication

Today was the dedication of the monument that the Clampers made for Winton to celebrate Winton's Centennial.
The ceremony was held inside the firehouse because of the rainy weather. Pictured above is Rosalie Heppner, president of the Winton Historical Society and the MC for today, with Merced County Supervisor, Deidre Kelsey.
In the next picture are four of the Clampers standing behind the monument that their group made for Winton.
On the far left is the Noble Grand Humbug; on the far right is the future Noble Grand Humbug. He is the one who has his name on the plaque. The Clampers provide historical monuments once a year. Because of Winton's Centennial celebration this year, they are making two. So that is why the current Noble Grand Humbug doesn't have his name on the monument. That honor goes to the man on the far right. They bent the rules a bit to accommodate Winton this year.
They are also making a monument for the community of Hilmar at this time. To learn more about the Clampers go to this article at wikipedia.
This last picture shows Marilyn Colburn and Marlys Flores selling the Winton Centennial recipe books and the souvenir mugs.

Winton Centennial Events

On Saturday, March 19, there will be a dedication of the monument that the "Clampers" have made for the community of Winton. Rosalie, the president of the Winton Historical Society has been working closely with the Clampers, with all the details including the wording on the monument. It is located in the park next to the Fire Station. The dedication ceremony starts at 10:30 a.m. Our Supervisor from Merced County will be one of the speakers.
The Winton Historical Society will have a small table set up somewhere (probably to one side) to sell the Winton Centennial recipe book and the Souvenir coffee mugs with a picture of the Winton Depot on it.
The recipe books are $15.00 each. The mugs, $6.00 each. Or both for $20.00.
Or 2 mugs for $10.00.
Come for the dedication and take a look at our beautiful new recipe books and the coffee mugs.

March 26, Saturday, the Frank Sparks School on Almond Avenue is having a Safety Fair and they invited us to set up a table and sell our recipe books and mugs. It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you miss the monument dedication on the 19th, come by and see us on the 26th.

April 9th is the parade for the Winton Spring Festival. The Winton Historical Society thought about entering a float, but we have just a small group of retired ladies (occasionally a man or two will show up)so we decided that was too big a project for us. We will sponsor the Grand Marshall, which will be one or more of our 90-plus seniors. We don't plan to have a booth, but catch one of our members if you are looking for a recipe book or coffee mug.

The downtown merchants will have a Block Party on May 7th. We will have a table set up to sell the recipe books and coffee mugs.

The Church of God in Christ Mennonite will have their 100th year celebration in June at their school on Central Avenue.

September 25, the last Sunday is September is the Winton Old Timers' reunion. We will be selling books and mugs there also.

October will have a Halloween Carnival.

And in December they are hoping to have the Christmas party like they used to have downtown by the firehouse.

Other events are still in the planning stage.

Winton Centennial Recipe Book

The Winton Historical society published this recipe book to help celebrate Winton's centennial this year.
We collected 650 delicious recipes from Winton people and former Winton residents. There are 29 Appetizers; 16 Beverages; 27 Soups; 77 Salads (includes 8 salad dressings); 53 Vegetables and Sides; 150 Main Dishes; 49 Bread recipes; 78 Cakes; 39 Pies & Cobblers; 35 Miscellaneous Desserts; 48 Cookies & Brownies; 35 Candy recipes and 14 in the This & That category, which includes pickle recipes.

The picture on the cover is the first Thanksgiving in Winton in November 1911. Eight other pictures from Winton's past are included, one on each divider. Five pictures are from the Merced County Historical Society.

This is a 3-ring binder (approximately 8 X 9 1/2") published by Morris Press. We are selling the recipe books for $15.00 each at the local community functions throughout the year or from a committee member. The books are available now. If you are local, you can email wintonca@aol.com for more details on how to purchase. The books are also available at the Winton Historical Society meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at 1:30 pm in the C.L.E.O. office on Winton Way.

If the recipe book needs to be mailed, the total cost per book is $20.00 if mailed within the U.S. Make check or money order payable to Winton Historical Society and mail to PO Box 554, Winton, CA 95388.