Golden Circle will hold their annual golf tournament on May 11 at King’s Creek Country Club in Kemp. The fee is $75 per person, which includes range balls, cart, a round of golf and lunch. Registration begins at 7 a.m., with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. For more information, call 972-875-6101. A hole-in-one contest [...]
The Alma Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual fundraiser barbecue dinner and dance beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27. Dinner begins at 5 p.m., with the Leonard Dlabaj Band starting at 7 p.m. There will be a live and silent auction, raffle, dancing and door prizes. Raffle tickets will be on sale soon, [...]
The Ennis High School National Honor Society is hosting a golf tournament at 1 p.m. April 20-21. The format is two man scramble both days, $150 per player. There will be five flights, with the tournament consisting of 60 two man teams. Proceeds from the tournament go to scholarships for NHS students. For more information, [...]
Current employees of Union Pacific and retirees from Southern Pacific are invited to a reunion at 5 p,m. April 19 at the Baylor Baptist Church. A hobo supper will be served. Coffee and donuts will be served starting at 9 a.m., with a barbecue lunch served at noon. Barbecue plates will be $12 per person.
The 7th annual Ennis Chamber of Commerce barbecue Cook Off is set for Saturday, April 20 at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Categories include beef brisket, pork spare ribs, pork shoulder/butt, and chicken. Judging takes place at 10 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Prizes will be awarded after judging. For more information, call [...]
The Alma Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual fundraiser barbecue dinner and dance beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27. Dinner begins at 5 p.m., with the Leonard Dlabaj Band starting at 7 p.m. There will be a live and silent auction, raffle, dancing and door prizes. Raffle tickets will be on sale soon, [...]
In honor of National Library Week, the Ennis Public Library will be hosting another free Family Fun Night. Mr. B from Wildlife On The Move will be at the library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18. People of all ages are invited to attend this program, where they will get the chance to meet and [...]
Those hoping for a spot on the EHS Lionette squad will begin tryouts on April 15 from 4:15 to 6 p.m. at the Ennis High School dance studio. Tryouts continue throughout the week.
Unity in the Community will present information, on elder law, probate and estate planning from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13 at the Ennis Housing Community Room located at 303 W. Arnold St. Janet Shafer Boyanton will be the speaker.
Ennis State Bank will have their annual Shred Day on April 13 in the main bank parking lot. There will be a shred truck available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for any documents needing to be shredded. This event is free and open to the public.
The Ennis High School Lionettes “Past, Present and Future” Spring show is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at the EHS Auditorium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. There will be several performances including one by seven Lionette alumni and a vocal performance by Mollie Slovacek.
Unity in the Community will host its Silver Citizens Saturday Luncheon at 10 a.m. April 13 at the Ennis Housing Authority Community Center at 300 E. Arnold. Presentations from elder law expert Janet Boyanton, Dr. Corey Mitchell and Naturally Fabulous will be featured. For more information, or to RSVP, call 469-285-4386.
Ennis State Bank is currently accepting applications for their two scholarships. Every year the bank awards a $20,000 and $2,500 scholarship to qualified Ennis High School seniors. Applications are available in the Ennis State Bank lobby and the Ennis High School counselors’ office. The deadline for submissions is April 5, 2013. For more information, please [...]
The Ennis Retired School Personnel Association will meet at 2 p.m. April 4 in the EISD boardroom. Rita Hodges will present a program on “Cooking Small, Eating Healthy.” District 10 TRTA President Jo Long will be at the meeting as well. For more information, contact Carol Mraz at 972-875-3363.
The Southern Pacific Sunbeam Club will hold its next meeting at 11:15 a.m. April 2 at the Ennis IHOP. All railroaders are welcome.
This is the last week for Ennis Girls Softball Association signups. Interested parties can visit Sports Connection and fill out forms or print a form online at www.ennissoftball.com/index.html. For more information, call Kelli Rios at 214-298-9263.
Yoga Nation Ennis will host its first class, a free-to-the-public “Fool’s Flow” in honor of April Fool’s Day, from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Monday, April 1. The new facility, located at 108 B W. Ennis Ave., will host classes throughout the week under the guidance of Bruce Shoemaker, registered yoga teacher. For more information about [...]
Waxahachie’s Old Fashioned Singing Project will present their 2013 show “Heaven’s Front Porch” on March 22-23, 7 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Historic Chautauqua Auditorium in Waxahachie. Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 for Ellis County residents. For more information call 972-923-2709.
Registration for Ennis ISD pre-K, kindergarten and Head Start will be held from 8:30 a.m to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 and Thursday, March 21 at Crockett and Carver early childhood centers. Registration will also be held on Wednesday, March 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parents much bring an original copy of the [...]
The Ennis Chamber of Commerce will host a free business owner workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, March 22. The topic will be the Affordable Care Act set to go into effect in 2014. Seating is limited, so RSVP by emailing r…@growmybiz.com.
