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LOE parade, a view from the inside

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KBEC General Manager Ken Roberts drove the radio station vehicle, nicknamed the Dodger, in Thursday’s Lights of Ennis Parade. He offered many positive insights from within the lights.

“It was a great experience and we thoroughly enjoyed being there,” Roberts said. “I couldn’t believe the amount of people who lined the entire parade route from beginning to end. People were standing three, four or more deep from where we started out, all the way down Ennis Avenue and even on Main Street where the parade ended.”

Parade, block party a hit

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HOLIDAY EVENTS

Hundreds of Ennisites and people from around Ellis County poured into the city’s historic downtown district to witness the Lights of Ennis Parade and to join in the block party that preceded and followed that event.

One of those was Johnnie Waters, a former Dallas resident who moved to Ennis earlier this year. She attended the parade and block party with her children and a few friends, an occasion she likened to the Blues on Main music festival she went to in June.

Buc-ee’s targeting spring opening

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DEVELOPMENT

Right on schedule, the new Buc-ee’s, as stated in January at their groundbreaking, will open its newest convenience store and gas station this spring at the southeast corner of IH-45 and Creechville Rd.

Construction, interior finish-out and external work is expected to be completed in April when staff training begins. An opening is slated for May. Approximately 200 employees will begin service at the site which will feature 150 pumping stations.

Small Business Saturday draws shoppers

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SHOPPING

Marketing and Communications Director Ashley Colunga reported handing out over onehundred printed shopping bags from the Visitor’s Center last Saturday.

She also stated that between 250 and 300 shoppers enjoyed the downtown environment with carolers and other Christmas themed entertainment while shopping on Small Business Saturday.

Local people and places, 1954-56

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Colorful excerpts of Ennis and Ellis County history

Here’s a selection of mid-1950s news items from the Ennis Daily News, the Waxahachie Daily Light and other state and regional papers that carried info relating to locals. And thanks to Betty Carlyle who suggested a reprise of one of the news bits.

The Russians are coming

Successful season for Historical Society

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ORGANIZATIONS

The Ennis Historical Society, formerly Ennis Heritage Society, reports a successful season since its reboot this year. In addition to a popular field trip enjoyed by members to Navarro College’s Pearce Museum in Corsicana, the group has just received sustaining funds from a benefactor who has regularly backed the organization’s project to digitally scan historical issues of the Ennis Daily News for the University of North Texas’ Portal to Texas History.

DPS reminds Texans to remain vigilant

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SAFETY

A message released by the Texas Department of Public Safety reminds Texans to stay vigilant over the holidays about suspicious activities. Providing advance warning to law enforcement can mean the difference between stopping a mass violent event or having the event occur.

It is important to report any suspicious activity or behavior to law enforcement so they can intervene and evaluate the situation.

Help make your poinsettias last longer

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Poinsettias are synonymous with the holiday season. These colorful plants brighten up homes with their vibrant hues in variations of red, white and pink, making them a holiday decoration many people cannot live without.

While they’re most visible during the often chilly holiday season, poinsettias prefer warm weather. Poinsettias are native to Central America and originally flourished in an area of southern Mexico. The Aztecs used the plant for decorative and medicinal purposes.

TSTC, Bombardier announce training partnership

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Texas State Technical College and Bombardier announced a training partnership on Tuesday, Dec. 3, that will give over 250 employees classroom training at TSTC and then on-the-job training at Bombardier in Red Oak.

The employees will be trained in groups in a special company lab at the Jim Pitts Industrial Technology Center at 119 North Lowrance Road in Red Oak. After completing the training at TSTC, the group will receive 90 days of on-the-job training in an aviation apprenticeship at the Bombardier facility.

Holiday events start tomorrow

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MAIN STREET

An extensive program of events has been organized by the City of Ennis in conjunction with the Ennis Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Ennis that will entertain residents and their guests.