News of recent hire David Casarez as the Ennis Parks and Recreation Department manager is being met with plenty of buzz. This guy, who was working for the Texas Rangers baseball team last year, is effervescent. His passion and vision for a wide array of recreational fun validates the excitement about the impact he looks to make here in Eastern Ellis County.
Ennis residents met downtown at noon on Thursday to join in a series of prayers for homes, health, businesses, families, schools, front-line workers, police, fire, civic and government leaders.
Staycations have grown in popularity in recent years. A 2018 poll from YouGov Omnibus found that 53 percent of the more than 100,000 participants had taken a staycation at some point, proving that forgoing traditional vacations for relaxing respites in the comfort of home is a wildly popular trend.
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The Ennis Chamber of Commerce prepared food for the Ennis Police Dept as a Thank you for their service. The meal consisted of smoked brisket donated by First State Bank, smoked by Jay Cruzan of Caliber Voice and Data with the help of Brian Pierce, husband of Chamber Board Chairman Julie Pierce. Tea provided by Julia Browning of J Browning Realty, bread by Karen Buckley with Century 21 Judge Fite, Bluebonnet City Grill provided cole slaw and potato salad, and cakes and cream cheese rolls baked by Jeannette Patak, Chamber President.
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A recurring question was asked about the namesake of the John Rowe building on Dallas Street, just off the Avenue. I have written about him before, as has Sugar Glaspy of the Ennis Historical Society. And on this page, local genealogist Bobbie Dlabaj turned up some good information not very long ago. Here is her letter in its entirety in which she discusses her exploration into Rowe:
A collaborative effort by Ennis Regional Medical Center and the American Nurses Association (ANA) will celebrate National Nurses Month in May. It is an expanded recognition of the positive impact nurses have on the health and well-being of the extended community.
Media reports continuing to endorse the lockdown of America were supported by a Yahoo poll that said the majority of the country clearly backs to stay home policies of the last month. Meanwhile the Department of Labor indicates over 33.5 million are now unemployed.