Around Town

Sports weren’t integrated in 1931 but that didn’t stop a local team, the Ennis Colored Eagles, from establishing a stellar reputation. The team’s games were often featured in the Ennis Daily News as well as in Dallas papers. Coached by C.C.

Toys and gifts from the Salvation Army were delivered to the First United Methodist Church yesterday for distribution to families who signed up for the Angel Tree earlier this fall.

For their October meeting, member of the Ennis Century Club met in the home of Cynthia Newsome with Kathy Morse presiding. Rachael Bishop assisted Mrs. Newsome as hostess. A buffet was served in the dining area of the home prior to the meeting.

Culled from the archives of the Ennis Daily News and from the online database Newspapers.com, here’s a smattering of items covering a variety of people and events that figured in the history of the Bluebonnet City.

Carter BloodCare bus will be at Ennis Regional Medical Center, 2201 W. Lampasas, on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photo ID is required. Donor rewards and a chance to win prizes can be viewed at CarterBloodCare.org.

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), Chapter 1191, will hold its monthly meeting at the Bella Italia Restaurant in Ennis on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The Friends of Ennis Regional Medical Center invite you to join then for the Christmas Program on Dec. 16, 2021, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Tabernacle, 1200 Country Club Rd., Ennis.

St. John’s Nepomucene Catholic Church introduced a partnership between the Ennis parish and both the North Texas Food Bank and Catholic Charities Dallas, who have collaborated to provide a community food pantry for those in need.