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Delicious for a cause

After trying to retire for six years, the appeal to stop working finally set in after 33-years with GAF. Rather than taking the tires off his 53-year-old jalopy, he retired with a set of retread wheels.

Experiencing a rebirth under seventh year Band Director, Kyle Ramsey, the ensuing changeover has seen the Bulldog Pride Band swell from a handful to 53 members this fall.

Social media is a big part of young people’s lives. Psychology Today reports that social media use is now the most common activity children and teenagers engage in, with the majority of users accessing social media platforms several times each day through their personal cell phones.

Ambassador Baptist Church, 2200 Ensign Road, across from Ennis High School, gave honor to 13 First Responders on Sunday, Sept. 11. Speakers from the frontlines included Ennis Fire Dept. Lt. Caleb Hollingsworth, Ennis Police Chief Dustin Munn, EPD Sgt. Roger Cole, and Ellis County Sheriffs Admin. Lt, Dennis Brearly, who spoke in behalf of Sheriff Brad Norman.

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The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1191 held its monthly meeting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Bubba’s BBQ in Ennis on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. The guest speaker was Danae Hicks with the Texas A & M Agri Life Extension Service in Waxahachie serving Ellis County. The program is headed locally by Jade Edgar. The speaker discussed the Better Living for Texans program through nutrition and fitness programs targeted to limited resource adults and children who are enrolled in or eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP). Topics covered included being well by eating well, better understanding of nutritional information such as sodium, fats, added sugars, portion size and carbohydrates. Home gardening to increase fruits and vegetables, meal planning, using grocery lists, and grocery shopping were also noted. Exercise programs such as Walk and Talk and Walk Across Texas, along with Fruits and Vegetables and Rethink Your Drink were also listed as approaches to improving health. The program is designed to offer opportunities to help others live healthier lives, build confidence in practical cooking and gardening skills, teach nutrition, the importance of being physically active, offer educational items to reinforce what is taught and create support that encourages families and friendships. A question and answer session followed the presentation. https://ellis.agrilife. org/better-living-fortexans/ NARFE Chap. 1191 covers Ellis, Navarro and adjacent parts of the surrounding counties. Membership in NARFE is open to all active and retired federal employees and their spouses, former federal employees, and former spouses who are entitled to a federal survivor annuity. For more information, please call Midlothian at 972-268-5793 or 972775-2463, Waxahachie - 469-552-6649, Ennis 214-949-6197, Red Oak - 412-722-6307, or Corsicana - 903-874-3092. You may also go to www. narfe.org or see NARFE Chapter 1191 on Facebook.

Man, 5, woman, 7, when crash occurred

One of the most recognized citizens in Ennis, Tisha Brown, a longtime Helping Hands Thrift Shop manager and the food pantry director, passed away on Wednesday morning, September 14. Two days shy of her birthday, she was 55.

City street crew workers excavated a pair of time capsules this past week. Both were encased in concrete vaults at Pierce Park in downtown Ennis According to records, a Centennial Committee assembled a letter that was written in 1972 by Mrs. Raymond Fallen and put together specific items to include inside the containers. They were located adjacent to the monument and flag pole on NW Main Street, approximately 100-feet west of the railroad tracks.