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A new season of live theatre is about to dawn, and with it comes an open stage for area thespians. Theatre Rocks has scheduled a general audition session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at their location near downtown at 505 NW Main St. in Ennis.

Park playground equipment and swing set apparatuses in backyard jungle gyms are exciting places for children to be active outdoors. Play equipment gives children opportunities to exercise and engage with friends.

Leading when the sun shines, when the grass is soft and green, when the birds are chirping and the creek is rippling cool waters is something of a breeze.

Writer Richelle Goodrich echoes my frustration with finding good, fresh-brewed Southern Sweet Tea.

Since my vast realm of work responsibilities includes reading most of the words that appear within a newspaper twice a week, I admit that I face some words with more enthusiasm than others.

Ennis is a family-friendly community known for its blue-collar work ethic, large Czech and Hispanic ethnicities and a strong faith element. Politically it is much like Ellis County, conservative with a vigorous propensity to vote Republican.

Politico listed the ten quotes that haunt Barack Obama, with “Washington needs to be fundamentally changed” topping the list. Certainly he made efforts to do just that, for better or for worse.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a friend made me a beautiful, four-ply, tri-fold mask in shades of pink and green to cover my mouth and nose, protecting me from, well… you, and your droplets.

Age-old schoolyard kickball will be played in a two-day adult tournament on June 27-28 at Bluebonnet Park when teams come together for a Summer Co-Ed Kickball Bash. Ennis Parks and Recreation are hosting the fun. Details are posted on their website or teamsideline.com/ennisrecreation.

Making the news in recent months is an issue that will likely remain through the fall elections: voting by mail. It’s been discussed before though the coronavirus dynamic is pushing the idea to the forefront.