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Youth of today are often painted with a wide brush stroke as soft, lacking any semblance of a work ethic, or expecting the world on a platter. Then there’s Harmony Spence.

Everyone loves a great encore. The past two Bluebonnet Festivals have been home runs, and while 2021, which was a sort-of coming out celebration after the pandemic shutdown, last week’s 2022 event was quite successful.

Henrietta Novotny, for many years known locally as a businesswoman of skill and ingenuity, has written an autobiography of her years in Ennis. For much of that time, she operated Frank’s Towne, with and without her late husband, Frank Novotny, and she insists she loved the work of running the gift shop and being a part of the life of the city.

Local municipal and school board elections will be held throughout Ellis County on Saturday, May 7, at eighteen locations.

Here are some historical news items culled from various sources, some of them from Ennis newspapers donated by Henrietta Novotny and Ann Juricek. Others were found on newspapers.com.

Claims Administrative Services, Inc. (CAS) announced this week that Ennis ISD, one of more than 350 Texas school districts and colleges participating in the CAS workers’ compensation risk pool program, recently received a safety award reserved for members who achieve superior loss control results. Wade Bishop was on hand in Austin to receive the gift award.

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Did you know that – according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – more than 50 million Americans suffer from a type of allergy each year? That makes allergies the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S. And seasonal allergies account for a big percentage of that.

Ellis County— Local law enforcement, Reach Council, DPR/Impact Communities, will partner to host the semi-annual Prescription Drug Take Back Event on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Officers will collect unused and expired prescription and over-thecounter medications at the following locations:

Theatre Rocks opens a new dramedy this weekend of the classic, Sense & Sensibility, which was published in 1811. Its’ dates are April 22-23, 29- 30, a May 1 matinee, and May 6-7. The nightly performances of the two-hour drama/comedy start at 7:30 p.m.