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The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1191 held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cancun’s Restaurant in Waxahachie. The guest speaker was Melissa Lahew, accompanied and assisted by her husband, Derek Lehew.

A young, developing Ennis cross country team were awarded for their efforts at the annual awards banquet. By comparing their outstanding seasons in recent years to a rebuilding campaign makes the 2019 XC team appear nondescript in terms of titles and advancing individuals.

A steady flow of Palmer High School graduates heading to Tarleton State University has brought benefit to future students after the schools agreed to a plan that will enable more to follow their path to Stephenville, Texas.Monday evening at the Palmer Independent Scholastic District administration building, Dr. James Hurley, the new President at Tarleton, addressed a small crowd, most of them Palmer ISD school board members. He announced that TSU will provide annual scholarships and guaranteed admission to Palmer seniors who graduate in the top 25 percent of their class.

Mark Warde mark@ennisdailynews.comIf it is possible to have too much fun after retiring, Lorenzo and Matilda Williams are bent on discovering how its done. The jovial pair have announced farewell to the 9-to-5 and hello to retirement. Except their definition is not the same as you’d suppose.

As Unity in the Community of Ennis prepares to celebrate another MLK Day, co-founder and Ennis City Commissioner Shirley Watson looks back on the 20th anniversary of the organization.“Our celebration of Dr. King is be cause it is a national holiday,” Watson said, “and if black Americans do not recognize the struggles, the humiliations, the injustice that Dr. King went through who will?”

Ellis County Republican Women presented a forum Monday night at the Waxahachie Civic Center to introduce candidates running for offices in Ellis County and for State Representatives on the Republican ticket in March.Each candidate was allowed three minutes to introduce themselves and then each candidate responded to three questions with one minute to respond. The three questions were the same for each candidate:

Wisteria is a spring bloom I covet. I know others feel that way, too. People are crazy for the vine. Even when they don’t blossom as bountifully as we want, we’re grateful to see even a few of those lovely fronds dripping like a delectable fruit from a tree or an arbor we’ve trained it on.Maybe it’s strange to be discussing wisteria which, at least here in Ennis, doesn’t bloom until late March. There are some stragglers around town that last into April.

Protect your plants from winter weatherFor the majority of gardening enthusiasts, gardening is a warm weather activity. While some people live in climates that make it possible to enjoy gardening year-round, those who don’t often lament the end of the gardening season.

The arrival of spring is a welcome occurrence for many people. Budding flowers are among the harbingers of spring. Spring flowers can revitalize winter-weary people just when they need it most — and provide reassurance that brighter, warmer and longer hours of sunlight are just around the corner.Cold-tolerant flowers are hardy enough to start blooming before the last frosts have dissipated. Other flowers will begin to fill in as days warm a little bit more, according to Better Homes and Gardens. Home gardeners looking to warm up their gardens with early blooms can use these flowers in their early-season containers, window boxes and planting beds.