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Wednesday, November 27,2013 - Ennis Daily News - Page 3
Obituaries
Paid Announcements
Church News
Regina A. Goodwin
Regina A. Goodwin, 46, passed away in Ennis,
Texas on Saturday, November 23, 2013.
Regina was born in Mabank, Texas on No-
vember 25, 1966 to William and Cathey (Pritch-
ett) Brown.
She grew up in the C edar Creek
Area and graduated from Mabank
High School in 1985. She married
Charles L. Goodwin on September
21, 1988 and they made their home
in Florida before moving to Cedar
Creek Lake, they moved to Ennis in
2005 and Bristol in 2010.
Regina worked for Wal Mart for
over fifteen years as a cashier. She was a mem-
ber of the Cowboy Church of Ennis and had
been part of the Mabank National Honor Society.
She enjoyed poetry and loved singing praises to
her Lord and Savior. She loved her family.
She is survived by her husband, Charles L.
Goodwin of Ennis; son, Joshua W. Goodwin of
Ennis; her parents: William and Alice Brown of
Seven Points and Cathey Pritchett of Ennis; two
brothers: Allen Brown and his wife Stacey of
Crawford and Jason Hyde and his wife, Kasie of
Lively; one sister, Stephanie Patak and her hus-
band Michael of Ennis along with numerous
step-brothers, step-sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces
and nephews .
A Memorial service will be held on Friday, No-
vember 29, 2013 at the Cowboy Church of Ennis
at 1 p.m. with Rev. Michael Howard officiating.
www.jekeevermortuary.com
Around town
Women’s Ministry to meet Friday
Good Friends Now & Forever, a women's min-
istry, will have their get together at 7 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 6 at Holiday Inn Express in the community
room. All women are invited to join us for a great
time, with food, games, and prizes.
Blessing Center hosting Cool Jamz
The Blessing Center at 1700 N. Kaufman St. will
host Cool Jamz Nation from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays
and Thursdays. For more information, call 972-875-
1118 or email wtlc@sbcglobal.net.
Recover with Way, Truth and Life
The Way, Truth and Life Church, located at 1700
N. Kaufman St., hosts Celebrate Recovery each
Monday. Fellowship begins at 6 p.m., with the
whole group meeting at 7 p.m. and the small group
meeting at 8 p.m. For more information, call 972-
875-1118.
Angel Tree to
help seniors
Senior Angels will be
in the Angel Tree at
Boze-Mitchell-McKib-
bin Funeral homes in
Waxahachie and Ennis.
The proceeds benefit
Ellis County seniors.
Senior angels will be
available now through
Dec. 3. For more infor-
mation, call 972-878-
2211.
Don't forget the
coat drive
Linnea Johnson is
hosting a coat drive to
supply Helping Hands
with much needed coats
this winter. The coats
can be new or used, as
long as they are clean
and ready to be worn.
Donations can be
dropped off at Century
21 Judge Fite Company,
1905 W. Ennis Ave.,
Suite 201. For more in-
formation, call 972-878-
5867 or 214-801-6108.
Beauty college
collecting food
National Beauty Col-
lege in Ennis is collect-
ing donations for
Helping Hands of
Ennis, and those who
bring in items can re-
ceive discounts on serv-
ices at the beauty
school. The drive offers
$1 credits for cans of
tuna, two boxes of mac-
aroni and cheese,
tomato soup cans, green
bean cans, canned or
dried beans, canned
corn or box or bagged
pasta. Donators receive
$3 credit for a jar of
peanut butter, a can of
chicken or a can of
spaghetti sauce. A limit
of $6 of credit per day is
in place.
For more informa-
tion, call the school at
972-875-2626.
Toy drive
expanding
Constable Roy Cal-
lender Jr., the Ellis
County Sheriff’s Office
and Precinct 1 Justice
of the Peace Bill Woody
are collaborating for on
the fourth annual Ellis
County Toy Drive. Take
a gift or gift card to one
of the toy box locations
or call Callender at 972-
825-5325 for toy pickup.
Drop-off locations are
the Historical Ellis
County Courthouse in
Waxahachie, the new
courts building in Wax-
ahachie, the Ellis
County Sheriff’s Office,
Community Supervi-
sion Offices, Justice of
the Peace Offices, the
Ellis County Sub-Court-
house at 207 S. Sonoma
Trail and the Ennis
Daily News at 213 N.
Dallas St. in Ennis.
FCC collecting
Treats for
Troops
First Christian
Church of Ennis is col-
lecting items for the
Treats for Troops holi-
day shipment. Organiz-
ing and packing began
Nov. 25 and shipments
will head out by U.S.
Mail on Dec. 2.
Treats for Troops do-
nation drop-off boxes
are located at Ennis
State bank, the doctor’s
center at 802 Lampasas
Street, Sterling House,
Ennis Regional Medical
Center, Lone Star Fit-
ness and Harriett
Adams Interior Design.
Popular requests for do-
nations include gently
used DVDs, beef jerky,
water enhancers like
Crystal Light and Tea
Top Go and other light-
weight foods easily car-
ried in backpacks. For
more information, call
Harriett Adams at 972-
878-2400.
Sunbeamers to
meet Dec. 3
The Southern Pacific
Sunbeam Club will
meet at 11:30 a.m. Tues-
day, Dec. 3 at the Ennis
IHOP For more infor-
mation, call Darleene
Denbow at 972-878-4069.
Christmas play
begins Dec. 5
My Favorite Christ-
mas, the latest produc-
tion of the Theatre
Rocks! playhouse in
Ennis, opens at 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 5. It continues at
7:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays through Dec.
21, with a 2:30 p.m. Sun-
day matinee set Dec. 22.
Tickets cost $15 for
adults, $12 for seniors
or students. Call 972-
878-7529 or visit
www.theatrerocks.com
for more information.
Retired school
personnel to
meet Dec. 5
The Ennis Retired
School Personnel Asso-
ciation will meet at 11
a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 at
the St. Thomas Episco-
pal Church Fellowship
Hall for their annual
soup and cornbread
luncheon. Members are
reminded to bring a
dozen of their favorite
cookies gift-wrapped for
playing Bingo for Cook-
ies. Also remember to
bring a Christmas
stocking filled with
basic necessities for a
man or woman to be de-
livered to Sterling
House residents. For
more information, call
Carol Mraz at 972-875-
3363.
Historical
society hosting
events
The Ennis Historical
Society will host two
events during the
Christmas holidays.
The group’s Christmas
Party is set at 6 p.m. Fri-
day, Dec. 6 at Wildflower
Cafe. It is open to all,
and more information
is available at www.en-
nishistoricalsociety org.
Guests can bring chil-
dren, and plans includ-
ing caroling outside,
weather permitting.
The organization
will also host a trip to
the Dallas Heritage Fes-
tival on Dec. 8. Guests
are encouraged to come
with their children and
grandchildren. Those
who RS VP by Dec. 7 will
have free passes pre-
arranged. Go to
www.ennishistoricalso-
ciety.org to RSVP The
festival itself is home to
the largest and finest
collection of 19th Cen-
tury pioneer and Victo-
rian homes and
commercial buildings
in Texas.
Santa coming
to EPL
The Ennis Public Li-
brary will have a visit
from Santa Claus at 6:30
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p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12.
Families that attend
will be able to take pic-
tures with Santa with
their own cameras,
hear Christmas stories
and sing holiday jin-
gles.
For more informa-
tion, visit the library or
call 972-875-5360.
Clinic offering
ACA help
Hope Clinic offers
free assistance with Af-
fordable Care Act eligi-
bility and enrollment.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through
Friday. Contact Della
Martinez for an ap-
pointment at 972-268-
0151 or
amartinez@call4hope.o
rg.
MLK contest
coming up
The 12th Annual
Martin Luther King Or-
atorical, Poetry and Art
Contest is open to all
EISD students.
The event will be at 7
p.m. Jan. 16, 2014 at San
Jacinto Auditorium.
For more informa-
tion, call Mary Dowell
at 469-387-4051 or email
uitcofennis@gmail.com
Step up with
Golden Circle
The Golden Circle
Senior Activity Center
hosts a “Step Up to
Scale Down and Lower
Blood Pressure” pro-
gram from 9 to 10:30
a.m. Mondays.
For more informa-
tion about the free of-
fering, call Marie
Dyess, Master Wellness
Volunteer at the Texas
Agrilife Extension, at
214-789-2886.
AVOW’ women meet monthly
Do you desire more of God? If so come join
"WOW" Women of Worship for a time of worship,
Bible teaching, prayer and fellowship. Meetings
are held on the fourth Saturday of each month,
with a lunch meeting afterward. For more infor-
mation, contact Mary at 972-965-2075.
Take off those pounds at FUMC
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 1690 meets 10 to
11 a.m. on Wednesday at the First United
Methodist Church. The church is located at 320
North 15th St. For more information, call Mary at
903-872-5568 and Ray at 972-875-1416 or log onto
www.tops.org.
Church hosts Game Night
First Presbyterian Church "Playmakers Game
Night" is now twice a month, on the second and
fourth Tuesdays at 7 p.m. First Presbyterian
Church is located at 210 N. McKinney St. Call the
church office for more information at 972-875-3196.
Ongoing New Hope Church
programs
• Monday Night Madness — Join in football, bas-
ketball, volleyball, pool, ping-pong and video game
tournaments Mondays from 5-8 p.m. for grades 6-
12.
• The Tribe Youth Choir — Wednesdays from
5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Membership is not a require-
ment to participate. This choir is open to students
sixth to 12th grade.
• Ignition Drama and Dance Team — Tuesdays
from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Membership is not a re-
quirement to participate and is open to students
sixth to 12th grade. Students will have the oppor-
tunity to perform at various events.
The Ennis Daily News provides free Around Town
listings for upcoming and ongoing community events on
an as-space-allows basis, determined by each day's news
content. Events that cost more than $35 cannot be in-
cluded in the free community announcements. For more
information about free announcements or to talk with
an advertising representative about promoting an up-
coming event or service, call 972-875-3801.
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