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Low 51
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'True West'
continues
The Theatre Rocks!
production of Sam Shep-
ard’s True West continues
Friday evening at 505 NW
Main St. in Ennis. The
city’s new theater has
three shows remaining
on its schedule at 7:30
p.m. Oct. 25-26, with a 2:30
p.m. matinee Oct. 27. To
purchase tickets, call 972-
878-5126 or visit www.the-
atrerocks.com.
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Nick Todaro
nick@ennisdailynews.com
Ennis commissioners gave
their approval to the city’s
new roads project and a
$768,000 contract with Freese
and Nichols to oversee the sec-
ond round of street recon-
struction work this decade in
the city.
Ennis worked with the com-
pany on a $4.2 million street
reconstruction effort in 2012-
2013, and the city’s next
planned road project would be
for $6 million in asphalt over-
lay work beginning in summer
2014. Following that effort is a
planned project for $8 million
in concrete reconstruction of
streets needing the more
durable surface to cope with
higher traffic and develop-
ment.
Freese and Nichols landed
this latest round of work be-
cause of the city’s success with
the firm on past projects, said
City Manager Steve Howerton.
“The city of Ennis has been
satisfied with the quality and
timeliness of the work com-
pleted by Freese and Nichols,”
Howerton said. “The 2012
street bond program was com-
pleted on time and under
budget. (The firm) has made a
commitment to expedite their
design work for the 2014 street
bond program to meet the city’s
See ROADS, page 3
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Lions pick up eighth win
The Ennis Lions claimed their eighth win of the season in
Mansfield on Thursday night, remaining undefeated this fall and
claiming a playoff berth. Middle linebacker No. 27 Rodney Ed-
wards helped provide a solid defense for the Lions to earn a
19-3 victory. Turn to page 9 for complete coverage of the team’s
latest success.
UW hits 50%
in campaign
Phil Banker
phil@ennisdailynews.com
The Greater Ennis
United Way recently
cracked the halfway
mark for this year's cam-
paign with roughly
$162,000 in pledges.
Executive Director
Eliza Fulton said the ef-
fort has been bolstered by
several high-profile cam-
paigns, including a
“huge” 100-percent par-
ticipation campaign from
First State Bank.
“Every single em-
ployee gave,” Fulton said.
“I thought they miscalcu-
lated. We were blown
away”
The Greater Ennis
United Way's annual
drive raises money for
various charitable organ-
izations throughout
Ennis and Eastern Ellis
County including Golden
Circle Senior Activity
Center, Helping Hands of
Ennis and the Boys and
Girls Club. Organiza-
tions new to the United
Way include the Hope
Clinic and the Girl
Scouts.
Fulton said the vast
majority of the work
each year is accom-
plished by volunteers.
Campaign co-chair
Jenny Vidrine said vol-
unteers are still busy
“pounding the pave-
ment” scrounging up
pledges from local com-
panies.
“We're excited that
TO GIVE
For more information
about the Greater Ennis
United Way fall cam-
paign, call Eliza Fulton
at 972-351-2060.
maybe we can get into
some new players in
town. We're chugging
along,” Vidrine said. “At
this point we just have to
keep on trucking.”
She said recent shake-
ups with local employers
has caused a shift in
pledge numbers at each
business.
“What we're getting is
this sort of shift in where
people are working. Peo-
ple are still working,
they're just shifting from
business to business,”
she said.
Fulton said the
Greater Ennis United
Way will join several
other campaigns in the
region and continue
seeking pledges into De-
cember. She said delays
caused by both the gov-
ernment shutdown and
implementing the Af-
fordable Care Act neces-
sitated the extension.
“Those two compo-
nents are creating a rip-
ple effect for even big
city United Ways,” Ful-
ton said. “We're just
grateful to God for these
companies to let us do a
campaign.”
Lummus pinches pennies for research
Phil Banker
phil@enmsdailynews.com
Students at Jack
Lummus Intermediate
are pinching pennies for
a good cause this week.
The students are tak-
ing part in the “Pennies
for Pasta” fundraising
campaign, during which
they raise money for
cancer research
through the Leukemia
Lymphoma Society
The class that raises
the most money will be
treated to a pasta dinner
courtesy of Olive Gar-
den, said Lummus Prin-
cipal Lori Redning.
Redning said Lum-
mus students raised
$6,000 last year, and
$15,000 over three years.
She said she hopes the
school will raise $4,000
in its fourth year of
holding the fundraiser.
“We would love to
raise between $4,000 and
$5,000,” she said. “We
were one of the top ele-
mentary schools in the
state last year.”
Rebecca Brown, math
teacher and student
council advisor, said the
drive hits home for
Lummus students.
Ashton Weaver at-
tended Lummus Inter-
mediate during its first
two years of operation
before dying of
leukemia at the age of
11.
“It's touched home for
us,” Brown said. “It's
personal.”
Redning said school
officials first got in-
volved with the
Leukemia Lymphoma
Society during Weaver's
treatment.
That personal con-
nection continues to
this day, as Redning said
another Lummus stu-
dent is currently in
treatment for leukemia.
“It's one of those
things that just keeps
coming back up for us,”
Redning said.
Brown said the
school's involvement
throughout the years
has really hammered
home the importance of
cancer research
fundraising for the kids.
“They take it so seri-
ously, our little fourth-,
fifth- and sixth-graders,”
Brown said. “We spend
so many hours counting
those pennies. It's all
them.”
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