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Baseball team
gets into
annual drive
See SPORTS, page 6
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Slight chance rain
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Showers likely
High 49
Deaths
PRESLEY, Annie
ZHANEL, Frank
See page 3
Around Town
Santa’s back
for more photos
Tammy Koch will be
taking pet pictures with
Santa Claus from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
at Bluebonnet City Vet-
erinary Clinic, located
at 215 SW. Main St. in
Ennis. Photos cost $5
and proceeds will bene-
fit Tails of Hope Pet
Rescue.
'Clue’ tryouts
will continue
The Ennis Public
Theatre will host audi-
tions for Clue: the Musi-
cal at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 15. Roles are avail-
able for four men and
four women, including
Mr. Boddy, Mrs. Pea-
cock, Professor Plum,
Miss Scarlet, Colonel
Mustard, Mrs. White,
Mr. Green and the De-
tective. Interested par-
ties should be prepared
to sing at least 16 bars
of music.
For more informa-
tion or to schedule an-
other audition time,
contact Director Shelley
Aubrey at scaubrey
@aol.com.
Shows are set at 7:30
p.m. Feb. 7-8, 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13-
15, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 7:30
p.m. Feb. 21-22 and 2:30
p.m. Feb. 23.
For more informa-
tion, call the theater at
972-875-7529.
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JW campaign climbing
Phil Banker
phil@ennisdailynews.com
The organizers of the Greater
Ennis United Way hope several high
profile campaigns coming to a close
in the next few days will help the or-
ganization end the year closer to their
$350,000 goal.
The optimism of campaign co-
chair Jenny Vidrine comes after ear-
lier reports that the campaign had
only booked slightly less than $200,000
by late November, and was on track to
raise fewer funds last year.
“We still have some very large em-
ployers in the area that have either held
campaigns and we haven't received
their paperwork yet,” Vidrine said.
Vidrine announced Wednesday
that new Ennis employer TeleTech in-
vited the United Way to do a cam-
paign with their employees.
“TeleTech has graciously invited
the United Way to do a presentation,”
she said. “We are very excited about
them becoming the newest supporter
of the Ennis United Way. That will go
a long way to help us reach our goal.”
Vidrine said the United Way is still
awaiting the completed campaigns
from the city of Ennis and Ennis ISD,
the latter of which she said has the
potential to be one of the largest cam-
paigns this year.
See UNITED WAY, page 10
Submitted photo
The Ennis High School Lionettes are off to competition this weekend, and re-
cently a group of dancers took part in the Adolphus Christmas Parade in Dallas.
EHS Lionettes prepare
for big effort Saturday
Staff report
editor@ennisdailynews.com
Ennis High School’s elite squad of
Lionettes is headed to a full-day dance
competition this weekend in Carroll-
ton.
Lionette head Cassie Ortiz said the
group is preparing three team routines
and three solo routines for the competi-
tion, with two girls also competing in the
Kick Master audition. Elite members are
Emily Diep, Rachel Collins, Blair Betik,
Sarah Boon, Gera Gilmore, Amanda
Muniz, Sarah Blazek and Sheridan
Blazek. Managers are Randa Liska and
Lindsay Satterwhite.
“The three routines they are taking
are very different from each other,” Ortiz
said. “We will be showing a novelty rou-
tine, a jazz routine and a contemporary
style routine.”
The contemporary routine — a rendi-
tion of “Breath of Life” from the movie
Snow White and the Huntsman — will be
on display Friday at a pep rally before
Saturday’s Ennis Lions game against the
Aledo Bearcats, Ortiz said.
“Please let them hear your support at
the pep rally on Friday and send them
with a boost of confidence into Satur-
day’s performance,” she said.
The three members with solo routines
will be senior captain Diep, sophomore
squad leader Boon and freshman Blazek.
Competition info
The DFW Christmas Classic Com-
petition is set at Creekview High
School at 3201 Old Denton Road n
Carrollton.
Entry is $10 for adults and $5 for
children and senior citizens. Children
6 years old and under enter for free.
Lionettes will compete around 10
a.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5
p.m.
“These ladies have been responsible
for music and costuming all on their
own,” Ortiz said. “They will compete on
Saturday for a chance to win scholar-
ships, as well.”
Kick competition efforts will include
Muniz and Gilmore.
The Lionette squad will also be on
hand at Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. football
game, Ortiz said, performing a jazz rou-
tine to Lady Gaga’s “Applause.”
Diep, Boon, Gilmore, Rachel Ka-
sowski, Alyssa Armstrong, Hannah
Tuley and Ariel Burden were selected to
be a part of the 100th birthday of the
Adolphus Christmas Parade in Dallas,
last week, but inclement weather can-
celed the event.
TeleTech
is hiring
again
EDN News Service
editor@ennisdailynews.com
TeleTech has announced it needs to fill
more than 200 new customer support repre-
sentative positions by Jan. 1, 2014 in its
Ennis contact center.
The company needs to fill the positions in
order to serve a new client in the new year.
Computer savvy candidates are preferred as
using computers is essential, but all applica-
tions will be taken into consideration.
For more information and a complete list
of available positions or to apply online visit
www.teletechjobs.com.
200 JOBS AVAILABLE
TeleTech will be accepting online
and in-person candidates from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday through Dec.
23 at its location at 2000 US 287 By-
pass in Ennis. For more information,
call at 682-433-1404.
Submitted photo
Polyguard President Shawn Eastham
holds his daughter Elizabeth as she
cuts his hair off to match her own. Eliz-
abeth is undergoing treatment for stage
4 Wilms’ Tumor, a rare form of child-
hood cancer.
Company shows
solidarity with
president’s child
Phil Banker
phil@ennisdailynews.com
The employees of Polyguard recently
made a collective gesture of support for
company President Shawn Eastham as he
and his family face a battle against cancer.
Eastham's 4-year-old daughter Eliza-
beth was diagnosed with Stage 4 Wilms'
tumor, a rare and aggressive form of can-
cer of the kidneys that affects one in 500
children a year.
“It was a shock,” Eastham said. “It was
one of those things where you never think
it's going to happen to your family”
See POLYGUARD, page 10
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