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Be safe when lightning strikes during peak storm season

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A change in seasons often brings about a change in the weather as well. Seasons marked by increased humidity in the air and warmer temperatures often usher in afternoon or evening thunderstorms. With those thunderstorms come potentially dangerous lightning.

The wildest garden in Ennis

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As you may recall, tours planned at Kachina Prairie by Indian Trails Master Naturalists during the Bluebonnet Festival were rained out in April, but it hasn’t deterred growing interest in the site. The place still remains an undiscovered gem to many but its beauty is attracting more fans by the day.

Kachina Prairie, at Lake Clark, is a stunning example of a wild, untended garden. True nature lovers know it, and increasingly so do others.

How to bring beneficial bees back

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Bees, birds and butterflies play integral roles in pollinating many of the crops humans rely on for sustenance. The National Pollinator Garden Network, through the National Wildlife Federation, recently launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, an effort to increase the amount of nectar and pollen food sources as the organization aims to reverse the alarming decline of pollinators such as honey bees, native bees and monarch butterflies.

New Supt. Tullos hits the ground running

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EISD

Hitting the ground with his feet running, the new superintendent of the Ennis Independent School District, Jay Tullos, has begun his tenure with a daunting task – to meet all 732 people employed by the school district during the summer.

Coming from the Canton ISD, who carry 300 employees, the 49-year old arrived in the Bluebonnet City having met only a handful of staff, including the board of trustees.

Local artist bidding to paint Galveston Seawall

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Galveston seawall needs to be painted and Ennis artist Ben Vyers hopes to be approved to not only paint it but to set a record for the largest single artist mural in the world. “There are a couple of artists working on projects,” Vyers said on Monday, “one in California that is 50,000 square feet and another that is about 60,000 square feet. “I am proposing to paint at least 100,000 square feet of the seawall in Galveston to set the record.”

EPT stages ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr’

THEATRE

Rehearsals are under way for the first children’s production of the season at the Ennis Public Theatre (EPT), 113 N. Dallas St. C. David Hill, the K.I.D.S. (Kids in Dramatic Studies) program director, is conducting the rehearsals for the new play that will open at EPT June 28 and run through July 7.

Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr is a popular stage production based on the Disney movie of the same name that is, in turn, based on the 1951 animated film that first brought Lewis Carroll’s beloved heroine to life on screen.

Midlothian PD discover deceased man at wheel

COUNTY

Monday, June 17 at 7:35am, Midlothian police officers responded at 7:35 a.m. on June 17 to a call about an unconscious person at the wheel at the 1100 Block of Auger Road. Upon arrival at the scene they located an adult, white, male, 52, from Alvarado, deceased in a pickup truck. He was identified as James A. Morris.

One report stated it “appears the incident did not occur where the victim was located.” It has been ruled a homicide though an on-going investigation continues.

Puppy Park set to start in July

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Never has a more symbolic event preceded the creation of a park for dogs than a line of tall trees in downtown Ennis.

Located at the corner of North Plaza on North Dallas at Baylor Street, Puppy Park will be an 80-foot by 80-foot fenced in setting. While the remainder of the 3.5 acre lot was recently paved and striped, the southwest corner is all grass.

According to City Manager Scott Dixon, the construction work at the property will begin in mid-July. It will be comprised of a watering system, new sod and eight trees, all inside a fenced-in area.

Scholarship recipient honored

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The Friends of the Ennis Public Library honored scholarship winner Kaitlyn Roznovsky with a reception as they presented her check. Kaitlyn is the daughter of Joe and Laurie Roznovsky. She

Citizens Accused

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