The Ellis County Press: Councilman appointed Councilman appointed ================================================================================ Editor on 12/11/2008 16:02:00 _The Ellis County Press_ BARDWELL - After weeks of deliberation, Clinton Ivy was appointed to the vacant council seat on Monday, Dec. 8. The three-member council had been short one member after the September death of Mayor P.W. "Jinker" Gentry. Ivy's appointment becomes official with a swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Dec. 15, the same night that Bardwell's municipal court convenes after a two-year hiatus.