Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for
August of 2006

 
 
Fifteen blocks
 
Wednesday
August 9, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
Paving work is expected to begin next week as this week preparations are underway for a major street resurfacing programme for this community which seems to have become a place of gravel roads/ Fifteen blocks are slated for surfacing this month.

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The Greenwater Report
 
Wednesday
August 9, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
Time for a chuckwagon race or two and for the Crawfords to participate in the Cove's flea market. The water remains high at the lake and fishing is very promising.
Eagle Creek Regional Park
 
Friday
August 11, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Asquith :
Regional parks have been our target locations for camping this summer and here is a story about Eagle Creek about fifty minutes northwest of Saskatoon near the town of Asquith.
Does a every vehicle need a license?
 
Friday
August 11, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
Some one mentioned to me that he was seeing between two and five unregistered vehicles on Tisdale streets every day. I took up his challenge and sure enough I found two.
St. Peter's Cathedral Muenster
 
Sunday
August 13, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Muenster :
A week ago today we went over to Muenster from our campsite out at Waldsea Regional and photographed one of Saskatchewan's historical and artistic treasures. This story includes images of the church and a QuickTime VR cube of the interior.
 
 
Honey Bee Music and Dance Camp
 
Tuesday
August 15, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
This year's music camp kicked off its week with a Fiddling concert last night featuring the Saskatchewan Fiddle Champion Dean Bernier from Prince Albert. This story includes a QuickTime video of last night rehearsal.
The Greenwater Report
 
Tuesday
August 15, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
This week we find out about where the oil come from to pave streets, how come its hard to build sand castles at Greenwater Lake and about big ducks.
Tisdale Summer Figure Skating School
 
Tuesday
August 15, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
Looks like summers over the RECPlex arena is going full tilt with hockey school and the figure skating school. This story looks at figure skating as a sport of enormous importance to Canadians and includs a two minute video of a practice session.
Smit's Beach
 
Tuesday
August 15, 2006
by : Jo Lukinchuk
Codette :
Less than half an hour from Tisdale is a remarkable and varied playground, a place to vacation and enjoy a wide range of activities. This story tells about the resort and includes twenty great pictures to do more than just tell us about this special place.
St. Peter's College Muenster
 
Thursday
August 17, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Muenster :
There is far more to Saskatchewan than blowing dust, blowing wheat and the occasional blow hard politician. Nestled into the forest begun 103 years ago is a monastery, college and newspaper that can match anything in the country.
Lightning
 
Thursday
August 17, 2006
Images by : Jo Lukinchuk
Tisdale :
Outstanding images of an electrical storm and some hints on how to get pictures like them as well as what to do when you encounter a storm.
Farm Credit Corporation
 
Thursday
August 17, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
A new commerical building is well under construction east of Tisdale Glass with footings and foundation now in place.
 
Apples
 
Tuesday
August 22, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
Fruit trees in Saskatchewan have not been given the credit they are due and its time to re-consider the viability of making little green apples.
 
The Greenwater Report
 
Tuesday
August 22, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
Some vandalism in paradise, but the food is great. Gerald goes to Dube's birthday party and Rose Steadman holds an art show.
Legacy Project, phase three
 
Thursday
August 22, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
Two full blocks of the central portion of downtown Tisdale are tore up as the project goes forward with the power company having laid the wire, the town removed the old curb and pavement and now work crews putting the elements in place.
Waldsea Regional Park
 
Wednesday
August 23, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
images by: Judy and Timothy Shire

Humboldt :
Our camping for this summer is over but our taste for Saskatchewan's Regional parks has only been stimulated as we want to see and experience more. Here is what we thought about the lake park a few miles from Humboldt.
I have it figured out
 
Thursday
August 24, 2006
by : Kevin McIntyre
Carrot River :
How about a Pepsi and some greasy fries, or better yet a nice bag of Doritos , or maybe some Kraft Dinner with extra melted cheese food slices? Time to wise up fat folks, what we eat may taste good but its killing us. Kevin has some powerful advice and he is deadly serious.
1963 Ford Falcon
 
Friday
August 25, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
Though considered a compact (meaning small) car at the time Ford introduced the Falcon to compete with GM's Corvair and the Chrysler Valiant. Today the trustly little Falcon looks like most other cars on the road today.
Time to pull the plug on summer
 
Monday
August 28, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
Summer is over sports fans and the swimming pool will be drained tomorrow. Dry until the Victoria Day long weekend of 2007.
 
A day for baby Jadyn
 
Monday
August 28, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
A chronic accident for an eight month old baby brought the folks of Tisdale and surrounding communities together to raise money to help out the family of the stricken child. This story includes a short two minute video of award winning performer Codie Prevost.
The Greenwater Report
 
Monday
August 28, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :
Gerald fills us in on the activities by the businesses on this coming Labour Day weekend and provides us with some great pictures this week.
Minor sports registration night
 
Monday
August 28, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
Figure skating and minor hockey parents were out Monday night to get their children into these winter sports activities.
Scenes south of town
 
Tuesday
August 29, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
Drifting down a dirt road only a mile east of highway 35 the Doghide Valley is a sumptous place if you are a cow. This is a simple photo essay of the area.
Immigration committee for Tisdale
 
Tuesday
August 29, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
No one likes committees but this one is an exception as the community now has a committee to coerdinate the integration and support for the new workers who have come to the community to work at Northern Steel.
Canada can't afford not to have the Wheat Board
 
Tuesday
August 29, 2006
by : Ron Watson, Glen Reimer and Harold Blodgett
Lancer, Success and Abbey :
Members of the National Farmer's Union, District 3 present a compelling argument with facts and dollar figures that establish the reason why the Canadian Wheat Board is so important to the country.
Its piling up again
 
Wednesday
August 30, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale :
A Louis Dreyfus an enormous pile of wheat has accummulated over the last few days.
Little publicized knots in the softwood deal
 
Thursday
August 31, 2006
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, ON :
The Harper government wants to pass the deal it has made with its friends to the south, but hold on, its not all that simple a deal.