Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for August of 2008
Van fails to make it home from Winnipeg Tuesday August 5, 2008 by: Timothy W. Shire Glossop Manitoba: Holiday travel is always a matter of chance taking and driving new or twelve year old vehicles seems to make no difference when it comes to mechanical failure. Yesterday afternoon on our way home from Winnipeg the Windstar's transmission departed to that great mechanical wasteland in the sky.	August 2008 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
The Greenwater report Tuesday August 5, 2008 by: Gerald Crawford Saskatoon: Time for a walk in a park and a salute to a passing Wynyard friend. The motor home gets repaired and some thoughts on modern housing construction and design. Saskatoons - a good year Wednesday August 6, 2008 by: Judy Shire Weekes: An exceptional year for these scrumptious berries that grow naturally all over Saskatchewan. Just like this year's crops the saskatoons in 2008 are outstanding and in their prime right now. House one in place Wednesday August 6, 2008 by: Timothy W. Shire Tisdale: The basement was dug April 8th and a wood basement constructed but no development for most of the summer. Now a new house sits on the basement of the site where a house was consumed in fire last year. Haying Thursday August 7, 2008 Images by: Dawn Shire Gravelbourg: This is a large picture essay of Dawn Shire's pictures of this past weekend's haying operation on her parents small farm north of Gravelbourg. This is not state of the art agriculture but the way a family can and often does cope with the needs on an organic small farm in rural Saskatchewan.
The Greenwater report Wednesday August 13, 2008 by: Gerald Crawford Hafford: This week's report takes us on a tour of the crooked trees north of Saskatoon and some other rustic attractions that are a delight to discover and our benefit for Gerald to tell us about them. Wings over White Rock Friday August 15, 2008 by: Brian Marlatt White Rock B.C.: This past weekend the Abbotsford Åir Show was on, so this is an excellent time to show you some highlights from the July 30th Wings over White Rock show which had been held as a fund raiser for the C.H.I.L.D. Foundation. (Children with Intestinal and Liver Disorder)
Trojan intersquad game launches the season Monday August 18, 2008 by: Timothy W. Shire Tisdale: The main selection camp was held this past weekend and wrapped up the event with the final selection of players who will make up the team of 2008-2009. The Greenwater report Monday August 18, 2008 by: Gerald Crawford Rosthern: This week's report lets us go along on a weekend camping trip with the Sunseeker's club and visit Valley campground at Rosthern as well as sample other points of interest between Saskatoon and Prince Albert. 1947 Aeronca 11CC Super Chief Friday August 22, 2008 by: Timothy W. Shire Tisdale: This amazingly well preserved version of an aircraft sixty-one years old dropped into Tisdale this past week. With an 85 horse power Continental engine it is said to cruise with two passengers sitting side by side at 97 miles an hour.
Harvest 2008 Monday August 25, 2008 by: Timothy W. Shire Tisdale: Harvest got underway late last week and today everyone is in full "let's get it done" mode. Three combines in this wheat field north of town this afternoon and the canola field across the road all swathed. Meanwhile, the Co-op's yard full of metal grain tanks is completely empty. The Greenwater report Monday August 25, 2008 by: Gerald Crawford Carstairs Alberta: The Crawfords are off visiting relatives in Alberta and this week's report tells us about the crops along the way and how the dogs are doing. But, there is a great picture of a giant blue heron. 19.7 km of #35 to get new surface Tuesday August 26, 2008 by: Timothy W. Shire Tisdale: Clearly the condition of highway 35 south of Tisdale is well below acceptable and it seems the Department of Highways is going to do something about twenty kilometres of it by adding a new surface. Survey crews were on hand today working south of town and the equipment to do the project is parked at the former Shell bulk plant on the south side of town. Western Commodities Trading Inc. Wednesday August 27, 2008 by: Timothy W. Shire Tisdale: A new agricultural commodities business is operating in Tisdale. After fifteen years of business in Spalding WCT Inc. has moved to Tisdale where it is buying and selling grain from producers and marketing the product to markets often as close as possible to the producer as possible. Election? You bet! Wednesday August 27, 2008 by: Timothy W. Shire Tisdale: The Prime Minister has been sounding the warning steadily since the middle of last week that he is going to call an election this fall. The facts of the matter are dead simple, he has identified himself and his country so closely to the United States their politics is now overshadowing all Canadian issues which really are no longer Canadian issues and the writing is on the wall, if you wait until after Obama is elected it is oblivion for Harper and company. Lilies Thursday August 28, 2008 Images by: Ken Jones Regina: Each spring Ken shares with us his annual pictures of Qu'Appelle Valley crocuses and through the years he has sent along some other dazzling images but these lilies are truly remarkable. Tisdale and area Superannuates; annual to Hell with the bell meeting Friday August 29, 2008 by: Darlene McCullough Tisdale: Fifty-three retired teachers met at the golf course on the first day of classes to enjoy each other's company and have breakfast.