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First taste of spring

Tuesday
March 2, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: Our streets are melting, there are puddles, no one seems to be able to stay inside and the long days with great sunshine are just getting longer. Yes these are signs of spring and they are welcomed by everyone after what has to be a very mild winter. This story shows some of Tisdale this afternoon.

The spirit of the 2010 Olympics

Tuesday
March 2, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: Despite the politicians and the corporations who tried so earnestly to use the Olympics for their own purposes Canadians came through. They and their athletes made the games a success and we need to be proud of the way Canadians came together with the games and how our athletes deserved the support their received.

Miles of grain cars

Thursday
March 4, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: Strings of grain hauling "B" trains have been making their way through and by town all day today. Upon visiting four of the closest inland grain terminals to Tisdale I discovered three of the terminals each had more than a mile of rail grain hopper cars spotted awaiting loading at each terminal. Upon visiting each terminal I had to pull over to the side of the road for trucks arriving and departing from those terminals.

Run off beginning

Thursday
March 4, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: With the temperature just around the freezing mark each day water is forming and making its way to the natural drainage system and we are beginning to see water on top of the ice in the streams and turning the snow to slush.

The Greenwater report

Monday
March 8, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford

 

Saskatoon: It is possible that Gerald has spring fever. He went to the boat and leisure show then went and checked out his motorhome and is already looking forward to the first camping trip of the season. We do not recommend changing those snow tires just yet Gerald.

Spring's progress

Tuesday
March 9, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: It only slipped slightly below freezing last night and by mid afternoon the overcast vanished to reveal a blue sky and the temperature zoomed upward at the same time the puddles are growing bigger and bigger.

Hutchison's general store

Tuesday
March 9, 2010
by: Mr. Hutchison

 

Leacross: Leacross is one of the several now abandoned communities in the Tisdale area. I visited there in April of last year and after posting the story received an e-mail from a former resident but it was not until Friday that I was back to get some more images.

Grain bin assembly

Wednesday
March 10, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: One of the sure signs of spring is the Beeland Co-op's yard starts become active. Bases had been delivered earlier now its time for this year's crop of bins to be put together.

Ridgedale in March

Thursday
March 11, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Ridgedale: Elevators gone or closed, school closed, a community that one might think of as in retreat but in many ways still a viable community and clearly still the home and work place for a good number of people. Here are some pictures taken last Friday of the community and some interesting aspects to what can be see just driving around in Ridgedale.

Regina a rural city

Monday
March 15, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Regina: Saskatchewan and Canada are not frozen in time but continue to change and evolve. This story deals with the changes and attempts to give us some perspective into what that change might mean for the way we define the provincial capital.

The Greenwater report

Monday
March 15, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford

 

Saskatoon: This week's Greenwater report is one of those gems from Gerald as he tells us about his honey moon with a new car, a march storm and a camper trailer some fifty-seven years ago.

Quarter section seeder

Tuesday
March 16, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: There are big combines, big tractors, big deep tillage machines but now there's a big air seeder. Bourgault Industries of St. Brieux has produced a monsterous 700 bushel grain tank for its seeding system that when full of seed and fertilizer has the capacity to do a whole quarter section field without having to stop and reload.

In Dublin

Wednesday
March 17, 2010
by: Michael Townsend

 

Dublin Ireland: Mike is in Dublin and watching the St. Patrick's Day parade. But, in the picture notice that his camera is around his neck. This picture and one other were taken with his Apple iPhone camera and sent to us here in Tisdale at 10:15 local time this morning.

Richardson Pioneer

Wednesday
March 17, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Murphy's Siding: This site often has images of the closest inland terminals to Tisdale but only a few pictures of Pioneer terminal between Eldersley and Crooked River have been shown on this site. Here is how it looked today.

March 1974

Thursday
March 18, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Weekes: March in Saskatchewan can be one of the most harsh months of the year. Just consider last year when the temperature in the middle of the month was below -30ºC for days. Today we go back to 1974 when it was cold, windy and there was much more snow than needed.

Do you need to win the lottery?

Friday
March 19, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Weekes: So what is that you need, what is that you want out of life and are you unhappy because you don't have what you need or what you want.? These are questions you need to think about.

The Greenwater report

Wednesday
March 24, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford

 

Saskatoon: Garage sale season has returned and the Crawfords are on the hunt for the perfect bargain once again. Last weekend they were even out to Clavet. Looks like Gerald is over his spring fever and enjoying coffee and going out to the theatre.

Parkland Photography Club March meeting

Friday
March 26, 2010
by: Darlene McCullough

 

Tisdale: This month the photo club was dealing with shadows in their photo shoot competition. Club activities continue with participation in provincial events and plans were made for future meetings.

Car

Friday
March 26, 2010
by: Michael Townsend

 

Ireland: So you have a rented car, driving on the other side of the road and trying to see the country. So, what do you do? Simple you adapt. Mike dug back through his experiences and realised by using skills from decades ago the fearful could be turned around to become fun and adventure.

The Greenwater report

Monday
March 29, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford

 

Saskatoon: The Crawfords have some furniture shopping to do. The made a visit to the Casino, the Western Development Museum and the home and garden show.

A'Less sells out

Monday
March 29, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: One of Tisdale's automotive repair shops closed up last year and this past week sold off it's assets.

The Doghide starts to flow

Tuesday
March 30, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: Though the melting has been proceeding for a month the water has just been gradually moving along and the Doghide itself has up until today just been a wandering pond. That warm temperature last night and the fields and streams are now moving and the little Doghide river ceased being a pond and is a nice, well behaved river conducting the water through and beyond town staying within its banks.

Surprises of Ireland

Tuesday
March 30, 2010
by: Michael Townsend

 

Ireland: Palm trees in Killarney, Bikers in Belfast and a Belfast hockey rink. Ireland's charm is very much in the way it has continued to adapt to the world in which it finds itself. Ireland is one of the leading technological countries in Europe with computer technology, IT and aviation all melded into the complexities of a very modern society.

Chuck and Al-bear

Tuesday
March 30, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: Tisdale Arts Council brought the show "Chuck & Albert" to Tisdale Saturday, March 27th. Here is something about the show just in case you were unable to attend.

The Doghide runneth over

Wednesday
March 31, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 

Tisdale: Yesterday it was a peaceful river flowing along nicely for the first time this year. Today it is a flood stage pouring out of its banks and swamping the low lying areas but not threatening any houses or property as these are the places it usually floods.

The Book of Kells and Trinity

Wednesday
March 31, 2010
by: Michael Townsend

 

Dublin, Ireland: The Irish quite rightly consider The Book of Kells as one of the most remarkable works in the world. The first four gospels of the New Testament created by three master craftsmen more than a thousand years ago is housed in the Dublin Trinity College Library. Michael went there to see it and this is his story.