Index for May 2010

Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for
May of 2010

17 new teachers and five BAs celebrated in LaRonge: Monday
May 3, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Lac LaRonge Reserve: This past Saturday Saskatchewan's northern teacher education programme celebrated its latest group of graduates. Thirteen communities several First Nations bands, the Metis nation and northern Saskatchewan as a whole were brought together in a graduation that means so much to the individual communities throughout the north as it brings their own people into the teaching provession which in term gives new meaning and hope for these communities and their future.

Walmart Supercentre: Monday
May 10, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Regina: Regina already had three Walmart stores but the fourth, a "Supercentre" has just opened and on Saturday we did the obligatory walk through and this story tells our impres

The Greenwater report: Monday
May 10, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford
: Carstairs Alberta: The Crawfords are on their annual trip to Southern Alberta where they check out the dogs and sure enough find folks from back home who read the "report".

House number two: Tuesday
May 11, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Despite a slow start housing construction in Tisdale is in full production with six dwellings on the go and this one on the northwest development has its walls in plac

Almost seeding time: Wednesday
May 12, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Most farmers are in the fields. Harrowing, applying anhydrous, running their cultivator through the weeds that are taking hold but few are actually putting seed in the ground. Field conditions are improving everyday but there is a lot of water in some fields much like you would find right after the run off.

Full swing: Thursday
May 13, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Though there were still some tractors pulling harrows today most were pulling seeding equipment as the dust trails from the equipment indicate conditions for seeding have hit the mark and this year's crop is going in the ground.

European melt down: Monday
May 17, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Its time to talk about the cause of the economic woes that are causing the stock market to go down and put a very dark cloud over the financial prospects for the summer of 2010.

Medieval patterns resurfacing in this, the 21st Century: Monday
May 17, 2010
by: Eugene Parks
: Victoria, British Columbia: It is surprising that we in Canada are watching the struggle for democratic principles decided centuries and centuries ago. The government in Ottawa seems bent on turning time back to 1688 and earlier.

Tourist booth and pool open today: Friday
May 21, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Victoria Day long weekend and the tourists are on the road and Tisdale's in the swimming pool. Three sites at the camp ground were in use today with another booked for the weekend.

Twelve years: Friday
May 21, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Ensign first appeared on the Internet as a web site on May 20th 1998. Here is a short reflection on those years.

House three ready for rafters: Tueday
May 25, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Immediately behind the Falkon Theatre is a new house tucked into a small lot sitting atop a cement foundation and ready for its rafters to be installed.

The Greenwater report: Tueday
May 25, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford
: Wakaw Lake Regional Park: The motor home is on the road for a new season and this past long weekend the Crawfords and their Sunseeker pals were out at Wakaw enjoying the challenges of this year's Victoria Day weather.

Parkland Photography club May meeting: Wednesday
May 26, 2010
by: Darlene McCullough
: Tisdale: This month's photo outing had to be cancelled because of the rain but the club had an excellent meeting going over the monthly photo shoot and had an opportunity to work out the details on coming projects for the club.

Soil and rain make for uneven seeding process: Friday
May 28, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: All done and emerging in some areas while other places half or less in the ground. The variations in soil and the interesting uneven amount of rainfall are combining to create a wide spread in the way things are going this spring.

Fourth project a duplex: Friday
May 28, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: This year's fourth housing project is a duplex condo unit built beside a similar one last year on the former tennis court in north side of Tisdale.