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The Week of May 2 to 8, 2004
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May - 3 - 4
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 Robin
waits for May to show up in Tisdale- Monday
May 3, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Though
Robins have been comfortably living in much of Saskatchewan for up to a month they
have stayed away from Tisdale until Sunday morning when one dropped by our house
and I was able to take his picture a few doors down. This story includes a QuickTime
rendition of a song by the "world's greatest entertainer."
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 Al
Jolson- Monday
May 3, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Michael
Jackson, Elvis Prestley, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby all are just pale imitations
of the very first superstar Al Jolson. When records, radio, movies and television
were invented he was there front and centre and he was well aware of his position
in history as he turned to the camera in the first motion picture with sound and
ad-libed "You aint heard nothin' yet."
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 The
Greenwater Report for May 3, 2004- Monday
May 3, 2004
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Trips to Prince Albert, Christopher Lake, Melfort and Greenwater
Lake is starting to break up despite the rather unpleasant weather. Gerald gives
us a look at some astonishing signs of the growing desert near Rosetown.
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 Breaking
ground for new 18 unit Condo- Tuesday
May 4, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Today
the surface was removed from the new condominium site beside the Gold Age Centre
as surveyors stake the site and Chupa Excavation removes the topsoil.
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 Downtown
Tisdale upgrade preparations- Thursday
May 6, 2004
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This
morning survey work was well underway with a bit of mainstreet blocked off and paint
markings appearing on the pavement as the town gets its refurbishment programme for
the downtown area underway.
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 Experimental
Box- Thursday
May 6, 2004
by : John Smith
This is a hacker story as the author goes about creating a computer to try things
out. With spam and worms ravaging computers today we need very badly to explore these
weapons of mass computer destruction in an effort to protect our equipment. What
will be done with this computer you wouldn't want to do with a machine you depend
upon for everyday work.
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 Tulips- Thursday
May 6, 2004
by : Albert Eckart
Swift Current :
Spring is flourishing in the south western portion of Saskatchewan and has brought
out some great looking flowers to begin the season.
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 Air
Cadets cleanup- Thursday
May 6, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : As
a fund raiser the Tisdale Air Cadets were out Sunday doing a ditch cleanup north
of town.
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 Another
look at the lake- Thursday
May 6, 2004
by : R. W. Shire
Regina : The
lake is full now in Regina and the citizens of the city once again get to stroll
by its shores and this year they expect not to be able to smell it rotting.
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 Purple
Finch- Thursday
May 6, 2004
by : Helen Carson
Crooked River
: These are really outstanding images of a neat little bird that lives in this part
of Saskatchewan.
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 HomeComing
2005- Friday
May 7, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : When
it comes to planning a vacation that involves not just the whole family but the whole
community one has to think ahead. The Centennial Homecoming committee have the basic
concept laid out for July 29 to August 1 and here are some details.
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 Bush’s
slippery slope: preemptive wars, violations of international
law- Friday
May 7, 2004
by : Mario deSantis
Nipawin : There
is no feeling of victory in saying "we told you so" as you have read repeatedly
on this site about privatisation and the misuse of language. Torture is now
defined as "abuse" and one in every ten Americans in Iraq carrying
a gun, is a mercanary, there are more of them than British soldiers. Sadly, this
tragic and for want of a better term, "stupid" situation, must play out
as the United States has plodded its way while being warned, into a point of no return
and they have no exit plan.
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 Lutheran
Church Spring Rummage Sale- Friday
May 7, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Just
like the grass turning green the spring rummage sales are an annual marvel as this
one had a nice selection of table ware and kitchen goods.
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