The Week of August 24 to 30, 2008

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.