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Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Ensign Front Page Volume
8, No. 41
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Town Square 1.01- Tuesday
August 17, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Work
began last week to rebuild downtown Tisdale, the town square project is intended
to create a focus for the town's main street but the project will change the look
of the town dramatically.
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 Deer
hunting in Winnipeg- Monday
August 16, 2004
by : Andrew Shire
Winnipeg : There
are places with the city of Winnipeg that the deer seem to have found a perfect habitat.
This photo essay involves getting pictures of these urban dwellers.
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| 0800 Tuesday - Scattered cirrostratus 2/8th 23,000, cirrus 2/8th
26,000, visibility 15, 15º , wind 9 knots at 290º , altimeter 29.94 WeatherLog |
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Today In Ensign
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Town Square 1.01
House number six
House number five
House number two
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Contributor's Index -
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Find
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Tim's Tip of the Day
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 It has been a tough summer to be in the
market garden business but now the best produce is available. Today's farmer's market
(every Tuesday morning in Tisdale, Thursday in Melfort) was outstanding with great
stuff including outstanding saskatoons and preserves. Don't miss it next week. |
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Kevin's find of the day
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Cement shortage hits US housing boom
(pdf) This Christian Science Monitor story
explains an unusual  problem. It appears
that China's growth is reducing its export of cement and that in turn has created
a shortage of the stuff in the United States. To make matters worse the transportation
system is busy hauling stuff to Iraq and slowing shipment. The article does not explain
that the United States created its own problem by putting an embargo on Mexican cement
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Ensign Notes
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| Today we concentrate on building. The image on the web cam is
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.Happenings In Tisdale:
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 The Greenwater report- Monday
August 16, 2004
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : The Crawfords are back from Alberta and this week's report fills
us in on the discontent with the Provincial Government's hike in cottage leases.
Time for a retirement party and a some photographic tips.
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 Privy
Clerk AND Secretary to Cabinet Alex Himelfarb- Monday
August 16, 2004
by : Robert Ede
Richmond Hill, Ontario
: Even if you were taking notes and felt you understood your history class when the
"Privy Council" was the topic of study, my guess is you and I are pretty
much clueless about this important part of Canada's government. Robert Ede is to
the rescue as he explains the fine points and points us in the direction to learn
more.
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 Bob
McAdam Day at Riverside Golf Course- Friday
August 13, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : A tournament
and fun day to celebrate one of Tisdale's most passionate golfers took place Thursday
morning with a huge turn out to remember their friend and competitor, "Bob."
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 Justice
For Svend, And A Travesty For All- Friday
August 13, 2004
by : Ron Thornton
Edmonton : Form
NDP leadership candidate and member of parliament Svend Robinson entered a plea of
guilty to theft of an expensive ring and was give a discharge with community service
and no criminal record. Ron Thornton wonders if others would get the same treatment.
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 Groupthink: a tool to hide
the big lies of sold out Politicians & Co.- Friday
August 13, 2004
by : Mario deSantis
Prince Albert
: How could the most powerful nation on the planet blunder time after time and then
claim it wasn't a blunder? The answer is remarkably simple, if a group of people
with similar opinions consider a problem they may rely upon formulas and not bother
to look at the facts or relevent information.
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Fair 2004- Friday
August 13, 2004
by : Judy Shire
Somme/Weekes
: Rural agricultural fairs are fundamental part of the culture of Saskatchewan. Hear
is a pictorial tour of this year's fair mid way between Hudsons Bay and Porcupine
Plain.
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 Odd
job squad car wash- Wednesday
August 11, 2004
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Summer
splash at the campground and tourist booth this afternoon as the odd job squad pitched
in to wash vehicles and have some fun.
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 To Bush: It's the economy,
stupid!- Wednesday
August 11, 2004
by : Mario deSantis
Prince Albert :
An impressive list of performers are going on tour campaigning against their president.
The enormity of the inappropriate action taken by the Bush administration defies
any explanation as to why he has any support at all.
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 The Greenwater Report- Wednesday
August 11, 2004
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : After judging the photography at the Golburn Fair the Crawfords are
off to Alberta and send us some dramatic pictures of draft horses at a pioneer fair.
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 The major challenge- Sunday
August 8, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The
premier discussed the importance of being able to discuss things with Saskatchewan
people, what its like to live out of a suitcase, pharmacare alternative with the
Federal goverment and the major challenge facing Saskatchewan. This story includes
a video clip (1.6MB) of the premier speaking Saturday morning in Tisdale.
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 Better
Than Good- Friday
August 6, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The
2004 crop is only a couple of weeks from harvest and it looks pretty good in most
parts of Saskatchewan.
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 Should
have had one thirty years ago- Friday
August 6, 2004
by : Edwin Wallace
Success : Mr.
Wallace tells us about using a GPS system for doing field work.
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 Discerning
the language of unity from the language of division- Friday
August 6, 2004
by : Mario deSantis
Prince Albert
: The appalling division among the people of the United States is something that
affects people around the world as "we - they" teams are joined and there
is no compromise.
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 Swallows- Wednesday
August 4, 2004
by : Andrew Shire
Winnipeg : Nature's
automated system of controlling insects, the barn swallow and its relatives harvest
the air from dawn to dusk each and every day of the summer.
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 The Greenwater Report- Wednesday
August 4, 2004
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : The Crawfords have been traveling some more this time we get a glimpse
of Jan Lake where the nature trail was the highlight.
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 Send
in the clowns- Tuesday
August 3, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: We have
to give some thought as to what it is to be happy. Can it be lost, or found, is it
somehow hidden from some or the gift of others?
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 GPS
spraying- Thursday
July 22, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The
computer has been humming away under the hood of your car since 1978, many cars are
fitted with satellite navigation systems and now its time for agriculture to move
into the electronic age. No need for flagmen or markers, the pilot just checks his
heads up display.
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 Until
proven guilty- Thursday
July 22, 2004
by : Edwin Wallace
Brendaren Farms
: No matter how revolting a crime may be we are a society that has a tradition of
rule by law and every person, citizen or not, is protected under the charter and
by common law to due process and is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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 Big
mouth- Wednesday
July 21, 2004
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : He
is only a little more than two months old but he is already big and as curious as
any two year old child. He is an orphan Raven and has adopted a human to care for
him as he grows and develops.
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Bottom Of The Page Picture
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Music camp in its second day, story tomorrow.
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