Thursday, July 6, 2006 Ensign Front Page Volume 10, No. 17

STS121 - thirteen days in space

 

Wednesday
July 5, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : NASA launched Discovery yesterday on a 13 day rendezvous mission with the space station. You can watch the whole thing unfolding live on your high speed internet connection.

1700 Wednesday - Scattered cumulus 1/8th bases 5,400, visibility 7 miles, 26º, wind 8 knots at 190º, altimeter 29.98, smoke WeatherLog,
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The Greenwater Report

 

Tuesday
July 5, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :Canada Day and celebrations at the park and surrounding communities. Cottage owners hold their meeting and there are pelicans in the area.

The Greenwater Report

 

Tuesday
June 27 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :Gerald takes us along to the artisan's expo at Shellbrook this past week and then tells us about the ducks and geese.

A galloping police state?

 

Tuesday
June 27 , 2006
by : Marjaleena Repo
Saskatoon : If history has ever taught us anything it is to be considerably aware of governments who make laws to over rule those laws already in place. The arrest of seventy people in Ontario for some undisclosed alleged terrorist activity may well be just another elaborate political hoax like the last such arrest which proved to be nothing but a smear campaign.

50

 

Friday
June 23 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Less than six months since this year began and already 50 people have died on Saskatchewan's highways this year. What's causing it and what can be done to stop the carnage?

The Greenwater Report

 

Friday
June 23 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :A road report, deer watching lawnmowing and a trip over Saskatchewan highways to Regina and back all in this week's report.

Drive-in drug store

 

Friday
June 16 , 2006
by : Jo Lukincuk
Tisdale : 3:20 this afternoon Lacroix drugs began a new perscription service offering drive-in service.

Choices: litigate now, litigate later, or . . .

 

Friday
June 16 , 2006
by : Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls Ontario : No doubt we you too have been wondering what is going on with the softwood lumber dispute. Well it is stuck, the Americans have even increased the duties that have been ruled as illegal. Joe Hueglin has combed through the papers and brings us this outstanding report on the state of things and how it looks for lumber producing provinces.

"changing how this country is governed"

 

Thursday
June 15 , 2006
by : Brian Marlatt
White Rock B.C. : A fixed election day pretty much alters the whole concept of the British parliamentary system.

Its not free trade he opposes but FTA and NAFTA

 

Thursday
June 15 , 2006
by : Patricia Barclay
Salt Spring Island B.C. : David Orchard is a man of integrity and though he opposes the outrageous deal struck between Canadian and American negotiators he is not opposed to the concept of free trade which is not what NAFTA is about.

If only

 

Wednesday
June 14 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : There is something about this present wet year and those wet years in the 50s that triggered memories and the realisation of how little things have changed.

Premier presents cheque to Legacy Project

 

Monday
June 12 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The province comes through with money to help the Tisdale Legacy project as it goes into its next phase.

The Greenwater Report

 

Monday
June 12 , 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park :The Crawfords were on a road trip that's why we didn't hear from them last week as they have been off to Airdrie and Carstairs Alberta.

Still some way to go to reach a positive agreement

 

Monday
June 12 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This story has a video clip of Premier Lorne Calvert explaining the present position on Federal Equalization Payments and how the negotiations with Ottawa and the other provinces is going.

Farmers protest at NDP nominating convention

 

Monday
June 12 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This story summarizes the concerns and woes of the farmers who protested at the NDP convention in Tisdale.

Grad Car 2006

 

Friday
June 9 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : I thought perhaps the idea of doing up a grad car was a thing of the past but there are two this year and here are some pictures of one of them.

World Cup fever

 

Friday
June 9 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Three boys enjoying a game Thursday afternoon remind us that the world's most popular sport is celebrating its world tournament this month and competition began today as Germany beat Costa Rica 4 - 2.

Sask Party's gloom & doom

 

Friday
June 9 , 2006
by : Henry Neufeld
Waldeck : The opposition has been singing sad songs about the Saskatchewan economic situtation but they are out of tune and have the subject matter incorrect.

The Coffee Shop

 

Wednesday
June 7 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : For nineteen years the restaurant on the corner across from the Royal Bank, Lamb's Hardware and Zoerbe's Baker was known as the Coffee Shop and once again that's what it is as Jason Armstrong and Don Nymann open Tisdale's newest business.

 

 

House two in place

 

Wednesday
June 7, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : This house was moved into town and is now being modified with the addition of a garage and other finishing features.

David Orchard makes the choice

 

Wednesday
June 7, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : He supported a Liberal candidate in the last election and if he had the money and support David Orchard would be a leading candidate in the run for leader of the Liberal Party.

Lunch in Prince Albert

 

Tuesday
June 6 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Prince Albert : Finding a good place for lunch has been a quest in Prince Albert but here is a solid recommendation. But there is more to lunch than just the food, the environment and the people with whom you share lunch make the experience what it is. This story is as much about St. Mary's as it is about finding a good place for lunch.

The Canadian Senate is best the way it is

Tuesday
June 6 , 2006
by : Brian Marlatt
White Rock BC : There is an old saying about avoiding fixing something that is not broken. The Senate does its job, very well thank you and tinkering with it just to be more American is unseemly.

Aviation hub of Saskatchewan - La Ronge

Friday
June 2 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The sound of aircraft over head, the bustle around the airport and docks tell you year round that to get to Northern Saskatchewan you are going to have to take a plane from La Ronge.

Amber is light headed

Friday
June 2 , 2006
Images by : Mike Tarynovich
Tisdale : As a fund raiser and personal statement of support Amber Edmonds gave up her beautiful hair Thursday at noon and raised $6,000 for the Relay for Life project.

New Canadians

Friday
June 2 , 2006
Images by : Mike Tarynovich
Tisdale : As a fund raiser and personal statement of support Amber Edmonds gave up her beautiful hair Thursday at noon and raised $6,000 for the Relay for Life project.

Honeybee Hideaway Greenhouse getting through a tough spot

Thursday
June 1 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Tisdale folks depend on the greenhouses in the area to get their yards in shape each year and this year they discoverred they were one short. The Honeybee Hideaway Greenhouse did not open for business this spring and even the house is being dismantled.

The Parkland Photography club May meeting

Thursday
JUne 1, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Time for elections and setting the themes for the competitive images produced each month. Awards were given out and the annual wind up ou ting planned.

Signs

Thursday
June 1 , 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : It was in May of last year when a fire destroyed the restaurant and service station in the Tisdale Mall parking lot. In the fall construction began on a new building and on Wednesday the first signs went up.

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