Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Ensign Front Page Volume 11, No. 19

Ethanol Forum

Tuesday
June 12, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: About one hundred people attended the forum to learn about and discuss the issues of ethanol development here at Tisdale and the global affect of the technology.

 

Unsettled sky

Monday
June 11, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Caught on the edge of a major weather system we have the potential for serious storms from Wadena to Estevan and over head we have cumulus and strato cumulus castilanus clouds.

The Greenwater report

Monday
June 11, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Havre Montana : The Crawfords on fighting winds as they RV their way to Saskatoon, to Etonia, Kindersley, Maple Creek, Fort Walsh and then to Havre.

Sunday morning fly-in

Monday
June 11, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Rather unpleasant weather did not deter a large number of pilots from flying to Tisdale for breakfast Sunday morning.

Quad City Challenger II

Monday
June 11, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A home built that weighs less than 200 pounds cruises at 85mph and costs about $30,000 for a kit, sounds like affordable aviation.

Bill S-4

Friday
June 8, 2007
by: Brian Marlatt
White Rock B.C. : The government's intent to alter the nature and selection of Senators is extremely troubling as it threatens some of basic concepts of what Canadian democracy is all about and leans very heavily upon the Republican form of government seen in the United States.

Collective amnesia

Thursday
June 7, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: History is not just dates and facts you will never need to know in the real world, it is awareness of what has happened with some insight into why things happen and a means of measuring the present.

North American Union will be the triumph of Manifest Destiny by stealth and end of Canada as a nation

Wednesday
June 6, 2007
by: Mahmood Elahi
Ottawa: Many suggest that we need a north american union like that in Europe. Mr. Elahi points out that things here are not balanced enough for such a economic and political union.

KidSport hot dog day

Tuesday
June 5, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Hot dogs at the town square as ScotiaBank pitches in to raise money for the outstanding KidSport programme.

Up and on its way

Tuesday
June 5, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This year's crop is definitely growing now that we have some warmer temperatures and farmers are rushing to get their herbicides applied before the weeds take over.

Misplaced priorities

Tuesday
June 5, 2007
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria B.C. : The Prime Minister believes we have no hope with global warming but is convinced we can make a difference in wartorn Afghanistan. It is interesting what a person chooses to consider reality.

ENSASK Biofuels

Tuesday
June 5, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The company signs are now in place and there was work on the site today as a portiion of the dehydration plant is being dismantled.

Flower beds being planted

Tuesday
June 5, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Its part of that change from spring toward summer as the flower beds in Cenotaph park get their flowers each year.

The Greenwater report

Monday
June 4, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Time for a tall tale or two about lost cell phones and grandfather's watch. Great weather at the park and the Crawfords see the end of the building that was a big part of the lives for decades.

Attack ads in perspective

Monday
June 4, 2007
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls : With the concerns of Canadians clearly on other things it is odd the latest round of Tory attack ads deal with reform to the Senate. This article explains what is going on.

Hood's Hardware building collapses

Sunday
June 3, 2007
by: Ken Styan
Tisdale: A landmark in downtown Tisdale began to collapse on itself and the front portion of the building had to pushed in for safety reasons.

Catching lunch

Sunday
June 3, 2007
by: Bernice K. Fugate
Florida Keys : A remarkable image of an immature bald eagle. Lots of people call these birds "fish hawks" because they will always be found near water as they depend on fish for their diet.

John Schultz retires from post office

Saturday
June 2, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: After thirty-eight years of working with the people of Tisdale John Schultz worked his last day at the post office Friday.

Did someone say ice cream?

Saturday
June 2, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Time to check out ice cream sales in Tisdale now that there are signs of summer.

Ride of sobriety

Friday
June 1, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: William Cole began his cross Canada journey April 15 making about sixty miles a day on his bicycle.

SARCAN expands

Thursday
May 31, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The SARCAN facility has been bulging at its seams as people make use of the service and now with receiving electronic equipment the facility has to be expanded.

House number four

Thursday
May 31, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The basement for the fourth new house this year in Tisdale has been dug and construction on it will proceed immediately.

Rose breasted grosbeak

Wednesday
May 30, 2007
by: Helen Carson
Crooked River : One of the most reliable attendents of the boreal forest, this bird and his mate were photographed by Lyle Carson.

Elk calf

Wednesday
May 30, 2007
by: Helen Carson
Crooked River : The Wapati is common to this part of Saskatchewan but few have seen newborn elk calves. Today you are in luck, Lyle Carson was able to get us a picture.

Pirates and the Wall of silence

Monday
May 28, 2007
by: Edwin Wallace
Success: While the premier seems abandoned upon a sinking ship the opposition is saying nothing about what it stands for or would should it be elected.

The Greenwater report

Monday
May 28, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : Looks like it rained a bit out at the park but one red deer and a bunch of geese survived.

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