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Thursday, June 12, 2008
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Volume 11b, No. 15 |
1430 Thursday - Broken cumulus fractus 5/8ths 800, broken cumulus 5/8th 2,800, Broken strato cumulus 5/8ths 3,400,
overcast stratus 8,800, visibility 4, 11 ºC, wind 16 knots at 030º, altimeter 29.56, light rain
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- Cessna 170B
- Wednesday
June 11, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Manufactured from 1953 until replaced by the 172 in 1956 the "B" version of the 170 is a remarkable aircraft and there are probable close to 3,000 of them still flightworthy.
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Today In Ensign |
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Today in Ensign years past |
2007 - Ethanol forum |
2006 - Premier presents cheque for legacy project, a Greenwateer report, Premier on equalization and Farmers protest at NDP nominating convention |
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- 2003 - Cessna 140, Sidewalk sale, A'Less auto repair, making reality out of fiction, Liberals goad regionalism and same sex marriage
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- 2002 - Summer employment week, America's Bushism and Team Randall in final preparations
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- 2001 - This camera's for real, devolving of America and the Post Napster era of software
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2000- Hydrant replacement, Black and white warbler, a Greenwater report and Crackling symphony
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1999 - June a time for weddings and June 9 years ago |
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Ensign Archives |
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Tim's Tip of the Day |
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Kevin's find of the day
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Obama on the Nile
This New York Times editorial discusses the positive things about American Democrats having selected in the Primaries Barrack Obama as their presidential candidate. The writer feels that it shows that Americans are able to look beyond the horizon and peacefully choose a better course of action. |
Happenings In Tisdale: |
- Friday June 13, Tisdale Town square, Northeast Children's festival
- Saturday, June 14, RECPlex, Celebrate the community garage sale and bazzaar
- Sunday, June 15, Annual fly-in breakfast at Tisdale airport
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- ENSASK disappearing
- Wednesday
June 11, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The equipment from the Tisdale Alfalfa Deyhydration plant is migrating down the road and the sign for ENSASK has come down.
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- Regina's Mosaic 2008 picture tour
- Tuesday
June 10, 2008
by: R. W. Shire
Regina: Beginning last Thursday night R. W. (Bert) Shire went from pavilion to pavilion so that after Saturday night he and his group had visited eighteen of the cultural heritage displaces sampling the food and culture of each one. He has 41 picture of the event to share with us.
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- News: toxic waste
- Monday
June 9, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Continuous television news, news talk radio and this medium, the Internet have turned the gathering and distribution of the news of the day into a toxic unsafe situation and there is nothing you can do about it.
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- The Greenwater report
- Monday
June 9, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Medora, ND: With broken A/C belt our intrepid travellers are off on their adventure having visited Weyburn and Medora North Dakota. Congratulations are in order as Gerald and Doreen are great grand parents one more time.
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- Foundation for house fourteen
- Friday
June 6, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Located only a couple doors west of the four plex currently under construction on the east side of Tisdale this new development goes onto a lot of an older house taken down late last fall.
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- Westeel
- Friday
June 6, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Parent company logo shows up with a line of products coming off the Northern Steel Industries production line.
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- Purple martin condo
- Friday
June 6, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Here is one of the most modern and creative looking bird houses seen. Colonies of purple martins live here cleaning up the neighbourhood of all sorts of insects including mosquitoes.
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- KidSport fundraiser
- Thursday
June 5, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Just after 11:00 this morning the hot dogs were coming off the grill and supporters of all ages were gobbling them up as KidSports and their sponsors, primarily ScotiaBank who manned the booth and match the money raised carried off another successful fund raiser for Tisdale kids.
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- The Greenwater report
- Monday
June 2, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: This week's report features some fascinating images of wood carvings from a Saskatoon show. We hear about a natural gas scare and the Crawfords are ready for a summer ramble in the motorhome.
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- Changing the face of stroke in Saskatchewan
- Monday
June 2, 2008
by: Saskatchewan Heart & Stroke Foundation
Regina: The third leading cause of death is a stroke and knowledge quick recognition and immediate treatment can dramatically alter the outcome of someone affected. This story has the main things to look for and the promise of progress in the province with the problem.
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- Parkland Photography club May meeting
- Thursday
May 29, 2008
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale: This month's report has loads of pictures, the monthly competion plus spring collection images. The club selects its executive and hands out award.
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- Replacing fragile metal water line
- Thursday
May 29, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: In front of Curiousity Corner store there has been a massive excavation this week as repairs to the water main lead to replacing everything under the intersection and as a part of the work a major SaskTel cable was severed.
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- Tisdale's housing marketplace
- Wednesday
May 28, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: With seventeen housing units either underway or completed this year people have been building as there was little to choose from to buy. With house number 2 and 3 almost complete two new houses are now available and two duplex units are on the market.
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- Treaty turns internet into a virtual police state
- Wednesday
May 28, 2008
by: Alex Bussmann
Kirkland, Washington: The ACTA was initiated by the United States in October of 2007 and negotiated with the Conservative government of Canada since then. Since it is a trade agreement it will never come before parliament and could result in the police deciding what you have stolen and have on your iPod or computer system.
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- 35 gets a touch up
- Wednesday
May 28, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This morning the Department of highways drove down Tisdale's main street (highway #35) and added a centre line which over the past few years had totally vanished.
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- Housing start thirteen comes to life
- Tuesday
May 27, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Work began yesterday on a new duplex on 95th St. with the installation of water and sewer services and the preparation of the area for its foundation. Today 49 holes were drilled and the rebar installed with cement to create piling for the project.
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- More government than needed
- Tuesday
May 27, 2008
by: Tom Brewer
Regina: Not only is the government bent on enacting legislation to turn 70% of over the counter medications into perscriptive drugs but they are going to have customs officials going through your iPod and Laptop looking for pirated music.
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- The Greenwater report
- Monday
May 26, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: The Crawfords spent the weekend garage saling. Even though Gerald's heart wasn't in the bargain hunting he was able to turn the event into a means of meeting and talking to people even stumbled on a "Report" fan.
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- Making us look like fools
- Monday
May 26, 2008
by: Tom Brewer
Regina: External Affairs minister Bernier, who resigned today, while in Rome last week promised the use of a C-17 to move helicopters from the Ukraine to Burma. One is in Afghanistan two are laid up for maintenance and the fourth is broken down in Burma. It cost $900,000 to get a Russian plane to do the job. The useless C-17s cost us $3.5 Billion.
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- This year's crop emerging
- Friday
May 23, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: While I wait impatiently for the leaves to come out once more on the trees there is grass growing in the back yard and I am going to have to mow the stuff before next Friday. Out in the farm fields the story is the same, the trees are just starting to get their act together but there is a solid green tinge to the fields as those who have not sprayed get a new crop of weeds but in other fields the green is this year's crop.
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- Where does Mr. Harper stand on the issue of free speech?
- Friday
May 23, 2008
by: Rebecca Gingrich
Princeton Ontario: A private members bill is before parliament to pretty much shut down the Canadian Human Rights Commission and it would appear that Ms. Gingrich shares that opionion as she feels to many trivial cases are brought by the commission to further its own power.
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