Tuesday, June 9, 2009 5:11 PM Ensign Front Page Volume 12, No. 014

Its all about forests and trees

Tuesday
June 9, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: When considering the problem of the "bigger picture" people sometimes say that a confused individual "can't see the forest for the trees". Its an interesting problem especially when we have both the public and their government unable to figure out what is happening and we might consider that they have to many trees in their view.

Isotopes a sexy issue

Tuesday
June 9, 2009
by: Dr. Phyllis Wagg
West Bay Nova Scotia: There is the common belief that people enter public life as a way of giving back to their society. It comes as a shock to see Conservative cabinet ministers view their role as a personal thing and seem to disregard the duty they have to those who elected them and the people of the country to whom they are responsible.

Waskelly witto wabbits

Monday
June 8, 2009
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale: We are used to seeing the odd big Jack Rabbit dashing through the neighbourhood but lately the town has had smaller and less nervous visitors. Almost every part of town we are seeing brave rabbits usually only one at a time but on Sunday Darlene had three of these guys in her yard and they were not particularly preturbed at her being present.

The Greenwater report

Monday
June 8, 2009
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: While making the garage sale rounds Gerald happened upon some people who were closely associated with the development of Greenwater Park. Though they are experiencing some electrical difficulties the Crawfords are off for a jaunt this way visiting Tisdale, Greenwater and Nipawin this week.

A&W car show

Friday
June 5, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Though on the cool side there was brilliant sunshine to show off the cars entered in this year's show. The pictures speak for themselves as we look around and soak in the fun of these vehicles.

The flower pots return

Thursday
June 4, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: In the main section of Tisdale we are proud of the flower pots that adore the sidewalks and corners. the pots are fitted out by Four Season's Greenhouse and this morning they were delivered and placed up and down the street. Glad to see them back.

Replacing water line

Thursday
June 4, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Each year the Town of Tisdale removes at least two blocks of cast water line and replaces it with plastic lines. The plastic lines are less affected by the chemical composition of the soil and slowly street by street Tisdale's water system is being upgrade to prevent frequent corrosive breaks.

Relay for life 2009

Wednesday
June 3, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This past weekend the people of Tisdale, Melfort, Nipawin and surrounding communities were on their feet in the massive annual fund raising drive for Cancer research. The Parkland Photography Club was on hand and documented the event on Friday night with 120 pictures which we are proud to share with you.

Rose breasted grosbeaks colour up the yard

Wednesday
June 3, 2009
by: Helen Carson
Crooked River: The Rose breasted grosbeak is one of the most colourful birds to be seen in this part of Saskatchewan and the difference between male and female appearance is quite striking. When you check out this story be sure to check out the pictures Helen took of another pair back in May of 2007.

House number nine

Wednesday
June 3, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The pace of housing construction in Tisdale is not slowing one bit with 12 new housing project begun or completed this year. Tradesmen are still scrambling to finish off the thirty or more structures built last year and in addition there were many new homes built last year and begun this year on neighbouring farms.

Shriner's roses

Tuesday
June 2, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This morning the Shriners held their rose day in Tisdale and delivered more that 500 dozen bouquets in this year's fund raising project.

Tennessee warbler - Vermivora peregrina

Tuesday
June 2, 2009
by: Helen carson
Crooked River: Only 4 3/4 inches in length these characters dash from limb to limb on your trees. But they do a lot of other dashing as well. They spend the winter in Mexico and as far south as Venezuela then make their way all the way up to the Yukon but also nest here in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Montana.

Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula

Monday
June 1, 2009
by: Helen carson
Crooked River: These remarkably brightly coloured birds net east of the Rockies and usually on the great central plains, though seen occassionally this far north the numbers seen this year is an indicator of a shift in their nesting grounds to push a little further north than usual.

The Greenwater report

Monday
June 1, 2009
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: The Crawfords are celebrating the final arrival of spring and took in a wood working display. This report marks the passing of Frank Kaufhold of Wynyard.

House #8

Thursday
May 28, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: We are actually up to eleven housing project currently underway in Tisdale but we wait until the walls start to go up before we do the story on the new project. House it is the second housing start on the new cul-de-sac, it started a few days after what will be house #7 but is the first of the two to have some walls standing.

Parkland Photography Club May meeting

Wednesday
May 27, 2009
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale: This month's theme shoot was birds and this report has three astonishing images to savour. The meeting saw the re-election of officers a discussion on future presentations and the clubs participation on several community projects. The club's new web site is now up and running.

Playing blind man's bluff costly

Wednesday
May 27, 2009
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria British Columbia: Canadians remember the outrageous spending during the Mulroney years and the austere time that had to follow to get the government's finances in order. Now after telling that things are fine to get elected the economist Prime Minister heads up a government with an expected budget deficit of more than $50 billion.

Turbulent Times

Tuesday
May 26, 2009
by:Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Did you know the Prime Minister of Canada is an economist by profession? The former President of the United States was the first person to hold that position and have a masters degree in business administration. It is important to point out that under theeir leadership the world has slipped into the worst recession since the 1930s.

The Greenwater report

Monday
May 25, 2009
by:Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: All four seasons in one week have put all Saskatchewan people to the test but Gerald has discovered some exotic yellow flowers and even weeds growing in some Saskatoon lawns. The Crawfords have a new patio and a fuse problem resolved problems with the motor home. But life stands still for garage sales.

Its coming up

Monday
May 25, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Recession or no recession Saskatchewan is about the annual crop that gets planted and how it progresses until it is harvested. This year's crop is mostly planted and right in the Tisdale immediate area the crop is emerging from the grown to begin its preductive life.

Wonder from an old tree

Friday
May 22, 2009
by: Ken Styan
Qu'Appelle: Creativity is one of the things that makes each of us wonderfully human but more so in some than others. Ken has found a remarkable talent in a the couple, Doris and Len Sheldon.

Inexplicable forces

Thursday
May 21, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: In science and mathematics things have causes and forces, even weak ones, account for what seems to be happening. But with humans things get a bit more complicated.

Ensign posts for the eleventh May 20th

Wednesday
May 20, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: In the history of the Internet ten years is almost something of a century and to post for eleven years is just way out there on the edge of things. But May 20th, 1998 was the first posting of this web site.

The Greenwater report

Wednesday
May 20, 2009
by: Gerald Crawford
Craik: The Crawfords were able to get the motorhome out on the road for their first over nighter of the year at Craik. In this edition Gerald fills us in on the pictures we saw in yesterday's report of the 52 pickup and a Model T.

The Qu'Appelle Valley

Tuesday
May 19, 2009
by: Ken Styan
Qu'Appelle: It is a myth that Saskatchewan is some endless plain stretching from Brandon to Calgary. The reality is that there are some remarkable places in the province filled with history and truly spectacular scenery. Ken Styan shows us one of these places.

The Greenwater report

Tuesday
May 19, 2009
by: Gerald Crawford
Carstairs, Alberta: Due to a computer glitch Gerald was unable to get us his repoort last week but we make up for this week with a report today and another tomorrow. This report written on May 10th tells us about the trip to Alberta and a visit to a car show in Didsbury.

Celebrating Victoria Day in Yellowknife

Tuesday
May 19, 2009
by: Kevin Bradshaw
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories: Here is a glimpse of the fun and advensture of living in Northern Canada. As part of the Special Olympics fund raising a bunch of cool folks jumped off the ice in to the frozen lake as part of the Victoria Day weekend activities. Ensign is glad to have this story from Kevin whom the editor has known for more than 40 years.

Flower therapy

Friday
May 15, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Come along and visit the Four Seasons Greenhouse and enjoy this collection of pictures that take us to sporing even though there was snow on the ground this morning.

Grad car tradition continues

Friday
May 15, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The tradition of decorating and sometimes customising a car just to celebrate high school graduation seems alive and well in Tisdale in 2009.

Seeding grinds to a halt

Thursday
May 14, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: South of Tisdale the fields seemed littered with tractors parked and hitched to seeding equipment. The slate sky, the threat of more rain or snow, freezing temperatures all seem to have put a damper on this years planting.

The positive results of H1N1 Influenza A

Wednesday
May 13, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Though the new media response to the latest flu making its rounds has bordered on hysteria the public health officials across the country have had an opportunity to put into affect the things they learned in the Toronto SARs outbreak. We are all going to benefit from this as public awareness about how airborne infections are spread making our world a safer one.

Delawnification

Wednesday
May 13, 2009
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: More and more home owners are saying goodbye to grass, mowers, fertilizer and watering as they look for alternatives to surround their homes. This story has a number of pictures of yards were all or some of the grass has been replaced with rock or crushed rock.

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