Friday, March 26, 2010 9:10 PM Ensign Front Page Volume 12, No. 141


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Lovely Bones
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First place theme shot of Shadows by Albert Orban
Parkland Photography Club March meeting
Friday
March 26, 2010
by: Darlene McCullough

 
Tisdale: This month the photo club was dealing with shadows in their photo shoot competition. Club activities continue with participation in provincial events and plans were made for future meetings.
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Car
Friday
March 26, 2010
by: Michael Townsend

 
Ireland: So you have a rented car, driving on the other side of the road and trying to see the country. So, what do you do? Simple you adapt. Mike dug back through his experiences and realised by using skills from decades ago the fearful could be turned around to become fun and adventure.

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Today In Ensign

Today in Ensign
years past

2009 - Breakfast buddy turns 86 and Parkland Photo club
2008 -

2007 - Greenwater report

2006 - Greenwater report
2005 - Parkland photo club
2004 - Eileen coming to town? NASCAR, Deer in the dark, Parkland photography club, neo-conservatives cannot govern for long and Bush's permanent tax cuts
2003 - Its a matter of being fair, long gun registry update, war in Iraq, more effective expenditure of $172 million, Canadian foreign affairs Iraq desk and Bush & Co. ves common people
2002 - What a wonderful world, Sleeping Beauty and Ole Bugger

2001 - Coming at you

2000 - What's good for the gander is good for the goose and Saskatchewan health care

1999 - Yard sale season returns and a touch of virga

1998 -

Tim's Tip of the Day

Throughout Saskatchewan trucks of all kinds are rolling massive amounts of grain to market. (Click on thumb nail to see full size.)

Find of the day

China faces 'diabetes epidemic', research suggests
Between  92 and 150 million Chinese have contracted type II diabetes so much so that about one in ten Chinese are affected. An aging population and radical changes in lifestyle including diet seem to be related to a serious public health issue.

Happenings In Tisdale:

The Greenwater report
Wednesday
March 24, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford

 
Saskatoon: Garage sale season has returned and the Crawfords are on the hunt for the perfect bargain once again. Last weekend they were even out to Clavet. Looks like Gerald is over his spring fever and enjoying coffee and going out to the theatre.
 
Do you need to win the lottery?
Friday
March 19, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Weekes: So what is that you need, what is that you want out of life and are you unhappy because you don't have what you need or what you want.? These are questions you need to think about.
March 1974
Thursday
March 18, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Weekes: March in Saskatchewan can be one of the most harsh months of the year. Just consider last year when the temperature in the middle of the month was below -30ºC for days. Today we go back to 1974 when it was cold, windy and there was much more snow than needed.
In Dublin
Wednesday
March 17, 2010
by: Michael Townsend

 
Dublin Ireland: Mike is in Dublin and watching the St. Patrick's Day parade. But, in the picture notice that his camera is around his neck. This picture and one other were taken with his Apple iPhone camera and sent to us here in Tisdale at 10:15 local time this morning.
Richardson Pioneer
Wednesday
March 17, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Murphy's Siding: This site often has images of the closest inland terminals to Tisdale but only a few pictures of Pioneer terminal between Eldersley and Crooked River have been shown on this site. Here is how it looked today.
Quarter section seeder
Tuesday
March 16, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: There are big combines, big tractors, big deep tillage machines but now there's a big air seeder. Bourgault Industries of St. Brieux has produced a monsterous 700 bushel grain tank for its seeding system that when full of seed and fertilizer has the capacity to do a whole quarter section field without having to stop and reload.
Regina a rural city
Monday
March 15, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Regina: Saskatchewan and Canada are not frozen in time but continue to change and evolve. This story deals with the changes and attempts to give us some perspective into what that change might mean for the way we define the provincial capital.
The Greenwater report
Monday
March 15, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford

 
Saskatoon: This week's Greenwater report is one of those gems from Gerald as he tells us about his honey moon with a new car, a march storm and a camper trailer some fifty-seven years ago.
Ridgedale in March
Thursday
March 11, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Ridgedale: Elevators gone or closed, school closed, a community that one might think of as in retreat but in many ways still a viable community and clearly still the home and work place for a good number of people. Here are some pictures taken last Friday of the community and some interesting aspects to what can be see just driving around in Ridgedale.
Grain bin assembly
Wednesday
March 10, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: One of the sure signs of spring is the Beeland Co-op's yard starts become active. Bases had been delivered earlier now its time for this year's crop of bins to be put together.
Spring's progress
Tuesday
March 9, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: It only slipped slightly below freezing last night and by mid afternoon the overcast vanished to reveal a blue sky and the temperature zoomed upward at the same time the puddles are growing bigger and bigger.
Hutchison's general store
Tuesday
March 9, 2010
by: Mr. Hutchison

 
Leacross: Leacross is one of the several now abandoned communities in the Tisdale area. I visited there in April of last year and after posting the story received an e-mail from a former resident but it was not until Friday that I was back to get some more images.
The Greenwater report
Monday
March 8, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford

 
Saskatoon: It is possible that Gerald has spring fever. He went to the boat and leisure show then went and checked out his motorhome and is already looking forward to the first camping trip of the season. We do not recommend changing those snow tires just yet Gerald.
Miles of grain cars
Thursday
March 4, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: Strings of grain hauling "B" trains have been making their way through and by town all day today. Upon visiting four of the closest inland grain terminals to Tisdale I discovered three of the terminals each had more than a mile of rail grain hopper cars spotted awaiting loading at each terminal. Upon visiting each terminal I had to pull over to the side of the road for trucks arriving and departing from those terminals.
Run off beginning
Thursday
March 4, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: With the temperature just around the freezing mark each day water is forming and making its way to the natural drainage system and we are beginning to see water on top of the ice in the streams and turning the snow to slush.
First taste of spring
Tuesday
March 2, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: Our streets are melting, there are puddles, no one seems to be able to stay inside and the long days with great sunshine are just getting longer. Yes these are signs of spring and they are welcomed by everyone after what has to be a very mild winter. This story shows some of Tisdale this afternoon.
The spirit of the 2010 Olympics
Tuesday
March 2, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: Despite the politicians and the corporations who tried so earnestly to use the Olympics for their own purposes Canadians came through. They and their athletes made the games a success and we need to be proud of the way Canadians came together with the games and how our athletes deserved the support their received.
The Greenwater report
Monday
March 1, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford

 
Saskatoon: A couple of interesting wild life pictures this week in the report and Gerald tells us about his reaction and involvement in the Vancouver Winter Olympic games.

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