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17 new teachers and five BAs celebrated in LaRonge: Monday
May 3, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Lac LaRonge Reserve: This past Saturday Saskatchewan's northern teacher education programme celebrated its latest group of graduates. Thirteen communities several First Nations bands, the Metis nation and northern Saskatchewan as a whole were brought together in a graduation that means so much to the individual communities throughout the north as it brings their own people into the teaching provession which in term gives new meaning and hope for these communities and their future.

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Today in Ensign years past
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2008 -House six and Lutheran Rumage sale
2007 - St. Matthew's spring sale
2006 - .Supply and demand
2005 - Tisdale in May
2004 - Robin waits for May to show up in Tisdale, Al Jolson and a Greenwater report
2003 - the new normal, from the free market to the justice system, getting noticed and solving the problems he created
2002 - I've had enough of spring already
2001 - Anglican church holds spring sale
2000 - For someone who likes to rock
1999 - Baptism a celebration, new business opens and Romanow's legacy
1998 -
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Tim's Tip of the Day
The province is criss crossed by rail lines and there are thousands of level crossings. Every single one is a deadly threat and they must never be ignored. A train across a level crossing in a total barrier and nearly invisible at night. When you see the "X" of a railway crossing look both waysd and cross with caution. People die every year failing to do so. (Click on thumb nail to see full size.
Find of the day
Woman flies high as new Snowbirds leader Lt.-Col. Maryse Carmichael was the first and only woman pilot to fly with the Snowbirds and now she is the first commanding officer of the group in its 40 year history. In her late thirties she is married to a fighter pilot and they have two daughters. " When you're flying and you have a helmet on your head it doesn't matter whether you're a man or woman."
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St. Matthew's spring sale: Thursday
April 29, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: This morning the Anglican church rummage sale got underway with a crowd waiting to get in the door. Here is a picture tour of some of the items for sale at this year's big rummage sale.

Tourist in Belfast: Thursday
April 29, 2010
by: Michael Townsend
: Belfast, Northern Ireland: Michael already showed us around the political tormented area of Northern Irelands capital city but in today's story he gives us a look at the city as a place unto itself. The biker subculture, the grandure of the city's historical buildings and the richness of cultural fabric of the place.

Lutheran spring rumage sale: Thursday
April 29, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Though a big sale the Lutheran sale often on the same weekend as the Anglican one is smalled. This year the two sales are pretty much equal with the Lutheran sale having quite a few high value big ticket items.

Waiting for the showers to stop: Wednesday
April 28, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: What we have here is a rain delay. Seeding in the Tisdale area has already begun but the start stopped abruptly with this week of persistent showers. As soon as the tap is turned off this year's crop is going in the ground.

Parkland Photography Club April meeting: Wednesday
April 28, 2010
by: Darlene McCullough
: Tisdale: This month's photography club meeting dealt with their theme shoot, selected the executive for the coming year and heard a presentation by the editor of Ensign about composition of pictures.

Lorne Elliott deals with wildlife: Tuesday
April 27, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: For eleven years comedian Lorne Elliott headed up CBC's Madly off in all directions radio comedy show and the folks in Tisdale got the opportunity to experience a consumate story teller fill the Monday evening for the Tisdale Arts Council with laughter as he took the audience along with him through an observant mind and a polished stage presentation sprinkled with a few outstandingly ridiculous songs.

The Greenwater report: Tuesday
April 27, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford
: Saskatoon: A trip out to Wakaw Regional Park and the news that the ice went out of Greenwater Lake on April 21. The loss of a friend and fishing stories. Please ignore Gerald's advise on mercury contaminated fish. The mercury is chemically in the fish and will not drain to the fish's head.

Tyler goes solo: Thursday
April 22, 2010
by: Shawn Ratushniak
: Saskatoon: When a person sets out to become a pilot the ultimate moment in that process is the first time you go solo. Tyler Ratushniak has achieved that moment in his life and this story tells about what got him going and some of the steps on the way to becoming an aviator.

The North coast of Northern Ireland: Thursday
April 22, 2010
by: Michael Townsend
: Northern Ireland: While much of Ireland's sea coast face the moderate and even balmy gulf stream current the wild and craggy Northeastern coast is a magnificient but challenging part of the island. Michael takes us to some of the major sites on this North coast with his account of the trip and a second page with 76 pictures to let us soak up the enchantment of the place.

Melfort's Canadian Tire: Thursday
April 22, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Melfort: Construction and stocking are complete and the new Melfort Canadian Tire has been open now for almost a month. We visited the store today and were thrilled with such a superior retail outlet to be only half an hour away.

Ladybug: Wednesday
April 21, 2010
Images by: Ken Jones
: Near Craven: Trying to capture the delicate beauty of this year's crocuses Ken Jones had to deal with a persistent ladybug. He solved the problem by making the ladybug the subject of some of his pictures but despite a good deal of "shooowing" the bug stayed put in its investigation of the crocus flowers. The seven pictures are on the second page of the story.

A terrible beauty: Wednesday
April 21, 2010
by: Michael Townsend
: Belfast, Northern Ireland: Trying to make sense of the horrors of the secterian violence of Northern Ireland is a formidable task. Michael Townsend tackles the problem and shows us the scenes and the way the protestants and catholics have commemorated that period in their recent history. His description of the place and sixty pictures are both moving and shocking.

Will Harper yield to parliament?: Wednesday
April 21, 2010
by: Eugene Parks
: Victoria, British Columbia: There is a war of sorts going on in Ottawa between the House of Commons and the Prime Minister's office. The PMO has been increasing its power for decades but now it has reached almost regal proportions and it stems very much from the impotence of the House and its lack of backbone.

Schapansky auction April 20th: Monday
April 19, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: To kick off the 2010 sale season Schapansky Auction holds its first big sale of the year and it is looking like a really big event. If it can be part of a farm operation this sale has it and in many cases several examples to choose from. Heavy equipment right through to hand tools and just about everything in between. This story includes twelve pictures of some interesting items in the sale.

The Greenwater report: Monday
April 19, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford
: Saskatoon: After an absence of two weeks Gerald is back with a report to catch us up on the weather and how he fancies the nice weather. A visit with everyone's friend Mike, a trip gambling in North Dakota and a trip out to Tisdale and back.

Technological crystal ball: Thursday
April 15, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: The future may seem like a scary place but like it or not we are going there. Today we peer into the possibilities and in some cases the certainties of what the people on this planet must come to expect in the next fifty years. To know the future we only have to look at the immediate past and today to realise that the trends are almost predetermined and we better get used to what is to come. Cell phones and personal portable computing devices are not a fad.

St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin: Thursday
April 15, 2010
by: Michael Townsend
: Dublin, Ireland: Almost a full month after the event we are able to bring you Michael's amazing pictures of what it is like to attend the St. Patrick's Day Parade in the very capital of Ireland.

Cornerstone Credit Union rises from a hole in the ground: Wednesday
April 14, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Last summer the large building that once was a car dealership and had housed several businesses, situated just north of the Credit Union was demolished and the area cleared but nothing happened until December when a very deep hole in the ground was dug to provide the base for a new expansion of the Credit Union. This story shows 70 pictures of what happened between December 17 and today as the project has come up from a hole in the ground.

QuAppelle Valley crocuses are up: Wednesday
April 7, 2010
by: Ken Jones
: Regina: Usually we have pictures of crocuses blooming in early May but this year, Regina photographer, Ken Jones has pictures for us of blooms in the Craven area that were taken Monday.

Spring overhead: Wednesday
April 7, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Though often take the sky and the scenes it presents for granted, each season has its own special sky signature and spring is by far the most spectacular. Here are night pictures of the spring sky over the last three days. Interestingly enough despite the foreboding nature of the images no rain fell on me from these skies seen in these picture

How to pour the perfect Guinness: Wednesday
April 7, 2010
by: Michael Townsend
: Dublin, Ireland: There is no question that Mike is enjoying his visit to the Emerald Isle. In today's story he takes us to a stockhouse for Ireland's famous Guinness and learns how to pour the perfect glass.

The Doghide runneth over: Wednesday
March 31, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Yesterday it was a peaceful river flowing along nicely for the first time this year. Today it is a flood stage pouring out of its banks and swamping the low lying areas but not threatening any houses or property as these are the places it usually floods.

The Book of Kells and Trinity: Wednesday
March 31, 2010
by: Michael Townsend
: Dublin, Ireland: The Irish quite rightly consider The Book of Kells as one of the most remarkable works in the world. The first four gospels of the New Testament created by three master craftsmen more than a thousand years ago is housed in the Dublin Trinity College Library. Michael went there to see it and this is his story.

The Doghide starts to flow: Tuesday
March 30, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Though the melting has been proceeding for a month the water has just been gradually moving along and the Doghide itself has up until today just been a wandering pond. That warm temperature last night and the fields and streams are now moving and the little Doghide river ceased being a pond and is a nice, well behaved river conducting the water through and beyond town staying within its banks.

Surprises of Ireland: Tuesday
March 30, 2010
by: Michael Townsend
: Ireland: Palm trees in Killarney, Bikers in Belfast and a Belfast hockey rink. Ireland's charm is very much in the way it has continued to adapt to the world in which it finds itself. Ireland is one of the leading technological countries in Europe with computer technology, IT and aviation all melded into the complexities of a very modern society.

Chuck and Al-bear: Tuesday
March 30, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Tisdale Arts Council brought the show "Chuck & Albert" to Tisdale Saturday, March 27th. Here is something about the show just in case you were unable to attend.

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