Friday, May 21, 2010 10:11 PM Ensign Front Page Volume 12, No. 162


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Shantel Tetarenko opening day at the Tisdale tourist booth
Tourist booth and pool open today
Friday
May 21, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: Victoria Day long weekend and the tourists are on the road and Tisdale's in the swimming pool. Three sites at the camp ground were in use today with another booked for the weekend.

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Today In Ensign

Today in Ensign
years past

2009 - Inexplicable force
2008 - Fool me once, shame on you . . .

2007 - Greenwater report and Harper's Handbook: we are not amused

2006 -
2005 - 7th anniversary, Lenticulars over Mount St. Helens, Crooked River goslings, the berry patch and Victoria Day weekend its that time again
2004 - Those not forgotten
2003 - Mistatim, MG top down, footings for house 3 and the end
2002 - House number 3, misues of privilege and petty politics and Shawn's new camera

2001 - Western Gold, Emergence of crop 2001 and North East population study

2000 - Almost summer, House of Law Prince Albert and peeking through the cracks

1999 - Neighbourhood surrounds children's park, bloom time, and do we need more research into health care

1998 - Spring pictures, UGG, Mall Pool and Yet another terminal

Tim's Tip of the Day

You find something you want in a borrowed magazine. Just whip out your point and shoot digital camera hold things steady and there is a good chance you will make good readable copy.(Click on thumb nail to see full size.

Find of the day

Scientist create artificial life in laboratory
Using a computer to prescribe the materials for a genome for a spell, added some markers and created a living cell just to prove that it can be done. Though a milestone in science it also is a highly controversial thing because of potential errors.

Happenings In Tisdale:

Twelve years
Friday
May 21, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: Ensign first appeared on the Internet as a web site on May 20th 1998. Here is a short reflection on those years.
European melt down
Monday
May 17, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: Its time to talk about the cause of the economic woes that are causing the stock market to go down and put a very dark cloud over the financial prospects for the summer of 2010.
Medieval patterns resurfacing in this, the 21st Century
Monday
May 17, 2010
by: Eugene Parks

 
Victoria, British Columbia: It is surprising that we in Canada are watching the struggle for democratic principles decided centuries and centuries ago. The government in Ottawa seems bent on turning time back to 1688 and earlier.
Full swing
Thursday
May 13, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: Though there were still some tractors pulling harrows today most were pulling seeding equipment as the dust trails from the equipment indicate conditions for seeding have hit the mark and this year's crop is going in the ground.
Almost seeding time
Wednesday
May 12, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: Most farmers are in the fields. Harrowing, applying anhydrous, running their cultivator through the weeds that are taking hold but few are actually putting seed in the ground. Field conditions are improving everyday but there is a lot of water in some fields much like you would find right after the run off.
House number two
Tuesday
May 11, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Tisdale: Despite a slow start housing construction in Tisdale is in full production with six dwellings on the go and this one on the northwest development has its walls in place.
Walmart Supercentre
Monday
May 10, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire

 
Regina: Regina already had three Walmart stores but the fourth, a "Supercentre" has just opened and on Saturday we did the obligatory walk through and this story tells our impressions.
The Greenwater report
Monday
May 10, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford

 
Carstairs Alberta: The Crawfords are on their annual trip to Southern Alberta where they check out the dogs and sure enough find folks from back home who read the "report".
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.
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.

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