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Monday, May 26, 2003 Ensign Front
Page Volume 7, N.
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2000 Monday - Overcast strato-cumulus, ceiling
10,000, visibility 15, 20º, wind 11 knots at 190º, altimeter 29.72-------WeatherLog
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- The Pharaohs and Kings are gone: but their taxes remain
- Monday, May 26, 2003
by: Walter Robinson
Cities have to raise 83% of their revenue by whatever means they can and for the
most part that seems to be property taxes which hit and hurt often those least able
to pay. Its time to consider alternatives.
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 Relay for life
, Hamburgers - Lamb's Hardware- Satureday, May 24, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Just as Hair 2000 pitched in Thursday with a street event for the Cancer fund raiser,
Lamb's Hardware
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 Classy Yard Sales- Friday, May 23, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Today seems to be the day for the upscale yard sales. Most sales are intended to
get rid of what a family doesn't want anymore but today's sales seemed to be estate
dispersals and time for a family to unburden itself of a phase.
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 Mistatim Castle- Friday, May 23, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Farm houses in Saskatchewan tend to be sprawlling ranch style homes as space is rarely
a problem. But this example is truly an exception reminiscent of an English manor
house.
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 Voodoo Economics:Tax
Cuts & Political Hegemony- Friday, May 23, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
The US government is attempting to pass the tax cuts but there is growing awareness
that this tax cut for the rich is more of a joke than a plausible means of improving
the United States' sagging economy.
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 Multlevel Yard- Friday, May 23, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Here is a look at the unusual, Saskatchewan is flat right? Well this yard in Nipawin
is anything but flat and offers its residence a wide variety of living spaces and
includes its own terraces and mini-forest. This story includes a QuickTime VR
panorama (600K).
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 Cuts for Cancer- Thursday, May 22, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Hair 2000 pitches in with sidewalk hair cuts to raise money for the relay for life
project, downtown Tisdale Thursday afternoon.
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 BugCycle- Thursday, May 22, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
A Volkswagon customised into a motorcycle tricycle as seen downtown in Tisdale Wednesday
afternoon.
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 The Corporative
Saskatchewan Justice: Avoiding the court of law by the power of money,
private contracts and deceptions- Thursday, May 22, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
UofS researcher settles out of court and the Univesity gets to keep its bribery based
research a secret. And nothing is new.
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 Mistatim- Wednesday, May 21, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Over the years we have featured various communities in our "hometown" series
and today we look at the village of Mistatim mid way between Tisdale and Hudson Bay.
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 MG - Top Down- Wednesday, May 21, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
We had this car on this site last year but here it is again, it is definitely worth
a second look.
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 Rise Construction
installs footings for house number 3- Wednesday, May 21, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Here is a quick look at the beginning of what will be come a new house and a picture
of this home's floor plans.
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 The End- Wednesday, May 21, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Cars and people all share one common and ultimate termination. This morning I took
twenty pictures of cars as their life as cars and trucks ended and their new life
as recycled metal, plastic and glass began.
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 Ensign marks its
fifth birthday- Tuesday, May 20, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Six years is an eternity when it comes to being a web site but that is how old this
site is and though it has evolved over the years the essentials are still in place
and every story is still archived and online. This page contains two QuickTime
VR images of 600K and 500K each.
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 Victoria Day 2003,
Ball- Tuesday, May 20, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Cold day but boys and girls were out on the ball diamonds enjoying the game of ball.
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 Electric railroading
in 1st half of last century- Tuesday, May 20, 2003
by: Doug Ives
It is with pride that Ensign presents this remarkable picture essay that tells the
story of the re-establishing of an electric railroad service in Vancouver that is
a major tourist attraction.
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 The "real deal" for Canadian
cities- Tuesday, May 20, 2003
by: Walter Robinson
In a second of five part series Mr. Robinson explains the desirable advantages for
all Canadians to solve the funding problem for Canadian urban centres who are all
having trouble.
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 Work begins on
site for number 3- Tuesday, May 20, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
The second new house this year to go into the Newmarket area has begun development.
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 Crooked River
4H- Monday, May 19, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Yesterday we looked in on the Crooked River advanced riding class as they are preparing
for this year's achievement day in June.
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 That sinking shrinking problem- Monday, May 19, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
One home owner, perhpas the first of many has begun the process of sorting out the
clay around his basement by digging it out and replacing it with a barrier and gravel.
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 Greenwater Report- Monday, May 19, 2003
by: Gerald Crawford
Our man Gerald and his wife Helen have shared a lot together in their lives together
but at their anniversary they discovered how much they affected everyone around them.
Cold at the park but they got the dock and boat in place and as a bonus this week's
report includes some great flower pictures.
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 Making progress- Monday, May 19, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
House number now has its roof and is looking more and more like a finished house.
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 Mark Pitzel- Sunday, May 18, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
On May 27th at the Tisdale Golden Age Centre the members of the local provincial
NDP constituency will be selecting their candidate for the next provincial election.
Mark Pitzel is one of the three candidates for that position.
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 1963 Pontiac Parisienne- Sunday, May 18, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
What a car, the 1963 Pontiac, durable and attactive, sensible and safe. This one
is still going strong as these pictures were taken yesterday at the Tisdale Mall.
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Bottom Of The Page Picture
of the Day
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A volunteer gang working on refurbishing the Kinsmen Park play ground, Sunday at
11:00.
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