Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Ensign Front Page Volume 10, No. 83

Welcome to Winter

 

Tuesday
November 14, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : With continuous snow falling and a pleasant -5ºC this is the real thing. Comments like "cold enough for yah?" will replace "good day."

1130 Tuesday - Scattered cumulus 1/8 100, broken strato-cumulus 5/8ths 1,400 overcast stratus 2,800, ceiling 100, visibility 2, -5ºC, wind 12 knots at 340º, altimeter 29.54, light snow WeatherLog,
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Today In Ensign
Timothy W. Shire - welcome to winter
Today in Ensign years past
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2003 - Bush lies
2002 - habitation fog in November, music, road to war and SGI's no-fault plan
2001 - time shifting
2000 - A QuickTime VR east of Tisdale, last new house of year, MacLean's ranking of Universities and confusing US election
1999 - more healthcare spending and Ramblers 1999
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.Happenings In Tisdale:

The Greenwater Report

 

Monday
November 13, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : It is winter at the park and time for some tall tales and coping with American hunters. Deer, coyotes and wolves occupy the conversations.

Farmers could end up with a freight bill instead of a cheque

 

Monday
November 13, 2006
by : William Dascavich
Edmonton Alberta : Former Vegreville farmer explains the origin of the Canadian Wheat Board and the dire consequences of its distruction.

Same Sex Marriage - Beyond Notwithstanding ...there's disallowance

 

Monday
November 13, 2006
by : Robert Ede
Thornhill Ontario : The Harper government wants to re-open and debate same sex marriage legislation and it would appear that most members of parliament have no interest in doing that but it doesn't matter the rules can sort matters like this out.

"...and peace be with you..."

 

Thursday
November 9, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : It would be nice for the sun to shine but at this time of the year we often get weeks of solid overcast and we have to learn to deal with the glum. Dealing with things is part of living and for many of us a very difficult part of our day to day experience.

Intergration into the United States

 

Wednesday
November 8, 2006
by : David Orchard
Borden : Canadians have strugged with their national identity since confederation and yet we are making progress as we come to understand better and better how we are not like Americans. Oddly enough, we now have a prime minister who does not share that same view as his countrymen and instead seems hell bent on rounding up the country and heading south to embrace Yankee values.

 

Post Office gets retread

 

Wednesday
November 8, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The main service portion of the Tisdale post office is getting an overhaul as the space is redefined and limited to a single entrance.

 

Juiced for another year

 

Tuesday
November 7, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Almost a month later than usual Tisdale's first big flu shot clinic was held today at the Golden Age Centre

The Greenwater Report

 

Monday
November 6, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : The lake froze over November 3rd this year rough from blowing wind. Crawfords, their friends and a few bears are comfortable at the park with still a few geese waiting to go south.

Its much more than remembering

 

Friday
November 3, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The two weeks before Remembrance Day are confusing. What are we remembering, what was the sacrifice worth and perhaps thousands more questions that pass through our minds in this bleak period of late fall each year.

Its all about attitude

 

Thursday
November 2, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Will laws, rules, regulations, enforcement, will any of that make this a better place to live or is there something else we should be concerned about?

Cadence's first Halloween

 

Wednesday
November 1, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
images by: Cassandra and Timothy Shire
Winnipeg : Grand daughter (aka: purple people eater) made the rounds last night in Winnipeg to celebrate all hallows eve and her parents got us some pictures of the experience.

Trojans pitch in with pumpkin carving

 

Monday
October 30, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The pumpkins didn't stand a chance as Tisdale Trojans attacked with incredibile knife weilding aggression Saturday morning.

Parkland Photography Club report for October

 

Monday
October 30, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : The photography club continues to grow with new members as it accepts the challenge of various competitions and projects for the winter. This month's theme was "broken".

What is Cypress Hills-Grasslands M.P. David Anderson’s problem?

 

Monday
October 30, 2006
by : Joyce Neufeld
Waldeck : The MP from southwestern Saskatchewan like other members of his party object to the Canadian Wheat Board for purely ideological reasons and refuse to consider all of the evidence that supports the sanity of retaining the present marketing system. Ms. Neufeld points out the glaring errors of reasoning by MP David Anderson.

The Greenwater Report

 

Monday
October 30, 2006
by : Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Provincial Park : The lake almost froze over, the geese are holding a major convention and the bird feeders are busy busy.

Jordan Oysterick, the newest Trojan

 

Thursday
October 26, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Right winger from Meadow Lake has just joined the team having played last season for the Battleford "AAA" Midget Stars.

CBC scores with outstanding news magazine show

 

Thursday
October 26, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : Television has been having a tough time lately with few shows that anyone would recommend but here is something different and I am proud to recommend The Hour on CBC to anyone who can stay up that late.

Triplex preparations

 

Wednesday
October 25, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale : The hole once occupied by a house and garage filled with water in the last rain and work began today to clear away the mud and get the lot ready for footings and the concrete pad.

Blurring the boundary

 

Tuesday
October 24, 2006
by : Timothy W. Shire
LaRonge : Here is a photo essay of images around LaRonge taken this past weekend with some observations about the US position in Iraq and some other mumbling.

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