Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Ensign Front Page Volume 11b, No. 95

Tisdale Lube Service switches from Shell to Domo

Wednesday
November 12, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This downtown service station has long been the main Shell dealer but times change and so do the deals so this business moved from Shell over to DOMO today. The first Tisdale gas sales location with an electronic sign.

Bridge on #3 east to be rebuilt

Wednesday
November 12, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Work began a week ago on building a detour for replacement of the bridge over the Doghide on the east side of Tisdale.

Of hopes and good intentions

Tuesday
November 11, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: It is the duty of soldiers to die and be maimed in wars. It is the duty of we who survived to remember their dedication and committment to sacrifice. For the third time in my lifetime we as a people are at war.

Trojans tie and lose one this past weekend

Monday
November 10, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Arborfield's Spencer Lindsay garnered the most star points in home games in October and was presented with the award on Sunday. The team went on to lose 2 - 1 after the tie on Saturday night.

The Greenwater report

Monday
November 10, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: Gerald and Doreen are over their colds and out meeting people as they encounter folks from their community at every turn. Gerald tells us a good story about a lady and her dog. He is happy to see the end of political ads but is still ticked off with Trudeau over the metric system.

What is missing in this picture?

Monday
November 10, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: It is good to recycle paper products the fibres from wood can be used over and over drastically reducing the amount of forest that has to be mowed down to product newsprint, diapers and phone books.

Trojans 10 and 6 early in season

Thursday
November 6, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Last night the Trojans clipped the Saskatoon Blazers 5 - 2 as they simply out played the excellent Saskatoon team. Tisdale's outstanding disciplined play and attention to systematic play development makes them a formidable hockey team.

The Bargain Shop grand opening

Wednesday
November 5, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A new department store has opened in Tisdale and hundreds of shoppers flocked to be among the first to check out what the store has to offer at 9:30 this morning. They were not disappointed.

The Energy & Vitality Centre

Wednesday
November 5, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A new business offerring a variety of therapies has opened in the Tisdale Mall this past weekend.

Sunny warm Halloween

Monday
November 3, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Outstanding weather to end the month of October. We often get a little snow to go with Halloween but this year it was sunshine and in evening moderate temperatures.

The Greenwater report

Monday
November 3, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: The Crawfords had to endure their move into their new condo with both of them very much under the weather. But they made it with the help of the movers, friends and relatives.

Fortunate for Americans - not so us

Monday
November 3, 2008
by: Eugene Parks
Victoria BC: The last eight years have been brutal for the state of democracy in the United States and sadly we are discovering that in Canada very similar patterns are normal and are damaging the fabric of our country.

Tisdale pool goes green

Thursday
October 30, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Construction is proceeding on the roof of the RECPlex over the curling rink. This is an important project as the community heads in the direction of reducing operational costs for energy.

Parkland Photography Club October meeting

Wednesday
October 29, 2008
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale: The photo club opened their Shutterbug Show at the Doghide Gallery last Thursday and this week held their monthly meeting. The story includes samples from the Shutterbug Show and this month's still life competition winners.

GasFrac

Tuesday
October 28, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Tisdale is a significant distance from the conventional oil and gas fields that are strung out across the whole of southern Saskatchewan yet today here is a oil field service unit with a very specialised purpose stopped off in Tisdale on its way to a job site. A reader found a suggestion why this truck was in the area.

Jammeez

Monday
October 27, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This exciting specialty shop opened on Saturday and customers overwhelmed the new store which offers the koolest purses, handbags, sleep wear and accessories.

This is John Deere country

Friday
October 24, 2008
by: Kevin McIntyre
Carrot River: Located a few miles from Carrot River, the farm of Kenneth Weins. Kevin tells us about his experience with his Kodak and Panasonic digital cameras.

August 1.7 billion deficit. What will September record?

Friday
October 24, 2008
by: Michael Watkins
Vancouver: This story suggests that there is more than a little deception involved as we discover today that Canada's economic picture is a little less lusterous than advertised and even more disconcerting is the concept that the Prime Minister wants it this way.

Lucas Embroidery

Thursday
October 23, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A new store opened in Tisdale yesterday. Lucas Embroidery has been a home based business for the past few years but now the business has moved into 1005 - 100th St, downtown Tisdale.

1,000,000 bushels

Wednesday
October 22, 2008
by: Ken Jones
Belle Plaine: You hear numbers like a million bushels on news stories but what's it like to see that much wheat all at one time. Ken Jones dropped by the new Terra Grain Fuels plant at Belle Plaine this past week and we have the amazing pictures he took.

Parking problems

Wednesday
October 22, 2008
by: Kevin McIntyre
Saskatoon: Of the various problems that can confront us it is certain that finding a parking place can sometimes rate up there with just about anything that can rattle one's sense of being in control.

Provincial President visits Tisdale Superannuated Teachers

Tuesday
October 21, 2008
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale: Tisdale's retired teachers and visitors from other nearby areas had lunch together Monday and their guest speaker was the provincial president of their association Jim Sego.

Interesting auction tomorrow

Monday
October 20, 2008
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Schapansky Auction is having a sale tomorrow, October 21, 2008 with some really interesting items in the sale. This sale has a really large number of late model vehicles for sale but also a large number of vintage tractors and a few remarkable automobiles.

The Greenwater report

Monday
October 20, 2008
by: Gerald Crawford
Saskatoon: Doreen has had a bad cold since their visit to Washington and its moving time as the Crawfords prepare to move into their Townhouse. Gerald reflects on the things about the bus trip that he enjoyed and the remarkable lack of women's washroom facilities in their travels.

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