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Tuesday, September 2, 2003 Ensign Front Page Volume 7, N. 63
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1400 Tuesday - Overcast, cumulus fractus
7/8 2,500, ceiling 2,500, visibility 15, 18º, wind 16 knots at 340,
altimeter 30.08, 1/2 in. rain last night-------WeatherLog
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- A
little hail and a little rain
- Tuesday
September 2, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Monday night a modest but attention getting storm passed through Tisdale leaving
us with half an inch of moisture and leaves and twigs all over the place.
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 The Greenwater Report- Tuesday
September 2, 2003
by: Gerald Crawford
The summer is beginning to wind up as the park store closes for the season and Gerald
was off harvesting. This weeke's report as always includes some outstanding pictures.
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 Mr. Ribs reopens- Tuesday
September 2, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
A big lunch hour crowd was on hand to welcome Mr. Ribs back to town after its absence
from the community when it burned down about seven years ago.
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 Labour Day 2003:
Nothing to celebrate- Tuesday
September 2, 2003
by: Mark Weisbrot
Washington economis Mark Weisbrot explains the decline in the American standard of
living and says that it is a deliberate policy of government and business leaders
in his country. We have added some interesting references to this story and you will
discover he is hardly alone in his assessment of things.
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 4-Js Feed Tack
and Westernwear Moves- Saturday
August 30, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
From one side of town to the other this business is changing as it has to adapt to
the remarkable effect the BSE issue has created in Canada's animal feed industre.
This page includes a QuickTime VR panorama and your computer needs a recent
version of QuickTime installed to see this scene.
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 The Oshkosh Experience
- Friday
August 29, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
This is a first impression of one of the largest aviation events held each year in
the world with over 770,000 people in attendance and 25,000 aircraft. To say it is
overwhelming is an understatement so today's story is an attempt at giving you an
overview of the experience. This story will take time to load as it contains 79
pictures and a QuickTime VR panorama.
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 Kelsey Trail Health
District NO SHOW at meeting about Sasko Park Lodge- Wednesday
August 27, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
The health region has decided to consolidate food services in Tisdale and a large
crowd met at the Golden Age Centre tonight to discuss the consequences of this decisions
for the people who live in the Sasko Park Lodge. The Health Region refused to attend.
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 A Woman's View:
Same Sex Marriage- Wednesday
August 27, 2003
by: Barbara Reid
Barbara noted that "With all the current serious concerns to pay attention to,
such as the Blackout, floods, all the fires, etc., and disrupted lives, this same-sex
thing is rather ridiculous to be spending so much time on." She felt it was
time that we heard what a woman, a "mom," a "misses," has to
say about this contentious topic that will take up a lot of time when the house sits
this fall.
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 First Day of Tisdale
School Year 2003 - 2004- Wednesday
August 27, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shiire
Absolutely perfect, that's what today's light rain was to signal the beginning of
a new school year in this community.
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 Upgrade to the
RECPlex- Wednesday
August 27, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Not a major overhaul but certainly some important work has been done this summer
in the RECPlex with the replacement of the skylights with bright and shiny pyramids
while other work is also being carried out.
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 Winning With People:
The Challenge of Change- Tuesday
August 26, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Teachers and business leaders from Nipawin, Hudson Bay, Melfort and
Tisdale attend a workshop by Kit Grant on personal development and
coping with change in the work day environment. This page includes a QuickTime
VR panorama of the scene this morning, if you do not have a recent version of
QuickTime installed this image will not appear, the most recent version can
be downloaded free and is easy to install.
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 UN Ewen Lumber
Inc.- Tuesday
August 26, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire
Lumber company has fullly operation mill on the South side of Tisdale offering specialty
and regular lumber made to order.
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 Oshkosh - First Look- Sunday
August 24, 2003
by: Timothy W. Shire & Andrew Shire
We arrived in Oshkosh the first day of the enormous Experimental Aircraft Association
convention, AirVenture 2003 on July 29th. This story deals with the impressions and
sights of that day. My goal was to see the legendary Chuck Yeager and as you can
see I got what I was after. This page contains a QuickTime Virtual reality
image (444K) and to be seen requires that QuickTime
be installed in your computer.
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 Thank you again Professor Paul Krugman:
Some clarity on the $38 billion California budget deficit- Sunday
August 24, 2003
by: Mario deSantis
Californians got seriously burned in the ENRON scandal which was partly to blame
for the energy crisis their state experienced. The campaign is on to oust the governor
but Professor Paul Krugman suggests that the truth may be getting in the way of a
good campaign. This one you have to read the references to get the story.
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Bottom Of The Page Picture
of the Day
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A flowerbed in Kelliher as seen Sunday. Image by Judy Shire
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