Saturday, September 15, 2007 Ensign Front Page Volume 11, No. 83

Close to half done

Saturday
September 15, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Drying conditions yesterday and this morning have contributed to the harvesting process getting back into gear this afternoon with combines seen in all areas immediately around Tisdale.

Movie Gallery history

Saturday
September 15, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The closing of the Movie Gallery is really just a sign of the changing times in the entertainment marketplace as videos once viewed from VHS, now DVDs will soon be downloaded from online sources.

House number twelve

Thursday
September 13, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: With bad weather and four new basements open and construction begun and another three houses in various stages of framing and being closed in this is a big construction year for Tisdale.

Harvest on hold

Wednesday
September 12, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: For the past week it has been wait, wait and more waiting as light rain is followed by mist and cool weather followed by more light rain. Now facing near freezing temperatures the process of degradation begins.

The Greenwater report

Wednesday
September 12, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
South western Manitoba: Gerald and Doreen have saddled up the motorhome once more and take us along for the ride as they visit Mozart, Whitewood, Carlyle, Alida, and Souris. This report has some gems as Gerald reminices about his childhood summers spent with his grandparents in Souris.

Gus' Greek Ribs

Friday
September 7, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: If you out for lunch in Tisdale the chances are you will be at Gus' Greek Ribs as it is Tisdale's most popular place to each and every day of the week from 11:00 until 2:00 and sometimes later.

Clear and present danger

Thursday
September 6, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Global warming is a serious matter, so is racism, a possible recession and the abuse of civil liberties but all things pale by comparison to the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.

House eleven

Thursday
September 6, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Forester Crescent was completed last week and yesterday the first basement was dug in for house number eleven to be built on the west side of the new crescent.

House ten

Wednesday
September 5, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: This new basement, water and sewer service was installed yesterday as the building boom of 2007 continues in Tisdale with many more to come.

Barron family cairn

Wednesday
September 5, 2007
by: Wayne McIntyre
Tisdale: More family history can be found in the countryside as Mr. McIntyre tells us about the Barron family cairn commemorating the donation of land the the Wildlife Federation.

The Greenwater report

Tuesday
September 4, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park: Gerald brings us up to date on the progress of this year's harvest and improvements to the rural highways that stretch from the Park to Saskatoon and back. Its the end of the summer season but the Cove has re-opened and the beach cafe has closed for the season.

100 years

Friday
August 31, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Over a month ago this cairn was erected by the Messer family recognising their roots here in Tisdale for a full century.

House number nine

Friday
August 31, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: The demand for housing Tisdale continues as a lot that had an older small house on it is getting its services today in preparation for immediate construction.

Steven Truscott

Friday
August 31, 2007
by: John Anderson
Ottawa: The courts have issued an acquittal of his conviction back in 1959 for the rape and murder of his teenage friend Lynne Harper. Mr. Anderson is concerned that part of the miscarriage of justice occurs because of a serious flaw in the system.

Minor sports registration

Thursday
August 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: While parent fill out the forms the young and old alike enjoy getting back on the ice and enjoying the freedom of skating and the joy of social interaction.

Community checkup

Thursday
August 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: There's a dandy of a crop out there and the weather has turned toward the positive, things are looking good. That's what we did today we looked around and have some pictures to show you.

Football season begins with exhibition double-header

Thursday
August 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: A perfect afternoon for high school football and the stands were full today to see Tisdale take on Melfort and then Nipawin as the players and coaches worked out the formations for what looks like a great season ahead. This story includes a three minute streaming QuickTime video clip.

Pulse crops dry enough

Wednesday
August 29, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Cereal and Canola crops were still to tough for combining today but the peas and lentils are ready and being harvested.

Forester Drive is getting its street

Wednesday
August 29, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: With new houses eating up the space available the town is making the already serviced area ready for new construction with the installation of a new street.

Listen, consider, respond: repeat as often as necessary

Tuesday
August 28, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: Dictatorships, totallotarian regiems and military mentality do not follow the Socratic method of dialogue and it would seem that many others fall into the same rut, fundamentalists, those driven by dogma and hatred, its a pretty big category.

Making way

Tuesday
August 28, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale: An older small house on 108th was destroyed today to make way for a replacement.

25% jump in grain and oilseed income Positive, but more work needed

Monday
August 27, 2007
by: Richard Phillips
Ottawa: Here is a news release from the Grain Growers of Canada as they reflect on the announcement today by Stats Canada of a 25% increase in grain and oilseed income.

The Greenwater report

Monday
August 27, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park: It just seems like a few days ago that summer began and now its over as Gerald brings us up to date on park businesses as they close and open for the season while filling us in on cabin construction and moving.

Have Canadian Forces in Afghanistan been pawns?

Monday
August 27, 2007
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, Ontario: So much for idealism, it looks like the negotiations that actually were on going prior to September 11, 2001 have kept developing the need for a US owned pipeline to be built across Afghanistan from the Caspian Sea to the Pakistan coast. This evidence is very solid much more so than any shaky reasons given so far for Canadians to be fighting and dying in the Panjwayl and Kandahar areas of Pakistan.

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