The Week of March 7 to 13, 1999

Sunday a foggy morning Sunday March 7, 1999 The deep foggy of the night is quickly disappearing here but will linger in the South of the province until noon. A large number of upgrades have gone into the background of Ensign this morning We welcome James deSantis for the second time today this article appearing today is the first of three and parts 2 and 3 will appear tomorrow and Tuesday. Due to a server failure yesterday morning we were unable to upload yesterdays upgrades.

Systems Dynamics In Education: Constructivism and Knowing Thyself Sunday March 7, 1999 Mario deSantis practices what he preaches and he points out the impossiblity of separating education from its society. Keep in mind that Mario's endnotes are all dynamic and the meat of his article is in these references.

Seed Companies - A Competitive Alternative Monday March 8, 1999 Small farm based seed farms make for a more competitive and alternative to the growth of the large scale grain handling companies.

Technological problems Monday March 8, 1999 Our appologies to you have been trying to get to this site, we are experiencing difficulties with the server or the network, perhaps both and access to Ensign has been slow for the past few days. Our E-mail is not functioning so if you have sent me e-mail Saturday or Sunday I have not and will not receive it unless you direct it to my alternate e-mail address ftl@sk.sympatico.ca. We do not know when these problems will be cleared up but it could take a full week or an hour, somewhere in there.

This Odd House - Over Grown Tuesday March 9, 1999 The trees have claimed the site of an aging crumbling farm house West of Melfort.

Horse Talk Tuesday March 9, 1999 An interview with three of Tisdale's biggest citizens.

Fritjof Capra: The Theory of Living Systems.Part 2 Wednesday March 10, 1999 James deSantis shares with us his second article discussing the implications of the work of Fritjof Capra.

Slidin' Wednesday March 10, 1999 We not be able to regain our childhood but four energetic girls let us enjoy their later afternoon fun.

Technical Problems Continue Wednesday March 10, 1999 Yesterday morning SaskTel's DNS server crashed before 8:00, by 10:30 it was functioning and only temporarily quiting, they booted it again at 4:00 and reported that by 5:30 it was functioning normally. However, the server we use for Ensign crashed Tuesday night and is running very slowly, efforts are being made to correct the problem so please hang in there with us. Due to the SaskTel problems I did not upload Tuesday's edition of Ensign until 9:40 in the evening. SaskTel's ragged performance lately is causing trouble for both our web server and the one in our office, let's hope they soon get their problems sorted out.

The Madison Thursday March 11, 1999 With spring on the way that building fever is setting in once again as Tisdale's housing boom carries over from last year with a new proposed condominium and more private homes on the way.

Fritjof Capra: The Theory of Living Systems.Part 3 Thursday March 11, 1999 James deSantis' third and final installment on the philosopher Fritjof Capra brings us to the conclusion. The uplifting and positive nature of this modern thinker gives us all something to work toward and realise that we can make things better.

51 Dodge Friday March 12, 1999 My favourite colour, blue and this blue beauty is an eye full. The owner has just taken it out of storage because he needed the room and this machine is for sale.

Best Value Opens Saturday Friday March 12, 1999 Zellers closes for good and the new store is getting ready for business with a full staff of part time workers.

Saturday March 13, 1999 Though the weatherman talks of warmer weather this is a slow spring largely because of the premature arrive of the season last year. Seems a little cool this morning and a sharp South East Wind.

The Best Saturday March 13, 1999 The first article on defining some of the best things in Tisdale.