Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 1730 Ensign Front Page Volume 15, No. 40 - Broken cumulus 6/8 9,000, visibility 15, 20ºC, wind 4 knots variable, altimeter 29.85
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Tisdale
starts May 17
Pain & Gain
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Melfort
starts - May 17
Iron Man 3
( PG - 13 ) ***
The Great Gatsby
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Ken Jones from Regina was out to Craven and has this year's crocus crop for us to enjoy.
by: Ken Jones,
Regina:
About a month late but here are Ken Jones' annual set of pictures of the little spring miracle we incorrectly call the crocus.
by: Jared Summach,
Star City:
Saturday at noon a fire broke out in a large quonset on the Star City Hutterite colony.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
This Sunday is just one of the days we pay special attention to our mothers.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Field by field community by community things are drying up and over the next two weeks the crop of 2013 is going to be planted.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
It is uncertain if there will be widespread damage from flooding in the Qu'Appelle Valley.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
This story includes an album of forty pictures show the modest flood of 2013 and it is now drying up.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
New webcam is up and running. Here is the story behind the camera and how a product like this might be useful in your home or business.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Scenes from the Porcupine Plain area with a few four legged outdoor types checking out the spring camp sites.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Though it has been a while in coming the water is flowing and spring is definitely here.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
The spring auxtion sale is usually the launch of the agricultural year for most farmers. This is what it was like this year and there are links to years past.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
This story includes a 6:45 minute video to illustrate this year's annual trade show that runs at the same time as the Rodeo.
Today In Ensign
Today In Ensign past years
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2003 - Victoria Day weekend 2003
2000 - House of Law Moose Jaw
images by: Ken Jones,
Belle Plain:
We have heard new reports of the highway between Regina and Moose Jaw being blocked. Amazingly much of that snow is still there and here are the pictures to tell that story.
images by: Kevin Bradshaw,
Aklavik, NWT:
Today we start a regular column dealing with some of the complex issues associated with modern photography. Kevin will attempt to make some of that vocabulary make sense and give us some insight into good picture taking.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
From this title you will quite correctly surmise that cabin fever is still with us but this story is the lead story to the other stories posted today.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Some images of the snow piled up on the edge of the capital city hauled from streets, parking lots and in some cases yards.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Fast food may not be food at all but at times it happens that you will find yourself in a shopping mall and you are hungry.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Though some work has been carried out to clear away the tourist booth and mini golf no actual construction has yet begun at the intersection of highways #3 and #35.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Interior finishing in full swing as this new building is nearing completion.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Farber Construction is well on their way to getting the third house of this year assembled.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
In ono;y a few days this project has moved from a snow covered lot to pouring the foundation today.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Tisdale streets are free of snow now and there are small puddles developing. But more importantly a few CanadaGeese are back.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
"It's deep."
"What's deep?"
"The snow."
by: Bj. Madsen:
The photo club met this week and dealt with up coming shows and had time to workshop some new equipment. This month's three winning photo shoot images are spectacular.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
The new store for Valle Men's Wear and My Little Boutique is now closed in ready for interior finishing.
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
A picture essay with 27 images of late winter in Tisdale with some hoar frost pictures.
by: Bj. Madsen,
Tisdale:
Planning upcoming projects, sharing photo experiences in the show and tell session and the monthly contest. This month's challenge was "bugs".
by: Timothy W. Shire,
Tisdale:
Tisdale's farm machinery dealer has added a line of small tractors to their sales inventory made by the world's largest tractor manufacturer.
by: Michael Townsend,
Yuma, Arizona:
Responding to the commentary about modern movies Mr. Townsend explains the use of the "F" word. WARNING: Language in this story may be offensive to some readers.
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