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Monday, August 20, 2007 Ensign Front Page Volume 11, No. 67

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The Greenwater report
Monday
August 20, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park:
Internet connections and battery life intervened and prevented us from getting last week's report but this week we catch up on the Crawford's excursion West of Prince Albert and the latest developments at the park.
 
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Kevin's find of the day

Airlines brace for shortage of pilots

Commercial aviation is growing at a rate of about 8% a year and the ongoing war in Iraq has dried up the usual source of pilots, the US military. To deal with the problem, worsened by foreign carriers picking up US pilots the industry is considering raising retirement to age 65.

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.Happenings In Tisdale:

Harvest begins
Thursday
August 16, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
For the past few days swathers have been working their way through Canola fields and some straight combining of wheat is underway. Its harvest time in this part of Saskatchewan
This world after breakfast
Wednesday
August 15, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Today's commentary on the news and how it might impact on our daily lives.
Blueberry jam rocks my world!
Tuesday
August 14, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Qubur al-Walaydah:
Life at the archaeological dig in the Negev desert of Israel is often less than glamourous as Jennifer fills us in an her daily breakfast menu and the progress of the dig.
Visit to completed sites and the Dead Sea
Sunday
August 12, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Dead Sea:
Today's story tells and shows with Jennifer's pictures her trip this weekend to the Arad, Masada and the Dead Sea. We have updated all of the earlier stories with pictures, although we still have more to add. We have also added a prior story about her jet-lag visit to Amsterdam and Tel Aviv.
Skeletons and gunfire
Thursday
August 9, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Qubur al-Walaydah:
Two days of sickness and back to digging as they uncover evidence of Egyptian culture and so far, two skeletons. The scientists squable as the data appears and Jennifer says fairwell to the rude German group. All the while only miles away rocket detonations and even gun fire can be heard coming from the strife torn Gaza Strip.
Mentebello conference
Thursday
August 9, 2007
by: William Dascavich
Edmonton:
Beginning on August 20th a major secret conference is taking place in Quebec and is being touted as being important and good for Canada yet it is cloaked in extreme sectrecy and securiity. Mr. Dascavich wants to know what they are hiding and wants the public to know what is going on.
Weekend in Jerusalem
Wednesday
August 8, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Jerusalem:
We combine Jennifer's sight seeing and culture shock of both Friday and Saturday's reports. Now we can show you some of the sights with Jennifer's own pictures. This pictures can be cued by clicking on the (*).
Grand Forks shopping
Tuesday
August 7, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
images by: Andrew Shire
Grand forks North Dakota :
The rise in the Canadian dollar and the weakening of the U.S. economy make cross border shopping attractive but its not all a story paved with roses.
The Greenwater report
Tuesday
August 7, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park :
Outstanding weather at Greenwater continues and Gerald has the story on the Fisherman's Cove.
You can't brush the desert
Friday
August 3, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Beer Sheva :
Day to day work on an archeological site near the Gaza Strip in Israel's Negev desert.
Unfriendly giants
Wednesday
August 1, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Yorkton:
The massive nimbus cloud is the ruler of the prairie skies in summer, lashing out with furry and violence despite their awesome beauty and majesty.
On the site
Wednesday
August 1, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Beer Sheva, Israel :
From Tel Aviv to Beer Sheva and two days out on the dig our very own Laura Croft tells about her archeological adventure in the Negev desert of southern Isreal.
A hole for number 8
Monday
July 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
The eighth new housing start of the year got underway this morning with the water and sewer service installed and the basement dug this afternoon.
The Greenwater report
Monday
July 30, 2007
by: Gerald Crawford
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park :
This week's report is devoted to telling the story of grand daughter Jill Grimson's wedding.
Norman Borlaug
Monday
July 30, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Washington:
This man is credited with the saving of a billion lives as he is considered the person most responsible for the "green revolution" that doubled grain growing capacity in Mexico, India, Pakistan and had a huge impact on agricultural practices throughout the third world.
Jennifer tours Bethlehem
Saturday
July 28, 2007
by: Jennifer Shire
Bethlehem:
In 1998 Jennifer told us about her adventures in Mexico, in 2005 she and her family toured Egypt and Europe now she is on an adventure of her own in the holy land. We are short on pictures but this personal view of Bethlehem takes you along for the ride.
How much is to much?
Friday
July 27, 2007
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
We all consume a very healthy amount of television and all that comes with it, commericals, culture, language, information, perhaps entertainment, lifestyle and various forms of political and social influence. What do we know about its affects and should we be curbing our appetite for the universal time user.

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