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Tisdale's first week of June: Wednesday
June 2, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: The flowers are out on the street corners, 7-11 drops Shell, air spraying gets ready for season and today Tisdale folks turn out at the Centennial Town Square for a charity lunch of hot dogs for KidSport.

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Today In Ensign
TWS - Tisdale's first week of June TWS - Flower Pots return TWS - 7 - 11 converts from Shell to Petro-Canada TWS - Aerial spraying ready TWS - Co-op upgrades
Today in Ensign years past
2009 - Shriner's roses and Tennessee warbler
2008 - Greenwater report and changing the face of stroke in Saskatchewan
2007 - John Schultz retires from post office and did someone say ice cream?
2006 - Aviation hub of Saskatchewan La Ronge, Amber is light headed and New Canadians
2005 -
2004 - Maybe there will be a summer, time to give up, PC party on ballot and TUCs field
2003 - Populism and a Greenwater report
2002 - Death of a raven, Throw the rascals out, Paul Martin potential drift and the nuttieness of Canadian political and economic thoughts
2001 - Will be home soon
2000 - Big Mak, No-fault insurance part 3, HOGs bring the ice cream and Parkland Photo club
1999 - Graveled streets get treatment
1998 - TMSS newsletter
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Tim's Tip of the Day
The first two days of June have been sunny and warm as we look at fields that resemble swamps. Showers predicted for tomorrow and the next few days. (Click on thumb nail to see full size.
Find of the day
Coffee drinkers don't gain alertness An extensive British study has discovered that the coffee drinker is not perked up by his or her morning coffee but just regains their sense of well being that placed them at the same level as the day before. The addictive quality of caffiene is the issue.
Happenings In Tisdale:

Flower pots return: Wednesday
June 2, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: They are back, the lovely pots on the downtown street corners of Tisdale are back where they belong for the summer.

7 - 11 converts from Shell to Petro-Canada: Wednesday
June 2, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Shell no longer has a retail outlet in Tisdale as the last Shell dealership at the 7 - 11 has switched over to Petro-Canada.

Aerial spraying ready to go: Wednesday
June 2, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Around eight this morning a spray plane buzzed its way to Tisdale and preparations were underway to get ready for the aerial application of chemicals.

Beeland Co-op upgrades cardlock: Wednesday
June 2, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Tisdale's Beeland Co-op has set about the process of overhauling and expanding the cardlock operation it developed on highway 3.

Soil and rain make for uneven seeding process: Friday
May 28, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: All done and emerging in some areas while other places half or less in the ground. The variations in soil and the interesting uneven amount of rainfall are combining to create a wide spread in the way things are going this spring.

Fourth project a duplex: Friday
May 28, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: This year's fourth housing project is a duplex condo unit built beside a similar one last year on the former tennis court in north side of Tisdale.

Parkland Photography club May meeting: Wednesday
May 26, 2010
by: Darlene McCullough
: Tisdale: This month's photo outing had to be cancelled because of the rain but the club had an excellent meeting going over the monthly photo shoot and had an opportunity to work out the details on coming projects for the club.

House three ready for rafters: Tueday
May 25, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Immediately behind the Falkon Theatre is a new house tucked into a small lot sitting atop a cement foundation and ready for its rafters to be installed.

The Greenwater report: Tueday
May 25, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford
: Wakaw Lake Regional Park: The motor home is on the road for a new season and this past long weekend the Crawfords and their Sunseeker pals were out at Wakaw enjoying the challenges of this year's Victoria Day weather.

Tourist booth and pool open today: Friday
May 21, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Victoria Day long weekend and the tourists are on the road and Tisdale's in the swimming pool. Three sites at the camp ground were in use today with another booked for the weekend.

Twelve years: Friday
May 21, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Ensign first appeared on the Internet as a web site on May 20th 1998. Here is a short reflection on those years.

European melt down: Monday
May 17, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Its time to talk about the cause of the economic woes that are causing the stock market to go down and put a very dark cloud over the financial prospects for the summer of 2010.

Medieval patterns resurfacing in this, the 21st Century: Monday
May 17, 2010
by: Eugene Parks
: Victoria, British Columbia: It is surprising that we in Canada are watching the struggle for democratic principles decided centuries and centuries ago. The government in Ottawa seems bent on turning time back to 1688 and earlier.

Full swing: Thursday
May 13, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Though there were still some tractors pulling harrows today most were pulling seeding equipment as the dust trails from the equipment indicate conditions for seeding have hit the mark and this year's crop is going in the ground.

Almost seeding time: Wednesday
May 12, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Most farmers are in the fields. Harrowing, applying anhydrous, running their cultivator through the weeds that are taking hold but few are actually putting seed in the ground. Field conditions are improving everyday but there is a lot of water in some fields much like you would find right after the run off.

House number two: Tuesday
May 11, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Despite a slow start housing construction in Tisdale is in full production with six dwellings on the go and this one on the northwest development has its walls in place.

Walmart Supercentre: Monday
May 10, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Regina: Regina already had three Walmart stores but the fourth, a "Supercentre" has just opened and on Saturday we did the obligatory walk through and this story tells our impressions.

The Greenwater report: Monday
May 10, 2010
by: Gerald Crawford
: Carstairs Alberta: The Crawfords are on their annual trip to Southern Alberta where they check out the dogs and sure enough find folks from back home who read the "report".

17 new teachers and five BAs celebrated in LaRonge: Monday
May 3, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Lac LaRonge Reserve: This past Saturday Saskatchewan's northern teacher education programme celebrated its latest group of graduates. Thirteen communities several First Nations bands, the Metis nation and northern Saskatchewan as a whole were brought together in a graduation that means so much to the individual communities throughout the north as it brings their own people into the teaching provession which in term gives new meaning and hope for these communities and their future.

St. Matthew's spring sale: Thursday
April 29, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: This morning the Anglican church rummage sale got underway with a crowd waiting to get in the door. Here is a picture tour of some of the items for sale at this year's big rummage sale.

Tourist in Belfast: Thursday
April 29, 2010
by: Michael Townsend
: Belfast, Northern Ireland: Michael already showed us around the political tormented area of Northern Irelands capital city but in today's story he gives us a look at the city as a place unto itself. The biker subculture, the grandure of the city's historical buildings and the richness of cultural fabric of the place.

Lutheran spring rumage sale: Thursday
April 29, 2010
by: Timothy W. Shire
: Tisdale: Though a big sale the Lutheran sale often on the same weekend as the Anglican one is smalled. This year the two sales are pretty much equal with the Lutheran sale having quite a few high value big ticket items.

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