Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for
September of 1999

On the Labour Day week end the DNS server that hosts our web server collapsed on Friday night, attempts to revive it Saturday were unsuccessful and it remained out of service for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. However to add mischief to the miser the computer and its hard drives used to create Ensign became contaminated with a serious virus and it became inoperative Tuesday morning and so it was that this week Ensign was unable to publish until Friday morning when both the server and the computer had returned to near normal conditions.

By the week
September 5 to 11
September 12 to 18
September 19 to 25
September 26 to Oct 2

 
Natural Reclamation
Friday
September 10, 1999
Enjoying the wonder of a place that has cleaned itself up.
 
Virus MDBF-B
Friday
September 10, 1999
I'm back, and what a ride. Read about the trauma of a massive computer glitch that sent me to Winnipeg and back to repair the dama
 
Studebaker
Saturday
September 11. 1999
Here is a marvellously customised street rod Studebaker.
 
Trojans' Season Begins
Saturday
September 11, 1999
A look back at last Sunday's inter-squad game with a lot of pictures, this page will take a moment or two to load.
 
Ken Magnus Advocates People First
Saturday
September 11, 1999
Today is election day, (advance pole) Tisdale merchant and hockey person, Liberal candidate, Ken Magnus is expected to win the Tisdale pole but it is a tight three way race for the riding.
 
Catching up
Sunday
September 12, 1999
What about that fire hydrant on the driveway and how are they making out in the new subdivision? Let's check these things out!
 
Smooth
Sunday
September 12, 1999
Nearly done, from North to South, South to North Tisdale's main street which is also highway 35 is now pretty smooth.
 
Fireguard
Sunday
September 12, 1999
Northern Steel continues to produce new products for specialised markets, the latest of these are double walled tanks.
 
Labour Day Clouds
Sunday
September 12, 1999
Labour Day we saw these sweeping fall clouds rushing over the prairie sky and have to share them with you.
 
Balancing the Budgets & Downsizing Education
Sunday
September 12, 1999
Mario deSantis condemns the Premier for his electoral promises and his government's record in education.
 
Batoche - A First Visit
Sunday
September 12, 1999
With a gloomy perhaps even rainy Sunday we take you on our first visit to the historical Batoche site near Duck Lake.
 
It Was A Long Summer
Monday
September 13, 1999
A look at children and their summer past as they now work their way through another school year.
 
The Ultimate Light Twin - Cessna 310
Monday
September 13, 1999
Find out about the Cessna 310, a six passenger light aircraft made from 1955 until 1981.
 
Monday
September 13, 1999
This is the look of our dampened street this morning at 10:00 as you can see the trees are rapidly adopting their transitional colours and there is a definite look of fall. A year ago today Ensign announced the conclusion of harvest, in comparison it would appear that we are now about 65% done but those who planted early are all finished and others will be at it for some time to come. The rain will actually speed up the process as the Canola will be in better harvest condition as a result.
 
A Good Samaritan and Premier Roy Romanow's Third Way
Tuesday
September 14, 1999
Mario deSantis tells us of his adventures and how hollow is the sound of the Premier's advocacy of the Third Way.
 
So You Think It Doesn't Matter
Tuesday
September 14, 1999
This is how Monday ended with a flashy fiery sunset. The low cloud broke up during the night so that we could see the Northern lights but the temperature though it hovered just above zero, did not cross the line and by morning a few of these same clouds are still floating around.

Check out a discussion on the concerns about apathy as they relate to the coming election and to community life in general.

 
Nipawin At Night
Wednesday
September 15, 1999
Nipawin is beautiful any season and in the pictures in this article you can see at any time of the day.
 
Final Touch up
Wednesday
September 15, 1999
Finishing touches on the paving project tied up traffic at the junction Tuesday.
 
CN Replaces Crossing
Thursday
September 15, 1999
A new railway crossing goes in to accompany the general upgrading of the CN line through town as new ballast is added.
 
Tisdale Wins 31-27
Thursday
September 16, 1999
Tisdale wins season opener against Melfort 31 to 27 with a good crowd on hand and perfect football weather.
 
Northern Steel Continues To Innovate
Friday
September 17, 1999
Once you start using your head to come up with new ideas it is pretty hard to stop that process and it looks like Northern Steel Industries has become addicted to progress.
 
We Won!
Friday
September 17, 1999
This is the view of this morning's sunrise at 0630 which is proof that despite the election the sun did come up this morning. Read about the most unusual election in this province's history.
 
To Many Secrets
Saturday
September 18, 1999
This is not paranoia this is the mentality of the government of the United States that has proceeded with questionable intrusion into the development of technology.
 
The Last Fall of the Century
Sunday
September 19, 1999
A year ago today the article posted on Ensign was "September Rain", it is remarkable that yesterday was a dreary damp day with wind and drizzle throughout the entire day. Here are some pictures of sights around Tisdale yesterday with the community dressing in its fall colours just as we see the fall tracks above with its new ballast.
 
The Glories Of Fall
Monday
September 20, 1999
A look at flowers and colourful streets.
 
Site Preparation For New Funeral Home
Monday
September 20, 1999
Another new construction project begins this one at the North end of town.
 
DJ's A Month Old
Monday
September 20, 1999
Tisdale's newest automotive repair shop has been up and running now for over a month.
 
Sunset September 19, 1999
Monday
September 20, 1999
This is last night's wonderful sunset near Prince Albert as the sun slipped in between the cloud layer and the horizon to depart until it would re-appear in this morning's almost cloudless sky. A larger version of this picture and one other will be posted later this morning as well as some other things that might interest you. Our appologies to those of you who tried to visit Ensign yesterday when server problems occured once again. Our DNS server appears to have an undetermined problem that is very hard to track down and it seems to pick weekends to die.
 
And Man Shall Have Dominion
Tuesday
September 21, 1999
An editorial on what can make things better, not just for ourselves but for our species by Timothy W. Shire.
 
Sixman
Tuesday
September 21, 1999
Six man football returns to the TUCs field Monday in an exhibition game with Bjorkdale. Lots of picture and more will be posted later this morning. Thanks for dropping by.
 
Fall Work
Wednesday
September 22, 1999
Some pictures of fall tillage, these pictures were taken this morning.
 
Construction Updates
Wednesday
September 22, 1999
Tisdale Lube's new car wash and the Madisson are updated with pictures this morning.
 
Tisdale Funeral Home
Wednesday
September 22, 1999
This is a follow-up article as construction gets underway on this new business on the town's North end.
 
Wednesday
September 22, 1999
As the new day began (about 6:30) a hint of high winds aloft herald changes for the people of Manitoba as they elected Garry Doer's NDP folks after twelve years of Garrh Philmen's PCs in yesterday's provincial election. Doer will have a simple majority and Philmon is quitting and perhaps heading to Ottawa.

This morning we are checking up on some contruction projects and having a look at fall agriculture. These stories will be posted around 11:00 this morning. Thanks for dropping by.

 
Thursday
September 23, 1999
As we slept the sun crossed the equator and will spend six months giving longer days to the Southern hemisphere and shorter ones to us, thus begins the first official day of autumn, the day of equal daylight and darkness. This pre-dawn picture was taken at 0622 and shows this morning's nearly clear skies. No new articles will be posted today as I am out of town but will have some new stuff tomorrow.
 
Lunchtime At Red Earth
Friday
September 24, 1999
McCrea Electric of Zenon Park has just installed a new computer network system in Red Earth's two schools.
 
Fall Burning
Friday
September 24, 1999
As every year farmers clear up their farm land and fill up the atmosphere.
 
Fall Work - Part 2
Friday
September 24, 1999
This picture taken yesterday morning at 0745 near Carrot River is another look at fall agricultural work. This is the second in a series dealing with modern farming practices and agricultural in general.
 
Eating Out In Tisdale
Saturday
September 25, 1999
Today we take a look at places to eat out in Tisdale. Reviews and comparisons.
 
Rebels
Sunday
September 26, 1999
This picture was taken a few minutes after ten and is looking East into relatively clear sky, but it is solid cumulus with embedded towering to the West. This morning we have some more pictures of unfall-like trees.
 
Team WCB
Sunday
September 26, 1999
While injured workers are abused and refused Workers Compensation Board employees celebrate their ability to make a profit from employer contributions which are not paid out to injured people.
 
From My Office Wall
Monday
September 27, 1999
This morning I want you to meet some people, a random selection of portraits of individuals as they looked many years ago.
 
TMSS Beats Hudson Bay 6 - 1
Tuesday
September 28, 1999
Hudson Bay girls soccer team came to town yesterday and here are some pictures from the game. The main story and three pictures are on the first page which loads quickly and the game pictures are on the "Second Page".
 
K&G Truck And Car Wash Opens Wednesday
Tuesday
September 28, 1999
New business to open tomorrow with truck and car cleaning capacity.
 
Humboldt Clobbers TMSS 49 - 14
Wednesday
September 29, 1999
TMSS Toronados lost 49 to 14 last night against Humboldt. This is a two part article with the story on the first page and the second page takes about two minutes to download the huge load of pictures.
 
The Coalition of 99
Thursday
September 30, 1999
Timothy Shire voices his opinion on this morning's development in Saskatchewan politics.
 
Fragmented Research Come To The Help Of Sasktchewan Reform
Thursday
September 30, 1999
No doubt you were confused about he recent research that indicates that health care is better since 1993, Mario deSantis helps us to understand the odd information and sheds some light on what we have been hearing.
 
You Know We Are In Trouble When They Start Drilling For Oil At Gas Stations
Thursday
September 30, 1999
A drilling company was boring test holes around the 7-11 parking lot yesterday.
 
Thursday
September 30, 1999
With temperatures below freezing and a howling wind most of the night this is not good harvest weather or even post harvest weather. Winds exceeded 40 knots overnight and any leaves that would move did so and as you can see from this picture taken at 9:00 this morning many are piled on our front lawn.