The Week of January 17 to 24, 1999

Some Observations on Changes Brought by new Technologies in Business and Education Sunday January 17, 1999 Mario deSantis shares with us his understanding of accounting software and how it can be used by all of us. Mario has packed into this little article a wealth of important information as well as a set of references that could really help you get your books under control.

Oh Yeah! Celebrating Winter Sunday January 17, 1999 Warmer weather Friday and Saturday let families and individuals get outside and enjoy themselves. This photo essay shares that experience.

Winning Streak Ends After 17 Straight Monday January 18, 1999 Pictures and details about the Rambler's defeat last night at the hands of the Hudson Bay Hunters.

The Incompetence In Dealing with Y2K Tuesday January 19, 1999 Mario deSantis expresses his indignation and deep concern about the cavalier attitude toward the taxpayer and how the healthcare agencies intend to deal with this serious problem.

Saskatchewan Hockey Provincial Playdowns Tuesday January 19, 1999 On January 14, the provincial association released the draw for this year's play-offs and Tisdale is competing with four teams. Senior Ramblers, Midget "A", Bantam "A" and PeeWee "A" their draw can be seen by clicking on the team.

Ensign Has A New Index Tuesday January 19, 1999 Well sort of, work has begun on creating a thorough and complete index of the material created so far as part of Ensign, and this project is going to take a while but, the framework is there and it works even though it only contains a fraction of the material, but have a look around.

Horny Farming Wednesday January 20, 1999 Perkins Elk Game farm East of Melfort is an interesting example of agricultural diversification. Several links on last page of article.

The culprit of the Y2K Nightmare in Health Care is plain Corruption! Wednesday January 20, 1999 An authoritative and fully documented report by Mario deSantis on squandering of funds in healthcare over the Y2K problem.

There Is No Going Back Thursday January 21, 1999 Some philosophical pondering by Timothy Shire about nostalgia and what it means for us as we accumulate experience.

Tisdale Wildlife Federation Auction Friday January 22, 1999 A QuickTime VR panorama of the items in this year's annual fund raising project with a description of some of the Federation's work.

Saw Logs From McKague Saturday January 23, 1999 Last week the question about where the logs were coming from came up and today we have the answer.

Truck Driving School Saturday January 23, 1999 Each year course are conducted to train prospective drivers to handle the big rigs that cruise around, what's left of Saskatchewan's road system. Courses in air brakes and actual tractor operation are ongoing in Tisdale at this time.

Making Tracks Saturday January 23, 1999 A few pictures and some explanation of the use of motorised snow machines, "Skidoos".

Snowy morning in Tisdale. With -15 and light snow we got out our snowblower to clear the driveway. Saturday January 23, 1999 About two inches of fresh fluffy snow has fallen over night and continues to fall (visibility at 10:00 down to less then a mile). The snow cover in the area is very light so this snow is welcome and the skidoo owners are very happy