Thursday, May 24, 2012, 1700 Ensign Front Page Volume 15, No. 1 - Ceiling and visibility unlimited, 15ºC, wind 22 knots at 020º gusting to 27, altimeter 29.77
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Tisdale
starts May 25
The Avengers
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Melfort
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Battleship
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Dark Shadows
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Porcupine Plain
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Mirror Mirror
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With about two thirds of the crop in the ground we are in a rain delay, west of Tisdale at 9:40 AM Thursday, May 24, 2012
by: Jennifer Shire
Hanoi, Vietnam:
Ten hours from Vancouver to Seoul then on to Hanoi. Exhausted from the trip Jennifer got the royal treatment at the Sofitel Hetropole Legend.
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale:
The photo club will take the summer off and will launch their coming year in September.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Take the tour with me this year. Click on the menu "the pictures" to see 24 images of a greenhouse.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
A beautiful Mother's Day this year and we chose to mark the occasion with a drive out to Greenwater Lake Provincial Park.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
The sun and wind are doing what needs to be done and this year's farm year is about to get underway.
by: Mario deSantis
Mount Vernon, Washington:
Here are some outstanding images of tulip fields growing just across the border from Abbotsford British Columbia.
by: Ken Jones
Regina:
This set of images celebrate the magic of metal work captured by Regina photographer Ken Jones.
by: Timothy W. Shire
images by: Stanley Willows
Tompkins:
Definitely not an endangered species this owl is remarkably adaptable and not a fussy eater.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Sunday the Community Band and the Men's Choir brought music and enjoyment to Tisdale with a huge variety of styles and put on a really great show.
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale:
The Parkland Photography club had an excellent meeting this month with a workshop on the whole issue of composition. Darlene's report gives you a good synopsis of that discussion.
Today In Ensign
Today In Ensign past years
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2007 - Provost motor home and 2.5
2006 - Movie review of the Da Vinci Code and a Greenwater report
2005 - Greenwater report and PT Cruiser convertible
2004 - Greenwater report
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by: Timothy W. Shire
Tompkins:
A wife four sons, seven grand children and a whole community share in the lose of a hard working man.
by: Albert Orban
Tisdale:
For decades Albert has been fascinated with the joy of springs arrival and with it the coming of pussy willows. He has a great tree in his back yard and a poem to go with the beauties.
by: Timothy W. Shire
images by: Matthew Shire
Yellowhead highway:
Good Friday wet snow, a lot of it, dumped on south central Saskatchewan. This is what it was like driving in that storm.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Shock, that's what we felt when we arrived in Tisdale Saturday night. More than a foot of snow.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Schapansky's auction yard is filling up in preparation for a huge sale on April 17th.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Definitely a limited edition. The swans of North America have a difficult time with hunters and habitat.
by: Ken Jones
Craven:
Each year we post Ken's crocus pictures but usually in late April. This year they are early.
by: Darlene McCullough
Tisdale:
This month the club photo shoot was going for contrast and four outstanding images came close to the mark.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
People and politicians make mistakes and that's why we and they both need to listen to one another. Thinking you are right doesn't make for success.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
The geese are happy to be back and the writer of this story is not because of the 33% increase for prescriptions to people over 65 years old.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Winnipeg & Tisdale:
In the southern prairies the snow is gone and the temperature is staying above freezing.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
My grandfather chose to come and make Canada his home. I am glad he did, its a good place and I would like to see it stay that way.
by: Joe Hueglin
Niagara Falls, Ontario:
This story calls upon the Prime Minister to get to work and root out those responsible for subverting the 2011 election.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
Today we take stock of the important things in our community. Twenty pictures of Tisdale and its surrounding area in a discussion about Saskatchewan's past present and future.
by: Alain Leblanc
Regina:
This is Telemiracle weekend in Saskatchewan with the telethonn on CTV beginning on Saturday night.
by: Ken Jones
Pilot Butte:
Fog below freezing creates unusual ice formations on plant life. Photographer Ken Jones went after some in a stubble field near Regina.
by: Mario deSantis
Vancouver, British columbia:
Each of are on a journey. Mario's is taking him into the world of photography and we explore it with him in his visit to a Vancouver gallery.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
It has been decades since this vehicle was common place in rural Saskatchewan but today we had the treat of seeing one, zooming across the country-side.
by: Mario deSantis
Abbotsford, British columbia:
Mario is taking a digital photography class while his wife. Sharon is doing a pottery class. Today we see how both are getting along.
by: Lorraine Wisser
Tisdale:
Better than a grand slam in baseball, less common then a hole in one in golf, scoring eight with only eight rocks is the ultimate achievement in curling. This past weekend Lorraine Wisser and her team did the perfect end.
by: Timothy W. Shire
Tisdale:
For decades downtown Tisdale was where you would find the man who operated the bus depot and owned the "coffee shop". He passed away last week at age 83.
by: Ken Jones
Pilot Butte:
This is a truly impressive set of six pictures showing the extreme water crystals formed this past weekend in the Regina area.
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