Chronological Index of Ensign Articles for December of 2004
Next Year Thursday December 2, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : With the arrival of winter the crop year of 2004 is now behind us and there is no other course of action than to consider the prospects for the coming year. Worthless crops remain in the fields and worthless grain in storage while even more worthless cattle continue to eat up abundant feed that even though cheap, will not yield and a net return.	December 2004 Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Beardy's Blackhawks defeated by Trojans 5 to 1 Friday December 3, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Tisdale Trojans are now firming in control of second place in the "AAA" midget league in Saskatchewan as they delivered a solid win to their faithful fans Thursday night at the RECPlex.
The Greenwater Report Tuesday December 7, 2004 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : Gerald brings us up to date on the silence of winter on the Park and a few of his expeditions to Saskatoon and Archerwill. We get an update on the lake's ice conditions and three amazing images of Saskatchewan elevators when they were actually operational. The other side of the Elmasry Affair Tuesday December 7, 2004 by : Marjaleena Repo Saskatoon : A Toronto "Christian" talk show host set up a controversial debate that allowed the reasonable and anti-violent leader of Canada's Islamic Congress to explain why Palastinian terrorism takes the form it does then was castigated for his explanation. A New Dawn for the Uranium Business in Saskatchewan: Don Ching, President and CEO of Cogema Resources Wednesday December 8, 2004 by : Mario deSantis Prince Albert : Saskatoon lawyer, Don Ching moves from the Saskatchewan Crown corporation, SaskTel, to become the CEO of a French government operation Cogema, one of the large uranium mining companies in the province. House Cleaning Thursday December 9, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Yesterday was the last day of this house's life as it was destroyed today. One was crunched Saturday and another will be dust tomorrow as lots are cleared to make way for new houses in established neighbourhoods. Nuclear Power is not safe, it is not clean, it is not economical Thursday December 9, 2004 by : Mario deSantis Prince Albert : Emotions run very high about this topic but we need to step back from the noise and check the facts. The proponents of this industry gloss over the glaring and utterly overwhelming dangers of the past, all of which avoided the ultimate disaste,r which is not just possible, but is inevitable.
Trojans do Charity breakfast Tuesday December 14, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : Saturday morning the whole Tisdale Trojan team were on hand at the Beeland Co-op cafeteria serving pancakes and sausage to a full house as part of their annual charity work in their community. Bush evoking World War II Tuesday December 14, 2004 by : David Orchard Borden : Mr. Orchard explains the complete silliness of the American president's reference to Mackenzie Kings statements during World War II. It make us all shudder to realise the remarkable lack of awareness that is so much a part of the leader of the the world's most aggressive and heavily armed nation. CIA Documents Cast New Light on Washington's Role in Venezuela Tuesday December 14, 2004 by : Mark Weisbrot Washington ; This story is one of those confirmations of what most non-Americans expected, In fact for the past five decades this is the standard behaviour of the United States of America, its only a surprise to its citizens. The Greenwater Report Tuesday December 14, 2004 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : The ice fishing season may have begun and there is enough snow at the park for some snow mobiling. Jenny is taking part in the Breast Cancer snowmobile marathon ride and you can pitch into that project. In your face Wednesday December 15, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : The reliability of voice over IP (telephone on the Internet) has come of age with AOL's messenger and Apple's iChat. Years ago we tried the idea out but now it is a practical everyday means of communication and it just makes sense to move to the next level with a dedicated web cam for that purpose. On its way! Corporate-controlled, profit-maximizing, farmer-restricting system Tuesday December 15, 2004 by: Joyce Neufeld Waldeck : The major varietys of wheat and barley were developed by government researchers and university programmes but in the last three decades government has decided to turn over the agricultural industry to the massive corporations. Now they will call the shots at $15 an acre in perpetuity. The monster Saturday December 18, 2004 by :Ttimothy W. Shire Tisdale : Thursday afternoon the G5 arrived and for the rest of the day and Friday it was time to transfer data and install applications. Saturday is the first full day of operations and it has been interesting. 8 inches wide, 18 inches deep, 21 inches tall and weighing in at several tonnes this is the biggest computer I have ever seen but its bigness is not physical, this thing is a weapon. Ultra violet photography Saturday December 18, 2004 images by : Ken Jones Regina : Remarkable image taken with a convention camera using film sensitive to ultra violet (black light). Centre Piece Saturday December 18, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Weekes : Pauline Lindenbach of Weekes puts these marvels together year round but these Christmas arrangements are really special.
Trojans lose number seven in a row Sunday December 19, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale ;The Trojans have fallen on hard luck in their last six games as they have been losing by a point a game up until last night when they were delivered a sound defeat by the Moose Jaw Warriors in a 6 - 3 game. In this picture Kyle Caragan leads a third period drive, one of many to even up the loop-sided score. If we can redefine marriage, can we also redefine Christmas? Sunday December 19, 2004 by : Ron Thornton Edmonton : Though I am certain what Ron Thornton is describing has already occured and we haven't realised it, he makes the point that taking age old traditions and modifying them will reduce their value and make them less relavent. Today’s sarcastic comics in economic correlations: Bush meets Berlusconi Sunday December 19, 2004 by : Mario deSantis Prince Albert : Things are not going economically as one might like but certainly they are consequences of very bad management and advise. Mario's story today gives a whole new meaning to the term "go long". Trojans trounce Warriors 6 - 0 Tuesday December 21, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : The long losing streak ended Sunday afternoon when the Trojans played absolutely brilliantly skilled hockey and completely overwhelmed the hard skating and definitely competitive Moose Jaw Warriors. The Greenwater Report Tuesday December 21, 2004 by : Gerald Crawford Greenwater Provincial Park : The Crawfords are getting ready for Christmas as ice fishing picks up and the work on the TV tower now over a month late is held up even longer by wind conditions. Stone Geese Tuesday December 21, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : At the craft fair at the Tisdale mall this past weekend a Nipawin craftsman marketed some truly unusal pets and most of them have found new homes. As Canadian as Wednesday December 22, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : If you ask a Canadian what it is to be a Canadian they will mention a number of things but it is almost certain that all will have hockey some where on their list. George Bush's smarts and the economy Wednesday December 22, 2004 by : Mario deSantis Prince Albert : Last week the Administration of the United States government held a conference on the economy and came up with some amazing decisions as they completely ignore the decline these same policies have already had on both the US and world economy. "May your days be merry and bright and may all your Christmases by white" Friday December 24, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : With snow falling and the temperature a seasonal -23ºC Tisdale experienced a perfect Christmas eve. For us in this part of Canada every Christmas is a white one but we can easily identify with the nostolga felt for Christmases past. The miracle of Christmas and the obtuse notions of Paradox and Catch 22 in today’s Economics Friday December 24, 2004 by : Mario deSantis Prince Albert : The is a dramatic need for perspective so that we see things over the long term and grasp the basic concepts of consequences that do not necessary occur simply because some other circumstances may have had some similarities.
2005 as it looks from here Wednesday December 29, 2004 by : Timothy W. Shire Tisdale : The tradition continues of taking time at the end of the year to look both forward and back and reflect upon what may be expected.