It鈥檚 Mother鈥檚 Day weekend, everyone. Make sure you make time for your moms. You know, those gals who are always there for us, no matter what, and never expect anything in return. Remember, all mothers are working mothers.
This is a busy weekend in Unity. The Unity Sports Wall of Fame induction ceremonies take place May 9 and include a record 31 inductions of teams and individuals. With the last round of inductions taking place in 2008, the organizing committee was thrilled to have this many inductions on tap for this year鈥檚 event. The arena will be a full house as teams, coaches, parents, individual contributors, builders and fans come together to celebrate and recognize each other鈥檚 successes.
The Revolution Dance recital is also this weekend with both Friday night and Saturday matinee performances at the Unity High School gym.
Unity Minor Ball Day is being held Sunday. Every team in every division of softball and baseball, as well as the ladies鈥� team and the junior ladies鈥� team, UK Royals, will host a game at the diamonds. The booth will be open and there will be plenty of fans in the stands to visit with and help cheer on your favourite player or team.
Opening day of the museum will happen Sunday. Come for cake and for an enjoyable afternoon of fun and fellowship, located right next to the action on the ball diamonds.
Next on the agenda for St. Peter鈥檚 School is the upcoming annual Grade 6 dessert theatre production, Through the Looking Glass, taking place May 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. in St. Peter鈥檚 School gym.
St. Peter鈥檚 families, sponsors, friends and congregation will gather to celebrate first communion and confirmation May 20. Bishop Don Bolen will be in attendance to confirm each of the children.
Grades 1 to 6 students will be involved in a track and field meet at the school May 21
St. Peter鈥檚 School has said farewell to Mr. Shaun Mamer, their long-time caretaker, as he sets out on a new adventure. The school welcomes Allison Leslie, who has taken on the caretaker role.
Unity Public School students and staff are preparing for their upcoming track and field meet to be held May 29. Field trip plans are getting finalized as well.
Unity Western Days is edging ever closer. Why not make plans to take part in any of one of the many activities that are being hosted in town? Put an entry in the parade or make sure to come watch the event. Come out the grounds for a full slate of rodeo action. Check out the show and shine car show at Delta Co-op right after the parade.
You can easily see by all of the changes that take place regularly at the new swimming pool site that this venue is feverishly getting ready to open for this year鈥檚 swimming season. Watch for details on opening date and the fun that will revolve around the excitement of seeing this project finally in completion stages. You can check out updates on the Facebook page, 鈥淯nity Credit Union Aquatic Centre鈥� or the Town of Unity website.
Coffee row folks might be sick of hockey talk by this time of year or they might be teasing one another on who is best and who isn鈥檛 in this year鈥檚 NHL playoffs. Excitement is rising for this year鈥檚 Rider season as 鈥渞owers鈥� follow all the latest news in Rider nation. Seeding talk is prevalent on the topic table as well. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time
