It鈥檚 official, next week school is back after the summer! That means it鈥檚 the last week to enjoy the lazy days of summer before packing school lunches, co-ordinating multiple activities and just beginning, once again, the busy season. Bless those farmers who have had to endure some wet weather that impedes their ability to harvest.
Thursday the Unity Credit Union is hosting a diamond celebration recognizing their 75th anniversary. Supper tickets had to be pre-purchased, but the games that start at 7 p.m. and the movie, Finding Nemo, are free.
The Unity Credit Union Aquatic Centre is closed for the season. They held a farewell barbecue Aug. 23 and the last official day was Aug. 24. The staff are owed big thanks for keeping the safety of swimmers as top priority, as well as teaching lessons over the summer. Now they migrate back to school and we are hoping to see many of them back on deck for next swimming season.
Is your household going through Olympic withdrawal? It is hard not to get drawn into the stories and achievements of Olympic competitors and don our red and white and cheer loudly for Team Canada athletes. We will continue to wear our Blue Jays gear, cheering loudly for this team as they continue their winning ways. I wish I could say the same for our Riders.
Congratulations to Blake Robertson and Rhett Feser who played in the national U21 baseball event in Regina on the Aug. 20 weekend with the Lloydminster team extending their baseball season just a little longer.
Congratulations also to our neighbours to the east who not only captured both league and provincial senior hockey., but repeated this same feat in baseball, capturing both the senior men鈥檚 AA tier 3 baseball championship and the NSRBL title.
The last of the ball stories for this season are still unfolding as Garrin Scherr is a member of Team Saskatchewan in the U13 national championship this week in London, Ont. I hope to have some updates next column. Garrin enjoyed a successful season with Unity Minor Ball earning silver with the Pee Wee Cardinals, while also being picked up by Swift Current to compete at Western Canadians in St. Albert, Alta. on the Aug. 13 weekend.
This column will be full again with school news once Sept. 1 hits as the official first day back for students. What I can report is some changes we have seen at our schoolyards over the summer. The high school finishes the completion of their roof work while they also benefited from the installation of some memorial benches out front. At UPS a brand new basketball pad was installed for students and after hours visitors to enjoy shooting hoops. St. Peter鈥檚 school saw some upgrades to their playground, as well.
UCHS Warriors football team hits the field Monday to begin practising for their season as they have been moved into the nine-man category once again. The Unity Minor Football program will also be back in session next week.
The 8th Avenue adult housing complex is edging closer to completion and we have now seen multiple red sold signs on property around Unity .
The farmers鈥� market season is winding down, so take advantage of the last few Fridays at the Legion Hall on Main Street for a wide variety of home grown garden produce, fresh eggs, homemade baking and homemade products. It runs Fridays from 2 鈥� 5 p.m. until mid September.
The annual Candace Heitt Memorial run is scheduled for Sept. 18. There is a group that trains every Wednesday and meets at Wildeman鈥檚 sports at 5:30 p.m. Contact Vicky Noble and her husband Josh at Unity Credit Union for details.
Coffee row folks are almost back to full strength after the summer hiatus. They certainly enjoyed reviewing Olympic highlights, voiced their dismay at the many struggles of the Riders on and off the field of late as well as putting forth their theories on 鈥渃rop talk鈥� in light of the wet weather, hoping those plentiful crops can be harvested without further hindrances. You can be sure each day this part of our community culture continues at our coffee row tables. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time 鈥�
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Moody鈥檚 equipment was one of the properties that became lakefront with all of the August rain received in Unity. Photo by Sherri Solomko
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