Well, are you still with your new year鈥檚 resolutions or have these been thrown out as fast as our wrapping paper at Christmastime?
Merry Ukrainian Christmas and all the tradition it offers. Thankful both sides of our family celebrated and continue to mark the occasion.
Unity Public School staff and students are back in class after their Christmas break, ready to resume the busy lives. UPS will be jumping head first into the second half of their school year with both curriculum learning and extra-curricular activities. The new year will include a February break and an early Easter break in March, leaving little time to spare to fit in all that is on tap for UPS students.
St. Peter鈥檚 School continues with their successful AR reading program and their choir and band programs as well as all the curriculum has to offer the second half of the year. Students will be kept busy with their learning modules as well as extra-curricular activities. The Grade 6 class will enjoy their last session at St. Peter鈥檚 School before moving onto the high school in the fall.
Unity Composite High School is humming right along in their school year. Drama kids are back in action preparing for their spring production coming to the stage in April, The production will also be part of their entry into the Regional Drama Festival. Basketball teams are ramping up the second half of their season. Curling teams in both senior and junior divisions have just six weeks to prepare for their upcoming district playdowns.
The second half of hockey season will be even busier than the first. With two teams of initiation players just rallying their season into full swing, along with three novice teams, two atom teams, two peewee teams, two bantam teams, a midget AA program and a weekly kids鈥� recreational hockey program, there is little to no available ice time to be had in Unity.
In addition to regular season teams, the provincial squads are also now on the hunt for their respective provincial titles. The peewees are looking to defend their league and provincial titles from last year. The two bantam teams have yet to lose this season except when they faced off against each other, indicating how big the talent pool is for this division and therefore casting not one but two provincial teams into competition this year.
The Midget AA Lazers have enjoyed good support and good crowds. They were thankful for their roster boost of Brandt Bertoia who returned from the AAA ranks. The Lazers sit near the top of the Centre Four League.
Hopes are high that the hockey season will end as well as it has started. Come on down to the rink at any time to cheer on your favourite player or team and see some great live hockey action at our local arena. Up-to-date schedules are posted at the rink on the TVs in the lobby as well as being included on the Unity recreation arena Facebook page and on the Town of Unity website.
Don鈥檛 forget the arena also plays host to both the Unity Miners senior hockey squad and the Wilkie Outlaws senior hockey team, both currently in contention for a great second half finish.
Come on down to the Unity Curling Club this weekend to watch the senior qualifier taking place in Unity. Action is free to watch in their spacious lounge and some great curling teams, including some local entries, will be hitting the ice starting Jan. 8 and running through the weekend.
Remember, unless a sanctioned event, the action is always free to watch and those far end TVs make the best 鈥渃losest to the button鈥� calls.
The organizers of the annual 鈥淐elebrate Unity鈥� event are once again looking for nominations of folks who should be recognized on this evening. Contact Geraldine Barrett at Sunrise Wellness Spa or Gerald Hauta at Unity Credit Union to nominate someone for this recognition event.
Coffee row folks have moved into reminiscing about 2015 while theorizing what 2016 may bring. Local hockey and curling teams always stir up some good conversation while the weather this winter is never left off the topic table. And, as residents of this community, they know the new year will bring a whole new round of activities and events to enjoy. So, you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time 鈥�
