Will April showers bring May flowers? It鈥檚 already looking a little fresher in our surroundings than last year, considering by early April last year we were already starting to edge into fire hazards.
Our neighbours to the east of us have suffered an unimaginable tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with the children and family of Heidi Veit, as well as those students at the school who knew and loved her.
There are many events on tap this weekend.
The Delta Co-op sponsored Easter egg hunt at the community centre is free for all. The event begins at 11 a.m. on the skating side of the arena. Compass Minerals is providing and serving free hot dogs and juice for participants.
Unity Spring Trade show takes place on the curling rink side of the arena and runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a concession on site all day. There are 32 vendors.
The Regional Drama Festival takes place at UCHS this weekend. You can see Unity and Rosetown schools perform Friday evening and the Kerrobert and Hanley (last year鈥檚 provincial winner) schools perform on Saturday afternoon.
Don鈥檛 miss the Showcase of Stars that wraps up the 91st edition of the Unity Music Festival. It takes place this Sunday starting at 2 p.m. at the UCHS senior gym.
Competition season has begun for dancers from the Revolution Dance Studio. Congratulations to Madison Gilbert, a Revolution dancer, who was also part of the Abiding Lines Dance Group and has performed in several venues including We Day in Saskatoon. Also congratulations to Emma Strus who was part of the Ballet Jorgen dance event that took place at TCU place in Saskatoon.
Plenty of annual meetings and registrations are coming up that include: Unity Skating Club on April 10 at 7 p.m. at St. Peter鈥檚 School; Unity Minor Soccer registration April 10 at the community center lobby from 5 -7 p.m.; Unity Golf Club annual meeting April 12 at the curling club lounge at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11 the Eighth Avenue Estates are holding their grand opening with ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. and building tours to follow until 3 p.m. This event will also include a charity barbecue with proceeds going to the Crohn鈥檚 and Colitis Association.
The curling club held their windup March 30 that included drawing for the big screen TV, which was won by Aaron Sittler of Wilkie. Watch the Curlsask website this coming weekend and next week for updates on UCC鈥檚 Daryl Eddingfield, who is competing as Team Saskatchewan with teammates at the Canadian National Men鈥檚 Curling Championship in Guelph, Ont.
UCHS badminton season has begun and track practices have also begun. Also on the agenda at UCHS is a career fair and student-led conferences in early April. Leadership and PSCC Students are preparing for their Activate Day campaign April 12. The travel club is counting down the last few days before they depart on their Easter trip to Europe. UCHS is accepting nominations for their Hall of Honour recognizing alumni students who have achieved great things since graduating from UCHS.
Unity Public School participated in the 91st annual music festival this week and some of their performances will be included in the showcase of stars Sunday.
St. Peter鈥檚 School students are anxious to hear if principal Volk will have a daughter join their family or another son. The school played host to music festival entries this week with their band, choirs and choral speaking entries participating. Some have earned spots in Sunday鈥檚 showcase of stars.
Unity Credit Union held their annual meeting March 28 with some exciting announcements. Once again patronage refunds were announced starting March 29 and service charge rebates are to follow in the near future. It was also announced the Unity Credit Union has purchased an adjacent lot and are in the process of meeting with a design team.
Hours will increase by 2.5 hours per week starting May 1. Saturday service will be eliminated by July 1.
The interdenominational 鈥淲ay of The Cross Walk鈥� takes place next Good Friday, April 14 starting at 10 a.m. between the Anglican and United Church. The event will also end at the United Church and hot cross buns and hot chocolate will be served.
The final two Mall in the Hall events will take place April 13 and 27. The Unity and District Farmers Market is set to return in May, so this will be the new venue for vendors to showcase their homemade and homegrown goods.
Soon the weekly Sunday brunches at the museum will be concluded so support this small, hardworking, dedicated group who donate their time to our museum.
Coffee row folks are in serious weather predicting mode now that spring seeding is edging nearer. As well, they continue to talk about both federal and provincial budgets released March 22 and the affect on themselves and our province. No matter how deep the topics are there is always time for a great cup of coffee and some laughter injected into the conversation. 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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