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It鈥檚 mid July already folks! Hope you are making the most of summer, as it will clip along quicker than we had hoped. As well, it鈥檚 always important to pay attention to weather forecasts as this time of year is infamous for stirring up some frightful weather. Always have a plan B for inclement or dangerous weather, because that funnel cloud that popped up July 10 without a weather warning is proof we need to keep our eyes on the sky this time of year.

The farmers鈥� market is back every Friday and it will be full of home-grown goodness and homemade goodies available for shoppers at the Legion Hall beginning at 2 p.m.

Videos of moose in a canola field and in Wascana Lake reminds us they aren鈥檛 just in those places. We鈥檝e heard of many close encounters around here, too, so please take care out there as wildlife collisions can be costly not only in property damage but potential serious injury, too.

Congratulations to nine-year-old highland dancer Molly Orobko. She placed second in the seven to 10 age group at a provincial championship hosted in North Battleford, advancing to the Canadian competition. Winnipeg, Man. will play host to the ScotDance Canada Championship Series. The event is a series of competitions with the actual Canadian championship held only on one day of the event. The other days, dancers from all over the world will compete in many events. The highland dances that are part of this Canadian event are called fling, sword, Seann Truibhas and reel.

Molly鈥檚 start in highland dance began as a number of her cousins are involved and it has been not only a cultural undertaking but a family passion. In 2016, Molly attended competitions in Saskatchewan (Regina, Saskatoon, Lloydminster, and North Battleford) and last year she also travelled to Leduc and to Calgary and Canmore in Alberta for highland games. At the games, there are often workshops the day after the competitions. The provincial representatives were provided an elite workshop in Regina this spring and then were honoured at the Scottish pavilion at Regina鈥檚 Mosaic. Molly鈥檚 trip to Canadians in Winnipeg was an extended family trip as four of Molly鈥檚 cousins are also Saskatchewan representatives.

Highland dancing is akin to sprinting, so go run a mile with your arms above your head, on your toes, in soft shoes while wearing seven to 10 pounds of wool clothing! And don鈥檛 forget to smile! Highland dancing is known as a competitive and technical dance form requiring technique, stamina and strength, and is recognized as a sport by the Sport Council of Scotland.

Last weekend the diamonds were busy with the U12 provincial championships as well as a seven-team round-robin mosquito baseball tournament. One comment that stood out during the July 8 weekend was, 鈥淥ur city needs to come and take lessons from you folks!鈥�

The Unity Panthers had a great weekend with some great fan support throughout the weekend making it all the way to the final. A hard hitting Turtleford Tigers team took the gold and congratulations to Unity Panthers U12 for winning silver. The mosquito boys also had a win in their tournament final. Congratulations to them, too!

The next three weekends, the remainder of both softball and baseball teams will head to their provincial championships, which to take place in July and I will do my best to keep you posted on their results. Coaches and players have worked hard this season to field competitive teams for this event and, while we cheer them on for the best results, everyone is proud of them for choosing to compete at this level.

There are only 16 days left until the ball diamonds will play host to Western Canadian U21 junior ladies softball championship with the home team, UK royals, looking to defend their title won in surrey British Columbia in 2015.

聽The 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games are set to take place in Estevan July 24 to 30. A variety of sports will be featured and will include a contingent of athletes in a number of sports from our readership area. Rivers West District for Sport, Culture and Recreation encompasses the athletes that formerly made up Zone 7 in the province. They were proud to post on their website all of the Rivers West Athletes that will be competing at this year鈥檚 Saskatchewan Summer Games.

The following is a list of athletes participating from our area:

Athletics: Damien Bowey, Unity; Chase Frenette, Denzil; Jacob Mamer, Wilkie; Trey Pernitsky, Wilkie; Joel Timmermans, Unity; Thomas Ward, Unity; Cyane Sperle, Unity; Jordyn Thomas, Wilkie.

Baseball: coach Regan L鈥橦ereux, Unity; Easton McLean, Unity; Zenon Orobko, Unity; Kenny Feser, Cut Knife (has played minor ball in Unity); Dillon Poschenrieder, Unity; Ethan Scherr, Unity; Brayden Schultz, Unity; Skylar Mackie, Unity; Thomas Feser, Unity.

Basketball: Ryan Gibson, Unity; Tristan Lefebvre, Unity; Matthew Snell, Unity.

Softball: Abby Rutley, Unity; Morgan Huber, Unity; McKenna Vany, Unity; Leah Weinkauf, Macklin; Makayla Bakken, Unity; Piper Mackie, Unity; Aryanna L鈥橦eureux, Unity; Jen Vany, assistant coach, Unity.

Triathlon: Reece Gilbert, Unity.

Volleyball: Emma King, Macklin.

You can follow the progress of the Summer Games through a link provided on the website for the Rivers West District at www.riverswestdistrict.ca or you can also log on to their Facebook page for the latest updates. Congratulations to these athletes representing Rivers West District and watch for a follow-up story on these Rivers West athletes following their Saskatchewan Summer Games experience.

Coffee row folks are not all on summer vacation. Even though their numbers are smaller, those that are around still meet regularly just to keep those coffee tables from being lonely. I know the businesses that get to host these 鈥渕eetings鈥� are always thankful for the support, the conversation they share and definitely the laughter they enjoy and pass on to others. The action at the ball diamonds in the days and weeks ahead provide plenty for the sports enthusiast to chatter about, as does Rider season that has now kicked off and has everyone curious whether Chris Jones is the man to right the ship from last year. All of the events in town or attending by this group give everyone plenty to anticipate as well as reminisce about in the days ahead. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time 鈥�