We鈥檝e already had more sunshine in November than we did all of October. I must say I don鈥檛 think I have experienced hockey and curling season and combines running at the same time. We continue to hold out hope this weather will hold for our farming community. Thanks goes to all of those farmers who had finished and are lending their manpower and equipment to help others finish their harvest. This is a testament to what Saskatchewan is all about.
Congratulations Jackson Winterhalt who received the 2016 Outstanding New Journeyperson award in Regina on Oct. 21. Jackson works at Moody鈥檚 Equipment in Unity.
Unity welcomed a new Lutheran pastor in October, and clergy came to preside over his installation in Unity Oct. 30. Welcome Robert Grout who will serve both Unity and Wilkie Lutheran Churches.
Congratulations to Pat Gumpinger who was a big winner in the Riders touchdown lottery, winning a Buick Enclave while Scott Gilbert won a Bose stereo system.
The renovation is finally complete on the old Bargain Store, which has now been officially reopened as Red Apple on Main Street.
St. Peter鈥檚 School鈥檚 annual Scholastic book fair is coming up Nov. 23 to 25 along with student-led conferences those days. And the beautiful sounds of music are echoing the halls of St. Peter鈥檚 School, as Mrs. Keller is busy practising with the band and the choirs for upcoming Christmas performances.
At Unity Public School, it is time for report cards, which accompany student-led conferences. Mrs. Knowles and her merry band of UPS elves have begun the task of decorating the halls for Christmas.
At UCHS, students returned from an extended weekend to report cards and student-led conferences this week. Senior boys鈥� volleyball hosted conference playoffs Nov. 10 while senior girls鈥� volleyball headed to Tisdale to complete at a regional event. The junior boys鈥� and girls鈥� teams both earned medals at divisions. It is now only three weeks until the winter drama. UCHS is thankful for the donation of six metal benches now cemented in at the front of school. These benches were donated in memory of Marilyn Ferster Brow who was a former teacher at UCHS. The UCHS 鈥淲e Scare Hunger鈥� campaign resulted in a delivery to the Unity Food Bank of 1,984.16 pounds of product.
Mom鈥檚 Pantry products are now being sold by the Warriors football organization. The fruit should be arriving in the near future for all those who purchased from this UCHS fundraiser.
Unity鈥檚 Midget AA hockey team has lost only one game this season. They play in Meadow Lake on Nov. 18 and host Beardy鈥檚 on Nov. 20. All other teams鈥� schedules are on the townofunity.com website or you can find the most up to date schedules on the rink TVs. The skating club has 71 skaters registered with 51 in CanSkate and 20 in Star Skate.
Junior curling has now begun in addition to three league nights, senior leagues and upcoming stirling spiels. The high school curling teams will be starting Nov. 24.
Make sure to get your tickets for the Community Resource Centre fundraiser, Night At the Movies featuring Man Up. There will be wine and cheese, door prizes and 50/50 draws.
The Unity museum has started up their Sunday brunches once again. This is their main fundraiser for the year. Come out to the Adanac hall on the museum grounds each Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for pancakes and ham, coffee and juice with occasional additions to the menu.
Parkview Place has plenty of excitement in November. On Nov. 18 there was a full house for their annual French Onion Soup fundraiser, bake sale and bazaar to raise money for their activities department. Parkview Place is celebrating their 10th anniversary Nov. 25, so come and join them for this milestone celebration.
The Anglican Church鈥檚 鈥渕all in the hall鈥� will be hosted Nov. 24 and Dec. 8 with additional dates coming up in the new year. Call Val Middleton at 306-228-4536 if you want to book a table or stop in for a unique shopping experience before Christmas.
Dec. 1 the annual Winter Wonderland event will take place in downtown Unity.
Coffee row folks continue to keep our community coffee tables busy and active as they plan out their next meetings, discuss what鈥檚 new in town and review their theories on the weather and our local sports season. They also are great at keeping each other reminded about the multitude of activities coming up in the community for the Christmas season. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time 鈥�
