The sounds of music fill this air this week in Unity as the annual music festival takes place at a number of venues around town wrapped up on Sunday with the showcase of stars at the UCHS senior gym. Supporters are always welcome and the entertainment value is immeasurable.
There was much excitement in downtown Unity April 12. Watch next week for all the details.
Don鈥檛 forget on Saturday the rink will be a 鈥渉opping鈥� place as the Delta Co-op kid鈥檚 spring fling egg hunt is held on the hockey rink side starting at 11 a.m. sharp. The spring show will begin at 9 a.m on the curling rink side that includes 38 vendors as well as a concession booth.
While winter rink season is officially over there will still be some action at this venue as the curling club will be working on some painting and rug changes during the off-season. Ball practices are continual on the hockey rink side until the diamonds dry up.
Revolution Dance School is showing their talent at dance competitions around the province. After placing well at Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. the weekend of April 1, dancers continue to 鈥渟how their stuff鈥� during this year鈥檚 dance season. Congratulations to the senior jazz group who won three top awards at Fort Saskatchewan. Devyn McLean聽 earned a diamond award at the competition for a mark of 94 and over. A mother-daughter duo of Caitlin and Kristine Moon also earned a diamond award. Teachers Lynsey Strus and Amy Briggs also received choreography awards.
Unity Public School performed April 13 at the music festival, as well as this was their International Day of Pink. April 22 they will be reminding kids about the Earth Day 鈥淟ights Out Canada鈥� event. Congratulations to these students whose entries in the Legion鈥檚 literary and poster contests earned awards: District 3 Zone 2 Primary Poster (Black and White), third 鈥� Desiree Allen; District 3 Zone 2 Junior Essay, second 鈥擯earson Bast; District 3 Junior Poster (Black and White), second 鈥� Camryn Favel; and Zone 2 Junior Poem, third 鈥� Kerrigan Bowey
St. Peter鈥檚 School has the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation taking place Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in St. Peter鈥檚 Parish. The music festival performances have taken place with many grades, the choir and the school band participating. The final festival performance will take place on Sunday, April 17 at 2 p.m. at UCHS.
At UCHS, the drama students spent Tuesday and Wednesday of this week performing their production of Greek Mythology Olympiaganza for the public, as they fine tuned all aspects of acting, set, lights, sound and technical aspects for the drama festival they are heading to in Rosetown this weekend. UCHStrack students are practising indoors while waiting for the great outdoors to dry up. It won鈥檛 be long before the first meets are upon them. Badminton is the only other school sport left for Warrior sports programs and athletes are avidly practising, playing in league and tournaments and preparing for upcoming district playdowns.
After church, or after a leisurely Sunday morning at home why not head to the museum and support their weekly Sunday brunch. This is the main fundraiser for the museum.
Residents were happy to see the STC bus depot find a new home at Image Glass and Mirror when Frenchies closed down for good. This continues bus delivery and passenger service for those who use them
There is a celebratory phenomenon taking place around town. Unity Credit Union, as part of their 75th anniversary, has chosen to perform random acts of kindness聽 and there have been a number of recipients of these surprises. It appears the UCU staff members are having as much fun surprising others as the recipients are being surprised by their gesture. This is another demonstration of this business choosing to give back to the community they serve.
聽Coffee row 鈥� there isn鈥檛 a set time to arrive, there is no formal invitation, only a tradition and routine each day by those who enjoy sharing the company of others in their community over a cup of coffee. And what always amazes me is no matter what side of the topic table these folks are on, you can always hear a laugh, you are guaranteed to see a smile and everyone leaves agreeing to reconvene the next day, regardless of whose side of the topic they were on. .So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time 鈥�
