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OK, so the last issue was April 3 but it really did contain an April Fool's joke in our column. Author Robert Munsch is NOT coming to Unity Public School. Instead it is the puppet group, Wide Open, who perform Robert Munsch material that is going to be at the school. Yikes. It was as much of a joke on me, folks, as it was me relaying the information to you. I apologize and now on to the rest of this column.

Easter is coming up real fast! Let's hope it's a snowless Easter this year.

This weekend the arena will be a blizzard of activity with the Spring Trade Fair taking place on the curling rink side, starting with a pancake breakfast put on by the Unity Girl Guides and Brownies. This event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the breakfast starting right at 9 and running until 11 a.m. There will be plenty of exhibitors to check out.

Also the 10th annual Delta Co-op Easter egg hunt will take place on the skating rink side, starting at 11 a.m. sharp, for kids ages 0-10. Sifto also provides a hot dog barbecue for participants.

The annual Way of The Cross Walk, sponsored and presented by the Unity Ministerial Association, will be held at 10 a.m. April 18, starting at 10 a.m. from the Unity United Church. People can follow the procession as it moves around town in worship, song and prayer, recognizing Good Friday and its pertinence to today. Participants are invited to join in for hot chocolate and hot cross buns at the finish of the walk, which will end up at the Unity Anglican Church.

The Town of Unity, in partnership with the Unity and District Chamber of Commerce, is looking for some feedback from residents and the business community with regards to some new signage proposals to help draw visitors into the community. Contact Carey Baker at the town office at 306-228-2621 if you want to see the current drawings and may have some feedback to offer.

The Unity Golf Club is holding their annual meeting April 16 at 7 p.m. in the curling club lounge. The agenda will include the financial report, a report on course improvement and the election of executive as well as general discussion.

KC Rescue is holding a bottle drive April 29, starting at 6 p.m. Please have your bottles and cans ready, setting them out on your driveway for pickup.

At Unity Composite High School, the Saskatchewan Drama Association presents the Region 6 drama festival. The Unity drama club is featuring the productions, W and Korn Mash. Show times are Friday at 1 and 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. Admission is only $5 per session and that will include several schools performing.

Students will bring home report cards April 14. The student led conferences, a new program in conjunction with the new assessment reporting, will take place at the school April 15 from 5 - 8 p.m. Parents with students in Grades 11 and 12, or others who choose this format, will follow the traditional interview process April 16.

At Unity Public School, spring is in the air. Students are winding down classes before their break that begins on Good Friday, April 18. Students will return to classes from Easter break Monday, April 28.

St. Peter's School is busy. Mrs. Keller will have her choir and band program performing April 8 as part of the annual Unity Music Festival. Congratulations to student Ethan Greenwald, who won third place at the zone level for his Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day poster.

Elsewhere at St. Peter's, you can attend the seminar, "The Joys of parenting and grandparenting," facilitated by Dr. Augustine Meier being held April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Peter's Hall. A silver collection will be taken with proceeds going to the Unity Community Resource Centre.

The 88th annual Unity Music Festival ran this week and included vocal entries, musical theatre, the piano entries as well as the school portion that took place April 8 at both elementary schools. The showcase performances will be Sunday, April 13, at 2 p.m. at the UCHS senior gym.

This is another event that could not be done without the dedicated music festival committee and their army of volunteers who work the various venues - thank you to all of these people.

Do you love your local museum? Are you one of the many people who have used these fabulous grounds for photo opportunities, or attended a Canada Day event, or brought guests for a visit when they came to town? The museum needs your help. They are still seeking a summer worker, with this person needed Monday to Friday from 2 - 5 p.m., running from May to the end of September.

Also the next meeting is April 16 and the museum group needs some new members and/or volunteers. The Unity Museum continues to hold their Sunday pancake brunches.

As soon as the ice was gone from the rink, the ball players moved in. "Spring training," as it is affectionately referred to, has begun.

Last weekend, minor ball hosted a two-day hitting clinic for players of all divisions in both softball and baseball. The Don Bates Pitching Clinic continues at the St. Peter's gym this month. And, the arena is booked solid with practices for teams in both baseball and softball.

Players and coaches are antsy to get on the diamonds but the town has reminded players to stay off until the venue dries up more so as not to damage it. In addition to regular practices, minor ball is hosting Softball Fever camp with instructors coming out from Softball Sask to help with skills and drills for the girls.

Coffee row talks of a variety of topics these days including weather predictions, hopes for the upcoming Rider season, spring seeding theories and solutions for the never-ending grain backlog/transportation issues plaguing our ag sector. Many are reminiscing about the massive flooding we saw in Alberta, in addition to some roads very close to us that experienced flooding, last year at this same time. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next week.