It鈥檚 beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. Are you singing along now?
Happy birthday to our favourite Ventures West bus driver Larry on Dec. 6.
Last weekend鈥檚 Canadiens game added enough excitement to hockey season to last for some time. See full story elsewhere in this paper.
There is a never-ending slate of activities this December in Unity and I鈥檒l try to keep you posted each week on what鈥檚 coming. This Saturday, Dec. 5, is the annual Santa Day free movies at the 2nd Avenue Theatre, featuring the Minions movie. Kids can come and enjoy the free movie sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Altex. Afterward, they can visit Santa, have their picture taken with him and get a treat bag just for attending.
The Secret Santa campaign has kicked off with collection containers around town. The campaign will run all of December with the assembly and delivery Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
The annual Christmas Service of Remembrance is Sunday, Dec. 6. UCHS offers winter drama productions Dec. 8 and 9. The carol festival will be held Dec. 13.
The Chamber will once again host the 鈥淏undle of Bucks鈥� promotion. As well, Delta Co-op is already been taking entries for their 鈥�12 Days of Christmas鈥� promotion. The Unity Curling club hosts a Boxing Day speil.
Unity Public School staff and students have no time to waste now that December is here. The Christmas concert will be held with two performances Tuesday, Dec. 8 and Wednesday, Dec. 9, both at 10:30 a.m.
UCHS continues to clip right along in their school year. Last week I had reported that all volleyball had concluded while in fact the senior boys鈥� volleyball travelled to La Loche Nov. 27 weekend to compete at provincials. Basketball is now the sport in season at UCHS. Dress rehearsal for drama kids is this weekend. After months of preparation and practices the drama team is ready to present their productions to the public. Three plays will be on tap for the public performances next Tuesday and Wednesday. Students will be taking part in their school dance, Friday, Dec. 4. Dec. 18, students will enjoy an early dismissal before their Christmas break, returning to classes Jan. 4.
You know what makes a hockey game great? Fans in the stands. Whether you like watching the littlest hockey stars or the fast-paced action of bantam and midget divisions, there is always a game going on at the rink. There are also a number of recreation hockey teams taking up any 鈥渟pare鈥� ice time, while the Unity Skating Club rounds out the intensely busy arena schedule.
Did you know the Unity Miners roster includes 16 Unity Minor Hockey alumni, along with five veterans who originally came from out of province, but have now made Unity their home? This makes some great senior hockey with all local talent. This team also includes four sets of brothers 鈥擳yler and Cody Bosch, Adam and Michael Shirley, Rhett and Josh Lacoursiere and Colton and Rhett Timmermans. It鈥檚 truly a Unity team, so why not come out and support these local players.
Check out the Sask West Hockey League complete schedule online for senior hockey games as well as the Centre Four Hockey League for the midget AA schedule. All other arena schedules can be found either posted at the rink or on the Unity Recreation Arena Facebook page or online at the townofunity.com website.
Saturday, Dec. 5, is the annual scoring night hosted by the Unity Wildlife Federation. Doors open to the public at 5 p.m. with a $5 admission at the door that includes lunch and refreshments. The annual wildlife supper is slated for Feb. 6 and tickets will be available in early January. For more information on this night contact Bob Schwab at 306-228-2419.
Even though it鈥檚 winter, that does not mean our hard working museum directors are out of work. In fact, it鈥檚 the 鈥減olar opposite.鈥� Each Sunday from now to April they are serving up their famous pancake brunches. The money from these brunches helps pay for utilities and repairs to the hall.
It鈥檚 no secret that the Unity and District Food Bank is an important charitable operation. Events like UCHS hosted at Thanksgiving as well as the recent Canadiens hockey tour event helped to stock up the shelves. The need is ongoing, however. PotashCorp is matching up to $1 million in cash donations made to food banks across Saskatchewan.
Coffee row folks say they don鈥檛 even have enough time at their daily 鈥渕eetings鈥� to cover all the action happening in Unity and that鈥檚 a good problem, so I鈥檓 told. Of course, following the big Montreal Canadiens hockey alumni game in Unity, there was plenty to review. Much discussion also revolves around what forecast to believe for this winter 鈥� the pig spleen guy, the Farmer鈥檚 Almanac, the Weather Channel or 鈥淔armer Joe,鈥� who has an uncanny understanding of reading the change in the winds, the actions of wildlife or recounting past winter weather cycles to make his predictions. So, you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time 鈥�
