Celebrate Unity will feature supper, a brief program of recognition for recipients and entertainment by Duelling Pianos. The event is scheduled for March 6 and ticket deadline will be around Feb. 22. Treat Your Sweet, an event for the Unite for a Miracle fundraising campaign, is taking place Feb. 11 and will have supper, a silent auction and the fabulous entertainment of Brad Johner and the Johner boys. Lions club 70thAnniversary and an event for Canada 150 will take place March 25.
Ducks Unlimited鈥檚 annual fundraising dinner and auction will be coming up in March.
March 31 and April 1 dinner theatre featuring performance by the Unity Little Theatre group benefitting KC Rescue and the Unity Community Resource Centre.
Oil Person鈥檚 bonspiel includes a free dance March 2-5. Bramiche Farms Ladies Open bonspiel is March 17-19. The Unity Skating Club is also hosting a Funfest in February and their annual ice carnival March 5.聽
Remember, Feb. 6 is the last date for nominations for those who should be included in the Chamber of Commerce 鈥淐elebrate Unity鈥� event 鈥� call or text Helena at 306-228-8780. Past recognitions have gone to business milestone anniversaries, host committees of big events and outstanding achievement by individuals or groups in our community.
There is no slowing down for the Unite for a Miracle Telemiracle campaign. The next town-wide spirit day is Feb. 14. Participants can wear red or pink and donate to the cause. Feb. 11 is the big Johner gent supper and concert, with very few, if any, tickets remaining. Visitors to Unity Press Herald Feb. 3 can purchase homemade caramel popcorn made by Helena Long, with proceeds going to Unite for a Miracle. Next week, Feb 7-9, when you fill up at the pumps of Delta Co-op Unity C-store or Wilkie Service Station, 2 cents per litre will be donated to this campaign.聽
UCHS has started semester two. For grade 12 students, this means the last few months of high school before they head off into the big world to experience their next adventure. Basketball teams are shooting for the stars as they ramp up their game skills for upcoming district and conference playdowns. Both junior and senior curling teams will be fine tuning their games before district and regional playoffs take place. The drama team is working feverishly on their festival piece with hopes of earning some hardware for their work at the regional festival in April. The travel group is finalizing their plans for their tour of Europe over the Easter break.聽 Students who are part of the Robot Rebels, SADD, SLC, yearbook and ACTIVATE team are also keeping up the pace with the activities they have on the go. Kudos to these students who are all contributing to their school and community.
Unity Public School continues with their Telemiracle fundraising efforts. The Writeopia project has completed the critical thinking challenge with the Most Magnificent Thing initiative and they will now move onto February鈥檚 phase of their continued efforts for reading and writing goals. Choral speaking and choir groups have started practising for the upcoming music festival.聽
St. Peter鈥檚 school division students will be enjoying some fun at the curling rink next week as part of their Phys Ed program. Some students are part of the junior curling program at the UCC, while others are just learning the sport. They will finish up their curling week with a mini bonspiel on Feb. 2. Feb. 3 will be hat day and Valentine鈥檚 Day will be red and pink day at the school.
The Midget AA Lazers are still red hot, sitting second in the Centre Four Hockey League. They play on the road Feb. 11 and 17 and their final league game is at home against the River Kings on Feb. 19.聽 The AA Lazers hold three of the top five spots in the scoring race, with Jaxon Georget and Casey McDonald with 43 points each and Damon MacKenzie at 35 points. The team鈥檚 goalies also rank in the top 10 in their league.
Will there be Heidt representing Saskatchewan at the 2017 Brier? This weekend curling fans will be tuning in to the Saskatchewan Provincial Tankard as Team Heidt will be competing. Our very own curling club president, Glen Heitt, is part of the team. It will be interesting, as dad Brad Heidt could square off against sons Josh, playing with Team Hartung, or son Drew, who is skipping his own team. Now that the annual Men鈥檚 Open bonspiel is over, it鈥檚 time to register a team for the upcoming Oil Person鈥檚 bonspiel or the Bramiche Farms ladies spiel.
Our neighbors to the west continue to have plenty of news to talk about! Wilkie鈥檚 $25,000 ring in the New Year鈥檚 Lotto will be drawn on Feb. 11. The community has entered in pursuit of the Kraft Hockeyville title, sending in multiple nominations and have a chance to complete the renovation on the SaskCan Events Centre devastated by a fire in the fall of 2015.
In other hockey news, the 1983-84 Wilkie Outlaws are headed to the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame, with the reception being held this year in North Battleford.
Coffee row folks know that February means calving season for their farmer friends and some of them reminisce about their days in the cattle industry. Local sports at the rink are always a highlight at the topic table. The number of activities upcoming in town is also reviewed, to the delight and appreciation of everyone who get to take part in them. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time 鈥�
