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 The recent cold snap that started on Jan. 8 and continued on for more days than people had hoped reminded us while still in January, there is still plenty of winter to be had. 

This weekend at your curling rink is the annual Jay Dee Ag Tech men’s bonspiel. Come on down and cheer for your favourite player or team as there is plenty of room to watch or join folks after the game.  

On the hockey rink side, provincial games have been set so there will be additional games upcoming for all divisions who are still competing in their respective league games as well as provincial playdown quests. There is always room for fans in the stands.

Congratulations resident Shari DeBelser who competed at the power lifting competition in Moose Jaw Dec. 30, crushing her first competition with a PB in dead lift hosting 35 kilograms. This was Shari’s first competition. Former UCHS student Kevin Bloder set the record in dead lift lifting 270.5 kilograms to set a new Saskatchewan junior men’s record. 

Did you know, speaking of terms of celebrating this community – 2nd Avenue Cinema showed its first movie back in 1993; making this year their 25th anniversary in Unity. And, what a gem this business is.  The theatre shows all the latest releases, completely blows city pricing out of the water, offers punch cards for frequent visitors, offers coupon books for bonuses when attending and hosts the annual Santa Days. I know I enjoy the theatre as I love the big screen (and it’s not so easy to doze off or get busy with other things at home). Next time you see the Ackerlunds, thank them for continuing to run the theatre business in town.

As well, 2018 marks 30 years in business for Masterhand Signs, owned by Pat and Ruth Welter.  Another unique business we are very fortunate to have. I don’t have all the details yet about their history but I’m working on it.

Jan 23, you can join the Long Term Care activities group as they will be part of raising awareness in conjunction with Alzheimer’s Awareness which will include a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. and a walk within the building at 2:30 p.m.

Remember, the Unity museum is still serving up Sunday brunches as one of their main fundraisers of the year. Did you know the museum has grown from two buildings in 1990 to 25 buildings in 2018 as well as 15,970 artifacts in their 38-year history in Unity. That makes for plenty of work for volunteers and museum members so if you can lend an hour or several, or make a regular commitment; this group appreciates any help they can get in preserving and portraying history at our museum. 

Coffee row is back into routine, as are many other parts of our community culture. They continue to review the weather and make their predictions. They also continue to enjoy discussion on local sports, while many are starting to mention the upcoming Olympics. Reviewing 2017 and gauging 2018 have also been part of the topic table the last half dozen visits.  here’s a secret to why these regular rowers are so cheerful I’m told – because, coffee is like optimism in a cup.

So you can see life has returned back to hustle and bustle we are accustomed to in Unity. Until next time …