Well, September seemed to blow by us and now we are into October, the month of Thanksgiving, Halloween, pumpkin spice everything, and hopefully celebrating the end of harvest. The community calendar looks like it will be another full month of fun events and activity taking place in our community.
Let me add my voice to those praying, hoping and wishing for continued calm weather to get our farmer friends done with this year鈥檚 harvest. No more of those four letter words like r-a-i-n or s-n-o-w until harvest is complete.
This weekend, you won鈥檛 want to miss the annual Fall Fair and Trade Show at the Unity Community Centre. The event runs Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. as well as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Saturday morning Unity Credit Union and Delta Co-op will once again sponsor the pancake breakfast with proceeds to STARS. There will be a food booth on site, with meals served and menu items to enjoy. Sixty vendor tables will be part of the trade show, and the fall fair portion of the event combines to offer plenty of things to see and do while you visit this annual event.
At Unity Public School, October brings about plenty of exciting events. Students are into Thanksgiving mode with both their curriculum learning and special activities held at the school. Students participated in the annual school Terry Fox walk last week. You can follow activity updates on their Facebook page.
St. Peter鈥檚 school is in their preparations for Thanksgiving by demonstrating thankfulness through their food bank collections as well as their upcoming shared soup event held in conjunction with mass. Watch their school鈥檚 Facebook page for events and activities.
At UCHS, volleyball season continues for all junior and senior teams. Warrior football is on the road until they return home again for their last regular season game against Kindersley under the lights on Oct. 17 with their mental health awareness game. Congratulations Denim O鈥橠onnell and Matthew Snell who earned a berth at SHSAA provincial golf, who competed with Battlewest Athletics in this provincial event last weekend. Results were not available at press time.
Starting Sept 30, the Unity arena will play host to the annual 3-on-3 conditioning hockey tournament, and it will run into Thanksgiving weekend. Teams are also laced up and ready for the rink this season so stay tuned to details about upcoming games, tournaments and events as part of hockey season. This year, the Unity Miners senior team will see two new teams and one returning team in their league meaning there will be even more games at which to cheer on the Miners. Midget AA Lazers are almost complete in setting their roster for the upcoming as well.
Speaking of 3-on-3 hockey, a big thank you to the organizers of the 3-on-3 ball hockey event held Sept. 7 as they presented $7,250 to the Richardson Outdoor Recreation Park as proceeds made at this fundraising event. These funds will assist with the continued development of this park. This recreation venue can be used by all generations year around.
The Unity Curling Club is hosting their AGM on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. with everyone welcome to attend. Curling ice will begin the creation phase on Oct. 11 and curling season will soon follow, as registration takes place Oct. 15 and 16 in the UCC lounge from 7 to 9 p.m. each night. Oct. 21-25 is a free curling week for anyone and a great opportunity for those learn-to-curl folks who want to give it a try. Start thinking about assembling your team for this season.
Wednesdays continue to be busy in Unity as pickleball continues at the curling rink until their ice gets put in mid-October, when this activity will move to the high school. As well, weekly Mental Wellness support group sessions continue at the Unity Health Centre, open to anyone who is in need or interested. The Lions Club 鈥淐hase the Ace鈥� also continues each Wednesday at the Legion Hall, until that elusive ace is found with the jackpot growing weekly.
The UCHS alumni volleyball tournament in memory of Tyler Zunti will be held Thanksgiving Saturday, Oct. 12 and the organizers are still accepting donations for their raffles and prize draws. Contact Cody Belliveau for further details.
Next weekend, Saturday, Oct. 12, is also the Burns birthday bash being held at the Unity Legion Hall. This event will celebrate the milestone birthdays of Kent Burns (50), Don Burns (70) and celebrating the life of patriarch, Bob Burns who would have turned 90. Contact Carol Fowke-Burns for further details.
As mentioned previously, the Unity Warriors will hold their Oct. 17 game to raise awareness and funds for the local mental wellness program. The team has been lining up additional pre-game activity in conjunction with this game so there will be plenty to see and do for the whole family at this event. The team will also be recognizing their graduating players at half time. The Saskatchewan Roughriders have generously donated a team signed football to assist with these efforts.
Mark Oct. 25-26 on your calendars as KC Rescue will once again hold their Haunted Hallway fundraiser at the Legion Hall.
If you like playing crib and you like to interact and help the Long Term Care activities group, they are hosting a cribbage tournament on Oct. 26. Contact Brianna at LTC for details.
And, watch your local paper, your church bulletins and posters around town for the always popular Fall Suppers in our community, hosted by community churches.
Residents will notice that some new paved pathways have emerged in our community, thanks to some recent donations from organizations and fundraisers.
Join the Unity Life Association Life Chain being held this Sunday, Oct. 6 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Armada Inn, along Highway 21.
An all candidates forum was held in Unity on Oct. 1, giving residents a chance to hear candidates review their platforms for the upcoming Federal Election.
Get your tickets now at Guy鈥檚 Furniture for the Unity Legion raffle that includes a Jon Ryan signed Rider jersey as well as a signed Rider helmet, with most of the 1989 Grey Cup winning signatures on it. Our Legion branch counts on our support.
Coffee row join the voices lamenting the weather that is impeding harvest completion. Weather theories are being shared as well. Events that have happened have been in review as well as folks anticipating all that is on the upcoming calendar of events for October to take part in. There is always room at these tables and you can be sure there is plenty of laughter to be shared, so says the Dean of coffee college. So you see we keep busy here in Unity with wisdom, laughter and plenty of fun with our friends on coffee row.
