Lamb or lion – what are your thoughts? I am hoping we are done with winter. Not that it’s been too long or too nasty, but the longer sunshine hours have me craving spring.
Congratulations to our neighbours to the east, Wilkie. Although they did not advance in the Kraft Hockeyville promotion, their hard work earned $25,000 for the completion of the SaskCan events centre. Also, congratulations to August Bayliss who captured provincial gold with the McLurg High School wrestling program. And, congratulations to Brooklyn Salewski who was part of the Shooting Stars girls’ team who played out of Dodsland/Rosetown and earned a provincial title.
The big event up next in Unity will be one of the longest running music festivals in Saskatchewan, now in its 91st year. Programs are available at Our Drug Store and you can see a full list of all the performers and venues for the week starting Monday, April 3 and capped off with a showcase of stars Sunday, April 9 at the UCHS senior gym at 2 p.m.Ìý
Monday to Thursday will be the vocal and musical theatre entries held at Unity United Church with morning, afternoon and evening sessions. Piano entries will be held at the Unity Baptist church April 3-6. The band entries will take place at St. Peter’s School on April 4 starting a 9:15 a.m. while Unity Public School will also host school entries Wednesday, April 5 also beginning at 9:15 a.m. The week long-event features 337 entries.
Another event in the arts will be on tap next week and that is the Regional Drama Festival hosted by UCHS, which will run April 7- 8. If you love live theatre, then you won’t want to miss these great high school performances from the participating schools. The 2016 provincial winning school, Hanley, will be one of the schools performing this year.
Also next weekend, Delta Co-op is set to host their 13th annual Easter egg hunt at the Unity Community Centre which is a free, fun day.
A spring trade show will be hosted next door in the curling rink. The spring trade show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes a concession booth. Thirty-two booths are on the vendor list, so the shopping opportunities are plentiful.
Tuesday, April 11 the Eighth Avenue Estates are holding their grand opening with ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. and building tours to follow until 3 p.m. This event will also include a charity barbecue with proceeds going to the Crohn’s and Colitis Association.
The Unity Western Days committee is in the planning process for this year’s event. The committee is looking for rodeo queen contestants, so if you know a gal age 13-21 who is interested, please contact Brian Woytiuk at Unity Motors. And, Mary Anne Gaetz is the go-to gal for nominations for Unity 2017 Citizen of the Year, awarded right after the supper at the Agroplex on June 2.
Congratulations Peewee Lazers who captured the Highway 14 League championship.
Watch the Curlsask website this coming weekend and next week for updates on UCC’s Daryl Eddingfield, who is competing as Team Saskatchewan this week with teammates at the Canadian National Men’s Curling Championship in Guelph, Ont.
UCHS hosted Dr. Alex Courous Thursday for both students and parents, as he held sessions on the importance of digital awareness, digital footprints and digital responsibility.
Badminton season has begun and track practises have also begun. Also on the agenda at UCHS is a career fair and student led conferences in early April.
If you missed the Delta Co-op annual meeting, you may or may not have heard their successful bid for the SLGA location is set to be ready for their downtown location in September of this year. As well, they discussed their plans to have a new home centre ready for opening in the spring of 2018.
Delta Co-op is also hosting a Grain Storage and Handling Day on April 6 at the Agroplex. No pre registration is necessary and complimentary lunch will be served. Topics will include fans and heaters, understanding conditioning, conveyors and much more. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. and is expected to be done by 2:30 p.m.
Coffee row folks are loving the sunshine and warm weather, especially the appearance of the sun just a little longer each day. Spring gets everyone excited, because there are more people moving about outdoors and the warmth and sun just put a smile on everyone’s face. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time …
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