ASSINIBOIA — Staff and students at Assiniboia’s schools will be savouring the last of their Christmas break as they are all set to head back to class Jan. 6, ready to resume a full slate of learning, extracurricular activities and participation in community and school.
For Grade 12 students, this is their last semester of grade school and before we know it, graduation will soon be upon them. The resumption of school will bring another flurry of activity including the next phase of their curriculum learning as well as basketball season and curling seasons.
January will go more quickly for high school students, as they will soon be preparing for final exams set to run near January’s end. This is also the last six months of leadership for Principal Chadwich as he will enter retirement at the end of June. Take a breath students, staff and parents – as once school resumes, things will amp up quickly.
The hockey hiatus is almost over, as right after New Year’s Day hockey teams will kick it back up for the second half of their season. Teams will start working towards league and provincial titles to add to the banners in your rink. Hockey night in Assiniboia is nearly every night. The Assiniboia Minor Hockey program hosts multiple teams in every division. Ice time will become more premium as league teams continue to play, with the bonus of provincial teams preparing for their competitions added to the practice and game schedules.
This is in addition to the Assiniboia Rebels senior games, as well as the Richardson Pioneer Â鶹´«Ã½AVern Jr. B Rebels entering the last half of their season. Recreational hockey will also resume in the new year.
Assiniboia’s Unity Skating Club will be even busier as they prepare for upcoming test days, competitions and the annual ice carnival.
Your best bet for finding out all the details of what’s going down at our local ice arena is to check the Town of Assiniboia Recreation Facebook page, the Town of Assiniboia website or the electronics in the Â鶹´«Ã½AVland Co-op Centre. Don’t miss a minute of the live action at your local hockey rink.
The Assiniboia Curling Club is lined up for a whole lot of action for the second half of their season with a nonstop lineup of bonspiels, playdowns and teams preparing for competitions. All action, unless a sanctioned event, is free to watch so come on down and catch some live curling action in your home rink. Your best bet for knowing what’s up next at the curling club is checking out their Facebook page or coming down to the curling rink and checking out the bulletin board. Remember, ACC is hosting Mixed Doubles playoffs Jan. 30-Feb 2 and there is a committee working hard as they prepare to host Curling Canada Mixed Curling Championships, upcoming in Nov. of this year.
The Assiniboia Library is never idle in its efforts. Watch for details on their upcoming steak night fundraiser, set for Jan. 30.
The Prince of Wales Cultural Centre will be host location for an upcoming January Arts Council event.
The Shurniak Gallery continues the Alex Emond Exhibit, ‘Under Saskatchewan Skies’, showing until Jan 24, 2025. Also on display until Jan. 24 is local photographer Hali Booth, showcasing her stunning photos taken representing ‘Amazing Africa’.
Coffee row folks will soon be enjoying a resurgence in attendance at their coffee tables following the Christmas holidays. Folks can review all of the activities that they took part in over Christmas as well as share theories on what the new year will bring. Of course, there are still plenty of local sports to review along with theories on our weather this winter. So, you see you keep busy in Assiniboia with activities and wisdom from your friends on coffee row. Until next time
