The first day of summer arrived this week and this is your reminder to make it count. As we all know, summer comes and goes very quickly and winter arrives sometimes early and unexpectedly so enjoy the outdoors as often as you can, as well as the environment of Saskatchewan summer and all of the activities this province carries. I know in Unity, Wilkie, Luseland and Tramping Lake there are multiple events coming up celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday.
Congratulations to the many convocators from Sask Polytechnic, University of Saskatoon and Regina as well as other post secondary institutions; many of the UCHS alumni of 2013 and 2014 and some earlier years are part of this group.
There certainly could not have been more excitement and traffic packed in Unity than last weekend June 16, 17 and 18. In addition to a large rail crew in town, there was a wedding as well as the 36-team softball playoff weekend with the Girls Prairie League Softball. Curious and excited residents savoured the addition of RV after RV pouring into every square inch of campground space available around town to accommodate the many out of town guests that were a part of these events. Businesses certainly noticed the additional traffic and the weekend brought all the heightened excitement that any coming event(s) do/does.
The rains of June 12 and 13 certainly caused some havoc for the GPLS committee as they tried to resolve puddles and mud issues surrounding the diamonds; however in typical Unity hosting style collaborative efforts combined with co-operation and challenges were met with little interruption to the event itself. Watch for a complete story on this event in a future issue as it included players from Wilkie, the Battlefords, Unity and other RNO readership areas.
The school year is now counted down in a two-week period. Last day of classes at UCHS are June 22 with exams to start June 23 and run to June 28. Report cards will be picked up June 29 and the school will celebrate and bid farewell to the Graduating Class of 2017 on June 30.
Unity Public School still has some busy days ahead before their school year ends which includes: today’s Grade 5 Class Trip to Luseland Bible Camp; June 20 - Grade 4 Class Trip to North Battleford; June 23, SCC, Sundae Treat at 2 p.m.; June 27 - K2 Year End Celebration 10:30-11:30 a.m.; June 28 - K1 Year End Celebration 10:30-11:30 a.m.; June 28 - Grade 6 Celebration 1 p.m.; June 29 - Staff Work Day - No School; June 30 - Pick up report cards between 9 a.m.and noon.
Students at St. Peter’s school are also jamming in the last of their school year that includes the remainder of field trips, exams and celebration days for Kindergarten, graduating Grade 6s as well as the remainder of the student body. A special farewell will be given for Mrs. Ruder who is retiring after a long career at St. Peter’s and both staff and students will be sad to see her go.
When we talk about sports, a big congratulations to Colby Ralston who was drafted by the Kindersley Klippers SJHL team for the upcoming season.
As ball season keeps rolling, teams are in the final legs of getting their teams prepared for upcoming Provincial playdowns taking place throughout July. You can check out the action every night at the diamonds that includes softball, baseball, Cardinals senior mens – who are set to host senior men’s provincials. Friday night slo-pitch only has two more Friday nights left set to wrap up on June 30.
Mens and Ladies night golf events are underway at the Unity Golf club as are some upcoming events coming to this course. If you’re a golfer you may want to check out their new Facebook page for their fee schedule and all of the other things you may want to know before you go.
Canada Day Celebrations take on new meaning this year with the entire country celebrating Canada 150. The Unity museum has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce to once again host events on July 1st at our museum. The day will kick off with a pancake breakfast and church service. The flag raising portion will hold a unique opportunity to hear live stories bridging history of some of Canada’s historical entities. There will be a BBQ lunch and concession hosted by the UCRC, old fashioned games, entertainment, cake, balloon release, supper and the ever popular fireworks display. Volunteers are still needed so please contact the town office if you can pitch in.
If you need a quick and economical breakfast or lunch on June 24 and 25, A&W is celebrating Canada 150 with breakfast burgers and mamma burgers on for only $2 that day.
June 22 you can support the Special Olympics group as these kind souls host a fundraising barbeque and bake sale at Delta Co-op parking lot during the lunch break. This enthusiastic group of folks look forward to your support at their event.
Don’t forget to take in the Unity Farmer’s Market each Friday at the Legion hall from 2 to 5 p.m. featuring home grown and home made products for your unique shopping experience.
Coffee row folks love to review community activity and the month of June has given them plenty to speculate about as well as plenty to review each Monday. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time…
