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Unity-Wilkie Press-Herald Blast to the past

50 years ago, a residential lot could be purchased in Unity for $2,000

50 Years Ago

A rink for Scott, SK comprised of Val Schwab, Tom Giblin, Norman McKenzie, and Myron Schell won the top honour at the Unity Open Bonspiel, defeating the Ted Gartner rink of Macklin.

One of Unity's newest business enterprises is Unity Bearing and Auto, under the management of Peter Volk.

Town of Unity council set the prices on new residential lots. Approximate selling price for the new lots was set at $2,000.

Postal Coding went into effect in Saskatchewan.

After a cold Christmas where the temperatures dipped down to 45 below, residents of the northwest were looking forward to the warmer temperatures that were predicted for the area.

20 Years Ago

The Saskatchewan Securities Commission gave the approval to commence sale of Class A shares for the Prairie Springs Mineral Spa based out of Wilkie.

Area schools said they would not close for cold weather. Lands West School Division supervisor Ray Fenrich said the division has a cold weather policy in place, which would cancel rural bus service for rural students should temperatures reach -40 to -45 Celsius with a windchill but does not include closing the schools for town students and town bus services.

Unity Communities in Bloom was entering the fourth year of competition with a new executive and ongoing projects. Norm Tarasoff would take over as committee chairperson.

Joel Halter and Brennan Flasch, two Grade 8 students in Unity, were putting together a proposal to build an outdoor skateboarding park.