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Lazer AA Midgets in the lead in playoffs round 1

Ending the season in seventh place in their division, the Unity Midget AA Lazers are pushing hard to knock off the Warman Wildcats in the first round of playoffs in the Saskatchewan AA Hockey League. They won the first two games 6-4 and 1-0 but lost 4-1 in Warman February 21. They have a chance to win the five-game series at home Saturday, Feb. 23 – game time 8 pm.

Games reports each week in the Unity Wilkie Press-Herald and here are some shots of play during the second playoff game, held in Unity, Saskatchewan, February 19, which the Lazers won 1-0.

4048 lazer action 4049 3 lazer rush 4054 board melee 4065 mid-ice action with crowd 4087 defence 4089 goalie ready 4090 ready for power play shot 4102 skate ice 4105 power play danger 4130 3 faces 4137 lazers shoot 4160 winning the board battle 4175 shot2 4182 one on one 4183 skate ice 4211 behind warman net 4243 board battle 4246 #12 v. warman 4250 ready to shoot

Special Christmas issue of the paper coming up!

Plenty of reading and looking enjoyment in next week’s Unity Wilkie Press-Herald. Along with the regular section of the paper which will hold:

  • the usual RCMP Report, school news, editorial and financial pages, etc.;
  • the list of winners in the Suffer Lake Regional Park cash lottery;
  • a report from the Unity and District Chamber of Commerce on their year in 2014; and
  • of course, photos and coverage of the World Junior A Hockey game between Russia and Canada East, hosted at Unity, SK, December 12;

there are TWO ADDITIONAL sections loaded with Christmas greetings, Christmas stories, fun graphics, Christmas event photos such as from Winter Wonderland, and more! If you’re a regular subscriber to the Press-Herald, a treat is in store for you. If you’re not a subscriber, you can buy a copy of this super-duper edition for only $1. Can’t beat that!

Merry Christmas!

Monday’s paper

Now that the weather has warmed up, is it safe to look back at winter yet? Well next week’s Unity Wilkie Press-Herald does just that, but it also gives us an idea of what we could expect through the rest of March and what authorities are saying about the expected spring runoff. Along with a weather story, Monday’s paper features:

  • A recap of Celebrate Unity, 2014 and all the celebrated people, committees and businesses;
  • Photos and a story about a local version of the Olympic Games;
  • Photos of local “princesses”;
  • UCHS curling results; and
  • A local boy wins a North Stars hockey award!

As always, even the ads provide interesting reading covering such things as land for sale, notices of upcoming annual general meetings, information about investment seminars, thank you ads and job opportunities.