The Borden Friendship Club held their Christmas turkey supper Dec. 8, catered to by the Rempels and the Walls. Close to 65 were out to enjoy the delicious meal and listen to the entertainment featuring Nancy and Orton Ratzlaff of Saskatoon. Nancy, playing banjo, and Orton on guitar sang a number of old favourites like A Wooden Heart, O Susanna and Tennessee Flatbox interspersed with Christmas songs such as White Christmas, Beautiful Star of Bethlehem, Little Drummer Boy Silent Night and a comic song Senior Shuffle. Altogether they sang and played 20 pieces, ending with May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You.
Radisson Royal Purple held their annual Christmas Tea and Bake Sale Dec. 12 in the Radisson Hall. Santa was on hand out on the street handing out bags of candy courtesy of Radisson firefighters. There were close to 90 at the tea including children, enjoying strawberry shortcake with their beverages. There were five other vendors selling products – Mary Werezak, Keeley Bzdel, Loretta Flathg, Fern Stevens and A. Favreau. Door prizes donated by Tina Hessell and Lorraine Olinyk went to Sherri Rempel, Myrtle Amson and Brenda Tumba. The children’s door prizes donated by Lorraine went to Cash Amson, Chase Nelson, Kasidy Rempel, Ineke Schensney and Kash Tarasoff. The main raffle of a grocery hamper donated by the Royal Purple ladies, which included a turkey, went to Fran Cook of Radisson, and a ham donated by Lorraine went to Dallas Neher of Langham. Kirk Maxwell of Radisson won the oranges and chocolates donated by Lorraine and the chocolates donated by Kay Shipowich went to Walter Pauls of Maymont.Â
The Langham Prairie Players presented a Christmas play – Bus Stop 23 — in Langham Hall Dec. 12 and Borden Hall Dec. 13. The play is a modern day musical nativity set in a small town in Saskatchewan 2,015 years since the first birth of Jesus. Scene one takes place at Bus Stop 23, with the carol singers rendering three songs about Christmas and a solo How to Love by Alex King. The expectant couple arrive at the bus stop to wait. Scene two is a beauty parlor where the beauticians (aka shepherds) are working late and singing Please Believe Me and a solo Still, Still, Still by Ava Johnson. Scene three is a town council meeting where the councillors (aka wise men) are discussing important business and sing We are the Angels and a Christmas to Remember solo by Alex King. Scene four is heaven where the angels sing Angels Don’t You Leave Us Now and a solo by Gillian Pearson, Mary Did You Know? Scene five is back to the bus stop, where the baby has been born and they decide to name him Jesus, with solos Mary’s Song by Crystal Clemence and Little Jesus by Olivia Pearson and a piano solo, Stars at Midnight, by Chloey Redhead. All the cast sang Let Him In (to Your Heart) and everyone sang We Wish you a Merry Christmas.
Radisson St. Paul Lutheran Church held their 16th annual Carols, Candles and Cookies Dec. 13, with donations for the food bank or needy families being gratefully accepted. Lighting the candles before each reading was Grace Schensney. Pastor Bornhuse read the Bible passages and a congregational carol was sung before each special music performance. Special music included Emery Beaudoin of Maymont, who played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the piano. Ed Neufeld on guitar, Archie Wainwright and Bob Wardhaugh on accordion, from Borden, played and sang Listen to the Children and Hear the Christmas Bells. Glenn and Joan Julseth of Borden, with Glenn on guitar and Joan on keyboard, sang Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon and No Room, No Room. Dave Summers with his wife Laurie playing guitar and Don Wenner on keyboard, sang Go Tell it on the Mountain and O Holy Night followed by Borden Lions singing a medley with When Darkness is Falling, Snowfall Falls all Over the Trees and The Peace Carol. Cathy Flath (guitar), Russ (guitar) and Eileen Fountain and Irwin Hamp on guitar sang Shake Me I Rattle and Little Mountain Church House. The First Lutheran Church from Langham sang Angels are Making Their Run. Following the last prayers and blessing, everyone sang Go Tell It On the Mountain before gathering in the lower hall for goodies and beverages.
