Borden and District Farmers’ Market held a successful Christmas Sale on Dec. 1 in the Borden Community Centre, with 16 vendors displaying and selling their wares and another 15 in the Friendship Centre with a variety of Christmas crafts and other items for sale. The Grade 12 class handled more than 125 people for lunch, with four kinds of soup, beef on a bun with salad plus a variety of yummy desserts. Before the close of the sale, Peggy Walker and Lynette Schmidt from Affinity Credit Union Borden Branch, presented the Borden Farmers Market with a cheque for $500 to be used to buy new, lighter tables for the summer markets and to refurbish the signage. Karen Kerr, on behalf of the Borden Farmers’ Market, presented the Borden firefighters with a cheque for $250, accepted by firefighter Ian Tracksell. Karen also presented a cheque to the Borden Grad 2019 class and to BJ Berg for his help at the summer markets. The Farmers’ Market gives out five $10 cash prizes to purchasers and these went to Megan Johnson, Rachel and Sheri Sutherland of Borden, Bev Fabreau of Radisson and Phlyiss Gossen of Battleford. Other winners of door prizes from vendors were Stella Hawryluk from Mary Kay, Kathy McGaffin from Tupperware and Lorraine Olinyk from Regal. Thanks to the Grade 12 class for all their help in setting up and taking down all the tables and chairs for the day – it was really appreciated.
The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly potluck supper and birthdays on Nov. 28 with 47 out to enjoy a great meal. Blowing out the candles on the cakes baked by Eileen Petrun were Bev Assman, Peggy Wainwright, Gary and Shirley Whitt, Brenda Tumbach, Marlene Derbawka, Paulette Millis and Tom Hrenkiw. Elaine Gunsch read a letter from the school requesting some adults to work with students on cooking, baking and woodworking as a pilot project for two months and the first project would be making desserts on Dec. 18 for the school Christmas meal on the 19th. Local talent provided the entertainment with the In Motion group showing what they could do with drumsticks, then Peter Thiessen recited the poem The Shooting of Dan McGrew. The Friendship Singers performed with Marlene Derbawka directing and Sheila Block playing piano. Laura Loeppky told some humorous jokes. Ron Mills sang then Peter and Ron led in everyone singing What Child is This? Ivan Friesen had some funny quotes from what Grade 8-12 students had written about United States history, with incorrect spelling humorously changing the meaning. Velora Friesen read a humorous account of a senior’s Christmas followed by music by Ed Neufeld, Bob Wardhaugh and Archie Wainwright.
The Borden Lions held their annual Festival of Music in the Borden Community Centre on Dec. 2 with President Perry Nicol the MC. Perry thanked all those who had decorated and put the tree up and Russ Fountain for providing equipment and microphones and said any donation at the door would be going to Stars to help purchase new helicopters. With Bob Wardhaugh playing accordion, everyone joined in to sing carols. Several songs were sun by Russ (guitar) and Eileen (soloist) Fountain, Erwin Hamp (bass guitar) and Jack Karpan (banjo and steel guitar. The Friendship Singers with Marlene Derbawka directing and Sheila Block playing piano, sang, and Pam Munkholm had her piano students Abbey Braun and Casey Wensley perform solos. Kody Munkholm along with his dad Brent sang a duet then Kody, with his deep bass voice, did the theme song from the Grinch movie. Peter Thiessen sang, accompanied by his wife Mary on the piano. The Siebert Family entertained: Rachel read the story of Jesus’ birth; Julia and Nicholas each played a piano solo; and along with dad Kimball on guitar, Grace and Jesse played violins. Kimball also had a guitar solo. Rom Mills played guitar and sang and Marten Whitbread read a story about Christmas Eve, an old man named George, a would-be robber, the cops and the stranger who came in their midst to show George how he was really celebrating Christmas by giving. The Lions Carol Group sang several carols then everyone joined in for community carol singing, closing with We Wish You a Merry Christmas and then Here Comes Santa Claus, who came in and handed out candy canes. The Lions served coffee, hot chocolate and a variety of goodies to close an entertaining evening.
Borden events this coming week are the Friendship Club Christmas supper on Dec. 5, with the Lions catering, the Borden Care Home Auxiliary Christmas Tea and entertainment on Friday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Care Home, then on Sunday, Dec. 9, everyone can travel up the road to Radisson for the Lutheran Church Candles, Carols and Cookies at 7 p.m.
