Four senior members of the Crown Hill 4-H Club qualified from regionals in Saskatoon to compete at provincial 4-H judging in Swift Current on Aug. 17 and 18. Ariana Verbonac, Rachel Sutherland and Tyler and Kolten Yasieniuk judged beef heifers, cow-calf pairs, horses, miniature donkeys, chickens, dog agility and rangeland and wrote a judging test.
Ariana and Rachel placed in the top eight to qualify for nationals at Agribition and Kolten and Tyler placed in top 12 as alternates in case some others can’t go.
There were 48 senior4-H members 16 to 21 years old from the six regional shows in Saskatchewan competing, so Crown Hill did well to place that many. To go to nationals members must be 17 years old.
Savannah Sutherland, daughter of Scott and Sonia Sutherland of Borden, did well in the Legion National Track and Field Meet in Brandon, Man. Aug. 10 to 12. Savannah earned gold medals in 80 metre hurdles, 200M hurdles and 300M hurdles in the U16 girls’ events. She also ran anchor in the U18 four by 100M relay, placing second. In the 1600M medley relay she ran the 400M portion where they placed third. Savannah also won the top female athlete of the year award.
In the slo-pitch tournament at Radisson Fair, with 20 teams competing, the Allanators defeated Great Deer (Borden) in the A event. Walk It Off (Borden) defeated Scared Hitless in the B event. C side winner was Stotts beating out the Gonz Show and consolation went to The Fat Kids. In the D event, In Glorious Batters won over the Wasted Wheaties. In the E 1 event, Rob Dog Wolfpack beat Jaegermeisters from Borden. In E 3/4, Off Your Hinges beat Arnie’s Angels and in E 5/6, Masterbatters defeated Back Door Hinges. In the F event, Nutting 2 defeated Nutting 1 and Little Amsons defeated Nutting 1.
The parade held Saturday morning saw Mayor Leona Bennett driven in a 1966 Ford Mustang by Barb Cousins leading the parade.
Flag bearers were Glen and Evelyn Skarra riding a dune buggy. Other entries included ATVs, bikes, and a variety of floats.
The Nutting family entered as Pirates of Saskatchewan, throwing out Mardi Gras beads and gold foil streamers.
There were also antique tractors and vehicles of various vintages and Steve and Tom Pain entered their team of Clydesdales. Tristan Saunders entered his F150Pro race truck.
The Borden Fire Department and Radisson firefighters joined in with their rescue vehicles and trucks, each spraying water at times and throwing out candy or red helmets to the kids.
Sunday, Aug. 26, St. John’s Anglican Church at Borden will hold a dedication service for their memorial garden and tables and benches following the10:30 a.m. service and everyone is invited to stay for a barbecue lunch outdoors after.
