The Borden Friendship Club held their year-end potluck supper and birthday celebration Dec. 30, with close to 30 out to sing Happy Birthday to Miriam Hamm, Archie Wainwright and Jean Hryniuk. They blew out the candles on the cakes baked by Anne Palmer.
The program was local talent, with Rita Smith as MC. Helen Sutherland, with Memories of Yesteryear, displayed a metal matchbox, a teapot held together with mesh wire and a bedspread from Poland. All are articles from the museum and shared were memories people had of each item. Eileen Petrun sang eight songs in two sets, Peter Thiessen sang Whispering Wind and Glory Hills of Heavens and his wife Mary played The Trees of the Field and Ah, Lord God on the piano.
Laura Loeppky along with some riders on the bus performed a humorous skit about an injured person trying to get a seat. Rita Smith read from a large reader the story of Dick and Jane – the reader many had back in the 1940. Art Flath told a few jokes and Anne Palmer read a funny email, I am a Teenager in my Old Age. The artist of the month wall display was quilting articles done by Louise Saunders.
Radisson Royal Purple held their first meeting of the new year Jan. 4 at the Radisson town office. Reports were heard from the sunshine committee, who sent out four cards last month. A successful Christmas tea, raffle and bake sale was held in December and Happy Birthday was sung to those celebrating January birthdays – Linda Yuskiw and Lorraine Olinyk. A donation of $50 was sent to the Hafford and District Music Festival for an award, $50 was donated to the Canine Dog Guides in Vancouver and the lodge had helped with two hampers at Christmas for families in the area. Upcoming in the Sask RP Association is a meeting in January to plan the year, a casino tour Feb. 29 and a Brain Love fundraiser and donation in March. There will be no poster and literary competition this year as the association is working on a Wear a Helmet Day event for the Brain Injury Association of Saskatchewan. Radisson Royal Purple celebrates their 40th anniversary in 2016 and the lodge will try to have an event in late spring to mark the event.
Jan. 2, John Newbold of Borden celebrated his 102nd birthday with a few close friends having a roast beef supper to mark the occasion. John is still living in his own home with the help of home care and a number of relatives come and stay with him for a week or so every month.
Melissa Saunders of Borden is a farrier apprenticing in Ontario. Dec. 10-12 she competed at the World Championship Blacksmith competition at the Silverton Hotel and Casino  in Las Vegas. In the competition there were 116 farriers from Canada (13), the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland in four categories. Going into this competition, after four events, Melissa was in first place with 450 points. At Las Vegas, against 35 contestants, she won the high point belt buckle, No. 1 overall champion buckle and a copper engraved mug for best shod foot in category 1. Melissa is the daughter of Cyril and Louise Saunders and took all her schooling at Borden along with being in 4-H for many years.
