The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly business meeting Sept. 9, after a break over the summer. The club is applying to hold monthly bingos again, starting Nov. 12, then the third Wednesday after that until March.
Flu clinic in Borden is Oct. 29 from noon until 1:30 p.m. in the Borden Community Centre, so the club decided to hold their fall tea and bake sale that day, starting at 1 p.m., with door prizes.
Club members were going as a group to the Langham dinner theatre in November, but since that was cancelled, the club is going to the Mayfair United Church dinner theatre in Saskatoon Dec. 3.
There will be a speaker coming to the seniors Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. Harold Empey talks about 鈥渏ust in case,鈥� about arranging everything ahead in the case of a death. The Lions will be serving lunch. This information night is for everyone, young or old.
Some of the club members are going to Maymont Sept. 17 for an afternoon program and supper. The potluck supper and birthday celebration will be Sept. 30.
Elizabeth Derksen, president of the club, and her husband Reuben have sold their house and are moving to Saskatoon the end of October, but she will stay on as president for now with vice Rita Smith taking over if she can鈥檛 make it out. There will be a farewell tea for the Derksens Oct. 4, in the Borden Community Centre.
There will be a few new faces around Borden in the coming days, as Don and Ferne Hebig have sold their house and moved to Watson, Rob and Lynette Schmidt and family have sold their place on Aspen Acres East and bought Carol Crabb鈥檚 acreage west of town. Carol is moving into Borden while her new house is being built on 2nd Avenue. Three other houses on 2nd Avenue in the village have also changed owners in the past month or two.
Welcome to Borden to all these newcomers. Hope you like living here.
At the Borden Primary Health Centre, there is a fitness room. Have you decided to make a lifestyle change and improve your health and need a place to exercise or meet a friend for a fun exercise session? If you鈥檙e looking for an inexpensive place with exercise equipment, then come to the health centre for only $10 per year. They are open 8:30 a.m. 鈥� 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 10 a.m. 鈥� 4:30 p.m Fridays; closed any statutory holidays.
There is also a registered massage therapist, Cliff McTavish, available Mondays and Wednesdays at the health centre. Call 1-306-290-5945to book.
The health centre has doctors come out Tuesdays, pharmacy is there Monday to Thursday. Debbie Bathgate is the nurse practitioner.
The Borden Farmers鈥� Market is gearing down for the last four weeks. It closes for the summer Oct. 9. Customer Appreciation Day, when there are free beverages and goodies, will be Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. 鈥� 4 p.m. in the Borden Fire Hall.
The Christmas sale is Dec. 5, in the Borden Community Centre from 11 a.m. 鈥� 4 p.m. Grad 2016 will have lunch available and there will be home-based businesses set up in the seniors鈥� room. Call Lorraine at 306-997-2159for information or to book a table.
