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The Borden Friendship Club held their January potluck supper Jan. 29, with 35 out to enjoy the evening. Celebrating birthdays for December were Jean Hryniuk and, for January, Elizabeth Derksen and Lorraine Olinyk. A variety of decorated cupcakes were brought by Anne Palmer and Audrey Baker. There were six absent who had birthdays in those two months - Dianne Rawlyk, Don Brand, Frank Block, John Longmore, Ted Mandziak and Gladys Wensley.

Rita Smith, project co-ordinator for the club, sent a letter announcing the grant applied for from the New Horizons of Saskatchewan had been approved. The club will be getting $10,000 to go to re-shingling our portion of the Borden Community Centre roof and $13,500 for improvements to the park, including improved and enlarged washrooms, cement bench and picnic table, community garden plots and a public orchard with fruit trees developed for our climate by the University of Saskatchewan.

These new grants, added to our previous two New Horizons program grants, amount to $60,000 in funds the Friendship Club has brought to our community. A vote of appreciation was given to Rita Smith who has worked so diligently on these grants over the years.

Following the supper and birthdays, the entertainment was provided by James Steele playing fiddle and Lionel Gilbertson playing the piano. James is the National Grand Master Fiddle Champion and he and Lionel played many toe-tapping tunes, waltzes, Ukrainian Kalamaka, Don Messer and Al Chorney tunes, closing with Show Me the Way to Go Home and the Orange Blossom Special.

Senior activities coming up are the Kaiser tournament Feb. 11, Telemiracle tea Feb. 14, bingo Feb. 20 and the supper Feb. 26.

The Borden & District Threshermen's Club are holding their annual potluck supper and evening program Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. in the Borden Community Centre. Everyone is welcome and donations are accepted at the door.

Borden United Church held their annual meeting Feb. 2, following the service and a potluck lunch. Joining Chair Jean Hryniuk, Ed Neufeld, Stew Walton and Jean Sawchyn on the board for another three-year term are Helen Sutherland and secretary-treasurer Lorraine Olinyk, along with new member Sandra Long. Serving as trustees are Stan Foster, Lorraine Olinyk and Stewart Walton.

The church will be joining with the Anglicans for a Shrove Tuesday pancake and sausage supper March 4 in the seniors' room. The church is also planning monthly luncheons as a fundraiser. They will be the first Monday of each month with the first one March 3 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. with soup, buns/sandwiches, cookies and beverages.

Gayle Wensley, the minister, is planning a Lenten study starting March 6 and needs to know by Feb. 9 how many are attending. She is also doing the same study at Speers United Church.

The Borden Seniors Girls' Basketball team did well in a tournament at Perdue Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, winning two games and losing the third by one basket to place third out of six teams. The team is hosting Hague Feb. 11 and attending conferences at the end of the month.

Grades K to 9 submitted over 55 posters for the Royal Purple Addictions Awareness/Healthy Choices contest, which was to be judged Feb. 3 along with 45 posters from Maymont School from students in K - Grade 5.

The Scholastic book fair at Borden School is Feb. 11. The RCMP will do a presentation on bullying Feb. 25.

The school along with the Lions are hosting a soup and sandwich luncheon Feb. 12 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.in the community centre.

The curling teams will be playing in district playoffs in Blaine Lake Feb. 7/8 and, if they win at districts, regionals are Feb. 14 and15 in Rosthern and Waldheim.

Winners from the Grade 12 raffle held earlier were Dianne Tracksell - the afghan donated by Isobel Tracksell; and Miriam Buswell - a gift basket.

Audrey Baker leads an in motion exercise group every Monday morning at the seniors' centre and anyone is welcome to attend. The 10 ladies in the group all received free T-shirts from in motion.

Audrey had taken classes in 2013 in order to teach the class. Even though she broke her arm Jan. 18, slipping on ice by the hall, she is still there every week telling everyone how to do the exercises and demonstrating as well as she can with one arm in a sling. Participants also work with weights and stretch bands.