May 26, the Borden Lions Club members donned safety vests and carried black bags supplied by the Ministry of Highways to clean Highway 16 ditches. They cleaned three kilometres east and west of Borden on the outside ditches. Starting just after 9 a.m., they were mainly done by 10:30 a.m. Archie Wainwright and George Sparks picked up the full bags with their trucks. Highways pays to have the ditches cleaned.
Borden School had 16 athletes advance from Prairie Spirit Conference track and field May 18 to Central Valley District Competitions May 25, all held at Griffith Stadium in Saskatoon. Results are:
In midget girls’ competitions Savannah Sutherland placed first in 100-metre dash, 200m, 400m and 80m hurdles. She goes to provincials June 1 in Prince Albert in all four events. Long jump saw Jade Matte place eighth and ninth in triple jump. Brooke Faith was 10th in shot put.
Mackinley Gader placed eighth in senior 200m and fifth in 800m. Danika Pidwerbesky was fourth in triple jump and eighth in long jump. In shot put, Rachel Sutherland was seventh, Kirsten Szwydky 12th and Brooke Brazeau 14th. In discus, Rachel was third and Brooke seventh.
In the midget boys’ events, Kaleb Warren was 12th in 200m. Levi Gough was ninth in high jump and second in long jump, advancing to provincials. Kaleb was third in discus and 14th in triple jump. The Borden 4 x 100m relay team placed seventh.
In juniors, James Jamieson was seventh in high jump. Dallas Munkholm was sixth in 400m, ninth in 800m and fourth in high jump.
In bantam boys’, Bill Hosegood place eighth in 1500m. Liam Faith was fifth in triple jump and Scott Chase-Smith was sixth in discus.
In seniors, Clayton Wiebe placed sixth in discus and 11th in Javelin.
Diefenbaker Daze is this weekend. Saturday starts with the Lions breakfast in the Borden Community Centre. There will be a slo-pitch tourney and children’s activities at the sports grounds all day. Borden Museum has their grand opening at 2 p.m. including an official ribbon cutting for their new bathroom. There here will also be free ice cream. From 5 to 7 p.m. the BCC Preservation Committee will be holding a steak supper at the grounds, then from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., DJ Werd Bird provides the music for a fun evening. On both days there will be a concession booth, fire and rescue beer gardens and you can try your hand at disc golf.
The Borden Museum received a Young Canada Works grant and have hired a summer student. Graham Sargent started May 15 and works until the end of August. The museum will be open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., four hours on Saturday afternoon and Sunday by appointment (Karen at 306-997-5600).
The Borden Fire Hall renovations are nearly completed, with only some inside sheeting to finish and the driveway cemented, then the fire truck and water truck will be stored in the addition. The grass fire truck will finally be able to be inside with the fire and rescue converted ambulance. Fundraising is still going on to pay for the work and there is a donation jar at the Borden Farmers Market.
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