The Borden Lions and the former Langham Lions have a $500 scholarship available for students who are in full time post secondary education for a minimum of two years and must have successfully completed at least one year. The applicants will have either graduated from Borden School or W.W. Brown School, Langham, but exceptions may be made at the discretion of Borden Lions. Deadline for applications is Jan. 18 and forms may be obtained from Borden School or W.W. Brown School at Langham or from Lion Sharon Assman at 306-997-4829, Lion Wendell Dyck at 306-997-4534 or Lion Pat Nicol at 306-997-9998. The Borden Lions are holding their second annual dinner theatre on Saturday, Feb. 9 in the Borden Community Centre with Happy Hour and music at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. The Battlefords Community Players will present a play 鈥淟ove Letters鈥� following the dinner. Tickets are $30 per person and you can call Bev at 306-997-2067, Sandi at 306-997-2211 or Lorraine at 306-997-2159 with a deadline of Feb. 5. Upcoming for the Lions will be the District Governor鈥檚 visit on March 16 and serving lunch at the farm auction of Murray and Sharon Assman on April 29. The club had sent in $336.50 to Stars from donations on Nov. 11. The Borden Lions collect used eyeglasses and they can be left with any member or in a drop box at Affinity Credit Union in Borden.
Borden Friendship Club held their first meeting of 2019 on Jan. 9. Forty people went on the bus tour to the Enchanted Forest in December, with the club paying a portion of the cost. Upcoming are Kaiser tournaments on Jan. 15 and 29 at 7 p.m., cash bingo on Jan. 16 and Feb. 20 at 7 p.m., the potluck supper and birthdays on Jan. 30 at 5:45 p.m., and their annual Telemiracle Tea on Friday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m., which also includes a bake sale, door prizes and a 50/50. The club is also paying half of the cost of members for the Lions Dinner Theatre on Feb. 9 in the Community Centre. The cards, bingo and tea all happen in their club room which is a part of the Borden Community Centre.
Borden and area have started a Rural Crime Watch Group in an effort to reduce crime. This is a community-driven, community-led group of volunteers and a police-supported crime prevention watch. It is a closed Facebook group and anyone can join by filling out an application form (available at Block鈥檚 Agencies) and completing a criminal record check (available at no charge from Warman or Martensville RCMP detachment). Then it鈥檚 a matter of observing and recording suspicious activity in Borden and surrounding areas. Contact any board member for information 鈥� Chanda Schroeder, Heather Silcox, Rhonda Siery, Jessica Urbina or Megan Johnston.
Congratulations to Heather Silcox and Gerry Penner who were married on Dec. 27 and are residing in Gerry鈥檚 house on 2nd Avenue in Borden. Heather sold her house on 2nd Avenue to Craig Larsen of Borden.
A community consultant from the Early Years Branch of the Ministry of Education will be in Borden on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Borden Community Centre. They will be presenting and having an open discussion to educate and create awareness of the possibilities for the community regarding a dayhome, daycare and potential grants/funding for such initiatives.
Borden does have an outdoor skating rink with a warm up shack free to use. The rink lights are on in the evening until 11 p.m. so everyone is encouraged to use it for a game of shinny or to teach your young ones to skate.
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