Pig Roast in the Park was held June 26 at 5 p.m. in Borden Memorial Park, hosted by Riverbend Fellowship Church outreach committee. Earl Harder of Waldheim roasted the market hog on a spit he transports on the back of his truck. Along with the pork there was sausage, potato and caesar salad, beans, buns and cake for dessert. Approximately 150 people donated for the meal, with the profit after expenses being split between the Borden Care Home Generator Fund and Redberry Bible Camp. Entertaining for the afternoon was the Budd family from rural Saskatoon. The mom played the cello while four young people — two sisters, one brother and a friend — played guitars, mandolin, violin, banjo and harmonica and sang many oldies and gospel songs, with the dad singing along for the Old Rugged Cross.
Congraulations to Robbie and Samantha Cutting of Borden on the birth of Jessica on June 26. She is a baby sister for Nathan and Leo.
The Borden Friendship Club held their final potluck supper before the summer break June 29, with 53 in attendance. The birthday cakes and ice cream were brought by Ann Brand and Jean Sawchyn and there were 11 on hand celebrating June and July birthdays to blow out the candles.
Having June birthdays were Sandra Long, Pat Trischuk, Anne Palmer, Ruben Rempel and Florence Neufeld and those for July were Brenda Roberts, Gary Palmer, Laura Loeppky, Jean Sawchyn, Delbert Enns, Ron Bezugly and Helen Sutherland.
For the program, Ed Neufeld told a joke or two, Anne Palmer had a story on Food for Thought, Peter Thiessen, with his wife Mary on the piano, sang Big Rock Candy Mountain, Salute to Sloop John B and God’s Choir. Laura Loeppky and Rita Smith performed a skit about a man reporting his wife and truck missing and truck to the Borden police. When asked to describe his wife, he didn’t do a very good job, but when it came down to his new truck he knew every little detail about it.
A group consisting of Marlene playing guitar, Stephanie Derbawka on Dobro and Ed Neufeld playing guitar and harmonica, sang a number of songs including Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, Red River Valley, Vaya Con Dios and I’ll Fly Away. Marlene sang Coat of Many Colors and they closed with Mocking Bird Hill.
Borden United Church is closed for July and August for holidays, reopening Sept. 4 at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 24 is Radisson’s 20th annual show and shine along Main Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On display are vintage and classic cars, trucks, tractors, snowmobiles and motorcycles, with entertainment and food booths.
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