Correction to the information for the advance poll for Radisson: the advance poll in Radisson for the election of a mayor and six councillors is Oct. 11 between 5 and 9 p.m. at the Town of Radisson administration building on Main St. The regular poll is Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. in the Radisson town office council chambers at 329 Main St.
Borden held their annual Threshing Day on a beautiful fall day Sept. 29, with a parade and many horse-drawn events held at the site two miles north of Borden. The authentic Wake-McCheane cook car was kept busy serving borscht, veggie soup, bread and jam and beverages, with close to 400 people signing the guest book.
There were horse-drawn demonstrations, two stationary engine displays, one wagon load of Dave Saunders, people plowing, bindering with horses and stoking. A 1901 Case 36 HP wood-fired boiler steam engine from the Saskatoon WDM ran the threshing machine. Sawing wood to use in the steam engine was Kevin, Michael and Cam Sutherland with their 1945 Farmall tractor.
There were six teams entered in the chore team competition and first went to Travis Waldner, second to Ken Crush and third to Norm Greer.
After the threshing, James Steele on fiddle and Sam Derbwka on guitar and mandolin entertained by the cook car and then later at the supper.
The parade at noon had flag-bearers on horseback -Melissa Saunders, Shawn Davies, Krissy Derbowka and Jennifer. Ray Kneeland was Sheriff Wyatt Earp and other riders were Rachel Sutherland and Natalie Anderson.
There were many teams of horses. Louise Saunders and her Welsh cobs had John Newbold and his great-nieces riding with her. Nick and Lisa Prebushewski had a team of black Canadian quarter-horses. Darrel Martin and his black Percherons pulled a flat deck. Norm Greer had bay Morgan horses hitched to a democrat. Randy Wolfe had his team pulling a covered wagon. Wally Ives had his gray quarter-horses with a people carrier. Eldon Downey and Henry Penner had a team of bay Morgans pulling a hay rack. Ken Crush drove the four-hitch of Percherons with the binder with one team belonging to Travis Waldner. Gordon Gerbrandt had a team of Percheron-cross quarter-horses pulling a stagecoach. John Ralling and Neil Bartsch had a team of Clydesdales hitched to a people carrier. Brad and Gaye Funk had their black Percherons hitched to a round bale carrier. Mel Henry had his Gray Percherons pulling a wagon. Tim James had his Percheron/Arabs. A team of black Clydesdales pulled the discer. Tim James had a black and grey Percheron-cross Arab team.
Vehicles were John Schlosser's horseless carriage, a Henry Ford mobile and Larry Schpansky's'56 Pontiac. Vintage tractors and their drivers were: Lance Willis - JD 60; Bob Light - a Co-op tractor; Dave Howe - JD 60; Irwin Peifer - Oliver Super 88; Bert Smith - Model D JD row crop; Kevin Sutherland - 1945 Farmall; Frank Block with his MH pony pulling a JD Clipper combine and Cyril Saunders had his working 21 MH combine which later finished off the standing wheat.
Ruben Rempel drove a '68 Fargo with a 2012 Arctic Cat in the back. Last to climb the hill was the Saskatoon Western Development Museum's steam engine pulling Daryl Amey's 24-inch Minneapolis Moline threshing machine.
After the three loads of sheaves were threshed, the teams of horses finished their work and the tractor balancing wound up the day, everyone travelled into Borden for the old-time threshing supper at the hall, where close to 400 ate the roast beef meal by the light of coal oil lamps. There were no serviettes and pie was served on the table in the pie plate.
The museum had two raffle draws. An afghan donated by Isobel Tracksell went to Jayden Barth of Borden and the 50/50 draw of $271 went to Valerie Dyck of Martensville.
This annual threshing day, always held the last Saturday of September, was again successful thanks to all the support, workers, food brought in by the whole community, the servers, kitchen help and hostesses, with the profit split between the museum and the threshing club.
The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly supper and birthdays Sept. 26 with over 30 at supper and singing Happy Birthday to Judy Latimer and Lew Wall. The cakes were brought by Anna Elliot and Delbert Enns. Entertainer for the evening was Per Vinnig from Dundurn, who is a singer, whistler and comedian and a member of the Canadian Gospel Music Assoc. Per entertained everyone for over an hour with his musical talent, ranging from playing guitar and singing and whistling. He has won international awards for his whistling, recorded an album and is working on a second album.
