In last week鈥檚 photo regarding the Borden perogie supper and Great Plains concert, one person was wrongly identified. On the Borden Community Centre Committee is Velora Friesen (not Neufeld). Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Borden senior boys鈥� volleyball team did well at provincials, winning two and losing two in Pool B, then losing out to Goodsoil in the quarter-finals.
Radisson Playground Committee held their Christmas craft sale in Radisson Hall Nov. 28 with the hall filled with tables of a variety of items. Lunch was sold downstairs. The 50/50 draw of $30 was won by Keely Bzdel of Radisson.
Borden Friendship Club held their monthly potluck supper and birthday celebration in their club room Nov. 25 with 48 present. Blowing out the candles on the decorated cupcakes brought by Helen Sutherland and Sandra Long were Bev Assman, Peggy Wainwright and Delmar Hamm. Ed Neufeld introduced the entertainment 鈥� Ruben Rempel and his daughters Jae Lynn Rempel and Janeen Penner along with Curt Penner playing banjo or guitar. They sang a variety of gospel tunes with Janeen singing two solos 鈥� This Little Light of Mine and I Need You Every Hour. Jae Lynn sang Lonesome over You and You Light up My Life. The trio closed with Christmas songs Beautiful Star of Bethlehem, Ring Those Bells and Go Tell It on the Mountain and sang Amazing Grace a capella. This upcoming week, 46 members of the club are travelling to Saskatoon Dec. 3 and 4 to attend Mayfair United Church dinner theatre, with the tickets paid by the club.聽聽聽聽聽聽 The club has their catered Christmas supper and program Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. and business meeting Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.
The Borden Dance Club held their Christmas Recital program Nov. 28 in the Borden Community Centre, with silent auction items displayed in the seniors鈥� room. The doors opened at 6 p.m., starting with some fantastic desserts to enjoy while browsing the auction items.
The club has 54 dancers this year from Borden, Langham, Hafford, Maymont and Radisson and instructors are Miss Shelby and her sister Miss Cierra, who instruct on Mondays and Fridays.
The funds from the program, silent auction and 50/50 go to purchase equipment and pay the instructors. They also donated $2,000 to the Community Centre Preservation Committee to buy the new tables. They received a $500 donation from Affinity Credit Union. Their other fundraiser is Mom鈥檚 Pantry.
Lynette Schmidt was MC. The jazz group danced to Rockin鈥� Around the Christmas Tree, Ballet 2 danced to A Whole New World and Jazz 3 to You Spin Me Right Round. The tiny tots, with nine in the class, showed their talents to I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. The beginner ballet class chose White Christmas for their number and the Jazz 2 group danced to Love Foolosophy. Tap 3 dancers used Little L for their music. Hip Hop 1, an all boys group, danced to Jingle Bells Remix. Tap 1 chose Santa Claus is Coming to Town and the musical theatre group danced to Zero to Hero.
After the intermission to eat dessert or do some bidding, the beginner tap started with dancing to Frosty the Snowman, Ballet 3 to Young and Beautiful and Hip Hop 2 strutted their stuff to In The House. Ballet 1 chose Let it Snow. Lyrical dance by older students was to Fix You. Tap 2 chose Black or White and beginner jazz, with some of the younger students, danced to Jingle Bells. Hip Hop 3 closed the show showing their skills to the music Workout.
The tunes that were not Christmas are the pieces they will be using for competition in the new year.
The 50/50 of $248.50 was won by Jennifer Shumanski of Hafford. The winners of the silent auction were announced and Lynette thanked all involved in the evening鈥檚 production. Many of the dancers then got to enjoy their dessert and punch.
Condolences are extended to all of the Sutherlands and Leanne and Jonathon Sargent and boys living in the Borden area on the passing of Stuart Sutherland in Moose Jaw Nov. 26. His funeral service was Nov. 30 in Moose Jaw.
