Borden Action Bowl held their wind-up banquet April 9 in the Borden Community Centre with 50 on hand to enjoy a roast beef supper catered to by the Borden United Church.
There were many long tables full of donated items for the silent auction and the door prize of a fall session of league bowling was won by Kris Derbowka. Each of the team members got a certificate stating their team name and their team average for the season.
The team with the highest averages were Turkey Hunters (156), followed by Quick Release at 150 average and Bowling Stones at 147. Other team averages were Russian Thistles at 123, Rolling Pins at 112, Orchids at 136, Sweet Peas at 99 and Heintz 57 at 120.
Many of the teams this past year did not have full teams as bowler number have declined.
Those bowling 200 or better were Ian and Mandy Tracksell, Florence Neufeld, Lorraine Olinyk, Ivan Youchezin, John Desrosier, Steve Trischuk, Ron Suderman, Clayton Clark, Chris Hamel, Kris and Dana Derbowka, Kurtis Schultz, BJ Berg and Marc.
Manager Inga Elliot thanked everyone for all the donations, the church for the supper and her helpers through the winter session. Three workers — BJ Berg, Kayla Knorr and Inga — were auctioned off as a fundraiser with all proceeds from the evening going to upgrade the aging alleys.
The Borden and District Farmers’ Market held their annual meeting March 29 at the home of Eileen Petrun with 11 members present. On the board is president Lorraine Olinyk, vice-president Eileen Petrun, replacing Helen Sutherland who retired, secretary Karen Kerr, treasurer Connie Kenakin and member at large Rita Shukin.
The market times will remain Fridays at 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the fees remain the same. The market will open for the season May 6 in the Borden Fire Hall. There will be beverages and the donations go to the market and the local firefighters. The United Church members will be providing burgers and hot dogs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. only. Two new members will be joining the market bringing a greater variety of baking to the market.
The Borden Lions Club meet the first Tuesday of every month and at the April 5 meeting elections were held. President is Perry Nicol, replacing John Buswell who stepped down after serving six years. Vice-president is Sharon Assman, secretary is Bob Wardhaugh and treasurer is Sandra Long. Lion Tamer is Wendell Dyck and Tail Twister is shared by Anne Palmer and Audrey Baker.
Since September of 2015 the Borden Lions have donated more than $5,000 to different projects — locally to the school, hall, ministerial fund, care home, house fire loss, speak-offs and a scholarship. They have supported CNIB calendars, diabetes tag day, poppy sales for the Legion, dog guide program and Lions Wilderness Experience. At the meeting they approved donations to Lion’s Youth Exchange, 5SKN Sight and Service and Lions Club International.
The two girls who had speeches at the local level also received more prize money from the regional and district level as there were no other entries. Shauna Langer of Langham received another $165 for second and Rachel Sutherland, of Borden, who was first, received an additional $300. She may make a video of her speech and send it to the MD5 Convention in Regina the end of May.
The $500 scholarship for post-secondary education will be awarded at the Borden seniors’ supper April 27.
Borden Lions always welcome catering events, as those are their main sources of income to be able to donate to many local projects. They have a long list of requests. Their next event will be a Mother’s Day Brunch in the Borden Community Centre May 8, when much of the proceeds go to the Canadian Diabetes Association.
