BORDEN — Borden Farmers Market held a very successful Christmas Craft and Bake Sale in the Borden Community Centre on Nov. 30 with over 30 vendors selling their crafts, baking and home-based business wares. The event was quite crowded starting at 11 a.m. until the early afternoon and Grad 2025 sold lunch in the Senior’s Room, offering chilli, buns, sweets and beverages and also selling tickets on a large gift basket full of goodies that were won by Mary Werezak of Radisson. There were also draws in the Farmer’s Market hall and these went to Jackie Meister, Tom Hrenkiw Taylor Schroeder of Borden and Barb Cousins of Radisson.
Borden Community Centre was very busy on Sunday, Dec. 1, with four events going on in the afternoon – a birthday party in the Bowling Alley, another party in the Norman Smith Room, a baby shower in the Friendship Club Room and the Borden Lion’s Festival of Music in the main hall. The baby shower was for mom-to-be Brooklyn (Cole) Sutherland and the event started with everyone enjoying a delicious lunch of fruit and veggie platters, decorated cupcakes and cookies along with beverages and a chocolate fountain to get a cup of chocolate to dip your fruit in. For the shower, the tables were decorated with figurines of deer and rocking horses, Winnie the Pooh theme wooden centrepieces, and a large arch of green, gold, and white balloons over the head table. The guests enjoyed playing a few games of fill-in-the-blanks, and then Brooklyn opened the many beautiful and useful gifts, thanking everyone for coming and for the gifts. As you came in each guest was given an envelope and thank you card to write their address on then these will be given out or mailed out.
The Borden and District Lions held their annual Festival of Christmas Music in the Borden Community Centre on the afternoon of Dec. 1. Lion Kendall Redhead was emcee and first up were Carrie Harkness and Archie Wainwright singing Silver Bells, Archie sang Marshmallow World and Carrie, who also played the guitar, sang Little Drummer Boy. Bob Wardhaugh, playing keyboard, sang “We’re the Famous Borden Lions,” recited a humourous poem he had written about the Borden Senior’s Enchanted Forest Bus Trip and all the incidents that happened, and sang Halleluiah and Huron Carol. With Jamie Brandrick playing the guitar, Kendall Redhead sang Winter Wonderland, Run, Rudolph Run and Santa Baby, Hurry Down the Chimney Tonight. Adrain Waskewitch, wearing his traditional Blue and White Grass Dance Costume and porcupine headdress, explained what all the beadwork and colours sewn in his costume meant, that he was originally from the Onion Lake Reserve but is now EMO co-ordinator working with the Village and RM of Great Bend. Adrian then went up on stage and showed his many vigorous native dance moves. With Mary Thiessen playing the piano, Peter Thiessen sang three songs including “Christmas Comes With Joy” and “I’m Glad I Know Jesus”, then the quartet of Russ and Eileen Fountain with Chris Shultz and Ed Neufeld playing guitars, sang Christmas Carol and Christmas Time is Coming. The children all gathered around the large decorated tree while Kendall Redhead read “T’was The Night Before Christmas”, then with Jamie playing guitar Tom Redhead and Jamie sang “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch”. The overhead screen then displayed the words for everyone to sing along to “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Frosty the Snowman,” “Deck the Halls,” “Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Everyone presents then enjoyed hot chocolate with marshmallows, coffee or tea with a variety of cookies and squares. Any funds that were put in the boot will be used by the Borden and District Lions Club to ensure the continued support and services provided to the Community.
St. John’s Anglican Church was beautifully decorated for the Advent season and gracing the front were 10 poinsettas bought and placed there by members in memory of loved ones which will be taken home before Christmas. The church donated funds of $5,500 to the Borden Ministerial Fund, Radisson Christmas Fund, Saskatoon Friendship Inn, Saskatoon Food Bank, Borden Care Home and Saskatoon Indian & Metis Friendship Centre.
