BORDEN — Peggy Walker, with Affinity Credit Union, was on hand Nov. 28 to present a cheque for $7,500 to Little Sprouts Early Learning Centre at the former Borden café, which is to be the new home of Little Sprouts by fall of 2023. Affinity Credit Union enthusiastically supports such a community-focused effort by many young parents in the Borden area.
A number of members of the Borden Friendship Club travelled to Maymont on Dec. 7 to partake of a great perogie and farmer’s sausage supper with delicious desserts hosted by the Maymont Seniors’ Club. The room, windows and tables were all decorated with a Christmas theme and a decorated tree stood in one corner.
After the delicious supper, the entertainment was provided by Erin Foreman (nee Sloan) and her uncle Leroy Sloan. They both sang and Erin played the violin and guitar while Leroy played guitar. Many songs were sing-along. Erin played guitar and sang Who is He in Yonder Stall? and played an instrumental on the violin. Leroy sang Beautiful Star of Bethlehem with Erin playing the violin, closing with Go Tell It On the Mountain and Come On Ring Those Bells. Erin told the history behind many of the carols that were sung, which was interesting. Door prizes were won by Martha Rempel, Lorraine Olinyk, Wendy Sherlock, Terry Skopick, Bert Carpenter and Leroy Sloan and the 50/50 of $61 was won by Peter Thiessen of Borden.
The Borden Community Centre featured a large decorated tree at the front, tables displayed with red cloths and Christmas centrepieces holding votive candles set on white serviettes. The front of the stage had greenery, lights and large Christmas balls and bows running across the top. A teddy bear and lighted village graced the top of the piano, all courtesy of Brenda Tumbach and Sharon Assman (except the tree), for the Friendship Club Christmas supper Dec. 8.
Ed Neufeld welcomed everyone and thanked the high school for helping set up tables, the Little Sprouts for catering and to everyone else who helped. Rev. Sheldon Carr gave the blessing and everyone enjoyed a ham and scalloped potato meal with great salads and vegetables then a variety of desserts with ice cream or whipped cream.
Following the meal, Ruben Rempel introduced the entertainment for the evening – the Penner Family, including Rick Penner playing rhythm guitar and harmonica, his sisters Linda Wiebe and Marianne Froese doing the vocals, Arnie Derksen on bass guitar and Daneen Hanson on keyboard. They played and sang many old favourites, There was an instrumental by Daneen, Rick played harmonica for a few, then they closed with Christmas carols.
The next weeks in Borden are busy: Friendship Club business meeting Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.; school Christmas concert in the Community Centre Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.; ham and turkey bingo Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Seniors’ Centre; Borden Care Home Christmas Tea Dec. 17 at 2 p.m.; Anglican Church evening service Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. with scripture readings and special music followed with lunch; Anglican Church Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. with the reading of the Christmas story and refreshments in the lower hall.
There are no services on Dec. 25 at the Anglican or Riverbend Fellowship Churches. Jan. 1 service is at the Anglican Church at 10:30 a.m. but no service at the Riverbend Fellowship.One of the portable classrooms at Borden School has been demolished and the site cleaned up in the last two weeks with one portable still being used.
