Close to 30 people were on hand for the Borden seniors March birthdays and potluck supper on March 30. Happy birthday was sung to Terry Petriew and Martha Rempel, and then a video was shown of early happenings in Saskatchewan, going back to 1900.
A baby shower was held March 31 in the Borden Seniors Centre for new baby Kemper John, son of Justin and Rachel Block of Borden. Darlene Gossen was emcee. She introduced the head table - Rachel, Kemper and Jeannette Block. Then there were readings, Babies Come into This World and Babies Don't Keep. Rachel and Jeanette had to smell five diapers with different chocolate bars smeared inside and try to guess what bar they were smelling. A large baby boot, made of diapers and many other baby items, was shown around and everyone wrote down as many of the items as they could remember. The prize for most items remembered went to Rita Smith and Elizabeth Derksen. Darlene read Baby in the Womb and Mom the Angel before the gifts were presented, opened and shown for all to see. Rachel thanked everyone for coming and for the many beautiful and useful gifts. A potluck lunch and beverages were enjoyed by all.
Radisson Swimming Pool was the recipient of proceeds from three days of a play performance - 18 Cows and a Corpse - April 1 dress rehearsal, April 2 dinner theatre with roast beef supper and April 3 dessert theatre.
The play was a four act mystery comedy set in Radson, Saskatchewan, on the banks of the North River, in May of 1955, and the scene was in the general store/post office/telephone exchange/ boarding house located on the highest ground in the town. Farmer Brown was losing his cows to drowning and then a body was also found in the river. The district agriculturist John Wett was on hand along with the storekeeper Hilda Sump, her family, a Mountie, a nun and some gossipy ladies. The coroner Dr. Bovine had to be called in to help solve the mystery. Between acts the actors mingled with the crowd and the audience had to write down their guesses as to the murderer and why he/she did it. Supper and dessert were served between acts. The suspense kept building and finally it was revealed who had done the deed - the District Agriculturalist from Mississauga, Ontario whohad known the deceased, Stan Orlick, a salesman from Toronto, and was jealous of his money, girls and job. The actors read some of the answers handed in and two winners were picked for a special at a hair salon in Dalmeny.
Phase II of the Borden Care Home is underway, with Excel Construction of Borden doing the job. The basement has been dug, foundation poured and the gravel put in for the floor. The expansion will be 1,900 square feet, designed to hold five couples and doubling the capacity of the Care Home to 20 residents. With the present building at 5,000 square feet, the addition and the walkway to join the two buildings will increase the total size to approximately 7,500 sq. feet. Excel owner Scott Sutherland hopes to have the expansion completed in the next five to six months, provided the weather co-operates.
The Borden Community Centre Preservation Committee will be holding a Borden Has Talent afternoon in the Borden Hall, Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m. They have 10 contestants lined up to show off their skills and collect pledges. The three winners will be decided by the amount of money they bring in. Lunch is included in the admission price of $5.
The Saskatoon Men's Chorus will be performing Sea and Stage at the Borden Community Centre on April 16 at 7 p.m. Goodwill donations will go towards the Community Centre. Peter Thiessen of Borden sings in this chorus and was instrumental in getting them to come out to Borden.
The Borden Parks and Recreation Board are having a pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt at the sports ground April 23, 9 - 11 a.m., weather permitting. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be at the Community Centre.
With the coming of spring, everyone starts thinking about playing ball. In Borden minor ball registration will be April 11, 4 - 8 p.m., at the Community Centre. There will be minor fastball for all ages. Slo-pitch teams are also needed for the Parks and Recreation Diefenbaker Days, June 4 and 5. Register with Rob Schmidt, 997-2123, or Kandice Walker, 997-4995.
The Borden Lions Club have awarded a $500 scholarship to each of two students from the Langham area, Briar Kane and Shelby Ruel who are both taking post-secondary training. Briar is in her final year at the University of Regina for her Bachelor of Social Work. Shelby is in instrumentation engineering at NAIT in Edmonton. She is the only girl in a class of 30 (one of five in a year of 90 students) and she hopes to be a role model for women entering the engineering field. In 2009 - 2010 no one from Borden or Langham applied for the scholarship and so the Lions Club awarded two this year.
