BORDEN —Borden Friendship Club held its monthly potluck supper Nov. 30 in the Borden Community Centre with just under 50 in attendance. President Ed Neufeld welcomed everyone and after he gave the blessing a bountiful meal was shared. Blowing out the candles on the decorated cakes were Bev Assman, Garry Whitt, Donna Johnson and Tom Hrenkiw with four November birthday celebrants absent. After the dessert, the entertainment was introduced. Just Us features Bea and Gary Tabler from Saskatoon, who play a variety of old-time and country music.
The next event for the club is the Christmas turkey supper Dec. 7 with 81 signed up and paid for. Entertainment will be Back 40. The club will hold their last potluck supper of 2023 Dec. 28, in the Club Room at 5:45 p.m. with local talent.
The Borden Lions held their Festival of Music in the Borden Community Centre on the afternoon of Dec. 3. Tom Redhead gave a brief history of the Borden Lions and of what the Borden Club and International Lions Clubs do in our community and all over the world. Everyone joined in for singing four Christmas Carols with Bob Wardhaugh playing keyboard.
Entertaining first were Mary and Peter Thiessen with Mary playing the piano for Peter to sing Greatest Story Ever Told and a Christmas Halleluiah. Carrie Harkness and Archie Wainwright with Charlotte Dubkowski playing keyboard, sang Still Her Little Boy Child and O Holy Night followed by Carrie playing her guitar and singing Drummer Boy.
Russ Fountain and Friends from Radisson were up next with Russ and Ed Neufeld playing guitars, Chris Schultz his mandolin and Eileen Fountain singing with the group. Fritz and Amanda (Walker) Muehlhausen sang Christ is Born then Fritz played guitar and sang Babe in the Straw, followed by Kendall Redhead reading The Night Before Christmas to the children in attendance.
There were four more Christmas songs with everyone joining. With Jamie Brandrick playing guitar, Tom Redhead sang a humorous rendition of Mean Mr. Grinch. Jamie then played for Kendall Redhead to sing Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, Run, Run Rudolph and Silent Night with the final act featured Bob Wardhaugh playing keyboard, Ed Neufeld guitar and Archie joining in to sing Heading on Home, Christmas is Almost at Hand and The Peace of Christmas Day, The program ended with the singing of a few more Christmas songs closing with We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Nov. 25 there was an Orchard family reunion held at the Hafford acreage of Bobby and Carlie Lesko. I was an Orchard so attending were Jim and I, Glenn (Sheri absent)) Sutherland, my sister Pat and Mel, family of Keith and Irene Orchard (both deceased) – Carlie and Bobby and their family, Evan (Latraca - London and Tessa), Rebekah (David) Millar and Hailey, Tracey and Kevin Hendriks, Kevin and Austin Orchard along with a cousin Bryce and Dawn McKenzie, Irene’s sister Elaine and Dale Bennett and their daughter Brandy and her children. It was great to see everyone as we hadn’t been together since before COVID-19.
Condolences are extended to the family of John Petrun of Borden –wife Eileen, children Wayne, Kim (Greg) Worona and family and Dale (Tanya) and family. John passed away Nov. 28 at the age of 85 after a brief illness and his funeral is on Dec. 4 in Saskatoon with burial in the Borden Cemetery
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