BORDEN — At a recent Radisson Recreation Association barbecue, citizen of the year plaques were presented to Daryl Amey for 2021 and to Cliff Wilkie for 2022.
The Borden Lions Chase the Ace winners for July were Jim Olinyk, Joyce Olzewski and Jean Graham. The Ace of Spades has not yet been drawn and the jackpot is over $2,400. The Borden Farmers Market weekly 50/50 draw winners for July were Ruben Rempel, Karen Kerr and Tom Hrenkiw. Winning the BCCPC summer fun basket draw was Casen Sutherland (Michael).
July 19, Borden Health Centre hosted an educational talk on depression with Jody Wipf as leader. The next health talk will be Aug. 23 at 1:30 p.m. and the topic is Living with Arthritis. Everyone is welcome to attend and there are goodies to follow.
Borden music nights are now held in Carrie’s Troubadour Shoppe on the second Thursday of each month with the next one Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The music nights will be held there until cold weather sets in when they will go back to the Seniors’ Room in the Community Centre.
The Borden Community Centre, which houses the library, Friendship Club Centre and bowling alley along with the main hall, is operated by the Village of Borden. Recently the air conditioner that cools the library and Seniors’ Centre quit. The Friendship Centre donated $3,000 to the village to help defray some of the cost of the new air conditioner. Sandra Long, representing the club, presented the cheque to Mayor Jamie Brandrick at a Village Council meeting July 11.
Get well wishes go out to Rev. Sheldon Carr who has been confined to RUH for a few weeks. There have been no church services at St. John’s Anglican for July and possibly into August. The care home service on the last Friday of each month, which Sheldon usually oversees, will still go ahead with the Lutheran ladies taking care of it in his absence.
Upcoming at Radisson is a show and shine July 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street featuring vintage cars, trucks, tractors and snowmobiles on display, food to eat and raffle draws. The Radisson Ag Fair is Aug. 12 and 13, with entries in on Thursday afternoon and Friday by 10:30 a.m. in the curling rink. There is a parade on Saturday morning, then ball games and gymkhana. The light horse show is Sunday. The fair features a tractor pull, kids' activities and much more.
Radisson Seniors’ Club has bingo nights Aug. 14 and 28 in the Goodrich Centre at 7 p.m. Radisson TOPS club meets every Thursday in the Radisson town office at 10 a.m. Officers for the next year are leader/secretary Lorraine Olinyk, treasurer Tina Hessel and weight recorders Bev Boden and Ilene Youchezin. New members are always welcome and you can contact any member for details.
Borden activities include the library summer program for kids five to 12 years on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Aug. 17. the Friendship Club supper is July 27 at 5:45 p.m. at the acreage of Ed and Dianne Rawlyk. There will be a potluck Aug. 31 in the Community Centre. Every week in the Seniors’ Centre is the farmers market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with lunch available and weekly 50/50 draws. Aug. 7 is a civic holiday so most businesses in Borden will be closed.
