The Borden Friendship Club held their business meeting Jan. 10 and events coming up are bingo on Jan. 17, Kaiser tournament on Jan. 30, both at 7 o’clock, Telemiracle Tea with a bake sale on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. in the club room, with door prizes and a 50/50 draw and the tea proceeds going to Telemiracle. If a Magic City Chorus concert goes ahead in April, the proceeds will go to the Borden firefighters, with date to be decided. The winners of the Jan. 9 Kaiser tournament were Gary Kirilenko and Helen Sutherland and low hand was Barb Leschysyn. There will be a Kaiser tournament on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. and bingo in February is on the 21st.
The Borden Friendship Centre was decorated with blue table cloths, balloons and streamers along with banners It’s A Boy for the baby shower honouring Kipling Edward Kieper, new baby son of Earl and Alison Kieper of Radisson on Saturday, Jan. 13. Proud grandparents are David and Michelle Sutherland of Borden and Dale and Diane Kieper of Radisson, and Helen Sutherland of Borden is a great grandmother. MC was Kim Kieper, sister-in-law of Earl. She welcomed everyone then had three contests – first one was writing advice or drawing a picture on disposable diapers that can be used for Kipling, then What’s in Your Phone, getting points for all the items listed – the winner had 63/75 points. The last contest was to Match the Child to the Proper Parent and the names were from animated movies or TV shows. The gifts were then opened while everyone enjoyed a light lunch with hot or cold beverages.
The Borden Lions are hosting the district governor on Saturday, Jan. 20, with a supper and entertainment in the Borden Seniors Room, starting at 6 p.m. It will be a tropical night, so members have to dress accordingly and the ham and potatoes meal will have items pertaining to some of the tropical islands. On Saturday, Feb. 10, the vlub is holding a Valentine Mystery Dinner Theatre in the Borden Community Centre with Battleford Players presenting “Murder Most Fowl.” The meal will served rather than buffet style as the plot progresses. Happy hour is 5:30 p.m. and the meal at 6:30 p.m. Deadline for tickets at a cost of $30 is Feb. 5 and you can call Sandy at 306-997-2211 or Bev at 306-997-2067.
Peter Thiessen has retired as of Dec. 31, 2017, as Village of Borden maintenance and from the water works plant, and we wish him all the best in his retirements after working for so many years for the village. He is still planning to keep driving the school bus, so can’t sleep in every day just yet.
