Borden School Book Fair was held Feb. 3 in the School Gym. For the program the school band played four numbers. Librarian Linda Yuskiw introduced the book club members who assist her and the Grade 3 and 4 class told favourite jokes relating to books. Kindergarten children did an action verse and Grades 1-4 did a hip hop dance. Grade 7 and 8 were doing a 24-hour hunger event with money raised going to World Hunger. Linda showed some interactive books, which were interesting for kids. The sale of more than $1,000 worth of books will bring in many more books for the library and they also get an extra 10 per cent for holding it in February. From the previous book fair they received over $1,000 worth of new books.
The Borden Friendship Club held a meeting Feb. 8. They have received a Sask Lotteries grant of $1,000. The potluck supper on Feb. 22 will have Dave and Laurie Summers of Radisson entertaining. Celtic Country will perform at the March supper. Winners at the Kaiser tournament Jan. 31 were Ted Mandziak and Doreen Flath. Upcoming Kaiser tournaments will be hosted Feb. 21, March 14 and April 4, with bingo dates Feb. 15 and March 15, all at 7 p.m. in the Club Room.
Radisson Royal Purple held their Feb. 6 meeting at the home of Tina Hessell. Donations of $50 were sent to Telemiracle, $25 to the Radisson Canada Day Committee, $50 had been given earlier to the Hafford Music Festival and $50 to Sask. Brain Injury Association, which is a charitable organization the Saskatchewan Royal Purple Lodges support. Happy birthday was sung to Linda Yuskiw and Lorraine Olinyk for January and the lodge raffle was won by Lorraine.
Radisson Royal Purple is a small group, with only six members, and would welcome any new members. We hold eight to 10 informal meetings a year. Our dues are subsidized by the lodge. The lodge organizes an ice cream booth at the Radisson Fair, host a December tea and bake sale, host the annual Remembrance Day service and invite people from Borden, Radisson and Maymont to an annual tea and program in May or June. We donate most of our funds locally except for the two mentioned plus the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children. The members are selling charity appeal tickets available at Wally’s General Store in Radisson, with early bird draw May 14.
Condolences to the families of Ellen Cousins (nee Anderson), who passed away Feb. 3 at the age of 83. The memorial service was held Feb. 10 in the Radisson Hall. Ellen was born near Radisson, attended school at Hopewell and Fielding, raised eight children mainly by herself and had worked at various places over the years. While at Radisson in her retirement years she belonged to the Royal Purple and seniors’ club and drove many seniors to events and appointments. She received the Radisson Citizen of the Year award in 2012.
The Borden Library held a free movie matinee Feb. 5th, showing Lego Club. Winning the door prizes were Ruben Kolosky and Ailynn Larner. The dessert of the month was won by Claudia Dyck. You can renew your tickets in the dessert of the month at a cost of $10 for the year.
Borden Parks and Recreation board held a bowling tournament Feb. 11 with nine teams of four players each. Winning the $300 for first prize were Luke and Kandice Walker, Russell Orchard and Jill Lundquist. Second prize of $150 went to Dana Derbowka, Jill Golding, Jess Peraz and Brettt Larsen. The $50/50 of $95.50 went to Tanner Pidwerbesky. High scoring team was Luke Walker’s team and Dana won the individual high score.
Crown Hill 4-H Beef Club held their annual public speaking competition Feb. 12 in the Hafford School Gym with 23 members participating.
General leader is Richard Yaseniuk, club officers are president Kolten Yasieniuk, treasurer Justin Yasieniuk, secretary Brittany Attrux and Rachel Sutherland is vice-president with club reporters being Cole Reid and Boden Letkeman.
The judges for the afternoon were Connie Jessop of Leask, Elaine Bella, Sandi Hamp, a teacher at Hepburn, and Peter Kingsmill from Hafford.
In Cloverbuds, first was Taylor Reid who spoke on Ways to Drive her Mom Mad and second to Zayne Letkeman who talked about his rabbits. In juniors, first went to Hunter Reid who chose "Cooking is a Skill" as his topic. Second went to Boden Letkeman who spoke on "What to Appreciate on Sask Farms in a Cold Winter." Third went to Cheyanne Roth who had researched the sinking of the Titanic. Other Junior speakers were Keardyn Cairns and McKinna Cairn.
In intermediates, first went to Justin Yasieniuk who compared Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to U.S. President Donald Trump. Second was Jamie Attrux who spoke on the many aspects of 4-H and how it has helped her. Third went to Cole Reid who talked of ways to be successful. Other intermediates speakers were Abigail Roth, Cody Shumanski, Hanna Remus and Courtney Yasieniuk.
In seniors, first went to Rachel Sutherland who spoke on "Living An Active Lifestyle." Second went to Ariana Mulder who spoke on leaving home and the pitfalls you can encounter. In third was Jessica Atturx who spoke about Canadian stereotypes and ways to overcome what others think of you. Other Senior speakers were Anna Verbonnac, Tyler Yasieniuk, Morgan Atturx, Kolten Yasieniuk and Layne Cairns.
All of the members received certificates and the winners each got a medallion and cash prize. Those earning first and second go on to districts in Rosthern on March 5. After the judges gave their opinions on the great speeches and how much the members have improved the last five years, they were each presented with a gift from the club.
