The Borden and Radisson firefighters were again busy May 8, when they were called to the farm acreage home of Brenda Baker, 14 miles northeast of Borden. The two-storey house built in the 1930s was completely destroyed in less than an hour. Brenda was away trucking so didn’t get anything from the house.
The Borden Lions held their annual Mother’s Day brunch May 10 in the Borden Community Centre, with the proceeds from the brunch going to the Sask. Diabetes Association.
At the brunch, Lion John Buswell and Lion Sharon Assman presented the annual post-secondary scholarship of $500 to Nicole Tracksell of Borden. The student has to have completed two years of secondary education, be from Borden or Langham area and be continuing on with his or her education.
Nicole has completed two years of a seven-year course at the faculty of kinesiology at the University of Regina and plans to be an athletic therapist for a sports team. She will attend university in Calgary for two years before receiving her degree.
Ivy Laura Ann was the guest of honour at the baby shower held May 10 in the Borden Seniors’ Centre, and she slept through it all. Ivy is the daughter of Jordan and Jeanette Hauk. Grandmothers Laura Unruh and Linda Ann Hauk of Battleford were also introduced by MC Carol Crabb. Ivy was born March 31, weighing six pounds, six ounces.
After a game won by Laura Unruh, everyone wrote their name on the letters IVY as a keepsake for her for later on in life.
The community gift of cash was presented by Carol. Jeanette thanked everyone for all the lovely gifts, for attending the shower and for the hostesses arranging everything.
The Prairie Players of Langham were in Borden Community Centre May 8 and 9 for three performances of Hope and Glory, a musical celebrating 70 years since VE Day. The hall was beautifully decorated with posters of war rations, flags, a write-up with dates when each country joined the war, photos and letters from the Second World War. On each table, set on a British flag placemat, were miniature flags of different countries. All around the hall and outside were strings of British flags.
The play followed the lives of Sidney and his sister during their adventures throughout the Second World War, and of a gang of young boys, The Mighty Gang, who think they are also fighting the war. Act 1 had eight scenes, starting in London in 1939 and progressing to when the air raid shelters were used and the girls were shipped out to the country for safety. Some of the songs sang were We are the Ovaltineys, Sentimental Journey, There’ll be Bluebirds Over and You’ll Never Know.
After a break for beverages and British dainties, Act 2 started at Christmas 1943, showing what happened to some of the girls out in the country, the fathers and sometimes mothers getting killed, all leading up to VE Day, May 8, 1945. Songs sung were There’ll Always be an England and Run, Rabbit, Run. For the grand finale everyone joined in to sing Land Of Hope and Glory, with flags of every nation participating named by the actors, confetti thrown and fluorescent lights shining from each table.
The acting and singing were superb. It was a wonderful show to watch, with much thanks to the Prairie Players and the many children in the play.
The Borden Care Home board held a raffle for two quilts May 10. The winners were Brian Mitchell of Borden and Robin Matthews of Anglemont, B.C.
The money raised is to buy a patio table and four chairs for the care home residents to enjoy. The quilts were handmade by Evelyn Paulson of Langham who donated them to the care home.
The grad 2015 class held a bottle drive May 10, in and around Borden. Thanks to the many who donated, they received a cargo van load plus more. The class, along with some parents, gathered the bottles starting in the morning, then sorted until late in the afternoon at the Borden Fire Hall.
The Borden Dance Club held their 11th annual dance recital May 3 in the Borden Community Centre. There are over 50 children from ages four to 18 from Borden, Langham, Radisson, Hafford and Martensville taking lessons from Miss Shanna and Miss Shelby every week from September until May, using both the community centre and the seniors’ room.
Many of the dancers competed in the Aberdeen Dance Competition and their placings are in brackets. Performing solos were: Julia Siebert, ballet (silver); Nicole Nemanishen, hip hop; Sydney Schmidt, jazz (silver); Savannah Sutherland, jazz (bronze); Kyra Brown, ballet (silver); Katelyn Worona, tap (silver); and Nikita Pascoe, musical theatre (silver).
An advanced tap group, performing Tightrope (gold) were Natalie Anderson, Brooke Brazeau, Brooklyn Gader, Danika and Emma Pidwerbesky, Sara and Emma Prescesky, Abigail Roth and Rachel and Savannah Sutherland.
Jazz 1 intro students Talon Cheney, Jasmyn Elgersma, Brielle Giesbrecht, Jake McKay and Justin Worona danced to Best Day of My Life. Ballet 2 girls, dancing to Uptown Girls (gold), were Kyra Brown, Julia Siebert, Asia Schmolke and Ineke Schensney.
The hip hop 2 class members dancing to Summer were Natalie, Brooke, Danika, Rachel and Savannah and Kirsten Szwydky. They received gold and adjudicator’s choice awards.
The tiny tots – Emery, Kenzie, Adalie, Kyra, Alexis, Piper, Tatyana, Emma, Abbie and Zoe – did a great number to Minnie’s Yoo Hoo, with the help of Kyra B. and Sydney S.
Jazz 4 (silver) dancers were Emma Rose P., Jahnessa Basaraba, Brooklyn G, Nikita and Sara P. Jailhouse Rock was done by the Tap 1 intro class – Abbey B., Madisson B., Talon C., Jasmyn E., Jasmine F., Brielle G., Jake, Alex O., Taylor R., Grace S., Jaydess W. and Justin W.
A lyrical dance (silver) was performed by Emma Rose P., Emma and Sara P. and Brooklyn G. Hip hop 1 (silver), Let’s Get It Started, was danced by Nicole N., Hunter Reid, Savannah and Ovidio O’Toole.
Jazz 2 dancers (silver) Kyra Brown, Ava Giesbrecht, Hannah Eckert, Hunter, Cheyanne Roth, Sydney and Asia performed Itty Bitty Pretty One, followed by senior musical theatre (silver) dancing to Mercy – Natalie, Brooke, Nikita, Danika, Emma Rose, Sara, Rachel, Savannah and Kirsten.
Ballet 4 dancers chose Skyfall (silver) – Brooklyn, Emma Rose, Emma Rae, Sara and Savannah, Tap 2, awarded silver, danced to Rock Star – Kyra, Ava, Hannah, Cheyanne, Julia, Sydney, Asia and Katelyn. Ballet 1 students dancing to Barbie Shine were Abbey, Madison, Callia, Jasmine, Brielle, Alex, Taylor, Grace and Jaydess.
Hip hop 3 (silver) dancers were Jahnessa B., Brooklyn G., Kristie Hembery, Nikita, Emma Rose, Emma Rae and Sara. The jazz 3 group , who were awarded gold with distinction and competed in Dance Off, danced to Working 9-5 – Natalie, Brooke, Breanna Grzybowski, Danika, Abigail, Rachel, Savannah and Kirsten. The final number was junior musical theatre who had received gold – Kyra B., Ava G., Sydney and Asia.
Following the grand finale, roses and certificates were handed out to each dancer. A gift certificate was given to four grads – Emma Pidwerbesky, Emma Prescesky, Kristie Hembery and Jahnessa Basaraba and a bouquet and gift certificate given to Miss Shanna and Miss Shelby.
Thanks was extended to the village, seniors’ club, all parents, dancers and committees who helped fundraise and put on the afternoon program and lunch.
