Last Wednesday’s municipal election vote brought 153 to the polls in Borden. Elected mayor was Jamie Brandrick with 107 votes. Larry Trischuk had 44. The four councillors elected are Tom Redhead – 111, Dana Derbowka – 104, Ian Wainwright – 101 and Cody Bradshaw – 99. Also running were Heather Silcox – 96 and Lorne Hunchak – 55.
In Radisson 223 voted. Dave Summers won the mayor’s position with 122. Also in the running were Chris Tyreman – 56 and Gerald Wiebe – 44. Six councillors elected were Michelle Dubyk – 175, Suren Chetty – 151, Kirk Maxwell – 149, Darren Harris – 137, Marion Fehr-Stead – 131 and Matt Venner – 115. Also running were Bella Armistead – 109 and Wendy Smith – 81.
Borden Friendship Club Kaiser winners Oct. 25 were Dianne Rawlyk and John Petrun. At the potluck supper Oct. 26 there were 48 out to enjoy the evening. Blowing out the candles on the cakes brought by Brenda Tumbach and Jackie Meister were Sheila Block and Peter Thiessen. Providing the entertainment was Ethel Quiring of Dalmeny who is a poet and storyteller, winning awards for her work.
The Borden Lions are sponsoring a $500 scholarship for students in full-time post-secondary education for a minimum of two years and who have successfully completed one year of their studies. They have to be graduates of Borden School or W.W. Brown School in Langham, but exceptions may be made at discretion of Borden Lions. The deadline is Jan. 15. Application forms may be obtained from Borden School or W.W. Brown School and the following Borden Lions – John Buswell (306-997-4802), Sharon Assman (306-997-4829), Wendell Dyck (306-997-4534) or Pat Nicol (306-997-9998).
The Borden Lions purchased a highway sign promoting Lions International. This was erected along the sign corridor east of Borden on the north side of Highway No. 16, with Archie Wainwright bolting the sign unto a post. Mel Wasylyshin and Perry Nicol dug the hole and, along with John Buswell, did the filling and tamping. The sign was erected Oct. 28.
Oct. 12, the Radisson Cotton Pickin Quilters began their fall sewing season with a raffle draw for two handmade quilts. Winners were Ed Schultz of Saskatoon and Barb Nelson of Radisson. The funds raised will be used for shipping costs and purchase of new materials. Quilts sewn by the group are donated to the Salvation Army and Canadian Lutheran World Relief. Baby layettes are also sewn and assembled and, this year, a special project called Little Dresses for Africa was also begun. In October the Radisson sewing group, together with a group of ladies from Hafford, delivered 122 dresses to a project co-ordinator in Saskatoon. The Cotton Pickin Quilters meet every Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Radisson. Anyone interested in helping out is welcome. Thank you to all who supported the raffles and/or donated material for the sewing projects.
Eileen Petrun of Borden, who is a member of the Borden Farmers’ Market, opened up a new business, her Bake Shop. She held an open house Oct. 28 for people to drop in and sample her baking along with coffee or iced tea.
Remembrance Day services will be held at Borden School on Nov. 10 at 10:30 a.m. The Borden Lions host at the Borden Community Centre on Nov. 11 at 10:45 a.m. with Rev. Jan Bigland-Pritchard officiating. Radisson Royal Purple host the Nov. 11 service in Radisson Hall at 10:45 a.m. with Rev. Alex Parsons officiating.
