Nearly all the businesses in Borden are open now with COVID-19 rules in place. Forever in motion exercises are held in the Friendship Clubroom on Monday and Wednesday mornings at 11 a.m. with Bev Assman and Heather Penner leading the classes. Audrey Baker was one of the leaders since in motion started but she has now moved to Primrose Chateau in Saskatoon and those taking the classes thank her for the years she led them. Congratulations to Audrey who turned 90 last week. She is missed in Borden as she was at coffee most mornings.
The Borden Farmers Market is still on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. .in the Borden seniors’ room with nine vendors selling baking, honey, vegetables, jams/jellies, Tupperware, jewelry and a young artist selling her paintings. The winners of the 50/50 draws each week have been Brooke Burletoff, Diane Tracksell, Beth Usselman, Rachel Sutherland, Duncan Sutherland, Donna Ridgewell, Jonathon Sargent, Ilene Youchezin and Glenn Sutherland. Thanks to the Village of Borden who have erected two large signs advertising the market at the two entrances to Borden.
Condolences are extended to Karen Kerr, whose husband Roy passed away Aug. 25 at the age of 73, after a brief battle with cancer. Roy’s graveside service was held at the Borden Cemetery on Aug. 29, presided over by Rev. Sheldon Carr. An outdoor reception was held at the acreage of Ed and Dianne Rawlyk, who live in the same yard as Karen and Roy. Karen and Roy had lived on the acreage at Borden since 2004, and Karen is president of the Borden Museum and Borden Farmers Market.
Riverbend Fellowship Church hold their services at 10:30 a.m. outdoors behind Living Books warehouse on Baltimore Street led by Pastor Ron Mills and will continue there as long as the weather permits. In inclement weather they will be held in the Borden Community Centre at 10:30 a.m.
St. John’s services start Sept. 6with the Anglican service at 10:30 a.m. led by Rev. Sheldon Carr and the United members meet at 1:30 p.m. led by Gayle Wensley. COVID-19 rules will be followed at St. John’s , with masks and sanitizers available. The pews are marked to maintain social distancing and special sanitizers are used on the pews.
Rev. Carr was in attendance at the Borden Care Home, meeting with residents in the outdoor patio and Bev Assman has started in motion exercises in the outdoor venue. The care home is closed to visitors except for immediate family and they also meet in the outdoor patio.
The teachers at Borden have been in the school for the last week or more and will be there this upcoming week, getting everything in place for when classes start on Sept. 8. Kindergarten, with up to 10 students, will start a week later and come in on Monday/Wednesday and alternate Fridays. The first week will be a soft start with group No. 1 coming in on Sept. 8 and 10. and Group No. 2 will attend Sept. 9and 11. Every student is to have their own plastic wipeable case for personal supplies, refillable water bottles and hand sanitizers. There will be paper cup dispensers at each water fountain until a water bottle fill station is installed. The school is supplying paper exercise books and report covers. The students will remain in their home room and the teachers will go to each class. School hours are 8:50 a.m. to 12:22 p.m., then 1:05 to 3 p.m.
