The Borden Farmers Market has been operating in the seniors’ centre in the Borden Community Centre on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. since May 7, with an average of 40 buyers dropping in every week. The market will run until Oct. 8. The 50/50 draws have been won by Sandi and Tom Hrenkiw, Duncan Sutherland, Phyliss Blakeney and L. Olinyk.
There have been two vaccination clinics in Borden – April 21 and 22 and May 20 and 21 – with many coming from Saskatoon and out of town to get their shots in addition to locals. Hopefully there will be another clinic the third week of June but dates are not yet available. Jim and I are getting our second shot June 9 in North Battleford and a number of Borden residents will be getting their second shots this month. It is great to see so many youth and young adults getting their vaccination shots as it all helps for the province to reopen.
Borden High School graduation is set for June 11. The five grads are renting a tent to be set up on the park grounds east of the village with limited seating for the exercises to be held in the afternoon. The school is holding a year-end pizza party June 21. Students will receive two slices free, which will be individually wrapped and distributed by the teachers. Enrolment at the school for 2020-21 is 105 students with 84 in kindergarten to Grade 8 and 21 in Grades 9 to 12. The school year for students ends June 28 with progress reports out the next day.
The Borden Museum is having their official opening Saturday, June 5 at 2 p.m. There will be a flag-raising ceremony, then a tour of the displays and a treat to take home. The summer student hired at the museum is Ethan Fisher of Langham. On display will be the village of Borden replica buildings of the 1920s, Foster’s Store, vintage cameras and post office items. Museum hours will be Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 1 to 5 p.m. For appointments to visit or a tour call Karen at 306-997-5600 or Heather at 306-280-2656.
The Borden Library holds a dessert-of-the-month draw and winning in April was Gayle Wensley. May winner was Marianne Barkman. Justin W. was the winner of the children’s winter reading program and he received a $25 Indigo gift certificate.
The RM of Great Bend office in Borden has a silver for gold program where you can drop off pop can tabs, with the money going to childhood cancer research.
Riverbend Fellowship is holding services in Borden Community Centre at 10:45 a.m. United Church services are at the Anglican Church at 1:30 p.m. until the end of June. St. John’s has also started their Bible/book study on Fridays at 11 a.m. in the church lower hall with Rev. Carr in charge.
