In the early 1900's Bordulac's first band was organized. It was a group of 17 members who were organized under the direction of Mr. Cummings, the minister at the Congregational Church. They performed for Decoration Day Celebration in Carrington. The Kirkwood Hotel was still in operation and some of the band members stayed overnight there. This band disbanded.
Later O.W. Ihringer, Chet Roach, Fred Ihringer, and Vick Beckley would get together at the Ihringer house just to play for the fun of it. At that time the Valley City College had hired a man by the name of Albert Perfect from Chicago to be the music instructor at the college. Mr. Perfect agreed to go to different areas to help teach music for the local bands for $5 per day, food, and transportation to the next town. The bands from Bordulac and Barlow decided to take up the offer.
One of the problems Mr. Perfect found when he came to Bordulac was that all the players wanted to play the melody for the songs. He succeeded in teaching them how to play the harmony parts and the band was ready to perform at the Chatauqua in Valley City. They competed against a group that was passing through Valley City from the Lutheran College. The Bordulac Band with its 12 pieces was the smallest group to perform. The judges awarded the first place prize of $75 to the Bordulac Band. They were especially pleased with the bass section which was composed of Walt Sutherland on the baritone, Vick Beckley on the drums, and O.W. Ihringer on the tuba. This occurred in 1910.
The band broke up again during World War I. After the fellows returned home they joined a group called the Million Dollar Band at Kensal. Mr. Liberte, a trumpet player with the Chatauqua agreed to come to Bordulac for one day of instruction and a concert for $120. Again the fellows dug in their pockets. Mr. Liberte played to a packed house that evening. He said later that he had added more songs to his program because of the enthusiasm of the audience.
The band played for many of the public functions that were held in these early days.
Other organizations that were active in Bordulac were the Community Club, Royal Neighbors Lodge, Farmers Union Local, and the Modern Woodsmen Lodge. The goat that was used for initiations for this lodge may be seen at the museum in Sheyenne, North Dakota.
In earlier years Bordulac was the hub of a large productive wild game area. Lake George game reserve abounded in ducks and geese, and was ideal cover for upland birds. The area lured hunters from far and near.
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hunting Club was well represented among the sportsmen. The club purchased right‑of‑way from T.D. Lewis, the rights extending from Bordulac to the shore of Lake George. Hunters came every year on the Soo Line. Many hired teams and wagons to transport groups to the hunting grounds. The wildlife slaughter was exceedingly heavy. Out‑of‑state hunters each paid a $25 license fee. A clubhouse was built by the Milwaukee sportsmen as a headquarters and for storage of supplies.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 176