December 16, 2016

This is it, ladies and gentlemen - the shortest day of the year is this Wednesday! Soon we’ll be able to leave the house in the morning without a headlamp and return in the evening without tripping over the neighbour’s black dog. Sorry, Sheba.

If you were one of the roughly 100 attendees at the annual Kagawong community Christmas concert then you already know that the talent around here is off the charts. The performers’ talents are off the top of the charts; Mike’s comedic talents were off the chart in a … different way. Not only are the people of Billings talented, but they are also very generous, and we managed to raise nearly $400 and collected several boxes of food to donate to Manitoulin Family Resources! If you missed the show, stop by www.Facebook.com/Kagawong1 to view videos of the concert.

It’s never too cold for a movie! Come on by the Billings Library tomorrow night (December 17) to see Florence Foster Jenkins. Show starts at 7pm. Bring the family! Free admission as always. Upcoming titles for January 2017 include Keeping Up With The Joneses and Trolls! Check out the Facebook page for dates and trailers.

There has been plenty of Christmas music filling the air of late. But if you haven’t had quite enough falala’ing, stop by the Main Street Café tomorrow (December 17) from 11:30am until 1pm to join in a community carol sing-a-long! Jamie Ward, local carol devotee, was overheard singing “Fa la la la la, la la la yo.”

The happiest of happy birthday wishes goes out to Hailey who, although she has the sarcasm of an adult, is not actually turning 29 this week, but is about a third of the way there.

Another reminder that the hours at the Kagawong Mall have changed for the winter. Saturday and Sunday stay the same (10am-6pm and 1pm-6pm respectively), but the opening hours for Tuesdays and Thursdays have switched and are now 2:30pm - 6:30pm in order to take advantage of as much daylight as possible.

There’s still time for some last minute shopping! Out of ideas? Team Fergmeijer to the rescue! Here are some unusual gift ideas for that someone special in your life:

• Flowers wilt, candlelight fades, but cockroaches are forever. Have a cockroach at the Bronx Zoo named after your loved one. Show that your love can survive anything, even nuclear fallout.
• Funeral pre-arrangements. Together to the end. Not recommended until at least the second date.
• For those with commitment issues, why not go for the diamond key ring. All the bling, none of the obligation.
• Bacon flowers. Yes, you read that right - flowers made out of bacon. Surely there’s no further explanation necessary for this one.

December 9, 2016

The snow has finally arrived and the town looks so festive with the dusting of the white stuff. Though Team Fergmeijer already misses friction. Remember when that was a thing?

Tomorrow is the community Christmas concert! Bring your whole family out to the Park Centre for 7pm. Admission is by donation with all proceeds going to Manitoulin Family Resources. Don’t miss this annual tradition; rumour has it Santa has RSVP’d!

The west end lost a special soul last week with the passing of Marion Turner. She touched many members of our community, including half of Team Fergmeijer who was lucky enough to have her as a teacher in grade one. Our deepest condolences go out to her family and friends.

John Buie has been keeping busy flirting with nurses off-island this past week. We wish him all the best as Mary drags him home to complete his recovery.

The next movie night is on Saturday, December 17th when the library will be showing Florence Foster Jenkins. Show starts at 7pm. Bring the family! Free admission as always. Check out the Facebook page for trailers!

Students from across Manitoulin performed in the annual Christmas concert at MSS on Tuesday night. We have such dedicated and talented young people. Well done to all the performers!

Another reminder that the hours at the Kagawong Mall have changed for the winter. Saturday and Sunday stay the same (10am-6pm and 1pm-6pm respectively), but the opening hours for Tuesdays and Thursdays have switched and are now 2:30pm - 6:30pm in order to take advantage of as much daylight as possible.

The happiest of happy birthday wishes goes out to loyal reader Laurie who turned 29 last weekend. We’ve had some people question our fact-checking on birthdays since so many people seem to be turning 29. Our stance is people shouldn’t get too worked up about it all. After all, age is just a number. Well, technically, age is a word, but you get the point.

December 2, 2016

Team Fergmeijer had so many people ask us about our exercise regimen of doing diddly-squats, we wanted to be able to share the rest of our workout with you. Our top five exercises include: Jumping to conclusions, Flying off the handle, Carrying things too far, Dodging responsibilities, and Pushing our luck. Let us know how these work out for you!

If you are on Facebook and follow the Kagawong page (www.facebook.com/kagawong1), you will be seeing some memories of Christmas concerts past. Like the time MBB wore a dress and danced across the stage with his ‘sisters.’ The memories will continue to be posted periodically in the lead up to this year’s concert on Saturday, December 10th. The family-friendly event will start at 7pm; admission is by donations with all proceeds going to Manitoulin Family Resources. If you are interested in taking part on-stage, email Team Fergmeijer, make contact through Facebook, or call Mike at 282-8355. As always, talent is completely optional.

The next movie night is on Saturday, December 17th when the library will be showing Florence Foster Jenkins. Show starts at 7pm. Bring the family! Free admission as always. Check out the Facebook page for trailers!

Alles gute zum geburtstag to Nora who turned neunundzwanzig last week. Emma Morano isn’t from Kagawong, but she is an inspiration, having turned 29 eighty-eight times, and Team Fergmeijer thought she deserved a mention!

Have you heard about the new sculpture installations that will be going up throughout the township over the next year? The artists have been selected by community jury and will be here in town for a meet and greet on Thursday Dec. 8th. Pop into the Park Centre between 6:30pm and 8pm to chat with the artists, and to see short presentations on their work in general and their ideas for sculpture in Billings specifically. Contact 4elements for more information (www.facebook.com/4elementslivingart).

We are a bit late in notifying you about this next bit, but we were saving it for a slow news week. Turns out, slow news weeks don’t happen very often in Billings and it’s taken us awhile to get to this one. Without further ado, we would like to remind you that the Kagawong Mall has switched to winter hours. Saturday and Sunday stay the same (10am-6pm and 1pm-6pm respectively), but the opening hours for Tuesdays and Thursdays have switched and are now 2:30pm - 6:30pm in order to take advantage of as much daylight as possible.

Greg and Margaret Lloyd welcomed their first grandchild this week. Congratulations to them, new dad Gavin, and great-grandparents Helen and Clark. We aren’t sure about the specifics of whether the baby is a girl or a boy yet, but would like to point out that ‘Fergmeijer’ is a lovely, gender-neutral name that could work either way.

November 25, 2016

Team Fergmeijer has recently upped their game when it comes to exercising. We’ve doubled the number of diddly-squats we do in one day! We had to do something with the Chocolate Works, Boo Bah Lou, AND Main Street Cafe all open into the fall and winter.

Christmas in Kagawong was a huge success! There were dozens of local artisans and businesses represented and the Park Centre was a constant hub of festive activity. Santa even put in an early appearance, despite the threat of heat stroke (he’s used to significantly snowier environs this time of year). Thanks to the EDC and all the many volunteers who made the weekend so special.

If you are on Facebook and follow the Kagawong page (www.facebook.com/kagawong1), you will be seeing some memories of Christmas concerts past. Like the time the amazing, good-looking, intelligent and talented group of Jill, Heather and Chris performed the 12 Days of Christmas, complete with a splash zone! (No members of the KGB were harmed in the making of that skit.) The memories will continue to be posted periodically in the lead up to this year’s concert on Saturday, December 10th. The family-friendly event will start at 7pm; admission is by donations of non-perishables or cash. All proceeds will go to Manitoulin Family Resources. If you are interested in taking part on-stage, email Team Fergmeijer, make contact through Facebook, or call Mike at 282-8355. As always, talent is completely optional.

The library is pleased to present the movie The Wild Life, playing on the big screen tomorrow night (Nov. 29th). Show starts at 7pm. Bring the family! Free admission as always.

Looking for more grown up entertainment this weekend? Check out the Manitoulin Community Choir’s Song and Cider concert, an evening of choral song that mixes folk favourites, Canadiana, and sacred classics. Fun starts at 7:30pm at the Park Centre; tickets are $10 per person ($20/family).

A very happy belated 29th  birthday goes out to Monica. We hope she doesn’t take the snow storm on her birthday personally. Happy birthday, also, to Dwyne, who turns 29 on Saturday. Neither of them are likely to see this shout out, but really, Team Fergmeijer decided a long time ago that this column is more for entertaining ourselves than anything else. Though they COULD check out our online archive! http://teamfergmeijer.blogspot.ca/

In other news, a mysterious white ferret has been spotted out at Maple Point. Could this be the ghost of furry Christmases past? Or perhaps a devious developer trying to ferret out a good deal on waterfront property?

November 18, 2016

Team Fergmeijer was up bright and early today to gather our news for the column. Of course, this time of year ‘bright’ is a bit of an overstatement. Welcome to the time of year when you leave for work in the dark, spend all the daylight hours inside, then come home just in time for it to be pitch black again.

On the upside, this is also the beginning of the season of tinsel, twinkle lights and mulled cider! Launching us into the the festive season, Christmas in Kagawong kicks off tonight with vendors at the Park Centre and a turkey dinner - sorry to disappoint the French Canadians, but we were misinformed about the tourtiere. Still, nothing tastes better than a meal you don’t have to prepare, or clean up, yourself! The fun continues over the whole weekend. In addition to the vendors you can check out the silent auction, have a nosh at the luncheon and get your picture taken with Santa. See the ad in the paper or the Christmas in Kagawong Facebook event for more details.

You’ve heard that Kagawong is a magical place… well it’s true! Our observant readers will surely have noticed that all the scarecrows have been transformed into Christmas trees! Keep an eye out as more decorations pop up around the village throughout the month of December.

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s ……. SUPERMAN! That’s right, MBB and Susie have already signed up for the Kagawong Community Christmas concert on Saturday, December 10th. The family-friendly event will start at 7pm; admission is by donations of nonperishables or cash. All proceeds will go to Manitoulin Family Resources. If you are interested in taking park on-stage email Team Fergmeijer, make contact through Facebook, or call Mike at 282-8355. As always, talent is completely optional.

The library is pleased to present the movie The Wild Life, playing on the big screen next Saturday night (Nov. 29th). Show starts at 7pm. Free admission as always! Check out the Kagawong Facebook page for trailers and more information.

Happy birthday to the woman who puts the M in MBB; Mary is turning 29 today!

Euchre is back up and running at the Park Centre Wednesday nights at 7:30pm, with tournaments every third Wednesday of the month. Team Fergmeijer can only assumes there is a winner of some sort. If you are in the know, send the results our way!

Miss the column last week? Need to catch up on our ridiculousness? Check out our column archives at http://teamfergmeijer.blogspot.ca/. Let us know what you think!

There was a turkey tragedy last week, when one of the KGB met an untimely demise on Maple Drive (turkeys are notoriously bad at playing Chicken). Regardless of how you feel about the Kagawong Gobble Brigade or any other wildlife, please drive carefully. You might not notice one less turkey, but you will definitely notice the grill, bumper and headlight they will take out if you hit them with your car.

November 11, 2016

Once again this year, the Old Mill Heritage Centre has hosted an amazing commemoration of those who have fought for our freedoms leading up to Remembrance Day. Their work is especially important in making sure that we do not take those sacrifices for granted. We are lucky to have such a diverse facility! Lest we forget.

Kagawong is welcoming a group of very aquatically-inclined Canadians tomorrow! At what promises to be the first of many musical endeavours, the newly-opened Main Street Café is hosting the critically acclaimed Great Lake Swimmers tomorrow, along with musician Megan Bonnell! Tickets for the event have long been sold out - congratulations to Jean, Jamie and Leith on pursuing their dreams, yo, and creating this incredible new venue.

Couldn’t get tickets to the Great Lake Swimmers concert? Then head down the hill to the library for a movie! The incredible Kubo and the Two Strings will be showing on the big screen Saturday night starting at 7pm. Free admission as always!

Next weekend (November 18-20), be sure to make the trip into the village for Christmas in Kagawong! Start the weekend off by checking out the Friday night vendors at the Park Centre and taking in a tourtière supper. Ben voyons, c’est beau ça! Throughout the weekend, check out the vendors, luncheons, silent auction, and pictures with Santa! See the ad in the paper or the Christmas in Kagawong Facebook event for more details.

Euchre is back up and running at the Park Centre Wednesday nights at 7:30pm, with tournaments every third Wednesday of the month. At least Team Fergmeijer assumes there is… no one sends us the results, and we’d love to include them here! If you happen to know who won what, please let us know!

Zumba has reZumed! After a two-week hiatus (you’ve been practicing your moves, right?), Zumba is back up and running Thursday evenings at 7pm at the Park Centre.

Can’t remember who celebrated their 29th birthday last week? Check out our column archives at http://teamfergmeijer.blogspot.ca/. Let us know what you think!

To finish off this week’s column, Team Fergmeijer was hoping to tell a good cookie joke, but all the ones we found were crumby. Have a great week!

November 4, 2016

This weekend marks Team Fergmeijer’s favourite time of year… an extra hour of sleep, and the brunch that inevitably follows! Don’t forget to turn your clocks back an hour Saturday night.

If you haven’t had a chance to visit the Old Mill Heritage Centre, be sure to head in this coming week to see their Remembrance Day commemorations. Every year, the Old Mill features moving and memorable military displays - don’t miss it!

Despite the overcast weather, the recreation committee played host to many members of the community as people came out to carve their spectacular squash masterpieces at the annual BYOPumpkin carving party. With hot drinks, games, and even a pinata, it’s safe to say a good time was had by all.

Next up for seasonal festivities is Christmas in Kagawong, November 18-20! Start the weekend off by checking out the Friday night vendors at the Park Centre and taking in a tourtière supper. Ben voyons, c’est beau ça! Throughout the weekend, check out the vendors, luncheons, silent auction, and pictures with Santa! See the ad in the paper or the Christmas in Kagawong Facebook event for more details.

Euchre is back up and running at the Park Centre Wednesday nights at 7:30pm, with tournaments every third Wednesday of the month. We haven’t heard any results lately - if you happen to know who won what, please let us know!

Zumba is taking a pause November 3rd and 10th, but Zumba-ites will be grooving at the Park Centre again on November 17th.

Happy birthday to Brad M who celebrated 29 years last week. Gail L was also celebrating her 29th birthday just yesterday. Here’s hoping their Halloween birthdays were less terrifying than aging. Seriously, you can’t go wrong with candy AND cake.

Next movie on the big screen at the Billings Library is Saturday, November 12th. The incredible Kubo and the Two Strings will be showing at 7pm. Free admission as always!

Want to see the largest collection of Kagawong Turkey pictures on the ‘net? Check out our archives at http://teamfergmeijer.blogspot.ca/. Let us know what you think!

While writing this column, Team Fergmeijer discovered the hard way that writing with a broken pencil is pointless, but feel we have made some fine points regardless. Though we had to be careful the article wasn’t lead with a pun. Have a great week!

October 28, 2016

Thank goodness for Hallowe’en - all of a sudden, the cobwebs in our houses are decorations! One week a year poor housekeeping pays off.

St. John’s Anglican Church hosted a fantastic Gospel night last Saturday, featuring the Kagawong Folk Roots Collective. The local quintet played to a packed house, including favourites such as “I Saw the Light,” “Wade in the Water,” and “In My Hour of Darkness.” They didn’t play a skeleton’s favourite song though… Bad to the Bone.

Euchre is back up and running at the Park Centre Wednesday nights at 7:30pm, with tournaments every third Wednesday of the month. Grab a partner and try your luck. Speaking of cards, what do goblins mail home while on vacation? Ghostcards!

What do you call a big fat pumpkin? A plumpkin! Tomorrow (Saturday, October 29th) marks the return of the annual BYOP (Bring Your Own Plumpkin) community pumpkin carving party! Stop by the market pavilion that morning, pumpkin in hand, to carve with friends and leave the mess for someone else to clean up. Hot drinks and games for the kids included! It’s going to be a frightfully good time!

Happy birthday to Rachel B who celebrated 29 trips around the sun last week, and to Meranda N who has not quite reached the big 2-9, but who we’re sure has big plans for her big day this weekend. What’s the favourite game at ghosts’ birthday parties? Hide and shriek!

Why didn’t the skeleton go outside at night? Because he didn’t have the guts! But that doesn’t mean you have to stay home tomorrow night - the next library movie is Bad Moms (rated R). The show starts at 7:00pm and as always, admission is free! The library will also be open on Monday night handing out candy and other goodies to trick-or-treaters who stop in.

Kagawongians are reminded that in addition to candy, some ghosts and ghouls might be on the lookout for canned goods and other non-perishables as there are some great fundraisers on the go at this time of year.

The Old Mill Heritage Centre is busy preparing for Remembrance Day commemorations November 1st through 11th. Be sure to visit the Old Mill in November for moving and memorable military displays.

What do you call two spiders that just got married? Newlywebbed! Speaking of the web, ever wondered how many times Jamie Ward has been mentioned in our column? You’ll find an online archive of all our columns at http://teamfergmeijer.blogspot.ca/. Check it out, and leave us some feedback!

Tired of all our spook-tacular jokes? Fear not - Christmas in Kagawong is just around the corner. More on that next week! Team Fergmeijer already has our gift-giving planned. In lieu of gifts, we’ve decided to give everyone our opinion.

October 21, 2016

Rain on, rain off. Rain on, rain off. Rain on, rain off. Make up your mind Mother Nature! There was so much rain at some points last week, people in town reported seeing Willa out walking her fish. Good thing it was on a leash - we wouldn’t want to see it get eaten by a drizzly bear.

St. John’s Anglican Church is hosting an evening of gospel music, featuring the Kagawong Folk/Roots Collective, Saturday, October 22, at 7:30pm. Come on out, bring your sweet tooth (there will be homemade treats for sale!) and your good shoes - there’s going to be a lot of toe-tapping!

Euchre is back up and running at the Park Centre Wednesday nights at 7:30pm, with tournaments every third Wednesday of the month. Grab a partner and try your luck.

Saturday, October 29th marks the return of the annual BYOP (Bring Your Own Pumpkin) community pumpkin carving party! Stop by the market pavilion that morning, pumpkin in hand, to carve with friends and leave the mess for someone else to clean up. Hot drinks and games for the kids included!

Happy birthday to Ken F, Neely P, and Joanne T. All three are celebrating 29 years this week!

Happy anniversary to Team Fergmeijer! We’ve been finishing each other’s sentences and stealing each other’s sheep for the past ten years. That’s right, dear reader. This column has only given you a small taste of the shenanigans we have gotten up to over the last decade. The question is, is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Attention all overworked and underappreciated mothers out there: the next library movie is Bad Moms (rated R). Saturday October 29th, the show starts at 7:00 and as always, admission is free!

The Old Mill Heritage Centre is busy preparing for Remembrance Day commemorations November 1st through 11th. Be sure to visit the Old Mill in November for moving and memorable military displays.

Lost the paper and can’t remember who turned 29 this week? Looking for pictures of the Kagawong Gobble Brigade? Ever wondered how many times Jamie Ward has been mentioned in our column? You’ll find an online archive of all our columns at http://teamfergmeijer.blogspot.ca/. Check it out, and leave us some feedback!

Many people from away have asked us what it’s like to live in Kagawong. It’s hard to pin it down exactly, but there are some things that stand out. For example, if you get into trouble and your parents know about it before you even get home, you might be from Kagawong. If your idea of a great first date is taking someone mudding, you might be from Kagawong. If you live two doors down from a police officer and have one across the street and meet up with another one at the dog park, you might be from Kagawong. And if you plan on attending all of the pancake breakfasts and Burt’s Beef suppers throughout the summer, but the doctor tells you that if you do so, you’d probably need a forklift to carry you from place to place, you might be from Kagawong.

October 14, 2016

In case you haven’t heard, Kagawong has made the leap to BIG CITY STATUS with our very own stoplight! Commuters between the Candy Corner and the Kagawong mall can expect delays for the foreseeable future. Due to the large amount of wildlife in the area lately, motorists are reminded to remain in their vehicles when stopped. The last thing we need is a rogue turkey joyriding in a minivan.

Speaking of animals, there appears to be a severe decline in the number of crows in Kagawong this year. Experts in the field are attributing this to significant increases in the scarecrow population around town! Be sure to take a walk through the village and find as many as you can - Team Fergmeijer has it on good authority that there are between 5 and 40 of them. Unfortunately, the scarecrows seem ineffective against the KGB.

St. John’s Anglican Church is hosting an evening of gospel music, featuring the Kagawong Folk/Roots Collective, Saturday, October 22. Team Fergmeijer isn’t positive of the time, but our clever readers know to check Facebook or the community sign at the main intersection in town for more details.

Euchre is back up and running at the Park Centre Wednesday nights at 7:30pm, with tournaments every third Wednesday of the month. That means there’s a tournament this coming Wednesday! Break out your best poker face and grab a friend for a chance to win Extreme Euchre Champion of Kagawong (EECK!) bragging rights.

Saturday, October 29th marks the return of the annual BYOP (Bring Your Own Pumpkin) community pumpkin carving party! Stop by the market pavilion that morning, pumpkin in hand, to carve with friends and leave the mess for someone else to clean up. Hot drinks and games for the kids included!

A little bird (actually it was a green chicken) told us that Jef T is celebrating his 29th birthday on Sunday. Yay!

Cold weather getting on your nerves? Come to the Billings Library tomorrow for a hot new film: Nerve! 7pm on Oct. 15 - admission is by donation. Check the Kagawong Facebook page to see info on all upcoming movies.

The Heritage Centre is busy preparing for Remembrance Day commemorations. Be sure to visit the Old Mill in November for moving and memorable displays.

Next week is Ontario Waste Reduction Week, and the Billings Go Green Committee is encouraging everyone to do their part. Check out the committee’s blog at gogreenkagawong.wordpress.com for waste-saving ideas and inspiration. On that note, in an effort to not waste paper, we’re going to end our column here. Have a great week!

October 7, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving!

What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi.

What do you get when the Recreation Committee lets loose with pumpkins, hay bales and cornstalks? A FABULOUSLY fashionable village! Be sure to stop into Kagawong to see us in all our autumnal glory!

Kudos to the 4elements crew for organizing and hosting the Elemental Festival last week. Activities of all sorts drew crowds from all walks of life, and from all over the province. One of the highlights was the Saturday night performance of Jamie Ward and friends. Jamie had the crowd tapping their feet and singing aloud to fan favourites and original pieces throughout the show. The president of the Jamie Ward Fan Club was overheard saying, “It was an amazing experience, yo.”

Folks at the Candy Corner celebrated the return of Luna last week, after her escapade across town. Rumour has it, she was cavorting with the Kagawong Gobble Brigade.

Speaking of the Kagawong turkeys, they’ve been spotted recently behaving bizarrely and rolling in the mud. If Team Fergmeijer were turkeys, we'd be doing everything we could to taste terrible right now, too.

Mary and Heather would like to thank everyone who contributed to their fundraising for the CIBC Run for the Cure! Between them, they raised over $2000 to go toward breast cancer research, treatment, and outreach. Well done, ladies!

Happy birthday to John B, who celebrated turning 29 last week! Rachel M is also turning 29 but we promised not to tell when, while Jamie F is celebrating today - extra pumpkin pie for the lot of you!

The library will be continuing to show movies on the big screen throughout the fall, with the next movie being shown Saturday, October 15. Check the Kagawong Facebook page to see info on all upcoming movies.

Welcome to the Scotts who are visiting this weekend from the Niagara region. Team Fergmeijer can smell the pumpkin pancakes from here!

We’ll close this week, with a traditional Pilgrim proverb: We hope your turkey is moist and your stuffing is fluffy, and when you're done eating you'll be nice and stuffy.

September 30, 2016

How is it the end of September already? It feels like it was May just 3 seconds ago. On the upside, this time of year means great weather for all the cool activities going on in and around town these days.

The Old Mill Heritage Centre is hosting a walking tour of historic downtown Kagawong, led by Jacquie Gordon, this afternoon. Meet at the Old Mill for 2pm, and wear your walking shoes! The tour is free, but donations can be made to the museum.

The Elemental Festival starts today! Tonight through Sunday, there will be concerts, workshops, guided walks and visiting artists in Kagawong. It’ll be a great weekend to be out and about in the village. Check out www.4elementslivingarts.org for a full schedule of events and artists.

Got creative inspiration? Submit your ideas for permanent outdoor sculptures that will be part of the Billings Art and Heritage Trail to 4elements by October 24th. Check out the Kagawong Facebook page for more details or contact 4elements (www.4elementslivingarts.org) to get your submission package.

Kagawongians are hitting the road to raise money for cancer research. Mary Buie and the Burns Wharf players as well as one half of Team Fergmeijer are lacing up to run in the CIBC Run for the Cure event at the beginning of October! If you are interested in donating to this very worthy cause, please visit https://goo.gl/Xl2xw9 or pop by www.Facebook.com/Kagawong1 to click on the live link.

Happy birthday to honourary Kagawongian Kathryn Buie who will be turning 29 on Sunday. Here’s hoping soon-to-be baby Buie lets her sleep in!

The library’s next movie night is tomorrow - Saturday, Oct. 1st. Bring out the kids for Ice Age: Collision Course starting at 7pm. Check the Kagawong Facebook page to see info on all upcoming movies.

The #4eFestivalHaiku contest deadline has passed, but we couldn’t resist publishing one more haiku that came into us this past week, especially with Thanksgiving coming up:

Hey! Team Fergmeijer!

Kagawong Gobble Brigade

Is out in full force!

(submitted by MBB and TCO)

Team Fergmeijer was down at the river watching the salmon swimming upstream the other day, and saw one wearing a tie. How very sofishticated! Have a great week!