July 8, 2016

They say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, so Team Fergmeijer decided to see if anyone is paying attention. Yeah, that’s what we did. We certainly didn’t forget the early deadline last week if that’s what you were thinking.

Last week was all sorts of patriotic and we hope all you hosers donned your toques and enjoyed some maple syrup on your beavertails with your double-doubles on Canada Day! Some patriotic words of wisdom: remember, blood is thicker than water, but maple syrup is thicker than blood, so technically pancakes are more important than family.

This week we welcome back to all the summer student workers across the township as they kick off another busy summer! You all make our community an awesome place.

Happy belated birthday to long-time Kagawongian, Shirley Park, who has reached the wise and wonderful age of 29 this month. The Parks had another reason to celebrate recently; congratulations go out to Marilyn and Kirby Park on the birth of their second grandchild. Lily arrived safely, with mother Tahnee holding up like a champ and father Chris having not passed out in the delivery room (as far as anyone is telling, anyway).

Between the all the bake sale, book sale, yard sale, car wash, farmers’ market and BBQ craziness this past week, no wonder people flock from all over the island to visit! The fun continues with Farmers’ Markets every Wednesday at the pavilion in Kagawong. And don’t forget SUMMERFEST coming up on Saturday, July 19!

On top of all that, registration is still open for River School - a partnership between 4elements Living Arts and Manitoulin Streams to deliver a series of summer programs for kids and adults along the Kagawong River. Come prepared to get your feet wet and your hands dirty! For more information, or to register, phone 705-282-0444 or email patricia@4elementslivingarts.org.

In other news, sightings of a large, sarcastic orb were reported along the road to Maple Point during the long weekend. According to UFO cognoscente Jamie Ward, “It was wearing a jaunty hat and cursing about facebugs, yo.”

Weekly euchre games at the Park Centre have gone on hiatus for the summer, but you can still get your game on with two tournaments; one on July 20th, the other on August 17th. Bring a partner and your competitive spirit!

Cards not your thing? Prefer 4-legged friends over 2-legged? Then come out to the Kagawong Canine Social Club every Sunday at 1pm to socialize with other dog lovers. If you can’t make Sunday, don’t panic; the park is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for canine capers any time.

With the arrival of the nice weather, a lot of people are talking about whether or not they have their ‘summer bodies.’ Team Fergmeijer’s not so different. We’ve got our summer bodies; they’re under our spring rolls. Just kidding! Actually, Team Fergmeijer’s summer bodies are the same as our winter bodies, they just have more popsicles in them. Have a great week!