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!