March 31, 2017

April Fools’ Day Pro Tip: Caramel onions are just as easy to make as caramel apples, but they don’t taste nearly as good.

Spring has sprung, the grass is riz! Keep an eye on downtown Kagawong as a new season ushers in some new changes to the business landscape.

The next library movie night is tomorrow (April 1 - no joke!). The fun family movie Monster Trucks will be on the big screen; show starts at 7pm with free admission as always. Check out the Facebook page for more information and trailers.

Also tomorrow night, Mimi O’Bonsawin will be launching her new album “Connected” at the Park Centre. Contact Pat Hess to get your tickets for this fantastic concert.

Need some down time after a movie or concert Saturday night? You’re in luck! Hydro One has a power outage planned for April 2nd - 7:30am-11:30am. Stock the wood stove and fill some buckets with water to get through the morning. Or do what we intend to do, just pull the covers up and sleep until the outage is over.

It is with very heavy hearts that we said good-bye to friend, mentor, and musician Don Bainbridge this week. He will most certainly be missed. A celebration of his life was held on Wednesday with many coming out to share stories and memories. Donations in Don’s memory can be made to the Angel Bus.

Be sure to mark the weekend of April 22-23 on your calendar! Start the weekend with an Earth Day celebration on the 22nd, brought to you by the Billings Township Go Green Advisory Committee and the Recreation Committee. Follow that up with the first event of the Fibre Arts Festival on the 23rd: a mixed media paint social. We’ll post more details as they become available, or check out Daffodil Fibre Arts Festival Facebook page.

Congratulations to Willa W who used her new bionic eye to spot a Sandhill crane flying high above the village last week, giving her bragging rights in this year’s Team Fergmeijer Sandhill Crane Challenge! She edged out last year’s champ who notified Team Fergmeijer just one day too late. When asked how she felt about achieving this feat, Willa shook her fist at the house across the street and said, “We’re even now, Peter!”

Happy birthday to Micki B who turns 29 today! Once a Kagawongian, always a Kagawongian.

Euchre results for last week’s game are in! Women's High Score was Elva Lloyd, Men's High Score went to Mike Arbour, Sally Langtree took Women’s loner, and Men’s loner going to Fred Pickard. Low score prize went to Doris Tustian and Jim Langtree. (We’re no card sharps, but didn’t they used to call that the skunk prize?) The door prize went to Jim Langtree.

April Fools’ Day Pro Tip 2: Attaching an air horn underneath your boss’ office chair is not as funny as you’d think. But putting a sign on the coffee maker that says ‘Voice Activated’ is.