November 16, 2018

Have you ever had that moment when you slip on the ice, fall down with your iPhone in your pocket, and hear a crack, and pray that it was your leg? Oh, uh, no, we haven’t either...

Christmas in Kagawong is this weekend!! November 16 - 18th, be sure to stop in at the Park Centre. Each day there will be vendors upstairs, while downstairs is the Friends of the Billings Library silent auction. On Friday night come out for the annual turkey dinner ($16 per person). On Saturday, in addition to checking out any vendors you missed the day before and upping your bid at the silent auction, you can checkout the luncheon put on by the museum board. On Sunday you will have one last chance at the auction, and kids can come out for crafts and a kid-friendly Christmas store.

Everyone’s favourite midwife is turning 29 on Monday! It looks like Mary B might be in Calgary for the big day, so there’s no telling how old she’ll be while she’s there, but I’m sure she’ll be celebrating in style. A summer regular, Dave T, is also celebrating his 29th birthday this week. Many happy returns to both of you!

There was a wonderful turnout for the Kagawong Remembrance Day service on Sunday. Kudos to the museum board for putting on another poignant and respectful ceremony honouring veterans. St. John's in Kagawong rang the Bells of Peace at sundown on Remembrance Day, marking 100 years since the end of World War I. We shall not forget.

Come out to the Park Centre and join the fun at Euchre! The next tournament is November 21. Regular Wednesday night games won’t start up again until April, but the 2019 tournament season will kick off again on January 16th.  Last week’s results are: High Score - Fred Pickard, Most Loners - Mike Arbour, Low Score - Wilma Wright, Door Prize - Kal Merrilees.

Kagawong’s famous (or should we say infamous?) Community Christmas Concert is back again this year! The Park Centre is booked for the second week in December. Stay tuned here for more details! If you are interested in performing, just drop a line to Kagawong@live.ca or send a message on the Kagawong Facebook page. As always, talent is not a requirement for any performers.

The weather this week has been snow laughing matter. We were waiting for the bus the other day in a snowstorm and tried to break the ice with the lady next to us with a simple, “Ice to meet you,” but no luck. She just gave us the cold shoulder. We were on our way to the ski hill for a little fun and relaxation, and the trip started out alright, but it wasn’t long before it all started to go downhill. We thought we were going to use the crazy carpets and GTs to slide down the hill, but they only allow skiing. We felt totally mi-sled. Then, one half of Team Fergmeijer wanted to stop and get matching tattoos of Frosty on their stomachs. The other half of the team refused to get the abdominal snowman though, so we finally left. After all, as fun as trips like that can be, there’s just snow place like home.