Winter seems to be here to stay now, and your favourite journalists (and we use that term loosely) have decided to freeze the day with some winter puns. This weekend, one half of Team Fergmeijer went on a date. She was hoping for a whirlwind winter romance; a real ‘love at frost sight’ sort of thing. It started promising - her fella started the afternoon with sledding on Graham’s hill, but it was all downhill from there. He was going to take her skating in the next town over, but decided not to when he found out that instead of being free that day, the arena was charging $1.00. What a cheap skate! He refused to dip into his slush fund to get them out on the rink. The evening ended with a performance of Hamilton on Ice. It was not great. She was especially disappointed in the actor who played Aaron Brrr. When she heard about the details of the date, our Manitoulin Mom said that it would be better to just end it now. Her candor was shocking, but she just said, “I calls ‘em like icy ‘em.”
Kagawong must be high on the Nice List, as we got an early visit from Santa last week! Thank you to the Parks, Recreation and Wellness Committee for coordinating with the North Pole to get Santa here to meet with children and hand out treat bags.
Don’t have all your holiday shopping done yet? Not to fear! The Kagawong Christmas Country Home & Business Tour on Saturday, December 11 will be a great opportunity to visit local businesses and artisans to cross those last few items off your list. Check out the ad in this paper or the Kagawong Facebook page to see a complete list of participating vendors.
Team Fergmeijer went to a local coffee shop, where they told us our balance was outstanding. We didn’t realise that they had watched us skate! They likely saw us at the local rink… which is still looking for volunteers! Volunteering would include maintenance checks of the rink and snow removal. For more information, please email tmills@billingstwp.ca, or call (705) 282-2611 x225.
Are you interested in assisting Manitoulin communities in climate change mitigation? The Township of Billings and the Municipality of Central Manitoulin are looking to hire a joint Climate Change Implementation Coordinator. Visit https://billingstwp.ca/employment-opportunities/ for more information; applications are due to Kathy McDonald by email (kmcdonald@billingstwp.ca) no later than Friday, December 10 at noon.
Did you know that Frosty has a standing appointment with his sports physiotherapist this time of year? He plays a lot of sports, but is constantly injuring himself because he refuses to warm up first.
Former Kagawongian Rob Buie flew through another year last week. We still aren’t sure how birthdays work outside of Billings, but are assuming his deep Kagawongian roots mean Rob is turning 29. Happy birthday!
This year’s digital Christmas concert is just around the corner and can always use more contributors. Break out your cell phone and film yourself telling a joke or singing a song. Do a short skit or show off your talent on the keyboard. Share the video with the organizers at kagawong@live.ca and you can be included in the concert that streams on December 18th!
Billings history book, “How It All Began” is back in stock and would make a great Christmas gift. To get your copy, stop in at the library or contact billingslibrary@vianet.ca to pick one up today!
After all is sled and done, here’s hoping all these winter puns haven’t left you totally frostrated. Have a great week!
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