Team Fergmeijer bought a discount GPS off some guy we met in a parking lot. We can’t be sure, but we think it’s a knockoff. It asked us if we wanted to “make an illegal u-turn here to save 10 minutes?” When we said no, it was like, “nerd.”
Congratulations to the Manitoulin Tennis Club’s Harvest Tennis tournament this past weekend! Local tennis star Keith M won the doubles portion along with Danielle D, while Kris L won the singles portion. Thanks to everyone who came out for this last tennis event of the season. As long as the warm weather holds, tennis players might want to keep an eye on the Manitoulin Tennis Club Facebook page for pop-up playing times.
The Angel Bus “Fall’N Angels” Dance fundraiser is back! Saturday, October 1st from 7-11pm, get your groove on at the Burpee & Mills community hall and support a fantastic cause. Tickets are $15 per person. Music by the Manitoulin Swing Band and Missy’s Groovy Little Band. The Angel Bus is a wheelchair accessible van that provides transportation free of charge to Residents of Manitoulin Lodge and adult citizens of western Manitoulin with mobility issues. You can also donate directly to the Angel Bus: https://www.manitoulinauxiliary.org/donate
Did you know that the Billings Library has dozens of audio books? We went looking for books on tape, but didn’t see anything to do with packing, masking or ducts.
A note to all eligible voters in Billings - all municipal ballots are mail-in. They should be arriving in your mailbox late September or early October. Want to get some clarity on who to vote for? Come out to the All Candidate meeting at the Park Centre on Thursday, October 6th. You can meet and greet the candidates informally from 6:30pm - 7pm; the candidates will have a chance to formally speak to the audience from 7 - 8pm; questions will be taken 8 - 9pm, and closing remarks will be at 9:30pm. Moderator will be John Diebolt.
Happy 29th birthday goes out to Barb E this week, and belated happy birthday wishes to Joan H who celebrated last week. You are absolute proof that fabulous has no age limit!
Though Mary B is unable to participate in this year’s Run for the Cure in Sudbury on October 2nd, Kagawong will still be well-represented! Heather T is once again running for friends like Mary, and fundraising for breast cancer research, prevention, and patient care. If you are interested in donating, visit http://support.cancer.ca/goto/htheijsmeijer
More details have been released on this year’s 4elements living arts Elemental Festival… and it’s going to be ah-may-zing! October 1st and 2nd will see music take over Kagawong with events at the Park Centre and Sandy Beach. For the impressive full lineup, check out: https://4elementslivingarts.org/elemental-festival/
The Manitoulin Planning Board is holding a series of public meetings for the purposes of receiving public comments and considering the adoption of proposed new zoning by-laws. The meeting for the Township of Billings will be virtual, on Wednesday, October 5th at 7pm. Contact Kathy at the town office for the link.
We’re once again putting out the call for your original short poems/haikus/limericks and the like. Submit them to fergmeijer@gmail.com and we’ll get them in the column! As long as they are PG. The Expositor editors only let us get away with so much. We’ll kick things off with an ode to amore:
When the moon hits
Your knees and you
Mispronounce trees;
Sycamore
Have a good week!
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