Team Fergmeijer hopes everyone took advantage of the extra hour on the weekend. We would normally be telling you about how excited locals were to turn back all their analog clocks, but that would be second hand information. It’s good to know that if we ever run out of puns, we’ll have Daylight Savings Time jokes to fall back on.
The Billings Heritage Centre will be holding an in-person, indoor Remembrance Day service at the Park Centre on Friday. Several military guests will be in attendance along with local MPP, Michael Mantha. Different themes will be acknowledged during the service, including the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, Canadian Peacekeeping, and remembering the Cold War. Lest we forget.
Mnidoo Mnising Sharing and Learning Centre for All is offering some exciting activities for kids this month! Exploring and Playing in Nature will have participants wandering along nature trails to discover, play and explore nature. Friday Nov. 18th will be the Noble Nature Trail in Gore Bay, and on Tuesday Nov. 22nd it will be along the Kagawong River. Both sessions will run from 10:30-11:30am. The second opportunity is Storytelling With Nature where the kids will gather indoors for story time and will explore nature through indoor play. The Gore Bay Union Public Library will host on Friday Nov. 25th (10:30-11:30am) and Billings Public Library will host on Tuesday Nov. 29th (4-5pm). Contact melaniefrancis@kenjgewinteg.ca to register.
Happy 29th birthday goes out to Jody K - you certainly aren’t showing your age. Or acting it. Keep up the good work!
The Billings Landfill is officially back to winter hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-6pm, Saturdays from 1-4pm, and Sundays from 10am-4pm.
Our friend Joseph went on the Dolly Parton diet. We were skeptical at first, but it has definitely made Joe lean.
Christmas in Kagawong is swiftly approaching like a herd of flying reindeer! It runs November 18-20th. Friday night fun at the Park Centre runs from 4pm - 8pm, and carries on Saturday 10am - 3pm. And you better watch out… Santa will be visiting on Sunday the 20th!
During the Christmas in Kagawong weekend, the Anglican Church will have a variety of crafts, gift baskets and goodies available for sale, including homemade meat pies, lasagna and perogies to take home for dinner! Visit the church Saturday the 19th from 9am - 2pm to check out all the treats.There are limited supplies of the meat pies, lasagna and perogies, so don’t wait until the last minute!
While you are out getting in the spirit of things, be sure to pop over to the Manitoulin Secondary School Christmas Shopping Spree at the M’Chigeeng complex. Doors open on Saturday, November 19th from 10am - 4pm. With dozens of vendors to choose from, you can fill your stockings while helping support MSS teams and clubs at the same time!
The library is amassing quite a collection of fantastic items for the annual silent auction. You can see some previews of what will be up for bid by joining the Facebook group (www.facebook.com/groups/libraryauction). The auction will go live Thursday, Nov. 24th at 9am and closes at 6pm on Sunday, Nov. 27th. All proceeds go to support Billings Library.
Speaking of the library, we are writing a book about all the things we should be doing with our lives. Yep, we’re writing our oughtobiography.
It’s back! The Kagawong Community Christmas concert is back to an in-person event, Saturday November 26th at 7pm at the Park Centre. Admission will be by cash donation with all funds raised supporting Manitoulin Family Resource. As always, enthusiasm trumps talent - interested performers can contact fergmeijer@gmail.com
This week’s words of wisdom: Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that’s why life is hard. Have a good week!
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