June 5, 2024

Team Fergmeijer has gouda news - June 4th was national cheese day! And since we are super mature, we have included these grate cheese puns that we decided were gouda-nough to make you laugh. One friend said he didn’t think cheese puns were a good idea for the column. Well, we disa-brie but concede the issue may warrant further analyswiss. However, since it’s feta to be safe than sorry, we are putting the puns in for now, but worst queso scenario, we can remove them later. 

It’s never too late for spring cleaning! Manitoulin Metal - the MSS Robotics Team - is hosting an e-waste drive at the high school all this week. Bring your old televisions, computers, phones, DVD players, small appliances, audio/visual equipment, any size batteries or any other dead electronics to the high school weekdays from 3pm - 5pm and Saturday, June 8 from 10am - 2pm. The bins for depositing e-waste are at the back of the school. 

Body Stories Dance is hosting free adult and teen Mindful Movement workshops throughout June and July at the Kagawong Park Centre! Workshops are Mondays from June 3rd until July 15th (but not July 1st), from 7pm-8:30pm. Teens are welcome with a participating adult. For more information or to register, email bodystoriesdance@gmail.com or call 647-213-1497

Start your engines! The Kagawong Show and Shine car show is back! Join classic car enthusiasts on Saturday, July 13th from 10am - 3pm at Dig and Doug’s Cedar Furniture on Main Street (free parking available right next door in the township lot). There will be lots of great cars on display for all to admire. Sponsored by the Billings Parks, Recreation, and Wellness Committee.

Happy 29th birthday this week to a pair of sassy young Kagawongians. Smart, funny, good looking… but enough about us. Happy birthday ladies!  

The Old MIll Heritage Centre is now open seven days a week! Don’t miss the popular vintage camera and photographic exhibition (back by popular demand). There is also a new exhibit featuring local representatives who have gone on to have storied political careers. Be sure to stop in!

Team Aelick are gearing up for their Stroll for Liver on Sunday, June 9th. Stroll on over yourself to https://bit.ly/strollforliver to donate to this worthy cause!

And coming up in the next few months: The Jabbawong Storytelling Festival is July 5th and 6th. The library book sale and local author showcase will be held July 20th, and the Manitoulin Art Tour is on that same weekend. And don’t forget about Kagawong’s huge market on Wednesdays throughout the summer, beginning Wednesday, June 26! 

Billings Library is planning another beach movie night and they are taking suggestions! Email billingsreads@gmail.com to give your suggestion of a movie title for a community movie night by the water. 

Tennis, anyone? The Manitoulin Tennis Club is back to meeting Sunday mornings at 10am at the Manitoulin Secondary School courts. Players of all abilities are welcome, with lessons available in the near future.

Not everyone appreciates living in a rural community like Kagawong and the greater Billings area. Yours truly, however find the sheer podunkity (podunkitude? podunkery?) of living here is one of its greatest appeals. Have a great week!