If you haven’t heard already, the township has put out a call for name suggestions for the covered rink area. The township will choose their top three options of those submitted and Kagawongians will then vote on their favourite of those choices. Team Fergmeijer has already submitted their suggestion - with the new lines painted, we thought The ‘PickleDome’ has a nice ring to it. If you have a name idea that pickled your fancy, submit it! The process isn’t a jarring experience; it’s not cucumbersome at all. You don’t have to wait in a queue-cumber or anything - you can submit an entry any time. We are sure we’ll be dillighted with the final decision and Team Fergmeijer will relish the opportunity to announce it to you when the time comes.
The Kagawong market continues to impress! The largest weekly market on Manitoulin offers so many opportunities to pick up some great finds and to support local artisans and bakers. There is so much to explore with vendors in the covered rink, in the colourful cabanas, and in pop-up stores in the parking lot, as well as the many local shops in the village.
The Manitoulin Tennis Club meets twice a week, and welcomes players of all abilities to come out and play on Sunday mornings at 10am and/or Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm, both at the Manitoulin Secondary School courts.
Happiest of happy birthday wishes go out to Mary N and Laura H this week as they celebrate their 29th birthdays. It’s weird to be at an age when your back goes out more than you do.
Normally, yours truly would have spent a good portion of the weekend fangirling over Steve Paikin at the Jabbawong storytelling festival, but this year he had some competition with Waubgeshig Rice on the lineup. Congratulations to all the organizers and volunteers for a great weekend event!
This weekend! Come out to the Kagawong Show and Shine car show Saturday (July 13th). The cars will be at Dig and Doug’s Cedar Furniture on Main Street from 10am - 3pm. There will be lots of great vehicles on display for all to admire.
That same evening - July 13th - come out to the main beach to see a movie with a car that is auto-matic. It's system-matic. It’s hyyyyydro-matic. Why, it's greased lightning! Bring your own chair or floaty to see Grease, beginning at 9pm that evening. Did we mention it’s a sing-along? This will be a great time out for the whole family! Check out the library facebook page (fb.com/Kagawonglibrary) for more details.
Next weekend, things REALLY take off! July 20th, the Billings Library is hosting their annual book sale and a local author showcase on Saturday (11am-3pm) - local authors interested in participating can reach out to the library (billingsreads@gmail.com) to be included. Also that weekend, the Manitoulin Art Tour will spotlight a number of Billings artists in the region over the course of the entire weekend.
And don’t forget about the island-wide Household Hazardous Waste Day, also on July 20th! Not as summer-y, we know. But an important part of helping the environment by keeping hazardous things out of our community landfill. Save up your batteries, old electronics, paints, and chemicals - residents of Billings can drop off items at the Mindemoya Roads Building that Saturday from 1pm-4pm.
Tip of the week: don’t ever let anyone make you feel like you aren’t a big dill. Have a great week!
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