If we told you that we didn’t miss last week’s deadline for the column, we were taking a totally on-purpose, pre-planned, absolutely intentional break, would you believe us?
Billings has kicked off the new year in style with a busy calendar of activities for senior active living. Mondays head to the Park Centre for yoga (9am), Tuesdays there is indoor walking (10am), and Thursdays there are fitness classes (9am). Wednesday Jan 28th at 6:30pm there is drop-in Euchre with refreshments (Team Fergmeijer is especially excited at the prospect of being able to report on Euchre results here in the column again!). Join any class any time, and all are free or by voluntary donation.
With the winter weather here to stay, don’t forget that Billings council meetings are all available by remote Zoom link if you are not able to attend in-person. You can find more information on the township Facebook page (www.fb.com/billingstownshipkagawong) or contact the town office directly.
Team Fergmeijer has been teaching a friend’s dog to fetch tools from the workshop. He’s not perfect, but he knows the drill.
There are many birthdays to celebrate from the last few weeks (in part due to our fully by-design, deliberate and not-accidental-at-all break last week). Celebrating their big days are John F, Melanie H, Jen W-F, Chris T, Vera C, and Kirby P. An extra-special happy birthday goes out to Harrison H who celebrated his first true Billings 29th birthday earlier this month.
The township would like to remind residents that when you clear your driveway, you should not push, shovel, snow blow, or otherwise place snow onto public roadways as it creates dangerous conditions for motorists. The municipality has regulations around this and can result in fines or other enforcement actions. Help keep everyone in the community safe this winter!
Speaking of winter, a storm blew away 25% of our roof last week. Oof.
A small technical glitch meant that only a portion of our annual Christmas review ended up in the column at the end of 2025. If you want to see that column in full, or if you want to read over all the past columns from the last 10 years, the complete archive of Team Fergmeijer columns can be found at http://teamfergmeijer.blogspot.com.
The secret to flying is throwing yourself at the ground and missing. The secret to Mondays is similar. Have a great week!
