It’s February, and because if something was funny for us once, we are going to keep doing it forever, we are pleased to ring in the 5th annual Short Poems for a Short Month challenge! It’s an easy concept (it has to be to hold our attention): create and submit your short form piece of poetry on any topic that won’t get us fired, and we will print it in the column! Any short form is welcome: haiku, limerick, rhyming couplet, hay(na)ku (we had to look that one up), etc. Email your submissions to fergmeijer@gmail.com. Here’s an example:
The Kuku Hut used to augment it,
And when empty, you might circumvent it,
But the building’s now free,
One could say it’s turnkey.
Need space? Well now you can rent it!
(Seriously, contact the Township office if you’d like to rent out the space at 156 Main Street, Kagawong.)
The annual winter market is this weekend! Saturday, February 7th come down to the Park Centre from 10am to 3pm to check out the amazing vendors.
On January 23rd, Billings Township hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Celebration for the many volunteers within the community. From committee members to ice-maintainers, from the fire department to those who put our summer market on the map, we are grateful to you all!
Looking for a great excuse to cozy up this winter with a hot drink and your knitting or crocheting? Billings Library’s Fiber Arts Fundraiser to the rescue! They have posted dozens of small projects at a variety of ability levels on the fundraising website (access it via the library’s Facebook page). They invite members of the public to make up these quick and cute items, donate them to the library sometime between now and August, and the library will sell them at their fundraising table at the Kagawong market. It’s a great way to support the library AND whittle down your scrap yarn stash. You know, so it makes total sense to buy more yarn.
Got the blues? Put on your running shoes! Billings has a busy calendar of activities for seniors active living. Mondays head to the Park Centre for yoga (9am), Tuesdays there is indoor walking (10am), and Thursdays there are fitness classes (9am). Join any class any time, and all are free or by voluntary donation.
The sap might not be flowing quite yet, but maple syrup season is just around the corner! To celebrate, the first (hopefully annual) Manitoulin Maple Syrup Festival is coming to Kagawong on March 28th. It sounds like it will be a pretty sweet day, with activities, vendors, and of course, food. Vendor applications are now open for those selling maple-inspired products. Visit https://manitoulinculinarytourism.ca/maple-syrup-festival-main-page for more information, to register for special events, or to apply to be a vendor.
Did you know? There are new recycling initiatives in place across the province, including here in Billings! There are lots of items now accepted at the Billings landfill for recycling that previously were not. Egg cartons? Bring it on! Foam packaging? No problem! Ice cream cartons? We won’t judge! Check out https://www.circularmaterials.ca/resident-communities/billings/ to see a full list of what can be recycled.
The Island Singers have a stellar spring season planned with guest conductor Lynn Janes to direct two pieces by Canadian composer Stephanie Martin, a variety of Canadian choral pieces rounding out the program, and instrumentalists from the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra taking part in select pieces. The choir begins rehearsals on February 23rd through to the concert the first week of June, and you can be part of it all! If you would like to join them this season, contact islandsingers1@gmail.com
Chocolate cake tastes best with coffee.
Coffee is best with breakfast.
Thus chocolate cake is the best breakfast.
We don’t make the rules.
Have a great week!
