Kagawong
Team Fermeijer
Love is in the air! Oh, wait! That’s just the smell of barbecue. We’ll let you in on a little secret: Team Fergmeijer loves grilling. It’s true; we like pig butts and we cannot lie. To be frank, we believe that even the wurst day can be made better with a barbecue, and we are all fired up for the grilling season. We cook on the grill pretty much any day the weather is good. That’s right: sun’s out, bun’s out!
Summer kicked off in fine form on the weekend with the annual Anglican Church yard sale and barbecue on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came out for a good meal and a good deal!
Tonight! Don’t miss fiddling and step dancing siblings The Fitzgeralds: Wednesday, July 5 at 7:30 pm. Last-minute tickets might be available at the door, but don’t delay! Next up in the Kagawong Concerts series is Teilhard Frost & Chris Coole on Wednesday, July 12 at 7:30 pm. Tickets for the July 12 concert can be purchased in advance at https://kagawong.ticketspice.com/teilhard-chris. Both concerts will be at the Old Church on the Hill just off Carter Crescent in Kagawong.
This weekend! Jabbawong Storytelling Festival is back as part of the ArtInfusion weekend on July 8 and 9. Take part in a weekend of creativity and inspiration for all. Check out their page on Facebook for more information.
The library’s summer hours (Tuesday through Saturday 9 am to 5 pm) have officially started! Stop in to peruse board games, movies, tv series, magazines, oh and books!
In other library news, Billings Library is partnering with Andrea Wist, ASL instructor at Georgian College, to offer free ASL lessons! Classes are July 6, 25, 27, August 1 and 3. Each class starts at 10 am at the Market Pavilion. Classes are open to youth and adults (children must be accompanied by an adult). Come to one or take them all! For more information, email the library billingsreads@gmail.com.
“Speakers Night in Kagawong” is just around the corner! The Old Mill Heritage Centre welcomes Arthur Milnes and Steve Paikin on July 13 at 7:30 pm at the Park Centre for an evening of recalling historic Canadian and American leaders and events.
NorthWords Festival (July 21 and 22) has so many fun activities lined up! Saturday night, come out to experience Kirk Dunn’s amazing show, The Knitting Pilgrim. “15 years of knitting. 90 pounds of yarn. One man’s artistic and spiritual journey.” Get your tickets to the show at the Billings Public Library or online at bit.ly/northwordsfest. One of the best parts of the show is that it’s #BYOK: bring your own knitting! (Knitting is encouraged in the audience)
Don’t forget to head down to the market on Wednesdays throughout the summer. This year the market has moved to the outdoor rink and parking lot at the Park Centre. With 70 plus vendors making regular appearances this summer, Kagawong will be hopping!
Are you too young to remember when cameras used film? Just roll with it and visit the Old Mill Heritage Centre’s vintage camera and photographic exhibit. The museum is open seven days a week, so be sure to pop on by and check out the latest displays.
Whew! With all this going on, as you’re out and about in the village you might find yourself wondering just how far you’ve walked. Wonder no more! Check out the new Kagawong walk and run routes map located on the back of the MICA sign near the Cedar Maze and discover a new way to explore the area!
We spoke with grill aficionado Jamie Ward, and his words of barbecue wisdom were, “It’s not burnt; that’s flavour, yo!” Have a great week!
Silver Water
Karen Noble
Friday morning, June 23, a few of us met at the Community Hall to prepare the luncheon for Mary Bell’s funeral. Friday afternoon we took the luncheon to the funeral home to serve.
Friday evening, I took a carload of euchre players to Meldrum Bay. We had a lot of fun.
Saturday, there was a market in our yard. We met Sharon and Diane who were staying at a cottage on Silver Lake and had some laughs with them. We sent them on to Lori Walker’s sale.
Sunday, we went to the Burpee Mills Complex for a euchre tournament in the afternoon. Congratulations to all the winners and to Nikki Middleton for organizing the day. There was a potluck supper afterwards. Nikki plans to resume Monday night euchre in mid-September.
Tuesday some of us went to the Community Hall to start preparations for the funeral luncheon on Wednesday.
Tuesday morning, we attended Jean Addison’s funeral at St. Andrew’s United Church in Silver Water. It was a lovely service, and the weather was perfect. After the burial in the Silver Water Cemetery, everyone went to the Community Hall for lunch.
Thursday evening, there were 17 euchre players at the Silver Water Community Hall.
There will be no market in our yard on July 8.
Condolences to the family of Wally Van Horn.
