Kagawong
Team Fergmeijer
Tis the season! No, not Christmas – deer hunting season! We at Team Fergmeijer have nothing against hunting but given that it involves being up before the crack of dawn, sitting in the cold and wet for long periods of time, having to stay very still and the most difficult of all, having to stay quiet… well. We’ve decided it just isn’t for us. We don’t even know that much about deer other than a few key facts. One, the side that you get the best meat from is the inside. Two, the number one cause of car accidents on the Island is deer (which is crazy since they don’t even drive!). And three, if you shoot a deer with no antlers that was acting strangely, don’t eat it without cooking it well (everyone knows it’s dangerous to eat raw kookie doe).
We want to send out an enthusiastic and merry ‘thank you’ to the organizers and volunteers who made this year’s Christmas in Kagawong so much fun! The museum and the Anglican church had yummy fundraising goodies and it is always fantastic to see the local vendors.
Shhhhh… the Billings Library Silent Auction is about to begin! Bidding starts at 9 am tomorrow (Thursday, November 23) and final bids must be in by 6 pm on Sunday, November 26. Be sure to join the auction Facebook group (FB.com/groups/libraryauction) to check out the items and bid. But don’t worry about being too silent, you can always mute your microphone before celebrating an auction win with a mighty “Hoorah!” All proceeds go toward funding our town library.
We are sending out happy 29th birthday wishes to Dwyne C, Mel C and Nora U. Don’t worry if you get tired trying to count out all those candles for your cake. You can always just relight them a couple of times and make a couple of wishes.
Warm up those vocal cords and gather some friends for a skit, the annual Kagawong Community Christmas Concert is just around the corner! This (in)famous community event will be held on Saturday, December 2 at the Park Centre. We are looking for acts to fill the ranks and have a VERY flexible definition of talent: skits, songs, recitations, jokes, juggling, sword swallowing… we are keen to see it all! Contact fergmeijer@gmail.com if you would like to take part.
Citizens with property on the water system are invited to a special council meeting on Tuesday, December 12 to discuss the upgrades that were recently completed on Old Mill Road. The meeting will discuss cost recovery options for the work done including consideration of a Capital Cost Recovery By-Law under the fees and charges provisions of the Municipal Act. The meeting is at the Park Centre and will begin at 7 pm. Delegations wishing to speak at the meeting must contact the town clerk for a delegation request form (edance@billingstwp.ca). The form must be returned to the office by Wednesday, December 6 in order to be placed on the agenda. Written comments and opinions must also be submitted to the clerk by the December 6 deadline to be placed on the agenda. The meeting will also be live streamed over Zoom. Contact the town office for details.
Now that the leaves are down off the trees, things are looking anything but green. So be sure to get your green fix from the Climate Action Committee’s blog! There’s a new post up with the results of the composting survey done this past summer. Check out https://billingscac.blogspot.com/ for more information.
The township’s strategic plan resident survey is live! You have until Sunday, November 26 to have your say. Access the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RGBNWBP
You’ll never guess who we bumped into when we went to get our glasses fixed. Everyone. Have a great week!
Silver Water
Karen Noble
On Friday, November 10, we went to euchre in Meldrum Bay.
Friday evening, Clarke Duncanson his wife Heather and sons Ethan and Aiden all arrived to spend the weekend with his parents, Murray and Gladys.
Saturday morning, a group went to the Silver Water Community Hall to set up the tables for the Remembrance Day potluck supper. At 5 pm, Lorna Cambria presented a short service with help from Doug Wismer, Wayne Bailey, Tom Rumley and others. Attendance was good and over $400 was raised for the Angel Bus.
On Monday, November 13 was a busy day. Early in the morning, GFL collected the garbage. The recycle bins were open from 1 to 2 pm. Quite a few ladies travelled to Meldrum Bay for the baby shower that Diane Jones put on for her soon to arrive grandson. After the baby shower, the fire team and their spouses went to Stop 540 for supper. Sara and her crew put on a wonderful meal for us.
Murray and Gladys Duncanson went to Sudbury on Monday for her appointment.
Tuesday, John Jagt and his dog Bert left Silver Water to move to southern Ontario. The new owners have already arrived and moved in.
On Tuesday, Irene Duncanson her son Glenn and daughter-in-law Robin travelled to Kingston for the convocation of her granddaughter, Grace. They arrived home late Wednesday.
Wednesday, Albert Meijer finished turning four bushels of apples into applesauce.
Thursday evening, there were five tables of euchre players. Ken Reiss is in Meldrum Bay for a month for hunting. He now lives in Africa, and it was nice to hear some stories. We also had TJ Murray and his friends, Nathan, Mike and Gerald out to play. They are here for hunting.
There are starting to be reports of COVID cases locally.
Paul McCallum arrived for hunting season with a large quantity of rutabagas. DonnaKay McDonald spent several hours delivering one to every household.
The Local Services Board is holding its budget meeting on Wednesday, November 29 at 7 pm at the Silver Water Community Hall.
Get well to Charlie Turner.
