Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Short and sweet and it put a smile on happy faces. Santa arrived in a blaze glory here this morning — his second seasonal stop in Muskoka — for the 72nd annual Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce Santa Claus Parade. Under a sparkling sun and Muskoka Road lined with more […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A close ball and missed call were a missed opportunity for the Gryphons to make history by possibly advancing to the championship round of the OFSSA finals tomorrow. Their senior boys morning game at Friday with Red Lake was a thriller that could have gone either way at BMLSS. […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — The Gryphons are 1-2 after pool play today in the OFSSA finals. Early leads in both their first set of morning games weren’t enough against the defending provincial champion Hamilton District Christian High School. GHS dropped a pair of sets to the No. 2 ranked team at the provincial […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Volunteers, community engagement, athletic achievement — and digging out strangers in the midst of “snowmageddon” earned a couple dozen local residents Spirit Awards tonight. And inductions into the Lions Club Sports Hall of Fame at the Opera House for “Miss Wendy” Laidlaw, her Just 4 Kicks Team Canada Dancers […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Who needs a single? How about a pair? If you lived and died with the Jays in the World Series, you’ll want to see them next season. The Rotary Online Auction is just the ticket. The seats are among 247 great deals on offer in the annual popular service […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Ontario’s best small school volleyball players are in Muskoka this weekend for the senior boys’ provincial championship. Twenty teams are vying for the OFSSA A-division senior boys title at the four high schools in a tournament, which is being hosted by GHS with Bracebridge Muskoka Lakes, Huntsville High and […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The ever-expanding Muskoka Philharmonic Orchestra promises another “exciting and versatile repertoire,” this weekend “with many familiar pieces and some newer pieces sure to please our diverse audience.” In addition, their two wind and string ensemble concerts in Huntsville and Gravenhurst offer choral music by the Muskoka Philharmonic Choir (both […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Four third period goals propelled the South Muskoka Bears to a solid 4-1 win over the Huntsville Otters Saturday — lifting them to sixth spot and two points ahead of their Muskoka rival in the PJHL division standings. The solid final frame scoring came after a scoreless two periods […]
GRAVENHURST — Seniors are welcome Sunday to join an afternoon of fellowship and lunch as FaithWorks Ministries — a unique non-denominational ministry celebrates its third-annual luncheon social Nov. 23. Join them for a sing-a-long at the Gravenhurst Manor from 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the sunroom and then the main room, which also includes […]
HUNTSVILLE — Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, confirmed today, Monday Nov. 18, that the gastro-related outbreak (enteric) on east and south wings at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) Site has ended. They say in a release that the outbreak lasted 14 days, and through outbreak management […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com HUNTSVILLE — If you got a call from someone in Huntsville last week, chances are they may have been illegally driving while on their cellphone. Police there said that Monday to Friday, November 10-14, officers conducted a direct enforcement initiative, enforcing distracted driving (hand-held devices) like cell phones. During the five-day […]
By Jack Cline — Special to MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — You’re Invited to a ‘Magical Evening of Christmas Music!’ Join the Elderberries Choir Dec. 6-7 as the spirit of the season comes alive through song at two free-will concerts at St. James Anglican Church in Gravenhurst. Under the inspired direction of Louise Jardine and accompanied by […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com SEVERN — Police arrested a 29-year-old Gravenhurst man shortly after issuing a shelter-in-place advisory in response to an “active incident involving a potentially armed person” just past 9 p.m. Thursday west of Cumberland Beach off Hwy. 11 and just northwest of Orillia. Timothy Cleaveley, 29, of Gravenhurst, who is known to […]
GRAVENHURST — A driver who fled an accident after hitting a piece of construction equipment has been charged with impaired operation.On November 13, at 6:50 p.m., police responded to a report from a member of the public that a vehicle had collided with construction equipment on Evans Avenue E. in Gravenhurst and left the scene. […]
BRACEBRIDGE — Join Hospice Muskoka for an afternoon of remembrance at the Second Annual Angels’ Tree of Light Memorial Service Sunday November 23, at 2 p.m. at the Muskoka Lumber Community Centre. Personalize an Angel to place on their lighted tree in honour of your loved one. Angels have been lovingly handcrafted by the Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — When the Gryphons celebrate their GBSSA championship from last evening they have to look back and credit their gutsy 33-31 semifinal morning marathon victory over Stayner. Friday they won GHS’s first senior boys volleyball victory in school history beating LeCaron in four games. It was bouceback for the Gravenhurst […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com BRACEBRIDGE — Two teens each face two charges of mischief endangering life after a pair of vehicles were hit by rocks thrown on Hwy. 118 last Friday and Saturday during the day in the east end of Bracebridge. In an update, police said today they’ve charged the unidentified teens after an […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — An icy start in the north made the GBSSA finals a dicey day Thursday at GHS. Junior and senior teams from Almaguin were no-shows due to bus cancellations for the Near North District School Board. And only one team from the Penetang got to the Gravenhurst High School this […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “Let’s go upstairs ….” That’s where you’ll find Kris King many hockey nights pouring over video to help referees decide if a goal is a goal. When the 25-year NHL executive vice president isn’t organizing winter outdoor hockey Classic games around the league one of his many jobs is […]
BRACEBRIDGE — An early afternoon accident Sunday seriously injured a youth riding an e-bike. Police are investigating a collision involving a motor vehicle and the rider who was taken to hospital. They say that on November 9, at 1:17 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers, along with Muskoka EMS, responded to 911 calls from members on Taylor […]