If you’re joining us from social media, welcome! We wanted to share with you ALL of our posts from the past week – did you know that Facebook doesn’t show you every post from pages you follow? And tweets can fly by in a hurry. Here are the stories you may have missed as a result. (Don’t forget: you can sign up for our twice weekly email digests, too, to be sure you don’t miss anything. You’ll find the sign up form on our home page or just scroll down to the bottom of this post.)
News
Band on the Run’s post-race music festival draws both racers and music lover (Photo courtesy of Band on the Run)
Outdoor adventurers love Huntsville, voting four local events and businesses tops in Eastern Canada
Town sitting on about $40,000 in doubtful debt, some of it to be written off
Funds are being collected to pay for funeral and help family of woman killed on Brunel last nigh (March 10)
HFA’s May Marché has new date and venue for 2016; early bird pricing available now
Female pedestrian died from injuries in Brunel Road accident
Aitchison applauds medical practitioners for speaking out on the future of hospitals in Muskoka
Popular 72-hour literacy fundraiser sells out writing spots in just 28 minutes
Is it River Mill Park or River Mill Parking, or both? The public gets a chance to weigh in.
Business Cares continues to grow with $25,000 pledge by The Hunt House Fine Jewellery
What do hula hooping, geocaching, ukulele and peteka have in common? All are available to try in Huntsville.
Opinion
Here is why I support a full service Hospital in Huntsville; Opinion by Brian Tapley
Listen Up! A personal story about non-elective surgery in Barrie and how Muskoka could ease the backlog
Community
Ches and Betty Fulton might be all smiles in the photo, but they are leaving with heavy hearts.
Our Town with Grant Nickalls: Whose side (of beef) are you on?
Duplicate bridge results and tip: Let the enemy play their suit or sacrifice? That is the question.
HHS culinary students create drool-worthy fare for Cast Iron Chef competition
A sad farewell: the Fultons love Huntsville, and the feeling is mutual
Riverside SK students held a pawsitively successful fundraiser for OSPCA
It’s Wayback Wednesday: Under their own steam
Art in the Library an imaginative way for words and images to share space
An International Women’s Day shout out to the groups who support women and girls
Sean Connon honoured with bandshell brick in his memory
Sports
The Huntsville and Lake of Bays Volunteer Fire Department has been working with The SportLab and Kyle “The Monster” Nelson on a cutting-edge training program designed specifically for firefighters
Huntsville and Lake of Bays firefighters get some Monster-like training
MUSAC swimmers post impressive results at provincial championships
Muskoka Men’s Basketball League weekly results – Playoffs Round 2
Real Estate
Aben Team provides some interviewing tips for finding the right Real Estate Agent
Professionally Speaking
Making sense of your nutrients by Gael Bishop, Professional Fitness and Motivational Coach
Coming Events
March events at Dwight Public Library
The Table Community Kitchen March Cooking Classes
Free public swim at Centennial Pool (March 13, 2-4pm)
March Break at Huntsville Public Library (March 14-18)
Huntsville Art Society Art Sampler (March 14-19)
Employment workshops: Maintaining and keeping your job, and social media (March 15)
Zentangle an Animal kids’ art workshop (March 15)
March Break drum workshop RHYTHMANIA (March 17)
Super Sarah Magic Show (March 18)
2016 Knights of Columbus Novice/Atom Hockey Tournament (March 18)
Painting with Shirley Prittie at Baysville Library (March 18)
Wibit Saturdays at Centennial Pool (March 19)
The Huntsville Community Choir presents “An Easter Celebration” (March 22)
Green Series – Beekeeping 101 at Huntsville Public Library (March 23)
The Sinking of the HMCS Esquimalt with Liam Dwyer (March 23)
Easter Worship Service at Trinity United (March 27)
Docs on Ice (March 31-April 2)
Fine Art Boot Camp (April 2 at Dorset Rec Centre)
Ripple Effect art show at Eclipse Gallery (until April 4)
Check our events page for more!
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