Bracebridge
April 11 & 12: KARAOKE CONTEST, $1,000 first prize. Qualifying rounds 10 to 11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at the Purple Pig. Registration $5 per singer.
April 10: BRACEBRIDGE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY board of directors meeting, 7 p.m. at Monck Public School. Info: 645-4223.
April 12: FLEA MARKET at Bracebridge Sportsplex, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: 645-3037.
April 13: MUSKOKA SUPER CITIES WALK FOR MS, 5-km and 10-km walking routes through Bracebridge. Starts at 10 a.m. at Monck Public School. Walk day check-in 8:30 to 10 a.m.
April 14: SPIRITUALITY AND WOMEN with Carolyn Reinhart, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Daphne’s Drop In, Women’s Resource Centre, 29 Manitoba St. Info: 646-2122.
April 15 & 16: 2008 REGISTRATION for learn to row & return to row classes and year’s membership, 5:30 to 7 p.m., upstairs at Gagnon’s Independent Grocer, $275 per adult and $175 per youth.
April 17 through June 5: GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP, 4 to 5:30 p.m. every Thursday at Bracebridge United Church. Be part of a group of people who support one another as they share their stories and learn about the phases of grief. Facilitators: Sue Mullen-Gibson, Kevin Logie, Gail Oakley and Dianne Wooldridge. To register or for information call 645-5713.
Gravenhurst
April 9 & 10: KARAOKE CONTEST, $1,000 first prize. Qualifying rounds 10 to 11 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday at KJ’s Albion. Registration $5 per singer.
April 10: PANCAKE SUPPER at Ramona Hall (3 miles east of Washago on Fairgrounds Rd.), 5 to 7 p.m. All you can eat for $6.50 per person. Presented by Ramona Agricultural Society. Proceeds to Ramara Township Fire Department.
April 11: Knox Presbyterian Church SPRING CASSEROLE LUNCH, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5.50 adults, $3 per child. Includes beverage and dessert.
April 11: Gravenhurst Legion TGIF BONELESS CHICKEN DINNER, $9.
April 15: GRAVENHURST HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY general meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Seniors Centre. Marion Steinbach from Deer Proof Gardens in Dwight will speak on how to plant a deer-proof garden. Everyone welcome.
April 18 & 19: RUMMAGE SALE at St. James Anglican Church, at the corner of Hotchkiss and John streets, 1 till 7 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. till noon on Saturday.
April 19 through 26: SILENT AUCTION at the Gravenhurst Salvation Army Thrift Store. Always at least 70 items to bid on. Auction closes at 3 p.m.
April 22: FREE TAX CLINIC, 10:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m., at the library. Volunteers will prepare tax returns at no charge where incomes are $25,000 or less (no business returns). To register or for information call 687-3382.
April 30: JUVENILE DIABETES NIGHT AT BOSTON PIZZA, hosted by GRIFFIN LAMBERT of Bracebridge, 5 to 9 p.m. — 10 per cent of all sales goes to JDRF. For reservations call Boston Pizza, 705-684-8024. Everyone welcome. For info on event, call Karen or Griffin, 646-2155.
Bala & Area
April 10: Free seminar on PREPARING YOUR GARDENS FOR SPRING, 10 a.m. at Bala United Church. Brought to you by the Bala Garden Centre, with guest speaker Yvette Garber. Refreshments supplied. Prizes and gifts to be won. Donations to the Bala United Church accepted.
Port Carling & Area
April 19: CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY LUNCHEON, 12 to 3 p.m. at the United Church in Port Carling. Come have lunch, visit with friends and make a donation.
April 19 & 20: Windermere & District Lions Club PANCAKE SOCIAL, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at Bill Veitch’s sugar bush, Doherty Road, off Muskoka Rd. 4. Pancakes, sausages and maple syrup; coffee and tea available; juice provided for the children. Lots of picnic tables and heated shelter available.
If your organization is planning a community event or fundraiser, submit your information to us at examnews@muskoka.com.
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