Grandview Community Newsletter
  March 25, 2017 
Vol. 1, Issue 3

Social events, news and information  created by and for the r esidents of  the Community of  Grandview ,  Muskoka

What's Happening in Grandview?

Developer's Update

The Waterfront at Grandview
 
The Waterfront at Grandview project is proceeding well. We have begun our advertising campaign recently and next weekend we will have a booth at the Cottage Life Show in Toronto. At that time we will be presenting proposed floor plans and building renderings which will also be available on our website.

During the holiday weekend in May we are planning a weekend long reception for those interested in seeing the site. Our plan is to have TreeTops and the Rosewood buildings removed by then. Hopefully we will have the viewing deck finished on the Rosewood site for that event.

Our website has received excellent responses from people wanting to be kept up to date as the project develops. See it here:    www.waterfrontatgrandview.com

Currently we are cleaning out some of the buildings. Bell Canada is working on moving their infrastructure out of the Reception building. This is a big job which will take several months to complete. Thanks to Gregg Evans for his assistance with this process. Our plans to use some of the existing buildings for a sales facility have had to change due to the compromised state of these buildings. Our plan now is to use the Recreation Centre building for that purpose.

We appreciate hearing from Grandview owners about our project and we will continue to strive to make this project fit in with the existing community.

Thanks

Claude Doughty



Grandview Enters a New Era

Here is an article written by Roland Cilliers for the Huntsville Forester about the changes coming to Grandview - Mar. 2, 2017



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Owner's Spotlight

Bruce and Linda Betteridge 
(4521 Bayside)

In 1997, Linda and I decided to look for a summer getaway.

We took a week in July and began booking two-night stays along the Lake Erie shore. The following year, we went further north starting in the Collingwood area, then to Barrie and along the Georgian Bay towards Parry Sound. Our last booking that summer brought us to the Grandview Inn Resort.

We arrived late at night in complete darkness and checked into a Bayside loft condo. We were impressed by the unit's spaciousness, furnishings and decor.   We woke up next morning to bright sunlight streaming through the windows and were astonished at the views.  A lush, green nine hole golf course was out one window and the blue waters of a beautiful bay out the other.  Our search had ended.  We had found our getaway.

A Bayside condo unit became available in the spring of 1999 and we bought it.  From then until now our family, grandchildren and friends very much look forward to visiting and enjoying our Muskoka Grandview getaway.                                            



Founder's Corner

Some musings from Gregg Evans, son of Grandview's founder, Bruce Evans

The nine hole Grandview Inn Golf Course, built for $650,000, opened on July 1, 1988. 

The first foursome to play the course at the grand opening celebration included Bruce Evans, his best friend Ted George and the (2) commercial credit bankers from the Royal Bank of Canada that Bruce Evans used to finance the development of Grandview. One of the bankers, Al McGail, shot a 3 under par 29, a record that still holds today on the nine hole course. 

Following the golf tournament, Bruce Evans hosted a gala for over (200) to announce the release of Forest Hill and Bayside. The party was held under a marquee on what is now the 4th tee deck. Each participant was issued a construction hard hat with the Grandview loon logo on it and at the conclusion of the event, Bruce Evans had his staff from Fowler Construction set off a rock blast that cleared out the rock cut in front of Building #11 to the amazement of all in attendance. 

To be continued .... 


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Best Shot

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Calendar of Upcoming Events

* Book Club - Book Worms Unite!  Anyone interested in joining a Grandview Book Club, please contact Christine Raine at craineorama@gmail.com

*  Yoga  - We can all use a good stretch.  Contact Sharon Monett if you are interested in forming a Yoga Group at sharon_m@rogers.com

* Golf Club  - Steve Oakley has been running a great morning golf club for years.  In Stevie's own words - "We play Best Ball, $2 per person. Winning team takes all.  Contact Grandview Clubhouse for start times as they change.   Ladies, teens and hackers welcome!  Come one, come all!!!"   steveandshirley@gmail.com

* Ladies Golf League - Liz Lister organizes a Wednesday morning Ladies Golf league with lunch afterwards every Wednesday morning starting mid May.  All ladies who enjoy golf, fun and lots of laughs and a good lunch are welcome. Contact me. Liz Lister at grannylister@gmail.com

*  Darts Club  - Rod Guthrie reports that his Darts Club is well attended each week, but there is always room for more.  Everyone is invited to meet at the Mews each Wednesday night.  Email Rod at:   guthries@cogeco.ca

*  Euchre Night  - 
Plans are underway to organized our first Grandview Euchre Night later this spring once most folks have returned from winter vacations.  Stay tuned for announcements.  Doug Monett:  dmonett@cogeco.ca 
   
*  Kayaking Club - On the shores of beautiful Fairy Lake, this club is a natural for Grandview.  Let Marsh Smith know if you would like to be part of this group this summer.    Email Marsh at:    paul.marshasmith@hotmail.com

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Grandview Community Newsletter

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"Liquid Gold"

Summer evening on Cookson Bay, 2016 by Sharon Monett

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