The Peterborough and the Kawarthas Home Builders Association Welcomes New President

Garnet Northey passed the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Home Builders Association (PKHBA) presidential duties over to Mitch Cleary at PKHBA’s annual general meeting on Nov. 17.

Photo courtesy of The Peterborough and the Kawarthas home builders Association.

Cleary, of Century 21 United Realty is the fourth member of the Cleary family to be a PKHBA president.

Leo Cleary was part of creating the Peterborough Home Builders Association in the 1950s, one of the first in the province and served as the association's third president in 1958. Pat Cleary served as president in 1991 and Monique Cleary was PKHBA’s first woman president in 2019.

Northey, of Spotlight Home and Lifestyle, brought the Ontario Home Builders Association (OHBA)’s message of building more homes faster into Peterborough and the Kawarthas this past year.

Mitch Cleary says he looks forward to building on his family’s legacy and support for the Home Builders Association and residential construction in Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes.

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Famous Hawkstone Manor Estate On Stoney Lake Currently Listed For $4,250,000

Ronnie "The Hawk" Hawkin's famous Hawkstone Manor Estate on Stoney Lake near Peterborough, which has been on and off the market over the years at different prices, is currently listed for $4,250,000.

Photo via listing

This one of a kind waterfront estate and farm property in the Kawarthas—it's described as "Canada's Graceland" on the listing—has over 3,300 feet of lakefront shoreline and is situated on 175 acres.

Photo via listing

According to the listing, celebrity guests to Hawkstone Manor over the years include: John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Gordon Lightfoot (who wrote his hit "Sundown" at the estate during his many visits there), Kris Kristofferson, Robbie Robertson, Kenny Rogers, Rush, Blue Rodeo, Ian and Sylvia Tyson, and more.

Ronnie Hawkins, Kris Kristofferson and Gordon Lightfoot at Hawkstone Manor in May 2016 (Photo via The Weber Brothers, Facebook page)

Most recently, in May 2016, "The Hawk", Gordon Lightfoot and Kris Kristofferson gathered at the Hawkstone studio on the estate to record a cover of "Me & Bobby McGee". 

Photo via listing

The estate—which is more museum than house with its living history, and is well known among cottagers on the lake and an attraction to boaters and tourists—features 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in the main house, two guest cottages at the shore and a large special events barn.

Photo via listing

Here are more photos below from the listing...

Notice the picture of Ronnie with Bill Clinton

And the breathtaking view of Stoney where Gordon Lightfoot wrote "Sundown" is pretty epic...

You can watch a great video giving you an idea of the scope of the beautiful property here.

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Someone In Peterborough Is Giving Away A House On Kijiji, You Just Have To Get It Off The Property

Need a house? Someone is giving one away for free because they are building a new home on the property.

This is the house in East City off Armour road....

The advertisement on Kijiji says the building could be "ideal for a small cottage/hunt camp" and that the person who wants it "will be responsible for removing the entire structure off the property."

Here are more pictures of the home from the back and interior included in the Kijiji listing...

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Take A Tour Of Neil Young's Childhood Home In Omemee

Neil Young spent his formative years in Omemee, Ontario near Peterborough.

Below is Young in a Grade 1 class photo at Omemee Public School in 1951-52 (Neil is standing in the back row, third from the left)...

Neil's old childhood home at 33 King Street West is now for sale, described in the sales listing as a "stately home situated on 1.75 acres located in the quaint Village of Omemee."

Take a tour of this century home—it's listed at $299,900—where the rock icon once lived in this video from the listing agent...

33 King Street West Omemee For Sale.

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Dani Stover & Catherine Hanrahan Host YouTube Series "Basic Girls' Guide"

Peterborough's Dani Stover and Catherine Hanrahan are hosts of a sassy DIY YouTube series called Basic Girls' Guide that teaches you fun, easy ways to do projects around the house.

Recent episodes include "DIY Chalkboard Fridge", "DIY Slip Cover" and "DIY Faux Upholstery".

It's practical home decor tips like you've never seen it—like a Pinterest board but with great comedy. Have a watch below of some recent shows...

SUBSCRIBE to Coral Here: http://bit.ly/UmeLyv Show us your projects using #BasicGirlsGuide In this episode of Basic Girls' Guide, Dani and Catherine turn a cheap fridge into a fun masterpiece using their favorite tool: CHALK PAINT!

SUBSCRIBE to Coral Here: http://bit.ly/UmeLyv Show us your projects using #BasicGirlsGuide DIY Drink Station: http://bit.ly/1dnkY7j DIY Glasses: http://bit.ly/BGGChalk Dani: Twitter: https://twitter.com/danigray Instagram: https://instagram.com/danistover/ Catherine: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chan_Rahan Instagram: https://instagram.com/chan_rahan/ All things Coral: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoralTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CoralTV Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/coraltv/ Basic Girls' Guide Logo Design By: Jeffrey Macklin: www.jacksoncreekpress.ca

SUBSCRIBE to Coral Here: http://bit.ly/UmeLyv Show us your projects using #BasicGirlsGuide Dani & Catherine teach us an easy way to upholster any piece of furniture in your home! DIY Slip Cover: http://bit.ly/1ixOj1d DIY Drink Station: http://bit.ly/1dnkY7j Dani: Twitter: https://twitter.com/danigray Instagram: https://instagram.com/danistover/ Catherine: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chan_Rahan Instagram: https://instagram.com/chan_rahan/ All things Coral: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoralTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CoralTV Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/coraltv/ Basic Girls' Guide Logo Design By: Jeffrey Macklin: www.jacksoncreekpress.ca FTC: This is NOT a sponsored video.

You can find more episodes here. Tweet them your projects using the hashtag #BasicGirlsGuide.

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Morrow's Hollow Might Be The Spookiest House In Peterborough

Peterborough, meet Morrow's Hollow. This is really S-C-A-R-Y stuff. Homeowners, well done. Way to bring it with the Halloween. Take a look below. (If you have seen creepier in Peterborough, email us or tweet us your pics.)

Photo by Evan Holt

Oh, and also check out this excellent pirate ship on Shirley Avenue.

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Awesome Idea: The "Repair Cafe" Takes Place July 28th At Silver Bean

Photo via RepairCafePTBO Facebook page

Repair Cafe Peterborough is holding a  an event Monday, July 28th at the Silver Bean Cafe.

Repair Cafe is a cool, simple concept: Bring your broken items out (July 28th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to the Silver Bean at Millennium Park), and work with Repair Cafe Fixers to mend, darn, reattach, rewire, or diagnose what needs fixing!

Items can include clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, toys, jewelry—anything really. You could find repair specialists such as electricians, seamstresses, carpenters and mechanics there. You could even become a volunteer fixer yourself.

Photo via RepairCafePTBO Facebook page

This free event is a chance to share knowledge, build skills and get help fixing those things that just don't work anymore, the idea being that lots of useful items get tossed in landfill that could actually be fixed and re-used.

Visitors bring their broken items from home. Together with the specialists, they start making their repairs in the Repair Cafe. Everyone learns and fixes—together!

If you have nothing to repair, you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Or you can lend a hand with another repair job.

Or just discuss and fix local and global issues!

Learn more on their Facebook page.

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