David Morgan, candidate for Roane County property assessor, will be having an ice cream social from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Gravel Pit Pavilion in Kingston.
There will be free ice cream, and Morgan will be available to discuss issues with the public.
The Gravel Pit is located on West Race Street/Highway 70, across from the Kingston Community Center.
On Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm is showing thanks to our local teachers with their “Teacher Appreciation Day.” There is no registration required for this free event.
Teachers can learn how to cook with herbs during the presentation, “Fresh Herbs in the Kitchen,” at 10:30 and enjoy herbal tea and treats. There will be door prizes and special discounts in the greenhouse and gift shop.
Linda Spitzer at the IAAP Tennesssee division's annual meeting. (Photo submitted by UCOR)
Linda Spitzer, an administrative professional for UCOR, has been named president of the Tennessee division of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, according to a press release.
Spitzer was elected to the board as secretary in 2009, and was elected president by the members of the 17 chapters that comprise the Tennessee division, the press release said. She became president at the division’s annual meeting, which was held June 1-3 in Chattanooga.
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Business owner Terry Frank, who is running for Anderson County mayor this fall, is hosting a grand opening of her campaign headquarters at 11 a.m. Saturday.
There will be refreshments, fellowship, and “good, old-fashioned campaigning,” a press release said.
RSCC art students were recognized at the annual Student Art Show. Front row, from left, are Stephany Huston, Emily Walkup, Susan Rosenbaum, Elizabeth Long, and Breanna Wright. Second row, from left, are Minh Nghiem, Ivan Cornejo, Alli Schatzer, and Elizabeth Findley. (Photo submitted by RSCC)
Roane State Community College art students earned awards for their work in the college’s Student Art Show, according to a press release from the college. The show is held at the end of the spring semester.
A team led by an Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher is testing wireless sensors that could help the steel industry save money and reduce energy use and emissions.
Led by ORNL’s Glenn Allgood, the team recently installed these wireless sensors at Commercial Metals Co. in Cayce, S.C. The sensors are designed to withstand harsh conditions and provide instant information that will improve monitoring and control of a steel mill’s equipment, according to information provided by ORNL.
Kathy Mihalczo gives presentation on fairy gardens. (Photo submitted by Heather Debord)
The annual Fairy Folk Festival was held at Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm on Saturday.
Owner Kathy Burke Mihalczo presented workshops on how to design a fairy garden in your own yard and a class on putting together a container fairy garden.
For more information on other workshops, visit Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm online.
Here are a few pictures from the event.
Cheryl Laxton, a candidate for Roane County property assessor, has announced she is ending her campaign. Her primary reason, according to a press release last week, was the health concerns of her mother.
“Everyone knows that I come from a very close and tight-knit family,” Laxton said. “My mother now has a serious illness which will require constant and continuous care and supervision. My mother is the most important thing in the world to me, and I look forward to being able to take care of her.”
Approximately 150 guests have been invited to attend a flag-raising ceremony at 9 a.m. Tuesday that will recognize the Y-12 National Security Complex’s attainment of DOE-VPP Star level and designation as a VPP Star Site.
VPP stands for Voluntary Protection Plan and is available to all contractors and subcontractors in the U.S. Department of Energy complex. Achieving VPP Star status means that Y-12 has proven a commitment to creating a safe work environment that protects workers, the public and the environment, and the plant must continue to meet safety standards.
UCOR, the U.S. Department of Energy’s cleanup contractor in Oak Ridge, has announced the winners of an education “mini-grant” program.
The UCOR Mini-Grant Program was created to recognize and support excellence in teaching by providing funds to assist teachers for certain projects or curricula. This focus is primarily on science, technology, engineering, and math.
Y-12 National Security Complex workers find new uses for old utility poles, saving them from the landfill. (Photo submitted by B&W Y-12)
Y-12 National Security Complex workers have found new uses for old utility poles, saving them from the landfill.
The poles are being used to create vehicle and horse trailer barriers in the Lone Mountain State Forest parking lots, and the U.S. Department of Energy is using some of them at its secure transportation courier training facility in Oak Ridge.
Y-12 National Security Complex employees will be at the Wildcat Den at 8:30 a.m. Saturday for a work day.
The volunteers plan on working on the driveway and trim the back yard.
