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Y-12 employee-led Help to the Smokies team still going strong

Posted at 12:18 am November 26, 2014
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Y-12’s Help to the Smokies employee-led team volunteered at a Great Smoky Mountains National Park cleanup event on Nov. 8. The team contributed 154 hours in restoration and enhancement activities during the event. (Submitted photo)

Note: This story was updated at 10:40 a.m. Nov. 26.

Y-12’s employee-led Help to the Smokies team tacked another 154 hours onto their already massive volunteer service record at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during their annual volunteer work day on November 8. Since its start, the volunteer team has contributed about 14,000 hours in the Park.

Some 22 volunteers assisted park staff in maintenance and refurbishment of Loop B campsites at the Cosby Campground. The volunteer team performed general restoration activities for 31 individual campsites. These activities included elevating, leveling, and resetting 31 picnic tables, distributing and applying 85 tons of gravel covering to 26 campsites, and leveling selected camp fire rings. [Read more…]

Honors: Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Posted at 11:50 pm November 25, 2014
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Pictured above in bottom row from left to right are Jennifer Goff, Mike Morris, and John Murphy. In the back row are Chad Ridings and Ty Ridings, who accepted on behalf of their father, Jim Ridings. (Photo courtesy Mike Kelly)

New members of the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame were inducted during halftime of the October 3 football game between Oak Ridge and Campbell County.

The recent inductees are pictured above. They include Jennifer Goff, Mike Morris, John Murphy, and Jim Ridings.

Two ORHS students win UT scholarships in statewide math contest

Posted at 9:27 pm November 25, 2014
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KNOXVILLE—Two Oak Ridge High School students were among 10 from across the state who received $6,000 annual scholarships to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in this year’s UT-Pro2Serve Math Contest. More than 700 students from 51 schools all across Tennessee competed in the competition, held November 6 at UT.

The scholarship winners were:

Joseph Andress, Oak Ridge High, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Christopher Dean, Cookeville High, Cookeville, Tennessee
Jason Fu, Farragut High, Knoxville, Tennessee
Gene Li, Ravenwood High, Brentwood, Tennessee
Remilia Li, Pope John Paul II High, Hendersonville, Tennessee
Ohm J. Patel, White Station High, Memphis, Tennessee
Daniel Tancredi, Memphis University School, Memphis, Tennessee
Barbara Xiong, University School of Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee
Albert Xue, Oak Ridge High, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Chang Yu, Memphis University School, Memphis, Tennessee

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Honors: ORAU director receives Top Professionals Under 40 award

Posted at 9:10 pm November 25, 2014
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Heidi H. Timmerman, center, accepts the Top Professionals Under 40 in Contract Management Award during the National Contract Management Association’s 33rd Annual Government Contract Management Symposiusm Fall Chapter Leader Summit 2014 Awards Reception. The award was presented by NCMA Executive Director Michael Fischetti, left, and NCMA President Larry Trowel. (Submitted photo)

Heidi H. Timmerman, director of procurement and contracts for Oak Ridge Associated Universities, was recently awarded the Top Professionals Under 40 in Contract Management distinction from the National Contract Management Association, a press release said.

Timmerman—who is responsible for overseeing ORAU’s activities related to prime contract administration, the Work for Others program under the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education contract, subcontract administration, and small business outreach—was recognized for being a top performer in the contract management profession under the age of 40.

This honor recognizes Timmerman for her contract management knowledge and willingness to mentor others, as well as her involvement with various community organizations such as NCMA and the United Way of Anderson County, the press release said. [Read more…]

Pet of the Day: Maddux

Posted at 9:01 pm November 25, 2014
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Hey there, I’m Maddux and I have a LOT of happy energy, and an excited “furrow-my-brow” personality!

I get along with other dogs. I’m a sturdy two-year-old Boxer mix, and will make a fabulous addition to the right home. Maybe yours?

ID: 16285

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It’s located at 395 Belgrade Road in east Oak Ridge. The phone number is (865) 425-3423.

See the Animal Shelter’s website here. You can also find more information on adoptable animals at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on this Facebook page.

Pet of the Day: Zoey

Posted at 8:55 pm November 25, 2014
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Zoey is our resident gentle giant. Weighing in at 95 pounds, this three-year-old Plott Hound and possibly Mastiff mix has been spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. She’s ready to be yours! And her fee is sponsored at 50 percent.

Won’t you consider this calm and wonderful girl? She’ll even sit and shake for you!

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It’s located at 395 Belgrade Road in east Oak Ridge. The phone number is (865) 425-3423.

See the Animal Shelter’s website here. You can also find more information on adoptable animals at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on this Facebook page.

No garbage pickup on Thanksgiving

Posted at 8:49 pm November 25, 2014
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Waste Connections Inc. will not pick up refuse or recyclables in Oak Ridge on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 27.

The Thursday routes will be picked up on Friday, November 28, and the Friday routes will be picked up on Saturday, November 29. Please have all refuse and recyclables out by 7 a.m. for the Friday and Saturday routes, a press release said.

“Thank you for your cooperation with this schedule adjustment,” the release said.

For more information, contact Waste Connections Inc. at (865) 482-3656 or visit www.WasteConnectionsTn.com.

Oak Ridge city manager hires assistant

Posted at 7:27 pm November 25, 2014
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Bruce Applegate

Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson has hired an assistant.

Bruce M. Applegate Jr. will help the city manager plan, organize, develop, coordinate, maintain, and direct the overall operations and activities of the city, a press release said. He will help provide supervision for special projects and task forces, and participate in the recruitment and promotion of new and existing businesses and industries. In addition, he will assist in developing, planning, and implementing goals and objectives for the city. Applegate’s employment will become effective December 1.

“I am excited to join the staff of the City of Oak Ridge,” Applegate said. “I am eager to begin working with the city staff to address the upcoming projects aimed at bettering the community. The variety of tasks will give me an opportunity to engage with both city officials and community members to appropriately create solutions to meet Oak Ridge’s needs. I feel fortunate to be joining the city, and look forward to demonstrating my appreciation through hard work….Having gone to school in Oak Ridge, I relish the opportunity to give back to a city that has given to me.” [Read more…]

League of Women Voters receives $20,000 national grant

Posted at 2:15 pm November 25, 2014
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The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge has received a $20,000 national grant that will fund an educational project for young adults (30 years or under) on hazardous waste management. The project is titled the Environmental Management Education Initiative Project.

The grant is made possible through the New Mexico Community Foundation’s Community Involvement Fund and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The purpose of the project is to expand the knowledge and understanding of these young people about the environmental management process and remediation actions in the Oak Ridge community.

The project will consist of two educational sub-projects: a Citizen’s Academy and a Rainbow Academy, a press release said. [Read more…]

Oak Ridge Schools offers tours Dec. 16; 30 slots available

Posted at 2:02 pm November 25, 2014
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Oak Ridge Schools is offering tours of elementary, middle and high school classrooms on December 16. Only 30 slots are available.

The community tour is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. December 16.

“See how Oak Ridge teachers and students are teaching and learning while school is in session,” a press release said. [Read more…]

Sheriff’s Department investigates fire that destroyed empty Briceville home

Posted at 2:20 pm November 24, 2014
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The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a Saturday night fire that destroyed an empty house in Briceville that had been the target of thieves, authorities said.

The fire at 230 Brown Flats Lane was reported at about 11:36 p.m. Saturday.

John L. Brown, the victim, who lives at a separate address on Brown Flats Lane, said the empty house was his parents’ old home, and there have recently been several thefts there, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Joshua A. Humphrey said in an incident report. In one of those thefts, someone stole all the copper, and there was no electricity at the home, Brown told Humphrey. [Read more…]