About 1,600 people toured the Oak Ridge Reservation during this summer’s public bus tour, the U.S. Department of Energy announced.
The annual tour of Oak Ridge facilities ended Aug. 31, and it attracted visitors from 40 states, a press release said.
News Sentinel court reporter to speak at Lunch with the League
News Sentinel court reporter Jamie Satterfield will discuss her struggles as a female covering crime during the past 24 years in a Tuesday talk at “Lunch with the League.”
Satterfield’s talk is titled “A Man’s Game.” It starts at noon Tuesday in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church.
Oak Ridge Camera Club seeking entries for photographic salon
“Vase with Tulips” by Oak Ridge Camera Club President Mike Slay. (Submitted photo)
The Oak Ridge Camera Club is seeking entries for its 64th annual photographic salon. Still lifes, like the elegant “Vase with Tulips” pictured at left, are an exciting part of the annual salon, a press release said.
The press release said all East Tennessee photographers are invited to submit their best digital and print images. Entries will be hung at New Hope Center during November and December.
Digital images to be shown on screen must be submitted from Oct. 14 to 21. Print images (both black and white, and color) will be accepted on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3. Visit the Club’s website at oakridgecameraclub.org/ and click in the middle panel on “ORCC 2012 Salon” for entry forms and detailed salon rules.
Roane State in Oak Ridge celebrates Constitution Day
In celebration of Constitution Day, Roane State Community College will screen Alexandra Pelosi’s documentary “Citizen U.S.A.: A 50 State Road Trip” on Monday, Sept. 17, at the college’s Oak Ridge campus.
Pelosi visited all 50 states and interviewed dozens of immigrant Americans on the day they took the oath of citizenship. The screening will be held at 1 p.m. in the City Room.
ADFAC celebrates 25th anniversary on Oct. 8
Aid To Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, or ADFAC, is planning an Oct. 8 celebration of its 25th anniversary.
The celebration is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. as part of the nonprofit organization’s annual meeting at the First Presbyterian Church on Lafayette Drive. Details and reservations are located at http://www.adfac.org/25thcelebration.html.
Youth Board calls for ‘cash mobs,’ tennis day, shoe drive, dodgeball
Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board
The Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board has set its annual goals, calling for the creation of “cash mobs” to encourage teens to shop at local stores, a tennis play day, a shoe drive, disc golf event, and dodgeball tournament.
The YAB also voted to continue some of its most popular events, including Graduation Celebration, freshman-sophomore dance, summer jobs and career fair, Battle of the Teen Bands, and Breakfast with Santa.
Oak Ridge celebrates 70th birthday on Sept. 19
Oak Ridge will celebrate its 70th birthday on Sept. 19 with historic displays and talks in Jackson Square, special games and activities, a preservation award, and a special free showing of “Fat Man and Little Boy.”
A press release said Gen. Leslie R. Groves selected the area that is now Oak Ridge—it was then 90 square miles of East Tennessee farmland—as the first site for Manhattan Project facilities on Sept. 19, 1942. The Manhattan Project was a top-secret federal program to build the world’s first atomic weapons during World War II.
City manager Watson speaks to Kiwanis on Tuesday
Mark Watson
Oak Ridge City Manager Mark S. Watson will speak to the Kiwanis Club on Tuesday.
The meeting starts at noon, and the program begins at 12:10 p.m. at the Super China Buffet, a press release said. Topics that could be discussed include city functions, the city staff, the city manager’s office and its activities, and local areas of interest and concern.
ORHS Class of 1960 has Oct. 5 reunion
Members of the Oak Ridge High School Class of 1960 will be turning 70 this year, so they are having a 70th birthday party, a press release said.
Class members are meeting for a Wildcats football game on Friday, Oct. 5, and a luncheon at the Elks Club in Emory Valley on Oct. 6 from noon until 3 p.m.
Taste of Oak Ridge on Sept. 22 in Jackson Square
The fourth annual Taste of Oak Ridge on Sept. 22 in Jackson Square will feature food samples from local restaurants, music, and the opportunity to help a local medical facility, a press release said.
Restaurants that will take part include Dean’s Restaurant, Gondolier, The Market House, Razzleberry Lab and Kitchen, The Soup Kitchen, Time Out Deli, and The Other One. RNfit Weight Management will be offering samples as well.
Music Arts has Sept. 15 faculty recital
Music Arts will present a faculty recital on Sept. 15 at Grace Lutheran Church in Oak Ridge.
Participating faculty members include Sam Chen, Warren Clark, Jennifer Ownby, Erin Bray, Ilia Steinschneider, Cheryl Scappaticci, Shannnon Hamblen, Lisa Griggs, and Rudolph Nemeth.
Admission to the recital will be free, but donations to the school’s Mary Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund will be appreciated, a press release said.
ORHS Class of 1982 has 30th reunion Sept. 28, 29
The Oak Ridge High School Class of 1982 will be holding its 30th reunion on Sept. 28 and 29.
Activities include a Friday night social and a Saturday night dinner and dance, a press release said. A tour of the renovated high school also is scheduled for Saturday morning.
