Dog owners in Oak Ridge can vote in a contest to build a dog park in our city. PetSafe is having a contest called “Bark for Your Park” in which the winning city is given $100,000 to build a dog park, according to an Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department press release.
The first phase of voting ends June 13.
Bill Issel, Donna Stephens and Christy Gipson sort donated items for a Free Market on Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church.
Grace Lutheran Church is hosting their second annual Free Market on Saturday. The event will be open from 10 to 2 p.m. Grace Lutheran is offering this free-of-charge, special opportunity to assist those in our community who are in need.
Market-goers will be able to register for door prizes and three lucky winners will be mailed a Kroger gift certificate. The drawing will be held immediately after the free market closes.
This Saturday will be the first Breakfast with the FARM Market in Oak Ridge from 8 a.m. until noon. Chef Xavier Presley will serve breakfast using products from local farmers.
Musicians Beau James and Jeff Stewart will play for market guests.
The farmer’s market is also open on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m.
The lack of jobs that pay well is the most serious community problem, Anderson County residents said in a recent telephone survey.
Fifty-five percent of those responding rated it as a major problem, according to a survey summary released Monday by PlanET.
But 76 percent of those surveyed in Anderson County said the quality of life in their community is good or excellent.
A1A, the original and official Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band, and 38 Special will perform at the Secret City Festival in June.
A1A will perform Friday, June 15. Formed in 1991, A1A will play all of Jimmy Buffett’s hits along with classic reggae and beach party music.
Southern rockers 38 Special, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 16. 38 Special will perform hits from three decades of music with favorites such as “Hold on Loosely,” “Caught Up in You,” and “Rockin’ Into the Night.”
Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association member D. Ray Smith, left, starts a Thursday evening tour of Freels Bend Cabin, the oldest structure in Oak Ridge.
Built in 1844, the Freels Bend Cabin is the oldest structure in Oak Ridge, and Ruby Shanks lived there for a few years in the 1940s, when she was a teenager.
“It was a beautiful place,” Shanks told historic preservationists during a meeting at the cabin in south Oak Ridge last week. “We loved it.”
The unusual setting for last week’s Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association meeting gave about 60 people a rare opportunity to see the cabin, which is on restricted U.S. Department of Energy land.
Several hundred people enjoy a Friday evening musical performance by Aftah Party during this year's second Secret City Sounds concert at A.K. Bissell Park. The third concert, on Saturday, May 19, will feature the United States Air Force Band of Mid America with the ensemble Starlifter.
The University of Tennessee Arboretum will host a presentation on moths on Saturday. Moth-er’s Night Out starts at 7:30 p.m. and there will be a presentation on the different types of moths that can be found in our area. When it gets dark, investigate the different moths and bugs that come out.
The arboretum is located at 901 Illinois Avenue.
Activities this weekend include a Friday morning visit to Clinton by Gov. Bill Haslam, music (some of it free), nonprofit fundraisers, and a regatta at Oak Ridge Marina.
The Emory Valley Center of Oak Ridge is having a fundraiser from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday to raise money for a campaign to replace the current building on Emory Valley Road. The fundraiser will feature a barbeque dinner and performance by Boys’ Night Out at Buddy’s Banquet Hall in Knoxville.
Ray Smith, Y-12 National Security Complex historian, has a passion for explaining the plant's history and has been named Anderson County United Way Volunteer of the Year. (Photo submitted by B&W Y-12)
Historian D. Ray Smith has been named 2011 Volunteer of the Year by the United Way of Anderson County.
