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Community Shares Day features science, medical testing

Posted at 9:17 am May 1, 2012
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T-shirt Chromatography at Community Shares Day

Chemical reactions at a T-shirt chromatography science station at Community Shares Day in Scarboro reveal different colors. Pictured above, clockwise from left, are Jordyn Majors, Jayda Majors, Toletha Davis, Rosanne Smith, Tiffany Dellard, and Traven Jeffries.

A Community Shares Day in Scarboro on Saturday featured hands-on science and children’s activities, HIV and bone marrow testing, and voter registration and a bereavement area for former neighborhood residents.

“We try to create time where we can all come together and sit down in fellowship,” said John Spratling, president of Team Investment Group Inc., an event co-sponsor. “This brings out the positive in Scarboro.”

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Dogs get ‘big air’ at Earth Day festival

Posted at 11:00 am April 30, 2012
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Alex, a Weimaraner skilled at long distance jumping and speed retrieval, catches a football thrown by his owner, Trent Steele, during a DockDogs competition in Oak Ridge on Saturday.

More than 100 dogs from across the country competed in long-distance and vertical jump challenges in Oak Ridge this weekend in a first-time event that enthralled hundreds of people who encouraged the canines with loud cheers.

The three-day DockDogs competition, which also included a speed retrieval event, was part of the annual Earth Day festival at A.K. Bissell Park.

Children enjoy the animal petting zoo at Earth Day in Oak Ridge on Saturday.

Besides that competition, the festival also included a bike rodeo, petting zoo, musical entertainment, vendors, and recycling stations, including for shoes and computers. There was also a Green Mile Children’s Run at the Oak Ridge High School track.

One dog that competed this weekend, Wrigley, a Weimaraner from Chicago, has a 6-foot, 8-inch vertical leap, said Trent Steele, president of Smoky Mountain DockDogs in Knoxville, which organized the contest. By Saturday afternoon, Wrigley had jumped 27 feet and one inch in a “Big Air” long-distance competition.

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Celebration of the Young Child at Children’s Museum April 27

Posted at 12:02 am April 19, 2012
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Barbara Bailey Hutchison, a Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, will be the featured performer April 27 at the Celebration of the Young Child at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge.

The celebration offers family entertainment and children’s activities from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the museum, which is located at 461 W. Outer Drive. Hutchison will perform from 10-10:30 a.m. with finely crafted songs and clever stories that entertain and inspire young audiences.

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Oak Ridge celebrates Earth Day on April 28

Posted at 12:05 am April 18, 2012
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Ijams Nature Center participates in a previous Earth Day festival in Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge will celebrate Earth Day 2012 on Saturday, April 28 at the Civic Center. The event starts at 11 a.m. and will continue until 4 p.m. There will be numerous exhibits, including GreenVillageGreen, which is an online newsletter on how to live “green.” The food vendors includes ice cream, pizza, and more.

The events will include the Green Mile, Dock Dogs, and a bike rodeo. There will also be a Soles4Souls shoe drop-off site.

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Heels & Wheels 2012 Duathlon on Saturday

Posted at 5:00 am April 17, 2012
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There will be a fundraiser on Saturday, April 21, to help 15 local nonprofit organizations, including Keystone Adult Day Center in Oak Ridge and CASA the Tennessee Heartland.

The fundraiser, called the Wells Fargo Heels and Wheels Duathlon, will be held at Johnson University at 7900 Johnson Drive in Knoxville. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. and the race will start at 9 a.m.

The duathlon consists of a 5K run/18K bike/3K run that will benefit the Keystone Adult Day program as well as CASA, among others. Contestants can choose to take part in the entire race or the Fun Walk or 5K run. Competitors can race alone or on a team of two. There will be a kid zone with inflatables and lunch is included with your registration.

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Bowl for Kids on Wednesday

Posted at 5:15 am April 16, 2012
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Oak Ridge Bowling Center is hosting Bowl for Kids’ Sake on Wednesday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bowl for Kids’ Sake, which is presented by EdFinancial, is the largest annual fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee.

This fun event is for all ages to help ensure children have positive role models through Big Brothers Big Sisters.

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SARG hosts Paws for Life on April 20

Posted at 8:00 am April 13, 2012
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SARG is having a Paws for Life Gala on Friday, April 20, to raise money for abused and neglected animals. Pictured above from left to right are Jan Baker, Vada Oberlin, Kim Denton, Sara Moore, Shirley Auble, Dreama Easter, and Robin Biloski.

SARG Committee members are having an April 20 fundraiser to help abused and neglected animals.

The fundraiser, called Paws for Life Gala, is at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 20. The evening will include a light buffet supper, music, silent auction, and live auction hosted by Bear Stephenson.

Gala tickets are $35 or $60 per couple and are available by sending payment and the names of attendees to SARG, 124 Newell Ln. Oak Ridge, TN 37830, or by calling Robin Biloski at (865) 220-9776. Reservations will be accepted through this weekend.

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Farmers Markets open April 13 and 14

Posted at 8:22 am April 11, 2012
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The longest-running farmers markets in the Knoxville area will open for the 36th consecutive year in Knoxville and Oak Ridge this weekend.

The Knoxville market will open on Friday, April 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Laurel Church of Christ, which is at the corner of Kingston Pike and Cherokee Boulevard, and the Oak Ridge market will open Saturday, April 14, at 8:00 a.m. at Jackson Square.

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Youth Advisory Board accepts applications

Posted at 8:00 am April 11, 2012
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The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is currently accepting applications for board members for the 2012-2013 school year. Board members will be selected at the July 9 City Council meeting.

Sixteen applicants will be confirmed and appointed by City Council to serve a one-year term of office that will start on August 1. To be considered, applicants must be residents of Oak Ridge and entering grade levels 8th through 12th.

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Sound Company performs with Swiss choir

Posted at 10:42 am April 10, 2012
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Sound Company Children’s Choir will have two choral performances this weekend with StimmWerkBande, which is a performing children’s choir from Tamins, Switzerland. Sound Company also sang with this group in December 2010 in Switzerland.

The two choirs will perform at the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, TN, on Saturday, April 14th to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the night the Titantic sank. Call 1-800-381-7670 for reservations and other information.

On Sunday, both choirs will present local and international music, as well as original compositions written by Terry Silver-Alford, at The Grove Theater at High Places Church in Oak Ridge. This 3:00 p.m. concert is free to the public, but donations will be accepted at the door.

Sound Company is a multi-age performing choir based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and it is directed by Katy Wolfe Zahn, Terry Silver–Alford, Keith Wheeler, and Kathy Gillenwaters.

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