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Greg LeMond, three-time Tour de France winner, to speak at fundraiser Tuesday

Posted at 6:23 pm December 11, 2017
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Greg LeMond, three-time Tour de France champion, celebrated the announcement of LeMond Composites, a new company he co-founded, during a ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 12, 2016, at Heritage Center in west Oak Ridge. The company is expected to make composite bicycles and carbon fiber, and invest $125 million and create 242 new jobs. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Greg LeMond, the only American to win the Tour de France, will speak about “The Adventure of My Life—from the Tour de France to Carbon Fiber” on Tuesday in a fundraiser for Oak Ridge Playhouse and 1in6.org, a press release said.

The talk is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 12, at Oak Ridge Playhouse in historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge. It’s presented by UT-Battelle.

Event tickets (and pre-event reception tickets) are available at www.orplayhouse.com. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be used to support both Oak Ridge Playhouse and 1in6.org, the press release said.

LeMond won the Junior American Road Race in 1977, made the Olympic team in 1980 (but America boycotted), and continued to rise in the ranks of international cyclers, ultimately winning the Tour de France three times, the press release said. His first win in 1986 was followed by a near-fatal hunting accident, requiring months of recuperation. This comeback climaxed when LeMond won his second Tour de France in 1989 by a mere eight seconds, the press release said. After being invited to the White House by Ronald Reagan and named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1989, LeMond won his third Tour de France in 1990. LeMond retired from professional racing in 1994; two years after his retirement, he was inducted into the US Bicycling Hall of Fame. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 1in6.org, carbon fiber, carbon fiber frame bike, carbon fiber manufacturing, Carbon Nexus, Deakin University, Greg LeMond, international cyclers, LeMond Composites, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Playhouse, professional racing, sexual abuse, Sports Illustrated, Sportsman of the Year, Tour de France, US Bicycling Hall of Fame, UT-Battelle, UT-Battelle LLC

Help ADFAC through Dine & Donate today

Posted at 7:54 am December 11, 2017
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On Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, thirteen restaurant locations throughout Anderson County will donate a portion of their sales to support Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC). The event, Dine & Donate, happens on the second Monday of each month. (Submitted photo)

On Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, thirteen restaurant locations throughout Anderson County will donate a portion of their sales to support Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC). The event, Dine & Donate, happens on the second Monday of each month. (Submitted photo)

 

On Monday, December 11, thirteen restaurant locations throughout Anderson County will donate a portion of their sales to support Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC). The event, Dine & Donate, happens on the second Monday of each month.

Monday, December 11, is an opportunity to sample fresh subs from Subway’s five locations in Anderson County, a press release said. The restaurant is featuring Reuben’s at this time, either corned beef or turkey, the release said.

“It’s all fresh at Subway,” the press release said. “Rolls for subs are baked fresh each day, as are the cookies. In addition, the vegetables are washed and freshly sliced every morning.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Clinton, Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Rocky Top Tagged With: ADFAC, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Dine & Donate, Dona Rector, Subway

Pancake Breakfast fundraiser on Saturday to support local humanitarian programs

Posted at 5:49 pm December 8, 2017
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Pictured above is recent community mission work by members of First United Methodist Church. (Submitted photo)

Pictured above is recent community mission work by members of First United Methodist Church. (Submitted photo)

 

The First United Methodist Church Oak Ridge Adult Missions Ministry will sponsor a fundraising Pancake Breakfast at Applebee’s Restaurant on Saturday morning.

The church’s Missions Ministry supports many local humanitarian programs such as ADFAC, TORCH, Family Resource Center at Oak Ridge Schools, Ecumenical Storehouse, Free Medical Clinic, Girls Inc., Agape House, Tabitha’s Table, and Second Harvest “Food For Kids,” a press release said.

The Pancake Breakfast is scheduled from Saturday, December 9, from 8-10 a.m. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: ADFAC, Agape House, Ecumenical Storehouse, Family Resource Center at Oak Ridge Schools, First United Methodist Church, Free Medical Clinic, Girls Inc., Missions Ministry, Oak Ridge Adult Missions Ministry, pancake breakfast, Second Harvest, Tabitha’s Table, TORCH

Community Band has free Christmas Concert & Sing-along on Sunday

Posted at 4:42 pm December 8, 2017
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Christmas Concert 2015 at First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge (Submitted photo)

Christmas Concert 2015 at First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge (Submitted photo)

 

The Oak Ridge Community Band/Wind Ensemble will ring in the Christmas season with a Christmas Concert and Sing-along on Sunday afternoon, December 10.

It’s a free event, and it will begin at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church, which is at 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike. The performance is open to the public, dress is casual, and there will be refreshments at the conclusion of the program, a press release said.

“This concert is a wonderful opportunity to bring family and friends to relax and enjoy hearing familiar holiday tunes and sing favorite Christmas carols,” the press release said.

Among the numbers on Sunday’s program are two of Leroy Anderson’s most well-known holiday tunes: “A Christmas Festival,” featuring a medley of carols, and the time-honored piece “Sleigh Ride,” in which you can not only hear the bells on the horse pulling the sleigh, but the crack of the whip, the clip-clop of the horse’s hooves, and the horse’s distinctive neigh, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas Concert and Sing-along, Dale Pendley, First Baptist Church, Oak Ridge Community Band/Wind Ensemble

Tennessee Fall Homecoming at Museum of Appalachia ending after 38 years

Posted at 12:33 pm December 8, 2017
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Photo courtesy Museum of Appalachia

 

The Tennessee Fall Homecoming at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris is ending after 38 years.

The festival, which started in 1980, has grown to the point that it now requires more than three thousand hours to plan, promote, and execute, a press release said.

“Homecoming was an enormous investment for a museum of our size,” said Stephen Dean, chair of the museum’s board of directors. “If we lost a day of attendance due to weather, we simply could not make it up. Even if a homecoming was successful financially, the amount of time and effort invested simply wasn’t justifiable. We have to be responsible for the entire museum’s operation.”

The festival started in 1980 as a one-time event to recognize, display, and celebrate the disappearing music and culture of the Southern Appalachians, but grew over the years into a multi-day event attended by tens of thousands of people annually, the press release said.

The 38th and final Homecoming, held this past October, was one of the museum’s most well-received events, the press release said. It introduced all-new evening concerts featuring artists like Lee Ann Womack and The SteelDrivers. As a result, this year’s Fall Homecoming boasted record-breaking attendance and attracted new visitors. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Appalachian artifacts, Appalachian Heritage, culture, Elaine Meyer, John Rice Irwin, Museum of Appalachia, music, southern Appalachians, Stephen Dean, Tennessee Fall Homecoming

Roane State Winter Concert is Saturday at O’Brien Theatre

Posted at 11:23 am December 8, 2017
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It’s a longstanding tradition at Roane State and a great way to celebrate the holiday season.

The annual Winter Concert featuring all of the college’s music department ensembles will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 9, in the O’Brien Theatre on the Harriman campus, and everyone is invited, said a press release from Roane State Community College.

“All donations collected at the door will help support the Roane State music programs, including our 2018 summer choir tour to Italy,” music department professor Brenda Luggie said.

“This is one of our main on-campus concerts for the season,” she said.

Featured will be the Celebration Singers, Concert Choir, Jazz Band, Stage Band, and Bluegrass Band. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Community, Education, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Bluegrass Band, Brenda Luggie, Celebration Singers, Chris Metcalfe, Concert Choir, Geol Greenlee, Harold Nagge, holiday season, Jazz Band, music, O’Brien Theatre, Roane State, Roane State Community College, Stage Band

Oak Ridge Chamber’s Christmas Parade is Saturday

Posted at 11:08 am December 8, 2017
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Last year's Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas Parade was Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. (File photo by Eli Welton)

Last year’s Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade was Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. (File photo by Eli Welton)

 

More than 100 entries have registered to participate in the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade. The parade will take place on Saturday, December 9, beginning at 6 p.m. Line-up for those participating will begin at 4 p.m. at Corporate Center on the corner of Lafayette and Laboratory Roads.

This year’s theme is “A Toyland Christmas: Past 75 Years/Future 75 Years,” and the parade promises to provide spectators with plenty of music, lights, and beautiful floats, a press release said. The parade will be a part of Oak Ridge’s 75th Anniversary Celebration. Sponsor of this year’s parade is The Cowperwood Company.

For those who wish to watch the parade, the route begins at Corporate Center, on the corner of Lafayette and Laboratory Road. From there, the parade will travel down Lafayette to the Oak Ridge Turnpike. It will continue west on the Turnpike to Oak Ridge High School. The judge’s stand will be located in front of the Chamber. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Community, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: 75th anniversary, Christmas parade, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge Christmas Parade

Holiday Express trains coming to Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge

Posted at 3:05 pm December 7, 2017
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Holiday Express at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge will feature G-scale model trains and a miniature village decorated for the holidays. Here, a CSX model train passes the train station, ready for the holidays. (Submitted photo)

Holiday Express at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge will feature G-scale model trains and a miniature village decorated for the holidays. Here, a CSX model train passes the train station, ready for the holidays. (Submitted photo)

 

All aboard the Holiday Express at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge!

A miniature village with 10 garden-scale model trains and thousands of lights will open at the Children’s Museum on Friday, December 8. The Holiday Express features a 2,500-square-foot G-scale railroad display inside the Children’s Museum gymnasium, with the 10 trains running consecutively. The display will be open through January 1.

Designed by landscaper and train enthusiast Mark Fuhrman, the display includes rivers, waterfalls, and more than 100 scale model buildings decorated for the holidays. The trains include logging trains, freight trains, and passenger trains. Many buildings in the village Fuhrman created are scale model replicas of East Tennessee structures, most depicting the architecture during logging days in the Smoky Mountains. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: Beth Shea, Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, Complete Landscape Services Inc., G-scale model trains, G-scale railroad, Holiday Attraction, Holiday Express, Knoxville Area Model Railroaders, Mark Fuhrman

Senior Center to host holiday reception Friday

Posted at 2:52 pm December 7, 2017
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The Oak Ridge Senior Center’s annual Holiday Reception will be Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, in the Oak Ridge Civic Center gymnasium. Pictured above is a picture from last year's Holiday Reception. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

The Oak Ridge Senior Center’s annual Holiday Reception will be Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, in the Oak Ridge Civic Center gymnasium. Pictured above is a picture from last year’s Holiday Reception. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

 

The Oak Ridge Senior Center will host a Holiday Reception for area senior citizens on Friday, December 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be held in the gymnasium of the Civic Center, located at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Local seniors are invited for a light lunch of sandwiches, chips, and cookies, as well as holiday music and fellowship, a press release said. The senior center’s guitar group will be playing live Christmas music. Bingo will be offered, and door prizes given away. Goodie bags will also be given out while supplies last. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: holiday reception, Linda McGhee, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Senior Center

Grace Lutheran has guided gratitude meditation on Saturday

Posted at 9:31 pm December 4, 2017
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Linda Doyle

Linda Doyle

 

The Grace Lutheran Mental Health Ministry will host a guided gratitude meditation program on Saturday.

The meditation will be led by retired licensed clinical social worker and CONTACT volunteer Linda Doyle in the church fellowship hall.

The program is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 9, at Grace Lutheran, which is at 131 West Gettysburg Avenue behind Woodland Elementary School in Oak Ridge.

The presentation is free and open to the community, and child care will be provided, a press release said.

It said the guided meditation will be ecumenical in nature and appropriate for people of all faiths. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News, Health Tagged With: CONTACT, Grace Lutheran, Grace Lutheran Mental Health Ministry, gratitude meditation, guided gratitude meditation, guided meditation, Linda Doyle

New fund seeks to make Oak Ridge a premier living, working community

Posted at 9:02 pm December 4, 2017
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A new Oak Ridge fund seeks to make Oak Ridge the premier living and working community in Tennessee, a press release said.

The Oak Ridge Fund for Achieving Community Excellence, or ORFACE, is a newly established affiliate fund of East Tennessee Foundation, the press release said.

“ORFACE will help shape Oak Ridge’s future by reinforcing our established role in science, enriching the programs and tradition of excellence in our public school system, and stimulating economic development, and by including all our citizens in contributing to and benefiting from this community,” the release said. “It is intended to inspire us to imagine creative, distinctive, and ambitious community projects and to motivate our entities and organizations to collaborate on achieving those projects.

“We begin with a modest endowment and will make our first grants as Oak Ridge is celebrating its 75th anniversary. We will continue to build our endowment by ongoing gifts and from bequests by those who want to build excellence in Oak Ridge beyond their lifetimes.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: East Tennessee Foundation, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Fund for Achieving Community Excellence, ORFACE, Pat Postma, Trudy Hughes

Health care to be discussed at Lunch with League on Tuesday

Posted at 8:36 pm December 4, 2017
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Walter Davis

The speaker for Lunch with the League on Tuesday, December 5, will be Walter Davis, who will discuss health care issues, a press release said. The meeting will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, which is located at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Davis has served as executive director of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign in Nashville for the past 4.5 years. He previously served as executive director for the National Organizers Alliance in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville (Kentucky Southern College) and served in Colombia in the Peace Corps. He was recognized in February 2017 as the Community Shares’ Danny Mayfield Champion of Change for life achievement in social justice, the press release said.

The mission of THCC, a 28-year-old advocate organization, is to work for affordable, accessible health care for all Tennesseans, the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Health Tagged With: health care, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Lunch with the League, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, Tennessee Health Care Campaign, Walter Davis

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