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Sponsored: Music Arts studios move to Robertsville Baptist, lessons make great gifts

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Music Arts Michael Johnston and Warren Clark

Trumpet teacher Warren Clark, left, and student Michael Johnston, a junior at Oak Ridge High School, practice at Music Arts’ new studio space at Robertsville Baptist Church.

Music Arts, a longtime Oak Ridge music school, has moved across town to a larger space at Robertsville Baptist Church.

Its two dozen professional instructors continue to offer top-quality instruction at competitive prices. They offer private lessons on all instruments and also teach voice lessons, jazz improvisation, and music theory and composition.

Music Arts moved to Robertsville Baptist Church in October. The school had been at Oak Ridge Alliance Church. Lessons are offered Monday through Saturday.

“We offer instruction in a wide variety of instruments,” Music Arts says. “Our faculty have been educated at such schools as the University of Tennessee, Peabody, Indiana University, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Hartt School of Music.” [Read more…]

Sponsored: Downtown Hardware has 58th anniversary celebration today

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Downtown Hardware is having a 58th anniversary celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (Saturday).

The celebration will include a Holland Grill demo, samples, and door prizes. Register to win a Holland Companion grill.

Downtown Hardware is located at 298 S. Illinois Ave. in Oak Ridge. It’s open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Call (865) 483-4339 for more information.

Sponsored: Seniors Helping Seniors assists elderly residents

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Lois Engel

Lois Engel

A nurse for more than four decades, Lois Engel still works with seniors, but now she gets to spend more time with them.

She and her husband Ed own a Seniors Helping Seniors franchise in Clinton. They and their care providers help seniors with services ranging from light housekeeping and cooking to gardening and transportation. They can help elderly residents stay in their homes five to eight years longer than they might otherwise.

“It’s a gift to us to be able to assist other people,” Lois Engel said. [Read more…]

Sponsored: S&R Insurance Services celebrates 20 years

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S&R Insurance Services Inc.

S&R Insurance Services has been in business since 1993, and its agents take pride in helping customers get the best insurance coverage for the best prices.

S&R Insurance Services has been in business since 1993, and its agents take pride in helping customers get the best insurance coverage for the best prices.

The company, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is an advocate for the insured, President Cyndi Jeffers said.

“That’s our job,” she said. “All we do is insurance.”

Located on Talmeda Road in Oak Ridge, S&R Insurance is a full-service independent agency representing several top-rated insurance companies and offering all types of coverages, including auto, home, business, personal, bonds, life, health, accident, disability, IRAs, and long-term care. [Read more…]