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Friends of Haw Ridge proposes bike skills area on Edgemoor

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Haw Ridge Bike Skills Area

Steve Dittner, president of Friends of Haw Ridge, talks about plans to build a bike skills area on unfinished soccer fields off Edgemoor Road in Oak Ridge.

A city board has recommended that horses be banned from Haw Ridge Park for now, and a nonprofit organization that helps maintain the park wants to build a bike skills area on an abandoned, unfinished soccer field off Edgemoor Road.

Friends of Haw Ridge expects to vote on a plan for the bike skills area on June 28, said Steve Dittner, the organization’s president. The plan could then be presented to the city.

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Secret City Greenway runners raise money for park benches

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Battle for the Secret City Greenway

Runners get ready to start at the Battle for the Secret City Greenway on Melton Lake Greenway Sunday morning. The top three finishers are in the front row: Ed Wright of Oak Ridge, left; James Grufferty from Ireland, center; and Jeremy Sexton of Clinton, right.

About 175 athletes competed in a 4.2-mile fundraising run and walk on Melton Lake Greenway on Sunday morning.

The first annual Battle for the Secret City Greenway Run/Walk raised money for park benches on a recent extension of the trail, said Frank Chmielewicz, race director and former president of the Oak Ridge Track Club. It also raised awareness of the new 2.4-mile extension, which starts at the Edgemoor Road bridge over the Clinch River and ends at Solway Park East.

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Lady Vols coach helps ORNL kick off United Way drive

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Holly Warlick and ORNL Free Throw Winners

University of Tennessee Lady Vols Head Coach Holly Warlick, left, congratulates Belinda Loi, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory student intern, and Jason Craig, ORNL scientific glass blower, after a free throw competition Thursday.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is already one of the United Way’s largest regional contributors, and officials said they hope to raise even more money this year.

“You’d be amazed at the difference that even $10 a week can make,” Hurtis Hodges, ORNL United Way campaign chairman said during a Thursday morning ceremony on the lab’s Main Street.

Tennessee Lady Vols Head Coach Holly Warlick helped ORNL kick off its annual United Way campaign with a short speech and free-throw competition.

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Battle for Secret City Greenway is Sunday

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Proceeds from a new 4.2-mile greenway run and walk will be used to install benches on local trails.

The first annual Battle for the Secret City Greenway starts Sunday near the Oak Ridge Rowing Association Boathouse and ends at the west end of Haw Ridge Park.

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About 5,000 people expected at US Rowing youth championships

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US Rowing Youth National Championships

One hundred thirty-five teams from 30 states are competing in the US Rowing Youth National Championships at Oak Ridge Marina this weekend.

The US Rowing Youth National Championships are in Oak Ridge again this year, and about 5,000 people are expected to attend, including athletes and their families, an organizer said Thursday.

The regatta starts Friday morning and ends Sunday afternoon. It will include about 1,800 rowers from 135 teams in 30 states, said Allen Eubanks, Oak Ridge Rowing Association head coach.

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Haw Ridge Park use policies discussed tonight

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The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Advisory Board is asking for public input on facility use policies at Haw Ridge Park during a meeting tonight.

The quarterly “Meet the Board” meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center Social Room.

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Run for the Rose 5K part of Women’s Weekend

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Run for the Rose

Stephanie Bruner of Maynardville wins the Run for the Rose Women's 5K in Oak Ridge on Saturday with a time of 21:25.6.

Fifty-two competitors signed up for the Run for the Rose Women’s 5K in Oak Ridge on Saturday.

It was part of Women’s Weekend in Oak Ridge. The weekend also included a Sunday morning Wild Rose Women’s Triathlon, which included a 300-meter swim, 10-mile bike ride, and three-mile run.

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Women’s 5K run and triathlon this weekend

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Women can compete in Oak Ridge this weekend in a 5K run and sprint triathlon.

The Run for the Rose Women’s 5K starts at 8 a.m. at the Grove Center Shopping Center. The Wild Rose Women’s Triathlon starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool and consists of a 300-meter swim, 10-mile bike ride, and three-mile run.

The events are part of Women’s Weekend in Oak Ridge.

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Oak Ridge outdoor pool open today, again on June 2

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Oak Ridge Outdoor Swimming Pool

Hundreds of swimmers enjoy the Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool on Providence Road on Memorial Day.

The Oak Ridge Outdoor Swimming Pool opened for the Memorial Day weekend, and it will open for the summer on June 2.

People streamed into the pool today, Memorial Day, seeking refuge from the hot sun on the holiday weekend. The pool is open until 6 p.m. today.

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Golf tournament on Saturday benefits Boys and Girls Club

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The Oak Ridge Country Club is hosting the Lawrence Hahn Golf Classic on Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m. This event is to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Oak Ridge.

There will be longest and straightest drive contests, an awards dinner, $10,000 in gifts and prizes, and a chance to win $1 million, which will be split with the Boys and Girls Club, according to promotional materials for the event.

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City announces road, dock closures

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Oak Ridge officials have announced that they have temporarily closed the gravel road extension of Tuskegee Drive and plan to temporarily close the Gallaher Recreation Area boat ramp on Monday.

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Music, rowing, politics, fundraisers this weekend

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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.

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