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USA Cycling has Time Trial championship race in Oak Ridge in June

Posted at 2:50 pm April 24, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Image by USA Cycling

Image by USA Cycling

 

The USA Cycling Pro Road, Time Trial, and Criterium National Championships will be in Oak Ridge and Knoxville in June, and the first of those races, the Time Trial races, will be in Oak Ridge on Thursday, June 21.

The Oak Ridge races will kick off the championships, according to Explore Oak Ridge and Adventure Anderson County.

The Time Trial championships will be hosted by Visit Knoxville and the City of Oak Ridge, the two tourism organizations said.

They said the Time Trial course is a seven-mile section of roadway that will include part of Melton Lake Drive, which is along the Oak Ridge waterfront, and Union Valley Road. The professional and elite women will complete two laps for a total distance of 14.1 miles. The professional and elite men will complete three laps for a total distance of 21.25 miles.

The course allows spectators to see athletes pass multiple times from one viewing location, Explore Oak Ridge and Adventure Anderson County said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Recreation, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Adventure Anderson County, City of Oak Ridge, criterium, Explore Oak Ridge, road race, time trial, USA Cycling, USA Cycling Pro Road Time Trial and Criterium National Championships, Visit Knoxville

Many community organizations support the Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell

Posted at 4:25 pm September 19, 2017
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

The three Oak Ridge Rotary Clubs present a check for $10,000 for the Peace Pavilion that will house the International Friendship Bell, at the kickoff for the fundraising campaign last year. From left, they are last year’s Rotary Club presidents, Devrin Kuipers, Oak Ridge Sunset Rotary Club; Jennifer Campbell, Rotary Club of Oak Ridge; and Emily Jernigan, Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club. Accepting the check are Pat Postma and Alan Tatum, co-chairs of the International Friendship Bell Citizens Advisory Committee. (Photo by D. Ray Smith)

The three Oak Ridge Rotary Clubs present a check for $10,000 for the Peace Pavilion that will house the International Friendship Bell, at the kickoff for the fundraising campaign last year. From left, they are last year’s Rotary Club presidents, Devrin Kuipers, Oak Ridge Sunset Rotary Club; Jennifer Campbell, Rotary Club of Oak Ridge; and Emily Jernigan, Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club. Accepting the check are Pat Postma and Alan Tatum, co-chairs of the International Friendship Bell Citizens Advisory Committee. (Photo by D. Ray Smith)

 

When local organizations step up to support local initiatives, communities experience success.

“Communities that organize and work with a goal in mind benefit and prosper far more than those that don’t,” said Pat Postma, co-chair of a group leading a fund drive for a new Peace Pavilion for the Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell.

Postma is pleased that many local organizations have contributed to the Friendship Bell drive, seeing it as a sign of strong community support when organizations that raise funds for their own causes contribute to other community initiatives, as well. They join contractors, businesses, local governments, and individuals that are supporting the effort, a press release said.

Among the first organization to contribute to the drive was the Girl Scouts Oak Ridge Service Unit, which observes the United Nations International Day of Peace annually at the Friendship Bell and has established friendships with Girl Scouts from Oak Ridge’s sister city in Japan, the press release said.

“The Girl Scouts of Oak Ridge made a donation of $1,000 when we had a visit from our sister Girl Scout Troop 37 in Naka, Japan, in 2014,” said Jerry Luckmann, community service coordinator for the Oak Ridge Service Unit, which covers about 30 troops in the Oak Ridge area. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Adventure Anderson County, Alan Tatum, Altrusa International of Oak Ridge, Altrusa International of Oak Ridge Foundation, Alvin K. Bissell Park, Devrin Kuipers, Emily Jernigan, Girl Scouts Oak Ridge Service Unit, Jennifer Campbell, Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club, Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell, Oak Ridge Rotary Community Fund, Oak Ridge Sunset Rotary Club, Pat Postma, Reverend Carolyn Dipboye, Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, Shigeko Uppuluri, The Roane Alliance, Women's Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge, Ziad Demian

New Windrock Bike Park has first pro event, Pro Gravity Tour, in March

Posted at 11:06 am January 31, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Photo courtesy Adventure Anderson County/Explore Oak Ridge

Photo courtesy Adventure Anderson County/Explore Oak Ridge

 

The new mountain bike park at Windrock Park has recruited its first professional event, tourism officials said Tuesday.

The Pro Gravity Tour will take place at the the mountain bike park on March 11 and 12.

Windrock Park is north of Oliver Springs. The mountain bike park was designed and built by professional mountain bikers Neko Mulally and Sean Leader, according to Adventure Anderson County and Explore Oak Ridge. It’s laid out on 550 acres of Windrock Park and includes nine trails ranging from one to 1.5 miles long. Shuttles are available on the weekends, and riders can self-shuttle through the week.

Visit windrockbikepark.com for more information.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: Adventure Anderson County, Explore Oak Ridge, mountain bike park, Neko Mulally, Pro Gravity Tour, Sean Leader, Windrock Park

Spring training on Oak Ridge rowing course starts Feb. 9

Posted at 10:49 am January 31, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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Spring training on the Oak Ridge rowing course runs from February 9 to March 5, 2017. Pictured above is a West Virginia University team competing in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (File photo by Julio Culiat)

 

Spring training on the Oak Ridge rowing course runs from February 9 to March 5.

Oak Ridge and Anderson County tourism officials said there will be 31 different teams coming to town this year, with 40 to 50 rowers on each team. Each team generally stays in town for a week at a time.

Rowing has a $2 million impact on the community, according to Adventure Anderson County and Explore Oak Ridge.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Rowing, Sports Tagged With: Adventure Anderson County, Explore Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge rowing course, rowing, spring training

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