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Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast is Monday in Oak Ridge

Posted at 12:21 pm January 20, 2019
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Judy Gooch

Judy Gooch

The Atomic City Sportsmen Club is having its 31st annual Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast on Monday morning. The community is invited, a press release said.

The Breakfast will be held on Monday, January 21, at Spurgeon Chapel AME Zion Church at 100 South Benedict Avenue in Oak Ridge. The program begins at 8 a.m., and this year’s keynote speaker will be Judy Gooch, owner of Judy Gooch Interiors of Oak Ridge.

Gooch has been active in community affairs for the past 25 years.

In 2005, she was appointed to serve on the Tennessee Board of Regents by Governor Phil Bredesen. In 2008, Tennessee State University, formerly known as Tennessee A & I, requested that honorary degrees be awarded to the university’s fourteen Freedom Riders from the early 1960s. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: Atomic City Sportsmen Club, David Mosby, Freedom Riders, Judy Gooch, Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast, Spurgeon Chapel AME Zion Church, Tennessee A & I

Atomic City Sportsmen Club has golf tournament Saturday

Posted at 12:40 pm June 14, 2017
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The Atomic City Sportsmen Club has its 16th Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday.

The tournament is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 17, at Centennial Golf Club at 101 Centennial Boulevard in Oak Ridge.

It’s a best ball-shotgun start, an event flyer said. The entry fee is $75 per person. It’s $90 the day of the event.

The tournament includes lunch, range balls, a goodie bag, and door prizes, the flyer said.

Contact Larry Gipson at (865) 254-1346 for more information. You may also contact any sportsman, the event flyer said.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: 16th Annual Golf Tournament, Atomic City Sportsmen Club, Centennial Golf Club, golf tournament, Larry Gipson

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events

Posted at 4:15 pm January 15, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Reneé Kesler

Reneé Kesler

There are at least three events scheduled on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, January 16).

Atomic City Sportsmen Club hosts 28th Annual Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast Program

The Atomic City Sportsmen invite the community to the 28th annual Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast. The Breakfast will be held on Monday, January 16, at the Oak Valley Baptist Church, 191 Hampton Road in Oak Ridge.

The program begins at 8 a.m., and this year’s keynote speaker will be the Reverend Reneé Kesler, president and chief executive officer of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center Inc. in Knoxville.

Beck was established in 1975 as a primary repository of black history and culture in East Tennessee and remains dedicated to researching, collecting, conserving, preserving, and exhibiting works of art, writings, artifacts, memorabilia, and other evidence of contributions relating to the history and culture of African Americans in this region while fostering and promoting educational, artistic, and cultural activities and experiences, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Middle School, Sports Tagged With: Atomic City Sportsmen, Atomic City Sportsmen Club, Beck Cultural Exchange Center Inc., David Mosby, Green McAdoo Cultural Center, Green McAdoo Recreation Center, Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast, Martin Luther King Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MLK Prayer Breakfast, Oak Valley Baptist Church, Oliver Springs Middle School, Reneé Kesler, Robertsville Middle School

Atomic City Sportsmen Club has annual golf tournament on June 18

Posted at 11:51 pm April 26, 2016
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The Atomic City Sportsmen Club has its 15th Annual Golf Tournament on June 18 in Oak Ridge.

The golf tournament starts at 8:30 a.m. June 18 at Centennial Golf Club at 101 Centennial Boulevard.

The entry fee is $75 per person and $90 on the day of the event (strictly enforced).

There is lunch, range balls, a goodie bag, and door prizes.

Contact Larry Gipson at (865) 254-1346 or any sportsman for more information.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: Atomic City Sportsmen Club, Centennial Golf Club, golf tournament, Larry Gipson

Knox commissioner, SNS manager to speak at MLK Breakfast in Atomic City

Posted at 11:41 pm January 4, 2015
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Sam McKenzie

Sam McKenzie

Knox County Commissioner Sam McKenzie will be the featured speaker at the 27th annual Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast.

The breakfast has been organized by the Atomic City Sportsmen. Everyone is welcome to attend. It’s scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Monday, January 19, at the Oak Valley Baptist Church at 194 Hampton Road in Oak Ridge. The breakfast was previously held at the East Tennessee Family Services Building. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: Atomic City Sportsmen, Atomic City Sportsmen Club, Knox County, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Fellowship Breakfast, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Valley Church, Sam McKenzie, SNS, Spallation Neutron Source

Blues festival tonight at Grove Theater

Posted at 4:27 pm October 27, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Charlie Morris

Charlie Morris

A blues festival at the Grove Theater in Oak Ridge tonight features guitarist Charlie Morris and his band along with three guests: pianist Wendel Werner, vocalist Katy Free, and reggae band Natti Love Joys.

The Fourth Annual “Coming Home Blue Festival” starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.

Barbecue and “other assorted goodies” will be served starting at 4 p.m.

Festival sponsors include the Atomic City Sportsmen Club.

The Grove Theater is located at 123 Randolph Road in Oak Ridge.

Filed Under: Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Atomic City Sportsmen Club, Charlie Morris, Coming Home Blues Festival, Grove Theater, Katy Free, Natti Love Joys, Wendel Werner

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