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More than 600 run in Secret City Half Marathon, results online

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Secret City Half Marathon

About 560 runners competed in the Secret City Half Marathon, which started and ended on Briarcliff Avenue Sunday morning. (Photo courtesy of Frank Chmielewicz)

More than 600 adults and children ran in the Secret City Half Marathon and Relay in Oak Ridge on Sunday, organizer Frank Chmielewicz said.

It was the third year for the race, and final fundraising totals should be available in a few weeks, Chmielewicz said.

Race results are available at the Secret City Half Marathon website. They include overall results and finishes by age group and relay team results.

Top local finishers in the half marathon included Ed Wright of Oak Ridge (No. 3) and Jeremy Sexton of Clinton (No. 5).

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Letter: Future of school system in good hands with Fillauer

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To the Editor:

The Oak Ridge Schools are something we can be proud of as a community. We owe a great deal to those individuals who dedicate their time and expertise in keeping our educational system strong.

I have had the privilege of knowing Keys Fillauer for the past 25 years. Our son Billy, a 1999 graduate of Oak Ridge High School, remembers Keys as a “very energetic, enthusiastic, hands-on teacher who brought a lot to the table. He always encouraged students to be involved in the community.”

Through my affiliation with Oak Ridge Schools and the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, I have had the opportunity to work with many of his students who volunteered for programs and festivals. These students seemed to share a common bond—eager to contribute as well as to learn. How fortunate they are to have had a mentor who has time and again demonstrated his willingness to contribute his time and skills for worthwhile causes.

Specifically, I am grateful to him for being master of ceremonies for The Children’s Museum Gala and the International Festivals in past years. He continues to support the Ronald McDonald House, Boys Club, and the Oak Ridge Playhouse, to name just a few of his many accomplishments.

The future of our educational system, our children, and our community is in good hands with Keys Fillauer as a member of the Oak Ridge School Board.

Carroll Welch

Oak Ridge

B&W Y-12 donates $15,000 to Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge

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B&W Y-12 recently donated $15,000 to the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, a press release said.

The money will be used to turn the museum’s current space exhibit into a “Rocket Room,” taking children on an imaginary trip to Mars. An existing model rocket at the museum will be refurbished, and new interactive activities will bring outer space to preschoolers and other young children, the release said.

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Sept. 8 pancake breakfast benefits Children’s Museum

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Children's Museum Pancake Breakfast

At right, Pat Imperato, Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge board president, welcomes her grandchildren, Mia and Luke Pappano, to an earlier pancake breakfast benefiting the museum. (Submitted photo)

The Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge will host a pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Applebee’s, 1213 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

The public is invited to come feast on pancakes in support of the Children’s Museum. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at the front desk of the museum, 461 W. Outer Dr., or at the Applebee’s door on Sept. 8. Children’s Museum board members, staff, and members of Knoxville Area Model Railroaders will serve pancakes.

Children of all ages enjoy learning through play indoors and out at the Children’s Museum. Inside the museum, children may explore how children lived in historic Appalachia, wander through a rain forest, delight in a child-sized playhouse, create a puppet play, experience water play in Waterworks, or see model trains travel through miniature landscapes.

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Children play and learn at Children’s Museum summer camps

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Children can garden during summer camps that start on June 11 at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. (Photo courtesy of Kay Brookshire)

Children will blend imagination, education and interactive play as they become puppeteers, storytellers, model railroaders, chefs, potters, globetrotters, gardeners, and more during Imagination Station Summer Camps at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge.

The summer camps, from June 11 through Aug. 3, offer activities for children ages 3-5 in preschool classes, and for children entering grades 1 through 7. Clay camps with professional clay artist Sherrie Carris will be offered throughout the summer for children ranging in age from 6-12. See the Children’s Museum website, www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org, for a listing of all summer camps.

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Celebration of the Young Child at Children’s Museum April 27

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Barbara Bailey Hutchison, a Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, will be the featured performer April 27 at the Celebration of the Young Child at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge.

The celebration offers family entertainment and children’s activities from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the museum, which is located at 461 W. Outer Drive. Hutchison will perform from 10-10:30 a.m. with finely crafted songs and clever stories that entertain and inspire young audiences.

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