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Children’s Museum to celebrate national parks at gala in December

Posted at 5:13 pm November 13, 2016
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Martha Hart of Karen’s Jewelers, left, with Lee McGetrick and Mike Morris, all members of the Children’s Museum Gala Committee, display a National Park poster for the Gala, which will celebrate the National Park Service Centennial. (Submitted photo)

 

The Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge will celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service at its annual Gala Evening, a benefit for the museum on Friday, December 2.

“Tribute to the National Parks—A Centennial Celebration” will feature National Park trivia and prizes, National Park-inspired cuisine by Rosa’s Catering, music from the Oak Ridge High School Choral Ensemble, an exhibition of children’s photographs from the parks, and a surprise for Gala attendees.

The Gala will be an official National Park Service Centennial Event. In honor of that designation, the museum will offer free admission Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4, inviting the public to view the “Parks-in-Focus” National Parks photography exhibit in the Imagination Gallery. Photos of area parks taken by girls from Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge will be shown in the exhibit.

Guests are invited to come dressed to represent a favorite National Park or in semi-formal attire to the Gala, to be held from 5:30-9:30 p.m. December 2 at the museum, which is at 461 West Outer Drive in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: Bear Stephenson, Beth Shea, Bill Capshaw, children's museum, Children's Museum Gala, Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, CNS Y-12, Dawn Van Eek, Don Barger, Frances Drake, Gale Hinton, Gene Patterson, Girls Inc., Jaclyn Waymire, Karen's Jewelers, Kay Brookshire, Larry Burkholder, Lee McGetrick, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Martha Hart, Mike Morris, National Park Service, National Park Service Centennial, National Parks Conservation Association, Niki Nicholas, Phil Brooks, Rachel Reagan, Ronnie Bogard, Sandra Barry, Stephenson Realty and Auction, Suzan Bowman, Tom Beehan, Veronica O'Hearn

U.S. House passes Manhattan Project park bill that includes Oak Ridge

Posted at 3:01 pm December 4, 2014
By John Huotari 2 Comments

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander

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U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann

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Note: This story was last updated at 8:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would create a Manhattan Project National Historical Park that would include Oak Ridge, federal officials said Thursday afternoon.

Passage of the bill, pursued for years by historic preservationists, was announced by U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander and Representative Chuck Fleischmann, both Tennessee Republicans. It was an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which passed in a 300-119 vote.

The bill would designate three sites that were part of the World War II-era Manhattan Project. Besides Oak Ridge, the sites include Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington. The U.S. Senate is expected to pass the 2015 NDAA legislation without amendments before adjourning for the Christmas recess, perhaps as early as next week, according to the Atomic Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that has helped lead efforts to establish the park for more than a decade.

The Manhattan Project was a top-secret federal program to build the world’s first atomic bombs. Oak Ridge sites that would be included in the park are the Beta-3 racetracks and Alpha Calutron magnets at Y-12 National Security Complex and the K-25 Building site at the East Tennessee Technology Park. [Read more…]

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Nonprofit leader discusses Manhattan Project park and others Tuesday

Posted at 11:53 pm January 12, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A regional director for a national nonprofit organization will discuss national parks and a proposed Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which could include Oak Ridge, during a Tuesday meeting.

Don Barger, senior regional director for the Southeast Regional Office of the National Parks Conservation Association, will be the guest speaker at Lunch with League at noon Tuesday.

“In his presentation, Mr. Barger will discuss the state of the national parks, political and financial ramifications, the status of the Manhattan Project Historical Park, and issues facing the national park system,” a press release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Don Barger, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Lunch with the League, Manhattan Park, Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, National Parks Conservation Association, NCPA

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