The Oak Ridge Public Works Department will begin work on an earth-moving project at Groves Park on Tuskegee Drive starting Monday, May 22, a press release said.
The work is expected to take crews at least two weeks to complete, weather permitting. The work is for beautification, and crews will be leveling off some mounds of dirt to clean up the area, officials said.
Heavy equipment will be used to move dirt in the area. [Read more…]
Disc golf is growing in Oak Ridge and East Tennessee, and children enjoy it as well. (Photo by Savanna Schubert)
Note: This story was updated with maps at 1:35 p.m.
Football, baseball, and basketball are the main sports you think of when you are talking about sports in East Tennessee, but that is changing. There’s a new growing game on the horizon, and it’s disc golf. Although it’s been around for several decades, the sport is reaching people from all over the world, including Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge has two courses: Carl Yearwood Park and The Mounds Course in Groves Park. Disc golfers from all over Oak Ridge and surrounding counties come to play the elevated tee pads and the challenging holes.
Clint Burner, an avid disc golfer, said the game is growing.
“The ambassadors of this sport have been playing for 35-plus years,†Burner said.
“The physical activity and being able to play outside really draws people to this sport, and playing the game makes them love it,†Burner said. [Read more…]
The Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board will host Turkey Bowl Disc Golf on Sunday.
It starts at 2 p.m. Sunday at Groves Park Disc Golf Course on Tuskegee Drive. That’s the former South Hills Golf Course site.
The event is part of Oak Ridge’s Playful City USA initiative. Participants of all ages are welcome to try this sport, which is growing in popularity, a press release said. Free “Turkey Bowl†logo discs will be provided to participants while supplies last. [Read more…]
The Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board has organized a free Turkey Bowl Disc Golf event on Sunday at Groves Park on Tuskegee Drive.
It’s part of the Playful City USA initiative, a press release said.
Free discs will be provided to participants while supplies last. Turkey Bowl Disc Golf starts at 3 p.m. Sunday.
“Disc Golf is growing in popularity, and it is a great activity for families,” Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Supervisor Matt Reedy said. “We have two courses here in Oak Ridge, and it is free to play, 365 days a year.”
Reedy said there is a small, but challenging nine-hole course at Carl Yearwood Park. The Groves Park course, meanwhile, has a mix of open and wooded 18 holes on 46 acres of land.
The Turkey Bowl is hosted annually on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Local players will compete in higher divisions, while beginners and children are encouraged to come out and try the event for the first time, the release said.
Course maps are available for download on the Recreation and Parks Department website at www.orrecparks.org. You can also find tips and rules information on the sport by visiting www.pdga.org.
If you have questions, call Reedy at (865) 425-3442 or visit the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department website at www.orrecparks.org.
