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Wellness Fair is March 30 at Civic Center

Posted at 7:26 pm March 16, 2016
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Wellness-Fair-2016

A city, schools, and community wellness fair will be offered at the Oak Ridge Civic Center on Wednesday, March 30.

The free wellness fair is sponsored by the City of Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health Wellness Committee. The wellness fair is from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 30 at the Oak Ridge Civic Center.

Information on what will be offered is included in the image above.

Call (865) 425-3559 or 425-3414 for more information.

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, Government, Health, K-12, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, Community Wellness Fair, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health

Harvest Hike on Saturday postponed due to weather

Posted at 10:50 am October 2, 2015
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Wet Days Oct. 2, 2015

Image courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown

 

The Harvest Hike scheduled for Saturday, October 3, on Melton Lake Greenway has been postponed due to weather.

Officials said the National Weather Service in Morristown has issued flood advisories for East Tennessee starting Saturday morning with a 90 percent chance of heavy rain throughout the day and Sunday.

“We are postponing the Harvest Hike and will set a reschedule date next week,” officials said.

The hike is sponsored by the City of Oak Ridge Wellness Committee and Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health.

Filed Under: Recreation, Sports, Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge Wellness Committee, flood advisories, Harvest Hike, Melton Lake greenway, National Weather Service, Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health

Harvest Hike on Melton Lake Greenway on Oct. 3

Posted at 2:00 am September 21, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

City of Oak Ridge Harvest Hike

A Harvest Hike on Melton Lake Greenway on October 3 will feature a 4.2-mile “out and back” walk with optional trail hiking.

The hike is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, October 3 at Melton Lake Greenway, Phase 4.

The walk path has varied elevations and can accommodate bicycles and strollers.

The hike will start from the Haw Ridge parking area on Edgemoor Road promptly at 9 a.m., organizers said. The hike is sponsored by the City of Oak Ridge Wellness Committee and Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health.

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Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge Wellness Committee, Harvest Hike, Haw Ridge, Melton Lake greenway, Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health

Students, state, nonprofit ask students, staff to not text while driving

Posted at 12:41 pm April 10, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

ASAP Youth Coalition Oak Ridge Chapter

The ASAP Youth Coalition Oak Ridge chapter encourages students to pledge not to text and drive. (Photo by ASAP) 

 

Oak Ridge High School has teamed up with ASAP of Anderson County and the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to host a campaign that asks students, teachers, and staff to pledge to not text and drive.

The campaign is called One Text or Call Could Wreck It All.

April is designated as national Distracted Driving Awareness Month by the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office. In recognition of that, Oak Ridge High School is taking a stand against texting and driving, a press release said.

The Oak Ridge High School ASAP Youth Coalition hosted the campaign this week along with ASAP of Anderson County, Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated School Health, and the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, Government, Health, K-12, Nonprofits, State, Top Stories Tagged With: ASAP, ASAP of Anderson County, ASAP Youth Coalition, Bill Gibbons, Christopher Marczak, Distracted Driving Awareness Month, driving, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health, One Text or Call Could Wreck It All, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office, texting, texting while driving

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