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Controlled burns scheduled in North Boundary Greenway Area

Posted at 12:13 pm November 17, 2018
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Controlled burns are scheduled soon on part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation.

DOE’s Oak Ridge Office said it will start controlled burns of woodland areas of the Oak Ridge Reservation that are within the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Black Oak Ridge Conservation Easement East Tract and Parcel ED-6 along North Boundary Road and Wisconsin Avenue in west Oak Ridge.

“Firebreak installation activities supporting these burns will begin in the near future, with ignitions taking place as soon thereafter as weather conditions permit and continuing through December 2018,” a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, U.S. Tagged With: Black Oak Ridge Conservation Easement, controlled burns, DOE, North Boundary Greenway, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee Division of Forestry, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, TWRA, U.S. Department of Energy, UT-Battelle/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Groundbreaking for Friendship Bell Peace Pavilion is Thursday

Posted at 9:15 pm September 18, 2017
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The new Peace Pavilion for the International Friendship Bell at Alvin K. Bissell Park will feature a cantilever design. (Submitted image)

The new Peace Pavilion for the International Friendship Bell at Alvin K. Bissell Park will feature a cantilever design. (Submitted image)

 

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new International Friendship Bell Peace Pavilion will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, September 21, at the bell’s new location in Alvin K. Bissell Park, just west of the Oak Ridge Civic Center.

Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch will be master of ceremonies for the groundbreaking. The Oak Valley Baptist Church Choir will present a music program relating to the friendship and peace theme of the event. Pat Postma and Alan Tatum, co-chairs of the International Friendship Bell Citizens Advisory Committee, will take part in the ceremonies.

Major donors—including UT Battelle/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and CNS-Y-12—will participate in breaking ground for the new pavilion, a press release said.

The bell, created for Oak Ridge’s 50th birthday, is expected to bring its message of peace and friendship to the thousands of visitors expected at the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, the press release said.. The new pavilion for the bell came about after city officials discovered that structural beams in the original bell house had severely deteriorated. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Alan Tatum, Alvin K. Bissell Park, City of Oak Ridge, CNS Y-12, Demian\Wilbur\Architects, groundbreaking, International Friendship Bell Citizens Advisory Committee, International Friendship Bell Peace Pavilion, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Mayor Warren Gooch, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Girl Scouts, Oak Ridge High School Ensemble, Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell, Oak Valley Baptist Church Choir, Pat Postma, The Sorta Singers, UT-Battelle/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ziad Demian

New film on former ORNL Director Weinberg has premiere on April 23

Posted at 2:56 am April 1, 2015
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Alvin Weinberg Poster

The world premiere of a new film on the life of former Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Alvin Weinberg will be held on Thursday, April 23, at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge. The film was written and directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker and Oak Ridge resident Keith McDaniel.

Although McDaniel has written and directed more than a dozen documentary films, he is generally best known for his films “Secret City: The Oak Ridge Story” and “The Clinton 12.”

According to McDaniel, the biographical documentary entitled “Alvin Weinberg” explores the life of the internationally renowned nuclear scientist.

“I didn’t know Dr. Weinberg very well although I did interview him a couple of years prior to his death,” McDaniel said. “His was a fascinating life. In making this film, I wanted to not only tell stories of his professional achievements but I also wanted to show what Dr. Weinberg was like as a person.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Movies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Alvin Weinberg, Alvin Weinberg Memorial Fund, American Museum of Science and Energy, American Nuclear Society, AMSE, Bill Burch, CapitalMark Bank and Trust, Clinton 12, Connor Matthews, Crosland Southeast, Dave Hobson, Dave Reister, documentary, Dr. Seaton Garrett, Fran Silver, Friends of ORNL, Howard Baker, John Auxier, Keith McDaniel, Matt Shafer Powell, Murray Rosenthal, nuclear scientist, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pat Postma, Payson “Rick” Lyon, Ray Wymer, Richard Weinberg, Secret City Films, Secret City: The Oak Ridge Story, Shigeko Uppuluri, Steve Stow, Tennessee Valley Authority, The Alvin Weinberg Memorial Committee, The Clinton 12, Tom Row, UT-Battelle/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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