On Memorial Day weekend, the city of Oak Ridge will reopen its large, partly spring-fed historical landmark outdoor swimming pool.
The pool is at 172 Providence Road.
On Friday, May 24, the hours will be 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May 27, from noon to 6 p.m. The city has yet to announce hours for its regular schedule. The pool dates to 1945, although it’s had renovations since then. It features deep, intermediate and shallow areas.
Children ages 2 and under can enter for free, although anyone under 12 must enter with an adult. Youth ages 3-17 must pay $3.50. Adults may enter for $4.25. Seniors ages 65 and older must pay $2.50.
Any group of 20 people or more must send an email to vwooten@oakridgetn.gov to register before arriving. The pool accepts cash and checks, but not credit or debit cards.
Hiring for lifeguards
Vonda Wooten, Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks manager for aquatics, said the pool is still accepting lifeguard applications.
Pastor David Seiber of Norris First Baptist Church, standing left above the crowd, leads the group in prayer in the parking lot in front of the Norris Community Building last Thursday morning (May 2) during one of the area’s National Day of Prayer ceremonies. Similar events were held in nearby communities, including Clinton and Rocky Top. - G. Chambers Williams III
Verterans’ breakfast volunteer Veronica Huff and veter- an Terry Shores pose with a cardboard cutout reminder of retired Anderson County Veteran Service Officer Leon Jaquet’s most commonly asked question, “Do you have your DD214?”
Military veterans from Anderson County are invited to come together Saturday for a community breakfast to honor veterans.
May’s breakfast will mark the eighth year of Anderson County’s monthly veterans’ breakfasts, inspired by local WWII veteran the Rev. William Ward, who passed away in 2022 at age 100.
The breakfast, hosted by Anderson County citizens, is locally sponsored this month by American Legion Post 172 and American Legion Riders Post
172.
The breakfast will be held at the Clinton Community Center, 101 S. Hicks St.
The chow line opens at 8:30 a.m., and there will be a brief program at 9 a.m. honoring veterans.
All of the veterans’ breakfasts recognize and honor local veterans and their families for their service to the United States.
Put on your dancing shoes at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, as another summer of dances kicks off on the Jackson Square tennis courts.
They feature swing music from the 1940s.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park has revived the open-air tennis court dances held during the Manhattan Project to entertain the 75,000 war workers and their families contained within America’s Secret City.
The event is at 96 W. Tennessee Ave. and will be monthly on the third Thursday through October.
The dances are an all-ages event, and everyone can participate.
“You might get bit by the jitterbug out on the court,” the National Historic Park stated.
The 2024 summer season of tennis court dances will occur May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 19 and Oct. 17.
The Park Service is looking for volunteers to help with these dance events.
To apply, contact Effie_Houston@nps.gov.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park is part of the U.S. National Park Service and includes Oak Ridge; Los Alamos, New Mexico; and Hanford, Washington.
These sites all played a part in the creation of the atomic bombs the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, to end World War II. In Oak Ridge, the park service has many displays and programs. For more information go to nps.gov/mapr.
