Holiday events
Archie Liggett shows merchandise at her booth to visitors during last year’s Candlelight Christmas event at the Museum of Appalachia. - G. Chambers Williams III
Holiday events this weekend include the Museum of Appalachia’s Candlelight Christmas on Friday and Saturday, and the Oliver Springs Christmas parade on Saturday evening. The annual Candlelight Christmas event will take place from 4-9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, and again on Saturday, Dec. 21, at the museum, on Andersonville Highway in Norris. “Experience the serenity of an Appalachian Christmas at the Museum of Appalachia,” the museum’s website says about this weekend’s event. “The centerpiece of this holiday event is an evening tour of the Museum’s pioneer village,” it says. “The cabins will be adorned with old-fashioned Christmas decorations and festively lit for the occasion.” Among activities will be live music, storytelling, interactive activities for kids, and demonstrations of blacksmithing, sorghum making, apple butter churning, and more. There also will be wagon rides, along with a live Nativity scene. Tickets are $20 for those ages 18-64, $10 for children/youth ages 6-17, and $18 for seniors (65-up), members of the military and first-responders. A family pass is available for $50 for two adults and up to six dependent children (ages 6-17). Purchase tickets at the museum or online at museumofappalachia.org.
Read MoreFestive spirit fills downtown during event
Aniston Pawlowski, 8, visits with Santa as Mrs. Claus looks on during last Saturday’s Holiday Market event in downtown Clinton. - G. Chambers Williams III
Clinton’s Holiday Market and Cookie Crawl drew what some merchants believed to be a record crowd last Saturday as the downtown merchants held their popular Christmas event. Vendors were lined up along Market Street, which was closed to traffic for the day, and the mild weather with no rain in sight kept a steady stream of people exploring the stores, food trucks and stalls, and crafts booths. Susan Norman of Powell stopped to check out baked treats at the Crusty Loaf booth on Market Street, and said she’s a regular visitor to downtown Clinton. “I come over here a lot on Fridays,” she said. “My sister lives in the Clinton area, and we love the shops.” Jenna Harp sets up her Crusty Loaf table at most downtown Clinton street events, she said. The Grinch was on hand, in the persona of Jessica Sexton, to greet visitors on the street, along with Blue, a 6-year-old hound.
Read MoreHabitat director speaks on housing market challenges
Amid a difficult housing market both nationally and locally, Clinch River Habitat for Humanity Director Charlotte Bowers says local organizations are working together. “It’s like everything’s just piling in at one time on people, and it’s next to impossible,” she said. “We’re getting constant phone calls.” With this high volume, Bowers said Habitat is working with other organizations like Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties and the federal government-affiliated Oak Ridge Housing Authority, both also involved in homebuilding. “There’s such a need,” she said. “None of us can do but so much at a time.” Bowers stressed the importance of her own organization, given the situation. The organization works on building houses for people within the 60% to 80% median-income range for the area with mortgages that aim to be affordable for them. “Any of the Habitat houses right now have become extremely important because we sell the houses for the appraised value, but we are able to structure the mortgages so that it’s affordable,” Bowers said. “And right now, as you know, mortgages have become unaffordable for low- to moderate-income families.”
Read MoreOak Ridge to buy land for animal shelter
The city of Oak Ridge is looking to purchase land off Fairbanks Road near its intersection with Oak Ridge Turnpike for its new animal shelter building. This will be a new shelter for Oak Ridge, not related to Anderson County’s new animal shelter plans. The City Council authorized spending up to $200,000 on about 2.52 acres for the project. Police Department Capt. Matthew Tedford said the property owner was willing to accept $200,000 for the property. The resolution passed unanimously.
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