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2013-11-07 16:44:00
The Episcopal School of Knoxville will host its second annual 5K Run and Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 13. at the Cove Subdivision directly behind the Pinnacle Theaters in Turkey Creek.
Registrations are now being accepted for the run, which costs $20 in advance and $25 the day of the race. To register, pick up forms at either location of the Runner's Market or New Balance athletic stores or at the school. at the run starting point.
Fall Festival events will include: live music, food and drinks, a climbing wall, moonwalk, inflatables, midway games, and a dunking booth. Admission to the festival is one nonperishable food item, which will be donated to the food pantry at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
Proceeds from the event will be used by the Parent Association of the Episcopal School to meet school needs.
The Student Travel Schools Foundation is seeking families to host foreign exchange students in their homes. Empty nesters, retirees, young couples and single parents are all welcome to host.
ptist Hannah Helker and Adam Godwin are Sooner Athletic Conference Women and Men Cross Country Runners of the Week for Sept. 2329.
28 new housing sites in Carlisle unveiled
Almost 10,000 properties could be built across the city and surrounding rural areas under the draft Carlisle District Local Plan which outlines the potential for growth between 2015 and 2030.
Residents will get a chance to have their say on the plan between July and September when it goes out to public consultation.
Peter Tiplady, from Wetheral, where one site has been identified, said housing developments were of particular concern in rural areas particularly if large numbers were being proposed.
He added: is a wonderful village and everybody wants to keep it as a nice village. That doesn mean that we have to stop future development. at Carlisle City Council have set a target of between 550 and 650 new homes to be built every year to attract people and jobs to Carlisle and deliver economic growth.
Barry Earp, who sits on Wetheral parish council and Carlisle City Council development control committee, said it was important to get developments which satisfied local need.
He said: have no objections to some developments in the rural area. It important that it the type of housing people want. Earp said that it was also important that developers consulted residents to get the right type of housing for the area such as affordable housing to keep young people in their home villages or smaller homes for older residents.
Steve Errington, the managing director of Story Homes, said any development had to be sustainable because there was no point building homes if there was no market for them.
He said the housing target was realistic and that housing was one part of the plan, the wider picture including growth and the importance of bringing new business to the city.
has been an issue around schooling, he said. the development at Crindledyke we are building a new school as part of that. public consultation it is hoped the document will be ready for submission to the Government by February.
Jane Meek, Carlisle City Council director of economic development, said 650 new homes every year was a realistic goal.
She added: evidence base is very strong to show that we need those numbers of houses and the people in them to be able to support and deliver what Carlisle needs. Glover told the city council executive that 550 new homes every year would let the city stand still but 650 would allow it to grow. He said that 70 per cent of the development would be urban and the remaind
17th annual Frigid Five Run set for Feb
On Feb. 11 the Edmond Running Club will host its 17th annual Frigid Five 5mile run and 1mile fun run to benefit Allied Arts, Edmond Parks and Recreation and cross country teams from area high schools. There will also be awards, door prizes and food and drinks. on Feb. 10 at Elite Feet at 1237 E. at the Mitch Park MAC.Registration for the 5mile race is $25 including an event shirt, or $20 without one; $20 for the 1mile adult fun run with a shirt, or $10 without one; and participation in the children run is free for children 11 years old or younger. Registration will be available on the day of the event, but the entry fee will be $28 and there is no guarantee that shirts will be available.Adult awards will be given for the 5mile race to the standard 5year USATF age groups, the top three overall male and female winners, and top three masters (50 years of age and older) male and female winners. Youth awards will be given for the following age groups: 12 and under, 1315, and 1619.The Frigid Five is the first jewel in the Triple Crown of February/March racing, followed by the Panera Jack Rector Beacon Run on March 10 (5K or 25K) and the St. Paddy Day Great Race of the Great Plains 8K on March 17. Each racer finishing position in that age group in each race is totaled and the lowest number for each age group wins the Triple Crown in that division. The male and female who have the lowest total points over the course of the three races will be the overall winners of the Dr. Tom Coniglione Chalice. Entry for the Triple Crown is $65, or $50 for age 19 and under.Edmond North duo hits finish line firstOklahoma Baptist Hannah Helker and Adam Godwin are Sooner Athletic Conference Women and Men Cross Country Runners of the Week for Sept. 2329.Helker, a junior from Edmond North High School, cruised to victory by more than a minute in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree Saturday. She covered the five kilometers in 17:41 to lead OBU to a team victory.Godwin, a senior from Edmond North High School as well, won the men eightkilometer race at OSU in 25:38, also leading the men to a team win.UCO footballers fall to No. 18 WashburnA pair of quickstrike touchdowns thwarted Central Oklahoma upset bid and kept the Bronchos winless Saturday afternoon as No. 18ranked Washburn pulled out a 2819 MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association victory.UCO led 70 after one quarter and it was tied 77 in the third quarter when the Ichabods sandwiched scoring passes of 80 and 40 yards around a Broncho touchdown to take a 2113 lead after three periods.A fumbled punt early in the fourth quarter led to a short Joshua Birmingham touchdown that made it 2119 after the twopoint conversion failed, but WU used a long drive to push its lead to nine with 8:30 remaining and UCO last two possessions ended in interceptions.The Bronchos fell to 04 on the season and in league play, while the Ichabods improved to 40 overall and in the MIAA. Central Oklahoma fi