WEDNESDAY
VFW meeting
• VFW Post 12135 will hold its general monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Yacht Club. All are welcome. For more information, call Richard Norman at 865-408-7307 or email silverliningskipper@icloud.com.
Village POA
• The Tellico Village Property Owners Association meets at 1:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Yacht Club.
Loudon Housing Authority
• The Loudon Housing Authority meets at noon the third Wednesday of the month at 124 Pathkiller Trail, Loudon.
TASS meeting
• Tellico Area Service Systems meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the TASS water plant in Vonore.
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 17
Senior Center activities
Following are upcoming activities at Loudon County Senior Center:
• Wednesday — 9 a.m., art class and grocery shopping; 9:30 a.m., line dancing; 1 p.m., art class, computer class; 2 p.m., computer class.
• Thursday — 9 a.m., Total Body Fitness; 10 a.m., Sails class; noon, lunch and program on lottery scams; 1 p.m., Knit Alongs.
• Friday — 9 a.m., yoga and Walk with Ease; 11 a.m., Greenback potluck and outreach.
THURSDAY
Tellico Community Players
• A two-woman play of “Grace and Glorie” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. June 16-18 and June 22-25. A matinee will be at 1:30 p.m. June 26. All performances will be held at Tellico Community Playhouse, 304 Lakeside Plaza in Tellico Village. Tickets can be purchased at www.tellicocommunityplayhouse.org, with reserved seating at $21, or at the playhouse 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Health talk
• Maged Abdu, assistant director of rehabilitation services at NHC, will discuss symptoms and recommendations for treatment of the medical condition fibromyalgia. Discussion will take place 1-2 p.m. in the conference room at The Public Library at Tellico Village.
Chamber board
• The Loudon County Chamber of Commerce board of directors meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Loudon County Visitors Bureau on U.S. Highway 321 in Lenoir City.
Loudon Lions
• The Loudon Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Lions Club pavilion in Loudon.
American Legion
• American Legion and Auxiliary Post 70 meets at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the War Memorial Building on B Street in Lenoir City.
Democratic Party
• Loudon County Democratic Party holds a county assembly meeting at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Lenoir City Hall, 600 East Broadway, Lenoir City. For more information, call Chairwoman Dana Zehman at 865-986-5738 or visit the party's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LoudonDems.
Rummikub Club
• The Rummikub Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday at Chota Recreation Center. Beginners are welcome. For more information, call Tom Conrad at 865-274-9549.
Tellico Lake Rotary
• The Rotary Club of Tellico Lake meets at noon the second, third, fourth and fifth Thursdays of the month at the Rarity Bay clubhouse. For more information, call John Everson at 423-884-3369.
GriefShare
• GriefShare, a 13-week program designed to assist in the grieving process after the loss of a loved one, meets 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursdays at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church. For more information, call the church at 865-458-9407 or trained facilitators Mary and Joseph Whitlaw at 865-657-3300.
AA for women
• An Alcoholics Anonymous group for women meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 917 Pond Road, Loudon. The church also holds open AA meetings at 7 p.m. Monday and Friday. For more information, call 865-986-2390.
FRIDAY
Good Sam board
• The Good Samaritan board of directors meets at 9 a.m. the third Friday of the month at 119 A St., Lenoir City.
Dulcimer Club
• Mountain Echoes Dulcimer Club group meets 1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church. The club also meets 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Chota Recreation Center. For more information, call Ben D’Ooge at 865-408-1422 or Kathie Garzony at 865-458-6315.
Loudon AA
• An open Alcoholics Anonymous group for men and women meets at 7 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 917 Pond Road, Loudon. For more information, call 865-986-2390.
SATURDAY
Lenoir City DAR
• The General William Lenoir chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Saturday of the month at Loudon County Visitors Bureau, 1075 Highway 321, Lenoir City. Women with ancestors who participated in the American Revolution are eligible to join the DAR. The group promotes historic preservation, education and patriotic service.
'Wizard of Oz' in Loudon
• Two showings of "The Wizard of Oz" will take place at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at The Lyric Theatre in downtown Loudon. Children are encouraged to dress in character and walk the yellow brick road in downtown. Cost is $6 for the movie, and tickets will be available at the door or in advance at http://www.loudonmerchants.com/events. Local merchants will be dressed in character and offer a scavenger hunt. A raku pottery firing demonstration will also take place and children will be able to paint scenes from the movie for $5.
Concert, family night
• Sevierville-based Tedd Graves and the All Star Band will perform 6:30-10 p.m. Saturdays at Highland Park Elementary School, 4404 Highway 11 East, Lenoir City. Dancing and concessions will be available. Cost is $6, which goes to support the band. All are welcome.
MONDAY
NAMI meeting
• The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Loudon County meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month at 505 Mulberry St., in the house next to Loudon United Methodist Church.
Tellico Village AA
• Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Mondays in the Christian Life Center of the Community Church at Tellico Village. For more information, call 865-458-1516.
Dulcimer Club
• Mountain Echoes Dulcimer Club group meets 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays at Chota Recreation Center. The club also meets 1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church. For more information, call Ben D’Ooge at 865-408-1422 or Kathie Garzony at 865-458-6315.
Loudon AA
• An open Alcoholics Anonymous group for men and women meets at 7 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 917 Pond Road, Loudon. For more information, call 865-986-2390.
TUESDAY
Food distribution
• Mid-East Community Action Agency will hold its quarterly distribution of U.S. Department of Agriculture commodity foods 9 a.m.-noon at My Father's House, 201 North A St., Lenoir City. The distribution will take place at the church's Kingston Street entrance. Residents who are certified by July 1, 2015, do not need to reapply. For more information, call 865-986-5212.
eBay workshop
• Tellico Villager resident Ed Smith will offer a workshop on selling items on eBay at 9:30 a.m. at The Public Library at Tellico Village. Smith is an electronics engineer who has successfully sold items on eBay for more than 10 years. To sign up, call 865-458-5199.
Cross County Patriots
• The Cross County Patriots Tea Party meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at Calhoun’s, 4550 City Park Drive, Lenoir City. An optional dinner takes place at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.crosscountypatriots.webs.com, call Wayne Schnell at 865-816-3909 or email wayne_schnell@hotmail.com.
Village Lions Club
• Tellico Village Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at First Baptist Church in Tellico Village. The club also meets at 9 a.m. the first Tuesday at First Baptist Church.
Village Kiwanis Club
• Kiwanis Club of Tellico Village meets at 11 a.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Yacht Club.
Breakfast with Marines
• Current and former U.S. Marines who live within driving distance of Rarity Bay and Loudon County are invited to breakfast at 9 a.m. the third Tuesday of the month in the Rarity Bay dining room. No memberships or dues are required. Tell the guard at the gate that you are a Marine and directions to the dining room will be provided. For more information, call 865-414-3460 or email rhinemiller@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
Library movie night
• A movie night will be held at 8 p.m. in the courtyard at The Public Library at Tellico Village. Popcorn and soda will be available. The free movie will be, "The Great Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People." For more information, call 865-458-5199.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23
Democratic Party opening
• The Loudon County Democratic Party will hold a grand opening for its headquarters at 5:30 p.m. at 507 East Broadway St., Lenoir City. Drinks and snacks will be provided. No RSVP required. For more information, visit Facebook/LoudonDems.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
Book launch
• Author Gaile Hickman, whose pen name is “Gale Frances,” will hold a book launch for “And the Angel Cried” 1-4 p.m. at the Kahite annex building behind the golf course clubhouse. The book is about an abandoned baby in the mid-1950s in Indiana. Gaile’s husband, Dave Hickman, found the girl while hunting as a 14-year-old and saved her life.
SATURDAY, JULY 23
Ice cream contest
• An ice cream contest will be held 2-4 p.m. at the Greenback Community Center pavilion, 6889 Morganton Road, Greenback. All are invited to participate. For more information, call Colleen Ragain at 865-740-5429.
