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Today
Fishing club
• The Tellico Village Fishing Club meets 7-8:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month on the upper floor of the Yacht Club.
Cruising club
• The Tellico Cruising Club meets at 5 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Yacht Club. A social hour will take place at 5 p.m., and the club meeting begins at 6 p.m. All Tellico Lake boaters are welcome. For more information, call Tom Morgan at 865-657-9380.
Farmers market
• The Tellico Village Farmers Market will be held 9 a.m.-noon Wednesdays through October at the Yacht Club. For more information, call 865-458-4363.
Free concert
• First Presbyterian Church in Lenoir City will host a free concert 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Lenoir City Park featuring Pale Root. All are invited.
Thursday
Visitors board
• The Loudon County Visitors Bureau board of directors meets at 7:30 a.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Loudon County Visitors Bureau on U.S. Highway 321 in Lenoir City.
Duplicate bridge
• Sanctioned duplicate bridge play takes place at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at Chota Recreation Center. For more information, call or text Tom Paul at 865-385-7066.
Chat with POA rep
• A chat with a Tellico Village Property Owners Association representative takes place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the POA Welcome Center. For more information, call 865-458-5408.
Tellico Riders
• The Tellico Riders hold a social gathering at 5 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Yacht Club bar followed by a meeting at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the Yacht Club. All motorcycle riders are welcome.
Tellico Lake Rotary
• The Rotary Club of Tellico Lake meets at noon the second, third, fourth and fifth Thursday of the month at First Baptist Church of Tellico Village. For more information, call John Everson at 423-884-3369.
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 at the church. For more information, 865-986-2390.
Men's fellowship
• A Christian men’s fellowship breakfast is held 8-9 a.m. Thursdays at the Tanasi Golf Course clubhouse. All are welcome. For more information, call Larry Denney at 865-408-9725 or Bob Ericson at 865-458-9877.
Weight Watchers
• Weight Watchers meets 3 p.m. Thursdays at Chota Recreation Center. For more information, call Sandi Pitcher at 978-621-7315 or email wwsandi@gmail.com.
GriefShare
• GriefShare, a 13-week program designed to assist in the grieving process after the loss of a loved one, meets at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, 260 Wade Road West, Loudon. The current session began June 29. For more information, call Tom and Maryanne Whitlaw at 865-657-3300.
Book Club
• The Tellico Village Ladies Book Club will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. and book discussion at 12:15 p.m. at the Tanasi Golf Course clubhouse. July's book is "The Good House" by Amy Leary. Gretchen Atkinson will lead the discussion.
Friday
Village Quilters
• The Village Quilters group holds a social time at 9:15 a.m., followed by a 9:45 a.m. meeting, the second Friday of the month at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church. For more information, visit http://www.villagequilters.com.
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.
Night out
A free parents and grandparents night out will be held 6-9 p.m. in the Christian Life Center of the Community Church at Tellico Village. Children will be treated to pizza, games, a movie and popcorn. For more information, call Candy Smith at 865-458-1516.
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.
Pig Out
• The Loudon Merchants and Property Owners Association will host its annual "Pig Out" BBQ 4-9 p.m. on the courthouse lawn in downtown Loudon. Cost is $15 for adults and $7.50 for children 12 and younger. Downtown merchants will also sell raffle tickets.
Monday
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.
Church Crafters
• The Tellico Village Community Church Crafters meet 9:30 a.m.-noon Mondays at the Community Church at Tellico Village.
Tuesday
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
• 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 FBC.
Village Kiwanis
• 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 are invited to breakfast at 9 a.m. the third Tuesday of the month at Shoney's on U.S. Highway 321 in Lenoir City. No membership or dues are required. For more information, call 865-414-3460 or email rhinemiller@gmail.com.
Chronic pain group
• Relax sympathetic dystrophy and chronic pain support group of Eastern Tennessee meets at 1 p.m. at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church. The group is open to all afflicted, their family and friends, and medical professionals. For more information, call 865-657-9052 or 865-816-6200.
TASS meeting
• Tellico Area Service Systems meets at noon the third Tuesday of the month at the TASS offices in Vonore.
TV Library lecture
• Casey Cobb, associate professor of history at Roane State Community College, will present a lecture, "Tennessee's WWII Veterans Buried in Europe," 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Public Library at Tellico Village conference room.
Wednesday, July 19
Tellico Village VFW
• Tellico Village Veterans of Foreign Post 12135 meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month on the upper floor of the Yacht Club. United States military veterans with qualifying foreign service are invited to attend one general meeting. VFW members from any post are always welcome.
Village POA
• The Tellico Village Property Owners Association meets at 1:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Yacht Club.
Good Sam board
• The Good Samaritan board of directors meets at 9 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at 119 A St., Lenoir City.
Bluegrass Jam
• A bluegrass jam is held 7-9 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at Chota Recreation Center. All levels of acoustic instruments are welcome. For more information, call 865-657-9465.
Amateur Radio Club
• The Tellico Lake Amateur Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at the Chota Recreation Center.
Farmers Market
• The Tellico Village Farmers Market will be held 9 a.m.-noon Wednesdays through October at the Yacht Club. For more information, call 865-458-4363.
TV Library lecture
• Mag Abdu of Advanced Physiotherapy Clinic will present a lecture on managing headaches and migraines 1-2 p.m. at the Public Library at Tellico Village conference room.
Thursday, July 20
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.
Chat with STAYinTV
• A talk with STAYinTV representatives will take place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Welcome Center in Tellico Village. For more information, call 865-458-5408.
Tellico Lake Rotary
• The Rotary Club of Tellico Lake meets at noon the second, third, fourth and fifth Thursdays of the month at First Baptist Church of Tellico Village. For more information, call John Everson at 423-884-3369.
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 at the church. For more information, call 865-986-2390.
Men's fellowship
• A Christian men’s fellowship breakfast is held 8-9 a.m. Thursdays at the Tanasi Golf Course clubhouse. All are welcome. For more information, call Larry Denney at 865-408-9725 or Bob Ericson at 865-458-9877.
Weight Watchers
• Weight Watchers meets 3 p.m. Thursdays at Chota Recreation Center. For more information, call Sandi Pitcher at 978-621-7315 or email wwsandi@gmail.com.
Democratic party
• The Loudon County Democratic Party holds a monthly meeting and open discussion at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Lenoir City Municipal Building, 530 Highway 321 North, Lenoir City. For more information, email loudondems@lcdptn.org or access online at facebook.com/LoudonDems.
Friday, July 21
Dulcimer Club
• Mountain Echoes Dulcimer Club group meets 1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church on Wade Road and Highway 72 in Loudon. 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.
Saturday, July 22
Ice Cream fundraiser
• The Greenback Historical Society will hold a homemade ice cream contest 2-3:30 p.m. at the Greenback Community Center. First prize is $100, second prize is $50 and third prize is $25. Registration is due by July 14. For more information, contact 865-740-5429 or colleenragain@yahoo.com.
