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More than 750 children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley and the City of Knoxville Parks & Recreation Summer Playground Program enjoyed an outing to the Tennessee Theatre with the first-ever Youth Arts Alliance Kids’ Movie Day on Tuesday, June 16.

More than 100 motorcyclists turned out for the second annual Poker Run, a charity event organized by the construction team and contractors at the US Nitrogen facility.

Clancy’s Tavern & Whiskey House has partnered with Young-Williams Animal Center to help raise money for the shelter on Saturday, June 20, during “Cocktails for a Cause.”

Team registration is now open for the third annual Knoxville Holiday Canstruction presented by Messer Construction Co. Local teams of architects, engineers, construction companies, contractors, designers and other organizations are invited to a general interest meeting Friday, June 26, at 4 p.m. at Messer’s West Knoxville office at 120 Perimeter Park Road to learn more about the competition and how to participate.

National ambulance company Priority Ambulance has logged a significant milestone: The company currently transports more than 100,000 patients per year across its six-state footprint.

At its June 12 board meeting, Asbury Inc., operator of Asbury Place continuing care retirement communities, added Eric Deaton to its board of directors and elected new officers.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will host the KSO 31th Annual Free Pilot Flying J Independence Day Concert on July 4, 2015 at World’s Fair Park at 8:00 p.m.

Summer vacation is a time to relax and enjoy the sunshine outdoors, but unfortunately it is also a prime time for home burglaries. According to a U.S. Department of Justice study, crime rates increase more than 10 percent in the summer months.

Fausto Crapiz, a home-schooled student from Dandridge, Tenn., has been selected to receive a prestigious scholarship offered by Gerdau.

Today, Messer Construction Co. and its Knoxville employees donated more than $4,300 to local organizations through its annual Support the Arts campaign. Since 2006, the company’s efforts have generated nearly $35,000 for cultural enrichment.