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2009 SERA Winter Business Meeting

2009 SERA Winter Business Meeting Oak Ridge Tennessee March 7th, 2009 Welcome SERA The East Tennessee Grotto (ETG) is hosting the 2009 SERA Winter Business meeting in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on March 7th, 2009.  We hope you enjoy your stay. Oak Ridge Civic Center Unload stuff here 

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2009 SERA Winter Business Meeting

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  1. 2009 SERA Winter Business Meeting Oak Ridge Tennessee March 7th, 2009

  2. Welcome SERA The East Tennessee Grotto (ETG) is hosting the 2009 SERA Winter Business meeting in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on March 7th, 2009.  We hope you enjoy your stay.

  3. Oak Ridge Civic Center Unload stuff here  The meeting will be held in the A/B Room at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. Oak Ridge is convenient 20 minute drive from the Knoxville Airport (TYS).

  4. Meeting Place Library parking

  5. Civic Center Plaza Main Entrance  ← A/B Room (side entrance)

  6. Driving directions from the airport Start out going EAST. 0.1 miles Merge onto US-129 N toward KNOXVILLE / OAK RIDGE. 2.6 miles Merge onto I-140 W 11.4 miles Merge onto TN-162 N / PELLISSIPPI PKWY. 11.4 miles TN-162 N / PELLISSIPPI PKWY becomes TN-62 W. 5.4 miles Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto S TULANE AVE. 0.5 miles Turn LEFT onto TN-95 / OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE (traffic light #10) 0.1 miles End at OAK RIDGE CIVIC CENTER: 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 The Civic Center will be the second building in the complex on the left. The first will be the Public Library and this is where you will park.

  7. SATURDAY MARCH 7th SCHEDULE

  8. SKTF Cave CleanupSunday March 8th10 AM(Details at the business meeting)

  9. Local Accommodations There are several good hotels within walking distance of the meeting place

  10. Map to hotels Cherokee Caverns

  11. Contact Numbers Comfort Inn, 433 S. Rutgers Ave., Phone: (865) 481-8200 Fax: (865) 483-6142 Double Tree 215 South Illinois Avenue, Phone: (865)-481-2468 Fax: 1-865-481-2474 Day’s Inn 206 South Illinois Avenue Phone: (865)-483-5615 Fax: (865)-483-5848 Super 8 + Motel 1590 Oak Ridge Turnpike Phone: (865)-483-1200 Jameson Inn 216 S Rutgers Ave (865) 483-6809 Hampton Inn 208 S Illinois Avenue (865) 482-7889

  12. Comfort Inn, 433 S. Rutgers Ave. , Oak Ridge, TN, US, 37830 | Phone: (865) 481-8200     Fax: (865) 483-6142

  13. 215 South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,  37830 Tel: 1-865-481-2468   Fax: 1-865-481-2474

  14. 206 South Illinois Avenue Oak Ridge, TN, 37830 Phone: 865-483-5615 Fax: 865-483-5848

  15. Super 8 + Motel 1590 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 865-483-1200

  16. Local Restaurants Here are a few of the available restaurants close to the meeting place and hotels

  17. Restaurant Information

  18. Caves – Anderson County • Carter’s Pit - This is a really nice 100' pit with some cave at the bottom. Gated, special permission needed • Toilet Bowl Cave – 12,000’ p/g • Hill Cave – 2930’ gated TVA cave, s/p • Norris Dam Cave – 1045’ TVA Cave p/g • Turtle Graveyard Cave – 5436’, 34’ entrance drop • Drive-in Cave – 1751’, p/g • Martin’s Cave – 700’, p/g. Ask about nearby Razor’s Edge cave

  19. Caves – Knox County • Cherokee Caverns – 1500+, semi commercial cave. This is the home to the former annual Haunted Cave. It has some nice formations, bring a camera. Trips must be arranged. • Conner Creek Cave – 689’ p/g • Heiskell Pit - 108’ entrance, 180’ long • Rockhill Cave – 3900’, has a nice 50’ pit in the cave, 190’ vertical extent. P/g • Cherokee Bluff Cave – 1700’

  20. Historic Cherokee Caverns Historic Cherokee Caverns www.cherokeecaverns.netwww.thehauntedcave.netmyotisjrw@aol.com(865)-693-7305 Home(865)-982-7271 Office Noon to 5 PM

  21. !! IMPORTANT !! Campers must contact Jim Whidby to make arrangements as the property is gated. www.cherokeecaverns.netwww.thehauntedcave.netmyotisjrw@aol.com (865)-693-7305 Home(865)-982-7271 Office Noon to 5 PM

  22. Map to Cherokee Caverns Cherokee Caverns  Pellissippi Parkway

  23. There is a restroom and a shower available at the cave. You will need to provide your own bedding and toiletries. www.cherokeecaverns.netwww.thehauntedcave.netmyotisjrw@aol.com (865)-693-7305 Home(865)-982-7271 Office Noon to 5 PM

  24. Directions to Cherokee Caverns Starting at Oak Ridge Civic Center Start out going EAST on OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE / TN-95. 0.1 miles Turn RIGHT onto S TULANE AVE. (traffic light #10) 0.5 miles Turn LEFT onto TN-62 E / S ILLINOIS AVE. follow TN-62 E. 6.5 miles End at Cherokee Caverns 8524 Oak Ridge HwyKnoxville, TN 37931-2211 Total Est. Distance: 7.16 miles

  25. Caves – Roane County • Popular Creek Skylight Cave – 440’, nice 40’ chimney out the Skylight entrance • Popular Creek Stream Cave – 1500+, these 2 entrances are only about 30’ apart. • Eblen’s Cave – 3347’, s/p needed

  26. Caves – Campbell County • Murrayville Cave – 1000’, lots of nice formations. Very little graffiti. • Dry Cave – 560’ • Easterly Cave – 4225’, this cave along with Dry Cave and Preacher’s Cave are accessed from same parking area. • Preacher’s Cave – 367’

  27. American Museum of Science and Energy A really cool place to visit if you have the time American Museum of Science and Energy 300 Tulane Ave. 1-865-576-3200 Located directly behind the meeting place http://www.amse.org

  28. Directions to Oak Ridge From All Points From I-40 Westbound (Knoxville): From I-40 Eastbound (Nashville): From I-75 Southbound (Kentucky): From I-75 North Bound (Chattanooga*): From I-75 North Bound (Alternate*):

  29. From I-40 Westbound (Knoxville): Take the I-140 E / TN-162 N exit- EXIT 376- toward MARYVILLE / OAK RIDGE. 0.2 miles Merge onto PELLISSIPPI PKWY / TN-162 N via EXIT 376A toward OAK RIDGE. 6.1 miles PELLISSIPPI PKWY / TN-162 N becomes TN-62 W. 5.4 miles Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto S TULANE AVE. 0.5 miles Turn LEFT onto TN-95 / OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE. (traffic light #10) 0.1 miles End at Oak Ridge Civic Center: 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 The Civic Center will be the second building on the left. The first will be the Public Library and this is where you will park.

  30. From I-40 Eastbound (Nashville): Take the TN-58 N - EXIT 356- toward OAK RIDGE - 0.1 miles Merge onto TN-58 N. 7.2 miles TN-58 N becomes OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE / TN-95 N. 7.9 miles End at Oak Ridge Civic Center: 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 The Civic Center will be the first building on the right, after passing Robertsville Rd. (traffic light #11), directly across from the Oak Ridge High School on the left.

  31. From Southbound I-75(Kentucky): Take the Clinton/Norris Exit (122). Turn right off ramp and head towards Clinton. 10.7 miles Stay STRAIGHT to go onto TN-95 S / OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE 4.9 miles End at Oak Ridge Civic Center: 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 The Civic Center will be the second building on the left, after passing traffic light #10 (Tulane Ave.). The first will be the Public Library and this is where you will park

  32. From North Bound – I-75 (Chattanooga): Merge onto I-40 W via EXIT 84B on the LEFT toward NASHVILLE. 3.9 miles Take the US-321 / TN-95 exit- EXIT 364- toward LENOIR CITY / OAK RIDGE. 0.1 miles Merge onto TN-95 N toward MELTON HILL DAM / OAK RIDGE. 6.4 miles Merge onto OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE / TN-95 N toward OAK RIDGE. 8.2 miles End at Oak Ridge Civic Center: 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 The Civic Center will be the first building on the right, after passing Robertsville Rd. (traffic light #11), directly across from the Oak Ridge High School on the left. *Note: Some two lane roads but avoids potential traffic delays

  33. From North Bound I-75 –Alternate: *This way is mostly multi-lane driving but has much more traffic and potential delays. Merge onto I-75 N toward KNOXVILLE. 10.9 miles Take PELLISSIPPI PKWY / TN-162 N via EXIT 376A toward OAK RIDGE. 6.1 miles PELLISSIPPI PKWY / TN-162 N becomes TN-62 W. 5.4 miles Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto S TULANE AVE. 0.5 miles Turn LEFT onto TN-95 / OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE. (traffic light #10) 0.1 miles End at Oak Ridge Civic Center: 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 The Civic Center will be the second building on the left. The first will be the Public Library and this is where you will park.

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