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🌱 Oneida family and friends remember the life of Deanna Gochenour
Oneida, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Oneida! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Oneida family and friends remember the life of Deanna Gochenour
- Lightning ends Oneida’s match early, but key district tests loom
- Oneida and Scott County remember educator and leader Arvis Blakley
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 52.
- Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Deanna May Gochenour (scnoneida.net) — Family and friends in Oneida are mourning Deanna May Gochenour, 86, whose son and special extended family live here and cared for her through repeated stays at Oneida Nursing Home & Rehab. A lifelong Christian, artist, and retired federal employee, she chose cremation, with a Celebration of Life to be announced later. 
• South-Doyle Senior Night more than the canceled game (knoxtntoday.com) — Oneida High School’s boys soccer team saw its non-district match at South-Doyle halted and ultimately canceled after repeated lightning delays, but coach David Blevins still praised his players’ growth and defensive effort. The Indians, now 5-4-2 and unbeaten in District 2-A play, face key upcoming matches against Rockwood and Eagleton that will shape their postseason hopes.
• Blakley's Life One of Service (scnoneida.net) — Longtime educator and veteran Arvis Blakley, who recently died at 96, devoted more than five decades to Scott County schools and the Oneida Special School District. He also led the Tennessee Technology Center for over 30 years, leaving a legacy honored by the Huntsville TCAT campus that now bears his name and continues serving local students and workers.
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26th Annual Spring Planting & Music Festival
Bandy Creek Visitor's Center, 151 Stable Rd, Oneida
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Saturday April 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Livingston Academy Varsity Baseball @ York Institute
York Agricultural Institute , 701 N Main St , Jamestown
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SHS Softball vs Jellico
Scott High School @ SHS
5:30 pm -
"Clinch River Antique Festival"
Clinch River Fall Antique Festival , 245 N Main St #200 , Clinton
11:00 am -
Rugby Rumble - Cruise In
RM Brooks Store , 2830 Rugby Pkwy , Robbins
11:00 am -
EmiSunshine: "Clinch River Antique Festival"
Clinch River Fall Antique Festival , 245 N Main St #200 , Clinton
11:00 am -
USS Tennessee BB-43 World War II Remembrance Museum
Museum of Scott County , 400 Scott High Dr , Huntsville
10:00 am -
Anderson County Beekeepers Association Monthly Meeting
Anderson County Beekeepers Association , 101 S Hicks St , Clinton
7:00 pm -
Jay Dee Music
Sidelines Bar & Grill , 2239 Jacksboro Pike , LaFollette
7:00 pm -
Second Harvest Food Bank Clarkrange
South Fentress Park , 6233 S York Hwy , Clarkrange
10:00 am -
Corey Zink and Company: Sequoia Marina Andersonville, TN (Zink Country) 1-5pm
Sequoyah Marina , 336 Lakeview Ln , Andersonville
1:00 pm -
Fun Run to City Park
Oneida City Park , 590 Park Rd , Oneida
9:00 am
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🗞 Nearby News
Jacksboro
- Sales have taken off on opening day at the CCHS Greenhouse (1450wlaf.com)
- Students pay tribute to Bertha Hatmaker and Lacey Housley (1450wlaf.com)
- Elsea indicted on additional charges (1450wlaf.com)
Wartburg
- Wartburg ekes out 4-3 win over Claiborne in battle of Bulldog teams (themountainpress.com)
- Earth Day Celebration (themountainpress.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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