It's coming! The Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup is a 90 day period from March 1 to May 31 where communities all across the nation tackle beautification and clean up projects.

The Shutterbugs are a photography club at Roane County High. Their sponsor is Cindy Holmes, a teacher there. Recently, Keep Roane Beautiful sponsored a photo contest where we challenged the students at RCHS to take pictures of beauty in Roane County.

If you are interested in curbside recycling, I need your help! I am trying to compile a list of Roane Countians who would like to have curbside recycling. That means you would sort your recycleables, and on schedule, place them outside for pick-up. I know you are out there. I spoke with many of you at the Kingston Country Fair and Rockwood Family Fall Festival. Please contact me and provide your name and contact info. I need to know where you live - city or county.

Thanks,
Wendy @ KRB
865-882-0030
krbinc@bellsouth.net

Hey Gang,

Want to go swimming? Too cold you say?!? That is exactly what the guys at Adventure Scuba said when I told them about our plans to put them in the water on March 1st!

Hey neighbors,

Keep Roane Beautiful needs your help. We have received some money ($10,000 from Keep America Beautiful and Waste Management) to start curbside recycling in Roane County. We are looking at beginning in one city, as it stabilizes we will move to a second city and so on. This project would be an asset to the community. It would allow the community to offer an amenity to it's residents. Eventually, it would put money back in the budget. It helps reduce waste sent to the landfill. It will draw a lot of attention to that community as this was one of only 15 grants issued nationwide by KAB and Waste Management.

So here is where we need your help.
What communty do you live in? Do you recycle already? Do you use bags, boxes or special bins? Would you be willing to pay a small fee ($5 - $10) as a deposit on bins? If you are a part of your local government, would you support a recycling initiative for your community if there was no burden on the budget?

Just gathering thoughts,
Wendy @ KRB

Hey guys,

I do not want to cause a ruckus,