The next scheduled Boone Tree Meeting is Tuesday, 31 January at the Gray Public Library, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Our speaker will be former media specialist and adjunct instructor at UT, Ed Sullivan, from Oak Ridge, speaking about his book, The Ultimate Weapon: The Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb, who is slated to speak before the business meeting part of the meeting will begin.

We hope to hold our organizational elections at this meeting, but still seek at least one candidate willing to run for President and at least two candidates willing to run for Secretary. If you are interested in running for office, please contact the Nominating Committee Chair, Chrissie Anderson Peters (capeters@NortheastState.edu or 423.354.2463) for more information. Most members’ dues will also be expired by this meeting, so please bring $10 for membership dues if you would like to vote in the election. Boone Tree Membership is open to anyone who loves libraries and books/literature, whether they are currently working in or are affiliated with a specific library or not.

Voting has officially ended for the new slate of officers.

The results are as follows:

15 members were qualified to vote (paid their dues).

9 voted.

Sue Knoche was elected President.

There were 2 write-ins for Vice President.  One was not qualified (no dues paid).  The second declined.  There is no vice president.

There were 2 write-ins for Secretary.  Dorothy Linton accepted.

The unanimous vote for treasurer went to Virginia Salmon.

Our next Boone Tree meeting is Thursday, October 21st – 6pm at the Museum at Mountain Home.  We will be voting on officers.  Please plan to attend.  Here are directions:

Directions to the Museum

From the North

Take I-81 to Exit 57A (Johnson City). Follow I-26 East / US 23 South to Exit

19 (Old Exit 36, State of Franklin Road), and turn right onto State of Franklin Road. Go 3.6 miles on State of Franklin Road, then turn left onto West Market Street. Go 0.7 miles to Veterans Way (BP Station on the right), turn right onto Veterans Way, and go 0.3 miles to the North entrance of Mountain Home.  Take the first right, pass the theater and chapel on the right and park in Parking Lot U, which will be on the left.  The clock tower, Building 34 is directly south of the parking lot.  Walk up the ramp and enter the Museum at Mountain Home through the double glass doors on the West side of the building.

From the South

Follow I-26 West / US-23 North to exit 24 (Old Exit 31 – US-321/TN-67 Elizabethton exit), and turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp onto University Parkway (US-321 South). Take University Parkway 1.9 miles, then turn left on State of Franklin Road. Go about 0.5 miles, turn right at the second stop light on Mountain Home Drive. Cross the railroad tracks and bear to the left.  At the next intersection turn right onto Dogwood, then take the first left onto Fourth Street.  The clock tower, Building 34, which houses the Museum, will be on your right.  Go to the stop sign at the end of Fourth Street and you will see Parking Lot U ahead and to your right.  Park there and walk back to the Museum at Mountain Home.  Walk up the ramp and enter through the double glass doors on the West side of the building.

Handicapped parking is available on Fourth Street.