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THURSDAY, MAY 5 

4:00 p.m. -     Hospitality Hour(s) – Cove Ridge Conference Center

• Hors D’oeuvres compliments of Natural Tunnel State Park

• Bring your own bottle

FRIDAY, MAY 6

6:00 a.m. – 7:20 a.m.      Breakfast @ Cove Ridge Center, Natural Tunnel S. P.

7:25 a.m. -  7:30 a.m.      Board vehicles in Center’s parking lot

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.     Cumberland Gap National Historical Park -  Visitor Center Tour including film

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.   Tour Interpretive Exhibits and Wilderness Road Trail

11:00 a.m. -  12:00 noon  Comments by Mark Woods, Superintendent; Q & A period

12:00 noon – 12:30 p.m.   Travel to Wilderness Road State Park

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.      Lunch – Compliments of Wilderness Road State Park and the Wilderness Road Friends Group

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.       Welcome by Donnie Harris, Park Manager; Tour Visitor Center and view film

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.      Tour Historic Martin’s Station

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.       Return to Natural Tunnel State Park

4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.       Free Time

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.       Hospitality Hour

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.       Dinner – Guest Speakers : Delegate Terry Kilgore and Dr. F. E. Fugate

8:00 p.m. -                       Hospitality Hour resumes, musical entertainment, optional astronomy program from mountaintop vista

SATURDAY, MAY 7

6:00 a.m. – 7:50 a.m.              Breakfast @ Cove Ridge Center

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.              Comments : Craig Seaver, Natural Tunnel State Park Manager  

8:10 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.              State Park System Issues : Joe Elton, Director, State Park System

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.              Break

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.              Comments : Robert McConnell, Cove Ridge Foundation President

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.            Officer Reports

Minutes – Jo Finch, Secretary

Financial – Ann Lipp, Treasurer

Accomplishments – Johnny Finch, President

 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.          Break

 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.          How to File for Exempt Status re: State Sales Tax : Jo Finch

 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.          Revisit the By-law amendments and election issues as a preview for the Fall Conference voting : Roy Allan Dudley

 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.          Status of Jamestown 2007 : Roy Allan Dudley

 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.          DCR Film: “Reining in the Storm”

 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon         Open Floor Discussion

 12:00 noon                              Adjourn / Lunch

Note: Executive Committee will meet over lunch.