Featured Artist of the Week,
Bonnie Peters

Bonnie Heiskell Peters, Union County, Tennessee, Historian, began significant history projects upon her retirement in 1990 and was appointed Union County Historian in February 1994. She grew up in Union County and became a career federal employee. She spent most of her career in intergovernmental relations, coordinating federal projects with state and local governments and with the President's Office of Management and Budget. She also served as TVA liaison with the U.S. Agency for International Development for TVA's work in third world countries. She managed the TVA Employee Suggestion Program and served as Assistant Manager of their Employee Recognition Program for 34,000 employees. Educated at Strayer University and The University of Tennessee, Bonnie holds a B. S. Degree in Education with minors in English and Management, and CPS certification. She has numerous professional and community affiliations, founded Adopt-A-Spot (a Beautification Program (1982), and she has served on several boards, among them are Friends of the Maynardville Public Library, the Knoxville YWCA, Fountainhead Conservatory of Music, Florence Crittention Agency; life member Union County Historical Society, Knoxville Friends of the Library, East Tennessee Historical Society, Knoxville Dulcimer Club, Southern Regional Steering Committee Child Welfare League of America, United Way, National Management Association, National Society for Performance and Instruction and Union County Business and Professional Association. She is a Master Gardener. Recent endeavors are President, Inskip Lions, Guiding Lion for Union County Lions Club, East Tennessee Preservation Alliance, Preservation Union County and Union County Cemeteries Association. For more than 20 years she was a columnist for Shopper News.