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Historic Johnson Farm
Annual Report
2013-2014
Mission of Historic Johnson Farm
Over the past 27 years, many wonderful things have come together to make the dream of Vernon
and Leander Johnson a reality. Hundreds of hours of volunteering, grant writing, fundraising,
building and renovating have culminated in a magical place - a heritage center - for many to enjoy.
The Johnson Farm is a gift to be treasured and preserved for generations to come.
 To preserve examples of the objects, structures, landscape and life ways of the people
between 1880-1950.
 To provide opportunities for students to learn about the physical and cultural history of
Henderson County.
 To provide opportunities for students in Henderson County to participate in the care of,
planning for and implementation of plans related to the Moss-Johnson Farm.
 To serve as a community heritage center.
 To preserve the Farm as an example of late 19th and early 20th century Farm and tourist
retreat.
 To provide students and youth of the region a hands-on learning site for WNC history and
culture.
 To encourage the opportunities for the Farm to be used as a teaching tool for enrichment
in the arts, math, science, literature, historic preservation and other areas.
 To support agricultural and environmental studies and the preservation of endangered
plant life on the Farm.
 To provide a site for teacher renewal and curriculum development.
 To aid in the understanding, enjoyment and preservation of the cultural resources of our
area.
In Memory of Farm Friends:
Ethlyn Byrd
Pete Peterson
Marjorie Polhemus
Dorothy MacDowell Wood
Historic Johnson Farm
Annual Report 2013-2014
Visitors: 8,525
Volunteers: 437
Volunteer Hours: 6,950
A word from our Director, Ingrid McNair:
A message from our Chairman, Scott Shelton:
“We are truly grateful to be stewards of
Historic Johnson Farm. Thank you to
Henderson County Public Schools for their
wise decisions regarding the Farm. Thank
you to our committed volunteers who
continue the vision of Vernon and Leander
Johnson. “
“Thank you for making this such a successful
year for the Johnson Farm! As Chairman, I am
continually amazed at the generosity, creativity
and just plain hard work so many of you exhibit
on a regular basis to help sustain and advance
our beloved Johnson Farm. It’s a blessing to
know we can count on your diverse talents and
dedication over the course of each year.”
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The smoke house was covered with stucco.
The pig barn was cleaned and painted.
The annual Friends of the Farm and Animals Endowment membership drives were held.
The Heritage Weavers & Fiber Artists raised money to fund an outdoor classroom.
Christmas and Spring Festivals were held with the support of business sponsors.
A great Storytelling Event was held.
A Christmas Open House was held to support Mills River Friends of Library fundraiser.
Brass National Register signs for pig barn, garage, and blacksmith’s shop were added.
Farm and kitchen tools were restored and displayed in Etta’s living room area.
The animals were cared for in the evenings and on weekends by Jerry & Ingrid McNair.
The Book of Memory was on display with added names.
Cataloguing and inventory continued.
Field trips were held at farm. The Farm provided fuel & bus driver fees.
A scholarship was awarded to Konrad Sanders from Hendersonville High School.
The gardens were beautifully cultivated and maintained.
Lunch and Learn programs were held, as well as summer programs.
The publicity and website committee worked in tandem with all the above.
Committee Reports
Advisory Committee:
Members: Scott Shelton, Chair - Al Smith, Vice-Chair - Ruby McClung, Secretary - Bill Solberg, Treasurer
Ingrid McNair, Director - Bo Caldwell, HCPS Human Resources - Marcia Grant - Sally Hale
Linda Graham - Ruth Howe - Sonna Lyda - Kevin Parries - Joe Prescott - Mike Pressley - Corum Smith
Natalie Stiles - Becky Varnadore - Carolyn Miller, HCEF Representative.
Our 18 member committee met monthly to conduct business and manage the farm.
Animals Committee:
Members: Mary Garrison - Dot Marlow - Ingrid McNair - Bill Solberg
The animals at Johnson Farm continue to be a big drawing card for visitors and school children. We
have three donkeys, two sheep, and chickens. Our newest addition is Diva, a sweet sheep who allows
anyone to pet her!
 Ingrid continued to provide daily care and lots of TLC for the animals.
 Jerry and Ingrid McNair provided weekend care.
 Bill Solberg kept track of financial records.
“The Animals Committee received 30 donations this
past year to fund food, veterinary care, and weekend
care for the farm animals. We are so appreciative of
these businesses and individuals who are faithful to this
cause each year. A special thank-you to Drs. Richard
and Alison Reid: Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
for being a major sponsor. We are extremely grateful to
Ingrid and Jerry McNair for the time and care they
tirelessly provide as animal caretakers for evenings,
weekends and holidays.
We continue to work on Animal Endowments with both
the HCEF, Inc. and the Community Foundation of
Henderson County. Thank you to the Monday Men’s
group for cleaning and painting the old pig barn. We
invite all to visit the farm and see the smiles on the
faces of visitors and schoolchildren as they interact
with the animals. Thank you to the Heritage Weavers
for providing the Sheep to Shawl experiences each
spring festival so children connect a slice of history with
the role of farm animals. Last, but perhaps most
important, it is so gratifying to provide a hands-on
experience to children each year who have never had
the opportunity to touch an animal. It is very rewarding
to see the reaction when it happens for the first time.
Vernon and Leander Johnson would be pleased. “
The Animals Committee
Mary Garrison ,Ingrid McNair, Dot Marlow
Building and Grounds Committee:
Al Smith, Chair
Monday Men: Joe Prescott - Bill Solberg - Mike Pressley - Kohlan Flynn and Al Smith
This faithful group of men meets each Monday morning to repair, mow, trim, clean, maintain, restore,
and do dozens of other things to keep the buildings and grounds beautiful. This year the group efforts
included:
 Finishing restoration of Etta's living area.
 Cleaning and repainting the Pig Barn.
 Cleaning and painting the Cottage Workshop.
 Continuing lawn and general outside maintenance.
 Handling festival parking, assisting with
tent set-up/tear-down, and area clean-up.
 Overseeing repair of the smokehouse exterior including
guttering and masonry repair.
 Overseeing the removal of four large oak trees in the
woods between the house and Interpretative Center.
 Overseeing the replacement of the farm house roof.
By-Laws/Policy Committee:
Ruby McClung, Chair
We continue to be interested in the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy about conservation
easements and how they might apply to the farm. Hopefully, in the future, a follow-up information
session will occur for Farm board members and school system representatives. No changes were made
to the bylaws this year.
Cataloguing Committee:
Members: Phyllis Wilson - Helen Weaver
These ladies have worked diligently to inventory and catalogue the valuable tools, artifacts and
writings of the Johnsons.
Collections/Acquisitions Committee:
Members: John Love - Shirley McGee - Ingrid McNair - Bill Solberg - Al Smith
This committee reviews any proposed donations of goods to the farm and decides whether to accept
them or not, following the policy in the by-laws and the donation form.
Gardening Committee:
Pam Gaitskill, Chair
Members: Joyce Cochran - Linda Graham - Jory Wilke - Marilyn Frenier - Florence Quinzel
Paulette Cliff - Liz Honnold - Shirley McGee - Ingrid McNair
The “Gardening Divas” meet each Monday to work their magic in the Farm’s flower beds. They strive
to expand and enhance the gardens with new annual and perennial plant s that would have been
found in the beds when the Johnsons were residents. Some of their tasks this year:
 Cleaned beds and planted flowers around the smokehouse and Etta’s living area.
 Removed vines and weeds from steps beside Vernon’s cottage.
 Clipped freeze damaged areas from hydrangeas and other plants affected by cold.
 Maintained all beds by weeding, thinning, planting, mulching.
 Presented two Lunch and Learn Gardening Programs.
 Participated in Christmas Open House and Spring Festival.
 Visited an organic farm.
Nominating Committee:
Mike Pressley, Chair
Members: Linda Graham – Becky Varnadore
 Members rotating off the board: Marcia Grant - Lynn Moore
 Members resigned: Joe Ward – Dave Shaffer – Sandy Marx
 New members to be voted on: Kohlan Flynn – Latasha Foster - Kerry Shannon - Julie Summey –
Bunny Wilson
 New officers: Acting Chair, Scott Shelton – Vice-Chair Al Smith
Publicity Committee:
Joyce Cochran, Chair
Joyce did a fantastic job as our Publicity Chair. She spent endless hours putting the Farm in the
spotlight by:
 Publishing two farm newsletters.
 Generating publicity for all Farm events.
 Creating monthly press releases, posters and flyers, and handling their distributions.
 Maintaining the Farm bulletin board.
*Management of the Farm website is handled by Ruby McClung with school system personnel.
Programs & Events Committee:
Marcia Grant, Chair
Members: Joyce Cochran - Pam Gaitskill - Ingrid McNair, Ruth Howe - Ruby McClung
Becky Varnadore - Jory Wilkie
Programs and Events:
 Teddy Bear Tea Party
 Grand and Me
 Lego Blast
 Art Camp
 Story Telling
 Lunch and Learn
 Christmas Open House
 Spring Festival
“The programs committee has
been very busy this year. We
have attempted to reach as
many segments of the
population as possible. It has
been a very successful year!”
Marcia Grant
Scholarship Committee:
Becky Varnadore, Chair
Konrad Sanders of Hendersonville High School was awarded a $1,000.00 scholarship in memory of
Vernon and Leander Johnson. The scholarship focuses on students planning to major in education,
conservation or agriculture. Konrad will attend Warren Wilson College and plans to major in
Environmental Studies.
Tool Restoration Committee:
Becky Varnadore, Chair
Members: Nancy Campbell, Kohlan Flynn, Linda Flynn, Linda Graham, Tony Taddeo (consultant),
Jo Swanger, Tony Varnadore
“This group of volunteers had so
much fun selecting, scrubbing,
restoring and displaying many of
the farm and kitchen tools.
Master tool collector, restorer
and farm friend Tony Taddeo
taught us the steps needed to
bring the old tools back to life
again.”
Becky Varnadore
Curriculum/Field Trip Committee:
Ingrid McNair, Chair
Members: Joyce Cochran - Alicia Dondero – Linda Graham – Cindi Jacques – Virginia Thompson
Becky Varnadore
Field Trips this year were a huge success! $1500 was set aside in our budget for gasoline and bus driver
expenses. Ingrid frequently drove the bus for student visits to the farm. Thank you, Ingrid!
The classes enjoy a rotation schedule specific to grade level which includes four activities from the
following:
 Cherokee stories and crafts
“Thank-you for a fun and well
 Farm house tour
organized field trip. Johnson
 Fiber Arts program
Farm does a fantastic job of
 Wagon ride
providing students an
 Animal meet and greet
academic, yet interesting
 Barn loft tour
event.”
 School house visit and lesson
HCPS Teacher
Christmas at the Farm
Ingrid McNair /Programs Committee, Co-Chairs
Christmas at the Farm was a festive event that showcased the Farm at its best. This event is one of our
major fund raisers to support the Farm.
 The house and grounds were beautifully decorated for the season and open for tours.
 Schools participated in our Decorate a Wreath contest.
 Wreaths were sold in a silent auction.
 Wagon rides were provided by Dave Mallet and his beautiful horses.
 Christmas crafts were enjoyed by little ones.
 The Heritage Weavers & Fiber Artists provided tours of the Boarding House and visitors could
purchase gifts in their lovely gift shop.
 Entertainers performed throughout the day.
 Our decorated sleigh provided a festive backdrop for photos.
 Pound cakes were favorites on the bake sale table.
 Free cookies and cider were offered to warm everyone up.
 Handmade natural arrangements were made to sell by Mountain Laurel Antiques Club.
Wreath Participants/Volunteers
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Atkinson - Cindi Hipp - 4 Grade Students
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Dana - Kristen Walter - Mrs. Wilson’s 3 Grade
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Clear Creek - Sally Hale - 5 Grade
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Edneyville - Missy Frees - 3 & 5 Grades
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Etowah - Katherine Gainer - 3 Grade
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Fletcher - Candace Young - 2 Graders
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Hendersonville - Aresa Gardo - 3 Grade
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Hillandale - Courtney Kilby - 2 Graders
Marlow - Ms. Lamkins’ & Ms. Fenders’ Students
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Mills River - Erin Stachura - 3 Graders
Sugarloaf - Chad Guidash - Character Club
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Upward - Diane Norgan - 5 Grade
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Apple Valley - Tammy Garavaglia - 6 Grade SS
Flat Rock - Renee Davenport - Student Council
Hendersonville - Jill Jackson – Beta Club
Rugby - Maggie DeCorah - Caravel Team
East - Cheryl Keever - HOSA
Hendersonville - Chele Whalen - Leadership
West - Kelly King - 4th Period Art
Balfour Ed. Center - Martina Zinn - Art Academy
Early College - Tom Savage - Science Olympiad
North - Brenda Sigmon - Life Skills Classes 9-12
Spring Festival
Ingrid McNair, Ruth Howe, Co-Chairs
Spring Festival, the biggest fund raising event of the year was awesome. We were blessed with
beautiful weather. Visitors came from near and far to enjoy a day of down home fun. The festival
activities reflected the true spirit of the Johnson Farm.
 The house was decorated with beautiful spring floral arrangements and open for tours.
 Spectacular flower gardens showed off their beauty and the hard work of our gardening ladies.
 Aunt Sallie’s pound cakes were sold by the dozens.
 The Heritage Weavers and Fiber Artists provided tours of the Boarding House and the amazing
Sheep to Shawl demonstration.
 Unique craft exhibits/demonstrations were both educational and fun.
 School groups, cloggers and bluegrass bands performed throughout the day.
 Farm animals delighted folks of all ages.
 Hay rides around the farm loop were a favorite of kids and grown-ups too.
 Volunteers and school groups sold hot dogs, burgers, barbeque, and mouthwatering fried apple
pies and ice cream.
 A beautiful volunteer-made quilt was raffled off.
 Children enjoyed face painting, corn hole, bubble blowing, hoola-hooping, rope jumping,
balloon magic and many other fun activities.
Spring Festival Craft Exhibitors
Antique Tools – Tony Taddeo
Appalachian Baskets – Teresa Jordan
Authors –Leanna Sain, Rose Senehi
Bee Keepers – Ed Chapman
Blacksmith Guild – George Matthews
Book Art – Rajeania Snider
Broom Making – Barbara Merrill
Cherokee Lore – Virginia “Blackfeather” Thompson
Children’s Books – Lee Smith
Corn Shuck Dolls – Nancy Fisher
Embroider Guild – Brenda Decker & Jane Sugawara
Fine Scroll & Fretwork – David Taylor
Hand Crafted Wood Carvings – William Neal
Handcrafted Mushrooms –Jim Conroy & Barbara Cromar
Handmade Violins – Lyle Reedy & Don Fisher
Jewelry Artist & Painted Glass – Mike & Julie Maziarka
NC Forest Service
Paper Craft – Dawn Holmberg & Kara Shea
Pen & Ink Drawing – Carolyn Serrano
Pine Needle Baskets – Heather Seaman
Potter – M Studio
Practical Peaces – Eleanor Trollinger
Pyrwood Dairy – Pat Pyrwood
Quilt Restoration – Helen Byrd
Seed Flowers & Jewelry – Judy Horn
Small Farm Animals – Ali Johnson
Heritage Weavers & Fiber Artists
Ruth Howe, HWFA Education Coordinator
"Our lives are woven by the weavers of time in a pattern we cannot see.”
Visitors: 3,580
Volunteers: 69
Volunteer hours: 3,690
2013-2014 Activities
Boarding house tours
Field trips
Fiber Arts Kids Camp
After Camp Textile Club
Textile Camp for home school girls
Heritage Front Porch Pickers 4-H Club
Fiber Arts Expo
Fiber Art classes
Christmas Festival
Spring Festival
Sheep to Shawl demonstration
Monthly study group
Volunteers
*Jane Armstrong
*Paula Ashworth
Charleen Bertolini
*SaraBeth Black
Charles Bowen
Margaret Byrne
*Cyndi Buhr
Tina Capogna
*Joyce Carpenter
*Patty Caruso
Jane Champion
Judy Chandler
Kit Cofer
Charlotte Cornell-Simmons
Nancy Crabtree
Liz Cross
Lucy Daley
JoAnne Danielson
*Hazel Delcourt
Paul Delcourt
Barbara Dingman
Marion Donovan
Phyllis English
Lynda Feldman
*Teachers
Gail Griffith
*Ruth Howe
Cheryl Huckins
*Judi Jetson
Cathy Knothe
*Pat Koss
Marjorie Krueger
Cathy Langdon
Ingrid McNair
Carolyn Miller
Nanette Miller
*Ann Mullican
Beverly Munson
Kathy Parker
Carol Price
Faye Russell
Nancy Seay
Nancy Smith
Deborah Taliferro
Susan Trotter
Teena Tuenge
Sharon Waltman
Angela Waltman
Marjorie Warren
*Teresa Jordan
A Word from Ruth Howe:
“Heritage Weavers & Fiber Artists will celebrate our
five year birthday in August 2015 at Historic
Johnson Farm’s boarding house. Members work
closely with the Farm Director, Ingrid McNair and
Public Relations Chair, Joyce Cochran to coordinate
many activities.
HWFA members have raised the funds to add an
outdoor classroom for the messier crafts we teach.
The patio is almost complete and is already being
used. Landscaping and a walkway will be
completed this summer.
The annual sheep to shawl demonstration drew
many people during the Spring Festival. The wool
yarn for the shawl was sheared at the 2013 festival
and prepared this spring for weaving the shawl. An
estimated 350 hours went into the preparation –
shearing, washing, picking, spinning, plying,
washing again, planning, warping and weaving and
finally finishing the shawl.
A gift shop is open Monday through Friday from
10 – 4. All items in the gift shop are handmade by
HWFA members and include lovely accessories,
baby gifts, kitchen and dining linens, children’s toys
etc.
The members of Heritage Weavers and Fiber Artists
are grateful to the Henderson County Board of
Education and the Historic Johnson Farm Advisory
Committee for the opportunity to call the Boarding
House home!”
“To live in hearts one leaves
behind, is not to die.”
Leander’s favorite saying
Gifts
Friends of Johnson Farm
In Honor of:
By:
Ingrid McNair
Corey Herman
Corum and Anne Smith
Mead Parce
Toni Reese
Benny Graham
William Solberg
Will & Luke, Hazel & Emory
Kohlan Flynn
Kohlan Flynn
In Memory of:
Sandy & Ginger Marx
Mrs. Jacqueline Sexton
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Wall
Diane Parce
Sammy Reese
Linda Graham
Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Vaughn
Bill & Mary Garrison
Sandy & Ginger Marx
William Solberg
By:
Audrey Solberg
Lisa Mummert
Mrs. Ellen Kane, Vernon & Leander
Toni Reese
Toni Reese
William Solberg
Richard & JoAnne Mummert
Sherwin Kane
Katharine Taylor
Tony & Becky Varnadore
Gifts Made to the Community Foundation
In Honor of:
Kohlan Flynn
Shirley McGee
Shirley McGee
Mary Garrison
25th Anniversary of the Farm
Mary Garrison Sauer Award Recipient
Dot Marlow, Jeannie Gooch, Shirley McGee
The 2012-13 Advisory Committee
Don and Pat Jones 50thwedding anniversary
Ingrid McNair and all Farm Volunteers
In Memory of:
 Connie Vandenberg
 Webb Garrison
 Toni Reese
 Mr. Gary Jones
By:
Bo Caldwell, Bill & Mary Garrison
Marcia Grant, Sonna Lyda
Will & Ruby McClung, Shirley McGee
Ingrid McNair, Mike & Lynn Moore
Corum Smith, Natalie Stiles
Tony & Becky Varnadore
Sonna Lyda
Mary Garrison
Shirley McGee
Rachel Buchanan from Jonathan’s Fund
Community Foundation
Mary Garrison
Kohlan Flynn
Dot Marlow
Mary Garrison
By:
Ingrid McNair
Ingrid McNair
John & Dottie Kinlaw
Ingrid McNair
Friends of the Farm and Animal Endowment Donors
Friends of the Farm and Animal Endowment Donors
Thank You
It is important to Historic Johnson Farm to thank our sponsors. Please notify us of any errors.
Trish Allen
Randy & Kelly Beaver
Paul & Barbara Blaine
Frank & Ethlyn Byrd
CFHC Fund for Historic JF
Gib & Nancy Campbell
Corrine Carland
Wayne & Carolyn Carland
Joyce Cochran
Dr. Stuart & Carola Cohn
Phillip & Licia Correll
Steve & Phyllis English
Kohlan and Linda Flynn
Edward & Marilyn Frenier
John & Pam Gaitskill
Patrick & Keri Garrison
Dr. William & Mary Garrison
Hugh & Madge Gleaton
Albert & Jeannie Gooch
Linda Graham
Marcia Grant
HCEF Animal Endowment
Hend. Co. Travel & Tourism
Sally Hale
Cory Herman & Pam Sanderson
In memory of James Sexton
Ruth Howe
Jack & Cindi Jacques
Dottie Kinlaw
Dina Larsen
Lions Foundation
Sonna Lyda
Dot Marlow
Jeff & Sherri Marlow
Ladies Aid Society of Flat Rock
Nicholas Marlow
Sandy & Ginger Marx
Jimmy & Mary Frances McAbee
Will & Ruby McClung
Shirley McGee
Jerry & Ingrid McNair
Eleanora Meloun
Colonel Daniel Mitchell
Mountain 1st Bank
Mt. Laurel Antiques Club
Ann Mullican
Richard & JoAnne Mummert
Katie Nachod
GE Foundation /Mitchell Osteen
Diane Parce
Kevin Parries
Joe & Linda Prescott
Mike & Linda Pressley
Carol Price
Sammy Reese
Drs. Alison & Richard Reid:
Pediatric Dentistry and
Orthodontics
Festival Sponsors
In-kind Sponsors
Carolina Village
Garrison Family Dentistry
GE Foundation
Harris Teeter
Macon Bank
Morrow Insurance
Mountain 1st Bank
UPM Raflatac
Area Media
Bold Life Magazine
Burntshirt Vineyard
Canoe Grass Band
Dunlap Construction
Harris Teeter
H’ville Lightning
H’ville Parks & Recreation
Hend. Co. Travel & Tourism
Honeysuckle Hollow
Megan Woods
Mountain Laurel Antiques Club
Rocky Flatts Band
Sam’s Club
Times-News
Tempo Music
WHKP Radio & WTZQ Radio
Elizabeth Rogers
Retired School Personnel
James & Faye Russell
Scott & Jennifer Shelton
Corum & Ann Smith
Al Smith
Bill Solberg
Valorie Songer
Derek & Natalie Stiles
Suntrust Bank
Katherine Taylor
Tony Taddeo
Rebecca Turpin
Richard & Glenna White
TD Bank
Tony & Becky Varnadore
Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Vaughn
Douglas Walker
Glen & Sue Wall
Al & Louise Williamson
Mary Ruth Wilson
Steve & Bunny Wilson
Tom & Phyllis Wilson
Docents, Program, Event & Additional Volunteers
Thank You
It is important to Historic Johnson Farm to thank our volunteers. Please notify us of any errors.
Alpha Lambda Delta
Joyce Armstrong
Atkinson Elem.
Apple Valley Elem.
Balfour Education Cntr.
Kelly Beaver
Randy Beaver
Beekeepers Assoc.
Eleanor Briggs
Gib Campbell
Nancy Campbell
Clear Creek Elem.
Paulette Cliff
Joyce Cochran
Dana Elem.
Barbara Dingman
Alicia Dondero
Don Dondero
East Henderson High
Edneyville Elem.
Stephanie English
Etowah Elem.
Katie Farina
Flat Rock Middle
Fletcher Elem.
Kohlan Flynn
Linda Flynn
Latasha Foster
Katherine Gainer
Bob Gainer
John Gaitskill
Mary Garrison
Carlie Gillespie
Wilma Goetsch
Susan Hayes
Hendersonville Elem.
Hendersonville Middle
Hendersonville High
Hillandale Elem.
Ann Holland
Cindi Jaques
Deb Kaufman
Carolyn Kinney
Katie Lorenz
John Love
Wanda Love
Melanie Love
Marlow Elem.
Dot Marlow
Kathy Martin
Ginger Marx
Sandy Marx
Shirley McGee
Jerry McNair
Mills River Elem.
Lynn Moore
Mt. Laurel Antiq. Club
Virginia Newsom
North Henderson High
Ronnie Pepper
Wanda Price
Florence Quinzel
Amy Reiseman
Elaine Royer
Rugby Middle
Jenny Rymell
Dave Shaffer
Jennifer Shelton
Joey Siak
Rebecca Siak
Pam Singer
Anne Smith
Barbara Smith
Fran Stumpfs
Sugarloaf Elem.
Erik Summey
Julie Summey
Jo Swanger
Tony Taddeo
Joanne Taylor
Virginia Thompson
Tristan Tilson
Upward Elem.
Stuart Van Meter
Tony Varnadore
Shirley Walsh
Helen Weaver
West Henderson High
Jory Wilkie
Phyllis Wilson
Mary Kent Wolff
Franklin Young
Thank You for Your Support:
Superintendent David Jones
Assistant Superintendent Bo Caldwell
Henderson County Board of Education
Henderson County Education Foundation, Inc.
Henderson County Public Schools, Administration
and School Principals
Henderson County Retired School Personnel
Community Foundation of Henderson County
Conclusion:
The Annual Report was compiled and the annual thank-you ad ran the last weekend of June. The Book
of Memory entries were updated by the calligrapher, and donations in honor or memory of friends and
loved ones entered.
The Annual Report was submitted to the Johnson Farm Advisory Committee members, Superintendent
David Jones, School Board members and was posted on the Historic Johnson Farm website. The farm
scrapbook and Farm history were updated by Katherine Taylor.
In Honor of Ingrid McNair
Ingrid
How does one describe you Ingrid McNair?
You’re one of a kind, oh so rare!
For sixteen years you’ve been at the Farm,
Working your magic, spreading your charm.
Generous, caring, respectful and kind,
Always in a cheerful state of mind.
Dedicated, inspiring, committed and patient,
You’re a wonderful source of inspiration.
Compassionate, humble, willing to sacrifice,
You’re just so special, so very nice!
Boundless energy and tenacious work ethic,
Make you adored, so highly respected.
Oh, your ability to multi-task,
It’s already done before we ask!
Knowledgeable, creative, a master of much,
There is no doubt you have the touch.
The Farm’s Ambassador - so diligent, so dear,
The legacy you leave is certainly clear.
So…as you retire we all want to say,
We are so blessed you came our way!