Mister John Hollamon and Mills River Vocational Ag Legend
Former Mills River High School students recall Mister John Hollamon, their vocational agriculture coach, who inspired leadership, self reliance, and success in FFA activities. They credit him with guiding dairy shows, farm trips, and part time jobs while emphasizing hands on learning amid STEM shifts.
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Mills River High School
Ruth Corpening
A. M. Foster
Sybil Cathy
Willie Lou Jordan
Sue Corpening
Evelyn Lutz
Don Thompson
Benny Pryor
Mister John Hollamon
Mister John
FFA
Future Farmers of America
John
WNC
Harry Lutz
Harold Taylor
Horticultural Crops Research Station
Jeffress Road
Mills River Boys
Wayne Carland
Max Grant
Emory Carland
Pete Powell
Ed Ingle
Colam Smith
Harry
Ben Whitaker
Don Fullam
Larry Roper
Harold McKinney
Mills River historian Brittain Jansen recalls John Hollamon
Jere recounts memories of John Hollamon aided by conversations with John’s daughter Myra HOLLamon Jansen. John’s wife Myra taught two of Jere and Joanne’s sons at Mills River Elementary around 1970. Britt ain, a sixth generation Mills River native, is a Clemson retiree in horticulture, musician, songwriter, and Henderson County history enthusiast who writes about life in Mills River.
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Jere
John Hollamon
Myra Hollamon Jansen
John
Myra
Joanne
Mills River
Brittain
Clemson University
Henderson County
Meg Hoke named campaign manager for Norm Bossert
Meg Hoke, Hendersonville resident and longtime organizer of weekly postcard parties, is named campaign manager for Norm Bossert’s State Senate bid. A retired educator and social worker, Hoke praises Bossert for health care housing and environment while stressing compassionate leadership. Sheriff Charlie McDonald to speak at Republican Breakfast January 20 at Dixie Diner. Henderson County Republican Men’s Club meets January 24 seeking volunteers and input on programs and speakers.
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Norm Bossert
State Senate
Meg Hoke
Hoke
Hendersonville
Norm
Wake Forest University
University of Texas
Meg
Bossert
Charlie McDonald
Laurel Park
McDonald
Henderson County
Dixie Diner
Aol
Health care forum set for Sunday at BRCC
A health care forum on the social and economic aspects of universal care is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. in Patton Auditorium BRCC. Joel R. Segal, longtime aide to U S Representative John Conyers, will speak about the Affordable Care Act and co authoring HR 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All.
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Joel R. Segal
U.S
John Conyers
Patton Auditorium
BRCC
Segal
Congressional candidate to visit Poe House January 23
Phillip Price a Democratic candidate for Congress invites voters to share thoughts at 6 30 p m Tuesday January 23 at the Poe House 105 First Ave W. For more information about Price visit the campaign site price4wnc org.
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Phillip Price
Congress
Poe
First Ave. W
Price
Price4wnc
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