--- title: Corky and Wee Johnny at Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park description: Corky and Wee Johnny at Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park image: https://blog.eskaton.org/hs-fs/file-4002787135-jpg/blog-files/nha-melissa-corky-weejohnnie-1024x679.jpg --- [![Logo](https://blog.eskaton.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo.png?width=350&height=75&name=Logo.png "Logo")](https://www.eskaton.org/) **[eskaton.org](https://www.eskaton.org/)** [Eskaton](https://blog.eskaton.org/author/eskaton) 12 November, 2021 | 1 min read Search Blog ### Posts by Topic - [Independent Living (157)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/independent-living) - [Assisted Living (105)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/assisted-living) - [Residents + Staff (103)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/residents-staff) - [Wellness Tips (101)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/wellness-tips) - [In the News (81)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/news) - [Information & Assistance (53)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/information-assistance) - [Testimonials (50)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/reviews) - [Philanthropy (43)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/giving) - [Eskaton Village Carmichael (35)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/eskaton-village-carmichael) - [About Eskaton (34)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/eskaton) - [Ask the Expert (30)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/ask-the-expert) - [LifeBios by Students (23)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/lifebios) - [Senior Living Community (19)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/senior-living-community) - [Age is Beautiful (18)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/age-is-beautiful) - [Celebrating Diversity (17)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/celebrating-diversity) - [Living with Dementia (17)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/memory) - [Memory Care (17)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/memory-care) - [Technology (14)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/technology) - [Signs it is Time for Help (13)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/signs-it-is-time-for-help) - [Well-Being Philosophy (13)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/well-being-philosophy) - [Senior Living (12)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/senior-living) - [Emotional Health (7)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/emotional-health) - [Fall Prevention (7)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/fall-prevention) - [Kids Connection (7)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/kids-connection) - [Heart Health (5)](https://blog.eskaton.org/topic/heart-health) ## Corky and Wee Johnny at Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park Nha Nguyen from Good Day Sacramento partnered with Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park resident, Corky, for the 2015 Traveling Gnome Project. Corky, original from Kansas, has lived at Eskaton for two years. In 1951 she moved to Bay Point, California, near Pittsburgh and Port Chicago. Corky was married 47 1/2 years and raised three children. She taught special education in the Mt. Diablo school district and later was a sales manager at Tupperware. She was very proud of the Ford station wagon she earned as a top Tupperware manager[. Check out this 1976 article about the success of Tupperware.](http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/02/10/page/29/article/tupperware-homes-in-on-big-business) "I've just about seen everything," said Corky. She has traveled all over North America, from Mexico to Canada, Niagra Falls to Miami. Her love for travel coupled with her love for news was a perfect fit to be partnered with Nha who took Wee Johnny, the 8-inch gnome, on many news stories over the summer. Wee Johnny, so named because Corky is Irish, is like most gnomes in the Eskaton Traveling Gnome Project: He is made from a plastic Ensure bottle. [Watch the video on how to make your own gnome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJGSGIRnfx0). Follow us on [Facebook](https://blog.eskaton.org/its-the-annual-gnome-coming-at-eskaton-lodge-cameron-park)to see the Gnome Coming party photos and learn more about the 20 gnomes and their traveling sponsors. [Learn more about Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park](http://www.eskaton.org/lodge-cameron-park.html) ![Good Day Sac visits Eskaton Lodge Cameron Park](https://blog.eskaton.org/hs-fs/file-4002787135-jpg/blog-files/nha-melissa-corky-weejohnnie-1024x679.jpg)   ### Share This Post! - - - ## Get in touch! Feel free to contact us to learn more about all of our senior care services. [![Logo REV](https://blog.eskaton.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20REV.png?width=1500&height=322&name=Logo%20REV.png "Logo REV")](https://eskaton.org) © 2025 Eskaton • All Rights Reserved - - - -