May 2022

Honoring fallen heroes . . .

Every May, our nation commemorates those who have died while serving in our armed forces on Memorial Day. In our local community the Rapert-Poyner Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8347 has a short ceremony every year and they place flags on deceased veterans’ graves in community cemeteries.

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RAMBLING VINES

The week of May 31- June 6 is National Safe Boating Week. The folks who invented that must have been around back in the mid to late 40’s when all us East Side kids were growing up...we definitely needed some safe boating tips.

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Despite weather Hop Alley Rally fun for all ages

Though the weather didn’t cooperate, Growing Corning Together and the crowd attending the second Hop Alley Rally didn’t allow it to dampen their fun during the morning of Saturday, May 21 in downtown Corning. There were food and craft vendors lining 2 Street with crowds of people walking downtown to purchase crafts, eat, play cornhole, enjoy face painting and visit the student art exhibit at The Oaks. The Lions Club provided free eye exams for children, a dog show, KBKG presented a live broadcast of the morning, a silent auction and hourly money drawings were announced.

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Corning Senior Squad 1 advances

The Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports Program Senior East Regionals was held May 20 at the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation’s Jacksonville Shooting Sports Complex. The top 16 East Region Senior Division teams advancing to the AYSSP State Championship, held June 4 in Jacksonville are: Jacksonville Pintails Cabot Panthers Red Westside Red Jonesboro Uncoachables Harrisburg Team Castaways Westside White Corning Senior Squad 1 Pulaski Academy Senior Gold Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs Senior Gray Manila Gray Team Des Arc Clays of Glory Wynn 1 Trap Team Cabot Panthers White Catholic High Rocket Tribou Westside Black Green County 4-H Senior Green Team .

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Black River Rising

Black River Rising. Photo Credit/Pam Lowe Photo Credit/Ryan Carter Photo Credit/Drew Calhoun Photo Credit/Pam Lowe Photo Credit/Pam Lowe Photo Credit/Ryan Carter Photo Credit/Pam Lowe Photo Credit/Ryan Carter Photo Credit/Ryan Carter Photo Credit/Ryan Carter Photo Credit/Drew Calhoun Photo Credit/Drew Calhoun Photo Credit/Drew Calhoun Photo Credit/Ryan Carter Photo Credit/Drew Calhoun Photo Credit/Drew Calhoun Photo Credit/Pam Lowe .

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