September 2022
Witches and Mummies and Ghosts, Oh My!
The yard of Benny and Megan Owens on Second Street is Halloween Central with a variety of ghoulish decorations for people to “creep it real” through October. .
CSD presents Annual Report to Public
The Corning School District presented its Annual Report to the Public and Title I Meeting at 6 p.m. in the high school library on September 27, 2022 during the monthly board meeting. All administrators shared information about the individual schools. Some of the highlights are as follows: Park Elementary School Reporting for Park Elementary School was Principal Heather Clifton. She stated that Park Elementary has a current total enrollment of 312 students serving Grades K-4. PES has implemented a new literacy curriculum called Core Knowledge Language Arts and is close to fully implemented. This program was identified as an effective literacy curriculum on the Department of Education’s list of Approved Literacy Curricula.
Corning Tree Walk set for Oct. 8
Join Clay County Extension Agent, Stewart Runsick for an informational tree walk in downtown Corning. Wear your walking shoes and meet Saturday, October 8th at 9:30 a.m., at the Extension office located at 716 SW 2nd Street in Corning.
Pool grant application moves on to next level
Mayor Greg Ahrent and the City of Corning were recently notified by the Staff of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Outdoor Recreation Grants Program that following a review of the city’s grant submission, the application for the municipal swimming pool project has been approved to move to the next level of the grant process. The next step of the process are grant hearings to be held on Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28, 2022. The city’s hearing will be on October 27. All applicants will be allotted no more than eight minutes to address the grant committee to present the need for their project.
Creamy Rice With Roasted Shrimp and Tomatoes
Serves 4 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 cup Arborio rice 1 cup dry white wine Kosher salt and black pepper 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp 2 pints grape tomatoes 8 sprigs fresh thyme 2 cloves garlic Heat oven to 400 F. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Baked Peppers With Rice Stuffing
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the chicken, pork and ham or bacon until colored on all sides. Take the pan off the heat and reserve Meanwhile, cook the rice in plenty of boiling salted water until done - usually about
