sesquicentennial snapshot
Celebrating 150 Years of the City of Corning & Clay County in 2023 .
July 2023
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Random musings from my POV . . .
This week’s column is a collection of some recent casual thoughts and reflections upon humanity and daily life from my point of view. Family is everything.
Rambling Vines
For your reading enjoyment, we continue to publish Rambling Vines by the late Marylea Vines as she recalls events and names of Corning folks from many years ago. We are currently in the year 1989 I decided recently to forget all about my allergies and treat myself to a fishing trip with my guest from the city.
Hovis wins 50/50 drawing
Mike Hovis of Naylor is the winner of the Corning 4th of July Homecoming 50/50 Raffle Drawing. His name was drawn by a young man by the name of Matthew Hulsey and witnessed by Archie Banks of Miami, Waylon Haynes of New York, NY and Joe Wolfard, North Carolina.
Danny Small
Danny Small, 62 of Corning passed away June 28, 2023 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Mr. Small was born November 5, 1960 in Rockford, IL. He enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, hunting, collecting coins and hauling junk. He attended First United Methodist Church in Corning.
William McCollum
William McCollum, 79, of Newark passed away June 29, 2023 at home. Mr. McCollum was born March 25, 1944. He was retired from Vulcan Materials and a lifetime member of IOE Local 150 Operators Union. He enjoyed NASCAR, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren and family.
Corn donation music to jail’s ears
The Clay County Detention Center was the recent recipient of a truckload of sweet corn donated by Zack Brown Farms and Zack’s father, Mitch Brown. Inmates from the Detention Center were supervised by deputies while they harvested the sweet corn.
Storm damages parts of Corning
Winds during a thunderstorm on Sunday, July 2 left its mark in Corning as they damaged the roofs of some homes in Corning. They also blew down some trees at the Victory Lake Golf Course, broke U.S. flags off utility poles and stopped a lane of traffic in front of the old Walmart building when a pole was blown over caused power lines to lower over the highway stopping semi-trucks for a time.
Murley signs books at Corning Library
Reading makes migrants of us all, letting us travel away from home and yet finding homelands for us everywhere. No one knows this better than historical fiction writer Larry Murley who returned home to Clay County this week in honor of the sesquicentennial.
1st Choice Home Care names Caregiver of the Month
1st Choice Home Care has named Meagan Tyler the Corning Caregiver of the Month for July. Tyler has been a caregiver through 1st Choice since July 2022. She is known for her willingness to tackle big set backs with minimal effort while maintaining a huge smile on her face. She readily tackles tasks such as sweeping and mopping an already spotless floor to rearranging furniture and troubleshooting electronics for clients.