Miss Candy Cane Pageant – Dec. 16
Registration for the Miss Candy Cane Pageant is now open. The pageant will be Dec.
November 2023
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Living Well with UAEX
Did you know that diabetes affects more than 37 million US adults, and interestingly, 1 in 5 of them do not know they have it? Diabetes is the eighth-leading cause of death in the United States, as diabetes is the number one cause of kidney failure, lower- limb amputations, and adult blindness. Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy.
Registration deadline for Shop with a Hero – Nov. 30
The registration deadline for families to participant in the Shop with a Hero event hosted by Corning Cares is Nov. 30.
‘Merry and Bright’ theme for Chamber Christmas Banquet
The Corning Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2023 Chamber Christmas Banquet on Thursday, Dec. 14 at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center. The theme for the table decorating contest is “Merry and Bright”. Participants may provide a centerpiece on their table for a door prize. Tables may be bedecked on the day of the event after 10 a.m. to be completed by 4:30 p.m. for judging. Certificates will be presented during the evening to the table winners.
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 Much as I holler and carry on about proper procedure for displaying the flag, I really fouled up on Saturday, November 11, which was Veterans Day.
sesquicentennial snapshot
Celebrating 150 Years of the City of Corning & Clay County in 2023 Pictured above are members of Knobel High School’s first girls’ basketball team. They are from left: Miss Higgs, coach, Pansy Asher Cray, Golda Smith McFarlin, May Handley, Maye Deal Pirtle, Berniece Harper Baker, Floyce Goldman Cobb, Irene Toler Hill, deceased, Vidia Cleveland Smithy and Velma Hopkins.
The Lowe Down
Christmas is around the corner and more than likely people have begun purchasing gifts for their loved ones. If you’re like me, I love to give gifts that mean something to people.
Letters to the Editor
Pam, I read your piece on honoring our heroes in the Richfield Reaper, and thought you’d enjoy this poem I wrote years ago when teaching… enjoy. Coach A Dennis Akren Murrieta, CA Veteran’s Day In November of 1919, President Wilson supposedly said.... reflect on “Armistice Day”, to honor World War I dead ! Our allies called it “Remembrance Day”, on November 11 of every year... as a tribute to our fallen warriors, for their blood, sweat and tears! Then in 1954, President Eisenhower renamed it “Veteran’s Day” to honor veterans from ALL U.S wars, in a very special way! We’ll have parades and speeches, and fly Old Glory high.... thanking our veteran heroes, for perserving our way of life! So on this day let us pause, with a genuine sense of gratitude.. honoring your devotion, and admiring your courageous attitude! You fought to defend freedom, and to strengthen our liberty... keeping us from harm’s way, while producing stability! We pray for your safety and well-being, for those alive or not.. there is no higher commitment, than giving it all you’ve got! Putting one’s life on the line, for humanity is quite noble.. the mission of universal freedom, has now gone global! So “Thank you” once again, would be proper to say... to anyone from the service, Happy “Veteran’s Day”!
Spellers advance to county spelling bee
Three Corning Middle School students, Dixie Martin, Adalynn Moser and Mia Curtis will advance to the Clay County Spelling Bee after earning the top three spots in the Corning Middle School Spelling Bee held on Wednesday, Nov. 15. These expert spellers will advance to the Clay County Spelling Bee hosted in Piggott.
Second Draft of Government Transparency Amendment and Initiated Act
Little Rock, Ark. – On Monday, Nov. 13, Arkansas Citizens for Transparency released a second draft of its work to protect government transparency in Arkansas. Changes from the first draft are based primarily on overwhelming public feedback committee members have received since the release of the first draft.