Lifestyle

As much as technology has done for our society, there are a few things that it has taken away, like privacy, and the ability to work on a vehicle. Gone are the days of driving through a neighborhood and seeing fathers and sons or daughters, working under the hood of the family car or truck. These days you practically have to have a degree from MIT to figure out how to change a spark plug. I’ve always loved old cars and trucks. I get that from my dad. Over the years, he has had an old Chevy truck, a Packard, a ’55 Chevy, ’64 Mustang convertible and at his death a couple months ago, he had a 1946 Ford truck he tinkered on. For the past couple of years, I’ve been wanting an old truck. There’s something about the heavy clang of the door slamming shut, and the roaring sound of the engine. My husband and I purchased a 1965 Chevy truck to work on a little at a time. My dad was helping on the project. So far, we have a wiring harness installed. The way the previous owner had everything connected, he must have had stock in electrical tape. You know, you can tell a lot about a person’s work ethic by the decisions and shortcuts they make when working on a vehicle.

The Corning Beautification Committee is excited to announce Tripp Williams as the Artist of the Month for June. Nineyear-old Tripp currently holds the record as the youngest artist to be recognized for the honor. He recently won the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center’s coloring contest during Tourism Week at the Arkansas Welcome Center in Corning.

The Owens family held a reunion on May 28 at the home of Earl and Anne Owens Ladyman in Corning. There were 36 people in attendance enjoyed a potluck meal. Those attending traveled from as far as Oregon, Tennessee, Searcy, Poplar Bluff and Imboden. A great time was enjoyed by all.

Each year Lois Wright and her five grandchildren, Mattany, Eli, Sawyer, Talli, and Gage load up water and tools and head to the Corning Cemetery to clean the headstones of deceased family and friends. This year the group went to the cemetery on Friday, May 27 to prepare it for Memorial Day. This lesson in respect for family members who have passed on and the cemetery is a family tradition. The family cleaned approximately 20 grave sites, most of which belonged to family members. The Wright grandchildren came across a couple veteran military headstones that were overgrown with grass and soil. The children grabbed their tools and water and proceeded to clean the headstones.

Taylor Fitterling, son of Kevin and Vicki (Taylor) Fitterling of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas, and grandson of Dan and Diane Taylor of Corning, Arkansas, graduated summa cum laude from Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas, on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Fitterling completed his Bachelor of Arts in both Political Science and History, as well as minored in Spanish and International Studies. He is the recipient of the The Dr. and Mrs. John D. Spragins Memorial Award.

The Clay County Courier published many records of soldiers’ inductions, whereabouts, situations and deaths during World War II. Clay County lost 87 soldiers to the war destroying families and impacting their livess forever. Below are just two families impacted by such a loss.

Residents driving by the Parkview Restaurant over the holiday weekend may have noticed two tables set up outside the eatery. The tables were to honor fallen veterans. Heather Hodge constructed a Missing Man Table to display over the Memorial Day weekend. The significance of these tables is to honor the brave and selfless American military members who have perished on the battlefield, those who have not returned home after being taken prisoner on foreign soil, and for those who went missing and have not found their way back home.

MAGNOLIA, AR - Mallory Leeanne Landreth earned a 3.5 GPA or higher in the spring 2022 semester, securing a reputable position on Southern Arkansas University’s Dean’s List. Landreth is a sophomore Poultry Science major from Taylor, AR.