It was a spook-tacular night for the Corning community on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Wynn Park from 5 p.m. to 8 p,m. when the Corning Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Boo Bash. Area businesses decorated booths and dressed up in costumes around the walking track while handing out treats to the many trick or treaters. All donations went to the Chamber of Commerce.
Dave Roberts is the final Pick theWinnerforthe2023football season. When receiving the call, he couldn’t believe he had won again. He was the clearcut winner selecting 14 correct picks out of 18 games.
It was a cool and breezy start on the fourth Saturday in October for the 2023 Harvest Festival with rain arriving in the afternoon. The event began as planned with arts and crafts, food booths, raffles, shirts, Kids’ Korner, 5K, antique car show, music entertainment, carnival rides, commercial exhibits, beauty pageants, and antique tractors and equipment demonstrations. Heavy rain dampened the activities when it arrived around 1 p.m. Local beauties in the various pageants were held at Park Elementary. Winners of the Ms. and Miss Harvest beauty pageants are featured on page 1 with additional pageant winners published on page 3 of this issue of the Courier and other photos from the festival on page 4. The Corning Chamber of Commerce worked full tilt for the community during the end of October hosting a Chili Cook Off at the Harvest Festival and Boo Bash on Halloween evening. The community implemented its city landmark, Wynn Park, to its full advantage the last week of October, as did the Farmer’s Market throughout the summer until the end of its season on Oct. 21.
The Harvest Run, a 5K race, took place on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the south end of Wynn Park at 9 a.m.
Nathan Woolard was the winner of the 2023 Lions Club drawing on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Corning Harvest Festival. Lisa Holsapple, Secretary and Treasurer for the Corning Lions Club is pictured presenting Woolard a check for $10,000.
Little Rock, AR - On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Family Council Action Committee presented Representative Jeremy Wooldridge (R-Marmaduke), with the group’s 2023 Statesman Award. Representative Wooldridge received the award for earning an A on the 2023 Family Council Action Committee’s legislative report card. Recipients of this award are recognized for their votes during the 94th General Assembly on the 25 bills scored in the report card. Erin Hogan of Family Council Action Committee presented the award to Representative Wooldridge at the Arkansas Capitol Building on Tuesday. “Legislators cast hundreds of votes at the State Capitol,” said Hogan, “and their hard work, good votes and dedication to Christian family values often go unseen. We selected votes on key bills based on our core belief in promoting, protecting, and strengthening traditional family values. Representative Wooldridge’s votes on those bills reflect those values. That is why we are pleased to present Representative Jeremy Wooldridge with the 2023 Statesman Award.” Family Council Action Committee is a 501 (c) (4) nonprofit organization.
Roberta Forbes, 89, of Hot Springs, formerly of Corning, passed away October 17, 2023 at Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hot Springs. Mrs.
The Corning Junior High Chess Team competed in the NEA Co-Op Chess Tournament on Monday, Oct. 23. Nathan Davis went undefeated all day and was named the NEA Co-Op Junior High Co-Chess Champion. Phillip Nipper received a trophy for winning 4 of his 5 chess matches at the tournament. There were 83 participants from surrounding schools in this tournament.
Annual CHS Veterans Program Nov. 10 Corning High School is presenting their annual Veterans Program on Friday, Nov.
Gala Blanchard was the clear cut winner this past week when she won Pick the Winner selecting 16 out of 18 correct games. Blanchard has won the Pick the Winner contest four times this season.