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SCHOOL NOTES

We are less than a week away from the 2025 Corning High School Graduation and I want to take this time to say a few words to our graduating seniors, their families and our community. As we educators prepare for graduation, we reflect on the previous years with fondness and hope that we have equipped our seniors for life after high school. We hope we have done enough; that they are ready to step into this new world and thrive.

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FROM SCRATCH WITH JEN JEN

There’s something sacred about the kitchen on Mother’s Day. It’s a room that turns into a sanctuary, filled with the smell of baking sugar, laughter from little ones and memories that rise like steam from a favorite family recipe. And while everyone believes their mom is the supreme mom—and hey, I get it—I have to gently break the news: I have the best.

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Former Woods Department Store building razed

An iconic Corning landmark was torn down on April 21. The former Woods Department Store, which has been located at 321 Southwest First Street for the last 85 years, will no longer be seen when crossing the railroad on US 62 into downtown Corning. The Woods family ran their business there for around 60 years until Woods Department Store closed in the early 2000s. The building was purchased by Leigh Ramer Smith on September 22, 2005, who opened Second Choice Consignment on the first floor which stayed in business for around a decade.

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