Opinion

That’s my job... The ringtone on my cell phone when my parents call for the past several years has been Conway Twitty’s song, “That’s My Job”.

Rev. Cunningham baptized seven converts of the Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon (February) at the lake in the South part of town. Nearly every inhabitant of Corning was present and witnessed the Baptizing. Wm. M. Selph has opened his candy works next door to his office. There is only one case of Smallpox in Corning. All reports to the contrary notwithstanding. Wesley Lovins, baker at Harb’s Bakery got outside of a jag last Sunday and started to paint the town when he ran against a “bad man from Bitter Creek” who wielded a hammer with the telling effect on Lovin’s cranium. If there is a society in Corning that has anything to do with objects of charity, an extreme case can be found in the St. James Hotel, in the person of a woman (pauper) helplessly ill with consumption, who needs charitable attention. Mr. Matthews says he has done all he can, and others should help a little. The woman has been in bed there for several weeks. On account of smallpox at Moark, it has been decided by the Election Commissioners that the voting place for Cleveland township be changed from Moark to H. H. Williams’ store for the primary on April 7. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Sheeks are receiving the congratulations of their numerous friends upon the arrival of a fine boy who made his appearance at the Sheek’s home in this city, Wednesday morning. The municipal election passed off quietly in this city last Tuesday, and as there was only one ticket in the field, a very light vote was polled. E. L. Black who was unanimously nominated, was elected in the same way, as were also the other gentlemen on the ticket, not a dissenting vote among the 49 votes being cast. The officers being elected are: E. L. Black, mayor; S. P. Lindsey. recorder and J. N. Martin, W. R. Brown, E. A. Kelley, U. S. Wells and J. G. Rinker, aldermen. Rev. J. R. Catt of near Thurman reports a Quaker revival progressing at the Richwoods Church west of town. The meeting, which began a week ago, is a very successful revival and is being conducted by Revs. Rush and Lewis, noted Quaker ministers of Northeast Indiana assisted by Rev. Catt and others. H. L. Harmon and family of Olney, Ill., arrived in Corning the first part of this week and will make their home here. Mr. Harmon was in Corning some time since and traded for a section of land about five miles southeast of Corning where he will begin farming. He and his family will reside in this city.

My sister and I began our lives in Kansas City. We lived in a nice suburban neighborhood where the space between houses could be stepped off; heel-toe, heel-toe and everyone had a chain-link fence surrounding their back yard. This was the 1960’s when a kid’s bike was their favorite mode of transportation. A bicycle represented freedom as we pedaled and glided up and down streets with the wind rushing in our faces and nowhere to be until the street light came on at dusk.

Hello everyone. I hope everyone is prepared for the winter weather coming our way. Prayers that it will not get too bad and power stays on. I wish for more snow than ice. With all this weather and Covid, it makes me want to be like a bear and hibernate for the winter. I do love snow. But at the moment I’m kind of missing the smell of fresh grass after it’s mowed and flowers blooming. Spring is by far my most favorite season. Being able to fish without freezing your tootsies off. That Groundhog better be right when making his weather prediction. I guess it all depends on what time of day he goes out whether he sees his shadow. Mr. Groundhog, I know you like to predict the weather, but I live in Arkansas. We can see all four seasons in one week but go ahead and give it your best shot.

So, January is many things, but I think the word most people use to describe it is “long”. Yes, technically it’s tied for the longest month of the year with others, but I’d like to see any other month look hard and long into the cold, grey eyes of January and see who blinks first.

I hear that the rapid tests don’t work for Omicron? Yes and No. The FDA posted to their website in December that the sensitivity of COVID rapid tests for Omicron is lower than for other COVID variants.