RECOLLECTIONS
50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic Vol. 2 No. 14 Thursday, April 6, 1967
A Pea Ridge man, Max Andrews, was among three escapees of the Benton County Jail still at large Tuesday following a jail break that took place early Sunday night. Two of the five escapees had been recaptured by 1 a.m. Monday, only a few hours after the escape. The five used a hacksaw blade to cut one bar in the run-around area of the jail proper. The blade was thought to have been carried into the jail during visiting hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland David of Pea Ridge claimed both fishing contest prizes at Bill’s Citgo service station last week with a couple of carp measuring 19½ inches each. Fishing at War Eagle, the Davids also had a nice string of white bass.
The Pea Ridge Boy Scouts engaged in two activities of note during the past few days. On Saturday, March 25, they took a 10-mile hike to the Maynard farm north of Battlefield Park. Eighteen boys participated, with top cooking honors going to David Patterson for his meal of pork chops, brown gravy, fried potatoes and handmade bread, and to Chuck Arnold for his bacon and scrambled eggs, toast and fried potatoes. All members of the troop have now passed their cooking requirements.
40 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene Vol. 12 No. 14 Wednesday, April 6, 1977
The Pea Ridge Elementary basketball team clinched the championship in the Pea Ridge Independent Pee Wee Invitational Tournament Saturday with a 34-22 win over Decatur.
Workmen from Lichlyter Construction Co. of Springdale began work this week on the new office facility which will house the medical offices of Dr. Homer Russell and a dental laboratory owned by Jack Armstrong. The building is being constructed on North Curtis Avenue next to Harps Pharmacy in Pea Ridge. Plans call for completion of the facility early this summer.
Sisco Funeral Home and Ambulance Service has been operated by Mr. and Mrs. Billy Sisco since 1959. Sammy Spivey joined the business in 1971. The funeral home has been at its present location since 1936 and was formerly Miller’s Funeral Home.
30 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 22 No. 15 Wednesday, April 8, 1987
Pea Ridge schools are meeting the challenges and responsibilities of new standards, changing educational needs and a growing community, Bob Harp told a breakfast group at the school cafetorium Tuesday. The breakfast was part of the week-long “Schools Appreciation Week” sponsored by the Pea Ridge Chamber of Commerce and the City of Pea Ridge, honoring teachers, administrators and staff.
Pea Ridge firemen attending a First Responders Course have two more weeks of classes. Classes are two nights per week and training is provided by Becki Schnitzer and Alta Campbell, VAS instructors. VAS taught several things that Pea Ridge responders hope to incorporate into the Pea Ridge Ambulance Service to improve service to the community. Several Pea Ridge and Avoca firemen work at First Brands, formerly Union Carbide of Rogers. To show appreciation for First Aid, safety and fire protection training received, First Brands gave each fire department $50 to help in training expense.
More than 30 posters done by students of James E. Cross are on display in the Junior and Senior High School buildings of the Pea Ridge Schools in observance of the Spring Litter Campaign. Designs urging a cleaner campus have resulted in the students showing an increased responsibility for keeping things shipshape, Cross said.
20 Years Age The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 32 No. 15 Thursday, April 10, 1997
Several vacancies on the five-seat Pea Ridge Planning Commission are possible this year, said building inspector Bob Pierson. “There are several of them who want this to be their last year,” Pierson said. He said. “Other obligations, people retiring” are some of the reasons.
The Water Department crew has repaired leaks that were wasting 64,000 gallons a day. Water superintendent Robert Button said that water consumption was “up to 50,000 gallons a day and sometimes we’d get over 400,000 gallons.” Button said that the water-loss program was begun two months ago.
Academic Spotlight: Alan Spivey, 18, son of Janet Spivey of Pea Ridge and the late Sam Spivey, will graduate this spring from Pea Ridge High School with a 3.39 grade point average. Spivey plans to enter Northwest Arkansas Community College this fall and later transfer to the University of Arkansas where he wants to study architecture.
10 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 42 No. 14 Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Water and sewer issues shouldn’t keep the development of the Big Sugar Ranch and Golf Club from moving forward, according to Michael Mathis, city engineer. “Everything that we’re doing for the city right now will be able to handle what you’re doing,” Mathis told developers at a special meeting March 23 at City Hall. Pea Ridge city officials, including Mayor Jackie Crabtree and the City Water Department Head Ken Hayes, met with developer Mike Anderson and others from Engineering Design Associates in Springdale to discuss issues with water and sewage.
Though the Pea Ridge Blackhawks made the state basketball tournament this year for the first time since 1979, it was not their goal to get there. Though they won a total of 21 games, it was never the Blackhawk’s goal to win that many. That’s because first-year Coach Charley Clark doesn’t talk about goals, doesn’t believe in goals. If the Blackhawks had anything remotely resembling a goal in the 2006-07 season, it was only to improve each game as a basketball team.
John Lasater, president of Arvest Bank, Pea Ridge, drew the names of winners of two quilts for the grand opening of Sew ’N Sew Quilt Shop’s new location. Ella Mae Byers and Maria Anderson were the winners of the two quilts. Owner, Linda McKenzie, said the new shop is located on the northeast corner of Smith Street and Lee Town Road.