RECOLLECTIONS
50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic Vol. 2 No. 23 Thursday, June 8, 1967
Little Sugar Creek is a peaceful lazy stream that flows across Sugar Creek Valley south of Pea Ridge. Today it is a pleasant and refreshing sight to those who pass along Ark. Hwy. 94, but Little Sugar Creek once knew the horrors of war as it figured prominently in the historic Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge. North of this section of the creek, for instance, on the bitter cold night of March 6, 1862, several hundred march-weary Confederate troops had to cross Little Sugar Creek by way of two poles that made up an improvised bridge. They could have no fires with which to warm and none to guide their steps on the frozen poles. It was nearly daylight when the last man crossed — and the following two days held forth for them one of the fiercest battles of the war — one in which the Confederates would lose an important engagement.
40 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene Vol. 12 No. 23 Wednesday, June 8, 1977
Mendenhall’s Pea Ridge Grocery, prices good June 8-14: George’s Grade A medium eggs, 5 cents per dozen with one filled Super Saver Card; Morton House Baked Beans, 16 oz. is 19 cents with one filled Super Saver Card; Ore-Ida Frozen Hash Brown Potatoes, 16 oz. is 39 cents; Hunts Tomato sauce, 8 oz. is 5 for $1; and Colonial 1 lb. loaf of bread is four for 99 cents.
30 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 22 No. 23 Wednesday, June 10, 1987
Former track champion John Bone of Pea Ridge will be shooting for his second straight late model feature win Saturday night and the Southerland Chiropractic Night at the Tri-State Speedway after taking his third victory of the season.
Carroll Trammell has joined the advertising sales staff of The TIMES. Carol and her husband Jim, who is employed by Contel, moved from Gentry to the nearby Freedom Community recently with their son Jared, 5, who will start kindergarten this fall.
20 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 32 No. 23 Thursday, June 5, 1997
Five Pea Ridge High School seniors will vie for the title of Miss Pea Ridge on July 9, opening night of the Pea Ridge Community Fair. The five are Brett Buttry, Brandy Clark, Erica McIntyre, Mitzi Musteen and Amy Whitted. For the first time, there will also be a Junior Miss Pea Ridge contest featuring high school juniors. Competing for this title are Lindsey Bookout, Courtney Brown, Angela Cardin, Heather Henson, Talina Kennedy, Delia Pottorff, Bobbi Taylor, Charity Todd and Salina Todd. The Miss Pea Ridge contest will open the fair at 8 p.m.
10 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 42 No. 23 Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Heather Henson is the new coach for the Pea Ridge High School senior girls’ basketball program. Henson was named following a twohour executive session of the Pea Ridge School Board at a special meeting last week. Henson, a 1999 PRHS graduate, earned her physical education secondary degree from both Crowder College and College of the Ozarks, both of which she attended on basketball scholarships. Henson has come full circle. She was coached by Larry Walker, athletic director, who will now be her assistant coach. Henson was an All-State player during her high school career at PRHS.
Spring football for most high school football teams is a time to fine-tune in anticipation of the coming football season. Pea Ridge is not one of those teams. Under first-year head coach Mark Laster, the Blackhawks have been starting from scratch during the offseason, making the transition from the Dead-T to the Multiple I on offense. The Blackhawks practiced in pads for five consecutive school days and concluded their spring drills recently. He said his purpose during the five days of full-pad practice was simple — identify playmakers by giving them more than enough to think about. Laster has nine seniors and more than 20 sophomores on the team.
Pea Ridge Booster Club and Pea Ridge Scholarship Foundation will host the second annual Golf Tournament 11 a.m. Friday, June 15, at Big Sugar Golf Course.