RECOLLECTIONS
50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic Vol. 5 No. 51 Thursday, Dec. 17, 1970
Several Pea Ridge area churches have announced their plans for the Christmas season. Pea Ridge First Baptist will have its Christmas program during the regular evening worship service Dec. 20. Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church will have a service Dec. 20.
The junior class will present their play, “Get Witch Quick,” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 in the Pea Ridge gymnasium. Members of the cast are Ruby Kinney, Shirley Weston, Connie Creekmore, Janice Greene, Patti Brown, Joyce Yousey, Vikki Orndorff, Peggy McKinney, Linda Swinney, Jean Brown, Debbie Morgan, Martha Dean, Saresa Street, Peggy Arnold, Marty Snow, Jerry Carnes, Larry Johnson, Mark McAllister, Sammy Hurd and Jerry Collins. Prompter is Judy Palmer.
40 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene Vol. 15 No. 51 Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1980
First Federal of Rogers held a grand opening for its Pea Ridge branch. Branch manager was John Lasater.
Assistant manager was Ruby Bradrick and teller was Sheree Fisher.
30 Years Ago Pea Ridge Country Times Vol. 25 No. 51 Thursday, Dec. 20, 1990
The Pea Ridge City Council is expected to approve the appointment of an alderman for Ward II. The vacancy occurred when alderman Joe Hart decided to run for mayor and nobody qualified to seek the seat he was vacating. Hart lost to incumbent Mayor Mary Rogers.
The president of the Arkansas U.S. Highway 62 Association said the association has made significant progress during its three years of existence.
The first state report card has been issued, according to Pea Ridge School District superintendent Marvin Higginbottom.
Fire dues of $25 are due Jan. 1 for persons living outside the Pea Ridge city limits but within the Fire Department territorial jurisdiction.
20 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 35 No. 51 Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000
By the time it was finished, a winter snowstorm had dumped as much as 10 inches of snow and ice over Pea Ridge country last week. Starting Tuesday night, the snow continued until midday Wednesday.
Lonnie Barnett became the newest member of the Pea Ridge School Board Monday when he was appointed to fill this year of Ron Mullikin’s unexpired term.
10 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 45 No. 51 Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010
The keys have been relinquished. No money exchanged hands, but ownership of the former ambulance substation for Volunteer Ambulance Service Inc., more recently known as VAS Ambulance Service Corp., is now the property of Richard Hurd, the owner of the land on which it sits.
A total lunar eclipse occurred during the late hours of Dec. 20 and the early hours of Dec. 21, the winter solstice, turning the moon from its usual silver to a glowing red.