RECOLLECTIONS
50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic Vol. 6 No. 46 Thursday, Nov. 18, 1971
The Pea Ridge Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner and installation of officers in the school cafeteria. Entertainment will be provided by the school band. John Knox will continue as president and Jim Talbot will be vicepresident with Eva Patterson as secretary-treasurer.
Several local high school students got their deer during the first of three hunting seasons scheduled for the year. Keith McElmurry, 15, got a nine-point deer west of town. Dennis Bray, 15, of Garfield, killed a 10-point buck near Garfield.
40 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene Vol. 16 No. 46 Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1981
The FBI investigation into the Pea Ridge Police Department has been closed and the Department of Justice will take no further action, according to city marshal Loyd Pifer who told the City Council he received a letter from the Justice Department.
The Garfield Town Council doubled a gift to NEBCO without even being asked to. The Council had earlier pledged a $500 cash gift but voted to pay the complete cost of installing a 2-inch water main from an existing hydrant to the NEBCO station just completed in the southeast section of town for about $1,005.
Pea Ridge’s anticipated $10,497 in federal revenue sharing funds for 1982 will be appropriated to the police, park, library, administration and fire departments.
30 Years Ago Pea Ridge Country Times
Vol. 26 No. 46 Thursday, Nov. 14, 1991
The Insurance Service Office of Oklahoma City will inspect and rate the Pea Ridge Fire Department in early December and Fire Chief Jerry Collins said the department is ready. Benton County Emergency Services coordinator Mary Ann Winters said the ISO will inspect every department in the county that uses county-owned equipment, which includes the Pea Ridge department.
The temporary superintendent of the Pea Ridge National Military Park may be from Santa Fe but ha close ties to Arkansas. Steve Adams, who was named acting superintendent of the park two weeks ago, earned an anthropology degree from the University of Arkansas.
Pea Ridge United Fund campaign chairman Carmen Snyder said he is confident the $25,000 goal will be reached. She said employees of Wal-Mart have pledged a total of $15,201.39 to the Pea Ridge United Fund.
20 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 36 No. 46 Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001
Community input about selecting a superintendent received review from the Pea Ridge School Board at its meeting Monday. After accepting two resignations and hiring two replacements, the board went into a 71-minute executive session to discuss personnel. At the end of the closed session, board members announced they are making progress in the superintendent search and have five finalists.
For the fourth year, Pea Ridge high School students honored veterans in a ceremony at school Friday, Nov. 9. Student Council members sent invitations to a list of veterans that has grown each year. Student Council president Elizabeth Miller opened the ceremony. Jerry Burton, Vietnam veteran, gave the opening prayer. The guest speaker was Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller.
10 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 46 No. 46 Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011
A weather station will be located at the high school with a camera installed on top of the gym, thanks to a camera donated by KNWA and the School Board authorizing $7,730 for purchase of a WeatherBug Achieve package. Mark Laster, teacher, said students at the school will benefit.
Seeing a young boy at school wearing a pair of worn-out shoes, one without a sole and no socks, broke Cheryl Tillman’s heart. She went to the store right after school and bought shoes and socks for him. then, she went o nurse Val Colburn to find out if there was a problem at school. Thus was born Heart ’n Sole, which collects and distributes shoes and socks for students.