RECOLLECTIONS
50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic
Vol. 1 No. 9 March 3, 1966
William Thomas Patterson, past master and member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 428 F.& A.M., Pea Ridge, will be honored for his 75 years as a master mason at a public ceremony to be held at the Pea Ridge High School auditorium at 3 p.m. March 5. Mayor John Easley has proclaimed Saturday, March 5, as W.T. Patterson day. Patterson operated the Bank of Pea Ridge during the Depression and all depositors did not lose their money as was the case in numerous banks throughout the country.
Haryle Lee Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Green, is listed on the academic honor roll for the fall semester 1965-66 at the University of Arkansas.
40 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene Vol. 10 No. 9 March 3, 1976
Pea Ridge Park superintendent Kevin McKibbin said a recent fire was the largest in the history of the park. The grass and forest fire involved an estimated 700 acres of park land. Pea Ridge Volunteer Fire Department firefighters, including Fire Chief Sam Spivey, Jay Hale, Mayor Carl (Cotton) Carter, Mike Keller, Buddy Parker and Evan McCool, battled the blaze for more than 12 hours. Park personnel and other volunteers assisted.
The Pea Ridge Bicentennial Committee selected Larry Mayer as delegate to the State Bicentennial Youth Rally. A senior at Pea Ridge High School, Mayer is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Fred MacTaggart. He is Student Council president, drill captain in the Pea Ridge High School Band and Chess Club champion.
The Garfield School was broken into between 11:45 p.m. Friday and early Saturday morning. Principal Buddy Seamster told deputies the school was secure at 10 p.m. and 11:45 p.m., when he checked because someone was reported behind the school.
Approximately 15 to 20 Civil War enthusiasts will be on hand at the Pea Ridge National Military Park during the weekend of March 6-7 to commemorate the 114th anniversary of the Battle of Pea Ridge.
30 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 20 No. 9 Feb. 26, 1986
Benton County Judge A.E. “Al” Norwood and administrative assistant Francis Billings presented a framed resolution to Mary-Lou Beisner, publisher of The TIMES, honoring the late TIMES publisher Jack Beisner.
The city budget, as published in The TIMES, reflected a July 1, 1985, balance of $39,214, receipts of $63,128 and expenditures of $52,946, leaving a Dec. 31, 1985, balance of $52,946.
PRHS principal Bill Alvarez said 164 Pea Ridge elementary and secondary school students need measles inoculations, according to a thorough survey done by the school following area measles outbreaks.
Pea Ridge School Board members renewed the contract of Russell Davidson, elementary principal. The school is solvent, according to superintendent Dr. James Carlton.
Basketball season is coming to a close for area schools but excitement is still high. The senior tourney started Monday in Greenland. Pea Ridge’s conference seed wasn’t decided until after the last scheduled game. The senior Blackhawks traveled to Berryville with the senior girls starting the action. The girls lost 56-43; the boys won 57-49.
20 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 30 No. 9 Feb. 29, 1986
A Garfield businessman and his wife have bought Ozark Feed in Pea Ridge. Terry Liddell, owner of Mile High Feed in Garfield, and his wife, Suzanne, said that they purchased Ozark Feed store from Steve Bloxham. He said he will change the name of Ozark Feed to Mile High Feed and change the name of the Garfield feed store to Rocky Mountain Farm Supply.
The Pea Ridge City Council approved a contract to overlay 13 streets in town.
The 134th anniversary of the Battle of Pea Ridge will be recognized during a commemorative ceremony Saturday, March 9, at Elkhorn Tavern.
Pea Ridge City Council members were told that sheet rocking was being completed on City Hall and plumbing and electricity were to be installed this week. Mayor Jackie Crabtree told council members that the city salvaged garage doors and a heater from the old building and the wood paneling would be salvaged for reuse.
Pea Ridge Police Chief Tim Ledbetter showed the Police Department’s new four-wheel-drive Jeep Cherokee, which cost just over $20,000.
10 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 40 No. 9 March 1, 2006
The sights and sounds of March 7 and 8, 1862, will be recreated this weekend at Pea Ridge National Military Park, according to Steve Black, ranger. “This is a living history,” Black said, explaining that the park service has been prohibited by law for 45 years from having re-enactments on park property.
White Oak Station will again be selling gasoline following approval by the Planning Commission at a specially-called meeting last week. Steve Turner, owner, asked for a conditional use permit to operate from a temporary building on the premises while the new building is constructed.
Three ordinances to govern drainage issues were heard for the second reading at the regularlyscheduled City Council meeting last week.
Teased mercilessly by her family about being paid to read, Linda Whitaker found that being the city librarian did not leave her much time for pleasure reading.