RECOLLECTIONS

50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic Vol. 2 No. 15 Thursday, April 13, 1967

The Pea Ridge senior play, “The Boarding House Reach,” is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 21, in the gymnasium. A comedy in three acts, the play tells the story of what develops when a 13-year old takes advantage of his parent’s absence for a weekend and turns the home into a boarding house to raise money for a bicycle he wants.

It’s dogwood blossom time. An unusually early springtime in the Ozarks was still too late to let dogwood blossoms coincide with the Easter season with which they’ve been closely related through legend.

Complete line of groceries at Aunt Sally’s Grocery & Market, two miles East of Pea Ridge on Arkansas Highway 72, specials this week are one gallon of milk, wholesale prices always at .99 cents; eggs,three dozen small at .87 cents and three dozen jumbo at $1.25; and 0ld fashioned corn meal and garden seed available. censes.

40 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene Vol. 12 No. 15 Wednesday, April 13, 1977

The Beaver dairy farm which is operated J.C. and Randy Beaver of near Pea Ridge was listed among the top milk producers in the state, according to J.D. Humbard, county extension agent. Out of 31 who made the list in Arkansas, 10 were from Benton County. In order to make the list the cows had to average over 500 lbs. of fat per cow.

The Pea Ridge senior class will stage a performance Friday of “Mcbeth,” the classic tragedy by William Shakespeare. Playing leading roles are Danny Smith as Macbeth, Pat Wright as Lady Macbeth, Jeff Whitmer as Mcduff, Ron Enderland as Malcolm and Wade Barnett as Duncan. The entire class is involved in the production as either actors or stage crew. The play is directed by class sponsors Debbie Wann and Michael Wright.

30 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 22 No. 15 Wednesday, April 15, 1987

One hundred and seventy five bales of hay went up in smoke, belonging to Dayne Galyen when a recent fire ravaged a season’s work. Pea Ridge, Avoca, Lowell and NEBCO fire fighters responded to the scene, with shared equipment and skill. Pea Ridge Fire Chief Allan Merritt, pitched in efforts to control the blaze. Pea Ridge volunteer Bob Harmon and other firemen were among were among members of the four departments whose members tried hard to keep damage down.

The Pea Ridge Police Department last week arrested five persons, issued four speeding tickets, three tickets for no vehicle registration, one for speeding in a school zone, one for violation of the city’s dog ordinance, and one for passing in a no passing zone. Former track champion, Johnny Bone, Pea Ridge, will be shooting for his second straight late model feature of the season Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway. Bone, the 1985 Tri-State champion led all the way to take Saturday’s feature win.

20 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 32 No. 16 Thursday, April 17, 1997

Students in Pea Ridge High School and Middle School are now using computer equipment bought by donations in memory of the father of one of the students. Doyle Graham, a Wal-Mart executive who lived in Pea Ridge, died last year. His son, Brandon, is an eighth grader at the school. A memorial fund raised approximately $2,500, according to Donna Gaston, librarian in the Media Center. Mrs. Gaston said that the money was used to buy computers for what is now named the Doyle Graham Memorial Technology Lab adjacent to the Media Center. A plaque is on the door of the lab.

In the last year and a half, Pea Ridge High School faculty and staff have been working as a team to set goals and initiate directives to improve the school. Most public schools in Arkansas, including Pea Ridge Schools, strive to be accredited with North Central Association (NCA), according to Pea Ridge High School principal Jerry Endsley and counselor Judy Brick-Arney. Brick-Arney and Endsley said that being accredited with NCA assures that state minimum requirements are being met and makes student transcripts more favorable with colleges.

Pea Ridge Water Department superintendent Robert Button and his crew are to be congratulated for doing something that has been long overdue. They began two months ago, and successfully so, a project to identify and repair leaks in the system. The department was experiencing a 52 percent water loss rate. That’s a lot of water, considering that typical water departments consider a 10 to 15 percent loss rate acceptable. Discover and repair of the leaks has meant and will mean considerable savings for the department on the water bill it receives monthly from the City of Rogers Water Department.

10 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 42 No. 15 Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Nearly 71 years ago, Hugh H. Webb Sr. founded Webb’s Feed & Seed in downtown Pea Ridge. Today, second,thirdand fourth-generations work in the store which is indicative of the community initiated by the Webb’s more than seven decades ago. In addition to running the store, the McKinneys, with help from their children and grandchildren, operate a cattle business as well.

Alumni of Pea Ridge schools will be raising money for current PRHS students. Sponsored by the Pea Ridge High School Alumni Association, the supper and pie auction event is a fundraiser to fund a scholarship to a graduating student this year.

Senior Girl Scout, Cassy Cantrell, daughter of Jim and Melissa Cantrell, recently earned the Gold award. The Girls Scout Gold is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. It is designed to be a culmination of all learned and experienced in Girl Scouting. The award has five requirements, all which require efficient organization, time management and leadership skills. The Gold Award is something that fulfills a need within the community that becomes ongoing. Cassy has been in Girl Scouting for 13 years. She started as a Daisy in kindergarten and continued through Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and is now a graduating Senior Girl Scout of Troop 457 at Pea Ridge High School.

Brightwater Memorial United Methodist Church

The Maundy Thursday service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Pea Ridge UMC, 1205 N. Davis St.

The Good Friday service will be at 7 p.m. Friday, April 14, at Brightwater Memorial UMC.

An Easter Sunrise service will be held at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, April 16, at Buttram Cemetery, Lee Town Road, Pea Ridge, with breakfast at Brightwater Memorial UMC, and regular service at 9:30 a.m.

Information: call 479-4518161 or www.bit.ly.bmumc.

First Baptist Church Pea Ridge

Wednesday night services include 5:15 p.m. dinner, 6:15 p.m. Kids Gospel project, 6:15 p.m. the Point student and 6:30 p.m. adult Bible study.

Faith Riders meet the second Saturday of every month and have weekly Thursday night dinners.

Gateway Chapel

Members of Gateway Chapel will have a bake sale beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Short Stop Grill, Garfield. Proceeds will go to the Women’s Ministry to fund future community outreach projects.

New Life Fellowship

The Easter service will be at the regular service time of 9:30 a.m.

The Ridge Community Church

Family ministry is on Wednesday evenings; 7 p.m. evening worship.