RECOLLECTIONS
50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic Vol. 2 No. 31 Thursday, August 3, 1967
About 500 acres of the Pea Ridge National Military Park were sprayed last week in the fall web worm struggle, according to park ranger Ivan Tolley. Park officials worked with a University of Arkansas entomologist, Dr. L. A. Warren, in the project. Although no attempt was made to spray the entire area of the park affected by the web worms, the project did include trying to eradicate the pests in the visitor view areas of the park.
On this day in the Pea Ridge Graphic was an ad for Speed-Omatic Laundry located in downtown Pea Ridge. “Summer … and the livin’ is easy — Save on Time, Utilities and Patience — Wash with Us; Wash 20 cents, Dry 10 cents and 25 cents. Attend Church on Sunday.
40 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene Vol. 12 No. 31 Wednesday, August 3, 1977
A high-speed chase through a residential section of Pea Ridge early Tuesday morning ended with three men who were fleeing from City Marshal Loyd Pifer abandoning their car on a gravel road and running into the woods. At Graphic-Scene press time Tuesday, charges had not been filed but were pending against the three men in the car, according to Pifer. The driver was to be charged with reckless driving and fleeing from an officer. The other two were to be charged with fleeing from an officer. Two of the suspects were identified as Pea Ridge residents and the other was reportedly a worker on the carnival crew in town for the Pea Ridge Community Fair.
A Pea Ridge woman has been selected an Outstanding Young Woman for 1977 and will be included in the 1977 edition of the awards volume listing those selected for this honor from communities in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Margaret Cheek of Pea Ridge was notified of the honor in a letter last week from Mrs. Dexter Otis Arnold, chairman of the advisory board of Outstanding Young Women of America. She also received a certificate in recognition of her personal and professional accomplishments. Mrs. Cheek is employed as a typist and proofreader at the Graphic-Scene and is active in a number of local civic affairs.
30 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 22 No. 31 Wednesday, August 5, 1987
Shelly M. Kellenbarger, a junior member of Pea Ridge’s Helping Hands 4-H Club, represented Benton County at the 1987 Egg Preparation Event July 19 in Little Rock, winning fifth place at the state level. Shelly also entered seven of the 10 vegetable, flower and market basket categories in the Benton county Garden Club’s annual competition held in Bentonville. She received a trophy for the top cucumber, and first, second and third place ribbons on her other entries. Her younger sister, Misty, was among the other 4-H countywide competitors, and came home with seven ribbons for her own entries.
Ernest Huffman, 89, always did like to write poems, but he stayed too busy to do much about it most of his life. But he kept writing poems whenever he had a little time; seems like they just kept making themselves up in his head as he worked. His family enjoyed them, and at last his daughter Shirley sent the one he wrote about his young grandson, B.J., to a World of Poetry contest. Not long after, he got work that his poem was among those selected for the group’s “Golden Poetry Award.” He was invited to attend the national convention in LasVegas, Nev., Aug. 11, and take part in a lot of festivities including a banquet honoring Huffman and other poets.
20 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 32 No. 31 Thursday, July 31, 1997
The Shannon Ivy family has reason to be thankful, thankful for smoke alarms. Shannon Ivy and 1-year-old son Shane are alive today because of two smoke alarms. Fire destroyed their home on Gann Ridge Road on July 19. Jennifer Ivy was at work at the Cannonball Cafe in Pea Ridge at 12:30 p.m. when she was notified that her house was on fire. Ivy said he and his son were taking a shower when he heard the smoke alarms go off. He said that first he thought the sound was an anomaly of the shower head then he smelled smoke. Ivy said he drove his truck to the nearby home of his grandparents, Virginia and Wendell Jones, and blew the horn. Whey they responded, he told them that the house was on fire and they called 911. The house and contents were a total loss.
Placing sixth in the 800-meter run at an Arkansas statewide track meet gave Pea Ridge High School student Daryld Pottoroff an opportunity he couldn’t refuse. Pottoroff, who will be a senior at Pea Ridge High School this year, was invited to participate in an international sports tour traveling to Denmark and Sweden. Track and field student athletes ranging in age from high school seniors to college freshmen came from 17 states to make up the team from the United States and Pottoroff was among them.
On Sept. 16, Pea Ridge School District voters will decide whether to approve a 6.6 mill tax increase to pay for a new high school. Property taxes for those living inside the city limits would become 52.9 mills. Property taxes for those living outside the city limits would become 47.9 mills.
10 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 42 No. 31 Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Josh Simmons, senior at Pea Ridge High School, was named to the Hooten’s preseason 3-A super team. Simmons is a receiver/defensive back on the PRHS football team. He was awarded as a defensive back. A football, basketball and track athlete, Simmon has been contacted by Harding University, Arkansas Tech, Bacome College in Oklahoma and Tulsa University.
Kendra London, 19, former Miss Pea Ridge, continues to earn honors in pageants. London, the daughter of Rod and Goldie London, received the highest marks in swimsuit and evening gown competition in the 2007 Miss Northwest Arkansas pageant recently. She was first runner up in Miss Decatur and has been invited to four more pageants. London represented Pea Ridge as Miss Pea Ridge for 2004-2005 and coordinated the past two years’ pageants.