10 Years Ago: Bike-a-Palooza worth repeating
50 Years Ago From the Herald and Democrat in 1966 Quite a freak fishing experience occurred when two local men were bass fishing on Lake Eucha near Jay, Okla.
Bill Reynolds and Delbert Phillips were fishing with jig and eel for largemouth bass, when Bill hung into a “lunker.”
After 45 minutes of “playing” the fish with a bait casting rod, he landed a 23-pound flathead catfish. Bill had been known for landing some whippers, but this catch took the prize. 30 Years Ago From the Herald-Democrat in 1986 The Reader’s Digest Foundation made a grant of $1,500 to the John Brown University Department of Journalism to help student writers gain experience in travel and research for article writing. This was the second such grant made by the foundation to the school.
The money was used by students for out-oftown research in gathering information for writing newspaper and magazine articles.
” This program provides journalism students with the means of financing regional travel and gives the mundane-but-necessary experience of keeping an expense account,” Fred F. Lollar, professor and chairman of the department, said.
“We appreciate this stimulus to writer development provided by Reader’s Digest. 10 Years Ago
From the Herald-Leader in 2006 Bike-a-Palooza was one fundraiser that members of Siloam Springs Fraternal Order of Police hoped to repeat.
The Bike-a-Palooza fundraiser for Santa Cops successfully raised more than $7,000 in the July 29 event at Siloam Springs Municipal Airport, said Aaron Keith, president of the Siloam Springs Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 68. Keith was an Arkansas state trooper. The Fraternal Order of Police here hosted the event. The 178 motorcycle riders who registered for the event participated in a 141-mile poker run that mostly ran through Oklahoma. Riders returned to the airport for activities and to listen to live bands play.
“Lots of people showed up for games,” said Bryan Haines of the Fraternal Order of Police. Haines was a patrolman with the Siloam Springs Police Department.
More than 100 spectators came to see the activities and the bands. Money raised in the event supported Santa Cops. The program’s goal was to ensure that area children in need received a Christmas gift.