RECOLLECTIONS

40 Years Ago June 3, 1971 Pea Ridge Graphic

Life

Life is you and me,

Sharing and growing,

Life is a busy bee,

Learning and knowing.

Life is having fun,

Playing in the park.

Life is doing after you’ve begun,

Life is coming out of the dark.

Life is spring and fall,

With trees, and flowers bursting with life.

Life is a love call,

Piercing you with a knife.

By Stuart Hooker (sixth grade) 30 Years Ago June 3 1981 The Pea Ridge Country Times

The weather on June 1, 1981, was heavy fog, high of 78° and low of 54°.

Staff Sgt. Susan Ouellette, her husband, Staff Sgt. Al Ouellette and Airman Roger Turek had a reunion with their parents, Ray and Helen Turek, of rural Pea Ridge. Susan and Al were both stationed at Ft.

Worth, Texas, and Roger had just finished Tech School inDenver and was on his way to Robins A.F.B., Ga.

Avoca Mayor Gary Blackburn reported that several young boys were seen vandalizing a county fire truck that was parked outside the Avoca fire station. They broke windows and headlights on the truck, and also broke a window in the community building. Witnesses told Blackburn who the boys were, and he spoke with their parents. The parents were very cooperative and the boys cleaned up the mess, did some brush hogging around town, and later picked up trash around town as restitution.

20 Years Ago June 6, 1991 The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

Fifth-grade teacher DorrisNaekel retired after 15 years in the Pea Ridge School District.

Pea Ridge Elementary School Principal Paul Terry was fired by the Pea Ridge School Board. The decision followed a hearing for Terry before the board. Superintendent Marvin Higginbottom suspended Terry on April 8, 1991, for reasons not disclosed.

Steve Nida, 18, the son of Darrell and Kathy of Pea Ridge, graduated with a 3.044 grade point average. He planned to attend Northwest Arkansas Votech to study carpentry. “I plan to become a general contractor and own my own business,” Steve said.

10 Years Ago May 30, 2001

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

A 1-percent sales anduse tax election in Garfield brought out 50 to 60 percent of the town’s registered voters. The tax passed by 11 votes. 21 people voted for the tax and 10 voted against it.

Kasey Patrick joined Hands-On Chiropractic as a massage therapist.

One hundred four fathers went to Pea Ridge Elementary School to have pizza with their children. The were there to hear Jim Moore explain the Watch D.O.G.S.

(Dads of Great Students) program and to join. The fathers were told that Watch D.O.G.S. provides security and support. By wearing walkie-talkies and patrolling the school buildings and grounds, they provide an extra set of eyes and ears for student safety.

Church, Pages 2 on 06/01/2011