RECOLLECTIONS

PEA RIDGE — 40 Years Ago May 6, 1971

Pea Ridge Graphic

The Bank of Pea Ridge observed its 60th anniversary, making it the second oldest bank in the county.

When the great depression of the 1930s struck, all of the banks in Benton County closed except for three. The Bank of Pea Ridge was one that survived.

Juniors, in World History class, took a field trip to Grady, Ark., to visit the Cummins State Prison.

Margaret McBride, a ninth grade student, won first place and a $3 prize for her poster submitted to the Chamber of Commerce for Clean-Up Week. The poster was displayedat White’s Auto Store.

30 Years Ago May 6, 1981 The Pea Ridge Country Times

Benton County Clerk Mary Lou Slinkard got 10 1981 Pea Ridge graduates to register as voters.

Pea Ridge’s new dentists, Dr. Robert S. Matlock and Dr. Barry Scott, made last minute checks of facilities in the laboratory of the new Pea Ridge Dental Clinic.

The Joseph Babich home on Patterson Road was destroyed by fire.

Firemen estimated the loss at $145,000. $100,000 for the structure, a twostory brick/frame house, and $45,000 for its contents.

20 Years Ago May 2, 1991 The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

The state Highway Department installed a 45 mile per hour speed limit sign at the approach to a dangerous curve on S. Ark. Hwy. 94 at the Pea Ridge city limits. The speed limit was 55 mph. The curve at the bottom of a hill was the scene of numerous wrecks over the years, some fatal, authorities said.

This week was the 80th anniversary of The Bank of Pea Ridge.

John Marks, president of the Bank of Seligman, presented a microwave oven to the Seligman Area Senior Citizens Center.

10 Years Ago May 2, 2001 The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

The Pea Ridge High School Band held its spring concert on Thursday, May 3.

The concert was held in the new high school auditorium.

Special education students at Pea Ridge Elementary School presented and Earth Day program for the elementary student body on the play ground. The students had been studying environmental issues and endangered species, writing reports and presenting them to other classes. They dressed in masks of endangered animals and danced to music play by Aunt Lulu and her band. Aunt Lulu is one of their teachers, Karen Fosse.