40 Years Ago Oct. 14, 1971

Pea Ridge Graphic

A 74-year old Garfield man, Russell H. Abil, lost his right arm due to an accident involving a tractor at his farm. Abil’s arm was reported to have become hung in a power take-off on the tractor, mangling the arm so badly that it was necessary for doctors to amputate it just below the elbow. The owner of A & B Service in Garfield, Abil was taken by Mrs. Kenneth Ford, wife of the store manager, to Rogers’ Memorial Hospital. From there he was transferred by ambulance to Fayetteville’s Washington General Hospital.

Viola Miser of Pea Ridge 4-H Club was the high scoring individual in the state poultry judging contest.

She received a gold watch as her personal award.

Pea Ridge Blackhawks were to host Decatur in a homecoming ballgame.

Seven girls were to vie for the treasured title of the homecoming queen of 1971. Senior maids were: Peggy McKinney, escorted by Jerry Collins and Lee Walker, Connie Creekmore and her escorts, Marty Snow and Larry Johnson; Yvonna Shrader escorted by Ralph Shrader and Johny Rush.

30 Years Ago Oct. 14, 1981

Pea Ridge Country Times

Jennifer Cram, Miss Pea Ridge, was first runner-up Miss Benton County at the county fair, and Benton County Junior Miss. She was selected over 10 senior high school girls in Bentonville. The new Junior Miss junior maids: Debbie Easley escorted by Johnny Brown and Ronnie Ayers and Debbie Clanton escorted by Jerry Carnes and Gary Brown; sophomore maids were Janice Yousey escorted by Darrell David and Lester Hall and Linda Beard escorted by Randy Hickman and Curtis Snow;

and the freshmen maid waswas the daughter of Pastor and Mrs. Stanton Cram, Pea Ridge, and a senior at Pea Ridge High School. Along with her title, Miss Cram won a trophy, the Junior Miss sash, a pin that states she was Benton County’s Junior Miss for 1981 and the winner’s bouquet.

Maids for the 1981 Homecoming Queen contest were Lisa Morrison, Julie Collins, Amy Wilkerson, Donna Hanner, Cindy Babich, Debbie Howell, Gail Dean and Audra Saylor.

Debbie Howell was named queen.

20 Years Ago Oct. 10, 1991

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

Nearly $875 was raised in the second annual residential drive of the Pea RidgeUnited Fund. The funds will be applied toward the organization’s $25,000 goal. The total was down some from the previous year’s drive. It was said that the drive took about three hours.

The first monthly meeting was held at the Pea Ridge Christian youth center. Representatives of five area churches were in attendance. The youth center board was elected and those serving were as follows: Sheila Musteen, President; Harold Laird, vice president; Freida Crabtree, secretary/treasurer; and Stacy Patton, reporter.

10 Years Ago Oct. 10, 2001

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

The Garfield City andWater Department office opened in the log smoke house across U.S. Highway 62 from The Buss Stop. The city was renting the space for $350 a month from Gary Buss.

Discipline problems, noise level in the halls and textbook damage have all diminished since deciding to do away with lockers in the new high school, said principal Gary Wayman.

During the building of the new high school in 2000, Wayman asked the school board to consider not installing lockers. He and his staff researched the issue with other schools, asked for student input and decided the school would be better off without them. He said the district could also save money.

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