Recollections

40 Years Ago

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1974

Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene

A Pea Ridge High School student, Randy Beaver, was named State Holstein Boy for 1974 at the State Holstein meeting in Fayetteville on Saturday. He also was named first place winner in junior production in the state.

Two Pea Ridge band students were named to Regional Band Saturday at the Region I Band Meet at Oakdale Junior High in Rogers. Miss Diana Hanner was named to first band and Miss Gloria Lucas was named to second band. Miss Hanner came out 19th out of 133 in the clarinet section, Miss Lucas ranked 27th.

All rural post office patrons are expected to affix their own postage to all first class mail, including Christmas greetings, effective beginning on Dec. 1, it is announced this week by Garfield Postmaster Bob Robinson and Pea Ridge Postmaster Stanley Buttry.

30 Years Ago

Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1984

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

The first measurable and staying snow of the winter hit the Benton County area and Pea Ridge starting Tuesday night and ending sometime Thursday. There were a number of fender-benders, cars and trucks off in the ditches, people late for work, some business late in opening, but by weekend, it was in the 50s and 60s and the snow had virtually disappeared from all but the most shaded areas.

A large number of illegal hunting incidents are being reported and investigated this year, many in the Pea Ridge National Military Park area at night. Game & Fish officer Bob Massey reported chasing suspected night hunters Saturday night from the PRNMP area until he caught them at Rogers after traveling many back roads. Sunday night, Massey chased a hunter north from the Indian Creek area and was unable to catch him before he got into Missouri. Massey said the hunter had a deer in the back end of his pickup.

20 Years Ago

Thursday, Dec. 15, 1994

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

Members of Brightwater United Methodist Church will break ground this Sunday for their new sanctuary on U.S. Highway 62. The new church will replace the 46-year-old structure that burned during the early morning of last Feb. 2. Pastor Jim Rowland said that the new building will cost an estimated $333,000.

A Pea Ridge writer has published a pamphlet about the pea plant for which Pea Ridge was named. Longtime Pea Ridge resident Billie Jines, also a former owner of The Times, said that she researched the material and published the pamphlet so that residents will know more about the community which they live. She said that is is now available for purchase at $1.25 per copy.

10 Years Ago

Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

The Pea Ridge School Board accepted a low bid of $45,800 to raze the district's old high school in downtown Pea Ridge at its regular monthly meeting Monday night. The move ends a two-year effort to save the building from destruction.

Pea Ridge Fire Chief Frank Rizzio presented John Cottingham and Joey Spivey with the Firemen of the Year award at the local fire department's annual Christmas dinner Friday evening. They tied for the top honor.

Friday, Dusty Gray and Daniel Bradley loaded nearly 2,000 cans of food contributed by Pea Ridge Elementary students to the J.B. Hunt Fleet Maintenance Department's food drive for distribution to area homeless shelters. Derek Kennemer of J.B. Hunt said, overall, the group collected more than 20,000 cans.