RECOLLECTIONS

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

• 1984 Fall Fest with coon dog contest and mules jumping

• 1985-1986 Battlefield Daze

• 1987 Pea Ridge Chamber Fall Fest

• 1988 Lions Club Fall Fest

• 1989 Pea Ridge Mule Jump sponsored by Pea Ridge Lions Club

1989 1st-place winners

Under 51" -- Dolly, Jeff Wiltgen, Garfield

51" and above -- 72" Sunny, Don Sams, Barnsdall, Okla.

1990 1st-place winners

Under 51" -- 61" Sunny, Don Sams, Barnsdall, Okla.

51" and above -- 65 1/2" Chiquita, Jerry Villines, Coffeyville, Kan.

1991 1st-place winners

Under 51" -- Rubin, Connie Selph, Prairie Grove

51" and above -- 65" Frosty, Negel Hall, Pea Ridge

1992 1st-place winners

Under 51" -- 1st -- 58" Sunny, Don Sams

51" and above -- 67" Powder River, Kenny Vaughn, Crane, Mo.

1993 1st-place winners

Under 51" -- 60" Sonny, Don Sams, Barnsdall, Okla.

51" and above -- 60" Powder River, Kenny Vaughn, Crane, Mo.

1994 1st-place winners

Under 51" -- 56" by Sonny,Beaver Blackfox

51" and above -- Sweet Willy, Beaver Blackfox of Kansas, Okla.

• 1999-2000 Mule Jump sponsored by Friends of Pea Ridge, fundraiser for United Fund

• 2001 sponsored by local civic groups

• Pea Ridge Parks Commission sponsored

• 2003 first professional jump begun with $1,000 prize

General News on 10/08/2014