Recollections

40 Years Ago

Wednesday, May 28, 1975

Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene

An estimated 500 persons were at the Pea Ridge gym Saturday afternoon for the Pea Ridge Bicentennial Homecoming ceremony. Mayor Carl J. (Cotton) Carter received the city's certificate designating Pea Ridge as a Bicentennial Community from Congressman Hammerschmidt. The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge award was presented to Earle and Billie Jines, publishers of the Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene.

30 Years Ago

Wednesday, May 29, 1985

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

A check for $518.04 to the Pea Ridge School Building Fund was received Friday by Billie Jines, belltower committee chairman, from Mrs. E.J. Reeves of Dallas, Texas, to build four double benches along the sidewalk that will surround the belltower. The belltower committee originally had wanted benches to be built as part of the belltower project but had abandoned the idea to hold down costs.

Little Flock City Attorney George Rhoads told Little Flock City Council members that his research had established to his satisfaction that the area west of Arkansas Highway 94, lying between McClure Road and Little Flock Road, was already in the City of Little Flock. This area is included in one of the tracts on which annexation is to be voted May 30 and is also involved in the County Court action allowing it to be considered for annexation to the City of Rogers.

20 Years Ago

Thursday, June 1, 1995

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

The superintendents of the nation's 368 National Park Service facilities, including Pea Ridge National Military Park, have submitted responses to the Interior Department secretary's request for cuts based on a 1996 budget that is 90 percent of the current budget. Steve Adams, superintendent of Pea Ridge National Military Park, said that $506,000 is what they actually have to operate on this fiscal year. Adams said that he was required to submit reductions which would achieve a fiscal 1996 budget 90 percent of the current budget. That would mean cutting approximately $50,000. "In order to get to the 90 percent funding level, I'd have to cut interpretive services."

The Pea Ridge Middle School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America participated recently in the District I conference at Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale and placed third in overall competition.

10 Years Ago

Wednesday, June 1, 2005

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

Ablaze with matching Pea Ridge School's bright red "Arts Tour 2005" T-shirts, 73 Pea Ridge fourth graders, 17 chaperones and elementary school art teacher John McGee headed for Tulsa May 17 to get up close and personal with some "real" art. The group toured the Philbrook and Gilcrease Museums.

School Board president Rick Webb presented plaques at a special board meeting May 23 to Linda Burrell, who is retiring after teaching at Pea Ridge Elementary School for 18 years, High School principal Vol Eads, Joyce McMath, who is retiring after working in the school's administrative office for 27 years, and Billy Clark for his years of service to the district.