Ronnie Davidson and Kirk McClelland won the annual Polar Bear bass tournament held Jan. 1 out of Prairie Creek park on Beaver Lake. Their five-fish tournament limit weighed 17.06 pounds. A field of 69 boats competed in the event.
Tree-topped vehicles on the highways leaving Pea Ridge testify to the popularity of the Wonderland Christmas Tree Farm, located on the plateau east of Pea Ridge, west of Round Top and near the Pea Ridge National Military Park.
Planning commissions do important work, but it s not often they draw editorial comment. But when a subdivision is proposed next to a Civil War battlefield and national park, a little extra scrutiny is in order.