50 Years Ago
From the Herald and Democrat in 1964
Linda Robb and Carol Schumacher were two out of four girls that the NoArk Council was allowed, that were selected by the Selection Committee to represent the Council in the Dixie Region Event which was planned for qualified Cadette Girl Scouts from Siloam Springs. Two alternates were also selected from Siloam Springs -- Mary Ann Huskins and Boneta Keck.
The girls went to New Orleans and began a tour with other girls from the Dixie Region into Acadia, a land of romance, excitement and adventure immortalized in Longfellow's epic poem, "Evangeline." They visited famous plantation homes, the Steamboat Gothic and heard tales of ghosts, pirates and Cajuns from the colorful past.
After a real jambalaya at Oakley Plantation, made famous by John Audubon, they had a moonlight hayride to Camp Marydale. After many more adventures in the Bayous, they left for home.
25 Years Ago
The Herald-Democrat in 1989
Siloam Springs Medical Center Ltd. added Dr. Scott G. Stinnett, a specialist in family practice, to the clinic. Stinnett, a native of Siloam Springs, graduated from Siloam Springs High School in 1978, and received his medical degree from University of Arkansas College of Medicine in Little Rock in 1982. Scott and his wife Kelley, a pharmacist, had one son, 10-month-old Benjamin.
10 Years Ago
The Herald-Leader in 2004
Chrissie Schwerin and the 15U Arkansas Mavericks girls basketball team finished runners-up to Tulsa Magic at the Basketball Congress International National Girls Basketball Tournament in Colleyville, Texas.
The Mavs finished first in their pool, beating the North Texas Airborne, 52-28, and Texas Thunder, 79-53.
The Mavericks lost to Texas Hidden Talent, of San Antonio, 62-58, in the first round of bracket play, but made a strong comeback in the double elimination tournament, defeating the Texas Tornadoes, 55-54, New Mexico Magic, 57-31, the Air Oklahoma Stars, 60-51 and Team Texas Express (a forfeit) to qualify for the finals against Tulsa Magic.
Magic prevailed, 53-48, in the championship game, despite a 14-point performance by Schwerin, who also had four rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal.
Schwerin and the Mavericks then played Tulsa Magic an exhibition game, winning 52-46.
Schwerin would return to the floor in the fall as a junior, second-year starter for the Siloam Springs Lady Panthers.
Community on 07/23/2014