50 Years Ago
From the Heraldand Democrat in 1967
Prestige Furniture Store located in Eastgate Shopping Center advertised a sale with the following prices on Sealy mattresses:
Choose from medium firm mattresses, heavy stripe covers, luxury tufted surfaces, sturdy pre-built borders and hundreds of steel coils for $34.95, full or twin, each piece; your pick of firm construction, woven stripe covers, button free surfaces, Duro-Flange construction and crush-proof borders for $39.95, full or twin, each piece; and top quality, extra firm selection, deep-quilted tops, designer print covers, Edge Guards® end edge-sag, extra high coil counts for $49.95, full or twin, each piece.
30 Years Ago
From the Herald-Democrat in 1987
The Siloam Springs Panther basketball teams swept three games from Alma. The Panthers won 42-35. The Lady Panthers won 66-47 and the Panther Junior Varsity squad also won a 42-35 decision.
The Lady Panthers blew Alma out of the game in the first quarter, taking a 23-4 lead. They coasted in for the 66-47 victory and improved their record to 7-6.
The boys won their 5th game in a row with their 42-35 win over the Airedales.The Panthers were 11-3 on the season.
The Panther JV squad won 42-35, with Brad Dalrymple scoring 14 points and Tony Brown adding 13.
10 Years Ago
From the Herald-Leader in 2007
The Siloam Springs Panthers ACE team became the Siloam Springs Phoenix when it rose from the ashes of defeat to win the season's match.
"This was a very good match for the first of the season," Academic Competition in Education co-coordinator El Nading said after the match.
Lincoln High School's ACE team hosted the match with Prairie Grove and Siloam Springs.
ACE is an academic competition among 13 area high schools in which each team answers questions to earn points. Each of the team's scores from a series of matches are totaled to determine team placement in the finals competition.
The final score was Siloam 47, Prairie Grove 38 and Lincoln 32.
Editorial on 01/11/2017