Anyone who regularly reads the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette out of Little Rock knows the names Jack and Marcia Schnedler. Over the past decade, they ve taken armchair travelers all over the Natural State. Sometimes the husband-and-wife duo introduces readers to special events at well-known places like Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. But more often, if you ride with the Schnedlers, you ll virtually visit parts of Arkansas you might never have ventured otherwise.
Many of you are familiar with the name Sager. Especially if you live in the southwest corner of Benton County, you ve heard of Sager Creek. The Sager family were among the earliest settlers in Benton County, and they were cabinet makers by trade.
Having nearly tripled in population during the past half-century, Siloam Springs feels a lot more urban than during the many decades before Northwest Arkansas soared on the wings of Walmart s spectacular growth.