Memory Lane 2-2-21
Published 11:15 pm Saturday, February 20, 2021
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Jean Fuller Butler, portraying Martha Washington, chats with visitors before taking the stage at the Briggs Lawrence County Public Library. Butler delivered a monologue outlining the life and times of the original first lady in 1993. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)
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Lloyd Richmond, right, takes a group photo during Zoar Baptist Church’s 150th anniversary in November 1993. Church members dressed in old-time costumes for a bean dinner as part of the celebration. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Kenneth Lett)
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Coal Grove Hornets’ Kevin Harrison (40) reaches out for a rebound in 1982 game. Oak Hill edged out the Hornets to win a share of the OVC championship. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
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Larry Wilson laughs as his six-month-old golden retriever, Colt, shakes off water after a dip in the Ohio River during springlike weather in February 1993. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
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Bright red parking meter covers were the Ironton Business Association’s way of telling the public about free parking during dollar days in February 1982. From left are Kenneth Howell, Gene Unger, Marty Weill and Bill Walker. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Carol Kitts)
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Sean Miller, of South Point, drives for two. Fairland beat the Pointers in OVC action in February 1982. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
St. Joe Flyers Mike Lutz takes a jumper as the Coal Grove Hornets’ Kyle McKnight applies defense in this 1982 photo. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
Mike Bamer goes for two against Symmes Valley. The Redmen clinched a tie for the OVC in this 1982 photo. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
Coal Grove Hornets’ Kevin Harrison (40) reaches out for a rebound in 1982 game. Oak Hill edged out the Hornets to win a share of the OVC championship. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
Ironton’s Dennis Bacon signed with Syracuse University in 1982. Watching are his brother, Michael, and his father, W.J. Bacon. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
Ironton’s Bill Thomas puts up a field goal attempt in this 1982 photo. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike Rowley)
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Cannon’s Creek School students in 1937. The school had students from first grade through eighth grade. (The Ironton Tribune | Photo submitted by Freda Carpenter, of Coal Grove, in 1991.)
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Mike Bamer goes for two against Symmes Valley. The Redmen clinched a tie for the OVC in this 1982 photo. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
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The Nathan Hale award was presented to Scout Michael Glenn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Glenn, by Scout executive Earl Vickers Jr. during ceremonies at the Lawrence District banquet. Glenn, a member of Troop 104, received the award from the Freedom Foundation for an essay written on American Heritage. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
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Municipal Court bailiff Robert Ackerman supervises litter pickup by two men who were given suspended sentences by Judge O. Clark Collins Jr. in return for two-week volunteer assignments in February 1982. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Carol Kitts)
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Ironton’s Dennis Bacon signed with Syracuse University in 1982. Watching are his brother, Michael, and his father, W.J. Bacon. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
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St. Joe Flyers Mike Lutz takes a jumper as the Coal Grove Hornets’ Kyle McKnight applies defense in this 1982 photo. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)
Scenes from our region’s past