Tressa Stymiest, left, and Kelly Schroeder, both 4, join in a song in their Head Start class at Fairland East Elementary School in November 1991. The class was the fourth and newest Head Start program in Lawrence County at the time. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)
Travis Pennington, 3, scowls in impatience, left, as he waits for his sister, Amy, 8, to give him a lift on the seesaw at the West Ironton Elementary playground in November 1991. Once in the air, right, he is all smiles. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)
Ironton firefighter Mike Hasenauer climbs down the ladder after changing flags at Ironton Junior High School. For security’s sake, the line on the pole is located high above arm’s reach, so when flags get tattered it takes the ladder truck to make the switch. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)
Shaking maracas to attract customers to their chili booth are, from left, Jessica Thompson, Missie Callicoat, Nora Jacks and April Ferris, all accounting students at Lawrence County Joint Vocational School. They were one of 12 teams competing in the school’s annual chili cookoff in November 1991. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)
Dallas Joseph, left, and Lewis Bacon remove the sign from the Wayne National Forest ranger station on Park Avenue in Ironton in November 1991 as the staff moved into the new station. The new headquarters is on Ohio 93 across from Smokey Row Road, just past the entrance to the Lake Vesuvius recreation area. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)
Heather Thompson, a fifth grader at Ironton Middle School, was the top seller in the 1991 candy sale at the school. She received a five pound Hershey candy bar for her efforts. The top 30 sellers were treated to a pizza party. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)
Dave Lucas, left, and Don Moore, edit video of their trip to Mexico at Ohio University Southern’s video lab in November 1991 for a documentary about Orizaba, Portsmouth’s sister city. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)