A new pumper truck was received by Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department in 1977. This $37,000 piece of equipment brought the force up to four pumpers, one tanker and one equipment van. Volunteer firemen pictured are front row from left, Buddy Anson, Mark Rice, Charlie Runyon, Bob Goodman, Randy Melvin, Dewey Derifield, Tom Runyon, Jim Alexander; second row, Quincy Milem, Jack Roe, Harold Walden, Bill Winters, Harold Rice, Bob Wilson, Chief Joe Webb, John Mootz, Ronnie Wilson and Bill Stapleton; back row are trustees, Frank Deeds, John Waller and Glen Bruce. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Bill Jordan)

Displaying the Easter eggs they discovered during the egg hunt at Whitwell in April 1977 are these first graders. First row from left, John Leach, Michelle Donley, Brett Fisher (who found the “Silver Egg” and won the grand prize), Carla Shears, Danny Webb; second row from left, Billy Haynes and Becky Bodmer. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Bob Chaffins)

Many organizations sponsored Easter egg hunts in 1977, but it was something special that Neil and Helen DuFore hid 210 eggs and sponsored their own hunts for a great many neighborhood and area children. Shown above are some of the hunters and the DuFore family. The children are Becky Bodmer, Michelle Legg, Lyn Bodmer, Sara Hannah, Vicki Taylor, Lovi Taylor, Randy Bodmer. The adults from left are Dr. Neil DuFore Jr., Neil DuFore Sr. and Helen DuFore. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Bob Chaffins)

Negotiating the monkey bars at South Point Municipal Park may be a tall challenge for Nancy Eldridge, 3 ½, but mother Sarah Eldridge stands close by with a helping hand in this 1988 photo. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Ray Saviciunas)

Ironton attorney and businessman James Waldo leads a group of Ironton Business Association members on a tour in 1988 near the Park Avenue landing of a site he planned to develop into a recreation area for boaters. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)