In February 1983, Randy Pancake whispers to Rags to speak to some of his classmates during a visit to Rock Hill Elementary No. 4. Rags is talking dog, designed by the Telephone Pioneers of America, a service club of Ohio Bell employees, to assist children in handicapped and special classes to overcome shyness. After the initial introduction to the class, Rags becomes a permanent fixture in the classroom. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Carol Kitts)

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, even the vegetables are getting into the act. Kim Elliot found this potato in the shape of a perfect heart in a bag of ordinary potatoes in February 1995. (Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Mike James)

Former Ohio State University football coach Woody Hayes was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in early February 1983. Hayes had 238 wins, two National Championships and won or shared 13 Big 10 titles. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo)

Edna Belle Gholson, director of the Lawrence County Board of Elections greeted Ohio Secretary of State Sherrod Brown in February 1983 as he made his first official visit to the county since his win in November 1982. Brown currently serves as one of Ohio’s U.S. senators. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Carol Kitts)

In February 1983, a convoy of trucks were escorted in and out of Ironton. There was a national trucker strike happening and independent truckers who continued to work faced attacks. These trucks were escorted into Lawrence County by a police escort, delivered their loads at Dayton–Malleable and left the city limits with a company escort. Locally, there were no reports of physical violence to truckers, but there were several reports of vandalism. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo | Carol Kitts)

Shawn Walker puts the finishing touches on a snow sculpture of U.S. Marines raising the American flag at Iwo Jima. Walker and his brothers, David and Bobby, made the sculpture along Ohio 650 in Ironton in February 1983. (The Ironton Tribune | File Photo) | Shane Jenkins)