Greg Linn, 3, and Jacob Fugitt, 4, were still a bit unsteady on their two-wheelers in this 1989 photo, but that didn’t stop them from having fun while learning to ride bicycles on South Sixth Street. (Tribune File Photo | Kris Campbell)

Paul and Lonnie Smith of Ironton didn’t have to resort to fishy stories about the one that got away on a 1989 fishing outing. Lonnie, right, and Paul show off a biggest and smallest comparison. (Tribune File Photo)

Randy Aust and C.D. Stiltner, organizers of the Tri-State Fair & Regatta’s one-tenth scale radio-controlled car races, display three of the miniature automobiles. The Regattafest race was on June 24 in 1989 at the boat ramp. (Tribune File Photo | Kris Campbell)

A bounty of boats floats lazily in the Ohio River along the Ironton Center Street Landing during the 1988 Regatafest. (Tribune File Photo)

Spectators cover the riverbank for 1989 Regattafest shows. (Tribune File Photo)

Greg Linn, 3, and Jacob Fugitt, 4, were still a bit unsteady on their two-wheelers in this 1989 photo, but that didn’t stop them from having fun while learning to ride bicycles on South Sixth Street. (Tribune File Photo | Kris Campbell)