DID THE GROUNDHOG SEE HIS SHADOW MONDAY? I know there were 20-some inches of snow on the ground February 1 & 2. Tuesday, Feb. 3 had misting rain and icy snow to add on to the mess the rest of the week. We look forward to spring and the visiting birds at the bird feeder gives us hope it won’t be long. SUPERBOWL SUNDAY… coming up this weekend! This championship game started in 1967 with the first game being played between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1969 they changed...

RIP… Tom Smith, our condolences to his family. Tom Smith Tractor in Hartford was a staple in this community going as far back as I remember. Tom, along with his father Tom Sr., was always willing and able to help out a fellow businessman. With anything from a nail in the garden tractor tire to a new full set of tires, they could get the job done fast and efficiently. Tom was always supportive of the Tri-City Record and his business was present on these pages for almost 30 years! Tom’s...

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY… was celebrated on Monday the 19th! All of the Tri-City schools honored this day along with the U.S. Post Office and the banks closing. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and most visible leader of the United States Civil Rights movement. He advocated non-violent resistance to fight racial segregation and discrimination. Days after Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 Congressman John Conyers introduced a bill to create a national holiday in...