Thirty nine years ago, my wife Debbie and I had a three day honeymoon at the Marco Beach Hotel (now the Marriott). Twenty days later we took over the hardware store here. Since then, our love, our family, our business, and our town has grown in many ways. Back then, we were newlyweds, madly in love. Now we are empty nesters and still madly in love. Back then, we had no children. Now we are the proud parents of three wonderful daughters, a great son-in-law, and now a grand baby. Back then, our store was only a little store in the shopping plaza. Now, we have our big store on East Elkcam Circle. Back then, there was only one traffic light in all of Marco. Now --- don't get me started about our roads. Over these many years, it has been you, our friends, that have made our business so fun to run. I have more fun stories and memories than you can imagine about all the people here. Thank you for your continued friendship and support. Steve and Debbie Trafton