Sponsor Spotlight: Blair Car Care
By Larry Jacobson JTV Sports According to the dictionary, the definition for longevity is sometimes meant to refer to especially long lived members of a population, as in ‘Our family is known for its longevity.’ For the team at Blair’s Car Care Center on Wildwood Avenue in Jackson it applies to both the Blair family itself, and to the extended family of employees that make up what is known around the area – simply – as ‘Blair’s.’ As in, ‘my car needs a tune-up and I’m dropping it off at Blair’s.’ Mike’s great-grandfather started Blair’s back in 1922 primarily as a carpet business before recognizing the growing potential in automotive tires. “Our longevity is probably what I’m most proud of and the way we’ve been able to keep going through the generations,” said Mike Blair. Blair's Car Care has three generations of the Blair family at the shop now including Mike, his father Richard, and Mike’s son, Mike Jr. “I started here back in the 1970’s right after high school,” Mike said. “So it’s pretty special for me to know there are three generations of Blair’s here right now. My dad’s out there working, I’m here and…