From The Clarkston News archives

25 years ago – 1998
Mild winter’s ‘snow’ problem for local business: Local businesses shared if the mild temperatures in the Clarkston area were affecting them. Two area hardware stores shared the 30- to 40-degree weather hadn’t made a huge impact on sales as customers were still getting winter gear. Towing companies added they hadn’t had to save as many drivers. Independence Township Fire Chief Gar Wilson, also a snow plower, said the lack of knee-deep snow hadn’t dampened his business, adding the eight driveways he plowed still needed grading.
Building a better gizmo: A simple notion led four Pine Knob Elementary fifth-graders to the finals of the Oakland County Imagineers Contest. The Stingrays, the team of Kira Engelhard, Michael Jefferies, Billy Alward and alternative Lindsay Smith, built a gizmo the Super Chute to deliver messages to the basement from upstairs.

50 years ago – 1973
Deer Lake project concerns: About 75 people turned out to hear plans for the development of Deer Lake Woods at the north end of Deer Lake. They questioned and spoke against the plans of Hubert Garner of Farmington, who proposed 1,470 apartments, condominiums, and single family residences plus a 34-acre commercial development on the 372 acres involved.
Springing up: Norma and Wayne Bisball of Bridge Lake Road in Springfield Township, had a victory party to celebrate the winning of the International 500 snowmobile race in Sault Ste. Marie. Wayne and his brother, Doug, competed in snowmobile races and Doug was a member of the winning team.

75 years ago – 1948
Village may buy Ford property: A desire to have the Village of Clarkston own the Ford property, on West Washington and a lot on either side of M-15 along the river course from the Mill Pond to Parke Lake, so the Village could control the natural resource had finally come to fruition. The idea, as it stood at press time in 1948, was the property could be purchased for $40,000. It would be necessary to float a bond issue for $30,000.
Children enjoy hot lunches: So far the serving of hot lunches at the school on Thursdays had proved to be well worth while. The children who wished to have the hot dish would bring their dime to school on Tuesday, giving the committee in charge time to plan.
Clarkston locals: Mrs. Blanche Walter and Mrs. Mary Russell, who were spending the winter months in St. Petersburg, Fla., stated the temperature there had been so cool they had not been able to enjoy sitting outdoors.

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