From The Clarkston News archives

25 years ago – 1997
Candle Maker of the Year awarded to Davisburg woman: Mary Tebo, owner of the Davisburg Candle Factory, was named Candle Maker of the Year at the 33rd annual convention of the International Guild of Candle Artisans. Tebo was one of over 200 artisans from 33 states and a handful of foreign countries who attended the convention in Branson, MO.
Eras end on positive note: It was a strange feeling all around the Clarkston High School Football field on Friday night. The team played one of its best games of the season in a 35-14 win over Lake Orion in their last game of the season. They missed the playoffs for the first time since 1993 and finished with a 6-3 overall record. The game was also the last at the field as the team moved to the new high school and new stadium in 1998. “The whole night was very emotional, for me, the other coaches and the kids,” said Kurt Richardson, head coach. “I am disappointed in the season, but not in our kids. We could easily be 8-1 and still playing.”

50 years ago – 1972
Parade of goblins: From the bizarre to the beautiful, monsters to princesses, Santa Claus to a red, white and blue voting machine, Andersonville Elementary students showed ingenuity in their 600 costumes represented during their Halloween parade.
Clarkston Junior High aims at better readers: Youngsters who were reading below the level of their classmates are going to have trouble keeping up. An attempt to reverse the cycle was being made for 26 students at Clarkston Junior High School, who were involved in an experimental project initiated there in 1972. They were enrolled to receive individualized instruction in basic reading improvement.
Around the township: Thirteen couples enjoyed a buffet dinner at the Clarkston Cafe during the annual Rotary Anns Men’s Night. After dinner, they attended the Village Players’ presentation of “Dracula.”

75 years ago – 1947
Clarkston boy to go far in music: Mrs. Charles S. Matthews, a piano teacher in Clarkston, took one of her student artists, Ivan Rouse, to Detroit to appear before Mr. Walter Poole, the assistant director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Poole was very pleased with Rouse’s ability and said “he has the spark of genius.”
4-H Club news: Clarkston Station Go-Getters 4-H Club members received their certificates at the 4-H banquet. Honorah Bilbey and Evelyn Marilyn McCrum received honors.
Clarkston locals: Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kampe, who lived on Rattalee Lake Road in the summer, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary, Oct. 30. They hosted friends at dinner at The Recess in the Fisher Building.

  A Look Back, Peek in the Past