From The Clarkston News archives 15 years ago – 2004 “Clarkston girl excels at PP & K” Jackie Gipe of Clarkston took second place in the team championships of the Punt, Pass and Kick competition at Ford Field during halftime of the Detroit Lions and Cardinals game. “Season’s beginning” The wind nipped a little bit, […]
From The Clarkston News’ archives 15 years ago – 2004 “Clarkston Philanthropic Endeavor working to save lives one AED unit a a time” The Clarkston Philanthropic Endeavor was attempting to make AED units readily accessible to the general community and make them as common as fire extinguishers. “And the winner is…” Katelyn Dillon, a 10-year-old […]
From The Clarkston News archives 15 years ago – 2004 “Kids expand cultural horizons” About 130 students in Clarkston Community Schools in third through fourth grades enjoyed food and learned about different cultures during the first Clarkston Schools Cultural Convention. “Independence seniors celebrate Thanksgiving” The Independence Township Senior Center held a grand Thanksgiving feast. The […]
From The Clarkston News archives 15 years ago – 2004 “CHS band finishes in top place” Vanilla Curve, a band with Scott Medlen, Josh Fink, Billy Freed and Aaron Bedor, competed against 18 bands in Clarkston High School’s Battle of the Bands competition. They received 199 points out of a possible 200 in their first […]
From The Clarkston News archives 15 years ago – 2004 “Coalition to promote ‘connections’” The Clarkston Coalition for Youth unveiled their proposed common message of “Clarkston: Each One Reach One…Connecting for a Better Community” during the coalition’s leadership forum. “Business Expo sets record for exhibitors” Business was good at the annual Business and Community Expo […]
From The Clarkston News archives 15 years ago – 2004 “Clarkston youths voice their views” Clarkston youths of all ages made their voices count during the Nov. 2, 2004 elections through Kids Voting USA. It was the fifth election in eight years for Clarkston students with the program. “Bus drivers don costumes for Halloween” The […]
From The Clarkston News archives 15 years ago – 2004 “Campaigning for credit” Members of Clarkston High School’s Advanced Placement Government class went beyond textbooks as they worked with a specific election campaign or helped with the election to have a better understanding of the election process and political parties. “Children climb aboard new Springfield […]
From The Clarkston News archives 15 years ago – 2004 “Crowds pack Main Street for Taste of Clarkston” The Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce promised a bigger and better Taste of Clarkston and they delivered as 10,000 people attended the seventh annual event. It was also the first year the event was held on a […]
From The Clarkston News archives 15 years ago – 2004 “Art brings people to the village” Art lives in Clarkston, and the Clarkston Community Historical Society would continue to live on because of Art in the Village where 10,000 to 15,000 people visited during the two-day festival. “Memorial garden adds outdoor excitement to Andersonville” The […]
From The Clarkston News archives 15 years ago – 2004 “Spraypark opens with Kid Rock appearance” Kid Rock’s words “Let’s turn it on,” signified the grand opening of the Renee Przybylski Memorial Spraypark before an audience of more than 3,500 people at Clintonwood Park. “To Hollywood from Clarkston, via New York” During the spring, friends […]