Next time you grab a Jones Creme Soda, take a moment to look at the label. You just might see Stefan and Sophie Hubble of Clarkston.
Nearly a year ago, the children’s mother, Mary Hubble, submitted a picture to the Jones Soda Company. Hubble found the picture when the family moved almost two years ago. Today, the picture can be seen on Creme Soda bottles across the nation.
Craig and Mary Hubble grew up in Clarkston and moved across town to their new home when their discovery was made. The couple still live there today with their son Stefan, 11, and daughter Sophie, 8.
The chosen photo was originally taken as part of an assignment for family friend Terri Kelly of Clarkston in 2000. At the time, Stefan was 6 and Sophie was 3.
‘It was a dark room class that I took,? Kelly said. ‘I needed to shoot a roll of black and white to develop in the class, so I called Mary up and said ‘Hey can I take some pictures of the kids???
When Mary Hubble found the photo again, it reminded her of the photos she had seen on Jones labels.
‘The kids and I have actually really liked Jones Soda and have found some of the photos amusing,? Hubble said. ‘When I came across these when unpacking, I thought ‘Wow, this looks like something that would be on a label.??
Hubble said the photo was very spontaneous.
‘It’s actually Stefan trying to make his sister Sophie laugh. She wouldn’t smile for whatever reason,? Hubble said. ‘And he was just tickling her and trying to be silly and she ended up looking like a rag doll. It was just a really funny picture.?
Hubble sent in the photo, and in June received a letter and a dozen copies of the label that would appear on bottles of Jones Creme Soda. The letter said only one percent of all submitted photos become labels.
Kelly said she was surprised when she found out the photo was selected. The photo was also the first of hers to be published.
‘It was great… my retirement goal is to take photography classes and travel; and before I die, I want to have a picture published in National Geographic,? Kelly said.
Hubble said the family spent the summer searching stores for labels, but a friend found the first bottle in Rochester. So far, the family has found two more bottles at a Kroger in Springfield Township, and still have relatives and friends looking everywhere.
‘It’s nationwide, so we have family searching all over the U.S.,? Hubble said.
When the family found the first bottle, Sophie said the store employees made a big deal about the photo. Stefan said he was surprised to see his picture on the label.
‘I just thought it was surprising that we actually won, it was… whoa!? Stefan said.
Stefan showed the bottle to his friends in Chiefs football, and Sophie brought the bottle to school to share with her friends on the Chief’s cheerleading squad.
‘I have a folder at my school… and we get to take pictures to school and put them on our folder. (My classmates) just keep looking at it and they’re like ‘That’s really cool!?? Sophie said.
Though the experience was fun, Hubble said the one downfall is the flavor selected for the picture. Both Hubble and Sophie said they prefer FuFu Berry, and Stefan said he likes Green Apple. None of them are big fans of Creme Soda. Since getting one photo on the label, the Hubbles have sent Jones Soda Company another photo of their grandma, taken in the 60’s, wearing a polka-dot miniskirt and big glasses.
‘Grandma doesn’t know, so it would be a very big surprise for grandma if she’s on,? Hubble said.
Though they’ve only found three bottles so far, the family is going to keep looking.