From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998 At last: Anxious Clarkston High School seniors Jeremy Surre, Angie Fiorillo, Sarah Hool and Shawn Verlinden awaited the start of the CHS graduation ceremony at Pine Knob Music Theater. A cool, hazy night saw 441 students receive diplomas signifying their accomplishments. After the ceremony, the […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998 In memory: People stood solemnly, some under umbrellas in the light rain, as they listened to a series of patriotic readings and music during the annual ceremony at Lakeview Cemetery, following the Clarkston’s Memorial Day parade. The ceremony included the reading of the roll of […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998 Roberts to make millennium: Dr. Al Roberts, superintendent of Clarkston Community School since September 1996, would continue to be a familiar face as least through the year 2002. During their regular meeting, school board members unanimously approved the extension of his contract. Plane crashes near […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998 Spring has sprung…early!: From a few inches of snow a few weeks earlier to warm, balmy temperatures over the weekend. With the temperature change, everyone was enjoying the warmth from runners to children climbing playscapes to flowers beginning to bloom. Toxic dump site in Springfield […]
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. […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 Pappas announces 1998 will be his last: After wearing three hats for two years, city manager Art Pappas said he would be hanging up all of them.. During Monday’s Clarkston City Council meeting, Pappas said he intended to retire at the end of 1998 and […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 Pierre retiring; corner to become strip mall: For 37 years, Pierre Gourand had told his customers not to squeeze the Charmin or pinch the tomatoes and loved every minute of it. But the long-time grocer who operated Pierre’s Country Market on the northeast corner of […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 Organ gets second life: The halls of Clarkston United Methodist Church would soon be filled with a new sound. A 19-rank Casavant pipe organ was install at the church to replace the electronic organ. More 4th quarter magic; cagers down Dragons: After taking a first-quarter […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 School enrollment continues to climb: Total enrollment for Clarkston Community Schools came in at 6,786, only one off from where Director of Business Services Craig Kahler predicted it would be in his budget projection over a year before. ‘Go Lions! Go!: Coach Debi Hool took […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 Previewing middle school: For the second year in a row, Clarkston sixth-graders were invited to attend a free orientation called “Making the Most of Middle School.” The event, sponsored by the Clarkston Area Optimist Club and its middle school Junior Optimist clubs with the support […]