15 years ago – 1995
‘Mayor’s son turns entrepreneur? Curt Catallo, son of Clarkston Mayor Sharron Catallo, proposed converting the vacant, former Church of God on Main Street into a tavern, in an idea similar to the ‘Sanctum,? a night club established in a former Pontiac Baptist church.
‘Mentors show students the high-tech future? Angie Lovelace, student at Oakland Technical Center Northwest, got to drive an M-1 main battle tank as part of her mentorship at U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armament Command in Warren. She and her classmates learned about technology, electronics, and computers.
25 years ago – 1985
‘Family skiers ready for regional races? Downhill skiing was a sport for the MacAlpine family, Karen and Doug, and their children Doug Jr. and Amy. They all raced in the Equitable Family Ski Challenge at Pine Knob Ski Resort. They won three classes and advanced to the regionals.
‘Layoffs loom with school budget? Clarkston Community Schools faced a $600,000 deficit out of a budget of $17 million, caused by a decline in enrollment, especially at the junior high. Enrollment dropped 106 pupils to 6,030.
‘Teacher, 80, receives dual tribute? Louise Russell received a standing ovation from Clarkston Board of Education and audience, honored for her work in adult literacy in the Community Education Department.
50 years ago – 1960
‘Dance Club has Beatnik Ball? Night Dance Club literally let down their hair and costumed themselves appropriately for the ball. Neighbors wearing tights, turtlenecks, heavy eye makeup or false beards, and berets, barely recognized each other. The dining room was decorated in ‘way out? paintings. Mrs. Jerome Wilford and Mr. Earl Hawke won prizes for best beatchick and beatnik.
‘Young people give illustrated lecture? Clifford Irwin of Clarkston Methodist Church was one of 70 young people from Michigan to attend the United Nations Seminar, sponsored by the World Peace Commission of The Methodist Church of the United States. He presented his findings to Clarkston youth using a slide show.