1986 — Boy Scout troops 201, of Our Lady of the Snows, and 158, of the First Presbyterian Church, sold Clarks Summit 75th anniversary T-shirts.

1976 — The Clarks Summit Methodist Church held a flagpole dedication ceremony, at which Cmdr. John Richards was principal speaker.

1966 — The Abington Heights High School graduation ceremony was held outdoors, despite the wind and threat of rainstorms that never materialized.

Abington Heights students had to hold on to their caps and gowns during a windy graduation ceremony in 1966.
http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ABJ-LH-0615-1986.jpg.optimal.jpgAbington Heights students had to hold on to their caps and gowns during a windy graduation ceremony in 1966. Abington Journal file photos

Principals in the 1976 Clarks Summit Methodist Church flagpole dedication ceremonies were, from left, first row, Pastor William Highfield, Cmdr. John Richards; Scott Archibald and Jim Craig. Second row, Bruce Fuentes, Frank Miller, Ed Fuentes, Mike Sowinski, Robert Thorne and Pfc. Cheryl Thorne.
http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ABJ-LH-0615-1976.jpg.optimal.jpgPrincipals in the 1976 Clarks Summit Methodist Church flagpole dedication ceremonies were, from left, first row, Pastor William Highfield, Cmdr. John Richards; Scott Archibald and Jim Craig. Second row, Bruce Fuentes, Frank Miller, Ed Fuentes, Mike Sowinski, Robert Thorne and Pfc. Cheryl Thorne. Abington Journal file photos

From left, William Westington, then mayor of Clarks Summit, purchased a T-shirt commemorating the borough’s 75th anniversary from Boy Scout Chad Kumpas, of Troop 201, as Scoutmaster Charles Kumpas looked on.
http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ABJ-LH-0615-1986_0001.jpg.optimal.jpgFrom left, William Westington, then mayor of Clarks Summit, purchased a T-shirt commemorating the borough’s 75th anniversary from Boy Scout Chad Kumpas, of Troop 201, as Scoutmaster Charles Kumpas looked on. Abington Journal file photos

Compiled by Elizabeth Baumeister

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