East Kingsford born and raised reunion

Janet Jacobson Maraccini organized a reunion of people who were East Kingsford born and raised during the 1960s and '70s.

She recalled they used to ice skate at East Kingsford park, played baseball, slid down the metal slide and played neighborhood games like "kick the can" and "ghost in the graveyard," slid down Munday's hill, made ski jumps, swam at the train bridge, raided a few gardens, sat on the steps at Pucci's store, bought "penny candy" there, built camps in the woods, rode bikes, had birthdays at community hall, shopped at the Swanson's store and knew who the "Hooty Hooters" were.

In the first photo, from left are Lois Mainville, Mari Leigh Lindstrom, Robin Nelson, Steve Jacobson, Mary Pucci, Lane Lindstrom, Gary Jacobson, Roxanne Alquist, Brian Lindstrom, Rusty Deau, JoAnn Sanford, John Senatori, Janet Jacobson Maraccini, Dan Carlson, Betty Senatori, Lori Senatori, Jon Sturm, Carla Ziehm, Bobbie Jo Showinsky, Susan Raatz, Lynn Burke, Billy Burke, John Showinsky, Jack Sweet and Paul Pucci. Not shown are Chuck Stevenson, Donny Stevenson and Mike Ackerman.

Betty Senatori was the oldest in attendance at 101 years and 8 months old. She is holding the photo of her kindergarten classroom from the Garden Village School in 1930.