BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Cosmo Salon Studios is new to town and isn’t your typical salon, according to Bianca Bering, the salon’s creative manager. “We offer beauty professionals the freedom and advantages of owning their own business without the high upfront costs or risks associated with opening a traditional salon,” said Bering. “We […]
It popped up on feeds a few times during the weekend on social media. MTV was officially 40 years old, debuting on August 1, 1981. I barely remember watching it the first decade it was on. Heck, I was barely a toddler when it debuted. Being as young as I was I don’t believe my […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1996 “Wenger, Wallace and Rosso get first terms” Independence Township voters elected challenger Jim Wenger for treasurer and new trustees Larry Rosso and Neil Wallace as 4,777 of 20,216 registered voters went to the polls. “Let the games begin!” Neighbors Veronica Johnstone and Regina Eaton organized […]
Stephanie Benson, owner of Float Clarkston, cuts the ceremonial ribbon, July 22, to signify the business’ place in the community and membership in the Clarkston Chamber of Commerce. The full-service float therapy health spa is located at 7126 Sashabaw Road. Photo by Matt Mackinder
Trips to Walmart are usually an adventure for any number of reasons – there’s a reason why the term “Walmartians” is out there, after all. This past Sunday, a simple trip to the store turned into a trip down memory lane and a renewed faith in humanity. First, we walked in and went to the […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1996 “Oaks’ 30th anniversary” Oakland County Parks’ 11-park system was celebrating its 30th anniversary and what better way for Independence Township residents to celebrate than to visit Independence Oaks County Park right off Sashabaw Road. “A love affair with cars” Since childhood Blaine Jenkins had a […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Donna Neumann, an Independence Township resident, has always written short stories but there was one story she always wanted to tell. Now she is telling it in “I Don’t Celebrate Anything,” a children’s book she wrote about Annie the Porcupine and her family who don’t celebrate holidays. […]
Clarkston resident Marian Lohff turns 90 on July 28. She has lived in town for 66 years and was married to Delton Lohff before he passed away in January of 1995 due to Lou Gerhig’s Disease. The couple had two children, Beverly and Barbara, five grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. Lohff was an avid golf player […]
My co-pilot was very specific as we took the day off and drove around last Thursday. I was on the lookout for garage sale signs and we did find quite a few subdivision sales – even two in Clarkston on the route we were taking. But again, my five-year-old co-pilot, Jonathan, was specific – if […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1996 “Speed on N. Main worries residents” The matter of speeding on residential North Main Street was being addressed along with worries about truck traffic because of a concerned resident Jerry Wilford’s letter to Mayor Sharron Catallo. “Cafe gets OK” The Clarkston Cafe made its final […]