Katie Bowman Coleman, president of Bowman Chevrolet, and the entire Bowman staff worked together to earn the Chevrolet Dealer of the Year award for the second year in a row. Photo by Phil Custodio There’s a lot of space on a Chevrolet Dealer of the Year Banner. Bowman Chevrolet is working hard to fill their’s, […]
I am lucky enough to have witnessed many national parks in my lifetime, from the high peaks and breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains, seeing molten lava at Hawai’i Volcanoes, to the crashing waves and rugged coast of Acadia. These parks are an amazing contribution to our country, and we need to preserve and protect […]
The expert staff of the Westminster Hotel, from left, “waiter” Verne Vackaro, “maid” Annette Swidwinski, and “manager” Phil Custodio, are completely unprepared for the naughty shenanigans of Clarkston Village Players’ “Out of Order” by Ray Cooney, with special permission from Samuel French. The comedy farce opens this weekend at Depot Theatre, 4861 White Lake Road. […]
I’m going to put myself out there and say that I’m a lifelong fan of pro wrestling. Anyone else out there with me? When I say pro wrestling, I mean I grew up watching the spectacle most weekends on TV, and once in a great while, on pay-per-view. Mostly WWF, some NWA/WCW, USWA and GWF, […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Heading to DTE Energy Music Theater this summer for an evening concert? Better plan on getting home well after midnight. As the Road Commission for Oakland County began construction on Sashabaw Road, from I-75 to just south of Clarkston Road in Independence Twp., on Monday, April 22, commuters […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Hundreds of walkers, runners, and people on bikes, scooters, wheelchairs, and/or with their dogs will fill Depot Park for Clarkston SCAMP Walk and Roll, May 5. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the event is the main fund raiser for the annual summer camp for people with special needs, […]
Fourth and final feature in a series on a pillar of the community, Mel Vaara, as he remembers more than a half century of Clarkston history, and looks to the future. BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer There’s an old saying that goes, “Behind every great man is a great woman.” Mel Vaara has […]
By Don Rush It was a gray, damp and wet afternoon. A day while not perfect, but familiar, for the Detroit Tigers home opener of the 2019 season. I’d been listening to the game on the radio before heading out of downtown Clarkston to Waterford, specifically to the Executive Building of Oakland County, a little […]
I’ve had a promotion of sorts, not at work where I’m still the editor, but at Clarkston Village Players. Not that I’ve received a lead role or anything, though the parts I’ve been getting are plenty. I run my lines in my head when I run and they’re enough to keep me occupied for almost […]
From left, Steve Sanger as put-upon personal assistant George Pigden, Brian Taylor as randy Junior Minister Richard Willey, Abi Preston as the naughty Jane Worthington, and Carol Taylor as the wife Pamela Willey rehearse an awkward encounters in Clarkston Village Players’ “Out of Order,” opening May 3 at Depot Theatre. Photo provided Clarkston Village Players […]