BY BRENDA DOMINICK Clarkston News Staff Writer The Medcenter Pharmacy team and David Sakstrup, owner and pharmacist, and co-owner Edward Ghannam, send big thank you’s to all their customers for voting them Best Pharmacy and Best Pharmacist. “We appreciate your support and your continued business,” Sakstrup said, adding they care about their service and their customers. […]
A column by Kirsten Isbell I have grown up and lived in Clarkston my entire life and let me tell you, it has truly been a blessing. I am currently finishing up my last semester at Arizona Sate University. As I am finishing up, I am working for The Clarkston News and it is an […]
“Substantial compliance with the law.” This was one of a couple legal concepts/phrases brought up at the special meeting of the City Council last week. City attorney Thomas Ryan mentioned it when discussing the shifting deadlines lately for candidates interested in running for City Council. I might have scoffed to myself. “Substantial compliance?” I’ll be […]
Local inventor, author, and artist Carl Knaus has a new creation soon to be cruising Lake Van Norman in Independence Township, The Tara Princess, a pontoon boat converted in the style of a Mississippi River paddle boat. “I wanted to introduce something new,” Knaus said. Rebuilt from a 25-foot pontoon boat, the Princess is 32 […]
My friend, Sister Anne, used to work in a children’s home where she helped to teach and guide the children. She’s retired now. She lived in an upstairs apartment that was in the town near where she worked. One day, after she came home from her work and had prepared her evening meal, she spotted […]
Recently I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the article you published about me last year (“Investor grabs bit of change with Bitcoin,” Sept. 27). In it, I made a promise to give back to the community but I never really specified how I was planning on doing that. Honestly, at the time I […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Paruttana Oncharoen, “Toey,” of Bangkok, Thailand, headed to Clarkston for her summer vacation. “I dreamt about coming back and visiting lots of times – I can’t believe it’s happening,” said Oncharoen, a former exchange student at Clarkston High School. “I missed all this, all the people here.” “It’s not […]
Danielle Ballard of Clarkston is the main caregiver for her young brothers and sister, but after two cancer diagnoses, she is in need of assistance. She’s been approved for a bone marrow and stem cell transplant, so she is raising money through RedBasket.org to cover the costs of the procedure. The Ballard siblings are a […]
Music Man Dave performs for the kids in Depot Park. Photo by Serena Stauffer Clarkston Cultural Arts and Clarkston Conservatory of Music’s Kindermusik are hosting Harmony in the Park in Depot Park. The free summer concert series features the Children’s Theatre of Michigan on Wednesday, Aug. 9; and The Candy Bandits on Wednesday, Aug. 23. […]
A motivational speaker on stress management illustrated a point by raising a large cup and asking: “How heavy is this glass of water?” The audience called out answers ranging from 1/2 to 5 pounds. The speaker replied, “I don’t really know the precise weight, but in this case it is not the weight that really […]