By Pete Wurdock For the past two decades, Newberry residents and brothers Charlie and Dale Lindsay have quietly combed the forests, fields, and forgotten corners of the Upper Peninsula with metal detectors in hand. Armed with patience, research, and a knack for...
By Sterling McGinn and Dan Hardenbrook It wasn’t a Newberry High School (NHS) athletic event without the presence of James Depew. Whether he was cheering on his children, grandchildren, or simply rooting for his favorite Newberry Indians—he was there. Depew left a...
By Mikal Doke You may have noticed modified school buses and extra people around town at the beginning of the month. These were not regular yellow school buses that we see during the school year; these were something known as “Skoolies”. This year, an event called...
By Sterling McGinn Wild blueberry picking is an annual August event for many Yoopers, who enjoy escaping to the north woods in search of berries in the hot summer sun. Blueberries are also celebrated here with events like the Wild Blueberry Festival in Paradise, held...
By Carol Stiffler Hollis Yenna is preparing to start his second year of teaching at Newberry High School after moving to the area from Alaska. He and his wife, Rachael, have four children, including a set of twins. The gently spoken Yenna has also taught in Indiana...
By Sterling McGinn Longtime Newberry resident and retired Newberry High School history teacher, Randall Griffis, has placed his years of research on Tahquamenon Country WWI soldiers and their families into book form. Griffis, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, has a devoted...
