Covering them in prayer quilts

Mar 23, 2024 | Community

By Pete Wurdock When a cancer diagnosis invades our lives, most of us are at a loss for what to do about the non-medical aspects. Moral support can be hard to find, and it is easy to feel lonely and alone. But Newberry resident Judy Panula has been easing that burden...

Getting to know you: Mikal Doke

Mar 14, 2024 | Community

By Carol Stiffler Newberry resident Mikal Doke is someone we should all know. Doke, whose first name is pronounced like “Michael”, is a wife, mother, and teacher who has also committed her spare time to resurrecting the Luce-West Mackinac County Fair. She grew up in...

Newberry track teams to host Burger Bash

Mar 13, 2024 | Community

By Dan Hardenbrook The final sports season of the school year officially started this week, as spring sports teams began practices.  The track team has their sights set on accomplishing big things, but needs the community’s help to get there. The Newberry Boys and...

Irish history and humor for St. Patrick’s Day

Mar 12, 2024 | Community

By James A. Surrell, M.D. Every year we celebrate the Irish holiday of St. Patrick’s Day. I am proud to have some Irish ancestry; my mother was 100% Irish. Here’s a brief history of the holiday. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, the...

Help Greg Moore come home

Mar 8, 2024 | Community

By Carol Stiffler Greg Moore left home on October 17, 2023 and hasn’t been back since. Moore, a real estate agent, husband, father, track coach, and Engadine School Board member from Curtis, was running an errand that day when the unthinkable happened. He was standing...

Old JerMac mill materials salvaged

Mar 5, 2024 | Community

By Sterling McGinn A piece of Newberry’s lumbering past is now gone—but not totally forgotten. The material that kept the roof over the former Chamberlain and later JerMac sawmill have been salvaged and will be repurposed elsewhere in the country. Located on the banks...