McLeod House owners producing short film

By Sterling McGinn The historic McLeod House of Newberry will be the location of a short film to be produced by Victor and Christa Dagon, owners of the home. The Dagons relocated to Newberry three and a half years ago and purchased the Victorian house which was...

Level up your parenting skills at the library

By Brian Freitag TASPL Director German genes run strong in my family. That means being punctual, efficient, and scheduling/planning the daylights out of everything. I now appreciate the education I received from my parents about setting goals, making a detailed plan,...

Uglyfish Baking Company is everything nice

By Pete Wurdock The Uglyfish Baking Company is one of the last things one would expect to see while driving down CR 407, but its towering sign—believed to have come from an old Texaco station—makes it impossible to miss. Owners Rick Guth and Ellen Airgood turned an...

Quinlan remembers Newberry during WWII

By Sterling McGinn Newberry native Mary Ann (Barber) Quinlan now lives in Middleville, Michigan, but says Newberry will always be home. She is full of interesting stories of Newberry during WWII, and she loves to talk about growing up in Newberry. On a recent visit...

Luce County LINK begins liquidation process

By Sterling McGinn  The Luce County LINK was hoping to find a new home by Monday, July 31, a date set by the group’s board. Though they followed a couple of leads, plans to relocate didn’t work out. The organization, currently housed in the Tahquamenon Area Senior...

When it’s raining cats and dogs

By Brian Freitag Director TASPL You can blame this article on the very large black cat that sprawled across my keyboard (Mr. Poe) when I was trying to write on a recent rainy day. I started to think about cats and weather. Specifically, the phrase “raining cats and...