Not all classrooms have four walls

Sep 5, 2023 | Community

By Pete Wurdock As the community gears up for another school year, not all area students will be reporting back to their classrooms. A growing number of students in Luce County are making history as the first organized group of homeschoolers centered in Newberry....

Grubba honored for service to color guard

Sep 3, 2023 | Community

By Sterling McGinn  The 2023 Patriot Game, held on Friday, August 25, was the perfect setting to honor a U.S. Army veteran and longtime Legionnaire. Newberry resident Robert “Bud” Grubba is now going on 30 years of service to the Newberry American Legion Post 74 color...

Fly-in celebration as Two Hearted River airstrip reopens

Aug 31, 2023 | Community

By Sterling McGinn A total of 21 airplanes landed at the Two Hearted River airstrip this past weekend, which marked the reopening of the 90-year-old airfield on the shore of Lake Superior. “The farthest came from Miami—but they flew in from Oshkosh, Wisconsin,” said...

What we can learn from the classics

Aug 29, 2023 | Community

By Brian Freitag TASPL Director I recently dragged and situated a very large bookshelf into my home. I mean a REALLY LARGE BOOKSHELF with a looming presence for which I had to use an old Egyptian technique to win the moving battle. I sprinkled sand over my garage...

McLeod House owners producing short film

Aug 28, 2023 | Community

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

Aug 22, 2023 | Community

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,...