Mar 10, 2023 | Community
By Brian Freitag TASPL Director I have many fond memories of the fairs of my youth. I went as part of my little posse every year, and I think we went for most days of the fair. My sister usually decorated a cake through 4H and entered it for judging, whereas I was...
Mar 8, 2023 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Newberry’s Tahquamenon Logging Museum wanted a new logo—and they wanted to see more young people around the place, too. So they asked area youth to design something that would capture the rich logging history of the region. Last week, the museum...
Mar 7, 2023 | Community
By Sterling McGinn With the coming of the automobile in the turn of the 20th century, auto agencies or dealerships were being opened by Newberry businessmen even though cars wouldn’t be popular for another two decades. When the first automobiles, or horseless...
Feb 23, 2023 | Community
By Sterling McGinn The former Bear Den Grocery located along M-28 near McMillan and across the street from East Lake has new owners and boasts a new name—Kisro’s Lakeside Market. Newberry residents Dennis and Jayne Kisro recently purchased the grocery store and gas...
Feb 17, 2023 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Active and former Newberry firefighters joined forces on Saturday, February 11 to honor and pay tribute to the late Ronald Brown, who formerly served as department chief. Brown died on February 8 and his obituary is on page four of this issue. His...
Feb 16, 2023 | Community
By Sterling McGinn JP Pizza, a new business running in conjunction with JP Memorial Golf Course in Germfask, offers a wide variety of pizza options and even a 15-mile radius delivery service. Some might have seen the giant pizza float in the Curtis Independence Day...
