Jun 29, 2022 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Rock musician Mark Farner, a Flint native, has long been a fan of the U.P., and the McMillan and Curtis areas in general. “I first started coming when my friend bought a bar up there,” Farner said. “It was Mick’s Tally Ho in Curtis – their...
Jun 29, 2022 | Community
By Sterling McGinn If you are a McMillan Township resident, Marie McNamara will be your new clerk. She is not a stranger to the township and is familiar with the election process and the many tasks required of the position. Marie McNamara (nee Bergman) was born and...
Jun 22, 2022 | Community
By Carol Stiffler If you’ve wanted to try your hand at gardening, here’s an opportunity: The Heavenly Half Acre community garden on West Truman Boulevard still has five plots available for rent. Each 20-by-20 plot has already been tilled twice and is adjacent to an...
Jun 22, 2022 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Tucked away in the residential part of downtown Newberry, Jonathan and Cecelia Powers live quietly in a suburban homestead where they raise their family and run a business unlike any Newberry has seen before. The Powers, who moved to Newberry in...
Jun 17, 2022 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Have you ever heard of Dawson Tech? Many locals haven’t, and its story has largely been lost to history. A little-known fact about Luce County is that it was once home to a junior college. Although the school was relatively short lived, the Dawson...
Jun 15, 2022 | Community
By Sterling McGinn A local non-motorized path has been an idea and a dream of area resident Roxanna Transit for some time now. Transit is now eyeing the possibility of a path running along the west side of highway M-123 north of Newberry. Transit has proposed an...
