Jun 8, 2022 | Community
By Sandy Edie The Eastern Upper Peninsula District Pinewood Derby was held on May 21 in at the park in Sault Ste Marie. The Soo Cub Scout pack hosted the event for the top three finishers of local pack derbies. Newberry entrants were Warrick Berry, Brock Feldhusen,...
Jun 8, 2022 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Captain Vince Baker, a longtime member of the local Masonic Lodge and former Gould City resident, was the recipient of a prestigious Masonic award, which has only been given out 26 times in its history. Local Mason Travis Freeman was present at the...
Jun 8, 2022 | Community
By Sterling McGinn After being closed for nearly a year, the Tahqua Journey Drop-in Center of downtown Newberry has officially reopened with new director Robin Spindlow at the helm. The center is located on the first floor of the historic Masonic building located on...
Jun 1, 2022 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Kimberlee Smith Bushey, the beloved owner of Kim’s Tally Ho in Curtis, will be remembered at a memorial service this Friday at the Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis. Bushey, who died in December, was president of the Curtis Chamber of Commerce...
May 25, 2022 | Community
By Sterling McGinn American Legion posts of Newberry, Engadine and Hulbert have announced plans for local Memorial Day ceremonies to be held Monday, May 30. In Newberry, the Hugh Allan McInnes Post 74 will hold ceremonies beginning at 9 a.m. at the VFW war memorial in...
May 18, 2022 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Ann McFadden’s third grade class released 78 five-inch chinook salmon smolts and one chinook salmon runt into the brown waters of the Tahquamenon River on Friday, May 14. Their release marked the end of a long labor of love for McFadden and her...
