Oct 7, 2020 | Community
By Sterling McGinn The Newberry High vs. Sault High School “Little Brown Jug” became the symbol of one of the best-known football rivalries in the Upper Peninsula. The prized piece of crockery was a traveling trophy kept in the possession of the winning team each...
Sep 30, 2020 | Community
By Kayleigh Petrie Chet and Pat’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Shoppe has been the main place to enjoy a sweet treat in Curtis for decades. That tradition continues with new owners Staci and Bob Goodale, who purchased the shop and renamed it Goodale’s Sweet Spot. The...
Sep 23, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Imagine relocating to the Upper Peninsula – that can be challenging enough – at the dawn of the COVID pandemic, and opening up a chiropractic practice in a town you’re not from, just as Michigan was discovering its first few cases. That’s...
Sep 18, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler In the fall of 1982, Newberry resident Vernard “Ole” Olson was on the job when he dug up $90,000 in cash in the midst of the Tahquamenon Falls State Park. Olson, whose nickname is pronounced “O-lee”, was manning a bulldozer for the Michigan...
Sep 16, 2020 | Community
By Sterling McGinn In the early days of Luce County, there was no official hospital. Doctors made house calls and surgeries were occasionally performed at the patient’s home. Medical equipment and instruments were crude, and many home remedies and tonics were used and...
Sep 2, 2020 | Community
By Sandy Edie Congratulations to Ethan Stilson, Taliesan Cox, and Aaron Edie. Ethan and Tali became some of the newest members of scouting’s Order of the Arrow in the Mahng Chapter, while Aaron, along with his dad, Dave Edie, attained brotherhood status. The three...
