May 6, 2020 | Community
By Dion Mindykowski, Tahquamenon Area Library Director Here’s a story that not many people know. In September of 2010 after I interviewed for the director position at the Tahquamenon Area Library, I went to check out a local trail, specifically the loop at Hamilton...
May 6, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Nestled in the ground just outside the fence of the Forest Home cemetery in Newberry are about 5,500 flower bulbs. You couldn’t guess it now, as they are working underground, but they’re preparing to put on a color show in just a few weeks. By...
Apr 29, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Johnny Nutkins is 16, and he should be in school right now. His days should focus on math and history and preparation for state testing. But like all children in Michigan – and like most across the world – Nutkins is at home these days,...
Apr 29, 2020 | Community
By Sterling McGinn The Newberry Village Council held their monthly meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:00 p.m. All members of the council participated as well as two members of the public; however, there were no comments from the public. Interim Village...
Apr 22, 2020 | Community
By Lyle Painter It appears life in the U.P. during this pandemic time is not any more exhilarating than being here in the Sunshine State. Like most everyone in the USA, we have been “hunkering down” and only leaving our condo for groceries or doctor...
Apr 17, 2020 | Community
April 1 was Census Day – the date used by the U.S. Census Bureau as the single day that mattered in an attempt to record who we are and where we live. Answers to the 2020 Census, which is currently underway, are based on who was living in our household on that...
