Not all classrooms have four walls

By Pete Wurdock As the community gears up for another school year, not all area students will be reporting back to their classrooms. A growing number of students in Luce County are making history as the first organized group of homeschoolers centered in Newberry....

Grubba honored for service to color guard

By Sterling McGinn  The 2023 Patriot Game, held on Friday, August 25, was the perfect setting to honor a U.S. Army veteran and longtime Legionnaire. Newberry resident Robert “Bud” Grubba is now going on 30 years of service to the Newberry American Legion Post 74 color...

Fly-in celebration as Two Hearted River airstrip reopens

By Sterling McGinn A total of 21 airplanes landed at the Two Hearted River airstrip this past weekend, which marked the reopening of the 90-year-old airfield on the shore of Lake Superior. “The farthest came from Miami—but they flew in from Oshkosh, Wisconsin,” said...

What we can learn from the classics

By Brian Freitag TASPL Director I recently dragged and situated a very large bookshelf into my home. I mean a REALLY LARGE BOOKSHELF with a looming presence for which I had to use an old Egyptian technique to win the moving battle. I sprinkled sand over my garage...

McLeod House owners producing short film

By Sterling McGinn The historic McLeod House of Newberry will be the location of a short film to be produced by Victor and Christa Dagon, owners of the home. The Dagons relocated to Newberry three and a half years ago and purchased the Victorian house which was...

Level up your parenting skills at the library

By Brian Freitag TASPL Director German genes run strong in my family. That means being punctual, efficient, and scheduling/planning the daylights out of everything. I now appreciate the education I received from my parents about setting goals, making a detailed plan,...