By Brian Freitag TASPL Director Some of you know I lived in an RV for quite a few years in several states before buying my home here in Newberry. Life in an RV has its benefits and challenges. It is quite a radical adjustment in many ways. One of the adjustments...
By Pete Wurdock At the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, 6th grade teacher Lynn Evans presented the 40 Book Challenge to her students. By the end of the year, 24 of 33 children (plus Evans herself) completed the challenge, for a total of 75% completion. The class...
By Carol Stiffler Felicity Kuehl is a brave little second grader. The daughter of Kyle and Caitlynn Kuehl, Felicity had been growing out her long brown hair for almost all of her life. She’d had just one six-inch trim. She thought it might be time for another, but...
By Sterling McGinn There is new life to an old and beautiful Newberry building and its purpose is geared towards the benefit of youth. After a long winter of extensive renovations to the former Newberry State Bank building, Illumin8 Youth and The Moosetache is opening...
By Brian Freitag TASPL Director “As a former Army officer, I can truly say to you our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.” -Anonymous The reason behind recognizing Memorial Day is...
By Pete Wurdock Lake Superior earned its name by being a magnificent body of water. With an unprecedented amount of fresh water, and hundreds of mysterious shipwrecks resting its lake bottom, it’s also a rock hunter’s dream. In Grand Marais, Michigan, the rockhound’s...
