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Rest, refit, revitalize: Losing stress a needed part of happy living

Take a deep breath, lean back. Floating face-up in Lake Superior, I stare up at the bright sky.Sunshine peaks through the clouds, and a bird soars effortlessly across my view.I close my eyes and take in the rhythmic ebb and flow of the crystal clear water surrounding me.Another deep breath, in and out.I smell the fresh air, the warm lake breeze gliding swiftly across my exposed face.I feel the soft current against my skin, it's tranquil power lifting me to the surface.I'm weightless. Disconnected from my everyday life and connected to the earth, all at once.One more deep breath.I slide ...

Volunteers needed for dinner

MARQUETTE - Sponsors are still needed for the Night of 5,000 Dinners: Feed the Need Fundraiser for Meals on Wheels.This event is set for Nov. 10 at the Lost Creek Community Center in Marquette. A Harvest Dinner will take place beginning at 5:30 p.m. The menu will feature local meats and vegetables and a dessert bar.Entertainment will be provided by local musicians.Tickets are $50. Sponsors are still needed. For more information or for tickets call the CAAM office at 906-228-6522.

Tech prof works with ‘Ride the Wave’ initiative

HOUGHTON - The Flint water crisis is resonating all over the world as an example of how not to do certain kinds of civil engineering and the situation is getting attention at Michigan Tech University.Dr. Martin Auer, Tech professor of civil and environmental engineering and principal investigator for the Ride the Waves program, said Ride the Waves began four years ago with funding from General Motors. It came about after GM representative Steven M. Tomaszewski, who is a Tech graduate, contacted the university asking what GM could do to help get children involved with water issues.As part ...

Half marathon, full-on effort

MARQUETTE - Matamba, Tanzania, is far from Marquette. However, it's not far from Dr. Sue Ritter's heart.The 67-year-old obstetrician-gynecologist, who is retired from OBGYN Associates of Marquette P.C., plans to run in the Marquette Half Marathon Saturday to raise money for a hematology machine for a health center in the small village of Matamba.Ritter is involved with the Matamba Aid Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Ishpeming.According to the group's website, www.matambaaidsociety.org, its mission statement is the continued education, improvement and expansion of healthcare to ...

Alzheimer’s group to stage walk

MARQUETTE - The Alzheimer's Association - Greater Michigan Chapter will host its annual "Walk to End Alzheimer's" Sept. 24 at the Jacobetti Complex in Marquette.Registration for the 2-mile walk will begin at 9 a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. ceremony and 10:30 a.m. start.The chapter will host additional walks throughout the state through Oct. 1.More than 600 communities in the nation take part in the "Walk to End Alzheimer's," which is the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research.Registration is required and while there is no participation ...

Cooperative members share duties

MARQUETTE - Vegetables line the south side of a large house on North Fourth Street in Marquette.However, it's more than just a typical veggie garden. It's part of the lifestyle at the Marquette Climbers' Cooperative.One of its residents, Andrew Adamski, led a "Yarden" tour Aug. 14, an event sponsored by the local group Transition Marquette County.The co-op, he said, started about five or six years ago."A group of college students decided that they didn't want to basically be subject to the landlord-tenant relationship that's not so great around Marquette, and they decided they'd buy the ...