October 2024

Saluting the North Country Trail

It’s midmorning, with the savory smells of sizzling bacon and campfire coffee lingering in the air as my campground neighbors sit at picnic tables finishing their breakfasts. I realize I’d better get moving before the day’s forecasted humidity and full sun make my planned adventure unbearable.
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From Munising to the high seas

Kristin Bosworth’s path to becoming an adult romance author might not have been preordained, but looking back, it seems like she was always meant to tell stories. Raised in Hopkins, Michigan, and now living in Munising, Bosworth grew up surrounded by inspiration, though she didn’t always realize it.
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Women’s Center offers support to survivors of domestic violence

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to bring attention to those suffering from abuse — and how to serve them. The Women’s Center of Marquette and Alger counties plays a crucial role in supporting survivors of domestic violence and goes beyond the typical image of a “women’s shelter.” The Women’s Center serves all genders — whether married, separated, “ The best part about my job is helping people get their power back.
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Katherine ‘Kathie’ Anne Bond

Katherine “Kathie” Anne Bond, age 86, of Munising, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at Brookridge Memory Care in Marquette. She was born on May 29, 1938, in Stambaugh, Michigan, to the late Peter and Marie (Andersen) Pedo. Kathie attendedCouzensGradeSchooland then graduated from Stambaugh High School in 1956. She attended the University of Michigan in the nursing program and later earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northern Michigan University in 1988. Kathie’s hard work ethics were instilled at a young age by working at her family store, Pedo Grocery Store, and waitressing in the summers. While in high school on the tennis court, she met Ward. On Nov. 28, 1959, Kathie married Ward J. “Nick” Bond. Kathie and Ward were married 56 years when he preceded her in death in 2015. Their marriage was filled with love, adventure, faith and heartache. They were blessed with two children, Michael Ward Bond and Heather Marie Bond. Kathie and Ward experienced the great sorrow that all parents fear, with the death of their son, Michael, in 1977 to only experience that tragedy again in 1981 when Heather died. Kathie and Ward’s love for each other and their faith in God gave them the strength to move forward to serve the people in their community in so many ways.
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