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TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 www.theTimesHerald.com TIMES HERALD, PORT HURON, MICHIGAN 1B VOI TO CALL TO DISCUSS LOCAL NEWS Angela Mullins, city editor 989-6257 Shannon Murphy, St. Clair County OCAL 5 TATE Mill Sfete cote costs to soar Add EMU to list Lowest Port Huron- ft Jt area gas prices reported of universities to MichiganGasPrices.com as of 10 p.m. Monday: raising tuition State lawmakers and Gov. Jennifer Granholm have slashed or delayed general taxpayer aid going to universities as they deal with ongoing budget woes. Last week, Michigan State's governing board tentatively raised tuition for next fall by 9.6 adding $798 to the bill for in-state freshmen and sophomores and raising the annual cost in some cases to about $9,000 annually.

That percentage eventually could go up or down depending on how much taxpayer money state government provides the university. cal year that begins in October. "The budget challenge continues to be the biggest problem for the state and higher education in Michigan," Janice Stroh, vice president for business and finance at Eastern Michigan, said in a statement Eastern Michigan officials said they have made some budget cuts for the upcoming year and also have increased the amount of financial aid available to students. Eight Michigan public universities have raised tuition for next year and the other seven are expected to do so soon. In some cases the tuition increases could be adjusted, depending on what happens with state aid.

The University of Michigan system is expected to adopt its tuition plan for the upcoming academic year this week. The university's governing board approved a combined 8 increase in tuition and fees. The increase brings the annual tuition and fees cost to about $7,490 for a full-time, in-state undergraduate. Several of Michigan's 15 public universities are raising rates in a similar fashion this year. The increases are among the highest announced in the nation in large part due to the state's- 3I SpeedyQ 10th Union streets, The Associated Press lt.

Port Huron YPSILANTI Eastern Jennifer Granholm Michigan University on Monday became the latest 3 Kroger 24th Street, Port Huron budget concerns. The state may face a $1.6 billion deficit for the fis- state school to plan a tuition increase for students in the upcoming school year. 3r SpeedyQ it Fred Moore Highway at King Road, St. Clair Have you seen a lower price? Tree-destroying Help your fellow motorists by reporting it at MichiganGasPrices.com 'Without Nancy's help, things wouldn't go as smoothly as they do' IN BRIEF wasp makes its way into Michigan Coast Guard looks for possible victim A rescue unit from the U.S. Coast Guard station in Port Huron spent about 45 minutes Monday night Officials find sirexwoodwasp in Macomb trap searching the St.

Clair River The Associated Press under the Blue Water Bridge after a boater reported possibly having hit a swimmer. Coast Guard officers were awaiting the arrival of a helicopter from LANSING A wood-bor nuynif imy'TWiiiwTyfffw mimim. iiwwya -v mr v. -r ev '5'i fol-nA fi -v xp ing insect that kills pine trees has been detected in Selfridge Air Force Base for Michigan, state and federal officials said Monday. A single specimen of the training purposes when a boat approached their vessel, said Gabriel Bosman, boatswain second class.

sirex woodwasp, which also has turned up in New York, Pennsylvania and Ontario, was collected from a trap in Macomb County on July 6 People in the boat said they saw three swimmers about 100 yards from the Canadian shore and they swerved to and identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. miss them but only saw two The msect is native to swimmers after passing by. A witness on the Canadian side of the river told police Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. It first was found in North America in Oswego, N.Y., in 2004 and trees, including Austrian, jack, red and Scotch pines.

Officials said they've been monitoring Michigan pine trees since the wasp was found in New York. There are more than 250 traps throughout Michigan. The state is grappling with the impact of the emerald ash border, a half-inch, green insect responsible for the death and decline of more than 25 million ash trees in the United States. Scientists believe the beetle came to North America from Asia about eight or 10 years ago in wooden packing material. Ash borer infestations have been found in more than half of Michigan's 83 counties since the pest was discovered in Detroit in 2002.

As of April, all of SL Clair, Sanilac and Macomb counties remain in a Level 1 quarantine for the emerald ash borer. According to the gan Department of Agriculture's Web site, a Level 1 quarantine is issued in areas that "have a general presence of the emerald ash borer." Quarantine prohibits the movement of hardwood firewood from the area. Individuals found violating the quarantine are subject to fines ranging from $1,000 to $250,000 and jail time of up to five years. the driver of the boat barely missed the swimmers, Bosman said. He advised since has been detected throughout central New York, northern Pennsylvania and southern Ontario.

"At this point, we don't By WENDY TORELLO, Times Herald A MORNING RIDE: Nancy King rides her bicycle with her grandson, Garrett Beck, along River Road in Cottreliville Township Sunday morning. King has volunteered for 17 years with the Make-A-Wish Foundation's annual bicycle fund-raising event. King helps provide food for riders along the race. know whether this is part of an established Michigan infestation," Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Mitch Irwin said in a statement Wishful thiiikin Officials don't think the pest will have a major impact on the state's nursery, landscape and Christmas tree industries. The larvae of the sirexwood AT A GLANCE NEWSMAKERS people not to swim in the St.

Clair River at night. Get a free copy of the Times Herald' Copies of the Times Herald and the Blue Water Summer guides will be distributed to fans and spectators gathered along the streets of downtown Port Huron prior to the parade Wednesday, compliments of the Huron Athletic Club restaurant, 319 Huron Ave. Hogan elected SC4 board chairwoman Marcia A. Hogan of Port Huron Township was elected chairwoman of the St Clair County Community College Board of Trustees at a meeting Thursday. Robert W.

Gunn Jr. of St. Clair was elected vice chairman. The board also elected Dianna Maxwell of Kimball Township as a delegate and Edward KSchultz of Burtchville Township as an alternate to the Michigan Community College Association. Hogan also was elect wasp sever trees' conductive tissues, interrupting the movement of water and nutrients.

Adult females lay their eggs in two- and three-needled pine Local woman helps dreams become reality By NICOLE GERRING Times Herald During many special events, a team of volunteers works furiously behind the scenes to ensure everything goes NANCY KING, 58 RESIDENCE: Cottreliville: Township. OCCUPATION: Senior assistant in human resources for Eaton Corp.in Southfield. EDUCATION: Southfield High School. FAMILY: Husband, David King; two adult children; and five grandchildren. smoothly.

ABOUT THIS SERIES Newsmakers is a weekly series looking at the local people behind the stories making news, BOW TO HEP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The 20th Make-A-Wish Foundation bicycle tour is from July 26 to 29. Bicyclist will ride from Traverse City to Chelsea. It's too late for cyclists to register, but crew volunteers are needed. People who volunteer are guaranteed a spot in the 2008 ride. For details, send an e-mail to Amy Casey at acaseywishmich.org.

To read more about the bicycle ride, call www.wishmlch.org. Nancy King of Township serves as one of those silent workers ed as a delegate to the Asso 1 work week King has a long commute from her home in Cottreliville Township to Southfield, she makes time to drive to occasional meetings in Ann Arbor to prepare for the bicycle tour. King said she wishes she had known about the foundation when her son, now 33, was young and suffering from an illness that required multiple surgeries. "I think kids and their families run out of hope at a certain point, when the kids are so ill. (Make-A-Wish) gives the kids an incentive to keep going, keep trying and keep fighting," she said.

"It gives the parents and kids that time together to get past all the doctors, and the office visits and the bad news. They can just spend some quality time together, without all those worries." King will step down as equipment manager of the ride after this year's fund-raiser, but she plans to continue her involvement. Other Eaton employees also work or ride as part of the Eaton Road Warriors team. "It's in my blood, so I'm not going to give it up completely," King said. Contact Nicole Gerring at (810) 989-6270 or ngerringgannett.com.

ciation of Community College Trustees with James Hollenbeck of Port Huron as an alternate. Thomas A. iBwTniirr Nancy King Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the Hamilton of Port Huron was Make-A-Wish Founda AN INVASIVE SPECIES: A sirex woodwasp, above, is wood- boring insect that kills pine trees. The wasp has turned up in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Ontario, state and elected as a delegate to the Executive Board of St Clair County Association of School Boards, with Gunn Jr.

elected as a alternate. federal officials said Monday. A single specimen of the wasp was collected from a trap in Macomb County on July 6 and "The food is very important on the tour," said Meridith Allard, public relations manager for the Make -A-Wish Foundation of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "Without Nancy's help, things wouldn't go as smoothly as they do." Last year, the tour raised $940,000 for the organization, which provides sick children a way to live out their dreams, such as building a tree fort, enabling them to meet their favorite celebrity or visiting places such as Disney World. Since it was founded in 1984, the Michigan arm of the Make-A-Wish foundation has granted wishes to more than 5,000 children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Of the 200 volunteers identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Submit vour news at newsbriefsthetimesherald. com. tion's Wish-A-Mile Bicycle Tour.

She's been volunteer- ing for the cause for 17 years, first as a cyclist for five years, then taking over as equipment manager. In that position, King supervises seven to eight people and serves food and drinks to the riders from a traveling truck. This year's tour will be from July 26 to 29. About 700 bicyclists are expected to ride from Traverse City to Chelsea. The 300-mile trip takes most people about three days.

LOTTERY Ira Township man still is in critical condition MONDAY'S NUMBERS who help during the bicycle tour fund-raiser, King is among the most devoted, Allard said. King got involved in the fund-raiser through her company, Eaton in Southfield. She said the foundation's work for sick children and their families is what has kept her volunteering. Although during the Charges pending in ATV accident By MOLLY MONTAG Times Herald Midday Daily 3: 3-2-3 Midday Daily 4: 5-3-2-7 Daily 3: 7-6-8 Daily 4: 2-8-2-3 Fantasy 5: 7-9-15-20-23 Keno: 6,8,11,16,18,23, 25,27,29,34,35,41,45,47, 63,64,66,67,69,72,77,78 CORRECTIONS 2 Michigan soldiers killed in explosions in Iraq his son as a very profeS' father, Steven Greka, told AND CLARIFICATIONS The Associated Press sional soldier who loved what he did and enjoyed The Times Herald strives for fair I and accurate reporting, and we reading, not been released. Police said alcohol is believed to be a factor in the accident Troopers from the Michigan State Police Richmond post said Trombley's brother, a 43-year-old Roseville man, was arrested for suspicion of operating a recreational vehicle while intoxicated.

Michigan State Police Sgt. Craig Nyeholt said the brother, whose name has not been released pending his arraignment, was not involved in the accident but was riding with Trombley. Contact Molly Montag at (810) 989-6275 or mmontaggannett.com. "Anything he read he regret it any time an error is made. It is the policy of this An Ira Township man severely injured in a Sunday night all-terrain vehicle crash was listed in critical condition Monday in a Mount Clemens hospital.

Police said Wayne Joseph Trombley, 39, wrecked the four-wheeler he was driving in a field at Dixie Highway and Bethuy Road near Hometown America mobile home park. The accident happened about 10:45 p.m. Trombley was taken by ambulance to Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center. Further details about the accident and Trombley's injuries have retained," Steven Greka said, newspaper to correct substantive The Alpena News. Allen Greka and his wife, Jennifer, were married about a year ago.

The couple had a 4-month-old daughter, "He was very intelligent. Allen Greka also is sur Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colo. On Sunday, the Pentagon announced the death Friday of an Army sergeant from Alpena, who was hit by a land mine while on patrol. Allen A. Greka, 29, was wounded in Jisr Diyala.

"It's very hard to deal with, but we've been getting a lot of support from everyone in the area," his vived by his mother, Patti Greka. Funeral arrangements STERLING HEIGHTS Two Michigan soldiers have been killed by explosions during fighting in Iraq, the Pentagon said. Pfc. Christopher D. Kube, 18, of Sterling Heights died Saturday in Baghdad from wounds he sustained from an improvised explosive device, the Defense Department said Monday.

Kube was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field errors in fact that appear in its news columns. Please bring errors to the attention of Judith McLean at (810) 989-6255. The start of the Port' were pending Monday. Allen Greka Greka was assigned to the Huron-to-Mackinac Island 3rd Battalion, 1st Cavalry Sailboat Race is at noon Lilith. Greka also had a 4-year-old stepdaughter, Rose, his father said.

Steven Greka described Saturday. The information Regiment, 3rd Brigade Com bat Team, 3rd Infantry Divi was incorrect in a story on sion at Fort Benning, Ga. Page ID in Monday's paper..