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Detroit Free PressAugust 13, 2003 Wednesday 1 EDITION

A little extra cash: College-bound kids learn jobs are hard to find

BY CHRISTY ARBOSCELLOFREE PRESS STAFFWRITER

Pressing levers that squirtswirled brown-and-beige yo-gurt into waffle cones,scooping ice cream and mak-ing malts on hot summer daysin Clawson is how SereenNashif and Becki Woltmanearn money for college.

With her thick, dark curlspulled back, Nashif, 18, andfriend Woltman, 18, take abreak from D&N Dairy Bar onRochester Road near 14 MileRoad on a steamy summerday.

The two recent graduates ofClawson High School tempertheir less-than-ideal summerwork with the excitement ofgoing off to college in the fall.

College, however, comes witha cost.

Saving money for under-graduate expenses is "defi-nitely the major reason I havea job right now," Woltmansaid, adding that she is payingfor tuition at Albion Collegewith money from her summerjob and a loan.

Finding summer employmentwas difficult for Nashif, onemetro-Detroit teen who dis-covered the slow economyleft little room to be choosy injob selection.

"I applied to a lot of places andfelt like a lot of people weren'thiring," she said.

She applied for jobs at storeslike Baby Gap with no luck. Soshe turned to Woltman, whoworked at the dairy bar for thepast four summers.

"It seems like this summer,there is no opportunity,"Woltman said.

The faltering economy ledolder, more qualified workersto step into jobs traditionallyheld by teens. Now that sum-mer is ending, those startingcollege are making do withlittle-to-no pocket money forschool.

Dorm decor, clothes and en-tertainment are some thingsNashif is saving for. Her par-ents are paying for her Uni-versity of Michigan tuition andnecessities like a computer,she said.

Upcoming freshmen face tui-tion increases as well. The2003 state budget cutscaused several Michigan col-leges to increase rates this fall-- from 6.5 percent at U-M toan average of 12.9 percent atMichigan TechnologicalUniversity. These fees meanlarger loans or maxed creditcards for some students.

As costs continue to add up,one factor should help de-crease spending for Woltmanand other college studentsreceiving financial assistance,

said Bryan Terry, director offinancial aid at Wayne StateUniversity.

Student loans are at the low-est interest rates in 13 years,Terry said.

The current rate is 2.82 per-cent. Last year, it was 3.46percent, a price that stilllooked good compared with1999's 4.06 percent and1997's 5.99 percent. Themaximum rate for a studentloan is 8 percent. About 65 to75 percent of students arereceiving some form of finan-cial aid, including studentloans, Terry said.

Both Nashif and Woltmandon't plan on working duringthe school year because theywant to adjust to college lifewithout managing work re-sponsibilities, they said.

Research proves that "as longas a student keeps workhours between 20 to 25hours a week, their achieve-ment does not suffer," Terrysaid.

"Once you start working a littlebit more than that, there doesseem to be more of a negativecorrelation between the two,"he said.

For freshmen, who are oftenleaving home for the first time,balancing a budget is one ofthe most difficult tasks duringthe school year.


Another thing that may behard to handle is the flood ofhigh-interest credit card offersin students' mailboxes. Theypromise flashy discounts onmerchandise, free airline tick-ets and pre-approvals. Somestudents are lured by the of-fers and conclude their edu-cation swimming in debt.

The number of students us-ing credit cards to pay for tui-tion has risen about 25 per-cent during the last coupleyears at WSU.

Nellie Mae, a prominentlender of educational loans,released a survey in Februarythat said about 78 percent of

undergraduate college stu-dents have credit cards, with32 percent having four ormore. The average amount ofdebt per undergraduate stu-dent is $2,748, and for gradu-ate students, $4,776, saidGary J. Brand, partner andfinancial adviser for MSWGroup PLC, in FarmingtonHills.

"It's not a bad idea to wait untilyou start earning the moneyto spend it," Brand said.

The most common mistakescollege students make are noteducating themselves on theproper use of credit, he said.

In attempt to combat studentmoney troubles, WSU holdsworkshops about balancingbudgets.

The university also givesbudget handouts and chats atorientation, covering anythingfrom textbook prices to adviceconcerning dorm expenses,he said. Parents are encour-aged to sit with their college-bound children and setbudget guidelines.

Contact CHRISTY OYAMA-ARBOSCELLO at 248-586-2618 or [email protected]


The Associated Press State & Local WireAugust 12, 2003, Tuesday, BC cycle

Upper Peninsula mine keeps tradition aliveGREENLAND, Mich.

Wearing a protective hat and steel-toed boots, Jim Hird circled a metal detector along a heapingpile of rock.

He eyed the smoky-gray load for unusual colors or jagged shapes.

"Mineral collecting is like gambling," Hird said. "You always try to hit it big and find that big, valuablepiece. It's pure luck."

Hird, a 1968 Michigan Technological University alumnus, recently returned to the CopperCountry from his home in Thorpe, W.Va., to dig for minerals at the Caledonia Mine in Greenland.

Caledonia is the Upper Peninsula's last operating underground mineral mine.

Richard Whiteman, who studied geology at Michigan Tech, purchased the mineral rights fromthe defunct Copper Range Co. He opened the No. 4 Caledonia adit - a horizontal passage in themine - in 1985 to hunt for mineral specimens.

Whiteman hired two engineers and started his own company, Red Metal Explorations Inc. Heworks full-time in the mine, drilling and blasting rock, a method similar to that used by miners in the1860s.

"Underground mining is a thing of the past," he told The Daily Mining Gazette of Houghton. "Ithink it's important to open this up for educational opportunities."

That's why Chris and Karen Albert, of Burlington, Wis., brought their three children to the minesite last week. Their 8-year-old daughter, Alena, sifted through a mound of rocks and uncovered abucket full of minerals, including two slabs of sheet copper.

"We wanted to give the kids a chance to learn about minerals hands-on versus using a textbook,"Karen Albert said. "We're using this as a schooling experience."

Whiteman began hosting private tours for science teachers, tour groups, students, professionalmineral collectors and even bat lovers. He codeveloped a Red Metal Retreat, and also opens hismine to the Teachers' Earth Science Institute and the annual Keweenaw Week tour.

Sara Littau, of Charlotte, N.C., began collecting rocks and minerals 40 years ago. She visitedCaledonia this week to hunt for new treasures.

"This is one of the few places in the country to find such a mineral collection," Littau said. "We'reseeing bits and pieces of the mining industry."

The Caledonia Mining Co. boomed from 1862 to 1867.

"There's a lot of copper still down here," Whiteman said. "But it's not economical these days to getit out. By doing this, I'm not getting rich."


The Detroit NewsAugust 12, 2003 Tuesday No dot Edition FRONT; Pg. 2A

Corrections

* Pamela Coles, a General Motors Corp.retiree, is 52 years old. Her age was i n -correct in a story and photo caption aboutUAW bargaining talks on Page 1A of Mon-day's newspaper.

* Tom Bedway is co-owner of Ronnie'sQuality Meats in Eastern Market. His lastname was incorrect in a story and photocaption on Eastern Market merchants onPage 2B of Sunday's Business section.

* Troy-based Intermet Corp. designs andmanufactures iron, aluminum, magnesiumand zinc castings for automotive produc-ers. The company's profile was incorrectin a listing on C of Friday's Businesssection.

* A story and graphic about college tuit ionincreases that ran on Page 1A Mondaycontained an incorrect figure for M i c h i -gan Technological Universi ty . Theuniversity's tuition has increased 12 .9percent.


The Associated Press State & Local WireAugust 11, 2003, Monday, BC cycle

Increase in university costs squeezes student budgetsDETROIT

Recent tuition hikes at Michigan's public universities, coupled with an ailing economy,have left an increasing number of Michigan's more than 300,000 college studentsscrambling for jobs and taking out loans.

While some are adding a roommate to defray living costs, others take less courses andsearch out additional work.

For Dennis Kusiak of Livonia, the compromise came in the form of choosing a lesser-known college. Kusiak had started at Alma College, but transferred to the less-expensiveSchoolcraft College.

"What would you rather do, pay $61 for a 100-level English class at Schoolcraft o rwould you rather pay $300 per credit hour for that same class at a four-year un i ve r -sity," Kusiak told The Detroit News for a story Monday.

Kusiak's choice is one faced by tens of thousands of the state's college students as M i c h i -gan universities, faced with cuts in state spending, raised tuition an average of 10 p e r -cent for the coming academic year. The increases ranged from 6.5 percent at the U n i -versity of Michigan to Michigan Technological University's 15.3 percent hike.

"It's definitely much more expensive and difficult for everybody," said Will Doyle, sen-ior policy analyst at the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, an i n -dependent, San Jose, Calif.-based advocacy group.

"But changes in prices have a much more pronounced effect on lower-income students."

An indicator of this is the steady rise in federal student aid. And, much of this aid hasbeen in the form of loans that leave students heavily indebted upon graduation.

"Student indebtedness is a concern that's been raised year after year as costs are goingup," said Linda Sigh, Michigan State University's associate director of financial aid.

"But students are continuing to borrow and, at least at MSU, they're very good aboutpaying it back."

At Michigan State, the average student debt has increased by 66 percent since 1 9 9 7 ,reaching $19,000.

"In the larger scheme of things, most students and parents feel the value of higher edu-cation is worth it," said Alisa Cunningham, director of research at the Institute f o rHigher Education Policy. "For low-income students it's harder for them to do thesethings - an increase of $300 is making a difference for them."


Alissa Mobley, 32, of Detroit, falls into that category. She has decided to skip the fa l lsemester at Detroit's Wayne State University to earn enough for school. It's somethingshe's done before.

"I really can't afford it," said Mobley. "I'm completely doing this on my own, and i t ' sbeen hard for me to get proper funding."

For those who opt to stay in school, the competition for jobs on or around campus i sgrowing more intense.

That has prompted some to look at programs that pardon some loans or allow for the i rdeferment like Teach for America or the Peace Corps, that pardons a portion of the fed-eral Perkins loan, a type of student loan. Another option is joining the military upongraduation.

"We've been busier than usual for the last couple of years," said Scott Rokelley, spokes-man for the Peace Corps in Chicago.


Detroit Free PressAugust 11, 2003 Monday 1 EDITION

ORLANDO: MSU students to stay in Florida for a while

Two Michigan State Universitystudents who were consid-ered missing until Saturdaywill stay in Florida for an unde-termined period, police saidSunday.

Danela Alfaro-Lopez, 19, ofDearborn and Justin Gouveia,21, of Lowell, Mass., havespoken to their parents, butwill remain in Orlando, wherethey were found.

Their parents reported themmissing July 26 after they didnot return from a trip to Mas-sachusetts, prompting a na-tionwide search.

Police said Alfaro-Lopez andGouveia told authorities theywere not aware of how exten-sive the search was for them.

John Roach, a Wayne CountySheriff's Departmentspokesman, said they went toFlorida without telling theirfamilies because they weretrying to deal with some per-sonal issues.

Alfaro-Lopez's mother, MariaAlfaro-Lopez, said Saturdaythat her daughter was con-flicted about her academicfuture. By Nancy A. Youssef

BRIDGMAN

Police search for fugitive whofled Indiana prison

Police say a fugitive from anIndiana prison rammed a po-lice car with a stolen prison

van early Sunday, then ranaway.

Police in Bridgman, about 15miles north of the Indiana bor-der, say Troy Burge, 41, es-caped Saturday night fromIndiana's Westville CorrectionCenter. He was serving eightyears for burglary.

Officers from Bridgman andfive other departments, usingpolice dogs, were searchingfor him Sunday afternoon,police said.

He escaped when OfficerSheila Palmisano was trying tostop the prison van for defec-tive equipment about 12:10a.m. Sunday, police said.

As Palmisano got out of herpatrol car, Burge put the vanin reverse and rammed thecar, police said. They said heran the van over the hood ofthe patrol car, and the two ve-hicles became entangled.

Burge then ran away, carryinga white plastic bag that mayhave held a change ofclothes, police said. They saidhe had been wearing a tanWestville Correction Centeruniform. By the AssociatedPress

HOUGHTON

Michigan Tech to seek bidsfor dorm renovation

Michigan TechnologicalUniversity will seek bids inSeptember for the $31.3-

million renovation of its largestresidential hall.

The approval for solicitation ofbids for the restoration ofWadsworth Hall came from theuniversity's Board of Control.

The project includes upgrad-ing fire protection, replacingall wiring and plumbing andrenovating the dining hall.Laundry and communal areaswill be added and access fordisabled residents will be im-proved.

The project is expected tobegin in mid-December whilestudents are on vacation. Bythe Associated Press

HOUGHTON

Man pleads no contest totouching girl, 13

An Illinois man faces up to ayear in jail after police say hehad sexual contact with asleeping girl.

Mathew James Walsh, 23,pleaded no contest Fridaytofourth-degree criminal sexualconduct, avoiding a more se-rious felony charge of sec-ond-degree criminal sexualconduct.

The fourth-degree charge ispunishable by up to two yearsin prison, but HoughtonCounty Prosecutor DouglasEdwards, as part of the pleaagreement, agreed to seek asentence of no more than ayear in prison.


Walsh, a former MichiganTechnological Universitystudent who works in the Chi-cago area, is said to have liftedthe 13-year-old girl's shirt andkissed her chest while shewas sleeping in 2001.

Police say the incident hap-pened in the girl's home andthat Walsh knew the family.

Walsh's bond was revokedafter the hearing, despitepleas by his attorney that heremain free to seek psycho-logical help. By the Associ-ated Press

NEWBERRY

State official kills wolf that wasattacking calves

A state official has shot a wolfunder the a new federal lawthat allows officials to kill theanimals when they become anuisance.

The Michigan Department ofNatural Resources killed thewolf after it was found feedingon a calf on a farm north ofEngadine.

Federal law began allowingsuch killings April 1.

"The state worked quickly un-der this new law," said TomWeise, DNR wildlife supervi-sor for the eastern UpperPeninsula in Newberry.

The problem began May 31when a wolf killed a calf on a

dairy farm, dragged it across aroad and fed on it. The DNRset traps but was unable tocatch the wolf.

On July 30, a second calf waskilled on a different farm aboutthree miles away. Last week, athird calf was killed in the samemanner. But wildlife assistantTerry Gouza arrived at the farmwhile the wolf still was feedingand shot the animal.

"The goal when working un-der the authority of this law isto be selective and get thespecific animal that is doingthe damage," Weise said."You cant be any more selec-tive than that." By the Associ-ated Press

BAY CITY

Polluted river has hope for acleaner future

State and Bay County officialssay faulty and illegal septicsystems and runoff from fieldsand lawns have polluted theKawkawlin River for years.Now they want to put an endto the problem.

When bacteria get into theriver, they flourish, along withweeds. For the most part, theKawkawlin only flows when itrains, acting more like an ex-tension of Saginaw Bay than ariver.

The river has the fewestgroundwater sources of anystream in Michigan, according

to the state Department ofEnvironmental Quality.

The river remains under apublic health advisory be-cause of unsafe E. coli bacte-ria readings.

There are some water qualitymoves in sight, however.

The county Health Depart-ment says it hopes to startrequiring septic system in-spections when homes aresold in the county. A federallaw that requires storm sewerand drain outlets to be moni-tored for illicit dischargestakes effect later this year.

Bay County does not inspectseptic systems now. HealthDirector Frederick Dryzga saidinspections are not requiredby the state and they wouldbe too time-consuming for thecounty.

The proposal for sale inspec-tions is working its waythrough county committees.

The Kawkawlin River, with itsmain branch running throughBangor Township, has beenflagged twice this year for un-safe E. coli bacteria levels.

E. coli are bacteria from theintestinal tract of humans andwarm-blooded animals. Expo-sure to high levels can makepeople sick or cause an infec-tion or disease. By the Asso-ciated Press


The Detroit NewsAugust 11, 2003 Monday Two dot Edition FRONT; Pg. 1A

Tuition hikes limit students' dreamsScarce jobs, loan debt add to financial pain

Margarita Bauza

As more than 300,000 studentsreturn to Michigan colleges thismonth, they face double-digittuition increases and a pooreconomy that has made jobsscarce and financial aid critical.

They've had to extend their edu-cations, go deeper into debt andwork harder at whatever jobsthey can find.

Duane Parker is adding a room-mate to reduce living expenses.Sean Johnston will seek morework and take fewer classes.Alissa Mobley had to take a se-mester off.

Others, like Livonia's DennisKusiak, are going to less pres-tigious colleges than they hadplanned. Kusiak started at AlmaCollege, but high tuition com-pelled him to transfer to less-expensive Schoolcraft College,where he will start this month.

"What would you rather do, pay$61 for a 100-level English classat Schoolcraft or would yourrather pay $300 per credit hourfor that same class at a four-yearuniversity?" he asked.

It's part of a new reality for Michi-gan college students, who aregetting squeezed by the state'sreduced spending on universi-ties. As a result, the state's col-leges raised tuition about 10 per-cent for classes beginning thismonth. Increases ranged from5.8 percent at Grand Valley Stateto 15.3 percent at MichiganTechnological University.

By contrast, Michigan State Uni-versity, the state's largest,

raised tuition an average of only2.8 percent per year between1994 and 2001 before a 9.9 per-cent increase this fall.

In the meantime, parents havelost jobs and stock market in-vestments in the slumping econ-omy.

It's definitely much more expen-sive and difficult for everybody,"said Will Doyle, senior policyanalyst for the National Centerfor Public Policy and Higher Edu-cation.

"But changes in prices have amuch more pronounced effect onlower-income students." The cen-ter is an independent advocacygroup in San Jose, Calif.

As a result, federal student aid isincreasing, but mainly in the formof loans. That is strapping stu-dents with record amounts ofdebt, a trend that worries ex-perts.

"Student indebtedness is a con-cern that's been raised year afteryear as costs are going up," saidLinda Sigh, MSU associate direc-tor of financial aid. "But studentsare continuing to borrow and, atleast at MSU, they're very goodabout paying it back."

At MSU, the average studentdebt is $19,000, a 66 percentincrease from 1997.

"In the larger scheme of things,most students and parents feelthe value of higher education isworth it," said Alisa Cunningham,director of research at the Insti-tute for Higher Education Policy."For low-income students it'sharder for them to do these

things -- an increase of $300 ismaking a difference for them."

That's the case with AlissaMobley, 32, of Detroit, who de-cided to skip the fall semester atWayne State University. Shemust occasionally skip a semes-ter to work and earn enough forschool.

"I really can't afford it," Mobleysaid. "I'm completely doing thison my own, and it's been hard forme to get proper funding."

Making ends meet

Students who insist on finishingdegree programs quickly areseeking more work, aid andloans. But colleges also reportheightened competition for resi-dence hall supervisor positionsand other jobs that pay for roomand board.

Others are opting for programsthat pardon loans or offer attrac-tive deferment options like Teachfor America, the Peace Corps orthe armed forces upon gradua-tion.

"We've been busier than usual forthe last couple of years," saidScot Roskelley, spokesman forthe Peace Corps in Chicago. Theprogram pardons a portion ofPerkins Loans, a type of federalstudent loan.

Some are bypassing the four-year school experience for com-munity colleges, where classesare thousands of dollarscheaper.

"I didn't even bother applying toU-M," said David Parks, a 29-year-old from North Carolina who


is returning to get his bachelor'sdegree after quitting 10 yearsago. Parks attends WashtenawCommunity College, where hepays about $1,000 for classescompared with the $25,000 itwould cost to attend U-M for ayear as an out-of-state student.But he still shares an apartmentand takes out loans.

"I'm sacrificing a few things," hesaid. "But it's something I knewgoing into this."

Adding to the pain of high tuitionis the increasing competition forjobs around college campuses,said Doug Stites, chief executiveofficer of Michigan Works!, aLansing employment serviceagency.

Employment opportunitiesaround college campuses in mar-kets such as East Lansing andAnn Arbor still are more plentifulthan those in more rural parts ofthe state.

Jobs scarce

Jobs are hard to find in MountPleasant, says Central MichiganUniversity senior Sean Johnston,who has two jobs during the year.

"It was nearly impossible to find ajob this summer," he said.

Jobs are more scarce than everin Flint, which surroundsKettering University, the formerGeneral Motors Institute, saidKettering economics professorMartin Wing.

"Minimum-wage and unskilledjobs have been taken by people

who have been laid off from otherpositions because of economicconditions," he said. "The econ-omy here is trashed, and it's par-ticularly hurt students looking forpart-time work."

Duane Parker, an MSU seniorfrom Detroit, has been lucky tofind a couple of jobs at school,one at the library, the other tu-toring in the Lansing School Dis-trict.

He is adding more loans thisyear, working two jobs and add-ing a roommate to cut his livingexpenses by $200.

"Last fall, I dropped one class tosave money," Parker said. "Mysocial life is lacking some be-cause I have to work to pay mybills, but I guess I always find alittle time for fun."

--Schools in Focus: Coping WithCollege Costs

Only in the Detroit News: Schoolsin Focus

Beginning today, The DetroitNews launches a continuing se-ries about Michigan schools andeducation. In-depth reports onhigher education and K-12 issueswill be complemented by practicalnews for parents and students,ranging from nutrition advice, tothe best school gear. What tolook for this week:

Learning Advice

Communicate, motivate: How totalk to your kids about theirschool goals and your expecta-tions, plus what parents can do

to help kids succeed with class-work and information on where togo for help.

Prep Sports

Advice for athletes: More than100,000 male and female highschool athletes begin trainingMonday for the fall sports sea-son. We talk to players andstress that they must watch outfor heat problems during trainingoutdoors.

Back to School

Radio extra: The News and WWJ-AM radio begin a weeklong seriesof tips on helping your childrenprepare for the new school year.Read The News and tune in toWWJ (AM-950) for upcoming re-ports on health, parental in-volvement, food and nutrition,and clothes and gear.

On the Web

Information: Find a compendiumof resources for students fromkindergarten through college atwww.detnews.com/schools.Check out homework help ondozens of subjects and weeklyquizzes based on news head-lines.

CORRECTION:

A story and graphic about collegetuition increases that ran onPage 1A Monday contained anincorrect figure for MichiganTechnological University .The university's tuition has in-creased 12.9 percent. (August12, 2003 A2)


The Associated Press State & Local WireAugust 10, 2003, Sunday, BC cycle

Briefs from the Upper PeninsulaHOUGHTON, Mich.

An Illinois man faces up to a year in jail after police say he had sexual contact with asleeping girl.

Mathew James Walsh, 23, pleaded no contest to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct,avoiding a sought a more serious felony charge of second-degree criminal sexual conductleveled.

The fourth-degree charge is punishable by up to two years in prison, but HoughtonCounty Prosecutor Douglas Edwards, as part of the plea agreement, agreed to seek a sen-tence of no more than one year in prison, The Daily Mining Gazette reported.

Walsh, a former Michigan Technological Universi ty student who works in theChicago area is said to have lifted the 13-year-old girl's shirt and kissed her chestwhile she was sleeping.

Police say the incident happened in the girl's home and that Walsh knew the family.

Walsh's bond was revoked after the hearing, despite pleas by his attorney that he remainfree in order to seek psychological help.

"If he goes to jail right now, he loses his job," said James Nancarrow. "If he loses hisjob, he loses his insurance and...he will not get the help he needs.

NEWBERRY, Mich. (AP) - The state has shot a wolf under the a new federal law that a l -lows them to kill the animals when they become a nuisance.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources killed the wolf after it was found feedingon a calf on a farm north of Engadine.

Federal law began allowing such killings April 1, The Mining Journal reported in aSunday story.

"The state worked quickly under this new law," said Tom Weise, DNR wildlife supervisorfor the eastern Upper Peninsula in Newberry.

The problem began May 31 when a single wolf killed a calf on a dairy farm, dragged i tacross a road and fed on it. The DNR set traps but was unable to catch the wolf.

On July 30, a second calf was killed on a different farm about three miles away. Lastweek, a third calf was killed in the same manner. But wildlife assistant Terry Gouza a r -rived at the farm while the wolf still was feeding and shot the animal.


"The goal when working under the authority of this law is to be selective and get thespecific animal that is doing the damage," Weise said. "You cant be any more selectivethan that."

HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) - Most people come to the Upper Peninsula for the scenic land-scape.

But for Lawrence Falater, a retired Chrysler executive from Allen, the region holds anadded appeal - it's a place where he can track down rare or vintage stock certificates andcurrency notes.

"I started as a coin collector when I was six, and then found out about bank notes eventu-ally," Falater told The Daily Mining Gazette. "A coin dealer in Detroit had some of theCentral Mining Co. notes. I though they were interesting historical pieces, so I decided tocollect them."

He's been collecting them ever since, and travels to the Upper Peninsula at least twice ayear to seek out unusual pieces.

Falater has several hundred pieces in his collection. He says his favorite is an 1 8 4 4certificate from the Lake Superior Copper Co.

While it's not his oldest piece, the value lies in its history.

The company was "the first real company engaged in very systematic mining."

Scripophily, as this hobby is called, is not the easiest. To find notes, Falater says he getstips from other collectors and keeps a list of some 1,000 like-minded enthusiasts,complete with their names and phone numbers.

"We try to help each other," he said.

Falater is no Sunday hobbyist. He's written a well-received book on automotive stockcollecting and would like to write a similar work on the mining companies' certificates.

HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Technological Universi ty will seek bids i nSeptember for the $31.3 million renovation of its largest residential hall.

The approval solicitation of bids for the restoration of Wadsworth Hall came from theuniversity's Board of Control.

"It's not going to be the 'Wads Mahal,' but it will be a very nice facility," Bill B l u m -hardt, director of facilities management told The Daily Mining Gazette.

Design work on the dorm has been completed.

The project includes upgrading fire protection, replacing all wiring and plumbing andrenovating the dining hall. Laundry and communal areas will be added and access f o rhandicapped residents will be improved.

"We're looking to do a lot of image enhancements with that residence hall," said trusteeMike Henrickson of Marquette.

The project is expected to begin in mid-December while students are away on vacation.


The Detroit NewsAugust 10, 2003 Sunday No dotsap Edition FRONT; Neal Rubin; Pg. 2A

Love finds Eagle HarborNeal Rubin

Pug Hicks and Tammy Koop weremarried last weekend in the dis-tant reaches of the Upper Penin-sula. It was a warm and lovingceremony, and I am confident theeagle was a more significantomen than the lawn tractor.

The wedding took place on thesame beach where they met asmiddle schoolers a decade ago.My third-grader thought that wasa great idea, within reason. "Iwant to get married where I metmy wife," Connor declared. "Un-less we meet at Blockbuster orsomething."

But that occasion, like EagleHarbor, is down the road.

Latitudinally speaking, EagleHarbor sits maybe two miles fromthe northernmost point of theKeweenaw Peninsula. You can'tget further up the U.P. unlessyou bring a boat.

In theory, you can drive therefrom Detroit in 10 1/2 hours. Or,you can take 14 hours, mixing infog, darkness and a wrong turnthat I'm sure we will somedaylook back on with mirth. But notyet.

Much like the hardy pioneers whosettled Michigan centuries ago,we were also delayed becauseour portable DVD player didn'twork. For $329, I'd bought asetup that hooks over the frontheadrests and keeps the rear-seat passengers too absorbed toask, "Are we there yet?"

Unfortunately, ours made every-thing look as though it had been

sketched in a hurry by SalvadorDali, so we had to veer off to theBest Buy in Saginaw to exchangeit. As a sanity aid, however, I'dstill recommend the device heart-ily, especially if you find one thatworks.

I hadn't been to the western U.P.since 1988, when I drove toHoughton to write about what it'slike to go to school at MichiganTech. As I recall, the studentssaid it was cold.

This time, while Connor andSpencer watched movies, I readbusiness marquees and helpfulstate of Michigan road adviso-ries. (Example: "Do Not PassWhen Opposing Traffic Pre-sent.") You can learn a lot from amarquee, and next time I'm inGould City, I will absolutely stayat McGuire's Cabins and Motel.

"Nice here," the sign said.

In Negaunee, I saw a restaurantcalled the Beef-A-Roo, where thespecial was a turkey club. Laterwe drove through Bovine, wherethe first billboard inside the townlimits advertised ChickenMcNuggets.

A few DVDs afterward we were inEagle Harbor, where our friendsLiz and Stormy have a summerhouse and where Tammy JeanKoop spotted Nathan ThomasCarlton (Pug) Hicks one day andsaid, "I'm going to marry thatboy."

By the following summer theywere friends, and eight days agothey stood beneath a canopynext to the Shoreline Motel. Thesky was mostly gray, and the

kayaks and canoes pulled up onthe sand to dry were mostly blueand red.

He was handsome in a tuxedoand black flip-flops. She wasstunning in a classic white dressshe liked so much she wore it tothe reception, to a post-receptionparty and, late that night, to theannual civic pig roast.

The waves sounded almost mu-sical lapping against the shore.The minister was using a micro-phone and the guests were usingtissues. Then, across the street,some nitwit saw 200 people insports jackets and nice dressesgathered on the beach and de-cided it was a good time to mowhis lawn.

Pug and Tammy, both 24, didn'teven notice.

Pug's heritage is Shawnee, andthe service included a NativeAmerican blessing. A friend ofthe family sprinkled tobacco tothe four corners of the Earth, andas he raised his hand high andsprinkled more for the heavens,guests began to point.

Outlined against the whiteningnorthwest sky, an eagle wassoaring above the harbor.

Moments later, as the newlyminted Mr. and Mrs. Hicks fol-lowed a white linen pathway offthe beach, the sun came out. Theeagle was gone, but so was thelawnmower, and the futureglowed brighter than the marqueeat McGuire's Cabins.


Green Bay Press-Gazette

August 7, 2003 Thursday LOCAL/STATE; Pg. 6B

Spotlight

staff

College honors

* Amneris Sepulveda gradu-ated from Martin's College ofCosmetology's Manitowoccampus. She is qualified tocut, color, style hair, giveperms and specialty wraps,and perform facials and scalptreatments.

* Joel Lepak graduated with abachelor's degree in mathe-matics from YoungstownState University, Ohio. For thepast four years he has been amember of the Scholars Pro-gram and participated in na-tional and internationalmathematical conferencesand competitions. At the col-lege's Spring Semester Hon-ors Convocation he receivedthe Outstanding Senior Stu-dent Award from the Dept. ofMathematics and Statistics.This fall he begins work on aPh.D program in mathematicsat the University of Michigan,Ann Arbor. He is the son ofKeith and Ann Lepak,Sharon, Penn.; and thegrandson of Norbert and JeanLepak, Green Bay.

* Cori Peterson of Green Baywas among more than 1,500St. Olaf College, Northfield,Minn. students who were rec-ognized for academicachievement at the HonorsDay convocation in May. Pe-terson is a sophomore.

* The third group of MeritScholarship winners of 2003were named by officials of the

National Merit ScholarshipCorporation. College-sponsored awards providebetween $500 and $2,000annually and may be renewedto cover up to four years ofundergraduate study at theinstitution financing thescholarship. Local winnersare:

Jason Andorfer, Green Bay,will attend Michigan Techno-logical University, with aprobable career in computerprogramming. He is a gradu-ate of Green Bay Notre DameAcademy.

Kristopher Kelley, Green Bay,University of Dallas. He is ahome school graduate.

John Exner, Shawano, Uni-versity of Oklahoma with a ca-reer field in physics. He is agraduate of Shawano HighSchool.

Brian Amos, Sturgeon Bay,University of Florida, with acareer field in music composi-tion. He is a Sturgeon BayHigh School graduate.

* Amy Stallsmith, daughter ofPaula and Kirk Stallsmith,Green Bay, was named to theUniversity of Minnesota'sCarlson School of Manage-ment spring semester dean'slist. She is a 2001 graduate ofGreen Bay Notre Dame Acad-emy and is a junior majoring inhuman resources and fi-nance.

* Trista Kaster was named tothe dean's list for the spring

semester at the University ofCentral Florida, Orlando. Sheis majoring in elementary edu-cation and is a 1999 graduateof De Pere High School. Sheis the daughter of Dave andLeah Kaster of De Pere.

* The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire chapter of AlphaLambda Delta initiated 190new members in spring. To beeligible for membership, astudent must be registeredfor a course of study leadingto a bachelor's degree andearning a minimum of 15credits with a cumulativegrade-point average of at least3.50 Local students are:Katherine Bula, Antigo; Jes-sica Cook, Black Creek; Ra-chel Mittelstaedt, De Pere;Katie Ehrbar, Kathleen Har-meling, Jason Haworth andLindsey Zastrow, all of GreenBay; and Kang Yang,Manitowoc.

* The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Chapter of OmicronDelta initiated 61 new mem-bers in spring. The purpose ofthe society is to recognizeindividuals who have attaineda high standard of leadershipin collegiate activities. Localstudents are: StephanieJeanquart, Brussels; Jacque-lyn Petroni, Fish Creek; Ste-ven Pigeon, Green Bay; andLance Leonhard, Greenleaf.

* Tristan Eggener and MegginBrittain were awarded scholar-ships by Lawrence University,Appleton, for outstandingscholastic achievement. Themerit-based scholarships are


renewably annually with dem-onstration of continued ex-cellence.

Eggener plays the tuba andwas awarded a $10,000 Con-servatory Trustee scholarship,the highest award given toincoming conservatory stu-dents. The son of Kim andJanice Eggener, Green Bay,he attended AshwaubenonHigh School for two years be-fore graduating from Inter-lochen Academy for the Arts,Michigan, in 2001.

Brittain, a graduate of Bay PortHigh School, was awarded a$5,000 scholarship. She isthe daughter of Brad andCarol Brittain, Green Bay.

* Sara Schultz of Kewauneewas awarded the $500 WNAFoundation Les Polk CopyEditor scholarship from theUniversity of Wisconsin-EauClaire in May.

* Carly Patzke Nolan, daugh-ter of Bill Patzke, De Pere,and Bette Stein, Green Bay,was awarded the Law SchoolScholarship award from theWest Suburban Bar Associa-tion of Cook County, Ill. She isattending John Marshall LawSchool in Chicago and willgraduate in January 2004.She graduated from GreenBay Southwest High Schoolin 1993 and the University ofWisconsin-Madison with a de-gree in psychology.

* Melissa Bloomer graduatedsumma cum laude in the hon-ors program at Butler Univer-sity, Indianapolis, and re-ceived a bachelor's degree inboth French and speech andlanguage pathology. Shestudied abroad in 2001-02 atthe Universite de Savoie,France; was chosen as one ofthe top 100 students at Butlerand was named the Out-

standing Student with High-est Honors in the Speech andLanguage Department. Shewill be attending graduateschool at George WashingtonUniversity, Washington, D.C.,in fall in speech and languagepathology. She is the daugh-ter of David and BarbaraBloomer, De Pere, and a1999 graduate of Green BaySouthwest High School.

* Ellen Lyons received abachelor's degree in nursingfrom Alverno College, Milwau-kee, in May. She graduatedwith honors and also was amember of the Alverno Col-lege Nursing Association forfour years. She is the daugh-ter of Allard and Marilyn Leis-ten, Shawano.

* Ashley Sabo of Green Bayreceived a one-year certificateof graduation from the Farmand Industry Short Course atthe University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricul-tural and Life Sciences inspring.

* Cori Peterson of Green Bayperformed with the St. OlafGospel Choir in May as thechoir gave its final perform-ance of the year in May. Pe-terson, a sophomore, playsthe trumpet with the choralgroup.

* Natalie Olvera was named tothe Institute of Technology falldean's list at the University ofMinnesota-Twin Cities. She isa freshman majoring in bio-medical engineering.

* The Music and Theatre ArtsDept. at the University of Wis-consin-Eau Claire named localscholarship recipients for the2003-04 academic year. Twolocal junior students werechosen to receive $500 Caba-ret scholarships on the basisof their contributions to the

choral ensembles and theannual Cabaret. They areLindsey Andress, Suamico,and Jane Schutt, Marinette.

* Jessica Pagenkopf of Cecilwas conferred the Doctor ofVeterinary Medicine degreefrom the University of Wiscon-sin-Madison School of Veteri-nary Medicine in May. Shealso received the ABS GlobalAward for demonstrating thegreatest clinical proficiency inbovine medicine and surgery,the Pharmacia Animal HealthFood Animal Medicine ClinicalProficiency Award for demon-strating the greatest potentialfor becoming an exceptionalfood animal practitioner, and aStudent Chapter of theAmerican Veterinary MedicalAssociation scholarship forenriching the veterinaryschool through extracurricularactivities and service. She is agraduate of Gillett HighSchool and is the daughter ofGerald and Ann Pagenkopf. InJune, she joined Drs. LisaClark and Rick Van Domelenin the Northwoods VeterinaryCenter Ltd. in Gillett.

* Ross Umentum of GreenBay accepted membership inThe National Society of Colle-giate Scholars and will behonored during a campusceremony this fall at the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madison.The Society recognizes firstand second year undergradu-ate students who excelledacademically. He is the son ofLori Umentum, Green Bay.

* Four local students receiveda Doctor of Medicine degreefrom the Medical College ofWisconsin, Milwaukee, in May.

Sarah Oswald is the daughterof Sharon and Paul Oswald,Green Bay. She received herbachelor's degree in biologyand English from Marquette


University in 1999. She willbegin a residency in generalsurgery at Gundersen Lu-theran Medical FoundationProgram, La Crosse.

Michael Werner is the son ofThomas and Renee Werner,Luxemburg. He received hisbachelor's degree in bacteri-ology from the University ofWisconsin-Madison in 1998and begins a residency infamily medicine at the Univer-sity of Wisconsin Fox ValleyProgram in Appleton.

Erik Johnson, son of Dr. Ed-ward and Mary Ellen Johnson,Green Bay, received hisbachelor's degree in bio-chemistry from the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee in1998. He begins a surgicalresidency at the University ofWisconsin Program in Madi-son.

Katie McQuillan is the daugh-ter of Anton and PatriciaKraszewski of Green Bay, andthe wife of Dr. Lance McQuil-lan. She received her bache-lor's degree from St. Norbert

College in 1999 and is a 1996graduate of De Pere HighSchool. Drs. Katie and LanceMcQillan will both be startingfamily practice residencies atthe University of California-Davis Program, Mercy MedicalCenter in Redding, Calif.

* Amy Wolcanski of GreenBay, daughter of Arthur Wol-canski, was awarded a $1,000scholarship from GeneralCasualty Insurance Compa-nies to help pay for her un-dergraduate studies. She willbe a sophomore at the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madisonstudying secondary educa-tion.

* Andrew Cochran, son of Philand Michelle Galles Cochran,Winona, Minn., received abachelor's degree from SaintMary's University of Minnesotain May. He is a graduate of DePere High School.

Joseph Cochran, son of Philand Michelle Cochran, wasaccepted for admission to theChicago Medical School. He is

also a graduate of Saint Mary'sUniversity.

Other honors

* Ryan Pavlik, the son of Ger-ald and Jan Pavlik, and asophomore at AshwaubenonHigh School, won first place instate competition of the Opti-mist Oratorical contest at Ste-vens Point in May. He was therecipient of a $1,500 collegescholarship. The topic for thisyear's contest was "United WeStand in Optimism." Ryan'sspeech focused on how wecan all make a difference insociety as individuals if we justhave perseverance and hardwork. He represented theAshwaubenon OptimistsClub.

High school honors

* Justin Hubbard, a sopho-more at Oconto Falls HighSchool, was named to thesecond semester honor roll.He received high honors. Hisname was omitted from thehonor roll that ran in the paperon July 8.


Wausau Daily HeraldAugust 7, 2003 Thursday LIFESTYLE; Pg. 2B

Campus news

Staff

The following area students were placed onthe spring 2003 dean's list at MichiganTechnological University, Houghton:

Antigo - Chad Waterhouse; Eagle River -Joshua Cello; Hatley - Greg Kaetterhenry;Marshfield - Philip Benes; Medford -William Kloth; Merrill - Paul Beilke,4.0, and Kevin Staus; Minocqua - Jesse

Francis and Matthew Nelson; Mosinee -Sara Bennwitz, Jenny Koskey, SethStankowski and Darrell Wisz; Rhinelander- Holly Grunst and Andrew Knitt; Schofield- Jonathan Hoersch, 4.0, Mark Klein,Jessica Nemitz, and Lindsey Zimick, 4 .0 ;Wausau - Brian Bresnahan, ZacharyDrake, Derrick Siebert, Mike Steele andKristin Susens, 4.0; and Wittenberg -Nathaniel Hart.


The Associated Press State & Local WireAugust 6, 2003, Wednesday, BC cycle

Details of university funding under signed budget

By The Associated Press

Details of state funding for Michigan's 15 public universities for the upcoming schoolyear under the higher education budget signed this week by Gov. Jennifer Granholm:

University Current funding Percent change New funding (in millions) (in millions)

Central $86.8 -4.3 $83

Eastern $84.6 -6.1 $79.3

Ferris State $53.6 -6 $50.3

Grand Valley $58 +1.9 $59.1

Lake Superior $13.8 -4.7 $13.1

Michigan State $314.6 -6.4 $294.3

Michigan Tech $53.3 -6.1 $50.1

Northern $50.2 -6 $47.2

Oakland $50.6 -2.9 $49.1

Saginaw Valley $26.4 +0.9 $26.7

Michigan-Ann Arbor $350.8 -6.45 $328.2

Michigan-Dearborn $27 -5.6 $25.5

Michigan-Flint $23.2 -5.45 $21.9

Wayne State $244.8 -6.4 $229

Western $121.3 -6.3 $113.6

The figures include an additional $7 million for 11 universities, including $1.5 mi l l ionfor Central Michigan, for the current fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. That money is e x -pected to be used by the universities in the upcoming school year.

Source: Analysis from House/Senate Fiscal Agencies.


The Associated Press State & Local WireAugust 6, 2003, Wednesday, BC cycle

Upper Peninsula BriefsMARQUETTE, Mich.

Chocolay Township Supervisor Ivan Fende was removed from office, but voters decidedthe four other board members targeted for recall should remain.

Voters cast 1,093 ballots Tuesday in favor of recalling Fende, and 1,017 against. ClerkArlene Hill was retained by the largest margin, 1,239-868.

Treasurer John Greenberg was retained 1,190-921, trustee Lois Sheribinow 1 , 2 1 1 -891 and trustee Ken Tabor 1,199-906.

Fende said the results of the election have not changed his view of his 25 years on theboard. "I'm happy with all the decisions I made in the past," he told The Mining Journal."If I had to do it again, I'd do it all the same."

County Clerk Connie Branam said a committee would meet within five days to scheduledan election for a successor to Fende, whose four-year term expires in November 2004.Fende said he would not seek to regain his post.

A group called Citizens for Responsible Government gathered enough petition signaturesthis past winter against the five board members to force the recall election.

The group said Fende had abused his authority as zoning officer and had spent townshipmoney to operate the former Silver Creek Elementary as a community center despite twofailed millage requests for the purpose.

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) - Planning continues on a local alternative school after schoolboard members conceded the program could not begin in September.

Planners now hope to get the alternative school for Marquette started in January, TheMining Journal reported Wednesday.

It would be designed for high school students who have had problems fitting into a typicalschool setting. In the average year, about 15 such students drop out or otherwise leavethe system.

The district gets $6,700 per student in state funding.

"We're trying to recover kids we are losing," board member Michael Angeli said. "Butyou have to be honest here. When you lose students, you lose money."

A committee entitled "Alternative Education: A School Within A School" has been meetingover the past year to plan a pilot alternative school program. The school board decidedTuesday that further work is needed before the program is launched.


NEGAUNEE, Mich. (AP) - Local residents who assisted a Marquette County Road Com-mission snowplow driver after his rig flipped over last winter and caught fire werehailed as heroes Wednesday.

Jose Mares, 59, of Gwinn, and Keith Korbus, 49, of Marquette, were presented wi thDistinguished Citizen Awards by the Michigan State Police at the Negaunee Townshippost.

They were credited with saving the life of Paul Villa, who was operating a MarquetteCounty snowplow at about 9:15 a.m. March 29, when disaster struck.

"The actions of these two individuals were truly heroic," said Lt. Donald Popoure, com-mander of the Negaunee Township post. "Not everyone is capable of doing what they did.They saved his life."

State police said Villa was operating a county snowplow on state highway 35 a couple ofmiles north of Palmer, The Mining Journal of Marquette reported.

The snowplow's front blade became embedded in the soft shoulder of the roadway, causingthe plow truck to flip over onto its roof, partially collapsing it and starting a fire nearthe engine. Villa was trapped inside.

Korbus and Mares, both experienced firefighters, sprayed the truck and Villa with a f i r eextinguisher and helped him out.

"I feel as though I would have burned alive if another two minutes had passed," Villa said.

ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) - Delta County's Friend of the Court office needs more money, i t sdirector told the county board.

Connie Osier urged the board Tuesday not to slash her budget further and to let her f i l ltwo vacant positions, saying the office has been short-staffed for more than a year.

The duties of the two workers who left have been spread among the other 11 staffers,Osier said, according to the Daily Press.

If approved, the two additional staff members would act as enforcers, collecting moneyfor child support.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) - Two long-forgotten paintings belonging to the city havebeen rediscovered after decades of storage by the Chippewa County Historical Society.

One of the watercolors is entitled "Fishing Village, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan" and de-picts a scene of the St. Mary's Rapids. The second, "Ship Canal at Sault Ste. Marie,Michigan 1870," shows the state lock from the edge of the rapids.

Both were done by William Armstrong, a Canadian artist, in 1895, the Evening Newsreported Wednesday. They were donated to the city in 1948.

The matted and framed paintings, measuring a full 12 by 14 inches in their currentstate, were believed to have been hung in the Carnegie Library before eventually fall inginto the hands of the historical society.


The society doesn't want to continue storing them and recently offered the city a choice:take them or donate them to the society.

"We can't hold them forever," society president Nancy Steinhaus said. "We just do notwant to be responsible for them any longer."

HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Tech Universi ty 's Board of Control is s t i l lworking on a procedure to evaluate the performance of President Curt Tompkins.

Board Chairman David Brule, of Iron Mountain, said he and board members KathrynClark of Ann Arbor and Mike Henrickson of Marquette met recently to discuss howTompkins would be reviewed.

He said the panel would report to the board Thursday.

Brule said the formal review process likely will be similar to the informal way theboard has reviewed Tompkins in the past.

Tompkins drew criticism last spring from the faculty senate, which came close toscheduling a campus-wide no-confidence vote.

Ruth Reck, a Board of Control trustee from Davis, Calif., said some board members arefrustrated with budget deficits, declining enrollment and tuition increases.

In the past, Tompkins has asked the board of control to conduct more frequent job r e -views, The Daily Mining Gazette reported Wednesday.


The Post-CrescentAugust 4, 2003 Monday Appleton, WI: REGION AND STATE; Pg. 4C

College Notesstaff

CHICAGO: ChristopherWroblewski, Appleton, re-ceived a bachelor's degree ineconomics and was named tothe dean's list at the Universityof Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

DRAKE: Misty Muter, Kim-berly, received a law degreefrom Drake University, DesMoines, Iowa. Area studentsreceived bachelor's degrees.

Appleton: Anne Thornton,musical theater.

Kimberly: James Geneske,theatre-directing.

New Holstein: Amy Thiessen,music performance.

Oneida: Rachel Lueck, musicperformance.

DULUTH: Nicholas Effinger,Appleton, received a bache-lor's degree in economics,and Ryan Bernard, Neenah,received a bachelor's degreein marketing, managementinformation systems, from theUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth.

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS:Area students receivingbachelor's degrees from Gus-tavus Adolphus College, St.Peter, Minn., include KateElliott, Appleton, English(summa cum laude, named toPhi Beta Kappa honor soci-ety); Brett Jannusch, Neenah,

history, and Sarah Simonson,Waupaca, English.

VITERBO: Richard Menting,Combined Locks, received amaster's degree in educationfrom Viterbo University, LaCrosse.

HONORS, AWARDS: Areastudents received scholar-ships and other honors.

Fox Valley Technical College:Rebecca Hoida, Manawa, re-ceived a Wisconsin DentalFoundation scholarship.

Gonzaga University, Spo-kane, Wash.: Colin Hahn,Appleton, was named to thepresident's list and wasnamed to Alpha Sigma Nunational honor society.

Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.:Ryan Gerlach, Appleton, re-ceived the Beverly BenderPrize for excellence in sculp-ture at the Al Young Art Con-test and Exhibit.

Northwestern University,Evanston, Ill.: ElizabethLhost, Appleton, received a$6,000 scholarship from theAssociated Banc-Corp Foun-ders Scholarship Fund Inc.

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: WayneSalzmann, Neenah, receiveda John Radd memorial jazzscholarship. Heather Dorn,Appleton, received a HarrietCoey Dickmann futureteacher memorial scholarship.

Valparaiso University, Val-paraiso, Ind.: Megan Nelson,Little Chute, and AndreaObertin, New London, re-ceived Lumina awards forscholastic excellence. Nelsonwas inducted into MortarBoard honor society.

DEAN'S LIST: Area studentswere named to dean's lists:

Calvin College, Grand Rapids,Mich.: John Menn and DavidMenn, both Appleton.

College of St. Scholastica,Duluth, Minn.: Jean Spauld-ing, Appleton, and Ilsa Peter-son, Scandinavia.

Cornerstone University,Grand Rapids, Mich.: HillaryUmnus, Menasha.

Crown College, St. Boni-facius, Minn.: Carrie Frese,Appleton.

Drake University, Des Moines,Iowa: Anne Thornton,Appleton; Molly Heyn,Neenah, and Aimee Thies-sen, New Holstein.

Ferris State University, BigRapids, Mich.: Cassie Graves,Black Creek, and CassieSpiegel, Fremont.

Gustavus Adolphus College,St. Peter, Minn.: ClairePoppe, Daniel Belgam, EmmaJordan and Madeline Prahl, allAppleton, and Brett Jan-nusch, Neenah.


Lake Forest College, LakeForest, Ill.: Dana Tate,Sherwood.

Lawrence University,Appleton: Angela Frocillo,Combined Locks.

Martin Luther College, NewUlm, Minn.: Amanda Suhr andJackie Uhlenbrauck, bothAppleton.

Michigan TechnologicalUniversity, Houghton: JohnMetzner, Neenah.

Milwaukee Institute of Art &Design: Kate Bergmann, Hor-tonville.

Northland College, Ashland:Sara Young, Appleton.

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: Judie Walker,Hilbert.

University of Minnesota, Min-neapolis: Jill Novotny, Dale;Barry Vanderloop, LittleChute, and Katherine Groh,Menasha.

University of Notre Dame,Notre Dame, Ind.: Katie Bor-chardt, Alexander Klein andAllison Sell, all Appleton, andCraig Thompson, Menasha.

University of St. Thomas, St.Paul, Minn.: Appleton: Ra-becca Harris, Brian Krause,Megan Olson, Erika Boeck-man, Michael Brummond,Megan Flanagan and Erin Ol-son, all Appleton, and ErinHealy, Neenah.

University of Wisconsin-Stout,Menomonie: Jared Egge-brecht, Waupaca.

Upper Iowa University,Fayette: Tracy Crews, Witten-berg.

Wisconsin Lutheran College,Milwaukee: Jessica LeighSchultz, Appleton.


Bismarck TribuneAugust 3, 2003, Sunday, METRO EDITION North Dakota: Pg. 3E

ABOUT TOWNGoverning board

The Anne Carlsen Center forChildren has moved from havingan advisory board to guide policyand direction to a nine-membergoverning board of directors tomake budget decisions andoversee operations.

Area board members: ValerieFischer, Bismarck, chairpersonof the governing board, servedon the previous advisory boardfor two years. She is a regionalcoordinator with the North DakotaDepartment of Public Instruction,where she oversees policy andprograms for secondary specialeducation. She has also workedas a consultant for individuals,insurance companies and attor-neys regarding vocational poten-tial for clients of injury, divorce orneeding career planning.

Calvin Rolfson, Bismarck, is aconsulting attorney and legisla-tive lobbyist representing clientsnationwide in the areas of gov-ernmental regulation, nursing andhealth law, professionals, phar-maceuticals, agriculture and bio-technology issues. Rolfson isnew to the ACCC board, but hehas ties to the center through hiswork with Lutheran Hospitals andHomes Society, a previous ownerof the facility.

Artwork accepted

'Grandpa's Pride,' an acrylic win-ter scene painted by LacyGustafson, of Stanton, has beenaccepted by the Muscular Dys-trophy Association's Art Collec-tion. In its 12th year, the collec-tion features artwork by peoplefrom across the country with neu-romuscular diseases.

Gustafson recently graduatedfrom Stanton High School, andenjoyed art and science. She isalso a member of the GreaterNorth Dakota Chapter of MDAand has represented MDA at theNorth Dakota State Fair and nu-merous Labor Day Telethons.

Members gather

Members of the Benevolent andProtective Order of Elks fromacross the nation gathered in St.Louis from July 6-10 for the Or-der's 139th Grand Lodge Con-vention. Cary Backstrand, ofBismarck-Mandan Elks LodgeNo. 1199, was installed as thenew leader of the West District ofthe North Dakota State Elks As-sociation, voted on key issuesfacing the Order and elected itsnew national leaders.

Jahner awarded

The Department of North Dakota,Ladies Auxiliary to the Veteransof Foreign Wars, selected RoseJahner, Bismarck, to receive theaward for Outstanding Commu-nity Volunteer and recognizedher at the recent DepartmentConvention held in Bismarck.This is the first year the Depart-ment of North Dakota hasgranted this award.

Jahner is a member and pastpresident of the Ladies AuxiliaryVFW Post No. 1326, Bismarck.She is very active in all aspectsof the auxiliary helping with theCancer Aid and Research break-fasts, baking pies for bake salesand putting in countless hourshelping with the many activitiesat the VFW Club from recruitingnew members to helping withclean up duties. She serves onmany committees, has been

chairperson of the Voice of De-mocracy and Youth Activitieschairpersons. On the departmentlevel she is currently senior vicepresident and has been pastchairperson for publicity, rehabili-tation, national home and mem-bership.

She also volunteers as St.Alexius Medical Center as an ICUhostess and in the gift shop aswell as with special projects andhelping the Hospital Auxiliaryprojects and functions. She alsovolunteers at the Ruth MeiersHouse Soup Kitchen, is a hospi-tal visitor for St. Anne's Church,ushers at community events andwears many hats when volun-teering through RSVP. Jahner isalso involved in the DisabledAmerican Veterans Auxiliary.

Clerkships to begin

The North Dakota Supreme Courtannounced that the followingindividuals begin their one-yearclerkships with the court Aug. 1.

Mitch Armstrong, Dickinson, re-ceived a B.B.A. in businessmanagement from the Universityof North Dakota and received hisJ.D. degree from the Universityof North Dakota School of Law in2003. He is the son of Mike andConnie Armstrong.

Carey Goetz, Center, received aB.A. in political science, with aminor in English, from the Univer-sity of St. Thomas and receivedher J.D. from the University ofKansas School of Law in 2003.She is the daughter of James andDevon Goetz.

Petra Mandigo, Bismarck, re-ceived a B.A. in chemistry andbiology from Ripon College and


received her J.D. from CreightonUniversity School of Law in 2003.She is the daughter of Evan andTove Mandigo.

Grady Crooks, Bismarck, re-ceived a B.S. in economics fromthe North Dakota State Univer-sity, and an M.A. in political man-agement and legislative affairsfrom the George WashingtonUniversity. He expects to receivehis J.D. degree from RutgersUniversity School of Law in 2004.He is the son of Linda Crooks,Bottineau.

Grant awarded

U.S. Bank, through the U.S.Bancorp Foundation has recentlyawarded a grant to Kids VotingNorth Dakota of Bismarck total-ing $ 1,000. The grant was madein the education funding cate-gory. Educational grants aregiven to organizations that pro-vide innovative programs thathelp low-income or at-risk stu-dents, financial literacy trainingand effective mentoring whilereaching a broad number of stu-dents.

The key mission of the program isto educate youth about the rightsand responsibilities of partici-pating in American democracy.Students from kindergartenthrough grade 12 participate insix to 12 hours of classroom in-struction dedicated to enablingstudents to develop informationgathering skills and make criticaldecisions. Students are encour-aged to research candidates andissues and become involved inthe exploration of and participa-tion in the democratic processwhile engaging peers, family andcommunity members in the votingprocess.

Andres graduates

The officers and directors ofWestern College of Auctioneeringannounced the graduation ofNathan Andres, Bismarck, whohas completed the intensifiedcourse of auctioneering, publicspeaking, auction managementand now is qualified to conductpublic auctions.

Program developed

Bruce Mork, professor of electri-cal engineering at MichiganTech University, Houghton,Mich., and son of Andy andGrace Mork, of rural Mandan, hasdeveloped a Master's Path Pro-gram for incoming students, typi-cally from Europe, who havecompleted a three-year bache-lor's program outside the U.S.

The program, approved in 2002,helps students from three-yearprograms continue their studiesfor a master's with the help of aone- or two-semester curriculum.

With the assistance of the Nor-way Alumni Chapter of theMichigan Tech Alumni Asso-ciation, the idea was created toprovide advanced study in 23programs to students with three-year bachelor's degrees.

Mork, a graduate of Mandan HighSchool, earned his bachelor's,master's and doctorate fromNorth Dakota State University,Fargo. He is a member of the In-stitute of Electrical and Elec-tronic Engineers, American Soci-ety of Engineering Educators andthe National Society of Profes-sional Engineers.

Stanley competes

Mimi Stanley, 13, daughter ofCurt and Karla Stanley, of Bis-marck, competed at the 11th

Annual Youth National Arabianand Half Arabian Horse Show inAlbuquerque, N.M., and earnednational recognition with her twohalf-Arabian mares, Prairie RoseMerrylegs and Stephanite. Theshow ran July 19-26, and Mimiperformed along with 2,500 oth-ers ranging in age from 2 to 18.

Mimi qualified in both Hunt Seatand Dressage and was the onlyrepresentative from North Dakotato achieve 'Top Ten' status in thefollowing classes: Dressage,training level, age 13 andyounger, Championship Class(both horses placed).

Dressage, first level, age 13 andyounger, championship class(Merrylegs).

Hunt Seat, no jumping, age 13and younger, championshipclass (Merrylegs).

Mimi completed her regionalqualification for the nationalcompetition in a recent show inSauk Center, Minn., with a first-and second-place finish. Shewas in the unusual situation ofqualifying with two horses, bothof which she brought to the na-tionals.

Dressage is an English form ofhorseback riding originating inthe Middle Ages from soldiers inthe cavalry who needed theirarms free to aim and shoot. Indressage, horses learn to re-spond to subtle shifts in therider's balance and pressure.Riders today are tested on theirability to perform difficult maneu-vers with precision and 'impul-sion,' or a driving force, and thehorse remains 'on the bit,' freefrom restraint, exhibiting a will-ingness to obey, with no obviousdirection from the rider.


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Jenni Sidd of Bloomington, Minn., a s t u -dent at Bethany Academy, Minneapolis,participated in the National Youth Leader-ship Forum on Defense, Intelligence andDiplomacy.

Her grandparents are Gene and Arly B r e -itzman, and Les and Pat Siedschlag, all ofWausau.

Maria Meyer, Marathon, graduated June13 from the Wisconsin School for theDeaf, Delavan. Meyer received the DelavanLions Club scholarship and the NationalFraternal Society of the Deaf scholarship.

Chelsea Domka-Cheyka of Wausau has beenaccepted to attend the EAA Air Academy I n -termediate Aviation Leadership Camp i nOshkosh. The Academy offers young peoplethe opportunity to meet and work wi thaviation professionals, while living andlearning the arts, sciences and lore ofaviation in both classroom and workshopsettings.

Activities will include flight experience,workshops and classroom study.

She is the daughter of Lee and Lee AnnCheyka, Wausau, and a student at MosineeHigh School.

Matthew Cyrtmus, son of Victoria Ful ler,Hudson, and David Cyrtmus, Wausau, hasbeen named a United States National AwardWinner in science by the U.S. AchievementAcademy for excelling academically. Ma t -thew is a student at Hudson High School.Matthew's grandparents are Audrey andRudy Kavajecz, Iron River, formerly ofWausau, and Karen and Dave Cyrtmus,Three Lakes. His name will appear in theofficial yearbook, which is published n a -tionally.

Katherine Reimer, Northland Pines HighSchool, Eagle River, grade 10, attended theWomen in Engineering Workshop atMichigan Technological Univers i ty ,Houghton.

The workshop is a weeklong investigationof engineering that allows high schoolwomen who are talented in math and s c i -ence to find opportunities in engineeringcareers as well as careers in relatedfields, such as mathematics, engineeringtechnology, technical writing and com-puter science.

GRAPHIC: (headshots) Jenni Sidd, MariaMeyer, Chelsea Domka-Cheyka, MatthewCyrtmus

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