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4A K1 WWW HE IMES ERALD COM PortHuron Oct.19,2012.Sheissur- aldGraham.Visitation dayinPollock-Randall FuneralHome.Services willbeheldat10a.m.on Pollock-RandallFuneral Home 70, survivedbyfourchil- pherHudsonandJenni- ferHudson.Services willbeheldat11a.m. OurSaviourLutheran Church.Arrangements byPollockRandallFu- neralHome. issurvivedbyherchil- Mumford.Aservicewill takeplaceat11a.m. MondayintheSmith FamilyFuneralHome- VisitationwillbeSunday Mondaybeginningat10 a.m.inthefuneralhome. Attica 95of Oct.18,2012.Survived tersandThomasWaters.

p.m.attheMuirBroth- ImlayCity.Services1 p.m.Monday,Oct.22at thefuneralhome. Survivedbyherhus- lock-RandallFuneral Home.Serviceswillbe at11a.m.Tuesday,Oct. dallFuneralHome. Lexington 63, Survivedbyherhusband FrederickGroves.Visi- PomeroyFuneralHome, Lexington. MarineCity 35, ArrangementsbyJowett FuneralHomeat1634 LapeerAve.at17th TheTimesHeraldpublishes deathnoticesfreeofcharge Cadillac 94, Survivedbychildren, AliceAnnaRawlinand ClaytonDelbert Andrews.Funeralser- dallFuneralHome.Visi- tationonehourpriorto theservice.

CassCity Survivedbyherdaugh- PamPemberton.Ser- vices2p.m.Monday, Oct.22,2012inKranz City.Visitationnoonto2 p.m.Mondayatthefu- neralhome. KimballTownship DEATH NOTICES Interchangeimprove- waylightingalsowerein- cludedintheproject. Themilestoneisthat thearoundtheclocklane closuresthatkeptittotwo lanesfortwoyearswillbe MichiganDepartmentof Transportation. Morosisaidintermit- tentlaneclosuresdueto barrierworkandsigns willcontinueuntilaround Thanksgiving. Guestspeakersatthe eventincludedU.S.Rep.

BridgeCanadapresident andchiefexecutiveoffi- HuronMayorPauline operationsofficerGreg Johnson. Repphopestheim- provementswillincrease tourismtrafficinPort Huron. Reppsaid. Itopensupa gatewaytoPortHuron andisaplusforthecom- Pavlovsaidthenew constructionwasaboon forthecountyaswell. ThisturnstheBlue WaterBridgeintoaworld classinternationaltrade corridorandamagnetfor theattractionofeconomic presentedanopportunity forincreasedactivity alongthetradecorridor, andachanceforlocalrec- footwidenon-motorized paththatwasadded acrosstheBlackRiver.

Millersaidtherecon- futureprojectssuchas theBlueWaterBridge centerandwelcomecen- munity. Tourismisstartingto said. Allofthecompo- PortHuronCityMan- agerBruceBrownsaw thereconstructionasan economicshotinthe Thisisawonderful thingforourcityandin- Brownsaid. Frommy standpointthisisjustthe metroregionengineer, saidfutureplansforarea reconstructioninclude newwayfindingsignsfor tionoftheHarkerStreet connector. ginconstructionon bridgesandfreewayon theI-69andI-69business loopfromRangeRoadto constructiononI-94from GriswoldtoLapeerroads.

ContactBethLeBlancat(810) BRIDGE ContinuedfromPage1A BlueWaterBridgeCanadapresidentandchiefexecutive officerChuckChrapkoandU.S.Rep.CandiceMillertalk projectFridayattheRiversideBoatLaunch.The$90million projectincludesthewideningoftwomilesofI-94andthe replacementoftheBlackRiverbridges. TIMESHERALD BITUARIES Specialtributespurchasedby familyandfriends Toplaceanobituary: call866-543-6431 SaturdayandSunday2to5p.m. call866-543-6431 SharonE.Hudson PortHuron SharonE.Hudson,70,ofPortHuron, 2012. HurontothelateJohnandEvelyn Nordgren.ShemarriedAllanHudsonon 8,2010. Mrs.Hudsonwasanaccomplishedorganistandpianist herentirelife.ShewasorganistandDirectorofMusicat encouragedmanyyoungmusicstudentstodeveloptheirtal- ent.Shealsoplayedpianoforseveralcommunityorganiza- theaterprovidingmusicalaccompaniment.Shewillbedear- granddaughter, Tiffany Hoffman.

RandallFuneralHome. Funeralserviceswillbeheldat11 a.m.Saturday,October20,2012inOurSaviourLuther- anChurch. TheReverendDonaldDoerzbacherwilloffici- ate. MemorialcontributionsmaybemadetoOurSaviourLu- theranChurch.Tosendcondolences,visit pollockrandall.com MargaretM.Mumford PortHuron MargaretM.Mumford,age93,diedFri- PortHuronsince1947.ShemarriedFloyd L.MumfordonOctober4,1941inDetroit. ShewasprecededindeathbyFloydon timememberofRossBibleChurch.Sheandherhusband enjoyedwatchingthefreightersontheSt.ClairRiver.

Driscoll and Delphine Gatske. Afuneralservicewilltakeplaceat11a.m.Mondayin Street withPastorJ.RandallWithenshawofficiating.Burial willfollowinLakesideCemetery.VisitationwillbeSunday from2-7PMandonMondaybeginningat10AMinthefu- neralhome.MemorialsmaybemadetoRossBibleChurch ortheSt.JosephMercyHospitalFoundation. www.smithfamilyfuneralhome.com Dozensof recruitsgraduatingFri- daytofull-fledgedtroop- erswillgiveamuch-need- edboosttotheranksof theMichiganStatePolice, whichisatitsloweststaff- inglevelsincethelate 1960s. The78recruitswho graduatedinLansingwill pushthecountto965 troopersat29posts acrossthestate.Thehigh pointforMichiganState Policetrooperemploy- Thelastpersonnel lowesttotalinmorethan TiffanyBrownsaidFri- day. Thisisthefirstoftwo trooperschoolsfundedby Gov.RickSnyder’spublic first-termgovernorde- tailedinMarch.Snyder, scheduledtobethekey- notespeakerduringFri- nyattheLansingCenter, thetwoschoolstogradu- ate180newrecruits.

Thenexttrooper schoolistobeginlaterthis month.Thelastbatchof newtroopersgraduated inMaylastyear. Someofthenewtroop- erswillbesenttoornear cordingto2010datacom- amongthetop10U.S.cit- withtheworstviolent crimerates. Flintreceived15trans- fersandwillgetfivenew graduation.Saginawis coveredbywhatisknown astheTri-CitiesPost, whileDetroitandPontiac arehandledbywhatis calledtheMetroPost. Theincreaseintrooper numberscomesatatime whenmanyMichigan communitieshavebeen losinglawenforcement officers. enforcementofficerslast MichiganCommissionon LawEnforcementStan- dards.

Statetrooperschoolgraduates78 AssociatedPress Statemeningitis deathsrisetosix Officials haveaddedanotherMich- igandeathtothenational meningitisoutbreak. AtleastsixMichigan residentshavedied amongthe49stricken withfungalmeningitis. Thelatestisa79-year-old womanfromOakland County.Theillnesshas beenlinkedtocontaminat- edsteroidsmadeatan EastCoastpharmacyand shippedtoahandfulof Michiganclinics. TheMichiganDepart- mentofCommunity Healthsaidtherehave beenfourabscessesanda tothemeningitiscases. Themostimportant factordeterminingwho getssickseemstobehow muchfunguswascontam- inatingavialofmedica- tion.Thesteroidswerein- jectedtorelievebackand neckpain.

Flintschools investigatebullying Schooloffi- cialsinFlintareinvesti- gatingaclaimthatanau- tisticninth-graderwasas- saultedbyotherstudents whenherefusedtotakea marijuanablunt. CandiceFostertold MLive.comforastoryFri- daytheattackoccurred Wednesdayafterher15- year-oldsonMicheal Boutchermissedthebus homefromFlintNorthern HighSchool. Boutcherhasbeendi- agnosedwithAsperger syndromeandattention deficithyperactivitydis- order.Boutchersaidhe askedotherstudentshow togethome. Oneofferedhimthe marijuana.WhenBoutch- gantohithim. Amanlivingnearby cametohisaidanddrove Boutcherhome.

Fostersaidhersonat- tendsFlintNorthernbe- causeSouthwesternHigh special-needsclasses. attendSouthwestern. Manchargedwith poachingdeer A51- year-oldMichiganman faceschargesrelatedto poachingdeerandturkey. TheShiawasseeCoun- anBirchmeierwasar- raignedFridayon125mis- demeanorcounts. BirchmeierofOwosso Townshipischargedwith 115countsoftakingorpos- sessingdeeroverthelegal limitandsevencountsof takingturkeywithouta permit.

Healsoischargedwith illegalbaiting. Astateconservationof- ficerfoundanumberof antlersandillegalbait pilesearlierthismonthat 70milesnorthwestofDe- troit. Morethan170antlers, aswellasshoulder turkeybeardswere seized. Birchmeiercouldface imbursementpayments andupto90daysinjail. TheAssociatedPress couldnotreachBirch- meierFridayforcom- ment.

Anglercatches recordmuskellunge TheMichi- ganDepartmentofNatu- ralResourcessaidarec- ord-settingmuskellunge hasbeencaughtinAntrim County. TheDNRsaidFriday thatJosephSeebergerof Portagelandedthefish Oct.13onLakeBellaire. Themuskieweighed58 andhadagirthof29inch- es. Staterecordsforfish arebasedonweight. Thepreviousrecord washeldbyKyleAnder- sonofRapidCity.In2009, hecaughtamuskellunge onTorchLakeinAntrim Countythatweighed50.5 pounds.

catchwasverifiedbya DNRfisheriesbiologistat theCharlevoixFisheries ResearchStationanda DNRconservationofficer. Minnesotaman convictedinslaying A Minnesotamanhasbeen foundguiltyoffirst-de- greemurderintheslaying ofhis20-year-oldstep- daughter. TheMacombDailyre- portsaMacombCounty CircuitCourtjuryin MountClemensdeliberat- edabout30minutesFri- daybeforereachingits verdictagainst47-year- oldRahimAlfetlawi. JessicaMokdadwas Adefenseattorneyhad saidMokdadaccidentally wasshotduringastruggle withAlfetlawioveragun. SomejurorstoldThe MacombDailytheydisre- gardedtheclaim.

Authoritieshadsaid therwastargeted. Theypreviouslyhad saidAlfetlawiwasangry becauseMokdadleft Islam. AlfetlawiofCoonRap- idsfaceslifeinprison sentenced. Schoolofficer shootsintruder TheDetroit schooldistrictsaidanoff- dutycampusofficerhas shotamanwhobrokeinto city. AccordingtoDetroit PublicSchoolsspokesman happenedaround6a.m.

Fridayaftertheofficerre- ceivedacallaboutapossi- bleintruderatthehomein southwestDetroit. Waskosaidtheofficer sawindicationsofabreak- inatthehousewhenhear- rivedandconfrontedthe once. DPSsaidtheintruder waslistedintemporary seriousconditionatahos- pital. Nootherinjurieswere reported. Waskosaidtheofficer willbeplacedonpaidad- ministrativeleavepend- ingtheoutcomeofthein- vestigation.

STATE ElaineJer- ryarrivedatHanleyField AirportinMunisingwith asuitcaseintowandsun- glassesontoprotecther eyesfromthebrightsun. asingle-engineplanewith afour-personcarryingca- pacity.Itwasparkednext totheairportoffice. pellerstartedandthe planebeganmovingdown way. Thisismyfavorite planeliftedintotheair. TheDetroitnative, whomovedtotheUpper Peninsula18yearsago, neededtogettoAnnAr- bortohavesurgeryonher righteye.Sheisgoing blindfrompanuveitis, whichcausedinflamma- tioninhereyesandcata- ractstodevelop.

Wehavenospecialist shesaid. intheareathatcanhelp Gettingtoandfrom peciallywhendriving Volunteerpilotssuch asRichardLawrence makeitpossibleforJerry andothersinsimilarfi- nancialandgeographic situationstogetwhere theyneedtogoforspe- cializedmedicaltreat- ment. Dozensoforganiza- alofthembasedinMichi- sandsofflightsforpeople inneedeachyear. missionsinall50states, accordingtostatistics compiledfortheAirCare upofagroupoforganiza- tionsthatprovidecharita- bleflights.Manyofthose arecountedasmultiple missionsbecausetheyin- volvelegsofthesame turnsflyingpartofthe way. Themajorityofthe medicalreasons.

Pilotsusetheirown planestoflypeopleto medicalfacilitieshun- therideisfreeforthepas- senger. said. mentofgettingthetreat- Jerrygaveupdriving onhighwaysaboutfour yearsagobecauseofher poorvision. parentsandbrotherhave haveanyonetotakeheron morefromanearbyair- SuperiorandnearPic- turedRocksNational totheLivingstonCounty SpencerJ.HardyAirport tookabouttwohours. AfterarrivinginHow- byafriendandwenttothe UniversityofMichigan KelloggEyeCenterfor cataractsurgery.

Patientsgetfreeflightstocare ByElishaAnderson DetroitFreePress.