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SEP. 2 7 I8S8 25C x found in supposedly "5A0 4 SONS' 300k Blwn 'hdery empty equipment s^iNGPORr, Mi CM ican The Lowell 9204 Volume 13, Issue 45 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Wednesday. September 20,1989 Along Main Street Fallasburg Festival Sept. 23 and 24 21st Annual offers a variety II to weekend festival goers monstrated by the Flat River Rug On Saturday, Sept. 23, at 10 Hookers, and drawing and a.m. the 21st annual Fallasburg sketching will be done by the Fall Festival gets underway. The Lowell High School Art Club. ON VIEW AT LAAC GALLERY two-day festival, which goes Eleven food booths will offer from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, festival visitors everything from 'The Human FomT, paintings and drawings of ten local aitists is sponsored by the Lowell Area a meal to a snack. The eleven will open on Wednesday, Sept. 13 and will be on view through Arts Council, but many other in- non-profit groups who will be Oct. 8. dividuals and organizations u .u u. A reception for the artists will be held at the Gallery on Sunday, shou,d be given credit for joining Sept. 17 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The public is cordially invited to to make the festival a success. umbus V nes* Uniled attend. Entenamment will be pro- Methodistchureh. the First Con- Gallery hours are Monday - Friday, I to p.m. and 1:30 - 4:30 vided from noon to 5 p.m. each .. i u .u i n p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For further information phone the Arts Center at 897-8545. performed by Harmonica Bob, Lowell Lions, St. Patrick's Beats Settin Home, and Down Home and School Association, LAAC WILL HOST LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP River Players. Sunday's perfor- the West Central Michigan His- mers are the Hill People, Greg torical Society, St. Paul's The Lowell Area Arts Council is taking registrations for its Life and Kathy Proulx, and Quod- Women's Guild, and the Arts Drawing workshop. The Workshop begins Monday, October 2 libet. Council Kids. and will run for seven weeks. Antique vehicles will be on This is not an instructional workshop but rather a series of display. The VanSlyke collection In addition many other volun- sessions to enable artists within the community to have the oppor- of buggies and sleighs will be teers supervise a free children's tunity to paint and draw from life and character models. shown, and there will be a visit craft area, the free parking, the The fee for the workshop is $32 for LAAC members and $38 by the Flat River Antique Auto information booth, grounds for non-members. For further information or registration call the Club on Sunday afternoon. clean-up, decoration, and other Arts Center at 897-8545. Tum-of-the-Century skills aspects designed to keep the fes- will be demonstrated in the pavil- tival running smoothly. LOWELL YMCA HOURS FOR FALL ion. Joan Bunn will set up a but- ter churning display, the El- Along with the 65 artists who The Lowell YMCA office will be open from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. dredges will demonstrate can- are the focus of the festival, these many volunteers join to make the Monday through Thursday. ing, spinning and weaving will 21st annual Fallasburg Fall Festi- Visitors admire the artwork at the 20th Fallasburg Festival. be done by Mary Bastneck, and SURVEYORS TO DETERMINE LANDMARK LOCATIONS wood carving will be de- val a fun-filled event for The 21st event is this weekend, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday monstrated by Jim Meekhoff. In who visits Fallasburg and Sunday, The Southwest Chapter of the Michigan Society of Registered- addition, mg hooking will be de- Park Sa,urday and Sunday- Land Surveyors Foundation will conduct an original-research sur- vey. Using chain and stake, they will determine the locations of the 1939 sawmill. 1840 gristmill and tannery lot at the Fallasburg Lowell Pioneer Village. Saturday, Oct. 14 (rain dale Oct. 21) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fallasburg Pioneer Village, across the old covered bridge, guides Rotary blood will show in-progress restoration of the Fallas House. The Fallas- burg Schoolhouse Museum will be open and visitors will be able drive to view an archeological dig taking place in the Village. The Surveyor's group operates a museum in Lansing, the only one in the U.S. devoted entirely to surveying. In 1988 they were collects invited to survey Old Fort Michilimackinac, and this year com- pleted a survey of the old Fort on Mackinac Island. 75 pints Ladies of the Alto Apostolic Christian Church will cook and serve all homemade food, including pies, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the Fallasburg Historical Soci- The Grand Valley Blood Prog- ety, formerly West Central Michigan Historical Society. The public ram, sole supplier of blood to is invited and there is no admission charge. For more information Butterworth, Blodgett, Met- call Judy Baird, 897-9081. ropolitan, Ferguson and St.Mary's Hospitals estimates MASONS SPONSOR FISH DINNER OCT. 7 that it will need 36,000 pints of blood in its blood bank if it is to On Saturday, Oct. 7, there will be Fish Dinner sponsored by serve patients in Kent County in Lowell Masons and Eastern Stars. need of major surgeries, trauma The "All You Can Eat" dinner is at the Lowell Masonic Temple, cases and in the treatment of dis- 112 Lincoln Lake, serving from 5 to 7 p.m. Prices are $5 adults; ease. $2 children. Lowell's Rotary organization has held a blood drive each year Lowell Rotary's blood drive had 75 people give a pint of blood, helping the Grand Valley ALTO ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR PROMOTES READING since 1974 in an effort to aid the Grand Valley Blood Program. Blood Program in its effort to to reach the 36,000 pint total in its blood bank. The Donor Recruiter said Alto Elementary School is holding a book fair at the school 35,000 pints of blood. That is just don't get the same response. Lowell Rotary's blood drive had Sept. 28 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. two percent over a year ago, but Lowell's Rotary drive is one COUSINS' CARD & GIFT 126 people sign up to give blood A wide selection of high quality, high interest paperback books still short of the 36,000," JoAnn of four held in Lowell during the SHOPPE - Hallmark Christmas in 1986, with 94 actually able to for children will be for sale at the school. Rudy, Director od Donor Re- year. Lowell's Fire Department ornaments are now in. July give. "Since then it has dropped There will also be items of interest for adults, including gift, cruitment said. "We fell behind holds one in May. Lowell's through August will be closed on but over the last two years it has craft and acitivity books. Profits from the book fair will be used during the summer because there Jaycees held one in July. Rotary Sunday. Mon, Tues., Wed., leveled off. This year the drive to support the school library. The public is invited to attend the fair. are fewer drives, people vacation Thurs., Fri., Sat. open 10-6. had 87 people sign up, with 75 blood drive, cont'd., pg. 2 and the drives during the summer YMCA OFFERING CHOLESTEROL TESTING SEPT. 27 actually able to give. LOOK for your Westside Deli PRECISION & FASHION In 1988 the numbers were 85 coupon inside this week's Ledger MCGEE HOMESTEAD - Bed HAIRSTYL1NG - For both men The Lowell YMCA will be offering cholesterol, glucose and - 62 and in 1987 they were 94 - and SAVE. and breakfast, 2534 Alden Nash and women. Man's World triglyceride testing on Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 72 respectively. N.EM Lowell. 897-8142. Hairstyling. Phone 897-8102. p.m. (12 hour fast required for triglyceride test). "Currently, we're running at ICEMAN'S OUTLET - Cost is $5 for one test, $9 for 2 tests and $12 for 3 tests. The Liquor. Beer & Wine. It's new - YMCA is located at 323 W. Main, Lowell. GARY'S COUNTRY MEATS - KIRSCHLIN KENNEL - Minia- LITE & LISTEN SOUND - Music BBQ Ribs & chicken to go on the For fresh meat cuts, cold cuts and ture Schnauzers AKC puppies, for all occasions. Make your re- weekend. Panama Jack T-Shirts cheese visit Lowell's exclusive shots, ears, also champion stud ception or party a time to re- and shorts. Open till 1 a.m. Cont., pg. 23 meat market at 20S E. Main. Call service, Kirschlin Kennel, 676- member. Call Jerry and Alicia De- weekends and until 12:30 a.m. 897-7306. 9257. spres at 897-4336. Monday thru Thursday -m.. • r __ ;Wi .<i k ifli 11 r . fyUs.ioV// • iifihv.f Jkyvfi * *1 The Lowell Ledger - Wednesday. September 20, 1989 • Page.2 The Lowell Ledger - Wednesday, September 20, 1989 • Page 3 Blood, cont.'d . • • Obituaries HENDR1CK - Steven Hen- (Maijorie) Hoag of Alto, Flor- der of Lowell; Genevieve Baldin drick. aged 33. of Lowell passed ence Hoag. Patrick (Dorothy) and Rita (Sid) Amnion of Grand If you were away unexpectedly Thursday. Hoag. all of Lowell, Mrs. Gary Rapids; Manlyn Wells of September 14. 1W). Survived (Patricia) Heys of Dutton, Mrs. Florida; Carolyn and Keith An- by his wife, Linda; his son. Ste- Paul (Elizabeth) Kane of Naper- derson of Holland, Dorothy ven: stepsons.