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€€ New TV Magazine In This Issue" Complete Listings For Lowell Cable TV System The Grand Valley Ledger Volume 7, Issue 23 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 April 13. 1983 WCUZ to sponsor Showboat benefit The Lowell Showboat is com- Softball Classic. sponsor Budweiser is putting up fans and Showboat supporters. ing out of its brief retirement for WCUZ spokesman Kevin notices for the tournament in Though the Showboat Board a Memorial Day weekend per- Reynolds said Tuesday that the tavems in the Grand Rapids area. of Directors chose to cancel this formance which could ease its deal with Bobby Bare was as Reynolds said that he antici- summer's Showboat perfor- $45,000 debt by as much as "good as gold." The station has pated no problem in recruiting 40 mance for fear of increasing in- $15,000. already received a contract from 12-man teams fur the double debtedness. the Memorial Day The Showboat Board of Di- Bare which officials expect to elimination tournament to be weekend was okayed because rectors and representatives from sign and return as soon as they held Saturday and Sunday. May WCUZ agreed to absorb any loss radio sation WCUZ together have a check for him. 28 and 29. if the event is not an money- i worked out a weekend which Bare will be performing Satur- Fee for entering the tourna- maker. will include a parade, a 40-team day. May 28, with proceeds ment will be $ 15 per player, with But. on the other hand, if the VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THIS WEEKEND softball tournament, and a one- from entries in the softball tour- each participant receiving two event shows a profit, all funds night performance by country nament expected to cover the tickets to the Bare performance not needed to cover expenses The L JWCII Showboat raffle car will be displayed in a booth at the singer Bobby Bare at the Show- cost of his appearance. in addition to the opportunity to will go to the Showboat. WLAV Rock Bottom Bazaar this Saturday and Sunday, April 16 boat amphitheatre. Teams for the tournament are play. and 17 at the Grand Center. Obviously, the purpose of displaying The event will be called the already being solicited over the Three thousand additional the shiny new Camaro Z-28 is to sell tickets on it, and to do that we WCUZ/Budweiser Showboat air by WCUZ. and event co- tickets will be available for Bare need some good sales people to help at the booth. Show times are from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Saturday and noon until 6:00 p.m. Sunday. We are trying to set the schedule up for three hour shifts Board opts for split millage proposal with about four people working per shift. We are told that the event draws around 120,000 people over the eighteen hours it is open, so Drawing on information fore voters March 14. meeting will be annouced later. pare favorably to the national av- we are looking for people willing to really gear up for hawking some gleaned from the post-millage Board members expressed In other action, the board gave erage in several categories. tickets. Call Roger Brown at 897-9261 days or 897-5381 evenings if election survey and meetings their confidence that absent Superintendent Kelly authoriza- The national average of you are willing to help out. with area townspeople, the members felt as they did about tion to hire additional staffing maintenance costs per student, members of the Lowell Board of the proposal. consisting of nine teachers, one for example, is $357. At Lowell WCUZ/BUDW1ESER SHOWBOAT BENEFIT MEETING Education voted Monday night In connection with the upcom- library aide, and one study hall the cost is $254. PLANNED to place a split millage proposal ing millage election. Superinten- supervisor. The board also ap- The average school mainte- before Lowell school district dent Kelly announced the names proved moving three part-time nance worker in the U.S. is re- A really big Memorial Day Weekend is being planned for a Low- voters in June. of candiates for the school board. teachers to full-time status. sponsible for 16.000 square feet ell Showboat Benefit sponsored by WCUZ Radio and Budweiser Board members Linda Beers. The nine candidates running are The additional staffing is con- of floor space; Lowell mainte- Beer for Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29 (see article on this Wayne Dowling, Roger Kropf, Stanley Williams. Roger Kropf. sidered necessary to implement nance workers clean 24.000. page). Though the event is being sponsored by WCUZ and Bud- and Chris VanAntwerp with Sandy Nagy. George Blocher, the six-hour day this fall. Salaries also compare favor- weiser, a great deal of volunteer support from the community is John Haggai, James Dumas, and Diana Fulkerson, Gary Ross, Kelly took the opportunity ably. While the average salary needed if the weekend is to be a success. Anyone willing to help or Mary Yost absent approved a James Goulooze 11. Jo Ann Mur- Monday night to commend for school maintenance workers with an idea how Showboat might further capitalize on this event is proposal which will require sep- phy, and Robert Kinsey. maintenance workers at Lowell is $16,877. Lowell maintenance invited to attend an open meeting at Lowell City Hall at 7:00 P.M. arate voter approval of a 17.9 Due to the high interest in the Area Schools for their efficiency workers average $13.873, on Thursday. April 14. millage renewal and millage in- school board election, LEA pres- and high standards. Total budget for maintenance creases of 3.9.4.1. and 4.3 mills ident Tom Stahr said that the A report submitted by head at Lowell Area Schools is UPCOMING EVENTS. .. for years 1983-5. LEA would be sponsoring a maintenance worker Clare $677,000. Taken together, the proposal "meet the candidates" night on McCaul shows that Lowell The Pep-ers, a women's softball team is staging a car wash in is identical to the one placed be- June 6 at 7 P.M. Location for the school maintenance costs com- Eberhard's parking lot Saturday. April 16. The gals will be scrub- bing cars from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at a cost of S2.00 per auto. The Lowell Boosters Club is having a "Victory Dance" Friday, New canoe livery now under construction here April 15 from 8:00 until 1:00 A M. at Deer Run Golf Club. Music is by D.J. Kevin Shea and tickets are-available at the door for $10.00 Lowell is about to become the owner of the fledgling business, per couple. home of the Misty Valley Canoe said Friday that the livery was a Dave Clark Plumbing and Heating Co. is sponsoring a slo-pitch Livery, scheduled to open Satur- do-it-yourself project. He spent sollball tournament on Lowell diamonds April 23 and^4. The dou- day. April 23. Friday morning laying block is ble elimination tournament will be limited to ten teams. Call 897- John Bosserman. who. with with his father at the livery loca- 7177 or 897-7941 for details his wife Karen DeMattia. is tion on 1120 E. Main at the east A Lowell 4th of July Celebration meeting is set for Wednesday, edge of town. April 2()lh at the Lowell Fire IX-pt. on Monroe Street at 7:30 P.M. FATAL SHOOTING Bosserman said that the soon- Everyone is urged to attend. With the recent new developments, A fatal shooting Thursday al a to-be-open business will offer 2- more volunteers arc needed. Lowell area residence was ruled 1/2 and 4-1/2 hour canoe trips, as a suicide, according to Detec- w ith landings at Ada and the east ATTENTION PARENTS OF LHS JUNIORS tive Sergeant Chet Bush of the edge of Grand Rapids. The liv- Kent County Sheriffs Depart- ery will also consider requests The Student Service Center at the high school is sponsoring an m- ment. for custom-designed trips, possi- fonnation night for the parents of high school juniors on April 19 at James J Lafey. 32. of 633 bly even overnight 7.3(1 P M. in the cafeteria The meeting is intended to give parents Coit NE. Grand Rapids, was According to Bosserman. the the "lav ol the land" regardmp college admission, financial aid. and pronounced dead at the scene as idea for a canoe livery came up career planning. the result of a 4.10 shotgun blast about a year ago. and interested to the neck. him enough that he began inves- OFF THE BLOTTER The shooting occurred at ap- tigating area nvers as potential proximately 2:15 P.M. Thursday livery sites. Experience working Reported to Lowell officers Thursday evening was a hit and mn at the Danny Wacha residence. with canoe liveries in the Ros- accident which occurred on South Jefferson St A car owned by 2348 Segwun. common area where he grew up Diane Rickert of Lowell was damaged in the accident. Bush said Monday that Lafey led Bosserman to choose the east James Lafey of Lowell was involved in a hit and run accident on had threatened to commit suicide- end of the Grand River over pos- Mam St. near Monroe Saturday evening April 2. Lafey lost control on a number of occasions. No sible sites on the Rogue. Rat, of his car and struck a parked vehicle owned by David Miller further investigation is being Arrested by Lowell officers on a 2 count warrant issued by 63rd made into the matter.