School Nixes Leasing Agreement with Township
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25C The Lowell Volume IS, Issue 2 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Wednesday, November 21, 1990 earns The Lowell Ledger's "First Buck Contest" turnout was a.m., bagged the buck at 7:45 a.m. better than voter turnout on election day. On Saturday, Vezino bagged a four-point buck with a Well, not quite, but 10 area hunters did walk through the bow. Ledger d(X)r between 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Wednes- Don Post. Ada. was along the Grand River on the flats, day. when he used one shot from his 16-gauge to drop a seven- The point sizes varied from four to eight-point. The weight point. 160-165 pound buck at 8 a.m. Post, hunting since of the bucks fluctuated from 145-200 pounds and the spreads the age of 14. said the seven is the biggest point size buck on the rack were anywhere from eight to 15 inches. he has ever shot. Lowell's Jack Bartholomew was the first hunter to hag Chuck Pfishner, Lowell, fired his winning shot at 7:50 and drag his buck to the Ledger office at 7:35 a.m. Barth- a.m. east on Four Mile. Using a 12-gauge, Pfishner shot olomew was out of the house by 6 a.m., saw his first buck an eight-point, 145-150 pound buck with a nine-inch spread. at 6:55 and shot it at 7:10. Randy Mclntyre. Lowell, was in Delton when he dropped "When I first saw the buck it was about 100 yards away. an eight-point buck with a spread of 15 inches with his It walked toward me and got about 45 feet away before I 12-gauge. Mclntyre said he was out at 6:45 and shot the shot him." Bartholomew explained buck at 7:10 a.m. The Lowell man was south of town on Alden Nash when Damon Kroskie. Lowell, was in Alto when he blasted a he dropped the six-point, 150-pound buck which had a 15- seven-point, 150-pound buck with a 10-inch spread at inch spread. roughly 8:30 a.m. with his 12-gauge shotgun. For Kroskie Bartholomew bagged a doc with a bow a few weeks it was his first buck. earlier. *Tm sure I also hit this buck, becausc there is a Steve Whipple. Saranac, dropped a spike buck at 7:15 mark on its back where an arrow grazed it. I hit a buck with a.m. The buck weighed 115 pounds dressed. It was Whip- an arrow. I didn't kill it, but I hit it," he said. ple's lirst buck in his 16 years of hunting. He said he would > For Bartholomew this was his llth buck in 15 years, be hunting some more this year. 1 although not his biggest. "My biggest buck is an eight- Anthony Peckham was south of Lowell when he fired point." he said. and hit an eight-point, 180-pound dressed buck with his Doc Morgan scored his opening day buck at 7:20 a.m. 12-gauge. He hit his prized buck at 10 a.m.. Pechkham had in the Pamcll area. The Lowell man bagged a seven point, been out since 7 a.m. 190 pound buck. It had a 14-inch spread. Morgan said his Dale Dawson was into his I8ih year of hunting before biggest buck was eight points with a 23-inch spread. he bagged his first buck on Wednesday. The prized first Morgan, hunting since the age of 15, used a 12-gaugc buck was a four point. Dawson fired the killing shot at 9:30 shotgun to drop his prize. a.m. Kerry Vezino, using his 20-gauge shotgun, dropped a The Lowell Ledger wishes to thank all the merchants who seven-point, 150-pound buck near 36th Street and Snow sponsored the contest and all of the hunters who participated. Road. Vezino, who was up and out of the house at 6:10 Jack Bartholomew was the Lowell Ledger's "First School nixes leasing agreement with Buck" contest winner. Bartholomew showed up at the Ledger office at 7:30 with a six-point, 150-pound buck. Township; plans for new addition are put Along Main Street on hold by board After learning that the con- Township for such a shorter creased speculation for both would have rented. struction schedule reduced period of time. sides rather than answering "Since the school has de- the administrative relocation When talks originally existing questions. cided not to rent space, the needs from the anticipated commenced, the lease called The school is still con- Township has no deadline to fronted with a space crunch meet and can slow its ap- j mi five years to two years, the for the school to commit to a Lowell Board of Education five-year lease of 5,000 for its business office opera- proach," Timpson said. asked school administrators square feet of the new hall tion. Lowell Township, The same cannot be said to consider other options edition. meanwhile, is back on hold for the school. It has dead- SANTA PARADE - DEC. 1 rather than enter into a rental The Board's decision to with its plans for putting on lines. Superintendent Fritz agreement with Lowell consider other options in- an addition to the Township Esch is not sure how much The Lowell Chamber of Commerce Santa Claus Parade Hall. longer the school can make will be Saturday, Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. "The Township won't do. Lowell's Superintendent Floats and bikes welcome. For more information call Dee Quada changes mind, need the size of an edition is hopeful the school can Brown at McDonald s, 897-4141. that it would have had the make it through June of 1992. school decided to rent "The school will have access GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE returns to Power Board space," Lowell Township to some of the rooms in the Supervisor John Timpson new high school by Sep- Give your children or grandchildren the gift of life for Two weeks after he de- said. "The Township must tember of 1992," Esch ex- Christmas this year. Learn child and infant CPR. cided to step away from the now use our budget to fulfill plains. The Lowell Area Fire Department will be holding a child Lowell Light and Power its needs. It's very possible He also anticipates three and infant CPR class on Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 6 to 10 Board, Ray Quada followed we will scale down the addi- additional classes of students p.m. at the Look Memorial Fire Station. the lead of the Lowell City tion since there is not a need next year. The problem is he There will be a $5 per person charge. Register by calling Council and rescinded his for all of the previously anti- doesn't know at what level. , 897-96' 9. Please call by Monday, Dec. 3. motion to resign. cipated space." "If it's at the high school we "1 had an opportunity to Timpson added that the will be okay, but if it is Kin- 1 LOWELL LIGHT AND POWER NOTICE! speak to Mayor Jim Maat- Township would look into dergarten through the eighth man, who I have a great deal other available methods of grade we're in trouble. Mur- Due to a mechanical problem in the main sub-station, the of respect for. He asked me financing. He used Farmers phy's Law says it will be K-8. power will be off on November 25 for approximately four to reconsider stepping down Home Administration as a I am hopeful we can squeeze (4) hours, starting at 2:30 a.m. from the board, and after possibility "However, the together at least until June of Lowell Light & Power thanks you in advance for your some thought I decided to," Township would have to 1992." cooperation in this matter. Quada said. qualify for the loan first." Other possibilities which Quada has been a member Timpson said. Esch said are being consi- JAYCEES SPONSOR CHRISTMAS PROJECT of the cable board since Feb- The Lowell Supervisor dered. would include build- ruary. He resigned after hear- would not discount the possi- ing a pole-bam and convert- ^ The Lowell Area Jaycees, along with Access 6, are spon- ing about the City's decision bility of going ahead w ith the ing it into office space. The soring the project, "Everyone Should Be Warm At Christ- to pursue bids through the new addition, leaving unde- veloped ihe part the school Main St., contd., pg. 24 Quada, cont'd,, pg. 2 Ray Quada Lease, cont'd., pg. 6 "~1 I he I owell Ledger • Wednesday, Novonber 21. 199() - Page 2 College News The Lowell Ledger - Wednesday, November 21, 1990 - Page 3 TOWN TALK Lowell Township ASPINALL - Russell As- Memorial contributions to Mrs Lannie Rice's first-grade class at Bushnell sent letter and picture to Lowell's pinull, aged 82, of Lowell. the Michigan Veteran s Facil- residents not passed away Sunday. ity will be appreciated. Dan Pipe who is in Saudi Arabia. In this week's "Town Talk" they explain why November 18, I WO. Surviv- they sent the letters and pictures and why Dan had to go to Saudi Arabia. ing arc his wife. Ella; two GELDHOF — Gordon Gel- real keen on Getone daughters, Janel Allison of dhof, aged 76. of Grand Clarksville. Mrs. Robert Rapids. died Tuesday, (Judy) Purdy of Clarksville; November 13.