ARTS for YOUTH • Legislatures and School Officials Go to War on Senate Bill 146 —Kemp; It's Proposal C, but Worse - It's Proposal C
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25c! HCAG 5 S0fJ5- 30?"; DlflDEH SPRiNGPORT, MI CH I j ' TJ 4 J2)i Volume 17f Issue 14 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since Wednesday, February 17, 1993 AT ODDS: ARTS FOR YOUTH • Legislatures and school officials go to war on Senate Bill 146 —Kemp; It's Proposal C, but worse - It's Proposal C- By: Thai! Kmns can a state government which Posthumus said that projected To borrow a presidential has a projected deficit this year deficit was lowered to $390 campaign slogan "They jusl of $500 million (which was million because the economy don'I gel il." derived at before the defeat of has picked up. ' Ifyou'nMalking to the leg- Proposal C) offset the loss of Posthumus responds, 44The islatures in Lansing, they are local revenue. Senator Dick same way it has every year, referring to the school dis- we've cut in other areas and tricts. not in education. We've used If you're talking to school general fund contributions district administrators, they over the last three years. The are referring to the legisla- last two years we've had a $2 tures in Lansing. billion deficit, everything has Senate Bill 146 has fes- been cut but education. In tered the argument about the 1991, all areas of the budget A best way to deal with properly were dealt a 9.5 percent cut, taxes and school fiance re- except K-12." form. If Lansing can make up for The bill was narrowly the lost local revenue, oppo- passed by the senate last nents wonder where is that Wednesday 19-18. It must needed 5-8 percent- growth now gain approval through, schools rely on for operation the house. going to come from? The bill is running on the The Lowell Assistant Su- platform that the assessment Fritz Kseh perintendent added, that in the ratio for school property taxes November elections, not only ^ would be a'duced from the did schools not believe the current 50 percent of true cash state could reimburse it for value to 40 percent within the lost local revenue, but the vot- next three years. ers didn't believe them either. The biggest problem the "The proofofthat is they over- opponents of this bill have is whelmingly voted down that it does not deal with Proposal C," Kemp said. "So Youth Symphony members l^iura Hasney, Claire Basney and Connie Kelly, of school finance reform, which now the state is trying to ram- Lowell, will participate in a concert on March 7 at DeVos Hall. is directly affected by the bill. rod this Bill through The concert is in celebration of Youth Arts Month proclaimed by (Governor John How greatly it is affected, legislature. The Bill is worse Kngler. again, depends on who you than Proposal C, it's Pro- The Youth Symphony is a non-profit organization whose KM members represent % talk to. posal C but worse, we refer to over 32 schools in teh West Michigan area. These students aat;es 12-21 are the finest The proponents say any it as - 'Proposal C-minus'," musicians in their a^e group in the West Michigan area, according to Symphony loss of local revenue would Kemp says. manager, Barb Hammond. be replaced by an increase in Posthumus blames the de- The concert 1 scheduledto begin at 3 p.m. will feature three outstanding high school Stale Aid. feat of Proposal C on choirs and the winner of the Youth Symphony Piano Competition, Ron Patrick. Opponents counter, how Diek Posthumus At Odds cont'd., pg. 8 Jurors Selection. Entry forms are available from the Lowell Township to use ordinance Arts Council at 149 S. Hudson, P.O. Box 53, Lowell, Ml to regulate Alden Nash/I-96 49331 or phone 897-8545, daily. # AIDS INFORMATION MKKTINd light industrial site Hy: Marc Fopiolek Under a light industrial ordi- Every parent and adult needs to become informed with Lowe II Tow nship' s boa rd nance the time table would be accurate and current information about AIDS and it's preven- has tabled the recommenda- faster acting satisfying the tion. Therese Hoyle from the AIDS Resource Center will lead tion of the planning commis- developers need as well as the a discussion on Thursday, Feb. IS from 7 to 9 p.m. at the sion to re-zone the proposed townships. Lowell Middle School. industrial site at Alden Nash "The Planned Urban De- Plan to attend and bring a friend. Sponsored by the To- and 1-96 according to the velopme nt process to approve gether Lowell Cares Committee. Contact Karen Lalva or Sue township's Planned Urban a plan is impractical, " stated PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCKS Burt, 897-847! for more information. Development ord i na nee. David Draft, a representative % The board has indicated of Grooters Development. Parent Teacher conferences for the Lowell High School and BLrFBIRDS SPOTTFI) that the land will be re-zoned "The money it would take to Middle School will be held Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 5 to 9 under a Light Industrial ordi- go through this process is not p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. A male and female bluebird were spotted at II a.m. in nance instead of the P.U.D.. beneficial to any developer." Eastgale by Dennis Kennedy. A motion was made to Draft went on to state that KNTRY FORMS AVAIIABLF FOR give Grooters the intent of re- "most Townships have both a ARTS COMPKTITION ( IASSOF H3 RFUNION zoning the land as light indus- P.U.D. ordinance and a light trial subsequent to Grooters industrial ordinance, that way Entry forms aa* available for the Lowell Area Arts Councils Lowell High Schools Class of '83 is holding it's 10 year working with the planning development plans are done Seventh Annual West Michigan Regional Competition. A reunion on Sept. 18. commission on amendments in a more timely fashion. In- juried event, the competition is open to all West Michigan Call Marcy Emmons Hall at 1-887-1641 or Pally Reagan aIo the current light industrial stead of the approval coming artists. This years juror will be Patience Young, Curator of Wade 897-6147 il you can help plan in any way such as ^ordinance. in three to four months under Education with the Detroit Institute of Art. invitations, addresses, etc. Under the P.U.D process the P.U.D. it comes in one Over $1,000 in cash awards will be given in the following the time table for develop- month under the light indus- categories: The Kathie Quada Memorial Purchase Prize, Best ment would lake 1(H) long. Ordinance, cont'd., pg. 1H )f Show, Best 2-D, Best 3-D, Creative Use of Materials and Main St., cont'd., pg. H The l/)well I>edj{er-Wednesday, February 17,1993-Pa^e 3 Hie 1 nut'll I t I;el>ni;ir> 17,1 W-hijse 2 HealiiigCoinpaiiy, Hendricks WKSTKR - Ruth Wesu-r McGlamerv. She attended vices were held Monday at Supplv Company and K & H Lowell, born to Wilham mki Daily site-seeing a must to keep up school m Kentucky and WHS the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lena Peck ham. March ! married lo Clarence Gibson Lake Odessa. Rev. George Enterprises. LOWELL I ^20, passed aw ay Thursd , ^ OBITUARIES Feb. 23, 1%2 in Kentucky. Aton officiating. Intemient MC PKCK • Kenneth L. February 11, 1W3, at Knu Surviving are her husband Lakeside Cemetery . Memo- with changes at new high school site McPeck, aged 63, of Way land Community Hospital. Sun i\ Clarence, one son, Hubert rial contributions to Hospice passed aw ay Tuesday, Febru- By: Thad Km us CHARTER ing are children. Manlvn metal studs in the administra- started. The electrical conduits DKMM- K- Mr. Rolvri John Sand Lake, Dorothy Draper Gibson o! Lowell: two grand- of Greater Grand Rapids. ered at die February Board of ary IW. He is survived by (Greg) McClure, Jo.,,, tion area have been completed. for lighting and power are Draper I. aged M. Grand of Wyoming: several nieces, sons, Justin and Kyle; her la- Job superintendent for the Education meeting was me- his wife Charlotte; and chil- being run diroughout class- Rapids, passed aw a\ Wednes- nephew sand in-laws. Funeral ther, Lee McGlamery of HENDRICKS - Herman M. (Leonard) Venneman, Dmiu new Lowell High School Drywall has been installed chanical and electrical. The dren, Robin Clark of Lowell, room areas. Wiring is also da\. Februarx 10. 1^93 and Serv ices were held Saturday Lowell; four sisters: Dorothy Hendricks, aged Ml, ot (Sue) Wester; 11 grandchil- building project, Craig above ceilings in die adminis- heating and cooling piping and TOWNSHIP Kenneth McPeck of Dorr, being pulled in diese conduits. v em lo K- w iih his Lord. Sur- Irom Burton Heights United Sheldon and Christine Max, Lowell, went to be with his dren; eight greal-gramlchil Willison of Owen, Ames, and tration area. Willison stated associated duct work are be- Carl McPeck of Way land, Ben "Everything seems to be Niviimaa' his wile, Carol: his Methodist Church with Dr. both of Lake Odessa, Louise Lord Monday, February S, dren; four sisters. Ha/il Kimball and his project crew that drywall at the lower area ing run throughout die class- LETTERS OF INTEREST McPeck and fiancee Janet of will start next week. The fire- going well," Willison said. children. David and Gale, Zawdie K. Abiade officiat- Miracle and Wanda Janes, l^W. He was preceded in Numnier, Cora (Ken) Ynii r continue lo be steel-driving room area and media center.