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25C The Lowell Volume 14, Issue 39 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Wednesday, August 8,1990 Along Main Street Widening of Bowes Road may begin Monday - Lowell City £ bHecS^ Council awards contract Work should begin Mon- ter will be installed on the east side to serve as a rear will be implemented. day on a road project that will north side of the road and entrance to McDonald's Res- The council voted unani- hopefully solve some of the storm sewer will be extended taurant. mously in favor of ratifying LARKIN S 3-MAN SCRAMBLE - AUG. 11 traffic problems that plague from West St. to the new Val- In other council business, support of jail expansion in Lowell's West Main St. (M- ley Vista Dr. intersection. a side yard variance was Kent County. The issue was The 1990 Larkin s 3-Man Scramble will be held at Deer 21). The Lowell City Council granted to owners of Fritts on the August 7 ballot. The Valley Vista project in- ^Run Golf Course on Saturday. Aug. II. Bait Shop at 815 W. Main. A request from Carol Kelly awarded the contract at Mon- cludes the widening of the " The $110.00 team fee includes 18 holes, an electric cart Bennie Vinton and Gladys day's meeting for the widen- north side of Main St. at the of 323 Sherman St. to have for each team, beer, steak dinner at Larkin s, door prizes Fritts plan to add on to their a street light installed on Sher- ing of Bowes Rd. from M-21 intersection to accommodate and special events. current structure and the ex- man St. was approved by the to Hudson St. and construc- a third lane for left turning pansion would place the end SALE WILL BENEFIT JUNIOR WHEELCHAIR tion of an extension of Valley traffic. The Valley Vista ex- council. of the building 6 feet from SPORTS CAMP Vista Dr. from Main St. to tension will also have a left Two members of ' Grand the lot line to the west rather Bowes Rd. When work is turn lane at the intersection, River Expedition 1990" were than the prescribed ten feel. Donated items are presently on sale to benefit the Junior completed, a traffic signal but will taper to two lanes as on hand to seek city support Several residents spoke in Wheelchair Sports Camp. Items include interior and exterior will be installed at the interse- it proceeds south to Bowes of their project. The expedi- support of the project. A letter doors, sinks, steel office desk, and mahogany and black ction of Main and Valley Rd. Storm sewer, sanitary tion involves a large group of from Robert Elzinga was read walnut furniture parts. Vista. sewer and water mains will canoeists paddling the Grand into the minutes in opposition W Call 676-2771 for more information and help this worthy be installed along the new River from its head waters at Ken Shaler and Son of to the variance. Elzinga owns cause. street. Also, sidewalk will be Liberty, Michigan (near Saranac was awarded the con- a rental property to the west. ALTO FALL FESTIVAL - COMING SOON! constructed on both sides of Jackson) to its mouth at tract as low bidder. Total cost The councilmen acting as the the street as well as adding Grand Haven. The canoeists of the Valley Vista extension Zoning Board of Appeals Get ready for the Alto Fall Festival. It will take place new sidewalk along Main St. will be paddling replica is $206,337.25 while the voted unanimously in favor Saturday, Sept. 8. to connect existing sidewalk canoes used by early explor- Bowes Rd. work will cost of the variance. There will be a parade, horseshoe throwing contests, arts to the Main St. and Valley ers and will be dressed in garb another $129,534.50. Cheryl The council unanimously and crafts, good food, tug-of-war and much, much more. Vista intersection. from the I700's. Scales, an engineer and man- adopted a resolution calling Plan to attend this gala event in Alto. ager of this project for the Four curb cuts are planned for drug free school zones. The expedition will pass ^ YMCA SOFTBALL NEEDS YOU! city's engineering firm, for the new section of Valley The resolution calls for en- through Lowell on Tuesday, WBDC Group, says work Vista. Driveways will be in- forcing recent state law man- August 21. The city council Openings are still available for the tall YMCA Softball should begin Monday to stake stalled to accommodate the dating stiffer penalties for was asked to provide lunch Leagues. the project. Scales says a existing businesses of Show- those convicted of selling for approximately 120 Contact the Lowell YMCA at 897-8445 to register or for completion date of November boat Automotive and Curtis drugs within 500 feet of canoeists and iheir support more information. 2, 1990 has been set. Cleaners. Curb cuts will also school property. The resolu- personnel. The council ag- Bowes Rd. will be wide- be made to service the now tion will be considered by the reed to the request. Details QUILT TO BE RAFFLED BY SENIORS ned to 30 feet, allowing it to vacant property south of school board at their August will be worked out later and meet standards for major Showboat Automotive and a 13 meeting, if approved by news of the event will be A quilt will be raffled by the Lowell Senior Neighbors street funding. Curb and gut- possible private road on the ihe school board, the program posted in next week s Ledger. on Thursday, Sept. 13. Get your tickets now. Contact Senior Neighbors Center for tickets and more information. Lowell's Showboat City Hoop Classic OFF THE BLOTTER Geraldine Palmer, 58, of Lowell was involved in a prop- erty damage accident July 23 on Main at Hudson St. when scheduled to tip-off Friday, Aug. 10 her car was struck in the rear by a pickup truck driven by and are Watching Larry Bird play draw from a year ago. "I'm At 8 p.m. on Saturday the scheduled to be corn- Rodney Wiles, 38, of Hubbardston. lelcd 111 from the bench is easy. Hav- sure that next year without Lowell Showboat Knights of P approximalely 6 Brenda Ketchum, 19, of Lowell was involved in a hit and m ing to fill in for an injured such a hurried pace, and a Columbus Hoop Classic will P - run accident at Main and Hudson St. as she was turning left We are Larry Bird is difficult. longer sign-up period, the hold a slam dunk contest. " also pleased with off Main St., July 30. lhc Having a year to plan for size of the tournament will On Sunday, the final round number of volunteer court Timothy Cook, 25, of Lowell was involved in an accident the Showboat City Hoop increase. We've had quite a of games will start at I p.m. Hoop, cont'd., pg. 2 ^n the 7-Eleven lot on West Main St. when he backed into Classic is easy. Having less few people call in late, asking a parked car owned by Nicky Shultz of Ionia, July 29. than two months to plan for to make reservations for next Lowell Police investigated 23 accident reports in the the Showboat City - Knights year." n month of July, 3 incurring injury to the vehicles' occupants. of Columbus Hoop Classic is The 112 teams will be di- Arrested July 31 by Ionia County Sheriff's Dept. was difficult. vided into 11 divisions. The oat Michael Matlock, 20, of Lowell after he stole a wrecker in *j Because the transition of games, which will start on Ionia and Police chased him on M-21 to Whites Bridge Rd. tournament organizers, be- Friday evening, will be where he was arrested. tween the tournament's foun- played on 12 courts. Each Arrested Aug. 4 on warrants issued through 63rd District ders and the Lowell Knights court will have a sponsor. Court for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Driving of Columbus was not made "We have been extremely While License Suspended, and Giving False Information to until May, most of the pre- pleased with the support the ^ Police Officer, was Patrick Williams, 26, of Lowell. paratory work had to be com- tournament has received " A 10 year old passenger in a car driven by Harold Rogers, pleted in the hurry mode. from local merchants." 40, of Hastings was injured in an accident Aug. 3 when 'Considering the time frame The games will begin at Rogers' car was struck in the rear on Main near Smith St. we had to work with, I think 6:30 p.m. on Friday and arc P Clas* by a car driven by Andrew Stormzand, 24, of Lowell. things have gone pretty scheduled to end at 8:30. The A 14 year old juvenile passenger riding in a vehicle driven well," Knights of Columbus 3-on-3 hoopla will start-up by a 16 year old was injured in an accident Aug. 3 on Main member and tournament or- again at 8:30 a.m. Saturday near Jefferson St. when a car driven by another 16 year old ganizer. Roger Southland and play is scheduled to con- driver struck the car in the rear. The impact of the accident said. tinue up until 7 p.m. drove the first car into the rear of a car driven by Lisa Despite the shortened sign- There will be a short inter- Veenstra, 18, of Lowell.