25C H0AG 5 SONS' 30-v J0 :< n rnr - BlHDEfi V » M 0J}T' ^ I CHI GAB The Lowell 49284 Volume 14, Issue 16 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Wednesday, February 28, 1990 Along Main Street Two-day snowstorm buries thoughts "5T-—-— r n. i BUSHNELL PROGRAM WILL AIR ON LCTV <-> V* The Rushnell Elementary School first and second grade iisical program, "Mice From Outer Space", directed by ichel Niemi, will be shown on Lowell Cable TV, Channel 9. The program will be shown Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 12 noon; Thursday, Mar. I at 5 p.m.; Friday, Mar. 2 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Mar. 3 at 10 a.m. DGER UPDATING BIRTHDAY COLUMN The Ledger is correcting and updating its Birthday List so that none are printed in error and all are included who ish to be. We will begin publishing our new listing with the March 7, 1W0 issue and would appreciate it if you would fill out the form which will be found at the bottom of the Birthday column for the next few issues of the Ledger. Bfou may drop it off at the Ledger office or mail it to: Birthdays, 105 N. Broadway, P.O. Box 128, Lowell, MI 49331. SLIDE PRESENTATION - MARCH 16 e Lowell Senior Travelers are planning a trip to Swit- nd, Germany and Austria including "The Passion Play", leaving May 31 and returning June 14. ere will be a slide presentation at Schnieder Manor on What a little boy will do for a Big Mac. Kevin Couture Lowell was pelted with eight inches of snow late Thursday ch 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. as well as time for questions shovels the walk for his Mom. night and early Friday morning. and answers about the trip. Lowell and other parts of Many motorists arrived at The Lowell area received to stay in Battle Creek until All ages are welcome. Call Mary at 897-7092 for more Northern Kent County re- their workplaces late because roughly four more inches Fri- Sunday," Lowell coach Gary information. ceived up to eight inches of of the time needed to brush day night, which was made Rivers said. snow late Thursday night and off their cars and to shovel a worse by the gusting winds "ELECTRIC" SHOW ON VIEW early Friday morning. car path out of their drive- throughout Saturday after- Red Arrow volleyball ways. noon. coach Laurie Kuna added that e neon sculpture of Grand Rapids artist Ian Macartney According to the National The untimely bad weather it was no treat traveling to sently on view in the Gallery at the Lowell Area Arts The snow closed Lowell Weather Service, the half played havoc with the Sparta Saturday morning for Council Center. Schools for the second time ^Macartney was bom in Venezuela and grew up in rural in two weeks. The storm was inch of rainfall and then the thousands that traveled to the O-K White Conference England and developed his interest in neon in an old sign preceded by rain which made snow was a result of an in- Battle Creek for the state Championship. "It was a shop in Chicago in 1976. for slick, snow covered tense low pressure system wrestling tournament. "The moral victory that we made His work has appeared in many exhibitions and galleries roads. Some roads were also over Ohio which brought state wrestling officials asked it to the tournament," Kuna throughout the United States. "Neon Americana" remains speckled with drifts. more snow than expected. people not to drive home but said. onjview through March 24. ATHLETIC BOOSTERS MEETING - MARCH 5 Lowell Cable decides not to drop Lansing ere will be an Athletic Boosters Club meeting on Mon- channels; instead will blackout programming f March 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the K-Quadatthe High School. ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE It was learned at the Feb- cessive amount of man-time that the sports programming rently getting HBO and or the ruary Lowell City Council many cable systems will have on the Lansing channels Disney Channel will also in- Entry forms for the Lowell Area Arts Council's 4th An- meeting that Lansing chan- to pay for the electronic sys- varies at times with the Grand curr an increase in rates. nual West Michigan Regional Competition are now availa- nels 6 and 10 may not be drop- tem so they can do the block- Rapids stations." HBO will jump from $9.95 ble ped from the Lowell Cable ing automatically or just drop While channels 6 and 10 to $10.95 a month. The Dis- | The competition is open to West Michigan artists and service afterall. the channels and find alterna- will remain as far as the FCC ney Channel will spring from ftsmen. Over $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded by It was originally thought tive stations. It takes 20 man- rules and regulations permit, $8.95 a month to $9.95. The 3rs, Marsha Chamberlin, Executive Director of the Ann that because of a recent FCC hours a day to switch manu- Lowell Cable will add TNT increases are tentatively )or Art Association and Dennis Komac, Director of the ruling on local television ally. However, the cost for the and The Arts and Entertain- scheduled for April I or until S rights that the two channels electronic system is $ 12,000. ment network to its basic all the equipment gets in. Grand Rapids Art Museum. I Deadline for entry is Tuesday, March 27. For an entry would have to be dropped. In- Now, instead of dropping cable programming package, There are 2,100 homes that form phone or write the Arts Center, 149 S. Hudson, P.O. stead, Lowell Cable has the channels, a time clock increasing the number of sta- have access to Lowell cable, Box 53, Lowell, MI 49331. 897-8545. opted to block the Lansing will be used to blackout the tions offered to 23. and 1,750 of them have cable signals only when they are two stations at different times Another addition planned outlets. SED BOOK AND BAKE SALE IN ALTO - MARCH 20 duplicating programming of the day when program- for basic cable subscribers, is Other action taken at the seen in the Grand Rapids mar- ming is being duplicated. The the $1 a month increase from council meeting included the A used book and baked goods sale will be held at the ket. equipment to do this w ill cost $13 to $14. Haines points to approval of an interior coat- Ito Library, 6059 Linfield, on Tuesday, March 20, from the cable company $500. increased supplier costs and ing being applied to the back >n until 8 p.m. When the ruling first came "That's a lot better than equipment costs as reasons hopper of the street sweeper. out, Lowell Cable Super- The sale is sponsored by the Alto Friends of the Library $12,000," Haines said. for the hike in rates. This will be done in order to nd the Alto Library Board. visor, Herb Haines said in "We've received calls noting Cable subscribers cur- Main St. cont'd, pg. 22 order to prevent using an ex- Cable cont'd, pg. 20 The Lowell Ledger • Wednesday, February 28, 1990 - Page 2 The I The Lowell Ledger - Wednesday, February 28, 1990 • Page 3 T Hawkins promoted by Physio-Control Corp. C marketing, sales, manufactur- tion. 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For Methodist Church at 7 p.m. in the tion Hawkins was previously more info call Lowell Assembly from Duke University. Iparanac area. We prefer such basement in Lowell. Comer of more info call 616-887-1590. sanctuary as part of the church's SAT., MAY 12: Homer Night Din- hca» director of marketing of the Based in Redmond WA, notices to be kept brief and to Spring and Hudson Sts. Weigh- of God at 897-7047. "New Celebration for Lent" ner Dance at the Lowell VFW ner> Medical Instrument Systems Physio-Control is a leader in be submitted by mail, but will ins from 8:30 a.m. til 9:00 a.m. SAT., MAR. 10: Annual meeting series. Chicken Dinner and music by "D" Cm (MIS) Division of Eli Lilly acccpt notices by phone at LOWELL LIBRARY - NEW of the Fallasburg Historical Soci- AVE. Tickets $10 available at the the manufacture, sale and ser- HOURS! Open Mon 10:30 a m ety at 6 p.m. There will be a pot- resi •97-9261. 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