25C Volume 17, Issue 8 5 /^ Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Wednesday, January 6,1993 Community Block Grant could help restore Graham Building Former Lowell YMCA Director and now City Council Pasquale has recommended that $22,733 of the block the City's Block Grant, the Look Memorial Fund will be member, Jim Hodges remembers what shape the second grant program be allocated toward the restoration of the approached to provide the balance (roughly $18,000). floor of the Graham Building is in. Graham Building second floor. The other $15,000 from the City Block Grant Pasquale has "I remember it like a bad dream," Hodges said." It needs The Lowell Area Historical Association has received recommended be allocated toward the updating of the Master substantial improvement." permission from the Council to utilize the second floor of the Plan. The Council set a public hearing for Jan. 18 to help Graham Building for office and storage purposes. An allocation toward the project would save the City from detennine where the $37,733 from the Community Develop- In order to use the second floor, LARA estimated that using general fund dollars. The amount is what was requested ment Block Grant program will be alienated in 1993. $50,000 was needed for new dry wall, plaster, paint, insula- by Mark Eidelson to perform the first year's work. If City Manager Dave Pasquole's recommendation is tion, electrical service, heating and air-conditioning. Pasquale said the drawbacks with this request are that the followed, Hodges' bad dream may be changed to a pleasant Currendy Lowell Township has allocated $4,500 toward contract involving the planning consultant cannot be .signed the project. L AH A has estimated a $5,000contribution. With dream in just a few winks. unt,1Ju,y 1- Grant, cont'd, pg. 22 Self portrait brings former foreign exchange student back to Lowell The 30-piece Governor's from a May ^2 show at West- Lambert said since there is Traveling Exhibit has reached ern Michigan University. not enough room art FMB Lowell after stops in Detroit There were 110 pieces on dis- Stale Savings Bank, only 17 and Brethren. play at the show. The work of the 30 pieces of art are The 30 pieces of student was chosen from 16 regions being hung. high school art were selected throughout the state. All students whose schools "It's a great honor to be are members of the Michigan selected as part of the Art Education Association are Governor's Traveling Ex- eligible. Otherwise, students hibit," said Michigan Arts must pay a 550 fee. Festival Visual Arts chairper- The art show exhibit now son, Karen Lambert. "It isalso on display at FMB was hung quite an honor to be one of the by Lambert, David Davis and 110 selected for the show " Gary Eldridge. Lowell's 1991-92 German Students whose work was Foreign Exchange student selected to the Governor s Sebastian Schlunk's art work Travel Exhibit received a gift was one of the 30 pieces se- certificate and medal. lected for the exhibit. Schlunk's piece of ait was Sebastian Schlunk a self portrait. Along Main Street As Township waits, construction of water tower grows more difficult for the water and sewer lines no matter "The school is set to open in Sep- Stuck between a rock and a hard w what," says Timpson. "By paying only tember of 1994," says Timpson. "But place. ThatphrasesumsujhowLowell for a third of the cost of the water line the without the check, the Township can't Township Supervisor, John Timpson, school is saving a lot of money." gel started on the water lower and if not and the Township Board are feeling Most of the confusion in receiving completed, the school can't open." when it comes to the construction of the check is the pay back involved in the According to Timpson the lank takes LMS PRESENTS ' IS THERE A DOCTOR the sewer and water lines for Lowell's lines. The school will be reimbursed on up to six months to be built. Then upon IN THE HOUSE?" new high school. the sewer iine when residents tap into the delivery it will lake an additional two to Currendy the Township is waiting The Lowell Middle School Eighth Grade Drama Class will sewer. Residents will be required to pay three months to set up. After it is up, it for a check for $500,000 from the for the use of the line and this money will will need to be painted, but it can only be present the comedy, "Is There A Doctor In The House?" on Lowell School Board to help in the go to the school. painted during the summer months. That Tuesday, January 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Middle School construction of the new water line. According to Timpson the problem would put the finishing dale during the Cafctorium. Tne public is invited and admission is free. "We've been told to wait for a came when the school thought it would summer of 1994 if the school had the letter from their lawyers," saidTimpson. be paid back for its contribution to the money now. The longer it takes for the | HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MEETING "But we still don't know when or if we water line. Township to receive the check the closer are going to receive the check. "Under our initial agreement it was its finishing dale will collide with the The Lowell Area Historical Association's annual meeting The check is a down payment for understood that the school would not gel opening of the school. will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Look the construction of a water tower that reimbursed for the water lower and line," "If they are worried how the money Memorial Fire Station. would serve the new high school and said Timpson. will be spent, we will let them look at the Members, as well as the general public, are invited to residents who wish to tap into the line. The school doesn't receive compen- books," says Timpson. "We just don't auend. The cost of the new water line and sation because of variations made to the want to be told how lo use the money." tower is $1,700,000 while the sewer tower and line to meet the schools needs. With time being of the essence CAREER VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL FAIR will cost $534,000. The school will The waler tower must be an additional Timpson is hoping to gel the situation pay for the entire sewer system but 100 ft. higher than normal. The waler resolved as quickly as possible. There will be a career vocational/technical fair held at only pay $500,000 for the water line. "Once the money is put into escrow % Lowell High School Monday, Jan 18 at 7 p.m. It will be According to Timpson the school line itself must be up-sized from a 12 we can begin to put the sequence of sponsored by the Student Service Center and Academic Boost- is getting a very good deal for what inch line to a 16 inch line to take care of an emergency at the school. Neither of events into action," saidTimpson. "The ers Club. they are paying. these things would need to be done if the sooner the school gets the money to us "The board would have bad to pay Main St, cont'd., pg. 18 waler line wasn't serving the school. the easier things will be for them." TW Loirdl Ledger-Wed netday, January 6,1993-Paft 2 I 1W Lor 2U Ledger-Wednesday, January 6,1993-Page 3 Tuesday at the Van Stricn- December29,1992, He i£ sur- Grand Rapids; grandchildren with Rev. William J. Creston Chapel. Intennent in vived by bis wife Marge; chil- Anthony C. Brown and Nicole Amundsen officiating. Me- OBITUARIES Lowell Cemetery. Tributes in dren Jane Elizabeth and E. Brown. Mr. Potter worked morial contributions may be^ her memory may be made to Charles Brown of Lowell, for 42 years at Fisher Body, made to the First United Meth- either the American Cancer Donna Jean Potter of General Motors and was the odist Church of Lowell or Society or Hospice of Greater Dearborn, Michael W. and owner of Potter's Pebble Pal- Alzheimer's Association. Grand Rapids. FRYLING - Nellie Fryling, Thursday at Alaska Baptist Roxanne Potter of Detroit; ace. Funeral Services were aged 94, of Caledonia, went Church. Caledonia, she wasa POTTER - John Potter, aged brothers Adrian J. Potter of Thursday at 11 a.m. at the to be with the Lord Decem- member. Intermem Garfield 78, of Lowell, died Tuesday, ClariuviUe, Fred Potter of Roth-Gerst Chapel, Lowell Notices in The Ledger's Legion Clark-Ellis Post 152 EVERY THURS.: Co-de- COUNCIL :149 S.Hudson WED., JAN. 13: Evening ness meeting at 7:30 p.m. ber 28, 1992. She was pre- Park Cemetery. Memorial "Coming Events" are free at Lowell VFW Hall. 307 E. pendents Anonymous St. Hours: Monday thru Club will meet at 8 p.m. at the same evening. ceded in death by her hus- contributions to Alaska Bap- of charge to any non-profit Main St. at 8 p.m. (COCA) meets every Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Satur- Schneider Manor. Host- band In Fryling and daugh- tist Church Building Fund. organization in the Lowell, Thursday at 7 p.m. at the days and Sundays. 1:30 to esses are Bernadeen WED., JAN.