Mmgmmstmt ^Aany City Walks Need Clearing State Savings Bank Promotes 3 Employees
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H0AG S0 S * '' • BOOK BlKBERy spumcpoRr, MICHI(;4N 49284 The Grand Valley Ledger Volume 9, Issue 8 Lowell Area Since IA January 9, 1985 MmgMmStmt ^Aany city walks need clearing With several inches of hard packed snow and ice already on the ground and more in the fore- cast for Thursday, city officials and police are urging residents to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice. Lowell City Manager Ray Quada says the New Year's storm crested particularly diffi- HAM RADIO CLASS OFFERED cult snow removal problems be- cause of the initial layer of freez- For those who have always wanted to try their hand at the popular ing rain, then several inches of hobby of amateur radio, a class is being offered the Lowell snow topped with more freezing Community Education program beginnig January 24. fhe class will rain. This combintation coupled be instmcted by Al Eckman and will meet Thursdays January 24 with temperatures too low to thru Marches from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. The classes will be held m the allow road salt from thawing the Lowell High School and will deal with basic radio theory. FCC ice on the roads has created some rules and regulations and International Morse Code. Those who especially treacherous driving successfully complete the class will receive their Novice License. conditions, "when residents For registration or more information please contact Marge Rehl at don't shovel their walks they the Lowell Community Education office 897-7586. Those wishing force pedestrians, especially to take the class should be registered by January 2!. school children, to walk in the al- ready dangerous streets", Quada TALL TALES AND HEROES" PRESENTED said. Besides the obvious problems The Lowell Drama and Choir classes will present 'Tall Tales and created by snow covered Heroes" on Monday, January 21 at 7:00 P.M. in the Lowell Middle sidewalks, Quada noted the seri- School Cafetorium. The public is welcome and admission is free. ous delays that they can cause in emergency situations. Quada MEDIA BASKETBALL GAME IS TONIGHT!!! cited a recent case in which Snow and ice covered sidewalks create problems for pedestrians Hke these students on their Mercy Ambulance personnel way to Bushnell Elementary School. They cither must trudge through the deep snow with an icy Last Call!!! Tooight is the annual "Media Basketball Game" had much difficulty to removing crust or take their chances in the heavily travelled streets that are also slippery. City officials ace sponsored by the Lowell Area School Athletic Boosters. Game time a heart attack victim from his uigjugifskicnts to coufotiB with city ofdhunces and keep their walks clear. is 7:30 at the High School Gymnasium. Coaches and staff from the home. High School and Middle School will compete against celebrities The issue came up at Monday from area media. Ticket prices for this fund raiser are $1.50 for evening's Lowell City Council adults and $1.00 for students. Don't miss it! Thafs Tonight. meeting, and Mayor James Wednesday. January 9. Maatman suggested that the city State Savings Bank may be forced to introduce a pro- OFF THE BLOTTER gram of using Department of Public Works personnel to clear Chester Lewis of Lowell reported to Lowell Police his car had sidewalks then billing the promotes 3 employees been struck by another vehicle on Amity near Main Street Saturday homeowner or business. Quada morning. December 22. The driver of the other vehicle left the loca- said, "The problem with such en- UOQ without identifying himself. forcement of snow removal or- Lowell "State Savings Bank Savings Bank in May, 1975 as a management At State Savings Lois Wittenbach. 54. of Lowell backed her car from a private diances is that the city has to be President Keith Cadwell an- teller. In 1977 he began working Bank, Myers has served in the drive on S. West Street near Main Street. Monday. December 17 just as tough on the little old lady nounced three promotions at the on the bank's general ledger and lending function for commer- into the path of a car driven by Steven Weber. 24 also of Lowell. on Social Security as it is on the bank recently. Lucille Green was in bank operations. Last January cial, consumer and mortgage There were no injuries. businessman who doesn't clear promoted to Assistant Vice Pres- he was promoted to Assistant loans. He has instigated new pro- Lloyd Miller. 47. of Alto was involved in a property damage ac- his walk". Quada added, "A plea ident, Terry Conley is now a Cashier. grams for credit cards as well as cident at Main and Hudson Monday. December 17. A semi-truck in the newspaper has generally Vice President - Operations and Conley's responsibilities now personal credit lines for over- struck his car while it was attempting to make a right turn at the in- been success^il in the past, Charles R. Myers was named as include the bookkeeping depart- draft banking. In addition, tersection. The truck was driven by Richard Biggs. 40. of Lowell. hopefully homeowners and a Vice President. ment, teller supervision, data Myers handles the bank's mar- Involved in a property damage accident early Saturday morning. businesses will take it upon Lou Green has been with State processing and business payroll keting and business develop- December 22, was Ramona Hayes. 20. of Lowell. Hayes drove left themselves to get the job done". Savings Bank since 1958. She processing, in addition to the ment. of center and struck a car driven by Ruth Fahrni, 45. of Ada on S. As the snow accumulates at started in banking in 1954 at a General Ledger accounting func- Myers is a graduate of Michi- Hudson near Bowes Road. Hayes was arrested by Lowell officers the end of driveways the piles Grand Rapids bank and left her tion. Conley has recently or- gan State University with a for driving under the influence of alcohol and transported to the begin to create hazards for head teller position in 1957 for ganized a state-wide computer bachelor's degree in Business Kent County Jail. motorists. Piling snow so high maternity leave. When she re- users organization of community Management. He holds two dip- Deborah Smith. 19. of Lowell was involved in a property damage that it obstructs safe vision of entered the Work force in Sep- banks for the purpose of sharing lomas in Bank Management accident Saturday, December 29. when she backed into a steel post motorists at driveways and along tember 1958, she was a book- and solving common problems from the American Institute of in the Amoco Service Station at Main and Hudson Streets. the shoulders of the road is a vio- keeper at State Savings. Since in bank data processing. Banking and is attending the 3 Herbert Haines, 48. struck a car driven by Angelo Zengri. 70. on lation of state law (P A. 82 of then. Green has worked as a tel- Conley is a 1974 graduate of year Graduate School of Bank- Main Street near Valley Vista Drive. Monday evening, December 1978). ler and before the computer age, Lowell and since has attended ing program at the University of 31. Zengri made a left turn off Main Street into the path of Haines The police Department rec- handposted general ledger en- Davenport College in the bank- Wisconsin. B vehicle. No injuries were reported. Both drivers are Lowell resi- ommends that residents keep the tries, notes, installment loans ing Curriculum. Conley is also a Myers is on the board of direc- dents. shoulder in front of their drive- and mortgage payments She has member of the American Institue tors of the Lowell Area Chamber Deborah Maynard. 27, of Lowell Backed into a parked car on way clear and also clear snow for also worked in bank operations, of Banking. of Commerce and serves as Main Near Broadway Street Monday morning. December 31. No a short distance from the drive- handled new accounts and cus- Charles Myers came to the Treasure. He is a member of the injuries were reported. way in the direction of approach- tomer account reconciliations. bank in 1983 from the Lansing American Institute of Banking Lowell Officers investigated 30 accident complaints in the month ing traffic. That way the view of Green was promoted to Assis- area with four years experience and the Kent Metro Check & of December, including 2 in which drivers sustained injuries. The a motorist entering the roadway tant Cashier in 1975. Her respon- in Consumer lending and branch Credit Card Association. total number of accidents investigated for 1984 was 240, 42 of from a driveway is not sibilities now include data pro- which were injury accidents. This compares to 197 accidents in obstructed. cessing. supply purchaser, per- Apply now for seedlings 1983. Violators leave themselves sonnel record keeping, and ex- Lowell Medical Unit was summoned 11 times in the month of open to fines and lawsuits for pense accounting in addition to Orders are not being accepted gram according to Wayne Rod- December to various medical runs, which brought the 1984 total to public liability and property various other operational duties. for 1985 spring seedling sale. gers. Tree Program Chairman, is 142. This compares with 146 in 1983. damage. For a charge to be filed Green is a 30 year resident of Seedlings available include Red, to supply local property owners Lowell officers assisted by the Ionia County Sheriffs Dept. ap- a police officer must witness the Lowell and has worked 26 of White and Austrian Pines. White with trees and shrubs for wildlife prehended two walk-a-ways from the reformitory in Ionia early violation or a citizen may file a those years at State Savings and Blue Spruce.