25C Volume 14, Issue 19 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Wednesday, March 21, 1990 Council votes to shift operation of the 1990 Lowell Showboat Lowell Medical Rescue Unit to Lowell Fire Pageant is Saturday Lowell Chief of Police Lowell Medical Rescue unit eral reasons for the change. fire and rescue here in Low- Barry Emmons approached from the Police Department Problems with dispatching ell. The 1990 Miss Lowell Showboat Queen Pageant will the Lowell City Council at its to the Fire Department. Ac- from the Kent County Emmons also noted that lake center stage this Saturday (March 24), at the Lowell regular meeting held Mon- cording to Emmons, the prop- Sheriff's Department headed the new Look Memorial Fire Middle School. day, March 19 with a proposal osed shift has been coming the list. Emmons explained Station would make a better The pageant gala is scheduled to commence at 7 p.m. to transfer operation of the for some time. He cited sev- that Lowell Medical Rescue location for the rescue vehicle The public is welcomed and there will be a $1 admis- is the only such unit in the in that it is heated, highly ac- sion. county, and one of very few cessible and is also the loca- There will be 10 young ladies between the ages of in west Michigan, that is still tion Lowell Ambulance oper- City residents 17 and 21 vying for the crown. They are Michele Chris- operated by a police depart- ates from. Emmons said that tine Chamberlain, Palsy Kay Deans, Lori Esch, Laura ment. All others are under the this situation would allow for Adams. Jennifer Cook, Jenny Horian, Tonya Stepek, asked to take jurisdiction of area fire de- the medical rescue unit to op- Danielle Bundy, Jody Smith and Christine Kenney. partments. According to Em- erate as a stand-by for Lowell The 1990 Lowell Showboat Queen will be asked to mons, this scenario creates Ambulance, rather than hav- advantage of sidewalk appear at all three Showboat performances, and be a confusion at the dispatcher ing both units dispatched for Showboat representative in roughly nine parades and level, and often leads to im- every call. Emmons said the construction program festivals throughout the summer.Lowell City residents proper dispatching of police, new policy would cut costs Lowell City residents with sidewalks that need to be with sidewalks that need to be replaced may find it replaced may find it economically wise to take advan- economically wise to take advantage of the final year tage of the final year of a three-year sidewalk construc- of a three-year sidewalk construction program. tion program. Lowell City Council members voted not to continue TOWN TALK the program in 1991. The currcnt program is contracted out to Richard Wheeler. Under the contract, the City What do you think about the new entertainment format of the 1990 Showboat? and residents split the costs if a sidewalk is replaced. If a new sidewalk is put down, the City covers 25 percent of costs. Residents can spread their payments out over five years and have it added onto their property lax. For example, if it cost a resident SI.(XK) to replace an old sidewalk, the City and resident each pay $500. The resident then can have that $500 added to his property lax over a five-year period ($100 a year) without any interest charge. If it's a new sidewalk at a cost of $1,000. the City then pays S250 and the resident pays $750, with the same five-year payment plan.' After 1990, the program will be dropped, and the cost will fall strictly on the resident with no financial help from the City. The City of Lowell will also have the right to tell residents to put in a new sidewalk or to replace an old Laura Leasure, Lowell Lowell Herrington, Lowell Walter Nickless, Lowell Carol Wissman, Lowell sidewalk. / think it's great. It's about It's a good idea to have a It's a g(xxi idea if the enter- I also like the idea. I think City officials are hopeful residents will take advan- time the Showboat did some- different entertainer every tainment costs are not greater. the change will help bring in tage of the final year of the sidewalk construction prog- thing to bring more people in. night. This way the Showboat If the costs are greater, then bigger crowds. I don't think ram. This way it will please all the draws different crowds every it was a bad idea. Showboat people were real happy with age groups. I would hope that night. I think the different en- doesn't fill up the am- B.J. Thomas last year. How- Along Main Street someday the Showboat could tertainers will also bring bet- phitheatre. Showboat is not ever, the year before, the Let- have a week of shows similar ter and bigger crowds every the Ionia County Fair, where termen were great. Different to the Ionia County Fair. I've evening. They will be more it has big crowds every night. people like different types of •r gone to the Showboat every diversified. acts. year since I was 12. ^ , ii •4 GOVERNMENT COMMODITIES - MARCH 29 Commodities will be distributed March 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 210 1/2 E. Main, Lowell. To be eligible you must have proof of all total household gross income. Copies of check stubs, bank statements, ADC, Social Security, Food Stamps, GA, etc. will be accepted. SPRING SOFTBALL LEAGUES NOW FORMING K The YMCA Men's Spring Softball leagues are now form- * F ing. League play is on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Nancy Altoft, Lowell Kathleen Thomas, Lowell Mike Hayden, Lowell Ray Miller, Saranac Sign up April 10 at the YMCA. Fee is $170 per team I think it's a good idea. It The more entertainers, the Three different entertain- It seems to me that three with a 6 game schedule. Call 897-8445 for more information. allows people to choose from more people who will attend. ers make for a better variety entertainers are better than a variety of acts. With just I've been to probably one The Showboat can now just one. The Showboat CHANGES IN WORKSHOP DATES AT LAAC one act you're not going to Showboat in 30 years, but satisfy the older and younger should attract more people The Lowell Area Arts Council has changed the dates on please everybody. I espe- with Ricky Skaggs coming crowds. now. two of the workshops offered this spring. cially like the choice of Ricky on June 23, I 'II be sure to go The "Sample Quilling Workshop", designed to leach the Skaggs. I definitely will go again. Town Talk is a new weekly feature commencing Main Street cont'd, pg. 22 see that show. in this edition of the Lowell Ledger The Lowell Ledger - Wednesday, March 21. 1990 - Page 2 The Lowell Ledger - Wednesday, March 21, 1990 - Page 3 Obituaries 7 Vergennes Board approves preliminary sub-division plan MC LAUGHLIN - Vivian March I . 1990. He was pre- M. McLuughlin. aged ^5. of ceded in death by his son Lowell, died March 16. I WO Fritz. Surviving are his wife. "Over the years an airport contract. Tichelaar's special exception ai Builerworth Hospital. She Tina and children. Bemy and will attract corporate and in- The grant, which comes use for his mobile home. is survived by her daughter. Corrie Snoeyer, Grace and dustrial users because of the through the state by way of Tichelaar received an exten- Mrs. Virginia Washburn of Bill VanDoome, Janet and convenience and utility it the National Historic Preser- sion to leave his mobile home Lowell; daughter-in-law, Ei- Pete DenHartigh and Cathy contributes to their liveli- vation Commission, will help on his property for one more leen McLaughlin of Lowell; and Dean Davis; 13 grand- hood," he says. to cover a number of items. year. eight grandchildren; 13 great- children, and brothers and sis- mi Addy also made mention Fallasburg Historical Soci- The application for the grandchildren. Funeral Ser- ters in the Netherlands. A Ser- of convenants being imposed ety President, Priscilla Kent County Community De- vices were held Tuesday at vice of celebration was held on the properties adjacent to Lussmyer said the matching velopment Block Grant, total- Roth-Gerst Chapel. Rev. Gor- Tuesday at the Lakeside Com- the airport boundary which $7,500 grant will be used first ing $36,900 for the Vergen- don I. Waddilove of Home munity Church, Alto, with would restrict the land use for an historical archaeologi- nes Historical Commission, Acres Reformed Church of- Rev. Bemie Mulder officiat- within a 70' zone from the cal survey of Fallasburg. was also approved by the Ver- ficiating. Interment Ada ing. Private Committal Ser- property line. Lussmyer said the grant gennes Township Board. Cemetery. vices were held earlier Tues- The Federal Aviation Ad- should be available by the The commission must sub- SNOEYER - Mr. Berend day at the Restlaw n Memorial ministration requires a notice first of April. "The work must mit an application by March Snoeyer. aged 75. of Alto, be- Park. The family suggests from any individual propos- be done before we get the 30 stating its intention to use loved husband, father and memorial contributions to the ing to erect or alter an object money. However, if you do the money. grandfather, died Saturday, Mercy Respite Center. which may affect navigable the work then apply for The Commission's presi- Pictured from left to right: Wendi Dudeck, Angie MacMillan and Denise Lang.