250 HCAG S SOIIf 300K BlNCrn,* The Lowmii Area for tOO Years ^ oPRlHGPORf, INSIDE THE LEDGER 49234 Bone marrow donor found for leukemia patient, pg. 8 D The LoweU Ledger Volume 17, Issue 46 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Wednesday, September 29,1993 Stauffer and Schuster named Integrity kept in shuffle of homecoming King & Queen energy & maintenance funds; but trust is another issue I By Thad Kraus The mechanical/duct work tions. Projects at all the said. There are some compli- Lowell Ledger Editor 19 for the existing high school schools, except Bushnell, cated factors that would have *- and middle school totaled were designed with telecom- it to be met." When bids were opened, $499,000 (H&H Plumbing munications." Lowell School Board in November of 1990, for the $286,000 and West Michi- Back at the August Board President Ray Quada added new high school, many of the gan Plumbing $213,000). meeting, Owen Ames and that the idea of the fund was costs came in higher than the Hlt was a sensible solution, Kimball Construction man- to invest money into energy school had anticipated. in that, had we not had a ager, Craig Willison, stated and maintenance issues to A second set of bids were bond, this work would have that the contingency funds for save the district money. "We taken and cutbacks were been paid for through energy all the projects were healthy. have a long time (15-20-30 made in an effort to bring and maintenance," Kemp Contingency funds are mon- years) to protect the build- bids in line with the total bud- said. ies set aside in case of ings. New innovative, get. Assistant Superintendent Lowell School Board unforeseen problemsonce the creative ways to maintain and Gary Kemp said the cutbacks President Ray Quada said the project is started. Willison up-keep the buildings," he totaled at least a half-million integrity of the energy and also said most of these type said. J dollars. maintenance fund has been of problems are found by, or The factors that would One area where costs were protected by what the board before, 65 percent of the work have to be met would higher than anticipated was has done with the funds. is completed. includevote would have to with the mechanical/duct John Clore, owner of LA This led Clore to ponder be conducted by a certain work. Rent-All, asked if the bond why those funds could not be time, so the winter tax col- It was something that money not used for mechani- funneled back into the energy lection could be adjusted. An could not just be cut out of cal/duct work was used for and maintenance fund and application would have to be the project, the issue was ad- telecommunications? Kemp used this year for operation, applied for, and there would dressed through a meeting of later stated that there was no more specifically, reinstating have to be a 45 day waiting the board commitee, archi- one area where the mo^iey a six-hour day. period before an election tects and engineers, the went, that it was used in the Kemp said at first he did could be held. The winter tax construction manager and ad- general scope of the high he did not beleive the 1.4 mills bills are due out by Dec. 1. ministrators. school and middle school collected specifically for en- Kemp also pointed out, At that meeting, the deci- projects. ergy and maintenance could that half of the 1.4 (rolled sion was made to funnel "The money was assigned be used for anything else. back to 1.2918) energy and funds from energy and main- to all bid categories that had "However, it is possible, maintenance funds was col- Adrian Schuster and Amy Stauffer were named tenance so that the scope of to be done to complete the through a vote of the people, lected in the summer. Thus, Lowell High School's Homecoming King and Queen. the new high school project project the way it was de- to get permission to use en- only half of those funds could The gala was celebrated at a homecoming assembly on would not have to be dimin- signed," Kemp said. "Part of ergy and maintenance funds be voted back for use in op- Friday. More Homecoming pictures page 10. ished. which, was telecommunica- for school operation," Kemp Trust, cont'd., pg. 8 Commission to detennine impact of rezoning; will delay construction of sewer line By Marc Popiolek ning commission determine opment Cooper wants, or al- into consideration that a new Contributing Writer what kind of impact re-zon- lows for development under High School would be built ing might have on the town- current standards. just north of the property. Construction of the new ships future. According to Cooper, the According to Gary Voogt sewer line to serve the new The land, owned by Rich- master plan states the area of Moore& Bruggin^aLow- high school and Eastgate Vil- ard Cooper, is key to Lowell would have residential devel- ell Township representative, lage has been put on hold once Township officials who want opment, but the planningcom- the plan should reflect the new again. to run a sewer line across the mission feels the plan meant high school. "Now that the Vergennes Township's property. the area would be developed new high school is being built, Manning Commission de- The major concern of the under Rl and then extended the plan should reflect utili- layed a decision on the re- planning commission is to north, as opposed to south, as ties, such as the sewer line. zoning of 97 acres of land determine if the Vergennes Cooper desires. that will be needed to serve from R1 to R2 until Oct. 12. Master plan, drawn up in 1988, Cooperand LowellTown- the school." The delay will let the plan- allows for the kind of devel- ship feel the plan didn't take Sewer, cont'd., pg. 8 Safety issues to determine DNR's decision on Flat River no wake zone By Marc Popiolek beauty of the river, but said they will have no influence on Contributing Writer the DNR's decision. "Hearing the concern over the beauty and wildlife was Concerns over water safety, wildlife preservation and fine, but this department can only take safety issues into the natural beauty of the Flat River brought 30 Lowell consideration," said DNR officer Mary Sherzer. citizens to a public hearing in Vergennes Township. The The no wake zone would establish restrictions reducing Scarecrows on watch meeting involved officials from the Department of Natural the maximum speed on the river to a slow no wake speed, The life size scarecrows Fallasburg Festival patrons Resources to discuss installing a no wake zone for the Flat and prohibits boats from having any water skis, water sleds, saw over the weekend were the work of 140 kindergarten River. surfboards or any other device in tow. through eighth-grade students from St Patrick's School. Three representatives from the DNR listened to Lowell Several citizens informed the officers of the dangers of St Patrick's Principal, Roberta Bonner, said every citizens describe numerous water hazards along the river boating on the Flat River. homeroom designed and made a scarecrow, each having during the low tide period. Those hazards includc, tree Tammy Martin, a 12-year resident along the river, its own personality. Bonner said she believes it is impor- stumps under water and floating logs. The officials also explained that debris and other materials are most dangerous tant that students be involved in community service heard comments on preserving wildlife and the natural Flat River, cont'd., pg. 8 projects. "The kids had a wonderful time with H," she said. The Ivtmell Ledger-WedneMtay, September 29,1993-Piffe 2 neral services were held Fri- mas, 57, of Mesick died on WINGEIER - Marjorie S Carolyn (Terry) Cavanaugh The Lowell Ledger-Wednesday, September 29, IWS-Page 3 day at Freeport United Meth- Monday, Sept. 20, 1993. He Wingeier, aged 68, of Alto, of Wyoming; brother, Hubert odist Church. Rev. Carroll A was bom March 29,1935, the diedTuesday,Sept.2l, 1993. Porritt of Middleville; five Fowler officiating. Memorial son of Matthew and Jennie She is survived by her hus- grandchildren; one great- OBITUARIES contributions may be made to Eddy Thomas in Ionia. He band, Walter; children. grandson; several nieces and Freeport United Methodist married Frances Thomas of El wood (Renee) Wingeier of nephews. She was a member Church. Ionia on October 24,1959, in Oxford, MI, Alan (Kadiy) of die Freeport I Imted Meth- SCHARASWAK -Carol A Lowell, Rev. Joe Gerkin offi- Ionia. She survives. Also sur- Wingeier of Niles, MI, odist Women's Society. Fu- Scharaswak, aged 33, of ciating. Memorial contribu- viving arc his mother, four Beldiiig, died Monday, Sepl. tions may be made to the First Mary Crawford Condon. daughters, C ynthia Acosta of Notices in The Ledger's EACH MONTH: Golden Clubroom, 307 E. Main St., welcomed. Membership COUNCIL :149S. Hudson 20, 1993 ot accidental auto- Baptist Church of Lowell. 13297 3 Mile Rd. Lowell. Mesick, Rose Fox of Lowell, "Coming Events" are free Ages meet 6 p.m. at Hale Lowell at 8:00 p.m. 21 -39 years of age. Lead- St. Hours: Monday thru Fri- mobile injuries. She was pre- Ml 49331 or call 897-7092. 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