iMUsaasfifefwisi rtt ClOvi&tocuHCmji— LOOfLLY ^ The Grand Valley Ledger Volume 8, Issue 3 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 November 23, 1983 Three street vacation requests heard by council Two of three requests for The second request was for the would not be an acceptable situa- and deeded over to the church. vacation of Spring Street will and necessary documents. The street vacations \ ere granted by vacation of West Street south of tion in the eyes of the cnurch rep- This would render Smith Street come at a future meeting after School Board has not yet ap- the Lowell City ( ounctl Monday Bowes Road and Clarice Street resentatives. Russ Dunham useless as a traffic route for notices have been published and proved the deal, but they did in- evening following public hear- west of West Street. This request speaking on behalf of Newell Newell, as it would then dead property owners have been stigate the idea. The exchange ings on each. There are numer- was initiated by Rosie Fonger said that this would never hap- notified. basically serves to square up the ous "paper streets" on the city end into church property. Both who owns property west of West pen. but the church representa- In a complicated exchange of maps which will never be de- Moran and Dunham found this to fence around the football field, Street and on both the north and tives wanted some guarantee. school and City properties in veloped into usable streets. The be an acceptable solution, and and in Quada's opinion will south of Clarke Street. After Councilman Robert Christian- Recreation Park around the foot- City Council takes requests from the council approved the initial make better use of the property some discussion in which several sen suggested that Spring Street ball field, the council gave bordering propreily owners to request to vacate Elm Street. The for the city, school and 4-H. neighbors voiced both pro and be vacated at a future meeting. Quada approval to p epare deeds vacate these right-of-ways on a con opinions, the council de- case by case basis. If the city ag- cided to go ahead with the vaca- rees to vacate a street, the prece- tion request. Many of the nega- dent has been to split the right- tive comments involved in this Lowell man struck by auto dies of-way down the middle and issue turned out to be simply be- deed each half to the property it cause of mis-information or lack A Lowell man died early but doctors failed in their efforts A graveside service has been adjoins. Kerry Faggerman of Cedar of knowledge about street vaca- Saturday as the result of injuries to save his life. Linda is listed in arranged for 10:30 A.M. Friday, The first request for u vacancy Springs. tions. Those who were opposed he sustained from being struck "good" condition with a broken November 25 by the Pickens- came from Dr. Harold Myers at the beginning of the public by an automobile at the intersec- leg. and Tcrri suffered minor in- Koops Funeral Home of Lake Friends and neighbors have asking that Sibley Street east of hearing seemed to agree with the tion of 28th Street and Lake juries. Linda underwent surgery Odessa. Intennent will be at the opened an account # 6-00-232-9 Noith Center Street be vacated. council's decision. Eastbrook Boulevard in on her broken leg Monday. Clarksville Cemetery. at the First Security Bank for do- Myers owns the property to the The third request came from Kentwood. Terry Heaven. 33. of Heaven was a native of nations from anyone wishing to south of this right-of-way and in- Newell Corporation for the vaca- 65 Franseca Ct. was attempting Witnesses said that the family Clarksville. and worked at Lacks help the Heaven family in this dicated that he had plans to build tion of Elm Street west of Amity. to cross the busy five lane 28th tried to cross the roadway against Industries. Inc. of Saranac until time of need. The Ledger has a new office building on the site This portion of Elm Street bor- Street on foot with his wife Linda the light, and Terry Heaven was he was laid off some eight been told that Heaven had little which currently has 137 feet of ders the St. Mary s Catholic and their 7 year old daughter thrown about twenty feet months ago. or no life insurance. A bake sale frontage on Center Street. City School property on the south, Tcrri. when the trio were struck through the air landing in the He is survived by his wife and to raise money for the Heaven Manager Ray Quada read into and representatives from the by an oncoming vehicle. The ac- middle of the road. The driver of daughter and a son. Jeffery. 11. family is being organized. and the record letters from neighbor- church and school were on hand cident occurred at about 7:00 the vehicle was Michael Kelly. two brothers. Herbert of anyone wishing to help or donate ing property owners. Everett to oppose the vacation. At some P.M. on Friday, November 18. 28, of Kentwood. The accident Clarksville and Ernest of Ken- baked goods should contact Pat Winenbach. Gladys Clemenz time in the past Smith Street Heaven underwent emergency is still under investigation by tucky; two sisters. Doreen Dawson at 897-5447. and Ciirlton Frittji. Sr., all op- whi^h tuns north and, south from surgery at Butterworth,Hospital. Kentwood Police. Heaven of Cjarksville and Mrs. posed to the vacation. There Chatham to Howard Streets was were no leuem or persons present vacated from Chatham to Spring in favor of the vacation. Streets and deeded over to Amway announces lay offs Johnson Bdp^dyofe Reasoning that then; appeared Newell. Monsignor Moran was to already be sufiicient land concerned that Newell might v Amway Corporation said lin- only Amway manufacturing available to Myers for an office begin using Smith Street to gering effects of the recession plant outside the United States. buiJding. the council decided not Spring Street as a truck exit. This and the strong U.S. dollar As a result, Amway said it will to act upon the vacation request, would route trucks, and or other slowed its sales during fiscal lay off 230 of the 7,000 workers and it died for lack of a motion. vehicles behind the school and 1983. The intemaiional direct it employs worldwide. The re- selling firm's worldwide corpo- duction is divided among hourly rate revenuesfo r the year ended office, hourly manufacturing August 31 were 51.13 billion, and salaried personnel. down from 1982 record of $1.2 Historically, the direct sales billion. industry is one of the last to feel a The compnay also noted it has recession's impact, wd one of lost numerous manufacturing the last to recover. Amid this in- jobs in Ada since Canadian tariff dustrywide conditions, Amway barriers required Amway to has been studying ways to move several manufacturing ac- tivities to London. Ontario, the cont'd, bock pg. - Alto man injured at Steelcase A PERFECT HAND FOR ROSIE A 41-year-old Steelcase Inc. parts at Steelcase's file plant, ac- worker injured Friday, cording to Jack Andrews, man- Rosie Fonger joined a select group of cribbage players on Friday, November 11 when he tumbled ager of public relations for Steel- November 4. She was playing the popular card game with George into a vat of caustic cleaning sol- case. A re hart at the Lowell Moose Lodge when George dealt her the five utions was listed in fair condition Kerkstra lost his footing and of clubs, diamonds and spades along with the jack of hearts. Rosic at Blodgett Memorial Medical fell into the tank shortly after 5 cut the cards, and lo and behold, up came the five of Itearts giving Center bum unit. P.M. Friday, said Andrews. He her the extremely rare "29" hand. Yours truly. Roger Brown, had James Kerkstra Jr., of 7232 was treated at the plant's medical one on May 3.1979. and 1 asked in my column at that time if anyone Whitneyville Road. Alto, suf- center before being taken to knew of a national or international "29" club. I have he#rd that there fered bums over 47 percent of his Blodgett. said Andrews. is such a thing, and again, if anyone out there has any information body after falling into a "hot al- Andrews, who said Kerkstra about it. Rosie and I would like tc hear from you. kaline plater tank" from which has been employed as a plater for he was trying to retrieve plated nearly five years, said the acci- Bagging a four point buck was only secondary to 72 year old HOLIDAY SEASON APPROACHING dent is under investigatirn by the Homer Johnson of 4221 Causeway Drive. Lowell. Homer, who SHOWBOAT RESTAURANT firm. has been hunting since he was, "old enough to carry a gun" shot With the Christmas Shopping season upon lis. many Lowell mer- - 709 Mala Sim t will be opm A hospital spokeswomen said the first coyote he had ever seen in his many years of hunting. chants wili begin opening extended hours. Watch their ads for an- Thanlugivtng from II lo4. No Kerkstra suffered second-degree Johnson bagged both the deer and Ihe coyote while hunting near nouncements of hour changes. Modem Photographies will again be reservations Deeded. burr-, over his lower body. Roscommon, his annual whitetail hunting turf since 1917.