25C The Lowell Volume 15, Issue 8 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Tuesday, December 31,1991 enovation budget swells 10 percent higher than projected Members of Lowell budgeted to make the neces- Esch said he believed one ries at a special meeting on creates logistical problems for should not precluded from pro- choofs Building and Site sary changes. of the main reasons for the Wednesday Jan. 8. the school. "We'll probably viding Lowell Schools with Committee will have more to Thoughts as to how the high bids were because reno- Of the bond issue money, have to use semi truck trailers water. "Lowell Township has weigh than just the size of school will deal with the prob- vation work would be spread S26 million is devoted to the for storage," Esch said. continued to work on a water theirholidayhillsas 1992 rolls lem include, using energy and over three summers when chil- new high school. Esch says the Balancing the disappoint- agreement with the City in. maintenance funds, but that dren are out of school. "Ide- actual transaction of the Prop- ing over-budget news was a throughout all of this," Esch Lowell Superintendentand would push back projects al- ally, we would like to be able erty Deed is expected to take letter from the City, which said. the Lowell Board, of Educa- ready planned (e.g. finishing to vacate an elementary school place in mid January. The bids stated its commitment to sup- Lowell Township has been tion learned that the budget the high school roof); re-bid- building and have the renova- for the new high school will be plying water and sewer to the asked to give a commitment for the renovation work at ding some of the work was tion work completed in nine put out in early April. new high school after the as to whether it would like to Lowell High School and the also suggested; as was delay- months. We can't do that, be- The renovation at the high school builds the new lines. purchase City water and Ver- ^slementary schools would ing some of the renovation cause the school has no other school will be completed in Once the lines are completed, gennes Township has been nave to be trimmed by roughly work that is scheduled for this place to relocate the students. three sections (the west end, they will be rededicated to the asked to make a commitment three-quarters of a million summer until later so that the Much of the increase in the the middle, and the east end). City, which will then be re- as to whether it is interested dollars. heating systems can be taken electrical area had to do with The renovation of the sponsible for their mainte- in City water and sewer by "The bids came in high in a care of. the increasing demands for Middle School, Altoand Bush- nance. March 1 of 1992. couple areas/' Lowell Super- Gary Kemp, assistant su- technology in the classrooms. nell is scheduled to be com- It is not clear yet, but school intendent Fritz Esch said. "We perintendent said .;.ds for the The Lowell School Board pleted in the summer of 1992. officials expect to pay double were close in all areas of the elementary/middle school is expected to award contracts Completing the renovation rales for water and sewer. budget except for a few/' he package came in at $3.9 mil- for most of the 38 bid catego- work over three summers also Esch said Lowell Township said. "The heating and cool- lion and the high school to ing systems in the Middle middle school conversion PSchool and High School are came in a little under S4 mil- areas where we knew there lion. However, both were 10 Christmas Show & Sale brings in $3,900 were problems, but we did not percent higher than the S3.6 anticipate just how big." million that the disuict had The main problem is the budgeted for each project. LAAC's shop 30-year old heating system at "There will be some trim- the high school. The school ming back on the renovations representative cannot afford to replace it and and the school will have to do there was not enough money some re-bidding,M Esch said. of area artists Along Main Street Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The Lowell Area Arts Council has added another pigment to its palette. Just prior to the holidays, 119—1° itilBn: LAAC opened the "Gallery /v\Q Shop- Many of the artists repre- sented in this years Christ- mas Gala Show and Sale have POST OFFICE HOLIDAY HOURS work in the new shop. Also featured in the new OnDec. 31, The Lowell Post Office lobby hours are 6 am. Gallery Shop will be the wa- to 3 p.m. The Post Office will be closed Jan. 1. tercolors of LAAC member and artist Dick Zayac, hand- LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD MEETING made items by area artists, soaps, jewelry, pottery, bas- Lowell Area Arts Center's Dave Davis displays some of the arts that can be found at There will be aLittle League board meeting Thursday, Jan. kets, paintings, photographs, The Gallery Shop. 9 at the Lowell High School at 7 p.m. books on Lowell history, Come and join us in planning the "92 season. herbs, art and cooking, post- cards and Lowell Area Arts Council pens. p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday ing money," Davis said. "We through its state grant for the CORRECTION FOR YMCA AEROBICS CLASS "A Gallery Shop" has been and Sunday l;30p.m. 104:30 were real happy with the arts. In 1991, LAAC received on Lowell Area Arts pjn. sales." In 1990, the show SI 1,900 through the state The YMCA Step Aerobics class is being offered on Tues- Council's back-burner for a "The shop will enable the brought in $8,300. grant. After cuts in the pro- day and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7;30 p.m. at Bushnell couple of years now. In actu- public to visit us seven days a gram, LAAC learned that it School. AfOTon Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday as stated ality, we wanted to add to our week and find and select a The Lowell Area Arts would only receive 54,200 in in the YMCA Winter brochure. Please note the correct days. local palette," LAAC's Dave special gift item," Davis said. Council takes in 30 percent of 1992. Davis explained. "The Gal- the sales from the show and the "Gallery Shop." The KENT COUNTY lery Shop makes LAAC rep- The Gala Christmas Show money is used to fund LAAC LIBRARY STORY TIMES resentative of most art shops and Sale brought in $7,900 in programs and operations. "The Lowell Area Arts and galleries in the state." 1991. The total was a pleas- Kent County Library System offers a series of monthly The 'Gallery Shop' was Council is pleased that people ant surprise. "The economy story times for pre-schoolers, suggested age 3 1/2 to five. opened unannounced before This money will help The thought of us for quality and has not been good and people Registration is necessary. the Christmas Show and Lowell Area Arts Council re- unusual items during the holi- don' t have, and are not spend- cover money it will lose For more information, call your local branch, Lowell, Sale." day season." Davisconcluded. 897-95% or Alto. 868-6038. Davis said the "Gallery Shop" will, in a small way, MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESENTS help to make up some of losses "MOUNTAIN FEVER" the Lowell Area Arts Council % incurred through its state The Lowell Middle School eighth grade drama class will grant. present "Mountain Fever," a play about a neurotic rock star, on The "Gallery Shop" will I Tuesday, Jan. 14at7:30p.m. in theMiddle School Cafetorium. be open seven days a week, Don't miss this fiee evening of entertainment Monday through Friday, 1 The Lowell Ledger-Tuesday, December 31,1991-Page 2 The Lowdl Ledger-Tuesday, December 31,1991-Page 3 brother and sister-in-law, Wes Shirley Godfrey, as well as contributions to the Church's Grand Rapids; daughter-in- and Esther Clemenz of many nieces, nephews and Missionary Fund. law, Patricia Suttorp of Wyo- Obituaries Lowell. Glenn was bom Janu- friends. She was a member of ming; 11 grandchildren; 14 ary 23,1907 in Keene Town- Highland Hills Baptist Church great-grandchildren; and one % SUTTORP - John Suttorp, oming Events ship, Ionia County, to £jng S. for over 70 years where she sister, Ida Wissnan of Lowell and Jessie (Boroughf) Rickert. taught Sunday School, lead a aged 87, of Grand Rapids, Funeral and committal ser- GARDNER - Mrs. Esther E. (Helen) Riede, Jan (Erik) He was a member of the First womens missionary group died Friday, December 27, vices were held Monday at Anderson, Loralee Grice; 23 Notices in The Ledger's Flat River Snowmobile Gardner, aged 98, formerly United Methodist Church of and served as treasurer of the 1991 at the Michigan Veter- the Reyers North Valley cal Society will hold its regu- WOMEN OFTHE MOOSE 12:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. and League Board meeting at "Coming Events" are free Clubhouse on Potters of Lowell, died December 23, grandchildren; two sisters, Lowell. Funeral Services were Denominations Womens Mis- ans Facility. He was preceded Chapel. Interment in Rest lar meetings at the Old - Business meeting is held Fri. & Sat., 12:30 to 5:30 7 p.m. at the Lowell High Marie Spendow, Jean (Pete) of charge to any non-profit Road, just East of 1991.