High school art classes to hold show on May 27 George Gobel star of Lowell high school art classes under the direction of Mrs. Dick Bezile are planning a show of work that won prizes at Ihe Talent Show in Grand Rapids, and other works of the mem- 1965 Showboat bers of the class. Parents and friends are in- The entertainment committee Directors to Meet tors. vited to attend the show of for the Showboat nailed down On Tuesday, June 1. the com- Ticket Sales director. Bernard skills of Ihe students on Thurs- their headline act for the 1965 mittee heads and members of Baer. Tickets (Rotary) Jer- day evening from 7 to 8:30. in show last week when they sign- the advisory council and the ry Roth; Gate Tickets. Herb the art room of the high school. ed George Gobel, comedian Showboat Board of Directors will Klzinga and Dan Wingeier. and musician. meet in the Runciman Klemen- Entertainment director. Bill At an awards presentation, tary School at 8 o. m. Jones: Amateur night, Dr Her April 30 at the Grand Rapids - Gobel was the choice over Plans will be discussed and ivl Mueller rhoi .ma Art Museum, several of Ihe J dozens of other headliners sug- assignments will be made. Walter; endmeti, Fdfesi iiuct.. first and second year art stu- gested by Music Corporation of Professional Talent, Bernard •> *•: • Members of the Advisory Com- dents at IvOwell High School won American, bookers of the show. mittee are Lions Club. Gary Kropf; and lighting and sound. first, second, third and honor- He will appear on every night Rivers: Business and Profes- Earl Evans. able mention ribbons in the an- of the show with his famous sional Women. Peg Bedell; the Expenditures director is Rich-, nual Youth Talent Exhibit. "Lonesome George" guitar, Showboat (Jarden Club. Jean ard Brush. Boat and Seat con- The museum's Youth Talent, banjo and comedy. Wllterink; Vergennes Farm Bur- struction. Civic Affairs Commit- and WOOD-TV, was open to all eau. Donald McPherson; Wo- tee of Lowell Moose Lodge. junior and senior high school Other acts to complement the Outdoor advertising, Larry star are being selected with men's Division Kent County Vol. 72—No. 7 LOWELL. MICH.. THURSDAY. MAY 27. 1965 students in the Grand Rapids Farm Bureau. Ann Campau; Wittenbach; Publicity, Harold area, and was divided into 3 the full line-up to be decided Jefferies: Ticket booth and dec- on in the next few days. West Michigan Historical Socie- categories: Class C, 7th and ty. Lenora Tower; VFW, Don orations. Barbara Fluger; Boat 8th grades; Class B, 9th and The Clark-Ellis Post, Ameri- Souser; Moose Lodge, Civic Decoration. Harold Ball. Ask public help on June 14 bond vote 10th grades; and Class A. ilth can Legion, who have had the Affairs. Joe Griffith; and Ro- Director of Specialities, Jack and 12 grades. Ribbons were concessions inside the gate of tary, Herb Reynolds. Kennedy: concessions, Ameri- from citizens advisory committee awarded to the top three win- the l-owell Showboat for many can Legion; Parking, VFW; Tornado ners in each category, and ov- years, have volunteered this Organize Committees Reception and Special Nights, A group of fifty Lowell Area Proposed Buildings, Costs er $1,200 in prize money was year to operate the concession The various committees are Jack Kennedy; Police and First School citizens met Monday at ssh awarded. as before but to turn over the being organized with division Aid. Avery Block: Calliope. Arn- The |750,000 bond issue to be old Payne; Ushers, S. D. Wing- the high school to hear Super- voted on will cost the taxpay- profits to the Showboat Corpor- directors from the members of intendent Stephen Nisbet dis- ers about 1.5 mills more then ation. the board to act as coordina- eier. cuss the needs of the district, 1964. This would make the tax red alert Why us? wonder Mr. and and to ask the group to help rate no more then was needed Mrs. Richard Godfrey. 840 East Fashion Fantasy theme of in putting over the |750,000 in 1962. Growth in the district Lowell and all of Kent Coun- Claude L, Cole, 89 ty was put under a red torna- Main Street. The Godfrey home Memorial bond vote on June 14. would allow a smaller tax aft- has been run into twice in the eighth grade qiris* show The need for additional class er the first year of two, tax do alert at 11:30 a. m. on Wed- dies in hospital nesday morning and the alert past nine months. The Junior High 8th grade rooms in Alto, at the high consultants project. Last fall an East bound ve- school, and a new elementary condition lasted until 1 p. m. girls will present a fashion Claude L. Cole, aged 89. pass- This money would build a new hicle wrecked their porch when ed away Thursday at Sunshine on the west side, was pointed Lowell school children were parade set show for their mothers in the West Side Elementary, south of it careened into the yard. Hospital in Grand Rapids, fol- out by the superintendent. started home at 11 a. m., but Runciman Elementary Building the present high school, of 11 The annual Memorial Day lowing a lingering illness. He told the group that there six buses did not get away be- It happened again Saturday, at 4 o'clock Wednesday, June class rooms: library, offices, a parade and tribute to the serv- Funeral services for Mr. Cole, would be over 200 more students fore the red alert and were another East Bound auto plow- 2. teacher's room, serving kitchen icemen of the area, of all wars, a Snow farmer, were held Sat- in Lowell Area Schools by the held and two other bus loads ed into their yard. This time and all purpose room at an es- who died for their country, will The theme of this year's show urday afternoon. May 21. at fall of 19M when the new build- of children were on out-of-town no permanent damage was timated cost of $400,000. be held in Lowell on Monday, is "Fashion Fantasy." The girls the Roth Funeral Home. Rev. ings were hoped to be comple- trips. caused, but the plants and Four class rooms would be May 31. have made all of the clothes James Bailard was the offici- added to the Alto Elementary Mrs. Hoag's 5lh grade room shrubs were disrupted. to be modeled in their home Lester Steele, 52, of Grand Richards Park will be the ating pastor. Interment was About 150 would be from the School, along with a library and and special education children economics classes, under the di- Rapids, driver of the car, was i assembly point for the parade made in Snow Cemetery. Kent County School reorganiza- receiving room at the estima- were in Battle Creek visiting participants. At 9 30 the parade rection of Mrs. Elenor Rollins. tion and tne remainder from issued a summons for reckless Mr. Cole is survived by three ted cost of |105,000 the Kellogg Cereal Factory and will leave the park and head growth in the district. This driving. He posted a $IW bond The committees which have sons. Lawton of Lowell. Alden At the high school a 3 class were held in a shelter there un- for Oakwood Cemetery where would be enough to fill anoth- In justice court. been working on Ihe show are of Richland and Clarence of room extension to the east wing til the alert ended. memorial services will be con- er elementary school and add to fashion show committee. Kay St. Paul. Minnesota; three would be built, and the size of Another bus load of Mrs. Bar- • the high school load beyond its The Kent County TB Socie- ducted. Feuerstein, Linda Cook, Stevie daughters. Mrs. Vivian Inger- the shop would be doubled. A- naby's second grade children capacity. ties Mobile X-ray until will be Every serviceman in the com- Roth. Shelly Richard. Ann Bak- soll. of Kalamazoo. Mrs. Claud- long with thus would be an addi- was at John Ball Park visiting munity is asked to participate. New dwellings in the district, stationed outside Christiansen's er, Sally Roth; script coordina- ia Fuller and Mrs. Margaret tional entrance to the gym and alert sounded and was held in Ivan Morse Uniforms are not necessary, which is about 10 miles wide Drug Store on Main Street on tor, Gail Warning; narrator, Vincent, both of Hastings. more parking area would be but would add more color to and 20 miles long, will add many a shelter there. Wednesday, June 2. Toni Gnidzinskis; programs, Also surviving are 22 grand- built. Lowell High School winners the parade. new students in the next year. One bus failed to leave the Janice Manigold; invitations, children; 32 great-grand- Citizens present at the meet- The unit will be there from in Class B were Helen De- Both the VFW and the Ameri- This increased class load can- Junior High school before the Mary Chaffee: decorations, children; a brother, Guy V. ing were asked to bring any 9:30 a. m. until 6 p. m. Haan, first year, third place in can Legion, co-sponsors of the not be pin-pointed, but the siz- alert sounded and were held in Jackie Shade; and clean-up, Cole of Grand Rapids: and sev- questions on the proposed build- • Illustration with a tempera trav- parade and services, are mak- able number of children now 3 a shelter under the supervision Jackie Bailey.