* The Grand Valley Ledger Volume 10, Issue 43 Lowell Readers Since 1893 September 10,1986 Along Main Stmt New plant will employ 15 "One man's trash is another man s treasure," is an old quip that has found new meaning for Don Fizer, President of Michi- gan Wire Processing. The ten year old Lowell based company has found a way to recycle one of their primary wastes, and also produce a marketable by-prod- OOPS, LEDGER GOOFS! uct. Sulfuric acid is the primary Last week we repotted in this space about a couple of new paint chemical used in the company's jobs on Main Stmt buildings. Well, it seems we were in error process of cleaning and treating about the ocupants of one of the buildings. W.J. Wheeler, a Cer- huge coils of steel for various • tified Public Accountant doing business at 210 West Main will steel manufacturers. Fizer continue to do business in the same spot. The Rat River Antique explained that as the steel is pro- Mall has indeed purchased the building, punched through the wall cessed the acid retains iron parti- and set up shop in the back, but Wheeler will remain in the front cles until it reaches a point where part of the building. Also, in our travels up and down the main the acid is too saturated to be drag this week, we were reminded al Anderson's Family Shoes used further. The used acid is that there is a fresh coat of paint on that building too. We regret hauled away by a disposal firm, the misunderstanding and the oversight. reduced to a sludge and buried in a landfill. This process is SHOWBOAT PAINT PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION neither efficient nor environmen- tally sound, according to Fizer. This huge 68 X 100 foot building and adjacent loading dock will soon be the home of an acid Showboat volunteers worked diligently oper the weekend to Beginning in early October, reclamation center for Michigan Wire Processing Co. The new facility should employ about ^ apply a fresh coat of paint to the craft. You may not have realized Fizer hopes to change all this fifteen people within a year. how shabby it was looking unless you had seen it Saturday with when a new reclamation plant some portions spotting fresh paint and others still dingy. The white goes into operation on Michigan pccted to total $640,000. The add about four more truck driv- quiet and will .iot use city water is nearly complete, save for some touching up to be done on the Wire property on West Main Lowell City Council approved en to his trucking firm. or sewer other than for normal side away from the dock. The black is complete except near the Street. A huge 68' x 100' build- Public Act 198 tax relief for the The new plant will remove the bathroom facilities. Michigan wateriine on the side near the dock. The entire paddlewheel has ing is now under construction project which allows for a 50% iron crystals from the used acid. Wire Processing currently gener- yet to be painted. All the decks were repainted with a brown and special equipment is due to break in property taxes over a The acid can then be re-used for ates about 15,000 gallons of instead of gray, which was an improvement in the opinion of most arrive next week. Fizer says set- twelve year period. Such tax re- wire processing, and the iron re- spent acid per week. observers. ting the equipment is not a major lief is tied to the creation of new sidue can be sold to fertilizer Stedfast Construction. Inc. of . Needless to say, there is still work to be done, and anyone task. "We just have to plumb it jobs, and Fizer claims he will companies to be used as an ingre- Alto and O.E. Bieri and Sons of willing to spare a few hours should contact Ray Quada at 897-8533 in and put it to work," Fizer said. hire fifteen people to run the dient in their products. Fizer says Lowell are the primary contrac- ^ for information about the next painting session. Costs for the project are ex- plant in a year's time and also the operation will be clean and tors on the project. NEW RESTAURANT PROGRESSES DAILY Wildlife art at LAAC Center John DiCeasar, part owner and manager of the new Lee's Land- ing ResUurant, reports that work is progressing nicely at the facil- ity. DiCeasar is still optimistic about opening in September, but, An exhibit of prints by interna- as is the case with any project of this size, there are always dozens tionally known wildlife artist De- of unforeseen hurdles to clear. The restaurant and bar were sched- nnis Curry will open September uled to be carpeted on Monday, and DiCeasar predicted that things 14 at the Lowell Arts Council should start going back together pretty quickly from here on out. Center. Co-sponsored by the A second kitchen was installed upstairs to handle DiCeasar's cat- John Ball Park Zoo Association A ering business while the main floor kitchen will service the restau- and the Lowell Area Arts Coun- ~ rants. The entire bar area has been expanded and renovated. The cil, the exhibit will be Curry's front shops have been converted into a small breakfast and lunch first since returning from a six- cafe and an office in the front of the building will become a gift week trip to Tanzania and Kenya shop. We're sure you'll be impressed when you get a chance to in February. see the completed project. Curry, a California resident, has been interested in drawing SNOW METHODIST DINNER CANCELLED most of his life, entering the art market in 1970 with original Li- The Wednesday, September 10 dinner to be held at Snow United mited Edition Prints. It was in Methodist Church has been cancelled. The church hall has been the medium of etching that he moved and is not yet available for use. began creating the images that reflect his deep interest in botan- ^ OFF THE BLOTTER ical and wildlife subjects, for Joyce Vroman, 56, of Saranac, was involved in a property which he is best known. In 1980 damage accident Thursday, September 4, on Main St. near Jeffer- Curry met Sidney Frances, noted son. Vroman pulled from the parking lane into the traffic lane, printer and lithographer, and and struck a car driven by Paul Erickson, 55, of Lowell. began creating full color lithog- A vehicle owned by Matthew Peters of Lowell stmck a parked raphs inspired by his travels in pick-up truck belonging to Robert Shattuck of Lowell on Tuesday, East Africa. Curry's work is in- September 2. The starter on Peters' vehicle was engaged while cluded in private and corporate The wildlife prints of Dennis Curry, such as these Lion cubs, will be on display at the Lowell the truck was in gear and jumped forward into Shattuck's vehicle. collections, both nationally and Arts Center from September 14 through October 4. No injuries were reported in the accident on S. Water St. internationally. William VanOosten, 17, and Jenelk Bruining, 17, both of Low- The exhibit at the LAAC AJell collided in the parking lot of the Lowell High School. Tuesday, Center will continue until Oc- September 2. No injuries were repotted. tober 4. Also on display will be S.S. Lee wins again Reported to Lowell police Thursiday, September 4 was the break- the pottery of George DeVries ing and entering of the Lowell Auto Wash on West Main St. of Grand Rapids. The public is Culprits broke into the coin changer and took coins and bills. invited to meet the artists at the The Lowell Fire Department s in the village square. Afterwards Appearance for Original Equip- Issued an appearance ticket for open container of alcohol in a opening reception from 1 to 5 S.S. Lee stole the show again. a man took a picture of all the ment. This makes two years in motor vehicle Friday evening, September 5, was Jason Barber. p.m. Sunday, September 14. The Lowell Area Firemen. Steve fire engines with a camera that a row for this award 21, of Lowell. Art Center is located at 149 Noall and Frank Leasurc, look rotates 360 degrees. All the Amy DeVries, 27, of Lowell struck a mail box and post on South Hudson. Hours are 1 - 5 the 1946 Seagrave Fire Engine trucks lined up in a big cia'le. Frank C. Leisure Public Relations Ot t'icc Bowes Rd. near Main St. Friday evening, September 5. There p.m. weekdays and 1:30 - 4:30 to Charlton Park on Saturday. Au- Everyone was to stay still when were no injuries. p.m. weekends. gust 24 for their fifth annual Fire the camera went by them. Arraigned in 63rd District Court Wednesday. September 3 on Fighting Show. There were 27 Children of all ages enjoyed ^ charges of criminal sexual conduct was Harry Eldersma, 38, of PRECISION & FASHION fire engines at the show from seeing all the fire engines up Appointments not always Lowell. He was released on $300 bond. HAIRSTYLING - For both I980's to the early 1900s. The close. needed at Vanity Hair Fash- Issued an appearance ticket Sunday morning, September 7 for men and women. Man's World day was filled with many things The S.S. Lee Seagrave Fire ions, Open six davs Lowell. domestic assault was Richard Treviso, 40, of Lowell.