25c x HOAC & SONS* 300K BINDER; SPRINGPORT, MICHIGAN 43234 Volume 13, Issue 10 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Wednesday, January 18, 1989 Along Main Street King Memorial Pool's future in doubt L Estimated I F-» n • ^ cost to repair piping AREA WOMAN'S PAINTINGS NOW AT LAAC system On display ut the Lowell Area Arts Council Center, 149 S. $50 - $60,000 — Hudson Si., through Feb. 26 are the works of area artist, Cathy • VanVoorhis. The future of the King Memo- The display is entitled "Landscape Painting, Figurative Draw- rial Pool may be in serious ings." jeopardy following a report from VanVoorhis is an adjunct instructor of Drawing I and 11 at the Kent County Health Depart- Kendall College of Ait and Design in Grand Rapids. ment. The report cited three items needing repair before the "TOM SAWYER" TONIGHT. JAN. 18 department will issue a license. According to Lowell YMCA Di- The Lowell Middle School Eighth Grade Drama Class will pre- rector Doug Ybema, the first two sent the Mark Twain classic, 'Torn Sawyer", tonight, Jan. 18, at complaints do not pose a major f 7:30 p.m. in the Middle School Cafetorium. problem. Small cracks in the ^ The public is invited and admission is free. deck area around the pool need repair. Also, the pool's shell CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TO needs repainting, and possibly SHOW FILM ON APARTHEID sandblasting prior to painting. The kicker is the presence of The First Congregational Church of Lowell will show the film 14 A Cry of Reason" on this Sunday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. major leaks in the pool s piping A yfcg this may be a thing of the past at King Memorial Pool if funding for the poors The film runs 58 minutes and is based on the fight of Rev. tailf breaS'Tp the concrete" leak> CoWdl meeting MOnday ^ ** Beyers Naude against apartheid in Africa. He was a member of deck around the pool, excavating ^ewhere between SSO-WO.OOO w.ll be needed to fix the pipes. the Afrikaner elite and many said he would someday be prime the till behind the pool walls, price range quoted was based on but none of the repairs has ap- cems about the dilemma with the minister. installing all new PVC pipe, Detroit area prices, and the work pool. "The council declined to Naude rejected it all when he discovered the horror of apartheid, proached the $50,000 to $60,000 backfilling and pouring new con- | possibly be completed for fund an ice skating rink this A and began devoting his ministry to end apartheid. cou d quoted for the re-piping. The crete decks. A "for budget pur- less money here in West Michi- winter. The movie theater is ^ All members of the community are invited to attend. pool is owned by the city, and poses only" estimate from gan operated by the YMCA for sum- gone. There isn't much recre- Robertson Bros., Service, Inc. When asked how soon the pro- ation available for our vouth as ATTENTION COMMODITY RECIPIENTS mer swimming lessons and recre- 9 of Farmington Hills is $50,000 ject must begin, Ybema had ation. Traditonally the city has it is, so it scares me to hear about to $60,000. more bad news. His estimate is such serious problems with the Anyone who would like to avoid the rush on January 26, regis- footed the bill for repairs, as the Ybema's report caught the trations will be taken at the VFW from9-5 p.m. January 18 and 25. that the work should begin in summer pool program operates pool". Lowell City Council completely March to have the pool ready for Brown acknowledged that the All registrations have to be updated this month. Be sure and at a loss. Ybema told the council ott guard at their meeting on ^j summer. Tliat leaves the city has spent considerable have proof of income, ID.and Social Security cards. use s that there is no money available Monday. Mayor James Maatman iiy j t six to eight weeks to money in recent years for the pur- Appointments for fuel assistance will also be taken. c us in the YMCA's budget to help said, "1 can't, in good conscience make a decision. Maatman re- make the repairs. chase and development of recre- Applicants should present heat bills for the past 12 months or justify that kind of expenditure commended that a firm figure be ation facilities in the city. The the most recent heat bill (if fuel is gas or electric) or at least the Recently there has been for repairs to the pool". Other obtained for the work, and softball complex at Creekside past two bills if heat source is a deliverable fuel (propane, wood, mounting sentiment among the councilmembers echoed Maat- sources of funding be re- Park and the new sliding hill are • oil). Proof of total household income for the past 90 or 120 days councilmembers to induce the man's feelings, and agreed that searched. surrounding townships to help good examples. The gravel pit (up to date application). Social Security card numbers and Medicaid there simply isn't that kind of The King Memorial Pool is ap- park and its tremendous recre- cards (if receiving public assistance must also be presented. with the expense of maintaining money in the budget for such re- proaching thirty years in age. ation potential is another. But, Call Bemadette Johnson at 897-8519 anytime for more informa- recreational facilities. Recent pairs. and Ybema says the galvanized studies show that only 35% of for the most part, these projects tion. Ybema reiterated that the pool pipes circulating water to the fil- the participants in some recrea- have been paid for with Lee fund could not operate without the re- er have begun to rust out. Find- or Look fund monies, with little OFF THE BLOTTER t tional programs are city resi- pairs, and asked if the work i g leaks and repair- drain on tax generated revenues. The Lowell Medical Unit was dispersed to 28 runs in December n lhe currenl dents, yet it is always up to the could possibly be completed i g them would be difficult, if Brown suggested the council re- of 1988. That brought the total for the year to 362 runs, compared n city to pay for facilities and using city employees and equip- noi impossible, and would at maintenance. This current trend evaluate recreation in the city to 263 in 1987, ment. Department of Public best be very temporary. The plas- in council thinking is not likely budget. Brown said, "maybe the Work Director, Tony Siciliano addition of a mill might go a long A Forrest Schutts, 86, of Lowell was involved in a property damage tic pipe which would be used for to prompt a healthy dip into city said that his crews could haul replacement would likely last way toward paying for needed accident Jan. 10, when he turned off Main Street onto Pleasant coffers to fund the needed repairs rubble or fill, but lacked the ex- longer than the pool itself. to the pool. repairs at the pool, and improve directly into the path of a car driven by Debra Addington, 36, also pertise to get involved beyond The pool has been the source Lowell Ledger Publisher recreation in the future". of Lowell. that. Ybema did note that the When Brown asked about the Arrested and taken to the Kent County Jail on charges of Fleeing of budget headaches in the past. Roger Brown expressed his con- allowable millage. City Manager and Eluding Friday night, Jan. 13 was 19 year old Todd Martin David Pasquale explained that by of Lowell. WCMHS recieves the Michigan charter the council can assess up Leona Thebo, 57, of Lowell was injured in an accident Wed., to 20 mills. The current millage Jan. 11, when the vehicle in which she was a passenger and driven rate in the city is 12.38. One mill by Delbert Thebo, 58, was struck from behind by a car driven by Equity Fund Grant again Harriet Jones, 56, of Ada, on West St. at M-21. Cont'd pg. 6 Arrested and taken to the Kent County Jail for Driving While For the second consecutive historical significance, heritage set up to aid local projects like ^ License Suspended. Second Offense, was Randy Peterson, 22, of year, the West Central Michigan and culture of the land and prop- that of the Historical Committee. VILLAGE INN - Daily specials - 9 Belding. Historical Society and the Ver- erties John Fallass settled on in The grant money awarded to Kitchen open until 2 a.m. • Beer Involved in a property damage accident on Avery at Washington gennes Historical Commission the 1830*5. the committee totaled $31,350. specials 2-5 p.m. M-F. Call 897- St., Sat., Jan. 14 was Edward Beebe, 25, of Lowell, when he have been named a recipient of Vergennes Township was the The money will be specifically 8880. failed to Yield the Right of Way and struck a car driven by Chris- the Michigan Equity Fund Grant only recipient in Kent County used in the purchase of two Fal- PRECISION & FASHION topher Hunter, 19, also of Lowell. awarded by the Michigan Depart- and outside of Grand Rapids to lasburg properties. "The way the HAIRSTYLING - For both men Two juveniles, one 15, the other 14, will be referred to Probate ment of Commerce. receive funds for the second committee views it, the Fallas- and women.