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T h e Grand Valley Ledger Weekly Coverage of Ada, Alto, Cascade, Forest Hills, Lowell and Saranac

VOLUME ONE. ISSUE FIFTEEN THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1976 PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS

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Stndenta from Lowell High School trying to raise money to go to Washington. D.C., in April will be having a paper drive this Saturday in the high school parking lot. If yoa have some newspapers you'd like to get rid of please call 897-9363 for home pickup.

Taken Into custody for shoplifting at Eberhard's store on West Main Street last Tuesday were three juvenile boys.

At the Febnury meeting of the Lowell Showboat Board of Directors, the resignation of Mrs. Barb Brown was tendered, due to increasing work and home responsibilities. She has been a very energetic and forceful worker for the Showboat Corporation, and will be greatly missed.

The Lowell Aran Jaycees will sponsor a public Information class on "Alcoholism" in Bushnell School's KIVA room on Wednesday, March 10, at 7:15 p.m. Evetyone Is welcome.

A property damage accident on West Main Street, last week. I l front of Johnson's Thrift-T Mart involved cars driven by David Gerst of Grand Rapids and Gark East of Sand Lake. The Gerst car was struck as East was leaving a parking lot.

Tbe final day for payment of summer and winter taxes for the residents of the City of Lowell will be Monday, March I, i t 5 p.m. at the City Hall. 301 East Main Street. After that date, payment for such taxes shall be made to the Kent County Treasurer's office.

At • tpedal meeting of the Lowell City Council last Friday, Lowell contractor Ivan K. Blough received approval of his request to rezone 2.6 acres of property located on Hunt Street from A-l Single family residential to A-3 Multiple family residential.

Under inveatigatfoa by the Lowell Police are two unrelated larceny cases involving stolen beer from two business establishments, last Thursday evening.

May We Come In?

Last Saturday'• two to three incbec of cold, wet snow waa a dlaappdntment to BMiiy everyone. Tbetc Labrador Retriever* were no exception. Their ploadlng eyea and drooptrg ear*, eipreaaed quite wefl their desire to cone la the honae and lay hy the fire. And who e—U U h m I hea?

Kidder To A d d n s s Open Mee t ing An open meeting will be held

March 4 at 10 a.m. at the Bushnell Elementary School, Room 209 revolving around chil dren's speech habits.

Special speaker at the meet-ing will be Kelly Kidder, super-

visor of Speech Pathology De-partment of Grand Rapids Pub-lic Schools.

A discussion of the important role parents have in the devel-opment of their ch i ld ren ' s speech habits will be held.

Community Chest

Funds Distributed Dr. Robert Reagan. DDS, secretary-treasurer of the Lowell

United Fund, Monday, issued checks to several Lowell area groups as their share of the United Fund monies allocated to this area.

The amounts given represent '/i of the budgeted allocation for 1976, with the balance coming during the second half of the year.

Receiving checks from John Jones, superintendent of the Lowell Light and Power Company were Brownie Troop 406, Cub Scout Pack 3102. East Kent County Center, Lowell Youth For Understanding and the Campfire Girls.

ftlltowfy, iftfimtlmi M the I tmt Kent dommriiity aceefta the check far Mr*. Karen Charon the center ' i

Tracy Thompson waa the representative from the Lowefl Youth Far Underatandtig program.

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Bloodmobile

In Saranac

On March I As we approach the crossroad

between winter and spring, many of us look back upon winter with a sigh and then forward to the coming spring with uplifted spirits. Unfortu-nately, not everyone will be sharing our brightened outlook.

There have been and will be • many serious personal injury accidents, and a life will hang in the balance, depending of the immedia te availability of blood...blood 'that must come from a donor, because it cannot be artificially manufactured. You can be that donor.

Once again it is time for the Red Cross Bloodmobile to visit Saranac-Monday, March 1, at the Saranac Community Church

from 12 to 6 p.m. No appoint-ment is necessary and a nursery is available.

Please don't let a lack of concern for others on your part, be that cause of a personal tragedy. Join with us in giving the GIFT OF LIFE-BLOOD.

LARGEST ft OLDEST MERRY-GO-ROUND

Wade Shows in business in Michigan for 90 years, will bring a first to the Grand Rapids area on Wednesday. Match 25.

At that time. Wade Shows will promote an indoor event at the Old World Mall in Grand Rapids, featuring a merry-go-round that is one of the largest and oldest indoor rides.

Lincoln School for the mentally retarded are going to the Old World Mall on March 25 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. to view this spectacular happen-ing.

Library Releases

Circulation Figures

For the first time in its 42-year-old history-from its be-•ginnings as a small library in the YMCA building to its growth into a large system of Hbraries-

, the Kent County Library System has passed the one million mark in circulation.

Joyce Pleune, director, an-nounced that the circulation for 20 member libraries, book-Inobile, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Mailbox Library, audio-visual department and Kent Com-munity Hospital reached a total •f 1.047,900 for 1975.

These circulations range from 4,142 at the small Sand Lake' library to 133,904 at the new Kentwood Library. The Mailbox library, a mail order operation for paperback books, loaned 16,824 books in the first eight aionlhs of its operation.

During 1975, circulation was 7.901 for the Alto Library; 23,775 for the Lowell Library and 29,812 for the Cascade Library.

Also during the year 43,356 special requests by patrons for books ware filled locally from

' member libraries, the head-1 ^uwten library a t from th*

State Library of Michigan, Lansing.

The more than 300.000 volumes owned by the Kent County Library System may be requested from any KCL mem-ber and sent to any other member library for use. For instance, if a patron in Lowell would like a book which is on the shelves of the Cascade Library, he could request it from the Lowell librarian and it would be sent from Cascade after a special "hot line" call had been made to the reference depart-ment at the KCL headquarters operation.

In this way, local patrons can benefit from the entire KCL collection of books, records and audio-visual materials. They may use much more than can be housed in the hometown library by this sharing method.

Books also may be ordered from the State Library or West-ern Michigan University by a telecopier hookup to Lansing.

Kent County Library System member libraries are located in Alto, Byron Center, Caledonia, Cascade, Casnovia, Comstock Park, East Grand Rapids. Cutlerville (Gaines Township Library), Grandville, Greenville, Kent City, Kentwood, Rockford (Krause Memorial Library), M i d d l e v i l l e ( T h o r n a p p l e -Kellogg School and Community Library), Lowell, Alpine Town-ship (Peach Ridge Library), Plainfleld, Howard City (Reynolds Township Library), Sand Lake, Walker and Wyoming.

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Lowell's Bus Fleet Passes Police inspection

Members of the Lowell Board of Education were more than pleased Monday night to find that the local school system's fleet of 45 buses passed their annual State Police inspection by 100 percent on the first time through.

Although Lowell has always had an excellent safety record, this is the first time that the police inspection has stamped the fleet 100 percent without listing at least a few items that had to be corrected before a final okay.

Bus Supervisor John Schnei-der received a hearty commen-dation from the board for what other districts can attest is a rare record.

By UnaDhnons Vote

With two of its members absent, the Lowell Board none-theless voted unanimously to do away with a long-standing con-tractural agreement between the "parent" Kent Intermediate School District and hire its own full-time psychologist, speech therapists and social worker for next year. *

Money-wise, Supt. Leonard Sinke assured the board that the

cost for these special service individuals would be about the same but that more and more school districts are beginning to feel that the present set-up is unsatisfactory for several rea-sons.

To begin with, Sinke said, under the present working agreement, these individuals are required to report first to their own office in Grand Rapids so at least one hour of actual student contact is lost each morning before they arrive in Lowell. In addition, the special service personnel are somewhat under two administrations and this also tends to duplicate paper work and accountability and thus also takes time away from direct service to students.

Board members agreed that by hiring the personnel as actual staff members, the efficiency of operation could not help but increase the effectiveness of the service to students.

Local Bids

Members of the board also voted to keep insurance bids locally since it is felt that the agrnt p r tMeUhfb f fmw m servicing any insurance claim and a local taxpayer can't help

but have more interest in his own school system.

A request for consideration of a zoning variance by Robert Boyd for the purpose of estab-lishing a primitive campground near the schoofs 80 acre out-door education site was discuss-ed pro and con but no decision was reached.

Jack Butterworth, commis-sioner of Lowell Youth Football, wrote a letter of appreciation to the Board of Education thanking the system for its cooperation with the football league and the use of the high school football stadium this past season.

Since 2lA mills will be expir-ing this year, a millage study committee will be formed to realistically look into the needs of the district.

The committee will be made up of board members, school officials and any indivMval Hv-tog 'hi the dtstriet who It interested.

Another Milestone In The Life Of Wolter W. Gumser

Now 80>ye«i*-okl Walter W. Gnmsar, aenda Ua " IMtoa" to for wo long.

Lowell Saperintendent of Schoola, with hla family In Dayton, Ohio, and

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Walter W. Gumser. retired superintendent of the Lowell Schools, has reached another 'milestone* in his life, by cele-brating his 80th birthday.

"Wal t , " as he is known to so many people, lives with his son, Walter W. Gumser, Jr . , and family whkh includes three grandchildren, at 6990 Drywood Place in Dayton, Ohio 45424.

In 1960, after 39 years as a school superintendent, 34 of them at Lowell, Walter W, Gumser stepped down to end a career of 40l/4 years as a school-man and a recognized 'power' in state school affairs.

Walt came to Lowell in 1926

and saw the Lowell School System grow from an enroll-ment of 600 students to 1,400, when he retired.

A native of Muskegon, Walt moved with his family to Hol-land, when he was a small child. He attended Holland High School and later graduated from Hope College in 1917.

He then went to Fennville to teach and coach, but waa called to service in March, 1918, and spent a year and a half in the Psychological Division of the Army Medical Corps at Camp Custer and Detroit. On leaving the service, he taught in Glad-stone a year, in Mt. Gemens a year, and then, in 1921, be-

came superintendent at Reed City. After two years there and three in Clare, he came to Lowell.

Probably there waa no school-man in Michigan who bad a better knowledge of state school law than Wah. Since 1932. he was a member and chairman of the Michigan Association of School Administrators, serving as its president in 1953-54,

For three decades, he was a familiar figure in Lansing, a 'gadfly' in the long battle to gain stronger state support for smaller school districts and to strengthen educational legisla-tion generally.

In those days, he was one of a group of superintendents dub-bed by the late Mel McPherson, longtime State Tax Commission-er, as " the hungry five." be-cause they were so frequently in Lansing seeking more adequate support for the schools from the state.

Walt, who received his Mas-ter 's Degree in 1926, taught for 12 summers at Central Michi-gan's College of Education.

Besides bis deep involvement In school and state activities, Wah also found time to take part in many community activi-ties.

He was a very active member of the Lowell Rotary G u b and served as an endman on the Lowell Showboat for many years. His rendition of the "Battie Hymn of the Republic" was a highlight of the yearly minstrel show under the stars.

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LOCAL BRIEFS

Mrs. Stbie Baker of Lowell spent the weekend with her granddaughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Sutherland of i-lmhurst. Illinois. She was ac-

companied on the trip by her son. Lyle of Ionia, whose wife was visiting in Bmhurst .

Orlo W. Bailey. 50. brother of Jeorge Bailey of Lowell, passed away February 22 at his home in Grand Rapids.

The traditional "Hour of Sa-cred Music" will be presented by Grand Rapids Junior College on Sunday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at

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Fountain Street Church. There is no admission charge. Partici-pating in the program will be Nancy Williams of 5«54 David Highway. Saranac, and Rose-anne Ritzema of 641 Shepard Drive, Lowell. They are mem-bers of the Junior College Choir.

Luke Theisen. aged 77, of Lowell passed away Friday morning. February 20. Funeral Mass was said Monday at S t Mary's Church with interment made in St. Mary's Cemetery.

U. S. Air Force Sergeant Robert D. Stacy has arrived for duty at Alconbury RAF Station. England. Sergeant Stacy, whose wife. Susan, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Witherell of 11384 Grand River Drive, Lowell, is an aircraft main-tenance specialist with a unit of the U. S. Air Forces in Europe.

Mrs. Abe (Winnie) Elenbaas. 77 of Jcnison passed away February 22 at the Zeeland Hospitaf. Among her survivors is a son. Eldon. of Lowell.

Capt. Bert E. Kent of Lowell has been recognized as a mem-ber of .good standing of the Affi-liated League of Emergency Radio teams. Suite 818. Nation-al Press Building, Washington, . D.C. His affiliation with f 'A le r t " expires August 1. 1976. His call letters are CH:5: KCH-6004.

Funeral services were held las t Thursday a f t e r n o o n in Grand Rapids for Dr. Henry D. Hoikeboer. aged 77, of 2808 Thornapple River Drive, S . E , Cascade. Interment was made in Restlawn Memorial F a i t . *

It 's anniversary t ime for Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Gtaham of Lowell, March 4; and Mz. and Mrs. George Noteware of Lo-well, March 5.

Larry Doaenberry of Cascade has been a recent patient at the Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hos-pital recovering from a skiing accident.

Services Held

Saturday Fdt*

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Zelmer Ethridge Baker, 65. of Grand Rapids passed away at his home February 22. One of his daughters, Mrs. Ly!e (Zed-da) Ohler resides in Lowell.

Lowell Cub Scout Pack 3188 and Boy Scout Troop 102, sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Lowell will once again serve on Mackinac Island as the Governor's Honor Guard from June 26 through July 3 this summer.

John J . DeVries, brother of Mrs. Tina Woodhead of Lowell, passed away February 16, at the age of 93. Funeral services were held last Thursday in Grand Rapids, with burial in Dorr Cemetery.

Robert G. Payne il and Elizabeth McGlamery of Lowell were united in marriage Satur-day, February 14, in the sanc-tuary of the First United Meth-odist Church of Lowell.

Tiramerman in lt,o

Hospital, following the removal of her stomach two weeks ago.

Charles Ross. ag«d 48, 400 North W a s h i n g t o n Lowell, passed away Wednes-day. February 18. at the Kent Community Hospital in Grand Rapids.

He waa bom October 18. 1927. the son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Ross. A resident of Lowell for many years, he was married to the former Ona Roth.

Mr. Ross waa employed for the past ten years as a Shipping and Receiving Clerk a t Attwood Ccrpcration in Lowell.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon. February 21, at the Roth-Gerst Funeral Home in Lowell. The Reverend Dean Bailey of the First United Methodist Church of Lowell was the officiating clergyman and interment was made in Lowell's Oakwood Cemetery.

Besides his wife. Mr. Ross leaves four daughters, Dorann. Maty Ann and Janet Ann. all at home, and Mrs. Dennis (Jotnn) Mutschler of Saranac; his par-ents. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Ross of Mattawan; or Robert of Mattawan; a Mrs. Donald (Mildred) Oilman of Plainwell; and one grandson, Aaron.

Memorials may be the First .United. Church of Lowell. .

Hudsonville, Robert and Jean Zoerman of Grand Rapids. Nor-man and Donna Roelofa of Lake Ann. Roger and Gloria Slachter of Caledonia; 26 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He also leaves two brothers. Jack of Grand Rapids and James of McBain; a sister. Mrs . Rene Schaaf of Grand Rapids; and a s i t t e r - in - l aw, M r s . Minnie Koetje of Kalamazoo.

Services For

John H. Foss John H. Foss. aged 64, of

5650 S. Division Avenue. Grand Rapids passed away Sunday evening, February 22.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, Febru-ary 25, at the Roth-Gerst Funer-al Home. Lowell, with the Rev. Warren E Holcomb of the Church of the Nazarene of Lowell officiating.

Interment followed in Findlay Cemetery.

Mr. Foss is survived by his ch i ld ren . M r s . F r a n k (Iria) Hoekstra of Ada. Mrs . Miles (Dian) Thomas of Pierson, John Foss of Howard Chy, Mrs.

•Joseph (Leslie) Veriin of Grat-tan. Michael Foss of Ada. one sister. Mrs. Mildred Chenoweth of Crown Point. Indiana; and eight grandchildren.

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Wednesday afternoon. Febru-ary 25. at the Roth-Gerst Funer-al Home in Lowell for Mrs. Ethel M. Deible. Interment was made in Oakwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Deible of 222 Sooth Division Street. Lowell, passed away Sunday evening. February 22. at the age of 61.

She Is survived by her chil-dren. Mrs. Ray (Clara) Cleve-land, Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Kauffman. both of Indiana. Charles of Ionia. George of Grant, Fred of Lowell. Mrs. Donald (Rose) Blrdwell. Albert and Edward, all of Lake Odessa; two brothers. Albert and Wayfte Robertson, both of Allegan; 26 grandchllden and six great-grandchildren.

Neal Koetje

Passes At 75 Cornelius (Neal) Koetje. aged

75, of Alto, passed away Satur-day evening, February 21. at the Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hos-pital.

Funeral services were h<Hd Tuesday in Cutlerville. with Interment being made In Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Koetje Is survived by his wife. Gladys; his children. Jack and Leona Koetje of Fullerton, California, Robert and Betty Koetje of Alto. Ronald and Marilyn Koetje of Kalamazoo, Marvin and Lynne Koetje Of

of Lofe l l ? John of Fenton; one sister.

Mrs. Isobel Edwards of Lowell; and sis grandchildren.

The Reverend Ivan Speight of Salem Bible Church officiated at services February 17 at Phillips Funeral Home. Interment was In Lowell.

Eiwird Wolthuis

Passes la Florida

Edward Wolthuis. formerly of

Clarksville, passed away Febru-ary 20 on Bonlta Springs. Flori-dc.

He was born In Grand Rapids on Mar. 4. 1910. the son of Al-bertus and Marie (Steghuis) Wolthuis. His early life was spent In the Grand Rapids area and he was a residem of the GsrksviMe area for 30 years.

He was formerly employed by the Saranac Milk Producers and later by the Grand Rapids Dairy Co.. retiring In 1972 when he moved to Florida.

He Is survived by his wife. Tressa; two sons. Edward and Gerald, both of Garksvllle; three daughters. Mrs. Richard (Marilyn) Willard of Lowell. Helen McArthur of Lake Odes-sa. and Roselyn Ferris of Lyons; one sister and brother; 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Plckens-Koops Funeral Hwnc In Garksvllle.

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On Saturday. February 14, a large group of Lowell Middle School students vtere taken by bus to Grandville High School for the Solo Ensemble Festival. Their ratings were as follows:

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Dolly Gerard, flute sok>; Patti Kline, flute solo; Kathy Rich-

flute solo; Barry Eld-baritone solo; Dolly Ger-

ard and Pattl Kline, flute duet. Chris Baird and Nancy De-

Loof, fk-te duet; Sharon Kelm and Sherri Van Belkum, Alto Sax Duet; Julie Rowe. Chris Doran and Jennie Irwin. Cornet trio.

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Nancy DeLoof. flute solo; Leslie Seme, piano solo; Karen Wynalda and Ktrisue Lambert, clarinet duet; Leesa Hartley and Kathy Richmond, flute duet; Camden Parks and Dale Stark, trombone duet; Giff Mulder and Mark Lessens, cornet duet; Julie Rowe and Helen Wltten-bad*, cornet duet.

Bob Sarnlak and Dan Everitt, cornet duet; Scott Noffke and Mark Canfleld, snare drum duet; Carolyn Merriman. Micki

Daverman and Debbie SchneW-er, clarinet trio; Jon Bieri. Paul Beach and Ty Ysseldyke. two baritones and tuba trio; Terri Meredith. Teresa Winer and

Mary Hosley. two flutes and oboe trio.

Five years ago this summer the Lowell-Fallasburg area peo-ple were Involved in the com-memoratioo of the centennial anniversary of the existence of the Fallasburg Covered Bridge.

There was a spirit of convi-viality, congeniality and cooper-ation of effort which brought to those who participated an in-spiration to re-evaluate our local heritage, to assess our current goals and plan a future with them In mind.

The 1976 Bl-centennlal anni-versary of our country has given us an even more profound excuse to revive the spirit and follow through with the most essential and practical plans that were considered In 1971.

In accordance with the nation-al committee for the Bl-Centen-nlal observation we are in the process of producing a pageant to b e enacted at the amphitheat-er depicting our history.

We can take great civk pride In the building of that structure and plan to enjoy the use of It and the river for the unfolding of

the story of Lowell and the surrounding area. .

There will also be a parade, arts and crafts shows, special programs In the churches and schools and many organizations have been making aqd carrying out their own plans.

Anyone who is interested, is wUIlng to help In any way. Is welcome to become a part of tbe local effort to make this a memorable year for our com-munity.

Please call the Lowell Area Chamber of 'Commetce and you win be Included and given an opportunity to become involved.

When your grandchildren ask what you did to celebrate Aiperica's 200th birthday anni-versary you can tell them about our festivities and our horizons we foresee now will have pro-gressed much In the meantim*.

Our community can become even more desirable as a home town because we celebrate to-gether.

Bicentennial Smoke The world's longest cigar—

a record 200 Inches (over 16 feet long)—was displayed in honor of the Bicentennial at an annual fair held September 6, 1975 in South Windsor, Conn.

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Gerald B. Raymor, a long-time resident of the Salem and Sooth Lyons area died February t2 at the Veteran's Hospital in Ann Arbor, following a linger-ing Illness.

He was born May 24,1917, In Ionia, the son of William and Eva (Knee) Raymor. He was discharged from the Army In 1945 with the rank of Sergeant.

Survivors Inc lude two d a u g h t e r s , M r s . Richard (Pa t r ic ia ) W h l t t a k e r of Plymootf i and M r t i Ter ry ( L M a ) Scharrard o f . South

m, Jerry of West-

Gaod Rating O f m Carolyn Merriman and Mkkle

Daverman. clarinet duet; Pam I Desotell and Mary Jo Serne. ^ flute duet : Debbie Tlmlnskl and — Annette Sterling, flute duet; Mary Hosley and Teresa Winer. B oboe and flute duet. g

Mrs. E.D. Richard, Middle ' School Band Booster reporter. I congratulated all of the students g that worked so hard to prepare themselves for the Solo Enscm- ' ble Festival and for the great job • that they done after they got to p Grandville. Also the great job that Pat Covey done In prepar- ® Ing the students for the Solo En- 9 semble Keep up the good work a and next year you can all do

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Senior Center Open House

Aroood ISO attended open house last Ttmradny afteraooo at the Lowell Senior Center on East Main Street. Special entertainment waa provided by Uayd Balderaon of Ionia and a group of

dancers. Gocats from IjOdU Filler Host Peter Mulder, Ben Baughman, Eunice Pllach. and Mr. and Mrs. I n t o Katchey.

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Elected Soil Directors The thirtieth annual meeting

of the Kent Soli Conservation Districts was held at the Kent Skills Center In Grand Rapids

Tuesday evening, February 17.

The main business of the evening was the election of two directors In the East District and one In the West for terms of three years each. Results of the election as follows: Richard Meyer of Byron Center In the West and Tim Howard and James Shade of Lowell In the East District.

Director Pat Cohlll ga. e a film strip presentation entitled "Do We Have a Stake In the Grape?" depicting the farm labor situation in California. The film is the result of a fact finding committee from Women for Agriculture.

Donald Osbom of Rockford. received recognition for his sustained Interest In Innovative

conservation tillage and Sparta contractor LeRoy Klein was presented a certificate for his high level of Integrity and accuracy In layout, installation, and development of supporting records of tile drains on cooper-ator's farms.

E n l a c e d To W t d Mrs. Gladys Kooiman of

Waupun. Wisconsin, has an-nounced the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter. Emily Joan, of Palas He igh t s , Illinois, to Paul Terpstra.

The bridegroom-to-be is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Gerard Terpstra of Ada.

The engaged couple, both graduates of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, arc planning a June wedding.

Policies At Cherry

Creek Nursing Hone It is the policy of the Cherry

Creek Nurslnp Home at 350 N. Center Street. Lowell, to admit and to treat all patients without regard to race, color, or national origin. The same requirements for admission are applied to all and patients are assigned within the home without regard to race, color, or national origin.

There is no distinction in eligibility for. or in the manner of providing, any patient service provided by the nursing home or by others in or outside of the home.

All facilities of the nursing home are available without dis-tinction to all patients and visitors regardless of race, color, or national origin. All pe r sons and o rgan iza t ions having occasion either to refer patients for admission or to recommend the Cherry Creek Nursing Home are advised to do so witho"t regard to the pa-tient's race, color, or national origin.

Lori Courser

To Appear in

Albion Production The official title of the next

Albion College Players' produc-tion Is "The Persecution and Assas s ina t ion of J e a n - P a u l Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade . "

The play, written by Peter Weiss, will be presented at 8 p.m., February 26. 27 and 28 in the Herrick Center Theatre. The 30-mcmber cast is directed by Dr. Samuel Grossman.

A p p e a r i n g In t h e " M a r a t / S a d e " cast as an In-mate and the schoolmaster will be Lori Courser of 203 North Hudson Street. Lowell.

Ms. Courser, a 1974 graduate of Lowell High School. Is a sophomore at Albion. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Courser.

HONEY QUEEN, YOUTH DEMONSTRATION P A W OF FARMERS1 WEEK

Selection of Michigan's 1976 Honey Queen and a youth demonstration contest In bee-keeping comprise part of the en tomology p r o g r a m d u r i n g Mich igan S ta t e U n i v e r s i t y ' s Farmers ' Week, March 22-26.

"The queen contest Is open to candidates between 17 and 21. The chosen person will hold the title one year , " says Clarence Colllson. MSU Extension apkul-turist.

Queen selection will be In the Kellogg Center Auditorium starting at 7:30 p .m. . March 23. Candidates will be judged on poise, talent and knowledge of beekeeping importance.

The contest is sponsored by the Michigan Beekeepers As-sociation. and applications may be made in writing to Mrs. George Seidelman. Rt. #3. Ionia. Michigan 48846.

Lori Stanard, Steven ( ; 0 ( | | j n g Assigned

Cook Are Marr ied To Texas Base

The Grand Valley Ledger • Thursday, February 26, 1976 - Page 3

Miss Lori Stanard and Steven Cook were united In marriage Saturday evening, February 14. at the Vergennes United Meth-odist Church. >

The bride Is the daughter of Mrs. Mae Stanard of Ada and Maurice Stanard of Sawyer.

Parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cook of Ada.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ouendag were the honor attendants.

LOWELL SCHOOL MENU

Week Of March 1,1976

MONDAY Goulash

Cabbage Salad Rolls or French Bread

Chilled Fruit Cocktail or Jello Milk

TUESDAY

Hamburgers with Pickles Buttered Peas

Tossed Salad with Dressing Frosted Cake

Milk

WEDNESDAY

Chicken and Gravy On Whipped Potatoes

Green Beans Dinner Rolls and Butter

Cranberry Sauce Jello with Whip

Milk

THURSDAY Pizza on a Bun Buttered Com

Lettuce Salad with Dressing Peaches

Milk

FRIDAY Assorted Sandwiches

Soup cr Mixed Vegetables Potato Chips and Pickles

Cheese Squares Cookies and Assorted Fruits

Milk

TAX FORM DUE FROM FARMERS AND FISHERMAN

Farmers and fishermen may have to file their federal income tax return and pay that tax by Monday. March 1.

Farmers and fishermen who did not file a declaration of estimated federal individual in-come tax by January IS should file their 1975 tax return and pay all tax due by March I to avoid a penalty.

Lowell Area laycees will sponsor a Public Infor-

mation Qaaa on

'ALCOHOLISM' at Bushnell School KIVA

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 •I 7:15 p.m.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

Ainaan Carl E. of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd W. Codling. 11316 Dorothy St., Lowell, haa been aaalgned to Sheppa rd Air Force Base , Texas, after completing Air Force baalc training.

AFB. Texas.

recehed special Instruction human r e l a t l o n t . Airman

wffl now receive spe-trainlng in the struc-

tural-pavements field.

The airman la a 1973 graduate of Gladwin High School. His wife, Suzanne, la the daughter i f Mr. and Mrs. Gene Skrkier. 49% Beiding Road, Beidhtg.

FARMER'S WEEK 1976 NATION'S OLDEST FARM OBSERVANCE

The nation's oldest, contin-uous farm oriented observance-Michigan S t a t e Univers i ty ' s Farmers' Week-will be held March 22-26.

This year 's theme. "Spirit with a Purpose." emphasizes MSU Cooperative Extension's leadership role in agriculture and family living.

"Extension specialists have been assisting Michigan resi-dents through educational pro-grams since Farmers" Week began 61 years ago."

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World Day Of Prayer Observaace March 5

World Day of Prayer will be celebrated Friday, March 5, by Church Women Unhed, who will join in a chain of prayer with millions of people in 169 coun-tries.

The world-wide service is sponsored by the International Committee for World Day of Prayer which has appointed Church Women United as the official sponsor of the celebra-

tion in this count/y.

In the Ada-Cascade area, World Day of Prayer will be obse rved a t St . M a t t h e w ' s Lutheran Church, 5125 Cascade Road. S.E.. at 10:30 a.m.

Mrs. George Supp will be the leader as chairman. The guest speaker will be Mrs. Sherry Hahn.

Men, women and children are

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St. Mary's Catholic Church on Lincoln Lake Avenue, Lowell, will host the World Day of Prayer observance in this area. The program will start at 1 p .m.

Guest speaker will be Elder Lorraine Schultz, a missionary who escaped from Moiambique just ahead of the Communist take-over.

Lowell area chairman, Mrs. Ray Borgerson, invites one and all to the service which will be followed by a social hour in St. Mary's School.

Participating in the celebra-tion in Lowell will be the First United Methodist Church, First Congregational Church, Church of the Nazarene, and St. Mary's Catholic Church. Nursery care is provided.

In Saranac, the World Day of Prayer family worship will be presented at the Saranac Com-munity Church Friday, March 5, at 8 p.m. with a nursery available.

At this ecumenical celebra-tion the participants will be: Berlin Center Methodist, East-on Methodist, Free Methodist, St. Anthony's. United Holiness and Community Charch.

Following the service light refreshments will be served in the fellowship room with Miss Esther Vlasen and Mrs. Morris Morrison acting as hostesses.

- The worship service prepared by women in Latin America reflects their concern for "Edu-cation for All of Life." The narrow bonds surrounding the word "educat ion" have been

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released, and the definition spills out into every area of life.

Concrete situations, common to the lives of some Latin American women, form an inte-gral part of the worship exper-ience. The adult service and the special service for children which are printed in English and Spanish offer unique opportun-ities for bilingual and cross-cultural experience.

Women in local units of Church Women United in thou-sands of communities across the country will prepare in advance for the World Day of Prayer Service. Part of their prepara-tion will be dedicated to an inquiry into the true meaning of liberation in a world in which millions starve each year, mil-lions live under repressive gov-ernments, and millions are de-prived of a fair share of the ear th 's resources.

This will be the ninetieth year of the ever-widening ecumenical celebration of World Day of Prayer. On this day, Protestant. Catholic and Orthodox women of many races and languages seek to make visible their unity in Christ and to share in an offering that will bring hope and aid to thousands around the globe.

Here in the United States the offerings go into a fund ad-ministered by the Interconti-nental Mission Committee of Church of Women United. Edu-cation has been a concern of participants in the World Day of Prayer from its beginnMg. Two dynamic church women esta-blished a day of united prayer after a visit to the Orient where they saw the great need of e d u c a t i n g women a n d for Christian literature. In the early I900's they raised S3 million to strengthen existing Christian colleges and to found new qpes for women in the Orient. Women's colleges in Asia and the Middle East continue to receive an annual grant from World Day of Prayer offerings. The Committee on Christian L i t e ra tu re for Women and Chilren, founded with World Day of Prayer gifts, also re-ceives an annual grant . In recent years emphasis has been placed on writers' workshops where women are trained to prepare literature related to their special needs in the areas of faith, family life. nutDtita and devetopmeat. 1 v 0 0 . -

Offerings also make possjbie gifts for short-term projects often related to the Celebration theme. This year gifts a»* being made through Churcn W^rld Service and UNICEF for pro-jects in Niger. Malagasy Re-public. and Bolivia to provide a safe and accessible water supply and a source of protein. Contri-butions are being made for legal defense and family assistance for politkcl prisoners under repressive regimes; for political refugees from Latin America who need physical, psychong-ical. and economic rehabilita-tion; and to projects helping women make their full contri-bution in their communities and nations, through programs such as the one in Goa. India. wHich enables rural women to artic-ulate their needs, to seek and suggest solutions, and to re-ceive training which will help them earn a living.

Monthly Birthday Party

I W U w e l W a Lowefl, b a t Thnraday Febnury .

Gaesta at the party bctaded Marie ~ 74; Karl FaOer, 92; and Eddie

'a C M boated a party at fee Cfcerry Crack N a n b i t Bmm , 35# N. Caster Street, honoring tbe realdenta who celebrated their birthdayi dnrfag the month of

i ®3| 82; Rev. Howard Tofll, 86; Jeeee

Junior High

Retreat At

Yankee Springs Several youth of the Alaska

Branch of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will participate in the J r . High Retreat held at the Yankee Springs campgrounds. February 27, 28 and 29.

This is an annual event for the J r . High group from all the branches of the Grand Rapids District of the church.

The speaker for the 11 a.m. Sunday morning worship ser-vice, February 29, will be Elder Robert Loesch. using as his s e r m c n top ic " E v a n g e l i s t i c Life".

Distr ic t P re s iden t Dirk Venema will be speaking on the sixth Principle of the Gospel "Eternal Judgement" at the 6 p.m. evening worship service. Come and enjoy the special m u s k that is given at these services.

COMING EVENTS

FEBRUARY 26

Cascade Area

Blood Drive The third in a series of blood

drives in the Cascade area *31 be held Saturday. March 28. in Centennial Hall of the Cascade Christian Church.

In the first drive, conducted June, 1975, 81 potential blood donor participated with 48 being accepted. In October of the same year, 79 potential donors took part in the second drive with 61 accepted. Five others donated at the blood center.

To-date 114 units have been donated through these drives; the goal for the third drive is to hit over the 200 mark.

Some 20.000 units of blood are needed in Kent County alone this year, sixty units are needed each day. Volunteer by ca l l ing Cascade Chr i s t i an Church. 949-1360 or 949-1567. or Roth TerBeek, 949-06S0.

March 5.

The Blood Donor dinics are carried forward here by the FISH. Mrs. Ruth TerBeek is the person in charge.

The average rate of inflation for 1976 will be 8.8 per cent, according to the World Busi-ness Outlook compiled by the Economics Department of Mc-Graw-Hill Publications Co. In 1975 the inflation rate was 12.2 per cent, and in 1974 it was 11.2 per cent.

Hooker C h a p t e r No. 73, RAM invites all members to a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Lowell Masonic Temple, 119 Lincoln Lake Avenue. This will be followed by the February Stated Convocation at 7:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY V

The Women's Fellowship of the First Congregational Church of Lowell will meet Friday, February 27, at 1:30 p.m. in the church lounge.

FEBRUARY 28

The 39 'ers of the First Con-gregational Church of Lowell will meet in the church base-ment on Saturday, February 28 for a potluck dinner at 6:30

p.m.. followed by a good program.

MARCH 1 The Lowell Athletic Booster's

Club wifi J m e e t at the High School Monday. March 1, at 7:30 p.m. Plans for the March

13 dance will be completed. Everyone interested in helping the School's Athletic Program are asked to come and join the club.

The Golden Swingers have a new meeting place. They will meet Monday. March 1, in the basement of the Congregational Church on Hudson Street. Pot-luck supper at 6 p .m. Roast beef and coffee furnished. A good program to follow.

The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Saranac Communi-ty Church on Monday. March 1, from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

MARCH 2

Island City Rebekah Lodge No. 282 of Lowell will hold their r e g u l a r m e e t i n g Tuesday , March 2, at 1:30 p.m. at the Lodge Hall. All members please at tend.

MARCH3 YMCA Yoga dasses will be-

gin Wednesday, March 3. at 7:30 p . m. For further informa-tion or to register call the YMCA offifce at #97-7375.

ON WEDNESDAYS

The Alto Lions G u b will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Alto Elemen-tary School on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.

MARCH 4

The Vergennes Cooperative Club win meet Thursday. March 4. at the home of Ruth Howard, Three Mile and Parnell. at 1:30

p.m.

MARCH6

A bake sale, sponsored by tbe Runcimac PTO will be held S a t u r d a y . M ch 6 . a t Eberhard 's . Lippert's and State Savings Bank in Lowell. Pro-ceeds to be used for playground equipment.

SINGING GROUP TO DfTERTAlN 39ER ,S

A singing group from the Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music will entertain the 39er 's-group of the First Con-gregational Church of Lowell at their meeting on Saturday. Feb-ruary 28.

Prior to the program whkh will start at 7 p.m., tbe 39er 's will meet in the church base-ment for a potluck supper at 6 p .m.

Moose Haven "Moose Haven" will be the

main topic of the Chapter Night program of the Lowell Women of the Moose, Chapter 1388, on Monday evening, March I .

Meeting in their club rooms.

210 East Main Street at 8 p.m.. the members will hear Mrs. Delia Smit speak about Moose Haven, the Moose's home for the aged in Orange Park. Florida.

In her talk. Mrs. Smh will reveal some of the experiences she encountered on her recent trip to Moose Haven, detailing some of the aspects of the home and its residents.

Senior Regent Mr*. Nan.-/ Nordhof said Monday's meeting will be under the chairmanship of Mrs. Gladys Alexander.

She will be assisted by Sue Wester. Georgie Boyce. Lorna Franks, Virginia Stephenson.

Ruth Campbell, Marian Cari-gon, Elida Salvidar. Betty Fu-gitt. Phyllis Putt. Frances Pat-tok. Myrtle Beckett. Ardis Ster-zkk. and Clara SchKentz.

v ) <rl u p b " • All members have been asked

by Mrs. Nordhof to bring their "Can A r t " for judging. The Lowell winners will be judged at

Main Topic Ionia in regional competition

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Forest Hills' Youth Basketball Coach Quits

In surprise action last week. Forest Hills Central varsity bas-ketball coach Larry Wilson re-signed his post, effective Friday noon.

Gene L. Zimpleman, Cen-traTs junior varsity coach, di-rected the Rangers' varsity squad Friday night in O-K con-ference action.

Wilson, who has been head coach at Forest Hills Central for seven years, had back-to-back Gass B District titles and one regional crown.

He cited personal r e u o n s for leaving the coaching ranks.

Rickert, Wilder Qualify For State Meet

Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Ada Athletic Association will be held Friday, February 27, at 8 p.m. in the Ada Township Hall on Ada Drive.

An election of officers will be held and plans for the coming year will be discussed.

All Ada residents are urged to attend.

Lowell Youth Basketball practice began Monday of last week, with several teams 'hitting the courts ' .

Pausing for a rest were Nancy Comstock and her third, fcurth and fifth grade girls, and Don LeHJgh and hla team composed of third and fourth grade boys.

Persons wishing to help with score keeping or time keeping or wish additional informatkm on this program can caO the YMCA at 897-7375.

Lowering The Baskets

Five Lowell grapplers travel-ed to South Haven last Satur-day. February 21. and wreitled in the Regional Tournament, with Jeff Rickert getting a third place and John Wilder taking a second place.

Lowell placed eight oot of the 28 schools entered in the tourna-ment. The results of the day's meets for the Lowell wrestlers were as follows:

105 lbs. Dan Kropf beat Paul Getz of Brandywine 6-1, then lost to Dave Hill of Kenowa Hills by a pin and to Tom Scaturro of Wyoming Park by a pin.

126 lbs. Roger Graham got pinned by Brian Smith of Zee-land, then beat Rocky Slaski of

. East by a default, and lost to Mark Farage of Grand Rapids Catholic Central, 7-3.

132 lbs. Jeff Rickert lost to number one seated John Holly of South Haven 14-9, th in beat Mike Bailey of Brandywine 12-2. then beat Jim James of Dowagic 20. In the consolation finals, he beat John Holly of South Haven 21-1 to place third in the regionals.

167 lbs. John Wilder beat Jon Schrooberger o! South Haven 6-0. then beat Bryon Sheldon of Otsego 8-3. In the finals, he lost

8-5 to Mark Krager of Lake-shore.

185 lbs. Dave Hendrix lost to Steve Hunt of Vicksburg 3-2. then beat Ted Heavener of Godwin 3-0. He then lost to Jeff Klomparens of Rogers 4-3.

Rickert and Wilder will wres-tle in the State Meet at Kent-wood High School on February 27 and 28. Preliminaries begin Friday at noon and 7 p.m.

Consolation and semi-finals at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Champion-ships on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Deadlocked For First

In the battle for the O-K White Division basketball crown for the 1975-76 season, i t 's down to the wire for Forest Hills Northern and Zeeland High Schools.

In action last Friday night, the Huskies from Northern downed Godwin Heights 62-58, while Zeeland beat Forest Hills Central 76-52.

Northern and Zeeland enter the final week of league com-petition deadlocked for first place with 11-2 marks.

The Grand VaHey Ledger - Thnraday, February 26, 1976 - Page 5

Michigan has been blessed with a great variety of ponds and lakes. A pond differs from a lake in that it is a quiet body of water with rooted vegetation across its entire bottom. A lake, however, is usually deeper with an absence of vegetation on part of the bottom. Plants may not grow on the bottom of a lake due to the insufficient amount of sunlight available for plant growth.

Ponds and lakes support a wide variety of animals as they are the most productive forms of habitat. Most of the animals will be many insects and their larvae. Even in the middle of winter insects may be found around vegetation and in the bottom mud. Fish depend on the insects as a food source and a decrease in their numbers may mean a lean year for fish.

The animals of a lake or pond depend on the oxygen in the water to breathe. If that oxygen level drops too low, fish and other animals will die. This may happen in the winter when snow builds up on ice and blocks off

sunlight. Plants producing the oxygen in the water will begin to use that oxygert as they go into an almost dormant state. If the condition continues, the oxygen level may get so low that animals and plants begin to die and decompose which requires even more oxygen. This situa-tion is referred to as "winter ' kill ."

In the winter, fish will seek the warmest water which will be found near the bottom. In the summer just the opposite is true, fish will seek the coldest water which will also be found at the bottom. The shift in position of water temperatures occurs in late spring and may be char-

acterized by much vegetation on the surface. This is referred to as the " turning over" or "c leaning" of a lake or pond.

Although aquatic animals live in a relatively stable environ-ment. there are certain factors which govern the size of animal populations. Such things as disease and predation help to limit the populations. A single pair of bluegills may lay up to 70.000 eggs in a single season.

Although it may sound cruel, if a newborn fish was unable to hide, it may end up as a meal for another fish, a variety of birds, a raccoon, mink or other mammal, or man.

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In order lo aid the youth in the development of tecfaniqoes of shooting, the standard baskets were lowered, and tbe free throw line shortened from 15 to 12 feet.

The program, opened lo both boys and girls, is attempthig the de-emphasize winning as the most Important goal and to re-establish tbe importance of personal goals of improvement and the fan of playing basketball.

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Friday night's Tri-Riyer Bas-ketball game be tween the Red Arrows from Lowell High School and the Yellow Jackets from Greenville held a one point mar-gin, 13-12. but Lowell bounced back in the second period and took the lead at h.Uftime 31-29.

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the score board to 55-52 in the third quarter before the Red" Arrows rallied to tie the score then go on to build up a four point lead late in the fourth quarter.

At the sound of the final buzzer, it was Lowell 75. Green-ville 73.

Bryan Brown of Greenville held on to his Tri-River league individual scoring lead as he had a game high total of 25 points.

All five of Lowell's starters woke into double figures . . . Greg Thompson scored 19. Dale Phillips 16. John Ellison 14. Steve Wittenbach 12. and Jim Reagan. I t .

In the rebounding depart-ment. Lowell collected 64 off the backboards to 39 collected by Greenville.

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Media for Social Relations. WJC 1551. 5 credits Wednesdays. 1-5 p m . beginning 3 /31 . room 206. D ivenpon College.

Third World Women. WJC 1560, 5 credits. Mondays. 6-10 p m . begin-ning 4 / 5 . room 307 Davenport College.

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Mass Said For Marcella Allen Mrs. Marc^ik M. Allen, aged

84, passed iwsy Sunday morn-ing. F e b n u r y 22. st the borne of he r d a u g h t e r . M r s . Percy Gretner of Saranac.

County Math. Ireland, tbe was t h e daugh te r of J a m e s McLaughl in and Ca the r ine Tobin. They came to America in March of 1916.

Alfred F. ADen; he preceded her in death in 19S3 at H a r t Michigan.

Two daughters sorvhre, Mrs . Mfltoo (Muriel) Larson at Lad-ingtob, and Mrs. Percy (Eileen) Gretner of Saranac, with whom she made her home stnee 1954.

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Also surv iv ing a r e n i n e grandchildren and two great-grand-children.

Rosary was said Monday evening at the Koetman Funeral Home in Saranac. Funeral Mass was said Tuesday morning a t S t Anthony's Church in Saranac where she was a member . Father Commer of S t Alphonus Church. Grand Rapids, cele-b r a n t

Food And

Fun Club A nutritional program "Food

and Fun Club" designed for elderly citizens will be held Mondays and Wednesdays of each week at the Saranac Com-munity Church. Serving time is 12:30 p.m.

The program provides nutri-tionally balanced meals to per-sons 60 and over, and their spouses regardless of age and provides other public and pri-vate facilities where they can obtain other social, rehabilitive and recreational services for those in need.

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Donations are taken at the luncheons for those that desire to give. Transportation is also avdlable for persons in need of the service.

This program is provided by a grant through Title VII of the Older Americans Act. made to Eight-Cap, Inc., in Stanton.

If additional information on the program is desired, interest-ed persons can write or call Ina Sedore, Project Director, Eight-Cap, Inc. Nutrition Program for Senior Citizens, 1464 Sidney Road, Sidney, Michigan 4888S. (517) 328-6481.

Attention Veterans

Attention to all Veterans and wives of deceased veterans. The V.F.W. District Service officer will be on hand to answer any questions you may have con-cerning your Veteran's Benefits pension, schooling and medical benefits. Saturday. February 28 in Saranac.

The meeting, sponsored by Saranac V.F.W. Post 4363. will be held at the Jaycee 's Hall located in downtown Saranac

Veterans make sure you bring your DD214 form and discharge papers. Wives of deceased vet-erans are to bring their mar-riage license and death certifi-cate.

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Installs Officirs The Saranac Rebekah Lodge

No. 110 of Saranac installed tbe following new officers at their January meeting.

Nobel Grand. Erla Johnson; Vice Grand. Ethel Walter; Sec-re ta ry , Mary H o u s e r m a n ; treasurer, Beatrice Welch; War-den, Estella Robinson; Conduc-tor, Cecile Perin; Musician, Stella Chase.

Chaplain. Edith Stemm; In-side Guardian, Jane Nusbaum; Outside Guardian, Sam Stemm; Lodge Deputy. Estella Robin-son; Past Noble Grand. Ethel Walter; Right supporter to No- • ble Grand. Rachel Dausman; Left supporter to Noble Grand, Eliza Johnson; Right supporter to Vice Grand. Alke Bowen; Left supporter to Vice Grand, Vera Morrison.

WORLD DAT OF PIATD SERVICE IN SARANAC

The World Day of Prayer family worship service, pre-pared by the women in Latin America reflecting their concern for "Education for AO of l i f e , " will be presented at the Saranac Community Church on Friday, March 5. a t 8 p.m.

Churches participating in the service include: Berlin Center Methodist Easton Metbodis t Free Metbodis t S t Anthony's. United Holiness Church, and Community Church.

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Mr. and Mrs. Dean Thomp-son, Jackson Road, entertained with a birthday dinner for their two-year-old daughter, Shelley, on Saturday evening, February 14. Other guests were Mrs. J e a n e t t e Thompson , S u e Thompson of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bouwman of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. Karl Houserman of Saranac. Also Mr. Houserman celebrated his birthday, too.

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fewlass and Jennifer visited last week in C h e s a p e a k e , Virginia, wi th former neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Grumiaux and son, Max.

Mrs. Phyllis Dausman. Kath-erine Peck. Mar)' Houserman, Doris Wheelock, Loraine Page attended a bridal shower at the West Berlin Fellowship Hall for Miss Linda Curtiss of Marion, Indiana. Miss Curtiss will be married on March 20th to Leo Hall of Indiana.

Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Houserman were Mr. and Mr*. Dave Mackey and Scott Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Kneale. Kathy and Kenny of Portland. Debbie Ward was an afternoon visitor. The occasion being for tbe birthday of Mr. Houserman which was Valen-tine's Day.

Mrs. Mary Houserman. Kath-erine Peck. Sarah Curtiss. Paul-ine Barker. Mary Shook. Helen Graul and Ruth Potter attended the West Beriine Missionary Society last Thursday. Guests were Mrs. Lottie Lehman rf Grand Ledge and Mrs. Wanda Lehman of Saranac.

Evelyn Hitchcock of Ionia, was a Thursday evening guest of Katherine Feasal.

Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs. Agnes Campbell were Mrs. Ralph Kingsley and Mrs. William Young, jr. of lonla.

S hands and Bob Vreeland were overnight guests Saturday of their grandmother, Katherine Feasal.

Mrs. Gay Cowels of Lansing, was a Sunday afternoon guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cahoon.

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Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J im Kelly, Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kelly, Grand Rapids, Vince Kelly, Garksvllle and Iva Cahoon.

Mf. and Mrs. Tom Boguslas-ki, Allendale, were Saturday evening dinner guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Benjamin.

Friday evening guests of Jes-sie Cahoon were Myrtle Klahn of Lowell and Scott O'Briene of California.

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Chad-wick and sons spent the week-end a t West Lakes Cottage.

Mrs. Grace Taylor entered Beldlng Hospital a s a medical patient Saturday. Her room number Is 107.

Sunday afternoon suests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Scott were Mr. & Mrs. Ray Carrigan ind family and Unda and Sherry Collins.

Mr. and Mrs. Tun Sattler of

Lansing, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Fern Garrison.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bowen and family of Richland and Sable Kent were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bowen, Beldlng. •

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seller celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary, this weekend, and had Saturday CvCnirlg dinner with their sons, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Seller and Mr . and Mrs. Larry Seller a t J immy's Grill, and Sunday evening dinner at the HUI Top Cafe, Muir, with Mr. and Mrs. Max CampbeU.

Twenty-Four Cub Scouts Enter Derby

Captartag the lap three places to Pack 3071*8! ware Scott Wight, Stephen MeDola and Mark M a y a n .

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Saranac's Cub Scout Pack 3071 held their annual Plnewood Derby race January 15. It was a success, with 24 cubs entering t h d r cars.

Wtlh the help of Roger VanVleck, starter man, and Warren and Bruce Chadwlck, f lagman and judges, It was a great race with the boys doing an exceptionally fine job on the production of their cars.

Victory lane honors went to

Scott Wight, Webeloes Scout, first place; Stephen McDole, second year scout, second place; and Mark Meyers, first year scout, •.hlfd place.

On February 11, the Blue and Gold Banquet honoring the birthday of Scouting was held

with Scott Wight and Steve McDole leading the flag cere-mony.

The Rev. James Frank gave the Invocation and a beautiful cake representing the bicen-tennial was made by Mary Harroll.

During the awards portion of the evening's program thirteen scoots were presented with Wolf badges; one bear badge; a n d three W e b e l o e s mer i t badges.

Special guest of the evening was Don Johnson, the new District Representative.

The pack will meet again on March 10 in the high school cafetorium. At this time they will re-charter for a new year.

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Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mulnix's son. James, completed his Army Basic and Advanced Training in Mechanics at" Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouir. His address is Pvt. 2C, James Mulniz. 373-68-1080,3% Trans. Co., APO, New York. N.Y.

A guest of Frances Young last week was Mrs. Fay Stanton. Ionia.

Mr . and Mrs. Rodney Ad-gate ' s son, Kim, was selected as Seaman of the Quarter, while on the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy. He

% serves with the Navy, now at Jacksonville, Florida.

Mrs. Terry Trierweller was a luncheon guest Monday of Mrs. Fay Stanton.

Marc h 3rd the Saranac Senior Citizens will meet a t 6 p.m. in the high school cafetorium. Bring utensils and dish to pass as usual. The Nashville 'Trip* is April 23-25. The Hawaii trip is March 28. Make your plans now! Have you any unused ezt ia

papers? 1? so, please leave them In the covered trailer bac k of the Saranac Library. Thanks. For the benefit of the Library.

Ionia Hospital—Surgery: Au-brey Peters, Medical: Mildred Mansfield, Birth: Mr. and M n . Raymond Hubble, boy. 10 lbs. 12 oc. Discharge: Jan Possehn. Aubrey Peters. M n . Raymond Hobble.

Mr . and M n . Ed Compagner. Mr. and M n . Paul Cahoon, Mr. and M n . Larry Burton and Lyn. Iva Cahoon. Mr. and M n . Richard Cahoon attended tbe wedding of Mr. and M n . Clark Adam's son, Donald to Miss Kareii Schaffer. Dewltt, at the St. Jude Community Church, Dewitt. last week.

Florence Hill and Vivian TUcher visited Hazel Tower a t the Manor In lonla, Thursday evening. ,

There will be no school, Friday, in any Saranac Schools.

Sunday. Maz Denamore cele-brated his 80th birthday by having dinner with Mr. and M n . Muri ChUds.

Mr. and M n . Craig Dawson c e l e b r a t e d C r a i g ' s b i r t hday Wednesday, by having diner with Mr. and M n . Muri Chllds.

M n . Florence Bloom, Grand Rapids, took her brother, Cecil Taylor, to Showboat Inn, Lowell for dinner, Sunday, then called on friends.

Vietnam Bonuses More than 160 million has

been paid to 360,000 eligible Michigan Vietnam E n Veterans and qualified survivors since funds became available last February. Captain Michael J . Rice, Director of the Bonua Section (a division of the Michi-gan Department of Military Affa in) announced that the Section has surmounted the initial deluge of applications and the resulting backlog of claims.

Applications sent in now a re being processed for payment within three to four weeks, providing there are no irregular-ities.

Captain Rice uYges the esti-mated 40,000 Vietnam Era Vet-erans who have not yet applied for their wnuscs to do so without further delay. " W e ' r e compelled to keep our employee strength in line with claim volume, and we ' re hopeful that those veterans who have not filed will do so soon before the decreasing work load necessi-tates further reductions In our stafT." Rice further stated that conservative estimates place the unclaimed bonuses In ezcess of $18 million.

A veteran did not have to participate directly in the Viet-nam conflict to be eligible for the bonus.

The basic qualifications are: Discharge under honorable con-ditions. At least 190 days active duty service between 1 January 1961 and 1 September 1973. Must have been a resident of Michigan for at least siz months prior to entering active military service.

Eligible applicants are en-titled to draw a bonus of SIS for each month of service up to a mazlmum of S<50. Veterans eligible to wear the Vietnam Scrvice Medal or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal are entitled to receive a flat rate S600 cash bonus. Eligible nezt-of-kin are entitled to receive the same bonus that the respective deceased veteran or veteran l i s ted as miss lng- ln -ac t lon would have received.

Nezt of kin forms for the Vietnam Bonus are available at

the V.F.W. Post 8303, nezt to City Hall. Anyone needing forms can pick them up anytime after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday.

SHARE THE FUN TALENT FESTIVAL

••4-H Spirit of ' 76" is the theme set for the Ionia County 4-H Share The Fun Festival, Friday, March 5 , 8 p.m. at Watt Auditorium, lonla High School.

The talent festival is open to all 4-H members. Acts may be entered in the following das- • sifications: vocal, dance, instru-mental and dramatic novelty. Five acts will be named to a blue ribbon group and will be eligible for participation in a State 4-H Share The Fun Festival to be held in J u n e at Michigan State UniVenity.

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Why not reduce our property tax by approzlmately 18% I In

this day of uncontrolled spending, coupled with runaway inflation. I view with concern the figures which I recently compiled covering the cost of public primary and secondary education.

1 have more than a personal Interest In this major problem. As Lowell Township Supervisor I am responsible to the people who live In our municipal unit of government. Surprising as It may seem, about S.86 of every one of our taz dol lan goes to the public school system.

At times. I feel as though the township's primary function Is that of acting as a taz administration agent for our public school system.

These quotations are based open figures contained In a published study for the 1970-1971 School Year. It Is reasonable to assume all figures compiled for this study have steadily Increased over the past few yean . It may also be reasonable to assume that they would b e relative today. The margins for the sake of comparison are perhaps bask.

1 purposely chose the States of Indiana and Ohio for com para tiv: purposes. Both are dose to us geographically and have good reputations In the field of public education. Furthermore, Indlkna Is smaller and Ohio Is larger when comparing total K-12 student enrollment.

The State of Michigan Is spending 22% more than Indiana and 20% more than Ohio on a Cost Per Student Basis. The Student-Teacher Ratio In all three states runs almost the same. Michigan and Ohio have one teacher for every twenty-three students while Indiana has one teacher for every twenty-two

students.

If our public school system was being administered by the capable people of the State of Indiana, our tazpayen would be saving over $364 million dollan annually. Provided the good people of the State of Ohio could command our public educational system, our t az j syen would be saving over $346

million dollan yearly.

Of more Importance to the individual township tazpayer, a happy medium between Indiana and Ohio costs would result in a savings of $18 per $100 of our taz monies paid annually. For

NOTICE BOARD OF

REVIEW TO THE TAXPAYERS

A N D PROPERTY OWNERS

OF THE TOWNSHIP

OF GRATTAN

The Board of Review of Grattaa Township will n e a t at the

Township HaB in Grattaa a s

MONDAY, MARCH 8 from 9 a . m . l a 1 2 B o o n a n d 2 p . m . l a 6 p . m . tmd a l a a a a

TUESDAY, MARCH 9 from 9 a j b . l a 12 naaa and 2 p.m. ta 6 p.m.

Far the ef reviewing the

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ezample, if you own a $30,000 home, you could save as much as $130 annually. This possible savings is based upon the present State Enforced methods of property tazation.

Perhaps your friendly state legislator can shed some light on this situation? A conscientious tazpaying property owner might ask about what Is being done with his taz monies. Possibly the State Lawmaken could form one more committee, an industrial engineering group who could study and correct present

conditions.

Why not reauce our property tazes by approzlmately 18%?

Robert Leasure, Lowell Township Supervisor

Soil Quacks Reeistratlon Underway

A r e Invading For Scholarship Tost

Community Chest

Funds Distributed

Continued from pago 1

The Grand Valley Ledger • Thuradi-y, Febmary 26, 1976 • Page 7

Wal t Gumser

State Farms If some salesman shows up at

your farm, or you read literature eztolllng chemicals that condi-tion soil, be cautious.

"Michigan Is being Inundated by peddlers of miracle products making claims ranging from ability to Improve soil condition to Increasing nitrogen fization and organic matter decomposi-tion. Producers should be ez-tremely wary of such c l a ims , " ' says Dr. Maurice Vltosh, Mich-igan State Unlvenity soils spe-cialist.

"Many of these products are sold on the basis of testimonials which are not reliable sources for unbiased evaluations. Many da lms or theories of action go aga ins t all sc ient i f ic bas i c undentandlng of soils ," he adds.

Some of these products are chemicals such as we t t i ng agents, penetrants, emulsif ien, detergents, spreading agents and dispersants which are sup-posed to improve soil water infiltration. Most all of these compounds can be classified as surfactants.

They were originally intended to Increase the penetration of foliar applied herbiddes. de-foliants and insectiddes. Pre-sently, however, some surfac-tants are being advertised to release plant nutrients and stim-ulate plant growth, but there Is gowing evidence that they may also inhibit growth.

High school jun ion who want to compete for state scholar-ships that will be awarded for the 1977-78 academic year have until March 1st to register for the first of th ree ezams that will be given.

The American College Test vACT) Is the designated exam State of Michigan Scholanhlp. Registration for the ACT Is possible at every high school In the state. The first ezamlnadon will be given on April 10, at about 200 test cen ten through-out the state.

About 40,000 Michigan high school j u n i o n are expected t o ' take the ezamination, on April 10 or one of the alternate test dates of J u n e 12 or Oct. 9.

Students desiring to take the ' April 10 ACT test can obtain registration forms from their prindpal or counselor.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY'

FEBRUARY M

Barry Vezino Sue Ferguson

Angela Graham

FEBRUARY 27

K d t h Thompson Ruby Leeman

FEBRUARY 28

Eddie Blum Kenneth Burton

NOTICE BOARD OF

REVIEW T O THE TAXPAYERS

OF THE TOWNSHIP

OF BOWNE The Beard of Review of Bawne Township will meet at the TawnaUp H a l , MS9 linfield Avenoe, Aho, on

MONDAY, MARCH 8 frem 9:00 a . n . until 12 aooa and 1:00 to 4:00 p .m. and also

TUESDAY, MARCH 9 from 9:00 a . n r until 12 noon and liOO ta 4i00 p.m.

For the perpeaa ef reviewfag the aaaeaaaeat roll a a d hearing any otyectlooa thereto.

The tentative real property aaaesament ratio and at maldpfler reqalred by P.A. 16S af 1971 are:

Ratio-$0% MoldpUer -1.00

Evelyn Smith, Bowse Township Q e r k

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Research on the abUUy .o f . ». s u r u d a n t s to Increase water infiltration has primarily con-cerned soils that tend to resist water absorption such as the burned over forest soils. " I t may work to some extent on thexe soils, but don ' t ezpect them to work on our Michigan soils," adds Vltosh. Under nor-mal Michigan agriculture condi-tions. these water repellent soils do not ezlst.

"Research has shown that surfactants In general, have had d ther no effect, or a d v e n e effects upon infiltration on Michigan agriculture soils. The chances are just a s good that they may decrease water infil-tration," Vltosh says.

Farmers who may be consid-ering using a surfactant for soil application should be cautious. Try them If you must, but check out the results very thoroughly.

« **«*t>e I MARCH 1

Dana Yelter Alvin Rowe

MARCH 2

Rog MacNaughton Billy Wkrenga

Betty Wlttcnbach Oswald Bieri

Martin Johnson OrviDe Barnes Martha Barnes

MARCH 3

Gladys Gemenz Laurie Smith

MARCH 4

Patty Kelly

of-Cub Scout Pack No. 3102.

The CaaupAre Glria from Lowell were repreaented hy Diane

T h e Boy Scouts of America now have a new merit badge on their list—consumer buying.

Notice City of Lowell

Board of Review Meetings

The City ef Lowefl Board of Review w f l M a t aa provided hy the Ctty Charter, See. 9.9, O i a p t e r 9 to receive and review the Real and Perianal Prapatty 1976,

ReBfor

Tha first wlO be held al 9 a ^ . , 2nd March 1976 for the purposes of recdvtng eenaldering and correcting aald rol l

The aecead meeting will bs h a i d l a

the

and dmea for the i id

having

wfl h e aa faBewai

Monday, March 8,1978 Tneaday, March 9,1976

from 9 aoa . to 12 noon and I t^ f to S p.m. each day

Aa provided by Act 16S, PA 1971, the laRowtng ratio and — - -

Prapatty 58% 50%

1.98 1.08

:<

, 1

Valerie PhflUpa of Brownie Treop chock from John Jonea.

a United

TICKLE BOX r by Ted Trogdon

Con't. froa Page 1

At the end of his school career, Walt went on to serve his community In the capadty of supervisor on the Kent County Board, a position he held until the mld-60's.

His son, giv?s this up-date on his lifestyle now, for his many friends to be made aware of.

" D a d spends his time being helpful around the house, loving a white poodle known as 'Ang-el , ' watching television, taking short strolls and wishing his daughter-in-law would allow-him to eat more, and more of what he really likes, sweets.

" In aa much as his diabetes Is and has been under control for the past five y e a n , he Is no longer 'on the needle' other than to 'nag' for pie and cake.

"Dad ' s physical health is great for an eighty-year-old man, .His sense of humor re-mains sharp and positive. How-ever,' K would be remiss to Imply that he is the same man his Lowell friends would remember.

"Besides being an older man, his family also shares that he suffers from arterial sclerosis. His arteries have been harden-ing in his brain. As a result, he doesn't know everyone or re-member as many people, places and facts as you might ezpect. However, his positive attitude and smile are a great memory of his healthier days.

"The Ledger is a weekly enjoyment to him. And by this means, he Is sending his "hel-los" to the c ommunlty where he lived fcor so long."

FREE WORKSHOP ON PRE SCHOOL SPEECH

' ( '5

The Speech Pathology De-partment of the Kent In-termediate School District will present FREE workshop series concerning pre-school speech development. The series will consist of three meetings, held Tuesday evenings, March 2, 9 and 16 at 7:30 p. m. at the Kent Intermediate office, 2650 East Beltllne, S. E.

Any adult will be welcome espedally mothers and fathers o f^pre - schoo l c h i l d r e n . Al-tfjdugh the program is not specifically designed for the parents of children who have Speech problems, although they often take part and find it helpful.

Those who would like to participate should call Marie Malloy a t the Kent Intermed-iate office 949-7270.

STATE BOARD PUBLISHES FIRST HUNGU AL STUDENT KNANOAL AIDS BROCHURE

it The State Board of Education

today announced it has publish-ed it 's fint student bilingual financial aids brochure.

Entitled "Where is Your Fu-ture" , the free brochure is printed In both Spanish and English and Is designed to inform the parents of high school students about the var-ious sources of finandal aid available to help their children attend public and private uni-versities and college and voca-tional schools in Michigan.

For copies of the book, con-tact the Office of Latino Educa-tion, Michigan Department of Education, P.O. Boz 420, Lan-sing, Michigan 48902.

EASY DOES

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FIND

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THE

" A q a s s where did you buy thoas s g g t r

NOTICE BOARD OF REVIEW

TO THE TAXPAYERS

AND PROPERTY OWNERS

• OF THE TOWNSHIP

OF LOWELL

I h e Beard of Review of aald Townahip will meet at the TewnaUp H a l , 2910 Albeu Naah Avenue, S.E.

MONDAY, MARCH 8 frees 3:00 p j n . until 5:00 p .m. and from 6:00 p.m. until 9t00 p.m. and alao on

TUESDAY, MARCH 9 12 noan aad froen 1:08 p.m. an til 4:00 froa 9^0 a m

p . B .

For the puipoee of reviewing the I any el^|ectlooa thereto.

it roll and

The tentative real property aaaeaament ratio and by P.A. 165 of 1971 are:

cl4*lS

Rat io-50% Multiplier-1.00

Carol L W e f l a Lowell Townahip Clerk

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The Grand VaHey Ledger • Thnraday, Febmary 26, 1976 • Page 8

CLASSIFIED

AD

RATES Cash Rates: 20 words. 75 cents; three cents for each additional word. All errors in telephone advertisements at sender 's risk. Rates based strictly on uniform want ad style. If not paid on or before ten days after insertion, a bookkeeping charge of 30 cents will b-r added. Box numbers in care of this office, add 50 cents.

DEADLINE TUESDAYS AT NOON

CALL 89/ -9261

F O R S A L E

•'OUTER SPACE CONNEC-TION- Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. March ?."10 and 11 at the Strand Thaatn, Lowell. Two shbwsnigfitly.7and9p.m. c-15

FOR SALE-Toro Sno-Pup ww* blower. May be seen at Ledger Office. 105 N. Broadway. Lowell. Make an offer. nc15

7/mefo,

DECORATING

SERVICE

r 6 S09(

til MY COMTllTI UNI 01, MTALLFAf R ft MINT BOOKS

FOR SALE-Women's clothing 12-14. Quality wool skirts, jumper, sweater, designer summer dress, navy dress Shoes, 9-3a. silver fox hat. Phone 897-8386. p-15

FOR SALE-Guitar and amplifier. Good condition. Call 676-9546.C-15

EARLY AMERICAN nylon tweed sofas in beautiful colors. Just two to sell. Now with $10 down. Just $178 J t King of OlttMintt, 1100 Leorard NW. Grand Rapids. 456-1787 weeknltes til 9. c-15

GREAT DANE PUPPIES-Mes-singer Danes. Taking deooslts on new litter. Harlequins & blacks. Come pick your puppy; 10940 Sconce wood. Eastgate, 897-7965.

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BUNK BEOS-Hardrock Maple. Brand new, Includes 2 head-boards. 2 footboards and 2 mat-tresses. Ready to sleep. Originally $240, assume full balance with $10 down, only $119. QUALITY DIS-COUNT FURNITURE. 443 Bridge St. NW 456-9667. cltf

THE HARMAN FURNACE-Heats you entire home and wrter with wood. See them in use. Call Econo-Entrgy. Phone 363-7725. Evenings 677-1603. C15-18

Aluminum Or Vinyl Siding!

This is a sample of our Qual i ty Work! H m Lowefl Cafe, W. Main, Lowell, recently beautified with aluminum skiing. Stop by Mid take a look!

ALSO STORM DOORS k WINDOWS

Save by Dealing Direct with the Applicator!

WORTHINGTON CONSTRUCTION

| 6 1 6 | 459 -1913

Henry Block has 17 reasons why you should come to us

for income tax help.

Reason 2. At H & R Block our price is based on the complexity of your return. The simpler the return, the less we charge.

H&R BLOCK THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE

LOWELL

119 W. MAIN P I m m 1974*31

ADA

460 ADA DR. PheiM 6764157

OPIN f TO 4 MON..SAT.

NO APPOINTMENT NiCISSAIT

PINE OR MAPLE bunk beds. complete with rails, mattress, ladder. , safety rail, now with $10 down. Balance $99 95.King tf

ird V . weeknltes

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Olsceunts. 1100 Leonard >IW. 1787 * Grand Rapids, 456-1

til 9.

HAVE BRAND NEW KIRBY -Will sacrifice. Phone 532-5852.

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VACUUM CLEANERS-Repaired-ALL brands. Pickup and dellvefy available. Sew Vac til 9 p.m.. 241-1987. c-15

FOR SALE—1973 Honda 350 CB. Sissy bar. luggage rack, hiahway bars, 1800 or best offer. Phone 897-5652. ' p-15

WE HAVE-used console color TV's from ... $139.95. Also black and white models. Thorn's In Cascade. c-15

COMPLETE 9 PIECE-Medlter-ranean bedroom set. No Plastic. Dresser, mirror chest, queen or full s i n bookcase headboard, foot-board, and box spring with firm mattress. Never been used, un-claimed lay-away. Sold for $300, now with $iu down, balance only $192, or assume 12.00 payments. QUALITY DISCOUNT FURNI-TURE, 443 Bridge St. NW. 456-9667. d t f

BAKE SALE-Saturday. March 6. at Eberhard's, Lippert's and State Savings Bank, Lowell. Sponsored by Runciman P.T.O. Proceeds for playground equipment. p-15

SPANISH 3 room outfit, complete with Herculon sofa and chair, two walnut end tables and matchlna coffee table, two table lamps with beautiful 3 piece bedroom suite, including double dresser, mirror, 4 drawer chest and panel bed. Also 7 piece dinette set with mar-proof top and 6 matching chairs, just *548. King of Dis-counts, 1100 Leonard NW, Grand Rapids, 456-1787, weeknltes til 9.

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6 PIECE BUNK BED SET - AT QUALITY DISCOUNT FURNI-TURE. Full 2" lumber, factory cioseouts. Now with $10 down. baUnce $62 or $26 layaway

its. 443 Bridge St. NW, cltf

Lowell Area Jaycees win cpooaor a PubQe lafor-

'ALCOHOLISM' School KIVA

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 at7tl5 p.m.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

Anglorsl Get worms without dig-

E. Order Worm Magnet ider) Safe. 10 applications

4 oz. Mail $2.95 for one package or $5.00 for 2. Add $.50 for handling. Dealer inquiries invited. TNoE — " " " 1660 Brad lord Mi 49503

mdling. Dealer Inquiries . Tko Early Bird. Dept. E., radlord, Nt, Grand Rapids. 03. C13-16

MEDITERRANEAN red velvet sofa with floral cushions and matching chair. Used two months. Exchanged to satisfy customer. Was $499.95, now $219 or $5 weekly payments. King if Dis-counts. 1100 Leonard N.W., Grand Rapids, 456-1787, week-nights I M t f c * c-15

UNBELIEVABLE—Tired of being disappointed when answering these ads? No disappointment on this one! Complete living room suite, including herculon sofa with matching chair. Built on a hard-wood frame. Two large commode end tables and cocktail table with two style designed 3-way lamps. This entire $600 living room set can be purchased for only $299. Must hurry! Limited Supply! Dis-tributor price not avaHable f o r very long. QUALITY DISCOUNT FUR-NITURE. 443 Bridge St. NW. 456-9667. cltf

SPANISH 3 piece bedroom suite includes double dresser and mir-ror with 4 drawer chest and panel bed with mar-proof fops on all pieces. Now just $188 with $10 down at King of Discounts. 11C0 Leonard NW, Grand Rapidt. 456-1787 weeknltes til 9. c-15

TV FREE with purchase of 3 rooms of furniture. Seven piece living room, 5 piece dinino room. 4 piece bedroom suite, was $1156.00 Now $600 for ail 17 pieces or take on $5 weekly payment. King of Diseomt, 1100 Leonard NW. Grand Rapids. 456-1787. week-nltes til 9. c-15

FREE ELECTRIC START—on 7 h p. Toro Snowblowrs. $74.95 retail value. Ada VIRigo Hardware 577 Ada Drive, Ada. 676-4811.

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1975 STEREO CONSOLE-Used three months. Has AM-FM radio, full size automatic record changer and built-in 8-track tape player. Sold new for $280, selling for full balance of $119.80. QMUty Dis-cooirt Furniture, 443 Bridge St., NW 456-9667. cltf

ATTENTION HOME OWNERS -Any room rug shampooed, only $12.95. D « 1 Cleaning Service 532-5852. I

COLONIAL- Maple bedroom set. factory close out, dresser, book-case mirror, bookcase headboard, chest of drawers. Was $319.95. Now with $10 down, balance $166.66. Kino of Olsceunts, 1100 Leonard NW. Grand Rapids, 456-1787 weeknltes III 9. c-15

BRAND NEW STEREO COM-PONENT-AT QUALITY DIS-COUNT FURNITURE. Fully equipped with AM-FM radio, full size record changer and built-in 8-track tape player. This one alM records so make your own tapes. Lay-a-way release. Sold for $280. now with $10 down, balance $126.40 44^' Bridge St. NW. 456-9667. Cltf

SEWING MACHINES RE-PAIRED-AII mikes and models. Pickup and delivery avaiibie. Gal! Sew Vac Service Center til 9 p.m.. 241-1987. e-15

USCD—Eureka upright sweeper, $25.00. Thorn's Appilince In 6ts-. . . 4 . « 1C cade *15

7 PIECE BEDROOM SUITE-AT QUALITY DISCOUNTG FURNI-TURE. Maple finish includes dresser, mirror, headboard, foot-board, chest and rails, $125. 443 Bridge St. NW. 456-9667. d t f

ROCK TUMBLERS - SAWS Grinders, Grits, Polishes. Rough Material , Mountings, Gifts. Patter's Pebble Palace, Yi mile norlh of Cascade Road or 4 miles south of Lowell at 4073 Segwun, Lowell 897-7178. cltf

OUT OF LAYAWAY! New Hercu-lon sofa and chair with walnut or maple end tables and coffee table and color coordinated lamps. Bal-ance In layaway, just $186. Ask about our easy payment plan. King of Discounts, 1100 Leonard NW, Grand Rapids, 456-1787. weeknltes til 9. c-15

REPOSSESSED stereo. Take over payments. 1975 Mediterrean con-sole. 8 track tape player. AM FM radio, 4 speed automatic changer, solid state, originally $299. Unpaid balance $148 or $1.80 per week. Bankcards, 90 days cash. Selling for Finanoe Co.. Kleg of Dle-counts, 1100 Leonard NW, Grand Rapids, 456-1787 weeknltes til 9.

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STEREO AM FM 8 track tape player. BSR changer. 2 ACT 80 AMI speakers now with $10 down, balance $77. King of Discounts, 1100 Leonard NW Grand Rapids, 456-1787 weeknltes til 9. c-15

LOVE SEATS-Beautlfui Herculon covers, were $229.95 now $99. Klag ef Discounts. 1100 Leonard NW, Grand Rapids. 456-1787 weeknltes til 9. c-15

SEVEN PIECE-Kitchen set left from layaway Now with $10 down, balance $97. Terms. King of Discounts. 1100 Leonard NW. Grand Rapids. 456-1787 weeknltes til 9. c-15

electric /emce Wiring - F ix tures - Repairs

RICKERT 6 l e c t u f _ 208 S. Hudaon. Lowefl, 897-9802

MEDITERREAN bederoom set with $10 down, balance due $118 or $2 weekly. King ef Discounts, 1100 Leonard NW. Grand Rapids. 456-1787 weeknltes til 9. c-15

SOFA & CHAIR- AT QUALITY DISCOUNT FURNITURE. Very nice crushed velvet. Selling out inventory. Normally $250, now only $136 per set. 413 Bridge Si. NW. 456-9667. cltf

P E R S O N A L

NOW ACCEPTING-appilcations for enlistment In the United States Army. Qualification testing held weekly. Call now for an appoint-ment for testing. If you qualify, you can be guaranteed training in the job you select, and leave

BOSTON ROCKERS—Speclii fac-tory purchace of discontinued In-ventory. Great selection. Great Christmas gift for Mom, You must see. From oniv $29.95. QUALITY DISCOUNT FURNITURE. 443 Bridge St. NW. 456-9667. cltf

immediately or within the next few months. Call 364-8434. c15

BAR-MAR CATERING-Let ui help you with our special touch planning your wedding reception, anniversaries, parties, etc. For more informatlcn call Barbara Clark, 891-1313 or Marilyn Onan, 868-6911. c-15

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GO WITH US TO HAWAII Leavina Sunday, march 21 from Grand Rapids, 7:50 a.m. 10 nlohts 11 days: 2 nights on Kauai; 5 nights in Honolulu and 3 nights on Maui. 3 side trips Included. Best Hotels. Arrive home April 1. For further Information and reserva-tions, write or call Lowell Senior Center, 214 E. Main St., Lowell 49331. Phone 897-5250. Get your reser;ations in early! pi 1-17

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX "WIN MORE AT BINGO"-Com-

Ojide booklet. Send $2.00 to , 1002 Alpine, NW. Grand

Raolds, Mich. 49504. cltf XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

JACKPOT BINGO-Every Satur-day 7:00 p.m., Lowell Moose Lodge. 210/i East Main Street. Upstairs. Early Bingo at 6;00 p.m.

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DEBTS-After this date. 9 Feb-ruary 1976 i will not be responsible for debts contracted for in my name If by any person other than myself.

James L. Eickhoff 228 Elizabeth Dean Dr.

Lowell. Ml 49331 P14-15

TRUSSES-Tralned fitter. Surgi-cal applicances, etc. Kets Rexail Drugs, Saranac, Michigan, cltf

JACKPOT BINGO-Fridays, 7:30 '.F.W. Hi Early Bin

6:30 p.m. Public welcome

p.m., Mam,

ys. Lowell V.F.W. Hail, East Lowell. Early Biro Bingo.

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W A N T E D

BABYSITTER WANTED—2 chil-dren. aoes 8 and 4. from 3 to 11:30 p.m. Must have own transporta-tion. Must be reliable. Phone 897-8614 before 3 p.m. p-15

WANTED

AUTOMOBILE SALESMAN

No Experiance Ntcasury. Youno aggresshrt man from Lowell, Sara-nac, or Ada.

Inqulrt In Person el

HAROLD ZEIQLER FORD 11979 E. Fulton Street

Lowell, Michigan 49331

WANTED-Walnut timber. High-est prices paid. Phone (616) 642-9975 or write Randy Bailey, Rt. 1, Saranac, Ml 48881. p14-20

HOME HELPT AIDES—Persons interested in working on home chore project serving needy elder-ly people. Duties Include cleaning, cooking, transportation, personal non-nursing care. Applicants must be 50 or over, unemployed, have a servicable car, have some exper-ience in homemaking and work with elderly. Minimum wage and some fringes. Part and full-time positions available. We are an equal opportunity employer. Ap-plications now being taken at

" if Hi" "" ing

Ottawa) from 9 a.m. to 12 noon or

pilcatlo Senior Hilohbon, Inc., 1024 Trust 3uilding (Corner of Pearl and

by appointment. Call 459-6019. C15-16

(SMILING WOMAN) Under 60, 2 hours a day. 4 days a week, $65 per week guaranteed. For person-al Interview call 363-7739 between 2 and 4 p.m. only. c4tf

HELP WANTED-Tool and Die Maker. Experienced on building and repairing of progressive dies. Steady employment. Top wages. Excellent working conditions with modern equipment. Dexter Lack, 1601 Madison. SE, Grand Rapids.

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HELP WANTED

COPPERSMITH

Will train. Qolod working tloiw in a modtrn plant.

Apply tlPerionnei Office

ROOT-LOWELL MFQ. CO. 1000 Foramen Road

LaweH, Michigan 49331

An Equal Opportunity Employer

L O S T & E O U N D

LOST-Male Beagle dog. black, brown and white. No collar. Lost In Snow Ave., Grand River area. Reward. Phono 897-8077. p-15

LOST-Friday. Feb.20on M-21,2 miles west of Lowell. Black and tan. 8 month old Shepherd and Collie mix. Weighs 60 lbs. Ans-wers to Budweiser. Reward. Phone 897-8343. Dickerson's. c-15

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FOR RENT-40 acres at $18 per acre. Also quonset barn. 40 ft. x 60 ft. on M-21. $100 per month. 458-6997. c-15-16

APARTMENT FOR RENT - 3 rooms and bath. Renter pays utilities. Unfurnished. CM 897-7179. Cl3tf

R E A L E S T A T E

BYRON CENTER-Looking 'or a house, barn and 10 beautiful acres for the horses to roam? Buildings need some repair, so do it your way. Prime area. $96,900. Call Joyce Rogers. 676-9546 or Edema Roelty 8ra-17B6. c-15

FOR SALE-JUST BUILT-Three bedroom home with attached 2-stail garage, natural gas. Conven-ttonal built with red oak Interior and many other quality features. On Vergennes Road, one mile north of Lowell in SCENIC VIEW SUBDIVISION. VA-FHA or con-ventional financlno. Builder and

iiiam Schreur. Phone Owner, William 897-9189. cltf

WANTED TO BUY

OUAUFiED LAND CONTRACTS

Call or ate us i t

217 W. Main Strait Lowall Miehlnfan / • • w ^ e w i | wwifWfuaaefi

LOWELL SAVINGS a LOAN ASSOCIATION .

LOWELL—8974421

Coming To The

STRAND THEATRE

Lowel l Feb. 27,28,29 a * Mar.

I - ' T H E HAPPY HOOK, ra," t u n i n g Lynn Bed-grave. Rated R. Good na-tared oatlre comedy wbfeb viewi Xavtera HeOasdor'a m i f n r> • • 11_§» u fk1l0r>lOgr*{>Dja

March S, 6, 7, and 8 — " O N C E IS NOT ENOUGH," tUr r ln f K M

Douglaa, Alexia Smltb, David ianaaen and George Hamilton. Rated i . W e i preduced picture of Jacqoe-

t'a beet seBer by

March 9, 10 and 11 -"OUTER SPACE CON-NECTIQN," Startling proof that we are not alone In thb

G.

PLUMBING £ HEATING D A Y 8 9 7 7 5 5 4 N I T E 8 9 7 - 7 1 0 4

• i 0 9 E M A I N S T . , L O W i L L . M I C H I 0 A N

B U S I N E S S S E R V I C E

INCOME TAX-Our 34th Herald Coliins. Phone 897-9678.

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YOUR-Rawleigh, and Watklns representative tor the Alto and Lowell area Is George Blocher, 215 James Street, Lowell. Orders can be placed by calling 897-5628.

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PIANO TUNING-And servicing. Call Phil Gerard. 897-9363. c/tf

ELECTRIC BILLS too high? Too small a service? Need a plug, switch or light? Call Amen Electric

T H A N K Y O U

I wish to express my sincere thanks lo my neighbors, friends, and relatives for the many prayers, flowers, and cards sent to me during my stay In the hospital and since my return home. Also the Doctors for their calls. A special thank you to Rev. Dean Bailey for his many calls. You shall al! be remembered.

Ann Summers

igr Phone L'E2-7852 or CH5-3950.

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UPHOLSTERING - Living room furniture. 25 year's experience, free esiimates. Phone 531-0120 day or night. Bowen Uphdstary.

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NOW OPEN - South Boston Beauty Salon on Old US-16 across from South Boston Grange. Open days and evenings by appointment only. Joan Lewis, owner-Operator. Phone 897-7856. cltf

POLE BUILDINGS—For home, farm and Industry. A wide selec-tion of designs and colors, any size. Stuart Building Systems, 698-6760. cltf

I would like to thank all my friends relatives, and neighbors for the cards, flowers and gifts 1 received while i was in the hosplUl. Your kindness will never be forgotten.

Anna Kliine

BEEF-Processing, cut, wrapped, frozen and labeled, 10c per lb. Pork 8c lb. Also Beef & Pork for sale. Phone 949-3240. East Paris Packing, 4200 East Paris Road, S.E. cltf

LOWELL-GRAND RAPIDS ex-press delivery—Pick up or deliver, $5. Monday. Wednesday. Friday. Town and Country Taxi 8974475.

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WEDDING INVITATIONS-Large selection, contemporary-tradition-al. Fast service. PersonalL-od nao-kins and matches. Free gift with each order. Undy Prass, 1127 E. Fulton Grand Rapids 459-6613. Old Village Mali. 34-2217. cltf

I N M E M O R I A M

in loving memory of Leonard Andrews, who passed away Feb-ruary 2? 1973. Sadly missed but not forgotten.

Ruby Andrews Robert Andrews

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in loving memory of Luia M. Manciu, who passed awav one year ago today. March 2.1975.

It seems sio long but yet a year since your voice has been heard.

One year of remembering and our love for you not blurred.

Our hearts are sad and heavy: yet we know you're not alone,

For God has made a place for you in Heavens glorious home.

Sadly missed by, Her Children

Parents Sister & Brothers

+ Red Cross. The Good Neighbor.

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OPEN BOWLING - Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 to 6 p. m,

Saturdays. 4 to 11 p.m.

SATURDAY NIGHTS - RED PIN BOWLING

American Legion Lanes 805 E. Main, Lowell - 897 7566

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LOWELL, MICHIGAN

Announcing

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* New Club Room Hours * 4 p. m. Till 12 p. m. *

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