3-27-24 Ledger

page 6 Wednesday, March 27, 2024

happy

birthday

FIRST BAPTIST

CHURCH OF LOWELL

CHRIST-CENTERED, KINGDOM-FOCUSED HOMES

2275 West Main Street - (Barrier Free)

897-7168 • http://www.fbclowell.org

Pastor Jon Pickens • Lead Pastor

Pastor Andrew Bolkcom • Pastor of Discipleship

SUNDAY WORSHIP ....9:30 am (Nursery provided)

LIFE GROUPS ................11:00 am (Nursery-Adult)

Awana (K-5 during school year) Wednesday, 6:15 pm

LOWELL UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

discover. grow. share

621 E. Main Street

897-

http://www.lowellumc.com • Barrier Free Entrance

WORSHIP

Traditional Service: 9 am

Contemporary Service: 10:30 am

Sr. Pastor - Brad Brillhart

churches

area

FIRST UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

OF LOWELL

621 E. Main Street

897-

http://www.lowellumc.com

Barrier-free entrance

SUNDAY WORSHIP...........................................9:

Sunday School.................................................9:

YOUTH GROUPS (JR. & SR. HIGH)....................6:00 PM

Worship on the Riverwalk begins July 12

Pastor Brad Brillhart

CALVARY CHRISTIAN

REFORMED CHURCH

OF LOWELL

897-

Pastor Ryan Landt

1151 West Main Street, Lowell, MI

Website: calvarylowell.org

Morning Worship .....................10:00 AM

Weekly Prayer Meeting - Mondays ....7 PM

Barrier-Free

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

865 Lincoln Lake SE • lowellucc.org

Pastor Shannon Jammal-Hollemans

Worship Service - Sundays 10 am

Open Table (No-cost meal)

Thursdays 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Open & Affirming • LGBTQ+ Inclusive

616-897-

FIRST UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

OF LOWELL

621 E. Main Street

897-

http://www.lowellumc.com

Barrier-free entrance

SUNDAY WORSHIP...........................................9:

Sunday School.................................................9:

YOUTH GROUPS (JR. & SR. HIGH)....................6:00 PM

Worship on the Riverwalk begins July 12

Pastor Brad Brillhart

GOOD SHEPHERD

LUTHERAN CHURCH

10305 Bluewater Highway

(Missouri Synod)

Halfway between Lowell & Saranac on M-

Sunday Services - 10:30 am

http://www.gslc.church

Richard Boshoven, Pastor 897-

All facilities are wheelchair accessible

St. Mary Catholic

Church

402 Amity Street • 616-897-

Website: http://www.stmarylowell.com

Weekend Masses: Sat 5 pm; Sun 10:30 am

Confession: Saturdays 3:30-4:30 pm

Prayer & Adoration: Wednesdays 9 am to 4:45 pm

Religious education foR childRen to adults

Riverside Fellowship

of Seventh-day Adventists

10300 Vergennes St. SE, Lowell

616-987-

http://www.lowellsda.com

Pastor Darrel le Roux

"Praying and studying together"

Saturday service begins at 10:30 AM

Kids Zone
Mondays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm. It’s a special time for fun,
interactive programs just for school kids! Join our KDL
Kids Zone programs for crafts, storytime, games and other
activities. For ages 5-10.

Storytime
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 pm; Thursdays, 10 - 11 am and
Fridays, 10 -11 am. Nurture your child’s love of books and
build early literacy skills through stories, rhymes, music
and movement. For ages 0-5.

Homeschool Hangout
Thursdays, 1-2 pm. Welcome to our hangout, where
homeschoolers can connect with other kids and learn
through engaging activities including STEAM, writing,
crafts and games. The theme changes every week, so there
are always new opportunities to learn and explore together!
For ages 5-10.

KDL Lab Experience:
Architecture Adventure
Saturday, March 30, 10-11 am. Don’t miss your chance
to have your own architecture adventure and build the tallest
tower or coolest castle with all sorts of different materials.
The only limit at this program is your imagination — and
the amount of supplies available. For ages 5-10.

Pressed Flower Prints
Saturday, March 30, 3 - 4 pm. Bring a hint of spring
flowers to your indoor décor. Create a pressed flower print
with hand-selected dried flowers on craft paper. A 5”x7”
matte frame is provided. Space is limited to 30; first come,
first served. Doors open 10 minutes before the program
begins, and you can save one seat for a friend. For ages 18+

Novel Newts Book Club
Wednesday, April 3, 4-5 pm. Join a fun, informal
discussion of great books. This month, we’ll discuss Holes
by Louis Sachar.

Night Owls Book Club
Wednesday, April 3, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Join a fun, informal
discussion of great books. This month, we’ll discuss The
Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. For ages 18+

At Your

Local

Library

Kent District Library programs at Englehardt Branch, 200 N.
Monroe St. For additional information call 616-784-2007.

The ABCs of Lowell

History is back for a sixth

round. This popular series

explores a wide variety

of topics in Lowell area

history. Information

provided by Lowell Area

Historical Museum.

P is for Arvine Peck

At one time, it was said

that Dr. Arvine Peck’s name

was a household word in the

town of Lowell. When he

died, it was said, “no man in

Lowell will be more missed.

For thirty years or more he

rode far and near, night and

day, to administer to the

sick and dying; wearing

himself prematurely-out in

his profession.”

Arvine Peck was born

in New York in 1819, died

in Lowell in 1884, and was

laid to rest in Oakwood

Cemetery. He was the son

of Horace and Anna Burch

Peck. He married Betsy

Jane Loucks in 1842.

Dr Peck graduated

from the Eclectic Medical

Institute of Cincinnati,

with the highest honors.

He didn’t restrict himself to

simply using botanicals and

physical therapy practices,

as was common with

eclectic medical practices.

As a physician, he studied

earnestly to familiarize

himself with every known

method of treatment.

After moving to Lowell

in 1854, he practiced

medicine as part of Peck

ABCs of Lowell History

& McDannell. Their

office was in the old

Masonic Building. He

also volunteered and

served as a physician

and surgeon in the Civil

War. He was a Captain

in the 2nd MI CAV, until

ill health forced him to

resign his commission.

The horrors of the

war followed Dr. Peck,

even after its end. On

October 28, 1868, on a

street in Saranac, Lowell

resident Dr. Charles

Perry was shot and killed.

Dr. Perry had been an

assistant surgeon in the

21st Michigan Infantry.

The shooter claimed it

was an accident. The

shooter had served in the

same unit in the war as

Dr. Perry. This simply

seemed coincidental,

until Dr. Peck testified

that three years earlier

the shooter had come

to him for treatment

and while there, “spoke

bitterly and profanely of

Dr. Perry, whose neglect

of him in the army had

resulted in his becoming

crippled.” In the end, the

shooter was acquitted, but

the trial brought to light how

the Civil War doctor was

seen. The testimony showed

that many soldiers blamed

the doctors and surgeons for

the large numbers of illness

and death from disease and

infection. There were many

places blame could be

placed, but the trial showed

that even three years after

the civil war, the doctor

carried the blame in the

eyes of the survivors.

Dr. Peck was a leader.

He served as Supervisor of

Lowell Township for one

year, and when the village

was incorporated in 1861,

he served as a Village

Trustee, then as Village

President.

Dr. Peck’s hobby was

horse racing. The late 1800’s

and early 1900’s were the

glory days for Lowell horse

racing. Races were held at

Dr. Malcolm’s Driving Park

and at Train’s track. In an

1874 race, Peck’s star horse,

‘Gold Dust’, beat horses

owned by J.C. Train, B.R.

Noble, H.W. Booth and

John Fallas.

Dr. Peck died of heart

disease at the age of 65. It

was said, he was a “most

prominent citizen and had

the confidence and respect

of a large following. He

was known as a man of

few words, but he listened,

and weighed, and thought a

Correction good deal.”

In the March 20, 2024 edition of the Lowell Ledger

in the ABC’s of Lowell History, which is submitted by

the Lowell Area Historical Museum, there was an error

in the spelling of the family name, “O’Dell”. It should

have been Odell.

If you would like

to have your name, or

someone else’s name, listed

in our birthday section,

please call our office with

name and date.

MARCH 28

Amie Thaler, Aaron

Kastanek, Beck Butler.

MARCH 29

John Ellison, Sandra

VanWeelden, Laura Rasch,

Robin Burns, Casey Yonker,

Brianna Homrich, Priscilla

Nearing.

MARCH 30

Deb Maxim, Erin

Wade, Delores Ellison,

Laurinda Horsley, Patrick

Drake.

MARCH 31

Katelynn Fonger,

Jennifer McCaul, Ben

Lobbezoo, Tera Raab, Rudy

Smith, Michaela Blough.

APRIL 1

Christopher Vollink,

Denny McClure, Kurt

Wernet.

APRIL 2

Kyle Geldersma, Ron

Metternick, Alec Newhouse,

Chris Rittersdorf, Blake

Bergy, Nicole Wilcox, Alex

Hazard.

APRIL 3

Hayleigh Borton, Jamie

Barnes, Darwin Lambert.