2022-03-06 Lowell Buyer's Guide

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Mary Adams 10 years

Joan Reynolds 25 years

Jessica Jones 3 years

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each week in March.

Cathy Acker graphic artist 45 years

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Queta Reynolds commercial print manager 21 years

Tammy Janowiak cruise director 30 years

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Cathy Acker, graphic artist

What is your job title and what are you responsible for? Cathy Acker, graphic artist. I design ads that go in the Buyer's Guide and the Ledger.

What is your favorite part of your job and what is the biggest challenge? The people I work with. We have a fun crew. The biggest challenge is deciding whether to retire when my husband retires in a year. I have enjoyed working at the Buyer's Guide for over 45 years.

How has the newspaper industry changed during your career? Technology has changed it tremendously. When I started back in 1976, we had a machine the was like a typewriter, but it had a metal disc you turned around to change the font. We drew two lines on a piece of paper, and you had to type between those lines to make the classifieds. You did a lot of paste up on light tables with glue, wax and scissors. Now everything is done on a computer with amazing programs like Photoshop. I enjoyed watching how the newspaper business evolved over the years.

Please describe your personal background, including your hometown, education and previous employment?

I lived on the north side of Grand Rapids during my childhood and attended Northview High School. I have an associate's degree from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City. I continued my education at Northern University in Marquette, MI while my husband was in the Air Force. I had a couple of odds jobs while going through school, but have been at the Buyer's Guide for over 45 years now.

Please describe your family, pets, hobbies and any other special likes? I had a great childhood. I came from a huge family with nine siblings. Only one brother, so I often wonder how I became such a tomboy. We all still hang out together as much as we can. I have five children, all boys, and two grandchildren. I enjoyed 4-H, Boy Scouts, all the sports they played and all the things they were involved in. Family is important to me. I love all animals, but dogs will always be my favorite. Right now we have six feral cats on our farm. We are going to get them fixed so we don't have 30 soon. My husband and I spend a lot of time with a group of friends we met through the Lowell Area Schools system. We go on annual vacations with them and see each other at least once a month. I have tons of hobbies. NFL football is a favorite. I'm a huge gardener, and can and freeze the food I grow. I like to do crafts and I love to read when I have time. My favorite thing is a good glass of water!!

Who are the people that inspire you? Elon Musk. He seems to want to make the world a better place to live in.

What is item number one on your bucket list? I want to see as many national parks as I can, and I wouldn't mind making it to the Super Bowl one time.

Do you have any advice for other women in your industry? Being a graphic artist was a fun and challenging career for me. I loved working at the hometown paper, but I feel the newspaper "graphic artist" job is becoming obsolete. Everyone is getting their news from other sources like their phones, computers, etc. Advertising in the newspaper isn't the norm anymore. There are still plenty of other opportunities out there for graphic artists, you just have to find the right one that works for you in this new age of technology!

Lady Madeline LaFramboise (1780-1846), was the first European to settle in the Lowell area. LaFramboise was of French and Odawa descent. She was born near Niles and raised in a tiny village that later developed into Grand Haven. With her husband Joseph, she owned and operated approximately 20 trading posts all over Michigan. When Joseph was murdered in 1806, Lady LaFramboise, as she was known, continued the business by herself until she sold it in 1822 and retired to Mackinac Island at the age of 41. LaFramboise was the first fur trader in this area, and her original trading post was located near the intersection of Bowes Rd. and M-21. Today, a replica of her fur trading cabin stands near that spot. “She was Michigan’s first businesswoman,” said Luanne Kaeb, director of education and programming at the Lowell Area Historical Museum. In LaFramboise’s day, fur traders accepted furs as if they were currency. Trappers brought their pelts to the local trading post to exchange them for supplies such as cloth, tools, blankets, food, playing cards and so forth. “The beaver was the dollar bill,” Kaeb said. “The trader would record how many furs they brought, what they got and what they owed. They could also buy on credit and pay back later with more furs.” The furs from Lowell were shipped to Europe, where they were made into hats and other goods. “They ended up mostly in France,” Kaeb said. “Beaver hats, for example, were very fashionable.”

Lady Madeline

LaFramboise was

first European to

settle Lowell area

2022-03-06 Lowell Buyer's Guide

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