Abstracted from "Old Country Schools of Canyon County, includes Gem and Payette County" by Corinne Moyers. Privately published, 1988.
LAKE LOWELL District # 5
Lake Lowell was organized in 1900 as a result of a petition from H. W. Sutton and others. Children listed in 1900 (Ibid #1) were Ruth, James, Mable and Lynie Mann; Mary and Cristina Anderson; Hattie and Charley Bardsley; Willie, Alice and May Sutton; Lee and Camila Williams; and Vernon, Edgar and Ada Polly.
Its first building was located on a spot now covered by Lake Lowell. A fey years later the school was moved to a site back of the Frank Weeks place. The school was a small building with a lean-to at the rear used as a coal shed.
Land for a second school was donated by two farmers with the stipulation that it not be sold. The chinmney was half on one side and half on the other side, splitting the school down the middle. In 1910 another building was completed and classes vere moved to the new school during the early part of the 1910 term. The name ‘Lake Lowell' was given to the school because of its location near Deer Flat Reservoir, which is commonly known as Lake Lowell.
The 1946 teachers were Arthur B. Wright and Audra Wright. The school board members were W. W. Padour, Mrs. Roy Trotter, clerk-and Seth Hoadley. In 1949 the average daily attendance was about 40 pupils. The school board consisted of Donald McIntyre, chairman, Agnes Mae Gibbins, clerk and Glen Layher.
As a result of an election held in May of 1970, Class C. District #139 Vallivue was organized from twelve country schools. Lake Lowell residents voted 38 for reorganization and ten against.
The building has been sold a number of times. Presently it is owned by Loren Payne and two families are living in it.
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