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raeNYSSA GA
VOLUME X X X IX ,
Jurors Acquit
Jim Foster Of
C. Comer Murder
NO. 32
PURPLE HEART IS
AWARDED PARENTS
JOURNAL
NYSSA, ORECTÏÏTTBTTÏÏS d AY AUGUST 24. 1944
Racing Strings
Are Signed Up
For County Fair
Sergeant Cow ins
Dies In France
$2.U0 PER YEAR
C. W WILSON HOUSE
NEAR NYSSA BURNS
5 Resolutions
Are Approved At
Grange Meeting
Mr and Mrs L. O. Poulsen of Ny-
The residence of Mr and Mrs C
ssa have received the purple heart
Master Sergeant Stanard Lewis W. Wilson in the Nyssa rural area
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! their son. Theone Lorenzo Poulsen,
Cowins, former Nyssa resident, was and practically all of the contents
and certificate of award granted
killed in action in France August 5. were destroyed by fire about 6:45 Lecturer’s
Program
Is
Hat pet |I OOl Hall v Case
< ™ *h o was uued w-hiie serving with 4-IJ & FFA Exhibits Ex­
according
to a telegram received Tuesday morning.
Concluded In Cir-
'the armed forces.
pected To Be As Good
Given At Adrian Gath­
A small amount of bed clothing
from the war department by his
C llit
CoUl't
I rhe award was made posthumou-
As Last Year
ering
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I sly to Mr. Poulsen for heroism and
aunt, Mrs Lottie Phillips of Nyssa. was all that was saved from the
Sergeant
Cowins
entered
the
ar­
A circuit court Jury hearing th e. ,lie 1°“
^1LS "fe. He was serving
Several strings of good race hor-
burning five-room structure. The
Resolutions pertaining to farm
on a destroyer, which went down
my two years ago and went overseas blaze is believed to have started problems were approved at the qu­
jses have been signed up for the ro-
case of the state versus James Pos­
on the North African coast.
June 8 with the infantry. He was from a defective flue or from sparks
I deo program to be held in connect­
ter, charged with second degree
arterly meeting of the Malheur
born in Payette 35 years ago. Ser­
while Mrs Wilson was milking cows County Pomona Grange in Adrian
ion with the Malheur county lair
murder inconnection with the death
geant Cowins made his home wdth
and Mr Wilson was irrigating.
to be held in Oniaiio tnis week-end.
of Claude Comer of Harper, retur­
Mrs Phillips while attending Nyssa
Reports indicate that the house .ast Saturday.
high school and working for the
plans lor the various eve.its nave
ned a verdict of acquittal last Th­
The resolutions were passed as
was not Insured.
Eder Hardware company. He was
been completed, according to E. an.
ursday night at 11:35.
follows:
graduated
from
the
University
ol
Hauser ana O. D. Dear Dorn, super­
Jury Foreman George McLaugh­
1. Urging that in the future Mex­
Oregon.
intendents of exnibits, and Loniue
lin advised ClAailt Judge Robert | Renewal of basic "A" gasoline
ican labor in beet fields be paid by
Survivors are his father, C. A.
Waid and Roy Hi ewer, pieaiuciit
O. Lytle that the vote of acquittal Iratk,n fbo‘ >ks will begin the latter and arena manager of the on uu io
Cowins, and a brother. LeRoy of
.ne ton instead of the hour.
; part of this month, Bernard Frost,
Dillon, Montana. Besides Mrs Ph­
2. Li.sappiov.ug and protesting an
was 10 to 2.
¡chairman of the local war price and sage and Saddle -lub.
illips another aunt, Mrs Nellie Po­
amendment to livers and harbors
A street parade Will be held at
Foster was tried as a result of an j rationing board, said,
ints, lives in Boise, and an uncle.
Farmers on the Black canyon pr­ nouse oill 3981 as amended May 25
altercation in his pool hall in Har- | .''All local boards are handling the 1 pan. August 26 and 27. starting at
Frank Phillips, lives in Nyssa.
oject will tour the north side of the transferring public power to private
tne Alien ews Seed company piuni
per the night of July 3.
| distribution. In Nyssa these ap-
project Monday, August 28, accord­ companies to tne exclusion of the
and continuing to the fairgrounds.
The first witness for the prose- i Plications may be obtained at the
ing to C. D. Bechtolt, assistant co­ public at the source of the power.
The parade will consist of high sc­
PROJECT TOURS
cution was Clinton Colder, 14 year|war Price and rationing board of-
unty agent of Canyon and Payette
3. Advocating a wed control pro­
The board prefers having hool bands, cowboys and cowgirls,
'MADE BY 4-H’ERS
oid son of E. B. Corder, Harper, fi e.
counties. Several demonstrations be­ ject at Brogan for control of the
representatives of the Oregon slate
who was in the place at the time them mailed. All renewals should
guard, the Ontario squadron of the
A number of 4-H members in ing conducted in cooperation with puncture weed.
and told of Comer's coming in an be made before September 22 when
4. F'avorlng pruchase of the Malh­
civil air paLrol, the Boy Scouts and C. C. HARVEY’S
the
new
"A"
book
becomes
valid
Kingman
and Adrian are totaling the extension service as well as
wanting to roll dice for a drink of
other outstanding farms on the eur experiment station by the co­
the drill team of the Owyhee Rid­ WORK RECOGNIZED
and
the
old
has
expired,
but
it
is
up
their
year's
work,
completing
beer. The manner of rolling the dice
unty.
ing ciub of Nyssa.
records for the year and making route, will be visited.
was stressed throughout the trial by urgent that each applicant should
C. C. Harvey, teacher In the Ny-
The tour will be started at the
The show at the fairgrounds will
5. Recommending that the bur­
apply
immediately
as
the
work-
preparations for exhibits at the
both sides, the details being care­
George Webster farm two and one- eau of internal revenue kep record
fully explained for the Jurors to 'oad will be very heavy if we get I Ue started at 2:15 both Saturday sssa grade school, is -ecelving nat­ county fair to be held in Ontario half miles north of Parma or three
of tile federal automobile stamps so
and tounaay. A three-hour enter­ ional recognition in school circles August 25 and 26.
show how this gave raise to the these out on time. The board wil
tainment of bronco riding, call
Tours were made this week by miles south of the Nyssa junction that when a stamp was lost the
for his literary ability.
first words. The testimony that have the assistance of volunteers.”
on Highway 95 at 10 a.m. (PWT). owner could prive that he had pur­
Mr. Frost described the man­ roping, horse racing, wild cow milk­
Comer requested they roll "horses"
The Clearing House, a journal for 'E. M. Hauser, the club members A 1200 foot demonstration flume is chased one.
ing. bareback riding and other rod­
and
their
leaders.
On
Thursday,
and Foster's protest that "horses" ner of procedure as follows: Get
modern junior and senior high sch­
in use on the Webster farm. This
Dudley Sitton, superintendent of
required five dice and there were 1 (he application, mail it to the ra­ eo events will be staged.
ools, New York, will publish its the vegetable gardens of the fol­ demonstration has proven beyond the Malheur experiment station,
Four-H
club
and
FFA
members
tioning
board,
properly
filled
out,
lowing
were
visited:
Fled
Deffer,
only three available, which made it
25th
anniversary
issue
in
October
question
the
value
of
this
method
of
necessary to roll “ for spots," was enclosing the back cover of your have placed the finishing touches and in that issue wil reprint 18 of Donald Elliott, Donald Dehaven, distributing water on steep land. speaking on the lecturer's program,
thoroughly gone into. It was said ' A'' ration book, and your tire in­ on their exhibits to be taken to the the best of the 1000 articles that Donald Newbill, Donald Patch, El­ FYom the Webster farm the tour urged farmers to take their prob­
The application fair. Reports from the various clubs
lems to him and visit the farm mo­
that Comer called Foster a name, spection record.
has been printed In the magazine len Judd, Naomi Shaw and George will proceed north. A stop will be
re often. He described some of the
that Comer left the place and form is “ R 534 revised.” One part and chapters indicate that the nu­ during last eight years. Mr. Har­ Schiemer and Lester Auker.
After the tour the group return­ made at the Frank Sorensen farm new pasture planting practices.
Foster remarked about his spending of the form will be the application mber of exhibits wil be as great as vey's article, "The 20 Questions on
where a pasture fertilizer demon­
The lecturer's program also in­
the past two months with a chip on and the other, the stub, will be the last year. Mr. Dearborn will be in Student Government” ,'has been ch­ ed to the home of their leader Mrs. stration Is showing some very in­
his shoulder, that Comer overheard new mileage rationing record. The charge of the FF A exhibits and Mr osen for the anniversary issue. It ; George Dehaven for a picnic sup- teresting results. The next stop will cluded readings by Mrs Cooper of
Chalk butte, Mrs Blaine Glrvln,
i per.
this from just outside and returned applicant must fill in all of the Fiauser will supervise the 4-H ex­ was written in October, 1943.
Sunday afternoon, the K. K. be at the J. Z. Moore farm where Pomona lecturer, and Erie Parker.
wanting to know if Foster could spaces on both the application and hibits. Club leaders acting as sup­
The
National
University
Exten­
a
leveling
job
is
being
planned
to
the stub except those that are en­ erintendents of the different 4-H
Pomona master; whistling solo, Mrs
knock the chip off.
sion association has selected as the , Porkers, members of the pig club, facilitate irrigation. Mr and Mrs
Wayne Hucker the other accup- closed within heavy borders. The classes aie William
j national debate topic for 1944-45 in | with Mr. Hauser, visited all the Floyd Holton’s homestead has been Willis Bertram of Oregon Trail
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ant of the pool hall at the time, back cover of the “A” book should Rosel Hunter, hogs and sheep, and * secondary
schools the proposition I pig project, and discussed judging landscaped in a way that anyone Grange; piano solo, Nan Orlder of
bear the applicant’s name and ad­ Nlrs C. E. Elliot, canning and vege­
(Continued On Page 2)
"That
the
Legal
Voting
Age
Should stock at the fair. The boys went seeing it will appreciate it. The tour Oregon Trail, and vocal solos with
dress. Along with the new gaso­ table gardening.
1 on up to Snively Hot spring for a
her own quitar accompaniment,
be Reduced to 18 Years', which was
line ration book you will be given
Entries for livestock exhibits will
j swim. Keneth Elliot is leader of i will end at the John T. Ray farm, Mrs Frank Curtis of Kingman Gr­
where a weed eradication demonst­
NED WILLIAMS TO
a mileage rationing record to be close at 10 a.m. Friday. August 25. suggested as a topic by Mr Harvey | this club.
ange.
used for the purpose of ration is­ Crops, poultry and canning must in an article published in School | The poultry club, known as the j ration will be given by the Payette
BE TRANSFERRED
Twelve new members were init­
Activities in December, 1942 The
county
weed
control
board.
suance notations.
be in place by 9 am . Saturday, topic was not used in 1943-44 be­ ' Barn Yard Oaeklers, made their |
iated into the fifth degree at the
B.
E.
Kuhns,
extension
agrono­
Ned Williams, district supervisor
tour on Monday evening and had
August 26.
cause the committee wanted to save
mist, and DeLance Franklin of the afternoon session. The usual even­
of the F.S.A., has been ordered tr­ Examiner Coming
-j-he livestock judging contests for
as their guest. Sam Lemon of the
ing session was not held. The host
it
until
election
year.
An examiner of operators and ^
pipA ancj
Club members
ansferred to The Dalles from the
Nyssa hatchery, who helped members Parma experiment station will be Orangers were Rldgeview, Big Be­
In view of M i. Ilurveyb interest
Ontario office. Mr. Williams, who rhauffeurs is scheduled to be in the will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. Liv-
select good poultry for exhibit. In present as representatives of the nd and Kingman.
lives in Nyssa, will probably move Nyssa city hall Wednesday, August a.m. Saturday, and the demonstrat- in the national debate, he has been the absence of their regular leader, college of agriculture. H. Sanford,
asked to contribute to the Debate
district conservationist, and M. L.
30 from 9 a.m. until 12, noon.
about October 1.
estock classes wil be judged at 8 Yearbook, used for a discussion of James Shaw, who has entered the
One F.S.A. district in Oregon has
service, Mrs. Lawrence Kreager, ac­ Tillery of the byreau of reclamation MRS D. O. BYBEE IS
ion team contest will be held at the debate topic every year.
will also assist in explaining the va­ INJURED BY HORSE
been dropped, so that the state is Correction Made—
10:30 a.m. Saturday in the high sc­
Bower Aly, editor of the Debate companied the group.
Pvt. Edwin Kurtz, who was the hool home economics building in
now divided into only two districts.
The last meeting of the canning rious demonstrations.
Handbook, told Mr. Harvey that
The Parma chamber of commerce
Mr. Williams will be in charge of subject of an article appearing in Ontario.
Mrs D. O. Bybee sustained a frac­
club was held Wednesday evening,
"In view of your interest in the field
will furnish drinks and dessert. Ev­
the district east of the Cascade the Gate City Journal last week, is
The showman ship contests, w h­ of education we would very much with record books and exhibits eryone is expected to provide his ture of the pelvis and a severe lac­
a son of Mr and Mrs O. J. Kurtz of ich were originally scheduled for
eration on the abdomen last Wed­
mountains.
|
appreciate having a statement from handed in at that time.
own sandwiches.
nesday evenitig when she was th­
Duane Daly, county supervisor, route 2. Nyssa. and not a son of I Saturday afternoon, will be held
you expressing your opinion on the
Those who do not have means of rown from a palomino mare, “G o­
will remain in charge of the Ont­ Mr and Mrs M L Kurtz, as was ¡"mmedfately’ "following the judging
proposition with a view to publish­
transportation are requested to dr­ ldilocks.” She was taken to the
dated in the article.
of classes so that those wishing
ario office.
ing it in Youth Suffrage, the 18th
op a card to Assistant County Ag­ Nyssa nursing home, where she is
the
afternoon
rodeo
may
attend
annual debate handbook.
Alaska.
ent Bechtolt, who will try to make receiving treatment.
performance.
Mr. Harvey is department editor
the necessary arrangements.
The horse became excited after
of School Activities, published in
Sergeant Harry A. Cannon, form-
colliding with another horse, threw
Topeka, Kansas.
Takes
Position—
>rly stationed with the engineers MERRITT SELLS
A woodshed owned by Ada But­
Mrs Bybee off balance and then
B. I. Rogers, formerly of Parma began to buck. After Mrs Bybee was
ler in the southern part of town
at Camp Rueker. Alabama, has HOTEL INTEREST
was destroyed by fire Wednesday and Nyssa, has accepted a position thrown to the ground the palomino
oeen sent to England.
j as pharmacist in the Owyhee Drug or another horse stepped on her,
afternoon about 4:45.
In one of the largest business
Just as firemen extinguished the 'store. Mr. Rogers, who has been in causing a deep gash liT the abdo­
Mr and Mrs J. W. Kygar have transactions negotiated in Malheur
flames, they discovered the roof of the army for the last two years, was men and fracturing the pelvis.
received a card from their son, Pvt. county recently, George J. Merritt,
the I.O.O.F. hall 300 feet south was employed in the Hawaiian islands
Mrs Bybee, who was practicing
Merle W. Kygar, who is in a Jap­ co-owner of the Moore hotel sold
The Nyssa schools will be opened burning. Switching the water onto at the time of the Japanese attack with the Owyhee Riding club drill
anese war prison camp No. 1 in the his interest to Mr and Mrs Roy
the hail roof, the firemen quickly I on Pearl harbor. He was employed team on the Holmes ranch near
Philippines. Kygar said "Dear mot­ Wrinkle of Ontario August 15. The Monday. August 28 at 8:55 a.m. St­
extinguished the blaze with the loss , in the Owyhee Drug store for a Nyssa. will be in the hospital three
her: Tell everybody hello. Write if consideration was . $50.000,
.. and
. , poss- udents will attend only half a day
of only a small patch of shingles. short time four years ago.
I or four weeks.
possible My health is good". Tne ession was ¡given immediately^
Monday, but will attend a full day
The fire is believed to have been
The sale of his Interest in the on Tuesday and every school day
| card was the first message received
But none was nigh.
started in grass near the woodshed
by Mr and Mrs Kygar from their hotel by Mr Merritt marked the thereafter.
When I hit the ground
by sparks from a railroad switch
consummation of 18 years of active
The first day will be utilized in
soldier son since December, 1943.
It made my ears ring.
engine. The shed and wood were
participation in the hotel,
assigning lessons, distributing bo­
Then a horse (on my middle)
Two Nyssa men have been grad­
Second Lieut. Burt Hawkins who
ro t the present. Mr Merritt will oks and attending to other prep­ valued at $85.
I Did the "Highland-Fling".
An empty chicken house located
uated from the marine corps in­ was injured at Nauru the first ^ ^ o t e his time to farming inter- arations From that time on, class­
A stinging sensation
east of the railroad tracks was lost
and to
fantry school at Camp Pendleton. part of June, has written to r e l a t - l « * *« Waho and Oregon —
es will be conducted on a full-time by fire Saturday.
Went all thru my bones.
that
"he
¿""recovered
from
"his
his
business
in
Sun
Valley
Idaho,
Oceanside. Cal., and are now ready
basis, according to Superintendent
My quivering lips
although
Ontario
will
continue
to
for assignment to duty with a com- wounds and is now having a rest
Henry H. Hartley. Prospective st­
Uttered gasps and groans.
Edited
by
be
the
home
of
Mr
and
Mrs
Merritt
bat unit. They are Privates Evart leave from duty.
udents are urged to start attend­ SUGAR STAMP 33
At first I thought
They
will
make
their
home
in
the
V. Mitchell, son of Mr and Mrs Ira
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T. CAROL BYBEE
ing classes the first day in order to TO BE GOOD SOON
My time had come.
A. Mitchell, of Route 1, and Ivan
Carl Pettet. son of Mr and Mrs Tuttle apartments until building avoid falling behind in their less­
I heard all the folks
restrictions
permit
the
construction
Written
by
T
Carol
Bybee
while
L. Zesiger, whose wife. lone lives ' 0 . s. Pettet. writes that he has re-
Sugar stamp No 33 in war ration
Come to me, on the run.
ons.
on Route 2. Both leathernecks join- j covered from infection in his foot, of a residence.
High school students are regist­ book 4 wil be good for buying five she was partially on her back and
•
«
In
taking
over
Mr.
Merritt's
in­
ed the service last April.
He had been in the hospital several
ering this week so that it is expect­ pounds of sugar for table use, be­ suspended in a “ hammock" at the I had always been afraid
| days. He is attending naval school terest in the business Mr and Mrs ed that the majority of students ginning September 1, the OPA said nursing home.
Of
that
Palomino
mare
Corporal John Scott of the mar­ in Portland and studying under the Wrinkle will operate the hotel in
But didn't want folks to know
i conjunction with Mr and Mrs Harry will be registered by the opening of today.
ines has written to his mother, Mrs V-12 program.
Stamps now good for sugar for T'was last Wednesday eve,
So I thought I would dare
school. More than 60 students re­
Salisbury,
oo-owners.
Mr
and
Mrs
Ray Keller of route 2. Nyssa. stat­
table use are No. 30. 31, and 32 Just at sun down.
To ride her. because-
Edwin Green, eldest son of Mr Wrinkle are not new to the hotel gistered Tuesday. Principal Frank each valid for five pounds. Sugar We were talking and laughing.
ing that he met William Fagan of
Well, she's only two-
Parr said that those who have not
business,
having
but
recently
dis
Nyssa Just before landing on Tinian and Mrs Orval Green, went to Boise
And pretty as a picture.
signed up should do so Friday, if stamp No. 40 is good for five pounds Just came from the town
island in a campaign against the for a physical examination Friday. posed of their hotel in Council
of canning sugar through Feb- .To a country place
White main and tall too.
at all possible.
Japs.
Mr and Mrs Green have two other Idaho to Ralph Dorsey, formerly of
Mr Lovejoy and Mr. Keveren. the I ruary 28, 1945. Spare stamp No. , A nice grassy spot,
Ontario.
They
have
for
many
years
sons In the service. Melton in the
37 Ls good for 20 pounds of sugar i We needed to practice
I don't mind the gash
Word has been received by Mrs navy in California, and Jim recently been residents of Ontario, and at new coaches, will distribute football for home canning and must be Our drill a lot.
Or the »tltches-mine.
one
time
were
managers
of
the
Car-
suits
to
prospective
players
Monday
Olive Robinson to the effect tha' of New Orleans, in the army.
l attached to the application for For we were going
But a fractured pelvis
____
ter hotel. Recently they purchased afternoon. They hope to have a sh­
her son. Pvt. James H. Troutner
; canning sugar and sent to the To perform, you know,
Is out of my line.
ort
work
out
in
preparation
for
the
Wayne
HarrLs.
who
has
spent
the
Winnie
Scott
ranch
nead
Beu-
has been transfered from Camp
local war price and rationing board. At the fair, next Sunday
So I've changed my address
opening
game
with
Vale
September
Roberts. California to Fort Benn- several weeks with his mother. Mrs lah-
A spare su m p 37 must be at­ ( In OnUrlo.
To the Nursing Home
15.
ing. Georgia. Mrs Robinson also Annie Harris, left the first of last
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tached for each person for whom
For the next three weeks
Mr Hartley has called a faculty application‘ is made. Persons can­ ' Well folks, t'was like thts-
received information that her son. week for San Francisco, where he H ,rt From ( alifornia
Till they mend that bone.
Curtis Poster of North Hollywood. meeting for Saturday. August 26 at ning fruits in their homes for We were all going fine.
Pfc Paul H. Troutner has been tr­ will report for duty in the merch-
California and his sister. Eleanor 10 a m for the purpose of discuss­
ansferred from Fort Jackson. South | ant marines.
resale may now get enough sugar I The palomino and I
My bed has ropes and bars
Foster, who has spent several mon- ing plans for the school year. Fall­ to produce as large a pack as they ( Were right in llne-
Carolina to Camp Atterbury. Ind­
Like a flying trapeez
Ellis
Givens
of
the
navy
has
re-
j
tha
in
California,
arrived
Sunday
owing the general meeting, the gr- did in the 1941 canning season. | Until we went into
iana. Paul is serving in the tank
Four pillows to my back
destroyer division. Pfc Arthur L. turned home on leave. He has been \ for a visit with their parents. Mr . a<je and high school faculties will 1 Home processed foods produced for The figure 8
And one under my knees
Troutner has returned to Gulfport. in the Pacific area since the early and Mrs W W Foster Mrs Curtis meet to discuss the organization of : sale in the previous season must I We collided with a horse,
The food here ls excellent
I Foster has been vlsttlng at her their respective schools
Mississippi after visiting his mother part of 1942.
! be accounted for prior to the grant- It was all a mistake.
The treatment is swell
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| parents' home for some time
_________
in Nyssa He is senior crew chief of
: ing of this year's allotment to such
So I have decided
Captain Lloyd Wilson of Nvssa has |
■■ ■
; Return Ta Nyi
a flying fortress. Roger J. Troutner.
i canners.
I lost my balance
To stay quite a spell.
| Mr and Mrs William Buell have
youngest son of Mrs Robinson. Jo­ been promoted to the rank of maj Parents Of Girl—
And when my saddle I regained
Mr and Mrs Melvin Spltze are returned from Portland where they Return From Trip—
ined the merchant marines in April. or. according to information receiv­
It made my horse buck
There's a first time for all things
At first he was stationed at Avalon. ed by his parents. Mr and Mrs E. parents of a girl born August 18 at had been living since January Mr
Mr and Mrs Charles Ninemlre When I jerked on the reins.
Some folks say
Catalina island. California, then C Wilson He Is stationed with the the Brittlngham Nursing home inland Mrs Buell, who were working returned home Saturday from a to­ I went up in the air
The next time Im thrown off
shipped to Seattle and later to | statistical control unit of the air Ontario The baby, named Lois ¡in the shipyards, will live on their day vacation spent In the Hazard About three feet high and
I hope I will land on a stack
Jean, weighed 6 pounds. 12 ounces !ranch near Langdon’s corner.
I looked for a sky hook
lake and Salmon river areas
Canada and is now at Seward, forces in England.
of hay.
Public To Get
Gasoline Books
Tour Of Black
Canyon Planned
Our B o y s I n
Th e Service
2 Outbuildings
Lost In Flames
Nyssa Schools
Opening Friday
POET’S
CORNER