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Nyssa Gate City Journal
Volume LXIV
The Sugar City
Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, July 9, 1970
Thunderegg Capital
NUMBER XXVIII
24th Annual Nyssa Rodeo
To Be Held This Weekend
140 Cowboys Registered For All Events
A total of 140 cowboys are
registered for the 24th annual
Nyssa Nite Rodeo to be held
Friday and Saturday nights,ac
cording to rodeo chairman Al
vin Allen. Sponsored by the
Nyssa Jaycees, the rodeo is
gaining a reputation for being
one of the best staged, fastest
shows in the valley.
The cowboys will be com
peting for $3,700 in prize money
on stock furnished by Jake Pope
of the Spur Rowel Rodeo Com
pany, Twin Falls, Idaho. The
well-known stock producers will
furnish judges, timers, pick-up
men, clown and bull fighters.
QUEEN TO REIGN
Sharon Coleman, daughter of
Albert Coleman, will reign as
queen during the two-night per
formance. Serving her as prin
cesses will be Teresa Ann Lewis
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Lewis, and Candy Cramer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Cramer, both Ontario.
PARADE INFORMATION
Posse and the Payette County
Co-chairmen of the parade Posse-ettes; Malheur County-
are Don Bowers and Chad Ol Sheriff’s Posse; 4-HComanche-
sen. Riding groups in the pa ros Riding Club; and the Old
rade include the Eh Capa Ri Fort Boise Riders, Parma. In
ders, Boise; the PayetteCounty addition will be many indivi
dual entries in several different
categories.
The parade will form on Main
Street near the Snake River
Bridge at 7 p.m. both nights,
and will start promptly at 7:30,
proceeding up Main Street to
7th Street, south to King Ave
nue, and then to the rodeo
grounds. The summer bands of
Nyssa and Adrian will march in
the parade, one each night, and
play the national anthem at the
start of the rodeo.
All parade entrants, both
nights, will be admitted to the
rodeo free. There is no charge
for children under 12 when ac
companied by parents. Admis
sion for adults is $2.00, and
$1.00 for students ages 12
through high school, and this is
SHARON COLEMAN
for grandstand seating.
SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT
Competition in the six main
events is in saddle bronc ri
ding, bareback riding, calf ro
ping, bull riding, team roping
and barrel racing.
Kids under 12 years of age
will compete each night in calf
roping. They must be accom
ages of 18 and 27 to enter. panied by their parents, who
They must be high school grad
uates and must have never been
married.
According to the co-chairman
the pageant is meant to build
character and poise in all the
participating girls much as it
Dr. Robert W. MacVicar,
is aimed at selecting a top re new President of Oregon State
presentative.
University will be in Malheur
It’s an experience eirts ne county next Monday, July 13,
ver forget, and one they’ll al to meet local people anu tu gei.
ways cherish because no one acquainted with this area of
Oregon.
actually loses,
Barton said. eastern
People of this vicinity are
Entry blanks can be obtained
invited to attend the special
at the Carriage House, First lunch meeting of the Ontario
National Bank, and the Argus Chamber of Commerce at which
Observer, all in Ontario; and Dr. MacVicar will speak in
at the Malheur Enterprise formally at the East Side Cafe
in Vale, or at the Gate City at 12:00.
A question and
Journal in Nyssa.
answer period will be included.
MALHEUR COUNTY GIRLS
URGED TO PARTICIPATE
IN MISS OREGON QUEST
The Malheur County Pageant
is tentatively set August 15 at
the Ontario High School audi
torium
according to co-
chairman Ross Barton, Ontario.
The girl selected next month
will represent Malheur County
at next summer’s Miss Oregon
Pageant in Seaside. Clint Bel
lows has again been tabbed to
be master of ceremonies for the
StDDIliay nlglii show.
Barton says there is a po
tential Miss Oregon living in
every community of Malheur
County, and it’s the local pa
geant where they’re found. He
urges Malheur girls between the
must sign for them.
Featured attraction both
nights will betheEhCapa Bare-
back riders from Boise. The
group consists of about 40 young
riders who have performed at
large rodeos all over the West,
including Cheyenne Frontier
Days, Nampa Stampede, and
many others. The group is led
by Wayne Stear, drill master,
and are dressed in colorful
Indian garb.
The Nyssa Jaycees have been
busy preparing for the big event,
which will get underway prom
ptly at 8:15 each evening. The
grounds will be watered and
sprayed for mosquities before
rodeo time.
Chemicals are
being donated again by the J.R.
Simplot Company.
Plan to bring the family and
see a good rodeo. Chairman
Allen promises that this will
be one of the best, with ex
cellent stock and some of the
West’s best cowboys on hand to
insure a fine show.
Preceding the rodeo on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
the Vigilantes will be out in
force to see that everyone is
wearing Western garb, and
shaving permits must be pro
duced by those not growing
beards. Winners of the beard
growing contest will be announ
ced Friday night.
New President Of OSU
To Visit Eastern Oregon
philosophies of Land-Grant uni
versities such as Oregon State.
An honor graduate of Wyoming,
THE EH CAPA BAREBACK RIDERS of Boise will be featured at the Nyssa Nite
he received his masters <rr w
Oklahoma Sttle ano ius xiC* Rod eo. This
young lady and about 4C of her associates, led by Wayne Stear,
D. from Wisconsin.
Dr. MacVicar has said that Drillmaster, will be present both evenings. Eh Capa is Apache, spelled backwards .
the opportunity to return to and
direct Land-Grant university,
TVCC Girl Competes
with its historic commitment to
statewide public service pro
For Miss Oregon
grams such as agricultural ex
tension, is one of the reasons
COUNTY COURT TO
Action began early July 8, for
he was interested in the OSU
a raven haired Miss Treasure
ATTEND NEXT
position.
Tickets for the luncheon are
Valley Community College at
The pageant is being spon
Ewen Chard, Nyssa was ad
Dr. MacVicar is a bioche
CHAMBER MEETING
Seaside in the Miss Oregon mitted to Holy Rosary Hospital
at
the Ontario mist by training. He was born
sored by Jaycees in Ontario, available
competition. Marcie Kochs- in Ontario Tuesday after he was
Nyssa and Vale. Co-chairman, Chamber of Commerce office in Princeton, Minn., September
Governor Tom McCall has Lewis, Sublimity.
Don Niel
The Board of Directors of Bob Halter of KSRV and Barton in the Moore Hotel and at the
28, '1918.
He completed his announced appointments to se son, Stayton, replacing Howard meier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. injured in a one-car accident.
the Nyssa Chamber of Com expect to hold a preliminary County Extension office in the
Kenneth Kochsmeier, Vale, will
high school education at Sara veral of Oregon’s 16 commo Mader, Salem.
merce met Wednesday noon at judging a week before the pa Ontario City Hall.
Oregon State Police report
be the Ontariobasedcommunity
Persons toga, Wyo., in 1935.
dity commissions, the state’s
Oregon Hop Commission -
the Twilight Cafe.
geant. Judges will not be Mal planning at attend are urged to
He served three years in the agricultural self-help organiza Robert B. Stauffer, Hubbard, college’s official representative ed Chard was traveling east on
Secretary Jake Fischer re heur County residents. They call either office to make ar
and the only such contestant Highway 30 at the Stanton Boule
Sanitary Corps as a food and tions, Each of the three-year replacing
Robert
Pokorny, sponsored by a community col vard Overpass, about four miles
ported that the Malheur County say final selections have rangements for tickets.
nutrition
expert
in
World
War
Edgar
Crosby, lege.
Court will attend the regular
from Ontarioandapparently lost
Dr. MacVicar’s swing through Il and was discharged in 1945 terms expired June 30, 1970. Woodburn.
not been made.
Appointments include:
Woodburn, replacing Phillip
meeting of the chamber Wed
control of his car and hit a
central and eastern Oregon will with the rank of major. He is
“Somewhere” a vocal solo concrete abutment of the over-
Oregon Beef Council - Larry Goulet, Gervais.
Phil Wolf,
nesday, July 15. They will DRIVERS ED COURSE include
his
first
public a colonel in the Army Medical
Helvey, Portland, replacing Le Gervais, reappointed.
from “The Westside Story”, pass.
tell about the new legislation on
appearances since he succeeded Corps Reserve.
land Jacobsmuhlen, Cornelius.
Oregon Orchardgrass Seen has been chosen by Miss Kochs
public lands, and will be avail TO BE ORGANIZED
The car flew off the high-
Acting President Roy A. Young
George B. Russell, Vale, re Producers Commission - Les meier for her talent selection. way to the strip between the
able to discuss or answer ques
as Oregon State’s top man on
TVCC Sponsors
ter Estergard, Harrisburg, re
tions on any county business.
An organizational meeting has July 1.
appointed.
highways and landed in its top.
Accompanying Miss Treasure Police reported Chard was
Chewings
Fescue
and
Creep
placing
Charles S. Kizer, Har
Wayne Moncur, chairman of been set for a driver’s educa
Dr. MacVicar came to OSU Education Workshop
the Thunderegg Days cele tion course at Treasure Valley from Southern Illinois Uni
ing Red Fescue Commission - risburg. C.E. Hunton, Junc Valley Community College to wearing his seat belt which
the coastal fun city are Mrs. “undoubtedly saved his life.”
bration August 5 through 9, Community College on Thurs versity, a state university
Twenty two participants se Stanley W. Cellers, .McMinn tion City, reappointed.
Oregon Ryegrass Growers Marion Goin, director of the
reports much interest from day, July 9 at 7:30 p.m. in room of 23,000 students, where he lected from Oregon Community ville; John W. Hayworth, Har
Miss Treasure Valley Com
Hospital spokesman reported
throughout the country, and he C-22
of the Classroom/ was chancellor and former vice Colleges and other educational risburg; George Royes, Jr., Seed commission - Roy A.
Harrisburg;
Fenn munity College pageant and Mrs. Chard was admitted for obser
expects a good crowd in Nyssa. Administration building, accor president for academic affairs agencies responsible for adult Summerville, each reappointed. Bowers,
He said that bumper stickers, ding to Bob Feasel, instructor.
Oregon Dairy ProductsCom- Emerson, Tangent, and Clair Janice Willis, official chape vation and had cuts and bruises
basic education are involved in a
for six years.
around his head.
programs
and maps are Interested persons may sign up
mission
- Richard M. Lyon, E. Miller, Corvallis, each re rone.
He has a solid background in two week workshop at Treasure
available and may be picked up, for the course at the organi
appointed.
Junction City and Joe S. Payne,
the traditions and educational Valley Community College
Oregon Strawberry Commis
or will be mailed upon request. zational meeting.
The program got underway on Vale, both reappointed.
Oregon Filbertcommission - sion - Richard H. Barger, Sa
Nyssa Summer Band July 6, with a presentation on
programmed instruction by Dr. D.D. Maltby, Canby, replacing lem, replacing James M. Hea
To March In Parade Rex Reynolds, University of Donald F. Blake, Salem. Ro ter, Sublimity. Harvey Kendell,
Aumsville,
replacing
F.M.
The Nyssa Summer Band Chicago. He is director of the bert Groshong, Albany, re Smith, Stayton.
placing
Ivan
C.
DeArmond,
workshop
with
sponsorship
marched in the Vale Rodeo
Oregon Tall Fescue Commis
Parade July 4. The 50 piece jointly shared by TVCC; Ore Sherwood. Don Jossy, Corne sion - Tom Hunton, Junction
lius,
replacing
Fred
J.
Patton,
gon
Board
of
Education;
and
band was lead by Jan Pecora,
City, and Neal Reiling, Wood
McMinnville.
drum majorette. Saturday night Oregon State University.
burn, both reappointed.
Highland
Bentgrass
Com
Among
nationally
recognized
the band will appear at the Nyssa
Oregon Wheat Commission-
mission
-
Robert
Doerfler,
authorities concerned with the
Night Rodeo Parade.
William Hulse, Dufur, replacing
Aumsville,
replacing
Gene
Learning
Centerapproachtoin-
The Summer Band meets
Floyd Root, Wasco.
from 9 to 12 noon each week struction who will take part in He aring On Minam
Oregon Fryer Commission
day at the Music Department workshop are Dr. J.B. Adair,
and the Oregon Bartlett Pear
North
Carolina
State
University,
where there are a variety of
River Wilderness
Commission elect their com
musical activities. Mr. Craig and Dr. Carl Hendershott, Mi
missioners. All the rest of the
chigan
State
University.
Northrup and Mr. Gary Condon
Bill July 27
commodity commissioners are
Since
the
Learning
Center
is
are directing the band this year.
Senator Mark O. Hatfield said appointed by the governor.
Additional band members will the central theme of the
today
that a hearing on the
workshop,
attention
will
b>-
di
be accepted and may register at
Brammers Return
anytime in the month of July. rected to selection, production, proposed Minam River Wilder
use, and evaluation of program ness bill has been scheduled for
Haburchak To Serve med instructional materials, La Grande on Monday, July 27. From Vacation Trip
Provisions of the bill (S1142)
according to Bob Patterson,
Dr. Fred Conkel is shown with wife Janie and 3 1/2 month
Mr. and Mrs. Ted M. Bram
old daughter Heidi. He joined Dr. Bert Ross at the Treasure 2nd Year As School TVCC and host sponsor of the call foradditionoflOO.OOOacres mer returned Monday from an
to the Eagle Cap Wilderness eight-week business and plea
event.
Valley Animal Hospital effective July 1st.
Area.
Dr. Conkel received his degree as a Dr. of Veterinary Board Chairman
sure trip to Arizona, Arkansas,
Hatfield said there is a Missouri and Kansas.
Medicine from the University of California, Davis Branch.
The Nyssa school board re
possibility that the bill in final
Janie attended the University of California, Riverside Branch
Some observations and a story
form will call for fewer cres on their trip will be written by
two years, and one year at Davis where she met Fred. She organized Tuesday evening for
to be added.
worked four years at the Placement Center on the Davis campus the new school year starting
MLN
MAX.
Brammer under the “From This
July 1 with Victor Haburchak
He said that “all alternatives Corner” column next week.
At the conclusion of two days of competetion Jennifer
helping to put husband Fred through veterinary school.
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Gould
of Ontario was crowned MISS RODEO OREGON and
are
being
carefully
studied.
”
The Conkel’s first heard of Nyssa through Dr. Tom Sallee, elected for a second term as July 2
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will represent the state in the Miss Rodeo America competetion
According to Hatfield, the
who is a mathematics professor at Davis, and whose wife school board chairman. Harold July 3
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in Las Vegas in November.
procedures, hour and place for
worked with Janie at the Placement Center. Tom did such a Kurtz was elected for a second July 4
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Two young ladies from Haines took the remaining trophies.
the hearing will be scheduled
July 5
good job of selling the Treasure Valley that the young couple year as vice-chairman.
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Storytime at the Nyssa
Don Engstrom was sworn in July 6
in the near future.
Melissa Davis was named first runner-up and Diana Camp
knew this was where they wanted to start in practice.
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Public Library is being held
“This hearing will provide
took the second runner-up award and was named Miss Con-
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F-ed enjoys hunting and fishing as a hobby, and Janie likes as a new school board member July 7
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on Thursday from 10 to 11
an excellent opportunity for all
genality by her fellow contestants.
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to sew, knit and antique old furniture. Both are very personable, for a five-year term, succed-
a.m. These hours will con
those interested in the proposal
Among the eight girls competing in the two day contest,
and are looking forward to meeting people and getting ac ding Dick Tensen, who has com
OWYHEE RESERVOIR
tinue through the month of
pleted two five-year terms on
to appear and be heard on a
which ended Friday, was Pam Bradley, The Dalles; Rilla Carter,
quainted.
matter that is of concern to all
August.
Long Creek; Sharon Coleman, Nyssa; Suzanne Grant, Madras
They have found a home near the airport at Adrian, and are the board and did not run for 7/8/70 674,030 Acre Feet
re-election.
Oregonians,” Hatfield said.
and Hedy Ricco, Prairie City.
7/8/69 642,530 Acre Feet
fast becoming acclimated to our area.
GOVERNOR McCALL NAMES
APPOINTEES TO OREGON
COMMODITY BOARDS
Nyssa Man
Injured In
Car Accident
Miss Rodeo Oregon
New Nyssa Veterinarian
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