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Nyssa Gate City Journal
Volume LXV
The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
The Sugar City
Thursday, March 18, 1971
Chamber Hosts Nyssa Basketball Team
NYSSA BEATS MADRAS
Athletes
To Sponsor
Garage Sale*
Here’s your chance to pick
up all sorts of household items
and accessories inexpensively,
at the Nyssa High School Ath­
letic Department Rummage Sale
at the Elementary gymnasium
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 20.
Articles fdr sale range from
paperback books to a small
television, with prices ranging
from a few pennies to a few
dollars.
People from around the Nyssa
area have contributed all the
items for the sale. The pur­
pose of the sale is to raise
funds for the Athletic Depart­
ment. Anyone wishing to con­
tribute to this cause, please
contact the High School office
372-2287 or Mr. Larry Black­
burn, 372-3654,
Free coffee and punch will
be served and an assortment of
pies will be sold at the sale.
but could only make 21 baskets
as the tight Nyssa defense held
them to 51 shots.
John Day’s new gym was com­
fortably filled by fans from both
Madras for this important play­
off game on the neutral court.
An estimated 400 to 500 filled
the Madras side, and not too
many less than that cheered
Nyssa to victory. Madras won
the Class AA tournament last
year, but this year it was
Nyssa’s turn, and the Bulldogs
were up to the task.
The team will leave Sunday
for Eugene, with their first
game scheduled for Tuesday at
7;30 p.m. against Rainier, rated
one of the best teams in Class
AA.
Preparations are being
made to send the pep band and
a rooters bus, and many from
Nyssa will drive to Eugene.
Those wishing tickets or in­
formation should call high
school principal Gene Chester.
Vale High School will be the
other team to represent District
7 in the tournament, and they
will play South Umpqua on Mon­
day at 3 p.m. Other Monday
games
finds
Stayton vs.
Scappoose, Junction City vs.
Nestucca, and Bandon vs.
Reedsport. Completingthe first
round on Tuesday are Banks vs.
Coquille, Taft vs. Gladstone,
and Lakeview vs. Pleasant Hill.
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The 1971 general open en­
rollment period for medical
insurance under Medicare for
people over 65 is rapidly draw­
ing to a close, Vernon A. Welo,
manager of the La Grande Social
Security Office announced to­
day.
“March 31, 1971 will
be the last opportunity for those
GENE STUNZ FILES
people born between Oct 1,
1902 and Oct 1, 1903 to enroll”,
FOR RE-ELECTION
said Welo. “In addition, this
Superintendent W. L. Mc- is the last chance to re-enroll
Partland announced that there for those who dropped this Doc­
ness
managers
in
the
Treasure
The Business Department of
There will be four will be one position on the tor Bill Insurance Coverage in
Treasure Valley Community Valley.
board of Nyssa School District 1968.”
College announces an all day separate sessions in progress
No. 26 to be filled at the re­
Welo emphasized two addi­
-
each
hour
during
the
day.
business management seminar
gular school election on May 3, tional points, “Those already
for Friday, March 19, in the Qualified leaders of sessions
that of Gene Stunz, whose term enrolled for
supplementary
gymnasium on the Treasure have been selected on the basis
of office ends June 30. Stunz medical benefits need take no
of
their
knowledge
and
practical
Valley Community College
has filed his nominating pe­ action and those born before
application in each field.
campus.
tition to seek re-election to the Oct. 2, 1902 who have never
The
seminar
titles
and
the
Co-chairmen of this event a -r
post he has held for the past enrolled «an no longer sign
Dick Grigg and Larry Link. leaders of each session are as ten years.
up.” Those poeple 65 or over
follows;
Both Grigg and Link are
Prospective candidates for and still working can sign up
Advertising Media Selection-
time business teachers at the
Bob Krueger, executive vice- the office have until April 3, for medicare benefits even if
college.
president
and general manager - or thirty days before the elec­ they plan to continue working.
Norman Millikin, head of the
tion, to file for nomination. The
Anyone desiring more in­
business department at the col­ KTVB. Ken Davies-vice-presi­ nominating petitions may be
formation should phone, visit
dent
Givens-Davies
Advertising
lege, will MC the program.
picked up at the superintendent’s
Grigg stated that a great Agency. Carl Shaver - adver­ office. School board director
amount of effort has gone into tising director, The Statesman. terms are for five years.
POTATO GROWERS
Finance - Inventory control
the plans for the seminar in
Superintendent
Me
Partland
order to make it especially in­ and accounts receivable control said that two members of the MEET TONIGHT
teresting and vital to all busi- - William Whitesell, - J.W. faculty are retiring this year.
Copeland Yards, Inc. Portland.
Potato Growers in District
Walter Jensen - Western Auto They are Mildred Elliot, a mem­ No. 2, which includes that area
Franchise Stores Credit Mana­ ber of the staff since 1950; and from Mountain Home, Idaho west
Madge Thomson, who has taught
ger, Portland.
and Malheur County, will meet
Personnel Employment Prac­ in Nyssa since 1954. Resigna­ at Nyssa High School Thursday
tices - Ike Mabbott, personnel tions have been received from evening (tonight) at 8 p.m.
three staff members, Lloyd Dib­
manager, Albertson’s, Inc.
NHS’s band and choir will be
Management Information Sys­ ble, Lorraine Bauman and Bill
Nominations will be made for
presenting their annual Spring tems - Jack Magdiel, market­ Gillam. The latter is returning
committee members.
When
Concert, April 2, at 8:00 p.m. ing representative IBM, Boise. to college to further his edu­
approved
by
the
Secretary
of
in the Multi-purpose room.
The opening keynote speaker cation.
Agriculture, the newly consti­
According to band director, for the whole group will be Landreth Earns
tuted committee functions for
Craig Northrup, the band will Roger McGinnis, executive vice-
the coming crop year. Current
be playing the numbers that they president - Boise Chamber of GMC Truck Award
grower member is Raymond
will perform at the District III Commerce.
Russell, Nyssa; and grower
Chuck E. Landreth of Wilson alternate is Hank Gross, Wil­
Registration will be $5.00
music
competition festival,
These
include
“Festivo”, per person and will include Buick, Nyssa, has been officially der. Handler member is Les
“Overture in B Flat”, and lunch. Participants are asked designated a “ Professional Schallhorn, Ontario, and Ralph
“Red, White and Blue March”. to contact the college Business Truck Salesman” by GMC Truck Bowman, Marsing, is alternate.
Department or Office of Con­ and Coach Division, General
Bob Richardson, student tea­ tinuing Education for reser­ Motors Corporation.
R.K. Hart, Pocatello, Com­
cher, will direct the Girls’ vations andpre-registration in­
The award was made in re­ mittee Manager; and Allen
Choir in various numbers in­ formation.
cognition of his outstanding ser­ Henry, Portland, USDA, will
cluding, “Turtle Dove”, “Lift
vice to GMC truck buyers in be on hand to conduct the meet­
this area and his exceptional ing and answer questions con­
Thine Eyes”, “Happy Talk”, VETERANS LOANS
from South Pacific, and “Dear REACH HIGH LEVEL sales performance during the cerning the Marketing Agree­
Lord.”
ment.
The Department of Vetrans’ past year.
Affairs
granted farm and home
The choir, under the direc­
ion of Gary Condon, will pre­ loans to 832 veterans in Feb­
form “Rain Song”, "Pollution” ruary in the amount of $14,-
and a rock religious number en­ 269,150 for the second highest
titled “It is a Great Day of month on record in dollar vol­
Joy,” featuring Bill Winn on the ume. It represented an average
bass and Terry Neely on the of $792,730 in loans per work­
ing day.
drums.
H.C. Saalfeld, veterans’ af­
New 4-H Agent
fairs director, said the big
volume was due to the receipt
Joins County Staff
Ronald T. Mobley, Fossil, of $60 million in bond money
Oregon, will join the Malheur on February 16 which enabled
County extension staff effect­ the department to start wiping
ive March 20th, according to out the backlog of applications.
The February figures com­
Harry Sandquist, staff chair-
pare with January’s 268 loans
man.
Mabley will fill the vacancy for $4,765,850, and 492 loans in
created by Roger Fletcher’s February last year for$7,960,-
acceptance of the Extension 500.
The highest month on record
Agent 4-H and Youth position
was
September, 1970, when 933
in Polk County.
Prior to coming to Malheur veterans borrowed$ 15,843,900.
The veterans’ department re­
County, Mobley has been res­
ceived
652 loan applications
ponsible for the 4-H program
in Wheeler and Gilliam counties. last month, the highest since
Born in The Dalles, he August, 1970.
The Nyssa Chamber of Commerce hosted the Nyssa High
School basketball team Wednesday noon at the El Tejano
Cafe, with a record turnout to wish the team success at the
state basketball tournament in Eugene next week.
Pictured are, front row from left, Dellas Frederiksen,
David Manley, Steve Ross, Keith Oldemeyer, Felipe Martinez
and Ron Moffis.
Thirty-four of Oregon’s 36
counties recorded increase in
motor vehicle registrations du­
ring 1970.
The two counties with re­
ductions were Sherman and
Gilliam counties which together
had approximately 150 fewer
vehicles in 1970 than in 1969.
The annual county breakdown
of registrations, released by the
Motor Vehicles Division, in­
dicates that approximately 68
per cent of the state’s vehicles
are concentrated in 11 counties
of the state—Benton, Clacka­
mas, Columbia, Lane, Lincoln,
Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk,
Washington, and Yamhill coun­
ties. These counties are in­
cluded in four of the state’s
administrative districts.
The county registration fi­
gures include, for the first
time, a breakdown for more than
85,000 recreational vehicles li­
censed by the Motor Vehicles
Division. These include motor
homes, travel trailersandcam­
pers.
Counties with more than
25,000 registrations last year
were; Benton, 31,308; Clacka­
mas, 113,418; Coos, 42,899;
Deschutes, 26,743; Douglas, 57-
646; Jackson, 76,369; Josephine,
31,822; Klamath, 41,496; Lane,
161,394; Linn, 55,097; Marion,
109,633; Multnomah, 405,716;
Umatilla, 38,636; Washington,
105,582; and Yamhill, 30,594.
Total registrations in 1970
numbered 1,581,207.
Malheur County registrations
totaled 20,434 which included
15,195 passenger vehicles,
2,455 trucks, 1J074 trailers ,and
966 recreational vehicles.
TVCC STUDENT
OFFICERS NAMED
Student body officers were
elected by Treasure Valley
Community College students
this week for the next aca­
demic year. Randy Schmidt,
Boise, was chosen as presi­
dent with Lee Lowe, Juna, tap­
ped to serve as vice president.
Secretary for next year will
be Valerie Turner, Willow­
creek, a graduate of Vale Union
high school Rhonda Standage,
Vale was elected to the trea­
surer’s post and Patsy Barrie,
Payette, was named publicity
director.
wEATHER
The Nyssa High School athletic department has been busy
securing articles for their Garage Sale slated for Saturday,
March 20 at the elementary school gym.
In the photo at top, NHS athletes Ron Moffis, Kevin Engstrom
and John Tensen are sorting some of the materials.
The bottom photo shows Greg Blanch, center and Scott
Kido accepting articles from Mrs. Arthur Coats.
Money realized from the sale will help to defray expenses
of the teams who perform for Nyssa High School.
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Superintendent Poulson also
said that Spring Vacation for
most schools in the county starts
at the end of the school day on
Friday, March 19; and lasts
through Sunday, March 28; with
school
to
resume again
March 29.
Exceptions
are Rockville,
Arock and Jordan Valley High
School. They will take off Good
Friday, and will close school
at the end of the spring term
four days early. Another ex­
ception is Annex, who had a
3 day vacation March 10,11 and
12, and who will end school one
day early in the spring.
The week-long vacation in
the spring has been observed
by most Oregon schools to al­
low teachers and administrators
to participate in professional
meetings, and it is at this time
that the state basketball tourna­
ments are held.
March 31 Last Day For
Medicare Enrollment
TO SPONSOR DANCE MOTOR VEHICLE
REGISTRATION UP
The Treasure Valley Com­
munity College Rodeo Club will
sponsor an evening of western
entertainment and dancing Sat­
urday, March 27, beginning at
9 p.m. held at the Merchants
Building at the Malheur County
Fairgrounds in Ontario. The
featured attraction of the eve­
ning will be Marty Martin, re­
cording star and popular TV
and
radio personality of
Treasure Valley. Along with
Martin, music for dancing will
be provided by Glenn Smith
and The Rhythm Rounders.
Thirty students at TVCC
participate
in the Rodeo
Club and of those members
eleven will compete as team
members during Northwest
District Intercollegiate Rodeos
this spring. The team is com­
posed of three girls, six boys
and two alternates. Proceeds
from the dance will go to assist
with traveling expenses for the
team who during college rodeo
season will travel each weekend
to Montana, Washington, Idaho
and different colleges in Oregon.
The public is cordially in­
vited to the dance and an ad­
mission of $1.50 per per son will
be charged. Tickets may be
purchased from Rodeo Club
members or at the door.
Malheur County Intermediate
Education District (IED)Super­
intendent Leroy J. Paulson said
that terms of school board di­
rectors in most of Malheur
County schools are expiring as
of June 30, and personswishing
to run for these positions
should obtain and file nomina­
ting petitions with their respec­
tive school clerks before April
3 for all districts.
Terms for IED directors are
three years, communitycollege
directors four years, and local
school district members five
years.
The terms of Sherman Tur­
ner and E.M. Seuell expire
this year on the TVCC board.
William E. Ross, at large mem­
ber on the IED board, will end
his term this year. The terms
of Gene Stunz, position No. 7
on the Nyssa board; and Emery
Cameron on the Adrian board
also expire June 30.
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Number XI
STUDENTS PREPARE FOR
VACATION, SCHOOLS
FOR DIRECTOR ELECTIONS
IN PLAYOFF, EARNS SPOT
IN STATE TOURNAMENT
THE Nyssa Bulldogs smashed
the Madras White Buffaloes
81-67 Saturday night at John
Day to earn a place in the Class
AA State Tournament in Eugene
starting March 22.
Nyssa led throughout the first
half, with the score 14-13 at
the end of the first quarter
and 34-27 at half-time. Ma­
dras scored 8 quick points at
the start of the third quarter,
to go ahead, and the lead sea-
sawed back and forth before
Nyssa gained a two-point ad­
vantage at the end of the quarter,
52-50. Then the Bulldogs poured
it on to score 29 points in the
final stanza while holding Ma­
dras to 17 for the decisive vic­
tory.
Junior center Danny Nichols,
at full strength after injuries
had slowed him much of the
season, had the finest game of
his career and led the Bulldogs
with 19 points. Four other
teammates were in double fi­
gures as Greg Blanch scored
17, Felipe Martinez 16, Ron
Moffis 14, Rick Chester 13 and
Dave Manley had 2.
Ken Eades was high for Ma­
dras with 18 points, followed
by Willie Stacona with 13, Tom
Katherein 12, Phil Utter and
Craig Weigand 9 each, Barry
Hatfield 4 and Willie Fuentes2.
Madras scored 25 points from
the foul line on 22 Nyssa in­
fractions, and Nyssa scored 21
points on 20 Madras fouls. The
Bulldogs were hot from the
field with a 46 percent average,
making 30 out of 66 shots.
Madras shot a good 41 percent,
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3/17/70 695,630 Acre Feet
Rear row, assistant coach Max Brittingham, Dan Nichols,
Greg Blanch, Rick Chester, Bob Holmes, Paul Trost, Scott
Engstrom and head coach Gerald Talbot.
Coach Talbot introduced each of the players, who in turn
made a few brief remarks. Chamber members left the meeting
with the distinct impression that this team intends to go all
the way to the championship.
Business Management
Seminar At TVCC Friday
Band , Choir
Present Concert
or write the La Grande Social
Security Office at 1812 4th St.
The phone number is 963-4131
and office hours are 8:30 a.m
to 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Fri­
day.
Information is also available
from the Ontario office on Mon­
day and Tuesday each week.
The phone number is 889-5005
and the address is 514 SW
4th Street.
Nyssa Center To
Hold Election
Annual election of officers to
the Nyssa Opportunity Center
Advisory Board and the Nyssa
Area Council will be held at the
end of this month according to
Stephen Fonda, President of the
Area Council. Officers to be
elected will be for the Area
Council, President, Vice Presi­
dent and Secretary. Those of­
fices are currenlty held by
Stephen Fonda, Prudencio Esco­
bedo and Anna Torres, respec­
tively.
Also to be elected are the
entire eight members of the
Advisory Board. The function
of the Advisory Board is to make
policy decisions regarding the
running of the Center and two
of its members are elected by
the Board to represent the Cen­
ter on the Board of Directors
of the Treasure Valley Migrant
Education Project. Several re­
signations have occured on the
Advisory Board and the remain­
ing members are Doroteo Cal­
deron, Jose Estrada, Bernard
Eastman and Raymundo Rosales.
Nominations for all offices
will be held on March 24 be-
ginning at 7:30 p.m. in the
Cafetorium at the High School
and elections will be held the
following Wednesday, March 31
at the same place and time.
All residents of the Nyssa
area, including Adrian, over the
age of 18 years will be quali­
fied as electors or candidates
for office.
Persons wishing
to vote will be asked to pro­
duce evidence of the quali­
fications as voters.
State Wrestling Tournament Winners
attended Sherman High School
and Oregon State University.
An eight year 4-H member,
he was also active in FFA.
Prior to joiningtheCooperative
Extension Service, he ranched
in the Maupin community.
Married with two children,
Mobley and family »ill move
to Ontario as soon as suitable
housing is located.
Budget Committee
Members Appointed
The Nyssa City Council ap­
pointed Ray Tarter and Houston
Wilson as new members to the
Budget Committee, and re­
appointed Dr. Kenneth lianford.
Holdover members are Bert
Lienkaemper, Don Moss, Glenn
McGinnis and Gene Chester.
These Ny ssa High School wrestlers earned
places in the State Wrestling Tournament at
Oregon State University,Corvallis, last week.
From left, Richard Beck finished in 2nd
place at 98 pounds, Phil Wilman finished in
6th place at 191 pounds, Mark Hartley was
5th at 115 pounds, and Kyle Lassiter finished
6th in the 141 pound bracket.
Phil Wilman is a freshman, and the other
three are seniors winding up very fine
wrestling careers.
Beck finished 3rd in
the same weight class in the 1970 tournament.