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The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Thunderegg Capital
Hospital Uses New Recovery Room
12 GIRLS COMPETE FOR
MISS MALHEUR COUNTY
A new Miss Malheur County
will be selected during the an­
nual pageant at the Ontario
High School Friday.
Judges for the Jaycee spon­
sored event are Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Langley, Milton Free­
water, Oregon, both active in
pageant work in Oregon; Mary
Alsager, Boise, television show
hostess;
Ed Patterson, La
Grande, active in civic affairs
and presently serving as state
representative from his dist­
rict and Milan Ryder, Weiser,
civic worker and active in pa­
geant work in Idaho and Oregon.
Clint Bellows will be master
of ceremonies. Special guest
will be Miss Oregon, Lynn
Grenz.
—Julie Jenson is the 18-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Darwin E. Jenson of Nyssa.
She will graduate from Nyssa
High School this year. For her
talent in the pageant she will
•sing.
—Debra Jean Fangen, 19, is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ro­
bert Fangen, Nyssa and a gra­
duate of Nyssa High School.
Her talent will be singing with
the classical guitar.
—Pamela Colleen Skeen, 18,
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Skeen, Nyssa. She will
graduate
from Nyssa High
School this year. For her ta­
lent number she will sing and
accompany herself on the piano.
—Janet Lorranie Pecora, 18,
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Wilson, Nyssa. She
will graduate this spring from
Nyssa High School. Her talent
will be dancing.
—Karen Diane Haney, 19, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Haney, Nyssa. She gra­
duated from Nyssa High School
in 1970 and toured Europe with
a musical group. Her talent will
be singing.
—Sherly Ann Gordon, 19, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Gordon. She graduated
from Irvington High School.
Thursday, May 4, 1972
Her talent will be an ori­
ginal composition accompanied
by the guitar.
—Lorellyn Hansen is the 17-
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wes Hansen of Vale, She
will graduate from Vale Union
High School this spring, but
has also studied three quarters
at TVCC. She will play the
piano for her talent.
—Judy Christine Coombs, 18,
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. David Coombs, Unity. A
graduate of Burnt River High
School, she is presently attend­
ing Treasure Valley Community
College. She will present a
monologue for her talent.
—Connie Diane Jones is the
17-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Jones, On-
tario. She will present a dance
during the talent portion of the
pageant.
—Gloria Jaramillo is the 18-
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Julian Jaramillo, Ontario.
She graduated from Ontario
High School and attended TVCC
after transferring from Port­
land State University. She will
present a pantomime to a re­
cord.
—Christine Marie Mangin, 18,
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Biodgett, Ontario.
She graduated from Ontario
High School and has attended
Northwest Nazarene College.
She will sing a song in French.
—Julie Ann Weymouth is the
19-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Weymouth, Ontario.
She is a 1970 graduate of On­
tario High School and has at­
tended TVCC. She will do a
modern dance for her talent.
Tickets for the pageant may
be
obtained at the Western
Bank in Ontario, the First Na­
tional Banks in Nyssa and On­
tario, the U. S. Banks in Nyssa,
Vale and Ontario,CarrolsStore
in the West Park Plaza and the
Carriage House in Ontario.
Number XVIII
MALHEUR MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL TO OBSERVE
"OPEN HOUSE" SUNDAY
The opportunity to learn more through the Memorial Fund,
about health care in general Usually money so donated goes
and about hospitals in particular into the general Memorial Fund,
will be available next week when then is used as needed. How­
Malheur
Memorial Hospital ever, if a family desires, a
joins
with 7,000 hospitals special use may be made of
throughout the nation in obser­ a memorial and a separate
ving National Hospital Week. accounting is kept of that fund.
Mr. Ernest King, administ­
There have have been many
rator of the hospital, said that individual items provided in this
Malheur Memorial Hospital’s manner. The rooms that have
plans for the week include been provided are the patient
"Open House” Sunday, 1:30 to room in memory of Warren and
3:30 p.m. All areas of the hos­ Wilda Farmer, the doctor’s li­
pital will be open to the public brary in memory of J. J. Sara-
and children are welcome. Mr. zln, M.D. and most recentlythe
King especially invited Jr. High recovery room in memory of
and High School students to Frank Parr. Both the Sarazin
come.
Library and the Parr Recovery
Among the areas not usually room are continuing memorials
seen by the public will be the in that the family and friends
recently
equipped recovery add to these funds to improve the
room, which includes a cardiac rooms.
defibrilator, a heart monitor
The recovery room is located
and the recovery cart purchased next to the surgery in what
by the Frank Parr Memorial formerly was a storage room
Funds. The surgery areas and for various equipment. After
the obstetrical department will surgery, a patient is placed on
also be open. Coffee and punch the recovery cart, which is a
will be served by the Auxiliary. specially made hospital bed on
Mrs. Frank Parr and her daughter, Mrs. Jane Kobe RN, sure pulsometer and railed recovery cart are pictured.
Mr. King explained that Na­ which the patient may be put
The
recovery
room
is
a
special
memorial
given
in
memory
are shown in the Frank Parr Memorial Recovery Room which
tional Hospital Week tradition­ in various positions, and has
has recently been completed. The cardiac monitor, pres- of the late Frank Parr to Malheur Memorial Hospital.
ally is observed during the week equipment for I V’s, oxygen etc.
that includes Florence Night­ to be immediately available.
100 PINTS DONATED
ingale’s birthday in recognition The patient is then wheeled into
of her pioneer work in hospital the recovery room and remains
IN APRIL DRAWING
care.
"But hospitals have there under constant super-
The blood drawing which was
changed radically since her vision until he is out of the
held at the Eagles Hall April
time, when they were little more anaesthetic and can be moved
Rod Lewis gained the posi­ than shelters for the hopelessly
26 netted 100 pints of blood.
into his regular patient room,
There were 113 donors with 13
Tragedy struck on the Snake his son by flying between the tion of 1972-1973 Nyssa High ill,” he said. "Today, they are The heart monitor and defib-
School
Student
Body
President,
complex arrangements of ser­ rillator are part of the re­
rejected.
River, Thursday, April 18, just canyon walls where he thought
in an election held Friday, vices for both the sick and the
before noon when a young ran­ he would surface.
covery room equipment.
Dr. Louie Maulding was the
cher, Gary Wilson, was invol­
well. Malheur Memorial Hos­
Two men, Floyd Held of April 26.
Most of this equipment in the
doctor in attendance, and every­
Dwight
Calhoun,
sophomore,
ved in a boating accident and Clarkston and Earl Pea of Gif­
pital, though small in compari­ recovery room is portable and
one enjoyed seeing him after
to many hospitals, is may be used throughout the
disappeared in the swift cur­ ford, came down the river just garnered the necessary votes to son
his winter’s absence vacation­ rent of the river.
shortly after the accident and become vice-president for the equipped to provide many of hospital if necessary. It will
ing in the south.
Wilson, 23, disappeared in the found Ray Wilson clinging to a upcoming year. Calhoun de­ these services.”
all be on display Sunday during
water
shortly after the 18-foot gasoline can.
They rescued feated Roger Voeller, who was
Receiving their three gallon
"Open House”.
MEMORIAL
FUND
pins were Marie Wilson and boat in which he and his brother him but were not able to find also vying for the title.
The hospital is very grate­
In
a
close
race
for
secretary,
The Memorial Fund for the ful for the interest shown in
Gladys Spitze; 2 gallon pins Ray Wilson, 28, were riding Gary.
Laurie Stunz edged her opponent Malheur Memorial Hospital was
were Lois Paige, Bob Fangen rolled over and pitched the two
Later in the day Idaho County Marci Myers, and Sonia Saito started when the hospital opened the Memorial Fund.
and Klaas Laan; receiving their men into the water. Lem Wil­
A list of memorials is kept
Sheriff Gene Fuzzell flew with was elected treasurerover Mo­ in 1950. Many pieces of equip­
one gallon pins were Robert son, father of the two young
in the Memorial Book located
Wilson
along
the
stretch
of
nica
Smit.
ADRIAN VOTES 36-0 Webb, Mrs. Ruth Larsson and men and a former Nyssan, wit-
ment and furnishings have been in the front lobby of the hos­
Leading the AFS program purchased in memory of people
nessed the accident. He saicT £*ver from_Pittsburgh down to
Ernest Zlene.
pital.
that his two sons had just left Christmas Creek and they were next year will be Miriam Kun-
LIONS PLAN ANNUAL TO INCORPORATE
joined
by
another
aircraft
from
del,
who
defeater
her
contender,
St. Paul’s Guild was hostess the boat dock at Pittsburgh
Adrian voters approved in­ for this blood drawing. Mrs. Landing,
heading toward Grangeville to search the river. Patys Wilson.
Lynn Ashby will be building
ATHLETIC BANQUET
corporation unanimously Mon­ Ruth Allen and Mrs. Ethel Law­ Christmas Creek, when the However the search turned no
the NHS school spirit next year
day, and as a result will be­ rence co-chairman of the blood motor on the boat quit and they sign of the missing man.
Friday, May 12 is the date come Oregon’s newest incor­ drawing wish to thank all the began drifting downstream.
A patrol boat from Lewiston as the newly elected inter­
set by the Nyssa Lions Club porated city. Thirty-six voters organizations and indviduals The boat began to sink, then and other friends and neigh­ class-rivalry chairman. Shel­
Vickie Lane and Mary Looney dent body secretary for the
for the annual Athletic Banquet gave their approval, and there for their help with this blood bobbed to the surface in a bors of the Wilsons joined in a ley Munn will be the new pub­ of Adrian High School have been coming year. She is a mem­
honoring all Nyssa High School was no opposition.
drawing.
rapids, then capsized.
search of the river but high lic relations chairman. Shel­ selected
by
the
Adrian ber of the pep club, Hi-Y, FHA,
boys who turn out and parti­
An area of about one square
Wilson, a well known pilot, and muddy water hampered ef­ ley's duties will consist of head­ American Legion
Auxiliary GAA, Honor Society, drill team,
cipate in competetive athletics. mile has been designated as the
had his airplane nearby and be­ forts and no trace of Gary ing the publicity efforts at NHS. #109 to represent Adrian at the Thespians, band, chorus and
Capturing the five varsity 31st annual Girls State to be
Boys and their fathers are in­
official city limits, and the RODEO QUEEN
gan immediately to search for could be found.
also a member of the student
yell leader
positions were held at Willamette University
vited, as in the past, to attend new city’s population is about
council.
CONTEST
MAY
13
Lillian Moore, Rex Schilling, in Salem June 11-16.
the banquet which will be held 160. Incorporation will pro­
newcomers; and LeAnn Bair,
in the school cafetorium.
vide a legal body to help solve
The girls are chosen on lea­
Mr. and Mrs. William Looney
Trish
Wahlert
and Pam dership, character, honesty, of Adrian are the parents of
Lee Inski, head football coach problems facing the residents
A queen and two princesses
at Eastern Oregon College, will of Adrian, particularly sewer will be chosen for the Nyssa
Stephens, holdover cheerlea­ physical fitness, scholastics Mary. Mary is Thespian Club
ders from the current year. Rex and cooperativeness. Alter­ president, chorus secretary,
be the featured speaker.
and water systems.
Rodeo Saturday, May 13.
is the first male cheerleader nates chosen were Connie Sgt. of Arms in GAA and co­
Girls wishing to compete in
to represent Nyssa in many Campbell, Cindy Duncan and editor of the school annual.
the contest are asked to meet
years.
at the Nyssa Rodeo grounds
Linda Mathews.
She is a member of the pep
"Foreign Language Field Day the German two level, Dan Gar­ May 13 at 10 a.m. They must
TWO ELECTED TO
Is a good way to make students ner placed first, Jan Saito and be single and between the ages
aware of other school programs Laurie Stunz tied for second of 14 to 25 years, according to
SCHOOL BOARD
and LaRae Mitchell Ron Rookstool, chairman.
and how they compare with other place,
schools in ability. The program gained third place.
Scores
The Nyssa Rodeo is sche­
Victor Haburchak was re­
is succeisful in generating in­ were taken from tests that duled for July 7 and 8.
elected to the Nyssa School
terest in foreign languages and included listening and reading
Board in voting Monday at the
appreciating them”, stated Mr. comprehension.
annual school election, and Bill
Activities of the day included
Gary Sant, German Club ad­
Schilling was elected to a four-
viser. He made the foregoing a concert from the Blue and
year term presently filled by
comment concerning the re­ Gold Singers and the Ambas­
Harold Kurtz, board chairman,
cent trip to LaGrande, Oregon, sadors,
groups from EOC,
who did not run. Nyssa voters
to attend Foreign Language and a karate demonstration. DATE
MAX
MIN.
also approved the Intermediate
Field Day, April 20.
Another interesting feature in­ April 27
33
72
Education District levy by a
Climax of the day was the cluded a luncheon at Roy’s April 28
37
56
vote of 242 to 218.
presentation of the awards at the Chuckwagon.
27
55
April 29
464 voters turned out for the
banquet where Nyssa gained 5
Over 600 students from Eas­ April 30
31
60
election. In the individual races,
out of 6 top honors. In German tern Oregon and Washington at­ May
34
66
1
Haburchak pulled 276 votes to
level one, Miriam Kunkel cap­ tended the Language Field ac­ May
37
74
2
184 for Larry Bauman. Bill
Looking over a certificate presented to them at the National
tured second place while Nancy tivities. German students came May
41
3
Schilling was given 329 votes
VICKIE LANE
MARY LOONEY
Junior
Science
and
Humanities
Symposium
are
Nyssa
High
School
Ross, Patsy Wilson, Launa from Walla Walla. McLoughlin,
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
to 122 for Ed Wade.
students,
Stuart
Hirai,
Gene
Cruson
and
instructor
Gary
Grant Union, Pilot 5/3/72 709,400 Acre
Schulthies and Alan Blaylock Madras,
Feet
Vickie Lane is the daughter club, Honor Society, Hi-Y, FHA,
County-wide, voters appro­
. all tied for third place.
In Rock, Baker and LaGrande.
Feet Thompson.
5/3/71 696,640 Acre
of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lane GAA, drill team, Thespians and
ved
the
IED
levy
by
940
to
655.
Gene Cruson and Stuart Hirai, tarium in space training. Dr.
Adrian voters approved their of Route 1 Nyssa. Vickie is the band and chorus.
students at Nyssa High School, Guy Owen, southern novelist school budget of $273,307, and very active in school. She is
attended the National Junior and author of "The Film Flam re-elected Carl Hill, who was captain of the drill team, co­
The Adrian American Legion
Science and HumanitiesSympo- Man”, spoke on his views of unopposed, to the school board. editor of the school paper; se­ not only choose the girls to
Southern
culture.
A
special
sium April 26-29 at Durham,
Gerrit Timmerman was re­ cretary of GAA; Honor Society go to State but also finance
North Carolina. They were ac­ choral program was presented by elected to the IED board.
treasurer; and will be the stu- the girls trip in June.
companied by Gary Thompson, the Duke University Chorale.
A
slide
discussion
on
the
Search
NHS science teacher.
for Creatures at Loch Ness was
Presentation of research
conducted by Mr. Robert Rines,
performed by 37 of the partici­
pating students was the purpose President of the Academy of
of the symposium. Six winners Applied Science. Dr. Bernard
a presentation on
chosen by the audience were Boyd gave
in the Holy Land,
invited to the Science Fortnight Archeology
Students and advisers visi-
to be held in London, England,
ted various research facilities
in July.
at the hosting universities with
The Symposium was spon­ discussions on diverse topics
sored and funded by the United ranging from human genetics
A rare
States Army Research Office - to parapsychology.
Durham and hosted by Duke Uni­ blend of science, technology,
versity, North Carolina State engineering, humanities, and
University, University of North psychology was achieved in the
Carolina, and the Research conference.
"This symposium was the
Triangle Institute.
Over 300
Work has started on remodeling of the
students attended from all parts culmination of hard work and
in its present location in the building.
effort shown by the students
Stout Appliance building at 218 Main Street
of the nation.
As shown In the sketch, Stout Appliance
students
and the paving of the adjoining parking lot.
Highlights of the conference participating. Our
will occupy the rear of the building, with
included a visit to the famous from Nyssa are to be congra­
When finished, the front part of the building
the main entrance off the parking lot on
Gaining top honors in German compe­
will provide space for the new location of
Morehead Planetarium where tulated on their achievements
3rd Street.
row) Laurie Stunz, Patsy Wilson, Gary Sant,
tition at the EOC Foreign Language Field
Nolan Field-Waldo Insurance Company and
Astronaut Russell Schweickart and for taking advantage of this
Work was started on the building Monday
advisor, (back row) Miriam Kunkel, Dan
Day were (front row, from left) Nancy Ross,
Bob Thompson Real Estate. The Farmers
spoke to the group and demon­ opportunity,” commented their
by Don Walker, building contractor, and Ce­
Garner and Jan Saito.
Launa Schulthies, Alan Blaylock, (middle
strated the use of the Plane- adviser, Mr. Gary Thomspon.
Insurance office of Jim Robinson will remain
cil Morrison, electrical contractor.
Former Nyssa Boy Drowns In
Hell's Canyon Accident
MIS Student
Leaders Named
Adrian Legion Auxiliary
Sponsors Girls To State
Science Students Attend
National Symposium
Eight Capture Top Honors
WEATHER
Businesses To Re-locate