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Water System Improvements
Nyssa’s City Council, and City Manager Fred Koch, have
done an excellent job over the past decade in upgrading our
water and sewage facilities. As we read and bear about stream
pollution, water shortages, contaminatedwater, inadequate pres
sure and other problems experienced by nearby communities,
we can be thankful that our council and manager have kept
abreast of our water and sewer facilities.
Nyssa residents, also, have been responsible in their desire
to build and finance these improvements. The last election
to construct secondary treatment facilities at our sewage dis
posal plant passed by an overwhelming margin. Consequently,
Nyssa probably protects the environmental quality of the mighty
Snake River better than almost any community on the entire
drainage, and we are told that the effluent discharged into
the river from our plant is over 90> pure.
After studies and engineering feasibility reports, the city
council recommends and has submitted to the people a pro
posed plan to construct a three million gallon water storage
reservoir on airport hill. Elsewhere in this issue is a legal
notice calling for an election seeking approval of a $425,000
bond issue to finance these improvements. The electi:® will be
held on September 10.
A story m some detail is also published in this issue, and
we will have additional information in each issue prior to the
election. We ask that you study this proposal, and we think
approval will be of great benefit to all of us.
We are told by the city manager that over one-half of the
bonded indebtedness could be retired by revenue sharing income
over the next three years, Tte balance of the bonds «ill be
paid off either through an increase in the «iter rates, by a
property tax levy , or both. The exact details are to be » rked
out at a later date.
It appears, though, that payments on the proposed system
can be met by a ooe-third increase m the monthly water bill,
or about $1 per month per customer. As our rates are already
quite low, an additional $12 per year or so would seem a modest
price to pay for so valuable an improvement.
In addition to providing an adequate storage to meet present
and anticipated growth, and to replace present storage facili
ties, the new facilities would improve aad insure necessary
water pressure. Quite likely, as a letter from the Fire Rating
Bureau points out, these improvements would h pefully lower
our fire insurance rating which would result mlower premiums.
Mast certainly we would have greater fire protection.
Admittedly, this is not the best time to get the most favorable
interest rate on municipal bonds, but the increasi.-.g 'osts of
labor and materials would make the project more costly m
the future.
Now is the time to act, and »e commend our manager and
council for giving us the opportunity to improve our water
system. There is nothing more valuable to a community, and
it would seem that now is the time to insure an adequate water
system in the future.
Reverend Bob's Column
This is
the series
ministers
Nyssa and
another column in
of articles on the
and churches of
Adrian.
REV. MIKE BASHOR
This week's minister is the
Reverend Mike Bashor. He is
the
pastor of The English
Assembly of God Church at
Second and Reece Street. He
was born in Spokane and raised
in Seattle so he is no stranger
to the northwest. Mike comes
from
a
fourth generation
Assembly of God family and
has six other relatives who are
ministers.
Mike's
fatter,
though not a minister, was ven
devout and influenced Mike to
ward the ministry. When I
asked Mike how old he »as
when he decided on the ministry,
he answered, "Even before I
learned to spell tte word mi
nister' I wanted to be one. He
continued on to say, "To me
tte ministry is the greatest,
challenging vocation in America
today. Doctors may heal bodies
and teachers may educate tte
mind but I am influencing lives
for eternity. 1 know of no grea
ter thrill than personally help
ing a person straighten out his
life and become a useful citi
zen. Mike s wife, Rita, shares
in his work and has had se
veral years of experience in
children’s and youth s activi
ties.
The English Assembly of God
Church was built here in Nyssa
around 1940. A pastor, whom
some will remember »as tte
Reverend Sterl Spiesz He built
tte parsonage and was pastor
from 1947 to 1950. In earlier
years, the Sunday School at
tendance was as high as 126
and the ministry of tte church
was a great help in shaping
many lives.
I asked the Reverend Bashor
this question, Mike, »hat kind
of future do you predict for the
churches of this area and spe
cifically your church?” In an
swer to this Mike said. The
Treasure Valley is a growing
area in the northwest. It has
a strong agricultural com
munity. light industry seems to
be increasing andthepopu.ation
is growing but not so rapidly
as to cause problems. This is
good for the valley churches.
New
faces, new challenges,
greater opportunities abound.
As for our church, I personally
believe we are a* the threshold
of a new day. The Assemblies
of God has long been leaders
and pace setters in the charis
matic movement which is and
has
been growing
rapidly
throughout the world.
I be
lieve this will continue. With
a new interest in Christianity
among the young-under 30-set,
we have something to offer.
The prospects for The English
Assembly of God is good. Our
church is now growing.
1 and the other ministers in
Nyssa are glad to have a per
son with the Reverend Bashor's
enthusiasm in Nyssa.
Next week, I will tell you of
the Reverend Bob Manley and
The Nazarene Church.
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH NEWS
The speaker at the 11 00a.m.
Worship Service at The United
Methodist Church this coming
Sunday, August 26, will be the
Reverend Wayne Pyzer f De
cision For Destiny.
Wayne Pyzer »ill also be
sneaking at The Three Nights
In The Park tonight, Friday
night and Saturday night at 8
p.m.
The Three Nights In The
Park will be held in the South
City Park
OB1TIAR1ES
¡JkOUTOF
G*rald B. Condro
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THE PAST
Services for Gerald Burton
(G.B.) Coodra. 21, of Route 1,
Homedale, »bo died Saturday
nigtii. August 18, 1973 in Home 10 YEARS AGO
dale »ere conducted at the Pres- [>tinis
Lynn Forbess
is
bytenan Church at 10 am.. among 16 graduate students
Wednesday by the Rev. David contributing to PACE (Plan of
Turnmire. Interment was at Actio® for a Challenging Era)
Marsing-Homedale Cemetery. program at Stanford university
Mr. Coodra »as born Fe in California.
He is the son
bruary 20. 1952, in Boise, and of Mr. and Mrs. Richard For-
attended schools in Adrian He bess of Nyssa.
was graduated from Adrian Higti
Dennis was graduated from
School in 1970. He had been ac Nyssa High School in 1957 and
tive in athletics while in high from the University of Oregon
school. He joined the Air Force in 1961.
He is now working
August 21, 1972 in Boise and teward his doctorate degree it
had been stationed at Minot, Stanford.
North Dakota and at Denver.
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He was a member of the
The Explorer Scouts of Adrian
Presbyterian Church and the
Post 436 held a work session
Order of DeMolay in Homedale,
earlier this vear at Big Bend
Surviving
are two daugh
Park.
The group cut down
ters. Melissaand PenelopeCon-
shoots, burned obsolete mate
dra at Homedale, his parents,
rials and gave the grounds a
Mr and Mrs. Gerald E. Coo
general cleaning
dra of Homedale, a brother,
W orkers »ere Charles Witty
Mike Dale Coodra of Home
PugSwigert. Mrs Arthur Gale.
dale. a sis ter,“Carolyn Coodra
Denver Ed»ards. Jerry Edens,
of Homedale,
and a grand
Bob Callahan. Joel Price, Or
mother. Mrs. Stella Bollen-
ville Carroll. Bob Sant, Billy
baugt of Homedale.
Boatright, Tony Mitchell. Dave
Sant, Isaac Martinez, Scout
G*naro Plaza
Leader Lloyd Parrill and son
Genaro Plaza, 79, Ontario, Danny
died Monday, August 20. 1973
in an Ontario hospital.
20 YEARS AGO
He »as bom March 2. 1894.
Nyssa area residents broke
in EaBedar.Aia Vizcayo, Spain.
He »as a retired rancher and all their own previous records
stockman. He came from Spain in giving blood and those of
to Paradise Valley, Nevada in all other communities in the
1909. He came to Malheur Boise regional blood center,
County in 1929 after living In which extends from Pocatello
to La Grande, »hen they con
Grand View and Boise.
He »as married to Victoria tributed 382 pints of blood last
Since July 27,
Meodazooa in Boise, March 4, Wednesday.
1922. She preceded him in death 1949 residents of this com
November 23, 1947. He »as munity have given 1,582 pints of
married toTeodora CDorajGas- blood.
tanaga in Spair. Jaauarv 29,
Mimeographed letters are
1949.
He was a member of the Ca being distributed this week to
all families living m later
tholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, camps in the Nyssa school dis
Dora, m Ontario; two sons. trict, urging them to make use
Dan and Ray Plaza, both of of Nyssa school facilities and
Ontario, a daughter. Mrs. Geo calling attenti:® to methods of
rge (Alice; Vandewall, Nvssa, enrollment.
a brother, Far unde Plaza, Be-
darooa. Spair.. three sisters, 30 YEARS AGO
Mrs. Christina Echeverria.W m»
nemucca, Mrs. Emiley Abasets, . Mr. and Mrs. J. W Kygar
Rupert and Mrs. Arrors Ar- of Nyssa Route 1 taw received
tuaga. Paradise Valley, nine word from their son Herl Kygar
grandchildren and three great stating he is a prisoner in the
Philippine Islands
grandchildren.
Kygar stated on a card to his
Recital of the Rosary will
be at 8 p.m.. Thursday at Bles pare»:- that “I am tteemedaf
sed Sacramer.t Church »¡th Fr. the- Pt.lippme mCiury pritete
Gerald Coedon. Interment will camp N. 1. my health is fair,
1 am im
be in Sunset Cemetery, On I am uninjured.
tario, under the direction of proving. please give my best
the BertelsoL-Lier.kaeT.per Me regards to all.”
Mr. and Mrs Kygar also have
morial Chapel.
twin sons m the service. Ser
geant William Kenneth Kygar
of Jacksonville, Florida arid
LETTER
Pfc. John Keith Kygar of Gil
T O
roy, California.
EDITOR
Editor, The Journal:
I very much enjoyed your
articles in the Nyssa Gate City-
Journal dated 7/19/73 dealing
with the story about Nancy Jean
Jackson, Miss Oregon 1973 and
also your editorial of that day.
I thought I would also take
this opportunity to tell you that
Miss Jacks'® will be staying at
the Dennis Hotel. Boar dwalk and
Mi tugan Avenue, Atlantic City,
New Jersey 08401 from Sep
tember 1, 1973 to September
9, 1973 in case you might like
to let your readers know and
if any ot them want to write
notes, send cards, telegrams,
flowers, etc. they would have
the address.
Again, on behalf of Nancy and
tte Miss Oregon Scholarship
Pageant, we would like t thank
you for your very fine coverage
of the story.
Sincerely.
—Michael A. Maki
Executive Director
Miss Oregon Pageant
Seaside, Oregon
The name Owyhee,” strictly
a word and popular name if
eastern Oregon origin, will be
cairied to many ports in the
world before the present war
ends
The name «as selected,
among a number of Abers in the
state, to be given to ooe of a
series of tankers to be built
m the Kaiser shipyards in Port
land.
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40 YEARS AGO
Two years ago in July, Wal
ter Van Manonholtx tilled the
soil, working from da»n until
dusk like other farmers of this
region, but today he is land
lord on an estate in Rittergut,
Post Mudden, Grifhorn, Ger
many, which is farmed by 150
tenants. He and his family live
in a mansion 20 miles from Ber
lin where Manonholtx inherited
a small fortune from his grand
aunts. One is living.
Mrs. Marlonholtx recently
wrote a Nyssa friend Mrs.
Mary Rbertson that her hus
band's chief sport is deer hunt
ing. Deer are plentiful on his
estate--tut he must pay the
government $60 a year for li
cense. In spite of good hunting
and mansion. Mrs Manonholtz
said the family is lonesome for
the Snake River Valley.
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The wind having moved the
greens and fairways on the
Nyssa-Parma Golf Course to
slope and swale, the club is
considering a permanent move
to a more desireable location.
50 YEARS AGO
A second
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ledge which pro-
mises richness has been dis
covered by Jim W orsham at the
Apple Tree Mine several hun
dred yards from the Red W bite
and Blue mine It has not been
uncovered sufficiently to test
accurately.
This mine »as
originally » >rkedby FredJohn-
soe and Associates of Vale
and named the Drexel mine,
after the hotel in Vale which
Mr Johnson wned at that time.
60 YEARS AGO
Decision For Destiny
Wayne is a na
'•THREE NIGHTS IN THE PARK" • ill
Miss A.H. Strauber, who re
tionally famous high school a'-*mbly spea
be held in Nyssa Thursday, Friday arid
cently lost the bouse on her
ker.
His humorous yet straight-forward
Saturday nights, August 23, 24, and 25.
homestead »ben it was struck
advice to teens has made him loved by
beginning at 8 00 p.m. each night
by lightning and burned, has
high schoolers and college students through
Singers will be
The Galileans,
The
moved into a brand new house
Children of The Son. The Victors. The
out the country.
which was provided for her by
Kings
Witnesses, The Son Shiners and
The Three Nights In The Park” win
the big hearted people of Nyssa.
The Family.
be at South City Pxrk on South Sixth Street
Parma and vicinity, wheadmire
The speaker will be Wayne pyzer of
Admission is free.
the plucky fight Miss Strauber
is making for a home and in
Of Jesus Christ
dependence. She feels deeply GOSPEL JAMBOREE
grateful to the kind friends who
The Jesus Experience Bible
WEDNESDAY
Bible Study
so promptly came to her aid Group is sponsoring a "Gos SUNDAY SERVICES
Sunday
School for all ages, 10 am. classes for adults and youth,
in her time of need
pel Jamboree” featuring The
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Sunday School busing avail 7.30 p.m
King’s
Witnesses,”
"The
Fveryone Welcome.
This is the season when Wavmark Singers” and ' The able. call 372-5078
Morning » rshlp service, 11
everyts dy but rhe countr y edit r Pathfinders." The ►•vent »ill
—Carl Lassiter, Pastor
takes a vacation, and he stays be on August 26 at 3 p.m. in a.m.
Corner of 7th and Enlx*
Youth Service, 7 p.m.
at home hunting news in a town the Parma City Park.
Phone 372 3332
Evangelistic Service, 7 30p m.
that is temporarily newsless.
The public is invited.
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CHURCH NOTES
SUNDAY - Bible study clos
es for all ages 9 45 a.m. Clos
ing with Promotion Lay exer
cises by Departments.
Morning Worship. 11 a.m.
Evening Gospel Hour, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY - Mid-week
service of prayer and Bible
study, 7 30 p.m.
THURSDAY - Annual barbe
cue sponsored by Golden Hour
Missionary Chapter at the De®
W ilson home, 7:15 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31-SEPT.
3 - Layman’s Retreat at Vic
tory Cove. McCall.
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A group of ten children from
the Primary Department with
their sponsors. Mrs. Janice
We want to thank Dr. K. Wilson and Mrs. Arlene Se
ward enjoyed a lovely time,
A. Dunford and Dr. David Sa-
Tuesday, in Boise at the Julia
razin and al! the neighbors who
Davis and Ann Morrison Parks.
helped us at the time of the
The trip was planned as an
death of Gate Astoreca.
award for being the W inner in a
Tte neighbors for the gram
harvest, for baling and stacking July Sunday School contest.
A friendly welcome awaits
the hay and straw for all who
each ooe who attends our ser
sent so many beautiful flowers,
vice. Try Christs' Way.
cards, the memorials, the food
—Rev. Robert Manley, pastor.
and calls. Words cannot ex
press their meaning to us.
—Freda. Audne and Carmen
Astoreca
CARD OF THANKS
Thursday, August 23, 197J
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Christian Church
School
SUNDAY - Sunday
Classes for all ages, 9:45 a m.
Morning Worship - 11 a.m.
Sunday evening - 6 30 p.m.
Youth
groups
meet at the
church-grades 4 through High
School.
—Erledene Johns'®, Pastor
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