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Nyssa Gate City Journal 69th Year, 11th Issue The Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, March 13, 1975 Nyssa City Council Holds Long Meeting Nyssa City Council met at a regular meeting, Tuesday, evening March 11. The proposed garbage ordinance was reviewed by item and several areas were changed to improve appli cability. City Attorney Henigson and Manager Sch neider were directed to return the ordinance after the suggested changes had been made. Councilman Tracy stated that COO is having problems being funded by county and cities. There has been ac counting problems and some administrative control. On tario is considering dropping out and Nyssa may be forced to drop out also. City manager read a written request from the Golden Age Club for • conditional use as recommen ded by the planning Com mission for their Club house on 113 Green Ave. It was decided to check on the background of how the property was zoned. There was also a recom mendation to permit a variance to construct behind Art ClaNseN Available Mike McGuire. TVCC art instructor, will teach art classes at Adrian and Vale during the spring quarter. These off-campus classes arc offered through the Office of Continuing Education and carry a 2-credit value. The Adrian class will meet on Tuesdays from 2 to 5 p.m at the high school beginning April I. and at Vale High School on Thursdays from 7 to 10 p.m. starting April J. McGuire will also hold a class in Frame Making at Vale, meeting on Wednes days from 7 to 10 p.m. at the high school. GEI) Testing Fee Announced Louis Gasca of the Stu dent Personnel office at Treasure Valley Community College and also adminis trator of the local General Education Diploma Test Cen ter has announced that after March 18. the testing fee for all G.F..D eiaminees will be $10.00. Individual State Certificate fees will be charged in addition to the $10 00. The Oregon State fee will be $3 00 and the Idaho State fee. $2 00, A re-test fee is $2 00 per test. Thunderegg Capital Ore-Ida Opens $7.5 Million Addition a carport which is not in conformance to ordinance vet backs. It was motioned to hold in obcyance until it was determined if a public hear ing was required. Jack Walker reported that CAP was attempting to build a parallel unit to provide a Civil Defense capability and needed Nyssa's support. He staled that the County would consider budgeting funds to assist and Ontario is supply ing a building Council staled a budget request should also by made by the manager in so much as Vale would also contribute. City Attorney, Hal Henig son read the amusement device fee change ordinance for the first and second readings and following roll call vote the Mayor declared the ordinance passed to third reading at next meeting. Ordinance 450, vacating portion of alley behind the Co-op Supply was read for its second reading and was declared passed to thitd reading at next Council meeting. Council members ap proved Resolution 293 to authorize the City Manager to further pursue construc tion of Commercial Avenue under a State Plan with $25,000 assistance. City Manager Henry Schneider explained the remainder of construction costs will be paid by local improvement districts. Mayor Don Oldemeyer appointed Dr Ken Danford. Fred Bracken. Larry Bau man and Gene Chester to verve on the City's Budge Committee Council also selected the bid by Don Walker of $225 00 for a surplus weed mower which the city had advertised. Molasses Run Ends Monday The molasses processing which has been underway at the Nyssa factory will end March 17 after a 56-day run. according to District Ma nager Gilbert Wells. Known as the Stephans process, molasses has been brought from the Nampa factory, given an additional process not available at Nampa, and then returned to Nampa for final extraction of sugar. Fifteen men per shift have been employed during this run. Wells said that this cam paign will be evaluated by Amalgamated Sugar to de termine whether it will be done in future years. IDAHO GOVERNOR CECIL D. ANDRUS is introduced to luncheon guests Tuesday noon at the Eastside Cafe by Ore-Ida President Robert K. Pedersen, center. Ontario Factory Manager Glen Schwarting School Board Works On Building Plans Lhe Nyssa school board approved the request of Dennis Savage to take Nyssa boys to the Junior Olympics in Portland March 28 and 29. He and Els ill Ballou will accompany the boys, taking personal leave from their teaching on Friday. They requested a bus if private transportation is not avai lable. and will pay for the gas The school board also met with members of the building committee Monday evening Architect Martin Hasegawa showed plans for the high school building, which he hopes to have ready for bidding in May. Final plans for building locations were tentatively approved, with the request that Hasegawa show front profile of the buildings at next Monday's meeting. He is also to locate the power plant where it can best serve all of the buildings that will use the hydronics heating system. ^^ATH e IT • W *♦ * * Date Max. Mln. Prec. 29 Mar. 5 S3 Mar 29 6 52 Mar. 7 30 60 trace Mar 60 8 34 .08 9 Mar 51 33 05 Mar 10 36 52 Mar. II 36 50 Mar 12 26 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 3 12 75 548,900 Acre Feet 3-12-74 584.090 Acre Feet applauds at right. ' > Governor Andrus said that he represented Oregon Governor Bob Straub at the meeting, which drew laughter, as most those present had never seen the Oregon governor. Extension Service Plans Workshops on Gardening For the past several years many people have discovered how great it is to grow vegetables. Families plan ning to grow gardens this year are urged to attend a workshop on the subject being offered free of charge by Oregon State University Extension Service. Families can expect to harvest a bountiful crop if they learn and practice the basic* of good gardening, according to Helen Conner. Extension Home Economist. Workshop sessions are planned to cover these basics Sessions will be held March 17, 24. and 26 at 8 p.m. at Treasure Valley Community College in the Weese Building, room 10. To make the best use of your garden produce and eli minate excess waste it usually becomes essential to preserve some of the crop for use later in the year. Up to date preserving information included in the workshop sessions will be on canning, freezing, drying, pickling, and root cellar storage. A complete schedule for the workshop follows: 1st. Session. March 17 • Planning your garden. Soil preparation and fertilization, irrigation. 2nd. Session. March 24 • Weeds , thinning, insects and disease, question and answer session. 3rd Session. March 26 - Harvesting and preserving your crop-lncludes informa tion on canning, freezing, drying, and root cellar storage. Extension meetings are open to all regardless of race, creed, color, or country of origin. People may choose to attend all sessions or only those of special interest. Adrian and Nyssa Jaycees Will Hold Joint Installation A joint Charter Night banquet will be held Friday, March 14 at 8 p.m. at the Eagles Hall. Nyssa for the Nyssa and Adrian JavCees. Installation of officers will follow the dinner, with Bob DuMilieu, National Director for the Eastern REgion; and Terry Sowa. State Vice President conducting. Officers of the Nyssa club are Larry Harrod, president: Doug Patterson, 1st vice president; Chip Burningham. 2nd vice president; Doug Wheeler, secretary; and Jim 'Garner, treasurer. Adrian officers are Carl Lovitt. president; Rod Price. 1st vice president; Jerry Brewer. 2nd vice president: Rex Smith, secretary-trea surer; and Don Brewer, state coordinator. Ore Ida Foods opened the new $7.5 milllion addition to their Ontario plant Tuesday with a tour for invited guests and lhe news media, followed by a luncheon at the East Side Cafe with Governor Cecil D Andrus of Idaho as special guest and featured speaker. Tuesday afternoon a tour and reception for employees was held, and Ore-Ida growers were hosted Wednesday morning, followed by a luncheon. Wednesday afternoon guided tours were conducted of the facility for he general public. Ontario plant manager Glen D. Schwarting intro duced president of Ore-Ida. Robert K Pedersen of Boise at the Tuesday luncheon. Pe dersen said that since the devastating fire of 1969 which almost leveled the plant, it has been rebuilt at a very modern facility. It is the major employer in the area, and there are now about 1150 hourly employees. This new addition will double the capacity. Pedersen said, and will eventually employ about 300 more persons in the area. He said that currently the employees are divided almost 50-50 between residents of Idaho and Oregon. Former Nyssa Manager Bills For Coffee Hour Ed's note: This item recently appeared in a Tri-cities area newspaper, and was passed on to us for the enlightenment of Nyssa readers. Send a bill, get a bill Kennewick. Wash. (AP)— City Manager Art Colby is sending a Seattle firm a $1,000 bill for time the official says was wasted in coffee breaks. Colby told the City Council that an employe of Sound Business Systems. Inc., spends an hour a day drinking coffee. He said the employe, who is being paid $800 a week, should instead be reworking the city's filing system. He calculated the coffee drinking is costing $100 a week. As of January 29. Colby told the council, the employe, in 48 work days, "has taken 48 hours in coffee breaks." The company denies that long coffee breaks are being taken and has told the city it needs another $1,600 to complete the job. Colby, in response, sent the company a bill of his own. 28 Youngsters Compete For Prizes In Journal Subscription Campaign Melissa Baker Linda Hernandez . Jerry Hoahaw Sonia Rodríguez Adolph Rotter 15C Per Copy Brett Ballantine Brian Benoit Holls Buck Dezra Bone* Shells Crawford Governor Andrus was introduced by Pedersen . and the governor quipped that his "mind was full of new ideas, but he had the same old legislature." He complimented Schwarting and his employees for their fine production performance and said that on Monday the plant packed 66.000 cartons of potatoes for a new record. Governor Andrus also complimented Ore-Ida for the $1.7 million spent on waste treatment, and was assured thai pure water was being returned lo the Snake River. He said that he was glad to hear that, as "one-half of the Snake River belongs to Idaho." The governor referred to the area on each side of the Snake River as "one region - one economy.” with potatoes and onions processed at Ore-Ida grown on both sides of the river. He said that he found in talking to Ore-Ida employees that many had been there for many years, and found it a gixxl place to work with good management. Subscription Campaign Gets Off To Good Start With a list of prizes at tractive to all boys and girls, the subscription campaign at the Gate City Journal got off to a big start last Saturday, with 28 contestants in the running. The young salesmen who are working in the campaign will find it is an experience and training which will be invaluable in later life as well as a financial gain of either a brand new 10-speed bicycle or cash commission. Candidates taking part in the campaign are boys and girls who reside in the area served by the Journal. Object of the drive is to collect an additional year or two from each of the present readers of the Journal or to add new names to the already large list of Journal subscribers. There will be no losers, as the number of candidates is limited and each active worker is guaranteed one of the major prizes of latest model bicycles or a liberal cash commission. Readers of the Gate City Journal can help their favo rite contestant by either giving their renewal to him or her or by mailing it to the Journal office asking that it be credited to the contestant. These youngsters are wor king hard earning money and prizes and they will appre ciate your help. All renewals are credited from the expira tion date. If you are buying the paper at the stand, subscribe. New subscriptions count double in money or votes for the contestants. Starting this week, there will be an added bonus of $10 for the boy or girl selling the most new subscriptions from Saturday. March 15 to Thursday March 20. Listed below are boys and girls who are selling sub scriptions to the Journal. Those living outside the city of Nyssa are in district one. those inside the city are in district two. Bobby Gomez LeAnn Gonzalei The contestants are listed alphabetically: DISTRICT ONE Melissa Baker P.O.Box 126. Adrian Brett Ballentine Rt. 2. Box 608 Dezra Bone* Rt 2, Box 150-A Holls Buck Rt. 1. Box 631 Shelly Crawford Rt. 1. Homedale. Idaho LeAnn Gonzalez P.O. Box 195, Adnan Linda Hernandez P.O. Box 191. Adrian Jerry Hoahaw Rt. 2. Parma. Idaho Debbie Moales Rt 2. Box 552 Marla Rodríguez Rt. 2. Box 25-E Adolph Rotter Rt. 3. Parma. Idaho Lane Seward Rt. 2, Parma Brenda Sim* Rt. 1, Box 35 April Teague Rt. 1, Box lil-A Sherry Tidwell P.O. Box 111, Adrian Becks Tyner Rt. 1. Box 11S DISTRICT TWO Alisa Allen 411 Emison Ave. Brian Benoit 602 N. 9th St. Bobbs G om el 612 N. 9th St. Todd Hatch 207 N. Sth St. Gail Laaalter 425 N. Main Street Nancy Longoria 414 S. 9th St. Jim Loones 515 N. Sth St. Kim Moore 701 Emison Ave. Andrew Morrison 101 N. Sth St. Sonia Rodríguez North 3rd. St. Gary South 401 Maple Ave. Rands Wade 112 N 6th St. Todd Hatch Gall Laaalter lane Seward Brenda Sim* Gary South April Teague Sherry Tidwell Becky Tyner Randy Wade