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Nyssa Gate City Journal
69th Year, 15th Issue
The Sugar City
Council Opens Bids For Police Car
The Nyxva City Council
read Ordinance No. 450 and
Ordinance No 451 for the
third and final readings at
their meeting in the Council
Chamber» Tuesday evening.
April 8. Ordinance No. 450
vacates a jmrtion of an alley
behind the Nyssa Coop
Supply. Ordinance No. 451
amends charges for amuse­
ment devices, such as pin
ball machines, foos-ball. etc.
within the city.
Scaled bids were opened
for a 1975 police car. Bids
received were: Treasure Val­
ley Motors (Dodge) $3.852.00
Johannesen-Adams Chev­
rolet (Cheville) 54.256.3J;
Gentry Ford (Torino) $.1,91«)
00; Wilson Buick $4.51*9.29
Treasure Valley Motors
received the award of bid for
low bidder.
Annual Homemakers
Achievement DayApril 19
Plans are nearly complete
for the Annual Homemakers
Achievement Day. which will
be held in Ontario on April
If. says Helen Conner.
Extension Home Economist.
This year the annual event is
being held on a Saturday to
encourage the many home­
makers who have jobs out­
side the home to attend. Mrs.
Conner said.
The program will get under
way at 9:30 am. at the
Treasure Valley Community
College Gym with a coffee
hour.
Joe Cox. Director of
Oregon Stale University Ex­
tension Service, and Al Carr
of Treasure Valley Com­
munity College will discuss
adult education opportunities
available to local people.
In the afternoon those
attending may choose to
attend two of the six "just for
fun and leisure" mini classes
being offered. Each session
is expected to last about 50
minutes and will give those
taking part an introduction to
the subject. The afternoon
choices are as follows:
Down under at Trienniel—
slides and a report on her
trip to Australia and New
Zealand by Mrs. Marge
Griffin. Vale.
Macramè —basic tech­
niques of knotting instructed
by Mrs. Elaine Russell. Vale
Sheep Shearing
School In May
How do you hold a kicking,
squirming sheep most easily
while you get the wool off?
This will be taught at a sheep
shearing school conducted by
the Extension Service May 6
A 7, according to George
Bain. County Extension A-
gent
The instructor. Bain says,
will be John Landers. Animal
Science Specialist, Oregon
State University Extension
Service.
Each student will have the
opportunity to shear several
sheep under Landers’ super­
vision during the two-day
school.
Equipment for the school
will be furnished by Landers.
Anyone interested in the
school should contact the
Extension Office in Ontario
for an application form. Bain
concludes.
Pottery Primer—demon­
stration of techniques used in
making decorative and useful
items from clay, instructed
by Ken O’Connell, head of
the art department at Trea­
sure Valley Community Col­
lege.
Flower
arranging—de
monstration and pointers for
using fresh and dried flowers
instructed by Ron Palmer of
the Flower Trunk, in Ontario.
Cake Decorating—Techni­
ques for making and using
decorating tubes and points
instructed by Mrs. LaVonne
Shaw. Ontario.
Flowers of the Oregon De­
sert-Slides and points on
when and where to look for
desert wild flowers, from
Leeds Bailey, Malheur Cou­
nty Extension Agent.
A box lunch will be served
at noon but tickets must be
purchased by April 16.
Graphoanulysi*
Class Offered
Graphoanalysis (handwri­
ting analysis) will be offered
spring quarter at Treasure
Valley ¿'ommunity College
through the Department of
Community Education. Ellen
Jones, a certified Master of
the International Grapho­
analysis Society, will be the
instructor.
Classes will meet on
Monday evenings, beginning
April 14. in the Adminis­
tration Building. Room 24.
from 7 to 10 p.m
Registration will be limited
to persons 18 or more years
of age. The fee is $J5.
Twelve students is the
maximum class size. Those
persons who are interested
should call the College (889
6493. ext. 31) to have their
names put on the registration
list.
Tad Barton Wins
Syracuse Honor$
Ted A. Barton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Barton.
Nyssa, was elected to the
Dean's Honor List. College of
Engineering. Syracuse Uni­
versity. for the first semester
of the 1974-75 academic year.
Mr. Barton is a senior in
the Department of Electrical
A Computer Engineering,
and a graduate of Nyssa High
School.
Vern Gerherding of the
State Human Resources Di
vision came before the
Council to explain that he is
visiting local governmental
agencies to inform them of
the centralization of activities
in the Human Resources area
and that a general service
center was being considered
in Ontario. The Nyssa Center
will remain in Nyssa for one
year and will then move to
Ontario to become part of a
larger complex.
A small
referral force would remain
in Nyssa. Following a brief
discussion the Council ap­
proved a motion that a formal
request be made for the
existing center to be retained
and that the Council assist in
every way possible to have
the combined Service Center
located in Nyssa by helping
to locate land, zoning and
other requirements.
The Council also held a
brief
discussion on the
garbage ordinance with se­
veral recommendations being
made by Attorney Steve
Fonda
Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, Aprii IO, 1975
The Conference will be
held at the Ontario High
School and will meet from 8
am to 3:15 p m. The focus
of the Conference will be on
workshops geared to the
interests of teachers for ele­
mentary. intermediate and
secondare students.
Twenty-three workshops
and section meetings have
been planned and a number
of distinguished leaders have
been invited.
Police Report
Auto Accident
Nyssa Police arrested Jose
Lopez Sunday. April 6 on
charges of being an illegal
alien. He is being held in the
city jail awaiting immigration
authorities.
Police officers were called
to investigate a two-car
accident at the comer of
North Fourth Avenue and
Ehrgixid on Monday after­
noon.
Vehicles driven by
Thora H. Moore. 61 and
Elosia Gutierrez, 31. both of
Nvssa, collided at the inter­
section. Mrs. Gutierrez was
taken to Malheur Memorial
Hospital and treated for
injuries she received in the
accident. She was released
Tuesday.
Nyssa officers
cited Mrs. Gutierrez for
failure to yield the right of
way.
Housing i>oan
Jack Miller, president of
the Hammond Development
Corporation, presented on
Monday the preliminary ap­
plication for a mortgage loan
for a 40 unit senior citizen
development in Nyssa. The
application went to Don
Kdruna and Steve Yeager of
the Farm Home Administra­
tion office in Ontario.
Survey forms were handed
out to those persons in
attendance at the March 29
meeting in Nyssa who were
interested in the housing.
The forms should be returned
immediately to the senior
citizen centers. Nyssa Rexall,,
Idaho Power, Nyssa City
Hall, or the Gate City
Journal.
Persons who have not
received these survey forma
can pick them up at any of the
above locations. Filling out
the forms does not obligate
anyone, but those interested
in living in the residence at
any time in the next five
years should obtain and fill
out the forms.
Additional information and
registration materials may be
obtained from one of the
following persons: Judith
Huntley, general chairper­
son. Ontario Junior High
School. Ontario.; Julia Olson.
Registration. Vale Elemen­
tary School, Vale; Allan
Claudson. program chairman
Math Department. Treasure
Valley Community College.
Ontario.
ETA Skills
Contest Friday
The Snake River District
FFA Skills Contest will be
held on the campus of
Treasure Valley Community
College. April 10. starting at
9 a m. Participating will be
FFA chapters from Adrian.
Baker. Nvssa. Ontario and
Vale.
Areas of competition are
divided into upper and lower
divisions. Upper division
areas are arc welding,
acetylene welding, farm le­
veling. blueprint reading and
electricity.
Lower division
areas are arc welding,
acetylene welding, carpentry
tool identification, and tool
conditioning.
Each school will enter five
contestants in the upper
division and five contestants
in the lower division. Each
contestant will be allowed 30
minutes to complete each
area of the contests he
enters.
State Highway
Bids Asked
Bids will be received by the
Oregon Transportation Com­
mission on April 24 in Salem
for 18 projects estimated to
cost $5.600.000.
One of the projects is in
Malheur County and involves
11.54 miles of asphalt con­
crete overlay on the Vale-
Cairo Junction Section of the
Central Oregon Highway.
Completion time is 125
calendar workdays.
Disabled Veterans
To Meet April 11
The April meeting of
D—Day Chapter 18 Disabled
American Veterans will meet
at the Ontario Womens Club
House. 2nd St. South, (be­
tween 3rd A 4th Avenues) at
8 p.m.. April 11. All mem­
bers and interested veterans
are urged to attend.
THE NYSSA SCHOOL BOARD, TEA-
chers and school employees reached
agreement on salary and fringe benefits at a
special meeting of the board Monday
evening Shown signing the agreement is
Gary Jasper, Nyssa Education Association
negotiating team chairman; Marge Mitchell.
N.E.A. president; Victor Haburchak, school
board vice chairman; Robert Martin,
president of the Nyssa Employee Association
and Supt. W. L. McPartland. standing.
Teachers will receive an increase of 11.7%
with the base salary increasing from $7,800 to
$8.700 for those teachers with a bachelor's
degree. Spokesmen said this was based on
the 1974 cost of living of 13.9% as computed
by the Portland consumer price index.
Salary increases for nun-certified person­
nel
average approximately 12%. with
starting salaries for custodians $2.53 per
hour; secretaries $2.33. and teachers' aids
$2..10 Bus drivers were increased an average
of 25c per trip.
The agreements cover such things as sick
leave, school calendar, and various personnel
policies Most of the changes made were
written to conform to Oregon law. and to
update the current agreement.
15C Per Copy
Application For
Math Teachers In All
Day Session Saturday
Mathematics teachers
from Eastern Oregon and
Western Idaho are invited to
Ontario on Saturday, April
12. to attend a Mathematics
Conference sponsored by the
Oregon Council of Teachers
of Mathematics.
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April 9
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Owyhee Reservoir Storage
4-9-75 624.350 Acre Feet
4- 9.74 688,980 Acre Feet
RECEIVING HONORS as the Star Chapter Farmer for 1975
is Bruce Com, being congratulated by Fred Schilling, himself
a former Star Chapter Farmer and now a member of the
Vocational Agriculture Advisory Board for the Nyssa Chapter.
Bruce received his award at the annual FFA Awards Banquet
held iast Friday evening.
Seated at the head table is Kathy Anthony of Vale. left.
District President of FFA; Tim Mecham, secretary; and David
Blaylock. Nyssa Chapter President and Master of Ceremonies
for the evening. Miss Anthony, shown at right, was the
featured speaker.
As winner of the Star Chapter Farmer Award, sponsored
this year by the Nyssa Branch. First National Bank of Oregon.
Bruce Corn piled up an amazing record in FFA accomplish­
ments. According to his adviser. Deryl Leggett. Bruce had a
project last year consisting of 25 acres of sweet corn. 14 acres
of wheat. 12 acres of sugarbeets. 30 head of registered Angus
cattle, and a custom hay swathing business in which he
swathed over 900 acres.
Bruce’s project this year will consist of 100 acres of wheat.
100 acres of sweet com. 80 acres of sugarbeets, 30 acres of
hay. 20 acres of barley. 35 head of registered Angus cattle, a
custom swathing business in which he hopes to swath around
1.000 acres of hayland.
For FFA activities he has participated in the District
ceremonies contest. Chapter. District and Sectional level
contests, received third place in the national Lincoln arc
welding contest, first in the Chapter and District level record
book contests, participated on the livestock judging teams,
placed second in the state Agriculture Mechanics and Crops
Farming proficiency award contests, and attended the state
convention in Roseburg and the National Convention in
Kansas City. Missouri.
This outstanding senior FFA member is this year's
recipient of the Chapter Beef Production Award sponsored by
Simplot Soilbuilders, the Agriculture Sales and Service
Award sponsored by Nyssa Machine and Welding, and the
Agriculture Mechanics Award sponsored by BAM Equipment
Company. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Cora, who
ranch north of Nyssa.
Thirty Five Students
Gain Honor Roll Spots
Thirty-five Nvssa High
students received a 3.5 grade
average or higher for the
third nine-week
grading
period of the school year.
Four students Kathy Shell
and Kathy Ward, seniors;
Neal Oldemeyer. junior; and
Donna Oldemeyer. freshman
all earned a perfect 4.0
average.
Earning
a
3.9 were
seniors. Tammy Russell.
Willma
Staples.
Melodi
Ferrenburg, Lori Saito. Bar­
bie Bosselman; junior, Dion
Garner; Sophomore. Lori
Agent Warns
Of Brucellosis
A mighty costly cattle
disease could be coming our
wav according to reports
from the Stale Department of
Agriculture and USDA Agri­
culture Research Service.
The disease is brucellosis
according to George W. Bain,
Extension Agent.
Several years ago vaccina
tion of heifer calves was
virtually discontinued Bain
says so this leaves several
generations of cows sus­
ceptible to the disease which
spreads rapidly. The State
Department of Agriculture
has placed restrictions on
cattle coming into Oregon
from infected areas in other
stales to try to prevent an
outbreak here but in spite of
their effort there has been
some reported cases in
Oregon recently.
The best protection against
the disease is to vaccinate the
heifer replacement calves at
an early age. preferably
under 10 months. This for
beet and 4 months for dairy.
This must be done by a
licensed veterinarian. The
cost Hain says is small
compared to the cost of
getting rid of a flare up of the
disease in our cow herds.
Ferrenberg; and freshman.
Cvdni Morrison.
A GPA of 3.8 was earned
by juniors Judy Mecham and
Merle Saunders; and sopho­
more. An Harris.
Receiving a
3.7
were
seniors Dena Piercy. Mary-
Ann Chadwick. Connie Bar­
nes. Anna Dority. Mark
Nelson; juniors. May Lou
Soliz and Terry Fife; and
sophomores. Gail Cleaver
and Becky Mathews.
A GPA of 3.6 was earned
by seniors. Lori Lewis. Ruth
Stephen. Bruce Corn. David
Blaylock; juniors. Mike Den­
ney. Mark Cunis Moncur.
Joyce Haney; and freshman
Virginia Eguezabel.
Those earning a 3.5 were
junior. Kathy Bass; and
freshmen Roger Blaylock.
Barbara Haney. Eddie Ten-
sen.
Sixteen seniors, nine ju­
niors. four sophomores, and
six freshmen made honor roll
this nine week grading
FFA Awards Banquet
Honors Holmes and Com
Nyssa FFA members held
their annual awards banquet
April 4 in the multi-purpose
of the Nyssa primary
building, with David Blaylock
Chapter president, presiding
Highlights of the night
were the Star Green Hand
and Star Chapter Farmer
awards presentation, earned
by Barbara Holmes and
Bruce Com.
Bruce also won the Public
Speaking award. Beef Pro-
Students Earn
OSU Honors
Names of local students
who made the scholastic
honor roll winter term have
been announced by Oregon
State University.
A total of 648 students
earned straight-A's (4 0) and
another 1.717 earned a
B-plus (3.5) or better to make
the honor listing. To make
the honor roll, students must
earn a 3.5 or better on at least
12 graded hours of course
work.
Nyssa students on the h
onor roll included: Robert G.
Clark, sophomore. Agricul­
ture; Esther M. Hori. senior.
Science; John W. Mantle,
junior. Science; Jack W.
Olsen, junior. Engineering;
Ronald J. Sarazin, senior.
Engineering; Janis M. Ta-
kami. junior. Liberal Arts;
Barbara M. Wilt, senior.
Science and Kenneth Brown
junior tn Ag Economics.
FFA OFFICERS FOR THE COMING
year arc Bartiara Holmes, secretary; Renae
Simpson, treasuier; Mike Parker, president;
Leslie Linegar. vice-president; Ross Durfee.
duction. Agricultural Me­
chanics. Agricultural Sales
and/or
Service Awards.
Outgoing treasurer. Ray­
mond Wiley, was the reci­
pient of the Chapter Scholar­
ship.
Those receiving Profi­
ciency awards were Leslie
Linegar, Sheep Production;
David Blaylock. Dairy Produo
tion; Sam Hartley. Livestock
Production; Jerry Robbins.
Home Farm Improvement;
Greg Thiel was awarded apin
and plaque for Creed Speak­
ing; Charles Sims received a
placque for placing highest in
the Snake River District Soil
Judging Contest.
Guest speaker at the FFA
banquet was Kathy Anthony
from Vale. District President.
Entertainment was pro­
vided by Tom Ward and Karl
Wirth from the Baker FFA
Chapter. They placed second
in the state FFA talent
contest this year.
FFA members elected for
office this coming year are:
President. Mike Parker; Vice
President. Leslie Linegar;
Secretary. Barbara Holmes;
Treasurer. Renae Simpson;
Reporter. Charles Sims; Sen­
tinel. Ross Durfee; Assistant
Treasurer. Ron Freel; Assis­
tant Reporter. Tim Mecham;
Assistant Sentinel. Lynn Kes*
1er.
Dinner was prepared and
served by the FHA girls
under the direction of Joanne
Dahl.
sentinel; and Charles Sims, reporter. The
new officers were installed at the annual
Nvssa FFA Awards Banquet last Friday
evening.
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