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Nyssa Gate City Journal 69th Year, 19th Issue The Sugar City Nyssa. Oregon Thursday, May 8, 1975 Thunderegg Capital Free Diabetes Clinic Next Wednesday A free county wide testing program to discover possible cases of diabetes will be held In Malheur County nest week The clinics sponsored lo cally by the Malheur County and Oregon Slate Health Departments and Oregon State University Extension Service will be held on May 14, at the Human Resource Center in Nyssa from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and again from 7 to 9 p.m. On May 15 tests will be given at the First Christian Church in Ontario at 9 to 11 a.m.. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. "Treated properly, a per son with diabetes feels well and lives just about the same as anyone else.” says Mary Ellen Nelson. County Health Nurse. But, she added “to be under treatment, the diabetic must be found. This is some times difficult for the indi vidual because the diabetic may feel well, or may not recognize his symptoms. Early discovery of diabetes is the first step toward effective treatmentl" The tests are being offered to all perMins over 18 years of age. however, people in the following high risk groups are especially urged to obtain the test according to Helen Conner, Extension Home Economist for Malheur Cou nty: The overweight, persons with a relative who has diabetes, anyone over 40 years of age. and women who have given birth to a child weighing over nine-pounds at birth. Each person will be given the results of his test. All positive screenies will be referred to their physician for further testing Mrs. Conner stresses that each person who plans to be tested should eat a high sugar content meal two hours before testing, so the results will be accurate. All BLM Recreation Areas Open For Season All recreation areas with facilities in the Vale BLM district are now open for the season. Bill Schneider, district outdoor recreation planner, said that Antelope reservoir west of Jordan Valley, Twin Springs south of Harper. Chukar Park which lies between Juntura and Beulah reservoir. Leslie Gulch, po pular scenic spot and access point to Lake Owyhee, and Cow Lakes northwest of Jordan Valley are all ready for the recreation season Only two of these, Twin Springs and Cow Lake«, have drinking water available. Recreationists must carry water with them when they visit the other three. Toilet facilities are available at all places and a fish cleaning tank is installed at Leslie Gulch and Antelope Reser voir. Because of the late, wet spring, Schneider said it is best to stay on the main roads for protection to the traveler and to the land. If there is doubt concerning road condi tions it would be advisable to check with the BLM office in Vale Poppy Day May 1 7 The American Legion Au xiliary reports that wearing a poppy on Poppy Day will honor the more than half-mil lion Americans who died and the nearly one-million woun ded during both World Wars, the Korean War and Viet nam Conflict. U.S. Bank Low On School Bonds Nyssa school board mem bers sold $2,354,000 in bonds to the U. S. National Bank of Oregon Monday evening at an effective interest rate of 6.8842 percent. The only other bidder was First National Bank of Oregon with a bid of 6.9551 percent. An earlier bid. rejected by bond attorneys on a technicality was for 6.77 percent. Attorney John O'Kief told board members that the bonds will be printed and special honors at the annual bowling banquet held Saturday evening at the Eastside Cafe. They are. from left, Nellie Pounds, Diane Jennings. Sandy Morrison and Bonnie Nichols. Each of the four had 600 series during the league season, and were given special trophies by the Sugar Bowl management. At right are Amy Mitchell and Don Hatch, presidents of the women's and men's bowling association, respectively, shown with some of the hundreds of trophies given for outstanding bowling. Sugar Bowl manager Bill Purcell said that the season just finished showed the highest scoring in the history of the alleys. Diane Jennings rolled a 667 series in the Sunday Mixed Doubles league, the highest ever by men or women. She also rolled a 246 game, and finished the season with a 168 average, high for women bowlers. In the Women’s Tournament Diane rolled a 1726 high handicap series and 1636 scratch, which is the highest ever for this tournament. Bonnie Nichols was elected into the Bowling Hall of Fame, which she earned through superior performance over a period of years. For this she received an individual placque as well as her name being engraved on the permanent Hall of Fame placque which is displayed at the Sugar Bowl. Ens Bertram made the presentation . Bonnie has been bowling for 20 years. Nine years ago she rolled her first 600 senes, and roiled a 233 game. She won howler of the year scratch in 1969-1971. Member of the winning team tn the city tournament in 1973. Placed first in the all-events scratch in 1974 and I87S. and this year tied Diane Jennings for high average with 168 in the Women's Association. Won't You Walk For Me? By Pat Savage "We are walking in the March of Dimes Walkathon because they did so much for Larry we want to do something for them," was the reply from the two girls who very shyly hung their heads, but not before I caught a glimpse of their smiling faces. The girls are Nancy Ulrey and her sister Debra. Nancy is seven and in the second grade and Debra 10. is in the fourth grade in the Nyssa Grade School. The girls will be joined in the Walkathon by their older sister Terri, 14. who is in the eighth grade. This will be the two younger girls first try at walking and will be Terri's second year. She walked 19 miles last year. The March of Dimes is a household word at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ulrey who live on a farm south of Nyssa. They have sis chil dren and the youngest is Larry. Larry, now five, was born with a metabolism imbalance relating to blood sugar which caused a coma. The coma, in tum resulted in severe brain damage. Now a student at Mary Kay School in Ontario. Larry is blind, does not speak or walk. He was recently referred to the Idaho State Hospital in Nampa where they kept him for two weeks to make test* and begin a special diet. He takes ketogenic oil made from coconut oil mixed with his milk. This allows the seizure depressant to work. He is allowed no sugar and all of his food is measured and prepared from a specific food list. The costs of this recent hospitalization was over $900 and the March of Dimes took care of this expense as part of their campaign against birth defects. Little Larry Ulrey could he proud of his three sisters determination to walk for him and others like him. They have filled their pledge sheets for the annual Walka thon which will be held Saturday. May 10. Registra tion will he at the Nyssa Lion's Park, near the swim ming pool at 8 a.m. and the round trip walk to Ontario by 15' Per Copy the back road will begin at 9 a.m. All funds will be turned over to the March of Dimes and forty percent of all funds raised in Malheur County are spent here to help individuals like Larry. Close friends who have pledged to walk for Larry are Gail Lassiter. Cheryl Adams, Sharon Pickett. Terri Ziegen- bein, Freddy and Joe Lopez. Claude Conant and there are sure to be many, many more. Mr. and Mrs. Ulrey and family want to thank every one who is walking and who have made pledges and donations. They really ap preciate all that has been done. Won't you do your part foi others like Larry Ulrey’ Walk if you can. pick up your registration blanks at the schools or the Nyssa Service Center or for further infor mation call Jon Ball, 372- 3831. If you can't walk then sponsor some one who can. Let's take care of all the little boys and girls who are asking "Won’t You Walk For MeT" TVCC, Adrian Budgets Pass Voters in the Treasure Valley Community College District approved the budget at the elect km Tuesday, with 1.673 in favor and 1.349 against, in complete but unofficial returns. The tax levy approved was $789,854. Nyssa patrons voted 205 yes and 304 no, compared to a previous vote of 108 yes and 282 no. The budget was pared by $39,000 from the first election, when it was defeated by 53 votes. The results in other pre cincts were Ontario 1, with 232 yes and 38 no; Ontario 2. 311 yes and 130 no; Ontario 3. 319 yes and 78 no; Cairo 138 yes and 127 no; Hunting ton. 63 yes and 58 no; Pkineer 35 yes and 84 no; Vale. 195 yes and 273 no; Willowcreek. 30 yes and 71 no; Adrian, 79 yes and 80 no; Harper 22 yes and 62 no; Annex 16 yes and 30 no; and Brogan 28 yes and 14 no. Bullard elected Nyssa voters elected Don Bullard for a four-year term on the school board with 284 votes. He was opposed by John Cleaver, who received 136 votes, and Ed Wade with 78 votes. Adrian budget passed Adrian voters passed the school budget of $336,682 by a vote of 112 yes. 48 no; and Darlene Thomas was elected to a four-year term on the board without opposition. Rabies Clinic Next Tuesday A rabies clinic will be held at the Nyssa City Shops, 2nd and Reece, next Tuesday evening. May 13. between 5 and 7:30 p.m. The clinic is sponsored by Malheur Cou nty Veterinarians and the Nyssa Auxiliary Mice. Minimum age of dogs and cats to be immunized is four months, and the cost is $4.00 per animal. The immuniza tion against rabies is three years for dogs and one year for cats. Animals must be brought in by an adult, and must be on a leash or in a carrier. MYSTERY VALUE DAYS Mystery Value Days, one of the big sale events of the year, will be held next week. May 15, 16 and 17. It is a time when Nyssa merchants go all out to offer outstanding values to area shoppers. As in the past, the Journal will blanket the Nyssa trade area with over 4,000 copies. News and ads are needed as early as possible because of the size of the edition. This annual event is sponsored by the Mer chants Committee of the Nyssa Chamber of Com merce delivered to the successful bidder by June I. Board members then con vened with members of the Budget Committee to con sider the 1975-76 budget, with Don Bullard presiding. Members went through the proposed budget, which will be published next week in the Journal. Superintendent W. L. Me- Partland told the group that there will not have to be a budget election this year, as the new budget will be within the 6 percent limitation. The district will receive $131,000 more this year in Basic School Support money from the state, and there will be about $75,000 in carryover funds from the present budget. The budget hearing is planned for June 2. McPartland said the rea son for the carryover resulted from budgeted money not spent because of the school fire. Many items were pur chased with fire insurance money, and some money was budgeted for buildings which were lost in the fire. He cautioned members that they could not expect to go without a vote again in future years unless the state basic money remained high. Red Cross Blood Donors Receive Pins Men set records too. Purcell said, with over 40 600 series. Jake Sloan rolled 8. his highest a 658 series; and Steve Purcell 6. with a 650 senes. Emil Wohlke had the high game with 265. followed by Ron Pruyn with 262. Lowell Shelton 256 and Dan Hiatt 254. High women's games were Diane Jennings 246. Carol Hill 245. Marge Watkins 245. Sandy Morrison 244. Aut Stedman 244. and Nancy Heitzman 243. Norma Rodriguez Earns Home Economics Award applicants by a committee representing the Study Gr oups according to Helen Conner. Extension Home Economist for Malheur Cou nty. Miss Malheur Pageant Set Nonna Rodríguez Norma Rodriguez. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rodriguez of Nyssa, was named recipient of a $200 college scholarship given annually by Extension Study Groups in Malheur County. Miss Rodriguez is a Junior student majoring in Home Economics and dietetics at Oregon State University. In addition to maintaining above average grades. Miss Rodriguez is active in Chi cano Student Unkin and the Student Home Economic Association. She is a 1972 graduate of Nyssa High School, and her activities included editor of The Bull dog, Chairman of the March of Dimes, and FHA. Members of the 15 Exten sion Study Groups in Mal heur County use proceeds from a food booth at the Mal heur County Fair to provide the annual scholarship to a local student majoring in Home Economics. The scho larship winner is selected from Junior and Senior The Miss Malheur County Scholarship Pageant has been set for June 21. Last year $800 in scholarships were given to the participants and again, the Ontario JavCees hope to match this amount this year. As in the past, the new Miss Malheur County will attend this year's Miss Oregon Pageant only as a spectator. Nancy Ross, dau ghter of Dr. and Mrs. B. E. Ross of Nyssa, the current Miss Malheur County, will compete in Seaside this July as our county's repre sentative. Any girl interested in entering can pick up an application at the local high schools or any local bank. If there are any specific ques tions. they may contact Shan Moss at 372-3474 or Patty lseri at 889-3322. The dead line is May 21. The Red Cross Blood drive held Wednesday. April 30 at the Eagles Hall in Nyssa netted 102 pints. Five per sons were deferred for various reasons. The quota for the drive was 150 pints. Those people who have donated continuously to ac cumulate pints gathered for the organization were pre sented pins. Takami Couple In Car Wreck Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Takami and an exchange student from Payette were involved in an automobile accident Friday evening this side of Bend. Apparently the auto hit a soft shoulder and flipped completely over and was facing the opposite direction when it again landed on it's wheels. The occupants were trans poned into Bend by others from Nyssa who were also enroute to Mother's Week end at Oregon State University in Corvallis. The exchange student was unin jured, Mr. Takami treated and released, but Mrs. Takami suffered facial or head lacerations and possible back injury. She is still hospitalized in the Bend Hospital. Nyssa Girls New Angus Members Renate and Sheryl Hansen, daughters of Mr and Mrs. Jerry Hansen. Nyssa have been granted junior member ships in the American Angus Association at St. Joseph, Missouri, announced Lloyd D. Miller, executive secre tary. One-gallon recipients were Mrs. Dorothy Sanders. Mrs. Leota Kreigh. Mrs. Donna Webb, and Doug Tracy. Dirk DeBoer and Robert Martin received their two- gallon pins. Recipients of the three- gallon awards were Kenneth Abbe. John Davis. Glen Fredenksen and Vernon Mc Cain. Mrs. Marie Wilson and Mrs. Mary Laan have each donated four gallons of blood and Mrs. Gladys Cooper earned a five-gallon pin. There were 10 first-time doners. Mrs. Marie Wilson, chair man of the event, expressed appreciation to the Eagles Hall. Jaycees. The First Missionary Baptist Church. Senior Citizens. Dr. Sarazin and the nursing staff. Hos pital Auxiliary Members and the Gate City Journal, for helping with this Spring Drawing. Next Drive will be held in August. Historical Society Meets Tonight The Malheur Country His torical Society will meet in the meeting room of the Malheur County Library in Ontario Thursday. May 8 at 8 p.m. Joe Beach of Vale and Bob Prahl of Ontario will present slides of the Owyhee Reser voir area. Final plans for the Owyhee Reservoir field trip which is scheduled for Saturday. May 31 will be made at this meeting. All interested persons are urged to attend. WEATHER Date Max. Mln. 31 April 30 63 1.50 inches of ran month of April 66 33 May 1 35 71 Mav 2 47 59 Mav 3 41 Mav 4 51 40 May 5 58 37 52 M.iv b 42 May 7 Owyhee Reservoir 5-7-75 653.7.10 Acre 5-7-74 715.000 Acre Prvc. for the trace .02 .02 Feet Feet NEW STUDENT BODY OFFICERS at Adrian High School are seated, from left: Gloria Lorensen, reporter; Peggy Ishida, vice president; Beth Zueger, treasurer; Sherri Price, secretary Standing, from left: Sachio Hon. sergeant at arms; Chuck Sykes, representative; Tom Okai. president.