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Nyssa Gate City Journal 70th Year 7th Issue The Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, February 12, 1976 Town Crier Thunderegg Capital 15' Per Copy Nyssa School Board Opens Bids On Phase HI Construction by Pat Savage I am pleased that February 15 -21 has been declared “Teacher's Appreciation Week." I feel that it is indeed an advantage to know my children's teachers by name and know that they know my youngsters as individuals and not a number, a* in many large schools. Our schools offer many advantages not found in larger cities and good rapport between a student, teacher and parents is not only an advantage, but indeed necessary. Why not encourage your child to let his or her teacher know how much they appre cute their efforts either by a note, phone call, or by word of mouth. There arc so many negative thoughts about everyone these days, could n't we try a little positive THE INDUSTRIAL MECHANICS ADVANCED CLASS thinking'* Let's encourage, under the direction of Bob Belnap is involved in many not discourage projects, including engine overhauls, rebuilding transmis • • • sions. brake jobs, routine maintenance and tune-ups. You know interest can Shown above are members of the class Standing, from left, move mountains, and some are Ken Landreth. Terry Baker, Stuart Stephens. Dave very interested parents and Cleaver. Fred Stelling, Curt Chamberlain and Mr Belnap. On others are in the process of the tractor are Mike Kurtz. Bruce Cowgill, Cal Cleaver. Lynn running a wrestling tourna Kesler and Merle Saunders. ment that will include about The tractor is a John Deere Model 70, owned by Lester 300 young wrestlers. The (leaver, and was completely overhauled by his son David ■mazing thing to me (and I (right), and nephew Cal. The engine was overhauled, think this Is really great) is including new pistons and rings, the valves ground, the head each one of these boys will was repaired, thev worked over the PTO. and the tractor was wrestle, there arc no bench cleaned and painted at a total cost of approsimately $680 in warmers parts. Alvin Allen. Dennis Sa vage, Joe Joyce. Richard Mejia, Brad Holcomb. Ma nuel Perez. Elvin Ballou and the Sports Bo<wters and Lions Club, who will be selling concessions. are all involved in this program. (See sports Bill Wahlen announces Nyssa. She was a Medical page) The proceeds help that his son Ray Wahlen has Records Consultant for the send some of these boys to joined him in his seed firm. State of Oregon in Portland, the Junior Olympics in Bill Wahlen Seeds. Inc. ■nd is a graduate of Oregon Portland tn March Ray grew up in Nyssa, State University in Home To everyone helping in any attended Nyssa schools thr Economics. She did graduate way. I say thanks for ough his sophomore year, work at Seattle University in developing our young people and graduated from Bishop Medical Records Adminis who want to learn to wrestle Kelly High School in 1467. tration. bv giving them their chance Bill Wahlert said that Ray through experience, com is learning the seed business petitiveness and sportsman from the ground up. and will ship by giving of your time concentrate on the business and efforts. • • • end. The Hunters Safety Class starts at the high school. February 16. This is a neces sary class for all young sters wishing to hunt under 18 years of age. This course carries a state accreditation Fourteen citizens turned certificate that must be out to cipress an interest in carried by all young hunters. participating in Committee Harold Kurtz has been ventures during the Nyssa instructor for this class for Planning Commission Meet quite some time and really ing on February 6, at «he does a mighty fine job. If Multi-Purpose Room of the your child wishes to hunt, He served in the U. S. Primary School don't miss this first class Army in Vietnam and Ger Mayor Oldemeyer re- • • • many in 1467-70. then viewed Senate Bill 100 I have often wondered how attended Portland Com pertaining to the need for many flags would fly if we munity College in 1471-72, Land Use Planning through had to pay for the privilege, Portland Stale University out the State. He pointed out or how many would sneak 1473-74. and did his graduate that the Senate Bill provided around to fly their flag if they work at Portland State the authority for the for were forbidden to do so. This towards a Masters in Eco mation of a Land Conserva privilege as it now stands, nomics tion Development Commis entai’s neither of the above, Ray married Lynn Waise- sion and a mandate for local so asy flag la filing today on nen of Minnesota in 1474. planning bodies. Lincoln's Blrthdai, la yonra? ■nd the couple now resides in He introduced the Nyssa Planning Commissioners who would be responsible for County Circuit Judge Jeff Citizen’s Involvement. Claude Leon Conant. 34. Dorroh Jr. Chairman Carl Burning Nyssa, who was found guilty Conant was found guilty ham outlined the 14 Goals of first degree manslaugh- Friday by a jury. He was established by the State ter in the death of his wife, accused of inflicting fatal LCDC requiring citizen in Peggy Ann. will be sentenced internal injuries on his wife volvement. February 17 by Malheur during a family quarrel. Commissioners Dorothy Ray Wahlert Joins Father In Seed Business Apparent low bidder on Phase 111 of the Nyssa Schools construction was the R W. Luekenga Construction Company of Nampa. Bids were opened Tuesday eve ning by the school board, with six companies submit ting bids. The base bid of Luekenga was $1.138.000. Other bids were The Timber Company of Hermiston. $1.333.000; Wal ter Opp Construction Com pany, Nampa. $1,176,516; Ray E. Kenney Construction. Ontario, $1,158.684; and R A. Chambers 4 Associates of Eugene. $1,172.000. The latter firm has the contract for Phase H. which includes the gymnasium and audi torium Council Studies Services Wheat Growers To Meet Next Monday A proposed freight rate reduction on wheat shipped from Malheur County to the coast, the program of the Oregon Wheat Growers Lea gue. wheat variety perfor mance. weed control and an O.S.U. study on effect of seed size on wheat yield will all be covered at ■ wheat Town Hall Meeting Draws Few Participants Conant Awaits Sentencing Nolen, Judy Martin. Mike Bashor. Max Brittingham, Dan Rodríguez and Chairman Burningham outlined a com mittee structure to help carry out these tasks. The Commissioners also formulated a general policy document which included a committee structure for ma ximum citizen's participation as well as a mechanism to evaluate the progress of the committees. The structure included the formation of eight com mittees composed of thirty five members. The overall general policy document has been placed on the City Council Agenda for adoption. Committee nucleus appointments will be forth coming in the near future, according to Mayor Olde meyer. Hunter Safety Class Set A Hunter Safety Class is scheduled to start Mondav, February 16. at 7 p.m. at the Nyssa High School. A Certificate of Com petency Card will be issued upon completion , which is required by the State of Oregon for anyone to hunt under 18 years of age. This course is sponsored by the Nyssa 4-H Junior Rifle Club. For more information contact Harold Kurtz, in structor. phone 372-2476. WEATHER TIME FOR LUNCHi The lambing season is in full awing at the Fine Sheep Company on Imperial Avinue, north of Nyssa, and that is a sure sign of spring. Bill Stringer, a partner in the company, reports the lambing season la about one-third complete with 150 percent lamb crop of which one-half are twin lambs. He said they are in cross breed lambing at the present time and will start white face lambing for replacement purpose in about ten days. Weather has been good for lambing and at present time they are working five teams of horses steady. Mln. Date Mas. 18 Feb 4 2b 4 Feb. 5 22 3 20 Feb. 6 2 Feb. 7 25 5 Feb. 8 27 13 40 Feb. 4 17 .14 Feb. 10 16 Feb II Owvhee Reservoir Storage 2-11-76 631,410 Acre Feet 2-11-75 442,050 Acre Feet grow •owers ers meeting plan planned for Monday, February 16 i at 1:30 p.m. in the Boulevard Gra- nge Hall. Ons Rudd. Malheur Cou- ( nty Extension Agent says that all wheat growers and handlers are invited to > the meeting. The freight rate issue will be discussed by Cecil Bren nan. manager of Pacific Northwest Grain and Grain Products Association. As cur rently being proposed the rate reduction could mean substantial savings to area wheat growers. Brennan says. Allen Pinkerton, president and Wesley Grilley. execu tive vice-president of Oregon Wheat League will be on hand to review the activities of O.W.G.L. and see if there is interest in organizing a local growers group to work with die League. Highlights of the League's program year arc the spring and fall workshops where county representatives meet in committee work sessions to review the wheat situation and formulate policies, plans ■nd action programs for the benefit of the industry. Grilley reports. Researchers Neil Hoffman and Charles Stanger will bring an update on latest variety recommendations, weed control and other cultural practices. Of more than passing interest will be a report of work being done bv Dr Don Grabe at O.S.U. which shows that by simply separating the largest ker nels for seed, significant yield increases can be had. The meeting will be of timely interest to producers of wheat and all are invited. Rudd concludes. February 16 Holiday Monday. February lb. will be a holiday in observance of the birth days of George Wash ington and Abraham Lincoln. The Post Office City Hall, and City Library will be closed on that day. but the schools banks, and stores will all be open. Correspondents ■nd those relying on the mails should make ar rangements to have their copy into the Journal office not later than Tuesday of neat week. The Nyssa City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. February 10. A request to support the Misdemeanant Corrections 4 Rehabilitation Services was presented by Oriin Culbert son. Bob Michelle. Judge Nita Bellows and District Attorney Frank Yraguen. After a discussion with the Council and Chief of Police Alvin A. Allen, along with Municipal Judge Fred A. Robinson. The Council ad vised the group they would give further study to the program with regard to funds available. Bill Johnson, a repre sentative of Cornell, How land. Hayes and Merryfield. Hill made a presentation to the Council for possible future water supply to the City, particularly during the' summer irrigation months. Several alternatives were discussed, and the Council decided to continue the studies, with the City forces taking an active part in corrective action. The L.C.D.C. Policy Ap proval was granted by the Council in accordance with the guidelines as set up by the State of Oregon A request for annexation of property by Sparks and Baker was referred to the Nyssa City Planning Commission. Council accepted a bid of $410.00 from Dirk DeBoer for a 4 vard. 1455 Ford Dump truck considered surplus to its needs. THE FIRST BEEFALO CALF (right) was born on the Glen Brown ranch last weekend, born to a Charoláis cow and a buffalo bull Part of the buffalo herd is shown above, including the first buffalo calf (left) which was born last August, and is already almost as big as his elders. Brown said that this calf was the largest that he or Dr. Derby, the veterinarian, had ever seen and was taken from the mother by Caesarean operation. Buffalo, and beefalo. ma ture more quickly than regular cattle, and produce very edible meat, according to Brown. They take less feed, and gain faster than regular cattle. A buffalo weighs about 500 pounds at six months, and will weigh about 1.000 pounds when a year old. Bidders submitted an over all base bid. and also bid on the individual buildings, which included the vocational building, the elementary multi-purpose building, and the cafeteria. Included also in the Phase III bidding were alternates tor blacktopping the parking lots, junior high heating, dressing room loc kers. kitchen equipment and refacing the existing junior high building, which includes stairs and ramp. An estimated $1,114,000 was available for this phase of construction, according to Superintendent W L. Mc- Partland. and an additional $122.000 was still available for bleachers and other options deferred in Phase II. School board, budget bo ard and building committee members now have the task of fitting the base bids and options into the overall building program, and awar ding final contracts. They will meet Thursday evening after Superintendent McPartland and Architect* Bob Smith and Martin Hasegawa have had an opportunity to study the bids and make recommendations, and will meet again on Monday evening, with the possibility of awarding con tracts at that time. Board members also have the option of awarding individual contracts on each of the buildings bid, and all bids were in three sections. On the Vocational building Luekenga was low with a base bid of $118.486. fol lowed by Chambers' bid of $124,400. Chambers was low bidder on the Multi purpose buil ding with a base bid of $582.400. followed closely by Luekenga with a bid of $541.400. Ray Kenney was low on the base Cafeteria bid at $436.144. again followed closely by Luekenga with a bid of $436.868 Board members pointed out that the final awarding of a contract will depend on the construction decided upon, and the options selected. Contest Developes For Justice of Peace With more than a month remaining for candidates to file for office in Malheur County, several contests al ready are apparent. Bob Morcom. county clerk, reports that battles are looming for the justice of peace offices in Vale. Nyssa and Jordan Valley. Three candidates, inclu ding incumbent E. Otis Smith, have filed for the office in Nyssa Others are Don R. Engstrom and Everett Ballou. Filing for the office in Jordan Valley are Mai Palmer, incumbent, and Ha rold L. Jackson. Filing for office in Vale are Frank Ceniga and Everett McMillin. Mary Graham, incumbent, has indicated she also will file. Also filing for re-election is Sheriff Bob Ingram. Other officers »hose terms expire this year are Circuit Court Judge Jeff Dorroh. District Attorney Frank Yra guen. Treasurer Pat Bond. Assessor Oscar Bratton and County Commissioner Sam Hartley. Deadline for Tiling is March 16 for the May 25 primary. Onion Growers Elect Officers For Year At the recently held meeting of the Southwest Idaho and Malheur County- Onion Growers Associations, some 260 growers were told that white rot could cause severe damage to the onion industry if it ever gets started in the area. Both organizations elected officers for the coming year, and for Oregon they were: Mamaro Wakasugi. director at large; Harry Fukiage. director at large; George Hironaka. Oregon Slope. Bob Ure. Nyssa; and Jim Ma thews. Ontario, The Idaho directors elected were: Virgil Story, director at large.* Howard Albano Weiser; Tad lnouve. Payette-Fruitland; Ray Obendorf. Wilder; Ken Nelson. Parma-Roswell; Geo rge Tamura. Caldwell-Nam- P®