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University of Oregon Libr-aiTr Eugene, Ore. 97403 X X X X X Nyssa Gate City Journal 70th Year 8th Issue The Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, February 19, 1976 Thunderegg Capital School Board Awards Contracts For Completion of Buildings Nyssa school board mem hers met with the building committee and budget board Thursday evening, and after considering all the alterna tives, ended by awarding contracts for construction of Phase III of the school rebuilding program The R W l.uekenga Con strut lion Company of Nampa was awarded ihc contract to construct the cafeteria. The contraci was for $474.977, and included the base bid of $4 37, ría plus acceptance of a bid ol Ml 887 for refacing the existing junior high building, and construction of stairs and ramp Also inclu ded tn the iontract was $24 111 for kitchen equip mcnl hi ihc cafeteria A contrail was awarded to R A ( liambers A Asso- 11.lies of I ugenc for construe lion ol ihc multi purpose room ui ihc Hcmcntary School ( hambers also has die coni rail to build the gymnasium auditorium Included in ihc contract for Ihc multi purpose room is a base hid ol $582.900 plus Town Crier He Pal Savage hirst H was chicken pox and now this terrible flu bug seems Io be hilling our area might v hard Perhaps this change Io warmer and sunnier and sometimes wet ler weather w ill cure all our winter aches and pains. • a a Another ini|»>rlan( time is apfiroaching this nest week, and will need help from all of us The Heart Fund Drive gi ts under wav ami not only do they need donations. they med some helpers. If you will do just sour block or area call George Craig. 172 "1MNI || vou arc healthy sou an- ven fortunate. so lets give .mt **• ihc gixidncss of our hearts dial someone rise mas gel die help and medical alli'iilion he or she so badly needs Be concerned a a a I he S< wncc Symposium is King hosted by our Nvssa High School Science Depart mcnl February 19 20 in the multi purpose room Nvssa has some exceptional science students who will be demon strating different projects anil there will be guest s|H akers Miss Mary I ou Ombcrg and Mr Gary I hompson are ihc instructors ami dies do a tremendous fob* ol eiiKHiragmg and helping their simlents We have a tme science department and Nils has mans alumni who have gone* uno scientific fields and are doing well. < ome see anil hear w hat sour young s.icnlists are doing It will be well worth sour lime, f mil out what is happening in our schools. vou might be surprised to learn how advanced our students are. ... Good new s! The Lions ( tub has made arrangements with Scoutmaster George Hirai that his troop will be responsible for setting the Hags on Main Street over holidays. I led most proud of these boys and George for doing (his. as I feel it is so ven important. Thanks to the merchants for financing this project and thanks boss for taking vour time to set a good example for the rest of us. • • • Congratulations to Nvssa High School Seniors. Bill Marcum and Joe Joyce Bill has been named as team member for the East team in the East-West All Star Shrine Football game. Joe is to he an alternate member. « a • Don't forget the Bicenten nial Gospel Concert to be presented February 27 at the Nyssa Multi purpose room. This will be an exceptional program. Bring the whole family and share an evening with the whole community. What better way to say "Happy Birthday America’’ than by sharing and com municating with your neigh bors. $3. 3.12 for dressing room lockers and $2.300 for folding wood partitions, for a total contract of $588.532 The balance of the money available in ihc Phase III part of the school construction was a planned expenditure ol $60.000 to remodel the existing bus garage for vocational classes. The me chanics classes will use the present bus repair shop, the industrial arts classes will be in the north end of that building, and the building trades class will use what is now the mechanics building in the rear It is planned to construct a new bus repair shop north of the present ag building Also approved in last Thursday's meeting was an expenditure of $125.000 for Phase II items which had K-en deferred until final bids were in In this figure ix included $45.000 for blea chers in the gymnasium, $40.(MM) for sound systems in the gym and auditorium, and $40.000 for sliding doors in the auditorium to accommo date two 100-seat lecture rooms. Within the bids for the three phases of construction Superintendent McPart- land pointed out that a total of approximately $380,000 in interest has been earned from investment of the bond and insurance money by Ccanty Treasurer Pat Bond, and this has made it possible to build the needed school buildings as planned. Nyssa Students Write Appreciation Letters Dear P TA.. I like my teacher because she spends time with me when I have problems. She takes time to help anyone who needs help Once at a Christmas party she took me home because I had more to carry (han anyone else. She tells us funny things when she is explaining lessons. She'll take time to explain our questions At P.E.. we have a lot of fun playing with her. She reads stones to us almost every day. I like my teacher a lot. Jeff Thompson 3rd Grade , • i Jeff Thompson Dear P T A I like mv teacher because, she is verv fair and she is very nice. If vou don't know what to do she can explain it Io vou. She can teach you something verv fast and she is verv understanding She hardlv ever gets mad She is a verv good teacher. She is Glenn Ward Resigns From Adrian Schools are all sidewalks and lighting lor the project I he building committee deferred until a later date awarding of bids for parking lot paving Fliminatcd from considera tion was the amount of $119 129 for conversion of the healing system in the junior h igh school Lines have been stubbed in from the heating plant, but money is not available to complete the job al this time. Board (hairman Mark Hartley said that provision has been made by the awarding of these bids to complete all of the buidings contemplated in the original proposal "Building costs have risen since we first started planning." Hartley said, "but we are able to provide facilities to make our schools second to none in this area." very pretty. She gives us wort that she knows we can handle Her name is Mrs. Spitze. Sincerely yours, Patty Longona 4th Grade LEONARD KVNZMAN, left Oregon Director of Agriculture, shared the speaker's podium with Louis Longo, convention keynote speaker from Connecticut Here they are shown with Oregon's new Dairy Princess, In accepting re-election Wednesday, as president of the Oregon Dairymens Asso ciation, Jim DeJong of Sheridan pledged to work toward establishment of a marketing agency-in-com mon for the dairymen of Oregon and those in neigh boring Idaho and Washing ton. DeJong chaired the annual ODA business session which concluded the group's 82nd annual convention which opened in the Tapadera Inn Monday. Also re-elected were Fred Cockram of Baker, first vice-president; Walt Crouse. Grants Pass, second vice- president. and Walt Bohren. Salem, secretary-treasurer. Glenn Wilson of Scio com pleted 12 years' service as the organization’s treasurer, but the new term calls for combination of the secretary treasurer duties to facilitate and enhance efficiency. Patty longoria Jkn DeJong Messerle of Coquille and Don •jpitt of Forest Grove who will serve for one year. Area directors elected were Scotty Payne of Vale, Area I; John Sakraida of Grants Pass. Area U: Peter Jensen of Brownsville. Area 111; Don Moisan of Salem, Area IV; Don Hillecke of Hillsboro. Area V; Dave Leuthold. Tillamook. Area VI. and Gale Rood, Myrtle Point. Area VII. Major resolution adopted at the business gathering was that of continuing develop ment of a marketing agency- in-common. Spokesmen from the Oregon delegation were joined by several from Washington in suggesting that concessions will be necessary from all concerned to make the proposed agency purposeful and effective. Resolutions were adopted in the areas of legislation and taxation, herd health and dairy management in addi tion to those affecting legis lation. Committee meetings, ad dresses from dairy research specialists and industry lea ders Tilled the three-day agenda. Louis Longo, convention keynote speaker from Con necticut. who is a member of, the National Milk Producers Federation executive com mittee and vice chairman of the National Dairy Council, urged dairymen to apply a combination of management system in achieving their ultimate profit goal. In his second major ad dress. Longo answered his question, “A better tomor row— will it ever come*" by comparing the quality of life for the dairy community to other walks of life then concluding. "Look for a better tomorrow?—It's here today.” Leonard Kunzman, Oregon director of agriculture, sha red the speaker's podium with Longo Tuesday night outlining major problems facing agriculture and the state's programs responding to them. Beet Growers Agree On 1976 Contract 4 L ks> Robert Jimenez Leslie Jessop DOING THEIR PART DURING “TEACHERS APPRECIA tion Week." were Geneve Williams, left, and Chris Fonda, right, as they met with Mrs. Dee Garner. Nyssa PT SA President. These two sixth grade students outlined a letter of appreciation program tor the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades. These letters about "Why I Like My Teacher. " were written voluntarily and then judged bv Geneve and Chris, with the top four from each class being chosen as finalists. They judged the letlers on originality, good points, content, sincerity and attitude. All were judged with each students grade level in mind. The final four were chosen as the best by Mrs. Garner and Mrs. Don Savage Geneve is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Williams and Chris is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Fonda. Tina Russell of Coquille, who was crowned in Portland just two weeks ago. They were three of the principals at the Oregon Dairy Association held in Ontario last week. Following 26 years of service to the Adrian Public Schools. Glenn Ward re signed the position of super intendent of the district-prin cipal of the high school, effective June 30. He reques ted and the board granted him the months of April. May and June as termination leave so that he may have time to change employment. During the 26 years he served 9 years as teacher coach. one year as high school principal and 16 years as superintendent-principal Other activities and ser vices while at Adrian include: Life Member of NEA. Scouting for eight years and Scoutmaster three years. Adrian Legion Post 20 years, serving most Post positions. Adnan Lions Club. 20 years, serving in most positions. Adrian Presby terian Church Elder six years; worked with Little League. Babe Ruth and Legion baseball ten years; helped get Adrian incorpo rated and was elected to the first city council; served many years as the president of the Adrian Water and Irngation Corp., and served as a member of the Malheur Counts Council on Alcohol and Drug Problems, three years as president. He now lives (following the 1974 sale of their Adrian home) in Ontario with wife June and son. Stuart, a sophomore at TVCC Daugh ter Carolyn is a graduate assistant at Washington State Unversity, Pullman, Washington. Future plans of Ward are not definite at this time. Oregon Dairymen's Association Concludes 82nd Convention Dire ctors-at-large named were Earl Meier of Bortng, for a two-year term, and Ken Dear PT.A.. I like my teacher because she is right tn what she does. She makes us work hard so we can accomplish something and be proud of what we do in our work My teacher has always had a sense of humor. She may get mad at us but then we know we have done wrong My teacher does everything for the good of it. Mv teacher supports our school. She is the program organizer. I think our teacher enjoys teaching, she shows much initiative I think our teacher can do anything she wanted to do if she tried Yours truly. Robert Jimenez 6th Grade 15' Per Copy Dear P.T.A. Mi teacher. Mrs. Bryant is a very nice person and she has a lot of personality Mi teacher is not mean or selfish, for example, when she has a piece of gum or something on the playground she shares it. Mi teacher, when she gn es us ix ork. she expects it to be done the next dai and I call that fair. Mi teacher does not expect us to be the "perfect person." Mv teacher thinks that we should always be working on something and we should alwais correct our mistakes so that w e w ill not make them again in life. This is why 1 like my teacher. Sincerely Leslie Jessop Sth Grade Beet grower association officers and representatives of The Amalgamated Sugar Company agreed today to a contract for the 1976 season. The agreement is basically the same as the present contract except for this new feature: The contract now provides that the agreement will be automatically renewed be tween the growers and the company for another year unless terminated by either party on or before February 1. This new feature will remain tn effect through 1978, thus making the new agreement a 3-vear renew able contract. Other items discussed and resolved during the afternoon session included tare taking, verification audits, weed control at the receiving stations, the distribution of receiving equipment, and acreage allotment policies. Representing the nine gro- w er associations and approxi mately 3500 growers in WEATHER Prec Mln. Max. Date 16 36 Feb II 17 43 Feb. 12 40 21 Feb. 13 .42 Feb 14 47 23 46 32 Feb 15 .53 33 53 FEb In .10 Feb r 32 44 31 Feb 18 Owhyee Reservoir Storage 2-18-76 640.830 Acre Feet 2-18-75 457.190 Acre Feet Idaho. Oregon, and Utah as spokesman was P. T. Rath bone. Marsing. Idaho Allan M Lipman. Jr., executive vice president, represented the sugar company. Also attending the meeting were association officers and directors, and agriculture and industrial relations offi cials of the company. New Employee At Les Schwab GLENN WARD Adrian Schools Have Vacancies The Adrian Public Schools have three vacancies to be filled for the next school year according to Superintendent Glenn Ward. These include the position of Superintendent Principal, which Ward is leaving after 26 years in Adrian (see story). Music Teacher, grades 3-12. which includes begin ners band, junior high band and chorus, and senior high Heart Fund Drive To Start February Is Heart Fund Month and a drive in Malheur County will take place in the next two weeks. George Craig, chairman, stated volunteers will solicite downtown Nyssa businesses within the next few days. Residential workers are needed and anyone wishing to volunteer to help may do so bv calling Mr. Craig at 372-3881. Mrs. Eric Boenig and Mrs. Ray Strickland, co-chairman, will be covering the rural area Anyone not contacted, wishing to donate, may send contributions to George Craig at the First National Bank. Nyssa or Mrs. Eric Boenig at Route 2. Box 609, Nyssa. Absentee Ballots Available Absentee ballots for the March 9 Treasure Valley Community College Budget election are now available at the County Clerk's office. Applications are on hand at the college and the clerk s office. Voters are eligible to vote absentee if they expect to be absent from the county on election day, live more than 15 miles from the polling place in their precincts, or are physically unable to attend the election personal ly Eligible voters will be sent a ballot which must be in the Malheur County Clerk's of fice not later than 8:00 p.m. of election day. Craig Rohan has been named assistant manager of the Les Schwab Tire Store in Nyssa, according to Clyde McClung, manager. Rohan has been with the Les Schwab organization in La Grande for the past four years. He is a graduate of La Grande High School, and he and his wife Trudy have two children, Sean 2'i, and Elisa. 6 months. They will move to Nyssa as soon as they can find suitable hous ing. band and chorus Mr. Her rick has resigned, and will return to the Willamette Valley next year. Math Teacher, all high school math classes. Mr. Mavnard has resigned, and will enter private business in California next year. Application forms and in formation may be obtained by contacting the Deputy Clerk. School District No. 61, Adrian. Lions To Hold Charter Night A joint Charter Night for Nyssa and Adrian Lions Clubs will be held Tuesday night. February 24 at the Twilight Cafe. Social hour will be at 6;30 p.m.. followed by dinner at 7:30. Lions and their wives will attend, and the speaker will be Warren Reynolds. District Governor. Dick Martin is chairman of the event, and he says that souvenier gifts will be presented to each wife. The college will ask voters to approve a levy of $2.88 per thousand assessed valuation to raise $946.751 for the 1976-77 school year. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 9. Two File For Commissioner Two Ontario residents have filed for the position of County Commissioner, to replace Sam Hartley. Nyssa area rancher, who is not running for re-election. They are Lawren King. Democrat, and Leon D. Sheets. Repub lican . King is a Cairo area farmer, and a past president of the Malheur County Potato Growers, and past president of the Onion Growers. He has lived in the area 40 years. He and his wife have four daughters. Sheets is also a long-time resident of the area. He came to Ontario 30 years ago when he bought the Gaywav Dance Hall, was with the Ontario Grocery Company for twelve years, the last six as manager: and more recently he was with Arrow Plumbing Company before he retired. He and his wife have one son in Portland. Maine.