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Nyssa Gate City Journal
70th Year 20th Issue
Nyssa, Oregon Thursday, May 13, 1976
Thunderegg Capital
15* Per Copy
School Board Hires
Former Nyssa Girl
City Council And Planning
Commission Oppose Annexation
The Nyssa School Board
hired a former Nyssa girl to
teach and coach girls’ athle
tics and physical education as
part of their regular meeting
Monday evening.
Sharmon Sadamori. daugb
ter of Mr and Mrs. George
Sadamori. was approved to
teach Elementary P.E. mor
nings. and Junior High P.E.
afternoons, and she will also
coach tennis and girls’ gym
nastics. Sharmon is a gra
duate of Nyssa High, Eastern
Oregon State College, and is
presently teaching at North
Bend. She is a former Idaho
champion in girls tennis.
In other business of the
long meeting the board
The City Council and
Planning Commission met in
a combined meeting Monday
to discuss the feasibility of
annesing the Nyssa Labor
Camp. Jake Fischer, Jim
Williams and Vern Parker
spoke at the meeting to
present reasons why the
Housing Authority of Mal
heur County felt the pro
posed project should be
annexed into the City. As a
non-profit entity the camp
would supply migrant labor
throughout the area, under a
two phase program.
Ptuse One schedules con
struction of three 2-bedroom
houses, twelve 3-bedrooms
and seven 2-bedroom du
plexes for year around
tenancy. For seasonal dwel
lers maintenance and storage
buildings would be construc
ted. several old buildings
would be removed and
existing dwellings rehabili
tated.
Under Phase II, two and
three bedroom houses and
two bedroom duplexes would
be built, with four 6 plex
seasonal housing building.
Twenty-three people were
present and Mayor Olde-
meyer called upon each for
an opinion.
Town
Crier
By Pal Savage
I hope that many from this
community touk advantage of
"Old Fort Boise Days" in
Parma. My mom and I
thoroughly enjoyed the Fri
day evening performance of
"Prologue To Parma." All of
the performers portrayed
their historical characters
with much talent and feeling
for the parts. I didn't know
everyone, but was much
amused by the part portrayed
by Mrs. James (Marge)
Mitchell, who is a Nyssa
school teacher Marge and all
the cast did a tremendous
job. and I know that many
hours of preparation went
into making this dramatic
effort such a big success.
It would be an exciting
challenge to the city of Nyssa
if we could undertake a
similar Bicentennial venture
foe our townspeople I for one
would like to participate, and
I am sure there are many
others who would be ínteres
ted too.
• • •
Wednesday was "Miss
Omberg Day" at Nyssa High
School honoring Mary Om
berg who teaches biology and
science. Miss Omberg has
been recognized as Outstan
ding Biology Teacher of the
State of Oregon foe 1976. The
high school student body all
attired in 'best clothes’ for
the day attended a special
assembly where Miss Om-
berg received an award and
lots of best wishes and
congratulations. May we at
.the Nyssa Gate City Journal
extend our best wishes to a
fantastic teacher whose am
bition and long hours of work
have proved most fruitful,
not only by winning an
award, but by earning the
admiration and respect of her
students She has helped
develop a very fine Science
Department
• e e
Good luck to our Nyssa
tracksters as both boy» and
girls compete in District
Track at Mac High this
weekend, Best of luck to you
and your coaches. Aim for
State!
• • •
I was surprised to learn
that our valley is in the
middle of a venereal disease
epidemic. Upon checking,
found there were only a few
cases in our schools, but a
few can lead to many if res
ponsibilities are shirked.
Today’s kids are smart
enough to know ’If you play,
you must pay'I Individuals
must accept their responsibi
lities and be checked at a
clinic if they think they may
have contacted VD. This is
the only way to stop this, as it
is for real.
• a a
Many parents and athletes
enjoyed the Athletic Banquet
Tuesday evening honoring
Nyssa athletes. The food was
delicious and the program
was entertaining. Many tha
nks to the Lions Club for
sponsoring this event, which
has become a pari of tradition
and to the Oregon Trail
Grange for the use of their
hall and to all who helped
serve and cook the food.
• a •
The Baseball for Kids
banquet scheduled for May
17 has been postponed to a
later date. This will be
rescheduled soon.
awarded bids for 32 cafeteria
tables to Learning World,
Inc. of Seattle at 5324 60
each.
Heard Frank Leonard. Em
mett school bus supervisor,
tell of the advantages of
diesel buses over gasoline
buses, with savings in fuel
and maintenance over the life
of the bus.
Authorized the contractors
to proceed with installation of
sliding doors in the audi
torium to divide the two
lecture rooms of
100
students each, and also
authorized the contractors to
order gymnasium seating to
accommodate approximately
2.000 spectators Both items
were deferred when
bids
were originally let until
finances were more assured.
The board rejected plans
for sound systems in the gym
and auditorium, and asked
that new plans be submitted
Approved the request by
Don Baker to attend a
reading clinic in Cardston.
Canada, and authorized pay
ment of mileage.
Finally, the board autho
rized advertisement for bids
on a new roof at the Arcadia
School and classroom section
of the Primary Building.
Highway
Meetings
Scheduled
I
»•A
FOUR NYSSA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
have received PTSA scholarships to attend
OMSI Summer Science Camps.
Jim Wilson and Greg Thiel will attend a
nine-day Desert Survival camp to be held at
Camp Hancock near John Day in June.
MYSTERY DAYS
Lane and Ann Jimenez will participate
in the seven-day Oregon Coast Trail Trek
from Seaside to Tillamook in August. They
are scaled with Merlin Hutchinson. PTSA
treasurer, and Lucile Myrick. Scholarship
Chairman.
Adrian To Hold
Graduation May 23
NOTICE
The City I« having lu
Nyssa City Council
Studies Zone Change
TVCC Students
In Who's Who
W E. Schwartz. Regional
Twenty-six Treasure Val
Engineer for Region 5, La
ley Community College stu
Grande, announced today the
dents will be listed in the
Oregon State Highway Divi
public action. Who’» Who
sion will hold Its annual
Among Stvdenla in Ameri
update meetings on the 6
can Jnnlor Colleges for
Year Construction Program
1975-76. They were selected
throughout Eastern Oregon
on the basis of academics,
between May 24 and June 2.
participation, leadership, and
Meetings are scheduled for:
promise of future worth
Ontario. Monday. May 24.
Students honored were: Mike
Room 14. Administration Goul. Vernon Ball, Robin
Bldg , Treasure Valley Com
Nelson. Karron Guerri. Nikki
munity College; Canyon City.
Vogt. Roger Vogt. Mark
Wednesday. May 26. Circuit
Webb. Ralph Lowe. Stephen
Court Room. Courthouse; La
Buchtel, Joe Eddy. Karen
Grande, Thursday, May 27,
Johnson. Karen Laird. Perle
Room 202. Hoke Hall. Eas
Langenfeld. Parklyn Manin.
tern Oregon State College.
Shelley Munn. Patti Simpson
Pendleton. Wednesday, June Bonita Spears. Dan Stephens
2, Conference Room. City
Donna Tiffany, Julie Ishida.
Hall
All meetings begin
Ray Kuga. Alice Roberts.
promptly at 8 p.m.
Mardi Kilpatrick. Kathy Latti*
Purpose of the meetings is
more. Anna Gabioia. and
to continue the established
Esther Quintero.
policy of the Transportation
Commission and Highway
History Group
Division of keeping Local
Government and citizens
Meets Tonight
involved on vital transput
tatkin matters, explain the
The Malheur County His
process and development of
torical Society will hold its
programs, to receive reaction
regular meeting on Thurs
to the program and informa
day (tonight). May 13 at the
tion. and to obtain project
Malheur County Library be
suggestions.
ginning at 8 p.m. Miss
All interested officials and
Wilma Brown, county libra
rian. will present the pro
members of the public are
urged to attend the meeting
gram which will deal with the
extensive Northwest histori
scheduled for their area
cal collection. She will give
special emphasis to the
material pertaining to the
Malheur County area. The
meeting is open to all who are
interested in the colorful
history of our immediate
The Adrian High School area.
Band and Chorus and the Sth
During the business meet
and 6th grade bands, will ing the organization's first
present a Bicentennial Con excursion will be discussed
cert at the Adrian High and planned in detail, accor
School gymnasium Monday ding to Chris Moore, presi
evening. May 17 at 7:30 p.m. dent.
Adrian Band
Bicentennial
Concert
Top students at Adrian
high School for 1976 are
Robin Anne Shenk with a 4.
GPA and Harriet Lorensen
with a 3.94 GPA. They will
deliver the student speeches
at the Baccalaureate Com-
mencement Exercises, Sun-
day evening. May 23 at 8
p.m. in the Adrian High
School gymnasium. Thirty-
nine students will be gradua
ting this year. Pictures of the
graduates will appear in next
week's issue
Glenn Ward, retiring su-
perintendent. will be the
guest speaker.
Hire-A-Teen
Youth Project
The Nyssa Service Cen
ter. in cooperation with the
Employment Division and
Volunteer Services will spon
sor a youth employment
project this summer to match
persons needing help around
their home with youth who
want summer employment.
The program. Hlre-A-Teen
is fox Malheur County youth
between 14 and 18 years of
age If you are over 14 and
wish to sign up for this,
please come to the Nyssa
Service Center from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. any week
day. and bring your birth
certificate.
Hire-A-Teen. once school
lets out. will take calls from
prospective employers and
will refer a youth wishing
that type of job to that
employer. Hire-A-Teen will
not make any other arrange
ments for you other than the
referral telephone call. Salary
and any other necessary
agreements are the responsi
bility of the employer and the
teen. These jobs will not be
permanent, but will be
one-time-only in nature. But
with hopefully many persons
calling in. we will have job
opportunities for those who
wish to work.
WEATHER
mí
nN AUSTS IN THE SPELLING CONTEST for the 8th grade
were Bob Bass and Natalie Mower. These two battled down
to the wire, with Natalie finally winning, and she will
represent Nyssa at the County Spelling Contest May 20.
in a final vote the City
The Secretary was directed
Council opposed the addition
to see if the petitions were
of 50 new residents for farm
valid in number prior to
labor that would not appear
further action.
on the tax rolls, and declined
A request for variance in
support to the project and
reduction of off-street park
annexation to the City. It was
ing spaces was presented by
felt that support should be
Hammond Development for
given to low-cost housing
their proposed senior citi
instead that would show
zen’s project. It was pointed
personal ownership, the
out that in three other
pride therein, and would be
developments for the aged
on the tax rolls to benefit
having 113 units only 45 cars
schools and other tax entities.
were owned by the residents.
The Planning Commission
Commissioner Max Brit
then heard a discussion led
tingham motioned the appro
by Don Sloggett relative to
val process be instituted.
the zoning of the area
Commissioner Dorothy Nolen
bounded by Emison on the
seconded and motion carried.
north, 9th Street on the east.
Letters will be sent to
Bower on the South and 11th
property owners within 200
on the west.
feet of the project to notify
He pointed out that absen
that if no remonstrances are
tee ownership was control
received within ten (10) days
ling the destiny of the
variance will be granted. If
surrounding property owners. sufficient remonstrances are
Clayton Pett also spoke out in
received a public hearing will
behalf of a proposal to rezone
be held to determine the
the area from Multiple to
matter.
Single-Family Dwellings. Se
City Manager Schneider
veral questions arose regar
stated that the City had
ding the legality of a
received a Planning Exten
two-page petition carried by
sion from LCDC. He also
Don Sloggett. The Planning
stated CETA Funds for two
Commission announced sym
months with a possible
pathy for the project and
two-months extension was
Commissioner Judy Manin
received and a Data Collector
motioned that subject to legal
Beronica Elguezabal was
requirements that a recom
hired. Her task is to collect
mendation be made
to
Bench Mark Dau. Update
re-zone the area from R M to
information and prepare a
R-L. There was one dissen
preliminary update of the
ting vote.
City's Comprehensive Plan.
Date
Max.
Mln.
May 5
68
43
May 6
49
75
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May 7
42
May 8
84
43
Mav 9
82
52
May 10
83
53
Mai 1 1
68
45
Mav 12
41
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
5-I2-/O 708.640 Acre Feet
5-12-75 t>87,230 Acre Feet
Robin is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Bill Shenk of
Nidgeview of Adrian. Oregon
She has been active in Adrian
High School as a member of
the National honor Society.
GAA, Student Council. FHA
and Pep Club. She plans to
attend Treasure Valley Com
munity College this fall.
Harriet has been involved
in high school in GAA, Pep
Club. FHA. Hi Y. Power and
Light Co., Band. Chorus.
Swing Choir, and Student
Council. She is editor of the
Annual and vice-president of
the National Honor Society.
She was selected for Who's
Who Among American High
School students in 1975. She
plans to attend Treasure
Valley Community College
this fall and study secretarial
science.
Harriet is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Lorensen of Adnan. Oregon
PTSA Meets
Tonight
Junior and Senior High
musical numbers, a report on
the school budget, a presen
tation by Shelley Myrick. a
Nyssa High School Senior
and installation of officers
will be part of the interesting
program planned for the
Nyssa FISA Meeting May
13.
A potluck dinner will start
the meeting at 7:30 p.m. in
the Multi-purpose room.
Those attending arc asked to
bring their own tableservice,
and a covered dish. Plates,
cups, napkins and punch and
coffee will be furnished.
The nominating committee
comprised of Mrs. Colleen
Froerer. Mrs. Glenda Barnes
and Mrs. Dorothy Wilson
have submitted the following
people for the 1976 nominees
Mrs. Carol Lawrence, presi
dent; Mrs. Camie Wagstaff,
vice-president; John Messick
treasurer; Mrs. Shirley Wells
Nyssa area representative;
Mrs. Ronda Bybee. Arcadia
representative; and Mrs.
Jean Thompson. Oregon
Trail representative.
Nominations will be accep
ted from the floor
Miss Myrick was recently
selected as one of three
Oregon students to attend
the National Science and
Humanitarian Symposium at
Georgetown University in
Washington D.C. on May 19
and 22. She will present a
most interesting program
period.
In
order
to
to the
5-9 P.M.
County Budget
Explanation Due
The Malheur County Court
will hold a senes of public
meetings to explain the
county budget during the
next few days.
The first meeting was in
the City-County Library in
Ontario. Tuesday. May 11.
The second meeting will be at
the Vale City Hall. May 17
and the concluding one at the
Nyssa pnmary school. May
18. All of the hearings begin
at 8 p.m.
The voters are being asked
to approve a budget levy of
$95.950 outside the six
percent limitation. The total
budget will be $2.735.893
The budget went over the
six percent allowable in
crease this year for the first
time in many years because
of a 300 percent increase in
insurance costs, inflation,
and salary and supply in-
creases.
Equalization
Board Meets
The Malheur County Board
of Equalization will begin its
annual review of the assess
ment roll and petitions for
adjustment of value filed by
property owners, according
to Malheur County Assessor,
Oscar Bratton.
The Board held its first
meeting on Monday. May 10
at 1:30 p.m. at the County
Courthouse in Vale. After an
overview of the petitions they
will set up appointment
schedules to meet with
property owners desiring to
meet with them.
This years Board of Equali
zation members are Chair
man. Commissioner Sam
Hartley and members Don
Oakes and Lawren King.
Property ow ners wishing to
file a petition must file on or
before the May 17 deadline,
when the next meeting will
be held.
The Nyssa City Council, at
its regular council meeting
Tuesday evening considered
several unscheduled items
from the audience. Don
Sloggett presented a petition
requesting a zoning change
to single family residential
for Blocks 1 and 2 in Miner
Addition of the City of Nyssa.
This petition was referred to
the Attorney's office for a
legal ruling.
Also present at last nights
meeting was Ken Jorde of
the Oregon State Housing
Authority who discussed
further with the Council a
proposed improvement and
addition to the Nyssa Farm
Labor Camp. The Council
turned down a request for
annexation of this property at
Monday’s meeting.
Mel Clapp and Stan Shupe
of the Cascade Natural Gas
Company were present to
discuss Ordinance *458 for
granting a franchise to their
Company. The City Attorney
will make some wordage
changes in the proposed
Ordinance and it will be read
for the third and final time at
the next regular Council
meeting June 8.
The remainder of the
meeting was devoted to
reports of offices, boards and
committees, the current ac
counts payable and old
business.
There will be a special
meeting of the City Council
Thursday at 8 p.m. for a
public hearing reference to a
request for annexation of
property owned by Sparks A
Baker near Locust and 9th
Street.
First National Has
Change In Officers
John P. Leehmann. bank
ing officer at First National
Bank of Oregon's Hood River
branch, has transferred to
the Nyssa office in a similar
capacity.
He replaces James W.
Gardner who has been
named banking officer at
First National's Umatilla
office.
Leehmann joined First
National in 1972 assigned to
the bank's management de
velopment program. In Ja
nuary 1973. he was named
installment loan officer at the
Merrill office, and later that
year transferred to the
Klamath Falls branch in a
similar capacity. He moved to
Hood River in 1974 and has
been banking officer since
1975.
A graduate of Lakeview
Senior High School, he later
attended Oregon Technic*)
Institute.
He was a member of
Hood River Chamber
Commerce, and active in
United Fund.
Gardner's career with
bank dates from 1968.
1969. he was named opera
tions officer at the Union
office, and in 1973 trans
ferred to Nyssa as general
loan officer. He has been
banking officer here since
1974. A graduate of Hunting
ton High School, he later
attended Treasure Valley
Community College.
NEW LOAN OFFICER AT THE Nyssa Branch of First
National Bank of Oregon is John Leehmann. replacing Jim
Gardner who will transfer to the new Umatilla Branch (see
story).