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University jf Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. /74C3 Nyssa Gate City Journal 70th Year 25th Issue The Sugar City Nyssa. Oregon Thursday, June \7, 1976 My hometown pride felt more than justified Monday, when not only were* all the flags out on Main Street but many, many homes, organi sations and businesses had our colors flying. And to make our Bicentennial year a little more impressive, the flags may be flown for the nest 21 days (Elag Day. June 14 through Independence Day, July 4). Let's all get with the Spirit of '76 and keep those flags flying in the breeze. a a a There'll be a lot of cowboys in Nyssa this weekend, as 245 entries were made in this year’s Nyssa Nite Rodeo. While there are many per sons who are entered in two and three events, that’s a lot of beef on the cowboy boot. The 30th Annual Rodeo begins Friday night with a parade dow n Main Street at 7 p.m. The rodeo begins at 8 p.m. Saturday's schedule is the same. This is the week to don your cowboy hat, levis and cowboy boots. It's Nyssa Nite Rodeo time. The stock producer is Vernon Hawkins of the "Lazy SZ" Stock Company of Weiser. Under- stand this is all new stock. and good entertainment, as well as tough competition is guaranteed Claim the bulls sre exceptionally tough Wa tch the parade at 7 p.m. and go to the rodeo at 8 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. Have a good weekend, rodeos are fun! • • • Starts June 21 Remember when I was a kid, we had a summer recrea tion program which provided something for all youngsters from handcraft, sewing, ga mes. baseball, swimming lessons, etc. There was a director for this, and he coor dinated all events, thus easing the load of busy individuals and avoiding the overlapping of time and activities. Schedules were printed and parents knew what to expect a month at a time and where their children were supposed to be and what time. It was a busy and fun time. Just food for thought. • • • Wouldn't you like to be able to say. "I remember when I donated my First pint of blood. It was June 22. 1976." New blood donors are very badly needed in our area. Old donors are much appreciated and needed also but they have established their pattern and can be counted on to give. Blood replacement is important and you never know when you or your loved ones may need some. Let's see how many first time donors we can add to our procurment list this June 22 at the Eagles Hall. I5‘ Per Copy 245 Entries in Nyssa Rodeo, Begins Friday With Parade By P*< Savage The Kids for Bsseball banquet was successful, tha nks to many individuals who worked very hard. The proceeds totaled $300 and this will help with our summer baseball program. Kids need something to do. snd what better activity than baseball for girls and boys? • • • Thunderegg Capital Summer Band THE "BAREBACK RIDERS OF BOISE VALLEY" a group composed of persons from the ages of 7 to IB who nde to honor the American Indian, will be this year's featured attraction at Friday and Saturday 's 30th Annual Nyssa Nite rodeo Admission is $2.75 for adults. $1.25 for children ages 6-12. Children 5 and under will be let in free. School Board Awards Roofing Contract The Nyssa School board opened bids Monday on new roofing for the Arcadia Building and the Primary School and awarded the contract to Ontario Roofing Company Ontario Roofing's bid of $6,486 was the lowest of four bids received. The other bidders included Williamson Roofing Company, New Ply mouth ($8,406), Treasure Valley Roofing, New Ply mouth ($8,752) and Fox and Sons. Nyssa ($6,749). One provision faced On tario Roofing. A possible 100 feet of gutter on the Elementary School may need replacement and Ontario Roofing must reach an agreement with School Su perintendent W. L. McPart- land on the price for it. If not. the contract awarded will be nullified. McPartland ex pressed confidence that an agreement will be quickly reached. The School Board also opened bids on a new school bus. but tabled them pending acceptance of the budget Architect Robert Smith spoke with the Board about building construction and said. "Phase One is substan tially complete." Except for the Science R<x>m. the High School is "practically com plete." Smith finished his report to the Board when he said. "I'm just tickled to death with the whole project. Concerning the upcoming open house. June 27, the Board will tour the school with the Building Committee June 24 al 7:30 p.m. The Board will also hold an organizational meeting July 1 (or new Board members In other business, the Board authorized McPartland to look into advertising for a new liability insurance ar rangement. form an advisory committee to aid in the selection of banquet china, buy small kitchen equipment from the lowest bidder and enter into an auditing con tract with the IED of Malheur County. Finally, at the meeting's dose, a few Board members discussed the need to have closer contact with the educational programs at the schools. Board member Bill Schilling said they had been too busy with putting up new buildings to keep in contact with the different depart ments at the schools. The need for developing a system of review for teachers up for tenure was also discussed as the long meeting ended. conducted from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Eagles Hall. There is a drastic need for blood in the Teton flood area and dally drawings are being held in Boise. We are in the Boise District and our sup port is needed, according to Mane Wilson, chairman. Especially needed at this time are new or first time donors and young people who can become regular donors. All blood must be replaced when it is used. Persons who have been given blood should find donors to come and replace those units used. Due to rescheduling Nyssa has not had a drawing since last December, and this June drawing will be the only one until December 1976. This project is sponsored by the Malheur Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and is under the chairmanship of Mrs. Bob Wilson and Mrs. Ralph Lawrence. The ladies of the Catholic Church will be the hostess committee. WEATHER HUGE LAMINATED BEAMS were lowered into place on the auditorium Tuesday, as the new buildings rapidly take shape. School authorities invite all school district patrons to visit the beautiful new high school classroom building Sunday. June 27 for an Open House between 2 and 5 p.m Date Max. Mln. Prec. June 9 .13 80 49 June 10 .02 63 50 June II .16 73 51 June 12 71 50 June 13 6J 43 June 14 73 .18 June 15 80 40 June 16 46 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 6-16 ■’6 663,160 Acre Feet 6 |f> ’4 TO i". \ Dentist of the Year Dr. John W. Olsen of Nvssa was awarded as the OIC at Hagerman SUMMER JOURNALISM INTERNE at the Gate City Journal for this summer is Alan Abbey, graduate student at the University of Oregon SeNeol of Journalism Previous Journal summer replacements from the University are both successfully employed in journalism. Richard Sept at the Cottage Grove Sentinel and Merlin Mann at the Idaho Statesman in Boise. Alan's home is in Brooklyn. New York ¿«here he graduated from high school. He received his BA from the State University of New York in Albany, and he has been at Eugene for the past school year. He hopes to receive his MS in Journalism after this next year. Alan is finding the West much different than the environs of New York, but says that he has enjoyed his year in Western Oregon, and is looking forward to a summer in Eastern Oregon. He is being indoctrinated into cowboy life with his coverage of the Nyssa Nite Rodeo, and has plans to accompany some of the rockhounds on their hunts later in the summer. His experiences in New York include a stint as a taxicab driver in Manhattan, and he spent one summer as a camp counselor in the Catskills. This weekend he will accompany some friends to attend a wedding in Jackson Hole. Wyoming, and hopes to see some of the flood reins of Eastern Idaho as well as the scenery of that area on his trip. The Malheur County Bud get Board has balanced the proposed budget for fiscal year 1976-77 and will not have to ask for any additional tax above the 6 percent limitation. The original budget pre pared in early April of this year did not anticipate an additional $30.000 cash carry over. It is from additional funds generated by increased elinquent tax collections and alcoholic beverage fund ap portionment. Also added were funding through the stale for the County Child Support Enforcement pro gram receipts from the sale of livestock associated with a pending livestock theft case and elimination of a projected cost of feeding those animals in next year's budget. Local Students Earn Degrees More than 2.000 University of Oregon students were honored as candidates for degrees during the Univer sity's Spring Term com mcncement Sunday. June 13. Among the candidates were Linda Sue McMullen. BIARCH. Interior Archi tecture: Daniel Todd Garner BS. Political Science: and Sh.irlene Kido Desrochers, BA. Journalism, from Nyssa; and Sheila Rose Pratt. BS. Speech Pathology and Au diology. Adrian, the latter with honors In addition, latest esti mates show that the State Highwav apportionment will be approximately $53,000 more than the Board antici pated earlier this year. This increase in highway revenue going to counties is due to the change to two year vehicle registration. This increase might cause a decrease in next year's revenue which could cause serious budget problems next year. This money is limited to use in the road fund. In other business, salary negotiations with the county employes have been com pleted with employes sche duled to receive a $62 per month salary increase. De partment heads and supervi sory personnel will receive an 8 percent salary increase. Overall salary increases will be approximately 10 percent. The net result of the changes w ill allow the County to remain within the 6 percent limitation for at least one more year. Melvin Cottrell, assistant postmaster at Nyssa is now in Hagerman. Idaho as officer in-charge of the post office there. He will remain in Hagerman until a permanent postmaster is appointed. Cottrell started with the Nyssa post office in 1948 as a clerk, and was named assis tant postmaster in 1963. Harold Pook. Nyssa post master. said that after the Hagerman position is filled Cottrell will be transferred to some other job in the postal service Robert Church Devry Graduate Robert D. Church, a 1969 graduate of Nyssa High School, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering Te- chnololgy from the Devry Institute of Technology. Phoe nix. Arizona. His brother Kenneth, who graduated from Nyssa in 1971, received his Associate of Applied Science degree in Electronic Engineering Te- chology at the same time. He will graduate from Devy with a Bachelor Science degree next March. Both boys are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chuçoh. formerly of Nyssa, who now live in Ontario. Robert has taken a job with national Semi-Conductors in Sunnyvale. California. old. Steer stopping for local persons is also featured. These entrants, while they only pay a $10 entry fee (regular entrants pay $26) are included in the total of 245. The main events, which will be called by announcer Allen McGrath, Vale, are: bareback nding. saddle bronc nding. barrels bull dogging, calf roping and team roping. A rough esti mate Wednesday placed the purse for team roping at almost $700. Accompanying the rodeo, on the edge of the grounds is Zimmer's Rides. They ope ned today and will be here through Saturday. Admission to the Rodeo is $2.75 for adults. $1.25 for children 6-12. Children under five will be admitted free. This year's stock producer is the "Lazy SZ" Stock Company, owned by Vernon Hawkins of Weiser. Good stock and exceptional bulls are promised. As last year, the Rodeo is sponsored by the Owyhee Riding Club. Olsen Named Regional Cottrell Named Flood Victims Need Your Malheur County Budget Blood — Give June 22 Balanced For 1976-77 The next visit of the bloodmobile in Nyssa will be June 22. The drawing will be The summer band pro gram will begin on Monday. June 21, 1976 with regis tration at the Nyssa High School office at 8 a.m. Beginning band will meet from 8 to 9:30 a m. while Advanced Band will meet from 9:30 to 11 a m Monday through Fndav until July 16. 1976. The four-week session will include individual help, group musical selections, marching in the Vale 4th of July Parade and a concert on July 16 in the evening in South Park. The cost is $14.00 per student, with the music being supplied except for the First Division Band Method. Part 1 for be ginners. If you are interested but cannot attend the regis tration meeting, please call 372-2287 between 8 and 10 a.m. on June 21. for further information. This year's featured attrac tion is the "Bareback Riders of Boise Valley.” The group is comprised of young people from the ages of 7 to 18. They practice three nights a week in the summei*as well as care for and groom their horses. Youngsters from all back grounds have been welcomed into the group; those who could not afford horses on their own have been provided with horses and scholar ships for their care. The riders make their own uni forms, with their parents' help. Simple tack completes their outfits. Their nding style honors the American Indian. Drill master Wayne Steer has 25 years experience with teach ing horsemanship and nding skills. Sharon Schmitt is the group's queen. This year's Rodeo Queen is Deby Goodman. Vale. Prin cesses Patty Needham. On tario and Sue Olsen, Vale, round out the court. A special added attraction is the Junior Barréis, non card holders up to 15 years Dr. John W. Oteen Regional Dentist of the Year by the Oregon Academy of General Dentistry at a recent meeting in Portland. The Academy of General Dentistry award is given to those dentists who have given exceptional contribu tions to their community and profession. A graduate of the Univer sity of Oregon Dental School, he has been past president of the Eastern Oregon Dental Association and the Idaho Pioneer Dental Study Club. He currently serves as trustee of the Oregon State Dental Association and has received the American Aca demy of Dental Medicine Certificate of Merit Award. Dr. Olsen is a member of the American Dental Asso ciation. and the Oregon State Dental Association. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserve. FLAG WEEK PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the people of the United States of America are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of this great nanon, and WHEREAS the Congress of the United States has declared the twenty-one days from Flag Day through Independence Day as a period to honor America and conduct public gatherings and activities at which the people of the United State can celebrate and honor their country in an appropriate manner and WHEREAS the continuous display of the flag of the United States throughout this twenty-one-day period has been declared by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration to be a meaningful expression complementary to the common effort to insure a national commemoration touching the hearts and minds of all citizens. NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Nyssa join with other communities throughout the land in a Bicentennial 21-Day Hag Salute in which every citizen and every organization will be urged to fly the flag of the United States as a symbol of rededication to the principles upon which this nation was founded. NOW, THEREFORE. I. Donald Oldemeyer, Mayor of the City of Nyssa do hereby proclaim the period of June 14 through July 5 as Nyssa Flag Week and 1 urge all citizens of our town to fly their flag during this period. Drivers License Examinations The Oregon Motor Ve hicles Division Mobile Office will be in Nyssa to give drivers license examinations on July 21. August 18 and September I. The office will be open from 9 a m. to 4 p.m. each of those days, and will be parked al the City Library parkim ' ' FLAGS ARE FLYING IN Nyssa in response to the 21 day celebration ending July 5. This nationwide observance will climax the 200th hirthdav celebration. B<n Scouts put out the flags, with merchants bringing them in at night and putting them out each morning for the three-week period. Home flags are also flying, as they are tn every city in the United States.