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70th Year
29th Issue
JOURNAL
The Sugar City
Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, July 15, 1976
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Congratulations to Shan
Moss, our new Miss Oregon.
Your hometown Is most
proud of you Shan. This
pretty and talented young
woman will be a most
gracious representative for
the State of Oregon. She has
worked hard, and probably
sacrificed more than we can
Imagine to attain her goal.
Wa, her townspeople, should
help give her a big hometown
welcome when she returns to
Nyssa July 24.
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Raggedy Ann's Pad will be
no more as of August 1. Due
to legal entanglement the
name had to be changed.
Julie Sillonis, 10. of Big Bend
picked the winning name.
"Kid's Kloset” and the new
sign will go up soon.
Everything will be the same,
except Raggedy Ann will
have to find a new pad.
ess
Nyssa can boast the
opening or upcoming ope­
ning of four new businesses.
Simpson Enterprises, repair­
ing. welding and manufac­
turing at 711 Park (see story)
are now open for business
Lees, who will specialize in
alternators, generators and
starters is fixing up the
building on South 1st Street
and will be open for business
soon. Completely new to our
area. Is the business of
building canoes, "River Run­
ner" the Rolls Royce of
Canoes. The Stotler Brothers
arc in the process of opening
up the old Palmer Equipment
building, and will manufac­
ture canoes for this area and
will be wholesale dealers to
other areas. The "El Som­
brero Cafe" which has been
vacant for a while, is now
open for business with a new
name, "Mexico Lindo." Mr.
and Mrs. Monroe Dudley arc
the new owner operators
Hear the food is pood.
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Summer time peace seems
to have arrived this week as
the town seems pretty quiet.
There is much bustling being
done behind the scenes
though, as many of the "rock
people" are working to set
the annual Thunderegg Days
in motion. Thunderegg Days
will be the first week in
August so make plans now to
attend the Lions Club bar­
becue, the exhibits, the
Methodist L hurch ice cream
social and all the
many
things that make this occa­
sion successful. It is a fun
time, and you always see
many people that you haven't
visited with for a long time.
A Nyssa girl did it again!
Miss Malheur County,
Shan Moss, was crowned
Miss Oregon at the con­
clusion of the three-day
pageant at Seaside Saturday
night.
Shan is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Moss,
Nyssa, and a 1973 graduate
of Nyssa High School. She
has attended TVCC one year,
and attended Brigham Young
University at Provo, Utah last
year. She will now be busy
representing the people of
Oregon at the Miss America
pageant at Atlantic City, New
Jersey in September, and will
represent the State of Oregon
as official hostess at func­
tions throughout the coming
year.
Runnerups in the contest
included Janice Hayes. 19,
Miss Douglas County; Be­
verly Hutchinson. 21, Miss
East Clackamas County; Amy
White, 18, Miss Multnomah
County; and Kathy Palnick,
18, Miss Salem.
Miss M oss was second
runner-up in the pageant two
years ago when she first
represented Malheur County
This year she won the talent
contest on Thursday night,
playing a flute solo. Talent
counts 50%. swim suit
competition 25%, and per­
sonality and interviews count
for the other 25%.
Nancy Jackson was the
first Nyssa girl to be Miss
Oregon, winning the title two
years ago. She was Miss
Council Gets Going on
Curb, Gutter Ordinance
Right now anybody putting
up a new house in Nyssa does
not have to put in a curb and
gutter—but that won't last
for long. At Tuesday's City
Council meeting they made a
recommendation that all new
houses in Nyssa have curbs
and gutters.
The Council directed City
Manager Henry Schneider to
research and develop an
ordinance declaring that cu­
rbs and gutters be put in.
The question was brought
up by Jack Piltz after
Schneider produced a re­
quest from a Nyssan to put a
sidewalk on his street.
Schneider asked for a ruling
because there is no sidewalk
policy While city ordinances
declare that a person must
keep his sidewalk in good
condition, none exists to
require a person to put one
in.
The policy developed was
that when a person decides to
build a sidewalk it must be a
minimum of 40 inches wide
and all others on the block
who put in sidewalks must
follow the precedent of the
first.
In other action, the Council
unanimously approved the
annexation of the Sparka and
Baker Trailer Court into the
Nyssa City limits.
The Counci also okayed a
countywide agreement to
keep Atherton's Kennels as
the dog pound for Nyssa, and
RACOM as the maintenance
company for all city radio
equipment. RACOM has an
agreement with Malheur and
Harney Counties as well as
all the cities within these
areas.
S and S Disposal will
continue as the trash hauler
for the city. The Council
accepted Its offer of free
trash service.
The Council also renewed
the licenses of the Arrowhead
Motel, Chet's Motel, Star
Hotel and Oregon Gate
cabins.
Finally the Council voted to
correct a mistake on the city
zoning map and return plots,
which had been incorrectly
listed as single residence
dwellings, to their correct
classification as available for
multi-family dwellings. The
plots, owned by Wayne
Moncur, would be listed as
commercially zoned.
Elver Nielsen Named
Adrian Board Chairman
Elver Nielsen was elected
to serve as board chairman
for the Adrian School District
No. 61 at their regular
meeting last Thursday eve­
ning. succeeding Emery Ca­
meron. Dick Bennett was
named vice chairman.
NEW MANAGER OF THE MAW Store in Nyssa is Hank
Moody of Boise, succeeding the Iste George Patterson. He
has been with M 4 W for three years.
Moody was previously with Albertsons in Caldwell for 13
years, and with that store chain in Seattle before that. He is
originally from Caldwell, and graduated from high school
there. He served in the U. S. Air Force during World War 11.
He and his wife Irene have one son. Michael, who Is a
professor at the University of Idaho in Moscow. They are
making plans to move to Nyssa after they dispose of their
home In Boise. He is a member of the American Legion and
the Elks.
Moody said that MAW has a fine store in Nyssa, the
people here have been very friendly to him, and he and his
wife look forward to living in Nyssa and becoming part of the
community.
Superintendent Bob Hepp­
ner reported on the Title IX
program, with Mrs. Phelps
as the coordinator (see legal
notice elsewhere). Heppner
also said that he will be in his
office week-days from 8 to 4.
and will be available to
discuss any concerns of
school district patrons.
The custodial staff is busy
with several projects around
the schools, including re­
modeling of the boys and
girls restrooms in the high
school, insulate heat pipes in
the elementary building, fix
doors and locks and replace
windows in the Ag shop,
replace gym lights in the
elementary, panel and put in
false ceilings and carpet in
new secondary reading room,
and replace thermostats in
the library and English rooms
of the high school.
Adrian schools will com­
mence the fall term on
September 7, and several
other dates were set, includ­
ing a potluck picnic for all
school personnel on Sep­
tember t. The August board
meeting will be on August
10. instead of the 12th, and
the serial levy election will be
on August 10.
In other business the board
accepted the resignation of
third grade teacher Alan
Yamasaki, authorized the
superintendent to advertise a
bus for sal?.
WEATHER
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min.
date
July 7
96
62
July 8
93
63
July 9
91
64
July 10 93
62
July 11 94
64
July 12 82
52
July 13 86
52
July 14
55
Owyhee Reservoir Storage
7 14-76 587,450 Acre Feet
7-14-75 699,080 Acre Feet
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Thunderegg Capital
15’ Per Copy
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Miss Oregon, Shan Moss
Shan Moss Crowned Miss
By Pai Savage
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Rogue River while attending
Southern Oregon State Col­
lege at Ashland. Nancy Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mn.
Wilton Jackson, and now
graduated from SOSC.
In winning the Miao
Oregon title, Shan receives •
scholarship of $1,300 and «riB
win a guaranteed $75B
scholarship from the Miao
America pageant. She wfl
also receive a $1,500 mink
jacket, a chest of costuana
jewelry, and a swim suit and
other sports wear froa
Jantzen in Portland.
Kerry Iseri, chairman af
the Miss Malheur contest fer
the Ontario Jaycees, and hfe
wife Patty were official
chaperones for Miss Moea at
Seaside They said that osae
of the Portland televiston
stations televised
the pa­
geant. and the video tape wto
be available to show locneg
after Shan returns home on
July 24. Preliminary plana
are now being made to rains
money to help finance Shan’t
trip to Atlantic City, and for
the Miss Malheur pageant to
be staged later.
In the meantime. Shan to
under the jurisdiction of the
Miss Oregon Pageant offi­
cials, and will remain to
Seaside until July 24. There
she will learn what to
expected of her in the Mina
America pageant, and wfll
undergo lessons in point,
personality, and with improv­
ing her skills for her talent
presentation, according to
Iseri.
Library Book
Truck Schedule
The library book trncfc
schedule for the Malheur
County Library next week to
as follows:
Azeck, Monday, July IB.
11 to 12 a.m.
Jordan VaBey, Monday,
1:30 to 3 p.m.
Adrtan, Toooday, July M,
10 to 12 a.m.
Owyhee Jeactioa, Tneeday
1:30 to 3 p.m.
Dick Hart Named
Western Bank Manager
Dick Hart has been ap­
pointed Manager of Western
Bank's Treasure Valley Bra­
nch in Ontario replacing
George Fenstemacher who
recently resigned The an-
nouncement was made by
Charles Tresidder. President
of Western Bank.
Mr. Hart began his bank
ing career in his hometown of
Nyssa with First National
Bank of Oregon and joined
Western Bank in 1973 as
Manager of its Baker Branch
with the subsequent re-
assignment to the Bend
Branch in August of 1974.
Mr. Hart graduated from
Nyssa High School and
attended the Oregon Tech­
nical Institute in Klamath
Falls. He is active in many
community organizations and
in 1970 was the recipient of
the Jaycees Distinguished
Service Award.
Mr. Hart and his wife Lee
have two sons and one
daughter and will be moving
to the Ontario area in the
near future.
School Board Takes
‘Jaws ’ From Library
The Nyssa School Board
voted not to accept the
recommendation of the Li­
brary Book Selection Com
mittee on the book, Jaws,
Monday.
While the committee voted
to keep the book, the Board
voted to remove it from the
library shelves.
In other business in the
crowded session they passed
a short-term borrowing reso­
lution with the First National
Bank. The First National
Bank is this year's deposi
tory; the board changes the
depository every year.
A committee to study
purchase of banquet china for
the schools was formed.
Adriana Kunkel chairs the
five person committee, which
includes Mrs. Mary Takami,
Marge Jackson, Jeanetta
Gamer and School Board
Chairman Bill Schilling.
The Board accepted all the
colors of tiling for the
cafeteria and Multipurpose
Room as proposed by archi­
tect Martin Hasegawa.
Finally, the Nyssa School
voted
final approval over
payment for the new high
school roof, a fixture they
want to last 20 years and be
bondable.
Stunz to Run Panels
AtOSBA Workshop
Nyssa attorney Gene Stunz
will take part in a number of
workshops at the upcoming
Oregon School Boards Asso­
ciation training workshop for
newly elected school board
members and chairmen.
Stunz, a member of the
Nyssa school board, is second
vice-president of the state­
wide group and will conduct
sessions at the July J 7-18
conference in Beaverton.
He will be on a panel
entitled. "The Alphabet You
Need
To Know," which
deals with the OSBA, NSBA
(National School
Boards
Association) and others.
Stunz will also preside over
a panel for Board chairmen
entitled, "You are in Charge.”
He will run another panel for
board chairmen and superin­
tendents as well as a
luncheon.
Budget Board Discusses 80G in
Proposed School Levy Cuts
Proposed budget cuts by
W. L. McPartland. school
superintendent totaling nea­
rly $80,000 were the only
topic of discussion at last
week's School Budget Board
meeting.
No recommendations were
accepted yet, as Board
members were unsure if cuts
could be made without
cutting services.
The major contention point
was a suggestion that the
purchase of a new school bus
be delayed for another year.
Not buying the bus would
save approximately $16.500
and buying the bus would
add about $18.000 due to
taxes. Former Nyssa School
Board Chairman Mark Hart­
ley asked. "Is the bus the
place to cut?"
Eventually, the Board me-
mbers decided that if the
buses were adequate they
would slash the bus appro­
priation from the budget. If
not. they would have to buy a
new one. However, no one at
the meeting knew for sure
how good the buses were.
Joel Mitchell questioned
whether Merildean Robbins,
who is responsible for bus
maintenance, had done eno­
ugh "preventive main­
tenance.” that is, upkeep.
The Board finally decided
to call on Robbins and
question him before deciding
whether to cut the bus
purchase.
The other proposed budget
cuts, none of which were
voted on, include a $9000
savings from deferring the
payment of a few summer
teacher salaries until 1977,
$5000 in furniture, and
$5.500 in roofing which was
paid for out of last year's
budget. The estimated carry­
over of $40.000 from the
1975-?6 budget rounded out
the total proposed savings to
about $79.000 The carry­
over is ctually $20.000 gained
when the bus garage was
scrapped
and
another
$20.000 in tax refunds which
had not been received by the
time the first budget was
developed.
Interestingly enough, a
few board members brought
up the question of how an
$80.000 budget cut would
look to the public. This was
countered by a few members,
including Joel Mitchell and
Gene Stunz. who said.
"We’ve got to cut it (the
budget) the most we think
we can cut it.”
Stunz also questioned the
purchase of the Sherwood
property near the schools. All
agreed it was a good piece of
land available at an excellent
price. According to a few
board members no voters
with whom they had spoken
were against its purchase.
However. Stunz asked.
"What do we need it for?”
School Board Chairman
Bill Schilling answered that
the school needs a new track
and that it might soon need a
new baseball field. Again, no
action, was taken on its
purchase.
At the meeting's opening
Harvey Wilmot was elected
chairman and Don Bullard
vice chairman of the Budget
Board.
THE NYSSA LIONS CLUB has installed a new sign in Lions
Park, shown here with Lions President Dick Martin. The sign
was made by W. L. McPartland with help from Don Young.
Formerly the swimming pool park, the name was changed
to Lions Park about one year ago. Since then the Lions Club
has fenced a childrens area, and playground equipment will
be installed as projects in the near future. Swing sets are
being built now, and will be installed in the next two weeks.