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University Of Oregon Ä Ore. 97UC3 X X X X X NYSSA GAWÆlTY JOURNAL 70th Year 33rd Issu» The Sugar City Thursday, August 12, 1976 Nyssa, Oregon Senator Hatfield Thunderegg Capital 67th Annual Malheur County In Nyssa Saturday Plans are finalized for the visit of Senator Mark Hatfield to the county next Friday and Saturday. The Senator will arrive in Vale at 5:30 Friday night and will be at the city hall meeting room until 7 to discuss with area citizens any problems they may have. At 7:30 there will be a dinner at the East Side Cafe in Ontario sponsored by the Ontario Chamber of Com merce. This replaces the meeting scheduled at TVCC. Persons not wishing to attend the dinner can come later for the discussion period. Saturday, August 14, the Senator will be in Nysaa for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at the Twilight Cafe. This will be a no-host breakfast, and the public is invited to attend and discuss any issues of interest. Fair Starts Next Wednesday Library Book Commercial and exhibit space is at a premium at the 67th Annual Malheur County Fair which will get underway at 1 p.m.. Wednesday, August 18, according to Gordon Capps. Chairman of the Board. Capps said that space in the Commercial Building has been sold out for several weeks, and an increased number of pre registration entries have been received for the livestock and open class horse show. Outdoor display space is being assigned to a number of local and area firms. A carnival is scheduled for this year's fair with the Wolfson Amusement Com pany of Walla Walla, Wash ington bringing in a number of rides for all ages. Truck Schedule Adrian Sewer The Malheur County Li brary book truck will be in this area next week. The schedule is as follows: Aracfc, Monday, Augnat 16. 11 a.m. to noon. Jordan VaRey, Monde; •y. 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Adrian, Tuooday, Aug»* 17. 10 a.m. to noon. Owyhee JuncUoa, Monday 1:30 to 3 00 p.m. Bids Opened ¡T»*f R leb's Food land Has Break-In Nyssa police officers <u> covered a break in at Rieb's Foodland at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday. August 10. Entry was made through a rear window and items stolen included several wrist wat ches and a large quantity of cigarettes The thieves have not been apprehended Fonda Named Legal Counselor Steve Fonda. Nyssa at torney, has been appointed as the City of Nyssa Legal Counselor by the City Council at their regular meeting Tuesday evening. He will work under a retainer con tract on a yearly basis. City Manager Henry Schneider said that Fonda, a partner in the law firm of Henigson, Stunz and Fonda, has worked with retiring City Attorney Hal Henigson for many years in city matters, and is familiar with the legal problems of the city. 15’ Per Copy WESTERN SINGERS will be featured attractions at the Malheur County Fair next week. Western star LeRoy Van Dyke. left, will appear in two performances Thursday. August i 19; and well-known western singer Ira Allen will appear twice on Friday. August 20. Performances are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on both days. School Board Hears Reports At Meeting Monday evening was re port night for the Nyssa School District board of directors, meeting for their regular August meeting. First on the agenda was Science teacher Gary Thomp son and student Michelle Sadamon. who reported on the trip to lhe Oregon Coast and California taken by the Science Club in June. Twenty three students and six chaperones made the nine- day trip of approximately 2.000 miles. The trip cost almost $2.000. with the students each contributing $50. The balance of the money was earned in various projects The group traveled down the Oregon Coaat, and collected rocks and spec! mens, then on to San Francisco where they visited the California Academy of Science, which has a very large aquarium. They also stopped at Moffitt Air Force Base where they saw two of the rockets used in the NASA space program. Next was a report by Band Leader Ralph Werner, who reported on the trip to Disneyland taken by the high school band in June. Werner told the board that 72 band members and eight cha perones made the trip. The students earned $6.400. and Registration Set For New First Graders Registration for this schqpl year's new first graders has been set for Friday. August 20. at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held in the Primary building of the Nyssa schools Parents should remember to bring the child's birth certificate. The physical exa mination should be com pleted and the golden-rod sheet sent to the County Health Office. Please note: Oregon Law provides that every child aged 5 • 14 years 1200 FEET OF SEWER UNE was cleaned of silt earlier this week between the railroad tracks and the Nyssa sewer treatment plant. Shown above is the City of Ontario machine and operator, with Dean Winchester and Steve Marez helping. This 16" line was three-fourths full of sill, leaving only 4 to 5 inches of freeboard to entering Oregon Public. Pri vate or Parochial Schools must present evidence of that his or her immunizations are complete and up to date. School insurance is available at a cost of $3.50 for the year. Primary A Elemenlarv Supply Ust for 1976-77 FIRST GRADEi 4 «2 pencils. 2 Pink Pearl erasers. 1 box 8 count crayons. I large bottle Elmer's glue. I box accommodate the flow of sewage. This machine broke up the settlings by hydraulic jet action, which were then flushed in the Parshall flume and disposed of. City Manager Henry Schneider said that this work was done through cooperative agreement between the cities of Nyssa and Ontario each contributed $25 to cover expenditures. The students were housed 111 college dorms al Los Angeles, and in addition to participating in the Disney land parade and spending an afternoon and evening there, the band visited Universal Studios and Magic Mountain Werner said the trip was a great success, with no problems. High School Principal Gene Chester explained the high school policy on grade requirements for athletics. Chester said that they have used the Oregon State Athletic Association require ments. which requires that a student make passing marks in four full subjects to be eligible for participation in sports. The principal told the board that most of the athletes are also good stu- dents and only a small number are just barely getting by. He said that kleenex. tennis shoes, sleep ing mat (Towel, rug). SECOND GRADEi 4 »2 pencils. 2-¥t” ruled writing tablets. 2 Pink Pearl erasers. 1 box 16 count crayons. 1 large bottle Elmer's glue, ruler with inches A metric. I box kleenex. tennis shoes. THIRD GRADEi 4 pencils 3 regular-lined spiral note books. 2 Pink Pearl erasers. 1 box 16 count crayons. 1 large bottle Elmer's glue. 1 wood en ruler with inches A metric. 1 box kleenex. tennis shoes, pair shorts for girls. FOURTH GRADEi 4 pen cils. 3 wide-lined spiral notebooks, 2 Pink Pearl erasers. 1 box 16 count crayons, I large bottle Elmer's glue. 1 wooden ruler with inches A metric, tennis shoes, pair shorts for girls. FIFTH GRADEi 2 pencils, red checking pencil. 2 wide- lined spiral notebooks, wide- lined loose leaf notebook paper, eraser, colored pencils or crayons, I large bottle Elmer's glue, ruler with inches A metric, tennis shoes, pair shorts for girls. SIXTH GRADEi 2 pencils, red checking pencil, ball point pen (blue or black), 2 wide-lined spiral notebooks, wide-lined notebook paper, eraser (ink A pencil type), colored pencils, crayons, I large bottle Elmer's glue, ruler with inches A metric, tennis shoes, pair shorts for girls. Prang water colors. sports keep some students in school, and all must be passing in six full subjects to graduate Chester gave each board member a copy of the new Student Code which the student council wrote last spring, He said that the students are behind the code, and intend to see that it is enforced. Board members discussed vandalism, and concern for missing property from the school lockers. Both Chester and Dan Martin, junior high principal, thought that this would be less of a problem this year. The high school has all new lockers, with locks. The junior high lockers are being worked over, and there will be plenty of locks to go around with fewer students in that building School principals are back on the job. as are the secretaries and librarians, in preparation for the opening of school on August 30. The remainder of the long meeting was devoted to discussion of the new build ing construction with Archi tect Bob Smith. Only minor details are necessary to finish before the high school classroom building is com pleted. and all other build ings are on schedule. The Adnan City Council opened bids on the construc tion of the sewer system Thursday evening, with Gell Shunn of Ontario the appa rent low bidder at $322,798. The engineer's estimate was $369,472. Other bidders were Galey Construction Company of Boise with a bid of $371,430; and Valley Utility of Jerome with a bid of $336.875. The bids were taken under advisement by the council, and they will meet with Don Fraser from the State FHA office. Portland, on Wednes day evening. At stake are grants and loans from the Federal government to fi nance the project, with the bond issue money to repay the loans. The council aticipates the awarding of a contract within the next 60 days. (See Engineer’s drawing on Page Eight). Dance Team To Perform A group of "Order of the Arrow" Indian dancers from Boise, Idaho will perform Tuesday evening. August 17 at 8:45 in the Eagles Hall. All members of the Aerie Auxi liary. their families and friends are invited to attend. The "Order of the Arrow” members are a select group of Boy Scouts who are out standing in outdoor cooking and camping, lhe boys do fancy authentic Indian danc ing in full costume. They have competed in State and Regional conclaves and com petitions. We feel this is an outstand ing group and well worth your time to see this colorful program. It is being spon sored by the Eagles Auxiliary free of charge. THE LIONS CLl'B BARBECUE last Thursday evening was again one of the highlights of Thunderegg Days. Over 600 persons were ted in South Park, with visitors and townspeople Top western star LeRoy Van Dyke will give two performances on Thursday. August 19; and Ira Allen, well-known western singer will be at the Fair on Friday the 20th. Performances are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. each day. "The Oregon Show:’’ a presentation by drama stu dents from Oregon State University will be given on Wednesday, the 18th at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. This group will present a show for the entire family. It is under the auspices of the American Revolution Bicentennial Com mission of Oregon, the Oregon Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Gospel Concern Satur day evening at 7:30 will feature ‘ 'The Bright To- morrow," a trio from Spo- kane, Washington. A full judging schedule for Open Class. 4-H and FFA Classes is scheduled The Open Class Horse Show will be held Saturday starting at 8 a.m. with events in front of the grandstand and surrounding area. A record number of horses and contestants are expected for this second annual Mal heur County Open Class Horse Show. Boulevard Grange and Ontario Heights Grange will man the large food conces sions, and additional food booths will be sponsored by the Emblem Club, Lions, V.F.W., National Guard Re serve. Malheur Dairy Wives. 4-H Advisory Council, Mal heur Home Extension Wo men and the Baptist Young People. Mexican food will be served by Elodia Salazar of Ontario, and the Carmel Corn booth will again be at the Fair. The local Midway will have games booths by the Optimists. Kiwanis, and Jay- cees. Admission charge will be $1.25 for each individual six years of age and over and buttons will again be sold at the gates by the Ontario Lions. A special ticket will be given along with each button this year which will entitle the bearer to attend the entertainment. This will limit attendance to either the 2:30 or 7:30 performance of both the Ira Allen Show and the LeRoy Van Dyke Show. Both the ticket and button will cost only $1.25 for the four-day event, and the purchaser is entitled to see all the enter tainment and events spon sored by the Board. School Levy Passes, Hospital Goes Down Malheur County voters approved three school district levies, and turned down the Malheur Memorial Hospital levy at the polls Tuesday. Nyssa school district pat rons approved a levy of $104.954 outside the 6% limitation by a vote of 371 yes to 340 against. This levy had been reduced $100.455 from the proposed budget that was defeated in June. Kenneth Vandewall EOSC Summer Grad Oregon Republican Sena tor Mark Hatfield will ad dress 48 Eastern Oregon State College Summer Gra duates during a Graduation Breakfast at 9:30 a.m., Friday. August 13. in Hoke College Center. La Grande. In addition to Senator Hat- field's remarks. State Board of Higher Education Board Member Betty Feves of Pendleton will represent the Board. Senator Hatfield will be in La Grande to meet with Republican leaders at an earlier 7:30 a.m. breakfast in Hoke. Kenneth Vandewall. Nyssa will receive an Associate In Science degree in Business Economics. Adrian voters approved a serial levy to purchase eight acres adjacent to the school for future expansion. This amount was $20.250. and the vote was a narrow 104 ves and 95 no. Vale Union High School patrons approved their levy of $98.197 outside the 6% limitation by a rwo-to-one margin, with 269 in favor and 123 opposing. This budget was $10.000 less than the one turned down in June. The Malheur Memorial Hospital District levy of $203.845 outside the 6% limitation was turned down by district voters. 482 to 381. Nyssa voters disapproved the levy 401 to 317, and Adrian voters, by about the same percentage, voted 81 no to 64 yes. WEATHER Min. Pre Max. Date 55 85 Aug. 3 57 76 Aug. 4 54 82 Aug. 5 86 52 « Aug. 6 76 52 Aug. 7 57 76 Aug. 8 79 50 Aug. 9 85 50 Aug. 10 56 Aug. 11 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 8-11-76 518.990 Acre Feet 8-11-75 617.560 Acre Feet enjoying together the pit-cooked beef, corn and baked potatoes.