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aniveraiLy of Oregon Library Eugene, Ore. 77403 X X X X X JOURNAL NYSSA The 70th Year 36th Issue Sugar City Nyssa, Oregon Shriners Plan College Interne Busy In Nyssa Annual Auction by PmSroeo Kids going to school, harvest in hill swing, canning, freezing and a million other things to do. seems to be keeping everyone busy The weather haa warmed up a little, especially by afternoon but the tang of fail ia in the air. It feels like football weather doesn't it? Sure hope you're planning to attend the first football game of the season. It’s at Ontario Friday night, and I know the Bulldogs will appreciate the cheering and support of their hometown. e e e 134 persons were in terested in knowing what their blood pressure was and attended the Heart Saver Mobile testing and education unit in Nyssa last week. Mrs. Jane Fonda RN. reported that wtnr people who had blood pressure problems were found and advised to who knew they had high dkxmj ptVMurc ana »imply wanted it checked, white for the first time, to see if they were all right. This van to a worthwhile community service project and Mrs. Fonda wishes to thank everyone who took the time to participate and the other nurses and women who helped • • • Weeds grow all summer, but never look so bad as thev do right now Our city has always had the problem of weeds They grow every- where, and many people don't seem to care. Dehlin Erickson must be one who does cate, because he has launched war on weeds on his property on North Main Street. They have pulled, mowed, bladed and graveled and sprayed. He says it is an unending battle, and hopes it looks better It does look much better, in fact. I think it looks great. I am sure the removal of weeds anywhere is a big improvement and much appreciated Thanks Dehlin foe the weed control e e • There is good news for little league baseball players. The ball field at the South Park has been worked and leveled by city crews and seeded with grass. This should make an excellent playing field next spring. The only drawback now. is to keep everyone off the field while the grass is growing Let’s stay off the field now so we can enjoy playing on a good field next spring. This has been done to make things better for our community, so everyone take your share of responsibility, and holler at anyone you see on this ball field A friendly reminder never hurts anyone. • • • Have a good safe Labor Day Weekend, Drive with care. Snake River Shriners ga thered at Parma Monday evening for their annual steak fry and distribution of material to Shriners to gather merchandise for the annual Shrine Benefit Auction Ace Uoyd. auction chair man, said that the auction on Sunday. September 26, starts at I p.m. in Girvin Hall at the Ontario fairgrounds Lloyd pointed out that the acution started with a very small beginning thirteen years ago. It reached a "high" last year, "exceeding our expectations." Last year’s auction produced about $12.000. The cash donation and auction proceeds go to support Shriner's Hospitals for crippled children in Portland and Sait Lake City. A caravan of Shriners leaves for Portland October 22 and the Sait Lake City group will leave sometime in February. Uoyd said that letters will be going out to everyone who contributed last year or in previous years. Shriners will be calling on businesses and others in Ontario, Payette, Fruitland, New Plymouth, Parma, Wiser. Vale, Nyssa and Adrian to ensure dona tions for this year's fund raiser. 1 ta NEW TEACHERS AND AIDES in the Nyssa schools are pictured. They are Barry Cotterill. kneeling. Junior High Social Studies and Journalism. Standing, from left, are Nancy Van Dinter, High School Librarian; Martha Vasquez, student Attends Academy Steve Anderson of the Nyssa Police Department, will leave Sunday for the Oregon Police Academy at Oregon College of Education at Monmouth. He will be involved in seven weeks of training. This training is a required course for all Oregon policemen within the first year of service. Anderson joined the depart ment October 15. 1975 as a patrolman and had served six months prior to that as a dispatcher. rious treatment facilities and approaches in the Minneapo lis. Minnesota, area. Both women have attended the Johnson Institute Training School for Chemical Depen dency in Minneapolis Film and print materials from Malheur County Coun cil on Alcohol and Drug problems; Alcoholics Anony mous; The Johnson Insti tute, and several other agencies will be used during the four three-hour sessions. The discussions will focus not only on problems and treat ment of the alcoholic, but on the problems of the alco holic's family and friends as well The program will be presented in Room 10. Weese Bldg from 7 10 to 10:30 p m. on September 9. 14. 16 and 21. Those interested in attending are urged to pre-register. Fur ther information may be obtained by calling 889- 6493, Extension 31. BYU Lists Local Grad Scott Engstrom of Nyssa was among the 2,012 stu dents who received diplomas at the summer convocation of the 101st commencement August IJ at Brigham Young University. The son of Mr. and Mrs Don Engstrom. Scott re ceived his bachelor degree. TVCC Offers Introduction To Literature TVCC will offer "Introduc tion to Literature" at Nyssa Senior High School begin- ning. Monday. September 13 at 7 p.m. The fail quarter empha sizes literature of the Ame rican 20's and JO's. winter quarter deals with drama, and spring quarter presents poetry. Tuition is S3J each quarter. Instructor for the course is Clyde T. Swisher. Regts- tration will be conducted at the opening meeting. Further information is available from Swisher who can be reached at the high school, phone 372-2287. Nyssa Girl On EOSC Honor Roll ■ .au—M k i .. a L • .J i CITY STREETS WERE SEALED and a wearing coat of fine gravel was applied last week by Nyssa Rural Road District crews under the direction of foreman Bob Haney. Here they are shown on Good Avenue, which was tesurfaced between 2nd and 6th Streets. Other streets resurfaced were 1st Street adjacent to Farmer* Feed A Seed; 3rd Street, King to Commercial; 5th Street, Park to Emison; 9th Street. King to Thompson; anil Bower Avenue. 1st to 7th Streets. City Manager Henry Schneider said the cost to the city was approximately $9.MX/. interne; Suzie Mejia, 1st grade; Shannon Sadamori, Elementary and Junior High P.E. and high school gymnastics and tennis; Pam James. Vo-Ag aide for six weeks; and Carolyn Gould, Junior High Mathematics. Typing and Health. CB Radio Towers Pose Safety Problem On Alcoholism Nyssa Officer JA Mark Seivert A student at California Polytechnic Institute at San Luis Obispo. California is having a busy summer in Nyssa as an interne, and is earning college credits as well as money during the period from July to De cember. when he will return to Cal Poly. He is Mark Seivert. and is working for Farmers Feed Sc Seed, dealers for Loomix Liquid Feed Supplement. He TVCC Offers Forum Alcoholism. a disease which affects an estimated ten million American families will be the subject of a senes of discussions beginning Thursday, September 9 at Treasure Valley Community College. The program is sponsored by TVCC and Joti Dana. Inc., a private, non profit organization concerned with alcohol-related prob lems. There is no fee. and the sessions are open to the public. Coordinators of the presen tation are Marjory Daly. Idaho Region III Substance Abuse Counselor, and Velma Koibaba. Administrative Counselor for Joti Dana. Daly, who also serves as a director-consultant to Joti Dana, recently explored va- 15* Per Copy Thursday ^Septem ber 2, 1976_____ TTiunderegg Capital Sharmon Sadamori of Nyssa was among those who were named to the Summer School Honor Roll at Eastern Oregon State College at La Grande with a perfect 4.0 grade. Sharmon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Sada mori. was a graduate student this summer, and will teach in the Nyssa Schools this vear. Mln. Date Max. 54 Aug. 25 89 48 .36 Aug 26 70 44 Aug. 27 77 43 Aug. 28 84 48 Aug 29 88 54 Aug 30 91 Aug JI 92 53 Sept. 1 53 Owyhee Reservoir Storage 9-1-76 471.920 Acre Feel 9-1-75 567.080 acre Feci Idaho Power Company's safety director Wednesday urged citizen band radio operators to use "extreme care and common sense" in locating and constructing •4sase-statioa antenna towers. A. G. Blair said a poorly placed tower recently was responsible for damage to an operator's equipment when high winds toppled the tower onto a power line. In addition, the director pointed out. electric service was interrupted to a number of customers. Blair cited the basic rule for locating base-station an tennas. "Erect towers out of falling distance of power lines." • Other tips to operators provided by Blair included starting a tower project with an adequate foundation to prevent the tower from toppling over. Towers also should be properly grounded, so that a lightning strike will not send a power surge back into the broadcasting unit. "Guy wires are an absolute must fore free-standing to wers over 40 feet," Blair said, "to help support the structure and reduce metal fatigue. The guy wires should be pre-stretched to tighten the strands and prevent swaying. Blair said in summing up his safety advice to operators “They should be sure to 'look up and look out' for any obstructions before erecting a CB tower and antenna." Growers Amend Marketing Order Onion growers in Idaho and in Malheur County. Oregon, have voted to amend the federal marketing order which regulates the handling of their crop, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced. The amendment, which becomes effective September I. 1976. adds production research authority to the existing marketing research and development authority, and allows the onion com mittee to accept voluntary contributions for such pro jects. Allan E. Henry, field representative with USDA's Agricultural Marketing Ser vice (AMS) in Portland, said 88 percent of the growers voting in the July 30 - Aug. 9 referendum favored the Adrian School Lists Supplies The grade school supply list at the Adrian School is as follows; Kindergarten. Grades 1 and 2: pink eraser, metric ruler, large bottle of Elmer's glue. 6 pencils-No. 2. big box of kleenex. crayons (kinder garten box of 8 only) watercolors paint sets (gra des I and 2 only) paint shirt. Hea.se have names or initials on each article. Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6th.: 2-pencils. No. 2. white, wide lined paper, small Elmer's glue. 1-foot metric ruler, crayons and pink pearl eraser. amendment. These growers accounted for 94 percent of the production voted. The amended companion market ing agreement was signed by handlers of more than 50 percent of the total market ings of onions. The amendment is based on evidence received at a public hearing in Parma. Idaho, in April. It was proposed by the Idaho-Eas tern Oregon Onion Com mittee. which recommends to the Secretary of Agriculture regulations to apply under the marketing order. is paid jointly by the two firms, and this is part of a program sponsored by Loo mix throughout their trade area. Mark faces a busy season ahead, where he will be working with fanners on their feeding programs. Mark is a native Cali fornian, and his home is at Belmont, south of San Fran cisco. His father teaches in the East Palo Aho Junior High School. He has one brother and three sisters, and says he has always been active in 4-H activities with a keen interest in animals. After he completes his Agriculture studies at Cal Poly, Mark plans to attend graduate school in Animal Nutrition, possibly at Oregon State University. Mark is living in Parma while he is here, and says that he likes the area and people very much. He hopes to become better acquainted with many farmers before be leaves at the end of the year. Nyssa Schools Adopt Milk Policy Nyssa School District No. 26 today announced its policy for free meals and free milk and reduced-price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals and milk served under the National School Lunch and Special Milk Programs Local school officials have adopted the following family size income criteria for determining eligibility. INCOME LEVELS Fa Free Mente Reduced mily Price Sise Free Milk Meals $ 3,680 $ 5.730 1 4.830 7.530 2 9.320 3 5,980 7,130 4 11,110 5 8.190 12.770 14.410 6 9.240 7 10,200 15.910 11,150 17.390 8 18.740 9 12,010 20.090 10 12.870 21.430 13.730 11 14.590 12 22.770 Each Additional Family Member: 860 1,340 a Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free meals 4 free milk and reduced-price meals. In addition, families not meet ing these criteria but with other unusual expenses due to unusually high medical expenses, shelter costs in excess of JO per cent of income, special education expenses due to the mental or physical condition of a child, and disaster or ca sualty losses, are urged to apply. Application forms are be ing sent to all homes in a letter to parents. Additional copies are available at the principal's office in each school. The information pro vided on the application is confidential and wall be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility. Ap plications may be submitted at any time during the year. In certain cases foster children are also eligible for these benefits. If a family has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for such meals and milk for them, it should contact the school. Under the provisions of the policy, the principals of each school will review applica tions and determine eligi bility. If a parent is dis satisfied with the ruling of the official, be may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. If he washes to make a formal appeal, be may make a request either orally or in writing to the hearing official: Superinten dent W. L. McPartland. Ad ministration Office. Primary Building. Nyssa. Oregon, 372-2275, for a hearing to appeal the decision. The policy contains an outline of the hearing procedure. If a family member becomes unemployed or if family size changes, the family should contact the school to file a new appli- cation Such changes may make the children of the family eligible for additional benefits. In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race. sex. color or national origin. Each school and the office of the superintendent haa a copy of the complete policy which may be reviewed by any interested party. ‘ As J * < Ml * r a 11 ta V F * F < SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND TOWNS- people gathered at South Park last Wednesday noon for the annual luncheon given by the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce tai welcoming the new teachers, and getting reacquainted with those who are returning for another school year. 140 box lunches were served to those attending.