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Thursday, October 21, 1977
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Nyssa High Observes Homecoming
By Pat Savaj
Come to work aa usual last
Monday, bright and early
and ready to start off the
week. It seemed like any
Monday, dark aa the middle
of night when I arrived,
sidewalk as dirty as slwsys,
except there were no broken
beer bottles this morning, so
I swept thst up as quickly as
possible. Hurried and made
the coffee, or since the high
price of coffee, we've swit­
ched to instant, so in reality
all I did was fill the pot with
hot water, but things were
still going as they normally
do, both phones ringing at
the same time, people
waiting at the counter, etc.
By this time it is 9 o'clock or
so. and time for the morning
trek to the post office for our
daily armload of mail, or
anyway, all that stuff one
carries back to the office and
then files in file 13, you know
the round one. It was at the
doorway to the post office 1
realized that something was
amiss--I honestly couldn't
figure out why the poet office
was closed, after all it was
October 24. perhaps someone
had died I hadn't heard
about. Upon my return to
work, no one knew of any
important reasons to close
the doors of the local mail
department, but our editor,
and chief detective checked
the calendar and informed
me that it was Veteran's Day.
Well the mystery was solved,
my day ruined without any
mail, and so there won’t be
any mystery on November
11. when my typewriter is
closed and my broom put
away. I'll be celebrating
Veteran's Day when I
thought it was supposed to be
celebrated anyway.
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Speaking of holidays and
Important days I guess you
realize that October 31 is still
Halloween. For all those who
enjoy monster movies don't
forget to go as a family or
send the kids to the horror
movie "Return of the Vam­
pire” at the Nyssa Audi­
torium It will start at 6:30
p.m. and be over at 7:45 p.m.
Tickets are 75c. it will be well
supervised and is sponsored
by the Jr. High Year Book
Staff. If you are worried
about the rating on this one. 1
am almost sure it will be
better for your kids than moat
of what they can see on TV.
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Don't forget the Blood
mobile will be here Thursday
(today) at the Eagles Hall
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Our
quota is 100 pints. Give a pint
of blood today and your
reward will be the satisfac­
tion of knowing you helped
someone else tomorrow.
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Remember to dress your
trick or treaters in light
colored costumes and li« ve
them carry flashlights. Re­
mind them to be cautious, as
some of them are so very
little, and can dart from
behind a car so quickly.
Drivers also be wary and use
15* Por Copy
Mac Hi Game
Highlights
Weekend
McFarlood to Pou for
State Superintendent
of Public Education
Dr. Ruth McFarland. Pro­
fessor of biological sciences
at Mt. Hood Community
College, announced Monday
that she
has filed her
candidacy for Oregon State
Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
Citing what she called "a
disorganized mess at the
state level,” McFarland told
reporters at the Portland
Motor Hotel that "the
incumbent has failed to carry
out educational improve­
ments voted by state and
federal lecislatures.
Anae Jayo
will represent the junior class
BEING FED spoonful by spoonful of
pudding from Jamie Garner (who is blind-
folded) is Mr. Gary Welch, choral director at
Nyssa High during Tuesday’s Homecoming
event the "Pudding Eating” contest,
will represent the sophomore
class
will represent the freshman
class
Nyssa Lowers Fire Rating
"Thia yaar,” she saia,
"the state legislature tried
three times to change the
superintendent's office from
elective to appointive. If we
want to keep our right to vote
for this office, we must elect
a qualified educator, not just
another politician."
"Aa office that spends
more than $300 million a
year, with 500 employees,
should be able to give us real
progress for our money, and I
will take that responsibility,”
she said. "I will work aa a
ftilhime administrator; 1 will
make decisions for the best
interests of our children, not
for my reelection to this
office not as a stepping
stone to some other office."
Dr. McFarland's back­
ground includes a B.S.
degree from the University of
Oklahoma, a B.A. (in science
from Central Washington
State College, and an M.S.
and Ph. D.. both from the
University of Oregon. She
has taught throughout Wash­
ington and Oregon, and is an
experienced journalist. She is
married to Wayne Livingston
an independent businessman
She has three daughters and
two granddaughters
McFarland promised "a
full-fledged, statewide cam­
paign.” She said she wilt
travel throughout the state,
and predicted she will have
"hundreds of v ohi nt aera in
the field by the first of the
year."
Firemen Summoned
Nyssa Firemen answered a
burning auto call on Eureka
Avenue, October 20. The
burning car war a Volkswa­
gen belonging to someone
from Ontario The amount of
damage was not known.
by a person wearing by participants in the Homecoming Pudding
a blindfold is no easy feat as was discovered Eating Contest at Nyssa High School.
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VIRGIL KRAUSE left, on the behalf of the Nyssa School
Employees, accepts a proclamation from Mayor George
Coffman, right, proclaiming the week of October 30. 1977 as
Classified School Employees Week in recognition of the vital
services these personnel provide for the educational structure
of our community.
Schraufnagel Attends
Business Conference
Recently elected Oregon
Business Education Asso­
ciation
treasurer.
Dale
Schraufnagel attended the
OBEA Fall Conference Octo­
ber 14. 15 in Bend. Approxi­
mately 360 business teachers
known authority on typewrit­
ing. presented two sessions
on improvement of instruc­
tion of typewriting. West was
sponsored
by
Harcourt,
Brace. Jovanovich textbook
publishers.
Highlighting the OBEA
banquet, Norma Paulus. Sec­
retary of the State of Oregon,
spoke on the job she is
performing for the people of
Oregon.
In addition to serving as
OBEA district representative
and treasurer. Dale Schrauf­
nagel. who teaches business
subjects at Nyssa High
School, has designed a
clerical office occupations lab
for local students. Schrauf­
nagel. has also been active in
the oregon Education Asso­
ciation where he has served
as local N.E.A. secretary,
treasurer and president as
well as Malheur County
coordinating council presi­
dent.
City
Manager,
Henry
Schneider, announced that
Nyssa's Fire Protection Fa­
cilities have received a class 6
protection rating effective
October 31, 1977. This may
result in a reduction in the
fire rate portion of dwelling
fire insurance and home
owners
policies
should
generally change.
The class 6 rating will also
be the basis when determin­
ing commercial fire rates for
property located within 500
feet of a hydrant. Dependent
upon type of construction,
hazard of occupancy and
other rating factors, approxi­
mately 8 to 9 percent
reduction is possible.
Schneider said that he was
particularly pleased with the
Fire Department's efforts
because 450 additional points
had earlier been added to the
departments descrepancies.
"This meant they had to
overcome 1,950 points in­
stead of only 1.500.
Fire
ratings are like golf scores,
the lower the descrepancies
the better the score.”
Significant gains in ad­
ministration
and
records
helped to lower the dif­
ference between fire score
and Water Department
points.
"Under previous methods
of grading the Water Depart­
ment was charged with 1.700
points, while the Fire Depart­
ment only had 1,500.”
Schneider said. "Now they
both are charged with 1,950
descrepancies.''
Total rating points charged
against the city was 2,643
compared to the 1971 rating
of 3,147.
Schneider was quick to
point out that Water and
Police Departments are also
instrumental in earning a
lower rating. "I think Nyssa
can be justly proud in earning
the class 6 protection rating.
In fact we came within 143
points of the next lowest
rating.”
Citizens to Hold
Spook-Tacular
Malheur Council on Aging
is sponsoring the second
annual County-wide Senior
Citizen's Halloween parties.
Friday. October 28, hosted at
the two senior citizen meal
sites at the Ontario Veteran's
Hal) and Nyssa Community
Hall from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The Halloween parties will
be featuring a "Ghoul's
Vulture Dinner (turkey din­
ner); costume contest; judg­
ing of Jack-O-Lanterns; Door
Prizes; Haunting Entertain­
ment; Perilous Dancing and
Halloween Games.
Everyone is urged to wear
a costume, you just may win
a prize!!
For reservations to attend
this blood-curdling event,
please call 889-7651.
from throughout the state
gathered at the Inn of the
Seventh Mountain where
Schraufnagel served as regis­
tration chairman.
Besides slating its annual
business meeting, the OBEA
conducted session in type­
writing. business law, ac­
counting. time management,
office simulation, personal
finance, work experience and
management training in the
business education curri­
culum.
Mr. Leonard West, well-
WEATHER
Date
Max.
Mln.
Free.
69
37
Oct. 19
69
40
Oct. 20
39
Oct. 21
65
Oct. 22
65
32
Oct 23
58
33
41
Oct. 24
73
79
Oct. 25
41
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Owyhee Reservoir Storage
10-24-77 173.090 Acre Feet
10-24-76 430,360 Acre Feet
RECENTLY ELECTED to the Treasure
Valley Community College student senate
were Becky Mathews (Ml) and Dtwna Reece
(right) of Nyssa. Mathews Is a sophomore,
majoring in elementary education. Reece is a
freshman, majoring in commercial art. The
student senate and the associated student
body are responsible for funding and
planning virtually ajl student activities
throughout the year.
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City Crews installed twenty-one concrete
slabs in the City's three boat launching
ramps at the Snake River Park. City Manager
Schneider described the ramps as necessary
to facilitate launching boats into deeper
water. "Each slab is 12 feet long by 14 inches
wide and weighs about 600 pounds. ' ' he said.
Metal bars extend from both sides so they
can be bolted together, yet retain a certain
amount of flexibility "
A total of 25 slabs were used to complete
the project.
The North Board of Control crane with
Ashford Fields, operator; Carl Peterson,
driver; and Lyle Reece, foreman assisted the
installation and directed the slab placing.
This work was another phase of the boat
dock and park renovation project for which
the City received a $3,000 BOR Grant to
improve recreational facilities.
Looks as if the football
season is coming to an end
shortly, with Nyssa's Home-
coming being this Friday.
The game will be played
October 28 at 8 p.m. at the
Nyssa High School football
field. Nyssa will be facing
Mac Hi, their sixth GOL
game.
Activities for the week
began with a "Lovely Legs"
contest on Monday with Mr.
Don Ellsworth placing first,
Gary Sant second and Mr. J.
Draper third. On Tuesday the
fun included a "Pudding-Eat
ing” contest, winner was the
German Club, placing second
were the Juniors and coming
in third were the mighty
Seniors. Wednesday
was
"Monster Days” where the
students dressed as their
favorite Star War Monster
and Thursday included
"Dress-Up” Day. where
everyone was to dress in their
Sunday best. On Friday,
tomorrow NHS students will
present a parade at 2:30
p.m., starting from the high
school and ending at Brac­
ken’s Department Store.
NHS students will then start
the night at 7 p.m. at
Bracken’s with a Snake
dance. They will then con­
tinue to the site of the
bonfire.
Be sure not to miss the
crowning of these four
beautiful ladies at the left of
this story during halftime
Reminded to
Petition for
ASC Nominees
Farmers are reminded that
the county ASCS office is now
receiving nominations for
ASC county committee elec­
tion candidates. Russel Ful­
leton, Chairman, Malheur
County Agricultural Stabili­
zation and Conservation Com.
mittee encourages farmers to
use this opportunity to
nominate their farm neigh­
bors as candidates in the ASC
committee election.
Fulleton said the ASC
committee provides the im­
portant service of adminis­
tering government farm pro­
grams to the farm com­
munity. The election will be
conducted by mail from
November 25 to December 5.
Eligible farm voters will be
provided with instructions for
filling out the secret ballot
and returning it to the county
ASCS office. Most resident
farmers are eligible to hold
office as ASCS committee-
men. If a farmer would like
detailed information concern­
ing eligibility requirements,
he or she should contact the
county ASCS office.
in filling out a petition,
farmers should be careful to
include the name of only one
nominee, the signatures of at
least three eligible ASC
voters who support the
nominee, and certification
that the nominee is willing to
serve if elected.
Petitions must contain this
information; without it, they
will not be accepted. The
completed petition should be
dated and mailed or hand-
delivered to the county ASCS
office no later than October
31.
ASC committee elections
are open to all eligible ASC
voters without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, or na­
tional origin. Fulleton ex­
plains that any concerned
farmers with an interest in
serving fellow producers
would be an asset to the ASC
committee. For this reason,
farmers are urged to petition
for the farmers of their
choice. The individual pro­
ducer will benefit in the long
run from a responsible,
concerned team of ASC com­
mitteemen in the local
administration of U.S. govern­
ment farm programs, Fulle­
ton said.