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Those who eat and enjoy the meals on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Senior Center and those who receive their Meals on Wheels, probably have no idea of all that goes on behind the scenes to make these meals possible. Though the corona virus has put an end to community meals at the center until large groups are deemed safe, meals can be picked up at the back door, providing you have called in by nine o'clock. Meals on Wheels will continue to be delivered to those who are signed up. At this...
elen Burke of the Senior Center here was recently elected the center's Queen for Valentine's Day. The queen is selected based on involvement at the center, participation in activities, volunteering and contributions to the center and to Pomeroy. Though she is "king-less", Burke remains an avid advocate for the center and all the fun, food, fellowship and activities offered daily. She has been in the Pomeroy community since November of 2011 and hales from city of Lake Havasu, Arizona. She spent...
Ninety-three-year-old Bob Heitstuman was born in Uniontown on July 8, 1926. He was raised on the family farm with his two sisters and four brothers. As an elementary school student, he attended Hall Country School and he and his siblings walked the half mile to and from school every day. He went to Colton for high school but because of World War II, there were no sports or extra-curricular activities. Gas rationing put an end to anything but academics. As a fourteen-year-old, Bob's job in...
Born and raised in Garfield County, Robert Koller was number twelve of thirteen children and is the last survivor of the Lynn Gulch country school. He attended elementary school there until three days into the seventh grade when the forty-three school districts in the county consolidated. Only Gould City and Mayview kept their country school and in time, they too, consolidated. The six Koller sisters and seven Koller brothers all worked hard together to keep food on the table for the family....
How does a girl born, raised and educated in the Midwest end up spending most of her ninety years in Garfield County? Simple! She followed her husband and her heart. Orleatha Gasseling was born in the small town of Alliance, Neb., on June 8, 1929, to Joe and Alice Halbur. She was an only child and went to a nearby country school until she was in the sixth grade. When her father quit farming and moved to Denver to become a barber, Orleatha finished her elementary schooling there and then...