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POMEROY–The City Council approved a statement of support, committing to participate in the survey with Evergreen Rural Water of Washington in the amount of $7,754.80 for the low-to-moderate (LMI) survey at the meeting March 9. Jack Peasley, Southeastern Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA) representative, provided information to City Clerk Shaun Martin pertaining to the low-to-moderate income survey proposal (LMI) who then conveyed it to the Council. She referenced that the L...
Ten Years Ago March 16, 2011 Four Garfield County “stars” honored at the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce banquet were Meyers Hardware, Business of the Year; Larry Bunch, Citizen of the Year; and Rev. Howard Neal and Jerrie Koller, Lifetime Achievement awards. All proceeds from the Spinners’ annual St. Patrick’s Broomstick Pool Tournament will benefit the renovation projects at Maple Hall. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 20, 1996 Angie Gates was named Pomeroy’s Junior Miss for 1996-97 at last Saturday’s program. Several roads on the Pomeroy Ranger Distr...
Ten Years Ago March 9, 2011 Pomeroy School District recently purchased a smaller, Type A school bus holding 16 passengers seated by twos in eight sets of seats. Pomeroy Community Center received a $2,000 Community Garden grant from the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation and a $1,500 grant from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation toward the “Let’s Get the Lights On” segment of the restoration and preservation of the Seeley Theatre and Opera House. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 13, 1996 Pomeroy native Dr. Scott Bartlow will begin practicing at Po...
POMEROY–David Ruark, Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum (EWAM), said they are still considering holding a Spring Farming Days event during the weekend of April 2-4. He also said the group has been given some new donations to the museum that will be picked up as weather allows. A Spring Jackpot show at the fairgrounds with a tentative date set for April 10 is being planned. Due to COVID restrictions there will not be any camping or food available at the show. Board president Sara Lunsford s...
Ten Years Ago March 2, 2011 Pomeroy Pirate girls’ basketball seasoned ended in the first round at the State 1B tournament, losing 54-32 to Columbia-Hunters. Garfield County’s new deputy, Mike Melcher, was the top student overall among 28 officers recently graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 6, 1996 The 14th annual All-Pomeroy Basketball Tournament will be held this weekend in the high school gym with eight teams expected to participate. Girls’ basketball coach Jim Greene is scheduled to receive a team-...
Ten Years Ago February 23, 2011 Tory Knebel is No. 1 after winning the 160-lb. championship match at the State B-2B wrestling tournament. With only four wrestlers participating—Knebel, Wyatt Jenkins, Austin Reisdorph and Jacob Moore—the Pirate team placed fourth among the 31 teams. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 28, 1996 Losses from damage in Garfield County from floods Feb. 6 through 10 is estimated at close to $4.3 million. Pirate girls earned a trip to state when Brooke Warren rebounded a shot and scored as time ran out, defeating Col...
POMEROY–The City Council was informed several community entities were working on a letter to Governor Inslee regarding moving the county into Phase 2 of the Washington State Toad Map to Recovery and the status of counties in southeastern Washington. Council expressed the opinion that “one size does not fit all,” and “no way can we be included with Spokane.” Cassetto asked County Commissioner Larry Ledgerwood, guest, if Asotin County was going to be with Garfield County on this issue. Ledgerwood confirmed the letter will be signed by the count...
Ten Years Ago February 16, 2011 Fire Chief Larry Bunch is retiring after 23 years. Memorable incidents he was involved with include the 1974 accident on Hwy. 127 north of Dodge that involved eleven college wrestlers and claimed the lives of two of them, the Main Street fire that destroyed Bowen’s Shoe Shop and Darrel’s TV, and the 2005 School Fire in the Umatilla National Forest. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 21, 1996 Déjà vu all over again? Volunteers at the Garfield County Museum have a display of pictures and stories of floods in the past...
POMEROY–Captain America, a.k.a. Allen Mullins, passed through this fair little town Tuesday afternoon, January 26, on a walk to benefit military veteran Gary Jorgens. Captain America had recently been in Pullman and Clarkston, and was heading west on Highway 12. Mullins is from Dalton, Ga., and according to information on his facebook page, he "began walking for veterans in 2009, giving up his job as a house framer. He was inspired to reach out to military veterans when he realized that many v...
Ten Years Ago February 9, 2011 The Pomeroy Shrine Club raised almost $5,000 for the Spokane Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children and patient transportation fund in its recent donation drive. Denny Ashby Library patrons can now download audiobooks and eBooks from the library’s website thanks to a generous donation from the Shepherd Foundation and federal Library Service and Technology Act dollars. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 14, 1996 Though Garfield County didn’t suffer the major flooding of surrounding counties, roads here had a lot of w...
POMEROY–The Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation has awarded $323,965.61 in the COVID-19 year of 2020. Since 1996 the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation has been granting money to various nonprofit organizations in Garfield County. For the year 2020 the Foundation has given $323,965.61. Harold and Helen Shepherd were Garfield County residents who dearly loved this community and upon their passing had a foundation in place to award grants each year to assist various non-profit organizations. Helen Morris Shepherd grew up Garfield County and w...
Ten Years Ago February 2, 2011 The Spinners Club will take over the annual Broomstick Pool Tournament, a Pomeroy tradition the weekend closest to St. Patrick’s Day. Proceeds from the event will go into the renovation fund for Maple Hall. Puget Sound Energy is offering grants to public schools and other educational institutions as opportunities to bring renewable energy into—or perhaps onto—the classroom. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 7, 1996 Between September and the first of the year, Larry Scoggin and his father, Jim, trapped six coyot...
POMEROY–Founder of "Ruck for the Fallen," First Sergeant Mitch Kriebel, passed through here on part of a week-long, 150-mile walk-or ruck, in military terms-from Lewiston to Benton City, Wash., Tuesday, January 19. This ruck is to raise funds for families of first-responders, active military members or veterans who were killed in the line of duty, or those who are experiencing physical, mental or emotional difficulties caused by the risks they face daily. "Ruck for the Fallen," is an o...
Ten Years Ago January 26, 2011 Pomeroy Community Center received a $5,000 grant from the Pacific Power Foundation for the restoration and preservation of the Seeley Theatre and Opera House and will be used to fund a portion of the roof installation. Voters in Pomeroy School District will be asked to approve a $661,076, one-year replacement maintenance and operations levy in the February election. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 31, 1996 The newly formed Pomeroy High School Drama Club will present two one-act plays, “Roomers” and “It’s Cold in The...
POMEROY––Two projects here are underway, the Pomeroy City Council heard at its January 5 meeting. The Gazebo Restoration Project at the City Park was started on December 29 and the Fifth Street Lift Station repair projects is underway. Concrete has been poured and, moving forward, the Gazebo project appears to have a week or two to go, discussion indicated. Council was told there has been some concern expressed about the paint colors of the gazebo. Mayor Paul Miller asked Council members to thi...
Ten Years Ago January 19, 2011 Members of the Washington State Fairs Association, including the Garfield County Fair board, are urging voters to contact legislators to stop a proposed budget cut from Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire that would cut the state Fair Fund from $4 million to $1 million for the 2011-13 budget, and take $1.2 million out of the current balance in the Fair Fund. Taking weight class wrestling championships at the Royal Rumble Tournament in Royal City were Tory Knebel, Wyatt Jenkins and Austin Reisdorph. Twenty-Five Year...
Ten Years Ago January 12, 2011 Work on a new recreational vehicle park south of the Pomeroy Ranger District offices is scheduled to start March 1. The park will cover just over two acres and will offer 32 spaces. A gazebo, picnic and playground areas, restrooms, showers and laundry facilities are planned for the future, as are a small store and permanent office in the one of the former Green Giant cannery buildings. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 17, 1996 Pomeroy city council voted at its meeting last week to apply to the Department of Wildlife...
Ten Years Ago January 5, 2011 The New Year opened with the temperature dropping into single-digit lows, following 4+ inches of snow that fell earlier. Since the first of the year, the temperature hasn’t been higher than 20 degrees F. Local recipients of grants from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation are Garfield County, Garfield County Super Citizens, Mule Deer Foundation, Pomeroy Community Center, and Pomeroy School District No. 110. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 10, 1996 If things go as planned, there will be quite a bit of digging, p...
Ten Years Ago December 29, 2010 Members of Pomeroy FFA Alumni hope Pomeroy residents who don’t have plans will join them for the annual spaghetti dinner and silent auction at Spinner’s Hall on New Year’s Eve. Local highlights of 2010 included the opening of the Lower Snake River Wind Project, the ending of the Ferd Herres Chevrolet franchise, and the Holy Rosary Knights of Columbus council celebrating its 100th anniversary, among other things. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 1, 1996 Pomeroy’s boys’ basketball team kept its winning record af...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fair Board (GCFB) approved increased fair ticket prices for one-day passes to: Senior–$5; Adult–$8; and Three-day passes to: Single–$15; and Family–$30, at the last meeting on December 15. Sara Lunsford, GCFB President, will present the changes for approval at the next Garfield County Commissioners meeting on December 21. The GCFB compared ticket prices of nearby fairs: Asotin County Fair, Columbia County Fair, Nez Perce County Fair, Palouse Empire Fair and Walla Wal...
Ten Years Ago December 22, 2010 Employees of McGregor Co., in Pomeroy, donated $500 to the Garfield County Food Bank, whose co-manager Chris Pawlik said that more than 80 families would be served by the food bank this month. The Pomeroy Pirate wrestling team won the Downriver Challenge in Cathlamet for the second consecutive year, scoring 186 points. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 27, 1995 Pomeroy Service Club’s Christmas Food Basket program helped make the holiday brighter for 83 families in Garfield County. Local residents and businesses d...
POMEROY–City Council approved the 2021 Budget, final payments of $67,002.31 to TD&H Engineering and Nelson Construction for the Columbia Fifth to Sixth Street project, and attorney rate increase. They also approved an increase in pool rates, property taxes and water over usage rates for 2021. In addition, the City received a $45,295 grant from the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation. TD&H Engineering submitted a final bill for the Columbia Fifth to Sixth Street Project in the amount of $5,583.25 and so did Nelson Construction, in the amount o...
Ten Years Ago December 15, 2010 Pomeroy’s generous holiday spirit is evidenced by the Giving Tree at U.S. Bank, Pink Christmas Tree at Sterling Bank, Daughters of Pioneers scholarship gift basket raffle and Senior Round Table candy sale. Garfield County Transportation did not receive full funding for the upcoming budget cycle and must increase donation amounts to $2.00 for local van rides and $5.00 to Lewiston-Clarkston, with a minimum of four clients required for a trip to the valley. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 20, 1995 The Live N...
POMEROY–The City's final preliminary public hearing was held December 1, to address any changes to the 2021 budget before submitting it to the board for approval. The City 2021 budget public hearing was opened to questions and comments by Mayor Paul Miller with council members Adam Hodges, Susie Bowles, Mike Cassetto and James Harris in attendance. Requests earlier submitted to the mayor had been addressed and with no questions or comments made during this final public hearing, no further a...
Ten Years Ago December 8, 2010 Denny Ashby Library’s Pomeroy Heritage digital collection has 288 new items documenting local history, including collections of Garfield County schoolhouses and tramways. The Silvery Moon Sale, created by Tom Meyers three years ago, has become Pomeroy’s most popular holiday retail event and will be held Thursday in several downtown businesses. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 13, 1995 Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce presented the musical highlight of the season downtown when businesspeople performed “The 12 Days of Ch...