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POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District approved several resolutions, discussed the health officer position, and discussed GCPHD programs at their meeting on Dec. 16. Dr. Daniel Kaminsky, who has served as Garfield County's health officer for several years, attended his last meeting with the GCPHD. Dr. Kaminsky extended great appreciation for the opportunity to serve and wished the department well in future endeavors. Garfield County will receive health officer services from Dr. M...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) held a public hearing regarding the 2025 budget, the six-year transportation improvement plan and discussed planning commission meetings at their meeting on Dec. 16. A public hearing was held regarding the 2025 budget. No public comment was brought forward. There was also no public comment regarding the six-year transportation improvement plan public hearing. Both matters will be addressed at the next BOCC meeting. The commissioners d...
Ten Years Ago December 17, 2014 Blue Mountain Artisan Guild recently hosted a "Girls Night Out" at the art center in Pomeroy. A dozen participants painted two watercolor pictures with Christmas themes, and enjoyed refreshments. The snowman paintings are now on display in the BMAG window. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 22, 1999 "What Christmas Means to Me"-Pomeroy Elementary School Third Graders-Tye Knebel: "What Christmas means to me. Christmas is about Jesus's birthday. Mary and Joseph had...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Planning Commission released the first draft of a new alternative energy code to the public at their meeting on December 4. The commission neither approved nor disapproved of the draft, stating that they had too many questions about it still to commit to a stance. The decision to release it to the public was made to allow Garfield County citizens time to view it before the formal public comment period started. The plan has can be viewed on the Garfield County...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) announced temporary closure of gravel sales to the public, discussed the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office budget, and approved two inter-fund transfers at their meeting on Dec. 9. Public sale of gravel from county pits will be closed due to low gravel supply. What gravel is left will be held in reserve to attend to spring thaw needs on the county’s gravel roads and emergency flooding response. Sales will be re-evaluated at the next ti...
Ten Years Ago December 10, 2014 Pomeroy High School head track coach Adam VanVogt was named the 2014 1B Washington State Track Coach of the Year by the Washington State Coaches Association. The Pirate boys' track team was the 2014 boys' State 1B champions at the State meet in May last year. VanVogt was the association's State B Coach of the Year in 2003 when the Pomeroy boys' team won the State championship that year. VanVogt was also the 2003 District 9 Coach of the Year. Twenty-Five Years Ago...
...Continued from November 7. Half a dozen citizens gathered in the stable. The bartender stood firmly, front and center, with determination in his stern face. Three other men looked uncertain as they stood beside a stall. They looked ready to bolt. A wrinkled woman of at least sixty years of age frowned up at Moss, holding a Bible in one hand and the hand of a woman about forty in the other. "I am Sarah Hadley. Mr. Hayes, I dearly hope you aren't planning to get all our citizens shot up," she...
POMEROY-Christmas season in Pomeroy has officially arrived! Kicking off with ornament painting at the Blue Mountain Artisan Guild and cookie decorating at The Baker's Table, November 29 wound down with the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce's Starlight Parade and pictures with Santa in the Pioneer Plaza. The Starlight Parade is traditionally the day after Thanksgiving. This year it featured floats, horses, and even a Naslund Disposal garbage truck, all decked out with Christmas lights. Jolly Old Saint...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) passed levy certifications, approved a law enforcement contract with the City of Pomeroy, and signed a letter of intent to withdraw from the Washington Counties Risk Group at the Nov. 25 meeting, and approved a contribution to the Community Heart and Soul project, approved the purchase of an internet switch, and discussed ways to bring down the county's insurance premiums at their meeting on Dec. 2. The BOCC passed resolution...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners introduced Dorothy Sawyer, interim Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and discussed the electrical project at their meeting on Dec. 2. Dorothy Sawyer, of the Spokane area, is serving as the interim CNO for Garfield County Memorial Hospital while candidates for the permanent position are being interviewed. Sawyer stated that as CNO she is preparing for an upcoming survey by monitoring citations from previous surveys, as well as...
Ten Years Ago December 3, 2014 With the arrival of Santa Claus in Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce's Starlight Parade on Friday downtown, the start of the holiday season was declared, and notice given that Christmas is right around the corner. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 8, 1999 Looking for a unique Christmas decoration for your home or business this holiday season? Pomeroy Elementary School is offering the opportunity to bid on a tree that will be specially decorated with school supplies and...
POMEROY-The Community Thanksgiving Service sponsored by the Garfield County Ministerial Association and held at the Pataha Flour Mill on Nov. 24 was attended by over 100 people. The meal was a potluck style, with Pomeroy churches' membership each responsible for a different food group. The program consisted of several group songs, led by Westelle Scoggin. Pastor Jon Van Vogt of The Mill Fellowship played the piano and Maria Dispenza played the organ. Barbie Sharp sang 'Count your Blessings',...
Ten Years Ago November 26, 2014 Pataha Flour Mill will have an Advent-themed "Praise Gathering" on Saturday Nov. 29. Vocal and instrumental music in preparation for Christmas will be presented by Juyne Bowles on the Mill's Wurlitzer organ, along with Jon Van Vogt on the piano, and other musical artists from the region. New participants are welcome. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 1, 1999 The regular meeting of the Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington, Chapter No. 15, was held Monday in the...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the county planning commission’s progress on rewriting the comprehensive plan, as well as continuing a speed study at their meeting on November 18. The Planning Commission has added additional meetings to December’s schedule in an attempt to finish drafting the plan changes before the moratorium on conditional-use permit applications ends on February 5. Currently the plan is with outside council. The Planning Commission wil...
Ten Years Ago November 19, 2014 Only one team leaves the State Volleyball tournament undefeated, and in the 2014 1B tournament, it was the Pomeroy Pirates. With a strong 12-0 record in sets through the four-match State run, the Pirates outdistanced the field while capturing their third State Championship, the second since 2005. Pomeroy head coach Jim Greene pointed to the team's offensive power as a key. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 24, 1999 Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Wash) made a stop in Pomeroy...
POMEROY–Pomeroy School District held an assembly in honor of Veteran's Day in the Pomeroy Jr/Sr. High School gym on November 7. The program included presentations of Quilts of Valor, songs by the Transitional Kindergarten through Third Grade children as well as the High School Rock Band and the Rockapella Band, and a slide show of the local veterans. Receiving Quilts of Valor were Patti Weiland Robohn, Phil Rider, and John Hirsch. Alice Gwinn presented the quilts and gave the following h...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Republicans hosted an Election Night Watch Party for the community at the Pataha Flour Mill on Nov. 5. The group had multiple televisions playing several news networks that monitored both state and national races throughout the night. Board and card games were enjoyed, including a rousing game of Uno Flip, and a potluck nacho bar provided dinner to the 42 attendees. Washington State Representatives Mary Dye and Joe Schmick gave speeches after the results showed their...
Ten Years Ago November 12, 2014 A reception honoring Garfield County commissioner Dean Burton on his retirement at the end of the year, after 20 years on the board, will be held at Spinners Hall. Dean Burton moved to Garfield County to get his family out of downtown Los Angeles in the early 1970s. Little did he know that he would be getting himself into a career of public service that would carry him past his 80th birthday. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 17, 1999 Ferd Herres Chevrolet and Farm...
POMEROY-Hundreds of kids paraded in their costumes for Trick or Treat Main Street on Thursday, Oct. 31. Main Street businesses, decked out in spider webs and pumpkins, gave out candy and toys to the costumed trick or treaters. The Garfield County Memorial Hospital created an eighties-themed haunted house situation in their hallways with stops where candy was passed out by the residents, several of whom were in costume themselves. Trunk or Treat was held in the Hospital parking lot. The trick or...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed emails from a class action group, approved the date for a floating holiday, and approved a request to light the courthouse for Red Ribbon Week at their meeting on Nov. 4. In response to emails from a class action group, Commissioner Jim Nelson stated "We have reached out to outside agencies. We are taking this seriously." Details of the allegations were not discussed due to the fact that they concern an active inv...
...Continuing. "Edward!" June dropped to her knees beside Moss, reaching out a trembling hand to brush the fringe of his hair off his forehead. "I told you to go! This is just the beginning." Moss huffed, but he let her fuss. Yes it was the beginning, and he was going to see it through to the finish. He didn't want to worry June, so he tried for humor. "It ain't so bad. I've been hurt worse getting bucked off a bronc." June's blue eyes turned icy as she frowned at him. "Edward, it's not funny....
Ten Years Ago November 5, 2014 Pirate super fan Hazen Odell, who died in December last year, always stood in the same place for the hundreds of Pomeroy football games he attended, in the corner where the railings meet in front of the concession stand, on the west side of the stairs to the field. At last week Friday's final home game of the season, Hazen's wife Jennie was presented with a plaque by high school co-athletic directors Nettie Severs and Toddette McGreevy. The memorial will be...
Ten Years Ago October 22, 2014 The Pomeroy Pirate volleyball team ran its South East 1B league record last week, defeating Garfield-Palouse 25-10, 25-17, 25-12 at home, then defeating St. John-Endicott 25-17, 25-13, 25-22. Against Gar-Pal, Pirate head coach Jim Greene pointed to the play of setter Ireland Mayfield as a key to the sweep. "I felt that Ireland had two sets of nearly perfect play from the setter's position," he said. The coach complimented the junior setter for her "great choices...
POMEROY-The Pomeroy City Council announced Jim Harris's retirement, heard a proposal regarding a bus stop on Hwy 12, and discussed a nuisance notification position at their meeting on Oct. 8. Jim Harris, having served on the City Council for 10 years and eight months, announced his retirement. "I've enjoyed every bit of it," Harris said. He received a plaque commemorating his years of service at the meeting. The council heard a proposal from Jim McKeirnan about the creation of a bus stop on Dan...
Ten Years Ago October 15, 2014 "This fall has provided favorable weather conditions for prescribed burning on the Umatilla National Forest," said Chris Johnson, Deputy Fire Staff Officer. "We've completed the 3,500 acre Gulliford Prescribed Burn west of Ukiah, Oregon and just initiated the 4,300 acre North Wenatchee Prescribed Burn south of Pomeroy, Washington," said Johnson. Four additional prescribed burns are planned if weather conditions allow. Twenty-Five Years Ago October 20, 1999 Two...