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Ten Years Ago September 25, 2013 The Centennial Celebration of Pomeroy's Seeley Theatre and Opera House will be held this weekend, with activities at the theater building and on 7th Street throughout that afternoon and evening. Pomeroy Community Center, which owns the facility, and the Seeley Theatre Committee, which is overseeing its restoration, are coordinating activities for the 100th birthday party. Highlighting the day is the Seeley Music Festival that will feature 10 local, alumni, and...
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild held the opening of their Man Cave show on September 7. The featured artists of the show are the men who exhibited art ranging from wood relief sculpture, to leather and wood work. The junior artists are the participants from the summer kids' classes hosted by the BMAG. The show is sponsored by Meyers Hardware and will run for eight weeks....
POMEROY-The Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners approved a staff reappointment, two policy updates, and approved a letter of support to staff at their meeting on September 5. The reappointment of Andrew Park, M.D., as a part-time physician at Garfield County Memorial Hospital was approved. Dr. Park has been with GCHD since 2017. The Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) plan policy was updated to align with Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services...
POMEROY–City Council held two public hearings, approved five resolutions and an ordinance according to the minutes of their September 5 meeting. A public hearing held for the 2024-29 six-year transportation improvement plan received no comments, and the plan was adopted by the approval of resolution 23-05. A public hearing was also held for discussion of the booster pump project. Jack Peasley of South East Washington Economic Development Association stated that the project is an important factor...
Ten Years Ago September 18, 2013 2013 Garfield County Fair and Rodeo Queen Taylor Prince and Princess Emily Wolf greeted Fair Parade watchers Friday afternoon under bright, sunny skies. The Fair court won the award for Best Equine Entry in the parade. The warm weather, with the temperatures in the mid-90s, didn't discourage attendance at the Fair throughout the weekend, according to reports. Twenty-Five Years Ago September 16, 1998 The Garfield County Memorial Hospital will receive $39,254 in...
POMEROY–The School District (PSD) Board of Directors has accepted High School Principal resignation; hired two Paraprofessionals and a Junior High Basketball Coach at their meeting on August 29. Dan Wendt has resigned as Pomeroy Jr/Sr High School Principal. Rachel Gwinn is assuming the duties of High School Principal as well as Elementary Principal and PSD Superintendent. Jaden Steele and Hannah Ranes will be the two newest Title 1 Paraprofessionals, and Brock Ledgerwood will be the Junior H...
Ten Years Ago September 11, 2013 Spinners News-August was fairly slow for Spinners in terms of events and functions. Many members were busy with harvest and other summer work. We did help Town and Country by offering bar services August 9 and 10 for its Elvis Impersonator Shows. A few Spinners die-hards have already been focusing on the fair! The Spinners baked potato booth is a historic icon at the Garfield County Fair. It is also one of our Spinner's biggest fundraisers for the year, so we...
POMEROY–The Pataha Flour Mill held their 26th annual Hometown Revival Sing on August 27. The program consisted of gospel songs and hymns from local and out-of-town talent, along with prayers for healing and salvation. About 80 people attended the sing, and brought food for a share-a-meal dinner afterward. Visitors came from as near as Starbuck and as far as Milton-Freewater. -Naomi Scoggin...
Ten years ago September 4, 2013 Blue Mountain Artisan Group's Art Center at 745 Main St. has the new "Autumn Colors" show hung. According to art group presidents Mary Flerchinger, "We have new steam punk from Paula Lahti, new fabric art from Jen Witted and a fabulous collection of water colors from Shirley Erlandsen of Spokane Valley. Mary said the center's display has a good assortment of greeting cards of original art work, photography, and craft cards. Twenty-Five Years Ago September 2, 1998...
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) approved support of a letter from the Eastern Washington Coalition of Governments and discussed use of the impound lot at their meeting on August 21. The commissioners voted to add Garfield County to the support signatures on a letter from EWCOG to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, opposing a draft policy. The letter states that the wording of the policy contains some ambiguities that undermine public trust of the poli...
POMEROY-Oscar Dispenza won Overall Boys' Champion at the Titanium Man Junior Triathlon in Richland, Wash., on August 19. Dispenza placed third in the event out of 104 competitors, and won the Overall Boys' Champion with a time of 23 minutes, 57.6 seconds. The triathlon event, held at Howard Amon Park, started with a 250-yard swim, then went to biking for 4½ miles, and finished with a one-mile run....
Ten Years Ago August 28, 2013 A tradition spanning two generations and over three decades will come to an end when Vickie Shelton closes the doors of The Victorian Rose & Collectibles for the final time at the end of August. Vickie bought The Flower Basket in June, 1994, from her mother Sue Deveney, who had purchased the shop in 1982. "Now, due to some health issues, I need to slow down and take care of myself," Vickie said of her decision to close the shop. Twenty Five Years Ago August 26, 1998...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Public Health District board passed a resolution and discussed investments at their meeting on August 21. Resolution 2023-12 accepts a Solid Waste Investigation grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology, in the amount of $7,500 over the course of two years. The grant will allow the Health District to reimburse City of Pomeroy or Garfield County employees for their time spent in investigating solid waste incidents. The grant does not include funds for...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Transportation Authority, (CTA), held a public hearing on the Transit Development six-year plan. No comments were made, and no written comments were turned in. The plan was adopted after the hearing. The CTA also discussed the operations manager position, which has been filled by the hiring of Callie Carnahan. Carnahan will start September 1....
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners accepted a bid and split an electrical project into phases, celebrated the certification of co-CEOs Jayd Keener and Mat Slaybaugh and approved a change to the financial assistance policy at their meeting on August 7. The board accepted a bid from Twin City Electrical out of Clarkston for the construction of the electrical project at Garfield County Memorial Hospital. The total amount is $1,447,000 and will be divided into t...
POMEROY–The City Council discussed a broken pool boiler and speeding concerns on Arlington Street according to the minutes from their August 8 meeting. The boiler at the Pomeroy Municipal Pool has broken beyond repair. City Superintendent Mike Lockard and Clerk/Treasurer Diane Taylor will apply for a maintenance grant from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for funding to replace the equipment. The pool will not be heated until the replacement is purchased and installed. P...
Ten Years Ago August 21, 2013 When students return to the classroom Monday, Aug 26, after summer vacation, Pomeroy School District will have a new superintendent and a new administrative format. Doug LaMunyan, the new superintendent and the former junior-senior high school principal, will lead an administration that doesn't have many role models. Mr. LaMunyan will be the only full-time administrator, in fact, the only administrator in the district and he will have two "lead teachers," Rachel...
POMEROY-–National Night Out was held at the City Park on August 1. Community resource entities set up informational and give-away booths, including the Garfield County Hospital District, Garfield County Fire District #1, Pomeroy Ranger District, Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, 911 emergency services, Garfield County Public Health District, Garfield County Transportation Authority, Community Sexual Assault Program, Aging and Disability Resource Center, and Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Fam...
POMEROY–The School Board approved a consumer math curriculum; high school teaching assignments for Weights, Spanish I and II, Geometry, Consumer Math, and Bridges 12; a recommendation for a second-grade teacher new hire; and other pending business decisions, according to the July 25 meeting minutes. The board approved the Scaffolded Consumer Math curriculum presented by Nettie Severs, as an appropriate choice to implement in the 2023-34 school year. The program is an approachable way to build f...
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) approved a memorandum of understanding with Pomeroy Partners for Health Families Coalition, an addendum to the agreement for professional services of a hearings examiner, and discussed the timeline of a contract with the Garfield County Deputies Association at their meeting on August 7. The memorandum of understanding with Pomeroy Partners creates an agreement for the Coalition to disperse funds that the county is receiving from the Opioi...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Public Health District presented their Community Health Assessment at the Spinners Maple Hall on July 25. The Assessment, presented by Chelsea Eaton of GCPHD, consists of both quantitative data from census data collection and qualitative data from the You Are Heard campaign's surveys and interviews conducted earlier this year. The Assessment outlines both the top three reasons to live in Garfield County, according to survey results, as well as the top three are...
Ten Years Ago August 14, 2013 Pomeroy swimmers dominated at the Tri-County Knights of Columbus Jerry Cluckey Memorial Swim Meet in Colfax Saturday August 3, and took home the championship trophy for the seventh consecutive year. The Pullman Barracudas took second with 281 points, but fell well short of Pomeroy’s whopping 497.5 points. Shelly Slaybaugh has been coaching the team for about 15 years, and recalls having about 20-25 swimmers in the beginning. That number has grown to over 70 s...
POMEROY-The Port of Garfield County commissioners approved a water leak repair, budgeting for re-staining, and discussed use of the cement slab left from the demolition of warehouse three at their meeting on August 3. The commissioners authorized emergency repair for a slow water leak on Port property, not to exceed $7,000. The expected cost of the repair is around $5,000. The commissioners also approved placing re-staining the United States Forest Service building on the budget for 2024. The...
Ten Years Ago Aug 7, 2013 Pomeroy Conservation District has hired Mike Denny as its new Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Cluster Coordinator. Mike comes to PCD from Walla Walla Conservation District, where he served as Riparian Habitat Coordinator as well as the Outreach and Education co-chair. In Garfield County, Mike will serve as the CREP cluster coordinator for four Conservation Districts: Pomeroy CD (Garfield County), Palouse CD (Pullman), Palouse-Rock Lake CD (St John) and...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (CTA) announced their new General Manager Jeff Ruchert, approved a Consolidated Grant Program, and discussed design planning for a bus barn and maintenance facility at their meeting on July 24. Jeff Ruchert, who has been the CTA Operations Manager, has been hired as the General Manager after an application and interview process. The CTA will advertise the opening of the Operations Manager position. The CTA approved agreement PTD-0646, a C...