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POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District board voted Patti Weaver as new member, and passed seven resolutions at their meeting on November 17. After conducting an interview at the meeting, the board voted Patti Weaver as new member. Weaver comes to the board with experience in nursing and serving on boards. She is currently serving as the 2022 president for the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum, where she is also a life member, as well as a board member of the Denny Ashby L...
Ten Years Ago November 21, 2012 Tonia Sanders' affinity for food service since she was a teenager and her familiarity with Pomeroy culminated with her purchase Oct. 1 of the former Donna's Café at Main and 14th St. The Tri-Cities native has been around Garfield County "since I was a toddler" because her grandparents opened Hi-Way Trailer Court west of town. Her parents, Andrew Sanders and the late Mary Sanders, also brought the family here every fall for elk camp. Garfield County Public...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners passed a levy resolution, discussed a Certified Nurse's Assistant class, and passed the 2023 budget at their meeting on November 7. The commissioners passed resolution 22-06 which authorizes levy ordinance 2023, for the amount of $226,085.74, including a 1% increase over last year's levy. The amount is subject to change based upon changes in state assessed values. Also passed is the Levy Certification for 2023, which a...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council held a public hearing, decided to apply for a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan to cover the unfunded portion of the booster pump project, and discussed a nuisance complaint according to the minutes of their November 8 meeting. The public hearing regarded revenue sources for the City's 2023 budget. Mayor Paul Miller stated that the Council is considering a property tax revenue increase, which is capped at 1% per year by state law. No comments were r...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) signed a contract, discussed funds that the county will be receiving, and continued employee negotiations at their meeting on November 14. The contract was signed with Tyler Tech for the purchase and installation of a Commissioner's Office Manager Program, which creates and indexes digital copies of the documents kept in the Commissioners' office such as minutes, contracts, and official letters. The cost for the program and i...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No.1 board of commissioners discussed an addendum to the 2022 budget, an upcoming Emergency Medical Technician class, and approved the job description for a grant coordinator at their meeting on November 8. The addendum moves money that was going into reserves and puts it into personnel and fire tools. It also adds $75,000 of MSI grant money, of which $25,000 is expected to be received in December. An EMT class will begin on December 6 and will end in t...
POMEROY-Local crafters gathered at the Spinners Hall to sell their creations at the Cornstalks and Cranberries Holiday Craft Fair, held Friday and Saturday, November 12 and 13. The fair featured quilters, crocheted and knitted blankets, hats, and scarves, homemade soaps, metal and wood crafts, rag rugs, toys for both children and dogs, jewelry, and baked goods. It also featured a live entertainment program of singing, dancing, and musical numbers on violin, piano, guitar, and...
Ten years ago November 14, 2012 Ed Huntington received a Quilt of Valor from Alice Gwinn at Pomeroy Elementary School's Veteran's Day program last week Friday. Alice, a member of the organization's chapter in the Lewiston-Clarkston valley, said that the presentation was made to recognize Ed's service in the U.S. Air Force. She also told students that in the past eight years that Ed has lived in Pomeroy, he has become a valuable member of the community, taking over many duties that the late Johnn...
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild opened their winter show on November 11. The show was sponsored by JD Brown Studio and featured artists Linda McKeirnan and Laurel King. Junior featured artists were Maureen Scoggin's art class from Pomeroy Elementary School. The winter show includes lots of art available for Christmas shopping....
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) decided on the criteria of determining Garfield County's share of funding the Superior Court Judge's Administrative Assistant position, and discussed insurance details at their meeting on November 7. The Superior Court Judge's Administrative Assistant position serves Garfield, Asotin and Columbia Counties and is jointly funded by all three. Asotin County requested the shares be determined by tax assessed value, in the same manner as the...
POMEROY-The Port of Garfield County commissioners authorized a final draft of their 2023 budget and set a date for adoption at their meeting on November 1. The final budget allows for $4,719,153.50 expenses and $4,703,534 in revenue, including both the Pataha and Northeast Garfield County fiber internet projects. The budget is scheduled for adoption on November 29, at 12 p.m. (noon) at the Port office. In further business, Port Manager Diana Ruchert said that she received an insurance claim...
Ten years ago November 7, 2012 The Case of the Bug-Eating Cougs-Students of Washington State University professor Richard Zack's "Insects and People" course, as well as the public, will have a chance to put their gag reflex to the test during the annual insect-eating lunch at Ensminger Pavilion. On the menu will be cricket chili, mealworm tacos and various pastries sweetened with honey, an insect byproduct. Those attending also can sample comb honey, wax and all. Pomeroy Community Center...
POMEROY-Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers shared the Republican goals in the event they hold a majority in Congress after the 2022 elections at a gathering at the Pataha Flour Mill on October 28. Congresswoman McMorris-Rodgers began her presentation with a call to pray. She spoke about Benjamin Franklin's words during the drafting of the US Constitution, "if a sparrow cannot fall without his [God's] notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?" Congresswoman...
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) bade farewell to Grant Morgan, passed four resolutions, and a memorandum of understanding at their meeting on October 31. Grant Morgan, who has served Garfield County as Engineer for many years, was presented at the meeting with a farewell gift of a buck knife inscribed 'Garfield County thanks you'. October 31 was his last day as Engineer, although he will serve as an interim engineer until the county finds a new one. Morgan has accepted...
POMEROY-The School District board (PSD) discussed the two levies to be put out to the voters; the Traffic Safety Education (TSE) program currently in place; and a change to the dress code proposed by the Associated Student Body, according to the minutes from their October 24 meeting. Two levies will be presented to voters in February of 2023, an enrichment levy and a capital levy. The enrichment levy is for a four-year period, with a collection of $1,100,000 for each of the four years. The...
Ten years ago October 31, 2012 Eero Kovero, Finnish farmer and tour leader, brought his sixth group to Pomeroy's Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum on October 21. Eero (pronounced "arrow") and his group of 10 Finnish farmers from the south of the county spent 12 days in Washington state, landing in Seattle and working eastward in the northern part of the state. The stop in Garfield County is in about the middle of the rip, before the tour turns west and makes its final stop in the Yakima...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a proposal for 911 logging recorder; a request from the employees' group; and approved a sale contract at their meeting on October 24. The BOCC accepted the proposal from WestTech Marketing for $21,798 for the purchase and installation of a 911 logging recording system for Garfield County's E911 department. WestTech has been servicing the current system and has maintained an excellent relationship with the E911 department. The c...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District, in cooperation with Garfield County E911, Sheriff's Office, Fire District No. 1, Transportation Authority, and the City of Pomeroy, conducted an emergency evacuation drill on October 19. Nine participating residents of Garfield County Memorial Hospital and one mannequin were loaded onto a CTA van and two GCFD ambulances, driven to the Pomeroy High School and returned to the Hospital, where they were unloaded, in a simulation of an emergency e...
By Naomi Scoggin East Washingtonian Reporter POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County Commissioners announced that construction has begun on the Pataha Fiber-to-the-Home project, and approved the 2023 budget. Construction extending the fiber internet line out to Pataha has begun. The project is expected to be completed by January 31, 2023, with some weather days included in the calculation. The Northeast Garfield County fiber project contract has been signed and will go out to bid on design work. T...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 responded to a fire alarm originating from the Blue Mountain Artisan Guild building on Main Street on October 20. After inspection of conditions without finding any source of fire, the responding firefighters suspected a faulty alarm. The alarm is being monitored to determine its functionality....
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority discussed the building project at its meeting on October 17. In the final stages of preliminary design, when finished, the project will go out to bid. Construction funding sources are still not identified. A grant opportunity is expected to open later in October. The CTA also discussed its budget, with final decisions dependent on the county’s negotiation with the employee’s Group....
Ten years ago October 24, 2012 The 2012 football season has special significance since it was exactly a century ago that the young men of PHS took up the sport of football. It was on November 16, 1912, when Wagner Mast, Pomeroy’s quarterback, trotted onto the scrap of Garfield County pasture that had been crudely fashioned into gridiron playing field. Most of the Pomeroy players on the field were farm boys who had spent their lives close to home in Garfield County. Thirty-eight people met in t...
POMEROY-The Pomeroy 6-8 grade girls' basketball team played hard in their October 19 game against the All Saints Catholic School Huskies. The Pirates' use of full court press resulted in several turnovers, but did not ultimately over-power the Huskies. The final score was Pirates 27, Huskies 34....
POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) signed two letters, one resignation and the other to the Washington State Health Care Authority; and received a letter from Ron and Paula Kessler at their meeting on October 11. They signed a contract with the BMAC, and approved a change to the Garfield County Public Health District's charter at their meeting on October 17. The letters signed at the October 11 meeting were a letter to resigning County Engineer Grant Morgan, acknowledging his r...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District approved a bylaw change; adopted an amendment to the Consolidated Contract with the Washington State Department of Health; and accepted a proposal for assessment survey work at their meeting on October 17. The District board approved Resolution 2022-21, to officially change their name from Garfield County Health District to Garfield County Public Health District. This change was done to avoid acronym confusion with Garfield County Hospital Distr...