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POMEROY–Weather and environmental events have prompted road, school and business closures on the first Monday of the new year, January 3, and late start on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. The last week of December brought many inches of snow with drifting and difficult driving conditions. Things improved slightly for main road driving, but for rural roads, not so much. It was then Pomeroy Schools Superintendent Rachel Gwinn placed a Facebook announcement there would be no school the following day, Monday, January 3, 2022, due to road and weather c...
POMEROY–The Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation celebrates 25 years of granting funds to local and area entities which benefit the betterment, growth and well-being of the community and citizens. During the past year, the foundation has awarded $405,737 which is; $81,771.39, more than the COVID-19 year of 2020. Since 1996 the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation has been granting money to various non-profit organizations in Garfield County. For the year 2020 the Foundation has given $323,965.61. Harold and Helen Shepherd were Garfield C...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 board of commissioners (GCFD) approved a $25,000 transfer from their investment fund to their cash on hand at their meeting on December 14. The transfer is to keep their cash on hand at its regular amount of $100,000. The GCFD received donations from Larry Bunch and in Charles Woody’s name from Ladonna Crawford for their ambulance fund. They also received a donation from the Laurence Gilbert estate. The ambulance fund is managed through the Blu...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) signed an agreement to match a grant from the Washington State Department of Agriculture Fair Project at their meeting on January 3. The grant amounts to $81,000 and will be used for capital projects. In addition, the commissioners also approved Resolution 2022-01, a salary and wage schedule for 2022. They also addressed old loans from the General Expense fund to county department funds. Three loans were forgiven, and three will be b...
“They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything.” – Bil Keane...
The East Washingtonian continues its annual look back at the year just completed, 2021, in this second installment of the Year In Review. Our hope to our readers is that these short snippets of events from last year bring back fond memories. Charlotte Baker Editor and Publisher March 25 Seventeen local Gun Club Members participated in the 2021 Camas Prairie Trap Shoot in Walla Walla last weekend. Pomeroy Gun Club member Larry Bunch won four trophies: 2020 Handicap Veteran Singles, Championship S...
By Rowena Itchon What do evergreen trees, ham, turkey, eggnog, and champagne all have in common? The holidays, yes, but also America’s agriculture–most notably the great agricultural states of the West. Let’s start with Thanksgiving dinner. Our colleague Pam Lewison of the Washington Policy Center, and a farmer herself, recalls growing up and sitting at the table for Thanksgiving dinner. “Even as we dug into the bounty before us, we were aware of the hardworking farmers and livestock producers who had made our meal possible.” Lest consumers...
After a snowy December, Washington's snowpack will end the year at 106% of normal. April 1 is the traditional end of the snowpack year, so there are still three more months to get the final numbers. If this trend holds, it would be the 14th time in the last 17 years that snowpack was above normal. Additionally, the snowpack is even better than those numbers indicate. The definition of "normal" changes every decade. Last year, the definition covered the years from 1981-2010. That changed this...
Dear Folks, This is Cindy Lou, Baxter’s wife, writing to you. I am very, very behind in sending this out to you but I wasn’t sure what to say. Not a good excuse, Baxter would say as he got after me. So this is what is going on: Baxter has some health problems that have put him in the retirement bracket. He has loved speaking, writing and doing his TV and radio work all these years, but sadly, he is at a point that he has to stop. December 31 will be the last day that our office will be ope...
To the editor, The local democrat contingency seems to have a mouthpiece south of reason and void of thought, and I did not wish to be the alter ego of that twisted thinking. Not long ago I traveled to Coeur d’ Alene, driving through Whitman County, popping out on 95 northeast of Tekoa. Drove by a Trump flag nearly worn out just outside Oaksdale. Passed another five or so before we got to 95. Even saw Trump signs on the reservation. In the two days wandering about CDA we saw numerous bumper stickers signs in lawns, flags and other patriotic d...
Happy New Year everyone! The traditional way to celebrate, after we recover from the holidays, anyway, is to make some type of resolution. You know those: it’s where we promise for the thousandth time to really make that change, we said we were always going to do: lose weight is common, maybe learn something, or visit somewhere. Then we drop a bunch of money, or immediately forget. That leads to the other tradition: failing to keep those resolutions. The truth is, real change rarely happens because we made a resolution. Sure, it starts with a...
Ten years ago January 4, 2012 Pomeroy’s FFA chapter held a Toy & Canned Food drive during the month of December. Advisor Robert Matthews said members raised over $125, brought in “nearly 150 lbs. of food, and a large load of toys.” Proceeds went to the Garfield County Food Bank to keep efforts local, Robert said. Chapter members thanked the staff and students who donated to help the community. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Stewardship Service (NRCS) has announced that the ranking...
By Larry Bunch POMEROY–Pomeroy Gun Club will be participating in the Camas Prairie 10–week shoot starting this weekend January 8–9. Youth shooters will begin competition on Saturday starting with a safety meeting and signing of parental permission slips and due payments at 8 a.m. The Club will again provide shells and targets for the kids. Youth under 14 years of age should be accompanied by an adult. Adults will shoot on Sunday starting at 9 a.m. The Club has a limited supply of shells for those that are having trouble locating them due to su...
Due to a typographical error, the record of the Lady Pirates was incorrectly indicated in the Pomeroy Events and Activities Roster. The team’s record is four wins and two losses, not 3-3 as written in the girls’ basketball story in the December 30 edition. Our apologies for the error....
POMEROY––Pomeroy's Pirate Wrestling Team topped seven other teams to win the annual Christmas Tournament, and 182-lb. Braedyn White won four straight to win the weight class and an individual award here December 30. Eight teams braved wintery weather conditions to compete in the Pirates' annual Christmas tournament, venturing to town to battle for the coveted Santa Hat, awarded to the weight class champions. "It was a good day with four of the five Pirates placing in their respective weight cla...