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POMEROY–Garfield County and City of Pomeroy voters have until 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 7 to mail or deliver their ballots to the Garfield County Auditor or place them in an designated ballot box. (See sidebar.) The Auditor's Election Day hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. In this general election, the mayor's race has two contenders, incumbent G. Paul Miller and Jack Peasley; City Council member No. 1 is Rachel Anderson; City Council member No. 2 has two candidates seeking the position, Roni F...
POMEROY–Ballot drops are in two designated boxes only; one is located inside the Garfield County Auditor's Office and the other box east of the Courthouse and is drive-up assessable. Please DO NOT use the black courthouse drop box at the front of the building. You will notice it is clearly posted "NO BALLOTS." Any ballots deposited there will not be counted....
POMEROY–The local FFA Chapter and Conservation District hosted the Garfield County Career Development competitive event here Wednesday, October 18, welcoming 43 teams from around the area. Dayton FFA competed at the event with successful scores; Pomeroy FFA placed 8th. Both teams will move on to compete at the State contest near Moses Lake on Nov. 7....
I became a Pomeroy resident when my father brought our family here, when he took a position as a history teacher in 1967. I went on to graduate with the class of 1971, left Pomeroy and lived in many places around the U.S. That has been an incredible experience which opened the opportunity for continued education here in our country and overseas. That experience expanded the development of many job skills that have benefited me and in my business over the years. Before I came to Pomeroy, I lived...
POMEROY–The District School Board was advised that the district is accepting Shepherd Grant proposals; was asked to reinstate cheerleading as a sport; and heard other business activities including conference scheduling, and the Veteran’s Day assembly, during the recent meeting October 24. Superintendent Rachel Gwinn announced that the district accepted Shepheard Foundation grant proposals which were then turned in on Friday, October 27. The Board was approached by Chelsea Eaton to consider reinstating High School Cheerleading as a sport. She...
POMEROY–The School District will hold their Annual Veteran’s Day program, open to the public, in the High School gymnasium on November 8, at 9 a.m. Elementary students will sing patriotic songs, a slide presentation of local military honorees will be made and at least four local veterans will receive Quilts of Valor as part of the Veteran’s Day tradition. This program gives students, staff, the community, and area residents a time to honor local veterans and pay tribute to those who gave their lives for protecting our country, liberty, and f...
POMEROY-The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild (BMAG) had eighteen participants in their Man Cave show which ended October 25. The "Man Cave" reception was well attended which introduced the eighteen featured artists for this year's show. "The reception was well received," said Linda McKeirnan, BMAG board member. "It's great that all the guys participated." The featured junior artists were the students of the BMAG summer art programs which explored painting, clay and more. The show was sponsored by...
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” – Jean de la Bruyere... Full story
By Eric McKeirnan Guest Columnist I ran into an old friend a few weeks ago who was all juiced up with the excitement of traveling with his wife and friends and former pastor to the land of Jesus Christ. Nearly four years ago a core group of about a dozen locals, (local includes Waitsburg and Tekoa), set off to the Holy Land. During the Covid lockdown I entertained the idea of writing about our adventure on the other side of the planet and having my traveling companions include their thoughts and impressions with mine. If you would like that,...
POMEROY–Free Chipper Day at the old rock pit for county residents Saturday, Nov 4 at 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Garfield County will host a free Chipper day for county residents this Saturday, Nov. 4 at the old rock pit located off Gould City-Mayview Road. What can you bring? Clean yard and garden debris, pine needles, leaves, limbs, and small logs (up to 15 inches). Loads that contain a lot of dirt, rocks, root balls or anything over 15 inches in diameter will be turned away. If you are bringing leaves and pine needles in garbage bags, that’s fine, but...
Thursday: Rain. High near 59. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 43. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with...
Ten Years Ago November 6, 2013 Travis Johnson, a Pomeroy resident serving in the U.S. Army, was presented a Quilt of Valor by Alice Gwinn at last week Friday's Veteran's Day program at Pomeroy Elementary School. Travis said his main reason for serving, including deployment in the Middle East, was his dedication to family, including his family of loved ones, his community family, and the ties to the family of soldiers he serves with. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 4, 1998 Marine Capt. Edwin L....
POMEROY–In the East Washingtonian article “County Resident brings concerns over third-party vote counting” Garfield County Auditor McKenzie Lueck was quoted to say “she does have the staffing to be able to hand-count the ballots…” It should have read: “she does NOT have the staffing to be able to hand-count the ballots...
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce September's Employee of the Month, David Ely. He was nominated by his co-workers who state, "David is a "go-getter" and takes excellent care of his patients." David was born in Missoula, Mont. and his family moved to Kalispell when he was ten years old as his father was in the Army. David's family is deeply rooted in the military with 8 generations of grandparents on both his mother's and father's side, who collectively served in all four of...
In chapter 22 of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus is asked by the Pharisees, "Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?". It was a trap: answering "no" would place Jesus in opposition to Caesar and the Romans and make way for his prosecution by them; answering "yes" would be used by the Pharisees to turn away from him those devout Jews who despised Roman governance over the land of Israel. Jesus asks for a Roman coin and questions, "Whose image is this and whose inscription?" They respond,...
These five Pirate Football seniors were joined by family and applauded for their contributions to the P.H.S. Football Program during their final home game of the season Friday. From left to right, offensive and defensive lineman Trace Roberts (88) and family; Rylan Hays-Carnahan (82), another offensive and defensive lineman, and family; Walker Flynn (14), a wingback and linebacker, and family; tight end and defensive end Oliver Severs (34) and family; and David Tejero (77), who plays offensive...
Senior members of the Lady Pirates, Lainee Herres, Hallee Brewer, Hannah Bagby, and Jaycee Aimes, were honored at Senior Night last week. -East Washingtonian photo by Naomi Scoggin...
POMEROY––The Buccaneers counted their eighth straight win as they steamrolled the Sunnyside Christian Knights 62-0, piling up 42 first-quarter points to start the running clock, one step closer to securing a play off spot in the SE 1B league. Pomeroy is 8-1, standing in second behind Liberty Christian, the only team that has beaten Pomeroy this season, 38-26 in the season opener. The Pirates travel to 0-7 Yakama Tribal this Friday for the last game of the regular season. "Five different Pirates...
The Pomeroy High School Homecoming Court included, from left to right, Freshman Princess Haven Kimble, Freshman/Sophomore Escort Rylan Hays-Carnahan, Sophomore Princess Bethany Zimmermann, Junior Escort Oliver Severs, Junior Princess Yuli Garcia, Senior Escort Walker Flynn, Senior Princess Stacia Bowen, Mr. Football Trace Roberts, Ms. Volleyball/Homecoming Queen Hallee Brewer, Homecoming King David Tejero. -East Washingtonian photo by Naomi Scoggin...
WALLA WALLA–The third-place Lady Pirates were bumped into the District 9 1B consolation bracket by number two DeSales three sets to zero here Monday, setting up tonight's loser-out showdown with No. 4 Prescott on the home volleyball court at 6 p.m. The Lady Pirates split their final two regular-season matches to clinch third seed in the playoffs, losing to St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse then beating Tekoa-Rosalia in five sets. A win over the Lady Tigers will send the Lady Buccaneers to the final r...