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POMEROY–Mid-term elections have closed and results show 77.59% of Garfield County turned out to vote, with incumbent Sheriff Drew Hyer winning the one contested race for Garfield County Sheriff against challenger Kurt Miller, accumulating a 130-point spread or more than a 10 percent of the total votes, according to the Washington Secretary of State and Garfield County election website on November 14, 2022 after 5 p.m. In the State of Washington, Garfield County has 1,687 registered voters and 1...
NEW YORK–John "Jack" Morrow, son of J.D. and Susan Morrow of Pomeroy, retired from over 20 years of military service at the rank of major last January 31, 2022. Veteran's Day is a ceremonial day to recognize our fallen, inactive, active and retired veterans, and we do so with grateful reverence. It was Friday, November 11, 2022, that Jack Morrow, a 1995 Pomeroy High School graduate, returned my call to speak with me about his recent retirement from over twenty years of military service. He had j...
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...
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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...
OLYMPIA–The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting public comment on a proposed rule that would prohibit visitors bringing domestic sheep or goats onto wildlife area units of 12 WDFW-managed wildlife areas. The proposed rule is intended to reduce the risk the transmission of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (Movi), a type of bacteria that causes pneumonia and can be deadly to bighorn sheep. Past pneumonia outbreaks among bighorn sheep in Washington and other parts of the western United States have been linked to contact b...
Last week I participated in a live online debate with Tim Garchow, Executive Director of the Washington State School Directors Association. We were asked to debate the question: "What does it mean to have local control over educational decisions in Washington state?" Local control describes the current system of electing school board directors to govern the schools in each one of the 295 school districts in Washington state. Our discussion was ably moderated by Elizabeth Van Clark of the...
WASHINGTON STATE–For the past eight months, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police have been investigating six wolf mortalities within the Wedge pack territory in Stevens County. WDFW Police began the investigation in February, and it is ongoing. Toxicology results revealed all six wolves died from ingesting poison. The investigation remains active, and the Department encourages anyone who might have relevant information to report it confidentially by calling WDFW's p...
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–The WSU/Garfield County Extension begins the 4-H leader and volunteer recruitment for the 2022-23 year starting October 1. Several leaders have retired and the anticipated increase in the number of new 4-H members, requires replacement and additions of leaders and volunteers. The Family Living project areas of cooking, sewing, and crafting are especially in need of volunteers. Creative Kids group has 25 members and for a greater learning experience, we are looking to split in to two o...
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...
Carlene Mae Pawlik November 1, 2022 Carlene Mae (Swanson) Pawlik, age 98, passed away peacefully November 1, 2022 at Memory Manor in Pomeroy, Wash., surrounded by loving family. She will be deeply missed and fondly remembered for her sweet smile and positive outlook. Carlene was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Hugo and sons Jerry and Christopher. She is survived by daughters, Kathy (Ron) Dixon, Susan (Bill) Thurmond, Carla (Keith) Danielson, and Marti (Neil) Natwick. A Celebration...
POMEROY–The annual “50¢ Christmas Sale” is planned at the United Methodist Church on Saturday, December 3 at 9–11 a.m. The much anticipated “50¢ Christmas Sale” at the Pomeroy Methodist Church on 796 Columbia St, 8th Street entrance, will help mark off much of your holiday shopping list. This year, as in the past, children shop first from 9–9:30 a.m., with free wrapping of each precious gift. The Fireside is open and available to adults who are waiting for their shopping time at 9:30-10:30 a.m. During the last half hour, 10:30–11 a.m.,...
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....
Mrs. Waldher's Kindergarten recipes SIlja's Apple Pie Silja Severson: Age 5 Ingredients 1 bag of sugar 1 case of water 5 red apples 10 blueberries 1 Tbsp. milk Directions First we make the dough. Put some water, flour a little bit of sugar in a bowl by the stove for 10 minutes. When it is done you can put it in the baking bowl to let it bake. Put the apples in bowl after the dough and then get a fork. Let the apples air out a little bit. Bake the pie for 16 hours at 10 degrees. When it is out, l...
Mrs. Lovgren's Kindergarten class recipes Joanna's Chicken Joanna Yount: Age 5 Ingredients 1 cup of spice 3 cups of seasoning 1 whole chicken Directions Get the chicken from the store. Then you are going to put the chicken in the stove. Then you put the spice on it. Then you put the seasoning on it. Bake it at 10 degrees for 1 hour. Take it out of the stove and eat it. Lilah's Apple Pie Lilah Blickenstaff: Age 6 Ingredients 2 cups sugar 6 red/yellow apples 3 cups of powder 4 cups of cinnamon...
WELLPINIT–A hard-to-defend passing attack netted four touchdowns for the Wellpinit Redskins as they slipped by the Pomeroy Pirates by a slim–by eight-man football standards–26-22 in 1B 8-Man football playoff action here Saturday, November 12. Wellpinit's Smokey Abrahamson connected with Colin Hughes two times for a 12-0 lead in the first quarter and added passing touchdowns in the second and third quarters. Pomeroy's Trevin Kimble scored first- and fourth-quarter touchdowns, the latter narro...
YAKIMA–The plucky Lady Pirates bowed out of the 1B State Volleyball Tournament but not before giving it everything they had. Pomeroy went five sets in the opening match against Mt. Vernon Christian, dropping the fifth set by a close 16-14, then battled Darrington through four hard-fought sets but fizzled after rebounding from a first-set loss to win the second, before yielding to the Lady Loggers. "It was disappointing to lose these matches, but sports seasons are about the journey and we had a...