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POMEROY–The first day for the vaccine clinic, which was held at the Dick Brown building on January 29, 2021, started at 8 a.m., and was moving along smoothly with 100 of the scheduled 230 doses already administered before 12 p.m. for the B1 group (65+ or multigenerational households). Many people who placed their names on the "list" were scheduled, making it possible to vaccinate eight people every fifteen minutes. This all happened with the help from a sub-committee, health, fire, sheriff d...
POMEROY––A Senate bill under consideration in Olympia could further erode revenue Garfield County receives from people caught committing criminal activities, Commissioners heard at the February 1 meeting. District Court Clerk Katie Magill brought to the Commissioners' attention Senate Bill 5226, which would relax rules and fines for license suspension for failure to pay or failure to appear citations. "Currently, if a person has a moving violation, and they don't pay, we can put a hold on the...
POMEROY–Steve Kazda, Secretary of the Evening Star Lodge No. 30 presented bikes to the two Bikes for Books winners, Harper Fruh, daughter of David and Lora Fruh, and Sam Wolf, son of Rick and Selena Wolf. The two students individually read 100 minutes each week to be entered into the drawing. Twice each year, students who read 100 minutes each week are entered in the drawing for a chance to win a one of four bikes donated by the Evening Star Lodge No. 30. The Bikes for Books program is s...
“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” – Robert M. Pirsig...
OLYMPIA–The life of a bill is truly a mysterious thing. For example, let’s follow the journey of two different bipartisan sponsored bills: HB 1067 (state dinosaur) and HB 1020 (emergency powers reform). Both bills were pre-filed before session started. Both bills were referred to the same committee. Only one of these bills, however, has been scheduled for a public hearing and executive action. Based on the experience of Washingtonians over the past year, can you guess which one? That’s right, the winner for the committee’s time is declari...
- “As long as you’ve got good elimination, you’ve got it made.” Uncle Leonard - “If a man can’t drive in a bar ditch, he’s got no business on the highway.” Tink - “When asked how she got to be president, Anita replied, ‘I missed the meeting’.” - “You can’t used too much tape.” Dr. Allen - Tom Hall says, “I enjoy all company. Some when they arrive, some when they leave.” - “A true friend will tell you if yer hat’s on backwards.” Calvin - “I’d rather be at the head of the ditch with a shovel than...
SEATTLE–The COVID-19 pandemic has caused devastation locally, nationally, and internationally. It is a once-in-a-lifetime crisis that has taken the lives of over two million people worldwide. (here) Although co-morbid factors may exist, the number of deaths and the number of hospitalizations directly related to the coronavirus are easy to track and report. Government officials have used these easy-to-obtain numbers to set policy that has closed the economy and schools over the past year. The d...
Dye house bill to ensure reliability and reduce consumer power costs OLMPIA–House bill 1130 authored by Rep. Mary Dye, (R-9) known as the Real Solutions for Consumer Affordability and Reliable Energy Supply (CARES), seeks to reduce electrical and natural gas costs to all Washington consumers by 50% and reduce all power outages in Washington State by 50% by the year 2030, was heard in the House Environment and Energy Committee. Pomeroy Partners Programs in the Community LifeSkills for Middle School POMEROY–Jessica Nelson at the Garfield County H...
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild is closed until March after receiving a generous grant from the Shepherd Foundation to purchase the building to the west of the existing gallery. In addition, the BMAG was recently awarded additional grants from Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA), Innovia, Inland Power, Blue Mountain Community Foundation (BMCF). The BMAG gallery will be closed through February and reopen March 1, while changes to the new building are made to house the gallery. The original building will be u...
POMEROY–Strong winds hampered the fourth Camas Prairie Shoot for members of the local gun club, resulting in lower than average scores. Southeast winds on Sunday caused problems for the east facing trap machines making right hand targets go high and left flying targets driven down resulting some difficult conditions and poor scores. Junior shooters had a nicer day on Saturday which was reflected in their scores. In the 12-year-old and younger division Levi Bowen shot a 20 in the 16-yard event and Rozlyn Magill recorded a 17. Peyton Cannon l...
Ten Years Ago February 2, 2011 The Spinners Club will take over the annual Broomstick Pool Tournament, a Pomeroy tradition the weekend closest to St. Patrick’s Day. Proceeds from the event will go into the renovation fund for Maple Hall. Puget Sound Energy is offering grants to public schools and other educational institutions as opportunities to bring renewable energy into—or perhaps onto—the classroom. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 7, 1996 Between September and the first of the year, Larry Scoggin and his father, Jim, trapped six coyot...
OLYMPIA–As the ranking Republican on the House Health Care and Wellness Committee, I'm working hard to make health care more affordable and accessible to our citizens. Anyone who has worked in the health care industry can attest to what an uphill battle this is, with many layers of bureaucracy. A few bright spots in our current health care system are our local health departments and boards of health. At a time when many Eastern Washington citizens feel disenfranchised by the decisions being m...
Delbert Grant Boyd January 12, 1943–January 4, 2021 Delbert "Del" Grant Boyd passed away Monday, January 4, 2021, just shy of his seventy-eighth birthday. Delbert was born Jan. 12, 1943, in Pomeroy and lived near Pomeroy his whole life. He married Patricia Rich on Dec. 23, 1971, and they just celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary. He was dad to Daniel (Jamie) and Darin (Christy) Boyd and "Uncle Daddy" to Kenny Kazda, and thought of Brian Blimka as his son. He was Grandpa to Hunter, Jacop (...
Pomeroy-Citing weather and cold temperatures, the first Cross Country meet, scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, has been canceled. It was to have included the "Wheat Division" of the 1B league, including the "Grape Division's" Touchet High School. The next meet will be at 3 p.m., Tuesday, February 16 at Pomeroy, with the meet starting at the Lybecker Field track. It will include the Pirates, Colton, Gar-Pal, Tekoa-Rosalia, SJEL and Touchet in the high school and middle school races, and...