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POMEROY––"The show will go on" might be a theme here this December as some holiday events will occur, with modifications, while other traditional events will be forsaken due to the concern surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. One of the "shows" going on is the annual Twinkle Light Sale, which is in the works for the evening of Thursday, December 10. Downtown retail businesses such as Meyers Hardware, the Pomeroy Pharmacy and the Blue Mountain Artisan Guild are among the establishments whi...
POMEROY–The public hearing for vacating portions of street and unincorporated town of Pataha, Resolution No. 2020-12, was opened to public comment on November 30 at 10 a.m. Garfield County Commissioner listened to the comments outlining the need for change in that area and reasons why, but tabled acting on the resolution after encountering multiple points of view and ideas, all presented with concern and civility. Comments were made during the last portion of the public hearing defining r...
Will the real Kenny Landkammer, please stand up? Last week the Pomeroy City Council accepted the retirement request from City Public Works Director Kenny Landkammer, who will have more time for recreational pursuits such as hunting and fishing as of December 30, when his retirement takes effect. In last week's edition, we erroneously used a picture that was not Landkammer. Our apologies for the error....
WALLA WALLA–Fourteen Pomeroy students are recipients of the Harold and Helen Shepherd 2020-21 Scholarship. The Walla Walla Community College Foundation expressed through the generosity of Harold and Helen Shepherd, these students: Julie Alicea; Gustavo Alvarez-Tornez; Nicole Anderson; Tanner Bremer; Marcella Ebeck; Jim Englander; Heidi Heytvelt; Kaitlin Holebrook; Kathryn Holmes; Phoenix Kinsall; Sean Kinsall; Brenna Southwick; Jaden Steele; and Gabrielle Vasquez, will have the opportunity to pursue their dreams of education at Walla Walla C...
“True friendship is in that moment when the silence between two people is comfortable.” – Anonymous...
I was reading through an obituary for a local woman the other day and read how involved she was during her life. She was a farm wife. She had a career. She went to Kinman Business University and was a secretary. But she was involved in so many clubs. It seems like, for our parents and the early part of my generation, our twenties and thirties, there were groups we could be involved in, somewhere to interact with other people building meaningful relationships and be a part of the community. This type of camaraderie is lacking in the...
A. F. Branco...
Yeah, he wished he was a cowboy but just at times like this (Yup, he’s glad that he’s a cowboy but there’s times on days like this) When he spent the day ahorseback and had time to reminisce (When he spends all day a’horseback thinkin’, ‘Wonder what I’ve missed?’) Never thinkin’ about Monday, ’bout the real life he led (Never knowin’ if it’s Monday, if he’ll ever get ahead) Just the smell of sweaty horses and the peace inside his head (Just the smell of sweaty horses and a blanket for a bed)...
On Sunday morning Governor Jay Inslee announced additional restrictions on businesses in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The majority of the restrictions go into effect midnight on Monday, November 16. Specifically, - Restaurants and bars are closed for indoor service. Outdoor dining and to-go service is permitted. (Restrictions on restaurants take effect Tuesday at midnight). - Retail stores, including grocery stores, and malls must limit occupancy to 25% and must close food court...
OLYMPIA–Washington State Parks invites the public to a rescheduled virtual Classification and Management Plan (CAMP) meeting to learn more about ongoing recreation planning for Palouse Falls, Lyons Ferry and Lewis and Clark Trail state parks on Thursday, December 10 at 6-8 p.m. The original meeting, scheduled for November 17, was cancelled due to technical issues. The online meeting will focus on alternative approaches for addressing issues at the three parks, which are part of the agency’s Blue Mountain Area. The public can provide wri...
POMEROY–WSU Extension is hosting a ZOOM “Last Chance” Virtual Pesticide ReCertification Credit Seminar on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 8:45 a.m.–2 p.m. There is no charge to parti.cipate in the seminar. Four Washington and Oregon recertification credits have been applied. To receive recertification credits, participants must sign into the seminar and register between 8:45–9 a.m. Individuals must be present through the entirety of each 50-minute presentation to receive credits. Verification will occur periodically throughout seminar....
POMEROY–Being brave is probably the one thing I should have been advised about because it is such a double-edged sword. Being brave can create regret because you take chances, sometime big chances. If you avoid doing something because you are afraid (not brave) that can be a real regret. I’m not saying having fear is not a good thing, fear can keep you from harming yourself. But fear can also build regret, even for a young person like me. So far in my short life, the only things I really reg...
POMEROY––A Pomeroy woman received injuries and was transported to a hospital in Lewiston following a single-vehicle rollover accident nine miles east of here Thursday, November 26. Vanessa S. Mauhar, 39, of Pomeroy, was westbound at 6:16 p.m. on State Route 12 when the 2004 Dodge Ram pickup she was driving crossed the centerline, rolled and came to rest in the eastbound ditch, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Cody Mueller. Mauhar, who was wearing a seatbelt, received injuries and was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in...
POMEROY–Garfield County Emergency Management announced the beginning of a public review and comment period for the final draft of the updated Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. Starting on December 7, 2020, the draft can be viewed online on the Garfield County Emergency Management website by following a link. This public review and comment period will end on December 21, 2020. The purpose of the public review period is to give residents of Garfield County and interested parties an opportunity to review a draft of the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan u...
Ten Years Ago December 1, 2010 Pomeroy High School Senior Project students are raffling off a Susan G. Komen Pink Christmas Tree as a fundraiser. Pomeroy Spinners Club will once again have a special box for letters to Santa in the Pomeroy Post Office. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 6 1995 If there is anybody in Pomeroy who can say he’s “been there, did that,” it has to be Fr. James Bean, the new pastor at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Pomeroy. Aside from crisscrossing the country as a U.S. Army dependent in his youth and serving in Vietnam...
Orle Hannas, Jr. March 30, 1934–November 23, 2020 Orle Hannas Jr, longtime St. John area resident, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 in Colfax at the age of 86. Orle was born at the home of his grandparents near Mayview, Wash., on March 30, 1934. He was the oldest of four children born to Orle A. and Maude E. (Gray) Hannas. He was raised on the Garfield County side of the Snake River across from Almota and attended one-room elementary schools at Ilia and Mayview, graduating from Pomeroy H...
Michael D. Keizer December 15, 1950–November 17, 2020 Michael D. Keizer passed away in Spokane, Wash., on November 17, 2020. He was born on December 15, 1950, in Wilbur, Wash., to Lester and Thelma Keizer. Mike graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1969. He spent the majority of his professional career as an iron worker at Hanford. He enjoyed spending time with family, playing his guitar and golf. Mike is survived by his wife, Darlie; children, Tricia (Jason) Brown of Clarkston, Christopher (...