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TACOMA–Pirate grappler Curtis Winona and Davenport's Brock Gustaveson met again in the championship match at the WIAA Mat Classic XXXV and the Pomeroy standout battled the Davenport sophomore nearly to a tie, but got pinned and finished his senior season with a respectable second-place in the 190-lb. division for 1B-2B boys. "It was going pretty good," Winona told the East Washingtonian of his bout with the Davenport wrestler. "In the first round, I was ahead and feeling confident." Winona h...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the grandstand replacement project, a grant for sidewalk re-concreting, and a swap meet at the Garfield County Fairgrounds at the meeting on February 20. Deconstruction of the current grandstands at the Fairgrounds has begun. Most of the planks and angle irons will be repurposed by the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum for a sawmill display. The arrangement will lower costs of the deconstruction part of the project....
POMEROY––Ballots to Garfield County voters for the 2024 Washington State Presidential Primary will be mailed by February 23, 2024. Candidates listed on the ballots include Democrats Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson. Republican candidates are Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and Donald J. Trump. Trump and Haley are the only two candidates still in the race. Ballots are due to be either delivered to the County Courthouse or an approved drop box...
DAYTON–The Pomeroy Pirates fell juuuuust a basketball bounce short of a win in a SE1B District rematch with the Liberty Christian Patriots, who in their second meeting of the tournament, turned the Pirates away with a 37-33 decision for the third berth to state here Feb. 16. The Buccaneers were behind 34-33 when Boone Schmidt launched a three pointer that doinked off the rim, when up and tapped the top of the backboard, then dropped straight down and in, a bucket that had it not touched to b...
“Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding.” – Gian Carlo Menotti...
OLYMPIA–It is with a mix of encouragement and disappointment that the Senate majority leader says four of the six citizen initiatives to the Legislature "might" have public hearings scheduled before the end of the 2024 session. But don't hold your breath. We are now nearly two-thirds into a 60-day session, with only a handful of committee meetings remaining before adjournment on March 8. Despite repeated efforts by Republicans asking for majority Democrats to hold hearings on the initiatives, w...
Have you noticed the same ol’ message; that of what is constantly rehearsed in the media over and over and over again, has become so very tiresome? It sure has with me. I am tired of hearing how awful the right is, and, in turn, how awful the left is, and how they are wrong and we are right and vice versa. It seems for the last two decades, the ability to express one’s opinion has been slowly and methodically stifled. An opposing opinion becomes racist, transphobic, antisemitic, misogynistic, or whatever the latest trend is to close the door of...
In the story "Acres of Diamonds" a farmer heard about other farmers who became wealthy by discovering diamond mines. He sells his farm to search for diamonds himself. Unable to find any, he became depressed and drowned himself. The irony of the story is that the farm he sold was later discovered to have one of the most productive diamond mines in Africa. The "acres of diamonds" were in his backyard all the time! We don't have to travel to the ends of the earth to be blessed! The Lord blesses us...
POMEROY-The Missoula Children's Theater production of Beauty Lou and the Country Beast on February 3 was comprised of a cast of 57 of Pomeroy's children. After an audition on Monday, January 29, the kids practiced in the afternoon after school hours until their performances on Friday. The Missoula Children's Theater began in the summer of 1970 when an unemployed actor, Jim Caron's Volkswagen van broke down near Missoula, Mont. While waiting for his car repair, he auditions for Men of La Mancha...
Ten Years Ago February 26, 2014 Pomeroy resident and neon sign expert David Webb is offering the city a gift that he believes will attract tourists, turn downtown into a desirable movie set, and bring in new business. He wants to hang possibly a dozen vintage neon signs, all of them built pre-World War II, restored and functioning, in downtown Pomeroy. He will loan building owners the signs at no cost, and install them at no cost. David is calling his project "Pomeroy City Walk." Twenty-Five...
POMEROY––The Pirate volleyball team got off to a strong start to the season, winning their first three matches, then defeating Asotin and Tekoa-Rosalia the following week. The Pirates opened at home versus Oakesdale. Coach Adam Van Vogt was pleased with how the team remembered its rotations and came out confident and disciplined in the first match. Oakesdale is a strong team but Pomeroy was more consistent and aggressive and won 25-13, 25-22. The next match was at Tekoa and the Pirates wea...
Donner Day Buchet Pomeroy native, Donner Day Buchet, son of the late Claude and Eva Foley Buchet, brother Peter Buchet and sister Sally Buchet Walton, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2024 at his home in Rockville, Maryland. Donner is survived by his wife of 64 years, Sharon, his two children, Brigette and Joshua, and grandchild, Caitlin. He remained a devoted reader of the East Washingtonian until the end....
Lady Pirate Haliee Brewer was named to the Wheat Division All Opponent Team and was recognized with other team members during ceremonies at the District Tournament. "Haliee played the game like I would want any of my players to play it," Head Coach Brian Koller said of Brewer. "She played hard all the time and never got down on herself or any of her teammates. She was a great leader/captain of our team and I could always go to her and Hannah to talk about things. Her personality and attitude...
POMEROY–Week six of Pomeroy Gun Club's efforts in the Camas Prairie competition brought fairer weather and better scores. Seven club members also participated in a registered shoot at the Colton Gun Club on Saturday February 17. Three Pomeroy shooters brought home trophies on the cold blustery day in Colton. Holly Ledgerwood broke a 96X100 score in the 16-yard. event That was the second-best score of the event and garnered her the Lady Championship. Jim Adams recorded a score of 93 in the c...
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Sunday Night: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 4000 feet lowering to 2500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy,...