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POMEROY–Pomeroy Schools students are back playing sports: cross-country, football and volleyball. They are actively practicing and competing with other schools with limited spectator attendance due to COVID restrictions. The School Board approved the hire of Katrina Sharp as assistant cross-country coach. Currently there are 36 athletes in the program, which consists of grades 6-12. Attendance to contests are via passes given out by athletes to those who may then attend. All spectators are requi...
POMEROY–David Ruark, Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum (EWAM), said they are still considering holding a Spring Farming Days event during the weekend of April 2-4. He also said the group has been given some new donations to the museum that will be picked up as weather allows. A Spring Jackpot show at the fairgrounds with a tentative date set for April 10 is being planned. Due to COVID restrictions there will not be any camping or food available at the show. Board president Sara Lunsford s...
POMEORY–Blue Mountain Artisan Guild presents a new show featuring adult artist Crystal Winslow and junior artists from Maureen Scoggin’s elementary school art class students which will run from March through the end of April. The sponsor for this show is our local LCCU with Ashley Dixon. There will not be a reception for this showing, but encourage individuals to visit the gallery to take in the wonderful art displays on the walls....
New box store CLARKSTON–US Foods is opening a new box store, CHEF’STORE at 810 Port Drive in Clarkston, Wash. CHEF’STORE will provide a convenient local shopping option for product and supply necessities. It will be open to the public seven days a week and no membership is required. State income tax being pushed by Democrats By Sen. Mark Schoesler OLYMPIA–Senate Bill 5096 which would create a state income tax has passed the Senate Ways and Means Committee is most likely to come up for a full Senate vote. If the SB5096 is approved by the Legisla...
“I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.” – Thomas Jefferson...
OLYMPIA–You’ve heard about the city dweller who was asked, “Where does your meat and food come from?” His reply: “From the grocery store.” In Eastern Washington, we know better. These days, we wonder if our Seattle/Puget Sound environmental friends think the same when it comes to electricity. Q: “Where does your electricity come from?” A: “The electrical outlet, of course!” This is a simplified way to say a climate change agenda pushed by Gov. Jay Inslee to eliminate the use of all fossil fuels...
It is the best of times. Calving at its finest. The calling of those chosen to tend God’s creatures. To take part in simple miracles. To alter the balance of life on earth by one small addition. It is the worst of times. Calving in the midst of a winter when one needs a depth finder to see the top of the market. When it is less worrisome to lose oneself in the task of daily responsibilities easing the burden of birth, than thinking about the price of next fall’s over-crowded weaner crop. A dilem...
WASHINGTON STATE–Imagine paying off the mortgage to your home in full and on time. Then, a month later, receiving a letter from the bank outlining an additional three years of payments owed because the bank decided your interest rate changed after you’d paid your mortgage off. That is the discussion playing out in agriculture during this legislative session. Instead of mortgage it is farmworker wages, and instead of interest rates, it is the seeking of additional wages related to a court case. Substitute Senate Bill 5172 would require all agric...
To the editor, I am concerned about the conflicting messages we as small business owners are receiving from our government leaders. I thought small (Ma & Pa) businesses were viewed favorably by most Americans. Some of the policies that have been put forth lately will have a significant negative impact on small businesses and small towns. 1. Low Carbon Fuel Standard: If this legislation passes it will raise the price of fuel for everyone and eventually raise the price of everything for everyone. All this with no guarantee of improving our...
WASHINGTON D.C.–Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) invites students from Washington’s Fifth Congressional District to participate in the 2021 Congressional Art Competition. Students grade 7-12 are encouraged to submit various styles and types of art, ranging from paintings and drawings to photography and mixed media pieces. Students should submit a typed copy of the 2021 Student Release Form signed by the teacher, a parent or guardian, and the student, and securely attached to the back of the artwork to certify the...
February 17, Ash Wednesday, Lent began. In chapter 6 of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus teaches about prayer, almsgiving and fasting. Throughout the season of Lent, these and other penances may be practiced to outwardly symbolize an inward conversion of heart–a conversion away from sin and toward virtue. It is not difficult for us to understand the importance of turning to God through prayer, or turning to our neighbor through almsgiving or charity; however, the practice of fasting is a bit more d...
POMEROY–Weather was much improved for the eighth week of the Camas Prairie 10 week shoot but scores among shooters did not improve as much as Pomeroy Gun Club members would have liked. Junior shooters again shot most of their scores on Saturday and in the 12-year-old and younger category Byron Collier led the Youngsters with a nice score of 22 in the singles competition and Braxton McKeirnan shot an 18. In Handicap Collier put up a 20 and McKeirnan posted a 17. Sub Juniors Gunner Magill and N...
Ten Years Ago March 2, 2011 Pomeroy Pirate girls’ basketball seasoned ended in the first round at the State 1B tournament, losing 54-32 to Columbia-Hunters. Garfield County’s new deputy, Mike Melcher, was the top student overall among 28 officers recently graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 6, 1996 The 14th annual All-Pomeroy Basketball Tournament will be held this weekend in the high school gym with eight teams expected to participate. Girls’ basketball coach Jim Greene is scheduled to receive a team-...
By Loyal Baker ST. JOHN–Pomeroy Cross Country boys team finished fourth here February 27, but not before four Pirate runners notched personal bests. At the first meet Feb. 24 in Pomeroy, the boys team finished third. The Pirates ran at Rosalia last Tuesday, and hit the trail at noon Saturday, March 6, at St. John. The championship meet will be in Pomeroy at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 10. "Our boys team ran a good 3.1-mile race in windy conditions, muddy, and uneven terrain surrounding St. J...
PALOUSE–Pirate volleyball worked through not only a short practice schedule but a busy four-game week, improving with each match until winning at Garfield-Palouse Saturday for a 1-5 record. Pomeroy gets home-court advantage the next three games: March 2 versus Colton; Mar. 4 v. Tekoa-Rosalia and Oakesdale on Mar. 6. Without many practices,” commented Coach Adam Van Vogt, “the coaching staff has stressed the importance of learning through the games. I believe we are doing a good job of this and I am really proud of how our girls have used early...
POMEROY–It was a runaway last week as the Pirates pummeled the visiting Wellpinit Redskins 82-0. The next game was March 3 at Tekoa-Rosalia at Rosalia; story to appear next week. The Pirates sail to Rosalia to face Tekoa-Rosalia at 2 p.m. March 9. “Overall, I was pleased with our boys’ intensity on offense and relentlessness on defense,” said Coach Kyle Kimble. “Our kids played well all around.” Pomeroy scored 11 touchdowns, Trent Gwinn notching five and Jesse Mings three as the Bucs amassed 465 total yards of offense to Wellpinit’s...