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SPOKANE–The Lady Pirates defeated Mount Vernon Christian 48-26 in the consolation round to bring home a bittersweet third-place trophy and cap a stellar year that didn't end as planned but was filled with accomplishments and success. In the semifinal game here Friday, the number three Oakesdale Lady Nighthawks pulled off an upset win, sending the Lady Pirates to the consolation bracket. Pomeroy advanced out of the quarter finals with a 41-26 win over Curlew. Pomeroy finished the season 23-2, cou...
POMEROY–Garfield County department heads, County employees, and Pomeroy School Superintendent Rachel Gwinn, met to share information about preventative measures that are being implemented. Garfield County Health District Administrator Martha Lanman announced at the Garfield County Commissioners' meeting March 16 that the one Garfield County resident who was under quarantine at home due to exposure to a Columbia County resident who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, was tested with a negativ...
POMEROY–A special meeting of the Garfield County Public Hospital District has been called for 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, to discussion the April 28, 2020, special levy, according to Jayd Keener, Superintendent/Co-CEO of the district. The meeting will take place in the North Parking Lot of the hospital campus at 66 N. Sixth Street. An executive session may follow the public meeting, Keener said....
POMEROY- After 37 years of service, County Garfield County Auditor Donna Deal, presented a letter of retirement to the Garfield County Commissioners during their regular meeting March 2, 2020. Her resignation will take effect April 30, 2020, leaving two and one-half years of her term. Deal included a recommendation of McKenzie Lueck to be considered to fill the position. She stated that she has been working with the staff to prepare for her departure and to make the transition as smooth as possible. “We now have all our ducks in a row,” sai...
DAYTON–A special ceremony was held in the Columbia County Courtroom on February 28, in honor of Karl Burnstad, a seven-year-old, who was presented with a Lifesaving award for saving his mother Tracy's life during a medical emergency last November. First-grader Karl Burnstad, his mother, father and three siblings live 19 miles out of Dayton on the Tucannon, bordering Garfield County. His mother Tracy suffers from a chronic medical condition and on November 12, 2019, Karl, her oldest of four c...
POMEROY–Board President Sara Lunsford stated that the group wanted to listen to people’s thoughts about two subjects, after which the audience would be dismissed and the board would go into executive session concerning those issues. The subjects to be discussed were: 1) How old should children be in order to show animals at the fair? 2) What are people’s thoughts about starting a demolition derby as an additional entertainment event on Saturday night of the fair as a new source of income? Brian Scoggin shared his views regarding the age of ch...
POMEROY–Sara Lunsford, representing the Garfield County Fair Board, met with the County Commissioners March 2, 2020, to get some clarity on some issues before the next Fair Board meeting March 3, 2020. Lunsford asked for opinions on the proposed age limits for exhibitors of hogs at the fair. It has been suggested that children under the age of five should be prohibited due to safety concerns and overcrowding by a large number of children wanting to participate with their hogs. She stated that there had been some public comments stating that if...
“Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.” – Khalil Gibran...
OLYMPIA–When the Washington State Legislature strays too far on ideology or misguided policy, the citizens of this state are adept at making their voice heard. Last session, a bill was introduced by the majority party in Olympia that would harm hairstylists and other contractors. Many of these were single mothers or second income individuals who desperately needed the freedom in scheduling that being a contractor–instead of an employee–allowed. They came out in force, both on social media and in...
The cow went down in the pasture. I took it as a sign. Like lightning striking my saddle horn or guppies in the wine. I’ll have to pull the calf right here. But it isn’t raining hard. It’s just too bad that my slicker is still back in the yard. I taught my horse to ground tie. Like havin’ an extra man. Now why did he run off like that? I really had a plan, Thank goodness I’ve got a catch rope. Whoa, darlin’, just lay still... You four-footed Double Whopper! Your next stop is the grill! Stay...
Letter to the editor According to the latest census data, Garfield County has the smallest number of residents in Washington State. Of all the counties, Garfield County is where you can be sure every vote counts. Levies are passed and lost by a minimum number of votes and our hospital levy is one where every vote counts. If you have traveled the back roads of Washington, you will see communities struggling, which were once viable hubs of commerce. When healthcare and schools are lost, a community struggles to maintain services. Pomeroy is the c...
Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) is excited to announce three new providers who will join our team. A new doctor Dr. Christopher Iacobelli, MD, will join GCHD under a four-year contract to work in the Pomeroy Medical Clinic. He brings an extensive background of family practice with special interests in thyroid disorders and diagnostic medicine. "I look forward to continuing to meet the healthcare needs of my patients and the community," said Dr. Iacbobelli. We are excited to have a...
POMEROY–I dislike the pressure we teens put on ourselves to be perfect; especially in one area. I personally don’t put a lot of effort into this specific topic because we’re all friends. Kids in my peer group really struggle, especially when it comes to talking to boys. Yeah, sometimes you say things that make you kick yourself, but generally it’s not that bad. It does stink though, when you find someone you like, and no matter what you say or do, you keep embarrassing yourself. I think all of u...
WALLA WALLA–Tim Burt, Walla Walla Community College Board Chair has announced that the Board has accepted the resignation of President Derek Brandes, effective immediately. Dr. Brandes has serviced the College well but now desires to focus on his health at this time. “The Board will facilitate a smooth transition and has named Dr. Chad Hickox as Acting President effective today,” said Burt. Acting President Hickox has 24 years in higher education, of which 22 have been in community colleges; 12 years as a community college administrator; and t...
POMEROY–Local residences will receive their Census invitation at the Post Office if their mail delivery is a PO Box. For those with a physical mailing address, a census taker will drop off the document at the home between March 12-18. The resident does not need to be present. Occupants will be offered three different ways to complete the questionnaire: internet, telephone, or by mailing back a completed paper questionnaire. Census enumerators will visit each address only once initially. If t...
John Paul Fitzsimmons March 5, 1936- January 31, 2020 John Paul Fitzsimmons age 83, passed away in Odessa, Wash., on January 31, 2020. John was born on March 5, 1936 to John V. and Lois (Burns) Fitzsimmons in Pomeroy, Wash. John graduated from Pomeroy High School before attending and graduating from Washington State University (WSU) in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree with a minor in Horticulture, minor in Animal Husbandry and a minor in Soils and business. While attending WSU John...
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) co-CEO, Mat Slaybaugh, announced that a full-time doctor has been hired, Dr. Christopher Iacobelli M.D. during the regular board, March 2, 2020. Dr. Iacobelli has signed a four-year contract with the GCHD and will join the Pomeroy Medical Clinic staff on March 16, 2020. Dr. Iacobelli comes from Michigan originally, and most recently from Clarkston. His areas of special interest are Family Practice, Diagnostic Medicine, Thyroid disorders, I...
POMEROY–Local resident Bert Obenland will be among classic car owners featured in the March 14 episode of the TV show My Classic Car on the Motor Trend channel. The episode airs at 5:30 a.m., then will be available online at youtube.com/MyClassicCarTV. A preview can be seen at http://www.myclassiccar.com/episode/24/11/....
General Outlook: February brought an interesting mix of good high mountain snow and record precipitation. Snowpack remains healthy but the big story was the major flooding in the Umatilla River in North East Oregon and on Mill Creek, Walla Walla and Touchet rivers in South East Washington. Catastrophic damage was reported for roads, livestock facilities and farmland. Record precipitation was also recorded in the West Central Cascades however west side rivers have evolved to handle such large flows, so flood damage was minimum and mostly...
PENDLETON–Susan Piper, a Forest wildlife and botany program manager in the Olympic National Forest, has been selected to succeed long-time Pomeroy District Ranger Monte Fujishin, who will retire at the end of April after more than 22 years as the Pomeroy District Ranger, announced Umatilla National Forest Supervisor Eric Watrud. Piper will start at the position April 27. During the past 18 years on the Olympic, Piper has provided key leadership in working with a multitude of Tribes, partners a...
POMEROY–Members of the Garfield County Fair Board and visitors met in a special meeting on Tuesday night, March 3, in the courtroom of the county courthouse to discuss exhibitor age limits in open showing classes at the fair. Age limits currently require that exhibitors showing hogs must be five years or older, whereas the other open livestock classes have no age limits. Until last year, the hog showing classes were also open to any age. Numerous views were expressed both supporting a five-year-old age limit as well as opposing it. The p...
USA–Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, and Gail S. Ennis, the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, announce the launch of a dedicated online form at https://oig.ssa.gov to receive reports from the public of Social Security-related scams. These scams-in which fraudulent callers mislead victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for purported Social Security number problems-skyrocketed over the past year to become the number one type of fraud r...
If you search Google Scholar for the phrase “decision making process,” nearly 1.3 million academic articles will show up – and that’s just since 2016. Decision-making habits are critically important for all sorts of reasons, particularly in sales. Advertising appeals to how people choose between different products and often that choice boils down to one specific outcome: how a product makes you feel. This year, as public policy debate rages around animal agriculture, the use of pesticides, and immigrant labor programs, the debate around...
Ten Years Ago March 10, 2010 Garfield County will move personnel and offices, except for the Sheriff’s Department, to two rooms in the south end of Pomeroy Elementary School during the renovation period projected to last up to a year. Boot Scootin’ Boogie is the theme for the 2010 Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards Banquet at Spinners Hall. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 15, 1995 The new facility above the grandstand on the home side of the football field will feature a booth for the game announcer, a room for the visiting team’s film cr...