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The community of Pomeroy and Garfield County bid farewell to Louise Munday on a bright and sunny almost-Spring day last week, March 14, which would have been her 101st birthday, with a well-attended funeral service at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, a graveside service at the Pomeroy City Cemetery, and a luncheon reception following. The deep blue sky was cloudless and sunshine warmed those who attended the brief graveside service, officiated by Fr. Steve Werner, where Louise was once again united...
POMEROY–The Easter season comes early this year and the Pataha Flour Mill will hold Holy Week services on Friday, March 29 and Sunday, March 31. Community Good Friday service will take place at the Pataha Flour Mill at 3 p.m., which will include Holy Communion. Then on on Sunday, Easter Sunrise Service begins at 7 a.m. at the Pataha Flat Cemetery, Dress warmly and bring a lawn chair. The Pomeroy United Methodist Church will observe Palm Sunday with music and scripture at 10 a.m. this Sunday, M...
POMEROY–The City Council is in the final stages of placing the Planning Commission back into operation. The Commission, established under Title 16, was created in 1997 by way of City Ordinance 747. It has not been active for many years. At its March meeting, Councilors agreed that reactivation was necessary and recommended some adjustments moving forward. The Planning Commission provides citizen review and recommendations on planning related matters to the city. The process includes reviewing p...
POMEROY–The City Council heard presentations on the Garfield County Hospital District's imaging suite, water meters, and Naslund Disposal's Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission program and discussed a new Environmental Protection Agency requirement regarding lead pipe at their meeting on March 5. The council authorized a letter of support for the GCHD 3.5 million imaging suite project that will include a CT scanner and an upgraded X-ray machine. GCHD is seeking congressionally d...
Former Pomeroy coach and teacher Jay Bender celebrated his 100th birthday on Monday, March 18, 2024. Many of his students and friends left birthday wishes on a Facebook post, including Susan Morrow, who remembered Mr. Bender for setting an example of integrity and honesty with his students. Bill Stanley posted a photo of Mr. Bender presenting him with a trophy, and Yvonne Shimek remarked that he "inspired so many students over your many years."...
POMEROY–Broomstick Pool Tournament was a "George" this year with two winners; Chris Rardin, for the eighth time, and Drew Zorza. This year, 23 members were present for the well-attended sponsored event. Teams met Friday, March 15 at 6 p.m. for qualifying. The tournament continued to Saturday, March 15 at noon for those teams qualified to play the next level. The Spinners served beverages, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, nachos and pulled pork sandwiches both days. And, of course, peanuts, with s...
Spring, oh sweet spring, how your splendor bades me, with spectacle of green emerging from winters arms, bending into an explosion of color. Spring, oh sweet spring how your rain awakens what was once benumbed, welcome home birds red, yellow, green, blue, all afresh. Spring, oh sweet spring how you birth life anew, preparing for longer, warmer days of porch sitting and ice tea sipping. Spring, oh sweet spring how you tenderly sing of life renewed, to open the gate of hope, winding through all, near and afar. Spring, oh sweet spring, how you...
Ten Years Ago March 19, 2014 Ann Stevenson and her family tried for more than seven years to get her daughter Stephanie Blachly to move back to Texas from Pomeroy. Stephanie had moved here after marrying, started a family, and wasn't going to return to the Lone Star State. So Ann and her family decided that if they couldn't get Stephanie back with them, they'd go to her. As a result, the city will have a new restaurant, featuring genuine Tex-Mex cooking, in the former Steak House building. The...
Ann Heitstuman March 15, 1934–March 12, 2024 Ann (Schultheis) Heitstuman, 89, died peacefully at Riverview Memory Care in Spokane, Wash., on March 12, 2024, just three days shy of her 90th birthday. Born March 15, 1934 in Uniontown, Wash. to Jacob and Frances (Haupt) Schultheis, Ann was the second of five children. She grew up on the farm where there was a lot of hard work but also fun. After attending Catholic School in Uniontown for 11 years, she graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Colton i...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Gun Club members were greeted with beautiful spring weather this past weekend March 16-17 during the final week of the 10-week competition, and the nice conditions resulted in better scores. In the 16-yard 12-year-old and under competition on Saturday, Rowdy Cole continued his excellent shooting with a 23X25 score. That was the top score in the division and Blake Warren posted and 18. Rowdy also broke a 23 in Handicap to lead that event. In the 16-yard Sub Junior c...
SPANGLE–The Pirates were unable to recover from falling behind early in a twin bill at Liberty last weekend, falling 14-6 and 7-3. Pomeroy is now 2-2 on the season with a contest Wednesday against Prairie then a home stand against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse on Saturday at 11 a.m. "It was a tough loss for us," said Head Coach Kyler Lovgren. "We pitched well and played decent defense, but were over confident at the plate. As a team we didn't capitalize when we had base runners." Notable p...
SPANGLE––The Lady Pirates battled the Liberty Lady Lancers, who scored in dribs and drabs on their way to an 11-1 win over Pomeroy here March 16. The Lady Buccaneers were hammered 30-8 in the nightcap. The team's record is 0-4 as they look to a home game against Prairie on Wednesday of this week and a home double bill against Tekoa-Rosalia, first pitch at 11 a.m. "In the first game," said Head Coach Lexi Beale. "The fielding was great! The girls worked hard each inning to keep the Lancers at bay...
“Courage is the ladder on which all other virtues mount.” – Clare Boothe Luce...