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POMEROY–The All-Class Reunion planning committee is formalizing plans to hold the 2022 reunions at the Dick Brown Building at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on Friday, June 10 at 11 a.m. After the cancellation of two reunion events, 2020 and 2021, the Pomeroy All-Class Reunion planning committee are making plans which will include considerations for those COVID safety requirements at the time of the event. A program to recognize classes who missed their 50- and 60-year reunions the past two years will be honored with the current 50- and 6...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 board (GCFD) approved $195,129.03 to purchase a new wildland truck, three new EMT/FF hires and other pending business. The board approved the purchase of the wildland truck for $189,129.03, and an additional $6,000 for incidentals, if needed. The truck, according to the minutes by DeeDee Weymouth, District Secretary/EMT-1 and discussed at the previous meeting on February 8, will be constructed using a Ford chassis and most likely a 6.7-liter Powerstroke engine, which, according to information f...
POMEROY–High scores and high weather change were exhibited at the seventh week at the Camas Prairie Shoot Competition here over the last weekend. Weather provided mixed conditions which proved a major problem for the Pomeroy Gun Club Juniors during week seven Saturday, February 19. Even more was experienced by the Adults, who shot through about every kind of weather Mother Nature could offer Sunday, February 20, but good scores prevailed. During the Saturday shoot, the 12-year-old and younger Youth were led in the 16-yard event by the scores o...
By Naomi Scoggin East Washingtonian Reporter POMEROY–The Pomeroy Homeschool Community met to create Valentines cards for Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) elderly residents at a party on February 14. The Pomeroy Homeschool Community, a group created to encourage homeschooling parents and children, created cards that were painted with watercolor paints, and homeschoolers used salt and wax to create special effects. The cards were taken to the GCHD, to be given to elderly patients. A...
POMEROY–The St. Peter’s Episcopal Church’s Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper is planned on March 1 at 5–7 p.m. The event will take place at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church located at 7th and High Street in Pomeroy March 1 at 5 p.m. If a person is unable to attend, orders can be placed for delivery by calling 509-566-7051 or 425-791-2655. For full details, see advertisement in this edition....
“Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.” – P. J. O’Rourke...
By Rep. Joe Schmick OLYMPIA–Late-night sessions on the House floor are a yearly expectation. Legislators propose and discuss the merits of amendments, debate the policy changes, and eventually vote on bills. However, nine-hour battles on one bill are rare. This is exactly what happed last week during a House floor session that finally ended at 6:30 the next morning. This unique effort was needed to try to stop one of the worst jobs, economy, and employer bills I’ve ever seen in my time in the state Legislature. House Bill 1837 will ove...
Recently, a group of high school students asked the Sammamish City Council to adopt a resolution calling for the destruction of the Snake River Dams. Here is the letter I sent to the councilmembers and the students outlining some of the problems with the information in a PowerPoint provided to the students by anti-dam activists. Since this addresses many of the current arguments being made by those who want to destroy the dams, I thought I would share my letter. I was very gratified to have a...
The Pomeroy Jr. Hi. Wrestling team traveled to Clarkston last week where we met up with Asotin, Tekoa/Rosalia and Clarkston. Gunner Magill continued his undefeated season (15-0) with two wins. Kyzer Herres and Levi Bowen also won both of their matches. Rory McKeirnan, Michealle DeBord, and Michael DeBord went 1-1. Rory McKeirnan continues to have these barn-burner. On-point matches that are very exciting. Kole Zimmerman had two very tight matches which could have gone either way. Marcus Parks is improving every single practice and match....
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce two Employees of the Month for December, Larry Smith and Kurt Miller. This week will feature Larry Smith who was nominated by his co-workers for being an excellent employee. His peers were quoted saying, "He is a great asset to Garfield County Hospital District." Larry was born in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., raised in Puyallup and graduated from Governor Rodgers High School in 1983. One of Larry's first jobs after graduation was working seasonally...
February is always pink. When I was in elementary school, we had a bulletin board that got changed each month. It had events and other special pieces of information on it, but February was always themed pink, red, and white. Why? Valentine’s Day, of course. It’s almost like there was nothing of note in the whole month except a relatively minor holiday about romance. What a bummer for an eight-year-old boy! Who needs all that lovey-dovey mush? That’s girl stuff! If you are in love, Valentine’s Day might be great (or stressful!), but if you are...
DAYTON–A 70-year-old Lewiston, Idaho woman was cited for driving under the influence following a February 2 single-vehicle accident near the SR 12-SR 261 intersection. Donna A. Chandler was eastbound on SR 12, 17 miles east of Dayton when the 2003 Ford she was driving left the roadway at the right shoulder, the driver over corrected to the left, lost control, and the vehicle struck the embankment on the westbound shoulder, according to the Washington State Patrol. Improper lane usage was listed as the cause of the accident and Chandler was c...
Ten years ago February 22, 2012 For the second straight year, Tory Knebel claimed the top spot at the WIAA Mat Classic XXIV. Knebel won the 170lb championship 8-3 over Hector Comacho of Warden. Tory was not alone in the finals, as teammates Wyatt Jenkins and Austin Reisdorph also wrestled for state titles. Diane Jones presented a check for $1,132.42 to Garfield County Food Bank manager Chris Pawlik last week. Diane is president of Strain-Miller-Landkammer VFW Post 2351 Ladies’ Auxiliary and t...
Peter Robert Ledgerwood June 22, 1960–January 25, 2022 Pete Ledgerwood, of Pomeroy, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022. He was 61. Pete was born in Pomeroy to Dick and Catherine Ledgerwood on June 22, 1960, and was raised in Garfield County. He was a proud member of the class of 1978 and had many friends and family in Garfield County. Pete had open heart surgery at five years old and was never expected to live a full and active life. He was very active on the ranch and participated in most sports a...
TACOMA–Pomeroy High School's pair of wrestlers who competed in the 33rd WIAA Mat Classic here last week finished with identical 1-2 marks and were just one place short of finishing in the top four and reaching the podium. "They wrestled their guts out against some stiff competition but came up short of the podium," commented Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh. Senior Braedyn White capped off his career with his third appearance at the Mat Classic, Slaybaugh said. "Braedyn dropped to 0-1 after the first r...
DAYTON–The Pomeroy Lady Pirates head to regional play against No. 1 seed Mt. Vernon Christian in Mt. Vernon Saturday after a nail-biting run through the District 9 consolation bracket. Tip off will be at noon, Saturday, February 26 at Mt. Vernon High School. A win would send the Lady Pirates to a 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3 contest against the winner of the State first-round game played Wednesday, March 2, in the Spokane Arena. Should the Lady Bucs lose, they will play a 9 p.m., Wednesday, M...