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POMEROY-The Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) board of commissioners held a special meeting to discuss the results of a Washington State Department of Health and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services survey on May 9. One specific reinterpretation involved what patients are allowed in the swing bed section. The Interpretive Guidelines for swing bed placement and according to one of the two surveyors, stated there can be no long-term care service given through the swing-bed program, ca...
POMEROY–The fourth annual Pomeroy Youth and Family Forum community luncheon hosted by the Pomeroy Partners for Health Families will commence at the Pataha Flour Mill on Tuesday, May 24 at 11a.m.–1 p.m. The forum is a way for Pomeroy Partners for Health Families to provide information gleaned through a statewide Washington Health Youth Survey with an overview on the state of resident youth and families, what the organization is striving to do to help, how to implement needed change pertinent to each community. The free luncheon is a way to gat...
POMEROY-The Pomeroy City Council granted a conditional use permit, discussed pool staff and passed an ordinance at their meeting on May 10. The conditional use permit was granted to Shelby and Delores Matheny after a public hearing was held. No dissenting opinions were raised against the permit, which allows the Mathenys to us a 2,000 square foot area of city property on 17th Street. The permit was granted after the City and the Mathenys signed an agreement detailing the conditions, which includ...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) announced an insurance rate increase, a bid opening date for the Garfield County fairgrounds electrical project, and the reception of a certificate of good practice from the County Road Administration Board at its meeting on May 16. The county’s insurance provider, Washington Counties Insurance Fund (WCIF), has increased their rates by 33%, which includes an additional service of cyber security support. The commissioners are having fur...
POMEROY–The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) were three-time, first-place winners at the recent State competition. All those who competed worked hard and presented well in their events. The following reflects the events and participant's name and ranking. Individual Events: Carolina Morfin: FBLA Mission and Pledge first place and Career Exploration fourth place; Cayle Mullins: Career Exploration ninth place; Kendyll Potoshnik: Exploring Computer Science seventh place; Kimberly Tuck: Car...
POMEROY–Tracy Hanger, Larry Bunch, Holly Ledgerwood, Robert Koller and Jack Miller, Jr. are top winners at the Washington State Shoot event which took place at the Walla Walla Gun on Thursday, June 12-15. Six Pomeroy Gun Club members attended the Washington State Shoot at Walla Walla Gun Club starting last weekend. During this event, the Club's senior most shooter and two of our female shooters were the stars of the shoot for Pomeroy. In the Preliminary Singles on Thursday Larry Bunch posted a...
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Editor’s note: Jack Peasley contacted Doug Griffiths, MBA with Kelly Clemmer, the author of “13 Ways to Kill Your Community” published by Friesen Press, who graciously gave permission to reprint in the East Washingtonian, the first chapter of his book. What follows is part one of five of Chapter 1, Forget the Water. CHAPTER 1 The evolution of humanity can be seen in the development of its communities. I’ll speak more of this in a later chapter, but essentially communities formed out of a need for security and protection. As the risk and thr...
Vaccine hesitancy has been continuously shamed by Gov. Jay Inslee and was again Saturday in an interview on Crosscut. People who don’t get vaccinated or boosted, according to the governor, are making an irresponsible choice, holding the rest of us back and — listening to Donald Trump. Alternately, getting vaccinated and boosted keeps you and others safe, the governor’s tale goes. That’s the justification, after all, for his discriminatory vaccine mandate on state employees, educators, first responders and other health care workers—a mandate h...
To the editor, Recently, I went to Garfield County Hospital’s Emergency Department for a respiratory issue. It was a Sunday afternoon, and after being let in, I was immediately treated by two nurses, one of whom called the on-call provider, Courtney Travis, ARNP. Courtney was there within a matter of minutes, and the nurse had already started me on a nebulizer to assist with my breathing. She introduced herself, asked pertinent questions, and made me feel as comfortable as possible. Not long afterwards, I was feeling better, and was released w...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Health District board introduced their new program coordinator, discussed the Summer Market program, and passed several resolutions at their meeting on May 16. Chelsey Eaton has been hired as the District's program coordinator. She is experienced in public health services. Eaton presented the board with the Summer Market schedule, which is tentatively going to be on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the Pomeroy City Park. Shelly Slaybaugh has been...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Museum has returned to its summer hours and is open Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m., and other times by request. A recent acquisition of a beautiful side saddle in excellent condition made in Baker City, Ore., is now on display. Allan Cannon, a collector of tokens, has helped with the collection of tokens. The museum now possesses pictures of all of the tokens–a special token is one of Pataha City. Another interesting find is from Rice’s Saloon. This is where the disastrous 1900 fire started that destroyed most...
POMEROY–Friends of Denny Ashby Library and Denny Ashby Library in partnership with Humanities Washington and the Sharp grant, invite the community to a free presentation of Double Crossed: The American Missionary Spies of World War II, by Matthew Avery Sutton at the Denny Ashby Library, 856 Arlington Street, on May 26 at 7 p.m. What made a good missionary also made a good spy, or so thought American intelligence agencies in World War II. These religious men and women carried out covert operations, bombings, and assassinations—confident that the...
POMEROY–The Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum have leads on some new acquisitions for the museum. A belt pulley for the Massey Harris has been located, several gas engines converted to propane, a reaper binder, and drapers that might fit binder. In addition, Wayne Wood brought a frame for a tractor umbrella and some lubrication booklets in; Eldon Fogleman donated an Edison Cylinder player and 64 cylinders, and Lana Tout donated four old issues of Small Farmers Journal. The review of Spring Farming Days was a positive, noting it was a s...
Ten years ago May 23, 2012 Merina Gordon of Pomeroy will give her senior music recital on June 16 at the Lewiston United Methodist Church. Merina will perform works for solo voice, pipe organ, and piano. She will play musical works including classical, impressionistic, and modern. Composers will include Bach, Debussy, Diemer, and more. Merina will graduate from high school from the Academy of Notre Dame Home Study Program on June 9. She has studied music since she was three years old. Karissa...
Louise Janette Scoggin March 31, 1930–May 9, 2022 Louise Janette (Hall) Scoggin went to be with the Lord on May 9, 2022. Louise was born on March 31, 1930 in Nashville, Tennessee to Irvan Thomas and Susie Belle Hall. She had nine siblings–six sisters: Helen Janelle (Spurlock), Cora Alice (Jones), Willie Mae (Tayler), Georgia Rebecca (McFarlin), Ida Belle (Delozier) and Nellie Anderson (Fontanella); and three brothers: Dennis, Henderson, and Leonard Hall. As a young woman, Louise enjoyed att...
By Adam Van Vogt COLFAX–The Pomeroy Pirate boys and girls track team and individuals won by points for the third consecutive meet. The boys scored a season-best 150 points, second place Asotin scored 104, and the girls scored a season-high 120.5 points; second place Gar/Pal scored 110. “These kids have been awesome and performed really well,” said Coach Adam Van Vogt. “To win both the boy’s and girl’s title at a meet is a very difficult accomplishment. To do it 3 meets in a row is an achievement I don’t remember any junior high team doing in...
Phillip J. McKeirnan Phillip J. McKeirnan, 71, of Pullman, Wash. passed away March 1, 2022. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 20, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pullman. Graveside services will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the Pomeroy Catholic Cemetery, Pomeroy, Wash. Arrangements have been entrusted to Corbeill Funeral Home, Pullman, Wash....
RITZVILLE–The Pirate Boys, on the strength of numerous firsts, seconds, thirds and more, out-pointed a field of 18 teams at the District 6/7/9 Championships/Regional Qualifier here Saturday, tallying 103 points and sending ten boys on to Regionals along with six Lady Pirate thinclads, who finished eighth out of 22 teams. The Regional meet will be at Ridgeline High School in Spokane this Friday and Saturday, May 20-21. “We also had the most combined points of any team at the meet,” said Head Coach Adam Van Vogt. “To do so well at a meet with so...
POMEROY––District 9 baseball and fast-pitch softball coaches have named the "All Opponent" teams (formerly known as All League). Pirate pitcher Trevin Kimble was one of two players who was a unanimous selection of District 9 coaches, according to Kyler Lovgren, Pirate Head Coach. "Trevin is a great baseball player and was a force on the mound for us," Lovgren commented. "Trevin is one of those guys that stands out in whatever position he is playing whether on the mound, behind the plate or pla...
CLARKSTON–Three Pomeroy Pirate golfers–Chase Caruso, Brady Bott and Jett Slusser–will advance to the 1B State Golf Match at Deer Park May 27-28. Caruso continued her streak of golf-match wins by firing a career-best 82 for a two-day total of 166 to capture the Girls District Championship. "Chase was steady all day, tee-to-green, and very good with her putter as well," commented Head Coach Al Damron. "The prospects are good for the Pirates at next week's state tourney," he added. Bott has rebou...