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POMEROY–A dedication service for the Fallen Veteran's Memorial located at the east entrance of the Pomeroy City Cemetery will be held on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at 12 p.m. Prior to the ceremony, the Garfield County Fire District will place flags on the headstones of all veterans as well as those of the women's auxiliary. Volunteers are welcome to help place the flags for this annual Memorial Day activity Saturday morning at 8 a.m. The monument was in place prior to Memorial Day last year, but n...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District announced the addition of a board member as required by new Foundation of Public Health Services regulations at their monthly meeting on May 24. This addition must be completed by January of 2022. Two resolutions were passed. Resolution 2021-11 removes a task from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program that has been found unnecessary. Resolution 2021-12 is an interlocal agreement between Garfield and Columbia Counties where Columbia County w...
POMEROY–The traditional Pioneer Breakfast will not be happening again this year. Garfield County Fair Board president Sara Lunsford said the breakfast event usually held to raise money for the fair is not going to happen this year and asked the group for other fundraising ideas. Jamie Hames suggested a pre-sale of fair-related tee shirts with a design not dated by a specific year or theme. She is already working on a design with another person and hopes it will be ready by the next meeting. R...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) opened and read two bids for the hay crop for the Garfield County Fairgrounds at their meeting on May 24. The winning bid was submitted by Ledgerwood Farms at $90 a ton. State Rep. Joe Schmick, R-9, Colfax, attended the meeting hearing the commissioners' current concerns. Schmick will work on getting state funding for county infrastructure improvements, as well as use his influence to promote careful evaluation of all causes of concern on the i...
Umatilla National Forest seeks volunteer campground hosts PENDLETON, Ore.–The Umatilla National Forest is looking for volunteers to spend the summer as campground hosts at the Jubilee Lake and Bull Prairie Lake campgrounds. Check the Status of Your Social Security Benefits Claim Online If you applied for Social Security benefits, or have a pending reconsideration or hearing request, you can check the status online using your free personal my Social Security account. If you don’t have an account, you can create one at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. Init...
“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” – Johannes Brahms...
New COVID workplace restrictions, issued by Washington State Labor and Industries (L&I) late last Friday, May 21st, require employers to check employee vaccine documents before allowing relaxation of social distancing and mask requirements in the workplace. The new state rules require an employer to confirm, and have employees prove their vaccine medical status. The process used to verify vaccination, and the medical status of the employee’s vaccination record, including the employee medical i...
I wanna tell y’all a true story that happened to a friend of mine. Big Jim was judgin’ the rodeo at Burlington last year. They call him Big Jim ’cause he’s big as a round bale and twice as tough. But he don’t move quite as fast as he did in his ol’ bronc ridin’ days. Big Jim always had a way with animals. He roped a skunk one time when he was a little boy and drug it home. His dad made him unsaddle a hundred yards from the house. Jim said his ol’ pony walked right into the pond and stuck his who...
The Opportunity for All Coalition filed a lawsuit today to overturn the new income tax on capital gains (SB 5096). This is the second lawsuit to be filed against the tax. The plaintiffs are April Clayton (Red Apple Orchards), Kevin and Renee Bouchey (former owners S.K.D. Farms, Inc), Joanna Cable, Matthew Sonderen (Sonderen Packaging), Rosella and Burr Mosby (Mosby Farms), Christopher and Catherine Senske (Senske Services), and Washington State Farm Bureau. All of the plaintiffs are Washington Policy Center members. It is no surprise to see so...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 responded to a fire of a single vehicle heading east on highway 12 at mile post 394 on May 24, 2021 at around 7:30 a.m. The fire was contained to the Concrete Cutting Company A-Core Concrete Specialists truck and did not spread to the grass. The vehicle was carrying gas, diesel, and hydraulic fluid which made it difficult to extinguish. "Brush 1, Brush 2, Brush 3, Brush 9, Engine 10 and Rescue 5 responded with a total of 15 personnel," said Fire C...
POMEROY–Citing the increasing tendency of campers to overstay their time limits, Garfield County Port Commissioners Ed Crawford, Larry Scoggin, and Matt Herres voted to remove the monthly rate for Pataha Creek RV Park at their meeting on May 18. The park will only have daily and weekly rates with a maximum of four weeks available, beginning July 15. The commissioners hope the rate change will discourage people from attempting long-term stays. The Port of Garfield County will apply for a b...
POMEROY–Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Families in partnership with Eastern Washington University will host a Free Youth Mental Health First Aid ZOOM class for local residents on June 2, at 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach caring citizens, parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and others how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions cha...
OLYMPIA–Secretary of State Kim Wyman is seeking clarification from Thurston County Superior Court about the order in which two acts signed into law simultaneously by Gov. Jay Inslee should be filed. The two acts in question are Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1336 and Second Substitute Senate Bill 5383, both of which were signed simultaneously by the governor on May 13 according to his office. Under RCW 44.22.020, the secretary of state is charged with numbering bills in the order in which they become law. Since the governor signed both b...
POMEROY––In the first junior high volleyball game of the 2021 covid season, the A Squad won in three sets, 25-22, 24-26, 15-13, over Asotin on May 18. The next matches are May 24 at SJEL and May 27 with Colfax. "We had a lot of points go back-and-forth in Game 1 but ultimately built a lead and kept it through the end," said Coach Adam Van Vogt. "We got down in games 2 and 3 but the girls fought back behind strong serving from Allyson Shaffer and Elisabeth Carroll, and scrappy defense," he sai...
POMEROY–On page six of the East Washingtonian April 29, 2021 edition, the Senior Baseball photo, parents of Jakob Blachly should have read Richard and Stephanie Yount. Blachly has enlisted in the U.S. Army....
March Student of the Month sponsored by Spinners and presented with a certificated by Tanner Cranor. Scharnhorst is considered helpful, responsible, honorable and kind by her teacher Mrs. Wolf, who nominated her for this award. Tomi is a quiet leader in the Senior Class and shows Pride through her hard work on the Yearbook and being very positive. She shows tremendous Independence while working on the yearbook by conveying what she needs to make contact with students and setting appointments...
"Summer Show" features many pieces of local adult photographer Stephanie Newberg. These and other art on display through June at the Blue Mountain Artisan Guild Gallery....
Pomeroy’s Junior High Track team competed May 6 on the home field. The boys who placed among the top 8 finishers were: Tyler Matheny- 1st in the 75-meter dash (10.24), 2nd in the 100 (13.11), 2nd in high jump (4’4”), and 3rd in pole vault (7’). Boone Schmidt- 1st in the 200 (24.61), 2nd in the 400 (1:06), and 5th in long jump (12’8”). Braxton Mckiernan- 2nd in pole vault (8’), 7th in the 400 (1:14), and tied for 7th in high jump (3’8”). Evan Thomas- 4th in the 100 hurdles (21.90), tied for 4th in high jump (3’10”), and tied for 7th in high...
PENDLETON, Ore.–Memorial weekend traditionally kicks off summer recreation season on the Umatilla National Forest and many are planning their annual trek to the mountains to enjoy nature. Forest visitors are cautioned that not all roads, trails and campgrounds are open, particularly this year with the late season snow. Shaded areas and cut banks on roads at higher elevations may still have impassible snowdrifts. Most hiking and motorized trails have not yet been maintained. Crews are working to open lower elevation recreation sites and c...
Ten Years Ago May 25, 2011 Pomeroy will take nineteen athletes to State 1B track meet next week. Two Pirate golfers and one alternate will attend the state golf tournament. Memorial Day holiday activities this year in the Umatilla National Forest could be difficult or impossible as access to many sites is limited due to mountain snowpack and flood damage earlier in the year. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 29, 1996 Garfield County Community Action Development Team is turning to the community to help bring back the mural of the county on a grain...
There are a number of unidentified portraits in the archives of the Garfield County Musuem...and their identities are unknown. This photo shows a couple guys, pretty natty in suits, ties and fedoras. The seated gentleman has a Donald Sutherland-esque look to his face, while the stockier guy standing could be a distant relative of Notre Dame's Knute Rockne, dontcha know? The picture is circa 1919. If you know the names of the people in this photo, please contact the East Washingtonian....
SUNNYSIDE–After handling the Lady Knights' trap in the first quarter, Sunnyside Christian switched defenses and capitalized on the change and the Lady Pirates' drop in energy to nearly treble their lead and go on to win 48-36 here May 20. The Lady Buccaneers are now 1-4 with a week to go in the quick covid season. Starting a four-day sprint down the home stretch, Pomeroy faced Oakesdale on the home maple Monday night, May 24, losing 42-24, then Yakama Tribal visited Tuesday, May 25, for S...
SPANGLE–The three wrestlers on the Pirate Wrestling Team faired well at the season-opening match here May 19. The team heads to Reardan tonight, May 27, for the second match of the season, then ventures to Davenport on June 1. Both matches begin at 5 p.m. "The boys wrestled tough and looked good for the first outing," commented Assistant Coach Mat Slaybaugh. In the 160-lb. class, Walker Flynn pinned both of his opponents, Hamilton and Chilson, both from Reardan High School. "Walker had a great s...
SUNNYSIDE–The always-formidable Sunnyside Christian Knights took off in the second quarter and never looked back in a 79-33 win over Pomeroy May 20. The loss for the Pirates put them at 2-3 overall, 1-2 in the 1B Southeast League. The Pirates hosted Oakesdale last Monday, falling short 60-49 and Yakama Tribal on Tuesday, the first of a four-game stretch that will wrap up the covid-shortened basketball season for 2021. The game Tuesday will be Senior Night. Wednesday's road trip to Liberty C...