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POMEROY––Eighteen members of the Pomeroy High School Class of 2024 are set to go through Commencement Exercises in the school gymnasium at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 1. Graduation speakers during this 133rd graduation ceremony will include Valedictorian Stacia Bowen and Salutatorian Hannah Bagby. Senior Class President Trace Roberts will lead the Pledge of Allegiance and give the welcome to guests, family, faculty and friends of the graduating Pirates. Principal Rachel Gwinn will speak and pre...
WALLA WALLA–The Walla Walla Community College Foundation announce the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation scholarship recipients for 2024-25. The scholarships honor the generosity of Harold and Helen Shepherd who were active civic leaders in Garfield County. The recipients are Jayson Bartles, Kelly Castellanos, Kiley Davis, Nicholas Hastings, Brodie Magill, Neosha Ren, Lacee Sanford, and Timothy Sigmon. The scholarships will provide these students the opportunity to pursue their educational dreams at Walla Walla Community College this fall. T...
POMEROY–The Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum's newly concreted parking lot brings the facility into compliance with ADA regulations. "We wanted to make it compliant for walkers and wheelchairs," said past EWAM president Patti Weaver. A large portion of the visitors to the Museum are elderly and they have found the gravel parking lot difficult to use. The parking lot project was funded by a $95,000 grant from the Washington State general budget, as well as Garfield County and EWAM funds. W...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners decided to fund phase two of the electrical project and heard a cost report presentation at their meeting on May 6. The commissioners approved spending $278,500 to finish the electrical project, including funding all of phase two. The project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2024, although some equipment is not expected to ship until August. The amount is equivalent of nine days' worth of operating expenses, l...
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Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low...
Ten Years Ago May 28, 2014 A group of local residents plans a monthly event called "Pomeroy Art Walk-Pub Crawl", starting June 5. Jamie Carothers, one of the organizers, said the walk-crawl will take place the first Thursday of each month through August. The event celebrates "the availability of three eating and drinking establishments, and wonderful art, both in galleries and the new neon" the organizers said. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 2, 1999 For the second consecutive year, Pomeroy High...
POMEROY–The Pirate Booster Club will sponsor the Community Birthday Calendar as a fundraiser again this year. This is a major fundraiser for the Pirate Booster Club and has been part of our community for over 50 years. The proceeds from this occasion are used to support athletic and academic programs at the Pomeroy School District. This year, only one household per one calendar. People who do not live with you, purchase a separate calendar, or pay an additional fee per listing. Also please l...
Sharon Irene Gormsen June 25, 1943–May 18, 2024 Sharon Irene Gormsen of Pomeroy died Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the age of 80. Sharon was born June 25, 1943, in Potlatch, Idaho, to Fred and Cleo (Shaffer) Nowack. Sharon graduated from Potlatch High School in 1961. In 1961 she married the love of her life, Leon Gormsen, in Potlach Idaho. In 1967 they moved to Pomeroy, Wash., where they raised their three children. In 1974 Sharon went to work for the Pomeroy School District as a study hall monitor...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy baseball team held their 2024 awards picnic at the Shepherd Field on May 22. Head Coach Kyler Lovgren spoke about the season, particularly the game against Orcas Island in Anacordis. "That last game was memorable for me," Coach Lovgren said. "I saw the Pomeroy community show up for their kids and the kids show up for their community. It was them delivering on everything I asked. I couldn't be more proud." The team took first place in the Wheat division, and made it to the f...
Jesus asked "when the Son of Man returns, will He find faith?" Lk. 18:8. He desires our belief and trust. It surprised me to learn that gold is used in cancer treatment. Experts claim that very small gold particles are excellent in carrying cancer-killing protein. They also distribute the protein without damaging surrounding healthy tissue. Gold is an effective conductor. Understanding this procedure is beyond me but the Bible speaks of our faith in the Lord as being "much more precious than...
An Online public meeting which seeks input from the public as part of a rural clean energy study will be holding a session on June 5. The public is invited to register for the Zoom meeting Wednesday, June 5, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The state is seeking input from residents of rural Washington communities with an interest in how development of large or community-scale solar, wind and other types of clean energy projects may affect the community. The public is invited to join a virtual statewide...
YAKIMA–Pirate thinclad Tyler Slaybaugh finished his high school track and field career with a new personal best and a first-place finish in the pole vault as the Pirate Track and Field Team competed at the 1B State meet here last week. Slaybaugh added a third-place medal in the 100 m. dash and an eighth-place medal as one of the 4X100 m. Relay team, along with Jett Slusser, Jacob Reisinger and Boone Schmidt. Carmen Fruh captured second in the pole vault with teammate Reagan McKeirnan in third a...
TUMWATER–The Pomeroy Pirate Golf Team were unfortunately bumped from the second day of competition due to missing the cut off here last week. "Neither one made the cut for day two," commented Head Coach Al Damron of the two Pirate golfers who qualified for state, Reggie Ott and Kiersten Bartels. Ott, a junior, carded a 101, which was above the cut off of 88 strokes. Ott's performance tied him for 39th with Davenport's Mac Larmer. There were 59 golfers in the field, won by Joe Anderson of O...