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POMEROY-The School District (PSD) board of directors accepted resignations, discussed 2022-23 school year goals and instructional plans, according to the minutes of their May 25 meeting. The directors accepted the resignations of Amy Miller as Pomeroy Jr/Sr High School Principal and Hannah Heitstuman as an elementary paraprofessional, effective at the end of the school year. The Pomeroy Elementary School projected instructional plan includes 11 classrooms: one Transitional Kindergarten, two...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) called a special meeting on May 24 to discuss a loan from the County’s current expense fund to the County Road fund. The board approved a $1,200,000 loan to cover costs rising from the Upper Deadman road project until reimbursement from the Washington State grant that is funding the project. The loan will be repaid without interest by June 24....
POMEROY-The organization Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Families, hosted their fourth annual Pomeroy Youth and Family Forum at the Pataha Flour Mill on May 24. The main event was the data walk activity, a presentation of Pomeroy School District results of the 2021 Healthy Youth Survey. Boards holding graphs and descriptions of result data were set up and the community invited to hear a presentation on each one. Boards included the topics of substance abuse, community involvement, mental health,...
By Wayne R. Davis Special to the East Washingtonian POMEROY–High School Class Reunion celebration will be held at the Dick Brown building at the Garfield County Fairgrounds and Pioneer parade on the weekend of June 10–12. Beware, looks like an invasion of Pomeroy High School Alumni scheduled the week end of June 10–12. The folks attending their class reunions is reported to include the classes of 1956, 1962, 1963 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970. Over the past couple of years, reunions were cance...
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO–Pomeroy High School Senior Braedyn White, has signed with the College of Southern Idaho Rodeo Team while earning an Ag Business degree on a full-ride scholarship for entry there next fall. "The College of Southern Idaho Rodeo Team is very excited to have Braedyn White join us this fall on a full-ride scholarship," said Steve Birnie, CSI Rodeo Coach. "His character, work ethic, and drive to be the best he can be are all the traits we love to have in our rodeo s...
WALLA WALLA–Pomeroy High School Senior Keely Maves recently signed to attend Walla Walla Community College there, to play Warrior Basketball next fall. Maves has selected and signed to play for Walla Walla Community College in Walla Walla, Wash and a Warrior. This year, she ended her senior season as team captain, with the “most valuable award”, and most rebounds with 194. She also set a new school record of 515 points achieved in one season. “This year, State 1B Basketball tournament beat the previous scoring record of 64 points with the cur...
“Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.” – Satchel Paige...
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 three of five of Chapter 1, Forget the Water. CHAPTER 1 FORGET THE WATER continued Many of us have experienced water shortages for short or seasonal periods during times of drought. We are all aware of the dangerous situation of a prolonged drought as experienced in Calif...
For the third year in a row, the Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook salmon run has increased. On May 22, the Spring/Summer Chinook returns surpassed the 2021 total, with 86 days remaining before the end of the run. Returns to date have been double the levels of 2021 and are above the 10-year average. For those who follow Snake River salmon, this was not unexpected. In 2020, I co-authored an editorial with the former coordinator of Governor Inslee's Salmon Recovery Office, noting that "Some...
To the editor, Tumbleweed Weekend. There has been a lot of discourse over the years about the term “Tumbleweed Weekend”. I have some in our community say that it is outdated, that it doesn’t put our town in a nice light, and that it should be done away with altogether. I could not disagree more. To me, Tumbleweed Weekend is very dear to my heart. I have such fond memories of decorating my bike or my power wheels car to ride in the parade, or walking with my Girl Scout Troop, or just sitting on the sidewalk waiting for candy. Now that I am ol...
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. 2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. 3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror,...
The sun makes life on Earth possible. While the warmth and light provided are beneficial for many reasons, the dark side of the sun is the potential damage that can be caused by ultraviolet radiation. These facts about sunlight and UV rays, courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the FactFile and NASA, can help people make more informed choices about spending time in the sun. · There are three types of UV rays. UVA reaches Earth’s surface because the atmosphere does little to shield these rays. UVA rays contribute to ailments li...
POMEROY–Lee Koller has identified the man standing at the far left wearing the Fedora as his maternal grandfather, Harry Kraemer. He was the scorekeeper/stats keeper for the team. Koller has a copy of the same photograph, contributed recently by Charleen Jackson, which may have more names written of the back....
What is it to be human? Why are we who we are? The way we are? Way back, theology offered an answer: you are who God, or the gods, made you to be. Nothing you can do about it. As time went on, that answer was called into question. Many other ideas sprang up. Psychology says you are who you think you are. Your self-identification and “will” makes you what you are. Sociology says you are a product of your environment: you are who other people cause you to be. This is a big oversimplification, but they all have a case to make. Nature vs. Nur...
By: Keegan Gerking My senior project was repainting the scale house door for the steers at the Fairgrounds. I chose this project because I wanted to choose something that would improve our community and after talking with community members this was that project. I wanted to do something that would have a lasting impact on our community and that would not need to be done year to year. I feel this project will give the community something to be proud of. I also think the community will remember...
Completed by: Trent Gwinn and Colton Slaybaugh For our senior project, we decided to redo a target at the Pomeroy Gun Club. We decided to take out one of the old targets that was falling over and torn up and replace it with all new components. To start, we began removing the old target and obtaining the new posts and plywood which was donated by the Pomeroy Gun Club. We were able to construct the target in one day, but had to return later due to weather and having to paint it. We both have been...
By: Jayson Bartels For my Senior Project, I ran a food drive for the Garfield County Food Bank. This was a quite successful endeavor considering the circumstances. My partner and I managed to go around the entire town receiving donations from a large portion of Pomeroy Citizens. Overall, we managed to get the donations equaling seven hundred twenty-one pounds of food for the food bank. We hope that this will help those who are most in need and help make Pomeroy a better place...
By: Nadine Ross For my Senior Project, I worked alone for the Food Bank. I delivered food to multiple houses over the course of three months June, July, and August. I went in on the last two Thursdays of every month. I delivered regularly to some of the houses, but some were special requests or the people were unable to pick it up for any reason and they gave warning in advance, I would deliver to different houses. I was quite efficient in deliveries, ensuring that I got everything for the...
By: Elizabeth Ruchert My senior project I completed on my own; it consisted of taking down the tack room in the swine barn at the Garfield County Fairgrounds and replacing them with eight more pigpens to allow more entries for our fair and jackpots. This project played an effective role in helping the community; it allowed more kids to enter their pigs, and create more space in the barn. Taking down the tack room allowed the barn to be more organized and easier to walk around in, especially...
By: Lestat Reisbig This project consisted of fixing up the old community garden benches for the new caregiver. Lestat Reisbig acquired outside help from Glen Niebel for hauling out any trimming left behind. The project took seven hours of active work to complete, entering completion on April 17. Four main objects were painted while the center path and some plant beds were trimmed back to open up the paths. Lestat had chosen to fix the park after a brief visit, seeing potential in the park and...
By Keely Maves and Nayely Larios The senior project, which we completed this year, was The Community scholarship. We raise over $3500, which will be split up and rewarded to the seniors selected out of the seniors who qualified to receive one of these scholarships. To qualify to receive one of these scholarships, possibly, the seniors had to complete a senior board with pictures that they felt represented who they are and answer three questions about their future and community service, which we...
By Braedyn White, Raelin Borley, and Emma Berglund For our senior project, we decided to refinish the pool bleachers. We chose this project because we believe the pool is a very important part of our community. We know, the pool, will continue to be important to Pomeroy´s younger generation. We began by sanding the bleachers, and then continued by priming and painting them. This project helped the community by giving the pool a more appealing look, and by giving the people of the community a...
By: JohnMichel Ames and Joshua Kepner Our senior project was at the Pioneer Plaza on Main Street, a small little cutout tucked between the pharmacy and gym. This project started out all right but was quite complicated. Throughout the paperwork sections, it became more of a hassle, such as when doing the interviews, it became difficult to find people who had more than just passing experiences. This project was an opportunity to clean up a section of Main Street for the duration of the school...
Completed by: Troy Steele, Richie Vecchio, and Kloey Maxwell For our 2021-2022 Senior Project, we decided to paint new parking spot lines at the Garfield County Fairgrounds. Painting new lines made it easier for people to see where parking spaces actually are. We also touched up the handicapped sketches and the no parking zones for people who need to use these spaces. We appreciate Hollie Geiger communicating with us so we could start our project and have someone to help if we needed. We...