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POMEROY–The graduating Class of 2024 proceeded to the ceremonial stage to assume their traditional position on the risers before family, friends, teachers, administrators, school board members, and supporters for the 133rd Commencement held in the High School Gym June 1, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. The room was filled with joyful energy when 18 Pomeroy High School graduates entered, walking two-by-two to "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar. Draped with an orange canopy, streamers and balloons, each on...
POMEROY–Pioneer Days and All Class Reunion weekend will begin Friday, June 7 and continue through Saturday June 8 with many events and activities. This weekend begins Friday with the All-Class Reunion meeting at the Pataha Flourmill at 10 a.m. and noon for a free luncheon, followed by the Seeley Theater's Wine and Stein at Maple Hall beginning at 5 p.m. The All Class Reunion luncheon is sponsored by the Garfield County Raise the Blues (RTB) leadership team. Alumni are invited to visit with o...
“I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, ‘Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?’ Grandpa said, ‘No, but I served in a company of heroes.’” – Major Richard Winters, Commander, Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division...
Is it possible that the most popular solutions proposed to recover Chinook salmon will fail if implemented? Most proposed solutions to Chinook recovery focus on habitat. Advocates seek to remove dams, convert farmland into large, inflexible stream buffers, and restrict or eliminate water access. This paper will introduce science studies important to this discussion. It will show: 1) Why most salmon species are flourishing 2) The causes for Chinook decline and failing recovery efforts 3) The prop...
Puppet shows are fun! Though ventriloquists are not as popular as they were at one time, it is still fun to watch them. My youngest brother kept us in stitches with his ability to share his own personality through the "puppet dummy" he used to perform. The puppet was necessary, but it was my brother's voice and character performing through it. We aren't puppets but we do experience the Lord performing His purpose and desires through us. We are given free will as his Divine creation to yield to...
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 11am. Mostly sunny,...
Ten Years Ago June 4, 2014 As early as his freshman year at Pomeroy High School, Tim Burt knew that he had an aptitude for teaching math. After a career at Pomeroy High School that began in 1991, and with an additional 13 years teaching at Walla Walla High School, Mr. Burt will retire at the end of this school year. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 9, 1999 Lots of work outside of the office, working most weekends, a continuous demand on your time; what sounds like the life of a physician is actually...
Terrilie Karon Cox March 30, 1952–May 19, 2024 Terrilie Karon Cox passed from this lifetime Sunday, May 19, 2024. She was 72 years of age. She arrived along with twin sister, Merrilie Sharon, to Leslie and Maxine Clark in Boise, Idaho, March 30, 1952, with brother Maynard Leslie coming along 11 months later. The family moved several times over the years and settled in Clarkston, Wash., where she graduated from high school in 1970. Terrilie moved to Spokane with friends and while she was t...
POMEROY–The First Annual Mt. Misery Snowdrifter’s Bucket Run Car Show is held June 8 in conjunction to Tumbleweed Festival and Pioneers Days. Vehicles will park near Maple Hall following the parade. This year, some of the vehicles registered for the First Annual Mt. Misery Snowdrifter’s Bucket Run Car Show will enter the Pioneer Day Parade, which begins at 10 a.m., then park along 7th Street and Columbia Street between the Methodist Church and the Garfield County Museum throughout the day until 2 p.m. Participants may enter a business walk-...
POMEROY–The Denny Ashby Library presents "Adventure Begins at Your Library" summer reading program registration will begin June 6. Registration for Denny Ashby Library's summer reading program, Adventure Begins at Your Library, will begin Thursday, June 6. The library will be open from 12:30–7:30 p.m. to kick off the program, and participants have until June 27 to sign up. Those who registers on the June 6 will have an opportunity to win a t-shirt or small prize. There is a version for everyone...
POMEROY–Class of 2024 Valedictorian Stacia Bowen and Salutatorian Hannah Bagby presented their graduation ceremony addresses during Commencement last Saturday, June 1. Hannah Bagby: Good afternoon parents, teachers, family friends, and my fellow graduates. I would like to thank all of you, from teachers to family and friends, for being in attendance this afternoon. You have all had an impact on the development of the students who will be graduating today. My name is Hannah Bagby, and it is my h...