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POMEROY–Pomeroy Assist: Garfield County Humanitarian Services awarded Roger Pedersen a plaque expressing their deep appreciation for his generous and long-time service to Pomeroy during the board meeting on June 17. Pedersen was born and raised in Seattle and received undergraduate schooling from Edmonds Christian College in Edmonds, Wash., located just north of Seattle. He received his Doctorate and Master's degrees from Emanuel Christian Seminary in Johnson City, Tenn. After graduating the S...
POMEROY–Garfield County Sheriff Drew Hyer announced Tina Meier as a Certified Public Safety Executive at the Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) meeting June 21. Tina Meier has achieved the honor of being the first member of the Garfield County Sheriff's Department to become a Certified Public Safety Executive. Meier received her certification at a training in Florida through the Association of Public Safety Communication Officials. The BOCC also discussed a payroll tax opt out o...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County Commissioners passed the Pataha Creek RV Park rate schedule Resolution 2021-4 at their meeting on June 15. This resolution implements the rate schedule change for the Pataha Creek RV Park made by the Port commissioners on May 18. It removes the monthly rate to leave only daily and weekly rates and states a maximum stay of 30 days. The rate change will be effective on July 15, at which date counting toward maximum days will also begin. The resolution emphasizes...
POMEROY–Gwen Schwemmer received a Quilt of Valor at the final 2020–21awards assembly for the Elementary School on June 7, honoring her service in the United States Air Force. Schwemmer, an Air Force veteran, was presented a Quilt of Valor by Cindy Klaveano and Alice Gwinn. Klaveano assembled and placed the binding around the quilt and Gwinn quilted the blanket. This is one of the over 271,000 quilts that have been awarded to veterans. Three months after she graduated from High School, in Aug...
POMEROY–Hailstones from the storm that occurred on the night of June 14 were brought to the East Washingtonian office by George Scoggin. Of these stones, some are the size of a quarter. Rain, hail, and lightning were reported around Garfield County. Near Umatilla National Forest seven hundredths of an inch was reported....
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By Mariya Frost Congress will soon have an opportunity to vote on the INVEST in America Act, a $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led by Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio. One of the major elements of the bill is a substantial increase in the percentage of money dedicated to public transit. For the last 40 years, the Highway Trust Fund, funded by an 18.4 cent/gallon gas tax and 24.4 cent/gallon diesel fuel tax, spent 80% of the funding on roads, and sent 20% to...
Today there is an increased recognition of the bonding process between man and animals. Pets are now referred to in politically correct circles as companion animals. Companion. By definition; an associate, a comrade. It’s not a bad choice of words in a world where families get fractionated, children leave home, neighbors don’t know each other and people get lonely. A pet can be a good companion. Of course, when the word ‘bonding’ is used, they are almost always speaking of the bonding between...
Contrary to recent claims that Snake River Spring Chinook runs are on the path to extinction, returns increased for the second year in a row, continuing the recovery from the recent low point in the population cycle. The Spring Chinook salmon run for the Snake River concluded yesterday, with 29,634 salmon passing the Lower Granite Dam. This is a 27 percent increase from 2020 levels and 55 percent larger than 2019 returns. That number is also only 495 Chinook short of the 2020 Spring and Summer r...
WALLA WALLA–In a letter to the Walla Walla Community College faculty, staff and students, president Chad Emerson Hickox, Ph.D., has expressed that the COVID-19 vaccination will not be required to return to campus this coming fall. "To be clear, Walla Walla Community College will not strictly require students, staff or faculty to be vaccinated as a condition of enrollment or employment," said Hickox. "At the same time, the College very strongly encourages everyone on campus, and in the c...
POMEROY–Tandem cyclists Mark and Sherri Kreider, of Arvada, Colo., stopped in Pomeroy overnight on Wednesday, June 16, setting up camp in the city park, on their cross-country journey across the northern United States. Calling it the "Portland to Portland" adventure, the couple began their trek at Fort Stevens, Ore., on the Pacific coast. They traveled the Lewis and Clark trail through Portland and headed east along the Columbia River for almost 300 miles. Leaving Oregon they entered W...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Pioneer Association met for the first time since February of 2020 to discuss plans and activities that were put on hold over the past sixteen months. The main purpose of the meeting was to determine how the group wanted to handle the historical visit to the Mayview area which had been intended to be held as the Pioneer Association’s Spring 2020 Bus Tour but was postponed due to COVID-19. It was decided to divide the trip into two parts; the first segment scheduled this fall on Saturday, September 25, 2021 and the...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Gun Club members enjoyed some shooting and good results at a couple of Idaho Clubs over the past two weekends. Holly Ledgerwood posted a 97 in the singles event at the Orofino Gun Club which won her the Lady title at the Saturday, June 13 event. One week later on June 20 her pair of 94s in the 200 singles at Nez Perce Gun Club also was good enough for High Lady honors. The Sunday Nez Perce's Father's Day shoot gave Terry John the chance to post a 99 in singles that was h...
POMEROY–The Washington State University (WSU) Mayview Crop Variety Trial at the Koller farm on Tramway Road is scheduled for June 30 at 10 a.m. In addition, the WSU Winter Pea and Cereal Grain Variety tour to discuss winter peas as a rotational crop will be at the winter pea plots off highway 12 west of Pomeroy at 8:30 a.m. The annual WSU Mayview Crop Variety Trial, located at the Koller farm on Tramway Road northeast of Pomeroy and led by Clark Neely of WSU Crop and Soil Sciences Department, will feature winter wheat, spring wheat and b...
Ten Years Ago June 22, 2011 A re-dedication ceremony and reception for the Garfield County Courthouse, after a year-long renovation project, will be held on June 24. Garfield County Hospital District will again sponsor the annual Fourth of July Celebration in the city park, with a parade, food vendors, kids’ games, a pie-eating contest and Bingo, plus free swimming at the pool. Twenty-Five Years Ago June, 26, 1996 Dave Howell, a 1971 graduate of Pomeroy High School and who ran an aerial spraying business based in Garfield County, died last T...
Jean Parker McKinley July 17, 1931-June 12, 2021 We said goodbye to our mom, Jean Parker McKinley, Saturday, June 12, 2021. She passed in the comfort of her own home with her children by her side because she had “made up her mind.” Jean was born July 17, 1931. She attended Pataha and Pomeroy schools. She married McClellan “Mac” McKinley June 26, 1948, in Pomeroy. Together they had four children: Camela McKinley, Keith McKinley (Del), Cindy McKinley Palmer (Dale) and Kent McKinley. She was a homemaker extraordinaire; Jean loved sewing, quiltin...
Judith Rae Crawford Judith Rae Crawford, 73, of Pomeroy, Wash., passed away comfortably at home on February 24, 2021, after a long battle with diabetes and stage 4 kidney failure. Judi is the adopted daughter of Mary and Ray Nelson of Pomeroy, Wash. She graduated from Leavenworth High school in 1967. She went on to be a nurse. Judi worked as a CNA at the Garfield County Hospital where she was introduced to William Crawford, through mutual friends Geof and Mary Morgan. They were married September 3, 1983. They moved to Cheyenne, Wyo., and later...
SPANGLE–The 2021 Wrestling Season was short and intense, with the four Pirate wrestlers competing in the regional match here Friday, June 18, going for broke and a medal. Braedyn White, in the 182-lb. classification, and Will Winona, in the 195-lb. division, finished with medals following the approximately four-week season consisting of six meets, which culminated with regionals at Liberty High School. "It was a short and different season but the guys wrestled tough and kept good attitudes," c...
OKANOGAN–From the wrestling mat to the rodeo arena, if it can be wrestled, Braedyn White will wrestle it. White recently finished second in the regional 1B wrestling competition (see story this page) and at the Washington State High School Rodeo Association (WSHSRA) State Finals recently, White took the top prize in steer wrestling and earned a berth in the national high school rodeo competition later this summer. The top four finalists in each rodeo event, based on accumulated scoring from t...