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INLAND NORTHWEST–An upper-level ridge with easterly winds is contributing to very high temperatures, especially west of the Cascades, according to Meteorologist Matt Callihan with the National Weather Service in Pendleton. The ridge of high pressure will remain over parts of Garfield County, Columbia and Walla Walla counties over the next several days into next week, Callihan said. At the time of this writing Monday evening June 28, the highest temperature in Pomeroy on Monday was 106° F. Te...
POMEROY–Rachel Gwinn, Pomeroy School District Superintendent, presented Community Leadership awards from the Washington Association of School Administrators to the Garfield County Hospital and Health districts at the Garfield County Commissioners meeting June 28. She expressed her sincere thanks for the Hospital and Health districts' leadership in keeping the elementary and Jr./Sr. high schools open during the past school year. The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved a State E...
PATAHA–Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light…the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof1 to this day that our nation still stands glorious as ever. The Annual Pataha Flour Mill Independence Day Picnic is a celebration of our nation’s heritage and liberation from oppression. This year, the community is invited gather in an indoor picnic at the Flour Mill on July 4 at 5 p.m. The Annual Independence Day picnic is a place to welcome the community and share your favored dish and memories with all who are there, while lis...
“Tyranny comes slowly, but freedom is gained fiercely and painfully.” – Charlotte Baker...
Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling and punctuation reflects the original. In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the...
The big boy land developers hired them a worn out hack To go and buy the water rights off farmers down the track. “Just pay ’em anything they ask. Heck, any price on earth. Those farmer’s haven’t got a clue of what it’s really worth.” “Them’s fightin’ words,” the farmer said. “This water ain’t for sale. It’s all that keeps this place alive. Without it crops would fail.” The lawyer sorta laughed it off. “We’ll get it anyway. The cities need it all to grow. You can’t stand in their way. It’s...
Washington's quarterly revenue forecast today showed yet another huge increase in tax revenue. This is $2.6 billion more than was previously expected when lawmakers wrote the 2021-23 budget earlier this year. We now have $2.6 billion reason for lawmakers to finally provide broad-based tax relief to Washingtonians. While the majority party in our state was busy imposing an unconstitutional capital gains income tax this year, lawmakers across the country were instead working to provide...
Umatilla National Forest moves to Phase A Public Use Restrictions PENDLETON, Ore.–Due to increased fire danger and dry weather conditions, Phase A of the Public Use Restrictions (PURS) for smoking, off-road travel, and chainsaw use will go into effect on the Umatilla National Forest at 12:01 a.m. (pacific time) on Friday, June 25, 2021. Turkey Tail field trip DAYTON–The Umatilla National Forest will host a field trip to the proposed Turkey Tail Insect and Disease Project (Turkey Tail) on July 29, 2021. The purpose of the field trip is to sha...
There is a lot happening at the Hospital District this month most of it surrounding the use of the Provider Relief Funds (PRF) we received. The Hospital District received just over $3.4 million in PRF money through the CARES Act. We had planned to use this money to improve the electrical infrastructure, upgrade the heating and cooling, and construct an addition for a CT scanner. Unfortunately, the restrictions the government put on the use of those funds made this impossible. We have to use all...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District board approved resolutions at its meeting on June 28. Resolution 2021-13 is a data-sharing agreement with the Washington State Department of Health, allowing counties to view the COVID-19 data of other counties to prevent duplication of treatment and administrative efforts. The data will only be shared in a secure State database with other Washington counties and will be strictly related to COVID-19. Garfield County Commissioner Justin Dixon e...
Growing up, we had several acres of forest on our property. I used to love playing back there. I would pretend I was on an alien planet, or back in medieval times. I especially liked to go back there in the summer when it was hot, like now. The old trees where hundreds of feet tall and blocked out the sun most of the day, so it was the coolest place to explore or build forts (in more ways than one). A few years ago, I went for a walk back in those trees again. As I was lost in nostalgia, I came...
LYONS FERRY–The eighth annual "SWIM the SNAKE" event will be held at Lyons Ferry Marina and Lyons Ferry State Park on Saturday, August 14, 2021, beginning at 11 a.m. In addition to the non-competitive, open-water swim, event organizers continue to hold a two-stage, competitive (or non-competitive) relay, paddling in a kayak or paddle-board (only) from Lyons Ferry Marina to Lyons Ferry State Park, across Lake Bryan on the Snake River. Upon arrival at Lyons Ferry State Park, paddlers can enter the...
DAYTON–The Umatilla National Forest will host a field trip to the proposed Turkey Tail Insect and Disease Project (Turkey Tail) on July 29, 2021. It will begin at 10 a.m. at the Eckler Mountain SnoPark, located on County Road 9124 (Eckler Mountain Road) approximately 11 miles east of Dayton, Wash. Those interested in attending the public field trip are asked to bring water and a lunch. The field trip format will follow current Columbia County COVID-19 protocols for outdoor meetings. The purpose of the field trip is to share information about th...
Ten Years Ago June 29, 2011 Contributors to the courthouse renovation project recognized for their support included Pomeroy native and architect Rich Cardwell, Shepherd Foundation representative Gary Houser, County Commissioner Dean Burton and Bill Clemens, Pacific Power Regional Community Manager. The 32nd Annual Fourth of July Picnic in Pataha will take place in the Pataha Prayer Garden. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 3, 1996 More than 1,000 participants, re-creating the life of mountain men, set up 450 camps at 1996 Pacific Primitive Rendezvous...
The historic heat wave over the Pacific Northwest is expected to be less intense by midweek as the highly anomalous upper ridge is forecast to weaken slightly and shift eastward. Nevertheless, high temperatures across the interior sections of the Northwest will remain 15 to 25 degrees above normal through the holiday weekend, and warm overnight lows should increase the heat stress to these areas. Some possible rain showers around the Northern Rockies will do little to break the growing drought in these areas. Wednesday Sunny and hot, with a...
WALLA WALLA–The unseasonable heat wave over the weekend was brutal for all participants including eight Pomeroy Gun Club members who participated in all or part of the Washington State Championships at Walla Walla Gun Club over last Thursday through Sunday, June 24–27. The heat conditions were so ruthless, some cut short their participation, especially Sunday when a participant was sent to the hospital due to the heat. Walla Walla Gun Club is located on an old WW II Army Air Corp training fac...
POMEROY–The Class of 1946 celebrated their 75-year reunion at the Tomato Brothers restaurant in Clarkston, Wash., June 24, 2021. The seven of the twelve remaining members of the Pomeroy High School Class of 1946 enjoyed lots of laughter, memories and stories of good times together when they gathered at the Tomato Brothers Restaurant last Saturday. There are twelve persons still living out of the class of thirty-five students (two others also received their diplomas that year but did not a...
Claire Reisdorph, first grader and daughter of Annakah and Austin Reisdorph, left, and Robby Van Vogt, 6th grader and son of Amy and Adam VanVogt, were the two winners of the "Bikes for Books" program sponsored by Evening Star Lodge. The velocipedes were presented by Steve Kazda, Secretary of Evening Star Lodge No. 30. Twice each year, students who read 100 minutes each week are entered in the drawing for a chance to win a one of four bikes donated by the Evening Star Lodge No. 30. The lodge's...
There are a number of unidentified portraits in the archives of the Garfield County Musuem...and their identities are unknown. If you know the names of the people in this photo, please contact the East Washingtonian. 509-843-1313, or email Charlotte Baker, [email protected]. ––Photo provided by the Garfield County Museum...
OLYMPIA–The Washington State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO) would like to remind residents that not all fireworks are legal for use within Washington State. State licensed retail fireworks stands must be permitted by the local city or county jurisdiction where they are being sold. Items such as firecrackers, bottle rockets, sky rockets, and missiles are illegal to sell, possess, and/or discharge within the state. However, these items are federally legal and are available for sale or discharge o...