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POMEROY-School District Business Manager Kelly McKeirnan reported that the Pomeroy School District will not need to reduce staff as many other school districts are being forced to do and will be able to give a 1.6% salary increase to the staff, as recommended by the State at the board meeting June 29. Also, in order to accommodate the Kindergarten class and distancing requirements, an additional Kindergarten teacher may have to be hired for the 2020-2021 school year. However, as Gwinn stated,...
POMEROY–Garfield County Health District Administrator Martha Lanman and Garfield County Health District Nurse Elizabeth Springer, held a question and answer meeting addressing COVID-19 at a Senior Center hosted gathering on June 30 afternoon. Lanman explained the process followed when a person suspects that they may have the virus. They should first contact their health care provider and report their symptoms. The request for a test must come from the provider, but with testing supplies more a...
Former Pomeroy native, Marcus Flerchinger, has received his Quilt of Valor during a presentation at his Clarkston, Wash., home on June 26, 2020. Marcus, 88, joined the Navy serving four years in the Korean War. He resides with his daughter Debbie at the Clarkston residence. He was joined by his son Michael of Pomeroy, Wash., and daughter Marcie of Spokane, Wash., for this special ceremony. His quilt was made, quilted, bound, and presented by Alice Gwinn of Pomeroy....
POMEROY––A “Summer 2020 School Sports Protocol” for any school team that would like to practice and run drills during the summer vacation was approved by the School District Board of Directors on June 29, 2020. The plan was then it was also approved by the Garfield County Health District as of June 30, 2020. Using the guidance from the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), the Washington Department of Health and the National Federation of State High School Associations, the protocol, written by the School Distric...
“... as long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters.” ― Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I...
By LIV FINNE Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue that families can use tax credit scholarships to send their children to private religious schools. This decision reaffirms the constitutionality of school choice programs, and raises the hopes of families who want better schools for their children. Here’s a brief description. In 2015, the Montana legislature passed a scholarship program funded by tax credits to help families pay private school tuition to educate their children. By administrative r...
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SEATTLE–We often hear that it is important to lead by example. Lately, the example set by Seattle's elected leaders has been one of lawlessness, civic breakdown and broken governance. City leaders ordered police to evacuate a police station and abandon a six-block neighborhood to radical left-wing groups, who set up a Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), since re-labeled an Occupied Protest (CHOP). Authorities retreated after they had failed to stop widespread looting and arson in Seattle's o...
It could only happen to a cowboy. Thurman had established himself as a figure of some note in the Corriente Association. The Association had developed over the years into a successful representative of livestock people dedicated to breeding and supplying roping steers. The Corriente breeders in the northwest were gearing up for their big regional meeting in Prineville, Oregon. Being a national officer, Thurman was asked to attend and was given dignitary status. In preparation for the auction fun...
The Hospital District would like to take this opportunity to address the questions and concerns of the community regarding the restrictions we have in place for visiting our patients. It has been asked if the restrictions will be lifted for the hospital now that we are in Phase 3 but unfortunately, they will not be at this time. With the ever-changing COVID constraints, we are following the guidelines of our state and working closely with Public Health to assure we are taking all the precautions necessary. It is unknown when the county will...
POMEROY–As a teen looking at and listening to all of the media outlets, I worry about our country and the people in it. I am not a political person and quite frankly, I don’t understand why we argue over politics. Everyone has the right to their own opinion, and I shouldn’t be seen any differently because I like our president and love our country even more. I cannot say that I agree with certain things some people are saying, but I can state my opinion or objection to a particular situation and...
POMEROY–School District Superintendent Rachel Gwinn presented the Reopening Washington Schools 2020: District Planning Guide, the most recent information from the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for the fall opening of schools, to the School Board at the meeting on June 29. The Guide’s purpose is to provide a framework for school districts to form their own reopening plans, based on Department of Health requirements, while meeting local community needs. In addition, it also requires each district to hav...
GARFIELD COUNTY–An apparent drowning victim was discovered in the Snake River near 21 Wawawai Grade Road on July 3, 2020. The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office was informed Whitman County deployed their marine unit to recover the body. In response, Garfield County Coroner and deputies went to the scene where the coroner confirmed the victim as deceased. The body was identified as Troy Cleve Genn of Clarkston, Wash., who had been reported missing after his water craft capsized while kayaking near the Port of Clarkston, Wash. The kayak was rec...
Ten Years Ago July 7, 2010 Beautiful summer weather, a parade, barbeque and other activities drew a large crowd to the Fourth of July Celebration in the Park sponsored by Garfield County Hospital District. The 29th Walla Walla Community College Foundation summer musical, “Footloose”, explodes onto the stage at Fort Walla Walla Amphitheater this week. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 12, 1995 Pomeroy firefighters had a relatively light July 4 holiday, but Fire Chief Larry Bunch said that a dry season in the future combined with illegal fireworks cou...
POMEROY––Garfield County Commissioner Justin Dixon believes the county can cover the $80,000 additional cost to include the Garfield County Fairgrounds in the Port of Garfield’s Phase 1 broadband system construction from the COVID-19 funds. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) are currently in discussions with the Port of Garfield to have the Fairgrounds included in Phase 1 of the broadband system at a special meeting June 29 2020. Port Director Diana Ruchert, previously informed the County Commissioners that there would not be enoug...
WALLA WALLA–General operating grants are available for charities and nonprofit organizations affected by the Covid-19 pandemic through the Blue Mountain Community Foundation in a streamlined process beginning July 1, 2020. Organizations addressing food and hunger, housing and homelessness, and health and mental health are the immediate focus For Round 1 funding. Eligible applicants are tax-exempt 501(c)3 charitable organizations and public agencies in the counties of Columbia, Garfield and Walla Walla in Washington, and Umatilla in Oregon. U...
POMEROY–Kevin Leslie Lassiter, a recent local graduate, received his Eagle scout rank on June 20, 2020 at the Genesee Senior Center, Genesee, Idaho. Due to COVID restriction, paperwork and scheduling delays, he was finally able to have his Court of Honor. Lassiter is the son of Aletha (Falen) Lassiter of Pullman and Richard Lassiter of Pomeroy. He is the grandson of Kevin McDonnell, general manager of Four-Star Supply. Lassiter is a third generation Eagle scout. The family scouting history b...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District has been notified on July 9, of the first COVID-19 case here. The person is over 50 and presently recovering at home. The District has also started contact tracing. It is important to respond to the health district if contacted to determine infection of the virus, this will ensure a swift containment of future cases, if any. Presently, contact tracing is the only positive method of controlling potential outbreaks and to minimize exposure to those w...