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POMEROY–Fourth of July events here included an indoor potluck picnic at the Pataha Flour Mill on July 4 and the annual Alvin Landkammer Scholarship Fund firework show at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on July 5. The Pataha Flour Mill's potluck picnic was very well attended. The program featured patriotic songs, pledges of allegiance to the American flag, the Christian flag, and the Bible, and shared stories of patriotism and the meaning of freedom. Attendees filled nearly every seat in the M...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) announced a change to their meeting schedule; discussed new clean energy construction in the county with Washington State Representative Mary Dye; opened bids for surplus vehicles at their meeting on July 10; and heard from the Blue Mountain Action Council. The BOCC announced their meeting schedule will change to meet every other week, with their next meeting scheduled for July 24. Representative Dye met with the board and...
POMEROY–The Scott Williams and Ed Dahmen team won the High School Golf Program Annual Fourth of July fundraiser tournament at Crystal Springs Gold Club on July 4. It was sponsored by several local businesses and two from the Lewis and Clark Valley. Out of 21 participating teams, Williams and Dahmen won the Fourth of July Golf Tournament with a score of one under par 61 in the three-format tournament. The Al Damron and Scott Young team finished second at 63 with Dean and Deavon Caruso coming i...
By Charlotte Baker As I was breezing through Facebook recently, I read a message by one of my friends (unnamed for privacy reasons) questioning the pool district. I wanted to bring this to people who do not have internet, Facebook, or do not use Facebook, because it is an important consideration. (My opinion follows). The message reads like this (unedited): So I ask for imput on the information about the pool that Columbia County will be voting on and how it differs from what a different committee had been trying to do to get a pool opened...
DAYTON–Two Dayton High School Alumni from the early Fifties will marshal the 2023 Dayton High School Alumni Parade, 10 a.m. this Saturday. Janice Hall Davis, Class of 1952, and Betty Eaton Keller, Class of '53, share the honors this year in recognition of their longevity and contributions to the association. It has been 71 years since Davis's class graduated, and Keller's class has been out of high school 70 years. There are about three members of Davis's Class of 1952 living locally and in 2...
Ten Years Ago July 17, 2013 Pomeroy Spinners recognized business owners Mark and Leslie Schmidt for their support by the Schmidt's Pomeroy Foods and PF Express. "Pomeroy Foods annually donates eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt, allows us to store the eggs in their cooler, and provides supplies for the Fair booth." said Spinners president Larry Ledgerwood. The Schmidt's were one of the first business owners to sponsor the Spinners' 'Pirate SHIP' campaign to raise money for new football helmets....
We say "farewell" at partings to wish others a good journey from here. It is a form of blessing" "May you fare well in the days ahead." We might also say, "Godspeed" or "God bless" or "Goodbye" in the same way. That you fare well is my wish and prayer for all of you. This will be my last column for the East Washingtonian. Seasons cycle ahead, and my family and I will be moving to the next one. I have learned and grown much in my years here in Pomeroy. The town has a great strength: that of...
Jo Todd Jo Todd passed peacefully in her sleep on July 3, 2023. She was either 93 or 95 years old (a point of much humorous debate). Her longtime caregiver and close friend, Tammy Vecchio, was with her. Jo and Walt Todd, her husband of 57 years, who predeceased her in 2012, moved to Pomeroy from Louisiana in 1959. They purchased a 440-acre farm in 1964, loved it, and worked it for decades until Jo went to work as the Pomeroy City Treasurer. One of her proudest accomplishments was being instrumental in the Polio Clinic in Pomeroy. She also...
COLUMBIA/GARFIELD Counties–The Umatilla National Forest Service moved to Public Use Restrictions Phase A as of July 11, 2023. Due to the increased fire danger and dry weather conditions, Phase A of the Public Use Restrictions (PURS) for smoking, off-road travel, and chainsaw has gone into effect in the Umatilla National Forest at July 11. Phase A is the first level of restrictions, implemented when fire danger is moderate to high. Phase A include: • Smoking is allowed only in enclosed vehicles,...
BAKER CITY– Effective 12:01 a.m. on July 14, 2023, the fire danger rating level across the all Wallowa-Whitman National Forest fire danger rating areas (FDRA's) will be increased to "High". Affected FDRA's include: Juniper-Sagebrush, Canyon Grasslands, Western Forested, Southern Blues, Central Blues, and Northern Blues. To view a map of the affected areas, go to the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center, and can be located at http://bmidc.org/fdra-map.shtml Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Fi...