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POMEROY- Al Damron and his wife, Vickie, have opened a new restaurant here called Palace Meats and Deli, located at 847 Main Street on July 13, 2020. Excitement was as thick as the delicious smells floating in the air of the newest eatery in town during their grand opening. The lunchtime crowd were eager to sample some new tastes offered on the limited menu. It's a tough time to open a new restaurant with all the restrictions caused by COVID-19, but the Damrons have forged ahead and made it happ...
POMEROY–An attempted burglary occurred at The Pirate Pit Stop and Café, formerly known as Pomeroy PDQ, on July 15 at approximately 3 a.m. Allegedly, early Wednesday morning, a young male was observed by an employee who was working in the store, attach a chain which was connected to his white Nissan vehicle to the store’s front doors. He tried to force the doors open by using his vehicle to drag them out of the frame. The alleged perpetrator was unsuccessful completely removing the doors because the doors were chained together. However, in the...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Fire District (GCFD) announced during the Tuesday, July 14 meeting, that James Cleveland has accepted their offer to be the Fire Chief for the district. The annual salary of $78,000, one year of probation, and a start date of August 31, 2020, was agreed upon. Per recommendation of the GCFD's attorney, Bryan Snure, a contract will be drafted and requirements of a drug test and background check will be added. Cleveland stated that he is excited to come to Pomeroy, and...
POMEROY-Special Education Para-pro Kathy Hilde Feider, a woman with a big heart and gentle nature, has retired after serving the children of the school district here 22 years. Feider was born in Mt. Vernon, Wash., in the Puget Sound area, and lived on a dairy farm until she left for college. She attend high school in Stanwood, Wash., a farming community located on the water of Puget Sound, and college at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, Wash. She received a B.A. degree in Child and...
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"There is little sign of recovery of Puget Sound Chinook populations in each biogeographic region, and most populations remain far below their recovery planning targets." –Puget Sound Partnership, 2020 After more than two decades of effort, salmon recovery in Puget Sound continues to fall far short of promised targets. The result is that Chinook salmon are not close to being removed from the Endangered Species List and the population of Southern Resident Killer Whales continues to decline d...
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The majority of counties in Washington are now in Phase 2 of the COVID-19 reopening plan, allowing most businesses to operate and letting people go back to work. Recent comments from local and state government officials, though, indicate state leaders may be preparing to return us to Phase 1, putting people out of work and closing the economy down again. On Thursday, Governor Jay Inslee said, “We cannot rule out the potential of another stay-home order this year.” Comments from leaders in the...
Another white horse just rode by. I guess I saw him comin’ I felt him breathin’ down my neck, I heard his hoofbeats drummin’. I’ve seen ’em’ pass this way before. They mark the separation Of mossy horns from yearlin’ bucks. Each one’s a generation. I saw one pass at seventeen, at thirty-five and fifty They rode by loud and brave and bold or snuck by sly and shifty. They had no time to stop and talk or ponder gettin’ older They pushed their elders for a while then pushed ’em off the shoulder. T...
POMEROY-The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) made the final decision to approve $44,000 for the new sound system for the courtroom at the County Courthouse, at their meeting on July 13, 2020. The sound system acquisition committee included District Court Judge Thomas Cox, Clerk Katie Magill and Sheriff Drew Hyer had asked for $44,000 with the opportunity to request more if needed to cover extra expenses to complete the project. Garfield County has received $250,000through the CARES Act and...
The East Washingtonian’s Letter to the Editor space on the opinion page provides a forum for residents of Pomeroy and Garfield County to express their opinions and concerns about matters of public interest as part of the “community conversation.” Letters may be mailed to Editor, East Washingtonian, P.O. Box 70, Pomeroy, WA 99347, or emailed to [email protected]. Please include a telephone number so editors can confirm authorship. Please limit letters to approximately 400 words or less. The East Washingtonian reserves the right to ed...
It is our pleasure and honor to feature Kayleen Bye, Registered Nurse, a dedicated, long-standing employee of Garfield County Hospital District for 40 years. Kayleen was born in the Garfield County Memorial Hospital to Wilbur and Barbara Gingerich and was raised on a farm with five siblings, all of whom were born at our hospital. She always knew she wanted a career in health care, even from a young age. "I decided I wanted to be a nurse in 6th grade after reading the Cherry Ames Book Series,"...
POMEROY–Recently, my mom’s store, The Pirate Pit-Stop, was broken into. To get in, these vandals ripped the front doors out of its frame. What a surprise that was for me, and my mom, too. It’s weird to see bad things happen in a little town like Pomeroy. Everyone I talk to or speaks of our community says we are so sheltered and nothing bad ever happens. That is true for the most part, but it seems our towns and cities have seen massive displays of lawlessness. But it is still strange to see s...
POMEROY–Several local Gun Club members participated in the Western Zone Shoot this past weekend at Colton Gun Club. Shooters who competed with one another in Colton also competed with shooters at 13 other Clubs throughout the Western United States and two Canadian Provinces. Terry John lead the local contingent with a 97 in the preliminary singles, Holly Ledgerwood was the High Lady at the Colton site with an 89 and Larry Bunch posted a 91 during Friday events. John was also High for the locals in Handicap with an 84. Even with the day’s win...
Ten Years Ago July 21, 2010 A worker was injured on the wind turbine project at a site near Hwy. 127 and Hagen Road last week when a load of re-bar fell on his leg and pelvic area. Ambulance crew members prepped the victim before he was flown by Life Flight helicopter to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Garfield County road department personnel moved the gazebo in Pioneer Plaza park on Main Street last week and took it out to the RV parking and camping area at the fairgrounds. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 26, 1995 Staff at...