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POMEROY–It's "Country Fun in 21" at the Garfield County Fairgrounds this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 17–19 at 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The public is invited to come experience the return of the Garfield County Fair after a COVID-restricted event last year. In the usual way, there will be livestock and kids, food, music, good times and laughter. To add variety, Izzy the Camel from Prescott, Wash., and Smiley the Clown, among other entertainments, will be there to enhance the festive atmos...
POMEROY–The Hall of Fame Fair Honoree 2021 Sandy Barr will be recognized at the Chamber of Commerce annual Cowboy Breakfast at Spinner's Maple Hall on Saturday, September 18 at 6:30–9 a.m. The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce's annual tradition of honoring a long-time Garfield County Fair volunteer will be held at the Spinner's Maple Hall on Saturday, September 18. This year's honoree, Sandy Barr, will be recognized as this year's 2021 Hall of Fame Fair Honoree. The Cowboy Breakfast includes a ful...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County Commissioners discussed the United States Forest Service's restriction on building entry at their meeting on September 7. Workers entering the Forest Service building must be vaccinated, including Port employees and contractors. The port has notified their contractors, and some business may be lost. The installment of blinds and flooring in the Forest Service building may be delayed. Several people are still signing up for broadband and the port has e...
POMEROY – The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed Washington State Governor Jay Inslee's mandate at their meeting on September 13. Governor Inslee has mandated that all events with an attendance higher than 500 people require masks to be worn indoors and out. The board discussed how the mandate would affect the Garfield County Fair and decided to post signage encouraging mask-wearing, and make an announcement if the daily number of fair attendees reaches 500. Attendees w...
POMEROY–The Snake River Pistolers held a mounted shooting event at the Garfield County Fairgrounds rodeo arena on September 11. Twenty shooters ran through four stages of competition, each with a different pattern of target balloons. Tara Gokey of Ellensburg, Wash., was the winner. The mounted shooters used black powder blank loads to burst the balloons, Snake River Pistolers president Debbie Bishop explained. The course was set with two colors of balloons. The five white balloons were set in v...
“I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” – Noel Coward... Full story
POMEROY–A the City Council held a public hearing on September 7 on a carport variance reducing the building setback from the alley from 25 feet to 15 feet requested previously by Joe and Elizabeth Walder preceded the meeting. The variance was approved. Sheriff Drew Hyer presented his monthly report to the council via teleconference, including 145 calls to service in August, twenty-eight city infractions, six criminal citations and 3,213 total miles driven in the city. Two deputies are still training with one of them patrolling on her own. T...
When you take a seat in the waiting room of a veterinary clinic, a feedlot office or an animal health store, you occasionally notice a body sitting there who looks out of place. They are often dressed in a more formal attire than most clientele. They may be doing their times (two times two is four, two times four is eight, etc…), they may be reading the 10-year-old copy of Progressive Recipies Magazine, or they could be annoying you…just killing time. These dedicated people, who seem to take pre...
Recently, there have been outbreaks of Covid, the Delta Variant or others with assigned Greek alphabet names over the summer. Many people, young and old I know, have experienced, to some degree, the effects of the virus. Whatever category the virus was in, most contracted the virus quickly, no matter if they were vaccinated and not. This summer experience did not miss local businesseses, including the East Washingtonian and Dayton Chronicle newspapers, which my husband and I publish. At the Chronicle in Dayton, the door came open and the virus...
To the editor, The best source of reliable information about the COVID vaccines is the internet site Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When you access this site, you can submit your e-mail address to receive free vaccine updates. If you still have questions or concerns, you can submit them by e-mail to cdc.gov, or phone the CDC at 1-800-232-4636. At the present time, the COVID virus can only exist in a living cell of a susceptible human. Getting the vaccine makes you much less susceptible, and even if you do get infected, you would...
Ten Years Ago September 14, 2011 This year’s fair will feature a sanctioned regional competition of Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association members in the rodeo arena. The meet is the result of efforts by Ed and Debbie Bishop, members of the High Lonesome .45s chapter in Lewiston. Competitors are required to wear authentic appearing western clothing, although the firearms are shooting blanks. The Inland Northwest Region Porsche Club of America’s first Fall Show ‘n’ Shine will be in Pomeroy at the city park on Saturday with 50 or more cars expecte...
DEARY–The Pirates put the game out of reach in the first quarter then finished with a few touchdowns to accelerate the end of the 50-0 win over the Mustangs here Friday, September 10. The Pirates host Liberty Bell this Friday, Sept. 17 at Lybecker Field. "Liberty Bell will be a very physical," commented Head Coach Kyle Kimble. "They'll be a tough opponent with a veteran quarterback and a unique offensive scheme that will challenge us." At Deary, Pomeroy scored first on a 16-yard Trent Gwinn r...
POMEROY–The P.H.S. Pirate Volleyball team opened the 2021 campaign with a win at DeSales, then dropped the first home match to Asotin in five sets September 9. The Lady Pirates' next match is Tuesday, September 21 against DeSales on the home court. "I was really pleased with how our team didn't get down on themselves or quit mentally after losing two close games and then took it to five games," observed Head Coach Adam Van Vogt of the five-set loss to the Lady Panthers. "It showed resiliency t...