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The Garfield County Fair enjoyed sunshine and laughter like that which comes from these youngsters who were having a blast with the Balloon Man. There was something for everyone at this year's fair: food, fresh air, livestock, music, history, demonstrations...the list goes on and on. Visit https://www.eastwashingtonian.com/photos/09_21_2023 for more pictures from the weekend, including Friday evening's Fair Parade, exhibits such as fine art, food preservation, crafts and more. -EW photo by...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the cougar threat to Pomeroy, planned a resumption of previous meeting schedule, and approved contracts and resolutions at their meeting on September 18. Jim McKeirnan approached the board with a cougar attack on one of his sheep, located on Highway 12 just east of Pomeroy, and stated his concern for the safety of children and livestock. He found his ewe Sunday morning with injuries indicating an assault by a cougar a...
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” – Mark Twain... Full story
Ten Years Ago September 25, 2013 The Centennial Celebration of Pomeroy's Seeley Theatre and Opera House will be held this weekend, with activities at the theater building and on 7th Street throughout that afternoon and evening. Pomeroy Community Center, which owns the facility, and the Seeley Theatre Committee, which is overseeing its restoration, are coordinating activities for the 100th birthday party. Highlighting the day is the Seeley Music Festival that will feature 10 local, alumni, and...
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild held the opening of their Man Cave show on September 7. The featured artists of the show are the men who exhibited art ranging from wood relief sculpture, to leather and wood work. The junior artists are the participants from the summer kids' classes hosted by the BMAG. The show is sponsored by Meyers Hardware and will run for eight weeks....
The hard work and diligence of Garfield County's young 4-H club and FFA chapter members were on full display at the Garfield County Fair....
POMEROY–Ollie Severs's back-of-the-end zone catch for the two-point conversion in double overtime lifted the Pirates over the Charlo Vikings 42-40 in a game Head Coach Kyle Kimble dubbed "for the ages." "Both teams gave tremendous effort and battled the entire game," Kimble commented. "The Pirates had to turn to the air because Charlo stuffed our run game and Jett Slusser came through with five touchdown passes and 397 yards. "Boone Schmidt caught three touchdown passes and had 123 yards r...
POMEROY––The Lady Pirates split matches last week, capitalizing on fewer unforced errors to defeat Garfield-Palouse Sept. 12, then struggling against a strong Oakesdale serving game, falling in three sets to the Lady Nighthawks. Pomeroy visited Dayton in this week's Tuesday match (results next week) and travels to Rosalia tonight, Sept. 21, to face the Lady Timberwolves. The Lady Bucs defeated Gar-Pal 25-18, 25-18, 25-21. Oakesdale didn't give Pomeroy's offense much room and downed them 9-2...
POMEROY––A lightning storm that rumbled over the Tucannon Valley Thursday, September 7 sparked a wildfire in the vicinity of the Tucannon Hatchery and Cummins Creek the next day. The smoke from the fire was first spotted around 2 p.m. and Wildlife Area Manager Kari Dingman received a phone call from DNR at 2:30 p.m. The fire was located on Hatchery Ridge above the Tucannon Fish Hatchery and burned both sides of the ridge into the Tucannon and Cummings Creek. Air resources were called in by the D...
DAYTON–There are currently six wolf packs in SE Washington, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s latest newsletter. The region is divided into six groups: Touchet (8 members), Columbia (5 members), Tucannon (8 members), Grouse Flats (4 members), 139 Group (7 members), and Butte Creek (6 members). Captures are continuing as the opportunity arises to try to get working collars in each of the packs. Due to the dynamic nature of packs in newly colonized areas, pack numbers will likely fluctuate now that most of the sui...
Jim and Laura Peterson, who live on Tucannon Road, spotted this moose roaming through their back yard recently. He didn't stop to say hello...instead, he just ambled by, enjoying a sunny September day....
On September 14 of each year, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The feast commemorates two events: the discovery of the relic of the Christ's cross by St. Helena (mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine) in 320 AD/CE, and the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which covers the crucifixion and resurrection sites in 1149. Previously, there had been two churches over those sites: they were dedicated in 335 and destroyed by the Persians in 614...
Members of local 4-H clubs and FFA chapters received grand champion honors at the recently concluded Columbia County Fair....
"The Hill" is the inspiring true story of Rickey Hill, the small-town son of a traveling Pastor (Dennis Quaid). A sandlot baseball phenom, Rickey defiantly overcomes his physical disabilities and father's persistent worry for his health, to fulfill his dream of playing professional baseball and ultimately transforming his connection with his father. Rotten Tomatoes website did not care for this movie, as indicated by the 41% favorable rating, but audiences disagreed and rated this 97%...