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POMEROY–The Garfield County Fair's 2022 "Barnyard Luau" weekend brought many traditional features and some twists to others during the three-day event September 16-18. The county celebration started with the traditional parade, a chamber cowboy breakfast, many exhibits, a variety of activities, livestock sale, an ATV races, rodeo and plenty of vendors. The fair got off to a great start as Robert Koller carried the flag ahead of an extraordinarily long parade of fair themed floats, Citizen of t...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District board of commissioners (GCFD) announced the reception of a grant and change of backup engine according to the minutes of their September 13 meeting. The Fire District received an Assistance to Firefighter Grant for $147,619, which requires a $7,381 match from the district. The total amount, $154,999, will be used to purchase new breathing apparatus for the district. The district will have emergency medical service (EMS) at the fairgrounds for 10-12 h...
POMEROY––A program that takes family, teachers and community members through a typical teenager's bedroom to reveal indicators of drug use or abuse will be held in Pomeroy Wednesday, September 28 at Seeley Theater from 6-8 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free presentation, "Hidden In Plain Sight." Garfield County Health District and Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Families is hosting this educational presentation, and Pomeroy Spinners is hosting child care in Maple Hall across the str...
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” – Mark Twain...
Right now, the only people who can opt out of the WA Cares Fund, a new long-term-care (LTC) program that is supposed to be fueled by a payroll tax on workers, are those who had private long-term-care insurance (LTCI) purchased by Nov. 1, 2021. Their numbers are below. Our 2019 study on the then-proposed law found that between 2022 and 2053, taxpayers would pay more than $30 billion for the state to realize net savings of just over $1.2 billion. We look forward to a new actuarial report that will be featured at a Nov. 10 Long-Term Services and...
Governor Inslee announced today that he will finally end governing under an emergency order, after more than 900 days, on October 31. When the legislature next convenes it should ensure that this type of ongoing emergency governance without affirmative legislative approval never happens again. Whether or not you agree or disagree with every decision the Governor has made for the last 900-plus days, the fact remains these decisions with vast impact on individuals and businesses were made behind closed doors in the executive branch. It is true...
COLTON–Pomeroy Gun Club member Larry Bunch took top score in the Doubles Senior Veteran Division at the trap shoot here last Sunday, September 18. The Pomeroy Gun Club had a contingent of four shooters attend the Colton Gun Club's September Trap shoot last Sunday. Members attending were Robert Koller, Robert Des Jardin, Larry Bunch and Terry John. Des Jardin posted the top score in the 16-yard competition for the Pomeroy shooters with a 97 X 100 score that was two targets off of the top s...
Ten years ago September 19, 2012 Delbert Niebel retired from bringing bids at Fair market sale. He received a plaque from the Garfield County Market Sale Committee recognizing the auctioneer’s 30 years of service to the Fair’s livestock market sale. After calling the first Grand Champion of the sale, Delbert was brought into the arena that is named after him and honored by the Market Sale Committee and an appreciative audience. He then took a seat in the stands, winding up three decades beh...
TOUCHET–The Lady Pirates cruised through a match against the Touchet Redhawks here September 12, winning two out of three pre-league matches prior to rolling into the first week of volleyball league play. The 2-1 Lady Buccaneers took on DeSales Tuesday and visit Garfield-Palouse today for the league opener. The Border Battle starts at 8 a.m. in Pomeroy on Saturday and the following week's matches are league contests at Colton and against Oakesdale. Two of last week's matches were back-to-back r...
RITZVILLE–The Entiat Tigers were overrun by Pomeroy 60-8 in a non-league contest here September 15. The 2-1 Pirates host league opponent Yakama Tribal Friday at Lybecker Field, kickoff at 7 p.m. Quarterback Trevin Kimble rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns, plus he passed to Sidney Bales for another score while the Buccaneer defense held Entiat to 184 yards of offense and sacked Tiger quarterback Landon Crutcher five times, including once in the end zone for a safety. "We played really w...