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POMEROY–The Garfield County Employees Group presented the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) with a request for wages and insurance benefits for 2021, during the meeting on October 5. The premise for the request came from an increase in insurance premiums from the Washington Counties Insurance Fund (WCIF), from $56 to $155 more per month, per employee, depending on the employee's chosen coverage (i.e., for self, self and spouse, or entire family). Currently, county employees pa...
By Rachel Anderson Special to the East Washingtonian GARFIELD COUNTY–Census 2020 has been extended through October 31, 2020, for those who have not attended to their form. Presently, sixty percent of Garfield County residents have returned their completed census forms. It is imperative to complete your census form either online or the physical form and return it immediately. Funding for community programs in education, housing, transportation, health care and special programs for the aging depen...
POMEROY– Since in-person classes began on August 31, 2020, students and staff are meeting the challenge of following the new safety requirements and guidelines, Pomeroy School District Superintendent Rachel Gwinn said in updating the School Board (PSD) at the meeting on Sept. 28, 2020. Gwinn stated teachers are balancing teaching students in the classroom as well as those participating in distance learning. The elementary school has 15 distance learners, and the junior high/high school has s...
POMEROY– New rules regarding birth and death records are being implemented, said Martha Lanman, Garfield County Public Health District administrator, (PHD) at the September 28 meeting. Vital records can only be requested by a family member effective January 1, 2021. There is also an increase in fees to $25 per copy associated with ordering those certificates. The PHD will be amending its 2020 Budget at the next regular meeting in October, to include the additional funds received and extra expenses incurred due to COVID-19. The County’s sup...
By Rachel Anderson Special to the East Washingtonian POMEROY–It’s that time of year again, Medicare Part D open enrollment starts October 15 continuing through December 7. Please remember, it is very important to check your prescription plan to see if it needs to be updated, as the plans change every year. In addition, check your supplement insurance plan to see if it’s the best fit for you. To schedule a time with Rachel Anderson, SHIBA volunteer, schedule an appointment starting October 5 at 509-843-3563. The address is 695 Main St (Pome...
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey...
By Liv Finne A new opinion poll shows a sharp increase in popular support for giving parents educational choices for their children, rather than automatic assignment to a traditional public school. The new poll shows an astounding recent rise in support for school choice programs, from 67 percent of public-school parents in April to 77 percent today. School choice allows parents to choose the school that best meets the needs of their child, including traditional public schools, public online schools, public charter schools and private schools....
It is official. Boeing will consolidate its 787 manufacturing in South Carolina. This news has many implications for the state including a direct impact on the state’s budget outlook. Although the September revenue forecast didn’t make an assumption about what Boeing would decide, a downside risk to the forecast was if South Carolina was picked. From the September revenue forecast: “The potential consolidation of Boeing 787 production in South Carolina and resulting decline in Washington aerospace employment is also a major concern.” Respond...
It struck in late October like a plague of mustard gas. It started with a trickle but then soon began to mass. In pens and cattle alleys on the new receiving side, The fall run was beginning and there was no place to hide. The boss said, “Git’em processed, just as fast as they come in! A crew’ll bring ’em to ya and then take ’em back again.” So, K.T. got three cowboys and headed toward the shed, “You shovel out the squeeze chute, Clyde. Juan, come with me,” she said. They filled a gooseneck tra...
To the editor, I am writing in support of G. Scott Marinella for the position of Superior Court Judge. I am a Superior Court Judge in Spokane County, having served in this position for 16 years. Before that I served as a District Court Judge for 6 years. I am a 40-year member of the Washington State Bar. I have known Scott for over 36 years, first meeting him as we began our careers in the law. I have worked with him as a lawyer and then again on various boards and committees when we were the Presidents of our respective Judicial Associations....
Follow directions: use black or blue ink, or #2 pencil lead. Only vote for one candidate per each office, only vote yes or no/reject or accept when appropriate, fill in the oval, as well as writing in a candidate's full name, if the voter wishes to write in a candidate's name. Ballots If you have not received a ballot in the mail by October 20, please call the Election Office or local Auditors Office 509-843-1391. Do not wait too long to request a replacement ballot if yours was lost or...
POMEROY–Sarah Myers with Quality Behavioral Health, and Jim Nelson, Pomeroy’s School Resource Officer, gave a presentation to the Pomeroy School Board, for the approval of the Healthy Youth Survey scheduled to be given to Eighth–Twelfth graders the week of October 5, 2020. This survey is generally administered by the State of Washington every two years to all Junior and Senior High School students across the state through a pencil-and-paper survey, which is collected securely and all answers are kept anonymous. The data is then compiled and r...
POMEROY–Times have definitely changed from my parents teenage and high school years. It’s crazy to hear about all the things my parents did when they were my age. It is hard to image doing all the things my parents did back in the day compared to what teens and high schoolers do today. My peers and I would never think of doing some of the typical activities and behaviors of my parents, just like they would never have ever done some of the typical actions and pastimes we do. Changes I see as to...
Ten Years Ago October 6, 2010 President of Puget Sound Energy Kimberly Harris came to Pomeroy last week to cut the ceremonial ribbon at the fairgrounds opening the Lower Snake River Wind Project. She also presented a $10,000 check to the commissioners as a contribution toward the county’s courthouse rehabilitation project. Twenty-Five Years Ago October 11, 1995 Garfield Hospital District hopes to replace the almost-50-year-old boiler with a cooling tower and nine heat pumps, as well as the electrical wiring, by passage of a $495,000, f...
Betty J. Travis May 14, 1925–September 30, 2020 Betty Travis died at Prestige Care Center in Clarkston, Wash., on September 30, 2020, where she enjoyed her last years with her special friends there. My Story By Betty J. Travis I was born May 14, 1925, in Utica, Illinois to Thomas C. and Lucille (Johnston) Niebuhr. My brothers Bill and Jack were born before me. Then 20 years later my sister Karol came along. When I was two years old my parents decided to move, looking for work and a drier c...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy School District began a “Summer Session” on Sept. 28, 2020, as an alternative athletics program due to the changes in sports for the 2020-2021 school year mandated by the WIAA during the pandemic. The session will be a non-competitive program focusing on skills and drills for each sport, and will be for the month of October only. It will be offered to 7th–12th graders, and run by volunteer coaches. Because so many different sports will be offered in the session, practices will vary as to which are offered each day. That wi...
POMEROY–Contractors will begin additional repair work on the Tucannon River Road as early as October 5. The repair work will be ongoing for two to three weeks with the objective of reopening motorized access on Forest Service Roads (FSR) 47, 4712 and 4713 upon completion. It will include repairs on the Little Tucannon bridge to create a fish bypass and remove debris from under the bridge deck, followed by additional repair work on FSR 47 to improve the road surface and remove extensive rockslides. The contractors will also work on FSR 4713 b...