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POMEROY-At the regular Pomeroy School District Board Meeting, Thursday evening, October 24, 2019, Tyson Kimble, ASB Class Representative, reported to the board about the upcoming Homecoming activities scheduled for the week of October 27, 2019, starting on Sunday with hallway decorating. Each high school class was assigned a portion of the hallways and chose a U.S. state to use as their theme. The decorations will serve as a competition between the classes. The rest of the week is filled with games and activities, such as Junior Varsity...
POMEROY- Danika Gwinn, Clinical Director of Quality Behavioral Health (QBH), serving Asotin and Garfield Counties, informed the Garfield County Commissioners that a new law now allows for suspension of gun rights for six months for mental-health patients that must be detained by law enforcement; and if detained for more than 14 days, the right to own firearms is lost forever. Substance abusers may also have gun rights suspended for six months, if detained to detox for three days. Gwinn gave an update on the services being provided by QBH...
How does a girl born, raised and educated in the Midwest end up spending most of her ninety years in Garfield County? Simple! She followed her husband and her heart. Orleatha Gasseling was born in the small town of Alliance, Neb., on June 8, 1929, to Joe and Alice Halbur. She was an only child and went to a nearby country school until she was in the sixth grade. When her father quit farming and moved to Denver to become a barber, Orleatha finished her elementary schooling there and then...
POMEROY–The Shrine Club is once again holding its Annual Drive for Shriners Hospitals for Children®-Spokane, here on November 7 and 8. At this time of year, members of the Pomeroy Shrine Club accept donations from individuals and businesses of Pomeroy and Garfield County to help support the care provided to children by Shriners Hospitals for Children-Spokane. The Pomeroy Shrine Club is small, but last year the drive raised $6,500 for the nearby Spokane Shrine Hospital and Patient T...
OLYMPIA–Much of the talk about our state's business climate has to do with the tax burden–and rightfully so. For example, early in this year's legislative session the governor's budget director told our Senate budget committee that providers of professional services (such as veterinarians and accountants) are undertaxed, which is why Governor Inslee was proposing to hit them with a huge increase in the state B&O (business and occupation) tax they pay. Sure enough, Inslee's political allies use...
WASHINGTON–After dozens of House Republicans demanded access to a secure facility in the Capitol on Wednesday where House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., was preparing to depose a Pentagon official, Democrats expressed outrage at the breach of protocol. “They’re doing this because this is what the guilty do,” said Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. “Innocent people cooperate with investigations. Innocent people follow the rules of the House.” Well, people engaged in impartial i...
Life has always been a balancing act between the haves and have-nots. Less populated industrial countries use the major portion of fossil fuel while third world countries still farm by hand and recreate. The world population is expected to increase by a billion every upcoming decade. If we could snap our fingers and by magic, make some change that might save the earth from its inhabitants, what would we do? “Birth control,” said Steve. “You mean anything?” asked J.D. “Yup . . .” I said. “I’d tra...
LEWISTON, Idaho–Lewis Clark Credit Union (LCCU) donated $25,000 to Lewis-Clark State College’s Schweitzer Career & Technical Education Center here on Friday, October 25. LCCU will receive naming rights to an Upper Level IT Lab in the Center. LCCU is proud to donate to the new education facility, as our support of teachers and education began in 1939 with our credit union’s charter, started by teachers in the Lewiston School District. The collaboration between Lewis-Clark State College and the Lewiston School District aligns with LCCU’s not-for...
By Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-9th OLYMPIA–More often than not for the past quarter-century-plus I’ve been the lone full-time farmer in the Legislature, but that has just changed. Earlier this week I welcomed Ron Muzzall, the new senator from the 10th Legislative District, which includes all of Island County, the northwest part of Snohomish County and southwest Skagit County. The commissioners from those three counties selected him to succeed the now-retired Barbara Bailey; like her, he is a Republican from the Oak Harbor part of Whidbey Isl...
POMEROY–Homecoming is almost here! Everyone has expectations of how the week activities and dance are going to be, especially the freshman since it’s their first high school dance. In the movies, it’s this big glamorous thing that everyone fawns overt but, I have a feeling it’s not going to be what that way. I think it’s not even the dance that is the best part, but what comes before and after it. In my group, which is only girls, we are not doing anything formal. Our plan is to order Panda Exp...
POMEROY–The School District invite the public to join them for their annual Veteran’s Day Program held in the High School Gymnasium on Tuesday, November 12 at 10 a.m. Local veterans will be honored with a “Quilts of Valor” presentation. Elementary students will perform and a video slide show of Pomeroy veterans will be presented by the Jr./Sr High students. If you do not think your photo is among those in the slide show, you may drop your photo off at the Pomeroy High School by November 4. Please put your name on it so it may be returne...
Oct 21 911 Misdial-Whitman County Communications-789 Main St. Bad Check-789 Main St. Trespassing-Debow Rd. Child Abuse-909 Columbia St., Apt. 3 Information-789 Main St. Ambulance-288 Main St. Trespassing-Tatman Mountain Rd. and Niebel Grade 911 Misdial-7 Pheasant Ridge Rd. Accident Non-Injury-About a mile up Fifteenth St. Dog Complaint-838 Baldwin St. Oct 22 Wanted Person-789 Main St. Utility Problem-First St. and Hill St. Communications-789 Main St. Agency Assist-789 Main St. Communications-789 Main St. Ambulance-66 N. Sixth St. Jail-789 Main...
POMEROY–The Annual Chamber Banquet was held at Maple Hall on October 19, was attended well by many business owners, representatives and community members. The Masquerade Ball themed evening began with a social hour at 5 p.m., followed by a full prime rib dinner catered by a new local business, The Wheat Basket, at 6 p.m. As part of the fundraising effort, a silent auction was held to provide boosting revenue used for community events, student sponsorships and local enhancements–such as flower ba...
Ten Years Ago November 4, 2009 Using your brain as a diagnostic tool instead of just ordering a bunch of tests is what it takes serving in a small, rural community, according to Dr. Glenn Houser, Garfield County Hospital District’s new physician. Pomeroy Community Center, a non-profit service organization, has purchased the Seeley Theatre and Opera House from Dixon Land of Pomeroy, according to Lisa Lund, president of the Center’s Board of Directors. The community center is planning on the “historic restoration, preservation and future opera...
OLYMPIA–The Washington State Department of Health is reminding the public that Engrossed House Bill 1074 goes into effect on January 1, 2020, when it will become illegal to sell tobacco and vapor products to anyone under 21. This reminder comes amid a state investigation into lung illness related to vaping–which has identified 12 cases to date–and a recent State Board of Health emergency rule banning the sale of flavored vapor products. “Tobacco and Vapor 21 will help protect the health of our young people,” said Secretary of Health John Wies...
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51....
OAKESDALE–The outcome of the 2019 volleyball season-and playoff opponents and locations-depends on how the Pomeroy-Prescott match turns out this week. The Oakesdale Lady Nighthawks bumped and bruised the Lady Pirates last week – handing Pomeroy an unexpected loss – but the Lady Pirates, if they get a win over the 0-11 Prescott Tigers in a Senior Night and Homecoming match Tuesday, are favored to finish the 2019 campaign first in league. Should Pomeroy beat Prescott, the Lady Pirates and Oakes...
POMEROY–The final outcome of the 2019 volleyball season depends upon how the Lady Pirates do against Prescott this week. With a win, Pomeroy finishes the 1B Southeast campaign in first place. In that case, the Lady Pirates will be League Champions and will host both days of the District Tournaments, according to Athletic Director Toddette McGreevy. With the win over the Tigers, “on Wednesday, November 6, Pomeroy would host No. 4 St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse at 6 p.m.,” McGreevy said. “Then on Saturday, November 9, they would host the rest of...
COLFAX–Three Pirate Cross Country team members advanced to the 1B/2B District 7 & 9 Regional meet, set for Saturday, November 2, in Chewelah, Wash., and they’ll compete for one of the berths to the State Cross Country Meet at Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course on November 8 and 9. Qualifying for the regional meet were senior harrier Evan Bartels, freshman Samuel Lamb, and eighth grader Aidan Knuteson. Bartels finished in the money in third with a time of 20:16, behind Garfield-Palouse junior Ethan Cook (19:47) and top finisher Logan Marco...
SUNNYSIDE–Pirate Quarterback Brandon Bales and running back Trent Gwinn were the one-two punch Pomeroy needed for another lop-sided 1B Southeast conference win here Friday. The Pirates manhandled the Knights 66-18, two touchdowns inside of one minute in the half pushing the game into running clock. Homecoming week’s opponent will be Colton, with kickoff at 7 p.m. at Lybecker Field, and Homecoming activities (See front page story.). The Pirates and DeSales are tied for third with 4-2 records in the 1B Southeast 8-man league. Undefeated Tek...
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates marked their first-place finish in the 1B Southeast Conference volleyball with a decisive win over the last-place Prescott Tigers here Tuesday. With the win, Pomeroy will face No. 4 St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse on their home court at 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 6. See the sidebar story this week for further post-season volleyball details....