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POMEROY–The Christmas parade lit up Main Street on Saturday, November 26, with cheer and lights. The floats featured Santa and his reindeer, as well as the Grinch, Buzz and Woody, the Pomeroy FCCLA, Garfield County Livestock 4-H Beef, equipment from the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum, and emergency vehicles from the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, Garfield County Fire District No. 1, and the United States Forest Service with their lights flashing and sirens calling. Many Pomeroy f...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) passed a resolution to certify levies and signed credit card applications at their meeting on November 28. Resolution 2022-29 certifies levies from taxing districts that are coextensive with Garfield County. The levies are: $13,463.19 for the Mental Health Fund; $189,915.17 for the City of Pomeroy; $207,812.74 for the Garfield County Port District; $467,010.92 for the Garfield County Fire District; $226,085.74 for the Garfield County P...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority passed their 2023 budget, an update to their procurement policy and purchasing procedures, and discussed their building project at their meeting on November 28. The 2023 budget includes a 6.5% cost-of-living increase to employee wages, as well as a raise of 6.55%, or reaching the 95% mark on the salary study conducted by Garfield County. The CTA passed an update to their procurement policy and purchasing procedure, including an adjustment t...
POMEROY–The annual Pomeroy Gun Club Sausage Shoot fundraiser will take place at the clubhouse on Sunday December 11 at 8:30 a.m. This event is the Pomeroy Gun Club's biggest fundraiser which will fund our ability to keep shooting the rest of the year at as low in cost as possible. Featured shoots are Trap singles, Buddy Shoots, and Annie Oakley's Rifle events, Running Deer, various targets, and inside games for non-shooters. Lunch is available on the grounds at the Pataha Range, 38 Gun Club R...
POMEROY–The Spinners "Letters to Santa" has begun and can be mailed at the special Santa Mailbox located at the U.S. Post Office, 1076 Main, now through noon on December 23, 2022. The Pomeroy Spinners "Letters to Santa" has begun for children to send their Christmas wish list to Santa by dropping it in the special mailbox located at the post office. Parents, please be sure to include the child's full name and mailing address so Santa can send a response. Letters do not require a stamp if d...
POMEROY–The 9th Annual Community Christmas Program “Make Way” will be performed at the Church of the Nazarene on December 18 at 6 p.m. The local churches have come together to bring the spirit of the season to Pomeroy through the Christmas program “Make Way”. It will also include live music by ‘At His Feet’, a community Christmas children’s choir (K-6 invited to sing), and a unique retelling of the Nativity story. This is a free event for all to enjoy....
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward... Full story
Ten years ago November 28, 2012 Baritone-organist Mark Newman from Clarkston and Jon VanVogt of Pomeroy will present their Annual Christmas concert Sunday, Dec. 2 at SonRise Church in Clarkston Heights. The program will include a wide variety of vocal and instrumental renditions of familiar carols and classical pieces, Van Vogt said. United Methodist Church will hold its annual 50 cent Sale for Christmas in Fellowship Hall. The event starts with "Children First Shopping" from 9 a.m. to 9:45...
Majestic Christmas trees garner the lion's share of the decorative fanfare when the holidays arrive. Trees may be the focal points of holiday decor, but the humble wreath adorning the front door is the first decoration guests are likely to see when visiting a home. Wreaths may need some care to maintain their beauty all month long. Here are some tips to help holiday wreaths last as long as possible. Choose a wreath wisely. When shopping for a wreath, choose freshly cut greenery that you assemble...
SEATTLE–Proposals to remove the four Lower Snake River (LSR) dams: Ice Harbor, Little Goose, Lower Granite, and Lower Monumental, to aid in salmon recovery efforts would transform Washington from a state with some of the lowest electricity prices in the country to a state with much higher costs. These proposals received a boost when Washington's Governor Jay Inslee and U.S. Senator Patty Murray released their joint recommendations stating that salmon and other species in Washington state face a...
POMEROY––The Junior High Boys Varsity Basketball Team squared off with Tekoa-Rosalia to start the 2022 season on November 10. This game was sloppy as T-R was inexperienced and out matched. Pomeroy's defense forced the Timberwolves into some sloppy play and raced to a 28-3 halftime lead and never looked back. "The boys did a solid job of working together on both ends of the floor," commented Coach Brock Ledgerwood. Conrad Nelson led in scoring with 10 points and had a great night rebounding, Ledg...