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Welcome to Pomeroy, the best little Christmas town around. With a hand shake or a tip of the hat, you will find cheer and goodwill here. This year, parade watchers were treated to 14 Twinkle Light parade floats from businesses and clubs including candy treats...soooo many sweets. Following the parade, people gathered at the Spinner's Maple Hall for pictures with Santa and a feast put on by the Pomeroy Spinner's Club....
POMEROY-Superintendent Rachel Gwinn reported that the current enrollment is 301 students, at the recent board meeting on November 25. The budget planned for a student enrollment of 290. The school board members have been assisting Gwinn in updating school board policies to meet current required laws for the state of Washington. The question of the one-year term for board chairperson. Bart Gingerich has been serving as chairman beyond the one-year term due to the fact that other members of the board were all new appointees, and had little...
POMEROY-Wrandall Brenes-Morua, Outside Plant Director for Pocket iNet, attended the Port of Garfield Commissioners regular monthly meeting Tuesday, November 19, to discuss the fees that the Port will be charging internet service providers (ISPs) for hook-ups to the broadband system for consumers, and who will be responsible for paying for the construction of the drop to each location of hook-up. The commissioners had decided at the previous week’s meeting on November 14, that the one-time, non-recurring hook-up fee would be set at $40 to the IS...
POMEROY-Director Rachel Anderson and Operations Manager Jeff Ruchert outlined how the passage of Initiative 976 in November will affect the operations and budget of the GCTA for 2020. Any plans or projects not already in place will not be funded, such as the purchase of two new vans, Anderson said. A plan was made for a van pool to benefit commuters making daily trips to the same location, such as the Lyons Ferry Columbia Pulp facility. Two vans had been procured through a grant, but with limited funds, will not be possible. The GCTA stands to...
Diana, goddess of the hunt, stands as a Roman heroine to a long line of female hunters. Even today there are many who have followed in her spoor that deserve to have their name written in mythology. Our Diana, we’ll call her Center-Fire Charlotte, is well known for her prowess up and down Hyde Creek in the high and wild country of central Idaho. The legend goes that one morning Charlotte was on her way to work in town when she spotted a bunch of does grazing by the reservoir. She climbed out o...
With the cold weather upon us, we would like to share information with you about the flu season for 2019-2020. What is the flu? Flu is a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus that is contagious. When people who are infected with the flu cough and sneeze, the viruses becomes airborne and spread by inhaling droplets. This infects cells which multiply causing inflammation, lung damage and other serious respiratory complications that can lead to hospitalization and even death. People who exhibit symptoms of coughing, sneezing or nausea...
POMEROY–The summer before I went into third grade, my parents got a divorce. I thought my world was over. I cried all the time. Honestly, my little brother was there for me the most and he was only like six. I remember that a couple of other kids in my class parents were going through divorce right around the same time. We talked a lot about the pros and cons. Like having two Christmases and two birthdays. It is both a pro and a con. The best thing is being able to share these special times of y...
POMEROY–The Elementary school will again present the annual holiday program in the high school cafeteria on Wednesday, December 11 at 6 p.m. This year, K-2 will perform at 6 p.m. followed by a fifteen–minute intermission. The 3-6 grade performance begins at 7 p.m. Students and families for the first performance will meet at the high school to their designated classroom. The program schedule is as follows: Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade, First/Second Grade Combo and Second grade. K-3 performers and their families may leave during int...
Ten Years Ago December 9, 2009 John Gates, the “Voice of the Pirates” for over four decades, won the Meritorious Award given by Lewis-Clark State College and the Warrior Athletic Association. Gates has been announcing PHS football for 43 years, the announcer for basketball games since 1969, and was in charge of Pomeroy Little League baseball for 25 years. The second annual Silvery Moon Christmas sale in Pomeroy takes place on Thursday. Last year’s sale was one of the most successful downtown promotions in recent memory, participants said. Twent...
Nov 18 Attempt-Locate-Pomeroy Nov 19 Suspicious-151 Lambie Grade Ambulance-66 N. Sixth St.; Hospital Citizen Dispute-Post Office 911 Misdial-146 Vanatton Grade Public Assist-Alpowa Grade, around M.P. 420 Welfare Check-1669 Columbia St. Domestic Violence-1669 Columbia St. Information-290 Hill St. Traffic Stop-789 Main St., Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Unsecure Premises-Water Treatment Facility Nov 20 Livestock-Approximately half-way down Alpowa Ambulance-66 N. Sixth St., Garfield County Hospital Traffic Offense-Marengo and S.R. 12 L...
