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WALLA WALLA–The Lady Pirates slammed the door on the Oakesdale Lady Nighthawks in the fourth quarter, holding their cold-shooting opponents scoreless for five minutes and winning the District 9 Championship 50-39 here Friday, February 21. First-ranked Pomeroy advances to the WIAA 1B State Tournament through regional play, taking on No. 8 Wellpinit in the opening round, 2 p.m. Saturday, February 29, at Richland High School. Wellpinit went 8-7 in league, 12-10 on the season. Oakesdale survived t...
POMEROY–Garfield County Transportation Director Rachel Anderson, and Jeff Ruchert, Manager of the Garfield County Transportation Authority (GCTA), announced at the regular monthly meeting February 18, that they have received the new cutaway bus. The vehicle has been insured and licensed, and they are waiting for the GCTA graphics on the outside. The new bus, which is equipped with a wheelchair lift, will be replacing a 2001 model (#503) which currently has 172,000 miles logged in it. The older bus will go into surplus, possibly on a website s...
POMEROY–Port of Garfield Director Diana Ruchert reported during the recent Port of Garfield (Port) meeting February 18, that as a representative of the Port, she and the commissioners are still actively opposing the removal of the Lower Snake River Dams by attending meetings and working with other Ports in sending a response to the Governor's study. She stated that she has learned at these meetings, the Governor and State Legislators are pushing hard to remove the dams. An update about the b...
POMEROY–County Engineer and Public Works Director, Grant Morgan, presented a February 2020 flood damage estimate totally $212,650 within Garfield County. The estimates are based on what it will cost the County to repair the affected areas to bring them back to the pre-flood conditions. The county-wide flood fighting, emergency response and protective measures cost was estimated at $22,000. The following road repair estimates were also included: Pataha Creek Road, $165,150; Bosley Grade Road, $2,500; Pataha Spur Road, $15,000; Columbia Center R...
“It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.” – Blaise Pascal...
OLYMPIA–My first love of horses came at the age of 13 when we bought "Peanuts," a quarter horse bay for $250 and he became my long-lasting friend. I learned how magnificent these animals are. It takes time to gain their trust before they let you into their lives. Peanuts could sense my emotions. If I was having a difficult day, he knew and was careful around me. I learned something every day from this beautiful animal. Most importantly, he taught me to be calm in spirit. It was difficult to l...
A collection of testimonials for Duct Tape in agriculture… From B.A., Large Animal Vet: I’ve been a Duct Tape believer ever since I had a cow tear her bag on a bob wire fence. It was a ghastly gash. She was in pain and frightened. There was no way I could close the wound until…I began wrapping her with Duct Tape! I started just behind the elbow and started circling her girth, then her ribs and her flanks with Duct Tape. I eventually was able to wrap the bag, leaving the 4 teats and tail pokin...
To the editor, Over the past few months, between my family members and me, we have utilized the Emergency Room at our local hospital four times. I honestly don’t know where I would be today if I hadn’t had such competent and caring medical help that was so accessible. I ended up spending three days in the Garfield County Hospital and could not ask for better care. When my visiting daughter unexpectedly needed ER services, she and her husband were thrilled they didn’t have to “take a number and wait several hours” for medical help. I believe we...
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce December's Employee of the Month, Larry Larson, Environmental Services. He was nominated by his co-workers as a "long-time dedicated employee who greets patients, staff and visitors with a warm smile and a friendly hello." Lason was born in Seattle, Wash., and later moved to Brewster, Wash., where attended grade school. While in sixth grade, he relocated to Pomeroy and graduated in 1992. His earliest work experience started at Custom Apple...
POMEROY–I grew up watching and listening to my grandpa’s stories, wishing I could stay that way forever. I also wish everyone overseas will make it home, that good dogs never got old, and that summers are never boring. I wish people wouldn’t judge, football season lasted all year, and friends stayed in touch. I wish kids were raised like they used to be, Mondays felt like Fridays, and the best teachers never retired. When I was little, the only things that mattered to me were my family and w...
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild (BMAG) presents “Spring Things” featuring photography of artist Jaril Pietras and Junior artist Molly Warren on March 1. A reception sponsored by Roger and Laurel King, is planned for March 12 at 5-6 p.m. The BMAG extend an appreciation to the Shepherd Foundation and those who have donated through the year. The generous injection of funds has helped the BMAG continue to bring art of all mediums to the community....
elen Burke of the Senior Center here was recently elected the center's Queen for Valentine's Day. The queen is selected based on involvement at the center, participation in activities, volunteering and contributions to the center and to Pomeroy. Though she is "king-less", Burke remains an avid advocate for the center and all the fun, food, fellowship and activities offered daily. She has been in the Pomeroy community since November of 2011 and hales from city of Lake Havasu, Arizona. She spent...
POMEROY–Garfield County’s Republican Caucus will be held at the Nazarene Church on Saturday, February 29 at 10 a.m., in conjunction with caucuses all over the state. Every state has either a caucus or a regular primary, but both are part of the election process. Both are run at the state level, but primaries are run by state governments, while caucuses are run by state party officials. For both Republicans and Democrats voters will meet at schools, churches and other community centers across the state’s 1,681 precincts. Each precinct chooses it...
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) invites students from Washington’s Fifth Congressional District to participate in the 2020 Congressional Art Competition. Submissions may be brought to the Congresswoman’s offices in Spokane, Walla Walla, or Colville. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2020, at 5 p.m. This annual competition serves to highlight and encourage talented students from all around the country, and Cathy encourages you to help spread the word in your community! The winning stude...
WALLA WALLA–"Yeah, it felt good," was the understated way Emma Severs put her return to the basketball court in last week's 1B Girls District 9 Championship game here. Severs, a 5-9 junior point guard, has been on the sidelines since last summer when she sustained an injury to her right knee in summer basketball. Last Friday, Severs drained three from beyond the arc, swishing the long ball and helping Pomeroy to a 50-39 win over Oakesdale. Fans seemed to be holding their breaths when Coach Tai B...
Ten Years Ago February 24, 2010 Led by State Champions Klyntin Bott and Scott Wolf, nine Pirates came home with medals after the Pomeroy Pirate team placed second at the State Class B wrestling tournament. A benefit for Caroline Moore, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will include a silent auction and a concert by the group Revelation. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 1, 1995 Naslund Disposal Service of Clarkston is preparing to take over garbage collection in the city on the first of April. Pomeroy Grange Supply has purchased the inventory...
Feb 3 Jail Transport-140 Tenth St., Nez Perce County Juvenile Detention, Lewiston, Idaho Agency Assist-789 Main St. Animal Noise-Behind 654 Arlington St. Public Assist-2450 Columbia St. Feb 4 Dog Complaint-1772 Main St. Information-890 Columbia St. Ambulance-1090 Pataha St. Ambulance-789 Main St. Information-Live somewhere in Pomeroy Agency Assist-789 Main St. Traffic Offense-Hwy. 12 between Alpowa and Pataha Burglary-1689 Pataha St. Ambulance-789 Main St. Wildlife-Heaton Gulch Rd. Feb 5 911 Misdial-1394 Birch St. Traffic Hazard-Westbound...
TACOMA–Pirate wrestlers competing at the Mat Classic XXXII here last weekend brought home some hardware after two challenging days on the mat. Sophomore 170-pounder Braedyn White captured a sixth-place medal and Dayton-Waitsburg teammate Carlos Norris (138-lb.) fought back after a semifinal loss for a fourth-place finish. Will Winona, in the competitive 182-lb. division, was eliminated from the bracket after two hard-fought losses. "The guys finished the season strong and were able to bring h...
WALLA WALLA–After dropping last week's opening-round contest to Garfield-Palouse, the Pirates headed into the stormy waters of the consolation bracket, facing the Prescott Tigers in a loser-out game at WWCC here Friday and being sent home after letting a half time lead evaporate and losing 53-41. The Pirates finished the season 5-7 in Southeast 1B play, 6-16 on the season. To reach the District tourney, they won a tie-breaking game against SJEL 56-33, then fell to League Champions Garfield-Palou...
All League Teams for the 1B Southeast League were recognized at halftime of the District Tournament in Walla Walla. Pomeroy's Maddy Dixon was named Player of the Year....
POMEROY–Sunday’s Camas Prairie Shoot was challenging to say the least. The weather was sporadic with occasional pauses in the wind mixed with extremely strong gusts and rain. Club scores suffered with no 25s. Travis Ledgerwood and Mason Blachly both had a great day shooting 23s during singles and a 24s during handicap. There are three more weeks left in the Camas Prairie 10-week shoot to go. Here are the high scores from each division for week. Adult 16yd–24s: Buck Geiger, Holly Ledgerwood, Jeff Wade; 23s–Kenny Bott, Larry Bunch, Clark Capwell...
RICHLAND–The Lady Pirates start their third consecutive return to the 2020 1B State Tournament today, March 5, at the Spokane Veterans Arena, facing the winner of the annual tournament's first round, either No. 7 Curlew or No. 15 Naselle, who will face off in the tourney's opening round Wednesday. Tip-off of Pomeroy's game will be at 5:30 p.m. Behind a 24-point performance by Maddy Dixon, four treys by Emma Severs and cool ball handling by Heidi Heytvelt, first-ranked Pomeroy defeated the W...