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POMEROY–Achievement awards and 4-H year pins were handed out in the individual clubs this year due to Covid-19 concerns. Leaders handed out pins and awards, returned record books and gave out the new 2021–22 record books. Livestock judging awards, from the Garfield County Fair judging contest, were given to the top three judges in the 8-10 age division and the 11-13 age division. The monetary awards are sponsored by Dick Ledgerwood & Son, Inc, Ledgerwood Gelbvieh and Rafter C Reds. Winners for...
Gliding around Pomeroy recently, the East Washingtonian lens captured some of this lovely town's nicest Christmas displays...prior to the arrival of this week's fluffy white stuff. Below, a mid-1950s Plymouth Savoy–the real deal...definitely not a blow-up lawn figure –graces this Main Street window, along with garlands of gold tinsel, a plush reindeer and colorful Christmas tree. Even the fuzzy dice hanging from the rear-view mirror are red to mark the Christmas season. -East Washingtonian pho...
POMEROY–Bill Wood, of Farm and Home Supply, and Debbie Keatts, of Pomeroy Grain Growers, both say "goodbye" to long-time employers this December. Wood has worked at the Farm & Home Supply as an auto mechanic, among other skills, for the 38 years he has been with the company. In addition, Farm and Home Supply sold Chevrolet products for 50 years and he was an effective GM product service and sale trainer for the business. He mainly worked on semi-tractor trucks, wheat trucks, and other v...
DAYTON– Columbia Pulp I, LLC and GMCO Corporation announced plans on December 9 to partner in the processing and sale of an innovative chloride-free soil stabilization and dust control product under GMCO’s IntegriBlend brand. The IntegriBlend-CF product developed by GMCO is built upon Columbia Pulp’s novel biopolymer chemistry platform, introducing a high-performance non-chloride alternative to dust suppression and soil stabilization applications. The biopolymer is a natural plant extract derived from the wheat straw pulping process, one of se...
OLYMPIA–Gov. Jay Inslee has announced an agreement to delay implementation of the state's new long-term care insurance program and payroll tax that was set to begin Jan. 1, 2022. Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, ranking Republican on the House Health Care and Wellness Committee, and Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, the prime sponsor of House Bill 1594 that would repeal the program and tax. "I'm glad that we can take another look at this very controversial proposal," says Rep. Schmick. "It has not m...
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” – Hal Borland... Full story
There are a number of unidentified portraits in the archives of the Garfield County Musuem...and their identities are unknown. If you know the names of the people in this photo, please contact the East Washingtonian. 509-843-1313, or email Charlotte Baker, [email protected]. ––Photo provided by the Garfield County Museum...
It’s Christmas time, when we celebrate the birth of Christ. In the U.S., surveys show that more than 80% of us believe in God. That’s more people than have lawyers, drive foreign cars, believe DNA is absolute proof of a criminal act, own a home, have been divorced, or watch Oprah! How can such a high percentage of a highly educated, well-read, technologically and scientifically knowledgeable people believe in an omnipotent being? Where inside of us is the biological process that allows fai...
A regressive payroll tax that was supposed to start being taken out of workers’ paychecks in January was delayed this morning. How? The same way Gov. Jay Inslee has been making rules and mandates without the Legislature since Feb. 29, 2020. In a press release with statements from the governor and House and Senate Democratic leadership, Inslee says, “I am taking measures within my authority and ordering the state Employment Security Department not to collect the premiums from this program from employers before they come due in April.” He conti...
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild (BMAG) will sponsor this winter's art show "Potpourri", an all artist showing of hodgepodge wares, beginning in January. The BMAG has opted to provide a venue and an opportunity for talented new, any age, one-time, apprehensive, craft artists, to show one of their creations to the public during January and February exhibition. "Our next show is going to be...kind of an anything goes as what is displayed," says Linda McKeirnan, BMAG Vice President. "It is a...
SACRAMENTO–Deadline for Washington for SBA working capital loans due to drought is approaching January 10, 2022. Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West wants to remind small nonfarm businesses in six Washington counties: Benton, Franklin, Grant, Clickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima, and neighboring counties in Oregon: Morrow and Umatilla; of the Jan. 10, 2022, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset eco...
Kenneth W. Price September 27, 1928–December 10, 2021 Kenneth W. Price passed away on December 10, 2021, at Garfield County Hospital in Pomeroy of a stroke at age 93. Kenny was born to Harold W. Price and Amy Oliphant Price in Sunnyside, Wash., on September 27, 1928. The family moved to Garfield County in 1930. He had three older sisters: Lucille, Dorothy and Betty. During his grade school days, he attended five different schools: Oliphant, the Town School, Dry Hollow School, Chard School and t...
Shirley Marie Brown August 16, 1938–December 13, 2021 Our mom, Marie Brown, 83 passed away peacefully on Monday, December 13, 2021. Born to English emigrants Stanley and Olive Gawne, mom was born in Pomeroy along with her twin sister Sheila on August 16, 1938. When the twins were nine the family moved to Spokane, where they owned an apartment building. Mom attended Roosevelt Grade School and Lewis Clark High School. She attended Washington State University and graduated from Eastern W...
Ten Years Ago December 21, 2011 Garfield County Information and Assistance has changed its name to Aging and Disability Resource Center. The change was made at the request of the Aging and Long Term Care out of Yakima and approved by the Garfield County commissioners. Service will remain the same. Senior Round Table, the Walla Walla organization that coordinates the meal program at the Senior Center in Pomeroy, is asking for support from the community by increased participation. In a recent...
Mrs. Ledgerwood's Transitional Kindergarten Class "Would you rather be an elf or a reindeer and why?" Ellie I would rather be a reindeer because they fly. Roy I would rather be an elf because they work for Santa. Gardenia I would rather be a reindeer because it flies. Bennett I would rather be a reindeer because they are so cute and they fly! Roman I would rather be an elf because I like elves and they work for Santa. Kamryn I would rather be a reindeer because they can fly their sled for Santa....
POMEROY––The outcome was never sure until the final buzzer, and when it finally blared, the Pomeroy Pirates had wrested a 59-56 non-league win away from Yakama Nation Tribal School here Saturday. The Pirates played two games prior to the Christmas Break, a Monday non-league contest at Liberty Christian and visiting Colton for the third league game of the 2021-22 season Wednesday night. As of the Yakama Nation game, the Pirates are 3-1 overall, 2-0 in league. Yakama Nation played with pre...
By Loyal Baker POMEROY–Lady Pirate Keely Maves nailed a shot at the buzzer to knot the score and send the game against Yakama Nation Tribal School's Lady Eagles into overtime, and the Lady Pirates rode their fourth-quarter momentum to a come-from-behind 43-39 non-league win here Saturday, December 18. Pomeroy had two contests remaining before going into the Christmas Break. Monday, December 20, they faced Liberty Christian for a non-league game in Richland, and Wednesday, December 22, the Lady B...
POMEROY––Wrestling teams from Oregon, Idaho and Washington will converge on Our Fair City Thursday, December 30, for the Pirate Christmas Wrestling Tournament. Some 10 to 15 schools are expected to participate, according the Pirate Wrestling Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh. Each school has the option to enter a full varsity team of 14 wrestlers. The action gets underway at the Pomeroy High School gym at 10 a.m....