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POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District had the first in-house patients test positive for COIVD-19 November 17. In response, facility-wide testing of all patients and staff was done using rapid tests and PCR tests, say Garfield County Hospital District officials. The rapid test revealed four patients with COVID–19, of which three are currently asymptomatic and none are GCHD staff. The more sensitive PCR tests where expedited to the reference lab to verify rapid test results. Presently, all...
Joseph and Mary, refused entry to the inn because there was no room (Luke 2:7) were among the numerous Christmas Story depictions on floats in Sunday's Ministerial Association Nativity Parade that serpentined throughout Pomeroy neighborhoods. Monday's "Bethlehem Star" (inset) was visible in the early evening, and the Maji, representatives pictured below, followed its lead to that Bethlehem manger over 2,000 years ago. -EW photos by Charlotte Baker...
POMEROY–Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Families will receive $625,000 in funding as one of the 201 awardees of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Drug Free Communities (DFC) $25 million grant program. The funding of this highly competitive grant process is $125,000 per year for five years and will fund programs for youth to prevent substance use, keep kids safe, and help every young person reach their full potential. “Some things we plan to do with these funds,” said Sarah Meyers Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Familie...
By Loyal Baker POMEROY––Firefighter/EMT intern Kyson Fruh will help bolster the community's fire and ambulance coverage in the coming year. Fruh was hired by Garfield County Fire District No. 1 at a special meeting December 14. Fruh has been with the District as an intern to supplement shifts during the hiring process for the chief, and will be a full-time employee beginning January 1, 2021, according the Chief James Cleveland. Cleveland, Fruh and Firefighter/EMT Deedee Weymouth, who also ser...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) heard arguments for and against District Court Judge salary increase and approval, and Fairground fee schedule updates, and approved Resolution 2020-23. Resolution 2020-23 Treasures Change Fund increase to $500 was approved. The fund presently holds $200 cash on hand for transactions, which was established on February 20, 1980. The fund will increase to $500 in 2021. The District Court Judge’s salary increase from 25% to 30% for 2021 was approved by the BOCC. The Commissioners took into con...
“We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time. – Vince Lombardi... Full story
OLYMPIA–State law requires the governor to put a budget proposal on the table for legislators to consider, and that typically happens at this time of year. After seeing what Governor Inslee wants in a new state budget for 2021-23, and how he would pay for it, I was reminded of what my political hero Ronald Reagan said to Jimmy Carter in a debate during the 1980 presidential campaign: "There you go again." The state budgets run two years at a time–a biennium–so this is the fifth time Insle...
He was the last burro left in the dusty corral. His two companions had been sold by the man. They were younger, stronger and finer looking even by burro standards, which are quite high. They were worth more and brought more money which was what the man needed. Pickin’s were slim. Every evening the man would stake the last burro out down below the spring to graze. During the day he went with the man and packed mud or water or rocks or wood. One morning the man fed him a small bowl of grain. T...
Despite the budget being balanced, billions in reserve, and projected revenue growth of 7.2% the Governor is yet again proposing an income tax on capital gains in his new budget. Here are the details on his proposed 9% capital gains income tax. The Governor, however, claims that this type of tax isn’t an income tax. What does he know that the IRS and every other state across the country doesn’t? IRS: “You ask whether tax on capital gains is considered an excise tax or an income tax? It is an income tax. More specifically, capital gains are trea...
To the editor, Political parties were never written into the Constitution, the Founding Fathers feared if they came to exist, they would tear the nation apart. Their worst fears were realized in the Civil War when the Republicans opposed to slavery electorally defeated Democrats who favored slavery in 1860. Today the south once a strong hold for the Democratic party has flipped to a stronghold for Republicans. Political parties and what they stand for are not frozen in time, they change the question is do you. How are Republicans and Democrats...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fair Board (GCFB) approved increased fair ticket prices for one-day passes to: Senior–$5; Adult–$8; and Three-day passes to: Single–$15; and Family–$30, at the last meeting on December 15. Sara Lunsford, GCFB President, will present the changes for approval at the next Garfield County Commissioners meeting on December 21. The GCFB compared ticket prices of nearby fairs: Asotin County Fair, Columbia County Fair, Nez Perce County Fair, Palouse Empire Fair and Walla Wal...
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. ––Photo provided by the Garfield County Museum...
POMEROY–If you had told me a year ago our daily life was about to change drastically, I probably would have laughed. As we all know, 2020 did change in a very unexpected way which has been terrible for our lives and community. Since then, we have learned to deal with lockdowns, restrictions, lack of social interaction and limitations as best we could, but it is taking its toll. Yet, I think we’re all hoping with the availability of vaccines, COVID-19 restrictions and shutdowns can be lifted so...
WASHINGTON D. C.–The Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative is a collaborative effort among USDA, EPA, and FDA to reduce food loss and waste through combined and agency-specific actions. Individually and collectively, these agencies contribute to the initiative, encourage long-term food waste reductions, and work toward the goal of reducing food loss and waste in the U.S. These actions include research, community investments, education and outreach, voluntary programs, public-private partnerships, tool development, technical assistance, even...
Ten Years Ago December 22, 2010 Employees of McGregor Co., in Pomeroy, donated $500 to the Garfield County Food Bank, whose co-manager Chris Pawlik said that more than 80 families would be served by the food bank this month. The Pomeroy Pirate wrestling team won the Downriver Challenge in Cathlamet for the second consecutive year, scoring 186 points. Twenty-Five Years Ago December 27, 1995 Pomeroy Service Club’s Christmas Food Basket program helped make the holiday brighter for 83 families in Garfield County. Local residents and businesses d...
Sandra Beckwith Rennewanz November 15, 1948-December 15, 2020 Sandra Kay Beckwith Rennewanz went to be with the Lord on December 15, 2020, due to heart failure. She lived with a pacemaker for twenty-four years. Sandy was born in Astoria, Ore. Her childhood was spent on the Snake River ranch and orchard near Pomeroy, Wash. She graduated from Pomeroy High in 1967, and from WSU in Pullman in 1971 with a degree in Speech Pathology and Education. She married William (Bill) Rennewanz Jr. and they...