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January 3The Family Career and community leader of America (FCCLA) baked bread with Mrs. Maves class and donated the baked bread to the backpack program. A framed Thank-you letter presented to Sheriff Drew Hyer by Ariah Bingman. It reads HERO. "Dear Officer Hyer. Thank you for helping when I needed help. Thank you for sacrificing your life to save us. Thank you for keeping so many people safe as you can. Thank you for saving the town when you can. Thank you. You are my hero. From, Ariah." Two...
Ninety-three-year-old Bob Heitstuman was born in Uniontown on July 8, 1926. He was raised on the family farm with his two sisters and four brothers. As an elementary school student, he attended Hall Country School and he and his siblings walked the half mile to and from school every day. He went to Colton for high school but because of World War II, there were no sports or extra-curricular activities. Gas rationing put an end to anything but academics. As a fourteen-year-old, Bob's job in...
Christmas is the most joyful of seasons for Believers…when publicly we are closest to God…birth of Christ. It is also a time when we can open our hearts and remember the “second great commandment” as mentioned in Matthew 22:39, ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself.’ Sometimes that’s hard to do. Years ago I received a call from a close friend. He was excited because I was coming to his town to put on a cowboy poetry performance. I looked at my calendar and told him it was a mistake, I WAS NOT booked th...
To the editor, As I watch in astonishment at how one set of facts can have two or more completely different interpretations depending upon your bias, I am reminded of the fable about the emperor’s new clothes. In the story, two weavers promised an emperor a new suit of clothes that they said was invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent; yet the clothes indeed were non-existent. No one had dared to speak the truth until a child cries out “he isn’t wearing anything at all.” I feel unfortunately this is the sit...
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District Board and staff would like to thank Gary Houser for the many years he has served this hospital and our community. Gary grew up in Pomeroy and graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a degree in Economics. He worked for a stock brokerage firm in Seattle and Spokane before returning to farm in 1973. His father, Alton Houser, served on the Hospital Board when the hospital was built in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Gary served on the Board in the late 1970s and most recently was appointed to fill t...
CLARKSTON–Washington State University (WSU) and University of Idaho (UI) Extension will offer Master Gardener Training and Horticulture Classes beginning at the Clarkston Campus of Walla Walla Community College on February 4. The UI and WSU Extension Master Gardener Program is open to everyone with an interest in gardening and willingness to use their knowledge, enthusiasm and experience to make a positive impact in their local communities. The classes provide extensive horticultural training to become a WSU or UI Master Gardener volunteer i...
POMEROY–The Denny Ashby Library Board has an opening for a Garfield County resident who is interested in actively promoting the library in the community. The board meets on the last Monday of each month in the library at 5:15 p.m. Interested persons are asked to submit a letter of application detailing reasons you would like to serve on the board and your vision to maintain and improve library services to Garfield County residents. The Library Board will review the applications and make recommendations to the Garfield County Commissioners f...
December 4, 2019–Garfield County Superior Court–Judge Tom Cox: Kevin M. Tronnes, of Longview, Wash., pleaded guilty to Attempted Possession of Depictions of Minors 2nd Degree a Class C Felony; and Indecent Exposure a Misdemeanor. Tronnes, who had no criminal history, was sentenced to: 91-days jail; $600 in legal financial obligations; 12-months Dept. of Corrections (DOC) community custody; must complete sex offender treatment; and register as a sex offender. December 11, 2019–Jacob A. Davis, of Jerome, Idaho, pleaded guilty to Negligent Drivi...
December 9 Lost Property-270 Twenty-second St. Wildlife-Clarkston, Asotin County Paper Service-1571 Gould City Mayview Rd. Traffic Offense-New York Gulch and S.R. 127 Missing Person-289 High St. Criminal Mischief-City Park 911 Misdial-232 Columbia St. 911 Misdial-1890 Main St. Accident Injury-Just south of 417 Howell Grade Rd. Paper Service-2307 State St. Paper Service-229 Twenty-second St. Transfer-66 N. Sixth St. December 10 Ambulance-474 Bellevue Circle Agency Assist-789 Main St. Littering-141 Howell Grade Fraud-No Entry Wanted Person-789...
OAKESDALE–In a classic battle, the Pomeroy Lady Pirates played well in the end game to hold off a Lady Nighthawk run and notch another league win prior to breaking for Christmas holidays. The Pirates head to a holiday tournament against Davenport on Friday, December 27 at the "Eagle Classic" at West Valley H.S., Spokane Valley. They are now 6-0 overall, 4-0 in Southeast B play. The Lady Buccaneers battled to an 11-6 lead after the first quarter and survived a Lady Nighthawk rally in the second q...
OAKESDALE–The Pirates had no answer for Nighthawk Simon Anderson and his game-high 17 points, combining with three other Oakesdale teammates in double digits to run over Pomeroy 66-38 Friday, December 20. Pomeroy faces Lakeland at the "Eagle Classic" tourney at West Valley H.S. in Spokane Valley this Friday. They start the new year against Genesee at home on January 3. Everything was working for Oakesdale as the Nighthawks jetted to a 16-5 first-quarter lead, and extended it to 32-11 at halftime...
CATHLAMET–Pomeroy sophomore Braedyn White dominated the 170-lb. division at the Down River Challenge in Cathlamet, Wash., last weekend, topping wrestlers in the 15-team tournament. Pomeroy hosts a Christmas tournament on Friday, December 27, beginning at 10 a.m. "We made a long journey to battle the west side and brought home some hardware," commented Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh. "It was a good day and these guys should be proud." White captured the first-place trophy in the 170-lb class with t...