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By: Jayson Bartels For my Senior Project, I ran a food drive for the Garfield County Food Bank. This was a quite successful endeavor considering the circumstances. My partner and I managed to go around the entire town receiving donations from a large portion of Pomeroy Citizens. Overall, we managed to get the donations equaling seven hundred twenty-one pounds of food for the food bank. We hope that this will help those who are most in need and help make Pomeroy a better place...
By: Elizabeth Ruchert My senior project I completed on my own; it consisted of taking down the tack room in the swine barn at the Garfield County Fairgrounds and replacing them with eight more pigpens to allow more entries for our fair and jackpots. This project played an effective role in helping the community; it allowed more kids to enter their pigs, and create more space in the barn. Taking down the tack room allowed the barn to be more organized and easier to walk around in, especially...
Completed by: Troy Steele, Richie Vecchio, and Kloey Maxwell For our 2021-2022 Senior Project, we decided to paint new parking spot lines at the Garfield County Fairgrounds. Painting new lines made it easier for people to see where parking spaces actually are. We also touched up the handicapped sketches and the no parking zones for people who need to use these spaces. We appreciate Hollie Geiger communicating with us so we could start our project and have someone to help if we needed. We...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Pioneer Association will celebrate over 100 years of community heritage Friday and Saturday June 10 and 11. The featured events for this year’s observance are Wine and Stein, the annual Garfield County Pioneer Association meeting and Pioneer Celebration Day, tribute to the Balchly family as Honored Pioneer, 76–78-year high school reunion grads, parades, and a food fair. To get the weekend celebration started, the Wine and Stein, a Pomeroy Community Center and Seeley Theatre sponsored event, will be held at Spinn...
POMEROY–The local Chamber of Commerce is playing "catch up" and will celebrate the winners of the 2020 and 2021 Hometown Heroes Community Awards at several locations on June 10–11. To celebrate two years of awards, the Chamber chose to recognize winners of the Hometown Heroes Community Awards through a series of open houses beginning at the Bank of Eastern Washington on Friday, June 10 from 1-4 p.m. The next open house will take place at the Mall on Main on Saturday, June 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m...
POMEROY––Filing week is concluded and there will be a race for the office of county sheriff with incumbent Drew W. Hyer filing to run for re-election with a challenger Kurt Miller filing as a candidate. Both Hyer and Miller filed as Republicans. In other county offices, incumbents filed for re-election with no challengers. Justin E. Dixon will seek another term as County Commissioner 3 on the Republican ticket. Auditor McKenzie Lueck filed to run for a four-year term and states no party preference. Brian S. Bartels will be on the ballot as an u...
To the editor, Ronald Reagan once said something like, “isn’t it interesting that the people who are pro-abortion are people who had the opportunity to be born?” When President Donald Trump addressed Congress during his term, he gave a most moving and impressive speech. He reinforced in his address his commitment to protect the most innocent of our population, the unborn. When he said that, a little over half the room burst into a standing ovation. The left of humanity sat with their arms folded across their chests and had anger in their expre...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) signed inter-agency IT agreement, discussed July 4 fireworks and possible commercial policies for Fairgrounds RV sites at their meeting on May 23. The commissioners signed an inter-agency agreement with Inter Mountain Educational Service District for 2022-23 IT support. The cost of the services is $42,518, an increase of 25% from the 2021-22 cost of $32,567. Part of the rise in cost is due to added cybersecurity support services, and p...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Fire Department board of commissioners discussed the completion of their new emergency communications repeater at their meeting on May 10. The repeater on Richardson land is expected to be finished and working in June. The board also discussed the possibility of using cards for purchasing supplies and other necessities that may come up. They decided to continue research in the type of card that would best fit their needs....
WALLA WALLA– The Walla Walla Community College Foundation is pleased to announce the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation scholarship recipients for 2022‐2023. The scholarships honor the generosity of Harold and Helen Shepherd who were active civic leaders in Garfield County. These scholarships will provide five Pomeroy residents the opportunity to pursue their educational dreams at Walla Walla Community College this fall. Awardees are: Victoria Bly, Cindy Everhart, Justus Harris, Heidi Heytvelt, Gustavo Alvarez Tornez. The Harold and Hel...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners approved the purchase of a new heater and heard reports on fiber internet project progress and Columbia Pulp receivership at their meeting on May 17. The heater in the Pataha Creek RV Park laundry room has gone out and will be replaced. The commissioners approved the cost of $800, which includes installation fees. All the parts for the Pataha fiber project have arrived. The project is waiting on a few more forms to be signed and then will be r...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) board of commissioners held a special meeting to discuss the results of a Washington State Department of Health and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services survey on May 9. One specific reinterpretation involved what patients are allowed in the swing bed section. The Interpretive Guidelines for swing bed placement and according to one of the two surveyors, stated there can be no long-term care service given through the swing-bed program, ca...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) announced an insurance rate increase, a bid opening date for the Garfield County fairgrounds electrical project, and the reception of a certificate of good practice from the County Road Administration Board at its meeting on May 16. The county’s insurance provider, Washington Counties Insurance Fund (WCIF), has increased their rates by 33%, which includes an additional service of cyber security support. The commissioners are having fur...
To the editor, Recently, I went to Garfield County Hospital’s Emergency Department for a respiratory issue. It was a Sunday afternoon, and after being let in, I was immediately treated by two nurses, one of whom called the on-call provider, Courtney Travis, ARNP. Courtney was there within a matter of minutes, and the nurse had already started me on a nebulizer to assist with my breathing. She introduced herself, asked pertinent questions, and made me feel as comfortable as possible. Not long afterwards, I was feeling better, and was released w...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Health District board introduced their new program coordinator, discussed the Summer Market program, and passed several resolutions at their meeting on May 16. Chelsey Eaton has been hired as the District's program coordinator. She is experienced in public health services. Eaton presented the board with the Summer Market schedule, which is tentatively going to be on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the Pomeroy City Park. Shelly Slaybaugh has been...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Museum has returned to its summer hours and is open Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m., and other times by request. A recent acquisition of a beautiful side saddle in excellent condition made in Baker City, Ore., is now on display. Allan Cannon, a collector of tokens, has helped with the collection of tokens. The museum now possesses pictures of all of the tokens–a special token is one of Pataha City. Another interesting find is from Rice’s Saloon. This is where the disastrous 1900 fire started that destroyed most...
Ten years ago May 23, 2012 Merina Gordon of Pomeroy will give her senior music recital on June 16 at the Lewiston United Methodist Church. Merina will perform works for solo voice, pipe organ, and piano. She will play musical works including classical, impressionistic, and modern. Composers will include Bach, Debussy, Diemer, and more. Merina will graduate from high school from the Academy of Notre Dame Home Study Program on June 9. She has studied music since she was three years old. Karissa...
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) declared National Police Week, plans to vacate a section of county road right-of-way, and appointed Board of Equalization member at their meeting on May 9. President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962, and National Police Week as the week May 15 falls within. The BOCC declared that Garfield County will observe both the week and the Memorial Day, set aside for law enforcement officers who...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Transportation Authority voted to create full time bus driver positions and discussed the design of a proposed new building at their meeting on May 9. Two positions of full-time bus drivers will be opened. Each will require 35 hours a week and are expected to be filled in house. The additional time can be used to provide at least one more day available to take shoppers over to Lewiston and Clarkston. RPW Structural Engineering has been hired to create the design for...
POMEROY––Garfield County Fire District No. 1 and Asotin Fire District No. 1 were called to attend a one car, one-person non-injury accident on Highway 12 west of Clarkston, Wash., on Saturday, May 7. Asotin County Fire District No. 1 fire and rescue crews were called about 4 p.m. to help Garfield County Fire District No. 1 with a one-vehicle accident on the Alpowa Grade, approximately 15 miles west of Clarkston. It appeared the driver was heading westbound on Highway 12 and left the right sid...
POMEROY-Citizens here came together on the corner of 6th Street and Main in a rally to show their support of keeping Garfield County Memorial Hospital (GCHD) residents in the hospital on May 5. Dozens of locals stood in the rain, holding signs reading 'Why does Grandma have to leave?' and 'Keep them in their home'. At issue is the interpretation of a clause in the legal rules about whether or not swing beds can be permanent. While no laws have changed, a reinterpretation of the clause could...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County board of commissioners received a commendation, authorized purchase of fiber internet drops and discussed maintenance improvements at their meeting on May 3. The Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB), part of the Washington State Department of Commerce, informed Port Manager Diana Ruchert that “The Port of Garfield County met and exceeded all expectations” for the Pomeroy Fiber to the Home projects. The Port is nearly out of drops to connect homes...
POMEROY–Many local people gathered at Oasis Park to participate in the National Day of Prayer on May 5. Prayers were given at the gathering in Oasis Park at mid-day and throughout the day by scheduled prayer warriors which covered the needs of education, family, business, government, military, and churches. Additional prayer was given to cover the Garfield County Memorial Hospital and its long-term care facility....
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners (GCHD) voted to purchase eight new IV pumps at their meeting on May 2. The Garfield County Memorial Hospital currently has three functioning pumps and one semi-functional one. The cost for the pumps is $12,800. The HUGS committee reported that they will give two $500 scholarships to graduating Pomeroy High School students this year. The names of the students will not be revealed until graduation time and they will receive t...
POMEROY–Naslund Disposal will host a Spring Clean-up Day, Appliance and Tire Amnesty and Free Chipper Day at the old rock pit off Gould City-Mayview Road on Saturday, May 14 at 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Household, appliance, tire and yard waste will be accepted at the old rock pit this Saturday between 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Items not on the list of accepted disposables are: hazardous waste, construction debris, or white goods such as appliances. All waste needs to be in garbage bags. Appliance items such as dishwashers, hot water heaters, stoves, air condi...