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POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 board of commissioners (GCFD) approved a $25,000 transfer from their investment fund to their cash on hand at their meeting on December 14. The transfer is to keep their cash on hand at its regular amount of $100,000. The GCFD received donations from Larry Bunch and in Charles Woody’s name from Ladonna Crawford for their ambulance fund. They also received a donation from the Laurence Gilbert estate. The ambulance fund is managed through the Blu...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) signed an agreement to match a grant from the Washington State Department of Agriculture Fair Project at their meeting on January 3. The grant amounts to $81,000 and will be used for capital projects. In addition, the commissioners also approved Resolution 2022-01, a salary and wage schedule for 2022. They also addressed old loans from the General Expense fund to county department funds. Three loans were forgiven, and three will be b...
The East Washingtonian continues its annual look back at the year just completed, 2021, in this second installment of the Year In Review. Our hope to our readers is that these short snippets of events from last year bring back fond memories. Charlotte Baker Editor and Publisher March 25 Seventeen local Gun Club Members participated in the 2021 Camas Prairie Trap Shoot in Walla Walla last weekend. Pomeroy Gun Club member Larry Bunch won four trophies: 2020 Handicap Veteran Singles, Championship S...
Ten years ago January 4, 2012 Pomeroy’s FFA chapter held a Toy & Canned Food drive during the month of December. Advisor Robert Matthews said members raised over $125, brought in “nearly 150 lbs. of food, and a large load of toys.” Proceeds went to the Garfield County Food Bank to keep efforts local, Robert said. Chapter members thanked the staff and students who donated to help the community. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Stewardship Service (NRCS) has announced that the ranking...
Editor's Note: As the year 2021 winds down with this December 30 edition of the East Washingtonian and the last edition of its 139th year, we look back at the events and stories which occurred in the previous 12 months. Happy New Year! –Charlotte Baker Editor and Publisher JANUARY 7) Inland Cellular began fiber optic installation this week with the Jack Peasley residence on Arlington Street, Monday, all part of the Port of Garfield's initiative to establish a fiber-optic network in the city. C...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) passed an update to the security camera bid at their meeting on December 27. The bid that was accepted at last week's BOCC meeting on December 20 for a pre-tax amount of $79,833.30, then was adjusted to include cameras for the Garfield County Public Works office and the Garfield County Fairgrounds. The new total for the camera bid is $105,481.53. The commissioners also signed a letter to Lewis Clark Credit Union, discussing the closure o...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (GCTA) passed their 2022 budget at their meeting on December 20. GCTA’s Manager Rachel Anderson announced that a transportation bus was involved in a minor accident on December 17 when a following vehicle failed to stop at a red light, but there was no appreciable damage to the bus and no injuries....
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District Administrator Martha Lanman announced that the Covid-19 testing program "Yes to Test" has been used so much that the Health District has ran out of tests within 20 days of the program beginning. The County Health district board passed several resolutions at its meeting on December 27. Approved were Resolution 2021-33: a consolidated contract with the Washington State Department of Health for 2022. The contract details the terms and conditions, and f...
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce November's Employee of the Month, Steve Moore, Facility Maintenance. He was nominated by his co-workers for being an excellent employee. His peers were quoted saying, "He's been a major asset to this hospital." Steve is a native of Pomeroy and was born at the Garfield County Hospital. His family roots go back four generations, and several other relatives currently live in Garfield County. Steve is a proud PHS graduate from the C...
Ten Years Ago December 27, 2011 Pomeroy Elementary School students wrapped up 2011 with the traditional holiday program last week. Kindergarten students give their rendition of ‘Jingle Bells’, first graders sing ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’, second graders sing ‘Frosty the Snowman’. The sixth graders had a guest appearance by the Grinch as they sang ‘You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch’. In the finale featuring the program theme of “Let it Snow”, the students tossed ‘snowballs’ into the...
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...
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...
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...
SPOKANE VALLEY–Spokane County deputies and other law-enforcement personnel located and apprehended the missing 15-year-old Lewiston, Idaho, juvenile female, Lillian R. Dixon, and arrested alleged kidnapper Jonathan Wayne Bowles, 36, Tuesday evening. December 7, 2021. He was booked into the Spokane County Jail. Out of the incident in Spokane Valley, Bowles, a noncompliant registered sex offender, was charged with attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, third-degree assault, possession o...
POMEROY–The City Council approved the 2022 budget during the December 7 meeting which includes a $4 monthly water and sewer rate increase, respectively. The Council approved the 2022 budget and $4 monthly rate increase for water and sewer. The resulting City revenue will be used to support necessary improvements to the water and sewer system. This action was taken after due consideration of the needs for Pomeroy, and a comparison of what other similar municipalities of similar size are using. For reference purposes, the accompanying table r...
By Naomi Scoggin East Washingtonian Reporter POMEROY– The Garfield County Hospital District board welcomed two new commissioners at their meeting on December 6. Erica Stallcop and Sherry Ledgerwood were sworn into office, swearing an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the laws of Washington State, and to faithfully and impartially carry out their duties. A farewell party was held at the end of the meeting for retiring commissioners Cindy Wolf and Chris Herres. The final l...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners announced that they have been awarded a Federal Public Works grant at their meeting on December 7. The grant is for $3,800,000 with no match required from the Port, and will be used for the Northeast Garfield County fiber project. The contract will begin after the first of the year, and the project is anticipated to last into 2023. The Pataha fiber project design contract with Zero DB has been signed and the work is beginning. There will be m...
POMEROY– The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) signed an Emergency Management Performance Grant Agreement with the Washington State Military Department at their meeting on December 13. The grant of $28, 015 will be used for equipment and to help pay wages in the Emergency Management department. The board also signed a staffing and cost reimbursement agreement with Pac Soleil, LLC for the proposed Appaloosa Solar Project, which is still in application stage. The agreement states t...
Charles D. Woody December 25, 1932–November 18, 2021 Our dad, Charles D. Woody, 88, passed peacefully from this world Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Prestige Care and Rehabilitation Center in Clarkston with two daughters and a granddaughter by his side. He died of congestive heart failure. Dad was born to Ralph O. and Hedvig C. (Pearson) Woody on Dec. 25, 1932, in Pomeroy. He married Betty L. Bacon on July 14, 1967. The two divorced in 1973. They had three daughters– Kimberly Fricke (Kevin), of...
POMEROY–An Amber Alert was issued Monday by the Idaho State Police for a 15-year-old Lewiston, Idaho, female, Lillian R. Dixon, who is considered missing and endangered in the rural area of Columbia County, near Starbuck or Waitsburg. The FBI, Idaho State Police, Washington State Patrol, Lewiston Police Department, Garfield, Columbia, Asotin, Walla Walla and Nez Perce (Id.) counties' Sheriff's Departments are taking cooperative measures to search for the missing teen. Dixon was last seen at L...
SPOKANE VALLEY–The subject of an Amber Alert issued last Monday and the individual suspected in the disappearance of the 15-year-old female from Lewiston, Idaho, is in custody here Tuesday evening. According to the Washington State Patrol, the vehicle involved, a maroon 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, was tipped to law enforcement and located with a man fitting the description of Jonathan Wayne Bowles, 36, in the driver's seat with a female in the passenger seat. Police apparently pursued the vehicle a short distance and both individuals exited t...