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POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners' heard changes occurring in the Auditor's Office, approved Resolution 2021-22 and 2021-23, and signed an inter-local agreement with Columbia County at their meeting December 6, 2021. County Auditor Mackenzie Lueck announced the Garfield County Auditor's Office will be changing their Department of Licensing (DOL) transaction hours While the office will remain open on their current schedule of 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., no DOL transactions will be processed aft...
Ten Years Ago December 7, 2011 Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington, Pomeroy Chapter 15, will hold its annual “Santa’s Christmas Box” raffle to fund the organization’s yearly scholarship for a Pomeroy High School senior. The organization awarded Melissa Bartlow its scholarship for 2011. Pataha Flour Mill will have its annual “Christmas Tea” on Saturday, Dec. 10. Mill director Jon Van Vogt said the yuletide event is open to adults and children alike, and features a wide variety of Christmas t...
Garfield County District Court Judge Tom Cox: October 13, 2021 Jeffrey L. Bennett, of Chewelah, Wash., pleaded guilty to misdemeanor Negligent Driving 1st Degree. Bennett was sentenced to two days jail; must pay $786; and must complete a substance abuse evaluation with treatment. Joseph R. Vernile Jr., of Renton, Wash., pleaded guilty to misdemeanor Negligent Driving 1st Degree. Vernile was sentenced to one day jail; must pay $1,296; and must complete a substance abuse evaluation with treatment....
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–The Starlight Parade, coordinated by the local Chamber of Commerce, and Sherrie and Larry Ledgerwood, kicked off the 2021 Christmas Season Saturday, November 27, with floats and county vehicles bedecked with familiar characters and colorful twinkling lights. Community members and visitors strolled along Pomeroy's main promenade, passing Christmas scenes in store-front windows outlined with twinkling lights and glitz. People would stop to visit friends and family met along the s...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) read a grant request acceptance letter from the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation at their meeting on November 29. The funds granted to the County are $17,085 to be apportioned to the county departments. A public hearing was held for the six–year and annual construction plans. Members of the community attended to give their input into the plans. The large rocks in the Tatman Mountain road were mentioned as well as projected con...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District has received two large grants, administrator Martha Lanman announced at their meeting on November 22. A grant from South East Washington Alliance for Health in the amount of $370,000 is designated for Covid-19 vaccine use, as well as other pandemic related funding gaps. A grant from the Foundation of Public Health Services totals $366,000. $183,000 has been received by the Health District, while the other half will be turned over in June of 2022. U...
Ten Years Ago November 30, 2011 A meeting will be held on Tuesday December 6, for residents interested in providing input on the curriculum for Pomeroy School District’s Pataha Creek Alternative School. The discussion will also explore online learning opportunities. For several decades, Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce’s annual Holiday Bazaar, held this year in the basement of Pomeroy Baptist Church, has been a favorite way for local shoppers (and a lot of out-of-towners) to find that one...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) approved resolutions 2021-20 and 2021-21 which increases the tax levy rate by 1% at the November 22 meeting. Resolution 2021-20 applied to the general levy and increased by $7,872.79 for a total of $801,403.86 to be collected. Resolution 2021-21 applied to Garfield County Road District and increased by $8,653.05 for a total of $897,502.35 to be collected. The BOCC also adopted Juneteenth as an official holiday. The decision was based o...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County Board of Commissioners announced the United States Forest Service paused the vaccine requirements on entry into the building at their meeting on November 16. Installation of the new blinds and flooring that had been obstructed by the requirements will be done as soon as possible. The Public Works grant for funds to place fiber internet in northeastern Garfield County has progressed to round two applications. The grant is for $3,500,000. The Port only has a f...
POMEROY– Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum (EWAM) Board accepted new museum pieces, estimates of donated item values, reviewed work day and potluck, and discussed plans for a third building at the October 17 meeting. The EWAM received several museum pieces recently through generous donations. The new pieces are the stained–glass picture is an artistic piece by Vickie Fitzsimmons Brenner, donated by her daughter Jennifer Niebel; a Dekalb Corn Sack from Iowa and the history of Dekalb Cor...
Ten years ago November 23, 2011 It is difficult to play defense when you’re looking at the numbers on the back of an opponent’s uniform. In Pomeroy’s 68-24 thumping of Wellpinit in Pasco on Saturday, Pirate senior running back Tory Knebel showed his number 9 to the Redskins’ defense six times as he crossed the goal line. Twenty-five years ago November 27, 1996 A 1996 graduate of Pomeroy High School has been accepted into Washington State University’s Honor Program beginning with the fall 1996...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) signed a letter of support to the Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project at their meeting on November 15. The Lower Snake project is currently accepting application for new green energy projects, as they are required to do by Washington State. The letter encourages them to keep their projects in the Lower Snake Basin, rather than outsourcing their labor to out-of-county or out-of-state entities. The Board also authorized a $3,000 p...
POMEROY–The local school held a Veteran's Day celebration honoring those who have served our country with strength and honor with a Quilt of Valor presentation, patriotic songs and a slide show of local veterans. Quilts of Valor Foundation member Alice Gwinn and her assistants Gwen Schwimmer and Shantae Cloud awarded seven quilts to local veterans. John Stephens served in the army from 1945 until 1947, enlisting before World War Two ended. His daughter Joanne Pederson works at Pomeroy High S...
POMEROY–Garfield County Fire District #No. 1 announced the beginning of a Firefighter 1 class at their meeting on November 9. The class will begin on December 6 and continue on Monday nights until March. Volunteers who have successfully completed the class will be eligible for a $1,500 stipend that is financed through a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. A grant from Lewis Clark Valley Heath Care Foundation for the purchase of a cardiac monitor totals $32,000. T...
POMEROY–The Lewis Clark Credit Union (LCCU) celebrated five years here recently with drawings, door prized, refreshments and a children's Halloween coloring contest. LCCU also celebrated by awarding five $1,000 donations to five local organizations: Seeley Theatre, Garfield County Food Bank, Senior Center, Pirate Booster Club, and Denny Ashby Library. "We celebrated five years in Pomeroy on October 22 with a children's Halloween coloring contest, door prizes, refreshments and five $1,000 donatio...
Ten Years Ago November 16, 2011 The Board of Directors of the Garfield County Fair Association selected the theme of the 2012 Fair at their meeting Nov. 10. “Sow it, Grow it, and Show it” will be the slogan for the event on Sept. 14, 15, and 16, 2012, according to board president Linda McKeirnan. Blue Mountain Artisan Guild’s Christmas Art Show and Sale will be held at the Holiday Bazaar, sponsored by Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held at the old Odd Fellows Hall, currently Pome...
POMEROY–In the 2021 general election, 44%, 740 of 1,682 registered Garfield County voters cast their ballots, weighing in on critical Advisory Votes, local city, county and district positions with one contested race between Sherry Ledgerwood and Chris Herres for Garfield County Hospital District Board Position No. 1. Ledgerwood received 384 votes or 54.70% and unseated incumbent Herres with 318 or 45.30%. Uncontested races for local positions are as follows: for City Council Member No. 4, a 4...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County board of commissioners accepted the ZeroDB bid for design work on the Pataha fiber project at their meeting on November 2. The company was the only bidder and the accepted bid was for $30,000 flat fee, with subsequent work not to exceed $10,000. The designing work will begin as soon as possible, to allow the fiber to be ordered soon. There is currently a 52 week waiting period on fiber orders. The commissioners also signed a renewal of the lease with Pomeroy G...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) announced that gravel road treatment is finished for the winter at their meeting on November 8. The wheat straw liquor solution that has been being placed on the roads for dust abatement and to help the road hold together is no longer soaking into the ground. Between the rain and the road freezing, the treatment has begun to set on top of the surface, so further treatment before winter has been ended. Commissioner Jim Nelson has been a...
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce September's Employee of the Month, Mindy Roosevelt, Receptionist, Certified Nursing Assistant, (CNA), Certified Medication Aide (CMA), Medical Assistant (MA) Phlebotomist, and a MA X-ray Technician. She was nominated by her co-workers for being an excellent employee. Her peers were quoted saying, "Mindy is a great asset to the Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) team. She is a joy to work with and have as part of our team." Mindy is a...
Margorie Louise Fitzsimmons 1921–October 15, 2021 Marjorie Louise Fitzsimmons, 100, or Pomeroy, passed away Friday, October 15 at Garfield County Hospital. She was born to Floy C. and Della H. (Freeburn) Robertson at her lifelong home on Falling Springs Road north of Pomeroy. She rode her Shetland pony, Decker, to school every day. It was only a mile and it hardly ever rains or snow at Falling Springs, but still! Marjorie lost her father when she was twelve and life became a little more d...
By Lillian Heytvelt The Denny Ashby Library recently completed an addition of new items to the Washington Rural Heritage: Garfield County: Baldwin Family digital collection. The Baldwin Family collection now contains 220 items preserving the history of one of the county’s early pioneer families and life in the Ping and Columbia Center areas of Garfield County. The entire Baldwin Family digital collection can be viewed online at: https://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/digital/ Items of note in the new additions include photos from a 1913 PHS f...
Ten years ago November 9, 2011 Garfield County assessor Colleen Ledgerwood has submitted a letter to the county board of commissioners informing the board of her retirement effective Dec. 31, 2011. In the letter received Oct. 17, Colleen wrote, “It has been 23+ years of a rewarding experience and a great group of people to work with.” Between November 14, 2011 and June 1, 2012, agricultural producers in Garfield County can apply for the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program for...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) signed a letter notifying the City of the 5.7% increase in the Law Enforcement and Court Services Fees for 2022 at the meeting on November 1. Garfield County has provided law enforcement services to the City since 2001. The increase reflects the rise of the cost of living. County Engineer Grant Morgan announced the county's acquisition of a second recycling container. The county now owns two, with a third company container in rotation w...