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To the editor, When faced with controversial issues, it is my belief that a person should form their own opinion based on facts and research. When I became aware of the Appaloosa Solar project being planned in Garfield County, I researched the company and renewable energy in order to find facts and build an opinion based not on arguments but on research. Appaloosa Solar LLC., is a subsidiary company of HQC Solar Holding 1 LLC., which is governed by Hanwha QCells Co., Ltd. Although QCells has man...
Ten Years Ago July 9, 2014 Washington State University Plant Pest Diagnostician Karen Ward will offer "First Detector" Training for area residents who work with plants, insects, or weeds on a regular basis. The emphasis of the First Detector program is to train local volunteers to help recognize new weeds, plant diseases or insect species that are not yet introduced in the area; or to be able to identify new species while they are still controllable. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 7, 1999 Pomeroy's...
POMEROY–The Summer Market held a Farmer Appreciation Day on June 27 at the Pomeroy City Park. The market day was held as usual, with tickets for free meals for farmers and their families. Farming themed stickers were available at the Garfield County Health District booth. Attending the market was a booth from the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum with two tractors, several museum items, and a rope-making machine operated by Nancy Ruark. The rope maker was a popular attraction, with many c...
POMEROY–The Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum (EWAM) is hosting the 1st Annual Gas Engine Show and Swap Meet at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 29 at 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, June 30 at 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Exhibitors may enter the Gas Engine Show and Swap Meet free of charge. Set up is on Friday and there will be help available for unloading equipment such as a fork lift. Dry camping is available and overnighters, exhibitors, and participants can purchase b...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed fireworks, accepted a hay bid, and approved purchase of a door at their meeting on June 24. The Landkammer firework show will be held on July 5, at the Garfield County Fairgrounds, despite the grandstand renovation. “We don’t have bleachers out there yet,” Commissioner Justin Dixon said. He encouraged attendees of the show to bring their own chairs or be prepared to sit on the grass. The BOCC accepted a bid from CX Ranch f...
WALLA WALLA–Blue Mountain Community Foundation announced that a fund established by Puget Sound Energy is accepting applications for up to $33,000 to benefit wildlife and citizens of Garfield County by supporting “stewardship” (management, monitoring, restoration, enhancement, protection from degradation) of high-value habitat in Garfield County such as, but not limited to, upland habitats, including grasslands, the Foundation announced June 25. The application to apply for funds is available on Blue Mountain Community Foundation’s website www....
Ten Years Ago June 25, 2014 Two years ago, the Garfield County Sheriff's Office's 911 call dispatch system was on the edge of failure. On May 29, Garfield County became the first in the state to implement an Internet Protocol connection with the state network. The county's Viper CPE system is currently the top-of-line in the Next Generation 991 digital technology. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 23, 1999 Cameron Mulrony, a 1999 graduate of Pomeroy High School, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship...
POMEROY–Tumbleweed weekend began with the All Class Reunion and the Seeley Theater Wine and Stein fundraiser on Friday, June 7, with the Pioneer Day parade, Mount Misery Snowdrifters' car show and bucket run, and food fair on Saturday June 8. Individual class reunions were held throughout the weekend. The parade kicked off with a military flag presentation, the presentation of the U.S. flag by Robert Koller while Marcus Pederson played the National Anthem, and a flyover by Gary Peters in his 1...
POMEROY-The City Council announced the opening date of the Municipal Pool, held a public hearing, approved appointments to the Planning Commission, and discussed the Tennis Court retrofit according to the minutes of their June 4 meeting. The new boiler for the pool has arrived and has been installed. There will be a Washington State Health Department inspection on June 13, and if passed, the pool will open the 15th. This is only a few days delayed from the June 11 opening projected earlier in th...
Ten Years Ago June 11, 2014 "Communities of the Past-Peola" is the theme of the 2014 Pioneer Day celebration held on Saturday, June 13. The parade will include recognition of 2014 Honored Pioneers Elton Brown, Quest Keatts, and Wayne Brown, class reunions, kids, a band, and more. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 16, 1999 Roger and Mary Dye of Pomeroy will bring the farmers' side of the dam breaching equation to a national audience on Sunday, June 20, on the CBS "Sunday Morning" program. The Dyes were...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) discussed a scheduled public hearing regarding the Appaloosa Solar Project, passed a resolution regarding Dutch Flat Road vacation, and approved several contracts at their meeting on June 10. A public hearing has been scheduled for June 24, at the elevated seating area at Pomeroy Jr/Sr High School, at 6:00 p.m. Verbal comment will be accepted at the meeting, with time limits possible due to expected attendance numbers. Wri...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Pioneer Association honored the Fellows family, descendants of Mayview pioneers William L. and Edna Fellows, at the 112th annual Garfield County Pioneer Day program on June 8. William Richard Fellows, born in 1900, came to Mayview in 1929 where he worked on surrounding farms during the grain harvest, was a founding member of the Mayview Stubble Jumpers Dance Band and had a dredge business from 1929-39 with his son William L. Fellows. William L. was the Mayview c...
POMEROY–The graduating Class of 2024 proceeded to the ceremonial stage to assume their traditional position on the risers before family, friends, teachers, administrators, school board members, and supporters for the 133rd Commencement held in the High School Gym June 1, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. The room was filled with joyful energy when 18 Pomeroy High School graduates entered, walking two-by-two to "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar. Draped with an orange canopy, streamers and balloons, each on...
POMEROY–Pioneer Days and All Class Reunion weekend will begin Friday, June 7 and continue through Saturday June 8 with many events and activities. This weekend begins Friday with the All-Class Reunion meeting at the Pataha Flourmill at 10 a.m. and noon for a free luncheon, followed by the Seeley Theater's Wine and Stein at Maple Hall beginning at 5 p.m. The All Class Reunion luncheon is sponsored by the Garfield County Raise the Blues (RTB) leadership team. Alumni are invited to visit with o...
Terrilie Karon Cox March 30, 1952–May 19, 2024 Terrilie Karon Cox passed from this lifetime Sunday, May 19, 2024. She was 72 years of age. She arrived along with twin sister, Merrilie Sharon, to Leslie and Maxine Clark in Boise, Idaho, March 30, 1952, with brother Maynard Leslie coming along 11 months later. The family moved several times over the years and settled in Clarkston, Wash., where she graduated from high school in 1970. Terrilie moved to Spokane with friends and while she was t...
POMEROY–The First Annual Mt. Misery Snowdrifter’s Bucket Run Car Show is held June 8 in conjunction to Tumbleweed Festival and Pioneers Days. Vehicles will park near Maple Hall following the parade. This year, some of the vehicles registered for the First Annual Mt. Misery Snowdrifter’s Bucket Run Car Show will enter the Pioneer Day Parade, which begins at 10 a.m., then park along 7th Street and Columbia Street between the Methodist Church and the Garfield County Museum throughout the day until 2 p.m. Participants may enter a business walk-...
WALLA WALLA–The Walla Walla Community College Foundation announce the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation scholarship recipients for 2024-25. The scholarships honor the generosity of Harold and Helen Shepherd who were active civic leaders in Garfield County. The recipients are Jayson Bartles, Kelly Castellanos, Kiley Davis, Nicholas Hastings, Brodie Magill, Neosha Ren, Lacee Sanford, and Timothy Sigmon. The scholarships will provide these students the opportunity to pursue their educational dreams at Walla Walla Community College this fall. T...
POMEROY–The Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum's newly concreted parking lot brings the facility into compliance with ADA regulations. "We wanted to make it compliant for walkers and wheelchairs," said past EWAM president Patti Weaver. A large portion of the visitors to the Museum are elderly and they have found the gravel parking lot difficult to use. The parking lot project was funded by a $95,000 grant from the Washington State general budget, as well as Garfield County and EWAM funds. W...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners decided to fund phase two of the electrical project and heard a cost report presentation at their meeting on May 6. The commissioners approved spending $278,500 to finish the electrical project, including funding all of phase two. The project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2024, although some equipment is not expected to ship until August. The amount is equivalent of nine days' worth of operating expenses, l...
Ten Years Ago May 28, 2014 A group of local residents plans a monthly event called "Pomeroy Art Walk-Pub Crawl", starting June 5. Jamie Carothers, one of the organizers, said the walk-crawl will take place the first Thursday of each month through August. The event celebrates "the availability of three eating and drinking establishments, and wonderful art, both in galleries and the new neon" the organizers said. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 2, 1999 For the second consecutive year, Pomeroy High...
Sharon Irene Gormsen June 25, 1943–May 18, 2024 Sharon Irene Gormsen of Pomeroy died Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the age of 80. Sharon was born June 25, 1943, in Potlatch, Idaho, to Fred and Cleo (Shaffer) Nowack. Sharon graduated from Potlatch High School in 1961. In 1961 she married the love of her life, Leon Gormsen, in Potlach Idaho. In 1967 they moved to Pomeroy, Wash., where they raised their three children. In 1974 Sharon went to work for the Pomeroy School District as a study hall monitor...
POMEROY–The filing period for 2024 candidates has closed and no local races have developed. The Garfield County District 1 Commissioner candidate is Jim Nelson, a Republican, running unopposed. Garfield County District 2 Commissioner Larry Ledgerwood is also running unopposed. Ledgerwood states no party preference. Incumbent Brooke J. Burns is running unopposed for Judge Position 1 in Garfield, Asotin, and Columbia Superior Court. The race for U.S. Representative for Congressional District 5 i...
Ten Years Ago May 21, 2014 Pomeroy High School seniors Torrie Koller and McKenzie Uto competed in an Idaho High School Rodeo Association event earlier this spring. Both girls qualified for the association's state competition June 9 to 14 in Pocatello. Torrie will compete in breakaway roping, goat tying, pole bending, and team roping. McKenzie will compete in goat tying. Besides competing for state honors, the two Pirates hope to advance to either the National High School Rodeo or Silver State la...
By Melissa Gemmell Dayton Chronicle Reporter DAYTON-The first of three public meetings to glean community feedback for the study on Rural Clean Energy sponsored by the Department of Commerce, was held in Dayton on May 14. This study is in response to an amendment to policy for HB1216 requiring public input on the impact of clean energy to rural communities. The meeting was hosted by the consultant firm Ross Strategic who is conducting the study for the Department of Commerce. Susan Hayman from...
POMEROY–Sarah Meyers is a lifelong resident here, except for my college years. Growing up, her sights were set anywhere but back in Garfield County because she didn't see career opportunities. Post–college graduation, she returned to Pomeroy only for a short lay-over, however, her dad, Tom Meyers, had heard through the grapevine at The Bean Counter that there was a new program in town that was going to be hiring a coordinator. He told Sarah about the opportunity, and it was relevant to her psy...