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Ten Years Ago June 12, 2013 The first kids' class at the Blue Mountain Artisan Guild Art Center will be Tuesday, June 18. The theme of the class is "Geometric Decoupage". BMAG classes for kids will be held every Tuesday through the summer for students age 5 to 8th grade. High school students are welcome to come and help or they can also do the project if they want to, according to guild president Mary Flerchinger. Kids are always free at the Center. The Denny Ashby Library invites young readers...
Guadalupe "Andy" Benavides February 12, 1976 - May 23, 2023 Andy was born in Dayton, Wash., on February 12, 1976, to parents Lupe and Marva. He attended school in Dayton and received his GED from Walla Walla Community College. Andy married Debbie Porter on May 30, 1998, at the Hitching Post in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Andy not only gained a wife that day but also a 2-year-old son, Daniel. In 2001, they completed their family by welcoming their baby girl, Bethany. Andy considered being a father to...
Sharon Kay Penner, 76, passed away May 30, 2023. Corbeill Funeral Home in Dayton is caring for the Family....
Ten Years Ago June 5, 2013 Jessica Tate, president of Dayton High School's chapter of National Honor Society, presented a check for $507 to Barbara Gibson for the Dayton Senior Center. Jessica appreciated all the community members that supported the Senior Center through Honor Society's "Flamingo Fundraiser." Twenty-Five Years Ago June 3, 1998 The Law Offices of Nealey and Marinella generously donated the Dayton Liberty Theater Building, including the balcony area to the Touchet Valley Arts...
“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” – Johannes Brahms...
DAYTON–The school year is coming to an end for the all students in the district, and much sooner for the Senior Class of 2023. But, before the 2023 Seniors said their final goodbyes, the traditional Senior Sign-Off assembly was held on May 26. In addition, the FFA Plant Sale ended on May 27. This year's big day for the Seniors was on May 26, in the Dayton High School gym with the Senior Sign-Off which included recognition and awards. The Senior Sign-Off Day is an opportunity for this year's grad...
DAYTON–The P. E. O. will award the Citizenship Award to Sarah Shutters and Hudson Reser as the recipients for 2023. This award is given to the outstanding young man and woman in the senior class, judged on the qualities of character, scholarship, and activities. Especially emphasized are honesty, courtesy, amiability, morality, and punctuality- the marks of a good citizen. Recipients are selected by the high school faculty, the Associated Student Body officers, and the P.E.O. Awards C...
POMEROY-Registration for Denny Ashby Library's summer reading program, All Together Now, will begin Thursday, June 8. The library will be open from 12:30–7:30 p.m. to kick off the program, but participants have until June 30 to sign up. Everyone who registers on June 8 will have an opportunity to win a t-shirt or small prize. There is a version for everyone (children, teens, and adults). To participate, children who are pre-readers through incoming 6th graders set a goal for the number of b...
POMEROY–A free community presentation by Garfield County Master Gardeners "Everything you always wanted to know about growing tomatoes and other vegetables," though coordinated efforts of the Friends of Denney Ashby Library and Denny Ashby Library, is coming to the Garfield County Senior Center on Monday, June 5 at 1 p.m. The Friends of Denny Ashby Library and Denny Ashby Library invite the community to a free presentation of "Everything you always wanted to know about growing tomatoes and o...
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Monday: Sunny, with a high near...
Ten Years Ago June 5, 2013 Pomeroy Spinners will bring back The Frog Hollow Band for the second consecutive year for the dance on Saturday, June 8 at 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., at Spinners Maple Hall. The dance is usually the biggest of the year and caps off the Pioneer-Tumbleweed weekend. "These guys were phenomenal last year," Spinners president Larry Ledgerwood said, recalling that those attending last year's dance were asking the club to return in 2012. The band is based out of Walla Walla and has...
Ten Years Ago May 29, 2013 The Dayton School District has four people, Katie Leid, Elementary Principal; Julie Howard, Teacher, John Hutchens, Maintenance & Grounds Supervisor and Dallas Dickinson, Elementary Secretary, who will be retiring with a combined ninety-five years of experience. Twenty-Five Years Ago May 27, 1998 Five young pianists, Rachel LaBerge, Cassie Bensel, Kassandra Demaris, Dana Bensel, and Ashley Oakley from Dayton participated in the 53rd Annual Greater Spokane Music and All...
The Gun Club By Tyler Bagby and Braedon Fruh The senior project we did was at the Pomeroy Gun Club. Tyler and Braedon built a backstop behind the 200-yard gong. We brought a bunch of locust logs and a pickup load of dirt. We then built a wall with the logs and placed the dirt behind the wall of logs. Next, we packed all the dirt in hard. That way it will last a long time and will not just fall over. The Beef Barn By Kendall Dixon and Trevin Kimble During the summer of 2022 we completed our...
By Dotty Van Vogt Special to East Washingtonian POMEROY–The Jr/Sr High School drama club will perform a one-act play Tuesday, June 6, and 6 p.m. in the High School cafeteria. The name of the play is 'It's All in your Head', by Franny Dove. No admission will be charged....
SPOKANE–Over 440 youth exhibitors from across the Pacific Northwest and beyond gathered for the 88th Annual Junior Livestock Show of Spokane, held at the Spokane Co. Fair and Expo Center in May. In addition to market and showmanship competitions, youth participated in skill events including meats and livestock judging, speaking competitions, and various activities. Home of the Washington FFA State Livestock Judging Contest, over 230 members travelled to vie for the state title. Over 150 youth p...
POMEROY–Kendall Dixon placed Grand Champion in the Jr/Sr division of FFA Beef fitting and showing at the Spokane Junior Livestock Show, held May 2-7, according to information received from the Pomeroy FFA and the Junior Livestock Show of Spokane press release. Tyler Dixon's steers placed both Grand and Reserve Champion in the 4-H market class, and Kendyl Tetrick won Reserve Champion in 4-H market hogs. Pomeroy FFA market steers results were Kendall Dixon, whose steers placed third and fourth, Co...
“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” – Tom Brokaw...
POMEROY–The 2023 Senior Class will begin the final days as PHS Seniors with Baccalaureate in the High School cafetorium at 7 p.m. Then the Senior Class will take their final stroll through the doors of the gymnasium, to be solemnly seated, honoring their final day as Pomeroy High School Students on June 3 at 2:30 p.m. Students to be honored are Valedictorian Katherine Mae Boyer Boyer, Salutatorian Chase Jillian Caruso; Tyler James Bagby, Sidney Steen Bales, Brady Ervin Bott, Kendall Jean D...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District announced a new free cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) class program, discussed how Covid-19 cases will be handled, and announced the location of this summer's cooling center at their meeting on May 15. The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 will hold a free CPR class on the last Saturday of every month, sponsored by the Public Health District. The classes are budgeted until the end of the year at $4,000, when the project will be e...
Dayton High School graduate Kaleigh White recently graduated Cum Laude from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Environmental Studies. She is the daughter of Fred and Kelly White of Dayton. -Submitted photo...
POMEROY–The fences are complete in both the hog and beef show rings. The hog ring is now usable. The beef ring has new sod so we will not be able to use it for a while. A thumbs up to everyone who helped install the sod on Friday. Please do not walk on or allow pets on the new sod! Thank you! As always if an individual or group plans to use the livestock area, please check with the extension office to reserve your date on the Fairgrounds calendar. -Contributed by Garfield County Fair...
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild (BMAG) will offer free classes to area students beginning June 27 through the end of July. Summer is fast approaching and BMAG has planned summer art class days free to student youths, ages five and above. The schedule is as follows: June 27, July 11, July 18, and July 25. If teachers are available, a final class will be held August 1. Each Tuesday class times are held at 10-11 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. There is no early sign up but we do ask the r...
POMEROY–The 2nd Harvest Mobile Market, out of the Tri-Cities, is coming to Pomeroy on June 2. They will be at the First Christian Church from 12-2 p.m., at 310 S 8th St, and will bring enough food for up to 250 families. Food parcels will be given out while supplies last, and no documentation will be required....
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly...
Ten Years Ago May 29, 2013 Pomeroy Pirate pole vaulter Kenny Lomen-Carr cleared 13 ft. at the State 1B track championship meet Friday at Easter Washington University in Cheney. Kenny broke the old meet record of 12-9 on his second vault. Several other Pirate track athletes brought home State medals. Wild Country Wearables, the shop in the former Food City space west of Pioneer Plaza, will open next weekend, just in time for Pioneer Day and Tumbleweed weekend activities. Asked to describe her...