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The sun makes life on Earth possible. While the warmth and light provided are beneficial for many reasons, the dark side of the sun is the potential damage that can be caused by ultraviolet radiation. These facts about sunlight and UV rays, courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the FactFile and NASA, can help people make more informed choices about spending time in the sun. · There are three types of UV rays. UVA reaches Earth’s surface because the atmosphere does little to shield these rays. UVA rays contribute to ailments li...
POMEROY–Lee Koller has identified the man standing at the far left wearing the Fedora as his maternal grandfather, Harry Kraemer. He was the scorekeeper/stats keeper for the team. Koller has a copy of the same photograph, contributed recently by Charleen Jackson, which may have more names written of the back....
What is it to be human? Why are we who we are? The way we are? Way back, theology offered an answer: you are who God, or the gods, made you to be. Nothing you can do about it. As time went on, that answer was called into question. Many other ideas sprang up. Psychology says you are who you think you are. Your self-identification and “will” makes you what you are. Sociology says you are a product of your environment: you are who other people cause you to be. This is a big oversimplification, but they all have a case to make. Nature vs. Nur...
By: Keegan Gerking My senior project was repainting the scale house door for the steers at the Fairgrounds. I chose this project because I wanted to choose something that would improve our community and after talking with community members this was that project. I wanted to do something that would have a lasting impact on our community and that would not need to be done year to year. I feel this project will give the community something to be proud of. I also think the community will remember...
Completed by: Trent Gwinn and Colton Slaybaugh For our senior project, we decided to redo a target at the Pomeroy Gun Club. We decided to take out one of the old targets that was falling over and torn up and replace it with all new components. To start, we began removing the old target and obtaining the new posts and plywood which was donated by the Pomeroy Gun Club. We were able to construct the target in one day, but had to return later due to weather and having to paint it. We both have been...
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: Nadine Ross For my Senior Project, I worked alone for the Food Bank. I delivered food to multiple houses over the course of three months June, July, and August. I went in on the last two Thursdays of every month. I delivered regularly to some of the houses, but some were special requests or the people were unable to pick it up for any reason and they gave warning in advance, I would deliver to different houses. I was quite efficient in deliveries, ensuring that I got everything for the...
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...
By: Lestat Reisbig This project consisted of fixing up the old community garden benches for the new caregiver. Lestat Reisbig acquired outside help from Glen Niebel for hauling out any trimming left behind. The project took seven hours of active work to complete, entering completion on April 17. Four main objects were painted while the center path and some plant beds were trimmed back to open up the paths. Lestat had chosen to fix the park after a brief visit, seeing potential in the park and...
By Keely Maves and Nayely Larios The senior project, which we completed this year, was The Community scholarship. We raise over $3500, which will be split up and rewarded to the seniors selected out of the seniors who qualified to receive one of these scholarships. To qualify to receive one of these scholarships, possibly, the seniors had to complete a senior board with pictures that they felt represented who they are and answer three questions about their future and community service, which we...
By Braedyn White, Raelin Borley, and Emma Berglund For our senior project, we decided to refinish the pool bleachers. We chose this project because we believe the pool is a very important part of our community. We know, the pool, will continue to be important to Pomeroy´s younger generation. We began by sanding the bleachers, and then continued by priming and painting them. This project helped the community by giving the pool a more appealing look, and by giving the people of the community a...
By: JohnMichel Ames and Joshua Kepner Our senior project was at the Pioneer Plaza on Main Street, a small little cutout tucked between the pharmacy and gym. This project started out all right but was quite complicated. Throughout the paperwork sections, it became more of a hassle, such as when doing the interviews, it became difficult to find people who had more than just passing experiences. This project was an opportunity to clean up a section of Main Street for the duration of the school...
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...
By: Kato Latham Kato Latham repainted the picnic table for the high school commons area. I had some of my classmates from Ag shop class help bring the picnic table into the shop and I removed the wood from the metal frame. I had to grind rust spots from the metal before I could put a coat of paint on the frame. I spray painted the frame black so it would match our school colors. We sanded all of the boards until all of the old paint was off the boards. I put at least three coats of paint on the...
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...
Lifetime Achievement for 2020 goes to Dave and Nancy Ruark who are celebrated for their achievements with the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum....
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” – Voltaire...
WALLA WALLA–The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will place a ban on all alcohol at the Granite Point recreation site on Lower Granite Lake on May 27. Granite Point is a well-used recreation spot and has several natural and commercial dangers. Due to barge traffic, cliff jumping and swimming the narrow canyon channel are all prohibited. These activities become a greater risk when combined with alcohol. Prohibiting alcohol is designed to enhance public safety and increase the overall recreation quality of the site. For more information contact t...
POMEROY-The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild hosted the opening of their spring Flowers and Abstracts show on May 5. The show was sponsored by RPW Structural Engineering. Featured adult artist for the show is Boopie Inez Cannon and the junior artists are Pomeroy Homeschoolers students. The Pomeroy Homeschoolers is a group that gathers families who are homeschooling and provides them with a place to encourage each other, share strategies, and show what they have been learning....
Ten years ago May 30, 2012 With the recent presence of wildlife in the city, Department of Fish and Wildlife officer Jim Nelson has a simple recommendation: Call the Sheriff’s office and then just stay away. The moose that roamed around the west side of the city on May 17 killed a dog after the moose was spooked by sight-seers, Jim said. The wildlife officer said that wild animals can usually be ushered out of town if they aren’t threatened by crowds. About a week later, a black bear was spottin...
Charleen Jackson contributed this photo that includes her grandfather Ralph Woody as one of the Pomeroy baseball players. The identities of the men from what appears to be a Pomeroy town baseball team from some unknown period of time are not known. 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]....
POMEROY–The fourth annual Pomeroy Youth and Family Forum community luncheon hosted by the Pomeroy Partners for Health Families will commence at the Pataha Flour Mill on Tuesday, May 24 at 11a.m.–1 p.m. The forum is a way for Pomeroy Partners for Health Families to provide information gleaned through a statewide Washington Health Youth Survey with an overview on the state of resident youth and families, what the organization is striving to do to help, how to implement needed change pertinent to each community. The free luncheon is a way to gat...
POMEROY–The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) were three-time, first-place winners at the recent State competition. All those who competed worked hard and presented well in their events. The following reflects the events and participant's name and ranking. Individual Events: Carolina Morfin: FBLA Mission and Pledge first place and Career Exploration fourth place; Cayle Mullins: Career Exploration ninth place; Kendyll Potoshnik: Exploring Computer Science seventh place; Kimberly Tuck: Car...