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“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.” – Paul Cezanne...
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...
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...
“The problem with beauty is that it’s like being born rich and getting poorer.” – Joan Collins...
My favorite time of year has arrived once again! I love just about every part of the month of December: the lights, the food, the decorations, movies, music, and yes, who doesn't like a wrapped mystery under the tree? When I think back on some of my warmest memories, they are of toasty evenings playing around the Christmas tree as a kid with a candy cane in my mouth. That Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Van was awesome. Who wouldn't occasionally return to days like that if given the chance? Many...
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–Local FFA members attended FFA Land Evaluation Career Development events held nearby this fall, which lead up to the State contest November 3. The State contest for FFA members was held in Columbia County on November 3. Twenty-six teams from around the State competed in this event. While Pomeroy was not one of the top eight teams at the State Event, the members gained a lot of valuable knowledge that they plan to apply in the contests next year. The Soils and Land Evaluation CDE helps s...
“If you parents never had children, chances are...neither will you.” – Dick Cavett...
POMEROY–The Annual Sausage Shoot is back on Sunday, December 12, after a one-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trap shooting events and winter league are rapidly approaching, and with the return of the Annual Sausage Shoot, a major fundraising event for the Pomeroy Gun Club, we will be needing all the help we can muster to have a successful shoot. The plan is to make sausage at the Travis Ledgerwood shop on the December 10 and wrap the meat on Saturday, December 11 at the Club. (See a...
Roger Williams October 13, 1939–October 3, 2021 Roger Williams, 81, of College Place, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021. Roger was born in Pomeroy, Wash, on October 13, 1939 to Gene and Marguerite Williams. He grew up in Pomeroy where his family owned a farm. After graduating college, Roger went on to be ordained an Episcopal Priest. He was a priest in various locations around the northwest including Walla Walla and Okinawa, Japan. At one point, Roger returned to Pomeroy for many years l...
Damian's Pumpkin Pie Damian DeBord: Age 6 Ingredients 2 yellow apples 1 little pumpkin 10 raspberries 8 pinches of flour 5 spoonfuls of sugar 10 pie crust Directions: First you are going to cut up the apples and the pumpkin up. Then you are going to put them in a small bowl and add the sugar but only some pinches of sugar. Then you put the piecrust in the round thing and dump the bowl on the crust. Then add the raspberries and flour to the top. Put it in the oven at 60 degrees for 80 minutes....
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 Blue Mountain Artisan Guild celebrated the opening of their show “Winter Beauty” on November 5. The show was sponsored by JD Brown and Cathy Reinland and featured artist Eric Argyle and junior artists Maureen Scoggin’s Pomeroy Elementary Art Class students. Other art shown included pottery by Sarah Scoggin and Mary Flerchinger’s icons....
“The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.” – Benjamin Jowett...
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...
POMEROY–The annual "50¢ Christmas Sale" is planned at the United Methodist Church on Saturday, December 4 at 9-11 a.m. The much anticipated "50¢ Christmas Sale" at the Pomeroy Methodist Church on 796 Columbia St, 8th Street entrance, will help mark off much of your holiday shopping list. This year, as in the past, children shop first from 9-9:30 a.m., with free wrapping of each precious gift. The Fireside is open and available to adults who are waiting for their shopping time at 9:30-10:30 a.m...
Kanin’s Gingerbread Man Kanin Koller: Age 6 Ingredients A bag full of sugar 2 C. flour 2 purple gum drops Frosting for a face and eyes 10 chocolates Directions: Get a gingerbread slicer and a tray. Mix the dough with the chocolate before you slice it. Put the gumdrops on and the frosting for his face. The gumdrops go on his chest and bellybutton. Set the oven to 10 degrees. Put them in for 10 minutes. Take them out and wait for them to cool. It makes 20 gingerbread men. I have a lot of v...
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...
Laurel Helen Feider, 95, passed away November 4, 2021. Arrangements by Hubbard-Rogg Funeral Home, Dayton, Wash....
POMEROY–The September 2021 Student of the Month Pirates Award was presented by sponsor Lewis Clark Credit Union (LCCU) to Carmen Fruh for her independent and respectful nature. Carmen participates in basketball and takes advantage of the tutorial help at school to manage her school work, showing the Pride she has for her school, team members and fellow student peers. Being a self-starter, Carmen maintains her Independence by taking the initiative to follow directions accurately and fully. B...
“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.” – Rene Descartes...
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...
POMEROY–The Spinners organization will host the 5th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at Maple Hall on November 25 at 12–1:30 p.m. The community dinner is free and will be served at Maple Hall for those able to attend. Masks and distancing protocols according to the Health Department guidelines are required. Delivery and to-go-meals are available for those homebound, sick, quarantined or wishing to celebrate this day of thanksgiving at home. Please RSVP your intention by contacting Joe Cox by ema...
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...