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POMEROY–The East Washingtonian article “Race forms for Garfield Co. Sheriff” on May 26, 2022, it was reported all Precinct Committee Officers (PCO) filed running on the Democratic ticket. It should have stated PCO candidate Shirley L. Fischer is running as a Republican....
POMEROY-The School District (PSD) board of directors accepted resignations, discussed 2022-23 school year goals and instructional plans, according to the minutes of their May 25 meeting. The directors accepted the resignations of Amy Miller as Pomeroy Jr/Sr High School Principal and Hannah Heitstuman as an elementary paraprofessional, effective at the end of the school year. The Pomeroy Elementary School projected instructional plan includes 11 classrooms: one Transitional Kindergarten, two...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) called a special meeting on May 24 to discuss a loan from the County’s current expense fund to the County Road fund. The board approved a $1,200,000 loan to cover costs rising from the Upper Deadman road project until reimbursement from the Washington State grant that is funding the project. The loan will be repaid without interest by June 24....
POMEROY-The organization Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Families, hosted their fourth annual Pomeroy Youth and Family Forum at the Pataha Flour Mill on May 24. The main event was the data walk activity, a presentation of Pomeroy School District results of the 2021 Healthy Youth Survey. Boards holding graphs and descriptions of result data were set up and the community invited to hear a presentation on each one. Boards included the topics of substance abuse, community involvement, mental health,...
By Wayne R. Davis Special to the East Washingtonian POMEROY–High School Class Reunion celebration will be held at the Dick Brown building at the Garfield County Fairgrounds and Pioneer parade on the weekend of June 10–12. Beware, looks like an invasion of Pomeroy High School Alumni scheduled the week end of June 10–12. The folks attending their class reunions is reported to include the classes of 1956, 1962, 1963 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970. Over the past couple of years, reunions were cance...
By Connie Harris POMEROY–The Holy Rosary Church Faith Formation children raised $3,220 for the Ukraine Solidarity Fund which help war refugees with personal needs. The Holy Rosary Church Faith Formation children in Connie Harris and Bob Wolf's class decided to raise money to help the Ukraine refugees by making posters and appealing for money from the church parishioners. The class collected $1,610 in two weeks and the local Knights of Columbus Charity matched this money with $1,610 for a t...
POMEROY––Filing week is concluded and there will be a race for the office of county sheriff with incumbent Drew W. Hyer filing to run for re-election with a challenger Kurt Miller filing as a candidate. Both Hyer and Miller filed as Republicans. In other county offices, incumbents filed for re-election with no challengers. Justin E. Dixon will seek another term as County Commissioner 3 on the Republican ticket. Auditor McKenzie Lueck filed to run for a four-year term and states no party preference. Brian S. Bartels will be on the ballot as an u...
DAYTON–The 2022 Dayton Days-Columbia County Fair Jackpot Rodeo is Friday and Saturday, May 27 and 28. Two days of exciting rodeo action are planned, the first evening’s events kicking off at 6 p.m. Friday, with Saturday’s action getting under way at 4 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. Dayton Days, the community’s long-time organization which put on the annual horse-racing weekend, is teaming up with the Columbia County Fair Association to put on the two-day rodeo. Remember Saturday’s Dayton Days Parade, courtesy of the Dayton Chamber o...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) signed inter-agency IT agreement, discussed July 4 fireworks and possible commercial policies for Fairgrounds RV sites at their meeting on May 23. The commissioners signed an inter-agency agreement with Inter Mountain Educational Service District for 2022-23 IT support. The cost of the services is $42,518, an increase of 25% from the 2021-22 cost of $32,567. Part of the rise in cost is due to added cybersecurity support services, and p...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Fire Department board of commissioners discussed the completion of their new emergency communications repeater at their meeting on May 10. The repeater on Richardson land is expected to be finished and working in June. The board also discussed the possibility of using cards for purchasing supplies and other necessities that may come up. They decided to continue research in the type of card that would best fit their needs....
WALLA WALLA– The Walla Walla Community College Foundation is pleased to announce the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation scholarship recipients for 2022‐2023. The scholarships honor the generosity of Harold and Helen Shepherd who were active civic leaders in Garfield County. These scholarships will provide five Pomeroy residents the opportunity to pursue their educational dreams at Walla Walla Community College this fall. Awardees are: Victoria Bly, Cindy Everhart, Justus Harris, Heidi Heytvelt, Gustavo Alvarez Tornez. The Harold and Hel...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners approved the purchase of a new heater and heard reports on fiber internet project progress and Columbia Pulp receivership at their meeting on May 17. The heater in the Pataha Creek RV Park laundry room has gone out and will be replaced. The commissioners approved the cost of $800, which includes installation fees. All the parts for the Pataha fiber project have arrived. The project is waiting on a few more forms to be signed and then will be r...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) board of commissioners held a special meeting to discuss the results of a Washington State Department of Health and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services survey on May 9. One specific reinterpretation involved what patients are allowed in the swing bed section. The Interpretive Guidelines for swing bed placement and according to one of the two surveyors, stated there can be no long-term care service given through the swing-bed program, ca...
POMEROY-The Pomeroy City Council granted a conditional use permit, discussed pool staff and passed an ordinance at their meeting on May 10. The conditional use permit was granted to Shelby and Delores Matheny after a public hearing was held. No dissenting opinions were raised against the permit, which allows the Mathenys to us a 2,000 square foot area of city property on 17th Street. The permit was granted after the City and the Mathenys signed an agreement detailing the conditions, which includ...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) announced an insurance rate increase, a bid opening date for the Garfield County fairgrounds electrical project, and the reception of a certificate of good practice from the County Road Administration Board at its meeting on May 16. The county’s insurance provider, Washington Counties Insurance Fund (WCIF), has increased their rates by 33%, which includes an additional service of cyber security support. The commissioners are having fur...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Health District board introduced their new program coordinator, discussed the Summer Market program, and passed several resolutions at their meeting on May 16. Chelsey Eaton has been hired as the District's program coordinator. She is experienced in public health services. Eaton presented the board with the Summer Market schedule, which is tentatively going to be on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the Pomeroy City Park. Shelly Slaybaugh has been...
POMEROY–The Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum have leads on some new acquisitions for the museum. A belt pulley for the Massey Harris has been located, several gas engines converted to propane, a reaper binder, and drapers that might fit binder. In addition, Wayne Wood brought a frame for a tractor umbrella and some lubrication booklets in; Eldon Fogleman donated an Edison Cylinder player and 64 cylinders, and Lana Tout donated four old issues of Small Farmers Journal. The review of Spring Farming Days was a positive, noting it was a s...
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) declared National Police Week, plans to vacate a section of county road right-of-way, and appointed Board of Equalization member at their meeting on May 9. President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962, and National Police Week as the week May 15 falls within. The BOCC declared that Garfield County will observe both the week and the Memorial Day, set aside for law enforcement officers who...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Transportation Authority voted to create full time bus driver positions and discussed the design of a proposed new building at their meeting on May 9. Two positions of full-time bus drivers will be opened. Each will require 35 hours a week and are expected to be filled in house. The additional time can be used to provide at least one more day available to take shoppers over to Lewiston and Clarkston. RPW Structural Engineering has been hired to create the design for...
POMEROY––Garfield County Fire District No. 1 and Asotin Fire District No. 1 were called to attend a one car, one-person non-injury accident on Highway 12 west of Clarkston, Wash., on Saturday, May 7. Asotin County Fire District No. 1 fire and rescue crews were called about 4 p.m. to help Garfield County Fire District No. 1 with a one-vehicle accident on the Alpowa Grade, approximately 15 miles west of Clarkston. It appeared the driver was heading westbound on Highway 12 and left the right sid...
POMEROY-Citizens here came together on the corner of 6th Street and Main in a rally to show their support of keeping Garfield County Memorial Hospital (GCHD) residents in the hospital on May 5. Dozens of locals stood in the rain, holding signs reading 'Why does Grandma have to leave?' and 'Keep them in their home'. At issue is the interpretation of a clause in the legal rules about whether or not swing beds can be permanent. While no laws have changed, a reinterpretation of the clause could...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County board of commissioners received a commendation, authorized purchase of fiber internet drops and discussed maintenance improvements at their meeting on May 3. The Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB), part of the Washington State Department of Commerce, informed Port Manager Diana Ruchert that “The Port of Garfield County met and exceeded all expectations” for the Pomeroy Fiber to the Home projects. The Port is nearly out of drops to connect homes...
WALLA WALLA–Students of Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) welcomed back a valuable resource in April with the return of the Warrior Resources Food Pantry. The pantry, which has been closed for two years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, reopened in April. The mission of the Warrior Resources Food Pantry is to support student success by helping students meet their basic needs. Organizers do this through food assistance, as well as information about community resources. “Through the Warrior Resources Food Pantry, students have access to...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners (GCHD) voted to purchase eight new IV pumps at their meeting on May 2. The Garfield County Memorial Hospital currently has three functioning pumps and one semi-functional one. The cost for the pumps is $12,800. The HUGS committee reported that they will give two $500 scholarships to graduating Pomeroy High School students this year. The names of the students will not be revealed until graduation time and they will receive t...
POMEROY–Naslund Disposal will host a Spring Clean-up Day, Appliance and Tire Amnesty and Free Chipper Day at the old rock pit off Gould City-Mayview Road on Saturday, May 14 at 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Household, appliance, tire and yard waste will be accepted at the old rock pit this Saturday between 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Items not on the list of accepted disposables are: hazardous waste, construction debris, or white goods such as appliances. All waste needs to be in garbage bags. Appliance items such as dishwashers, hot water heaters, stoves, air condi...