Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits

Ten Years Ago

January 30, 2013

After an absence of almost four decades, the Pomeroy Pirate wrestling team claimed the top step of the awards podium of a post-season tournament on Saturday. The Pirates won the Class B East Sub-regional Tournament in Davenport, overcoming 12 other teams in the field. The team members are Kyle Hyer, Taylor Lewis, Adam Herres Jack Neice, Wyatt Hyer, Clayton King, Steven Wysocki, Mike Wymore, Blaine Reisdorph, Wyatt Jenkins, Havin Heytvelt, Ryan Smith, Austin Reisdorph, Tyler King, head coach Brian Slaybaugh, and assistant coach Ben Slaybaugh.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

February 4, 1998

The Garfield County van furnishes transportation to and from the Lewiston-Clarkston area each Thursday. Anyone in the county is welcome to take advantage of this service. Passengers on the trip are usually senior citizens so the van is often referred to as the Senior Van, but anyone is welcome to be a passenger on this trip on any Thursday. Jesse Smiley is usually the driver.

The Booster Club's banner for the 1997 Pomeroy Pirate Class B State Volleyball Champions was presented at Saturday's basketball game. The team member include Courtney Brandon, Jennifer Gittins, Emily Heytvelt, Piper Cox, Crystal Boyer, Jessica Henry, Gretchen Heytvelt, Tracy Wren, Amy Kowalkowski, coach Jim Greene, and manager Kayleigh Greene.

Fifty Years Ago

February 1, 1973

Garfield County has been awarded a planning advance of $25,000 under the Jobs Now Program, Governor Dan Evans announced today. The Governor indicated that the funds represent an interest-free loan to assist the county in preparing plans and engineering design for the Pataha Sewer Facility.

Robert Beale, who has long worked for Garfield County through preservation of history, through his pictures, and through his work for the children of the county, was named 1972 Citizen of the Year Monday night at the Kiwanis Banquet. Beale, who was asked to attend the banquet to photograph the new citizen, was surprised when he was named the county's new citizen. Two letters were presented nominating Beale, a farmer in the Mayview Country of the county. The one read by Annabelle Belknap, 1971 Citizen, was signed by 34 persons. Mrs. Belknap said she was pleased to be the one who read the letter nominating Bob Beale as Citizen of the Year.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

February 5, 1948

The Carl Raymond Gray scholarship for 4-H club members in Garfield County was awarded to Ted Greene and Cherie Wiswall as alternate. The scholarship is awarded to 4-H club members on their 4-H activities, leadership, community participation and high school scholastic standing. Ted Greene has been enrolled in 4-H club work for five years, carrying projects in beef, swine and sheep. He has been leader and president of the Garfield County 4-H Livestock club for 1947 and 1948. He has consistently placed among the top winners at the numerous junior livestock shows. In 1947 he was the champion in the fitting and showing contest at the junior livestock show, district winner in the agricultural demonstration contest and elected president of the Washington State 4-H clubs.

Robert McGreevy, a Garfield County 4-H club member, was awarded one of the Washington Horse Breeders association 4-H club thoroughbred mares for 1948. The mare, Lady Waite, has an outstanding track record. During her racing years she was a consistent winner on the tracks up and down the Pacific coast.

One Hundred Years Ago

February 3, 1922

The raid made on the Alpowa dance hall Saturday night by a federal officer, Sheriff E.E. Powell, Deputy Sheriff James Patterson and the sheriff and deputy of Asotin County, which landed six men in the Asotin County jail, is the first step to clean up the road house evil in this vicinity. Complaints had been coming in for some time to the officers both of Asotin and Garfield counties of improper conduct at these Saturday night dances. The hall is located in Asotin County, only a short distance from the Garfield County line. According to the report in the Lewiston Tribune, when the officers appeared, dancers scattered in every direction, trying to get through doors and windows, but found them guarded. Numerous bottles were broken before they could be secured as evidence, and those who managed to get outside while the officers were engaged inside were quick to dash their liquor possessions, if they had any, against the side of the building. Before entering the building the officers searched the cars outside, some liquor being obtained. In one instance a car occupied by three persons was searched and a full gallon unearthed.

The Pomeroy local of the farmers union, with an attendance of 41 at Saturday's meeting, passed a resolution unanimously opposing the plan of congress fixing any price on wheat.

One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years Ago

February 5, 1898

Dentist E.W. Croup, who is well known in Pomeroy, recently returned from a visit to Dawson City, arriving at his home in Walla Walla, Jan. 13. On the return trip Mr. Croup and two other disappointed Klondikers dragged a sled over the ice and snow for a distance of 700 miles, crossing the Yukon River as often as six times in one mile. He says there were no new strikes outside of Eldorado and Bonanza creeks. At the time Mr. Croup left, there were ten thousand or more men in that region.

It appears that Dentist E.I. Green, who has been operating in Pomeroy for the past few days, has left for parts unknown. Green was a smooth duck, and although his scheme for fleecing the people was ancient and child-like it worked in some instances like a charm. His plan was to buy "on tick" everything he could get his fingers on. He agreed to pay Lew Tidwell a certain sum for his fine pair of dun horses, and selected $200 worth of furniture in the store of W.B. Williamson & Co. He engaged an expensive suite of rooms in the First National Bank building for his business headquarters.

He seemed particularly anxious that everyone should know he was "here to stay." A number of unfortunate creditors mourn his departure.