Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits

Ten Years Ago

August 6, 2014

A long-time director and performer with Lewiston Civic Theater wants to stage productions in Pomeroy that will draw audiences to the city to enjoy "destination events." Stephanie Hennigan, a Pomeroy resident for the past 3 years, began her performing career with LCT when she was age 6. On Aug. 28, 29 and 30 she will produce and direct "Hometown Heroes", a musical variety show at the Seeley Theatre in Pomeroy.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 4, 1999

In the first appearance in Pomeroy in recent memory by a governor of the State of Washington, Gov. Gary Locke spoke to a crowd of about 100 Garfield County residents last week Tuesday in the City Park. In his address to the crowd, Locke said that he has enjoyed traveling to Eastern Washington during his time in office and said he's probably spent more time east of the Cascades than he has in King County.

Fifty Years Ago

August 1, 1974

Jerry Ledgerwood is still suffering from extensive pain at Garfield County Memorial Hospital this week, but Monday morning he miraculously escaped serious injury when the rear wheel of a combine passed over him. The wheel went over his shoulder then down along his body. No broken bones or internal injuries could be found, family members said.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

August 4, 1949

In their first year in baseball, the Pomeroy Pee-Wee team won three out of five games played, which is a pretty good average for a fledging team. The team won two out of three games played with Clarkston, losing to Clarkston once, and losing to Walla Wala Pee-Wee squad. The pitching of Stan Martin and Pete Buchet has kept the opponents guessing while the hitting of Jim Huyette and Jim Chard with the help of a fine infield and good outfield has made the team a tough outfit to beat.

One Hundred Years Ago

August 2, 1924

Miss Helen Meyers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Meyers, has been chosen as Pomeroy's contestant for the honor of queen of the D.O.K.K. water carnival at Clarkston beach, August 7-9. "This will be one of the best water carnivals of the west," E.C. Cluster said. "In an enclosed section of the river all the water sports will take place. These include surf riding by professional men and women, high diving, endurance contests, canoe tilting, log rolling, and the 'Baby's Bathing Beauty' show.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

August 5, 1899

Last Sunday the occupant of the upstairs rooms of the large residence in the suburbs of the southern part of town, for which S.A. Esry has been acting as agent, discovered that the house was haunted, not with the time honored ghost of another sphere, but by a reptile of the spotted viper variety. The snake was killed and nothing more was thought of it until Monday, when Mrs. Esry visited the cellar to get some fruit stored there. She encountered another snake of the same variety, but did not stop to question its right of eminent domain. She preferred to settle those matters by an embassy.