Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits

Ten Years Ago

November 19, 2014

Only one team leaves the State Volleyball tournament undefeated, and in the 2014 1B tournament, it was the Pomeroy Pirates. With a strong 12-0 record in sets through the four-match State run, the Pirates outdistanced the field while capturing their third State Championship, the second since 2005. Pomeroy head coach Jim Greene pointed to the team's offensive power as a key.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 24, 1999

Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Wash) made a stop in Pomeroy on Monday afternoon on his way from Clarkston to Walla Walla. The senator met with Pomeroy School District administrators and discussed the federal government's role in education, particularly requirements for special education programs and providing funding to meet these requirements. Gorton said he believes students' performance is the best measure of the effectiveness of funded programs.

Fifty Years Ago

November 21, 1974

Chris Waldher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waldher, showed his 18-month-old, 1,190-pound Angus steer 'Stretch' in the grand finals of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Chris's trim Angus steer was chosen by Oregon State University to be the subject of an educational lecture-film. He was "set-up" and placed before the camera while a lecturer pointed out the qualities sought in an ideal modern market steer. This pilot film will be used by all of the FFA chapters in the state of Oregon.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

November 24, 1949

A series of burglaries, apparently either Saturday night or Sunday morning, left the Garfield County Sheriff's Office baffled as to who perpetrated the crimes. The offices of C.A. McCabe and Pat McCabe and Lowell Vail were entered into and the state liquor store was robbed. No clues were left at any of the three places.

One Hundred Years Ago

November 15, 1924

To take the test for subjects to give blood for a transfusion of C.A. Thompson, a large number of Mr. Thompson's friends in addition to those called for by Dr. H.R. Keylor, expressed their wish to take the test. Dr. J.W. Sherfey, Mr. Thompson's local physician, advised the transfusion, saying it was the only known help for a patient suffering from pernicious anemia.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

November 18, 1899

A few days ago a certain grain buyer of Pomeroy drove out to A.M. Hays', near the bluff of the river, and wanted to leave his rig and hire a saddle-horse to ride down to the tramway warehouse to get samples of grain. Mr. Hays' boy let the stranger take his pony. After Mr. Smith's departure, the lad became suspicious and followed the stranger to the river, where he found him in a convenient grape patch. After satisfying his appetite for grapes, Smith sauntered down to the warehouse to sample the various piles of grain. His work finished, with about 60 pounds of samples he started for his horse only to find it gone. Smith felt greatly Knettled, and it's safe to say he will never try the same game on the little Hays boy again.