Articles from the January 7, 2021 edition
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Commissioners make committee assignments
Chairman Justin Dixon named committee assignments in the first commission meeting of 2021 this week. Dixon will continue as chairman in addition to representing Garfield County on the Washington Counties Risk Pool, Washington Counties Insurance...
First to connect
POMEROY–Inland Cellular began fiber optic installation this week, starting with the Jack Peasley residence on Arlington Street here Monday. He and a neighbor across the street will be able to test o...
2020 – Year in Review
Editor’s Note: Due to space constraints, this annual look back at the year just completed will be made in installments over the next several weeks. –Charlotte Baker MARCH 5). The new Garfield County Transportation Authority (GCTA) cutaway bus pur...
Quote of the Week
“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – E. M. Forster...
Guest Commentary
OLYMPIA–Like many of you, I’m encouraged by the news in recent weeks that COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna have been approved by the federal government and that doses of these vac...
On the Edge of Common Sense
Embarrassing moments. Nobody likes to talk about them. Oh, they’ll talk about slipping on the ice on their first date or getting bucked off a gentle horse. Other folks empathize and usually they l...
OPINION
Imagine you walk into a grocery store and instead of shopping for food based on quality and price, the market does not post any prices. You fill up your shopping cart with anything that looks...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the editor, In the December tenth edition of the East Washingtonian, there was a letter to the editor supporting voter fraud in the Presidential election. Generally, I read the letters to the editor, but before I read them, I do take note of the...
QUICK LOOK
Employment opportunities for SNAP participants WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a final rule enhancing employment and training opportunities for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants. SNAP p...
Pastor's Corner
Well, we made it right? 2020 is over and now we can forget the last 12 months, right? I think I read somewhere that COVID–19, political drama, and racial tension would be over at 12 a.m., on January 1, 2021. Well, maybe not. As it turns out, life d...
5 Quit Smoking Tips to Be Tobacco-free in the New Year
The American Lung Association wants 2021 to be a quit smoking success! CHEYENNE, WY–One of the most popular resolutions at the beginning of each year is the desire to quit smoking, with more than 70% of smokers reporting they want to quit. Smoking i...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago January 5, 2011 The New Year opened with the temperature dropping into single-digit lows, following 4+ inches of snow that fell earlier. Since the first of the year, the temperature hasn’t been higher than 20 degrees F. Local r...
Starbuck: The little town that could
STARBUCK–Three friends, with deep roots in this small town here, have collaborated on a book to preserve the local history. Starbuck: The Little Town That Could, is a 250-page, paperback that is a...
OBITUARY
Derek Steven Anderson January 6, 1993–December 15, 2020 Heaven gained an angel when our loving husband, son, brother, uncle and friend, Derek Steven Anderson, passed away on December 15, 2020, in P...
Inslee aims to pay for fish-barrier removal at expense of highway projects
OLYMPIA–When about two-thirds of legislators and I voted in 2015 for the “Connecting Washington” transportation package, we did so despite also passing a large gas-tax increase. We voted for this...
