Articles from the January 14, 2021 edition
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Commissioners approve HSA contribution for employees
POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners approved the Health Saving Account (HSA) contribution payment of $400 per employee per month at the January 11 regular meeting. The amount subsidizes the $5,000 deductible for the HSA at the back, a...
Kenny Landkammer honored for 41 years of service to City of Pomeroy
Appreciation and well wishes upon retirement were recently given to City Public Works Director Kenny Landkammer, center, by Mayor Paul Miller and members of the Public Works crew. Landkammer's...
Return to Phase 1 and vaccine on the horizon
POMEROY–The community is experiencing low COVID case number; Two active cases as of January 11 with some testing happening at the hospital but not much which is a good sign for our community. Even tho...
Pomeroy Partners awarded $125,000 grant
POMEORY–The Drug Free Communities $125,000 grant was recently awarded to the Pomeroy Partners for Health Families. They are one of 201 coalitions in the United States receiving the annual funds for t...
Wilbur-Ellis expands Central Ferry storage
CENTRAL FERRY–Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness has invested $4.5 million to better serve its Pacific Northwest customers with three new million-gallon tanks, adding efficiency to area distribution f...
2020 - Year in Review
This is the January 14 installment of the East Washingtonian's look back at 2020. -Charlotte Baker Publisher & Editor MAY 21). Garfield County had been granted approval to move forward to Phase 2 of the Governor’s Safe Start recovery plan. H...
Quote of the Week
“Give me nights perfectly quiet as on high plateaus west of the Mississippi and I looking up at the stars. Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. – Walt Whitman... Full story
Commentary
Governor Inslee has seemed to push off responsibility for the welfare of the state to other state governmental entities so he can focus on what he’s really after, his environmental and tax agendas. Never in my over six decades have I seen a governor...
On the Edge of Common Sense
Grandpa Tommy’s dad used to say “A cowful is a substantial quantity.” According to my research, the rumen on a mature cow can hold up to 300 pounds. And by anybody’s standards that is quite a bit. Sa...
OPINION
The Senate Ways & Means Committee will hold a public hearing on January 14 at 4 p.m. on the Governor’s proposed income tax on capitals gains (SB 5096). Remote testimony is available and it is super easy to sign up for (I’ve already registered). The...
QUICK LOOK
Majority already moving forward toward state income tax By Sen. Mark Schoesler WASHINGTON STATE–Majority Democrats are looking to fast-track state income tax and once again trying to call it anything but an income tax by using the term “excise tax...
HOSPITAL UPDATE
Twenty-twenty has been an exciting year for the Hospital District for many reasons. While a large amount of time and energy has gone into dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, our other work has not stopped. COVID-19 required many changes to...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–What a rollercoaster ride 2020 was, with its twists and turns and, for a while there, you may have felt a little queasy. However, once you step off, you look back and realize that it could h...
PASTOR'S CORNER
I recently read an article in Leadership e-zine that caused me to really think about the message we give as a church to our community. The article began with a question that I am using as the title. Malcolm Gladwell wrote a bestseller book called “Bl...
First Camas Prairie shoot successful
POMEROY–The first of the Camas Prairie 10-week shoot for the Pomeroy Gun Club launched the weekend of December 9–10. Using the new stipulations under the COVID–19 protocols, the start of the season was fairly successful. The Junior shooters start...
OBITUARY
Sally Jane Ogden December 7, 1942–December 27, 2020 Sally Jane Ogden, age 78 years, passed away December 27, 2020, in Granite Falls, Wash., after a battle with cancer. Sally was born December 7, 1...
When could you get the vaccine?
WASHINGTON STATE–The government roll-out of vaccine distribution which began before Christmas, has met management issues fostering inoculation delays or holds. The federal government's "Operation W...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago January 12, 2011 Work on a new recreational vehicle park south of the Pomeroy Ranger District offices is scheduled to start March 1. The park will cover just over two acres and will offer 32 spaces. A gazebo, picnic and playground...