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“Ask five economists and you’ll get five different answers - six if one went to Harvard.” – Edgar Fiedler... Full story
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55 teams play in St. Patrick's Day broomstick pool tournament
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Spinners hosted the 38th annual St. Patrick's Day broomstick pool tournament at the Maple Hall on March 17 and 18. A total of 55 teams played in the tournament. Seven were...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 27, 2013 Eero Kovero brought his seventh group since 2010 to the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on Sunday. The farmer and tour leader...
East Washingtonian History Mystery
There are a number of unidentified portraits in the archives of the Garfield County Musuem...and their identities are unknown. If you know the names of the people in this photo, please contact the...
Quote of the Week
“The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.” – George Bernard Shaw... Full story
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 20, 2013 Pomeroy School Board proposed administration restructuring got mixed reviews from the audience. Chairman Bart Gingerich said the board had "worked a few months on this"...
Quote of the Week
“The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.” – Horace Walpole... Full story
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 13, 2013 Jim McKeirnan brought a one-week-old lamb to Garfield County Memorial Hospital's long-term care wing to the delight of residents and staff alike. Jim said the lamb would...
GCTA ride to Munday party
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transit Authority (GCTA) will offer transportation to the Louise Munday 100th Birthday party happening on March 11 at 1 p.m. Contact GCTA at 509-843-0200 to reserve your seat early....
Quote of the Week
“I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.” – Thomas Jefferson... Full story
Pastor's Corner
Since moving to Pomeroy, I have finally had space to create a garden. Over the last few years, I have slowly expanded what I have done. At first, I grew a few crops in various places in the yard. Most (like the corn) didn't turn out well because the...
Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 6, 2013 Kindall Cooper, last year's Garfield County Fair & Rodeo queen, and a 2012 graduate of Pomeroy High School, was crowned the 2013 Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days...
Quote of the Week
“The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow... Full story
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago February 27, 2013 At the Senior Center's annual Valentine's Day program, a new King and Queen are crowned who will represent the Senior Center for the current year. Richard and Bea...
Obituary
James E. Delp December 16, 1936–February 6, 2023 James (Jim) Elford Delp of Pomeroy, Wash., passed away at Garfield County Memorial Hospital on Monday, February 6, 2023 at the age of 86. James was born in Marcus, Wash., to Glenn and Julia Delp of B...
Death Notice
Eugenia DeBow POULSBO–Eugenia DeBow, 74, died Sunday January 29, 2023. In the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington, Tumwater, Wash....
Quote of the Week
“Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.” – Leo Buscaglia... Full story
Hospital Update
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce December's Employee of the Month, Helen Bragg, Environmental Services. Helen was nominated by her co-workers who state, "She is always friendly and goes above and beyond in her job." She was...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago February 20, 2013 Pomeroy Pirate wrestlers Wyatt Jenkins, Ryan Smith, and Austin Reisdorph won class championships at the State B wrestling tournament at the Tacoma Dome on Friday and...
Quote of the Week
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston... Full story
HOSPITAL UPDATE
Many organizations have helped Garfield County Hospital District over the past several years but none as much as the hospital auxiliary group, HUGS, which stands for Helpers United Giving Support. What is HUGS? Their motto says it all— “Caring...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago February 13, 2013 Seventy years ago to this day, on Feb. 13, 1943, Pomeroy residents Marjorie Robertson and Marston Fitzsimmons were married in the Methodist Church here. The couple...
OBITUARY
Sally Ann Peters June 4, 1940–February 1, 2023 Sally Ann (Wade) Peters, devoted mother and grandmother, died Wednesday Feb. 1, 2023, at Willowbrook Terrace in Pendleton, Ore., with her family by her side. She was 82 years old. Sally Ann was born...
OBITUARY
Virginia Rose Worthington Beckwith March 18, 1929 – January 21, 2023 Virginia Beckwith, 93, left to be with our Lord at 3:18 early Saturday morning. Virginia Rose Worthington was born to Matilda (Tillie) Richmond Worthington and William (Bill)...