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Ezra Evans, wearing his Pikachu hat, shows off his prize basket filled with toys and candy. Evans was one of many youngsters who claimed a prize basket at the Airway Heights Easter Egg hunt, April 15. The baskets were donated by local businesses and organizations....
The Cheney High baseball team went 0-2 last week with losses against Great Northern League rival Pullman, 8-0 (April 11) and Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene 11-1 (April 13), bringing their current losing streak to four games. “The bottom line is Pullman and Coeur d’ Alene were hitting the ball and we weren’t,” head coach Glenn Chamberlain said. “Our defense is improving, but now our hitting has kind of taken the spring off.” Pullman broke a 0-0 tie with four runs in the third inning and kept the lead from there. Andrew Witt had three...
The Cheney High girls’ tennis team returned from spring break with a 6-1 loss to Pullman, in a Great Northern League match, April 11 and a 4-2 nonleague win against Davenport, April 13. In the Pullman match, No. 1 singles Bridget Calvert picked up the only win for the Blackhawks, defeating Allie Rembert (6-4, 6-1). “That was our first league match and Pullman came out tough,” head coach Courtney Webb said. “It was good for us to play a team like that to see what league competition is like and what to expect the next time we...
The Cheney High boys' tennis team had a rocky start to the Great Northern League portion of their regular season with a 6-1 loss against co-defending champion Pullman, April 11. "We knew they were going to be strong," head coach Jesse Erickson said. "They didn't lose much in terms of strong players from last year." The boys and girls teams also took a break from regular season action and competed in the April 14 Post Falls Tournament where the Blackhawks finished fourth out...
UFC flyweight (125 pounds) champion “Mighty Mouse” Demetrious Johnson recently declared that he is “the best champion to stand in the octagon.” That’s not hard to argue — and I’m not saying that because of his fight last Saturday with Brazilian challenger Wilson Reis. Late in the third round of their fight, Johnson took Reis to the ground and managed to get side control before transitioning to the full mount and locking in an armbar to submit his opponent. The reason that Johnson’s bold proclamation is not necessarily fal...
Several groundwater wells on Fairchild Air Force Base are undergoing testing for chemicals. In an April 3 news release, Fairchild Public Affairs announced that in February, engineers contracted by the U.S. Air Force, found five non-drinking groundwater wells on the base that tested above Environmental Protection Agency lifetime health advisory levels for Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and/or Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination. The release also stated that Fairchild’s public drinking water system was sampled a...
Airway Heights residents and visitors to the area may notice a couple of traffic improvements on U.S. Highway 2 around the same time of the Spokane Tribe Economic Project’s opening. During the Airway Heights City Council’s April 10 study session, Public Works Director Kevin Anderson presented an update on the proposed transportation improvements related to STEP. Anderson explained that after negotiations with the city and the Washington state Department of Transportation, the Spokane Tribe of Indians will be obligated to con...
Medical Lake Middle School honored six students for the Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE) award for March. March's trait is diligence. Students received certificates and T-shirts and were treated to a lunch sponsored by the Associated Student Body. From left to right: Jayden Anthony, Bryan Hawkins, Kayla Ramsey, Maris Tuck, Jacob Edison and Jasmine Lundberg....
Eastern Washington University is holding its 20th annual Research and Creative Works Symposium Week, May 15-17. The three day event is an opportunity for staff, students and community members to view various research projects from undergraduate and graduate students using a variety of mediums such as art, posters and oral presentations. The theme for this year’s symposium is diversity and inclusiveness. “This year’s theme is about making the symposium a lot broader,” Michael Watts, assistant coordinator for the event,...
Posh Marsh, a member of Medical Lake High School's robotic club the Circuit Breakers places a gear delivered to him from his team's robot on a rotor during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Steamworks Pacific Northwest District competition April 8 at Eastern Washington University....
The Medical Lake High School Circuit Breakers robotics team recently competed in the FIRST Pacific Northwest District championship at Eastern Washington University, April 6-8. After the event, the team qualified for the FIRST Championships in Houston, Texas, April 19-22. Read the full story here.... Full story
See a photo gallery from the event here. In 2013, several Medical Lake High School students and mentors formed a robotics team and entered the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition. Fast forward to 2017 and the team - known as the Circuit Breakers - will travel to Houston, Texas to compete in the FIRST World Championships for the - no pun intended - first time. The team, which is ranked 27th out of 155 teams in the Pacific Northwest, qua...
Cheney High School senior Nicole Rowley signed a letter of intent March 31 to play soccer for the Community Colleges of Spokane. During her senior season as goalkeeper, Rowley recorded 53 saves and was an All-Great Northern League second-team selection. In their 2016 season, CCS was 16-0-1 in the regular season and won the Northwest Athletic Conference East Region title. They were eliminated in the semifinals of the NWAC playoffs by Highline....
The Cheney High baseball team went 1-2 in nonleague action with a 7-5 win against Cashmere, a 6-2 loss against Freeman - both games on April 5 - and a 7-3 loss against Idaho 5A defending state champion Lake City, April 8. The Blackhawks opened the Cashmere game with three runs in the first inning, then added three more in the third on Matt Riggs' two-RBI double, with Riggs eventually scoring. "We just came out swinging," head coach Glenn Chamberlain said. "Andrew Witt, our...
Eastern Washington University's Downtown Student Gallery is holding a student exhibit "Collision Course" until May 15. The exhibit features a collection of collaborative works by six EWU students who used projection, video installation and sound to reflect a response on the current political and social landscape and how it affects the lives of others, one being Olivia Evans' "Switching Channels" (left). The gallery, located at 404 Second St. is open Monday – Friday from 10 a...
Airway Heights residents who want to learn more about how their city’s government work will get a chance to peek behind the curtain. The city is offering a citizen’s academy for residents in the summer. The academy, which will take place for 1-2 hours, one day a week for six weeks, gives people a look at how Airway Heights’ City Council and the city departments operate. City Manager Albert Tripp explained that the academy was created as a part of the goals the City Council adopted in 2015 — specifically relating to public...
What part of a steer's body is going to carry the most muscle? How do you find the volume of a pig? These were some of the questions several members from the West Plains Rangers and Reardan 4-H clubs answered at the Livestock Fit and Show Judging Clinic at the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch in Medical Lake, April 8. The clinic, sponsored by Washington State University 4H Youth Development program, gave students some basic knowledge in judging market pigs, steer and sheep. All of...
At its April 10 study session, the Airway Heights City Council agreed to forward an amendment to the interlocal agreement between the city and Spokane County Fire District 10 regarding deputy fire chief services to its April 17 meeting. In 2016, the city entered into a one-year agreement with Fire District 10 for these services. Since then, Fire Chief Mitch Metzger has performed deputy fire chief services for Fire District 10 in conjunction with his own duties in Airway Heights. Under the terms of the contract, Fire District...
Several members from the West Plains Rangers and Reardan 4-H clubs attended the Livestock Fit and Show Judging Clinic at the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch in Medical Lake, April 8. The clinic, sponsored by Washington State University 4H Youth Development program, gave students some basic knowledge in judging market pigs, steer and sheep. All of the livestock used in the clinic were project animals that 4-H club members and students from local Future Farmers of America chapters... Full story
The Cheney High baseball team picked up their first Great Northern League win against East Valley, 7-5, March 31. Down 2-0, the Blackhawks scored in the second inning, then posted two runs in the third on Devin Cook's two-RBI double and three runs in the fourth. The Knights cut the gap to 5-4 after Colin Spendlove's two-run home run, but Cheney boosted its lead with two runs in the fifth inning. Read the full story here.... Full story
This summer, the Medical Lake School District will once again provide local children the opportunity to have free breakfast and lunch while school is out. During its March 28 meeting, the district's board of directors approved the annual summer meal program. The district has offered the program for the last two summers with a goal to ensure that children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. District food supervisor Jill Howard said the program,...
Each of the school buildings in the Medical Lake School District appears to be in good condition. During the March 28 school board of directors meeting, Finance Director Chad Moss said he and maintenance supervisor Gary Hartman completed a condition assessment on all of the district's buildings. The summary is a part of the state Information and Condition of Schools inventory of facilities and buildings program. The information is used to support the Asset Prevention Program....
The Medical Lake City Council breezed through a light agenda at its April 4 meeting. Mayor John Higgins reminded council to refile if they are going to run in the November elections. There are five council members whose positions will be up for election in November: Shirley Maike, Position No. 2; A.J. Burton, Position No. 3; Destiny Stein, Position No. 4, Elizabeth Rosenbeck, Position No. 5 and Higgins, major. Rosenbeck, who took over for former Councilman Howard Jorgensen in 2016, would be running for a two-year term. The...
Like most municipalities in Washington state, the city of Medical Lake has been experiencing some trouble with the fallout from the high water levels resulting from the snowpack melt and recent rain. The National Weather Service recorded 4.07 inches of rain for March 2017, the second most for the month behind 2012, which had 4.56 inches. One of the issues from the increased water is water on roadways, which is seen across Spokane County. Like other cities, some of Medical...
The Airway Heights' Highway 2 Revitalization and Safety project continues to be developed, one piece at a time. During its April 3 meeting, City Council approved a request to contract with Studio Cascade, the city's land-use consultant firm on the Highway 2 project, regarding developing a "downtown plan." As they were developing the project, Studio Cascade broke Highway 2 corridor into six sectors to represent different levels of improvements based on factors, including...
