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The West Plains Recruit Structural Academy graduated 19 recruits from its recent class, along with six crew leaders, during a Dec. 22 ceremony at Medical Lake High School's auditorium. The academy consists of firefighter recruits from Airway Heights and Medical Lake fire departments and Spokane County Fire District 10. It requires a large time commitment by the new recruits as they spend about four and a half months and over 200 hours of hands-on training.... Full story
The Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake held its Wreaths Across America ceremony, Dec. 19 - rescheduled from Dec. 17 because of weather conditions. Hundreds of veterans, families and volunteers were on hand to lay wreaths across gravestones and honor those who served and sacrificed.... Full story
The Cheney High wrestling team brought home medals from the Dec. 17 Cadet Classic in Yakima. Boedy Taylor took second in the 182-pound bracket after he lost to Eisenhower’s Raul Jimenez, 7-1, in the championship round. On his way to the finals, Taylor defeated Wenatchee’s Carl Brandt, 2-0, and Zillah’s Chase Pidgeon, 5-3. Zack Nguyen (138) and Josh Baker (220) took third in their divisions. Nguyen pinned Eastmont’s Thomas Jones and Granger’s Chuco Cisneros to reach the semifinals where Davis’ John Sowers pinned him. He def...
The Cheney High gymnastics team wrapped up the 2016 portion of their schedule with a third-place finish (134.295 points) at a Greater Spokane League meet held at Ferris High School, Dec. 14. Central Valley won the event with 153.075 points. Junior Alexis Miller took third in all-around competition with 32.9 points, finishing behind Ferris’ Jessica Harpel (35.675) and Shadle Park’s Brooklynn Tarr (35.275). Miller also recorded third-place finishes in the uneven bars (8.3) and balance beam (8.6). No other scores were ava...
This last weekend, mixed martial arts fans watched one of the sports great fighters compete in his last bout and ride off into the sunset. At the Dec. 17 UFC event in Sacramento, Calif., “The California Kid” Urijah Faber, 37, defeated English competitor Brad Pickett via decision in his last official fight. Faber finished his mixed martial arts career with a 34-10 record. It was a fitting end for Faber, who beat Pickett in his hometown. The fans roared from the moment he walked to the octagon to Tupac Shakur’s “California Love...
Ethel Laird (left) holds a teddy bear she received from Connie Provoncha (right) on Dec. 16 at a Medical Lake Food Bank giveaway. Laird was also given a quilt to take home. Provoncha, along with Sally Bactchel, Judy Gross and other members of the St. Anne's quilting group make children's quilts and donate them to the Food Bank, St. Margaret's Shelter, Sacred Heart Hospital and the Catholic Charities of Spokane....
Note: This column contains sensitive information about the existence of Santa Claus. Adults should silently read this piece in the presence of young children. In the last couple of weeks, some parents have probably had their children ask them that one question that is difficult to answer. No, not “where do babies come from?” This question pertains to the holidays, specifically one of its most famous icons. “Is Santa Claus real?” During Christmas time, the image of Santa Claus is everywhere. He’s on food labels, toy packaging...
One of Caitlin Butcher's passions is theater. Butcher, who is 11 years old and attends Medical Lake Middle School, saw her first show, "Annie," when she was seven. She loves to watch dramas and occasionally performs with Spokane's Christian Youth Theater. In fact, she is getting ready to audition for the theater's adaptation of "The Lion King Jr." in January. In August, Butcher and her family traveled to New York to watch a Broadway production of "Wicked" and she had the...
The Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake held its Wreaths Across America ceremony, Dec. 19 - rescheduled from Dec. 17 because of weather conditions. Hundreds of veterans, families and volunteers were on hand to lay wreaths across gravestones and honor those who served and sacrificed. Right: John Davis lays the wreath that represents the over 83,000 servicemen and servicewomen who are prisoners of war or missing in action. Top: Noah Moureaux and his grandmother...
One of Ivanna Lomas’ duties as the Medical Lake Parks and Recreation coordinator is to organize the city’s youth sports program. This includes getting equipment ready, managing the registration and finding volunteer coaches for teams. That last part can be a little difficult as the department is always looking for volunteer coaches. To boost numbers in 2017, the department will allow a parent who coaches a sports team to waive their child’s $40 activity fee. During a Dec. 6 City Council meeting, Councilwoman Jessica Rober...
Both Cheney and Medical Lake high school wrestling teams competed in the Dec. 10 West Valley Wrestle-Rama . In team scores, the Blackhawks took fourth place while the Cardinals tied for 10th. Read about CHS wrestling here and ML wrestling here.... Full story
During Lakeland Village's annual Winter Festival, Cheney High School's choir and the Medical Lake middle school and high school jazz bands performed holiday-themed concerts for the facility's residents and employees. After the middle school's concert, the Medical Lake High School jazz band took to the stage and performed several swinging holiday tunes. Cheney High School's choir followed the jazz band and sang many Christmas songs. Read about the ML High School band... Full story
The Cheney High gymnastics team began their season with a fourth-place finish (122.25 points) at the Dec. 7 Greater Spokane League 3A gymnastics meet. Mead won the event with 167.025 points. Head coach Jaelyn Gardner said she was proud of her athletes, especially those who were competing in their first high school meet. She noted that some of her athletes had what she referred to as “first meet jitters.” “We definitely have areas to improve on,” she added. Top finishers for the Blackhawks include junior Alexis Miller,...
The Cheney High wrestling team added several more bright spots to the beginning of their season last week, including a fourth-place finish at the Dec. 10 West Valley Wrestle-Rama dual tournament. The Blackhawks wrestled five dual meets in one day, defeating Lakeside (42-39) and Gonzaga Prep (75-0), tying with Ephrata (42-42) and losing to Idaho's Lake City (51-27) and Timberlake (42-39). "It was good for us to get that much mat time," head coach Brad Rasmussen said. "We had...
After an escort from the Medical Lake Fire Department, and giving out candy canes, Santa Claus presses the button to turn on the city's Christmas tree during the Dec. 10 Winter Festival....
Medical Lake Middle School honored six students for the Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE) award for November. November's trait is citizenship. Students received certificates and T-shirts and were treated to a lunch, sponsored by Denny's Harvest Foods, Dec. 2. From left to right: Kaden Pedersen, Jonah Lindsey, Kaleb Cain, Aubrey Wiley, Tanae Darnes and Ashley Hiam....
Airway Heights and Medical Lake residents who attend or work at Eastern Washington University may not have to rely on just their vehicle or a bus from downtown Spokane to get to and from the Cheney campus. EWU Parking and Transportation Services is teaming up with Spokane Transit Authority for a vanpool trial program for university staff and students living in Airway Heights and Medical Lake. According to Michelle Rasmussen, director of parking and transportation, her department recently conducted a survey among students and...
During Lakeland Village's annual Winter Festival, Cheney High School's choir and the Medical Lake middle school and high school jazz bands performed holiday-themed concerts for the facility's residents and employees. Left: After the middle school's concert, the Medical Lake High School jazz band took to the stage and performed several swinging holiday tunes. Megan Goetz and Micha Jones play a Christmas song on the saxophone. Right: Cheney High School's choir followed the jazz...
One project the Airway Heights’ Planning Department will focus on completing in 2017 is its comprehensive plan update, which is due in June. For the plan update, Derrick Braaten, Development Services Director, said staff will work on updating the chapters that require the most time and work, the two being housing and land use. The housing chapter analyzes the current developments and determines the future residential needs in the city. Since the plan’s 2006 update, Braaten said the city’s population has grown to 8,435 — and...
The Medical Lake City Council got a jump start on 2017 by approving the second reading of the final $3.17 million budget at its Dec. 6 meeting. During the budget’s public hearing, City Administrator Doug Ross noted some revisions to the budget, including $20,000 that was transferred from the capital improvement fund to capital outlay fund. He said that money will go toward re-roofing and painting the annex, and replacing the carpet in the lower City Hall. Five thousand dollars from the impact fee fund was transferred to the p...
The Medical Lake Fire Department has decided not to hold its annual holiday toy drive. In the past, the department would collect toys and give them to needy families living in the Medical Lake zip code. Fire Chief Jason Mayfield said one reason the department is not doing the drive this holiday season is because of a trend where the number of toy donations have dropped in the last few years. “We would put out bins at various locations in the city and would have to empty them twice a week,” Mayfield said. “In the last coupl...
The Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake will be one of many sites across the country that will adorn its gravestones with wreaths for the annual Wreaths Across America, Dec. 17. The cemetery will begin its ceremony at noon. Rudy Lopez, director of the facility, said 1,470 wreaths — 20 more than their goal — will be delivered to the cemetery for this year’s ceremony. Last year, volunteers laid 1,200 wreaths across the facility. “The intent is to continue to honor those who served and those who sacrifi...
Re*Imagine Medical Lake, the city of Medical Lake, as well as businesses, organizations and community members, came together for the Dec. 10 Winter Festival. The festival included a 5K race, tour of lights, a special performance from StageWest Theatre and Santa's workshop. Santa Claus, escorted by the Medical Lake Fire Department, handed out candy canes and turned on Medical Lake's Christmas tree.... Full story
Isabella Babcock receives a hug from Santa Claus. Babcock and her parents, Jim and Natalie Babcock, were one of many families who attended the pancake breakfast during last Saturday's Airway Heights' Winter Festival....
The Airway Heights City Council wrapped up 2016 by going through some housekeeping items. At its Dec. 5 meeting - the final one of the year - council approved the second reading of an ordinance that adopts the $19.32 million budget for 2017. Council also approved an ordinance that sets positions, salaries and compensations for city employees for 2017. In other action items, council accepted the completion of the McFarlane Road Overlay Project. The project, which was finished in June, consisted of an approximately two-mile asp...
