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Freshmen power helped the Cheney High girls’ soccer team win their Sept. 2 season opener over Greater Spokane League’s Mt. Spokane, 2-1. It was the first time the Lady Blackhawks’ had won their season opener since their 5-3 victory over Rogers on Sept. 7, 2013. “They’ve worked so hard for this for so long,” Radtke said. “We came out with a lot of fire.” Freshman Kailey Estrellado scored the first goal of her high school career in the 13th minute after she chipped one over the goalkeeper from 25 feet away. Fellow freshman...
Seahawks’ cornerback Jeremy Lane made headlines this past week during Seattle’s Sept. 1 preseason game against the Oakland Raiders — but it wasn’t anything he had done in the game that caught people’s attention. Before the first quarter, Lane was sitting down during the playing of the national anthem. During postgame interviews, Lane said he sat down, mostly out of respect for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick has the eyes of the world on him after he was pictured not standing during the “Star Spa...
The Cheney High football team lost their Sept. 2 home opener to 4A Columbia Basin Big-Nine's Sunnyside, 20-7 in a nonleague game that was delayed due to weather. During one of Cheney's drives in a rainy first quarter, lightning flashed above Tom Oswald Field, causing officials to delay the game for about an hour. After a scoreless first quarter, the Grizzlies got on the scoreboard on Nico Valle's 16-yard scoring pass to Hugo Reyes to lead 6-0 in the first half. Sunnyside added...
Medical Lake residents will notice a new face coordinating the parks and recreation department's activities. Ivanna Lomas was hired as the new recreation coordinator for the city of Medical Lake, taking over for Ashlee King who recently took part-time counselor positions at Hallett Elementary School and The Community School in Spokane. Lomas interned with King for the summer prior to becoming Medical Lake's recreation coordinator. She also works part-time as a recreation...
Hallett Elementary School students and their families attended the building's Aug. 30 open house. Students had a chance to meet their teachers, find their classrooms and reunite with friends they had not seen during the summer break....
The Medical Lake School Board went through some housekeeping items at its Aug. 23 meeting. In action items, the board approved the first and second readings of the updated “Nondiscrimination” policy. The only change to the policy is the district must provide auxiliary aides and services to individuals with disabilities upon request. The board also approved the second reading of policies “Effective Communication,” “Separation from Employment” and “Disciplinary Action and Discharge.” Kim Headrick, director of teaching and le...
Crews from Spokane County Fire Districts 3 and 10 responded to an ammonia leak at the Johanna Beverage Company, located on the 5000 block of West Thorpe Road on Saturday, Aug. 27. Mitch Metzger, Fire District 10 deputy fire chief and Airway Heights Fire Department fire chief, said crews first received an emergency call from the Flying J truck stop about a man who was sick from an ammonia leak. “We initially were going to evacuate Best Western (Peppertree Airport Inn),” Metzger said. “We were told the leak was at Johan...
Airway Heights Public Works Director Kevin Anderson has not been with the city for a full year, yet there are many projects he and his department have embarked on, one being a six-year transportation improvement plan. City Council approved the plan, prepared by Century West Engineering, at its Aug. 8 study session. Anderson said the plan is a “living document.” “Council can revisit and amend it in the future,” he added. With the council approving the plan, staff was to be able to apply for Transportation Improvement Board g...
The Washington state Office of Public Instruction released preliminary Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) scores for English, Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics for third- through eighth-grade and 11th-grade for the 2016 spring semester. High school students who took the 2015 assessment in 10th-grade and scored at a level 3 or 4 had their scores rolled over to this year. The SBA is a computer exam that charts a student's success or failures as they move through questions. It a...
Members of Cheney High School's marching band and color guard practice during a hot Friday morning, Aug. 19. The CHS band held band camp from Aug. 15-22 to get ready for the school year....
The Medical Lake City Council went through several items at its Aug. 16 meeting. In action items, council approved the second reading of the ordinance “Impact Fee Deferral.” The ordinance allows a developer to defer paying impact fees until the final inspection of the property, but no later than 18 months from when the city issued the building permit. During public comment, Terri Cooper, Cheney Municipal Court’s administrator/commissioner who oversees Medical Lake court services, asked council if she could apply for a grant...
At its Aug. 22 study session, the Airway Heights City Council received a presentation from Studio Cascade Inc., regarding public input they received on concepts for the land use plan update and the Highway 2 Revitalization project. Ryan Hughes, Studio Cascade senior planner, said the firm conducted interviews with stakeholders, business owners and residents at a June meeting at the Airway Heights library. The firm also spoke with residents during a July 21 open house at the community center. Hughes noted that many residents...
The Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival celebrated its 15th year at Waterfront Park in Medical Lake, Aug. 12-14, and featured acts from around the United States and Canada. The festival kicked off with a performance from "Bluestreak," (left) who previously performed at the event under the name "Columbia." Doug Bond (left) and Bob Asbury (right) play during the group's set. During the Open Mic portion on Friday, Tyler O'Rourke, (center) the grandson of Jackie Fox, performs a solo...
The city of Airway Heights is celebrating its 33rd annual festival, Aug. 19-20. For this year's event, dubbed "Airway Heights Days," the city's parks and recreation department wanted to do focus on partnering with other departments - police, fire, planning and public works - along with local businesses and organizations for the event." "As a department, we enjoy and appreciate our local partnerships," Andy Gardner, parks, recreation and community services supervisor, said....
Officials at the Medical Lake-Espanola SCOPE (Sheriff's Community Oriented Policing Effort) office have selected Frances Harland as the office's volunteer of the year. Harland has been a part of the Medical Lake-Espanola SCOPE for nine years. "The volunteers here are a lot of fun to work with," Harland said. "They make it worthwhile." Prior to volunteering with SCOPE, Harland said she was a prison chaplain and has worked at several facilities, including the Pine Lodge...
The Medical Lake High School Circuit Breakers robotics team hosted a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) camp for incoming sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders in the Cornelius E. Hagan Center, Aug. 8-11. Middle School students had a chance to learn various aspects of STEAM and build a robot, as well as see how the Circuit Breakers, operate their team. "We've been working with Spokane Public Schools' STEM (science, technology, engineering and...
The dream of Airway Heights having its own recreation center is one step closer to becoming a reality. Airway Heights’ Proposition 1 bond initiative, which would help fund a proposed $13 million recreation center, is expected to pass with 61.12 percent (503-320 votes) of the vote total. The bond will be levied against all taxable property within the city. Homeowners with a $100,000 house will pay an extra $11.56 per month in property taxes. A resident with a $200,000 home will pay an extra $23.21 per month. If all goes a...
The Aug. 10 Airway Heights Planning Commission meeting agenda included no actions items, but several updates. Development Services Director Derrick Braaten informed the commission that staff held an open house on July 21 to gather citizen input for the U.S. Highway 2 revitalization project and chapter four of the city’s comprehensive plan. Braaten said the comprehensive plan needs to be updated by June 2017, but the commission is on track to have most of the work done by December. The revitalization plan includes details f...
Jarms Ace Hardware held its annual "Grillin' Our Ace Off" fundraiser event, Aug. 13, raising money for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, which help children like Maddie Clarkson (left), who is talking to Jarms employee Lyndsey Wood (top). As of press time, the event has raised $2,387. Many Jarms employees and volunteers helped organize the event (bottom)....
Evan Egerer brought his one-man show to Sutton Park on Aug. 3 as a part of Cheney's Summer Concert Series. Egerer, with his acoustic guitar, performed original hits such as "Valleys," a song he said is about going through hard times, as well as The Who's "Baba O'Riley," a song he said inspired him to become a musician....
Ashlee King has spent the last seven years as the recreation coordinator for the city of Medical Lake, planning activities and getting to know local families. Now she's taking a different path to help youth. King, who will be leaving her position with the city this month, was hired as a part-time counselor at both Hallett Elementary School and The Community School in Spokane. A Medical Lake High School alumna, King graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's...
Medical Lake residents who attend City Council meetings may notice a new face among the current council members. Elizabeth Rosenbeck was sworn in as the council's Position 5 representative at the June 15 meeting. She replaced the late Howard Jorgensen, who resigned from his seat in January and passed away in May. Rosenbeck has lived in the Medical Lake area for 16 years. She said her interest in applying for City Council began after she asked herself "how can I serve the commu...
Don and Marlene Brown's home at 615 N. Minnie St., is the Medical Lake Kiwanis and Cheney Garden Club's August selection for Garden of the Month. They received a $25 gift certificate from Village Supply. From left to right: Don Brown, Marlene Brown, Sharry Cowan of the Cheney Garden Club and Dan Dorhorst, Medical Lake Kiwanis....
Two of the headlining acts for the 15th annual Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival, scheduled for Aug. 12-14 in Medical Lake, are Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin and Chatham County Line. Both groups have been performing for several years and will be making their first appearance at Blue Waters. Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin Stecher and Brislin first met at the 1974 Expo World's Fair in Spokane. Before they started singing together, Stecher gained a following as a solo act and as a me...
Since he became Airway Heights Fire Chief in 2011, Mitch Metzger has done several things to consolidate and instill cooperation between the city’s fire department and Spokane County Fire District 10. In April, the city entered into an interlocal agreement with Fire District 10 to allow Metzger to become that agency’s deputy fire chief of operations, while still performing his duties as Airway Heights’ fire chief. Two months have passed since the agreement and Metzger said things are “going well.” “As I expected it would,...
