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Little Sunshine Learning Center at 1424 South Campbell St. in Airway Heights is offering a community-driven place for child care in the West Plains. The building is where Child Haven was previously located, but has a new name and owner, Machelle Ferguson. Ferguson has run home daycares since 2000 and found success through that outlet. She opened the Little Sunshine Learning Center in February of this year and has had a good reception so far. "It has been a great community,"...
The Northern Quest Resort and Casino has a plethora of entertainment options going into the spring season. The first is Thursday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. featuring Carlos Mencia. He is a comedian with popular stand-up shows, a Comedy Central series and has made frequent guest appearances on radio and television. He will take the stage to share his take on current events, social issues and politics. The tickets range from $39-$69. Next up are the Commodores on March 28 at 7:30...
The Eastern Washington University Downtown Student Gallery is currently showing "(de)clutter" by Laura Carpenter Truitt. The exhibit runs until April 6 with the gallery open Monday-Friday from noon – 5 p.m....
Eastern Washington University's interim athletics director, Lynne Hickey (center), sent off the track and field team to the Big Sky Indoor Championships in an honorable way on Feb. 21. The team ended up coming back to Cheney with three first-place titles along with three second-place honors and one third-place medal....
Even though it is hard to believe with the snow on the ground, we are already in the spring season of sports at our local high schools. And boy there is a lot of different sports that go on this time of year. We have boys and girls tennis and golf, softball, baseball, boys soccer and track and field to cheer on. Basically, there is no reason to not go support your local teams this time of the year because there are so many options to do so. Cheney and Medical Lake have proven over the years that they are pretty decent during...
At the Feb. 20 Airway Heights City Council meeting, Sandra Reiber was given the service award as she has served on the Housing and Community Development Citizen Advisory Committee. “You have provided many years of great service to Airway Heights,” City Manager Albert Tripp said to Reiber. The council also officially approved of sponsorship at the Kalispel Tribe’s Salish Conference for a donation of $5,000. The conference is designed to celebrate culture and the language of the Kalispel. “This is a good opportunity for us,...
The Airway Heights fire department officially has the equipment to save pets in even a better way than before with oxygen masks. Project Breathe started in Airway Heights a few weeks ago, but has been making its way around the country for a while now. It was created by the Invisible Fence Brand's corporate office in 2005, launching in Knoxville, Tenn. The Invisible Fence Brand is a company that created the invisible fence for dogs to roam free without being able to run off...
Courage to Change, located at 13015 West 14th in Airway Heights, offers a unique service to the West Plains area as it helps with substance abuse treatment. The program provides intensive outpatient services along with assessments and an alcohol and drug information school. The mission at Courage to Change is to have a person-centered approach to offer help with an individual's addiction through self-empowerment. The processes can help strengthen the individual, family and...
Laura Carpenter Truitt, who recently moved to the Spokane area, is the next artist to have work featured at the Eastern Washington University Downtown Student Gallery. A first-year Gonzaga University art professor, Truitt uses shape, texture, and space to construct architectural landscapes that bleed through our physical realm into realms unknown. Her work operates on multiple thresholds that explore metaphor, architecture, structure and physicality. Through her art, Truitt...
It was a nail biting triple overtime first-place match for Cheney High School's senior Boedy Taylor at Mat Classic XXIX and it ended with him taking second overall in the 182-pound bracket in his final meet in a Blackhawks uniform. Taylor had success throughout the whole tournament as he pinned Aidan Mallory from Hockinson High School and Jacob Westfall from Blaine in the first two rounds. In the semifinals he defeated Jordan Lapointe from Franklin Pierce 6-0. In the final...
Sophia VanWormer highlighted the Cheney High School gymnastics team at state competition last week, tying for seventh in the bars with a score of 9.050. The sophomore also took home 16th in the beam with a score of 8.400. “Sophia had a great two days of meets and I look forward to her junior and senior year,” head coach Jamie Frucci said. “The girls went out and had a great time at state.” Other competitors were Alexis Miller and Laia Vidal. Miller had 7.550 points in the bars, but did not make it to the final rounds....
I am all about discovering some new and good country music. And at the end of 2016, I found my favorite country band to date when I attended an Old Dominion concert at the Knitting Factory in downtown Spokane. I had heard a few of their songs on the radio before, but hadn’t thought much of it. They were good songs, but not my favorite at the time. I had seen them previously when they were the opening act for Kenny Chesney at Centurylink Stadium, but they sang only a few songs and I didn’t really get to enjoy their full pot...
The transportation circulation plan (TCP) in Airway Heights is still underway and is set to get approved by City Council sometime in March. But it took a while to get to this point. The plan was first authorized in 2016. After a delay, it was finished in 2017. "The intent is to review the capacity and safety issues in the city," Public Works Director Kevin Anderson said. "We asked how much growth do we have in the city and where are the points we need to work on for future imp...
The Cheney High School wrestling team will be taking five wrestlers to the Mat Classic XXIX at the Tacoma Dome this weekend. “It was a great day of wrestling,” head coach Brad Rasmussen said. “It was a little unexpected to have that many qualify and I was very happy with the results. We told all the kids they had a capability to make it to state.” After their performances at the regional tournament at East Valley High School on Feb. 10, freshman Dylan Straley (126), senior Zack Nguyen (138), freshman Anthony Aguilera (152),...
Cheney High School gymnastics had a successful showing at regionals as three are moving on to state competition this Thursday and Friday (Feb. 15-16) at the Tacoma Dome. “The competition was tough this year,” head coach Jamie Frucci said. “I saw better gymnastics at this regional meet than I have ever seen.” Sophomore Sophia VanWormer qualified in the bars, beam and floor competition for state. She took third place at regionals in the beam with a 9.300 mark. Senior Alexis Miller was the next qualifier, and made it in bars an...
Eastern Washington University has been growing over the years in Cheney and it is now even expanding in Spokane. It was announced on Feb. 6 that EWU was selected as the primary tenant in Avista Development's planned Catalyst Building in Spokane's University District. Eastern already has a small portion of its schooling at the Spokane Riverfront campus, but with this move, three different degree programs will call this campus its home. The programs are all from the College of S...
Grocery Outlet in Airway Heights recently started a new program for families at Sunset Elementary School. The owners, Dylan and Tanja Hartung, sent out a letter to everyone at Sunset that included a card to bring to Grocery Outlet. Now every time somebody shops at the store and presents the card to the cashier, 5 percent of their sales will go back towards the school until the end of the academic year. At the end of every month, the store will write a check to Sunset for 5...
At the Feb. 12 Airway Heights City Council study session meeting, Police Chief Lee Bennett told the council that the city could now use Crime Check if they wanted to go forward with it. “It is just something to think about,” Bennett said. “Personally I would rather an officer show up than somebody just taking a phone call. Crime Check is just basically to just get a report number for your insurance. But the way it is set up now, an Airway Heights police officer still shows up for those calls.” Different council members...
Riley Klauss (left) and Dylan Arthur signed their letters of intent on Feb. 1. Arthur is set to play baseball at Shoreline College with his upcoming senior season approaching at Cheney High School. Klauss will compete for soccer at North Idaho College after leading the Blackhawks in success on the soccer field....
To put this in the nicest way possible, I really, really, really don’t like Tom Brady. So you could say that I was very happy with him losing the Super Bowl this past Sunday. I was rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles for most of the season anyways because I had quarterback Carson Wentz on my fantasy football team before he went and tore his ACL, which actually ended up ruining my playoffs. But it was also cool to see a FCS player be so successful in the NFL because that ultimately helps Eastern Washington football players, r...
After a successful showing for Cheney High School’s wrestling team at the Great Northern League District meet, 10 Blackhawks are advancing to regionals, which takes place at East Valley High School on Feb. 10. As a team, Cheney finished third in the GNL competition with 208 points. EVHS took first with 268.5. Seniors Zack Nguyen and Boedy Taylor along with freshman Dylan Straley highlighted the meet, with all three taking first in their respective brackets. Straley (126) received two byes in the first rounds, but went on to p...
The dance group Code Red performs Tuesday night, Feb. 6, during Eastern Washington University's "Eastern's Got Talent" show at Showalter Hall Auditorium. Hosted by Eagle Entertainment, the show featured a variety of talent from university students. Judges declared the group Power to the Poetry the winner, with second place going to Karen McCormick, a 2013 Cheney High School graduate, and Shawn Stratte in third. The winner received $250 in prize money....
Airway Heights City Council members received their various committee assignments at their Feb. 5 meeting. The ad hoc committees included finance, community and economic development, public works, public safety, governmental building, JLUS (joint land use study), comprehensive planning, lodging tax, investment and collective bargaining. An ad hoc meeting is either called for one specific purpose, or in an impromptu way. There is no set time in meetings and there can randomly be one. The other assignments included growth...
Airway Heights held its “community café” meeting on Jan. 24 and talked about the upcoming events for the new calendar year. According to its website, the group works with engaged and passionate residents, businesses, non-profits, and City officials in Airway Heights. Their goal is to eliminate health inequities by addressing social determinants of health such as housing, physical environment, economic opportunities and community connectivity. The main attraction the group is planning is the “Wellness Event” in June, though t...
Farm Salvation, located at 106 Lefevre St. in Medical Lake, is a place where items can have a second chance, thanks to Gerri Johnson. Since 2012, Johnson has been taking things from her farm and giving them a new purpose for Farm Salvation. "I think to myself 'how can I make an item part of something?'" Johnson said. "If it is really tired and worn out, you can paint it or take the paint off." She has done shows around the Pacific Northwest, including Farm Chicks, which was a...
