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My favorite edition of Sports Illustrated dropped in my mailbox a few days ago, which is the college football preview. This means we are only a few weeks away from the best time of the year in the sports world. In this edition of the weekly magazine, they spell out everything you need to know about the upcoming football season. A lot of things happen between the last snap of the championship game and the start of the season, so there is usually much to catch up on. But I naturally flipped to the part where they predict the...
Football season is quickly approaching for the Cheney High School Blackhawks – and it begins with a new event this year named the "Black and Red Scrimmage" on Friday, Aug. 25. "Our goal as a staff is to have an event trying to create community," head coach Bobby Byrd said. "We are trying to get more support in Cheney High School athletics and show the good stuff that is going on here." In past years, there have been jamborees played with other schools in Cheney or at Joe A...
The past few days have been extra saddening for the United States. I usually do not like to talk about negative things happening, but it has gotten to a point that it needs to be discussed and people need to be informed. For those who do not know what happened in Charlottesville, Va. last weekend, there was a protest about the city officials planning on taking down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. White supremacists, neo-Nazi groups and hateful protesters lined the streets of the town. There was a group of...
At the Aug. 14 study session meeting, Airway Heights council discussed the funds for the future recreation center. There were only two council members that showed up, making it not an “executive” meeting as there needs to be at least four members present. J.C. Kennedy, the parks and recreation director, briefly went over the issues that have come up in the recreation center. The Lydig ALSC team, who Airway Heights chose to build the center, is in the process of validation for the proposal that they submitted, which will be...
A permanent spot for the Airway Heights food bank, Cleone's Closet, was found during the summer and is now set to open to the public on Sept. 6. "It is such a needed ministry in this community," Mable Dunbar, the leader for Cleone's Closet said. "In Cheney and Medical Lake there are food banks, but Airway Heights needs a permanent one for their community as well." After being bought out at the previous location at 1515 Lyons St., the food bank has not been available to the...
At the Aug. 7 Airway Heights City Council meeting, the council unanimously passed the request to adopt the Highway 2 Safety and Revitalization Project report. With the approval, it puts the plan into action between the months of September and October to break down what will be happening in different areas of the city. The Airway Heights Planning Commission had previously approved the report at their special July 26 meeting. A list of other things were also on the agenda as the council unanimously approved the purchase...
Officials from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) from Fairchild Air Force Base began letting residents know if they are a part of phase four water testing for high levels of Perfluorooctanesulfonic (PFOS) and Perflurooctanoic acids (PFOA) according to a press release on Aug. 7. About 100 residential wells from two areas will be tested, roughly one mile south and two miles north of Highway 2 in Airway Heights. The way the areas were chosen for sampling was based on the results received from phase three on July...
On Aug. 1, Northern Quest Resort and Casino announced details for their expansion that is starting this fall. The $20 million, 40,000 square-foot addition includes additions to the food court, Cyber Quest, a day care/entertainment center, a family-friendly arcade, high-end RV resort, Kids Quest, a movie and dinner theater, a multi-family apartment community a retail store named Windfall. "We wanted to continue to draw the entertainment and enhance the experience," Brandon...
Airway Heights Days is coming to town Aug. 18 – 19 for people of all ages. All events will be taking place at or near Sunset Park. "The goal is to have a community event for everyone across the board," Andy Gardner, the parks, recreation and community services supervisor said. The event will start off on Friday with the Kiwanis Watermelon Races, from 5 – 8 p.m. with registration starting at 5 p.m. and the races starting at 6:15 p.m. People can still register the day of the...
The Airway Heights Kiwanis club has been around for about six years, but has made an impact in the community from the start. “In regards to my personal experience with Kiwanis, I actually started as a member of Key Club in High School, and have fond memories of trick or treating for United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF),” Stacy Kvamme, the club’s president said in an email. “My membership in the Airway Heights Kiwanis Club has been a fun and engaging way to not only connect with members of the local...
At the special Planning Commission meeting on July 26, the committee voted on approving the Highway 2 Revitalization Plan, also known as the U.S. 2 Corridor Plan, after a presentation from Studio Cascade to the board. The board passed the plan with a unanimous vote. It will now move on to be voted on by the City Council. “We have a lot of things going on here,” Ryan Hughes, the representative from Studio Cascade said. “We wanted to celebrate that and also improve things.” Hughes described Highway 2 as the “central spine of...
In a news release from Fairchild Air Force Base on July 28, it was announced that 50 residential wells were tested from the north and south of the base. Twenty-one of them had Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentrations above the EPA lifetime Health Advisory which is 70 parts per trillion. Officials from the Civil Engineer Center from the Air Force conducted face-to-face notifications to let the residents know if their wells were affected. Those houses that tested above acceptable levels...
I figured as my first column in Write to the Point, I should introduce myself and give some background on my life. My name is Grace Pohl and I graduated from Cheney High School in 2015. Because of doing Running Start in high school, I am entering my senior year at Eastern Washington University this fall working on a degree in journalism. I moved to Cheney in 2008 after living in Okinawa, Japan for six years due to my father being in the military. To put myself in a nutshell,...
This is my first time writing for this column and I did not know what I was going to write. I was trying to think of something timely to write about in the sports world, which is hard when it feels like only baseball is on. Then O.J. Simpson’s parole happened. That is pretty timely. I admit I was not alive when his first trial happened. My parents were just graduating high school. But I have always found the case so interesting. I have even watched the Netflix series “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.” So wh...
The application period to become a volunteer firefighter in Airway Heights is open and the city needs the help. People can apply either online or in person at the fire station located at 1208 South Lundstrom St. The deadline to apply for the next academy is Aug. 5. "I have 35 volunteers right now," Mitch Metzger, the Airway Heights fire chief said. "But really I would love to have 75." There is no background on firefighting needed to apply. The way the hiring process works is...
Rebekah Shaddy was born at a home birth in Cheney and has continued the legacy by bringing the practice back to the West Plains area. Shaddy has five brothers and sisters and was home schooled. She ended up working at Youth With a Mission (YWAM) at the age of 18 and continued to work there for eight years, where she met her husband. The pair started to travel the world with YWAM and worked with human trafficking, which was their main focus with the organization. With this proc...
If people start to see painted rocks around Cheney - they are not going crazy. In fact, painting rocks is encouraged these days after Angie Warr Lopez started a group called "Cheney Rocks!" "I set up the Facebook page a couple weeks ago and I have had a great response from it so far," Lopez said. "It is a great thing for the kids and parents. The kids aren't sitting in front of their devices now. We sit together as a family and paint rocks." Lopez originally got the idea...
There was an open house for the upcoming additions to U.S. Highway 2 in Airway Heights on July 12. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Spokane Tribe staff were in attendance to answer questions for the public. At the open house, it was said that construction will begin soon on Highway 2 in Airway Heights on a new roundabout in front of the upcoming Spokane Tribe Casino. There will also be a new median island when turning onto Highway 2 from Craig Road....
There is no lack of outdoor movies this summer in Airway Heights, thanks to the “Motion Auto Supply Moonlight Movie Series” at Martella Field in Sunset Park. Even though it is halfway through the series, there are still four more movies happening before it draws to an end. The past movies shown at the park were “The Iron Giant,” “Hook,” and most recently, “Kicking and Screaming.” Next up on the list will be “Lego Batman” on July 28. Then “Sing” on Aug. 11, followed by “Grease” for the Airway Heights Days Special Featur...
Cheney Rocks! is a new group started by Angie Warr Lopez. Her husband painted the above rock in great detail, but any artistic ability is welcomed in the new community- focused group. See the story on page 6....
At the July 17 Airway Heights City Council meeting, there were two items on the agenda and one of them was a new member of the Planning Commission. Evah Dixon was officially brought on by unanimous approval after living in Airway Heights for a year and eight months. Her position will expire in January 2019. With her addition, the Planning Commission now has five members. Dixon has been a part of a number of volunteer activities around the West Plains area and wanted to become more involved in how the community develops. Prior...
With the gazebo at Sutton Park newly remodeled, it is time to enjoy the summer with free concerts and movies in the park. Back on May 9, the Cheney City Council voted 6-0 to approve a $16,985 bid from Steve Moser Construction of Nine Mile Falls to repair the foundation of the gazebo. Along with the foundation, work also included shoring up the roof supports. The gazebo has a long history as it is dated back to the late 19th century and came to the city of Cheney in 1984 from...
The Cheney pool was the place to cool off this week from the hot temperatures on the West Plains. The pool hosts open swim Monday – Saturday every week from 1 – 5 p.m. Various free swims throughout the summer are sponsored by local businesses, with the next one taking place July 8....
Rebekah Shaddy was born at a home birth in Cheney and has continued the legacy by bringing the practice back to the West Plains area. Shaddy has five brothers and sisters and was home schooled. She ended up working at Youth With a Mission (YWAM) at the age of 18 and continued to work there for eight years, where she met her husband. The pair started to travel the world with YWAM and worked with human trafficking, which was their main focus with the organization. With this proc...
Cheney Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year by handing out Buddy Poppies. The symbolic poppy is made by wounded veterans in VA hospitals and has made appearances at local events like Mayfest and the Memorial Day Ceremony at Fairview Cemetery so far this year. The next event that Buddy Poppies will be distributed at will be the Cheney Rodeo parade and the rodeo opening ceremony. Poppies are sold by donations only and 100 percent of the...
