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In their third GNL tournament, the boys’ and girls’ Cheney golf teams took third and fifth place, respectively, keeping pace with some of the league’s top teams. The boys’ team just missed out on second place, scoring 452 behind Pullman’s 451. Tyler Maurer had the team’s best score for the day, shooting an 83 that was good enough for 10th place overall. Peter Condon and Nick Hilzendeger were second and third with scores of 89 and 90, respectively. Bob Hilzendeger, in his first...
Although the week started off rough for the Cheney High School tennis team, their comeback one day later was nothing short of impressive. Last Tuesday, the team struggled against perennial GNL top team Clarkston, losing 6-1. “They were going to be tough, and we knew that coming in. Pullman barely got them 4-3,” head coach Jesse Erickson said. “That was the first time they’ve lost in six years, so they’re pretty dominant.” Throughout the day, singles play wasn’t as consistent as previous outings, leading some to struggle again...
Erin Clark’s new school record in the pole vault lasted exactly one week. The Cheney senior broke her own mark of 11 feet, 6 inches set April 18 in a dual meet with East Valley and Deer Park by going six inches higher last Thursday, winning the event and helping give the Blackhawk girls two Great Northern League wins at Colville, over the host Indians, 89-58 and West Valley, 79-70. Clark hit 12 feet for the first time, easily outdistancing the competition by 3 1/2 feet. But wh...
Flying cars, automated kitchens, plastics and hoverboards. Visions of the future sometimes turn out different from what people predicted decades ago. While they can be accurate every now and then, we can all be thankful we’re not using laserdiscs for movies nor are we driving in the folding automobile from 1939. Last week an article by John Elfreth Watkins, Jr., published in The Ladies’ Home Journal around 1900, went viral showcasing some of the predictions people had for life in the year 2001. While some are a bit far...
A showcase of student talent was on display at Medical Lake High School last weekend. Senior Janine Warrington served as the creative force behind an abridged version of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” which concluded a three-night run this past Sunday. Warrington, who has been involved in theater for the past 12 years, said she received great instruction from former longtime EWU theater instructor Don McLaughlin. She even attended theater camps, inclu...
Ending a string of tough scheduling, the Cheney girls’ tennis team is coming off a few close losses. But, easier opportunities are right around the corner. Losses to Pullman, East Valley, Colville and West Valley left a sting, but the team has played well throughout, head coach Jason Overland said. “I am very happy with how the girls played against Pullman,” he said. Although losing 6-1 against Pullman, the team was able to rebound two days later against East Valley, falling only by 4-3. After that match, Overland said the g...
The Cheney High School boys’ tennis team had its shares of ups and downs last week, having mixed results. Against North Central, the team won 5-2, facing some tough competition along the way. “It was a really solid victory for us,” head coach Jesse Erickson said. No. 1 singles Tyler Bennett was unable to overcome North Central’s Justin Clawson and fell scoreless for the day. “The effort was there,” Erickson said. “I knew coming in his opponent was a strong player, but he was definitely trying his hardest.” Overall, the te...
In a 5-1 vote, the Medical Lake City Council agreed to move forward with discussions regarding Spokane County’s Joint Land Use Study and its potential implementation in the city limits. The vote was scheduled to take place at its meeting earlier this month, however final verification from the county was needed before it could proceed. Councilwoman Brenda Redell voted against the motion. All property in Medical Lake, according to the mutual agreements in the memorandum of understanding, is grandfathered in under JLUS. If a r...
For the past 10 years, Airway Heights has been one of only a few thousand cities in the United States to receive a Tree City USA award. To make it 10 years in a row, however, carries some clout with it. J.C. Kennedy, parks, recreation and community services director, said applying for the award is an annual goal for the department. Only 3,400 cities across the country receive the award each year. In an effort to highlight the achievement, the city applied for a grant offered by the Washington State Department of Natural...
The Cheney High School boys’ tennis team saw it all last week: a win, loss and a rainout. The team struggled in its match against Pullman, losing 7-0 against one of the Great Northern League’s top teams. Scores for Cheney were on the lower end, however the games were much closer than scores indicated. Head coach Jesse Erickson said Solomon Springberry, who lost 1-6 and 1-6, was being aggressive throughout his match, but couldn’t capitalize on several close games. He said the same thing went for Ryan Axtell, who lost 3-6 and 4...
After years of planning, construction has finally begun on Aspen Grove Park in the city of Airway Heights. Located just east of Craig Road north of Highway 2, the park is in the adjacent area of Aspen Grove Third Edition. The park will eventually have access via Ketchum Drive, off of Sixth Avenue. Until that road is constructed, however, the main access comes from Craig Road. Approximately 8.5 acres in size, phase one largely includes a large amount of earthwork in order to...
Relay for Life is looking to renew itself in Medical Lake this year. The event hopes it’s finally found a consistent home at Medical Lake High School after moving around the past couple of years, going from EWU’s Roos Field to Cheney High School in 2012. Relay for Life at Medical Lake High School will take place Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m. and last until 9 a.m. the next day. Holding the event at its former longtime location of EWU proved to be financially unfeasible, forcing it...
An emergency moratorium banning medical cannabis patient providers, collectives or co-operatives was issued by the Airway Heights City Council at its Monday, April 15 meeting. City planner Derrick Braaten said the moratorium was proposed due to a lack of clarity regarding medical marijuana dispensaries. The moratorium will allow the city to follow state regulations once those have been set in stone. He said even the city of Spokane has had difficulty with its medical marijuana ordinance. “We’re not even sure where the sta...
After one Great Northern League meet, the Cheney girls’ golf team is in the middle of the pack in the league standings. Cheney scored 568 points in the inaugural lead match Monday, March 25 at the Clarkston Country Club, which put them in fourth place overall. Deer Park and Pullman ran away with the top two spots while East Valley squeezed by Cheney, with a score of 563. Head coach Gerald Morton said his team of 12 girls is playing well and have been pretty solid in their other invites this year. Among the top performers o...
The Cheney High School girls’ tennis team has held its own this season, maintaining a 3-3 record midway through the 2013 season. Head coach Jason Overland is in his first year with the team, and said he’s very happy with the girls’ performance thus far. “We have 29 terrific young girls and we’re just bringing a new attitude, a new energy, a new focus and a new way of playing tennis than we had before,” he said. Overland is the general manager and director of tennis at the Spokane Racquet Club, where for the past two years h...
The Medical Lake School District board of directors passed a few updates to district policy at its last meeting, March 26 at Medical Lake Middle School. Among the changes included the new meeting start time of 6 p.m. The school board began meeting at the new time in February. Updating the document merely made the change official. Another policy passed clarified that the district superintendent was an executive officer of the board and is “responsible for the administration of the schools under applicable laws and policies o...
Taking a slow and steady approach to final approval of chapter three in Airway Heights’ comprehensive plan, the city’s planning commission gave verbal approval of the latest draft. A public hearing will take place regarding the chapter in June, after which it will pass to the City Council for its approval. At its Monday, April 8 meeting, The commission previously approved two of the sections in the chapter, looking at minor wording changes for the parks and recreation department’s community goals. “The primary issue was par...
Robots and their creators went to battle last week at the FIRST Robotics Regional Competition at EWU’s Reese Court Pavillion. High schools from across the world duked it out, testing whether their robot could throw a Frisbee or climb a pipe pyramid. Both Cheney and Medical Lake high schools took part in the competition. Turn to page 3 to see how they performed....
The Cheney High School boys’ tennis team had a mixed performance last week, but improved along the way to make for a strong finish, bringing their record to 3-3 for the season. Their first match against West Valley Tuesday, March 26, turned out to be a difficult one, where the team lost 6-1, similar to a loss against Mt. Spokane the week before. Doubles team Ryan Axtell and Collan Kay scored the only set win of the day, 6-4, 3-6, 5-10 against their opponents. Overall, d...
There is nothing quite like opening day for a new season of baseball. The anticipation is there, the hope to see your team do well and still trying to figure out who’s who after a long postseason. This becomes even more maddening when your team is playing another team that received one of your players in a trade. The start of 162 days of bliss are a simple and subtle reminder that summer is just around the corner. Listening to the first game of the season Monday night as the Oakland Athletics were lovingly torn apart by t...
As their parents watch, second- and third-graders hustle to grab one of thousands of eggs at Airway Heights’ Easter egg hunt Saturday, March 30. Volunteers began placing eggs at Sunset Park around 6:30 a.m. for another record turnout later in the day....
Residents in Medical Lake could be seeing a survey coming their way in upcoming months, asking about their vision for the city in the near future. Continuing on its discussion from the February meeting, the Planning Commission further developed its ideas for a potential survey of Medical Lake residents regarding the direction of the city. The last survey, performed in 2002, called for an improved downtown core among other items. Commissioner Mark Hudson admitted that compelling private businesses to strongly consider...
Youngsters begin their hunt for eggs at Medical Lake’s Waterfront Park in the annual Easter egg hunt Saturday, March 30 sponsored by Medical Lake’s Kiwanis group. Golden eggs placed throughout the park could be redeemed for prizes once the hunt was finished....
A growing number of cases requiring public defense means some changes could be coming to Airway Heights’ Municipal Court in the very near future. At the Monday, April 1 Airway Heights City Council meeting the city’s public defender, Ronnie Rae, said a decision by the Supreme Court last year has impacted the number of cases he can take at a municipal level. With Airway Heights’ recent annexations, the number of cases he sees has increased. Rae said a voluminous number of cases are coming from Walmart and Northern Quest. The r...
The Medical Lake City Council approved the first read of an ordinance amending portions of regulations within the city at its Tuesday, April 2 meeting. The regulations, discussed by the Planning Commission last week, corrected some spelling errors, outdated material and updated building codes throughout the chapter. Major revisions were only made to the section regarding adult entertainment in city limits. Among the changes include increasing the distance an adult entertainment establishment must be from areas like schools,...
