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Facing one of the most potent lineups in the Great Northern League, Cheney wrestlers held their own against Deer Park last Wednesday, Jan. 9. Although Deer Park started off with eight straight wins, Cheney was able to recoup some of its losses. Against a league-leading team like Deer Park, the effort proved to be a strong performance for Cheney. Deer Park ended up winning 46-27. “I really thought we wrestled fairly well against them,” head coach Wade Schlotter said in an email. After a struggling start, Schlotter said Che...
bNew Year’s resolutions are a lot like the lotto: you have to play if you want to win. We all know people who make them, both the serious ones and the funny. It’s either about losing weight, becoming more organized, better money management or the attempt to not hear the campy song “Christmas in the Northwest” for the fifth year in a row. Yes, the latter is one of mine for this year. Proactive Change noted that about 40 to 45 percent of Americans make resolutions for the new year. And how many people keep them? Well, around...
Purchasing affordable clothes and helping victims of domestic violence go hand in hand at one new Airway Heights store. After searching across numerous locations in Spokane for their thrift store over the past couple of years, the Women’s Healing and Empowerment Network selected Airway Heights as its home for Cleone’s Closet, located at 13514 W. Sunset Highway. The store, which opened Monday, Jan. 14, sells low-priced, gently used clothing for adults and kids and other hou...
Overall crime went down in 2012 for Medical Lake, according to Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich at the Tuesday, Jan. 15 Medical Lake City Council meeting. The city saw 604 total responses last year, down from 633 in 2011. Knezovich did have a concern with the amount of violent crimes taking place in the city. “The only part that has me a little concerned about the report I’m giving tonight is that yes, crime is down. But Medical Lake seems to have a little more of the violent crime side of the coin,” he said. A large...
Following its approval of the Joint Land Use Study, the Airway Heights Planning Commission was back to its regularly scheduled agenda for its Monday, Jan. 14 meeting. This year will largely consist of updating the city’s comprehensive plan, which will take place from 2013 to 2016, depending on other issues that may arise throughout that time. This month, commissioners looked at some final changes to chapter three, which focuses on issues facing Airway Heights and the city’s vision statement for many of its larger dep...
The new Spokane Caterpillar Distribution Center opened last Thursday, Jan. 10, to a well-attended group of local business leaders and elected officials. Inside, the facility has 562,000 square feet on which to operate; enough to fit at least five football fields. On the outside, an additional 250,000 square feet provide some extra storage and bays for trucks to load or unload items. The facility contains around 130,000 parts from over 2,600 different worldwide suppliers and...
Vandals caused the Sunday service at Lake City Assembly of God in Medical Lake to be put on hold, after doing extensive damage throughout the church and its property. The break-in, which took place between Saturday, Jan. 12, and Sunday morning, Jan. 13, caused around $50,000 in damage to the church. Pastor Nick Hawkins said janitors arrived early Sunday to find that a large potted plant outside the building had been thrown through the front glass door. From there, a string of...
The year started quietly for the Airway Heights City Council in its first meeting of 2013, with only two action items on the Monday, Jan. 7 agenda. Airway Heights was recently awarded grand funding from the Transportation Improvement Board for pedestrian sidewalk improvements along Highway 2 from Garfield Road to Deer Heights Road. City Manager Albert Tripp said the city was eligible to receive both urban and rural funding through a number of grants. In addition to the sidewalk improvement grant, it submitted applications to...
Coming off of its winter break, the Cheney wrestling team took third place out of 15 teams at the Cheney Invitational Saturday, Jan. 5 at Cheney High School. Overall, six wrestlers placed at the event, marking one of the more successful performances of the team thus far in the season. Head coach Wade Schlotter said the team wrestled well on their own turf, with 22 Blackhawks taking part in the tournament. “One of the things I really like about hosting our own tourney is b...
Feed Medical Lake continued to enjoy success throughout 2012, providing a free meal every second Monday of the month. The program, which has been running for a year and a half, has seen a regular attendance of around 55 to 60 diners at each meal. Last year, 644 meals were served to members of the community. There is no cost for the meal, and anyone from the public is welcome to take part. “December is always a big meal,” organizer Joanna Williams said. Last year was no exception to the rule, and proved to be the mos...
Considered the premiere jazz trombonist of his generation, Robin Eubanks will entertain Spokane audiences Saturday, Jan. 12 at The Fox. Eubanks won’t be alone, and will perform with the Eastern Washington University Concert Jazz Ensemble, along with featured guests Tito Carillo on trumpet, Jeff Davis on drums and jazz vocalist Kate Reid. Music has been a constant force in Eubanks’ family, and became a stronger passion during his teenage years. Early on, his influences inc...
The last two weeks have been extremely active at Fairchild Air Force Base, with the change of command taking place Monday, Aug. 6. Former commander of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Col. Paul Guemmer departed for Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, while Col. Brian Newberry assumed command. Newberry was the former commander of the 376th Expeditionary Operations Group at the Transit Center in Manas, Kyrgyz Republic. Prior to his departure, Guemmer met with members of the media to...
The latest draft of Spokane County’s Joint Land Use Study received mixed reactions when presented to the public at a series of open houses this past March. At the time JLUS was entering the last stage of its drafting process, the document is set for discussion in Medical Lake and Airway Heights in the coming months. Formed around three Military Influence Areas (MIA), areas of Spokane County, Medical Lake and Airway Heights are affected on the West Plains. MIA Two follows a five-mile radius around Fairchild Air Force Base w...
Hundreds of people in support and opposition for the proposed Spokane Tribe Economic Project gathered at Sunset Elementary in Airway Heights Monday, March 26 to voice their opinion to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Around 60 members of the public from all walks of life commented on the development. Topics brought up throughout the night included the dwindling income from the Spokane Tribe’s other casinos, possible encroachment on Fairchild Air Force Base, job creation and some social difficulties within the Spokane Tribe. A 45...
By JAMES EIK Staff Reporter After a bright start, Cheney’s Wednesday, Dec. 19 wrestling match against Colville took a turn for the worst. Cheney began strong, winning with three straight pins. Cameron Schlotter (195 pounds) pinned Colville’s Brock Vanquekelbert in 1:39, followed by Zach Corean (220) pinning Keegan Somers in 3:34 and Noah Ziemann (285) pinning Jedidiah Keating in 1:31. “We started off pretty well,” head coach Wade Schlotter said. “Then it kind of fell apart for us.” After those first three Cheney pins, Colvill...
I’m not really allowed on the sports pages of the paper too often, and for good reason. But, I do have one sports passion in this world: baseball. I’m no statistician, or sabermetrics genius, but I do follow players’ stats pretty closely. And, despite their seemingly continuous struggles since 2003, I’m still an ardent Mariners fan. The team has put together signs of hope in recent years, but none of it panned out. 2007 was a fluke, as was 2009. But, despite a losing record last year, it truly looks like the ship is back on c...
Teachers in the Medical Lake School District are now approved to bring their own personal electronic devices for use on the district’s Internet servers. At the school board meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 18, Superintendent Pam Veltri noted that this was just part of the changing of the times. “That’s the main change we were talking about, with staff,” she said. The district’s technology department would need to make sure the personal device is up to date with antivirus software before use in the school. Part of the Science, Technolog...
In an emergency, police and fire departments are the first things that come to mind. But, like many cities, Airway Heights has a group of chaplains who can provide help in emergencies, offering an extended arm of support for fellow residents. The city’s chaplains are on call for any situation that may arise from the city’s police or fire department. They are there to help provide support for victims and work with them to develop a plan for contacting family or other emergency contacts. In addition, Airway Heights’ chapl...
By JAMES EIK Staff Reporter With another year’s budget placed in the books, Medical Lake can rest easy for a while. As has been the case for a number of years, the city has put together a balanced budget with revenues remaining, for the large part, somewhat stagnant. Next year’s general fund expenditures come in at $2,903,148, a drop of over $100,000 from this year’s $3.071 million budget. Revenues from the state have decreased, and contracts for work performed in the city, like road maintenance and utility work, aren’t becom...
Community leaders gathered last Wednesday, Dec. 19, to announce the implementation of Airway Heights’ Joint Land Use Study (JLUS), which sets development standards within the city. The document, which passed the City Council earlier in the week, establishes a set of protective measures for Fairchild Air Force Base in order to ensure the surrounding land use is compatible with the base’s mission. Col. Brian Newberry, Commander of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing said one of the first things he heard about when starting his job fou...
The Tri-State Tournament at North Idaho College proved to be a tough arena for the Cheney wrestling team this past weekend. Falling among the lower-placing teams, Cheney earned 28 points, with one wrestler in eighth place. Only a handful of wrestlers took part in the tournament, head coach Wade Schlotter said. “Overall it was an OK showing. I didn’t think it was a good showing by us,” he said. Zach Corean (220) ended up placing eighth in his weight class, and marked one of th...
The Airway Heights City Council approved its version of the Joint Land Use Study at its Monday, Dec. 17 meeting. The land use document intended to provide additional protection to Fairchild Air Force Base passed with a unanimous vote. “We have JLUS,” Mayor Patrick Rushing said. Airway Heights has been working on the document with surrounding jurisdictions for several months now, in an attempt to make the document more urban-friendly. City Planner Derrick Braaten frequently iterated that the version passed by the city of Spo...
The Spokane Tribe Economic Project discussion returned to the West Plains last week, but not without controversy. New Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn was in the Spokane region for two days to visit with numerous parties involved in the STEP project and to learn firsthand more about the project. Among those he visited included the Kalispel Tribe, Spokane Tribe and Airway Heights City Council. “You all, as elected officials, have particular standing to give us community input,” Washburn said. In-...
Honoring veterans during the holidays returns for a third year at the Veterans Cemetery. The state cemetery is once again the site of the Spokane area Wreaths Across America program Saturday, Dec. 15 at noon. The event’s organizer, Julie Pittmann, said around 140,000 wreaths will be placed at veterans’ headstones at 800 cemeteries in 50 states and other territories. Of those, 500 will be placed by volunteers at headstones at the Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake. Wreaths are a...
Airway Heights’ version of the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) is on its way to the City Council, following a unanimous recommendation by the Planning Commission. At its Monday, Dec. 10 meeting, City Planner Derrick Braaten said the current version of JLUS was built for the city, after extensive discussions between surrounding jurisdictions. The city has been involved with the JLUS process since the original report was released in 2009. Most of the work, however, has taken place in the last 12 to 18 months. “It’s a living docum...
